"Yeah, I mean, I know this is important and everything but did you really have to wake us up so early?" Finn added.

"You haven't even told us what this big secret is yet." Rachel pointed out.

"Will you all stop complaining?" Kurt groaned.

"I just hope you know the way back because I have no idea where we are." Mercedes said.

"How did you even find this place?"

"No more questions! Just follow me and be quiet before I start to regret bringing you here!"

Kurt still wasn't sure he was doing the right thing, and nobody was making him feel any better about his decision.

If anything, he was starting to feel worse.

Maybe he should lie, take them somewhere else and make something up.

No, no, he couldn't do that, he was not going to chicken out, not when he was so close to finally telling them the truth.

"Alright, it's just on the other side of these rocks."

"Oh hell to the no! You didn't tell me I had to go rock climbing."

"Mercedes, it's not even that high, just take two steps and quit whining." Kurt said, making his way to the other side.

"We came all this way to look at sand and the ocean?"

"No, he's just not here yet... or at least, I don't see him... Blaine?" Kurt called out, looking around.

"Blaine?"

"He?"

"Oh my gosh, Kurt met a guy! He's got a boyfriend!"

"Shut up, I do not, and I didn't meet a boy... well, he is a boy technically I guess... but..."

"Dude, why didn't you just tell us you found a stray dog? Our hotel allows pets, you could've brought him there."

"Blaine's not a dog, Finn!" Kurt said, glaring at his brother before sighing. "Blaine, are you here yet?" He called again, looking around before spotting him in the water.

Blaine was watching them from the ocean, only able to be seen from the nose up, just like always.

"I'll be right back." Kurt said, walking towards the water. He could feel the water hitting his knees as he leaned over. "Hi... what are you doing all the way out here?"

"Hiding..."

"Hiding? But I thought you said it was okay for me to-"

"I did, it is... I just, I think I'm getting cold fins..."

"Why?"

"What if they hate me?"

"They're not going to hate you."

"But what if they do? What if they hate me so much that they make you hate me and then you stop coming to see me everyday?"

"How would they make me hate you?"

"They're your friends, they've been in your life longer than I have, their opinion has got to mean something to you."

"Blaine, they're not going to hate you, and even if they did, I would never hate you."

"Okay, but what if they like me?"

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"Not if they like me so much that they put me in a net and drag me off to-"

"Blaine! That's not going to happen, just relax... you trust me, right?"

"Yes."

"Then let's go." Kurt said smiling.

"Okay." Blaine said before biting his lip. "I haven't moved at all, have I?"

"Not really, no."

"Didn't think so..."

"If you're that nervous I can tell them to leave..."

"No, I'm just feeling a little shy, I'll get over it."

"You sure?"

"Positive." Blaine said, giving Kurt a small smile.

"Kurt! What are you doing out there?" Mercedes yelled.

"Wow, they're a lot father away from the water than you usually are..."

"You think you're going to have trouble getting over there?"

"I don't know... it's times like this that I wish I had legs and could just walk where ever I needed to go."

"Want me to help you?"

"That would be great, actually." Blaine said.

Kurt put one hand on Blaine's back, and the other under his fin so he could pick him up. He was easier to carry than Kurt expected, he was pretty light... though he couldn't help but think about the fact that this was the longest he'd ever touched Blaine's fin before...

He put Blaine down in the sand, finally looking back at Finn, Rachel, and Mercedes as he stood back up.

"Everyone, this is Blaine. Blaine, this is my brother, Finn-" He pointed to Finn, who's eyes were wider than Kurt had ever seen them. "His girlfriend, Rachel-" he then gestured to Rachel, who's jaw was practically on the floor. "And our friend, Mercedes." He finished, smiling a bit at the look of pure disbelief on her face.

He only looked back down at Blaine when he felt him latch onto his leg.

"I told you he wasn't a dog."

"Yeah, but you didn't mention that he was a mermaid."

"Merman, Finn. He's a boy."

"Still, you could've given us a little warning." Mercedes stated.

"Like you would've believed me." He said before biting his lip, looking at all three of them, waiting for one of them to do something, say something, anything.

Maybe he had made a mistake.

