The weekend passed in a blur, and Kurt spent most of the time resting and relaxing as much as he could. Kurt hadn't realized how tired he was until he was finally able to stop and breathe. It was like a huge weight was lifted off his shoulders, but instead of feeling rested he was just left feeling exhausted.

On Monday, Burt and Carole flew to DC to take care of many long overdue meetings and pending business issues Burt had been postponing because of his treatment, so Kurt was left alone at the house with Finn and a lot of time to kill.

There was only so much things he could do to prepare for NYADA, the truth was that now that Kurt didn't have to drive his dad to the hospital or take care of him, he was rapidly getting bored. He wasn't in the mood to read, and playing XBOX Finn was not appealing to him at the moment. Granted, there were probably many things Kurt could occupy his time with, but he soon realized texting Sebastian was more entertaining to him for the time being.

To Sebastian Smythe:

So, how's homework going?

A few minutes later, he got a reply.

From Sebastian Smythe:

Thrilling.

To Sebastian Smythe:

That good huh?

Several minutes passed and Kurt got no further reply from Sebastian. Kurt couldn't help but feel a little bad that his attempt at conversation had been dismissed so easily, but before he could dwell on it too much, he got another text from Sebastian.

From Sebastian Smythe:

Get on gchat. I can't write my essay and type on my phone at the same time.

Kurt smiled at that, but he also felt a little bad for interfering with Sebastian's concentration during schoolwork. That didn't stop him from logging on immediately though.

Kurt: So, how's the essay coming?

Sebastian: No comment.

Kurt: Hmm… what's it about?

Sebastian: World History… ugh.

Kurt: Oh... Can I help?

Sebastian: Sure... come over and write it for me?

Kurt: No. That would be cheating!

Sebastian: You suck.

Kurt couldn't help but laugh indignantly, as if Sebastian could see or hear him.

Kurt: I don't suck! Don't be lazy, you can do it.

Sebastian: I'm not lazy. I already wrote 2 essays today. I still have 1 more to go. I don't think my brain can do this anymore, neither can my fingers.

Kurt: Three essays in a day? That's a lot… When are they due?

Kurt didn't know how much homework Sebastian had to go through in order to catch up with the lost time, and he remembered Dalton had a pretty demanding syllabus, but writing three essays in a day sounded like a lot of work. It took him a good couple of days to write a single essay sometimes.

Sebastian: They aren't due until Friday, but I want to get them done before Wednesday.

Oh… Wednesday. Sebastian had to get chemo on Wednesday. It made sense that he wanted to get as much done before then. Suddenly Kurt felt compelled to actually help Sebastian write his essay, but he knew that wouldn't be right.

Kurt: Well, take some time out. Maybe you've been working too much and you'll feel better after a break :)

Sebastian: You're right. I will.

Kurt: :D

Sebastian: Nick and David are coming over later to help me out anyway. I'll just continue then.

Kurt: Good. Now go eat something, or get some rest.

Sebastian: Okay, I will… mom.

Kurt: Shut up.

Sebastian: ;)

Sebastian wasn't online again for the rest of the evening, so Kurt figured he must have been busy with schoolwork, since Nick and David were going to go over to help him. Kurt found himself still with little to do around his house, it got lonely and boring really fast. Finn didn't spend much time in the house during weekdays, and all the drama that had unfolded with Blaine in the past weeks left him out as an option as well.

Kurt didn't really feel like contacting any of the leftover New Directions still in Lima and trying to deal with their drama either. Granted, things were better now between him and Blaine but Kurt still felt weird about the whole situation and didn't want to risk having people asking him about it.

Kurt spent his afternoon watching movies in his room, and on Tuesday he got up early to go out for a run. When he returned home he realized he had a missed call from Mrs. Smythe, and a new voicemail message.

"Hello Kurt, I'm sorry to bother you, I was just wondering if you were free tomorrow morning. And if you are, would you be willing to come with Sebastian and I to the hospital? It's just that I have some diligences I have to take care of and I would appreciate if you could keep him company while I go. It would only be for an hour or two, but you know how long it takes for him to get his treatment. Let me know."

