Christmas was here. It had never really been apparent that it was the holidays in Finn's house, unless you counted the tree and candles in the windows. He knew some people went all out, putting fake Santas on their roofs and lighting up every inch of their house with bright red, green, and white lights. The Hudson's didn't go all out- in fact, they were lucky to have a tree at all.
But all in all, Finn had always loved Christmas.
It was the first Christmas with Burt and Kurt as a part of their family. Finn, at first, wasn't sure how it would work. After all, Kurt was at Dalton, Finn was at McKinley, Burt had orders from Kurt to take it easy, and Carole was... Well, she was being Finn's mom- trying to make sure everything was 100% perfect for Finn's favorite holiday. But as soon as the tree had gone up, Finn had felt the familiar glowing feeling in his chest- Christmas was on track.
Finn came home on the Friday before Christmas and was nearly bouncing as he walked through the front door. They'd gotten snow a while ago, but looking outside still gave him the warm, fuzzy feeling of Christmas. He sighed, smiling as he looked at the tree. Last weekend, Kurt had come home and they'd all decorated the tree together- a family tradition. Well, in Finn's family, at least. Granted there had only been two people, but...
"Hey Finn." His mom smiled, walking over from where she was cooking something that smelled really good. She kissed his cheek- which was hard, seeing as Finn was like 10 feet taller than her- smiled. "Kurt called and said he'll be home soon." She said, walking over towards the oven again. "I was thinking the two of you could make cookies."
A smile spread over his face. Finn loved Christmas cookies. "Yeah, sure." Finn nodded, his hands in his pockets. "Yeah..." He really liked Christmas cookies.
Finn was almost 100% sure that Kurt was going to end up making most of the cookies- seeing as Finn wasn't the best baker. He remember one time when he had tried to make soup on the stove, he ended up melting a spoon to the stove and almost setting the kitchen on fire.
Yeah, Kurt was going to end up making all the cookies.
Finn was halfway through an episode of Under the Dome when Kurt came home. He barely noticed that Kurt came home at all- not until Kurt's voice called out, "Is that one of those post apocalyptic shows?" Finn spun around, seeing his step-brother Kurt in his Warblers blazer, staring out at the image on the screen. His hair was messed up- which Finn took as a sign that Burt had answered the door because Kurt wouldn't have stepped foot outside Dalton knowing his hair was like that-, but he met Finn's eyes. "Hey Finn."
Finn didn't realize how much he had missed Kurt until he saw them and realized he would get to spend time with him. He got to his feet, smiling. In a few strides, he wrapped his arms around Kurt. He could hear Kurt mumbling things, but barely recognized exactly what he was saying. He was just so happy.
At first, Finn- like everyone else- had been shocked that Kurt had left. Things hadn't been the same in Glee club, even if the last few weeks Kurt had been there he was been almost completely silent. It was different, knowing their favorite gay wasn't sitting in the corner in his most colorful outfit of the week, smiling and nodding or frowning and shaking his head. Kurt was just... Kurt.
When Finn finally broke the hug, Kurt was smiling too. "You act as though I've been dead for years."
"Dude, I haven't see you in like... forever."
"7 days isn't forever, Finn."
"...It feels like it sometimes."
There it was again! When Finn talked to him now- now as in after the wedding, it didn't feel as... awkward and weird as before. It felt natural- like he and Kurt had always been brothers. He loved it- Finn had always wanted a brother. But... now he had one. That went to a different school because he'd been bullied so badly.
Finn forced the thought out of his mind and cut off Kurt's sentence. He hadn't even been listening to what his brother had been saying, but cookies... Cookies were more important. "You know, my mom said we could make cookies."
Kurt raised his eyebrows. "She said I could make cookies?"
"No." Finn smiled. "Me and you. Cookies."
Kurt nodded. "So I can make cookies...?"
Finn laughed. "I guess so." He gestured towards the kitchen. "Come on!"
