A/N
Here it is, the final chapter! I just wanted to thank everyone who read/reviewed/recommended this story, i never expected to get such a positive response and everytime somebody said they liked it i almost couldn't believe it.
This story was always about developing a Kurtbastian friendship and i'm so thankful people stuck with it despite the long build up and all the faffing about :P
This as always been un-beta'd so i'd like to apologise for the clumsy sentences and grammar errors that i probably didn't pick up at times. Feel free to message me on tumblr (ellodoctor) as i tend to post a bit of Kurtbastian on there as well.
Once again, thank you so much, it's been lovely! :)
1st Date
Kurt and Sebastian's first date was ironically at the Lima Bean.
"The Lima Bean?" Kurt snorted over the phone, the night following Karofsky's visit.
"Why not?" Sebastian asked sounding offended. "You know they make good coffee."
"Yeah but we go there all the time…" Kurt rolled his eyes despite Sebastian not being able to see. "Don't you want to go somewhere a little more interesting?"
"We could go to my house…" Kurt could practically hear Sebastian winking over the phone.
"Har har." Kurt deadpanned, his stomach flipping at the idea of what Sebastian was implying. "Not what I meant."
"I just thought we should take it slow," Sebastian said uncomfortably. "You know, do it right…."
Kurt made a choking sound. "Really?" he asked, trying to keep the massive grin he wore from showing in his voice.
"Oh shut up," Sebastian said, sounding embarrassed and Kurt restrained himself from giggling.
"The Lima Bean is fine," he said. "I can't wait."
"I'll see you there," Sebastian said and Kurt swore he could hear him smiling over the phone.
2nd and 3rd
[From Sebastian]We should have dinner tonight
[To Sebastian]I only just saw you yesterday, eager are we? ;)
[From Sebastian]…
[To Sebastian]Lol. Dinner sounds great. When and where?-
[From Sebastian] :D Idk, you can pick.
[To Sebastian]Umm I don't know! As long as we don't go to Breadstix I don't mind…
[From Sebastian]Breadstix?
[To Sebastian]You've never been to Breadstix? Really?
[From Sebastian]Really. Is it a Lima thing?
[To Sebastian] I guess so; it's this crappy Italian restaurant that gives you unlimited breadsticks…
[From Sebastian] Huh. Trust me, the place I'm taking you to will be much classier. Wear a tie.
[To Sebastian] I thought I was choosing?
[From Sebastian] I changed my mind, you can choose next time :)
[To Sebastian] Fine, where are you taking me?
[From Sebastian] I'll pick you up at 6. See you then.
[To Sebastian] Tell me where you're taking me!
[To Sebastian] Sebastian?
[To Sebastian] …Answer me.
[To Sebastian] You suck.
-oOo-
[To Sebastian] Are you busy tomorrow night?
[From Sebastian] Depends, I might have a date.
[To Sebastian] ….
[From Sebastian] I'm kidding, yes I am free. Why?
[To Sebastian] I'm not sure if I want to ask you anymore…
[From Sebastian] :( I'll be good I promise.
[To Sebastian] Fine, I was wondering if you wanted to go out for dinner again?
[From Sebastian] Didn't we go to dinner yesterday?
[To Sebastian] …So you don't want to go…?
[From Sebastian] Of course I do! Where are we going?
[To Sebastian] Breadstix! :D
[From Sebastian] ….I thought you hated that place….
[To Sebastian] Oh I do…
[From Sebastian] Then why…?
[To Sebastian] If you haven't experienced Breadstix, you haven't lived. Meet me there at 7?
[From Sebastian]You're not going to pick me up? :(
[To Sebastian] You live in Westerville.
[From Sebastian] Good point. I'll see you tomorrow.
6th Date
"I cannot believe you made me sit through that. You owe me one."
They were walking out of the Westerville movie theatre, a careful distance between them as they made their way to the small botanical gardens next to the theatre.
