Kurt grabbed his pink and blue Power Rangers, but decided he only needed one. He put the blue one back down on the floor near the other ones, and walked down the stairs to tell his mommy and daddy that he was ready for their family picnic.
"Hi daddy. I'm ready, let's go!" Kurt called as he ran towards the door.
Burt laughed. "Hold up buddy! Your mom is still making lunch."
Kurt sighed and frowned. "Okay. How bout I meet you there in twenty minutes?" Kurt reached up to turn the door knob, but was swept off the ground and spun around in his father's arms.
"Kurt, you're only five. You can't walk to the park all by yourself just yet. You can go play with your toys until we're ready to go alright?" Burt asked with raised eyebrows.
Kurt nodded sadly and trudged up the stairs to his room. Kurt loved his toys. Especially the pink Power Ranger. He brought that with him everywhere he went. She was his best friend.
Kurt decided he was going to play family because that game was the most fun. Just when the pink and red Rangers were about to get married, Burt knocked on Kurt's door and opened it up, telling him that he and mommy were ready to leave. Kurt squealed with excitement and hopped past his dad, running down the stairs.
Ten minutes later, Burt, Kurt, and Elizabeth Hummel were laying down their picnic basket and setting out the food on top of a grassy hill in the nearby park.
"Mommy, daddy, I'm gonna go play on the playground okay? I'll be back soon, I promise," Kurt assured them as he turned and raced down the hill and over to the monkey bars, pink Power Ranger in hand. There were three other kids on the monkey bars, but that didn't surprise Kurt because everyone knew the monkey bars were the most fun. He knew the two boys sitting on top on the monkey bars, Finn and Noah, because they were in his kindergarten class. Finn was the tallest one in the class, and Noah was always getting sent to the office by Ms. Murdock, their teacher. The other kid didn't look familiar to Kurt. He was kinda small with big brown eyes and lots of black curly hair. Kurt decided he would play with the unknown kid because he looked like maybe he was new.
As Kurt strolled up to the new kid, he offered his hand to shake, just like his parents had taught him to, and said, "Hi. My name's Kurt. Kurt Hummel. Do you want to play with me?" He added a large grin at the end of the sentence just to make sure the kid knew that he was really nice.
The small boy let go of the monkey bars, jumping to the ground. He looked down at Kurt's hand before cracking an equally gigantic smile and grabbing it, giving it a huge shake. "I'm Blaine Anderson. I would love to play with you Kurt. My mom and dad and I just moved here from San Francisco so I don't know anybody else." Blaine let go of Kurt's hand and brought it up to rub at the back of his neck before quietly adding, "The pink Power Ranger is my favourite too."
Kurt's grin grew even bigger.
Blaine grabbed Kurt's small hand, which made Kurt's eyes go wide as a blush started crawling onto his already rosy cheeks.
Blaine curiously glanced to the side, and asked Kurt, "What? Why are you blushing?"
Kurt looked down at his feet shyly. "Well it's just that... two boys don't usually hold hands... do they?" Kurt was confused. Whenever he was out anywhere with his mommy and daddy, he only ever saw a girl and a boy holding hands. Isn't that how it was supposed to be?
Blaine's mouth formed a small 'O' of understanding. He started explaining to Kurt, "My mommy told me that sometimes two boys can hold hands. Same with two girls. She said it just depends."
"Depends on what?" Kurt never knew this happened.
Blaine thought for a second. "I guess it depends on who you have a crush on."
That makes sense, Kurt thought. You can't help it if you like someone. Blaine tightened his grip and started to pull Kurt towards the swings.
Noah took in the two boys holding hands before turning and whispering in Finn's ear. Finn's face scrunched up, looking thoroughly confused. Noah then turned towards Blaine and Kurt and hopped off the top of the monkey bars, running over to them and pushing Kurt to the ground with a hard shove, which in turn, made Blaine fall to the ground.
"Hummel's got a boyfriend! Hummel's got a boyfriend!" Noah sneered as he stood over them. "You're so gross. What's wrong with you? Don't you know that you can't hold hands with another boy?" Kurt tried to stand up but was easily pushed back down.
"Why are you doing this Noah? It isn't even any of your business who I'm holding hands with! And we're not boyfriends! Blaine is my friend!" Kurt yelled angrily at the boy above him.
