Chapter 6: Shopping

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~“I love shopping. There is a little bit of magic found in buying something new. It is instant gratification, a quick fix.”~

Sebastian was well aware that he was lying down somewhere very soft. There was also that familiar scent drifting into his nostrils that was so comforting, he wanted to surround himself with it just a little bit more. Something warm and soft was covering him and he let out a happy hum.

“I know you’re awake,” said a voice from somewhere beside him. It was playful, in an exasperated way. “I can tell the way from the way your eyes are half-opened,” Sebastian heard himself chuckle quietly and slowly opened his eyes properly.

He was indeed lying somewhere different. But not unrecognizable.

He got up and found himself lying once more on Kurt’s bed, his torso covered by a red duvet. He glanced at himself and realized that he was no longer dressed in his previous attire. Instead, he was dressed in a pair of dark grey sweatpants and a green short-sleeved shirt that he recognized as his. He looked around him and found Kurt neatly perched at the edge of the bed, casually reading a novel. Kurt was looking at him with a cool stare.

“I see our sleeping beauty has finally awoken from slumber,” Kurt teased.

“How long was I asleep?” Sebastian asked.

“For about 20 hours,” At Sebastian’s surprised eyes, Kurt began to explain. “You slept the whole day yesterday. You missed lunch and dinner. You must be more exhausted than you thought. Have you gotten enough sleep lately?” Kurt’s tone was concerned.

Sebastian looked down. “Not really,” he admitted. Most of his nights were plagued by nightmares, lately. Terrifying ones, involving the death of his parents being repeated over and over again in front of his eyes. The screams, the blood…

Sebastian shook his head to clear away the images. “Why aren’t you in school?” As far as Sebastian was concerned, today was a Monday and the idea of Kurt skipping school for the fun of it did not exactly sound right.

Kurt gave a delicate shrug. “I was, briefly. I notified all my teachers that I will be skipping school today and they gave me my work in advance,”

“Why?”

Kurt gave him a measured look. “To take care of you, of course. I was the one who cleaned you up and changed your clothes,” Kurt paused and looked away. A faint blush stained his cheeks. Sebastian smirked.

“Oh? Did you like what you see?” he said, wriggling his eyebrows.

“Don’t flatter yourself,” Kurt huffed. “Dad helped me out when necessary so I didn’t see anything,”

Sebastian simply ‘hm’ed. All of a sudden, his stomach let out a growl. His eyes widened and he looked away in embarrassment. Kurt looked at him with a smile tugging his lips. He went nearer to Sebastian and held out his hand. Sebastian looked at it questioningly.

“You might be wobbly on your feet after lying down for so long,” Kurt explained. “Come on, I’ll get you something to eat downstairs,”

Sebastian hesitated but when his stomach growled louder, he grabbed Kurt’s hand and got out of bed. Kurt was right about one thing; Sebastian did wobbled on his feet, nearly stumbling onto Kurt as he could not use his other arm to steady himself. Kurt grabbed him by his shoulders and steadied him. Once Sebastian insisted that he could walk, Kurt stared at him for a brief moment before shrugging, letting go of Sebastian’s hand.

“So…where is everyone?” Sebastian asked as they climbed down the stairs.

“Finn’s at school and my parents are at work,” Kurt said. “Speaking of which,” Kurt turned to him. “My dad’s wondering if you’re up for school tomorrow,”

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