Kurt rolled his eyes. "Oh come on, it wasn't that bad…"
"Not that bad?" Sebastian asked incredulously. "By the end, I lost count of how many clichés there were."
"It's a romantic comedy Sebastian; it's supposed to be clichéd."
"This whole thing is unbelievably clichéd," Sebastian grumbled and Kurt frowned, immediately understanding. "I can't believe we just watched a rom-com, how teen movie of us…"
"Sorry, I'll let you uh pick next time," he said, trying to sound casual as they turned into the entrance of the gardens. "I know you didn't want to see this…"
It had been private worry for Kurt, the idea that Sebastian would get bored with him. What was worse though was that Kurt had always dreamed of a relationship that involved all the usual clichés and although he knew that it wasn't what he wanted anymore he constantly had to restrain himself from saying or doing things would make Sebastian uncomfortable. They were taking things slow which mean that that despite his nature, Kurt wasn't pushing anything and neither was Sebastian.
"Hey," Sebastian turned his head, shooting Kurt a quizzical smile. "I don't mind, I said you could pick."
"Ah yeah I know," Kurt stuttered. "I know the whole rom-com thing, it was, it was a bit uh clichéd but-"
Sebastian laughed warmly making Kurt feel very self-conscience even though he and Sebastian were the only ones in sight.
"You think I don't want any romance don't you?" he asked and Kurt turned red. "Just because I have no idea what I'm doing doesn't mean you should not say what you want. You can be as clichéd as you want."
Kurt smiled. "I don't think you mean that…"
Sebastian raised his eyebrows. "I do."
"Let's hold hands," Kurt suggested, grinning. "It'll be cute."
"Uhh," Sebastian looked momentarily frazzled but catching Kurt's smirk he narrowed his eyes. "You play dirty Hummel."
"I do," Kurt agreed, winking; a little surprised at his own boldness.
"Really?" An almost predatory look graced Sebastian's face and he stopped in the middle of the path.
"Uhuh-" Kurt began but his next words were swallowed up by the gentle press of Sebastian's mouth against his. Kurt melted into the kiss, smiling as Sebastian tangled their hands together.
"How clichéd of you," he mumbled when Sebastian broke away for air, his lips tracing Kurt's jawline.
"Shut up…" Sebastian murmured against Kurt's throat.
9th Date
"Your paragraph structure is terrible…" Sebastian said from where he was sitting at Kurt's desk. Kurt glared at him and waved the exercise book he had been flipping through in the air.
"I could say the same thing about your maths ability," he said, crossing his arms. "None of this makes any sense."
They were in Kurt's bedroom, Sebastian sitting at the desk and Kurt sprawled across the small couch in the corner. They had initially planned to go see a movie at the Lima theatre seeing as Sebastian had a free period that afternoon and McKinley regularly got out half an hour before Dalton. But as Kurt had been seeing Sebastian so regularly his studies had suffered drastically and he had reluctantly cancelled the movie, preparing for an afternoon of studying. He hadn't planned on Sebastian studying with him but the other boy had insisted, saying that he would help with Kurt his English. Kurt suspected that he was hoping for an impromptu make out session but so far Sebastian had been engrossed in criticising Kurt's English paper.
"Did I at least get the answers right?" Sebastian asked, grinning hopefully at Kurt.
"No, I'm afraid not…" Kurt said looking down at the messy scrawl. "I think organisation is your problem, you need to set out your work neatly so that you can actually read it."
"But it's all in here," Sebastian tapped his head and Kurt rolled his eyes.
"Can you read this Seb?" he asked pointing to the barely legible equations in the exercise book. Sebastian stood up and moved so that he was looking over Kurt's shoulder.
"Um, Sine equals three over y…?" Sebastian mumbled his eyes eyebrows furrowed in concentration.
"Not even close," Kurt said, fighting a laugh.
