A/N: So this story is about Sebastian trying to get Blaine to leave Kurt and his abusive ways. This story will have strong domestic abuse so if that bothers you don't read this. I'm not one for doing stories where songs are involved so bare-with me on this. I also don't write songs so when I need to have an original song for a character I'll be using existing songs and letting the reader know it will be as an original song. I will set the warnings for the story and I will also let each chapter have the warnings before-hand as well.

STORY WARNINGS: Strong domestic abuse, sexual acts, swearing, self-harm, stalking, and manipulation.

CHAPTER WARNINGS: Domestic abuse, swearing, and mentions of self-harm, but no acts of it.

Chapter 1

Blaine was sitting in one of the coffee shops that were around his new job. He was only working part-time, but he had been coming here ever since he started. Blaine was currently sitting at one of the tables in the back trying to get his school work done. He had been in New York City for close to four years now, he was now twenty-one and going to NYADA. He had been in NYADA for four years now and he still had two years left. He would normally have been done and graduated by now, but for the last two years he had only been taking courses part-time with having to work full-time to support him and Kurt. Kurt had refused to work a year into Blaine being in New York. Before they could make it work with both of them working part-time, but once Kurt quit working, because his career and school was more important than Blaine's. A fight that they had constantly. Kurt simply stated that he was older and had a better chance at fame then Blaine did. So Blaine had no choice but to work sixty hour weeks, two jobs, just to make it every month. Plus he had his course work to go with it. Even though it was only two courses a semester, four a year, Blaine still found himself not having enough time to put everything he had into it. Now with Kurt graduated and doing local shows, plus working at once again Blaine didn't need a full –time job. He did end up working two part-time jobs; one at an office as a receptionist and the second was as a server at a strip club. Blaine had to work to cover his share of the bills. Even though they were married, Kurt always said that he worked hard for his money and he wasn't going to be letting Blaine waste it. If Blaine wanted money to buy coffee or some clothes he had to work for it. He also had to pay for his share of the rent and bills. So Blaine got two part-time jobs that were close to the area they lived in. The office was about ten blocks from the apartment that they shared, which Blaine was paying for half the rent as well. The club was twenty blocks from the apartment. Blaine couldn't help, but think back to four years ago when he was so happy to have Kurt as his fiancé. Four years ago when they were happy and in love. Once they got married everything started to change. Kurt started to become even more self-absorbed, putting his school and career ahead of Blaine and his. Blaine never expected for Kurt to give up on his career or dreams, but he thought they would work on it together. Blaine wanted to be a singer just like Kurt. Blaine had dreams of his own and he thought that Kurt would support them. Except Blaine started to learn and see different sides of Kurt once they were married. Kurt could be bitchy and catty when he wanted to. He could get so jealous of any guy that even looked at Blaine. All too soon they were screaming at each other every night, Blaine would be constantly sleeping on the couch and just doing everything he could to please Kurt and hope that they would be happy again. Blaine loved Kurt and he wanted Kurt to be happy so he found himself giving up on his dreams so he could support them. He found himself losing who he was, who he used to be. Kurt was changing him and Blaine knew it wasn't for the better, but he just couldn't find the strength to leave. He hated the arguments. He hated feeling like he wasn't worth anyone's time. Even his singing had taken a hit. There was only so many times a person could hear that they weren't good, or good enough. Blaine couldn't even begin to count how many times in the heat of an argument that Kurt had told him he was no good. That his voice wasn't good enough to make it in this world. That his songs were horrible and that it was a good thing that he wasn't in NYADA full time, because he would just be a joke. After a while Blaine started to believe it and on stage he lost his confidence. It got even worse when a year ago Blaine had a concert for school. Kurt had started an argument literally thirty minutes before he was supposed to go on. When Blaine got up on that stage and opened his mouth to sing, nothing came out. He completely forgot the words; he chocked and was booed off the stage. He also failed that class because of it. Now no matter what he sang simple songs that were too easy for him. Songs that he couldn't screw up or sound horrible on. That night when they got home he had to listen to Kurt telling him how embarrassed and ashamed he was that Blaine was even his husband. Kurt told him how he couldn't even believe people saw him with him.