Kurt never thought the idea of going to the hospital would be appealing to him, but compared to staying at home being bored with little to do, somehow accompanying the Smythes to the hospital sounded like a great plan.

…

One of the perks of riding with the Smythes was that Kurt didn't need to drive. Marcus was taking them, so Kurt, Sebastian and his mother could just sit back and enjoy the ride. It was great that Mrs. Smythe was such a charming woman because that meant that they didn't have a single moment of stale conversation or awkward silence on the way to Cleveland. Even Sebastian seemed completely unfazed by the fact that Kurt was tagging along to the hospital with them, and for that Kurt was grateful.

They got to the hospital and quickly made their way towards the oncology ward. Mrs. Smythe was busy signing some paperwork while Sebastian and Kurt were escorted to the chemotherapy room. Kurt sat down in a small chair in front of Sebastian's while a nurse checked on his vital signs and brought up the bright green zip lock bag with the chemotherapy IV pack.

Sebastian undid three buttons of his shirt, exposing his collarbone and a little bit of his chest. Kurt couldn't help but stare as the nurse cleaned Sebastian's skin with alcohol swabs and prepared him before hooking the IV line to his chest-port. He couldn't tears his eyes away from the big IV line that disappeared inside Sebastian's chest, and he wondered if having that port hurt Sebastian or it he was already used to it now. Just the idea of having something permanently protruding from under his skin made Kurt shiver.

"You checking me out, Hummel?"

Sebastian's words snapped Kurt's attention back to reality, and he could feel his face burning up at the realization that he'd been caught staring. Sebastian winked at him and Kurt just rolled his eyes and looked away, shaking his head. He knew Sebastian was teasing him, but that didn't make the situation less embarrassing. Kurt couldn't stop himself from blushing and Sebastian was visibly amused as he buttoned his shirt back up.

Sebastian laid back on the chair and checked something on his phone. Kurt just ran his eyes around the room for a while, pretending to be curious about things just to try to avoid staring at Sebastian again. There was nothing really interesting in the room though, aside from three other people getting chemo. The room was fairly quiet and it smelled like saline, alcohol and other medicines. Eventually Kurt dared to look at Sebastian again, and found him smiling apologetically at him.

"I'm sorry my mom dragged you here with us."

"She didn't drag me here, I wanted to come."

"You did?" Sebastian raised an eyebrow. "Well I hope you're ready for boredom, cause with how painfully slow this thing goes you'll probably pass out before I do."

"Is that a challenge?" Kurt teased.

"Definitely not…" Sebastian snorted, pointing out to his IV line, "Cause I would definitely lose. They just gave me Benadryl, I'll be the first to pass out no matter what."

Kurt just nodded, looking at the IV drip, that was slowly and steadily flowing. Sebastian was looking at it too, as if counting the small drops and wishing them to stop.

"Well… I figured we couldn't play Jenga while you're getting chemo, but I have a few ideas to keep ourselves entertained." Kurt said, reaching out to his bag and pulling out his iPad. "I have a few games we can play here, or we can watch a movie if you want."

Sebastian raised his eyebrows, impressed.

"I have chess, tic tac toe, hangman, scrabble… or we could watch something on Netflix. Do you want to watch Lost?"

"Yes! I'm always up for watching Lost!" Sebastian said excitedly. They both were smiling when Sebastian's mom walked into the room. Kurt immediately got up from his chair so she could sit down but as it turns out, Mrs. Smythe wasn't staying.

"Everything okay honey?" She said, putting her hand over Sebastian's. Sebastian didn't reply though, he just shrugged and smiled.

"I have a few things to take care of… I'll be back in an hour or so. I hope it doesn't take longer than that." She leaned down and kissed Sebastian's forehead. "If anything happens you can call me, alright?" Mrs. Smythe was looking at Kurt now, and so he quickly nodded, giving her a reassuring smile.

Once she left, Kurt and Sebastian got themselves busy playing a few rounds of chess, but Sebastian quickly got bored. So Kurt decided they should watch something instead. Considering they had at least 4 hours to be there, they could catch up on Lost or watch a couple of movies.

Kurt let Sebastian pick and he chose to watch Lost. Kurt pulled his chair over so it was right beside Sebastian's recliner chair. He positioned the iPad over the armrest, using his bag as support so it could stand still. Kurt's chair was small but he could still manage to lean over it and make himself comfortable.

