A/N: so I've had this sitting around for like 6 months but I lost interest in Glee for a long time I don't like how the show was going and Blaine's character got weird so I kinda lost interest. I was watching the older seasons and then I remembered this story so I figured I would give it a go again.

This is set at the beginning of season 4. It will be completely different though. It will be AU after the end of season 3. This will not end up as a Klaine so if that is what you are in to then don't read this. Some characters will be OOC to make this story work.

Summary: The summer is almost over and Blaine is returning to school, only he is going to Dalton to finish his senior year. Kurt never got into NYADA and as a result he is miserable and making Blaine miserable. Kurt doesn't like that Blaine is back at Dalton with Sebastian, but he feels better knowing he has someone on the inside watching Blaine. Blaine has to deal with school, the Warblers and Kurt's growing abuse all in his senior year.

Warnings: sexual situations, bad language, stalking, forms of mild abuse, slash and probably more but I'll give a heads up.

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Chapter 1

The summer of Kurt's senior year flew by. He couldn't believe that it was almost over. This was their last weekend together before Blaine was going back to school. Kurt had tried to make the best of it all summer long, but it was hard for him. He didn't get into NYADA so he had been working at the Lima Bean Coffeehouse all summer to support himself. Having a job was new to Kurt. Sure he had helped his dad out at the shop on the occasion with paperwork and getting his office organized, but he never had an actual job. He was on shift work so each day was different and different in the amount of hours. Right now he was only working twenty to thirty hour work weeks. He didn't have to pay rent or buy food, but he did have to cover his gas, car insurance and cell phone bills. Plus any type of shopping that he wanted to do. Kurt understood the value of money ever since he was a little kid. His problem was he had champagne taste on a beer budget. He had always made it work though with shopping sales and flee-markets. Kurt and Blaine had done what they could to see each other as much as possible. Blaine wasn't really working except doing the odd singing job here and there. Blaine didn't have to work his parents gave him a decent allowance each month. Kurt always thought how nice it would be to have parents that were well-off like Blaine had. Blaine also had a huge trust fund that was set-up by his grandparents, so Blaine was set for life. He was seventeen and he never had to work a day in his life if he wanted to. Kurt had no idea how much was in Blaine's trust fund though nor had he been to Blaine's house yet. Blaine was always over at his place and Kurt didn't care, he preferred to be at home then out in Westerville. Kurt had only met Blaine's parents once when he was at Dalton, but Kurt always thought they seemed stuck up. They weren't very friendly or talkative towards Kurt. So for Kurt to never be over at Blaine's house he was more than happy about it. Whenever Kurt had mentioned how Blaine's parents were Blaine always got defensive and annoyed with Kurt, so they had made a silent vow to never talk about Blaine's parents.

It was the last weekend they had together before school would start. Blaine was hanging out with Kurt in Kurt's room just listening to music.

"So how was work last night?" Blaine asked.

"Horrible. Stupid people demanding that their coffee order is wrong or it's too hot or too cold. I need to find a new job before I go postal on that place."

"Well what about the mall? You could work in a clothing store telling people how to dress."

"Maybe, but I can't even get you to change your wardrobe." Kurt said annoyingly.

"I have no interest in sequence jeans." Blaine said with a smile.

"You could try you know. I mean I get the whole dapper look and all, but it couldn't hurt to change it up for school on Monday."

"I'll think about it."

"Are you excited to be back at McKinley? You guys are going to have to find a lot more people to join now that half of us graduated."

"I told you I'm not going to McKinley." Blaine said as he stopped dancing.

Kurt was lying on his stomach facing the end of the bed. At hearing Blaine saying that Kurt pushed up into a sitting position.

"You never told me that." Kurt said annoyed.

"Yes I did at the beginning of the summer. I told you that I was going to be going back to Dalton." Blaine said with his own annoyance.

"No you never said that."

"Before you graduated I said I was thinking about it and then I told you I was going. It was after your first day at the Lima Bean you were complaining about your day and I told you I submitted my papers to Dalton. I'm moving my things in tomorrow for school on Monday."

"I would remember you telling me you were going to Dalton." Kurt said with a slight anger to his voice.

"Apparently not. All I've heard this summer is you complaining about work and complaining about not being in New York. I get your upset, but clearly you haven't been listening to me when I was talking." Blaine said back with a combination of anger and hurt to his voice.

"Why would you be going to Dalton? After what they did to you in that parking lot."

"The slushy was meant for you, I pushed you out of the way. It's not like they planned for me to get hurt for starters. We all made up after Karofsky tried to kill himself. I haven't really spoken to Sebastian or the guys after that, but I want to be back at Dalton. I only went to McKinley to be with you and now you've graduated. I want to be at Dalton, it's my birthright."

"How is Dalton your birthright? That doesn't even make any sense."

"My great grandfather on my mother's side started Dalton Academy. My mother's maiden name is Dalton."

"Wait what?" Kurt asked shocked.

"My mother inherited Dalton Academy once her father passed away twenty years ago. Her and my father are on the board of directors. One day Dalton Academy will be passed down to me."

"If that's true then why didn't you go to Dalton from the start?"

"Because like Cooper I wanted a normal high school experience. Cooper loved Westerville High and I thought I would two. Half way through freshmen year we had the Sadie Hawkins dance and after that I transferred to Dalton. Kurt I loved spending last year with you, but you're not there now. You've graduated and I want to spend my senior year at Dalton with the Warblers."

"Why did you never tell me this?"

"Because you don't like talking about my family. Plus money complicates things."

"So you thought you would hide this from me? I don't care about your money or your parents' money to be accurate. I care that you've kept this from me and the fact that your parents are clearly richer than I thought. It's not that I don't like your family, your parents just don't like me."

"They don't know you. You don't come over and when you did see them you didn't really talk with them. My parents aren't stuck up like you think. They are actually really easy going and down to earth. They work really hard with the board of the directors for Dalton, plus they have fundraisers they do for different charities. You just never gave them the chance."

"They didn't give me the chance. They basically blew me off the moment they saw me. Clearly they aren't as accepting of your being gay then you thought. It's okay to be gay as long as you don't date someone that is clearly gay and doesn't hide it."

"I don't hide being gay, I'm just not flamboyant like you and my parents are perfectly fine with my being gay. It took my dad a little bit, but he's accepted it and just wants me to be happy."

"So you're going to be back at Dalton and you're actually going to be in the Warblers again? Even after what they did to you."

"There's only one glee club at Dalton so yes I'm going to be back in the Warblers. We made up for what happened and I've put it behind me."

"I'm sure Sebastian is just loving this. Maybe you'll end up as roommates too." Kurt said with disgust.

"First of all none of them even know I'm coming back. Second, I have a private room because my parents are board members. Even if I didn't Sebastian would, because his parents are on the board."

"How do you even know that?"

"Because his parents have been over to my house. They've had meetings with my parents about events coming up."

"This is just great you're making friends with his parents." Kurt said sarcastically.

"I'm being polite yes. When they show up I'm not going to treat them poorly because of what happened between Sebastian and me."

"This is insane. We're never going to get to spend any time together. You're going to be out there busy with school work and the Warblers. You're going to be spending all this time with that snake and he's going to think he can hit on you all over again. Why can't you just go to McKinley so we can be happy and spend more time together?" Kurt said angrily.

"I'm not going to McKinley, because I don't want to. I did last year for you. What school I go to doesn't matter, it doesn't change that we won't be seeing each other as often as we do now. Why can't you be supportive of my decision?" Blaine said back with anger matching Kurt's tone.

"Because you're going to be back with them. You are going to be around Sebastian and him hitting on you and trying to make you his. We were happy and now we're going to have to deal with him all over again. I can't believe you would be this selfish and do this to us."

"Selfish? You want to talk about being selfish. How about how all I have heard this summer is you complaining about work or about New York? All of our conversations revolve around you. You didn't even remember me telling you about going to Dalton. I get you don't like that you didn't get into NYADA, but you don't have to be miserable all year. You could be happy that we get one more year together and then we can go to New York together. Apparently, I don't make you happy if you are so miserable to spend the next year together with me. I got to go. I have to pack." Blaine said as he grabbed his jacket and left Kurt's room in a huff.

Kurt couldn't believe Blaine was mad at him. Blaine never told him that he would be going back to Dalton. Kurt knew he would have remembered that conversation, because it would have upset him. Kurt was furious that Blaine actually called him selfish; like he had done something wrong by complaining about his work or that he was upset that he didn't get into his dream school. Kurt had every right to be upset about not getting into NYADA; it had nothing to do with Blaine and everything to do with being stuck in homophobic Lima, Ohio for yet another year. Blaine should have been more understanding and sympathetic towards Kurt. He shouldn't be going out of his way to make their relationship harder by going to Dalton. Now Blaine will always be there and they will hardly get to see each other. Not to mention that now Sebastian will get to spend more time with Blaine than he will. Kurt didn't believe that Sebastian had turned a new leaf. Yes he was friendly after Dave tried to kill himself, but that wasn't going to last. Kurt knew that it wouldn't be long before Sebastian was hitting on Blaine all over again. Kurt couldn't believe that Blaine would do this without even talking to him first and seeing how he felt about it. Kurt would have been spending the summer getting Blaine to see that McKinley was better for their relationship. Kurt thought they were serious, he thought they were in love, but now he wasn't so sure Blaine felt that way anymore. Blaine made this huge decision and he didn't even discuss it with him. Kurt didn't think he could feel more upset if he tried. Kurt grabbed his cell phone and sent a text to someone who he knew would understand. He asked if he could meet him at the coffeehouse in thirty minutes. Kurt got a reply back within seconds saying that he would be there. Kurt grabbed his keys and his jacket and headed out to his car.

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Blaine couldn't believe Kurt was upset with him. Kurt had no reason to be upset with him. Blaine had told him at the beginning of summer that he was going back to Dalton; that he wanted to be at Dalton for his senior year. Last year he had left his life and completely changed it for Kurt. He had gone back to a public school and spent a year without his Dalton friends to be with Kurt. A lot had happened last year, some good and some bad. Blaine had done it for Kurt and now that Blaine wanted to spend his senior year at Dalton Kurt couldn't be happy for him. All Kurt had said was how they weren't going to get to spend any time together. Blaine knew he shouldn't have called Kurt selfish, but he couldn't help but feel like he was being selfish in the last couple of months. All Blaine had heard about was New York and having to work. It was like Kurt hated being here so much that he just couldn't talk about anything else. It was driving him crazy. Blaine just wanted to hang out today and have some fun. He didn't want to fight. He thought Kurt would be happy and understanding. If nothing else he thought he would understand why. Once school started it wasn't like they were going to be spending a lot of time together to begin with. Kurt had work and Blaine had school and Glee club that he would be busy with. Blaine wasn't going to apologise for Kurt not remembering about a conversation or for going back to Dalton. It was his birthright and he had every right to be there. He wanted to be there and Blaine felt that Kurt should have been more understanding. Blaine could understand that Kurt was worried about Sebastian, but they were just friends, not even friends, but they could get along when they were in the same room. Blaine wasn't upset with Kurt when he started talking to Dave after he tried to kill himself. Blaine had been understanding and Dave had kissed Kurt and threatened to kill him, yet Blaine understood that Kurt had forgiven him and wanted to be friends. Blaine just couldn't understand why Kurt couldn't do the same thing for him. Tomorrow he would be moving his things over to Dalton and to his dorm room. Tomorrow would be the unofficial first day back for everyone. Everyone would be there getting their rooms setup and getting ready for tomorrow. Blaine was hoping that Kurt would be coming with him, but after today Blaine didn't want him there. Blaine was happy about being back at Dalton. He knew it was going to be more work, especially at first, because McKinley's curriculum wasn't that hard so he would have to work a little harder to catch up from last year. Blaine didn't mind though, Dalton was where he wanted to be. He wanted to graduate a Dalton boy with two National trophies to go with it. Blaine knew he would need to work with Sebastian, but if they were able to win this year then Blaine was fine with it.