The last year had been the worse yet. Blaine had even caught Kurt cheating on him with Adam, the same Adam he started to see once they broke up in his senior year. When Blaine confronted him about it, Kurt blamed him. Said that he wasn't satisfying him anymore and he had no attraction to him. That he needed a real man who had talent and promise. Blaine wanted to be mad, but Kurt had played with his head so much he just found himself feeling guilty. They hadn't done anything in close to two years so Blaine couldn't help, but believe it when Kurt said he couldn't satisfy him. He found himself looking the other way when Kurt would leave and not come back that night. Thankfully that had only happened a dozen times, because Adam moved away to L.A for a job opportunity and they hadn't seen each other since. As far as Blaine knew Kurt hadn't slept with anyone else, including himself. It had been a good two years since they had done anything sexual, including kissing. Blaine felt trapped. He loves Kurt, but that part of his mind the rational part was screaming at him that love doesn't hurt this much. Once he moved to New York he wasn't even allowed to keep in contact with his Warbler friends or McKinley friends. Kurt always said that he couldn't talk to the Warblers, because of how they treated Kurt and that if he loved him he would stand by his decision. So Blaine did what he thought any loving fiancé would, he cut all ties with them. He could understand where Kurt was coming from, but that didn't make it easier. They were like brothers to him and even though they had their ups and downs, they were still family. The only family Blaine ever really knew. His parents and him had completely lost their relationship after he married. The first year that Blaine was in New York his parents were fine with it and fine with his engagement to Kurt. Once they got married though Blaine hadn't heard anything from them. Within a week Blaine hadn't heard from them, when he called his parents and even Copper, the numbers were disconnected. Every time he tried to call them he would get the same audio message stating that the number was no longer in service. His parents and Copper hadn't even tried to contact him at all. His parents even stopped paying for his school. Blaine was left with no choice, but to take out student loans to pay for school. Blaine had a large trust fund that his parents had set-up and his grandparents had contributed to, but Blaine didn't have access to it. He couldn't access it until he was twenty-one and even now he hasn't been able to. In order for him to access it his parents have to sign it over to him and that would involve them talking to each other. Blaine couldn't get a hold of them, or anyone in his family. Even if he could get the paperwork so he had access to his trust fund he knew that Kurt would be upset about it. Kurt didn't want Blaine to have anything to do with his family or his family's money. Kurt believed that his family stopped talking to Blaine because he was married to Kurt. Blaine couldn't argue that point, because he believed it as well. Blaine could clearly remember the numerous conversations that Blaine and Kurt had about his family and how they disappeared on him. Kurt called his parents homophobic and that they were just hoping Blaine turned straight. Blaine didn't want to believe it, but he knew deep down that was the only explanation of everything. Blaine couldn't believe that even after all this time, even after the years that Blaine had come out, that his family still had a problem with it. Blaine had thought in the very least he had Copper, but even Copper hadn't contact him in the last three years. After they saw each other that one time at McKinley they had started to talk more and Blaine thought they had a relationship again. Apparently, that relationship was only as long as there was a chance that Blaine could turn straight. All Blaine truly had was Kurt and he was doing everything he could to keep Kurt. His friends from McKinley; not speaking or seeing them was a little sad, but they all went their separate ways after graduation like most high school kids do. It wasn't a shock that they all kind of lost touch with each other. It happens all the time and you just come to expect that to happen. To say the last four years have been hell would be an understatement, but Blaine just couldn't find the courage and strength to leave. He loved Kurt and he thought that if he just changed enough then maybe Kurt would love him again. Kurt made him believe and feel like he was the only one who could love him. The only one that would put up with him so out of fear Blaine stayed. He worked himself beyond exhaustion just to make Kurt happy. Even when the arguments started every night and Kurt would scream at Blaine for being late or for forgetting to do something. Blaine would just apologise and take it. Even on the nights when Kurt was so mad at him, he even slapped him at times. Blaine just took it, because after a while you start to believe that everything that the man you love is saying to you; is true. That he really was not good enough, that he wasn't that good looking, that he wasn't smart enough or good enough for him. Blaine had even changed the way he dressed and styled his hair. He didn't put in nearly the same amount of gel, only enough to keep the curls under control. He didn't wear bowties and high-waist pants. Now he wore looser fitting jeans, they weren't baggy, but they weren't as tight as they used to be. He wore sneakers instead of dress shoes unless he was at work. He wore t-shirts and a sweater all the time so he wasn't showing off his body. Kurt used to tell him that he shouldn't be letting people see what kind of shape he was in. So to help with Kurt's jealousy he had changed so his wardrobe would hide his muscles and his fit body. Now after being engaged for a year and married for three, Blaine didn't even know who he was anymore. He was glad that his old friends weren't in his life as he was sure they would all think of him as a disappointment now as well. Blaine had let everyone down, by not living up to their expectations. Blaine looked at his watch and saw that he needed to get to work. He packed up his bag and got up. He was dressed for his office job so he was wearing charcoal trousers, a grey vest with a black button down shirt underneath with a purple tie. He looked good, but he had to for his job. He was a receptionist for a financial firm. He had to look professional and put together. Blaine headed out the door, but he was looking at his phone so he didn't notice that someone was there until he walked into the person. Blaine instantly looked up as he spoke.

"I'm so sorry."

Blaine couldn't believe who he was seeing, who he had bumped into. He had known that some of the Warblers had moved to New York for school, but in four years that he had been here, he never once saw any of them, not even on the street. New York City was a big city and they had schools all over it. So it wasn't much to think that they all just lived in different areas. Out of all the Warblers that Blaine could have bumped into he bumped into Sebastian. Who was looking very casual in his jeans and polo shirt.

"Blaine, fancy meeting you here. I didn't know you were still in New York." Sebastian said as he moved away from the door and off to the side.

"Um ya…. I'm um…. I'm still here." Blaine said.

Sebastian couldn't help the look of concern at the tone of Blaine's voice. He didn't sound confident at all, he barely would make eye contact. This wasn't the Blaine Anderson that he had known. This wasn't the same guy he met back in Ohio.

"Sorry for bumping into you. I was busy with my phone."

"It's all good killer. The one time I was here, I was so lost in my own world I bumped into this grabby woman and poured my coffee all down her front. And believe me she did not get any less crabby after that happened." Sebastian said with a smile and a slight laugh.

"Still I'm sorry I should watch where I'm going."

"It's all good Blaine. I've never seen you here before. Did you move here recently?"

"Um ya and I work in the area part-time between school. Do you live around here?"

"I do. When did you move down this way? I thought you got into NYADA?"

"We moved down here four months ago."

"Are you not in NYADA?"

"I'm still in NYADA." Blaine said with his eyes turned down to the floor. He was supposed to have graduated by now and he was sure Sebastian would know that.

"Well last I checked NYADA was on the other side of the city. It's like an hour drive to get there. Why would you move this way? Not that I don't mind you being in my area now."

"Kurt wanted to move closer to his job at . They got a new office and he didn't want to travel every day. Plus most of his gigs are in this area. It just made sense."

"Maybe for him, but you'd have to drive an hour roughly each way to school. Didn't you get enough of that when you were driving back and forth to McKinley?" Sebastian said with a lightness to his voice.

"I don't mind."

"So you and him are still together. Did you get married?"

"Three years ago."

"How's it going with you two?"

"Great. Um… I have to go to work. It was good seeing you." Blaine said in a hurry and Sebastian could tell that he wanted to get away. That this conversation wasn't one he wanted to have.

"Let me give you my number and we can meet up again."

"I don't think that's a good idea. Kurt wouldn't like that very much. Sorry, but I have to go I can't be late."

