Friday morning came and Kurt woke up anxious and nervous for his audition today. The morning went along pretty typically, although Kurt made sure to spend extra time on getting ready just so he could make sure he looked absolutely perfect for his audition.

Just as Kurt was about to head out the door, his phone vibrated.

Good luck today. Don't freak out. You'll be amazing! –B

Kurt smiled. Leave it to Blaine to know exactly what to say.

Thanks. I'll text you after. –K

I'll be waiting. –B

Kurt gathered his things and left his apartment and went over to where his audition was taking place. He got to the building about 20 minutes early.

Kurt walked into the waiting area and sat down trying not to let his nerves show. While waiting, Kurt started running through his songs and monologue in his head.

Kurt was pulled from his thoughts by a man with dirty blonde hair and blue eyes sitting down directly across from him.

"Hey, I'm Matt, the man said.

"Kurt."

"So is this your first audition?" Matt asked.

"Yeah."

"No offense, but I can tell. You seem really jittery and nervous. Just relax. The first one is always the hardest. But just relax. If it's mean tot happen, it will happen."

"Uh thanks," Kurt said.

"I've seen so many people at these auditions. The best people are always the people who are able to relax and preform."

"Yeah, but relaxing and being calm is a little bit easier said than done."

"True, but if it helps, you seem to be doing a lot better than some of the other first time auditioners that I've met."

"Really?" Kurt asked in disbelief. Kurt was nervous. There was no doubt about that, but there were really people who were in worse shape than him. That didn't seem possible.

"Seriously," Matt assured him. "There have been people here who are literally shaking. And guess how their auditions go?"

"Not well."

"Yeah, people who let their nerves get the better of them don't tend to make it far here. Just remember relax. The first one is the worst. They get a lot easier after that. I promise."

"I'll take your word for it."

Before Matt could say any more, it was Kurt's turn to audition. Talking to Matt had lessened his nerves, but now they were back. Kurt took a deep breath and stood up.

"Just remember. Take a deep breath and relax," Matt said. "Break a leg, Kurt."

"Thank you," Kurt said. He was honestly really thankful that he had someone to talk to, even if it was a complete stranger. Talking with someone who had been through this before provided some comfort. Especially when Matt assured him that the auditions get better after the first.

Kurt walked across the room and entered the next room and handed his resume and headshot to the assistant at the door and his music to the accompanist waiting.

Kurt walked to the middle of the room and waited until the casting director gave him the ok to start.

When the director gave him the ok, Kurt said, "Hi, my name is Kurt Hummel and today I will be preforming "Not the Boy Next Door" from "The Boy From Oz" and "Music of the Night" from "The Phantom of the Opera"."

The director nodded again, signaling Kurt could begin. Kurt then nodded to the accompanist, who started playing Kurt's songs. Kurt preformed both of his songs while the director scribbled notes.

Once Kurt finished, the director asked, "And your monologue?"

Kurt nodded and preformed his monologue. The director thanked Kurt for coming in and sent him on his way.

Kurt walked out of his audition feeling very confident. It had gone better than he expected, and now that the first audition was out of the way, Kurt felt more confident about his upcoming auditions. Kurt went back to his apartment and called Blaine.

After waiting for two rings, Blaine finally answered, "So, how did it go?"

"Hello to you, too," Kurt laughed.

"Sorry. Hello, Kurt. How are you on this fine day?"

"I'm doing great. The audition went well, so life is good."

"Well, I'm happy to hear that," Blaine said.

"Yeah, much better than I thought it would be."

"That's great. We all told you that you would be fine."

"I know, but it's harder when it's you," Kurt said. "This is my entire future on the line."

"I understand. I'm just really happy for you."

"Yeah, but I really can't wait until you come to visit."

"I know me either. It's just not the same. I miss when you were only an hour drive away instead of ten," Blaine said.

"I completely agree."

"Can I just clarify? Although it sucks that we don't live as close as we used to, I am incredibly happy about why we are so far apart."

Kurt smiled. "Thank you Blaine. Only a few more weeks and then you'll be out here visiting. And less than a year until you are living out here."

"I can't wait."

"Me either. I'll talk to you later Blaine."

"Bye, Kurt. I love you."

"I love you, too. Bye."

Kurt hung up the phone and glanced over to the counter. The stack of applications that he picked up earlier in the week was still there, although it had significantly shrunk since Kurt started working on applications. He hadn't received any word about a possible interview, but he was still hopeful seeing as he had just turned in the applications a few days ago.

Over the next two weeks, Kurt continued auditioning for shows and looking for a job. After what felt like an eternity, Kurt heard back from two of the places he applied to. Another week passed and Kurt had done the interview and secured a job a small coffee shop.