Blaine pulled up to his house and after putting in the code for the gate he drove through the open gate. He parked his car in the driveway and got out. He saw that his parents were still here so he headed inside and towards the living room where he heard his parents' voices. When Blaine came around the corner his mother spoke.

"Sweetheart you're home early. You just left not too long ago." Mrs. Anderson said.

"Do you guys not like Kurt because he's more flamboyant then me?" Blaine asked without even tiptoeing around.

"Who told you that?" Mr. Anderson asked.

"Kurt said you both didn't like him because he couldn't hide that he was gay. That the only reason you tolerate me being gay is because I can still pull off the 'straight' look."

"Blaine, sit down." Mr. Anderson said in a serious voice.

Blaine went and sat down on the chair opposite of the couch.

"First of all, we do not tolerate you being gay. Yes at first it was hard for both of us, especially myself, but we are over it. We got over you being gay a long time ago. We are not ashamed of it or trying to convince people otherwise. We're concerned and worried about you. It can make your life harder because people are intolerant and old fashioned, but we love you no matter what your sexuality is. Second of all, we never said we didn't like Kurt we just don't like the way he acts sometimes. He seems to be very self-absorbed at times and he makes a lot of assumptions about people. Your mother and I have tried to be polite and friendly with him, but he seems to believe we are just being stuck-up." His father explained.

"Is that way you've never had me bring him over?"

"You are more than welcome to bring him over, but you've never asked us or even mentioned it before so we figured you didn't want him over. I think it's safe to assume he doesn't know just how well off we are." Mr. Anderson said.

"He does now." Blaine mumbled.

"Is that why you are back so early? Did you two have a fight over it?" Mrs. Anderson asked gently.

"Not about money. It's like the last two months he's stopped listening whenever I've spoken. I told him at the beginning of the summer that I was putting in my papers for Dalton. Then today he was talking about me going back to McKinley on Monday. I told him again that I was going to Dalton and I was leaving tomorrow, I thought maybe he would like to come with me and help set everything up. He got mad and said that I never discussed it with him and that I was keeping it from him. He then went on about how we won't spend any time together and how Sebastian will be there. He called me selfish, because I was going back to Dalton. He didn't even understand when I explained to him it was my birthright. It didn't help that afterwards I called him selfish, that all he's done is complain this past summer about not going to New York and having to work. I left after that."

"I thought you and Sebastian made up though?" Mrs. Anderson asked.

"We did. We haven't spoken; I haven't spoken to any of the guys really except in passing. He's not worried about me being hurt, he's worried that Sebastian will hit on me and try to break us up. Which is ridiculous because Sebastian knows I love Kurt. He hasn't tried anything at all with me, he's never have. He used to just hit on me in a vague way, but it was enough to piss Kurt off. Sebastian doesn't bother me. Despite what people believe I think there's more to Sebastian then he shows people. I think it's all just some act, these walls he puts up so he won't be hurt. Deep down he's probably a really nice guy."

"You're probably right. He's probably been hurt in the past and now he is just trying to protect himself from being hurt again. Whenever we have seen Sebastian he is always polite and well mannered. He also understands where you are coming from. He's dealt with the fundraisers and his parents being well-off. Maybe being at Dalton together will make you both friends. Maybe that will help Kurt see that Sebastian isn't the enemy in this. Maybe Kurt just needs a little time to adjust." Mrs. Anderson said.

"And if he doesn't?" Blaine asked.

"Then that is a bridge you can cross at the time. We don't have a problem with Kurt, but if he starts to affect your future then we will. We want what is best for you and for you to chase after your dreams. We don't want you to let someone take those dreams from you or puts you in a position to put your dreams aside for him." Mr. Anderson said.

"I won't let Kurt force me to change my dreams. I want to go to New York for school, because I want to be in New York. The city is huge and I can walk down the street holding my boyfriend's hand without it being a problem. Not to mention all of the opportunities that are there. I'm looking forward to going, even if it's a year away."

"Good. We want you to live your life and live your dreams. We just want what is best for you, just like any other parent would for their child." Mrs. Anderson said.

"Are you all packed for tomorrow?" Mr. Anderson asked.

"Pretty much, I just have to pack my clothes up that I want to bring with me. I'm not going to bring all of them, there's no point. If I need something I can just drive over here to get it. I'm going to take my acoustic, but I'm going to leave my electric here. I don't think I'll need it in the dorms, it's a little loud."

"That's fine you can keep anything you want here. We'll leave after breakfast tomorrow so you have plenty of time to unpack and meet with the guys." Mr. Anderson said.

"Are you nervous about seeing them? I know you haven't told anyone that you were coming back." Mrs. Anderson asked.

"I'm not nervous; I'm excited to be back there. McKinley was great and I'll miss them, but Dalton is where I want to be. I can still keep in contact with my friends from McKinley. I haven't told anyone I was coming back yet, because I want to see how they react. We've all made-up, but I'll know how they truly feel when they see me tomorrow, especially when they don't expect me to be there."

"That makes sense. I'm sure they will be excited to have you back though. I know they really missed you last year. I'm sure your senior year will be amazing." Mrs. Anderson said with a smile.

"Thanks mom, I hope so. I'm gonna go and finish packing and loading some things into my car. Are you both still going for dinner tonight?"

"We are; would you like to join us?" Mr. Anderson asked.

"That's okay go enjoy your date night. Though, I think I might order some pizza one last time."

"Be my guest. You can invite some friends over if you want." Mr. Anderson said.

"Naw I'm good. Hanging out tonight is something I really want to do alone. Tomorrow is the start of a crazy busy week. It'll be nice to just relax tonight, that's all Kurt and I were going to do tonight anyways. I just hope that I won't be too far behind in the curriculum."

"You'll catch up fast you did in your first year. I'm sure the guys will be willing to help as well." Mr. Anderson said.

"They will be; Dave helped in my first year. If I get stuck I'll ask."

"We don't expect you to get perfect grades all the time Blaine. Just do your best, that's all we can ask for." Mrs. Anderson said.

"Thanks mom. I'll be fine I'm actually looking forward to it. Public school really doesn't have that great of a curriculum. Last year was basically review of the things I did back in my second year at Dalton. It'll be nice to not be bored all day long in class, even if I'll be busy as hell." Blaine lightly joked with a smile.

"You'll be just fine. This is your senior year and your mother and I want you to enjoy it as much as you can."

"Thanks dad, I'm sure I will. I'm actually really excited to be back there tomorrow. It feels like I'm going home."

"Good that's how it should feel. Now I am going to get my behind into the kitchen and make you and the boys some cookies. Any requests?" Mrs. Anderson said.

"Mom you don't have to do that."

"I want to. I miss those boys just as much as you do."

"Chocolate chip?" Blaine asked with a smile.

"I can do that." Mrs. Anderson said with a smile.

"Okay I'm going to get my stuff packed and ready to go. We're you able to grab my welcome package when you went there today?"

"We did it's in your room on your desk. You have a bigger room this time with your own bathroom attached to it." Mr. Anderson answered.

"Now we requested it for you. We figured after being home for the last year you would like to have your own space now that you are used to it." Mr. Anderson said.

"Thank-you, you both didn't have to do that."

"We know, we wanted to." Mrs. Anderson said.

"I love you guys."

"We love you. Now I'm going to start baking and then by the time I am done I will shower and we can head out." Mrs. Anderson said.

"Where are you guys going tonight for your date?"

"Dinner and then to a play. So we'll be home late tonight." Mr. Anderson said.

"Okay well have a good time." Blaine said as he stood up.

"We'll be leaving around five and we will have our phones on silent so if you need us just call." Mrs. Anderson said.

"I will, but I'll be fine. Enjoy yourselves before you get busy with school being back in session."

"We will be busy this year. We have lots of fundraisers and benefits to plan and to attend. Maybe you will join us on some." Mr. Anderson suggested.

"I'm sure I could just let me know when. Alright I better get packing or I could be doing it all night."

"Let me know if you need any help bringing it out to your car." Mr. Anderson said.

"I will, but I should be fine."

Blaine headed out of the living room and up the stairs to his room. The house was big and Blaine was going to miss his room. The rooms at Dalton weren't that big at all especially compared to his room here. He had his own on suite bathroom with a bathtub big enough for two and a balcony with a view of the backyard. The house was five thousand square feet between the three floors plus the backyard had a pool. Blaine had loved when his parents put the pool in. It was in ground and heated so even on the cooler nights you could go swimming. There was stone all around the pool as the walls and even some built up in the one corner of the pool that made a waterfall. There were lights under the stone as well so at night the waterfall would light up same as all around the pool. Blaine had always wished he could have invited Kurt over to see it. It would be very romantic and Blaine had a thing for romance. He was always doing romantic gestures for Kurt. Kurt had never done anything for Blaine; Kurt was the type who wanted to be romanced and not the one doing the romancing. Blaine was fine with that, but every now and then he wish Kurt would do something romantic for him for a change. Blaine did love Kurt; he just wished he wasn't acting like this right now. They still had a year together and Kurt should be happy to spend that year with him. Instead though, it seems like he wants to be anywhere, but here with Blaine. Blaine could understand that Kurt was upset and disappointed in not being accepted into NYADA, but at the same time Blaine wasn't surprised. Kurt had a habit of throwing his sexuality in people's faces. If he had just been serious and sang a good song to the best of his ability then he would have gotten in. Kurt also didn't apply to any other school besides NYADA. It wasn't Blaine's fault that Kurt didn't get in and he didn't apply anywhere else. Blaine wasn't going to stress over it. He was going to enjoy his senior year and hopefully Kurt will be as supportive of him as he was of Kurt last year. One day Dalton was going to be left to him. This year Blaine wanted to see how it all worked and learn as much as he can so when it is his turn he'll be ready.

Blaine headed into his room so he could get his clothes organized and get everything ready.

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Kurt arrived at the Lima Bean coffeehouse thirty minutes later and made his way over to the person he was there to see. Kurt sat down at the table and saw that there was already a coffee there for him. Kurt smiled as he sat down.

"Hello David. Thanks for meeting with me."

"No problem. You know I'll always meet with you. I got you your regular I hope you don't mind."

"Not at all. I needed this." Kurt said as he took a drink of his coffee.

"Bad day?"

"You could say that. Blaine and I just got into an argument." Kurt said annoyed and still angry about it.

"What happened?" Dave asked with concern.

"He called me selfish. Can you believe that? And he was the one that was being selfish and he lied to me."

"The last thing you are is selfish Kurt. What did he lie about?"

"I know I'm not selfish. He lied about going back to Dalton. He said he told me that he was going at the beginning of the summer, but I would remember that conversation. So today when I asked him if he was looking forward to going back to McKinley he then decides to tell me he's going to Dalton. Then he had the nerve to get mad at me when I told him he didn't tell me about going and that I didn't want him to go. He said it was his birthright. Apparently, his great grandfather started Dalton Academy so not only did he keep it a secret that he was going back, he didn't tell me that his great grandfather started it. I feel like I've been lied to this whole time. He's rich, richer than I ever thought and he never said anything to me about it. What else could he have lied to me before, or is keeping from me."

"That's not cool that he kept that from you. Then to bring it up like you're taking about the weather. Obviously he didn't tell you, there's no way you wouldn't have remembered that conversation. Do you not want him to go to Dalton?"

"No I don't want him there. Sebastian is there and you know what he's like. He'll be all over Blaine and trying to break us up and sleep with him. Not to mention that he almost blinded Blaine. He apologised after your incident and Blaine just forgave him. Like it was nothing. He's the last person I want Blaine around. I can't believe he's going, plus he's staying in the dorms. I wouldn't give it a week before Sebastian is up to his old tricks again."

"I can't believe he would go back there and do this to you. He should have been more understanding of your feelings. He should have discussed this with you instead of just deciding. Especially with everything that is going on with you. I mean you're here for another year and you thought you would at least get to spend it with Blaine. Now he's going to be out there and I'm assuming in Glee club."

"Ya and I'm sure Sebastian will be doing everything he can to keep Blaine there late and busy so he can't be with me. I wish I could do something, have someone on the inside to keep an eye on them. I don't trust Sebastian and I know Blaine wouldn't cheat, but still he was interested in Sebastian I could tell by the way he looked at him."