Blaine left without giving Sebastian a chance to say anything else. Sebastian couldn't help, but be worried. He knew that he wasn't Kurt's favorite person, but he also knew that since Blaine graduated he hadn't been in contact with anyone, Warbler or not. Even Wes was being stonewalled and ignored by Blaine. He changed his number, he didn't have Facebook anymore. He went completely off the grid and no one was able to get a hold of him. Sebastian was worried; Blaine's behavior was different than he was back in high school. He used to have this spark in his eyes and when Sebastian looked into Blaine's eyes just now he looked miserable and dead inside. He didn't have the confidence that he used to and he was so unsure of himself. Sebastian couldn't help, but be a little mad at Kurt, because if that is what three years of marriage to him had done to Blaine. Sebastian wanted to go over to wherever they lived and beat the living crap out of him. Sebastian couldn't imagine having to drive over an hour each way to get to school. School should have come first over Kurt's job. Blaine shouldn't have to worry about school and driving that far every day just to get there, plus having to work part-time. All just so Kurt would be closer to his job. If nothing else they should have compromised and just moved half way so they each had to commute to school or work. Sebastian grabbed his coffee to-go and headed back to his apartment. He had been living in the condo that his grandparents had gotten for him. They felt that Sebastian shouldn't have to worry about renting an apartment plus school. They wanted him to focus on his school and not his bills. So they had bought it for him as a graduation gift and Sebastian was very thankful for it. Sebastian also had a very large trust fund that he was using for his expenses. So he didn't have to work. Which was good because he only had two more years left at Columbia for his law degree and then he would be a lawyer once he passed the bar. This year he started an internship at one of the law firms so he couldn't imagine having to work at the same time. His courses and the internship did take up a lot of his time, but he was good at managing it. He was used to the heavy workload from taking courses at Dalton. The school truly did get him ready for University. He still had weekends where he could go out with his friends and even on some nights he was able to get away. He also didn't have classes all day, because he was in his second to last year so most of the work was already done. He spent most of his time doing case reviews to learn about past cases and how previous lawyers handled them. He had decided he wanted to be a prosecutor. His father was a defense attorney and he knew you could make more money doing that, but he didn't want to help criminals go free. He wanted to help make the world better and safer. So he decided he would be a prosecutor for the city and for clients. He would still make more than enough money to have everything he ever wanted and then some, so he wasn't worried about any of his finances. The perk of having a large trust fund and rich parents is that they made sure he would be set until he was working full-time in a law firm.

Sebastian headed back to his condo and went over to his laptop. He decided he would get in contact with the other Warblers that were in the city and tell them about what had just happened. Everyone had been worried and wondering about Blaine for the past four years. His name would still get brought up in conversation at times even now, four years later. They were all worried about him, especially since he went off the grid and even his friends from McKinley hadn't heard from him. They could all see Kurt's Facebook page and they could see what Kurt was doing, but they never saw anything about Blaine on it. Only that Kurt was married. There weren't even recent pictures of Blaine, just ones from them in high school. That never sat well with any of them, but they didn't have any chance to speak to Blaine about it. Now that Sebastian saw Blaine and knew he was now living in his area, the area where most of the Warblers were, after all they were going to school in this area. There was now a chance that they could speak to Blaine and see him again. Thad, David and Trent were going to Columbia with Sebastian. Where Nick, Jeff and even Wes, after his transfer two years ago, were going to NYU, which wasn't that far from them. So they all lived within a fifty block radius of each other. Only Sebastian and Wes had their own place the others lived on campus in the dorms. Nick, Jeff and Wes were graduating this year while David, Trent, Thad and Sebastian had one more year for their program. Sebastian opened his Skype and sent out a request to video chat the six of them. He saw that they were all online, most likely working on their homework for the next day. After a minute the seven of them were all in one video chat.

"Hey man, what's going on that you wanted all of us in on it?" Thad asked.

"I was at the coffee shop today by my place and you'll never guess who I ran into there. Literally ran into."

"Please just tell us. I have a project due tomorrow and I'm only seventy-five percent done." Jeff said.

"Only you would still be working on a project the night before." Nick said.

"Hey I've been busy." Jeff said in his defense.

"With your boy-toy." David added.

"Sebastian, who did you see?" Wes asked.

"Blaine"

"Blaine? As in Blaine Anderson?" Trent asked surprised.

"The one and only." Sebastian said.

"Well at least we now know that he's alive. What was he doing down here?" Thad asked.

"He lives in this area and works part-time somewhere around here."

"So you talked to him?" Trent asked.

"I did for a few minutes."

"What did he say? Where has he been for the past four years?" Wes asked.

"Well he didn't say much he was a lot different from what he used to be. I don't mean that in a good way either."

"What happened?" Wes asked with concern.

"He's been married to Kurt for three years now; they were engaged for a year. He's miserable guys. Kurt's done a number on him. He stumbled on words; he wouldn't even make eye contact. His confidence is completely gone. He's going to NYADA still, but he lives down here. He has over an hour drive to and from school plus he's working part-time. They moved down this way, because Kurt's job moved down here plus he has gigs down here. So Blaine just up and moved down here. He looked exhausted and just his eyes; there's no spark in them they just look sad and dead. Honestly, it looked like he's been in hell for the past four years."

"Kurt doesn't look miserable from all the Facebook updates he's been putting up in the past four years. I know we've all been checking out his Facebook a few times a week hoping to see something about Blaine. Maybe their marriage isn't working out so well." Thad said.

"Kurt graduated NYADA two years ago from the Facebook status at the time. Shouldn't Blaine have graduated last year?" Trent asked.

"Maybe he's taking a different course or extra courses." Jeff said.

"I don't know I didn't get to ask him anything more. He said he had to go. I did try to get his number, but he said that Kurt wouldn't like that. He doesn't look happy at all."

"Do you know where he's working?" Nick asked.

"No, but he was dressed professionally so in an office somewhere."

"Doesn't really narrow it down in this area." David said.

"No, but we could keep a closer look at Kurt's Facebook page. Maybe he's going out soon and he'll be in our area this time. Blaine just might be with him." Thad said.

"He works for so I'm sure they go out on the weekends for a drink if nothing else. Blaine just might be with them. If not maybe we can find out where he works or lives." Wes said.

"So I take it we are all sick of Blaine being off the grid." Sebastian said.

"We were sick of it years ago, but now that you actually saw him and got what you did from him. I'm more worried than annoyed." Wes said.

"Hey just checked Kurt's Facebook page he put up that he was going to karaoke night tomorrow night at Bar 55." David said.

"Karaoke, so there's no way Blaine won't be there." Trent said.

"I say we go to karaoke tomorrow night. See how Blaine is and get him talking. If nothing else maybe we will see how him and Kurt interact with each other." Wes said.

