Blaine ran through the forest, trees and branches whipping by him, he stumbled and fell breaking his fall with his hands and then got up again. He didnt know how long he ran before the panic tightening in his chest started to subside. He knew he hadnt made it that far from Folaigh. He started to slow and then stopped and stood still, looking around at the quiet and calm of the forest. No one else here, no one chasing behind him.

He took a deep breath and tried to steady his heart beat. He sat down on a fallen log and cupped his face in his hands. What had just happened? As soon as Sam started talking about those dates in the Bible he knew he was about to find out something he didnt want to know. And then Kurt and his dad had arrived and started talking about magic. And then Sue Sylvester came in and Blaine had felt… overwhelmed and terrified.

He felt ridiculous now, running away like that. Why was he always running away from everything? From his old school when he was younger, from his family, from those men at the bar, from Kurt.

Kurt who wasnt who Blaine had thought he was.

Kurt who had been lying to him and using him this whole time.

Kurt who must have been laughing at him behind his back, who was only spending time with Blaine to get information from him. Blaines stomach crawled and he felt like he was going to be sick. The all consuming panic that had overtaken him was gone, but now he had time to really think about what this meant. Hed fallen for someone who didnt even care about him.

Blaine laughed darkly; this would happen to the man who didnt fall in love. Love would throw it back in his face. Blaine drew in a deep breath and stood. He had to go back. Sam was still there and Blaine didnt really trust anyone in Folaigh anymore. He needed to go back for his friend. He just had to get Sam out without seeing Kurt; his heart couldnt take seeing him. He loved him, he loved him and Kurt lied to him.

Blaines hands were shaking and sore from his stumble through the forest, his heart was in his throat, but he was thinking much clearing now, the strange blind panic that had overtaken him gone. He just felt heartsick now.He made his way back towards the clearing, carefully down the hill until the trees thinned and…

So much for avoiding Kurt.

There kneeling in the meadow, curled up on himself was the last person in the world Blaine wanted to see. He quietly watched him for a minute. Kurts arms were wrapped around his stomach and his whole body was shaking, Blaine couldnt see his face very well as it was turned down towards the ground, but he seemed pale and even from here Blaine could tell Kurts breathing was broken.

Blaines heart splintered. It dropped in pieces to his stomach and a lump formed in his throat. God, Kurt looked devastated and the sight was painful. He didnt want Kurt to be in pain. He didnt want him to look so small and hopeless. Damn it Kurt. Why do you have to do this to me?

He walked closer to Kurt, but stayed in the trees, Kurt had said something about the tree line and Blaine felt a little safer here. "Kurt." Blaine called out and Kurts head snapped up. His eyes were wide and wet with tears, and such a light shade of blue that they seemed to look straight through him.

"Blaine." Kurt called softly and Blaines treacherous heart pulled him forward. He left the trees and knelt down next to Kurt in the meadow. Kurts eyes were intense, watching his every move as if he looked away Blaine would disappear. Blaine knew the truth though, no matter what was really going on with Kurt or Folaigh or the rest of it Blaine wasnt going anywhere. Not when Kurt looked so lost, he couldnt. Even if being near Kurt made his broken heart twist in his chest.

"Are you hurt?" Blaine asked looking Kurt over and reaching forward to grab one of his hands. He stopped the motion halfway there though, bringing his hand back to his own lap.

Kurt shook his head. "You came back."

Blaine sighed. "I dont know what happened back there." Blaine rubbed his forehead a headache coming on. "I couldnt think and I just had to get out."

"Sue." Kurt said his voice breathy. "She uh… sometimes she can make…she…"

Blaine just watched Kurt as he seemed to struggle with an explanation.

"If you were already afraid or confused her emotions would have made yours stronger." Kurt wet his lips and watched Blaine fearfully, as if he expected his words to send Blaine off in a panic again.

"Oh." Blaine said trying to process what Kurt meant. "You mean like… magic?"

Kurt nodded, his arms around his middle loosening a little. "I thought you were gone for good." Kurt said. "I thought I would never have a chance to explain, that you would just… disappear from my life."