"Well today is your lucky day."

"I seriously doubt that, but go on."

"Remember how I was telling you about my dad and how he still hasn't told me what school I'm going to. Well an hour ago he finally told me that he made a decision. He's been doing a lot of research and he finally made a decision after talking to your dad I guess. I'm going to Dalton. He's already paid for the tuition and for room and board. So I can be your little spy and keep an eye on them."

"Oh my God, are you kidding me right now?" Kurt said as he slammed his hands down on the table with excitement.

"Nope I'm going to be leaving tomorrow to get my stuff brought over and everything. He even got me my uniform already. So I can be your spy and make sure nothing is going on with them." David said with a smile.

"Are you sure though? I don't want to put you out. I mean that would be amazing and I wouldn't have to worry so much, but still. After everything you've been through last year I don't want you to risk anything for me." Kurt ranted off in a quick pace.

"I can do this. After everything you've done for me since my incident I can definitely do this for you. It's not putting me out at all. I'm going to be at the school and in my senior year again so we'll have a lot of the same classes. If something is going on than I can let you know. I have no problem doing this for you Kurt."

"I can't believe this. I can't believe you are going to Dalton. It's a lot different than a public school. You must be so nervous, I know I was."

"I'm nervous, but my dad really wanted me in a place where I didn't have to worry about bullying. Like I said he talked to your dad and I guess your dad said it did wonders on you so. I'll be there starting tomorrow for the orientation welcome back thing they are having."

"I didn't have one of those, because I started part way through the year. Apparently it's pretty boring."

"Ya it looked boring, but there's a dance Friday so maybe it'll be fun."

"You don't have to wear your uniform at the dance either. It's just while you're in the building. So in the dorms you can wear what you want."

"Sweet. I'm not really a fan of the uniform, but if I don't have to worry about being bullied then it'll be worth it. Plus I can be all secret Agent and keep an eye on Blaine and douchè bag."

"You have no idea how much that means to me. I'm going to be worrying about him and what Sebastian will be trying to pull over on him. Don't get me wrong I love Blaine, but he can be naïve at times. When he first met Sebastian he thought he was just being friendly, when he was clearly hitting on him. I mean you know what Sebastian is like."

"Ya he's a real ass. He's also a man whore. You wouldn't believe how many times he's been to Scandals and has danced with different guys. I wouldn't be surprised if he has slept with all of them."

"I wouldn't either. The last thing Blaine needs is someone like Sebastian around him."

"I'll keep an eye on them and make sure Sebastian isn't trying anything on Blaine."

"Thank-you, you really are a good friend Dave. I hope you have a good senior year at Dalton if nothing else."

"Ya me too, but who knows. When do you work next?"

"Ugh Monday day-shift. I'm not looking forward to it at all. I really need to find a new job."

"Can't you find another one someplace you'll be happier?"

"I'll start looking, but who knows. This year can't go by fast enough. I just want to be in New York City and living my dreams."

"You'll get there. You're too talented not to."

"Thanks Dave."

They spent a good two hours just sitting there talking and having coffee. Kurt felt better knowing that David will be at Dalton and will be able to keep an eye on Blaine and Sebastian. It wasn't that Kurt didn't trust Blaine, it was just that Sebastian was going to try and manipulate Blaine and try to get him to break-up with Kurt. Blaine was easily fooled by Sebastian and Kurt wasn't going to lose Blaine to Sebastian of all people. All Sebastian wanted was to have sex with Blaine. At least with David going to Dalton now, Kurt knew someone would be keeping an eye on them and making sure Sebastian doesn't try anything. Kurt still wasn't happy that Blaine had kept this from him, just like he wasn't happy that Blaine had kept the fact that his parents were rich from him. Kurt knew that him and Blaine were going to need to have a serious conversation about this. That conversation wasn't going to happen tonight though, Kurt was going to let Blaine worry. Kurt was mad at Blaine and he wasn't going to be the one to make the first contact. He would let Blaine sweat it out a little while longer.

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Blaine had finally finished packing everything up and he was starting to bring it out front. His parents were getting ready to go out for their date night. Blaine figured he would bring it all outside first and then he would try and figure out how he wanted to load his car. He wasn't going to put his guitar in his car until tomorrow morning when they were ready to go. He didn't want anything to happen to it, not that it would in their driveway. You needed a code to get inside or you had to buzz in for the gate to open. So they were secure, but Blaine just didn't want anything to happen to his guitar. Blaine had gotten everything out on the front step and began to load his car up. He was carrying a heavy box over to his rear driver side door and he realised that he didn't open it first. Blaine placed the box against the side of his car with his right knee up so the box was sitting on his knee as he used his left hand to open the door. Blaine had just gotten the door opened part way when he felt the box tip to the side. He was about to grab it when he heard someone's voice and felt someone's hands on the box.

"Careful there killer." Sebastian said with a smile as he took the box from Blaine.

"Thanks."

"You want this in the backseat?"

"Ya but its' fine I can do it."

Sebastian smiled as he went around Blaine and placed the box on the backseat of Blaine's car. Sebastian then straightened up and placed his arm on the top of the door and smiled at Blaine.

"Thanks" Blaine said.

"No problem, what the hell is in that? That box is heavy." Sebastian said lightly.

"School supplies and books. How did you get in?" Blaine asked slightly confused.

"Your mom buzzed me in. I'm surprised you didn't hear me pull up."

"I'm kinda in my own world."

"You worried about tomorrow?" Sebastian asked with concern.

Blaine looked at Sebastian and in that second he knew that Sebastian knew he was going to Dalton tomorrow, though the fact that he was packing his car also would have been a dead give-away.

"Who told you?" Blaine simply asked.

"My step mom. She was at Dalton earlier today getting my welcome package and she saw your mom getting yours. I haven't told anyone else though, I figured there was a reason you hadn't told any of the guys."

Before Blaine could say anything the front door opened and his parents came walking out.

"Hello Sebastian." Mrs. Anderson said.

"Good evening Mr. and Mrs. Anderson. You both look nice, special occasion?" Sebastian asked politely.

"It's date night." Mrs. Anderson said with a smile.

"I hope you have fun then."

"Oh we will. Blaine I left some cash on the island in the kitchen for you if you still wanted to order something for dinner." Mr. Anderson said as they walked over to Blaine and Sebastian.

"You didn't have to do that I have cash on me." Blaine said.

"We know, but we wanted to. We need to get going we don't want to miss our reservations. Have a good night the both of you." Mrs. Anderson said.

"Thanks mom. Have a good time tonight." Blaine said as his mom hugged him.

"Have a good evening Mr. and Mrs. Anderson." Sebastian said with a smile.

"We will." Mr. Anderson said.

Blaine's parents headed to their car and once they pulled out Blaine headed back over to the front step to grab another box. Sebastian went with Blaine and grabbed the last box from the step. Blaine put the box in the backseat and Sebastian placed his there as well. Blaine closed the door and went back to grab his last bag of clothes to put in the trunk. The whole time Sebastian didn't say anything he was just waiting for when Blaine would answer his question about him being nervous or not. Blaine closed the trunk and leaned against it with his hands on top of the trunk. Blaine looked at Sebastian and he finally spoke.

"I'm not nervous about being back. I want to be there. I'm excited to be back there. I just wanted to see how everyone would react in person. It's the only way to get an honest reaction from them."

"I can understand that, but just so you know they will die once they see you tomorrow. They all really miss you. If nothing else they will be nervous around you and how you feel about them. They know you forgave them, but still they are a little worried that you'll look at them differently."

"I forgave them and I would love nothing more than for things to go back to normal and back to the way things used to be. I don't have any hard feelings against any of them, or you." Blaine said as he looked right at Sebastian.

"I'm assuming you'll be coming back to the Warblers."

"I'd like to, if that would be alright with you. I know you're the captain, I wouldn't be trying to take over or anything."

"I don't see why we couldn't be co-captains. That is if you don't mind."

"I have no problem with that, but you're on your own for the choreography." Blaine joked lightly.

"You got some moves. You just need to loosen up a bit. You'll see by the end of the year I'll make a dancer out of you." Sebastian joked.

"Good luck with that."

"Hey I did it with the rest of the guys, so you'll be easy."

Blaine just gave a nod and Sebastian could tell that there was something bothering Blaine.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Sebastian asked.

Blaine looked at Sebastian as he spoke.

"Talk about what?"

"Whatever happened that's got you upset."

"I'm not upset." Blaine said as he looked down.

"Yes you are. I'm more observant then you think Blaine. I can see it in your eyes that something is bothering you, something is upsetting you. You don't have to talk to me about it, but I'll listen if you want me to."

Blaine was quiet for a minute and Sebastian could see he was debating on whether or not he should talk to him. Blaine let out a sigh before he spoke.

"You want some pizza?"

"Sure"

Blaine headed towards his house and Sebastian followed behind him. They headed into the kitchen to look at a menu. Once they decided what they wanted Blaine called the pizza parlor and put in their order. With that done they headed into the living room and sat down on the couch. They were turned in so they were looking at each other. Sebastian could see that whatever happened had Blaine very upset, more so than he was showing.

"Talk to me Blaine. What happened?" Sebastian said with concern. It was a tone of voice that Blaine had never heard before and he couldn't help, but be shocked that it came from Sebastian.

"I saw Kurt earlier; I was over at his house. We were supposed to be spending the day together, because I go back to school on Monday. He was talking about me going back to McKinley on Monday and how their Glee club was going to be in for a lot of work, because six people graduated out."

"You didn't tell him you were going to Dalton?"

"That's the thing I did tell him. Before the end of the school year I told him I was thinking about going back and he said okay. Then at the beginning of the summer I told him I put my papers in, but he apparently didn't remember. When I told him today that I was going to Dalton, he freaked out. He said that I hadn't told him about it, that I had been hiding it from him. He said that he would have remembered that conversation, because he would have been upset over it. I told him that I had told him and he obviously didn't remember. He's been so busy with work and not getting in NYADA that he's been in his own world recently. All of our conversations have been about him and him complaining. He said he didn't want me to go, because of you. He seems to believe that you are going to try to break us up. I told him he was being ridiculous, that you weren't like that anymore. I thought he would be happy and okay with me going back to Dalton. I mean, I transferred schools for him last year, so his senior year would be great and we could see each other more. I thought he would be willing to do the same for me. To at least understand that I want to graduate from Dalton. I even told him it was my birthright and he actually called me selfish."

"The last thing you are is selfish. You changed your whole life for him. If he can't understand that then he's the one being selfish."

"That's what I told him. I said he was being selfish the whole summer. All I have heard for the past two months is how he didn't get into NYADA and how working at the coffeehouse sucks. I can be sympathetic, but at the same time how can I not take offense to that? I get that it's disappointing that he didn't get in to NYADA, but all he has to do is wait a year and then try again. We can spend another year together and then go to New York together. Spending a year here shouldn't be so horrible for him. We can spend my senior year together, but he doesn't get that. He's so upset that he's stuck in Ohio. I can understand the disappointment, but at the same time who applies to just one school? I just… I don't know." Blaine let out a sigh.

"You have every right to be upset with him. He didn't have any right to act that way with you. I get that he's worried about me, but he should have more trust in you and your relationship to know that you wouldn't ever do anything. Being in Ohio sucks, but he should be happy that you guys have another year together. If he doesn't like his job he can always find another one. He doesn't have the right to take it out on you; and he certainly doesn't have the right to call you selfish when you obviously would have told him at the beginning of summer. It's not like you to keep something like that from him."

"I didn't, he just didn't remember. All we've talked about in the past two months is his life. Even when I've started conversations about something going on with my life he just ignores it and goes on another rant about work or New York. You wouldn't believe what he said when he found out how rich my parents were."

"He didn't know?"

"No he's never been over here."

"Why not?" Sebastian asked confused.

