Kurt let out a sigh of relieve when he woke up early in the morning. Today was the beginning of his future.

Finally he would receive the one paper that would get him out of this hell hole.

The one paper that gave him the permission to forget about the dull hallways, the bruises and the names.

Today would be a new beginning and he was more than ready for it.

Kurt almost let out a chuckle when he walked with Burt and Carole towards the football field.

The school had opted to do the ceremony outside as it had been a beautiful weather. The weather definitely showed how Kurt was feeling in that moment. Not a cloud in the sky and only sunshine.

He had to admit that the school had at least tried to make it look less dull. But to Kurt it still looked the same.

Burt hugged his son happily before Kurt made his way towards the other students, ready to put on his cap and his academic dress.

At first he had refused to wear it but he knew it was part of the game so with a little dismay, he had put it on.

It was his freeway to LA after all.

He frowned a little when he thought back about last night. Blaine had called him upset to tell him that he wasn't able to make it until later that evening.

While it upset him too, he was already glad he had to see Blaine today. It had been weeks and he missed him a lot.

And the fact that he had at least tried to make it, was more than enough for Kurt, knowing Blaine had a difficult schedule.

He let out a long breath as he walked towards his alphabetic row for the last time in his career.

Kurt held up diploma in the air. He saw his dad trying to do his best not to cry and Kurt knew he somehow should feel the same.

He was after all leaving his daily life behind. Something he had known as normal for the past few years.

But now he knew what better was like, he was ready for it. He couldn't help but let a huge smile spread on his lips as did a bow on the stage before he left the stage.

Finally, was the only word that popped up in his mind.

When Kurt left the stage, he saw Burt running towards him. A huge smile was on his face while his eyes still looked a little red.

“You did it, son,” he said proudly as he hugged Kurt. “I'm so proud of you and I'm sure your mum would be too.”

Kurt felt a little teary eyed for the first time but was able to hide it when he heard his friends come closer.

“Hummel, we are partying tonight,” shouted Puck.

Burt shook his head as he watched the four of them. It was still such an odd friendship to him but he knew how much those kids had done for his son.

Kurt hugged them all before he posed for a few selfies with them as they all grinned widely.

“How about we go to our house,” asked Burt, “It's your last week in Lima and I'd like to celebrate as well,” he grinned.

Kurt nodded as he eyes grew a little more softly. He would miss his dad a lot. “I'd love that,” was what he was about to say but Santana cut him off before the words left his lips.

“Does that mean I get to see papa Hummel wasted,” she asked curiously with a small smirk on her face.

Kurt had almost punched her in that moment if it wasn't for Burt laughing loudly.

“In your dreams Santana,” smirked Burt as he took Kurt's arm and started leading him towards their car, ready to take him home.

Burt, Santana, Puck, Brittany and Kurt were sitting in the garden of the Hummel home.

The day was slowly turning in the evening and the warmth of the day was slowly turning colder and colder.

Burt had taken some wood and started the fire pit while the others had taken some chairs, marshmallows and blankets.

Kurt was looking at his phone every once in a while. It was slowly turning later and later and still he hadn't heard anything from Blaine yet.

He was starting to go in panic mode. His mind was overflowing with thoughts of everything that could have gone wrong.

So when the bell did rang, he jumped out of his seat and started running into the house.

He was out of breath when he opened the door to see Blaine standing there, holding a bouquet of red roses. “Congratulations love,” he said with a soft smile.

At first Kurt really wanted to smack him but then he saw those flowers and that proud smile on Blaine's face and all he could think about was leaning forward and hugging him and kissing him.

He wouldn't have to say goodbye to him after tonight for months away. They would make sure of that.

Instead, he held out his hand and leaded Blaine inside only to hear someone shout for him.

He looked out the door and was met by Jeff, David, Wes and Nick, grinning happily at him and waving.  

Kurt looked in shock at them, not really expecting them. It felt amazing knowing his new friends had taken the time to come along with Blaine.

The shock must have been very obvious when all guys started wrapping him in a hug and saying how they couldn't wait for him to be in L.A..

It made Kurt even a little teary eyed but he wouldn't admit that.

He closed the door when Jeff had gotten inside, took Blaine's hand and started leading him towards the kitchen, where he lay the flowers on the kitchen counter.

And then they were kissing. Blaine's hands were holding his hips as he pushed Kurt against the counter, trying to stay as close as possible.

Kurt's hands immediately flew into his hair as he didn't want Blaine to let go.

He didn't even know how it had happened because one moment they were just kissing and then they were fully making out as he was sitting on the counter and Blaine was standing between his legs.

It wasn't until he heard a cough and applause that he let go of Blaine with a last nibble on his lip.

He felt himself turn bright red when he saw his dad standing there, shaking his head and rolling his eyes and Santana look at them in approval and moving her eyebrows.

“I see it hobbit made it up to you for missing the best moment in our life,” she grinned.

Kurt rolled his eyes. “He didn't need to make anything up to me. I'm just glad he is here,” he said as he took Blaine's hand and leaded him past his dad towards the garden.

He noticed how Jeff, David, Nick and Wes had already made themselves at home, taking some seats and blankets and talking with their mouths full of marshmallows.

Blaine started chuckling when he noticed where Kurt was looking at. He started pulling Kurt towards an empty share and pulled Kurt in his lap as he nestled against his shoulder.

