Designated Driver (Kurtbastian)

Chapter Eleven

Sebastian sighed as he looked at his phone for what seemed like the hundredth time. He was sitting in the Warbler's green room, waiting for a text from Kurt. Sebastian had asked him if he wanted to meet up at the snack bar before the competition started, but the countertenor had yet to respond. Sebastian figured that Kurt had probably turned his phone off to make sure he didn't get any distractions before his performance. Yeah, that was probably it.

Sebastian sunk further into his seat as a conflicted war went on in his head. On one side, there was the part of him that wanted to win. Sebastian was a perfectionist at heart and one who didn't like losing. He had worked the Warbler's hard and tried to get them in the best shape possible to get to Nationals. But it all had come tumbling down when he developed his... feelings for Kurt.

Kurt who was the boy Sebastian was competing against and who wanted to go to Nationals with all of his being; the boy who would be crushed if he lost, but would put on a happy smile for Sebastian's benefit. And Sebastian wouldn't be able to stand it if he saw Kurt's fake smile, the one he rarely saw when it was just the two of them.

He wanted to win with a deep desire, but winning would mean hurting Kurt, and Sebastian didn't want to do that ever again. God, why were feelings so complicated?

Sebastian was shaken out of his thoughts when Thad, who was sitting next to him, gasped. "What is it, Thad?" Sebastian asked in annoyance, turning to face the boy who was clutching his phone tightly. "Blaine just texted me," Thad started. "The New Directions got in an accident." Sebastian rolled his eyes at the mention of Blaine, but when the rest of what Thad had said caught up with him, he froze. All he could ask was "What happened?" as his brain went into overdrive.

"Blaine says that the bus tipped over on its side when it was trying to avoid hitting a car that was speeding down the road." Eventually, the Warblers were gathered around Thad as they read through Blaine's texts, trying to gather all the information they could.

Sebastian stood up and quickly grabbed Thad's phone out of his hand. As he read through the text, his body already decided what he was going to do before his brain did. Sebastian sighed in relief when Blaine described where the New Directions were located and he recognized the intersection. He tossed Thad's phone back in its owner's lap before heading for the exit.

"Nick, you're on lead." He called out before opening the door.

"Wait, where are you going?" Jeff called out.

"To help the guy I love." And with that, Sebastian ran out the door.
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Sebastian's heart beat through his chest as he ran with all of his might to Kurt. Since the Warblers came to the competition on a bus, Sebastian had to rely on his legs to get him where he needed to be, which was to Kurt. Sebastian didn't pay attention to the burn in his legs. All he could think was that Kurt was in trouble, and Sebastian was determined to help him.

Pretty soon, Sebastian reached the intersection. He spotted the overturned bus and winced at the damage. He jogged a little bit further and once he went around the side of the bus, he saw the New Directions.

They were all crowded around a figure that Sebastian couldn't see, with matching looks of worry on their faces. They each had a cut or a scrape on their bodies and Sebastian sighed in relief when they didn't seem to be too banged up. But anxiety quickly rose back up in his chest when Sebastian couldn't find Kurt in the crowd. That must mean that-

"Sebastian?"

The Warbler was interrupted from his panicking when Blaine spotted him.

"What are you doing here?" Blaine asked.