If you hear something late at night

Some kind of trouble some kind of fight

Just don't ask me what it was,

Just don't ask me what it was.

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Shortly after Josh had left, Blaine had run out of the room clutching his cell phone, claiming he needed to make a quick call. He wouldn't tell Kurt who he was ringing, but Kurt could tell it was a good thing. Blaine had been grinning like Christmas had come early since he'd gotten back.

Blaine took Kurt's hand and led him over to the couch, sitting down with their sides touching. Blaine looked deeply into Kurt's eyes and smiled, instantly relaxing Kurt. It was so different from the conversation they'd had when they'd broken up; Blaine actually looked happy about what he was going to say.

"I need to tell you something… But I don't want to do it now. Come round to mine tomorrow and I'll explain everything, ok?"

Kurt looked confused. "You mean about why you dumped me?"

"Yeah…" Blaine shuffled guiltily. Kurt cupped his chin and brought his gaze back up to his own.

"Ok. I'll talk to you about it tomorrow. But, whatever the reason, you're forgiven. You just saved my life once again."

"When did I save it last time?"

"This time, you saved me from Josh, who, if you hadn't, probably would have beaten me to death. When I was 16, you saved me from loneliness. Before you, I didn't realize just how alone I was. I spent days on end being thrown in dumpsters and slushied, but I didn't realize just how lonely I was until I met you. You saved me from myself."

Blaine placed a soft kiss on Kurt's lips.

"Thank you. Now promise me you'll call the Police and tell that what Josh did." Now it was Kurt's turn to shuffle uncomfortably. "Kurt! You have to tell them! I wish you'd told me sooner about him hurting you, but at least now you have the chance to stop him from doing the same to someone else."

Kurt nodded, feeling tears welling up in his eyes. He would never be able to live with himself if Josh killed someone. Blaine placed a soft kiss on his forehead, before getting up to leave. He had a lot to plan for the next day, and he needed to get started, pronto.

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Kurt felt physically drained by the time he started making his way to Blaine's apartment. He'd spent the entire morning talking to the Police about Josh's attacks, as well as the 'pushing down the stairs' incident. He'd then spent the entire afternoon moving his belongings out of the apartment that he and Josh shared and into one he'd managed to rent last minute. Sure, it was small, but it was away from Josh, and that's all he needed. As he was packing up his last box, he'd had a call from the Police saying that they had managed to track down Josh and he was currently being held in custody. Things were finally going to plan.

The only thing that kept him going was the fact that Blaine was going to tell him why he dumped him. He'd barely slept a wink the previous night, and when he did, he'd woken up tossing and turning. He hoped Blaine had a valid reason for breaking his heart.

Reaching Blaine's floor, he took a deep breath. It's now or never, he told himself. Knocking on the door, he felt his heart pounding in his chest. The door opened, and Blaine was stood there, looking as immaculate as ever in a pair of dark blue jeans and a red cardigan.

"Hey." He breathed, taking in Kurt's appearance. Despite the dark bags under his eyes, he was still dressed perfectly in one of his own designs; a pair of tight black trousers and a deep blue dress shirt, the exact same colour of his eyes.

"Hey yourself."

"Come on in."

Blaine pushed the door open and invited Kurt in. The first thing that confused him was the fact that it was practically pitch black inside. He turned to Blaine with a quizzical look on his face. Grinning, Blaine looked into the darkness.

"He's here!"

The lights flashed on and Kurt looked around in surprise to find 12 faces staring back at him.

Blaine had invited the entire New Directions to visit him.

Kurt screamed in delight and threw himself towards the group, hugging as many people as possible. Laughter filled the air as everyone tried to get close to Kurt, pressing themselves tightly together into a giant cluster. When Kurt finally managed to pull away from the fray, he stared at them all in amazement.

"What are you guys doing here?"

Quinn stepped forward, a small pregnant belly protruding from under her top. "Blaine called Rachel to tell him of his plan, and she rang all of us. We heard that you had an accident and had forgotten the past 6 years of your life, and we all got onto the next plane to New York to see you. Simple."