Blaine scrunched his brows and frowned, this was all just crazy. "You have an explanation for all this? Because it seems insane to me. And I dont even know if I believe you about the magic. And… and Sue said you were just spending time with me to get information-"

"No." Kurt said quickly reaching out for Blaine and gently grabbing one of his hands. Blaine let him, because as skeptical as he was and though he was still angry with Kurt it felt so right to have his hand in Kurts. "The council wanted me get information, but that was never why I wanted to spend time with you. It was just why they let me."

"What does that even mean?"

Kurt took a deep breath. "It means ever since you walked into Folaigh, before that even, when I found you at the bottom of that hill, all Ive wanted was to get to know you." Kurts voice was sounding a little teary but growing in strength as he spoke. "And when I got to know you… Blaine please believe me nothing between us was a lie. Nothing I felt for you was ever an act."

Blaine closed his eyes not able to take the intensity of Kurt gaze; he was looking at Blaine as if maybe his eyes alone could convince Blaine that his words were true. Blaine thought back over the times theyd shared together, singing in the church, watching the stars, laughing and talking, this morning when Kurt had tearfully told Blaine what happened to his mom, the times theyd spent kissing and just being near one another. It felt real, it felt true. Blaine opened his eyes again to see a tear slowly rolling down Kurts cheek and Blaine believed him. Of course he believed him. At least about how he felt, but what about everything else?

"So... magic?" Blaine said and Kurt smiled softly, hope lighting in his eyes.

"Thats easier to show you." He scooted closer to Blaine so their knees touched and pulled Blaines hands into his lap. It was only then they Blaine realized they were cut and bleeding a little from his wild run through the woods. "May I?" Kurt whispered and Blaine just nodded, not even knowing what he was agreeing to. Kurt held Blaines hands in his lap and ran his fingers lightly over them making Blaine shiver at the gentleness of the touch.

A soft blue light started to glow between Kurts fingers and Blaines skin and right before his eyes the cuts and scrapes started to close themselves. The little pain theyd been causing fading with them. Blaine held his breath as a familiar tingling feeling started in his hands and then ran up his arms. Kurt pulled his hands back and Blaine lifted his own turning them back and forth stunned to find they were completely healed.

"Oh my god."

"I… um."

Blaine looked back at Kurt.

"You have a scrap on your cheek, I could…"

"Oh… okay." Blaine said dropping his hands and freezing as Kurt leaned forward brushing his fingers against Blaines face. Blaine winced in pain at first but then the tingling started and the pain in his cheek was gone. Kurt laid his hand on Blaines cheek and didnt move.

"There, all better." He said softly.

Blaine lifted his hand to place it over Kurts and hold it there like Kurt had done before their first kiss. "Kurt, I need you to tell me the truth. No more secrets."

"No more secrets." Kurt repeated.

"I want to trust you." Blaine heart rate was speeding up because he did trust Kurt. Despite his confusion and his previous anger, he trusted Kurt completely and that was such a frightening position to find himself in.

"You can trust me." Kurt said leaning in. "I... I love you Blaine." He voice broke a little on the words like he was afraid to say them but couldnt help himself.

Blaine closed his eyes and drew in a long breath a smile growing on his lips. He felt like he was flying suddenly, his heart soaring at those words. God he was in love with this man, and even though he hardly understood anything happening right now he knew this one thing for certain. He loved Kurt Hummel.

Blaine opened his eyes to find Kurts face just a breath away. Blaine wanted to tell him how afraid and confused he was, but all he could do right then was repeat Kurts words. "I love you too." Kurt smiled even as another tear rolled down his face and Blaine felt like his heart would melt. Then he leaned in kissing Blaine so soft and sweetly. A spark traveled through Blaines body as their lips met and Blaine sighed and sank forward choosing to trust Kurt even when he didnt understand anything. Kurt wrapped his arms around him and held him close as their kiss grew more passionate.

They fell backwards onto the ground and Kurt let out a huff and a laugh, Blaine hovering over him and still holding on tight as they continued to kiss. "I love you." Blaine repeated between kisses. "So much."

"Love you." Kurt breathed as Blaines hands worked down to the hem of his shirt and slid under, moving over the smooth skin of Kurts stomach to his chest, hitching his shirt up as his hand spread wide to cover as much of Kurts skin as he could.. Kurts breath caught and he pulled Blaine down on top of him so their bodies were pressed together. Blaine felt dizzy with his desire for Kurt, moving his lips down Kurts jaw to his neck and loving every little gasp that came from his lips. He wasnt even thinking about how exposed they were at the edge of the meadow; all thoughts were focus on Kurt.

