Ch.2
"Are they here, mommy? Are they here?" Blaine jumped up and down, holding tightly to his mother's hand as he looked about for Kurt and Kurt's family.
"Hold still, baby. You're going to yank mommy's arm out." Jeannette giggled. "They'll be here soon."
Blaine huffed and tried to wait patiently, but he really just wanted to see Kurt again. He checked the shiny, silver wristwatch his mother was wearing and saw it had only been five minutes since they had gotten there. Five minutes? It felt like he had already been here for a lifetime!
"Blaine! Blaaaaine!" Blaine heard the familiar voice calling his name and turned just in time to catch a glimpse of Kurt's pretty blue bowtie before Kurt had crashed into him, hugging him tightly. Luckily they managed to not fall over. "I've missed you!"
Kurt's hair smelled good, like some sort of flower. Blaine was slightly reluctant to let him go. "I've missed you too, Kurt! It's been ages!"
Kurt's parents approached them and Karen laughed, reaching out to fix Kurt's bangs. "You two are so silly. It's only been two days." She said hello to Blaine's mother and then held the door for everyone. "Shall we go in, boys?" Both Kurt and Blaine nodded enthusiastically and skipped inside.
When the lady behind the counter finally got their finished pieces out to them they both squealed in delight. The prince and the mermaid were both shiny and colorful.
Blaine turned and shyly held the mermaid out for Kurt. "For you!"
"Thank you!" Kurt giggled, taking the mermaid carefully. Then he handed Blaine the prince figure. "And here's for you!"
Blaine squealed happily, holding onto the prince figure tightly. "Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'll keep him always!"
Of course then the sad part came...saying goodbye. The boys were having such a terrible time of it that both Kurt's parents and Blaine's mom decided to take them out to dinner together. By the end of dinner though Kurt and Blaine know they have to finally say farewell. Kurt stubbornly tried not to cry, but seeing Blaine – who was way more sensitive – cry caused him to cry as well.
Kurt waved frantically as Blaine and Jeannette drove away. After they were out of sight he turned back to his own family, griping his mother's hand tightly. "Mommy?" He looked up, giving her a watery look. "I miss Blaine a lot already. A lot, a lot."
Karen gave her son a sad smile and picked him up, holding him as she kissed his cheek. "I know, baby, I know. Who knows, maybe you'll see him some day in the future!"
"I hope so." Kurt replied sadly, crying silently to himself as they got into their own car and headed home. That night they put the mermaid figure up on Kurt's shelf so he could look at it every day and remember Blaine.