As Blaine led Kurt to Dorm Room 312, he turned around and gestured towards the door opposite of Kurt's, "That's my room over there, so if you need anything, just holler. My roomie over here is Andrew Stuart."

A brunette boy with curly hair and a toothbrush sticking out of his mouth in a very Finn-like manner waved, "Hey," and stuck his head back into his room.

Blaine glanced at a piece of paper he was holding, "Apparently, your roommate is someone called… Jesse L. Martie… Oh… I'm sorry," Blaine glanced up at Kurt with puppy-dog eyes.

Kurt look dumbstruck, "Why?"

Blaine shook his head, "He has girls in his room all the time. He's pretty infamous for that. The good thing is that he's on the Warblers, so he won't have a problem with you singing. Not that I think anyone would. Here- let me get that."

Blaine took one of the Louis Vuitton suitcases gingerly, "Out of curiosity, how did you manage to afford a Louis Vuitton suitcase? I mean, since you told me that tuition for Dalton would be steep."

Kurt grinned, "When I was a cheerleader, Coach Sylvester bought it for me as bribery to never get pregnant, get a boob job or let her down, like all the other head cheerleaders did. I was only co-head for a week or so in Nationals Week with Santana."

Blaine did a double-take, "You were a cheerleader?" He almost drooled at the thought, but shook it from his head. He was Kurt's best friend. Nothing more, nothing less.

Kurt's phone rang, "Sam? What's wrong? you what? I'm so proud of you, honey! Of course you should accept it: neverpass up an opportunity to sing at a competition. I never thought the day would come where Rachel Berry doesn't get a solo at a competition. Who is the duet with? Quinn? That's amazing, Sam! Congratulations! WHAT HAPPENED? SHE FOUND OUT?"

By now, Kurt's apparent roommate, Jesse, had entered the room and both Blaine and Jesse were staring at Kurt in alarm as he pulled his hair out.

"Oh my god, really? Rachel seriously didn't know? She thought he was a virgin? How bad was the fight? What do you mean, what do I mean? You know what I mean! Sam, now is not the time to say that you're confused! What I mean is that were they fighting with fists and bitch-slaps or just words? Mr. Schuester broke it up? Mike and Britt are going to be focused on? Oh my god, I have to call Britt-Britt to congratulate her! Wha- Of course I do! Anyways, I'll talk to you later, honey: Blaine and my roommate are looking at me funny… No! You're not allowed to text me in Na'vi! Yes, I still have the promise ring… What? I'm just going to pretend I didn't hear that…. Yeah, bye."

Kurt snapped the phone shut, shaking his head. He held his arm out, "Hello, you must be Jesse."

"That I am." The handsome boy stated.

"You have a girlfriend I can go bond with?" Kurt asked, earning a strange glance from Blaine, "What? I get along better with girls than guys! And I am seriously in the need of a lady-chat!"

"Hahaha, no, I used to, but she dumped me. I hook up with randoms, now." Jesse confirmed.

"Oh, I'm so sorry…" Kurt trailed off, sympathetically.

A thought occurred to Blaine, "Hey what was that about? I mean the whole Rachel-found-out and virgin thing?"

Kurt got an alarmed look in his eyes, "That's who I should talk to! Rachel! My female equivalent slash best friend! Oh, she just found out that last year, when she was dating the Vocal Adrenaline lead singer, Jesse St. Sucks who made breakfast on her head right before Regionals, Finn slept with Santana. Then, Rachel and Finn got together –technically back together, since he was cheating on Quinn with her for a while before he found out Quinn was pregnant, but she told him it was Finn's baby even though they had never had sex and it was really his best friend's baby… Anyways, then Rachel and Finn got together, but Finn told her that he didn't sleep with Santana when he really did. We all knew that he did, but none of us told Rachel about it, because she would flip out."

Jesse looked confused, "Wait, if she was your best friend, why didn't you tell her?"

Kurt rolled his eyes, "Finn- the guy she's dating- is my step-brother. That would cause a lot of tension and arguments in the house when I have the girls for sleepovers."

