"Achoo!" Blaine sneezed and grabbed a tissue and rubbed it on his very sore nose. All week he had been sneezing his head off and he didn't know why.
"Oh honey, you've got one hell of a cold." Kurt said as he walked into the living room and took a seat next to his husband on the couch. Blaine blew his nose into another tissue before throwing it in the trash can.
"That's the thing." Blaine began. "I don't feel sick. I just can't stop sne-" suddenly his face tensed up and his nose began to quiver.
"Bless you in advance." Kurt said. Suddenly, Blaine's face relaxed.
"I think I'm good." Blaine replied.
"Wait for it." Blaine's nose twitched and he was thrown forward into a forceful sneeze into his elbow.
"This is ridiculous! I am so tired of sneezing!"
"I know honey. I'm sorry." Kurt cooed. He put his head on Blaine's shoulder and cuddled into his husband's side. The moment was short lived because Blaine turned away and sneezed once again.
All the sneezing had started when Kurt and the girls got back from their spa day. Caleb got three tickets for his birthday to go see a Yankees game, so Blaine and Andrew had gone with him. Kurt decided that he and the girls needed a fun day too. They got their nails done-yes even Kurt. Cuticle care is important. Then they had taken a mud bath and finished the day off at the salon. Kurt just got a trim and so did Lucy and Charlie. Penny made the most dramatic change and got blonde highlights in her hair. When they were leaving, the stylist came up to them.
"Would you guys like to buy some of this new shampoo that we got in?" She asked. "I washed your hair with it today." She handed them a bottle. Kurt sniffed it. It did smell amazing. It was tropical smelling and not in the least bit over powering.
"Please Papa, can we try it?" Charlie asked. "My hair smells so good!"
"Yeah and my hair feels so soft." Penny added.
"Do you want some too Lucy?" he asked. The six year old nodded. Kurt let out a sigh. "How much is it?"
"It's $10 a bottle." The woman replied.
"We can get two and share them." Kurt told the girls. All three of his daughters let out a noise of excitement and high fived. From that day, all three of them had been using the shampoo and loved it. Even Kurt started using it and his hair felt great.
Now three days later, the family of seven was sitting in the living room trying to watch a movie. Kurt was next to his husband and Lucy was cuddled in his other side. The other four kids were scattered around the living room. Blaine felt like he was in hell. His nose would not stop tingling and he could not stop sneezing.
"Achoo! Achoo! Achoo!" Blaine sneezed into a handkerchief that he had started carrying with him.
"Okay, I'm done." Caleb said getting up from the living room floor. That was his normal spot considering his sisters normally claimed the couch.
"Where are you going?" Kurt asked.
"My room." Caleb replied. "I just don't see a point of watching a movie I can't hear because Dad is sneezing every two seconds."
"Your Dad can't help it!" Kurt retorted.
"No, he's right. I feel awful anyway." Blaine said jumping in. "I-" he turned quickly and sneezed again. "I'm just going to go in our room and lay down. Caleb, you stay."
"We have to figure this out. You said you don't feel like its a cold. Maybe it's an allergy?" Kurt offered.
"My friend, Mia is allergic to dogs." Lucy said chiming in. "Are you allergic to Misty?"
"No honey, I've had dogs growing up." Blaine replied. "I'm not allergic to dogs.
"Well it has to be something." Penny added. "What did we change lately?" Suddenly, it came to Kurt.
"The shampoo! Penny go and get the new shampoo." Kurt told her. Penny nodded and went into the bathroom. She returned with the bottle of shampoo and handed it to her father. Kurt unscrewed the cap and handed it to Blaine. "Take a sniff." Blaine held the bottle up to his nose and only held it there for a second before breaking into a lengthy sneeze fit. Kurt took the bottle back as Blaine and closed it. "Well I think we've found what you're allergic to."
"God why did it have to be the shampoo." Charlie complained. "That was the best shampoo I've ever used. My hair has never looked better!"
"Sorry honey. We can't made Dad miserable...even if all of our hair does look fabulous." Kurt told her sadly. He was a little disappointed to be honest, but above all he loved his husband more than he loved his hair...and that was saying something.