Elizabeth's death was unexpected and hit everybody hard. Even Blaine couldn't comfort Kurt, who spent a considerable amount of time crying. He was only eight and the experience of losing his mother almost, metaphorically, killed him.
Burt, Kurt's dad, often slept on the sofa, sobbing for his wife. He had fallen into depression and didn't know how to get through the loss. He tried his best to look after Kurt but it was hard. He would sometimes forget to wash clothes or even make a meal.

Even Blaine cried for days. Elizabeth had become a second mom to him in the past year and he couldn't imagine not having her around.
But he tried to stay strong for Kurt. Rachel also tried to help Kurt, tried to cheer him up a bit. But Kurt simply ignored them. When they spoke to him it was as if they were far away, their voices merely an echo. Every thought of his mom would trigger him to cry uncontrollably.

As the months passed, the pain of his mother's death lessened. Kurt would still start crying at the mention of his mother but he didn't let his sorrow consume him. Blaine was grateful to have his best friend back and was careful not to upset Kurt. Rachel was also very understanding and would do her best to help Kurt through his loss.

Burt tried his best to take Kurt's mind off the pain. He would come up with activities and days out for his son. But not everything helped.

"Why don't we build a tree house?" Burt suggested one day. He had recovered from his depression and had started being a responsible father, making sure Kurt had everything he needed. He took time off work so he could spend more time with his son. Burt was incredibly grateful for Blaine and Regina. He thought that, without them, he wouldn't have been able to look after Kurt, not when he reminded him so much of Elizabeth. But now he cherished the fact that Kurt was so much like his late wife. Kurt was practically all he had left.

The three children, Kurt, Blaine and Rachel, looked up at Burt in amazement.

"A tree house?" Kurt asked, bewildered.

"Sure, kiddo" Burt shrugged. Seeing his son so happy, for the first time in ages, made his heart swell.

"That would be so cool!" Rachel exclaimed.

"We could have our own secret club!" Blaine said, clasping his hands together.

"You could even store all your extra bow ties there" Kurt giggled. Blaine hit him lightly on the arm, trying to hide his own smile.

The next day, when Kurt was at school, Burt went and bought some solid wood and started building a tree house in the only tree in the garden. It was hard work, even harder with the blazing sun, but Burt couldn't wait to see the look on Kurt's face when he came home from school. If only Elizabeth was there to see it with him. He sighed sadly.

After the tree house was done, he picked up a large can of yellow paint from the DIY store. Yellow was Kurt's favourite colour.

After a day of hard work, Burt set off to pick up Kurt and Blaine from school. When he arrived at the school and was waiting in the playground, he hated the sympathetic looks the other parents gave him; everyone knew about Elizabeth.

The school bell rang and Kurt, Blaine and Rachel, as well as loads of other children, came running out of the school. Rachel parted with her two friends and ran towards her fathers.

"I've got a surprise for you at home" Burt grinned as soon as Kurt and Blaine were in earshot. Kurt was sent back in time to a year ago, when his mom said the exact same thing to him. Only Rachel was there and not Blaine; that was the day Kurt and Blaine first met.

"What's up?" Burt asked, seeing Kurt's expression.

"Nothing" Kurt said, pushing the thought from his mind. He glanced at Blaine who have him a small smile.

Kurt laughed, looking at his best friend who wore bow ties and had crazy curly hair, with his stupid puppy dog smile and large hazel eyes. Blaine was elated to see and hear Kurt laugh again. It had been so long since he had seen Kurt smile properly. His blue eyes shone.

When Blaine got home he hugged his mom and told her about school.

"Same stuff I guess" he shrugged. Blaine loved being at school with Rachel and Kurt. He even loved the work. But he wasn't oblivious to the fact that some of the other boys in their class looked down at them and sometimes called them names. Kurt was different in many ways from the other boys, that's why Blaine loved him. Because he was his own person. But not everyone did. When someone would shout something at them, Blaine would pretend they were shouting at him and Rachel would make them back off. With everything Kurt was going through, Blaine didn't want to add pressure to his bestfriend; he couldn't stand to see him so hurt. But would Kurt be upset if he thought Blaine and Rachel were trying to protect him from his own fate? Although he may not seem it, Kurt was strong. Blaine knew that better than anyone. He also knew that Kurt hated people helping him; He liked to be independent.

Regina sighed and ruffled her son's curls affectionately.

"What's wrong?" Cooper, Blaine's older brother, asked as he walked into the kitchen and sensed the tension in the room.

"Just some boys at school" Blaine said.

"I'm not going to have to knock anyone out am I?" Cooper asked, smirking at his little brother in the hopes to cheer him up. Blaine smiled and Regina hit Cooper on the back of the head.

"OW!" Cooper exclaimed.

"Don't be setting bad examples to your little brother!" She scolded.

"What bad example would that be?" Blaine's dad, Harry Anderson, asked as he walked into the kitchen. No one heard him come in from work. He placed his briefcase on the countertop and kissed his wife. Blaine grimaced at the scene.

"Some boys at school are just bothering Blaine" Regina said, not wanting to involve her husband. Harry was hard on Blaine for being so soft. He didn't want his son to sing and dance like Blaine did, He wanted a son like Cooper who played football and went to boxing clubs every Friday night.

"Don't let anybody push you around. You're an Anderson" Harry said to Blaine with what was supposed to be a supportive smile.

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