Noah picked up a handful of woodchips from under his feet and threw them all right at Kurt's face before stomping away with one final statement. "I told you to call me Puck!" that was the first time Kurt Hummel was ever bullied. The first time of many, unfortunately.
After Puck had pulled Finn down and told him to get far away from Blaine and Kurt, Kurt had burst into tears and hugged his legs to his chest, head on knees. Blaine gave him a few soft pats on the back before standing and holding a hand out to Kurt. Kurt sniffled but accepted the outstretched hand and was slightly surprised when Blaine pulled him into a gentle hug. Kurt pulled away after a few seconds, wiping furiously at his eyes.
"I'm sorry," Kurt apologized quietly.
"For what?"
Kurt lifted his head to look Blaine in his big brown eyes. "For getting you pushed around like that."
"Kurt, he was only picking on you. I was fine. I should be saying sorry for not doing anything about it."
Kurt shook his head and looked down again. "No he only would've pushed you back down again." He stopped to heave a big sigh, than continued, "It's okay if you want to leave now. I don't want you to get in any more trouble by staying with me." Kurt started trudging over in the direction of his parents, still holding his Power Ranger, when he felt a small hand land on his shoulder, stopping him from going any further. He turned around to face Blaine with a hopeful expression on his face.
"I'm not leaving, Kurt. Plus, you're the first friend I've made in Lima and I want you to stay my friend." Blaine was looking straight at Kurt, taking in the beautiful sky blue colour of his eyes.
Kurt brightened up immediately. "Really? You want to be my friend? I've never really had a friend before..." Kurt trailed off. "Everyone thinks I'm weird for liking clothes and playing with dolls and stuff."
Blaine frowned in consideration. "Then I won't just be your friend," he started, "I'll be your best friend," he finished with a warm smile.
Kurt's excitement got the better of him as he instantly let go of Blaine's hand and wrapped both arms around the small boy's waist in a quick hug. As Kurt withdrew his arms, he asked if maybe Blaine wanted to eat lunch with him. Blaine quickly skipped over to where his mommy sat on a bench on the outskirts of the playground.
"Hi mommy. This is Kurt and he's my best friend. Can I have lunch with him?" Blaine spat out his words so quickly that he had to repeat everything just to be understood. "Kurt is my new best friend," he gestured to the boy beside him, who waved politely. "He said that I could join his picnic if that's okay with you. Please. Please, mommy, please?" he begged until his mom agreed.
"Blaine sweetie! Shush! I said it was alright. Just be back in 20 minutes okay?" Blaine grinned ear to ear, and gave Kurt a high five. Kurt giggled at his best friends enthusiasm as he grabbed Blaine's hand and was dragged away eagerly.
"Thank you Blaine's mommy!" Kurt yelled over his shoulder.
As soon as the boys reached the Hummel parents, Kurt made sure to introduce Blaine. "Mommy, daddy, this is Blaine Anderson and he's my best friend." Kurt's smile was larger than either of his parents had ever seen, and it shocked them speechless. After a few seconds of awkward silence, Mrs. Hummel gave a little squeak and scooped Blaine up in her arms, giving him a bone-crushing hug.
After she'd set him down, she gave her son an affectionate glance. "Best friend! Honey, I'm so proud of you! And he's adorable!" This brought a slight blush to both Blaine and Kurt's cheeks.
Burt gave a little chuckle before saying, "Sit down boys. Would you like ham and cheese, or peanut butter and jelly?"
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The rest of the picnic was pretty uneventful. The five year olds chatted excitedly about the things they had in common, and the parents sat in silence, occasionally shouldering the other and gesturing to the youngsters. Unfortunately, Blaine wasn't going to Kurt's school next year, but they promised that they would have play dates over the summer because that's what best friends do.
Blaine's mother came all too soon and told Blaine that his grandma and grandpa were coming over for dinner soon, so they had to leave. Mrs Hummel and Mrs. Anderson exchanged numbers and arranged for the boys to meet at that same park in one week.
Kurt and Blaine both pouted and gave each other a giant hug, saying "I'll miss you," and, "I'll see you soon," before they both went their separate ways, eagerly awaiting the week they would reunite.