"Well karaoke starts at nine are we all just gonna meet up there?" Sebastian asked.

"Let's meet out front at nine and then we can go in. Hopefully Blaine will be there." Wes said.

"Alright, well I hate to be rude, but I seriously have to get this project done. I'll see you guys tomorrow night." Jeff said.

They all said their goodbyes and they all signed off to get back to their work. Sebastian had some homework he could do so he pulled it out and decided to get a head start on what he would have to get done by Monday. It was Thursday and he already had his work done for tomorrow, so he got to work on his weekend homework. They were going out tomorrow so Sebastian wanted to be ahead so he wouldn't have to worry about being out and maybe seeing Blaine this weekend.

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Blaine got home from work that night just after eleven. He had been working late these last few weeks to make up for some hours that he lost during the day. He was a receptionist, but all too often he was ordered to do a task that would normally be done by an assistant. His current boss, Mr. Jake Wilson, was a financer for some of the most wealthy companies in New York City. So there was always extra work that needed to be done and it always landed on Blaine. Blaine got home and he was exhausted, but he still had homework he needed to do. The problem was he couldn't believe that he had bumped into Sebastian of all people. Now that he knew they were living in the same area Blaine was worried that he would be seeing him more and more. Out of all the people from Blaine's past the one person that Kurt would not tolerate was Sebastian. He was always threatened and jealous of Sebastian from the moment he met him. That didn't mean that Kurt didn't have a reason to be. Sebastian did make it clear to Blaine on more than one occasion that he wanted him. All Sebastian ever wanted was sex from him and nothing more. Sure in the last year of high school Sebastian had changed and he even helped Blaine propose to Kurt, but that didn't matter to Kurt. Kurt didn't like him and he always believed that Sebastian would never change. Blaine knew that he wasn't going to tell Kurt about the meeting. All Blaine was going to do was hope that him and Sebastian never saw each other again. Blaine walked into the apartment and called out to Kurt.

"Kurt, I'm home."

Their apartment wasn't horrible, it was nice, but it wasn't anything fancy. It was just a one bedroom and only eight hundred feet. So at the times when they were fighting it did get uncomfortable in here. So much so that Blaine sometimes would go out for a while and come back when Kurt was asleep. What Blaine didn't tell Sebastian was that he didn't have his car anymore. He got rid of it to try and pay rent during the two years that he spent working his ass off. Now he was taking the subway everywhere and it took him two hours to get to school and home. With tomorrow being Friday he had to be up at four in the morning just to get there for seven. His one course was also holding the winter showcase so he had to be at rehearsals by seven. The showcase was in two weeks and everything was getting to be insane at NYADA. Blaine was worried, because last year's showcase didn't go well for him. That was the showcase that Blaine chocked and ended up failing the class. Last year he had ten solos and multiple group numbers. This year he only had two solos and three group numbers, because the instructor didn't trust him. Blaine wasn't passing the course now and he needed this showcase to be perfect or there was a good chance he would be kicked out of NYADA. Blaine never thought he would be in this position, especially in a vocal class. Blaine always thought the dancing would give him a hard time, he never thought his voice would be what makes him fail. All of which didn't help his confidence issues.

Kurt came down the hallway where the bedroom was located. Blaine could already tell he looked annoyed.

"You're late. I told you we were supposed to have dinner with Tasha. Yet six o'clock came and you weren't here."

"Oh right, I forgot. I'm so sorry. Mr. Wilson had me working tonight to cover a few things. I completely forgot. I'm so sorry."

"You're sorry. You're always sorry Blaine. I'm sick of it. Why can't you not be a disappointment for once in four years? Imagine how I felt having to explain to Tasha why my husband wasn't here and wouldn't answer my calls or texts. She kept asking if something was wrong. I was so embarrassed and I have to see her tomorrow and she's going to ask how I'm doing and if you even came home tonight. How hard of a concept is it Blaine to text your husband that you had to work? Or were you really working at all? Maybe you were out there whoring around again."

"You cheated on me two. You did it while I was living with you. While we're married. I did it once and it was a mistake, but we weren't even in the same state. Don't preach to me about commitment and infidelity Kurt." Blaine said upset.

"Don't you dare try and turn this around on me. You are the one that is the constant disappointment. You have no idea how embarrassing it is to be your husband. How it feels when people look at me when they find out your still in school. You should have graduated last year, plus you fail a course. Most people would take that as a clear sign that you aren't good enough. You're not as talented as I am and this world isn't high school. How many times do I have to be disappointed in you for you to finally come to your senses and change?" Kurt said angry and annoyed.

"That's not fair. I haven't graduated yet, because I took two years off to work while you focused on school. I was the one that was having to work sixty hour weeks plus school part-time. Now I'm the one having to commute two hours to get to school each day just so you could move closer to your work. I'm trying my best to make this work, but it seems like no matter what I do you are just angry at me all the time."

"That's because you are a disappointment. Why wouldn't we move closer to my work? You're only going to school and barely passing it. Clearly it makes no sense for us to be closer to NYADA when you won't be there for much longer. They are going to kick you out soon if you don't get your grades up. I didn't work for two years, because I needed to focus on school. I have true talent and it was wasted by working at that diner. I'm the one working the most around here. I have multiple gigs a month; people pay to hear me sing. Plus I am working at one of the biggest fashion companies in the world. All you've managed to do in the four years you've been in New York is fail school and work as a receptionist and serve drinks. Maybe it would have been better if you stayed in Lima, Ohio. Maybe that's all your voice will be good enough, because clearly it's not good enough for New York. I can't even stand to look at you. I'm going to bed I need my beauty sleep. Don't forget tomorrow night we are going out with some of my friends from work. So you better be home after school."

"I will be. I won't forget. I'm sorry about tonight." Blaine said sadly.

"I'm sick of hearing it all the time."

Kurt left the living room and walked back down the hallway to their bedroom. He slammed the door shut and Blaine knew that once again he would be sleeping on the couch. Blaine went over to the couch and sat down. He was trying to remember a time when they were happy, when he was happy. The problem was he truly couldn't remember when they were truly happy since he moved to New York. He couldn't even remember what happiness felt like. What it felt like to be loved and held by someone. Blaine took his coat off and put his bag over on the chair. He already had a pillow and blanket on the couch from last night's argument. Blaine had to be up in less than five hours and he still had homework. So Blaine got his homework out and was ready for yet another night without sleep.

