He had tried to think of anything and everything, from the simple things to the complicated crazy ideas, but nothing worked. Blaine still couldn't talk, which meant Kurt still hadn't done what he needed to do to keep him human.

It was getting to be extremely stressful, to the point where Kurt lost focus on everything else in his life.

His grades were getting lower, he barely focused in Glee Club, even his wardrobe had suffered and that was really saying something.

Kurt couldn't even say whether or not they won Nationals this year, he didn't even remember being onstage performing, his mind was not focused on that.

It was focused on the fact that there were only a few weeks left, and when that time was up, Blaine was gone, forever.

Who knew what that meant. Gone forever might really mean... gone forever. Blaine might die, he had no idea. Blaine didn't seem to know either.

He'd asked Blaine on more than one occasion what would happen, but he always got different answers, which led him to believe Blaine wasn't entirely sure himself and was just trying to avoid upsetting him.

All of this was why Kurt nearly fell over when Santana told them all what her father had arranged to reward them for how well they'd done at Nationals.

Her father was paying for the Glee Club to go on a trip... to the very place where Kurt first met Blaine.

"We're not going." Kurt said as he paced back and forth, Blaine's head moving as he watched him.

"We can't risk it, we can't. If you're here when your time is up, it'll be much harder for the sea witch to find you, so maybe you'll get to stay anyway, but if we're there, she'll be able to find you no problem, so we're not going." he said, suddenly realizing he was basically talking to himself. "Agreed?"

Blaine shrugged lightly.

"Then again, it'll look funny if we don't go, won't it?" Kurt said as he walked to the other side of the room. "We should go. I mean, we'll be back before your deadline, so you'll be safe, right?" Blaine gave a nod. "Right... so we'll go."

Kurt bit his lip. "Then again, what if she knows you plan on coming back and gets you a few days early just to make sure you don't skip town? No, she wouldn't do that... a deadline's a deadline and you wouldn't be punished early if you still have time, because we do... we still have time..." He shook his head after a moment. "No, we shouldn't risk it, we're not going."

Blaine let out a sigh as Burt entered the room.

"Hey, you two excited for the trip?" Burt asked as he sat down on the couch.

"We're not going." Kurt replied.

"What are you talking about, of course you're going, I already told Santana's dad that you were, which means he already got your plane tickets."

"Dad, you didn't even ask us if we wanted to go before doing that?"

"I didn't think I had to, you kids had so much fun there last year and I figured you'd want to go with all your friends in Glee Club... that's why I agreed to be one of the parent chaperones..." Burt said, a bit confused by Kurt's reaction.

"Oh no..." Kurt groaned as he fell into a sitting position on the couch.

"What is your deal, Kurt? I thought I was doing a good thing." he said honestly.

Kurt felt bad, he was making is father feel guilty and he couldn't even tell him why he was afraid to go. Maybe he shouldn't stress so much about it, like he'd said earlier, they'd be back home before Blaine's actual deadline, so going there shouldn't really put Blaine in any danger, right?

"Nothing, you're right, I'm glad we're going..." Kurt said with a small smile. "And I'm really glad that you're coming with us. It'll be fun." Burt smiled.

Kurt was just going to have to be extra careful, that was all.

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"Kurt, are you alright?" Tina asked carefully.

"Huh?"

"You've been jumpy ever since we got here, you don't seem like you're having that much fun."

"Have I? I didn't realize I was being like that."

"You keep looking at the water."

"She's right, you have." Mike added after a moment.

"What do you think is going to happen, Hummel? A shark's gonna hop up on the sand and eat you?" Puck said, laughing.

"I'm going to find Blaine." Kurt mumbled under his breath before stomping off through the sand.

"Are you okay?" Blaine half smiled and nodded. "You're not comfortable being here, are you? I knew we shouldn't have come." Blaine shook his head and bit his lip, looking down. "Well, then what is it? I've never seen you this upset." Kurt said softly.

Blaine sighed. "I still have some time, Blaine, I could still figure this out, we might not have anything to worry about." Kurt said with a small smile, Blaine nodded once before walking over to where Tina and Mike were, sitting down next to them.

"He's bummed out." Finn said as he walked over to Kurt.

"I can tell, I knew this trip would upset him. We should've stayed home."

"He's not upset about the trip, dude, he's upset about the fact that you only have a bit of time left and you never figured out what you were suppose to do to keep him human. He's disappointed."

Kurt frowned. "He's given up on me, hasn't he?"

"I didn't say that..."

"But that's what you meant, isn't it? He's given up hope."

"I really wish I could just tell you what you have to do."

"Me too."

"But it won't mean anything if I have to tell you to do it."

"You keep saying that but I still don't know what it means. Why can't you tell me?"

"Because the sea witch told Blaine it won't count if you have to be told... you have to do it on your own to show you care about him."

"I do care about him, I care about him a lot, I care about him more than anything. Why isn't that enough?"

"Because you need to do more than feel it, you have to show it."

"That's why it hurts him so much that I haven't figured it out yet... because it makes him feel like I don't care about him enough to figure this out. He probably thinks I'm not even trying."

"He knows your trying, if anything that makes it all the more frustrating for us. To know what you have to do, to know you're trying so hard, and missing what's right in front of you..."

"This is going to be the death of me, I swear."

"Or the death of Blaine."

"Thanks for the reminder, Finn." Kurt said bitterly. "What am I going to do?"

"You need to stop stressing so much about what you think you need to do, and just do what you want to do."

"What does that mean?"

"Stop thinking so much about it. Next time you're with Blaine, just do what feels right."

"And that will keep him human?"

"Possibly."

Kurt sighed.

"I still can't believe you brought him here." Finn admitted.

"Why?"

"You're so worried about this sea witch thing, and you're so over protective of him, I can't believe you'd actually bring him here."

"He's safe. The deadline isn't until the fifth, and on the fifth we'll be on a plane back home, she can't get him in the air."

"Well, what if he just randomly turns back into a merman on the plane?" Kurt blinked.

"I hadn't thought about that." He admitted, feeling extremely stupid.

He hadn't thought of that. He'd been so concerned about keeping Blaine away from the sea witch, he hadn't thought about Blaine just changing back no matter where he was... "Besides, we found him on the fifth, but didn't you say that he went to talk to the sea witch the day before when you told him you were leaving? Wouldn't that make your deadline the fourth?"

Kurt's eyes widened a bit.

"Finn... what day is it?" Kurt asked slowly.

After a moment, Finn's eyes got wide like Kurt's.

"We need to find him, now." Kurt said before running over to Mike and Tina.

"Where's Blaine?" He asked, panicked.

"He went to go get something to drink..." Mike said simply before raising his eyebrows a bit as Kurt ran off. "Why? What's going on?" He called after Kurt, who ignored him and kept running.

He needed to find Blaine, and he needed to find him now. He didn't have much time left, and if he didn't get to him in time, he was going to lose him forever.