It wasnt until he heard someone clearing their throat above them that Blaine finally seemed to come back to earth. He broke away from Kurt a little to look up to see Sam standing above them.

"Oh god!" Blaine moved off of Kurt quickly, sitting up and watching as a grin spread over Sams face.

"W-what?" Kurt seemed a little dazed as he blinked up at Blaine not understanding why hed moved away so fast. Blaine reached a hand down and helped him sit up. "Oh. Sam." Kurt said when he noticed him.

"Uh… yeah." Sam replied. He had two bags in his hands, his and Blaines. He placed them on the ground and rolled his shoulders. Blaine got up to his feet and Kurt followed suit. "This is not what I expected to find." Sam said looking back and forth between the two of them.

Blaine felt warm all over, from kissing Kurt and also from embarrassment as Sam gave him a knowing look. Blaine glanced over at Kurt whose whole face was pink and he was scrambling to tuck his shirt back in.

"I packed our things." Sam said gesturing to the bags. "I figured you werent coming back… so." He shrugged.

"Sam I am so sorry." Blaine said stepping towards him. "I freaked out and I just left you there."

"Its cool man. I mean you did tell me to come with you and dude… I couldnt do it. They have magic and that is just..." Sam threw his arms out. "So cool! I realized I was being a crap friend though, if you were that scared I should have followed you. So here I am with our stuff so we can go." He glanced at Kurt with a sly little smile and then back to Blaine. "I mean… if you want to."

"And they just let you leave?"

"Yeah I mean we arent prisoners here. Right Kurt?" Sam glanced at Kurt and so did Blaine.

Kurt quickly shook his head "Of course not."

"We can leave then." Blaine said feeling uneasy.

"Youre leaving?" Kurt whispered and Blaine looked at him closely. The color gone from his face and his eyes wide and frightened again.

Blaine looked back at Sam who just shrugged. "We were going to stay until the end of the festival and well now that I know there is like… actually magic here I kind of wanna stay even more."

Blaine smiled, relief washing over him. "No one is ever going to believe this back home. I dont even believe this."

"But youre… going to stay a little longer?" Kurt asked tentatively.

Blaine nodded. "I guess so… but it would help if you would tell us exactly whats going on here."

"Oh thank god." Kurt smiled and threw his arms around Blaines neck taking him by surprised and making him stumble back a little before he wrapped his arms around Kurt holding him tight.

"Ill tell you everything I swear." Kurt said.

Blaine smiled, but wondered if he really wanted to know everything. Still he didnt want to leave now, there were nine days left of the festival and Blaine was starting to feel like leaving was somehow much more serious than hed understood. Blaine released Kurt giving him a reassuring smile as he grabbed his bag and Sam grabbed his before walking back to town.

Kurt tucked his hand in Blaines and periodically sent him sweet smiles, as if he was worried Blaine might panic again. It was a fair assumption because as they got into town Blaines breathing did speed up. Everything looked the same but somehow completely different. Time is a little tricky here. Kurt had said and what the hell did that even mean? He was trying to be patient in waiting for an explanation, but this was just so bizarre.

Kurt didnt lead them back to the inn but instead back to his house. Burt was there, but Blaine was grateful to find Sue was nowhere in sight. Blaine didnt think he imagined Burts lips quirk up in a quick smile before reached out to shake Blaines hand and then Sams. "Im glad to see youre giving us another chance here."

Sam smiled excitedly, "I want to know everything."

Blaine rolled his eyes fondly wishing he could be as at ease and excited as Sam was. Sam was probably imagining himself the hero in an adventurous, magical movie. Blaine couldnt help but realize that this was very real and very strange and if he thought about it too long he would start to worry again.

"I was just heating up some water for tea." Burt said getting out enough cups for all of them. Kurt joined his dads side helping him get the tea ready and motioned for Blaine and Sam to sit. Soon all four of them were around the table. Kurt bringing his chair close to Blaines. He didnt know if Kurt was staying near for his own sake or for Blaines, but Blaine was grateful for it.

"What do you know?" Burt asked looking at the boys and Blaine cleared his throat to answer.

"Kurt can heal people." He said.

"He can what?" Sam asked in surprise and Blaine waited for Kurt so explain.