Jeff looked up and started chuckling. “Papa Hummel broke up the party,” he grinned with his mouth full.

Blaine shook his head. “At least swallow, Jeffery.”

It earned him a pat on his head which made Kurt chuckle and kiss away Blaine's pout.

The others started groaning and just that moment, Burt decided to walk outside and shake his head.

Kurt could almost burry himself in the ground.

Instead he chose to lean as much in Blaine as possible, hoping that somehow would make  him and Blaine disappear together.

Kurt was glad that his was going to be one of his last evenings in Ohio. A memory he could cherish and look back to.

His dad got along great with Wes and somehow that didn't surprised Kurt one bit because Wes always seemed a little bit more mature than most people their age.

They stayed by the fire until late at night, no one wanted to break that perfect moment they were having.

So they kept on sharing memories, talking about good things they would always remember about Ohio.

They talked about their dreams and their hopes and what they expected from L.A.

And most of all, they asked Blaine, David, Wes, Jeff and Nick to share about L.A, eager to hear their stories like they had never been there before, which only did count for Puck.

Brittany told them about all the big celebrities she wanted to meet while Puck and Santana tried to get to know as many  places where they could get wasted. Claiming they had every right to be part of their parties and their VIP experiences as they were friends now, which made Kurt roll his eyes.

He enjoyed it rather, seeing his group of friends slowly become one.

The arms around his waist tightened and Blaine's nose started trailing over his neck.

Kurt felt a shiver go through his body. Blaine thought it was from the cold and wrapped the blanket a little tighter around them.

“I missed you so much,” Blaine whispered in his ear as he pressed a kiss against his neck.

Kurt turned his head a little and pecked him on the lips. He slowly turned a bit in his seat so he was cuddled up on Blaine's lap and able to bury his face in Kurt's shoulder.

He felt Blaine's chuckle go through his body. It was a feeling Kurt hoped he'd never had to say goodbye to.

The last thing he remember of that evening was Blaine's arms wrapped tightly around him and a soft blanket surrounding him.

He remembered feeling Blaine's heartbeat and hearing it play its own rhythm softly.

It was the best feeling in the world.

It was only when he felt someone tickle his feet that he realized he hadn't been able to stay awake last night.

He tried to cuddle closer into the warmth of Blaine, knowing he had probably carried him towards his bed before cuddling next to him.

Then he realized that Blaine was beside him, snoring softly. The person who was waking him up by tickling him was going to go through hell in only seconds.

He opened his eyes to see Santana and Puck grinning while Brittany had one hand over her mouth and a feather in the other.

They just knew he couldn't get mad at Brittany.

He let out a sigh and started sitting up slowly, carefully to not wake up Blaine.

“What do you guys want,” he said in a hushed whisper. “It's,” he started and he almost started fuming when he saw the time,” 4 in the morning!”

“Slush it Hummel, we are going to do one last thing before we leave this hell hole and you are invited. Now put some clothes on because by the looks of it, hobbit at least got you awake enough to strip you to your boxers and come upstairs. We leave in 10.”

With that, they turned around while Kurt looked down at himself, wondering how Blaine had even been able to get him out of his clothes when he must have been very out not to remember anything.

He shook his head, trying to not think about and started looking for some clothes to wear.

In the end, he pulled out a t-shirt he had stolen from Blaine and a pair of jogging pants, not feeling in dressing up. He matched it with a pair of old sneakers he had needed for gym.

When he came upstairs, he saw Santana do an overlook of him.

“Don't even start,” Kurt treated. “I really want to go back to my bed as soon as this is over so let's not take too long,” he said as he made his way towards the door and took his coat.

Santana just snickered. “Should have known you would be grumpy without your hobbit pillow and a good cup of coffee. Just don't get your panties twist!”

Kurt could barely comprehend it. One moment he was standing in the hallway of his house and the other he was standing in front of McKinley, not really knowing what they were doing here.

“This is why you woke me up,” he almost shouted.

Santana slushed him and rolled her eyes. “I know this might not be what you expected but this is going to be fun, believe me,” she said smugly as they made their way towards the school.

Puck picked the lock, which made Kurt roll his eyes. He should have known Puck had done this before.

They carefully made this way into the school ground. Kurt wasn't even surprised they didn't have any alarm system.

Showed him once again how good the school had been.

They made their ways through the empty hallways until Puck made a stop at the principal office.

“This is our last chance for pay back, let's use that opportunity.”

So they spend their morning putting jokes around the building, replacing things and leaving their mark.

Just for fun.

So when they left the buildings at 6 in the morning, Kurt felt calmer, like he had taken at least given them something in return.

He knew it wasn't half as bad as what they had pulled them through but at least it was something they had been able to do, how small it even was, to repay their debts.

So when they were standing in the doorway, he turned back once more, looking at the hallways, looking at his locker in the distance and thinking back about some of the things he had to go through.

He looked at Puck, Santana and Brittany next to them, wrapping them into a tight hug. “I guess we did survive,” he grinned.

Santana smirked at him. “Now let's get you back to your hobbit. We have so much more to do before we leave and we know how you will get once you start packing Hummel.

It's how they stepped out of the building and closed the doors behind them, ready for their new beginning.