The thing about the chemotherapy room was that they didn't really have much privacy, so the volume of the iPad wasn't enough for them to be able to listen attentively. The noise from other people around them talking and the nurses constantly walking by was just too distracting, so Kurt took out his headphones.

"You get the left and I'll take the right." Kurt said, handing one of the ear buds to Sebastian. Once Sebastian put the ear bud on Kurt realized he would have to lean closer to him to avoid stretching the wire too far. It was a good thing Sebastian's recliner chair was so comfy, cause that way Kurt just leaned his head on it and quickly made himself comfortable. The headphones worked wonders, and Kurt was able to just immerse himself into the exciting world of Lost. Kurt hadn't realized just how close he'd gotten to Sebastian until he made a comment about John Locke.

"That guy's such a creep." Sebastian's voice rang right beside Kurt's ear.

"Yeah, he has some serious issues." Kurt said, trying to remain as casual as possible as he realized that Sebastian's head was actually just mere inches away from his own. Sebastian didn't seem to feel awkward about it though, so Kurt relaxed a little.

Every now and then, Sebastian would make snide remarks about a character, causing Kurt to laugh. Other times, he would ask him stuff he couldn't quite remember about the plot and Kurt would try to explain things as best as he could.

They were on their third episode when Kurt noticed Sebastian hadn't made any comments in a while. He turned his head to the left slightly and realized Sebastian had dozed off. He looked so peaceful that Kurt didn't want to wake him, so he continued watching the episode. Kurt feared that if he paused the episode or tried to take the ear bud out of Sebastian's ear, he would wake up.

From across the room, Kurt spotted a brown haired girl staring at them. The unexpected moment of eye contact had the potential to be awkward, considering he was practically cuddling with Sebastian in a public place, but the girl just seemed friendly as she smiled, so Kurt smiled back before going back to staring at his iPad.

The fourth episode was starting when Kurt noticed someone standing right in front of them. Kurt glanced up and was met with a pair of bright blue eyes and a big smile. It was the brown haired girl from earlier. Kurt didn't recognize her but judging by the way she was smiling at him it looked like she somehow knew him.

"Hi Kurt!" She said, excitedly.

Kurt slowly sat up, feeling absolutely puzzled. He took off the ear bud, trying to be careful as to not wake Sebastian up but as he stood up, he felt Sebastian stir behind him.

"Hi… Um, have we met before?" Kurt asked, keeping his voice down.

"No... Well, not officially." She laughed, patting him in the arm." I know Sebastian though, and he's told me all about you. My name is-"

"Erin?!" Sebastian exclaimed, cutting her off. When Kurt turned around he realized Sebastian was awake and looking expectantly at the girl.

"Yes… Erin." The girl repeated, smiling smugly at Sebastian. "Good morning Sebastian! It's good to see you again."

Sebastian smiled tensely, and he was visibly cranky from having just woken up.

"Where do you guys know each other from?" Kurt asked, feeling intrigued. Erin seemed very enthusiastic about running into them but Sebastian looked less than thrilled.

"Oh, you don't remember me, but I was in the cancer youth meeting that one time you attended."

"Oh."

"Yeah… And can I just say that I'm so glad to see you two love-birds together again? I was so sad when Sebastian told me that you had broken up. You look so cute together!"

When Kurt turned to Sebastian he looked like he was ready to kill the girl. But then Kurt remembered Sebastian's little stint in the youth meeting, saying Kurt was his boyfriend, and it all made sense.

"Oh… You're so sweet Thank you!" Kurt smiled, playing along with Erin.

"It's true, Kurt! And it's really good to see you here too, maybe that way you can help keep Mr. Grumpy pants here happy, cause the last time I saw him he was moping and moody and absolutely no fun to be around. Don't break up with him again, okay?"

"Oh… I broke up with him?" Kurt asked in disbelief, trying hard not to choke on his own laughter.

"Well, Sebastian didn't say but I just assumed, considering how heartbroken he seemed about it." Erin replied, shrugging as she stared at Sebastian for confirmation.

"I… I wasn't!" Sebastian choked out.