"Because we never come here. Even when he was at Dalton I would make the drive down to Lima to see him. Plus he doesn't like my parents. He thinks that they are stuck-up and not supportive of my sexuality. When I told him that Dalton was my birthright and explain that it was my great grandfather who started Dalton he accused me of keeping it from him. Like I was trying to hide it from him. I never brought it up, because it never came up. He knew my parents had money, because I was going to Dalton and the car I drive. We don't talk about money. I don't ask him about how much his father makes each year. I mean I wasn't trying to hide it, it just never came up."

"No I get that. It's not like money comes up in most conversations. Plus it's really none of his business what your parents' salary is. He can't be mad at you for not telling him."

"Well he doesn't see it that way. Money changes everything and it's not even mine. It's why I don't talk about it to him or at school when someone makes a comment. I want people to see me for me and not my parents' money or my name."

"I can understand that. I don't take about money either. It's no one's business. If he doesn't like it then that's his problem."

"I thought he would have gotten over it by now. I mean it only happened about five hours ago, but still. Normally he would have called by now to either apologise or keep arguing."

"Maybe he's giving you some breathing room. What he said was uncalled for, I'm sure he has calmed down and realised that by now. You are clearly still upset about it though."

"It's the lack of trust that bothers me the most. I can understand where he's coming from in the sense of you. You did tell him that you were going to steal me away and whether you meant it or not he took it seriously and isn't about to let that go. I can understand him not liking my being around you and not trusting you, but he should still trust me. I haven't done anything to question my loyalty to him. There's no reason for him to not trust my judgement and loyalty when I'm around you. If anyone should be having trust issues it should be me."

"Why would you have trust issues with him?"

"About a month before school was over we were over at his house. We were going to have a movie date night. I was up in his room and he was in the kitchen getting some cheese and crackers. His phone was in the room and it kept buzzing and buzzing the whole time it wouldn't stop. So I looked at his phone and saw he had these texts from some guy named Chandler. They had been flirting over texts back and forth to each other for about a week. There were over a hundred texts between the two of them. I know it's not technically cheating, but it felt that way, it still feels that way."

"Did he ever tell you about Chandler?" Sebastian asked as he held in his anger.

"No, apparently he's just some guy he met at the music store; he was going to New York for school in the fall. When I told him what he was doing was wrong, that it was cheating he said that it wasn't, that it was harmless. He liked how Chandler made him feel with the compliments and that it had been a while since I made him feel special. Here he was texting this guy and flirting with him, while he ignored me all week. He did it behind my back and the worst part was he didn't think he did anything wrong. Said that me and you used to texts all the time, that it was the same thing."

"Ya we texted a lot, but it wasn't this big secret. Everything we said was friendly and G-rated. There were no blurred lines at all and you weren't doing it behind his back and ignoring him. What he did was cheating, just because there was no physical contact that doesn't mean it doesn't count. It's still hurtful." Sebastian said letting his anger show slightly.

"He doesn't get that. To him he didn't do anything wrong and I'm the one that over-reacted."

"What he did was wrong and you have every right to be upset over it. Just like you have every right to be upset over what happened today."

"I just don't want to keep fighting over Dalton. I just want him to accept that's where I want to be and be happy for me. It's not like we haven't done this before. We just need to sit down and have a serious conversation that hopefully won't end in an argument."

"If you both truly want this relationship to work out that's the best thing you can do. Get your feelings out on the table and see what happens."

"You don't sound so sure."

"Well whether Kurt likes it or not, you're my friend and I don't want to see you get hurt. If Kurt truly makes you happy then figure out a way to make it work. It's only for ten months. Plus with this whole money situation you know there are going to be fundraisers and benefits you'll have to go for Dalton see if he wants to go with you. Maybe he won't feel left out if he gets to experience these things with you."

"Never thought I would see the day when you were the one giving me advice on my relationship with Kurt." Blaine said lightly.

"Believe me; no one is more surprised than me right now. I don't like Kurt, I never have. I've said it once and I will say it again I think you're too good for him. However, if Kurt makes you happy then who am I to try and stand in your way of happiness. Just know that if he breaks your heart I will break him."

"I can fight my own battles, but thanks for the advice."

"Anytime."

The kept the conversation pretty light after that and for the rest of the night. They spent the rest of the evening eating pizza and watching movies. By the time eleven o'clock rolled around Sebastian headed out so he could get back home and get some sleep for tomorrow. He would be moving into the dorms as well tomorrow along with everyone else. Blaine did feel better after speaking with Sebastian. He truly did want to make things right with Kurt so tomorrow once he was all settled in his room he would call Kurt and see if they could talk. Blaine knew it would have to wait until the weekend to do it in person, but he was hoping Kurt would understand. The first month at Dalton was going to be intense with school work. Blaine had missed a year and the education at Dalton was far more advance then one at a public school. Blaine knew he was going to have many long nights ahead of him, but he didn't mind, because it would be worth it. Classes at McKinley were always boring for him so he was looking forward to the challenge once again. Once he got back into the routine of things he would be able to balance everything once again. Blaine headed upstairs to his room so he could get some sleep tomorrow was going to be a long day.

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The morning came all too soon for Blaine. He was up and moving by nine o'clock with his parents. It was only a thirty minute drive to Dalton, but they knew how hectic the first day back would be. Even though Monday was the official first day back all of the students would be there today getting settled into the dorms. Everyone would be getting their welcome packages and getting their room set-up and meeting their roommates. Blaine was lucky that his parents were on the board so he didn't have to deal with a roommate and he even had his own bathroom. Sebastian didn't say, but Blaine knew that he would have the same type of room that he did. Blaine's parents were both financial advisors for major companies all over the world, plus they took care of Dalton. Sebastian's parents had equally wealthy jobs. His father was a state attorney and made excellent money working cases for the state and privately. His step-mother was an interior decorator for celebrities all over the country. Blaine didn't know about Sebastian's mother, because he's never spoken about her. Blaine does know that Sebastian has an older sister named Allison who is a twenty-six year old writer and lives in New York. Aside from the basics Blaine really didn't know much about Sebastian's family, but the same could be said about Sebastian not knowing much about Blaine's family. They were just starting to get back on to good terms and Blaine was hoping that they would be able to stay that way. With them both being Co-Captains it would be nice to not have to worry about fighting or getting into silly arguments with each other.

Come ten o'clock that morning they were all packed up and on the road and headed for Dalton. Blaine had his welcome package that his mother picked up for him yesterday when she was at Dalton for a meeting. Blaine had already received his room key and his time-table. He knew it was going to be hard at first, but he was okay with that. He was more than willing to put in the work to be able to graduate a Dalton boy like he wants to. He hadn't heard from Kurt yet, but Blaine found himself not caring. He wasn't going to let Kurt ruin his day today, which is why he decided he was going to wait to speak to him tomorrow after his classes. He wanted today to be a good day and he didn't want to fight with Kurt on his first day back. Blaine had been waiting a year for this day to come and now it was finally here. Blaine would wait until tomorrow to speak to Kurt and see if he had calmed down by then.

When they pulled up to the dormitory Blaine couldn't get the smile off his face. He was so excited for this to be happening he couldn't believe the stupid smile he had plastered to his face. Once he parked and his parents parked beside him, they started to grab some boxes and head inside. They went up to the third floor, where his room was and once they got to his room Blaine opened it with his key from his welcome package. The room was the same size as a normal dorm room; only this one had a little more free room, because there was only one bed. There was also a desk and dresser with two bedside tables and a lamp. There was a closet and a bathroom that was off from the room. The walls were an off white color, but Blaine didn't care, this was his room and he didn't have to share it with anyone. Blaine and his parents brought up all of his things and put it in his room. He was going to unpack later. For right now he just wanted to go and see the guys and see how they were going to react to him being back. Blaine walked with his parents out to the parking lot and he gave them both a hug and told them that he would call and let them know how everything was going. Blaine made sure he grabbed the cookies his mom made yesterday to bring with him. Once his parents were gone Blaine walked to the school that was on the other side of the campus.

It only took him fifteen minutes to get there and the place was surrounded by new faces. Blaine could easily tell who was a freshmen, as they were all running around trying to figure out where to go and what they were supposed to be doing. The older you were the more calm you were. Blaine could very easily tell what year each person was in by the way they were interacting with each other. Even though school started tomorrow officially, everyone knew that today was the first day of school. It was about getting used to being at Dalton. It was about getting your room and your roommate and your class schedule. Today was about being at Dalton and tomorrow would be about being in Dalton.

Blaine walked through the doors at Dalton and he couldn't help the chuckle that escaped his lips. It was pure chaos inside as everyone was trying to get their packages. Those that did get it were driving the staff nuts with questions and trying to get things corrected that were wrong with their classes. Blaine was just glad that his parents were who they were, because his package was never wrong. After all you wouldn't want to be the one that screws up the heir to Dalton's schedule. Blaine made his way through the chaos of the front foyer and headed to the senior commons room where the Warblers always met up. Blaine could hear their voices of the guys already talking about what they wanted to do this year. Blaine put on a nervous smile and he walked around the corner and headed into the room.

"Knock, knock." Blaine said with a smile.

All the guys put on smiles at the sight of Blaine.

"Hey!"

The guys came over and gave Blaine a hug. Sebastian just stood back and smiled. He had already known about this from last night so he was going to let the guys have their moment with Blaine.

"What are you doing here?" Trent asked with a huge smile.

"What do you think he's doing here?" Sebastian said with a smirk.

"Are you back?" Jeff asked.

"I'm back and I come baring my mom's chocolate chip cookies." Blaine said with a smile as he held up the container.

"Oh I've missed your mom's baking." Thad said with a smile as he took the container from Blaine and opened it. The guys all grabbed a cookie, even Sebastian.

"So you're really back?" Dave asked.

"Ya, unless you guys don't want me back. I know last year things got complicated and we had a few problems, but I'd like to move forward."

"We'd love to have you back with us. We've missed you and we're sorry about last year." Nick said in all sincerity.

"It's in the past; let's just focus on winning Nationals this year and having a great senior year." Blaine said with a smile.

"Well of course we're going to win Nationals. How can we lose with you and Sebastian singing?" Thad said with a smile.

"How is that going to work?" Trent asked.

"Blaine and I spoke about it last night and we've both agreed to be Co-Captains." Sebastian answered.

"Wait you knew about this last night?" Jeff asked Sebastian.

"I found out yesterday." Sebastian answered.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Beat asked.

"Because it's not my place to tell you." Sebastian said.

"I asked him not to tell anyone. I wanted to see how you would react to me being back. I wasn't too sure how you guys would take it." Blaine said.

"I know last year wasn't our best year. We took things too far and I know I can speak for everyone when I say that we are so sorry for what happened." Nick said.

"I know you guys are and I'd really like to just forget about it and go back to the way things were. Let's just put it behind us and go forward." Blaine said.

"Well this year will no doubt be interesting. With Sebastian and Blaine being Captains we are in for a lot of long nights." Trent said.

"You two are the biggest perfectionists I know." Thad said.

"Perfection wins." Sebastian said.

"And we are winning Nationals this year. So be prepared for sore bodies and long nights." Blaine said with a smile.

"That's fine with us. A lot of us are seniors this year so it's our last chance to win a Nationals' trophy. We're all ready to put in the long hours." Jeff said.

"We need to set-up auditions to fill in the numbers from the ones that graduated last year." Sebastian said.

"We can put up a sing-up sheet and have auditions on the weekend." Blaine suggested.

"I can do that." Trent said.

"What time for auditions?" Nick asked.

"Saturday at ten. That way we'll have all day to hear them. Trent make sure on the sign-up sheet it says to have more than one number prepared just in case." Sebastian said.

"Got it." Trent said.

"My mom was telling me about a new senior this year. His parents are on the board, they just moved here from California. Apparently, their son is really good. He used to go to a military school and was in their Glee club and they have won multiple awards." Blaine said.

"Ya he's names Hunter Clarington. My dad was telling me about him. Said his parents are a real piece of work." Sebastian said.

"Aren't all our parents?" Jeff lightly joked.

"True." Sebastian said.

"We should see if he signs-up, keep an eye out for him." Blaine said.

"From what my dad got from his parents, he's pretty cocky and arrogant so I'm sure he'll sign-up." Sebastian said.