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It was just after nine o'clock when Sebastian arrived to Bar 55. He was running a little late, but he was happy to see that the guys were outside in the parking lot waiting for him. He parked his car and got out and headed over to them.

"You're late." Nick said.

"Sorry, lost track of time. Had a last minute case review to finish. Are they here?"

"We saw them park and go in about five minutes ago." Wes answered.

"From what we could see Blaine didn't look too happy." Trent said sadly.

"Let's get in there and make our presence known then." Sebastian said.

"Is that a good idea? Should we really just walk up to them and say hi?" Trent couldn't help but ask.

"What do you want to do? Hide in the corner and spy on them? I say we go up to them and say hello and let them know we're here. Kurt has taken the last four years of our friendship with Blaine from us. I say tonight we start to take it back." Jeff said.

"I agree. We'll be polite, but we won't hide from them. Blaine deserves to have friends and we deserve to be back in his life. Just like he deserves to be back in ours." Wes said.

"So what are we waiting for? Let's go see him." Nick said.

They all headed into the building after walking around the corner from the parking lot. The place was busy, but it wasn't over crowded yet. It was still early so there was plenty of time for people to come in for karaoke. They had all been here before and they usually came around this time, because they could sing as often as they wanted. Instead of after midnight when the place would be packed with drunken idiots who thought they could sing. They saw that Kurt and Blaine were over at a table with a few other girls. They all assumed they were colleges and friends of Kurt as they were all interacting with Kurt and not with Blaine. Blaine was just sitting there listening trying his best not to look miserable. They all walked over there without even getting a drink. Sebastian was the first to speak as they got close enough.

"Hey killer, long time no see." Sebastian said with a smile.

Blaine and Kurt both looked at Sebastian and the other guys behind him. They were all smiling and Wes came over to Blaine and gave him a hug. Blaine hugged back. He held on longer than what a normal hug would be, but he couldn't help it. He couldn't even remember the last time he was hugged by someone. Wes had always made him feel safe. Ever since he came to Dalton to redo his freshmen year, Wes had always been his safety net. Wes had always kept him safe and he always loved getting hugged by Wes, because it felt like getting hugged by a big brother. Wes held Blaine tighter and after a minute he pulled back.

"What are you doing here? I thought you were out in L.A for school?" Blaine asked.

"I transferred out here two years ago. Got into NYU and couldn't pass up the chance to be back with the guys. I've been trying to get in touch with you. I can't seem to find you online anywhere." Wes said purely out of curiosity as to what Blaine would answer back.

However, it wasn't Blaine that spoke, but Kurt.

"He's been busy. I would offer you guys to join us, but the table is full." Kurt said with a little cattiness to his voice.

"And Kurt who are these lovely looking men?" Elle asked.

"They were just people Blaine knew when he was in high school." Kurt answered.

"Oh were you in the Glee club?" Christina asked.

"They went to a different high school." Kurt answered.

"But we were in a Glee club at our school. Blaine was even the lead soloist while he was there." Trent said.

"They only ever made it past the first round." Kurt said and the girls all nodded in an understanding.

"Kurt you have to go up and sing soon. I've been dying all week to hear you again." Elle said.

"I will go and give my list to the DJ in a minute sweetie." Kurt said.

"Blaine, are you going to sing two?" Christina asked.

"Blaine doesn't do well on being unprepared. I just sprung this on him last minute. So sadly he won't be singing tonight." Kurt answered.

"Does Blaine talk for himself?" Sebastian asked annoyed.

Sebastian was trying very hard to be nice and polite, but it was getting increasingly difficult with the way Kurt and his two friends were talking like Blaine wasn't sitting right there. Blaine had an amazing voice and he didn't need to practise anything. He could sing the phone book and sound amazing.

"Sorry I didn't realise you were still standing there. You should get a seat before they all are taken up. This place can get busy." Kurt said.

"Especially when people find out that Kurt is here. His band is always booked solid where he plays." Elle said.

"Ya we saw that you were in a band on Facebook. You do cover songs. It's a shame you don't write your own." Wes said.

"I do write my own. I'm saving them for when I have a meeting with a record label." Kurt said back.

"And from what I have seen it should be soon enough. Hopefully Tasha won't mind her star leaving Vogue." Christina said.

"So Blaine, are you still in school?" Nick asked trying to see if Blaine would even talk.

"Um…. Ya… ya I am." Blaine said, but he didn't look at them when he said it.

"Oh you know what I think I left my cell phone in the car. Blaine, be a dear and run out and check for me please." Kurt said as he handed his car keys to Blaine.

"Sure. I'll be right back." Blaine took the car keys and grabbed him coat before leaving the bar.

"What are you guys doing around my husband?" Kurt asked with the anger that he had since they walked in the door.

"We aren't doing anything. We just came here for a good time. We all live in this area." Sebastian said.

"Stay away from Blaine. He doesn't need bad influences like the likes of you around him." Kurt said.

"They're a bad influence?" Elle asked.

"This one here almost blinded him not to mention the numerous times he tried to sleep with Blaine. The rest all thought it was a good idea to take steroids to cheat at a competition. Not to mention all the times they kept filling Blaine's head with hopeless dreams." Kurt said.

"Oh like his singing." Christina said with an understanding.

"Exactly. Blaine needs to get a reality check and just focus on what he does best. Which is answering a phone."

"Is it true that he's barely passing again this year?" Elle asked.

"It's true Kurt showed me his transcript from this year so far. He's not even passing his vocal course. He's gonna get kicked out soon if his grades don't improve." Christina said with a slight laugh.

"Exactly, so the last thing he needs is a bunch of false hope. He needs to accept that some people were meant to be stars and others were meant to only sing in Lima, Ohio. So stay away from my husband." Kurt said as he looked right at Sebastian.