Sebastian exhaled loudly and flopped on the couch beside Kurt. "Well I'm bored."
"Too bad," Kurt said firmly. "I still need to finish my paper and you have a trig test tomorrow."
"I have a test tomorrow?" Sebastian asked and Kurt's eyes widened.
"Yes! Oh god you haven't even studied have you?"
"I'm kidding, I'm kidding," Sebastian said grinning widely. "You're such a mother hen."
Kurt frowned and crossed his arms. "That's not funny."
"Yes it was," Sebastian inched closer to him. "Admit it."
"Nope," Kurt stuck his chin out. "Now I'm going to finish my paper and you're going to revise."
"Or…" Sebastian's breath fanned across Kurt's face. "We could do something else…"
Kurt's breathing quickened and he blushed, making Sebastian chuckle.
"I'll take that as a yes," Sebastian murmured and Kurt sighed regretfully.
"No, we have to study…" he said and Sebastian made a small noise of disappointment.
"Are you sure?" he asked, his face dangerously close to Kurt's. "We've been studying for a good hour…"
"Mm…" Kurt felt his resolve weaken and he relaxed slightly making Sebastian hum in victory.
His lips were only an inch from Kurt's when Kurt's door burst open.
"Kurt?"
Kurt felt Sebastian stiffen beside him and his heart sunk.
"Hi Dad…"
12th Date
Kurt sipped at his mocha, trying not to stare at the door of the Lima Bean every few seconds. It was currently 11.45 on Saturday morning and Sebastian had said he would meet Kurt at 11.30, meaning that he was fifteen minutes late. Kurt had actually been a little early and he had managed to secure one of the booths that lined the walls.
Scanning the café, Kurt tapped his fingers against the hard wood of the table, feeling ridiculously eager to see Sebastian despite having seen him almost every second day in the past three weeks. They had definitely made use of Blaine's trip to Florida by going out regularly in both Westerville and Lima, gradually getting to know each other better without the distraction of Blaine's presence. Sebastian had talked over the phone to Blaine and Kurt had exchanged several texts but neither of them had mentioned their current situation or that they spent the majority of their time together. As far as Blaine was concerned, they were exactly the same as he had left them.
"I know Blaine and he'll probably wet himself with excitement." Sebastian had said, a week after they had started "going out". "I'd rather it be just you and me for the moment…"
"But doesn't he at least suspect?" Kurt had wanted to know. "Last month, when I left to go home back at the Lima Bean didn't you go back inside to say goodbye to him?"
"No…" Sebastian had admitted. "I stayed outside for a bit calling you and then when you finally picked up I drove straight to your house."
"Wait, so neither of us actually said goodbye to Blaine?"
"Oops."
Kurt smiled, remembering what had come after and he felt his cheeks go red. Although things hadn't progressed past heavy making out, Kurt was beginning to have a hard time keeping his thoughts under control, especially with things heating up between him and Sebastian. It was such a far cry from his life 2 months ago that Kurt had a hard time believing it.
"You look happy."
Kurt heard Sebastian before he saw him. The other boy was standing by the booth, smirking down at him.
"Not anymore," Kurt said, cocking his head to the side and Sebastian laughed. You can sit down if you want."
"Don't mind if I do." Sebastian said and instead of taking the seat opposite he squeezed himself into the spot next to Kurt.
"I got you coffee," Kurt said, trying not to focus on how he could feel Sebastian's body heat. "But it might be cold, which is your fault for being late."
"I lost track of time," Sebastian said, taking a deep sip from his coffee. "Sorry."
"You don't sound very sorry," Kurt said, feigning annoyance and Sebastian grinned.
"It was only 15 minutes!" he said. "Just be grateful I came at all."
Sebastian's voice was teasing and Kurt was once again struck by how playful Sebastian was when he wasn't pretending. He felt himself grow warm and he shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts.
"Oh I am," he said sarcastically. "So very grateful…"
Sebastian smirked.