"Sounds like your soulmate." Blaine said with a smile.

"Maybe, have to see how good looking he is first." Sebastian joked back.

"Well I see how this year is going to go." Nick said.

"Shut-up" Sebastian said.

"So how did Kurt take you coming back here?" Thad asked Blaine.

"He's not happy, but he'll accept it and we'll move on from it." Blaine answered.

"Well as much fun as this is and as good as these cookies are. I have to go and get my books and set my room up." Beat said.

"Who is your roommate?" Jeff asked.

"I have no idea. No one was there when I got there." Beat said.

"Did you luck out and get your own room like Sebastian?" Trent asked Blaine.

"I did and my parents paid for me to have my own bathroom."

"Lucky bastard." Beat said with a smile.

"I have my own bathroom too." Sebastian said with a smile.

"You guys suck." Jeff said.

"I'm not even going to touch that." Thad said with a smile.

"Did any of you guys get put together?" Blaine asked.

"Jeff and I are roommates." Nick said.

"Thad and I are roommates, but that's it everyone else is with someone outside of the Warblers." Dave said.

"Hopefully our roommates aren't too bad. Thankfully seniors get put together so we don't have to deal with any freshmen." Beat said.

"That is a good thing." Trent said.

"So practice tomorrow after school?" Nick asked.

"Of course." Blaine said.

"Okay well let's go get our books and then finish getting our room ready." Jeff said to Nick.

"Did you get your books yet?" Sebastian asked Blaine.

"Not yet, you?"

"Nope so we better go do that." Sebastian said.

"Let's go then. I'll see you guys later." Blaine said.

"See ya. Thank your mom for the cookies." Beat said.

"I will." Blaine said.

Blaine and Sebastian headed out of the room. The guys all turned to look at each other.

"You both need to get your books. Why didn't you go with them?" Dave asked Jeff and Nick.

"I think they need some time together. It's not going to be easy with them being Co-Captains. We've never done that before." Nick answered.

"You know it's going to be interesting. Before the Slushy incident they were definitely flirting with each other. You could see it in their eyes that they liked each other." Jeff said.

"Blaine is with Kurt. He's not the type to cheat." Trent said.

"No, but they will be spending a lot of time together." Beat said.

"And you guys know Kurt will not be happy about that. It's going to take a long time before Kurt is fine with Blaine being back here. You all saw the dirty looks he was giving us at Regionals." Thad said.

"Ya he is definitely not over what happened." Beat said.

"We'll keep an eye out on Blaine and make sure they are getting along. Kurt just might need some time getting adjusted to Blaine being back here." Nick said.

"Either way this year is going to be interesting." Dave said.

The guys all gave a nod before they started to go their separate ways. Sebastian and Blaine headed down the hallways to the book room.

"See I told you they would be happy to have you back." Sebastian said.

"I'm glad they were. I just didn't want to make things awkward or divided. I'm glad they were happy about it."

"How does it feel to be back?"

"It feels good. I'm excited for this year. Hopefully I'm not too far behind."

"Well you know I was top of my class last year, so if you need help you could always ask me." Sebastian said with a smirk.

"What's gotten into you? You're never this nice."

"I'm trying to turn over a new leaf this year. That and my father is sick of my shit. If I don't play nice this year he's going to ship me off to Paris."

"I thought you liked Paris."

"I do, but I hate my mother. So I would much rather be nice then be over there with her again."

"You've never told me about your mom. I know your parents are divorce and your dad is married again, but you've never told me about your mom."

"I don't talk about her and that's not going to change." Sebastian said in a dead serious tone. Blaine knew better than to push so he let it go.

"So playing nice is just an act?"

"No, I'm legitimately trying. Last year was a wakeup call for me and I'm actually trying to be not so guarded. The guys stood behind me last year after what happened when they could have kicked me out and turned their backs on me. It's a work in progress. Besides with the exception of the Slushy I've always been nice to you."

"I'll give you that, you have been nice to me. Flirtatious, but nice. I do miss being friends with you; you always understood what it's like having the type of parents that I do."

"I do understand that. We both have parents that are big shots and high up on the board. I've missed talking to you too. You've always been that boy next door type of guy. Even though you have every reason to be arrogant and entitled you're not. That's rare for this school. It's nice being able to have normal conversations."

"Ya it is. Are you going to go to some of the fundraisers and benefits this year?"

"My dad and step-mom would like me to go. I didn't last year, but they said since I'm a senior then I should go to some of them. There is a place for me on the board in the future if I want it, because of my dad and step-mom. So I think I'll go to a few of them just to see what it's like and what goes on. I'm playing lacrosse again this year though, so I can only go when I don't have a game."

"You're going to be busy."

"Good way to stay out of trouble." Sebastian said with a smirk.

"True" Blaine said with a smile.

"What about you Mr. Heir, are you going?"

"I will go to some of them. Either Cooper or I have to take my parents' place when they retire and Cooper has already made it very clear he's not going to."

"Did he even go here?"

"No he didn't, he went to a public school. He never went to college; he didn't have any interest in it. Once he graduated he left for L.A and never looked back."

"Do you guys still talk?"

"We do. It's been six months since we worked things out and we talk once a week now. He makes the effort in calling me once a week and he'll text me a few times a week to make sure everything is alright. It's nice having a relationship with him again."

"That's good that you guys worked things out. Older siblings can be really helpful and supportive."

"Is your sister like that?"

"Ally is very supportive. She's the only person who has ever truly been there for me through everything. I don't know what I would do without her."

"Maybe I can meet her one day."

"She'll be in town eventually."

They arrived at the book room and they both got their books for their classes this semester. Once they had their books they headed off towards the dormitory. They headed out of the building and began walking across the campus.

"Have you called any of the McKinley kids?" Sebastian asked.

"Not yet. I was going to call Sam tonight and let him know. I feel bad that I'm leaving them; I mean six people graduated last year so they basically have to start over like I said. It's going to be a hard year for them."

"Ya, but you can't stay there for them and be unhappy. If they are your friends they will understand. Just like the guys did when you left to go there."

"I hope they will and just because we don't go to the same school anymore doesn't mean that we can't hang out still."

"Have you heard from Kurt yet?"

"What no name today?"

"I'm trying to be nice. It's very hard when it comes to him, but I'm trying. So have you heard from him?"

"No I haven't. I don't plan on calling him until tomorrow."

"Why the wait?"

"Time to calm down and make sure I don't say anything I'll regret. He also hasn't called me, so he clearly isn't in a hurry to speak to me."

"Have you two ever fought besides now and the time he cheated?"

"Not really. We don't ever fight hardly. When we do fight he always tries and blames it on me though. I don't like that these past few months have been different. I'm hoping everything will go back to normal and we can move passed all of this."

"Well if you guys truly want to be together then I'm sure you'll figure out a way to make it work. What floor is your room on?"

"Third, room 309. You?" Blaine asked as they walked into the building.

"412, so we aren't too far from each other. That's good for when we need to work on arrangements. Did you bring your guitars?"

"I brought the acoustic and left my electric at home. I figured if I needed it then I could go back and get it. It's only thirty minutes away right."

"Ya and an electric in a dorm room is bound to piss someone off." Sebastian said with a smile.

"Would that be too tempting for you?" Blaine joked back.

"If I knew how to play, probably."

"You don't play?" Blaine asked slightly surprised.

"No I play the piano. I wanted to learn, but never got around to it."

"I can teach you if you want."

"Maybe, let's see if you get through the first month of classes though eh."

They stopped out front of Blaine's room.

"You have no idea how worried I am about that. McKinley had a horrible education compared to this place. I was learning things that I learned here in my freshmen and sophomore year. I'm going to be so far behind."

"I'll help you catch up and so will the guys you know that. Hell I think Trent still has his notes from last year." Sebastian said with a smile.

"That doesn't surprise me."

"He's good for things like that. Last year when I was sick for a week he made sure to take notes in all of the classes we had together and he even made a copy for me. He's good like that."

"Ya Trent is always looking out for others. He's got a good heart."

"He does."

Blaine looked at Sebastian for a moment and he couldn't help, but ask what had been on his mind for months now.

"Sebastian, I know we've put everything behind us, but I just have to ask. When the Slushy hit me, why did you leave?"

Sebastian let out a sigh and tried to get the right words together in his head. He didn't want to say the wrong thing or say what he wanted to say in the wrong way.

"The Slushy was meant for Kurt and I never expected you to have that fast of reflexes. Later the guys told me that you took up boxing when you were fourteen, it made sense then. So many things went wrong. Kurt's taller than you are so it would have hit him in the chest and not the face. The salt would have burned for a few minutes, but it wouldn't have done any damage. It was stupid and I shouldn't have done it. When it hit you in the face and you went down I couldn't breathe. Everyone was shocked, but I was the one that knew why it hurt. I never meant to hurt you. Seeing you in pain it tore me up inside. I shouldn't have left I should have manned up and been there for you, but I couldn't do it. I couldn't stand seeing you in pain, pain that I caused. So I left with the guys and I acted like it didn't bother me that you had to have surgery when Santana came to get the truth from me. I hate knowing that I hurt you, because that's not who I am and I shouldn't have let myself become that person. I'm trying to be a better person, who I used to be before all this crap started."

"I believe you. I'm glad that you aren't that person anymore, because when we first started to hang out you were really cool. I know a lot of people see these walls you have surrounded around you, but deep down you really are a good person Sebastian. You're actually a lot like Santana. She's the first one to tell you she's a bitch, but underneath it all she's a sweet girl who cares a lot about a handful of people. I hope this side of you stays and that other side doesn't start to appear again, because I like this side of you a lot more than the other."

"I'm not going to be hurting anyone. I won't bite my tongue if the situation calls for it, but I won't be putting salt into any liquids. I'm not the type of person to back down in a confrontation. I will do whatever I have to; to protect the people I care about and love. However, I can be nice and not an asshole when I want to be."

"I can respect that. I would do anything to protect my family and friends. Sometimes a person needs to be mean in order to keep people safe."

"Exactly."

"Well, well, well what do we have here?"

Sebastian looked over Blaine's shoulder as Blaine turned around at the sound of the voice. Blaine knew who the person was based on his voice and Blaine couldn't believe when he turned around that Dave Karofsky was standing there.

"David, what are you doing here?" Blaine asked.

Dave walked closer to both Blaine and Sebastian and Sebastian leaned against the doorframe as he looked at Dave. Sebastian didn't know what was going to happen. He had yet to see Dave since the time that he was at Scandals and Sebastian wasn't too nice to him. Sebastian also didn't know how well Blaine knew Dave. So Sebastian was ready for anything.

"My father thought after everything that I should be in a school where people wouldn't care if I was gay. So he told me yesterday that I was going here." Dave looked to the right of him at the door right across from Blaine's. "Looks like we're neighbors." Dave said with a smile.

"Welcome to Dalton. This place is great for people like us." Blaine said.

"And what the hell is that supposed to mean?" Dave said with attitude.

"I meant gay people. People at Dalton truly don't care and if they do they keep it to themselves, because of the policy." Blaine said.

"Oh, I thought you meant stuck up rich kids who lie to people. How's Kurt?" Dave said with a snarky tone.

"He's fine."

"Yet here you are flirting with this one." Dave said rudely.

"Sebastian and I were just talking. We're allowed to be friends. Considering you and Kurt are friends after everything you did to him, I really don't see you being in the position to judge or comment." Blaine said calmly.

Sebastian looked at Blaine when he said that. Sebastian didn't know what he was talking about and he was planning on asking Blaine after Dave left.

"I never put Kurt in the hospital. I'm also not some man whore that trash talks anyone that is different than him. I also don't try and break you two up or get into Kurt's pants every chance I get."

"First of all, I'm sorry for what I said to you. It was mean and it was uncalled for. Second, I already apologized to Blaine and Kurt for what happened. Thirdly, Blaine and I are just friends and it's none of your business who Blaine or Kurt are friends with." Sebastian said in a calm voice.