"So, can you talk to fish?"

Kurt smiled.

"I mean, cause you're like, part fish, right?" Finn continued before looking at Kurt. "Oh, does he speak some kind of fish language?"

"No, he's just afraid of you." Kurt replied.

"Why?"

"Because you're freakishly tall and he can't stand up so you look even bigger, try kneeling down to his level, Frankenteen." Mercedes said before giving Finn a small smile.

"Oh! Right, good point." Finn said, sitting himself down across from Blaine, though it was hard to see him since he was behind Kurt.

Mercedes and Rachel followed, sitting down as well.

Kurt was the last to sit, but the second he did so, he felt Blaine's arms wrap around his waist from behind, and his forehead was burying itself into his back right below his neck.

He was hiding.

Of course, you could still see his fin, even if you couldn't see him. It was far too hard to hide, and it stuck out of the side of his hiding place behind Kurt.

"It's okay, Blaine, you don't have to hide from them..." Kurt said softly, but Blaine just tightened his grip. "You know... Rachel loves to sing too." At this, Blaine peaked at her, poking his head above Kurt's shoulder, similar to the way he poked his head above the water.

"So does Mercedes, Finn too." Kurt added, putting his hand over Blaine's in an attempt to comfort him.

"Blaine sings? We would love to hear you sing, maybe we could all sing together sometime." Mercedes said with a smile.

"Yes! Once I hear what your voice sounds like I'll be able to recommend some great song choices for you and-"

"Rachel, he lives under water, he's not going to know any song you suggest."

"Wow, she sure can talk fast..." Kurt heard Blaine whisper in his ear, he couldn't help but laugh.

"You'll get use to it." He whispered back.

"So, Blaine... can you?" Finn asked. Blaine tilted his head a bit. "Talk to fish, I mean."

Blaine's nose scrunched up. "Why is that always the first question you humans think to ask?"

Kurt couldn't help but burst out into laughter.

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"So, what'd you think of them?" Kurt asked as Finn, Mercedes, and Rachel climbed back over the rock.

"Mercedes is really nice. But sometimes I have no idea what she's talking about."

"Attitude, another human thing you'll get use to. Like sarcasm."

"I still don't get sarcasm."

Kurt laughed a bit.

"Finn's nice too. But what's a dude?"

"How about you ask him next time you see him? But make sure I'm there when you do, I want to hear his answer." Kurt would love to see the look on Finn's face when someone asked him that.

"Rachel's nice, but she's kind of..."

"Overwhelming?"

"It's really hard to keep up with her."

"Understandable."

"But they all liked me, right?"

"Are you kidding? They loved you!"

Blaine smiled.

"So I'll see you tomorrow?"

"You will."

"Can you help me back to the ocean? My tail is drying out."

"It's not as dark as it was before... it's a much lighter shade of green."

"Yeah, that happens if I'm out of the water for too long..."

"It doesn't hurt you or anything, does it?"

"Oh, no... it's fine." Blaine said as Kurt picked him up, putting him back in the water. "Bye for now!" Blaine waved before swimming off once Kurt put him down.

Kurt waved back, then rushed to catch up with the others.

"So?"

"So... we're all a little shocked."

"But we totally understand why you were acting so secretive now."

"What do you guys think about the whole thing?"

"I'm worried."

"Worried? Worried about what?"

"Well, I like Blaine a lot. He's cool and everything, but he's a mermaid."

"Merman, Finn."

"Right, it's just... he lives in the ocean."

"What's your point?"

"My point is, what are you going to do when we go back home?"

"He certainly can't come with us, he needs to stay in the water..." Mercedes added.

"He does know you don't live around here and that you'll be leaving soon, doesn't he?" Rachel asked.

Kurt's eyes widened when he realized what they were saying...

He hadn't even thought of that... and Rachel was right, they were leaving soon.

He was going to miss Blaine so much. He'd become such a major part of his life in such a short amount of time.

And Blaine... poor Blaine. It was more than obvious that he had become extremely attached to Kurt, you could tell by the way he practically clung to him today.

But Kurt had to leave, he had to go back home. He couldn't stay here forever.

What was he going to tell Blaine?