Red Moon Over New York part8
Kurt was anxious to go back to work. He was hoping he could try to maybe sneak a look at Blaine when he came in the next time to donate,
but several weeks went by and he never showed, or at least never during Kurt’s shift. Kurt was disappointed, but decided it was maybe for the better.
He wasn't sure how he would have reacted to seeing him again, whether he would hide in panic or if he would jump out and, in the process, probably give
Blaine the scare of his life.
Kurt did keep a close eye on Facebook, though, on Blaine’s page as well as that girl, Leah's, but nothing had been posted since the photo at NYADA.
Finally, he gave up and decided to call Jamie to hang out, hoping that perhaps making a friend would keep him busy enough to stop him missing Blaine.
Distracted by his work and the outings with his new friend once a week, he stopped pay attention to how the time flew by. Before he knew it, summer had
turned into fall, and suddenly the first snow was falling, marking the beginning of winter. Kurt never saw Blaine again at the blood bank, and there was
deadly silence on the social network sites he used to frequent almost religiously. Whoever said people spent too much time online clearly had never met
his ex-boyfriend.
Kurt was out running errands, trying to find plumbing tools since his kitchen sink was leaking and the shower had started to sing every time he tried to
turn it on. He was so focused on his task that he wasn’t paying attention to where he was walking and promptly ran into somebody else.
"Oh my god, I am so..." he started to apologize, but the words died in his throat. He had run right into Blaine. After all the weeks and months of not
thinking about him, or avoiding him altogether, he had just found him in the plumbing section of a home depot.
"Kurt?" Blaine was staring at him as if he wasn't sure that Kurt was real.
"Hi," Kurt squeaked, and promptly realized he didn't know what else to say.
"Do you want to sit down? You’re awfully pale," Blaine said, concerned, and Kurt lost it. Out of everything he thought would happen if he saw his ex,
and of all the scenarios he had made up in his mind, this was the last thing he expected. He started to tear up from laughing, and then his knees gave out.
He knelt on the floor, laughing like a madman, unable to catch his (unnecessary) breath.
Blaine’s voice was getting more and more concerned, and he knelt down right next to Kurt. "Oh God, are you OK? Do you need help?" He took Kurt’s
hand, trying to get his attention. "Man, your fingers are ice cold, are you sick?" Blaine’s questions were genuinely fed by concern, but it just made Kurt
laugh even harder. This was the most ridiculous situation he could have found himself in, and he didn’t know how to get out of it.
Finally, after a few minutes of laughter that made his insides hurt, he was able to calm himself down. "I’m fine, Blaine, just shocked to run into you.
I wasn't paying attention to where I was walking."
An uncomfortable silence settled between the two men, and they didn't know where to look.
In the end, it was Blaine who cleared his throat and asked Kurt if he could help him find what he was looking for. Between the two of them,
Kurt’s planned four hour shopping trip took only half of that. The awkwardness lessened, and both soon started talking.
They didn’t talk about anything major, just small talk, but both made sure to avoid the main topic between them.
Without Kurt noticing, Blaine had walked him home, and had carried half of his bags in the process. It wasn't until they were both stood in Kurt’s
kitchen that the vampire noticed what had happened. Nervously, he looked around, hoping there was no evidence of his new lifestyle anywhere in sight.
Kurt panicked when Blaine walked towards the fridge, saying, "Do you have any water? I am so thirsty. I didn't realize that just shopping for a plumbing
project could be so strenuous!"
Within a split second, Kurt stood in front of it. "No! I mean, no. I’m sorry. I haven’t got water or anything in the fridge. It’s broken, and I haven't
opened it since it broke. There’s probably all kinds of stuff growing in there right now. I can't let you look in there. I don't want anything to attack you.
Who knows what life forms have developed in here. I swear I heard party music coming out of here just last night, so it’s probably hung over and we
shouldn't disturb it." Kurt was rambling and he knew it, but if he had to choose between Blaine seeing the blood in his fridge and Blaine thinking he had
lost his mind, the latter was his favorite choice.
Blaine cocked his head to the left and just looked at Kurt. Then he shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's OK. If you need help kicking out the monsters
you’ve raised in there, let me know. After all, we seem to have become neighbors without knowing so." He pointed to the sold house on the other side
of the road.
Kurt just stared at him, wondering how he could possible get away with hiding his life from Blaine if he was living right across the street from him.
He couldn't even call Sebastian and ask for advice. The Mentor had taken off after their last conversation and, aside from the random text message
here and there, they hadn't talked. Sebastian was busy helping other vampires change .
With a heavy heart, he grasped Blaine’s shoulders, turned him around, and walked both of them into the living room . He pointed to the couch for
Blaine to sit on, and planted himself on the love seat across from his ex.
"I need to tell you something and I need you not to freak out," he said, and took a deep breath.
[EPILOGUE]
5 years later
Kurt came home from work and found his friend Blaine sitting on his doorstep. "Jason broke up with me," he said. "He thinks I’m cheating on him with you."
Tears were streaming down his face and a sob went through his body. Kurt bent down to hug him before dragging him inside. He sat him on the couch
and went to the kitchen. He took a tub of ice cream out of the freezer, and scooped some into a bowl. Then, he took spoon from the drawer, and
walked back into the living room and handed both to Blaine. Turning the TV to a suitably sappy love story he had saved, he sat behind Blaine and
hugged him.
10 years later
Kurt and Blaine sat on top of Kurt’s roof, looking at the city lights. Kurt sucked blood out of a Batman drinking cup with a lid and straw, since
Blaine never could quite stand the look of blood. Blaine drank a beer from the cooler he had brought.
"You’re the best friend to celebrate my promotion with," Blaine said, and held his beer up for Kurt to tap with his cup.
20 years later
"I feel guilty that you’re still single," Kurt said, both of them sat on Blaine’s couch, watching a rerun of Friends on TV.
"I’m happy, though," Blaine answered.
43 years later
"I’ll miss you so much!" Kurt said, tears running down his face. Blaine smiled at him from his bed. Weakly, he grasped for Kurt’s hand and pulled
him closer so he didn't have to speak so loud.
"I will always love you, no matter where I am."
Then he closed his eyes for the last time, and Kurt could hear his heart stumble one last time before it stopped for good.