Chapter 26: Epilogue

"Mommy, please don't go. Daddy's so upset."

"I'll always be with you, right here."

"My heart?"

"Yes, sweetie. And you'll find the one who makes you feel happy. And when you find him, and bond with him, you'll be happy."

"What if… what if I don't find someone to bond with?"

"The world works in mysterious ways. You just have to believe."

"What if this happens? What if they get sick… and leave me."

"Then you'll know that every moment you spent together was perfect. Just like you, my perfect boy."

"I love you, Mommy."

"I love you too, Kurt."

"Sebastian, what did I tell you about leaving your jacket on the floor? There's a hook there for a reason!" Kurt exclaimed.

"I'll hang it up later! I'm busy," Sebastian called back.

Living with Sebastian was difficult at times, but Kurt wouldn't trade it for the world. Their tiny New York apartment felt homey with the touches they both added to it, and it had taken some adjustments, but they were finally at the point where it seemed natural living together.

"Well if you just leave it there, I'm going to trip on it, and that's an expensive coat!"

"Kurt, relax, maybe you want to figure out why I'm not wearing it?"

"If you're parading around the house naked again, I'm sorry but I'm going to have to pass. I have a class I have to get to."

Sebastian walked into the room, a pout on his face, stark naked.

Kurt rolled his eyes. "How did I know?"

"Because you want it too."

"I do, but there's no time. I'm serious, Sebastian. I have to go."

"Fine," Sebastian pouted.

"Oh, don't give me that face," Kurt said.

Sebastian's pout changed to a smirk as he suddenly started dancing to absolutely nothing.

"Oh my god," Kurt laughed.

"I'll just stay here, naked, dancing. All alone."

"Don't you have a class too?" Kurt asked.

"Not for another two hours," Sebastian said.

"Fine. Well, I have to go, but save that for me when I get back."

"I guess," Sebastian said then laughed again.

Kurt gave him a look but leaned over to press a soft kiss to his lips.

"I'll see you later. Love you," Kurt said.

"Love you. Bring home Chinese!"

"Will do!" Kurt called over his shoulder as he left the apartment.

He walked the couple blocks to the subway and boarded the train. He didn't like riding them particularly, but it was the only way to get to his class from their apartment. The Smythes had told Kurt they'd pay for whatever they needed, but Kurt wanted to make his own living as well. So the Smythes had contributed to their schooling, and visited often to spoil them, but Kurt and Sebastian paid their own rent. It was still a work in progress, but they were happy.

Kurt was currently attending Parsons for fashion design and loving every minute of it. He had thought NYADA was the only way for him to go, but overall, his passion for clothing and accessories drove him further. Sebastian was studying at NYU, taking as many different courses as he could and still trying to figure out what he wanted to do. Like he had said before, he didn't plan much for the future, so now that he had more time, he was exploring everything out there.

Kurt spent the day in class, hanging out with the new friends he made and briefly meeting up with Rachel for lunch. Rachel was at NYADA, and had made a bunch of new friends as well. They kept in touch, and as long as she didn't have any more extravagant parties, Kurt enjoyed spending time with her. Sebastian would always complain, though, since she never had their back in the past, but they were amicable now.

Kurt finished his classes and got back on the train, heading home. He got off a stop earlier than normal and ran to their favourite Chinese place, waiting for their order to be ready. Once he had it, he walked the rest of the way back to their place and opened the door.

"I'm home, and I bring food," Kurt called out.

The lights were off and it didn't look like Sebastian was home. That was weird; he was usually back from classes by now. Today was the day he only had a couple classes.

"Sebastian?" Kurt called out.

He frowned and turned the lights on, putting the food down on the table. He hung his jacket up and went to the bedroom for a second to put his bag away. He walked right into the room, putting his bag down and was about to leave when he jumped.

There was Sebastian, lounging on the bed, in the dark, stark naked, with a shit eating grin on his face.

"Missed you this morning."

"Sebastian, you know I didn't have time this morning."

"Well you have time now, right?"

Kurt chuckled. "Our food will get cold."

"It's Chinese. It's good cold."

"You make a pretty convincing argument," Kurt said, taking a couple steps closer.

"I do, don't I? So how about you join me here. I think one of us is overdressed."

"I'm never overdressed. But maybe I'll give you that this time."

Kurt climbed onto the bed, leaning over Sebastian and brought their mouths together in a steamy kiss. Sebastian leaned up into it, his arms wrapping around Kurt and trying to pull him back down.

Kurt smiled and then leaned in to whisper in Sebastian's ear. "But I'm really hungry right now, so I'm going to go eat dinner."

And then Kurt popped up off the bed and walked into the other room.

"Are you kidding me?" Kurt heard Sebastian moan from the other room.