Kurt's eyes widened in amazement.

"You all flew here just to see me?"

They all laughed, and Blaine put an arm around Kurt's waist.

"I thought you'd like to see them all again, and they were all worried as anything when they found out what happened. Did I make the right choice?"

Kurt placed a kiss on Blaine's lips. "You most certainly did. Thank you so much Blaine… I love you."

Blaine grinned like the Cheshire cat. "I love you too."

Rachel stepped forward, a protective hand on her stomach. "Now Kurt, we all have a little surprise for you, in the spirit of Glee club. We all missed you so much, and even though Finn, Mercedes and I get to see you quite a lot, the others don't. We just want you to know… We love you. Hit it, Blaine!"

Blaine pressed a button on a boom box and music filled the air. The ex New Directions members got into their positions and began to sing.

Those schoolgirl days, of telling tales and biting nails are gone,

But in my mind,

I know they will still live on and on,

But how do you thank someone, who has taken you from crayons to perfume?

It isn't easy, but I'll try,

If you wanted the sky I would write across the sky in letters,

That would soar a thousand feet high,

To Sir, with Love

Kurt laughed. He remembered the last time that they had performed the song for Mr Schue, but then it had a completely different meaning. Then, it was saying goodbye to Glee Club, to their friends, to everything they'd known and loved for the past year. This time, it was about welcoming the future and whatever it may bring, be it good or bad, because everything you face in life makes you who you are. In the words of Oscar Wilde, 'experience is simply the word we give to our mistakes'. Wow, Blaine would be proud of my dorkiness.

The time has come,

For closing books and long last looks must end,

And as I leave,

I know that I am leaving my best friend,

A friend who taught me right from wrong,

And weak from strong,

That's a lot to learn,

What, what can I give you in return?

If you wanted the moon I would try to make a start,

But I, would rather you let me give my heart,

To Sir, with Love

Blaine stepped forward, taking Kurt's hands and leading him into the group.

Those awkward years have hurried by, why did they fly away?

Why is it Sir, children grow up to be people one day?

What takes the place of climbing trees and dirty knees in the world outside?

What is there for you I can buy?

If you wanted the world I'd surround it with a wall,

I'd scrawl these words with letters ten feet tall,

To Sir, With Love

Tears of happiness began to pour down Kurt's face as they finished singing and all embraced him in a giant hug.

He and Blaine then began to make their way around, discussing everyone's lives with each other. Puck and Lauren had eventually split up, but were both working at McKinley and were close friends. Puck had replaced Figgins as the Principal at McKinley, and had managed to install a no bullying policy like Dalton, and Lauren was the new wrestling coach. Tina and Mike's dance studio was very successful, although Tina had to give up after she got pregnant 2 years ago. They now had 3 kids (all Asian, if Brittany asks). Speaking of Brittany, her and Santana had gotten married the previous year and were living in California. Kurt was so shocked that they'd come to visit seeing as they lived on the opposite side of the country, but was rather disgruntled that Brittany had brought Lord Tubbington 4th with her (although just Lord Tubbington to her. Kurt wondered how she didn't realize that it was a different cat; the original Lord Tubbington would be almost 30 by now).

Artie had one of the most impressive jobs; he was working for the President's computer team. Obviously, working in Washington had its upside. He'd met the love of his life whilst in college, and they were to be married the following year. Even though Quinn and Sam weren't dating when they left school, they'd gotten together during college seeing as they weren't far apart, and Sam had proposed on the night of graduation. Quinn was 4 months pregnant with their first child. Mercedes was living in Jersey, and literally threw herself in Kurt's arms. She'd been back home in Lima visiting her family for the past month, and had no idea that Kurt had been in an accident. She swore that she would watch out for him more now. And of course, Finn and Rachel were living in New York too. They'd been married the previous year, and Rachel was 8 months pregnant with their first child. Sadly, she'd had to relinquish her role of Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway to give birth, but Kurt hoped that having a child would put her career on hold for a while. She was far too hardworking for her own good.

