A/N: Chapter 4 :D weeeee!

Okay, if the rest of the year is as eventful as yesterday, then I don't know if I'll survive. Les Miserables, my birthday, my bday party AND my first hangover (which, for the record, was an experience I had the luck to share with my favorite person on Earth, the most amazing beta - and best friend - evalilly!)? And then we get spoilers about our boys on episode 4X15? I might be dead.

Anyway, this chapter ends in a sort of cliffhanger...? Also, I think next chapter is sort of a filler... So... *le shrug*

Enjoy, my lovelies! And remember, reviews are better than life!

Chapter Four – Give Me The Sweetest Goodbye

Just as he was tidying the silks, a smooth voice from behind startled him.

"You seemed to rather enjoy my act", the voice noted, and Blaine snapped around, surprised. He let out a breath of relief when he saw Kurt standing one foot away from him, leaning on one of the tent columns and smiling.

"I generally admire aerial acts, but I have to admit that yours was by far the greatest I've ever seen" Blaine commented, smiling back at him.

"Oh stop it, I'm going to blush" Kurt answered playfully, raising his hands to his cheeks. Blaine laughed and stepped closer. "I just wanted to say", he started shyly, Kurt raising up his eyebrow, a curious smirk playing on his lips. "That last trick was outstanding. So well-done, so dramatic, such a perfect synchronization…"

"Oh, now I'm really going to blush" Kurt stopped him, his eyes flicking downwards and then back at Blaine's, while he was stepping closer and closer. "If you actually knew the mechanisms behind it, you would not be half as impressed, trust me".

"Does that mean I am not going to find them out?" Blaine asked, his face mere inches away from Kurt's now.

"Maybe one day" Kurt whispered, walking away. "You should take your own advise and get something to eat" he added, not even turning his head back to look at Blaine.

"Would you care to join me?" Blaine shouted, not wanting to get his hopes up.

Kurt stopped mid-track, turning his face around, a real smile lightning up his face now. "I would love that", he answered, and Blaine skipped quickly to his side.

Kurt turned out to be a great companion on the short time they spent together during lunch. Albeit back in the tent he looked mysterious, unearthly even, in the light of day he was just an ordinary boy, like him; although "ordinary" seemed completely out of place when Kurt was concerned. He still maintained that glow he had when he was performing, and even without the charcoal lining, his eyes still captivated the glory of the sunlight.

Underneath that beautiful construction that his appearance was, however, lay a wonderful personality. He was witty, commenting on everything that was going on around him, but he was gentle as well, always apologizing when he thought he had crossed a line. He seemed to completely disregard anything personal and instead focused on Blaine and his life in the circus. Whilst Blaine was flattered by his actions, his curiosity about Kurt grew even stronger than before. What was he hiding?

After lunch, Blaine took Kurt to the peak of the hill he had gone earlier that day, mere hours before he met him. They just sat there in comfortable silence, commenting now and then about something in their surroundings, until the sun touched the Earth.

In these last fragments of light, Blaine took the chance of shooting Kurt one last glance. He was met with a pair of glasz eyes looking intensely into his. Neither broke contact, and the magic moment lasted until a cry from Santana informed Kurt that, if he wasn't there until she had stopped speaking, she would skin him alive.

Kurt's lashes touched his cheeks, and he let a breathy chuckle out at his friend's words. He stood up, Blaine following suit, and they shook hands.

"I had a wonderful time today, Blaine", Kurt's voice rang out.

Blaine nodded in agreement, not trusting his voice to work after hours of disuse. His smile, though, was sincere, and he swore Kurt's hand stayed in his a little more than necessary.

"Goodnight, Blaine" Kurt said, turning his back to leave.

"Sweet dreams, Kurt" Blaine finally answered. Kurt turned his head back and waved his hand, smiling.

Neither of them expected what happened the next morning. Blaine woke up to loud noises coming from the Cheerios' campsite, and he stepped outside to see what was going on.

Blinking into the sudden light, he grabbed Quinn's arm to stop her. "What's happening, Quinn?" he asked sleepily, rubbing his eyes with his free hand.

"Well, it seems that the Cheerios' time with us has reached its end", Quinn answered, her hands resting on her hips.

"I beg your pardon?" Blaine inquired, suddenly fully awake.

"You heard me" Quinn responded, shrugging her shoulders. "What's the matter, Blaine?" she asked pointedly. "Worrying you will lose your beloved?"

"That's far from the…" Blaine turned to reply, but she was gone. "Point", he finished, his cheeks burning. Was one day really enough?

He searched through the crowd for a familiar face and found Brittany. "Why are you departing so early?" he asked her, helping her with a heavy-looking suitcase.

She simply shrugged and said, "Sue's decisions rarely make sense. I think some warlock might have enchanted her" she confided with a whisper, and then motioned him to hush. "But don't tell anyone, because they wouldn't believe you." And then she climbed onto the cart, disappearing from his eyesight.

Blaine scratched his head, barely making sense from the girl's words. He turned around and was faced with Santana, who was looking at him with a feral look in her eyes. Unconsciously, he took a step back.

"I don't suppose you insulted her in any way?" she asked him through her teeth. "Because if you did, you have to know I have razors hidden up here" she continued, motioning airily to her raven hair.

"Um, no, no, of course not!" Blaine answered, somewhat insulted.

"Good" she whispered, her eyes calming. Without any other word, she walked away.

"She did not bite your head off, did she?" Kurt asked him, coming near him. He looked at the girl's back and said, "Sometimes, even Sue is afraid of her, and I can see why."

"No, no, she was simply interested in her friend's well-being" Blaine said nonchalantly, while Kurt raised an inquiring eyebrow. Ignoring it, Blaine mumbled through his teeth, "So, I guess this is good-bye?", looking at Kurt.

Kurt shook his head and answered, "Good-bye is so terminal. I rarely say it, so no, it isn't good-bye. I guess it is more like… See you soon?"

Blaine chuckled. "See you soon then, Kurt" he said, taking his hand to shake it.

Instead, Kurt rushed in and hugged him briefly. No one could have seen them, since no one was actually around, but Blaine's face was still astonished.

Kurt smiled radiantly one last time and climbed onto his trailer.

When the trailers were barely visible, his head poked out and he shook his hand at Blaine, who run back to his tent with a bubble of excitement in his chest and a rapidly developing heartbeat.