"I'm not going to stay away from Blaine. After hearing what you just said to him. After seeing him react this way. The last thing I am going to do is to stay away from him. Mark my words Hummel; Blaine will be leaving your sorry, jealous ass. He will be back to who he was before he ever married you. You have kept Blaine from all of us way too long and now we are going to take him back." Sebastian said in a deadly tone.

"Hope you all enjoy your evening." David said.

They all walked over to a booth across the room. Sebastian and Wes both said they were going to go outside and see if they could catch Blaine alone. The others wanted to go as well, but they could understand that too many at once would be hard for Blaine. Sebastian and Wes headed around the corner where the parking lot was. They saw Blaine walking back towards the building. He couldn't have looked more miserable and both Sebastian and Wes couldn't help, but feel horrible. Blaine wasn't even looking up as he walked and Sebastian and Wes stopped just before Blaine reached them.

"Hey Blaine." Wes said Blaine looked up and saw both Wes and Sebastian standing there. Wes didn't even give Blaine a chance to say anything. Wes knew that Blaine had missed him, that Blaine had missed his hugs. Wes could also tell that Blaine needed another hug from him. Wes pulled Blaine into a tight hug and Blaine didn't hesitate to hug Wes back.

"I've missed your hugs." Blaine whispered.

"Me two." Wes said as he held onto Blaine even tighter.

Blaine couldn't stop the tears that came to his eyes as the unresolved emotions came back to the surface. He truly did miss Wes and the guys. He missed being hugged. He missed feeling cared about, cared for. He just simply missed feeling like a person and not some disappointment. After a few minutes Blaine pulled back and he wiped his cheeks. Blaine could see the concerned look on Wes' face.

"I'm fine." Blaine said with a shaky voice.

"The last time I saw you cry was when you were fifteen after a horrible nightmare. You almost never cry and you never cry when you are fine." Wes said.

"You're not fine Blaine. We can all see it. I saw it within a second of seeing you in that coffee shop. Talk to us." Sebastian said.

"I really should get back inside." Blaine said defensively. They could both tell that Blaine was uncomfortable with them being there, with having this conversation. They could tell that Blaine was worried about what Kurt was going to say about this.

"Hummel is busy with his two twit friends. He's not gonna miss you for a few minutes. Especially if it's to catch up with old friends." Sebastian said.

"He wouldn't be happy with my talking to you." Blaine said softly.

"I'm assuming he would really not be happy if it was me. He was so friendly inside with all of us. After all we're bad influences on you right?" Sebastian said.

"He just doesn't like what the Warblers have done after the Slushy and the cheating. He doesn't trust any of you." Blaine said.

"But you still trust us. You spoke to us until you left for New York, but the second you get here everything is different." Sebastian said.

"Blaine we couldn't even find you on social media networks. I get not being in direct contact with the Warblers, but I didn't do anything wrong. I wasn't even there for it. So why no contact with me? Why did you delete everything online that would let anyone contact you?" Wes asked.

"It was just easier than to argue. Kurt made some valid points and I agreed. We were engaged and we had to compromise it's what you do." Blaine said defensively. The problem was they hadn't said anything he hadn't already told himself before.

"Argue about talking to us or argue about how he thought you were cheating? I know you met that Eli guy on Facebook. So was that the real reason he didn't let you have any kind of account." Sebastian asked.

"I think my marriage is none of your business. It's between Kurt and myself. We love each other and will do anything for each other."

"Ya the love is clearly there on his end. He's in there talking trash about you to those two friends while you're out here. He's in there talking about you on the edge of getting kicked out of school. Failing a vocal course. Since when do you have a problem singing? Since when do you not sing every chance you get?" Sebastian asked annoyed at what Kurt has done to Blaine.

"This isn't Ohio. Standards change and the competition is harder just as the expectations are. I'm just not good enough for New York, it happens to lots of people. I just need to try and find another path." Blaine said sadly.

"You know I don't know if that is the dumbest or saddest thing I have ever heard." Sebastian said.

"Blaine what the hell has happened to you? I feel like I'm looking at that fifteen year old boy that was jumping at shadows when he first got to Dalton. You had so much confidence in yourself. You came alive on stage; you worked so hard to get it all back. Now it's like after just four years of being with Kurt you're back to that miserable, scared kid you were. What the hell has he done to you?" Wes asked sadly.

"Kurt loves me and he treats me like I deserve to be treated. You don't know what our life is like together. So you don't get to judge."

Blaine said as he walked around them and started to make his way towards the bar again.

"Blaine wait." Wes said as he caught up to Blaine and gently grabbed his arm. Blaine stopped and turned to face Wes and Sebastian.

"You're right we don't know what the last four years have been like. We don't know how your marriage is with Kurt. But we want to. We want to be in your life. We're all living in the same area now. Why can't we start to be friends again? I know it might take a little time for Kurt to be okay with it, but why can't we at least try?"

They could see that Blaine desperately wanted to tell them the whole story. They could see that he desperately wanted to be friends with all of them and feel like he belonged and was cared for. They could also see that he was worried, terrified of what Kurt would say about it. They couldn't let this go though they could see it all over Blaine's face just how miserable he was.

"I guess it wouldn't hurt to try. We're not sixteen anymore right? We're all adults I don't see why we can't talk and be friendly to each other. Especially with living in the same area." Blaine said.

"We all gotta start somewhere. Kurt will see in time that we've all changed and grown up." Sebastian said.

"We don't all have to be best friends, but I don't see why we canèt be on friendly terms." Wes said.

"Here give me your phone. I'll put our numbers in it so you have em." Sebastian said as he held his hand out.

Blaine handed him his phone and Sebastian put in everyone's phone numbers. He handed it back to Blaine and they all headed inside. Before they got inside Sebastian stopped Blaine for a second.

"We'll see you in there." Sebastian said to Wes.

Wes just gave a nod and headed back inside and over to the rest of the group. Sebastian turned his attention to Blaine.

"I live down on Richmond Ave, number 318 apartment 709. Just let the doorman know you're there to see me and he'll let you in. I don't care what time of the day or night it is. I don't care if I'm there or not, if you need some place to go for a little while or the night or whatever come by. I'll never say no. You can say everything is fine all you want, but none of us are believing it. We know you, four years or not, we know you and we can all see it all over your face that you're not okay. Just know that whenever you need the courage or the strength to walk away I'll always be there for you and so will they." Sebastian said.