"Whoa..." Kurt laughed a little too, holding out a hand. "Give me a second, I got home about 5 seconds ago..." Finn's smile faded. "I'll come down in a few. I just..." Kurt shrugged. "I need a second."
"Oh..." Finn's enthusiasm seemed to wash away. "Oh, yeah... Yeah..." He walked over towards the couch, sitting down as the commercial break stopped. "Yeah, I'll be down here." He called back to Kurt, turning his attention back towards Under the Dome, but he didn't care as much as he did before.
It seemed to take forever for Kurt to come back. Finn got lost in his show, but as soon as he heard Kurt coming up the stairs, his attention snapped away. He turned towards the stairs. "Kurt?"
"Yes, Finn, we can make cookies now." Kurt had changed out of his blazer now and was wearing one of his old, familiar Kurt Hummel outfits. It seemed normal. Finn smiled, jumping up onto the couch and was in the kitchen before Kurt was. Kurt laughed. "Calm down, Finn, it'll be a little bit longer. You know, cookies don't just appear out of thin air."
Finn knew that- he didn't like it, but he knew it. "So!" He clapped his hands together in a very Mr. Schue-esc way. "How do you start making cookies?"
Kurt smiled, holding up a card of paper with one hand. "You follow the recipe." He put it on the ground, pushing it towards Finn. He grabbed it, reading it quickly. "So can you help me get the butter and sugar?" Finn nodded enthusiastically. "And the sugar is in the smaller bag, Finn, not the bigger one!" Kurt added, looking through more cupboards- for bowls and milk and stuff, Finn reasoned as he looked for the butter and sugar.
"This one?" Finn asked, pulling one of the two bags out.
"No, Finn, the small one." Kurt added, glancing back and shaking his head, laughing a little.
"Oh." Finn grabbed the other bag, putting the first back. The butter was a lot easier to find- there weren't a lot of other hard, yellow sticks in the fridge with a glass case-thing above it. "'Kay, what else?" He looked at Kurt, but Kurt had gotten most of the other things needed out. "Now how do we start-"
"We start..." Kurt muttered, looking up at Finn with an amused smile on his face. "With you going and standing as far away from the stove as possible while I make the cookies."
"But Kurt, I want to help!" Finn protested- sounding remarkably like a little kid. "I can... break the eggs or something."
Kurt laughed. "Finn, if I wanted you to break the eggs, I'd be telling you to throw them at someones house." Finn stared at the ground. Kurt's laughing stopped. "Yeah, sure, just... don't put any of the shells in them." His eyes widened and he looked up, seeing Kurt's serious expression.
"You're serious?!" Finn asked.
"Yeah." Kurt shrugged, smiling. "Here." He pushed the carton of eggs towards Finn. "Just... try not to break anything other than the eggs."
Finn was humming the Final Countdown under his breath as the timer counted down the final few seconds. It had been torture- Finn could smell the cookies and they smelled amazing. But they weren't done.
But now they almost where.
Kurt walked back into the room, letting down a Vogue magazine as the timer sounded. Finn felt a jump in his chest and a feeling of pure excitement came over him. Kurt opened the oven and- god the cookies smelled like heaven. Finn couldn't help but take deep sniffs of the air, loving every second he got to smell the delicious scent of the Christmas cookies.
Kurt laughed a little, setting down the pan. Finn loved looked at them- the before and after was amazing. Before they had just been shaped into different shapes- ginger bread men, houses, candy canes, trees...- and they were just... cookie colored. But now- now they were real cookies- cooked and everything. Finn glanced up at his brother for permission. Kurt shrugged, saying, "If you want to burn your mouth, go ahead," and Finn had already taken one and bitten it.
A/N: Because the thought of Finn wanting cookies and Kurt helping him make them was just too powerful to ignore XD
Hey guys! This is my holiday update for A New Union! I really tried- I mean, this is how I usually am making cookies because, come on, they're cookies. But yeah, I hope you guys have amazing holidays and happy New Years!
Thank you for reading and Happy Holidays!