AN: First off, I'm so sorry this is a tad bit late. I may or may not have gotten distracted by a really intense Vampire!Kurt fic….

Secondly, I'd like to invite you all to give a listen to On A Night Like This by Dave Barnes, particularly while reading the last chapter. A lovely reviewer mentioned it really enhanced it, and I kind of agree. And it's such a pretty song.

So this is just a fun chapter with some adorable Klaine for you guys. I don't own the game of Life, and please ignore anything that doesn't follow the rules. Enjoy!


Carole had made the suggestion the three of them go play a good old fashioned board game. Really, Kurt suspected she and his dad wanted them and their music – proclaiming boredom while blasting the afternoon away – out of their hair.

So Finn, Kurt, and Blaine trudged upstairs to Finn's room where all his old games were stashed in his closet. At the sight of them Finn's face lights up. There's a small argument between the brothers before it's decided they're going to play, according to Finn, the game every kid loved playing – Life. Finn is almost bouncing in excitement as they set it up on the floor in front of Finn's bed.

"I always liked imagining where my life was going," he says by way of explanation.

Kurt and Blaine both start at college, white and blue cars respectively sitting on the orange rectangle. Finn, after a moment of contemplation, starts at career with his green car.

When he pulls athlete from the card stack his face turns briefly sour. Kurt guesses this is because he'd been passed over for that football scholarship. But he shakes it off and retains his childlike humor for the game, pouting when he pulls the smallest salary available. He never did have the best luck.

When Kurt gets to pick his career he gets police officer. This sends Blaine's mind privately reeling, thinking about Kurt in his Officer Krupke uniform – and how ridiculously attractive that had been.

Blaine is a doctor, something that Kurt thinks suits him well. He grins when he pulls the 100,000 dollar salary.

"Bet you I'll still win!" Finn proclaims. Kurt merely raises an eyebrow.

"You sure about that, Finn?" Blaine asks.

"Dude, this game is so on."


Finn, still in the lead, gets married first. He takes his time picking out the little pink figure.

"Finn! They're all exactly the same. Pick one!"

Finn throws a person at him before picking up a girl from the middle and placing her in the car next to him.

Blaine gets married on his next turn and he sends Kurt a meaningful smile before smartly taking the closest guy from the pile.

Kurt smiles to himself as he thinks about the ring sitting on the nightstand next to his bed.


True to his luck, Finn pulls out the split-level at the next stop. And Blaine definitely does not start laughing at him for it.

"Hey at least it's in your budget," he says smugly.

"Dude, that's so not cool."

"Aw it's alright, Finn," Kurt starts. "You can spend Christmas with us in my Victorian home. After we fix that god awful paint job anyway."

"I like the pink."


Concentration. Finn stares determinedly at the spinners, chanting in his head.

Don't spin a ten. Don't spin a ten. Don't spin a –

Ten.

"Ten thousand over here please," demands Kurt, hand out. "Thank you."

"That's the fourth time in a row!" He turns to Blaine. "Tell him to lighten up why don't you?"

Blaine laughs. "Rules of the game Finn, sorry."

"You're the one that keeps speeding," says Kurt. "This is why I don't let you drive my car."

"Kurt, you don't let me drive your car."


"Adopt twins, life card," Kurt reads off the square he landed on. He looks over at the pile of pegged people.

"I've always wanted girls." Blaine says softly.

Kurt turns his head to look at his boyfriend, eyes wide. Blaine shrugs, smiling softly at him. It's strange for him to say that at a moment like this, but Kurt's heart lifts.

He picks up two girls and puts them in his car, leaning over to kiss Blaine's cheek.

Finn coughs awkwardly.


Finn is yelling in excitement before he even finishes counting out the spaces.

"Yes! Hand it over!" He puts his hand in front of Blaine.

"What?"

He points to the blue square, grinning. "Trade salary cards with any player. I'll be taking that." He snatches Blaine's 100 thousand replacing it with his 20.

Blaine looks sullen. Kurt rolls his eyes.


The game ends up coming down to a 10,000 dollar win. Finn has just barely pulled it out with a life card that says Win Dance Contest, something they all find ironic.

"This was fun," Blaine says good naturedly. He leans against Kurt. "I prefer real life though. I have you here. And we're going to buy a nice mountain chalet."

Kurt laughs and kisses him while Finn is putting the game back in his closet. He pulls away but Blaine goes in for more, knocking Kurt off balance. He falls backwards, but recovers in a second as Blaine descends with a heated kiss from his position hovering over him.

They've been lost in each other for a good minute before Finn interrupts them.

"So….who wants to play Monopoly?"