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Sebastian hit his head off of his Russian text book where he sat in the library in Ash House. The library, which catered just to the boys who resided in this particular house, was bustling with activity. Freshmen were still trying to get a grip of the vigorous curriculum at Dalton; the Sophomores were prepping for their practice SAT's as well as Dalton's curriculum; the Juniors were prepping for the actual SAT's as well Dalton's course load; and the Seniors had started the final battle with Dalton finals.

Sebastian was a Junior and despite Blaine's reassurances that his SAT's would be fine and that if he did screw them up he could retake them. But Sebastian needed to something to focus on. He really needed something to focus on.

He was supposed to have been at Lacrosse practice but his fried nerves and temper had caused his Coach (and Thad, who was Senior Captain) to take a break. Sebastian had headed straight for the library following practice, hoping to distract himself with work before he had to down to the Warblers grueling 3 hour practice. Sebastian figured that Warbler practice was only going to get harder as they got closer to regionals.

"Sebastian?"

Sebastian looked up to come face to face with Hunter Clarington. Sebastian rolled his eyes at the look of annoyance on Hunter's face. Hunter was obviously pretty pissed that he had had to come and find Sebastian. After a quick glance at his watch, Sebastian sighed as it was clear that Hunter was finding him because he was later for the Warblers.

"I know, I'm late…how much shit am I in?"

Hunter nodded and waited while Sebastian quickly stuffed his things into his bag, "Hmm…Thad looked pissed…and Trent and Nick aren't you're biggest fans…so I'm guessing you're in a lot of shit…"

"Urgh…"

The pair began the short walk down the stairs and into the common room, where the Warblers would be practicing. Upon entering the room, Sebastian took note of the annoyed faces of his fellow warblers. Those who had witnessed his outburst at lacrosse looked even more annoyed than the others (which caused Sebastian to wince slightly at the thought of exactly how annoyed Thad must be) but the feelings of his fellow Warblers was not Sebastian's primary concern at the moment (not that they were ever Sebastian's primary concern).

"Sebastian…glad you could finally join us…" Trent sent a frown on his face.

"Sorry…I was in the library…"

Trent nodded and turned to address the rest of the Warblers, while Sebastian and Hunter each took a seat on the sofa. The pair had reached a tentative truce (after Sebastian found him kissing Blaine's friend from Polo), Hunter would lay off of Sebastian and in return Sebastian wouldn't mention that Hunter was gay. It was an agreement that suited them both.

Nick clapped his hands, "Okay…so we received confirmation of who we will be competing against at Regionals…we will be against 3 other teams…Velocity, Eternal Voices and Voice of Fire…now I suggest that we each watch videos of their performances so that we are prepared for all eventualities of their performances…"

Thad stepped forward, "Next week we will be auditioning for solos…so please if you would like to audition sign up with Trent at the end of practice…"

Trent stood from where he had been sat, "Now…does anyone have any songs that they think would be…appropriate to sing at Regionals?"

Sebastian and Hunter shared a side glance, knowing that that was slight dig at the pair of them for their song choices at Sectionals. In the weeks following Christmas, the council members had become less enchanted with Hunter. Sebastian was not entirely sure why or how it had happened but he guessed it had something to do with the fact the Hunter was no longer disagreeing with Sebastian at every opportunity.

Hunter sat up straighter, "It needs to be something modern…the judges actually liked what we did at Sectionals…"

Thad rolled his eyes, "You saw our competition…they were just glad we didn't get the lyrics wrong…"

"Hunter's right…" The warblers fell silent at that, Sebastian sighed, "He is…the Warblers won with modern songs…you can't just ignore that if we want to get to…and win Nationals…"

"And what would you know about winning Sebastian…or you Hunter?"

Hunter squared his shoulders as he felt Sebastian becoming more agitated beside him, "We know because we won Sectionals…and Sebastian led you to victory last year as well…and we both watched the clips of when the Warblers won Nationals…when you had Montgomery and Anderson leading you…"

Nick folded his arms across his chest, "They didn't lead us…the council lead us…"

Sebastian rolled his eyes and stood up, "Right…that's why you were all so adamant to get Blaine back at Dalton…and you all practically worship the group that Wes walks on…but no…of course they didn't lead you…who are you trying to kid?"

"SEBASTIAN!"

"Yeah…I'm going…figured it wouldn't be long til you kicked me out of here as well…"

Sebastian stalked out of the room leaving the Warblers sat in silence. Thad, who had gone a bright shade of red, flopped down onto the sofa. Trent rolled his eyes and leaned back against the table, which he usually sat behind and Nick stayed frozen in his spot, his eyes searching out Jeff's annoyed ones in the crowd.

Jeff stood up and excused himself from the meeting, running up the stairs and along the corridor to Sebastian's dorm room. He knocked on the door, "Seb…come on let me in…"

"Fuck off…"

"No…now let me in…"

"Jeff…just fuck off alright?"

"No…"

This time there was no reply and there was also no sign of movement from behind the door. Jeff slid down against the wall, refusing to leave until he knew that Sebastian was okay. He glanced up when he heard footsteps approaching surprised to see that it was Hunter.

"He's not letting you in huh?"

Jeff shook his head, "No…I should probably call Blaine…but I don't know his cell number off by heart…and I don't have my cell…I'm guessing you don't have it…"

Hunter shook his head but pulled his cell from his pocket, "No…but I know someone who does…I'll be back in a minute…."

Hunter moved down the hall slightly so that Jeff would hopefully not be able to hear his conversation. Hunter quickly dialled a familiar number and crossed his fingers that it would be answered.

"Babe?"