Jesse nodded, though obviously still confused. "And these are all the New Directions?"

Kurt nodded, smiling faintly at their insanity.

Blaine clapped his hands together, "Right! Let's get you unpacked!"

Kurt walked down the hallway, clapping his hand against a random passerby.

"-And now let's welcome the newest edition to the Warblers, Kurt Hummel." Kurt heard from inside the room as Blaine opened, the Warblers applauded, and Flint high-fived him from where he was sitting on the couch.

Wes slammed his gavel the same way Rachel Berry did at Celibacy club meetings, "And our oldest tradition for our newest Warbler: an actual Warbler."

"Kurt, meet Pavarotti!" Blaine smiled.

"This bird is a member of an unbroken line of canaries who have been at Dalton since 1891. It's your job to take care of him. So he can live to carry on the Warbler legacy. Protect him! That bird is your voice." Wes stated.

Kurt grew more panicked every second that Wes talked. He'd fed glitter to doves at the wedding: how was he supposed to keep this sacred bird alive?

"Hey, I'll bring him to work with me," Kurt nervously stated, "Weekends I volunteer at a stray cat rescue. It's at the bottom of a coal mine…" He added a nervous laugh and Blaine giggled a little bit at the pathetic joke and how adorable his best friend was being.

The Warblers all turned half of their glances at Kurt and the other half at Blaine, signaling both to shut up and take that seriously.

"That was a joke... I-I don't work at a coal mine…" Kurt glanced around the room, a little satisfied that Blaine's shoulders were shaking in laughter as Jeff poked him in the side as Nick stared at Kurt, unimpressed.

Wes choked back a laugh as he disguised it with a slam of the gavel, "Let the council come to order. Today, we discuss the set-list for Sectionals."

"Council?" Kurt questioned, focusing his confused stare at Blaine.

"We don't have a director," Blaine explained "Every year, we elect three upper-classmen to lead the group."

Kurt nodded slightly as Blaine continued talking, "Don't worry, we all get a say." He reassured him.

"Oh, fantastic! I have a lot of ideas! Warblers, if I may?" Nick raised both eyebrows at him. This kid really had no idea how it worked. He wondered why Blaine didn't interrupt him, because he was about to make a fool of himself.

"I can't deny that the Warblers' vocals are absolutely dreamy," Blaine smirked a little bit. All that was going through his head was Kurt thinks I'm dreamy! "I believe that our set-list for this year should have a little bit more panache. I think that we should open with Rio by Duran-Duran!"

That alarmed Blaine in the beginning with the word choice of 'panache', but he was smiling dreamily at Kurt. How is he so adorable? Blaine questioned himself.
"The council is responsible for song selection, but…" David started.

"We appreciate your enthusiasm, Kurt. It'll come in handy when you're sitting behind this desk… Now, I propose we do our entire set at Sectionals in an 8-part harmony…" Wes finished, a completely different person than Kurt remembered at the coffee shop. Kurt noticed that Blaine's smile faltered, and he was shooting glares at his two friends. He approached Kurt just as the bell rung after a long discussion about the harmonies.

"Hey Kurt! Wait up!" Blaine yelled, and both boys couldn't help but notice that that was where they had both met, "I saw that Glee Club was hard for you, today, seeing as your ideas were shot down like that…"

"It's just a different energy in there," Kurt assured Blaine, "Not better or worse, just something I'll have to get used to."

Blaine raised his eyebrows as he started talking, "Well, we recognized that, and we have a tradition at this school of rewarding a student with a good attitude, so…" Blaine turned around, facing Kurt and grabbed his hands, "We'd like to invite you to audition for a solo."

He smiled at the look of shock on Kurt's face, "For sectionals?" Kurt asked disbelievingly.

"For sectionals." Blaine grinned, taking delight at the look of joy on the boy's face. "Sing something good." He winked and started to walk off when he felt a tug at his arm.