"Your apology means nothing to me. You'll never change. You are incapable of having friends or understanding the meaning of the world. And Kurt is my friend and I have every right to make sure that no one is trying to hurt him." Dave said in an angry voice.

"Okay Dave enough. You are in no position to judge Sebastian for past acts after what you did. As for Sebastian and I it's none of your business whether we are friends or not. Just like my relationship with Kurt is none of your business. I'm glad you are here and no longer in a school where you feel you can't be yourself, but we're not friends. So I would appreciate it if you stayed out of my business. I hope you find what you are looking for by being in Dalton. Now if you'll excuse us we have some things that I am now going to have to explain."

Blaine turned around and unlocked his door and opened it. He walked into the room with his one hand still on the door. Sebastian looked at Dave one last time to make sure he wasn't going to try anything or say anything before he followed Blaine inside his room. Blaine closed his door and locked it before he went and leaned against his desk. He knew that now he would have to explain to Sebastian what that was all about. He really wasn't happy that Dave was here and he didn't know what kind of problems it would give him in the future, but he was hoping Dave had gotten it out of his system and he would just leave him alone. Sebastian didn't say anything he just waited for when Blaine was ready to explain how he knew Dave.

"I owe you an explanation after all of that." Blaine said.

"You down owe me one, but I wouldn't say no to one. I know why he doesn't like me. I would like to know why you don't like him." Sebastian said gently.

"You know Kurt transferred to Dalton in my Sophomore year."

"I do."

"A few weeks before he transferred here he came by to check the place out and to spy on us. He was a horrible spy though, he didn't even dress close to the dress code we have here. He stood out way too much to be a spy for the New Directions. I figured out that he was spying, but on how the school worked. He watched us sing a song and then afterwards Dave, Wes and I took him down for some coffee. He actually asked us if we were all gay. I told him that I was and that Dave and Wes weren't. Dave told him that this wasn't a gay school we just have a strict no bullying policy. I could tell that something was bothering him so I asked Dave and Wes to give us a few minutes alone. After they left Kurt told me that he was being bullied by this one guy at school, a football player. He was pushing him into lockers and calling him names, that type of thing."

"I'm assuming this guy was Karofsky."

"It was. I told Kurt to stand up for himself. That he could run away and be the victim or he could confront him. The next day Kurt went to school and Dave pushed him into the lockers. Kurt ran after him and into the locker room to confront him. They argued back and forth and then out of nowhere Karofsky kissed him. Kurt was shocked and he didn't push him away right away, when Karofsky went to kiss him again Kurt pushed him away and then Karofsky left. He told me about it and the next day I went to McKinley to confront Karofsky with Kurt. He didn't want to listen and at the end of it I told him that he wasn't alone and he pushed me up against the fence. Kurt pushed him back off from me and then Karofsky left. Turns out that was Kurt's first kiss. Kurt was really upset about it and I took him to lunch to try and cheer him up. After that Karofsky got worse and he even threatened to kill Kurt if he told anyone about what happened. Kurt was constantly afraid and his father and step-mom decided to use their honeymoon money to send Kurt here. After two months Karofsky apologized and Kurt went back to McKinley."

"But Karofsky said he was friends with Kurt. If Kurt was so upset about what had happened why would Kurt want anything to do with him?"

"That is what upsets me. Once Kurt went back to McKinley he was trying to get Karofsky to come out of the closet. Then last year he transferred schools to try and get a fresh start. The night at Scandals Karofsky was there and they started to talk and text each other after that. It was all just friendly, but I was still upset because of how hurt Kurt was by what he had done. Then last Valentine's day Karofsky had been sending Kurt these secret admirer gifts and cards. Kurt thought they were from me and when he went to Breadstixs that night for Sugar's party he found out that they were from Karofsky. He told Kurt that he liked him and wanted to be with him, Kurt told him that he loved me and he only saw Karofsky as a friend. When Karofsky left he ran into some of his football friends at his new school and that started the whole gay rumor and him trying to kill himself. Kurt went to the hospital and spoke to Karofsky and ever since they've been talking more and more and hanging out."

"So Karofsky did all of that, bullied Kurt and threatened to kill him, yet Kurt had a problem with you and me being friends. That's retarded. I get that you got hurt by my actions, but I never kissed you or threatened your life. I never scared you or tormented you. How can he be friends with Karofsky and not be okay with you and me being friends?" Sebastian said with anger to his voice.

"That was my point. After everything Karofsky did to Kurt, he still doesn't see the problem with them being friends and he doesn't understand why I would be upset over it. He thinks because Karofsky was going through something then its' okay. That everything he did and said to him was okay. He's forgiven Karofsky, but yet when I told him I forgave you and the guys he gets mad and upset saying that I'm a push over and too easy to forgive people. He wants to give me a hard time, because you tried to get with me, yet Karofsky kissed him and sent him little love gifts. It's something we don't see eye to eye on and we try not to talk about it, because we never agree on it and we just end up fighting."

"He has no right to be mad at you for being friends with me. He's friends with Karofsky, a man that kissed him and then threatened to kill him. He should have reported it to the police, but instead he lets him off the hook, because he's gay. Lots of people have a problem with being gay at first that doesn't mean they get to do and say what they want."

"I agree, but whenever I say anything he just brings up that I still speak to you or he calls me selfish like Saturday." Blaine said as he rolled his eyes.

"Ya you're the selfish one. He's the one that handed over that tape of me back to me so he could compete against all of the Warblers at Regionals." Sebastian said with annoyance.

"What tape?" Blaine asked with confusion.

"The one that Santana got of me admitting to putting rock salt in the Slushie. What other tape would I be talking about?"

"There was a tape of you admitting to it?"

"You have no idea what I'm talking about do you?"

"No, what tape?" Blaine asked with anger and confusion.

"Santana came to Dalton the next day after the Slushie incident to tell us that you had to have surgery. She wanted to know what was in the Slushie and I told her nothing. She called me a liar and we had a little duel. Afterwards I told her it was rock salt. Kurt had the Warblers come to McKinley and they sang a Michael song and offered a truce. Santana then said that she had a tape of me admitting to the rock salt and she could give it to the police or the Headmaster. She gave Kurt the tape and then Kurt said that it wouldn't be any fun to win at Regionals if I wasn't there for it and he gave me the tape. I thought you knew all about this."

"No I had no idea. He never told me, none of them did. If I knew there was a tape I would have demanded to have it. I'm not saying I would have done anything with it, but it was my choice on the matter. They had no right to keep that from me. Kurt had no right to keep it from me and then hand you the tape." Blaine said with anger.

"I'm sorry I thought you knew."

"No I had no idea. I'm assuming you destroyed the tape."

"Obviously"

"I'm passed what happened, but that doesn't change that he didn't have the right to take this decision from me. I was the one that was hurt; it was my decision on if I wanted something to happen."

"Would you have?"

"I wouldn't have gone to the police, but I might have gone to the Headmaster and had something done about it. Especially when you tried to blackmail Rachel into not singing. It felt like you didn't learn anything from the Slushie. Don't get me wrong I'm friends with you now and I know you regret it, but that doesn't change that at the time I was furious with you and the rest of them for leaving."

"No I understand that. If it happened to me I would have called the police. I would have understood if you did or you went to the Headmaster. That's why I was surprised that Kurt gave me the tape. I thought you told him he could. If I had known you didn't know about it, I would have given you the tape and let you decide what you wanted to do."

"Really? You would have given me the tape that you incriminated yourself on?" Blaine asked with a slight shock.

"Obviously I didn't want to get in trouble, but that doesn't change the fact that it was your decision. No one had the right to make that decision for you or take that decision away from you. I didn't want to get in trouble for what happened, but I wasn't about to take that right away from you on top of everything else." Sebastian said in a serious voice and Blaine actually believed him.

"I just can't believe he kept this from me. They all did." Blaine said in a hurt tone.

"Maybe the others didn't know. I mean we all assumed that Kurt was acting on your behalf, maybe they did too."

"I don't know, but I'll be asking Sam later when I call him to tell him I'm back at Dalton."

"How do you think they are going to take it?"

"I don't know, but I hope they aren't too mad. This is where I want to be and hopefully they can be understanding of that."

"If they truly are your friends then they will understand like the guys did when you left for McKinley."

"I hope so; I would hate to lose friendships over something as silly as where I'm going to school."

"That is a dumb reason, especially because you guys could be all over the country next year."

"Exactly. I just hope that Karofsky doesn't try and start anything. I just want to have fun this year and not have to worry about any drama."

"I couldn't agree more. He's a jock so hopefully he stays on his side of the fence and leaves the rest of us alone. I better get going though, I still have to unpack my room and get ready for tomorrow."

"Ya clearly so do I."

"Text me if you need to talk or if dumbass across the way gives you a hard time."

"I think it'll be fine, but thanks."

"No problem. I'll see you tomorrow." Sebastian gave Blaine a smile.

"See you tomorrow." Blaine smiled back and Sebastian left Blaine's room to go up to his own.

Blaine looked around his room, he knew he needed to start to unpack and get everything organized. First though he wanted to call Sam and let him know that one, he wouldn't be going back to McKinley and two, he wanted to know if Sam knew about the tape and that he didn't know about it. Blaine was hoping that he didn't, that they all thought Kurt had discussed it with him. Blaine hated the thought that everyone in New Directions had been so absent minded that they didn't feel the need to discuss something like this with Blaine. Blaine was the victim, he was the one that got hurt and had to have surgery. It was his right to decided what he wanted to do with the tape or not. Blaine pulled out his phone and called Sam's number. After three rings Sam answered.

"Hey Blaine, what's up?"

"Hey Sam. I just wanted to let you know that I won't be coming back to McKinley. I'm actually at Dalton right now unpacking my room."

"Ya I was waiting for this call. We all already know you are back at Dalton. Kurt called Tina to complain to her about it and well you know Tina, she called everyone else."

"I'm sorry I didn't want you guys to find out from someone else. I just got my welcome package yesterday. Until then it was still up in the air if I was able to come back or not. I mean I figured I would be able to, but until things are official it's best not to tell anyone. I'm really sorry you didn't find out from me."

"Hey it's all good. You were never really ours anyways. We knew you were there for Kurt and we were all wondering if you were going to stay or not now that he has graduated. Tina is upset, but Artie and me are cool with it. We know your heart has always belonged to Dalton. Brittany is fine with it, but she also has other problems with not graduating last year so I don't think she's thinking too much about anything right now. We can still hang out and see each other. It's not a big deal."

"I'm glad you still want to be friends. I didn't know if you would be upset or not."

"Of course I still want to be friends. You going to a different school doesn't change anything. We can still hang out and talk on the phone."

"Good, I'd like that. I came to McKinley for Kurt, but I made friends with all of you guys and I would hate to lose those friendships."

"You won't we're all still going to be friends. It's not like we're all in different countries. So you're at Dalton now?"

"I am; I have to unpack my things and get my room set up."

"Cool. Who's your roommate?"

"I don't have one. I have a single room with my own bathroom."

"Sweet. You lucked out."

"Ya my parents paid extra for it. It's nice not having to share especially after being at home for the last year."

"Have you seen the Warblers yet?"

"I have. They were all happy that I was coming back this year. We've put everything behind us and we are all just looking forward to the future."

"Even Sebastian?" Sam asked with concern.

"Sebastian and me are good. We are just friends and we have put the whole thing behind us. He's really not as bad as everyone thinks he is. He's a lot like Santana; you just have to see passed all the walls."

"Hey if you trust him that's good enough for me. I'd imagine that Kurt freaked out though."

"He did. I told him Saturday and we haven't spoken since. We got into a fight and he said some hurtful things to me that I'm not yet willing to forgive just yet. I'll call him tomorrow and see what happens then."

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"No it's fine. Kurt's your friend too and I don't want to put any of you guys in the middle of our relationship. Its fine I already spoke to my parents and Sebastian about it."

"Ok well if you ever want to talk you know you can always talk to me. Even if it's about Kurt I don't care. I'm more your friend than his."

"Thanks and there is one thing I wanted to talk to you about."

"Shoot"

"Do you remember the tape that Santana had of Sebastian admitting to using the rock salt?"

