Love Will Find Away
Ok, so if I knew that, Hallelujah would be the theme song to the latest General Hospital sweep stunt in which Molly is supposed to incur brain damage from I totes wouldn't of made that her solo…. anyways I could of updated sooner however my muse was torn on weather I should of jumped right into June in NYC or added a filler chapter and well the filler won out and so comes this chapter set in Lima and centered around Dani's birthday. Anyway song used in this chapter is called 'I'll Try' from the Disney sequel Return to Neverland (and yes I totes chose this song because of some dialogue in A Very Potter Sequel act 1 part 12 1:24 involving Jesse McCartney who covered this song on the Disney Mania 4 CD) and as for Dani's gift from Puck…. Well Mark Salling has a bit of a bird obsession…anyway I'd don't mind if you don't leave me a critical review readers but just a heads up that you are here would be love…and now without further ado chapter 10 of Love Will Find a Way (this fic may be as long as Find Yourself yet….)
x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- x-x-x-
The following morning Kristina rolled over in the bed of her Lima home letting out a long sigh before a patter of footsteps approached the door. She wondered if it was perhaps Blaine who'd been staying at casa Davis-Hummel in Molly's former office bedroom which was soon to be turned into nursery (Molly herself had moved into Burt's old room after the adults got married and begun to share the master bedroom), however it wasn't her friend and who it was had been kind of a shock.
"Aunt Kwissy!" Dani exclaimed as she ran into the room dressed in a frilly pink princess dress, "it's my birthday today!"
"I know it is sweetheart."
"Look what mommy got me, it's pwitty."
Kristina looked at the dress and smiled.
"It is pretty, I wish I had a dress like that."
"You do," Dani said moving over to the closet where she began to tug on the skirt of Kristina's Sophomore formal gown making the young girl wish she brought her old dresses to a consignment shop or something.
"That was once upon a time ago Dani."
"Like a story."
"Like a story."
Climbing up on the bed now Dani slid under the covers.
"Tell me?"
Kristina couldn't refuse the pleadings of a four year old however she still din't know why said four year old was at her house, in her room.
"First can you tell me why you're here?"
"Mommy had to work so she dropped me with gwanny."
A small smile crossed Kristina's lips while she tried to think of her mother not only as a grandmother but a grandmother with the bun of her fourth child with as many men in her oven…. Her family sure put the fun in dysfunctional.
"Ok, so a story."
Dani nodded.
"Once upon a time…."
Kristina sat for a moment before she began with a smile.
"Once there was a princess….and that princess had been trapped by a horrible curse which made her think that she couldn't fall in love…."
"But she did, didn't she?"
"Well…. The princess was sent off to a far away land where the queen hoped that she'd be happy and you know what happened?"
"No…what…"
"The princess met the sweetest, kindest, most handsome prince in all the land…"
"And they lived happily ever after."
Kristina paused not knowing how to answer the little girls question as truth be told the 'princess' was betrayed by her prince and felt that she really was cursed yet again however she didn't want Dani to turn out jaded and was about to open her mouth to blatantly lie when Kurt entered the room.
"Yes DB, the princess lived Happily Ever After."
"Uncle Kurtie,!" Dani exclaimed jumping off the bed and into the newcomer's arms, "it's my birthday."
"I know," he said with a smile, "and speaking of I think Matt and your Aunt Molly are busy in the kitchen making a special breakfast for you."
"Chocolate Chip Pancakes."
"Maybe," Kurt said with a smile causing the young girl to run past her uncle and head down the stairs to the kitchen.
The young man stood in silence for a moment before he sucked in a long lingering breath deciding to just ask what had been on his mind since the night before.
"So, Blaine's not really your boyfriend is he….I mean he's gay right?"
"Depends, if I told you he was would you dump Matt and pursue him."
"As if, I mean yea your boy is highly attractive and charismatic and has a killer set of pipes on him and in another time and place like say Sophomore or Junior year I would of totally swooned over him, but I'm with Matt now and I love him, you know that."
"Well then yes Kurt, he's gay."
And with that Kurt simply let out a sigh as he shook his head.
"You're still not over Artie huh?"
"Why do you ask THAT one."
"Cause if you were you'd of least rebounded with a straight guy."
"What's that Molly," Kristina said shaking her head, "Breakfast is ready….let me change and I'll be right down."
Simply shaking his head Kurt began to back out of the room where he promptly ran into Matt who at present had a crooked smile crossing his lips.
"I love you too," he simply stated stealing a kiss from Kurt before proceeding to head downstairs and back toward the kitchen where a birthday breakfast for Dani was already in motion.
X-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- x-x-x-x-x-x-
Kristina finally arrived downstairs fifteen minutes later where instantly her eyes took in the sight of her little niece along with Blaine and Tina sitting at the table.
Dani sprang up from the table insanity running to her, an object clenched tightly in her hand and a huge smile on her face.
"Look what Aunt Tina got me," the young girl exclaimed holding up what appeared to be a rather gothic looking rag doll.
"I made it myself," Tina said with a smile.
Rolling her eyes at her best friend she had no comment at the awesome yet totally non-age appropriate gift that her friend just gave her four-year-old goddaughter. It was then that her eyes drifted to the plastic tiara that sat upon Blaine's head.
"Dani's roped you into playing dress up already Blaine."
The young man smirked.
"Admit it Kristina, I look kind of awesome in it."
Taking the piece of headwear from her friend's head she placed it on top of her own.
"I don't know, I think pink's more my color what do you think Dani."
The birthday girl just let out a little laugh when Alexis and Molly entered the room, the elder of the two women showing a slight baby bump already while the younger held a plate of pancakes with a lone candle stuck inside of it.