He turned around to see Kurt gripping his arm, a smile on his face. Kurt jumped into his arms, wrapping his arms around Blaine's neck, "Thank you, Blaine," He murmured into Blaine's ear. Blaine shivered a little bit as he whispered, "Wes and David told me to tell you, because we're closer to each other… You should thank them."

Kurt pulled back a little, hands on Blaine's shoulders, "But I'm thanking you."

Blaine pulled Kurt into another tight hug, and as the both leaned back, hazel eyes met blue, and they just stared at each other for three seconds before dropping their gazes as they both stuttered out a goodbye. You idiot, Blaine! Blaine thought, He has a boyfriend and you probably freaked him out.

As Kurt walked back to his dorm after last period and dinner, he had a disconnected look to his face. Why did his eyes flicker down to Blaine's lips? Blaine was his friend. He loved Sam. He fiddled with the dorm room's lock as he opened the door. He checked his wrist-watch. It was 7 PM.

He gasped as he saw red rose petals scattered throughout the room. Sam, complete in a black tuxedo, leaped towards him and shut the door as Kurt stepped in, "Hi, Kurt… Your roommate Jesse found my number on your cell and called me, because he wanted me to surprise you… I missed you, and I love you. Jesse's out tonight, 'cause he's over at a girl's house, so I'm gonna crash here. Wanna watch a movie?" Sam suggested, his big lips twisting into an adorable smile.

Kurt jumped into his arms for a hug and kissed him on the lips, "I'd love to."

After snuggling up under the covers of Kurt's bed and watching 'Evita', Sam made a tiny comment as 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' was playing, "I for one, think you can sing this song much better than Madonna. Your voice is so pretty… It's like Faith Hill, but only prettier. You're pretty, Kurt." Kurt glanced at Sam, who was staring at him, hand underneath his chin.

They stared at each other for a few seconds before practically jumping each other. Kurt started straddling Sam, who practically ripped his own shirt off. Kurt unbuttoned his blazer and threw it to the ground. As Sam took off Kurt's shirt and massaged Kurt's abs, Kurt moaned, deep in his throat. They kissed passionately as Sam flipped them over, pressing butterfly kissed to Kurt's neck.

Kurt was enjoying every second of it, until one thing made him freeze up: Sam ground his hips against Kurt. Even though it felt amazing, Kurt wasn't ready for that.

Kurt pushed him off lightly, panting heavily, "Not ready for that yet, Sam. I'm sorry."

Sam took Kurt's hand, which immediately made Kurt think of Blaine, causing him to feel guilty, "Don't be, Kurt. You're not ready, and I respect that."

Kurt pressed a chaste kiss to Sam's lips, "A perfect southern gentleman."

Sam shuffled uncomfortably, "Mind if I take a shower?" Kurt motioned for him to go on ahead.

Kurt just thought of Rachel Berry and Quinn Fabray kissing, and he was immediately turned off.

When Sam crawled back into the bed, he spooned Kurt as they fell asleep.

When Kurt's alarm rung, Sam rubbed his eyes, "Ungh…" he groaned, stretching. He suddenly realized something, "SHIT!" causing Kurt to look at him, eyes wide, "What, honey?"

Sam straightened out his clothes, "MCKINLEY IS TWO HOURS AWAY AND SCHOOL STARTS IN AN HOUR! I HAVE TO GO!"

A knock at the door furthered their panic, "Who is it?" Kurt asked, sounding distressed.

"It's Blaine, don't ya remember? We always get coffee at this time."

Kurt nodded, "I'll be right out!"

Sam collected his duffel bag and opened the door quickly kissing Kurt on the lips, "BYE HONEY! OH, HEY BLAINE! CAN'T TALK! LATE FOR SCHOOL! SEE Y'ALL AT SECTIONALS," He yelled, leaving both Kurt and Blaine standing there uncomfortably.

Kurt didn't realize what Blaine assumed about why Sam was there, so he just rubbed his hand against his neck –a habit he had developed from Blaine- "Uh… How about we get that coffee?"

Blaine nodded ferociously, "I have to go to the bathroom, first. Wait for me?"