"I uh… with small injuries and things… I can heal people... not just people. Anything living really."

"Whoa."

"Wait." Blaine said things falling to place in his mind. "That night I fell down the hill."

Kurt nodded. "You actually hit your head really bad. You were bleeding and I… I healed you."

"Thats what I felt." Blaine said in awe. "For days I felt this buzz under my skin and it was you."

"It was my magic." Kurt said quietly his lips curling in a smile.

Blaine shook his head in awe. "You helped me more than I thought."

"I didnt think Id ever see you again after that night and then you two just walked into town."

"About this town." Sam spoke up. "What the hell is up with this place?"

Blaine grinned at Sams directness. That was exactly what he wanted to ask.

Kurt glance at his father and held his cup so tightly that his knuckles turned white. Blaine reached over to peel one of them off the cup and hold it in his own. Kurt smiled at him a little and glanced down at the table as Burt took a deep breath.

"It started for us when Kurts mother died." Burt began. "Losing Elizabeth… it was almost more that I could bear."

Kurt glanced up to look at his dad both of them had tears in their eyes.

"Kurt was only eight and I was struggling to take care of him and deal with my own grief. I had a friend, someone who knew about… well about what I always called my gift. I never thought about it as magic. I didnt believe in magic until… well… Im getting ahead of myself."

"Wait, you can heal people too?" Sam asked and Burt shook his head.

"No. Nothing like that. I can fix things. Im really good at it. Better than should be possible, I can often fix things that shouldnt be able to be fixed. I guess what Kurt can do with living things I can do with machinery."

"And you didnt think that was magic?" Blaine asked trying to keep up.

"If youve always been able to do something you dont think much of it." Burt shrugged. "My friend though, he knew it for what it was, hed seen magic himself before."

"By friend he means Mr. Jones." Kurt spoke up. "He was the first one to come to dad with the idea."

"What idea?" Blaine said looking back and forth between them.

"Well, Folaigh was the idea." Burt answered. "Ronald knew others like us who could… do things. And he also knew that many of us had suffered great lost, or discrimination, or hard times. Some of us suffered because of our abilities, others like Kurt and I, were just hurt by the evil in the world. Ronald thought maybe we could use magic to protect ourselves. He was part of a group who wanted to use magic to create a town that would be separate from the rest of the world, a safe haven for people who didnt feel safe anywhere else."

Blaine breathing was becoming tight and Kurt reminded him he was there by softly rubbing his thumb back and forth over Blaines hand.

"I dont know how interested I was at first. I mean I had lost Elizabeth and magic wasnt going to bring her back. But then… one day Kurt came home from school with split lip. He said some of the kids at school were teasing him and it had gotten rough. Thats when I decided, I couldnt protect my Elizabeth anymore, but I could protect my son."

"I… I didnt know that." Kurt said blinking slowly. "I hardly even remember that."

Burt shrugged again. "That night I met up with Ronald and his friends, the ones wanting to create Folaigh. The people that today make up our council. It wasnt long after that that the thing with the cat happened. That you remember Kurt?"

"Of course." Kurt smiled shyly and turned to Blaine. "I found this old mangy cat in an alleyway and brought it home thinking it just needed a bath and some food, but while I was cleaning it up I found that it was hurt really badly. One of its legs was crushed and it was bleeding. It… it broke my heart and I just wanted to fix it."

"I found Kurt on the floor in our kitchen crying over a cat as a blue light filled the room. When he was done that cat was better than new. We had it for the next 7 years."

They both smiled at the memory before they stopped and noticed that both Sam and Blaine were watching them with stunned expressions.

"Right um…" Kurt said. "Thats how I found out what I could do. Latter I found out it worked on people and plants too. I use it a lot on my flowers."

"The flowers!"

"That wreath!"

Both Blaine and Sam spoke at the same time.

"Holy crap were dense." Sam finished.

"What do you mean?" Kurt asked.

"The wreath you gave me is still as fresh and new as the day you made it."

"Oh… I didnt even mean to do that." Kurt said blushing and looking down at his tea and Burt smiled at him.

"Kurt seems to use his magic when his emotions are the strongest."

Kurt cleared his throat. "Okay... so yeah…"

"Really after that I knew we had to do something. The plan for Folaigh was to take it out of the world. Hide it. It was meant to be unattached. Neither part of the people or the time around it."