"But," Kurt added. "This means we only have five minutes until Blaine gets here."
Sebastian paled, choking slightly on his coffee.
Blaine had returned from Florida the day before and he had texted both Kurt and Sebastian, asking if they wanted to meet at the Lima Bean the following day.
The two of them had agreed to meet up beforehand to decide whether they were telling Blaine about their not-quite-relationship. Kurt had argued that they didn't have to be at the Lima Bean to talk but Sebastian was adamant about not having that particular discussion over the phone.
"Five minutes?" Sebastian asked, sounding vaguely panicked. "Oh shit."
"We uh don't have to tell him…" Kurt mumbled, feeling awkward. "If that's what you want…"
Sebastian's eyes widened. "Of course I want to tell him!" he said incredulously. "It's how we're going to do it that I'm worried about."
"Oh…" Kurt said, trying not to sound too relieved.
But Sebastian must have heard it because after a second, Kurt felt a warm hand grasp his and he jolted in surprise.
"Are you holding my hand?" he asked Sebastian, a smile playing on his lips.
"Maybe…" Sebastian said, biting his lip and upon seeing Kurt's expression added hastily; "For uh for Blaine's benefit…"
"Blaine's benefit huh?" Kurt asked slyly, gripping Sebastian's hand a little tighter. "Really…"
"Ah yes," Sebastian said, grinning crookedly and Kurt laughed.
"Real smooth, Smythe." He rolled his eyes and turned his head to take a sip of his Mocha.
He immediately felt Sebastian's lips press against his jawline and he started, grateful that he didn't spill his drink.
"Seb!" he hissed. "What are you doing?"
Sebastian chuckled quietly, his hot breath making Kurt shiver before shifting away from Kurt slightly so that only their hands were touching.
"Sorry babe," Sebastian said, barely containing his self-satisfied smirk.
"Let me guess," Kurt said, feeling flustered. "That was for Blaine's benefit?"
Sebastian opened his mouth presumably to say something when he was interrupted by a familiar voice.
"What's for my benefit?"
"Blaine!" Kurt exclaimed, looking up to see said boy standing by the booth, looking the same as he had three week ago only tanner.
"Hey…" Sebastian said, sounding nervous and Kurt felt Sebastian grip their joined hands tighter.
"Hey guys," Blaine grinned brightly at the two of them. "Can I sit?"
"Of course!" Kurt said, feeling a little nervous himself.
"So," Blaine said as he sat down. "Did you guys miss me?"
"Can't say I did," Sebastian said, smirking at Kurt who blushed while Blaine sent him a questioning look.
"Of course we did," Kurt interjected. "Don't mind Sebastian."
"Right," Blaine grinned at the two of them. "Well I just go get some coffee and maybe some biscotti? And I'll tell you about Florida if you want… "
"Sounds great," Kurt said warmly and Blaine walked over to the counter.
Sebastian heaved a sigh of relief.
"That wasn't so bad was it?" Kurt asked a little condescendingly.
"Oh shut up," Sebastian said easily. "But no it wasn't…"
"I think we should tell him after he tells us about Florida-" Kurt began but he was interrupted by Blaine who had come back to the booth.
I forgot my wallet-" he stopped midsentence, his eyes wide and both Sebastian and Kurt turned to look at him, Kurt's heart sinking when he saw that Blaine's gaze was fixed firmly on his and Sebastian intertwined hands.
"You're holding hands?"
Kurt shot Sebastian a panicked look but was surprise to see Sebastian looking calm.
"What is going on?" Blaine continued loudly, still rooted to the spot. "I-"
"Blaine!" Kurt exclaimed. "Be quiet!"
Blaine grew silent and Kurt turned to look at Sebastian who still remarkably serene.
"While you were away, uh stuff happened and well," Sebastian said and he paused, making Kurt's breath catch in his throat. "Kurt, Kurt is my boyfriend."