Kurt nodded, distractedly.

Blaine ran into the bathroom, wiping at the tears prickling in his eyes. Sure, Kurt didn't belong to or with him, but it just hurt so much to even think about why Sam stayed the night.

He glued on a smile as he stepped outside, "Hey! Let's go!" Kurt nodded and linked pinkies with Blaine, a habit he'd developed both from dating Brittany in the past, and seeing Santana and Brittany link pinkies. Blaine blushed a little bit at the contact, but ordered their drinks anyway, "You wanna split a mosaic cake?" Kurt asked Blaine, grinning broadly. Blaine nodded as he held a hand out to stop Kurt from paying.

"You're going to have to let me pay, some day, Blaine Warbler McDapperPants Anderson."

Blaine grinned at the nickname, "You too, Kurt Nude Ere- Okay, that nickname doesn't work…"

Kurt and Blaine both glanced at each other, before bursting into laughter.

"Can I just say, that you two are an adorable couple," The Cashier at the Lima Bean smiled.

The two boys immediately burst into explanations at the same time.

"Oh! We're not dating, we're just friends."

"Um, we're not a couple: he has a boyfriend!"

The cashier smiled at them knowingly before taking someone else's order.

As they sat down at the table they had met at before, they smiled faintly at each other before Kurt's phone started ringing. Blaine's lips twitched as he assumed that it would be Sam.

"Satan? Why are you calling me?" After a few moments of silence, Kurt started, "WHAT? Okay 1) Mike and Brittany are having an affair? Are you sure? I mean they're both happily dating someone else… Okay, Santana, 2) Why do you care if Finn gets popular, again? To spite Rachel? Okay…. And 3) WHAT THE HELL? RACHEL AND PUCK? AFTER YOU AND FINN? Is Puckleberry a couple again? No? Whoa, crap! Does Finn know? Not yet? Oh my god. This is going to explode… No, they can't break up… But they're Finchel! No matter what anyone says, they're the New Direction power couple! No, no, no way! Tike, Bartie and Finchel cannot all end in the same week!

"Guppy Face? What? Oh, you mean Sam… Oh, yeah, he had a sleepover, and that's why he didn't show for firs- WHAT? NO! I'm still very much a virgin, Satan…. What? I'm not putting out just because you're telling me to! Do I want to what? If you haven't noticed, Santana, I'm a gay boy and you're a girl of questionable sexuality. I obviously don't want a… proposition or whatever it is you're offering… CLOSE. THE. TOPIC."

Blaine breathed out a sigh of relief. They probably just cuddled up and watched a movie… But something about that scene in Blaine's thoughts made his heart ache more. The thought of Kurt so in love with someone else. Thankfully, the Lima Bean was bustling with excitement, so they didn't pay any attention to Kurt yelling into his mobile.

"So… WHAT? Noah got locked in a port-a-potty? Noah Puckerman? Really? Ooh, who is my replacement? Lauren what? Lauren Zizes? You mean the girl on the boys wrestling team? Well, good luck with that… You've gotta go? Well, say hi to everyone and I'll see you at Sectionals! Bye sweetheart!"

Kurt rolled his eyes, "You won't believe what happened! We- I mean they have even more pre-Sectionals drama than last year! Let me tell you about that…"

Kurt continued his story as Blaine listened thoughtfully. He really loved everything about that boy… Was he in love with him for real though? Blaine asked himself that question that night, and came up with one response that made his heart ache even more: yes.

Kurt and Blaine both sat in their separate beds that night, remembering the day before.

"Hey Rachel, I've been looking for you!" Kurt chirped. After last period, he had driven to Lima for advice.

"Now don't bother spying on us to get a leg up, because the only solos I'm getting for Sectionals, are in my mind." Rachel sounded lifeless.

"Actually, I was hoping you could help me." Kurt smiled as Rachel glanced up, muttering something about waiting an hour for Karofsky to leave.

"I've been invited to audition for a solo." Kurt grinned.

Rachel closed her eyes, "Why should I help you? I mean, you're our competition."

