Chapter 15

Blaine heard a soft knock on his door while he was in the middle of packing. He dropped his black sock into the bag and headed over to the door to open it. His heart skipped a beat in his chest when he saw that it was Kurt, but it was Kurt like Blaine had never seen him before. He was wearing baggy gray sweatpants and a red McKinley hoodie that Blaine had a feeling was actually Finn's since it was so big on him.

"Come in," Blaine said softly, holding the door open and gesturing for Kurt to enter.

Kurt walked in and sat down on the bed. Blaine walked over and sat down on his desk chair, not sure that he could be that close to Kurt at the moment and still do what he needed to.

"I'm sorry," Kurt said staring down at his hands. "I mean I'm not sorry that I told Peter, but I'm sorry that he's sending you to boarding school."

"I know," was all Blaine could think to reply.

"Are you ever going to forgive me?" Kurt asked, chancing a glance up at his boyfriend…ex-boyfriend, he wasn't even sure.

"I'm not mad at you really," Blaine replied. "I feel a little betrayed, but I know why you did it. I'm more mad at myself that I listened to Hunter. I wanted to tell Peter, he just got into my head."

"Well that's a good thing that you realize you did the wrong thing, right?" Kurt asked, shifting on the bed to cross his legs.

"I mean all it makes me realize is that I can't be trusted. Maybe everyone's right about me, I'm a hopeless criminal bound to keep repeating my past mistakes," Blaine replied, turning and staring out the bedroom window. "I was going to go through with the plan. I was going to forge that painting for Mr. Clarington. I always knew that there would be something I would do to make me lose you."

"You haven't lost me, Blaine," Kurt replied, getting down on his knees in front of Blaine and trying to get the boy to look at him. "I'm still in love with you."

"I love you too," Blaine replied, choking a little on the words. "Which is why I know that I'm not good for you, at least right now."

"What does this all mean, Blaine?" Kurt asked, his stomach sinking. "Are you breaking up with me?"

"I think that we need a break," Blaine replied, finally looking at Kurt. "At least a little time for me to figure things out. You don't need a boyfriend who is all the way in Colorado at a reform school."

"How do you know what I need? You're the best thing that has happened to me," Kurt cried. "You actually made McKinley bearable for me."

"This just can't work for us," Blaine answered, shutting himself off from Kurt. He looked away once more, fighting the urge to cave. He wanted nothing more than to be with Kurt, but knew that this was for the best. "I'm still going to be your friend, Kurt. I just can't fill the role of your boyfriend at the moment."

Kurt stood up from his knees, nodding his head and trying to pull himself together.

"If that's what you think is for the best," Kurt mumbled softly.

"I do," Blaine replied.

"Okay," Kurt said, turning and walking out the door before Blaine say anymore.

Once in the hallway Kurt broke down into sobs, unaware that Blaine was sitting on the other side of the wall doing the same. He still stood by his choice, though. Going to boarding school was going to be something that he had to do on his own. He had to figure out who he wanted to be and what he wanted to do with his life. He just prayed that Kurt would see that in time.

So this is the end of this story. Thank you so much to all of you that have stuck by it until the very end. This was always the last scene that I had pictured for this story, and a lot of the middle was built up around it. Don't hate me. Are you ready for the magic words? THERE WILL BE A SEQUEL!