"Oh don't try to hide it now Sebastian… It was actually really cute, Kurt. You should have seen him, he told me all kinds of nice things about you. Granted, he was half asleep but still."

Sebastian looked like he wanted the earth to open up and swallow him alive, but Erin seemed to be enjoying every minute of it. Kurt knew if he really wanted he could milk this opportunity and make Sebastian pay for embarrassing him that time in the youth meeting, but he decided against it.

"Well, it's all in the past now." Kurt said, smiling amusedly. "Sebastian made it up to me, and well what can I say? I have always been a very forgiving person. Isn't that right, honey?"

Sebastian was glaring daggers at Kurt and Erin now, but he still managed to smile and say "Yeah… I'm so lucky."

The whole situation was hilarious to Kurt, but he couldn't help but feel intrigued about Erin's revelation. Was Sebastian really talking about him in his sleep?

"Well, I have to go now, my mom is waiting outside… But it was fun talking to you guys!"

"It was nice meeting you Erin." Kurt said as Erin walked away, waving goodbye.

When Kurt turned to Sebastian the guy looked annoyed beyond belief.

"Care to explain what that was all about?"

"Don't ask."

"You do realize this is your fault, right? You and your genius idea of saying I'm your boyfriend." Kurt reprimanded Sebastian, smiling as he sat back down beside him.

Sebastian just groaned, covering his face with both hands. "Can we just forget this ever happened.. Please?"

"Oh… Not a chance!" Kurt said laughing. He was never going to let Sebastian live this down.

"Hello boys!" Mrs. Smythe chose that exact moment to come back, cutting out any chances Kurt had of getting the juicy details out of Sebastian, who was now smiling brightly, clearly glad that his mom had inadvertently come to his rescue.

"You won't get away with this." Kurt whispered, but Sebastian just smiled cheekily.

…

The ride back from the hospital was quieter than the ride to Cleveland, mostly because Sebastian wasn't feeling very well. They stopped by a restaurant on the way so they could have lunch, but Sebastian didn't eat anything, claiming he just wasn't really hungry. Sebastian wasn't complaining or really saying anything, but Kurt could tell that he was feeling tired and slowly closing into himself.

When they got back to the car, Sebastian fell asleep really fast and didn't wake up until they arrived at the Smythe home, a couple of hours later.

"How are you feeling?" Kurt asked as they walked towards the door.

Sebastian remained thoughtful for a second before responding. "I want ice cream."

"Then let's get you some ice cream, baby." Mrs. Smythe said, smiling as they walked into the house.

Sebastian dropped down in the couch and Kurt sat in the other end of it. The silence was a little awkward, but mostly because Kurt didn't really want to bother Sebastian in case he was feeling sick.

"We should go upstairs." Sebastian suddenly said, "I wanna watch TV."

Kurt just nodded and followed Sebastian as they went upstairs to the family room. Soon enough, Mrs. Smythe appeared with a tray and a couple of ice cream bowls, she also brought cookies and strawberry syrup in case they wanted to add some. With how full Kurt was feeling, he knew it must have been mostly for Sebastian's sake, since he still hadn't eaten anything.

Kurt sat back and watched in awe as Sebastian poured a ton of syrup on his bowl and then started eating the ice cream eagerly. He didn't touch any of the cookies though.

"This stuff is the best." Sebastian said, getting a second serving while Kurt wasn't even done with his.

"Yeah it is pretty good." Kurt agreed, happy to see that Sebastian was enjoying himself. He seemed more awake now than how he had been since they left the hospital. So Kurt took that as a good sign. Halfway through his second bowl though, Sebastian put it down and laid down on the couch, facing the ceiling.

Kurt stared at Sebastian carefully, studying him for a reaction but Sebastian just remained still, and then closed his eyes.

Kurt finished his ice cream and put the bowl down. He wasn't really paying attention to the movie playing on the TV, cause he was more interested in looking at Sebastian who appeared to be asleep, except for the fact that he was tapping his feet against the armrest of the couch.

"You can change the channel if you want." Sebastian said after a few minutes, but his eyes were still closed.

Kurt realized it would be best if he left, since he figured that Sebastian wanted to get some rest. Kurt was ready to get up and say goodbye when one of the maids came into the room.

