Designated Driver (Kurtbastian)

Chapter Ten

The next day, Kurt was getting his books out of his locker, when Rachel approached him.

"Kurt, I'm going to ask you a question and I want you to answer honestly." Rachel spoke. "Are you fraternizing with the enemy?"

"No, Rachel, I'm not."

"Are you sure? You looked pretty cozy with Sebastian yesterday."

"Yes, Rachel, I'm sure. I think I would know if I was dating someone."

"Well, last year you thought you and Blaine were together, so I just wanted to be sure. Speaking of, he's still really upset about the way you dismissed him yesterday when he wanted to sing a duet with you. And since you're not dating Sebastian, why can't you just-"

Kurt sighed in annoyance at Rachel's continuous attempt to get him and Blaine together. Why couldn't she just let it go? "I'm not getting back together with Blaine, Rachel."

"Fine. But it's not because of Sebastian, right?"

"No, it's not." Well, maybe a tiny part of it was, but Kurt wasn't going to tell Rachel that.

"Good, because I can't have you jeopardizing my chances of-"

"Getting on Broadway, I know, we've all heard your lectures."
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During third period, Mercedes sat down next to Kurt and started talking to him. "Hey, what's going on between you and the Warbler?"

"Nothing that concerns you..." Kurt retorted. Ever since the beginning of senior year, Mercedes had ignored him, in favor of hanging out with her new jock boyfriend, Shane, who happened to have bullied the glee club in the past. While Kurt knew that he had been slightly obsessed with popularity during their sophomore year, Mercedes had become even more obsessed with it than he had. And it wasn't a good look on her.

"What? Kurt, I'm your best friend, you should tell me."

"Mercedes," Kurt turned towards her. "This is the first conversation we've had this year. I don't see how that makes us best friends."

But before Mercedes could respond, the bell rang signaling the start of class, making Kurt able to avoid Mercedes in full diva mode.
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"Just so you know, I approve."

Kurt turned away from his reflection in his locker mirror to find Puck standing next to him.

"Of what?"

"Of the Gargler. He seems good for you, definitely better than the Hobbit."

"We're not-" But before Kurt could say anything, Puck had walked away.

Kurt shook his head, he had never understood jocks.
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Sebastian collapsed on his bed, exhausted from rehearsal. With Regionals coming up, he was working the Warblers extra hard to get where they needed to be. He was about to fall asleep when his phone rang. Annoyance shot threw him and he was about to yell at whoever called him before he saw the Caller ID.

"Hey, Kurt, how was your day?" He asked.

All he got in return was a big sigh.

"That bad?"

"My entire glee club thinks we're dating." Kurt complained.

"What?"

"After our duet yesterday, they all seem to think we're dating."

Sebastian snorted. "Can you imagine me being someone's boyfriend?"
"Yeah..." Kurt laughed. But did Sebastian also hear a sense of longing in the countertenor's voice? No, that would be wishful thinking.

Sebastian sat up quickly when he realized what he had thought. Wishful thinking? Did he actually want to be Kurt's boyfriend? No, he didn't. He liked sex with no strings attached, not handholding and dates. But now that he thought about it, he couldn't even remember the last time he went to Scandal's... or had a quick fling with what's-his-face two dorms to the right. Was Sebastian Smythe turning into a gooey romantic for Kurt Hummel?
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"Hey."

Sebastian turned around in his seat to find Kurt making his way to the seat across from him.

It was the Friday before Regionals and two weeks since Sebastian realized he had feelings for the one and only Kurt Hummel. It had been very difficult every time they hung out for Sebastian to not lean over and kiss Kurt. Especially today, since Kurt's jeans appeared to be painted on. But he managed to push it down, figuring it was the best way to deal with complicated feelings.

"Hey, how's Regionals prep going?" Sebastian asked, handing Kurt his coffee order.

"Thanks," Kurt sighed. "It's going okay. I mean, I got a solo, which is awesome, but Mr. Schue got our set list in order Monday. We are so not prepared, unlike how well I'm sure
the Warblers are going to be."

"You bet we are." Sebastian smirked. "Now, what song do you have your solo in?"

Kurt snorted. "Like hell I'm going to tell you anything."

Sebastian shrugged. "It was worth a shot."
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Kurt looked out of the window as the bus rolled down the road. He tried to tune out the sounds of Rachel squealing, Santana and Brittany making out, and Artie and Sam playing some game on Artie's phone that Kurt couldn't care less about. He took a deep breath as he tried to push down his nerves about singing his solo. It was going to be just him on stage, belting his heart out and he hated the fact that the entire team was counting on him.

Rachel had thrown a fit when Mr. Schue had announced that Kurt was going to be singing the solo, but when he said that she and Blaine were going to lead the group number, she quieted down. Which then led Finn to go on his "I dislike Blaine for walking in and taking my role" rant, but Kurt wasn't going to stop him this time.
It still stung when Kurt thought of Blaine, but the pain was lessening. And Blaine's pestering was starting to stop, although he still sent Kurt "puppy dog" eyes every once and a while.

Kurt was shaken out of his thoughts when the bus reached an intersection. It was about to pull ahead when a car came speeding down the road, not seeming to notice the bus moving forward and in its way. The bus driver quickly turned, barely managing to get out of the way of the speeding car. But he wasn't able to stop the bus from tipping over on its side. Kurt squeezed his eyes shut as he gripped the seat in front of him, trying his best not to fall over as familiar flashbacks started to filter through his mind at a faster pace than ever before.