"Ya, Kurt gave it back to him. What about it?"

"I just found out about it a few minutes ago."

"Wait you didn't know there was a tape?"

"No I had no idea. Please tell me you guys all thought I knew about it."

"Of course we all thought you knew about it. We thought it was your idea to give the tape back to Sebastian. You really had no idea about it at all?"

"No I had no idea. Kurt never told me about it. I just found out from Sebastian, because I was telling him about Dave Karofsky, who is going to Dalton now by the way."

"Are you kidding me? Did he say something to you?"

"Yup. He saw Sebastian and me outside in the hallway at the dormitory. Karofsky's room is right across the hall from mine. Him and Kurt have been friends ever since Kurt came back to McKinley. Of course he doesn't like Sebastian and had a problem with my talking to him."

"Is he going to be a problem?"

"I hope not. He's here, because his father wanted him in a safe place after everything that happened. I hope he got what he wanted to say out of his system and he'll just leave us alone. I really don't want any drama this year."

"I hear ya, after last year I'm looking forward to a peaceful year myself. Which brings me back to the tape. I'm sorry I never said anything. We all thought you knew. When Kurt said he was going to give the tape back we all thought that was your decision and not his. I'm sorry man."

"It's not your fault and I had a feeling that's what it was, but I wanted to make sure. I'll talk to him about it. Do me a favor and just keep this between us. I don't want to start something with everyone about this stupid tape from last year."

"I'll stay quiet. It's in the past I get that. If Karofsky starts anything let me know and I'll come down and kick his ass again." Sam said lightly, but Blaine knew that he would do it in a heartbeat.

"From what I heard you were the one with the black eye."

"Hey I held my own. The guy is like twice my size. Three times your size."

"He is a big guy. Hopefully he'll hang out with the football jocks and he'll leave well enough alone. Can't say the guys will be very nice and tolerant of him if he starts something with me or Sebastian."

"You guys over there are like a family. I wouldn't want to be the one that has to go up against all of them."

"Thankfully you'll never have to be in that position. Everything should be fine. Its high school the first few days are always tough then everyone goes into their own routine and their own friends. Are you excited for tomorrow?"

"I am. It'll be nice to see everyone and it's my senior year. One more year and then I am out of there. Hopefully I can get my grades up so I can graduate."

"You ever need help you know I'll help you."

"I know and I appreciate that. I might also take you up on that."

"Be my guest. Is the family doing okay? You guys are good?"

"Ya we're good right now. Mom's been working too for the summer while I was home to watch my brother and sister. She's going to keep working and we'll make it work with the kids getting home from school. My parents had a meeting with their school. The principal wanted to speak to them about Stevie."

"Is he okay?"

"Ya he's fine, he's better than fine actually. They wanted him to skip fifth grade and go right into sixth. See last year he was acting up and we just thought it was because of everything that happened. We figured all of the drama and everything we went through in the previous year caught up with him and he was acting out because of it. Well before summer started his teacher wanted to give Stevie this special test to see what grade level he was at. They got the report back on Friday and as it turns out he was acting out because he was bored. He's actually able to understand work that kids in the eighth grade are doing. So my parents are going to move him up a grade to see if that helps."

"Wow good for him. That's awesome Sam."

"Ya it's great, but that of course got my parents thinking about when he goes to high school. As you know public schools aren't that great for their education level they aren't bad, but to a gifted kid it can be a problem. They are worried that once he hits high school and the work gets too easy for him, he'll go back to acting up and you can get into a lot more trouble in high school then you can in middle school. He'll be a teenager and they don't want him to throw it all away because the work is too easy, but private schools are way too expensive. There are also no scholarships. I wish there was because then he could get a really good education, one that will challenge him, but there isn't any."

"There isn't any scholarships out there for private schools?" Blaine asked surprised.

"Nope, my parents checked. Even at Dalton they don't offer any. I guess rich people don't want to be slumming it with us poor people." Sam lightly joked.

"Not all rick people feel like that. I loved being at McKinley with you guys. There should be scholarships so people like your brother, who are too smart for the normal education path could have the chance to get a better one. If the person is a good person it shouldn't matter what tax bracket their parents are in."

"Ya, but the world doesn't work like that. He's only in the sixth grade he still has another two years after this. Things might change in that amount of time. I'm just glad we caught it and that the teacher thought maybe something more was going on. Hopefully now he won't be as bored."

"I hope so. You'll have to let me know how it goes over with him."

"Ya I will, but I better let you go. You have a room to unpack and get ready for tomorrow."

"Ya I really do need to unpack. I hate unpacking it seems to always take forever."

"It really does, and just think you'll be doing it again in ten months." Sam joked.

"God don't remind me. Text me tomorrow and let me know how school goes."

"I will. Don't have too much fun with those Warblers." Sam joked.

"I'll try my best not to."

"Good. I'll text ya tomorrow and we can share war stories."

Blaine let out a chuckle. "Sounds good Sam."

"See ya later man."

"Bye"

Blaine hung up his phone with a smile on his face. He was upset that Kurt had told everyone that he wasn't going to be coming back to McKinley. He wanted to be the one to tell them, but he should have seen it coming. When Kurt gets mad he talks and he talks a lot to anyone that will listen. Blaine had been on the receiving end of one of his rants many times throughout their relationship. So it wasn't a big surprise that Kurt had called Tina to complain to. Blaine was glad that the others didn't know that Blaine didn't know about the tape. Blaine wasn't too sure how he would have felt if they did know that Kurt hadn't told him. So in that sense Blaine did feel better after speaking with Sam. He also had an idea on how to help change Dalton. He would speak to Sebastian about it tomorrow and do some research on it first before he started anything. For now he had to unpack and get ready for tomorrow so with a heavy sigh Blaine put his phone down on the desk and started to set his room up.

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Blaine got up that Monday with a smile on his face. Today was his first official day back at Dalton and the start of his senior year. Blaine got up and took a shower for school. Once he was showered he got dried off and put on his new Dalton uniform. He had to admit it felt good to be wearing the blazer again. He didn't like that he couldn't dress how he wanted, but if he had to wear a uniform he was glad it was his Dalton blazer. Blaine put his hair back and grabbed his books for his locker. He put them in his bag and then headed out of his room to go down to the café to get something quick to eat for breakfast and some coffee. The dorms were buzzing with life as everyone hurried to get showered and ready for their first day. Blaine just smiled as he was happy that he had his own bathroom so he wouldn't have to fight in the commons bathroom to get showered and ready. Blaine headed down the hallway and down the stairs to leave the building. He got into his car and decided to drive over. This way if he had to carry anything or he got too much homework he could drive back over the campus instead of walking with heavy books. Blaine drove over to the school building and once he parked he got out. He already had his locker assigned to him in the welcome package so Blaine headed towards the senior's hallway, where all the senior lockers were and he found his locker. He opened it and started to put his books into his locker.

"Hey killer" Sebastian said as he came and stood beside Blaine with a smile on his face.

"Hey. Did you see the insanity that is the dormitory right now?" Blaine said with a smile.

"I did. I'm so glad I have a bathroom and I don't have to deal with that anymore. I can't tell you how many times I've been walked in on in the shower."

"Ya because your shy." Blaine said with a smirk.

"No, but that doesn't mean I want every freshmen in this school to see me naked. Even if it's a must see." Sebastian said with a smirk.

"See that's the difference between you and me. Someone walks in on you in the shower; you just stand there in all your glory proud as hell. If that was me I would never be able to show my face again."

"Oh I bet there are a lot of guys in this school that would love to see you naked." Sebastian said with a smirk.

Blaine closed his lockers with a blush on his cheeks.

"I need coffee." Blaine said as he put his lock on the locker. He had his books for his first class in his hands and he had put his bag in the locker as well.

They started to head down the hallway so they could get some coffee and something to eat.

"So I was talking to my sister last night." Sebastian said as he walked down the hallway.

"How is she?"

"She's good. She's still in L.A. she just finished writing the final draft for that movie she was working on."

"Did she tell you what it's called yet?"

"She did, because they did the casting already and it's going to be released to the public by the weekend. So she was no longer on a gag order. It's called Vengeance; it's an action movie with some romance. It's about this guy that used to be in the C.I.A and he goes on this killing spree basically when his family is killed. So he goes on the hunt to kill the people that are responsible. There are all these twists I guess Ally was saying, but the main character also has a love interest that makes him question everything. I don't know it sounds good and when it comes out I'll go and see it obviously."

"Well obviously your sister helped to write it. It sounds interesting. I mean I've read some of your sister's books. She's really good at the murder mysteries. I'm sure the movie will be good."

"Ya, that wasn't the interesting part though." Sebastian said with a smile.

"Ok? What was the interesting part?" Blaine asked before he placed his order in for his coffee and a muffin. Sebastian did the same before he answered.

"So for the last two months almost now she's been seeing this guy. She told me that she was just seeing him in a causal manner and she refused to tell me his name. She's talked about him before and said he was a great guy, he was funny and he was an actor. Blah, blah, blah, but she has refused to give me a name which is weird."

"That is weird." Blaine said as he grabbed his coffee and muffin. Sebastian grabbed his order and they both made their way over to an empty table.

"Except last night she slipped up. She told me part of his name and you will never believe what his name is." Sebastian said with a smile.

"What?" Blaine asked with genuine curiosity.

"She called him Coop."

"Coop?" Blaine asked surprised.

"Yup and when I called her out on it she finally told me. She's dating your brother." Sebastian said with a huge smile.

"No she's not. I know he's been seeing someone in a causal manner, but he never said it was your sister."

"They've been seeing each other for six weeks now. They met at a party and Cooper pretended to be her boyfriend when one of the guys there wouldn't leave her alone. They got to taking and they started dating. They didn't say anything, because they couldn't. Cooper was auditioning for the leading roll and they didn't want it to come out as favoritism. Now that he has the roll they can come out about them dating."

"Cooper never told me he got a leading roll in a movie."

"You guys talk every Monday and he just found out yesterday that he got the part officially. He's going to tell you tonight when you guys talk like you do every week."

"Why didn't they tell us though?"

"They didn't know how we would react. Ally and Cooper know what happened between us last year and they didn't know how we would react to it. They didn't know if we were on good terms or if we were just saying that we were on good terms. I told Ally that we were friends and we are more than capable of being able to handle them dating."

"I'll speak to Coop tonight about it and let him know that I'm fine with it. I just want him to be happy as he does me. We have a better relationship with each other than we did last year. I'll speak to him and let him know that I'm happy for him. You don't happen to have a picture of them by any chance." Blaine said with a smile.

Sebastian smiled and pulled out his phone. He opened a text that Ally had sent him last night. He handed Blaine his phone to show him the picture of Ally and Cooper together at a party. Blaine took the phone and smiled. They did look really good together.

"Your sister is gorgeous." Blaine said as he handed Sebastian his phone back.

"What can I say, it runs in the family." Sebastian said with a smirk.

Blaine just rolled his eyes at Sebastian.

"You know it's true. Did you get a hold of Sam last night?"

"I did."

"How did it go?"

"It went well. He had already heard from Tina that I wasn't coming back to McKinley this year."

"How did Tina know?"

"Kurt called to tell her Saturday I guess. Tina called him freaking out that I wasn't coming back. Now everyone knows thanks to Kurt. It's not that I'm upset that they know; it's just that I wanted to be the one to tell them, instead of them hearing it through the grapevine."

"Well it was your news to tell them and not his. I get that he was upset, but he doesn't have the right to blab it to everyone, because he's mad. He should have called to speak to you about it instead of other people."

"I spoke to you about our fight; it's only fair he gets to speak to his friends about it."

"Ya, but I already knew you were going back to Dalton. He didn't have the right to tell other people your news. He could have called to tell Tina about the fight and left that part out. Or better yet he could have called you to speak to you about it."

