AN: So I figured out how I wanted this story to end last night and there are going to be fifteen chapters so it's over half way done, I hope you all enjoy it when it's complete.

Chapter Nine

Luckiest Man in the World

Kurt was caught off guard by that particular question, it wasn't that he couldn't understand why Blaine would be asking him such a thing, but it made him feel that both options created a lose-lose type of situation. If Kurt told the boy who was now expecting him to answer the truth it might create a very uncomfortable wedge between them, maybe it would lead to Blaine thinking he was supposed to fill certain roles that he wasn't ready for yet. Then at the same time, lying to Blaine might lead to Blaine becoming disinterested in him or hurt. Maybe Blaine had developed a crush on him and to tell Blaine that he was someone else's fiancee would make things even more difficult.

Kurt Hummel needed a way out, he needed a way to say what he was thinking without it having negative consequences for him, was that really such an impossible thing to do. Kurt shifted awkwardly, he knew Blaine was waiting, but Kurt still had to figure out just what he was going to do and how he was going to approach the situation.

"I do," he replied awkwardly, "have a fiancee, but I can't let you know who he is just now, please know that I chose to find you though because in my future you are my best friend in the entire world, the man who knows me the best. The man who knows all of my insecurities and all of my passions and encourages me to live to my dreams."

Blaine smiled softly, he looked down at the table before his eyes lit up and he grinned widely.

"Are you s-saying I'm y-y-your fiancee i-in the future?" he asked trying to control his excitement, but Kurt could see how he wasn't doing a good job at holding back.

Instead Kurt smiled and nodded, "I was afraid that you would be a little bit freaked out by that because we didn't meet like this, we didn't meet when you were this young."

Blaine frowned, "But…you came back…for me?" he asked and Kurt shook his head as he sat down at the library desk.

"No, coming back here was a complete mistake, well reemitting you wasn't, but…me and the future version of you we were having an argument. I wasn't really sure why you were acting as insecure as you were and I felt determined to have more independence, I took a New York, that's where we live, ferry ride and found myself back in Lima, Ohio. I had to seek you out because you're the love of my life Blaine, or the future you, but you're still my soulmate," Kurt tried to explain as Blaine came and sat beside him.

Kurt was glad that Blaine wasn't panicking or weirded out and he was grateful that Blaine was still here. Taking this risk hadn't caused him to lose anything.

"How am I…as a person?" Blaine asked nervously.

"You're very smart, extremely smart and very talented," Kurt said softly as Blaine reached out to hold his hand and Kurt squeezed it back, "You're attending the best school for musical theatre in the country because you stood up to your father." Blaine smiled peacefully, the longing and desire shown strongly in his eyes, "More than that though, the reason I love you the most is your heart. You started attending a school called Dalton where you were the lead singer in their glee club and then you transferred to my school, you were surrounded by friends who loved and cared for you and in turn you loved and cared for each of them. You would always try and prioritize others needs, especially mine, above your own because of how good helping and supporting people was to you. You still do that in the future, my future husband still does that and though I'm glad to meet you and be with you again, I do miss him, I do love him."

Blaine beamed at this and he had to ask, he knew he had to ask, "Why do you love him so much?"

"Future Blaine, future you," Kurt smiled in a very genuine manner, "Is not only a selfless guy, but he has always been the man who has made me feel most loved, most safe. He is the type of person who would do anything for someone else and would never want to hurt a living being, he's amazing, you're amazing."

Blaine smiled at this, Kurt could tell this was the kind of life changing revelation which could change Blaine's life, it would definitely help for Blaine to become whole and Kurt could pinpoint the time when Blaine started to have feelings for him. As weird as it was, past Blaine and future Blaine had both developed feelings that would evolve over time into love because of the song 'Blackbird' because Kurt had chosen to sing that song…but there were different circumstances and Kurt hoped that this wouldn't change his relationship with the Blaine in the future. He needed his relationship with the future Blaine to make him feel alive, to give him such a sense of hope, of happiness.

"Thank you, but when this happens I just know I'm going to be the luckiest man in the world," Blaine said and Kurt noticed that he wasn't stuttering. He felt so proud of this moment, so proud that he had given Blaine this. As simple as it was, this was making Blaine happy and as much as Blaine was happy, Kurt was happy.

"Yeah, pretty much," Kurt grinned as the two continued to talk, Kurt extremely happy to see Blaine smiling and lighting up inside.

This entire moment felt too perfect to be true.

Blaine seemed too perfect to be true.

—-

Five Hours Later

Kurt was reflecting whilst sitting at his vanity about the time he had spent with Blaine today, never before had he felt that he was able to provide Blaine with this start of the relationship, it had always been that he had a huge crush towards Blaine and Blaine finally reciprocated in the end.

The day had been amazing and Kurt was so glad that he had been able to have those moments, so glad that Blaine had trusted him and given him the chance to provide his happiness for him.

It wasn't until he heard Burt calling him urgently, that he stood and felt his gut shrink and his stomach fold over itself. He came out of his room and up the stairs and then he saw Blaine. He was hurt, there were deep bruises on his body and dried blood and he was crying and breaking and Kurt hated this.

What had happened?

"Blaine," he said, approaching him but not knowing where he could touch him, wanting to hold him, but not knowing if he was able to do so without hurting him, "Let's go to my room and talk," he said before shooting his dad a look and Burt nodded as he understood that Kurt needed to do this.

As they got to Kurt's room, Kurt gestured for Blaine to lie down whilst he grabbed some ointment for the wounds as well as some bandages. "What happened? Can you tell me?" Kurt asked as he ran a hand very gently over Blaine's gelled hair. Blaine felt the tears flow down his face and land on Kurt's bed sheets.

"I told my dad, not about you, but about my dreams of performing in New York and about the fact that I'm gay, since things turned out okay for your Blaine, I thought he would understand," he sobbed as Kurt sighed. He called me a disgusting embarrassment who was worthless in terms of family."

"You're not worthless," Kurt tried to say softly, wanting to make everything better for the past version of his fiancee, he missed his fiancee badly though and hoped he was still doing alright.

"I feel worthless." Blaine commented as Kurt sighed.

"You're imperfectly perfect to me," Kurt said before rubbing Blaine's back as he always did when they hugged, "Can I sing you a song that my fiancee and I sing together?" he had to ask and Blaine nodded.

Clearing his throat, Kurt sang very gently, "Made a wrong turn, once or twice…."

Blaine closed his eyes as he let the song comfort him, it was beautiful and it made him feel beautiful too. Future Blaine was indeed a very fortunate individual.