Kurt Hummel

The officiator had no more than said the name into the microphone and Blaine was on his feet. Kurt gracefully climbed the small set of stairs onto the stage, reaching out to take the rolled up paper being handed to him. Blaine could see the tears shining in his eyes and knew there were tears sliding down his own cheeks.

Kurt had thrown himself into his schoolwork, determined to graduate on time and, by the time Blaine's senior year rolled around, the school councilor deemed Kurt fit for mainstream education. It was the moment they'd worked toward for over a year, late nights finishing essays and senior research projects finally paying off.

The rest of the students filed by to receive their diplomas and the officiator presented their Class of 2013. Blaine darted to Kurt's side in the middle of all the cheers and excitement, lifting the taller boy off his feet and spinning him in a full circle.

Silent tears were sliding down Kurt's cheeks, and the triumphant smile on his face looked in danger of getting stuck there. Blaine secretly hoped that it would. It took his breath away.

"Blaine, we did it!" Kurt said breathlessly. Blaine had to struggle to hear him over the cacophony of excited graduates. "We graduated, Blaine!"

Blaine reached forward, paying no mind to the room full of people and pulled Kurt flush against his front before surging their lips together, because he couldn't not be kissing Kurt right then.

"Kurt, baby, you did it! I'm so proud of you. I love you so much!" Blaine's words were cut off quickly by Kurt's lips, turned up in a smile against his own.

Cooper and Burt had appeared at their side by that point, but they went wholly unnoticed until Burt cleared his throat, an amused expression playing across his face. Cooper just laughed and mumbled something that sounded like "Now you see what I have to live with", but there was no bite to his words, only fond amusement.

Blaine smiled wider and pulled out of the embrace, reaching down to lace his fingers with Kurt's, unwilling to let go completely, as they were congratulated by Cooper and Burt. Blaine could see the tears in Cooper's eyes and the proud smile on his brother's face was enough to make Blaine feel another wave of emotion come over him.

Kurt and Burt were huddled close together. Blaine couldn't hear what they were saying, but he knew it wasn't meant for him to hear anyway. He just gave Kurt's hand a gentle squeeze while his new friends came up to say their goodbyes.

-xXxXx-

Blaine apparently hadn't been privy to the conversation about the huge party that Cooper had planned for Blaine, Kurt, and all of their friends, and had been quite shocked to come back to Cooper's apartment to find it completely transformed into something that more resembled a night club than an apartment.

They'd no more than walked through the door when the guests started to arrive, all carrying invitations that they swore they'd received weeks ago. He'd heard Kurt giggle behind him before he felt a kiss be pressed to his cheek and soft "Surprise, sweetheart" be whispered into his ear. Blaine's face was a mask of shock as he opened the door wide and let an alarming amount of people into Cooper's apartment.

Burt and Cooper had disappeared very shortly after the guests began to show up in droves, only leaving behind a hastily scribbled note stuck to the refrigerator that read:

Have fun, boys. Don't do anything I wouldn't do. ;)
-Cooper

It was well after midnight when the party finally started to wind down. Blaine had lost track of Kurt in the crowd, but now that the number of guests was beginning to dwindle, he could see Kurt sitting on the fire escape, his knees pulled up to his chest as he stared out over the city.

Blaine made his way over to the window, climbing out to sit down next to Kurt, letting the taller boy slide under his arm. Kurt leaned into Blaine, resting his head on his shoulder.

"You alright, sweetheart?" Blaine asked, lacing their fingers together and letting his thumb slide across Kurt's knuckles.

Kurt's answering voice was spaced out and quiet. "This is really happening, isn't it? I'm in New York City?" Blaine nodded. "I graduated high school?" Blaine nodded again, a smile touching his face. "A-And I'm got into Parsons?"

Blaine's smile widened and he dropped a kiss to the top of Kurt's head. "Hey, Kurt," he said quietly, his voice amused.

"What?" Kurt asked softly.

"You're in New York. You just graduated high school. And guess what else, baby," Blaine prompted.

He could see the bright smile on Kurt's face as he played along. "What else?"

Blaine ducked down to kiss him on the lips. "You got accepted to Parsons on a full-ride, because you're the most amazing person on the planet."

"I can't believe this is happening," Kurt breathed. "I'm going to the school of my dreams, literally the school of my dreams, Blaine. And you're going to Tisch. Though, I never doubted that you'd get in." He stretched up and kissed Blaine on the lips. "I just—I just can't believe it's really happening."

Blaine pulled Kurt closer to his side and dropped another kiss to his hair. "Believe it."

Kurt took a deep breath, resting his other hand over Blaine's and sliding further into his side, pressing a soft kiss to Blaine's neck before looking back toward the lights of the city.

"I'm not sure I ever will," he whispered into the air. "I'm not sure I ever will."