"Since when did you start caring about other people?" Blaine asked softly.

"Four years is a long time. I've grown up. I've come to cherish the friendships I have, because one day they might not be there. There's more to life then sleeping around with randoms and trying to piss my father off. My father and I have worked out our problems and we're on good terms now. I'm not angry at the world anymore; I'm not hiding behind an asshole smoke screen. I know better than anyone what it's like to feel like you have to hide behind a mask. One day though that mask will fall off and I hope you come to me when that happens so I can be there so I can catch you before you fall."

Blaine and Sebastian had their eyes locked onto each other for the first time since Sebastian had seen Blaine. Sebastian couldn't explain what he felt as he looked into Blaine's eyes, but he felt so much emotion from them. Sebastian had always had an attraction to Blaine, ever since he heard of him he wanted to get him into bed. Sebastian thought those desires had long passed, but looking into Blaine's eyes now he wasn't so sure. What scared him more was the fact that he wanted Blaine in bed, but he wanted to hold him and make him feel better. He wanted to cuddle up with Blaine in front of his fireplace and just hold him all night. His desires weren't sexual based and Sebastian was starting to realise for the first time that those feelings from growing up were more than just a lust interest. Blaine looked away and cleared his throat.

"I should head back inside."

"Ya we should."

Sebastian and Blaine headed back inside and went to their own tables. Blaine sat back down with Kurt and his two friends, while Sebastian headed back over to the guys. Wes had already filled them in on what happened outside so Sebastian was glad that he wasn't hounded with questions. The rest of the night they spent singing and watching Blaine and Kurt interact. There was no touching; no smiling at each other, there wasn't any displays of affection of any kind. This wasn't Ohio; people in the bar were all over each other, straight or otherwise. Yet Kurt had kept his distance from Blaine for the last three hours. Kurt had also been singing a lot and each time he got called up there the crowd would cheer, just annoying the boys even more. They couldn't understand why everyone was so obsessed with Kurt; they didn't even think he sounded that great. Sure he had good high notes, but his voice was too high most of the time otherwise for a song. What was upsetting was that Blaine never got up to sing and it was making Sebastian more and more upset. Blaine was never shy and he never passed up a chance to sing, but now he wouldn't even sing karaoke, in a bar full of drunk people. Sebastian wasn't going to take this anymore so he decided he would get up and sing a song just for Blaine. Sebastian went up once his name was called and took the mic. When the music started he began to sing.

It's like a storm
That cuts a path
It's breaks your will
It feels like that

You think you're lost
But your not lost on your own
You're not alone

I will stand by you
I will help you through
When you've done all you can do
If you can't cope
I will dry your eyes
I will fight your fight
I will hold you tight
And I won't let go

Blaine couldn't help, but look at Sebastian as he sang. Sebastian was looking right at him and it felt like Sebastian actually knew what he was going through. Kurt looked over at Blaine and saw him starring at Sebastian up on stage. Kurt couldn't help the jealousy and rage that took over him. He slapped the side of Blaine's leg to get his attention and Blaine turned to look at Kurt. After that he didn't look back towards the stage, but he could still hear Sebastian loud a clear.

It hurts my heart
To see you cry
I know it's dark
This part of life
Oh it finds us all (finds us all)
And we're too small
To stop the rain
Oh but when it rains

I will stand by you
I will help you through
When you've done all you can do
And you can't cope
I will dry your eyes
I will fight your fight
I will hold you tight
And I won't let you fall

Don't be afraid to fall
I'm right here to catch you
I won't let you down
It won't get you down
You're gonna make it
Yeah I know you can make it

'Cause I will stand by you
I will help you through
When you've done all you can do
And you can't cope
And I will dry your eyes
I will fight your fight
I will hold you tight
And I won't let go
Oh I'm gonna hold you
And I won't let go
Won't let you go
No I won't

When Sebastian finished the song he placed the mic back on the stand and walked back to the guys. They all knew that he sang that song for Blaine and they were glad that he did. Someone needed to say it and who better than Sebastian. They weren't going anywhere no matter how messy it got. They all saw that Kurt took Blaine outside for what they assumed to be some kind of conversation, but they were sure it would be more like an argument. Trent waited for a few minutes before he headed outside, letting the guys know that he was the least bit intimidating out of the group. He wasn't going to intrude on the conversation just act like he was cooling off. Trent went outside and didn't see them anywhere so he went around the corner and could see Blaine and Kurt standing there arguing. He couldn't hear them though, so he decided to just keep peaking around the corner every few minutes.

Kurt was furious that Blaine let himself get trapped in the song. Clearly Sebastian was only messing around with Blaine once again. Kurt had enough of this from high school; it was why he told Blaine he couldn't be friends with any of them. Now they were right back where they started once again. Kurt grabbed Blaine and led him outside and around the corner from the door so no one would interrupt them. Kurt pushed Blaine against the wall before he started.

"What the hell is wrong with you? What were you thinking just staring at him like that? What are you hoping that he'll let you in his pants? My two friends are sitting right there and they have to watch you ogling over some guy, while I'm sitting right there, your husband. Once again you have embarrassed me in front of people. I work with them, I'm friends with them and this is what I get when I invite you out with us. I should have known better, I should have known you would have done something to mess this up."

"He was singing. I was just watching him sing. I liked the song that's all. Nothing is happening between us. Please I don't want to fight again tonight. Why can't we just go back in there?" Blaine said.

"Why so you can embarrass me some more? I don't think so. You are not allowed to be around any of them do you hear me?"

"Look I get your upset, but I want to be friends with them. I miss them. I miss having friends." Blaine said sadly.

"You can't be trusted to have friends. The last time you had a friend you slept with him. You don't need friends; you don't have time for friends. Do you even have your share of rent this month yet?"

Blaine didn't say anything.

"That's what I thought. You don't have time for friends. If you put in the same effort you do in embarrassing me and going on about wanting friends, into getting more hours you wouldn't be short this month, again. I'm not here to support you."

"I supported us while you were in school. Why can't you do the same for me?" Blaine asked slightly annoyed.

