Hi there! Well this is a story idea thats been bumping around in my head for awhile. I have it all planned out and the majority of it written. I am also working with a lovely beta this time to help keep my craziness in check, the wonderful Ava Nova.

This is just the prologue.

~nikkoelyse92


Kurt has always had a weird affinity with his birthday. When he was a little kid hi mother, Mollie, had always made a big deal out of the day. She would come into his room early in the morning blowing a conch shell to wake him up. Kurt would roll over all cutesy looking with his hair everywhere and a big smile on his face. He would sit up and Mollie would place a brightly colored cake hat on his head, complete with felt flames on candles. Even at a young age Kurt thought the hat was ridiculous and clashed terribly with everything, but he wore it anyways just to please her.

The rest of the day proceeded in the same manner. Kurt was doted on the whole day. After his unique wake up call Mollie would make him chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast and let him have a small scoop of vanilla ice cream with them. She then let Kurt open one small present, something she had picked out herself. It was usually new clothes that he would promptly change into and wear proudly.

The two of them would spend the day around the house. Sometimes they would spend hours playing board games, and Mollie would let him win more often than not. Other times they would have a tea party, Kurt would pull out all his stuffed animals and set them up at the dining room table. He and Mollie would then have tea, which was really apple juice, and act very proper. In the afternoon Mollie would let Kurt pick out any movie he wanted. Kurt's favorites were the Disney princess movies and he would most likely pick one of those. She would set him up in the family room, where she could keep an eye on him. Once he was settled Mollie would disappear to the kitchen to prepare Kurt's birthday dinner. As he got older he was allowed to help out with simple things; like mixing the cake batter.

When Burt got home from the garage that evening all three of them would sit down and have a celebratory meal together. Mollie would let Kurt pick the menu and thus it always ended up all of his favorite foods; vegetarian lasagna, garlic bread, end-of-the-summer fruit, and salad. Burt would inquire to what the pair of them had been up to that day. Kurt would enthusiastically share stories of crazy adventures. Burt would look over to Mollie who would be silently laughing in her seat at her son's dramatic tendencies.

For dessert Mollie would make her signature chocolate cake to top off the meal. It was a rich decadant cake, with a raspberry filling between the layers and chocolate chips mixed into the sweet frosting. Once they were done eating Burt and Mollie would clean up.

While his parents cleaned up Kurt would sit on the couch bouncing up and down waiting for them to be done, because once they were he could open his presents. Sometimes if he got bored, he would try to guess what was inside of each of the different wrapped boxes.

After Mollie died Kurt's birthday was never the same. His ninth birthday came three months after his mom's passing. Both boys were in a weird stage of grieving at that point. They had both gotten over the initial shock of her death and were beginning to move on, but there were still days when they weren't sure what to do.

That first birthday Burt valiantly attempted to make Kurt's traditional birthday dinner. It was a disaster. The lasagna was undercooked, the bread burnt, and the cake hard as a rock. Burt had felt terrible and Kurt ended up reassuring him things were fine. They ended up eating at Breadstix and splitting a piece of apple pie for dessert.

Every year after that Kurt insisted on not making a big deal out of his birthday. He let his dad take him out for dinner at Breadstix. Burt would then take Kurt to Target and let him pick out some clothes and toys. It was easier that way as Burt never knew what to get the opinionated child. When Kurt hit his teen years and discovered online shopping Burt would simply give him a Visa gift card and let him spend it however he wanted. This system worked well for the two of them for many years.

Once Kurt started making friends at school his birthday became a tense moment each year and they all eventually learned he didn't want to acknowledge it.


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