If Kurt thought he was busy before, he was strangely mistaken. Balancing a job and auditions for Broadway was not a simple task. Kurt was finding himself more tired with each day, but he knew it would all be worth it once he finally got a role.

Before he knew it, it was mid August and Blaine was coming to visit. Kurt went to the airport to meet Blaine. It had been about a month and a half since they had last seen each other in person and both boys couldn't be more excited.

Kurt waited outside for Blaine and finally, he spotted a head with way too much gel in it. Kurt immediately started walking toward Blaine. "Blaine!" Kurt called out. Blaine immediately turned around and started running towards Kurt.

The boys met in the middle and wrapped their arms around each other. "Oh my God. I've missed you!" Kurt said.

"I know. Me, too."

Kurt and Blaine eventually broke apart and walked to Kurt's car. The drive back to Kurt's apartment was filled with basic conversation about Blaine's flight and travel. They got back to Kurt's apartment and settled onto the couch. Yes, they were in New York, but right now, Kurt and Blaine were perfectly happy to just be in each other's company.

"So auditions are going well?" Blaine asked.

"Yeah. Well, it would be better if I actually got some call backs, but overall, I think I can say the auditions are going well."

"That's good. You'll get a call back eventually. I mean you were so talented that you didn't get into NYADA, which is quite possibly the best theatre school in the country. Something will happen."

"I know, but it's just frustrating because I go to audition after audition and don't hear anything. But there's nothing I can do except continuing to go to auditions," Kurt explained.

"Totally understandable. Obviously, I can't speak from personal experience, but I can only imagine how frustrating it is. But it's probably better that you are in this situation than me."

"What do you mean?" Kurt asked.

"I don't know if I would have the patience."

Kurt laughed. "I mean it's hard waiting for a call but there's nothing you can do about it. And know that helps. It's not like you can go back and redo your audition. Just audition and hope for the best."

"Still, I am still so proud of you. My boyfriend, in New York, auditioning for Broadway."

"Thank you, but it's going to be even more amazing when you are here, too. Wait, you are still planning on coming to New York, right? Because it's ok if you're not. It's completely your decision and –"

Blaine interrupted Kurt's rambling. "Yes, Kurt. I still plan on moving to New York and would love to move into an apartment with you if you would still like to."

"Of course I want to move in with you. Just one more year and we'll be here together."

"And by then, you will hopefully be on Broadway."

"Hopefully," Kurt said. "And what about you? What are your plans?"

"Ideally, I'll be at NYU."

"Doing what?" Kurt asked. It was almost strange having this conversation because at this time one year ago, Kurt and Blaine were having this same conversation. However, the roles were reversed and the boys were planning out Blaine's future."

"I'm not entirely sure yet, but I'm kind of leaning towards English."

"Really?" Kurt asked. "I would have thought you would do something with music."

"I have a feeling that that is what most people would say. But, I mean I love music, but it has always been something I do for fun and I really want to keep it that way," Blaine explained.

"So then are you going to keep doing tings with music at all?"

"Oh yeah. I don't think I could ever give it up completely but I don't want something that I love doing for fun turning into something I dread doing because I have to do it all of the time."

"Ok. So it's New Directions for sure this year, but after that, you're just going to see what happens."

"That's the plan. New Directions this year, which should be an adventure," Blaine said.

"It always is."

"But we lost eight seniors and Rory had to go back to Ireland. So that jus leaves Artie, Brittany, Tina, Sugar, Sam, Joe, and me. We literally have to double the size of the club jus so we can compete."

"You guys will be fine. New Directions always made it work in the past. You guys will be fine."

"Yeah, but it's just weird knowing that when we go back we won't have the same group of people. Like all of the main competition soloists are gone, which is something we have been discussing."

"We?" Kurt asked.

"Yeah, New Directions, or what is left of us, have been trying to figure out a plan for next year."

"And what is that plan?" Kurt asked. He was genuinely curious, especially after dedicating three years to it. Kurt just wanted the glee club to continue to do well.

"Unless some extremely talented new people come around, it looks like Tina will be lead female vocalist."

"And male lead?"

"Well they want me, but the other guys are super talented and Artie has been there since the beginning so really it should be him and –" Blaine rambled.

"Blaine. Did it ever occur to you that while the other guys are talented, none of them have lead a show choir before?"

"Well, yeah, but that was Dalton and this is McKinley. Two completely different things," Blaine tried to reason.

"But still, you'll be great and really, New Directions needs good, strong leaders, especially if you have to rebuild half of the club."

"But –"

"Blaine, you'll be great. Now stop worrying and arguing."

"Just –"

"Ok," Kurt said before he leaned over and kissed Blaine, which effectively silenced him and stopped all protesting.