"Because even though we 'hate' each other, we've had our moments. And I could use your expertise. And no one knows how to kill a ballad quite like you. You are as brilliant and talented as you are irritating."

After a bit of banter back-and-forth playfully, Rachel sung 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' for Kurt to demonstrate for him what he should sing.

Kurt hugged her at the end of the song and they agreed to be best friends, locking hands as she walked Kurt back to his car.

He drove back to Dalton and sung it for his audition piece. Thad was nodding through the beginning, smiling as Wes hid a large grin. David tried to keep a straight face to keep from beaming broadly. All of the Warblers were staring at Kurt dreamily, as Blaine was tilting his head, admiring Kurt's voice. Blaine started smiling softly as he rested his chin in his hand, staring at Kurt tenderly. As Kurt lifted his hands at the chorus, Blaine gestured for him to put them down, worriedly. If Kurt was too dramatic, it could blow his chances. The Warblers all applauded as Blaine resisted the urge to give him a standing ovation.

Kurt whistled as Nick and Jeff told them how many times they had auditioned. Kurt wondered if they were dating. They were both sitting, shoulder-to-shoulder and were both apparently gay –as Blaine had told him.

Blaine and Kurt had talked about why Kurt didn't advance to the next round, and Blaine mentally slapped himself for saying something insensitive, but leaned down and apologized.

He crouched on his knees in front of Kurt, "Kurt… I'm sorry about what I said. You'll fit in here, soon enough. I promise you that. And besides, Nick and Jeff have both auditioned so many times… Do you know how many times I auditioned before becoming the soloist?"

Kurt shook his head as Blaine raised an eyebrow and pursed his lips –something he had picked up from Kurt- "8 times. So Kurt, everyone has troubles getting their first solos… Come on, I'll buy you lunch." Kurt grinned as Blaine repeated the line from three weeks before. Kurt grabbed Blaine's hand and they walked to lunch.

Kurt and Blaine had sat together, smiling and cracking jokes on the way to Sectionals via bus. Kurt whispered to Blaine, "I'll be right back. I have to wish them luck." Blaine nodded.

Kurt approached Rachel "Then go down and get some! I need raisinets!"

"Carb loading?" Kurt questioned.

Rachel sighed in annoyance, "Puck got Lauren Zizes to take your place, and she won't go on until she gets her damn candy! She's a… warm body. Hey, did you uh get your solo?" Rachel flailed her arms.

"Sadly, no."

"Oh wow, if you didn't get a solo, then they must be really good. We. Are. Doomed. Sorry, that was selfish. What I meant to say was wow, that really sucks. I mean I'm sure you were really good."

Kurt raised both eyebrows, "Oh, I was. I mean, I think I was. Being in the Warblers has made me question everything I thought about myself."

"Yeah…" Rachel sighed. "What has become of us, Kurt? So.. do you miss us?" Rachel asked hopefully.

"I do…" Kurt smiled sadly. "Being a Warbler is great, but I don't think they appreciate my individuality as much as you guys did. And I can't help but think that I let you guys down."

A pair of strong arms wrapped around Kurt from behind, "Who doesn't appreciate you and how many faces do I need to punch? And you could never let us down, Kurtie. You weren't safe, and we should have taken better care of you. I love you." Sam sighed.

Kurt tilted his face and pressed his hand against Sam's cheek so that they kissed sloppily, yet quickly on the mouth, "Hey Sammy. And thank you. I love you, too."

Rachel squealed, "Make gay babies all you want, but I love you, too, Kurt!"

Kurt grinned and jumped into a hug with Rachel. Sam looked baffled, "When did you two become best friends?"

"When my only real competition left McKinley!" Rachel chuckled as Kurt added, "True."

"So how's Finn? I feel bad: I haven't spoken to him since the wedding because he's cooped up in his room, unresponsive."

"He's not talking to either of us: especially Rachel, because she's pissed at him. And she made out with Puck: wait he doesn't know that yet... And no offense, Rach." Sam pointed out, wrapping an arm around Kurt's waist.

