Blaine shut the door behind the Lifemate Registry officials and pulled out his phone glancing at the text from Kurt and then looking for Sebastians phone number. He didnt know if this was a good idea or not, this could be such a bad idea, but he had to do something.

The phone rang and Blaine pinched the bridge of his nose a headache forming at the back of his eyes.

"Hello? Blaine?" Sebastians voice on the other end answered sounding surprised. Blaine sighed and walked out of the apartment needing to move. He looked around to make sure he was alone and headed towards the stairwell.

"Hey Sebastian."

"Well this is a nice surprise I didnt expect to hear from you, Ive hardly talked to you at all since you moved."

"Yeah, I know. Im sorry about that." Blaine said rubbing the back of his neck.

"You okay? You sound exhausted." Sebastian asked and Blaine sighed again.

"Do you remember once telling me that you..." Oh god how was he even going to approach this? Did he really think Sebastian would help him with everything that had happened between them?

"Hey Blaine." Sebastian spoke up. "Were still friends you know. You can talk to me."

Blaine nodded even though Sebastian couldnt see him. "You told me once that you knew someone who ran from the Lifemate Registry. Is... is that true?"

There was a silence where Blaine only knew Sebastian was on the line because he heard him breathing before he finally spoke up again.

"God Blaine, are you in some kind of trouble?"

"I think I will be. I think Im going to get my Lifemate letter soon."

"You arent seriously thinking about dodging your letter?" Sebastian said voice lowered and a little sharp.

"You said you were thinking about it."

"I was kidding!"

"If you cant help me just say, but I need a plan if you are part of it or not."

"Fuck." Sebastian said and there was another pause. "Okay, yeah. Let me just... let me see what I can find out. Ill get back to you. Just dont do anything stupid, okay?"

"Okay." Blaine answered.

"Is this escape plan going to be for... just you?" Sebastian asked too casually.

Blaines heart clenched. "I hope not Sebastian. I... I dont know."

Sebastian sighed. "...Okay. Ill call you."

"Thank you Seb."

"Sure."

"No Sebastian really, thank you."

"Youre an idiot you know."

"Yeah... probably."

Blaine hung up feeling a little panicky, he needed to squash that down though and go see how things went with Kurt and Cooper upstairs.

After the inspection Blaine and Sebastian talked a few more times, making plans. Blaine wasnt going to do anything unless he got his letter, but he needed to be ready. He just hoped that Kurt would go with him, he couldnt ask Kurt to give up his whole life, but Blaine didnt know what he would do if he had to leave Kurt behind for good. He wanted to be with Kurt so much, but hed make sure Kurt was happy and safe above that. If Kurt chose New York he wouldnt argue.

Once Blaine did get his Lifemate letter everything moved quickly form there. He text Sebastian and then started getting everything ready, if this was it, if this was goodbye he wanted one more perfect night with Kurt.

It turned out Kurt had insisted they do this together before Blaine even had a chance to mention it. A massive weight lifted off of Blaines shoulders and as soon as the words. "Where you go, I go" came from Kurts mouth. Blaine felt lighter than air, he didnt have to think about a future without Kurt. Kurt was coming too.

He still left New York without Kurt though, he had to get things squared away with the guy Sebastian knew and make sure things were safe, then hed cal Kurt and they... Blaine didnt know, He guessed they would disappear together. He felt awful about not telling Kurt about Sebastian, but he wanted Kurt to have as little as possible to lie about with the Lifemate Registry.

Now that Blaine was in hiding his life felt like constant state of limbo, he was staying in a sketchy motel, hardly ever going out. Sebastian had come by a few times with food and news, but mostly Blaine was left sitting alone in this dingy room worrying about Kurt and Cooper and the mess hed left them in.

Sebastian said his contact should be able to help, but that he needed time and that hed let Sebastian know when things were ready. Blaine was yet to meet him and he was getting tense. And he missed Kurt like crazy. Kurts sweet smile and encouraging presence and the way he always thought on his feet in a crisis. It was hard to be stuck alone with too much time on his hands to sit and think about all the ways this could go wrong. God, what if he was found and arrested, would he even be allowed to see Kurt ever again?

There was a knock on his motel door and Blaine jumped, pulled from his thoughts. He got up and checked the peep hole, it was Sebastian, it was always Sebastian. He opened the door and Sebastian slide in. He looked around the room for a minute before plopping down on a chair by the bed.

"This place is still as depressing as ever."

"You dont have to stay here, trust me it is worse than you think." Blaine said sitting down on the bed and leaning forward on his knees a little. "Have you heard anything? I dont understand why this is taking so long, either he can help or he cant."

"Blaine you want to disappear, be completely untraceable and start a new life without the government ever finding you. That is no easy task." Sebastian replied.

Blaine understood that, but still it did seem like things were working out the way they should have. "That is why I need to meet this guy you know Seb! Get things moving? I…" Blaine leaned his elbows on his knees and held his head. "I never planned on being away from Kurt so long."

"Thats probably good though, dont you think?"

Blaine looked up. "How is me sitting here for a month with Kurt in New York not knowing what is going on a good thing?"

Sebastian looked hesitant for a moment before he moved to sit by Blaine on the bed. "Its just that… this is what you want, to not have to marry your Lifemate. And I know Hummel said he wanted to go with you but…"

Blaine sat up straighter and looked Sebastian in the eyes. "What are you trying to say?"