"Sebastian? Hunter Clarington is at the gate… Should we let him in?"

"Oh… shit!" Sebastian groaned, sitting up and holding his head in his hands. "Uh… Yeah, let him in. I'll be down in a minute."

The maid nodded and left, but Kurt felt puzzled as Sebastian sagged against the couch and sighed. They remained silent for a couple of minutes, and soon they could hear the voices of not only Hunter but of several other guys downstairs.

"Why are they here?" Kurt asked, worried about Sebastian having so many visitors when he was obviously feeling unwell. "You are not going to do homework today, are you?"

"Well, I forgot to tell them not to come today, so… I guess I'll have to."

"Sebastian, if you're not feeling well just tell them. I'm sure they'll understand." Kurt said, concern clear in his tone, but Sebastian just shrugged.

"It's fine, I still have to finish one essay and do some math work sheets. Hunter is good at those so... I'll just go." Sebastian got up from the couch and started walking towards the stairs, but Kurt grabbed him by the arm, stopping him.

"Sebastian..."

"Kurt…"

They both just stared at each other for a while. Kurt didn't let go of Sebastian's arm.

"I'm fine."

"I know, but you just got chemo, and you are obviously tired. You should rest."

Sebastian sighed, putting his hand over Kurt's and removing it from his arm. "Look, I won't feel any better tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow. The drugs still haven't really kicked in... if anything, I think today is as good as I'll feel this week. I still have a lot of homework to do, so I might as well just do it right now."

Kurt sighed, looking down at Sebastian's hand, which was still holding his own.

"Fine... But promise me you will send them home if you start feeling sick."

Sebastian rolled his eyes, but smiled. "Tell you what... Stay for a while, and if I start feeling unwell you can just help me kick them out."

"Okay." Kurt replied, smiling as they walked down the stairs and into the living room.

They were greeted enthusiastically by Nick, Jeff, David and Hunter. Kurt smiled as politely as he could, considering he still felt a little awkward around his former Dalton classmates after everything that went down the past year, and he didn't know Hunter very well yet. But after just sitting down and talking for a while, he felt more at ease.

After a few minutes of talking amicably about everything and nothing in particular, the bell rang again.

"Oh that must be Thad... Finally!" Hunter said, and Sebastian looked visibly confused.

"Thad's coming? He was here yesterday." Sebastian said.

"Actually I asked him to be here." Hunter replied. "Trent, Jon and the rest of the guys are also coming with him."

Kurt remained silent, staring at Sebastian as the rest of the guys walked into the living room. Sebastian seemed as surprised by their presence as Kurt was. As far as he understood, the guys were going to be taking turns to help Sebastian out during weekdays. Nick and David had been there on Monday, and Trent and Thad come by on Tuesday.

"Look, Seb... We know you're getting chemo tomorrow and you probably won't be in the mood for schoolwork so-"

"Actually, he got chemo today." Kurt said, not bothering to hide the slight annoyance in his voice. In that moment, everyone turned to look at Trent, who suddenly looked like a deer caught in the headlights.

"Oh, I'm so sorry! I thought that was tomorrow!"

"It's fine... I'm fine." Replied Sebastian.

Hunter threw a stern glance at Trent, but since Sebastian seemed to be doing alright, he just shook his head and continued with what he was saying.

"Well, as I was saying... We know you're probably not in the mood to think about homework right now Sebastian, so we just wanted to drop by and show you a little something we've been working on. We wanted to have a kind of Warbler rehearsal here, for old times sake!"

Sebastian smiled widely and that seemed to brighten the faces of everyone in the room, including Kurt. Somehow having the Warblers there to sing seemed better than them being there to make Sebastian sit down and work after spending all day in the hospital getting chemotherapy.

It was a good thing that Sebastian's house was so big, because the living room was massive and the Warblers were able to find the way to get in the right position for their musical ensemble. Thad organized everyone into their positions, with Hunter and Jeff taking the lead.

Stand on up and take a bow

There's something there and it's showing

There's not need to look around, you're the best we got going

Shout out to the dreams you'll chase, shout out to the hearts you'll break

Nothing's gonna stop you now, I guess you better be going

You'll never be far, I'm keeping you near

Inside of my heart, you're here

Go on, it's got to be time, you're starting to shine

cause what you've got is GOLD!