"Charlie…hey I need Blaine's cell number…"

"What? Why? What's happened? And I am going to forget that you didn't use your usual term of endearment for…"

"Charlie…I need Blaine's number…"

"614-765-9801…Hunt…why do you need it so badly? Is everything okay?"

"I'm…I'm not sure…Sebastian has been acting weirdly…and none of the other guys seem to care and…"

"Go…call Blaine…tell him I say hi…and that I'll see him on Saturday…"

"Sure…I'll call you later…"

"Yeah…bye Hunt…"

Hunter ended the call with Charlie (he couldn't exactly decide whether the two were exclusively dating or not yet but it sure seemed like it). He quickly dialed Blaine's number, once again praying that the cell would be answered. Especially, as it would show up as an unknown number.

Luckily, everything seemed to be working Hunter's favor.

"Hello? Who is this?"

"Blaine…It's Hunter Clarington…"

There was a pause, "Okay…why are you calling me? And how did you get my number?"

"Charlie gave it to me…but…can you come to Dalton…like right now?"

"Why? What's happened? Is Bas alright?"

"Err…that's kind of why I called you…we don't really know…he's been acting really weird…he got kicked out of lacrosse and warbler practice…and none of the other guys seem too bothered…well except for Jeff but he's lost his cell otherwise he would have called you…"

"I'm on my way…but I'll be about 2 and a half hours…so just don't leave him…"

"We won't…well we've set up in the corridor…"

"Thanks Hunter…"

"Don't mention it…"

Two hours and forty five minutes later, Blaine rushed down the corridor towards Sebastian's dorm room to see Hunter and Jeff sat leaning against the wall. The pair looked up when they heard footsteps, quickly standing to greet him. It was clear to them both that Blaine had come straight from some kind of practice but they were unsure as to what would have him wearing a 'Choose Life' T-Shirt and jeans, his hair for once free from gel.

Blaine offered them a tense smile, "Go…I've got this…"

Jeff frowned, "Are you sure? We can stay…"

"No…I know you want to go shout at Nick…I promise we'll be fine…"

Jeff nodded and took off down the corridor. Once he had disappeared from sight, Blaine turned to Hunter, "Go call Charlie…"

"How did you.."

Blaine offered a wry grin, "I've known Charlie for 12 years…I know him…go…"

Hunter nodded and quickly followed in the direction that Jeff had taken off in. Blaine waited a minute and took a deep breath, unsure as to what situation he was about to enter. He knocked gently on the door.

"Hey Bas…it's just me…let me in…"

There was only silence from inside the room. And then Blaine heard a click as the door was unlocked but was not surprised when it didn't immediately open. Blaine waited a minute and then twisted the door handle and opened the door.

He was surprised the find that the room was in pretty much complete darkness, even the curtains were closed. Blaine closed the door behind him while allowing his eyes to become adjusted to the darkness. When they had, he instantly spotted Sebastian curled up on the bed. With Sebastian, Blaine had never been the one who had to be strong unlike in his relationship with Kurt. Blaine moved forward and he sat on the edge of Sebastian's bed and ran a hand through his soft hair. Blaine froze for a second when Sebastian sat up and latched onto him, growing even more concerned when it became obvious that he was crying. Blaine wrapped his arms around the younger boy and whispered soothingly in his ear, pressing kisses onto his head.

Eventually, Sebastian pulled away and sat up, wiping his eyes. Blaine reached over and grabbed a hold of Sebastian's hands. He leaned forward and pressed a kiss to Sebastian's lips as he pulled away he squeezed Sebastian's hands.

"Hey…Bas…"

"I'm…how did you…how did you know?"

Blaine smiled slightly and moved further onto the bed, so that both he and Sebastian were sat comfortably, "Hunter called Charlie for my number…apparently Jeff's lost his cell…"

"Never thought Hunter and Jeff would be the only ones I hadn't pissed off…"

"Hey hey hey…come on…you need to tell me what's going on…"

Sebastian ducked his head avoiding Blaine's eyes. Blaine reached up and placed a hand under his chin and gently moved his heads so that Sebastian couldn't help but look into Blaine's concerned honey eyes.

"Bas…honey…what's going on?"

Sebastian sighed and took a deep breath, "I got kicked out of lacrosse and warbler practice…"

"Yeah…Hunter told me that….why?"

"I…I…"

"Bas…it's okay…"

"My grandma…the one you met at Christmas…she…she's…she's got ca…cancer…"

Blaine sat frozen in place for a second before pulling Sebastian into his arms, "Why…why didn't you say anything?"

Sebastian's voice shook as he spoke into Blaine's neck, "Dad…Dad came on Monday to tell me…and I knew you had…school and cheerios and glee…and…"

"And nothing….Bas…you are my priority…you need me you call okay? For anything…I promised that I will always be there for you…and I'm not about to break that promise…"

Sebastian nodded and pulled back pressing a kiss onto Blaine's lips.

"How…how bad is it?"

Sebastian shrugged, "Dad didn't say much…just that she is starting chemo in two weeks…which…is that good? Or bad? I mean, they are starting so soon…"

Blaine shrugged, "I don't know…I…sometimes is best to start early…and your grandma….she's a fighter…she's had to be to put with you, your dad and Gabrielle for so long…"

Sebastian gave a watery laugh, "Yeah…she is…" Sebastian, for the first time since Blaine had entered, took in Blaine's appearance, "What's with the T-shirt? And…and is that nail varnish?"

Blaine blushed, "It's a long story…"

"I've got time…"

"Well…neither Mr Shue or Finn showed up for glee this week…so Sam and I…"

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