"I still haven't heard from him yet. I'll call him after Warbler practice tonight if I haven't heard from him by then. I also asked Sam if he knew that I had no knowledge of this tape. He, like the others, assumed that Kurt had told me and that they were going with my wishes. He wasn't happy that I didn't know about it. He apologized for not telling me, but as I said it wasn't his fault. They all assumed that Kurt had run the idea by me first. I told him not to tell anyone, I don't want this brought back up again. It was last year and I'm passed it. I don't see the need to keep bringing it back up all the time. He said he would keep quiet about it."

"How did he feel about you being back at Dalton?"

"He was fine with it. He understood and he said that we could still hang out and be friends. He said that Artie and Brittany were fine with it and that Tina was upset, but she will eventually get over it. She just takes a little longer to get used to change. That reminds me do you know if Dalton has a scholarship program?"

"Not that I know of. Why?"

"This year I'm getting involved in Dalton and the board, like I said. This year I would really like to make a difference in the school. After speaking to Sam I had a great idea, but I don't know how well it will go over."

"What's your idea?"

"Well Sam's little brother Stevie, is in the sixth grade, he was supposed to be in the fifth grade, but he was able to skip ahead. He took a test just before summer and the results came back that he was at an eighth grade level. So they placed him in the sixth grade hoping that would challenge him a little more. That got Sam's parents to think about what high school to send him to and what type of education he would get. As I know personally the education you get at a public school isn't that great, especially compared to private schools. His parents did some research and there isn't a private school that offers scholarships. So if they want Stevie to be challenged and get a good education they would have to try and figure out how to afford a private school and with their finances they never would be able to."

"That sucks. He's just going to have to be stuck with a poor education, because they don't have this type of money."

"But he might not have to. I want to propose a scholarship program so kids that are intelligent and want a great education, but can't afford it could come here on scholarship. Kids shouldn't have to suffer, because their parents weren't born into money or working for some major corporation. Just because they are in a different tax bracket doesn't mean they don't deserve a great education."

"I like it. It's going to be a lot of work. You'll have to find sponsors to fork over the money and get the board's approval. I like it though. I think it's a good idea. How would you go about picking who gets one and who doesn't?"

"Essay and interview based. Maybe you'd like to help?"

"Sure I'll help you out. I like the idea. We should open Dalton up to other people. Scholarships would be a great way to help people that can't afford this place, but deserve the education. We can brainstorm some ideas this weekend. That'll give you some time to catch up in your courses. Are you ready for the work?"

"I hope so. I'm really hoping I'm not that far behind, but I have a feeling it's going to be hard for a few weeks until I catch up."

"I'll help you, you know that. What do you have this semester?"

"French, English Lit, History and music."

"Well at least you have an easy one with music. English Lit shouldn't be too bad, because you guys just read different books so last year won't matter. History could be a problem. Did you take French last year?"

"No they didn't offer it, it was Spanish. I have that next semester."

"So you've missed a whole year of French. That's going to be a problem. Luckily for you I am fluent in French so I can help you get caught up."

"You're just dying to be my tutor aren't you?" Blaine joked.

"Oh ya. Get you all alone in my room talking French, nothing sexier." Sebastian joked back.

"Wow." Blaine said as he shook his head.

"You know I'm joking. Seriously though, I will help if you need it."

"Thank-you, I appreciate that." Blaine looked down at his watch and saw that it was almost time for first period. "We should get going; we have ten minutes before class starts."

"And the fun begins." Sebastian said as he stood up and so did Blaine.

"What classes do you have this semester?"

"Calculus, World History, Gym and a spare last period."

"Lucky."

"Actually I thought the Warblers were lucky, because Gym is my last period so I can shower before practice."

"That's true. When does lacrosse start up?"

"Tomorrow morning bright and early is out first practice. Nothing like running five miles at five in the morning."

"I don't know how you do it. I could never get up that early to run."

"It's only two days a week the rest of the time we are on the field practicing at seven. So it's not too bad."

"That's true, but still I couldn't do it. I could run five miles, but at five in the morning I have no desire to do so."

"It takes dedication that's for sure."

The first bell rang signally for the students to start to make their way to their first class.

"I'll see you at lunch." Sebastian said.

"See ya" Blaine said as he headed up the stairs to his first class and Sebastian continued on down the hall to his.

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Blaine sat on the bed in his dorm room. It was eight o'clock at night and he had just gotten back from Warbler practice. It was a long practice because it was their first practice of the year. They were going over everything that they were expected to do this year, which concerts they were to organize for which fundraisers this year. By the time they got everything organized and discussed they only had time to sing one song to get the wheels rolling and then they needed to go. Blaine had so much homework to do tonight he didn't know how he was going to get it all done. He was definitely behind in his French and History class. He already had a book to read for English literature that he needed to have completed and a five thousand word essay done within two weeks. Blaine knew that his senior year was going to be very busy and it was already starting out that way. Blaine really knew he needed to organize everything and get everything on track and written down on his desktop calendar so he would be able to keep track of everything. On his desk he had a huge calendar so he would be able to have multiple things written on a single date. Time management was a huge benefit for Blaine to have this year. He would need to make sure he used the most out of his time to work on homework so he would be able to go to fundraisers with his parents and for the Warblers.

Blaine had called Kurt, but he didn't answer and Blaine didn't bother to leave a message. He was still upset with Kurt for what he said to him and for telling Tina that he wasn't going back to McKinley. Blaine knew he would need to call Cooper so he decided he would do it before he continued with his French homework. After the fourth ring Cooper answered.

"Hey squirt."

"Please stop calling me that." Blaine said with an annoyed tone.

"Fine, I get it, you're seventeen and you don't like nicknames anymore."

"Thank-you. Now I believe you have some news to share with me." Blaine said in a serious voice.

"I guess you've been speaking with Sebastian."

"I have. I'm a little shocked and hurt that you didn't tell me any of this good news."

"It's not like that. I wanted to tell you, but my roll wasn't guarantee until yesterday. I haven't even told mom and dad yet."

"And you didn't think telling me that you were seeing Sebastian's sister was important?"

"It was just casual until a couple weeks ago. We weren't really sure how you two would react. I know you said you two were passed what happened with the Slushy, but seeing each other now and then is different than me dating his sister. It would make it so you two saw each other more, especially if we ever got serious."

"Serious? Wow Coop you must really like her if you are even entertaining the idea of you getting serious."

"I'm not good with relationships, but I like her a lot Blaine. She's amazing and god she is gorgeous."

"She is gorgeous I saw the picture that Ally sent to Sebastian. You two do look good together. I am happy for you Coop on both accounts. When does filming start?"

"It starts later this month. I can't say much about it right now, but I'm looking forward to it."

"Good for you. I'm happy for you Coop and I can't wait to see it."

"Thanks little bro. Now enough about me; how was your first day at Dalton?"

"It was busy. Missing a year here has definitely put me behind everyone else in my French and History class. Thankfully I have English Lit and Music this semester as well so I only have two courses that I'm behind in. The guys all said they would help if I need it. It won't take me long to get caught up hopefully. We also had a long Warbler meeting to get everything discussed for the year that our headmaster wants us to do."

"It sounds like you are going to be busy this year."

"You have no idea. I want to also take part in some fundraisers with mom and dad. I also am going to work on a proposal with Sebastian to start a scholarship program for Dalton."

"Scholarship program, that's an interesting idea. What brought that on?"

"Just a friend of mine, Sam, his younger brother was put into the sixth grade this year instead of the fifth. His brother is at a grade eight level they said. His parents looked into education for him for high school and they found out that the best education is in private schools, but none have scholarship programs. I told Sebastian about my idea and he offered to help."

"That's really cool about your friend's brother. It's a huge on-taking for you to try and get a scholarship program started. It's a great idea though. If you need any help just let me know and I'll do what I can."

"Thanks Coop."

"Does mom and dad know?"

"Not yet. I'm going to do some research first and then work on it. I want to work on my school work first and make sure I'm caught up before I start anything."

"That would be a good idea. You don't want your grades to suffer, because you took too much on at once. How are your friends at McKinley handling you not being there?"

"They are fine with me being here. They understood that I want to be here."

"And Kurt? How did he take it?"

Blaine let out a deep sigh and Coop instantly could tell that something was bothering Blaine.

"What happened?" Cooper asked in a serious voice.

"We had a fight on Saturday and I haven't heard from him since. I called him a little bit ago, but he didn't answer."

"What did you fight about?"

"He's been different the past couple of months. He's been really upset with not getting into NYADA and having to work at the Lima Bean Coffeehouse. I told him at the beginning of summer that I was applying to go back to Dalton. So when I told him Saturday that I got in I didn't think he would be upset over it. He didn't remember that I told him at the beginning of summer. He said that I didn't and that I was lying and hiding it from him. He wasn't happy that I would be back here with the Warblers and Sebastian after everything that happened last year. That got us into an even bigger fight, because I told him that he hasn't been listening to me all summer. That our conversations are always about him and how he hates having to still be here and not in New York. I called him out on it, which didn't help at all. He kept saying that Sebastian would be trying to break us up and get with me. He said we could end up being roommates and I told him that mom and dad made it so I would have my own room and my own bathroom. Long story short he found out that I was Dalton's heir and that mom and dad have a lot more money than he thought. He called me selfish for not telling him and that I was hiding who I was. I then called him selfish, because we only ever spoke about him all summer and I was sick of it. He kept complaining about being stuck here and it felt like he didn't want to be here with me. He then called me selfish and a liar. So we haven't spoken since."

"Wow. First, you are not selfish and he had no right to call you that. You have every right to be upset that he's been so focused on himself. Even if he didn't mean anything by complaining about not being in New York I can understand why you would feel like he doesn't want to be there with you. Kurt needs to understand that you have every right to go to school where you chose to go. Dalton is your birthright and you have every right to be there and to learn as much as you can about the operations and the board. Second, you don't need his permission to be friends with who you want to be friends with. If you trust the Warblers and Sebastian than that should be good enough for Kurt. You and Sebastian have moved on from what happened so Kurt has no right to try and stop you from being friends. Third and most important, what mom and dad make a year is none of his business. He doesn't have any right to say that you were hiding who you are from him because you didn't go bragging about how much our parents make a year."

"I know and I completely agree with that point. I've never told him because it's not my place to. He also hasn't been over to the house, because he doesn't like mom and dad. He thinks they are stuck up and don't like him because he's gay. He thinks mom and dad are just waiting for this phase to end."

"That's not true at all." Cooper said in a dead serious tone.

"I know it's not and I told mom and dad about it Saturday when I got back from Kurt's. It's just why Kurt hasn't been over to the house or why I don't talk about mom and dad. He just doesn't like them for no reason. I don't know what to do. I don't want them at odds all the time. I would like for Kurt to be a part of this life. I love him and I want to be with him. We rarely ever fight and I'm hoping we can come to some kind of compromise on this. I would really like him to be a part of this life and come with me to some fundraisers and events."

"If you really love him and want this to work out then talk to him and tell him how you feel. Maybe he'll want to be a part of this life. If you guys love each other and want it to work out then figure out a way to do it. Just make sure that he doesn't cause you more pain then good Blaine. If you guys don't work out then accept it and move on. I don't want to see you miserable, because you don't want to let go of your first love. I know you love Kurt, but that doesn't mean you guys will be forever. I don't want you miserable and in a bad relationship Blaine."

"I know and I know Kurt and I have been through some ups and downs. I'm not about to let my love for him blind me. If things get worse or they stay like this then I'll have to do something about it. I'm not going to let myself be miserable either."

"Good. I love you Blaine and I just want you to be happy."

"I know and I love you too. I'll talk to Kurt tomorrow hopefully and see what he says. For now though, I need to let you go so I can work on my homework."

"Alright, if you need me you know how to reach me."

"I know and thanks Coop."

"Anytime little brother. I love you."

"I love you too."

Blaine hung up his cell phone and set it down beside him. He felt better now that he had spoken to Cooper about what had been going on. He was happy for Cooper with being in the movie and in a relationship. They weren't in the best place a year ago, but now they were working on it and Blaine was glad that him and Cooper were having a relationship now. It felt good to have his older brother back in his life. Blaine let out a sigh and he turned his attention back to his homework. He knew it was going to be a late night so he focused his mind on his homework so he would be able to get some sleep tonight.