Once Kurt had caught up with everyone, he felt Blaine wrap an arm back around his waist. It suddenly hit him that he was yet to do what he came to Blaine's to do in the first place; talk to him about what happened.

"Shall we go onto the balcony and talk?"

Kurt nodded, suddenly feeling nauseous. What if he didn't hear what he wanted to? What did he want to hear? There was never a good reason for breaking up with someone.

The two headed onto the balcony, hand in hand, both dreading the conversation. Kurt looked out over New York. The lights at night still amazed him, even after living there for 5 years. It was so beautiful, and full of so many possibilities. He heard Blaine breathe deeply beside him, and he turned to face him.

"Kurt… Breaking up with you a year ago was the biggest mistake of my life, because every minute of this past year I've spent thinking about you and wishing you were there with me. I never stopped loving you. But… There was a reason I broke up with you. The morning that it happened, I was sat at home, thinking about our date. I was going to propose to you that night."

Kurt's breath hitched. He couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"There was a knock on the door and my brother stood there. You-you've never met him before, but he's a douche bag. He came in and told me that if I didn't break up with you, he'd kill you. And trust me, he would do that; he's a massive homophobe, and he's really violent, just like my Dad. I couldn't put you in that position, in danger like that, although I guess I did by leaving you too. I love you far too much, more than you could ever know. I'm really…"

He was cut off by Kurt's lips on his. He pulled back, staring at Kurt in amazement. Kurt's eyes were brimming with tears.

"You did that… For me?"

Blaine nodded.

"I love you so much. But we can deal with the homophobes together; you should have told me. In a way, I'm kind of happy. I was worried that you broke up with me because you were sick of me."

Blaine laughed. "I could never get sick of you."

They began to kiss again, needy and passionate. About 10 minutes passed; all they did was take in every detail of each other. That, and kiss passionately. Heck, they deserved it after a year of being apart. There was a knock on the balcony door and the boys sprung apart. Mercedes stuck her head round the door, grinning cheekily.

"Hate to interrupt your make out session, but there's someone here to see you Blaine."

Blaine took Kurt's hand, leading him back into the living room and towards the door. He stopped dead when he saw who it was.

"Adam?"

Kurt froze, staring at the boy in the door. He looked quite similar to Blaine; only he was slightly taller and had straight hair. Kurt had expected him to have icy blue eyes like Josh, but his were warm hazel, filled with what Kurt could only construe as… Guilt?

Blaine looked equally as shocked.

"What are you doing here?"

Adam stepped in, feeling the strange looks from the rest of the New Directions, who clearly had no idea what was going on.

"I- I came to apologize."

Well that shocked them even more. Blaine looked at his brother like he'd grown another head.

"You think that's enough?"

Kurt placed a hand on Blaine's arm, trying to calm him down, rather unsuccessfully.

"Kurt nearly died earlier this year. His boyfriend was beating him, and I've literally locked myself away from the outside world for the year. You think a simple 'I'm sorry' is enough?" Blaine was practically fuming with anger.

Adam averted his gaze to the floor, and Kurt could see a single tear fall down his cheek.

"Blaine, calm down sweetie, it's ok."

"Kurt, it's not ok! He threatened to kill you!"

"WHAT?" Was the collective noise from the New Directions. Adam looked slightly concerned for his safety.

"Blaine, I know it's hard to forgive me; heck, even I hate me right now. I just want you to think about it, because I'm truly sorry. Sincerely. Especially to you, Kurt. If I hadn't forced Blaine to break up with you, you might not have had this accident. I really hate myself for doing that. Just... think about what I said. I'm going to go."

And with that, Adam stepped out the door, shutting it behind him. Blaine stayed rooted to the spot, his eyes wide with shock. Kurt was equally as surprised. What just happened? The rest of New Directions, however, were just furious.

"He threatened to kill you?"

"Why didn't you tell us?"

"You seriously can't believe that bullshit he just spouted, right?"

A scream from the opposite side of the room pulled Kurt and Blaine out of their states of shock, and shut up the entire New Directions. Everyone spun round to look at Rachel, who was clutching her stomach with alarm on her face.

"My water just broke."