"Because I work hard for my money and I'm not going to support you when you are more than capable of working. You just need to give up on this stupid dream of yours and work full-time, than you won't have any problems paying rent. You know if you don't do well at the showcase in two weeks that you'll be kicked out. Why don't you just save what little bit of dignity you have and just leave before that happens."

"Why are you so mean to me? Where's the boy that I fell in love with? Where's that sweet, gentle, innocent boy that only ever cared about me?" Blaine said with tears in his eyes.

"You cheated on me. You changed me and until I can trust you this is all you will get. I treat you as you deserve to be treated so until you start acting differently, until I can respect you, this is what you get."

"You're always such a bitch to me no matter what I do. I can't make you happy."

Blaine didn't expect it, sure it had happened before, but he didn't expect it tonight. They weren't in their apartment; they were out on the street where anyone could have seen. It didn't stop Kurt though from slapping him so hard his head turned to the right. Blaine could feel the tears prickle his eyes and he could taste the small amount of metallic on his tongue. He brought his hand up to his lip and sure enough there was a little blood on his finger. The slap was so hard it had split his lip.

"Don't you ever say anything like that to me again! Don't you dare call me a name! I don't care where you go, but you better not be home tonight when I get there." Kurt said in a deadly tone and then walked away.

Blaine just stood there leaning against the wall. It wasn't the first time this had happened. It wasn't the first time that Kurt had slapped him or the first time where he didn't have anywhere to go. He didn't have friends; he wasn't allowed to have friends so he didn't have a place to crash tonight. He was only working part-time and his rent was eight hundred not to mention transit money for the subway every day. He was barely making end's meat so he couldn't get a cheap motel room for the night. So when this happens he would always end up walking around all night and then sneaking in after Kurt goes to work to get a change of clothes and go to school. Or on the days where he had to be at school early he would go to school and change there. He always kept a spare change of clothes in his locker at school. He had to work tomorrow for twelve hours, he had taken a shift at the local gay strip club to help pay for his rent. He hated working there, but he had to do it at times to help cover his rent each month. Last month he was short two hundred and Kurt had lost it on him. He knew he couldn't be short again this month. He also had to pay Kurt back that two hundred as well, so he needed to take the given shift at the club this month, plus extra. He had to work from three o'clock at night to three in the morning tomorrow. He also had to wear tight clothing and get hit on by drunken horny men all night as he was a server and not a bartender, so he couldn't hide behind the bar. Instead he had to subject himself to all the men that thought they could touch him for nothing. What hurt the most was that Blaine wasn't even the one that got himself this job. Kurt had done it a year ago when he needed the second job. Blaine could still remember Kurt telling him that he gave himself to Eli for free so why not serve drinks looking like a stripper for money. Blaine hated working there, he hated how the men made him feel and how dirty he felt when he got home. What was worse was when he did get home Kurt treated him even worse, because of where he spent the night. He would even accuse him of dancing for men in the back room if he had too much money on him. Blaine didn't know how long he could do this for anymore. He didn't know how long he could keep feeling like he was nothing, like he was worthless. He had even resorted back to old bad habits, something he hadn't done since he was thirteen and being bullied, cutting. He started up again a year ago, right after his first shift at the strip club. He just couldn't handle it and he found himself in his bathroom with the razor broken apart and cutting his left wrist. Ever since then it had started to increase more and more. Now when he wore a t-shirt he wore thick bracelets on both wrists that were stylish enough that people never questioned them. Not even Kurt knew that he was cutting, that's how unimportant he was in his own husband's life. Blaine knew he couldn't stand there all night so he started to walk down through the parking lot and down the street.

Trent couldn't believe what he had just saw. He looked around the corner and saw that Blaine and Kurt were arguing, but he didn't expect to see Kurt slap Blaine as hard as he could. Trent gasped at seeing Blaine's head snap to the right. Trent went back inside and over to their table. He sat down and he saw Kurt walk into the bar and went back to his friends, like he didn't just slap his husband.

"You okay? You look upset." Jeff asked Trent.

"Kurt just slapped Blaine." Trent said softly enough that only they could hear him.

"What?" Sebastian asked with anger in his voice.

"They were outside arguing and Kurt just slapped Blaine across the face before he came back in. Blaine is still out there, or he was when I came back in here." Trent said.

They all got up quickly, grabbed their jackets and left the bar. Trent led the way to where Kurt and Blaine had been when he was out here, only Blaine was no longer there.

"He was right here." Trent said.

"Did they come together? In one car?" Sebastian asked.

"Ya, Kurt was driving." Nick said.

"Let's see if the car is still here. If it is then Blaine must be walking somewhere." Sebastian said as he headed towards the parking lot.

Wes went towards the car that they saw Kurt and Blaine arrive in.

"It's still here." Wes said.

"So Blaine must be walking somewhere. He wouldn't have gotten a cab this fast. You guys head home, I'll drive around and see if I can find him." Sebastian said.

"Go home? I'm gonna go back in there and kick that little bitch's ass for laying a hand on Blaine." Nick said with clear anger in his voice.

"You can't. You think I don't want to go put him in the hospital for everything he's done to Blaine? I would in a second, but Kurt would have the cops called before you even walked out that door. You'll be the one in jail and he'll still be hurting Blaine. Blaine needs to leave him; Blaine needs to be the one to do something about Kurt and all we can do, is be supportive of him. So you guys are going to go home and I will text you when I find him. I'll keep him with me tonight so he'll be safe and maybe he'll tell me more privately then in a group." Sebastian said.

Sebastian could tell that they weren't happy about it, but they all agreed to do things his way. Sebastian was the one going to be a lawyer so he knew what would be best in this situation. They all headed to their cars and Sebastian headed to his, once they paid their tabs at the bar. They were all furious and it took everything in them not to hurt Kurt, especially when they saw him laughing having a good time with his two friends. He completely didn't care that he had just slapped Blaine and Blaine was now just walking around outside in the cold air of the night. It was just the beginning of December so it was still very cold outside. It was far too cold to be walking around outside. Sebastian drove down the street, hoping to find Blaine. It hadn't been that long so he knew Blaine couldn't have gotten too far. All he could do was hope he found him soon so he could make sure he was safe and warm.

Song: I won't let go by Rascial Flatts