"Im saying in the heat of the moment, right after getting your letter, of course Kurt said he wanted to go with you. Im sure he meant it too, right then at least."

Blaine cleared his throat."Kurt and I are in love."

"I know, trust me I know. Im pretty sure I knew Kurt was crazy about you before you did. Him pining for you was gross really."

"Seb." Blaines voice held a warning.

"Hey, all Im saying is now that it has been a month and Kurt has had time to think it over and know what life is like in New York, even without you… I wonder if he is still so willing to give it all up? I mean wasnt him going to New York a dream of his like, forever? Wasnt it a big point of contention between him and Cooper?"

Blaine shook his head, but his stomach was feeling a little hollow. "Kurt said that-"

Sebastian cut over him. "I know what he said, I get it. I just think you should be prepared to do this without him, because you dont know."

Blaine clenched his jaw and looked away. Sebastian was wrong. Kurt loved him; he wanted to be with him. Blaine hated everything they both had to give up, but Kurt wasnt going to change his mind… he wasnt. Was he?

Sebastian scooted over on the bed a little closer to Blaine and placed a hand on his leg. "Im not trying to be the bad guy here, I just dont want to see you hurt."

"You dont know him like I do." Blaine said in a quiet voice still not looking at Sebastian.

"Id go."

Blaine looked at him confused.

"Id go with you. If Kurt cant do it, if he wont do it, I would go with you. I never much liked the idea of a Lifemate anyway." His hand crept a little farther up Blaines leg.

Blaine was frozen for a moment taking in what was happening and what Sebastian was offering.

"Sebastian, dont. I need you as a friend right now."

"I am your friend." He said and leaned forward a bit. "You know what kind of risk Im taking to help you? The Lifemate Registry has questioned me about you. Im your friend. Im loyal."

Blaine sighed and lifted Sebastians hand from his leg and placed it on the bed.

"Thank you for that Sebastian."

"Would it be so bad Blaine? If you couldnt have Kurt at least you wouldnt be alone I could come with you."

Blaine was trying to think of a way to reply, to tell Sebastian it couldnt happen and yet not hurt his feelings when Sebastian leaned in and pressed his lips against Blaines. Blaine was frozen in shook for a moment and Sebastians lips met his own, but then he yelped and was on his feet in an instant. So fast in fact that Sebastian fell over on the bed a little.

"What the hell Sebastian!" Blaine shouted.

Sebastian stood up and crossed his arms over his chest. "Damn it Blaine, Ive been in love with you a lot longer than Kurt has!" As soon as the words left t his moth Sebastian seemed to regret them. A long silence hung in the air.

"You…" Blaine blinked. "You… please tell me you didnt just say that."

"Blaine..."

"Youre not… You cant be…" Blaine didnt want it to be true. He knew Sebastian had always been after him, but that didnt mean he was in love. It didnt matter though, he could never feel that was about Seb, even if he did loose Kurt to New York. "Sebastian. I love Kurt." He said a little brokenly. "You and I? We arent ever going to be together."

Sebastians eyes narrowed. "Fine. Whatever."

"Im sorry. I… if you dont want to help me anymore I understand, if you could just give me some way to get in touch with your contact I-"

"There is no contact!" Sebastian yelled, his face flushed. "God Blaine!"

Blaine didnt understand what he just heard, "What do you mean there is no contact?"

"Yeah, I knew a guy who ran, and I did try to get in touch with him for you, but it all feel through weeks ago. I have no contact."

"Sebastian if you are just saying this because youre mad…"

Sebastian started to laugh but there was no humor in it. "You must really have a low opinion of me. Im not just saying this because you rejected me. I have no contact."

"Why didnt you tell me this sooner? As soon as you knew?" They pity Blaine had been feeling for Sebastian was ebbing away and in its place Blaine was filled with fear and anger. Everything seemed to be coming crashing down around him.

"Because I wanted a little more time with you okay? I wanted a chance to convince you to give us a go!"

"There is no us!" Blaine all but shouted. "This is so dangerous, staying in one place, I… I should have been coming up with another plan! I should have been doing something! And youve just been trying to…" Blaine ran his hands down his face "Ugh! Sebastian…" He looked up at him his anger dissipating leaving him felling cold and hollow. "You need to leave."

"What?" Sebastian said surprised, his arms uncrossing. "Im all youve got."

"Yeah, you were and you still lied to me and tried to manipulate me, and it is time for you to leave." Blaine didnt know what he was going to do now. He had no plan, no way to run away with Kurt if Kurt still did want to come. Nothing.

Sebastians jaw clenched and he stared at Blaine for a moment before he turned to leave. "Just turn yourself in." He said when he got to the door. "Youll be fined or… I dont know you might get a short sentence, but if you just turn yourself in and marry your Lifemate theyll go easy on you. I dont know what choice you have left." Before Blaine could respond Sebastian was out the door.

Blaine went to the window and watched him get to his car and drive away. Blaine looked back at his rundown motel room and then made up his mind. He really didnt think that even after this Sebastian would turn him in, but he couldnt risk it.

He piled his things back into his bag. He needed to leave, he just had no idea where to go. And He couldnt help that as he left the motel the things Sebastian said about Kurt echoed in his head. What if Kurt had changed his mind? What after everything he ended up losing him anyway. Blaine rubbed a thumb over his ring and bit his lip. When had everything gone so wrong?