Blaine put his arm on Kurt's shoulder, "Kurt, we're going places. Hey," He smiled charmingly at Rachel and Sam as Kurt stood up, "Thanks again, Rachel. You too, Sammy."

They both waved him off and furrowed their eyebrows as he subtly linked pinkies with Blaine when they rounded the corner, assuming that the two couldn't see them. Rachel turned to Sam, who looked crushed. Were that many couples cheating on each others significant other?

The Hipsters performed as Kurt and Blaine gathered with the rest of the Warblers in the Green Room.

As the Warblers started singing, Rachel grinned at Kurt and the Warblers. Sam panicked, the guy who was in love with Kurt was beautiful and could sing amazingly? Better than him and Finn, even? He was screwed. Sam narrowed his eyes as Blaine sung most of the lines to Kurt and they were staring at each other for nearly the whole song.

On one of the last choruses, Blaine twirled Kurt in a circle, them both grinning. All of the New Directions' heads snapped over to Sam, who was looking shell-shocked and betrayed.

As the audience applauded, the Warblers had a group hug, Kurt and Blaine retracting themselves from the others and hugging each other tightly, Kurt jumping onto Blaine and wrapping his legs around the lower half of his waist. He was leaning his head into his neck, either sniffing it, or pressing butterfly kisses there.

Everyone in ND assumed it was the second, when it was actually the first.

The New Directions all glanced at Sam, who looked heartbroken as the audience sat down. Why would Kurt display his betrayal over Sam for everyone to see?

Kurt walked into the Green Room with Blaine in tow –by the pinkie, of course- to hear Quinn ranting to Puck about her post traumatic stress, while yelling at him about making out with Rachel, but then forgiving him as long as he didn't do it again, then Finn asking Rachel incredulously if she had in fact made out with Puck. Then, Artie and Brittany were yelling at each other about A-Dolt-ery as Brittany called it.

They stood there shell-shocked, and as the two boys started to back out of the room, Mercedes noticed them there and started yelling, "And what the HELL was that little display there, Kurt?"

Kurt looked scared and confused, "I don't know what you're talking about?" He asked as he tightened his pinkie around Blaine's.

Sam looked at them with disgust, "Everyone saw you jump into his arms after the number, and the way you're holding hands, now, and how you two were looking at each other during 'Hey Soul Sister'. I've been great to you! I love you! You obviously don't feel the same for me."

Artie interrupted, "He's right, what's up with everyone cheating? Sam was like the perfect boyfriend to you and you don't even care! Just admit to your adultery so that Sam can dump you and we can move on!"

"Why are you calling Kurt a dolt? He totally helped me cheat off the Algebra test last week. And aren't dolphins supposed to be like smart?" Brittany asked.

Finn yelled, "I'M NOT GOING ON STAGE WITH HER!" As Mr. Schuester walked in, told Blaine and Kurt to leave and yelled at them about something.

Kurt looked confused, "D-Doesn't he trust m-me? If y-you love someone you trust them, don't you?" Blaine nodded and his heart broke as tears came down Kurt's face. He brushed the tears away with his finger and mumbled Kurt's name as he enveloped him in a huge, comforting hug.

"Oh my god, what next? Am I gonna walk in on you two making out?" Sam yelled, tears streaming down his face. He yelled at Mercedes about her telling him to just listen to what Kurt had to say and her just hurting him more by saying that. Mercedes glared at Kurt as she led a shaking Sam back into the Green Room.

Sam started walking down the aisle a few minutes later, looking fine. Kurt wondered if someone had told him that Kurt didn't cheat, but the way he glared at Kurt during the line 'I never felt this way before' proved otherwise.

Quinn sung her part, smiling flirtatiously at Sam, leaving Kurt confused. What was happening?

They both walked towards each other and danced around each other on the stage, Sam pressing a kiss to her cheek. Kurt was fuming as they sung 'this could be love', because Sam was in kissing distance. With a girl. And really looked like he wanted to kiss her. They winked at each other as the rest of the New Directions sung the rest of the song. At the chorus where only Sam and Quinn could be heard and the music was quieted, Kurt was gripping his seat.