Kurt laughed as he felt the annoyance over the bond but it quickly switched into lust again. Kurt rolled his eyes. He had worked on blocking out some of those feelings, as Sebastian had the tendency to send them at the most inopportune moments. Such as during an exam. Or a class presentation. Or in front of his dad.

Burt had come to visit as often as he could, and was happy for them. Carole had been ecstatic Kurt was starting a life on his own and had whispered into Kurt's ear that she wanted grandchildren eventually. That had caused Kurt to back up, and started a lengthy discussion between him and Finn on what they were going to do. Finn had been really supportive, and was still involved in his on again off again relationship with Rachel.

"Dinner, Sebastian," Kurt said.

"Can I decide on dessert then?" Sebastian called, as he walked into the kitchen, wearing nothing but sweatpants.

Kurt looked up at him and rolled his eyes. "I have an idea what you might suggest."

"Do you?" Sebastian asked. "So you don't want the cheesecake I bought?"

"You bought cheesecake?" Kurt asked, eyes lighting up. "I knew there's a reason I keep you around."

They sat down to eat and Kurt was reminded about how domestic this all was. Sebastian's ring glinted on his finger and Kurt had to smile, remembering when Sebastian gave Kurt his own ring.

It had been right after they moved to New York and they were still unpacking their boxes.

"No, we should put that in the other room, otherwise the bedroom will be too crowded," Kurt said, motioning to Sebastian's bookcase.

"You mean I have to move it again?" Sebastian whined.

"No, I'll do it. You probably shouldn't be moving it anyway."

"Kurt, I'm fine."

"I know. I just worry about you still."

"Well, I'm all healed, and the doctors said I'm fine, and now, you're stuck with me."

"Don't I know it," Kurt said with a fond smile. "Okay, so this box… is for the kitchen."

"Kurt."

"Don't think I'm letting you get out of unpacking just because of that."

"Kurt."

"Because you are still able to do that."

"Kurt."

"What?' He asked, whipping around, but then his breath caught in his throat. Sebastian was down on one knee, a ring in his hands.

"I wanted to make this special for you, and since we're in New York, where you want to be, where we want to be… and I love you…Kurt, will you wear this ring?"

Kurt stared at him, a tear slipping down his cheek, before he nodded. "Yes, of course."

Sebastian smiled widely, and got up, putting the ring on Kurt's finger. "There, now we're actually complete."

Kurt just smiled. "I love it."

"Sorry it took so long. My parents had actually made me a girl's ring, so I had to get a new one designed."

Kurt let out a laugh. "I guess you weren't as obviously gay as I was."

"Nope, guess not." Sebastian laughed as well. "So do you like it?"

"I do. I love it."

"Good. Well, I think this calls for a celebration."

"Not until after we unpack, Sebastian!" Kurt exclaimed.

It was a fond memory, and it made their first night in New York a night to remember.

They finished their dinner, and ate their cheesecake, and then Sebastian got up again.

"Now, real dessert."

"I knew you were going to say that," Kurt said.

"Well, we have all night."

"True, but we have to be awake tomorrow. Remember? Blaine's going to be in town."

"Right. Well, I'll make sure not to tire you out completely then."

Kurt giggled. "I guess I'll meet you in the bedroom."

"Already there," Sebastian said, following after him.

Kurt and Sebastian ran around the apartment, grabbing a few last minute things.

"Come on, we're going to be late. I promised we'd meet Blaine at noon and it's already ten to. He said he had a surprise for us, and I don't know what that's going to bring."

"Relax, Kurt. I'm sure whatever it is will be fine. It's just lunch."

Kurt walked into the bedroom and found Sebastian lazing on the bed.

"Seriously? We have to go! Get up! Why are you just lying there?"

"Because I was standing by the door before but you weren't ready and then you had to change your shirt and then you couldn't find the list you made of guys Blaine could date and I got bored so I sat down."

"Well get up! It's time to go."

They headed out the door, walking the few blocks to the restaurant they were meeting Blaine at. It was a quaint spot that Kurt and Sebastian frequented, because the food was really good, and it wasn't too expensive.

They somehow managed to get there before Blaine and Kurt let out a sigh of relief.

"He's not even here," Sebastian said.

"Yeah, you're lucky about that."

Sebastian snorted in amusement. "Let's get a table."

They were shown to a table and sat down, both of them facing the doorway.

"So do you know where Blaine could be?"

"I'm sure he's just about here."

As soon as Sebastian said that, Kurt knew he was right. "There," Kurt pointed.

They both looked toward the door and sure enough, there was Blaine. It had been far too long since they'd seen him. But… he wasn't alone. He held the door open a bit longer and a guy walked in behind him. Sandy blonde hair, fairly nice build, taller.

"Hey… isn't that?" Sebastian asked.

"Hmm?" Kurt wondered.

"It is! That's Mark! He was one of the ones I set Blaine up with."

"What? No way… that can't be."

"It is! I win! Hah!" Sebastian exclaimed.