"When exactly did this all happen?" Blaine asked feeling antsy again. "Because… if this is Folaighs Centennial?"

"We founded Folaigh in 1915." Burt answered.

"How old are you!" Sams eyes grew wide and Blaine felt a little sick. "Do people here not age?"

"No." Kurt shook his head. "Its not like what you are thinking. Time in Folaigh is different. 1915 was only 10 years ago for us. We say its been a hundred years since the miracle, but it has only been ten for us."

"The Miracle?"

"The magic we used to remove Folaigh from the world." Burt explained. We literally live most of the time on our own... dimension? I suppose is one way to explain it. Once a year though we come back to the real world. It is the only way to keep our magic strong. For a week we stay in the real world before we fade again."

"Except for this time." Kurt spoke up. "We are here a month this time, because 100 years have passed in the real world. Its special."

Kurt and Burt grew quiet waiting for a response. But Blaine couldnt say anything; he was still taking it all in, what this meant. He felt like he was on the cusp of realizing something but his mind wasnt going there yet. Sam was equally silent looking dumbfounded, his tea in front of him not even touched.

"Well?" Kurt finally broke the silence his voice small and tight.

"I…" Blaine blinked and pulled his hand away from Kurts playing with his teacup for something to do. "What about outsiders?" He asked afraid to ask the real question that was pressing against his mind.

"Oh. Well people from the outside can come and go in Folaigh as they please during the festival, but usually no one finds us. We are here, but most people dont see Folaigh or if they do they forget about it when it is out of sight. You two... youre unique. You saw us, even while we have magic to try to keep us hidden." Kurt explained licking his lips nervously as his fingers tapping against the table, nervous without Blaines hand in his. "You arent the first outsiders weve had here. A few stumbled across Folaigh during our first festival... but they... left."

"But why are you so scared of us?" Blaine asked. "I mean… in all honesty you are the ones who…" He stopped not finishing that thought.

"We are the scary ones?" Burt finished for him.

Blaine nodded.

"Everyone in this town either lost someone, like we did, to the cruelty of the world, or were outcast for one reason or another. When we made Folaigh we only let people join us that we trusted completely. People we knew were good and just needed a refuge. What we have here is uncommon. There is no violence or crime. We are a family. Outsiders… well they bring the unknown, they potentially bring danger. And I will confess, over the last ten years we may have become somewhat superstitious against anyone not from here. Telling our children that..." Burt sighed, "Im not proud of this, but weve made outsiders all seem evil, weve started believing that everyone outside of our walls means us harm."

Again there was silence around the table and Blaine felt like he wanted to cry because everything was coming together and he didnt like the answer it was forming. "What happens if you leave Folaigh Kurt?" He asked in barely a whisper because he didnt actually want to hear the answer.

"We lose our protection." Kurt said his eyes watering up. "Folaigh will be stuck here in this time, the miracle will be over."

Blaine nodded. "And what happens in nine days when the festival ends?"

"We disappear again."

"What if we are still in Folaigh when the festival ends?" Sam spoke up sounding worried for the first time.

"You disappear with us." Burt answered

"For how long…" Blaine breathed "Ten years?"

Kurt wiped his eyes with the back of his hand not letting his tears fall. "Ten years for your world, it will only be one year for us."

Blaine nodded again and then got up from the table feeling too antsy to sit still. He walked around the room running his hands through his hair, not caring how he was making it look. The truth settling over him.

Finally he stopped and faced the table. "So we have nine days and then… its all over. I cant stay unless I want to disappear and you…" He met Kurts eyes "You were never going to come to New York. We never had a chance." Blaines voice shook but he didnt let himself cry. "And you knew that from the beginning."

"I never expected to fall in love with you." Kurt said in a broken voice.

"This is messed up." Sam said. "This is really messed up."

Blaine glanced at Sam to make sure he was okay before turning back to Kurt. "Im… Im not running away again. I promise, but I just… I need a minute okay?"

"Okay." Kurt breathed and Blaine turned to leave the house, not sure where his feet were going to lead him, but needing fresh air and time to think. Because all this time he knew he was leaving in nine days, what he didnt realize until this moment that leaving meant an end to all his hopes. Once he left Folaigh he would never see Kurt again.