Blaine patted his hand as Kurt's face turned red. "Dude, I thought that was Kurt's boyfriend… Kurt?" Wes stated.

Kurt was seething, "It was." Kurt looked scarier than Blaine had ever seen him. Kurt sat there in shock as everyone but himself and Blaine applauded. As Santana started singing 'Valerie', Kurt cracked a broken smile. Kurt was amazed at Mike and Brittany's dancing. Kurt smiled as he realized that Finn was doing the background dancing in the chorus wrong.

Kurt stood up and cheered. Not for Sam. Not for Quinn. But for his old family.

As the Judges started deliberating, Kurt started towards the group of New Directions. Wes grabbed his arm, just as Mercedes caught Kurt's eye. Kurt turned around, "What?" Wes crossed his arms over his chest, "Where are you going, Kurt?" Wes asked in a superior voice. Blaine put his hand on Kurt's shoulder when he growled, and leaned over to whisper in his ear, "Kurt, you don't have to listen to him, now. Just go talk to them. Do you want me to come with you?"

Kurt shook his head and faced Blaine as he took Blaine's hand and squeezed it, "That would make things worse. Just let me go for a second to clear a few things up."

Wes nodded as Jesse whistled, "Kurt's boyfriend is in some deep shit."

Kurt made his way towards the New Directions, whom were all glaring at him. He realized why, because they'd just seen Wes cross his arms and stop Kurt, along with Blaine whispering in his ear and holding his hand.

Quinn started, "Kurt… About the 'Dirty Dancing'… It was… I'm sorry, it seemed like a good idea at the time, and I'm so sorry because I saw your face while you were doing it, and I'm such a bad friend! I'm so sorry!" She sobbed as Puck wrapped an arm around her, still glaring at Kurt.

"I came here to do three things. The first thing is to congratulate you all. You deserve to win as much as we do, and you did amazing. Especially you, Santana." Santana was the only one who didn't look offended and stepped forwards to hug him.

Kurt sighed, "Quinnie, come over here. Of course I forgive you. How could I not?" Quinn grinned in relief and jumped into Kurt's arms despite protest from the other members of the New Directions.

Kurt pursed his lips and noticed Blaine try to step forwards from the corner of his eye, but Thad stopping him.

"The second thing was to clear something up. Blaine is my best friend. Not my lover. Not my boyfriend. My best friend. Nothing more, nothing less. We have never kissed. We have never done anything remotely sexual. And I for one am disgusted that you all would think I would do that to someone I loved. I forgive all of you, though, when you're ready to apologize."

The New Directions were all in shock as Quinn and Santana took his hands. Rachel stepped forwards and wrapped her arms around Kurt, "I'm so sorry, Kurt. I'll believe you next time. I just felt so sorry for Sam when I saw you two holding hands and-"

She broke off as he hugged her back, cooing "It'll be alright," into her ear. Then, murmurs of 'I'm sorry' rumbled throughout the whole group as they had a group hug. Only Sam didn't join in, looking at Kurt like a kicked puppy.

Puck pulled away, swinging an arm around both Quinn and Kurt's shoulders, "Wait, what was the third thing you had to do?"

Kurt took in a deep breath, "Sam… I'll talk to you about that afterwards. We all have to get ready for the announcements, now."

Kurt made his way towards the Warblers, Jesse patting his back and Blaine linking pinkies with him. Kurt offered a small smile towards both as they approached the stage.

When the announcer said that it was a tie between the Warblers and the New Directions, Blaine shook hands with Mr. Schuester and then grabbed Kurt in a huge bear hug. Kurt winked at Rachel who leaped across the stage to hug Kurt. Kurt smiled and then his face fell as he walked towards the New Directions. They exchanged knowing glances as he took Sam's hand and led him off the stage. "We have to talk." He gritted out. By then, Sam was looking panicked, "Kurt, I-I'm sorry, I didn't know and-"

Kurt held a hand up, "Save it, Sam. I love you. I still do, in spite of you not trusting me. But… I think that we need some… time apart. To figure out how we really feel about each other. And I just wanted to-"

"Are you breaking up with me?" Sam's voice whimpered, cracking on the last word.