Kurt raised an eyebrow. "No, I think Blaine wins."

Blaine and Mark walked over to them. "Hey guys, sorry we're late. Uh, you know Mark, right?"

"Hi Blaine, Mark. Good to see you again," Sebastian said.

Kurt got up and brought Blaine into a hug. "You look better."

"Feel better," Blaine said.

Mark was an old friend of Sebastian's that he had set Blaine up with. Blaine had been very against going on dates right away, but Kurt and Sebastian eventually wore him down, setting him up with a couple guys they knew.

Kurt knew it must be hard for Blaine, still being in Ohio, but according to him, he was planning to move as soon as he could. Where? That was still up in the air.

They all sat down and took a peek at their menus before ordering.

"So, Kurt, Sebastian, how's everything going in New York?" Blaine asked.

"Wonderful. Parsons is amazing and it's everything I've dreamed of. Though, I have this one professor who likes to illustrate what they are saying almost every second sentence-"

"No need to bring that up," Sebastian cut in.

"Sorry," Kurt replied. He did tend to complain about that professor too much.

"And you, Sebastian?" Mark asked.

"Taking different courses. Not much a fan of astronomy, but linguistics is interesting."

"Yeah, you always did have a sharp tongue," Blaine added.

"And how about you two… is this a recent development?" Kurt asked, motioning between the two of them.

Blaine smiled. "We got together a couple months ago. We didn't want to tell anyone until we knew how it was going."

"And it's going great," Mark said.

Blaine nodded. "Mark's a great guy."

"And so are you," Mark replied, leaning over to give Blaine a kiss.

"They're adorable," Kurt said softly.

Sebastian smiled. "Glad his life is moving on and I didn't ruin it."

Kurt smacked him affectionately. "Well I'm happy for you two," Kurt said.

"We're thinking about moving to California. Blaine's already gotten an early acceptance to study music there."

"I'm not really sure, it's just an idea," Blaine said.

"Well, I think you should go for it," Kurt said.

Blaine looked up and let out a soft sigh. "Thanks."

They spent the rest of their lunch together and got up to leave, Sebastian and Mark walking a few paces ahead of them. Kurt hung back with Blaine for a moment.

"So, Mark. He's a great guy."

"Yeah, he is,' Blaine said.

Kurt nudged his shoulder. "You think he's the one?"

Blaine hesitated. "It's too early to tell."

"Right, well you never know."

"Yeah," Blaine responded.

They walked a few more steps. "You think you'll ever bond with someone?" Kurt asked.

Blaine shrugged. "I can't know for sure. Maybe someday."

"Good." Kurt said. "I miss you; we have to talk more often."

"Yeah, of course," Blaine said.

Sebastian turned around from where he was walking. "Hey, you slowpokes! Catch up."

Kurt rolled his eyes and he and Blaine walked faster.

"You're happy with him? Truly happy?" Blaine asked.

"Yeah," Kurt said with a smile. "I really am."

They got back to their apartment later, and Kurt and Sebastian collapsed on the couch.

"I didn't know it was so exhausting to meet up with old friends," Sebastian complained.

"You were just nervous because it was Blaine."

"Well, yeah, but not really. Just weird being reminded of Ohio."

"Ohio seems like a distant memory. Everything that happened seems like a distant memory."

"Well good, because we're young, and we'll make more memories.

Kurt snorted. "I think the more time you spend with me, the cheesier you get."

"Really? I can get worse."

"Oh god, please don't."

"Kurt, my love for you can bear no bounds; I yearn for you every moment of every day."

"Okay, enough of that."

Sebastian laughed and threw a pillow at Kurt.

"Oh, is this how it's going to be?"

"Didn't mean to start anything," Sebastian said.

"Well you did."

Kurt got up and grabbed a pillow, a mad glint in his eye. Sebastian started to back up and Kurt chased after him, running around the apartment.

"You'll never catch me!" Sebastian said.

"I have a feeling I will," Kurt replied back.

They laughed, as they continued to run, throwing pillows at each other. If this was how the rest of his life would be, living with Sebastian, feeling the love through the bond, and acting completely insane, then Kurt was pretty sure it would be a good life.

He was perfectly happy with that.

And… it's done! This is the end! Soul Bond is complete.

It has been an amazing journey… and I've been writing this for months. I can't believe it's over.

In case you were wondering, there's not going to be a sequel for this. I feel like I pretty much covered everything off, and extending it any longer than this wouldn't do it any good.

I currently don't have anything else started, and I'm thinking about writing some sort of original fiction… but I'm sure I won't be able to stay away from fanfiction long. As soon as an idea comes along that catches my eye, I'll be there, and writing about it.

Until then, I'll be hanging out at my tumblr, so feel free to shoot me an ask if you'd like.

Thank you for sticking with me through this monster of a story. It's the longest thing I've ever written and has completely taken over my life!

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