The entire house was filled with the sound of the Warblers' voices singing in unison and it didn't take long for the entire house staff to appear, peeking through the doors and glancing from up the stairs towards the living room to admire their performance. Mrs. Smythe quickly came into the room and sat beside Kurt in the edge of the couch.

I don't need the stars in the night

I found my treasure

All I need is you by my side

So shine forever

Go-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-old, I know you're gold

Oh, I know, you're gold

It was really amazing for Kurt to see the feeling that the guys were putting into every word they sang. They were singing it to Sebastian, who minutes ago looked tired and down, but was now smiling and singing along with them. The evident happiness on Sebastian's face made Kurt happy as well.

It won't take you long to get, when you feel like you're soaring

So write it all and don't forget, you gotta tell us your story

Shout out to the friends back home, shout out to the hearts you've known

You have them nothing but the best

You can tell them your story

You'll never be far, I'm keeping you near

Inside of my heart, you're here

Go on, it's got to be time, you're starting to shine

cause what you've got is

Go-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-old, I know you're gold

Oh, I know, you're gold

Kurt had to admit the Warblers were really good. No wonder they beat the New Directions at regionals. Between the flawless harmony of their vocals and their swift and perfectly choreographed moves, they put up quite the show and when the song came to an end, Mrs. Smythe, Kurt and the rest of the staff clapped and cheered for them.

"That was amazing, truly amazing… oh my goodness!" Mrs. Smythe praised them and Kurt nodded in agreement. After the applause had died down, Hunter and Trent walked up to the middle and addressed Sebastian up front.

"Sebastian, we hope you liked the song, we've been working on it the past few days and we really wanted you to hear it." Trent said.

"The truth is, nothing has been the same without you lately and now that we have you back, we're all committed to to everything we can to get you right on track, and that includes being a Warbler."

"What are you guys suggesting?" Sebastian asked tentatively.

"We're not suggesting anything, Sebastian." Hunter said, walking up to him. "You're a Warbler. We want you back on the team… We want you to come to Nationals with us."

Sebastian's eyes went wide at the sound of Hunter's words, and Kurt heard Mrs. Smythe's breath hitch from where she was sitting, right beside him.

"You're one of us, Sebastian… and going to Nationals wouldn't be the same without you man." Added Nick from behind and all the guys nodded in agreement.

Kurt was speechless, and by the looks of it, Sebastian was too. He kept looking at all of the guys, eyes as wide as his smile. Everyone was silent as they waited for Sebastian's answer.

"Wow, you guys. I don't know what to say." Sebastian turned to look at his mom. "I mean… There's nothing I would love to do more but… Mom?"

Everyone turned to look at Mrs. Smythe as they knew she held the final say in Sebastian's predicament.

"What do you say, Mrs. Smythe?" Nick asked, sounding hopeful. "The competition is a month from now. Can Sebastian come with us?"

Mrs. Smythe stood up and gave everyone a fond look before finally speaking:

"Thank you boys. I know it would mean the world for Sebastian to be able to go, and there's nothing I'd love more than for him to be able to go."

Everyone seemed to be holding their breath as Mrs. Smythe continued to talk.

"I'd have to talk to Joseph, and run it by Sebastian's doctor first but, if Sebastian's treatment is going well and he is doing good by then, I don't see why he wouldn't be able to go. So… from me, it's a yes!"

Everyone in the room cheered in unison at the sound of Mrs. Smythe's words, and the guys quickly circled around Sebastian, hugging him and welcoming him back into the Warblers. Kurt was still a bit in shock, but at the same time the fact that Sebastian was slowly getting back to doing the things he loved made him happy.

Kurt just hoped the treatment worked so Sebastian could do whatever he set his mind to without having to worry about his life.

AN: The song the Warblers sang is "Gold" by Owl City :) and I want to give a shout out to my friend Lari for always being awesome and helping me with this story. I couldn't do it without her.

I hope you guys liked this chapter, and all the fluffy times. Thanks for leaving lovely comments. I love you all. See you next time.