"Happy Birthday To You…." The members in the room began to sing causing Dani's face to light up with a genuine glint of surprise.
As the song finished Alexis looked at her granddaughter and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder.
"Blow it out and make a wish sweetheart."
Dani nodded and as in her young age she didn't believe in the myth that if you made your wish aloud it wouldn't come true she said in a lulled tone.
"I wish mommy and daddy were here."
It was then Kurt ran a gentle hand through her silken blonde locks and smiled.
"Mommy is at the garage with your grandpa and will be here soon but daddy is away on business sweetie."
Dani gave her uncle a sad nod which was when Blaine looked over at the young Birthday girl and he began to grin his trademark mischievous grin that Kristina had become accustom to in the month and a half give or take that they'd grown to know one another.
"Hey," he said, "how would the birthday girl like it if I sang her a song?"
Dani simply nodded her head as Blaine's eyes drifted to Kristina.
"You wouldn't happen to have a guitar lying around anywhere."
"Actually," Molly said hopping up and running to her room only to return seconds later with a guitar in her hand which she handed to Blaine.
"Thanks," he said with a smile.
"Don't mention it," Molly said in a dreamy voice as it was clear she was forming a schoolgirl crush on her sister's latest flame.
"Ok birthday girl's request," Blaine said with a smile as Dani leant over and began to whisper into his ear ever so softly.
As she pulled back the young man simply nodded and began to sing:
I am not a child now
I can take care of myself
I mustn't let them down now
Mustn't let them see me cry
I'm fine, I'm fine
I'm too tired to listen
I'm too old to believe
All these childish stories
There is no such thing as faith
And trust and pixie dust
I'll try
But it's so hard to believe
I'll try
But I can't see what you see
I'll try, I'll try, I'll try...
Letting out a silent sigh as her faux boyfriend was serenading her niece Kristina's mind mentally began to imagine what it would have been like had things turned out different and it were Artie sitting there in the moment singing a sweet song. Not that Blaine's voice wasn't good in fact it melted her to the core just like her ex's, perhaps even more so and when she wasn't pineing away for aforementioned ex she'd been secretly wishing that her present company was straight so that their courtship could have been for real.
X-x-x-x-x-x-x- x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
It was soon mid-day and Sam had returned from the garage and had picked Dani up to go back to their place which was where for the moment it seemed everyone else was congregated as well.
"Guess whose back!" Puck's voice rang from the foyer catching everyone off guard.
"DADDY!" Dani exclaimed as she jumped up from the spot on the floor where she and Tina had been coloring to run into her father's arms.
"Happy Birthday princess," Puck said scooping her up, "you didn't think I'd miss your big day now did you?"
Dani shook her head as she let her father place her back onto the ground, a smile on his face.
"Anyway, while daddy was gone he got you a present," he paused, "you know how we've been talking with your mommy about getting you a pet?"
"You got me a puppy!"
Puck shook his head.
"A Kitty?"
He shook his head again as Sam entered the room holding a bird cage in her hand with what appeared to be a bird.
"What is it?"
"It's a bird sweetie," Sam said.
Dani nodded, a saddened look in her eye.
"But I can't play with a bird."
"Sure you can," her father said as he looked at the bird and proceed to speak to it, "Happy Birthday Dani."
"Happy Birthday Dani," the bird repeated causing the little girls face to turn from a pout that was reminiscent of her biological mother's to a delightful smile.
"COOL!" she said, "what is the bird's name dad."
"He doesn't have one yet princess."
"Well Polly is too cliché," Kurt almost instantly said.
"What does cliché mean Uncle Kurt?" Dani asked while Kristina smiled.
"You can always name him Iago, like from Aladdin."
"You and your Disney Obsession," Tina said.
"It's not just Kristina's obsession," Blaine said with a smirk.
"So, let me guess," Matt said, "your seconding Kristina's motion."
"Actually I was going to suggest Hedwig, I mean I know he was an owl but that's a pretty sweet name."
"Hedwig," Dani said not having a clue to the origin of the name however after repeating it a few times she smiled as she gave her father a thumbs up.
"Hedwig it is," Puck said with a smile before Sam pulled him away into the kitchen.
X-x-x-x- x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
"So," Sam asked once they were out of earshot, "how did things go with Spinelli."
"First off that dude is as loony as Britney only slightly more coherent."
Sam just let out a laugh.
"Truthfully though they went well and I was able to contact the person that I was looking for and was able to sit down for a meeting with him."
"That's good," Sam, said with a smile as Puck had clearly not mentioned the fact that his case was a favor for Quinn to track down Artie, "anyways while I was gone I got a text from Rachel."
"Has she gotten herself wrapped up in mob drama?"
"Not that I know of no, actually she was texting to inform me that she'd be in a Shakespeare festival in New York in June."
"Oh my god that's amazing," said a third voice as Puck turned to eye Molly in the doorway rolling his eyes as he wondered just how long the young girl had been listening,
"I love Shakespeare and we'll be in the City in June for Regionals… oh my god we should totally make it a family vacation….wouldn't that be cool."
Puck just smiled and nodded.
'Cool,' he said in reply thinking that now he had the means to fully orcastrate a Davis-Abrams reunion.
TBC
Hope this was good….let me know… anyway with the pet thing I actually asked my friends if it should be a parrot named Iago or an owl named Hedwig and they convinced me a parrot named Hedwig needed to happen (and of coarse Blaine had to be the one to suggest the name Hedwig because like I said a million times over Darren IS Harry Freaking Potter)