Kurt nodded, "What you did was unforgivable Sam. And Blaine is just my friend. I expected you to trust m-"

Sam's face was red and both his eyes and mouth were puffy and red, "BUT WHEN WILL YOU UNDERSTAND? HE'S. IN. LOVE. WITH. YOU. And I could tell that you loved him, too! I'm just the dorky boyfriend in your way! You don't really want to be with me! I'm just the first gay guy you met and I'm not even your ty-"

SLAP.

"How. Dare. You? I love you. I love you. You are an idiot if you thought otherwise. But… We really need time apart. I can't just forgive you for not listening to me, not trusting me, and then doing whatever it is you were doing with Quinn just to spite me. I'm sorry. And- no! Don't speak! I know you're sorry, too. And maybe after a few weeks, I can… forgive you. But not yet. I'm sorry."

Kurt murmured the last part and kissed Sam one last time, with a kiss full of so much love, that it felt like a goodbye. He could taste the salty tears of both himself and Sam. He looked into Sam's eyes as he pulled away and saw so much heartbreak in them, but kept a neutral face as he walked away.

When he turned the corner, he started sobbing, clutching at his stomach. He felt some warm hands on his own hands. As Kurt looked up, he came face-to-face with the brown eyes he loved so much. "H-Hey, Blaine…" Hey cried out. Blaine pulled Kurt up, and grabbed him in a huge, comforting embrace as Kurt wept his eyes out.

The New Directions –whom were next to Blaine, listening to the whole breakup- split into two groups. Quinn, Rachel, Tina, Mercedes, Santana and Brittany ran towards Kurt, giving him a huge group hug. Blaine slung his arm around Kurt's waist as they boarded the bus, Kurt's head resting on Blaine's shoulder, eyes blank.

The other group (Lauren, Puckerman, Artie, Mike and Finn) all ran towards Sam, who was clutching his face with his hands and crying his eyes out. Truthfully, Finn would've gone to Kurt, but since Rachel was already there, he didn't want to see her.

The other group enveloped Sam in a hug. Santana guided him towards their own bus as the Warblers' bus left.

Rachel murmured to Mercedes, "I can't believe 'Hevans' is over… I mean, Blaine and Kurt are better suited personality-wise-don't look at me like that!- but Sam and Kurt really did love each other."

Mercedes frowned, "Do you think it's possible to love two people at the same time?"

Rachel's mouth opened and closed, "Not before… But I think Kurt is an exception to that rule… I just feel so bad for everybody."

Back at Dalton, Kurt asked Blaine why Pavarotti was losing his feathers and Blaine said he was just molting. Kurt glanced up at Blaine. They stared at each other for a split second before having the longest hug possible.

"I'm so lucky to have you, Blaine." Blaine pressed a kiss to Kurt's hair. To him, it was the other way around. Now was his chance to tell Kurt how he felt.

Mercedes and Tina sung 'The Dog Days Are Over', everyone in the group happy, except for Finn, Rachel and Sam. Sam's eyes were bloodshot and red. He ran out of the room during the middle of the song and turned on the radio in his car. '-The truth is I never left you… All through my wild days, my ma-" Sam pressed the button to shut the radio, effectively causing it to break, somehow.

All he could remember was Kurt cuddled up with him, smiling that angelic smile and telling him he loved him, as they watched 'Evita'. Sam cried his heart out, feeling broken and empty.

If Blaine professed his love to Kurt right then, Kurt had no way of rejecting him, being hurt and lonely and wanting to feel some comfort…

But Blaine decided not to. He just held Kurt as he sobbed, his heart breaking for his best friend. Maybe Blaine would tell him someday. Someday, when Kurt wasn't hurting. Someday, when Kurt could love him back completely, and not just a part of him could. Someday, when he wasn't broken.