Ch. 19

It was kind of weird, the whole Sue as headmaster thing. She was actually a better headmaster than Figgins, if you didn't look at the whole thing where she fired Mr. Shue. And now, out of the blue, she decided to become the cheerleading coach again. It was really weird.

Looking at other news, they won sectionals, or at least was one of the winners, they were going to compete against the Warblers, and there by Kurt's new friend Blane, during regionals, yet again.

Sectionals was the first time Noah met Blaine, not that Blaine knew who he was to Kurt, other than a friend, and he acted really intimidated, you would think he had never met a guy with a Mohawk before, or maybe it was the guns, who knows, none the less he was seriously intimidated, and kind of hid behind Kurt when Noah came over. It was really funny.

At least he found it funny until the next bump on the road that was his and Kurt's relationship. The day after they came home from sectionals, Finn burst into his and Kurt's bedroom, waking everyone in the room, including a feverish Beth, she had had a light fever when they came home the day before, and both Kurt and Noah had been sleeping lightly, thereby meaning they had slept badly, due to their worry for her. This resulted in their temper already being high as soon as they woke up. And what did Finn do, he accused Noah of making out with Rachel.

Both Noah and Kurt were in shock, and even though Kurt didn't really believe the accusation, he was in bad enough a temper to want a fight. So among high screams from Beth, and accusations from Finn and Kurt, Noah sat and tried to find out what the hell was going on. He went over to pick up Beth, and while holding her tightly, and cradling her back and forth he turned toward the two wannabe arguers.

"HEY… ok Finn, what the hell are you talking about, you know I'm together with Kurt, where do you come from, accusing me of messing around with Rachel. I understand if you don't trust my reputation after what I did with Quinn, but I have never been with someone else while in a relationship, and I'm pretty sure both Kurt and Burt would kill me and burry me in the garden if I ever was as indiscreet as to cheat on Kurt, so where do that come from?"

After Noah's assurance of never having cheated, and after Beth had stopped crying, thereby helping Kurt's headache, he was more willing to hear what was going on. Not that he had ever thought Noah capable of cheating on him; that just wasn't in his personality to hurt someone he loved like that, and if nothing else, Kurt was sure of Noah's love.

They both turned toward Finn, to figure out what was going on. When it looked like Finn was going to yell again, Kurt cleared his throat and nodded toward Beth, when Finn's eyes met his. No more yelling.

Finn took a deep breath and, in a rather strained voice, he started to explain.

"I told Rachel that I wasn't a virgin about a week ago, due to Santanna. She just told me that she had made out with you, so that we would be even, but so help me god, if you have slept with her I'm gonna…" here Noah interrupted him incredulous.

"first of all, why would I want to make out with Rachel, if you hadn't noticed, she's rather far from my preferred type, hell the only reason I even tried back last year was to get my mother to shut up about finding a Jewish girl. And even if you don't look at Kurt, those I normally go after are cheerleaders, which Rachel definitely isn't. second, does she even know that I'm taken, or is she just throwing my name out, thinking it would get you worked up, something that definitely worked by the way."

"What do you mean 'get me worked up', why would she want that?" Noah shared an incredulous look with Kurt.

"I don't know… maybe because she was mad that you lied to her about having sex with Santanna, and wanted to hurt you like you hurt her?"

At Finn's look of no understanding Noah just snorted and shook his head.

"never mind, bottom line is, I have never been unfaithful towards Kurt, which means I haven't made out with Rachel, hell I didn't even do that when we were dating, she is so not my type that I don't even want to. Now please leave, we might just get Beth back to sleep before Sarah…"

Just as her name was said Sarah started to talk from the top of the stairs.

"Daddy, papa I'm hungry."

Noah let his chin fall down on his chest, when his head fell down, so much for sleeping a little longer, but at least Beth was quiet now, he looked at her, yep… she's back to sleep. He looked longingly at the bed, gave a sight and told Kurt that he would feed Sarah, and that he should try to get a little more sleep. When he passed Finn, he sent him the stink eye, Finn almost looked like he would wish he could crawl beneath the bed. He gave Noah a little guilty smile and listed off, leaving Kurt to get a little more sleep.

…o0O0o…

The Christmas month went along as you could expect, with Sue doing her best to destroy the Christmas spirit, and everyone at the school heaping abuse on new direction's try to support charity.

Kurt had the idea that getting Finn out of the way, while they were moving house, would make the whole thing easier, as having Finn underfoot was even more stressful than having Sarah, and they had already arranged with nana, that Sarah would spend most of the days, and a couple of nights, with her, and as such he started to look for Christmas gift ideas that would get him out of time, while their parents went on their honeymoon. Noah was soon involved in the whole project, and it was also him who came with the final idea they were using.

Christmas day night came upon them, and even though 3 of the members of the family, plus nana, were Jewish, they had decided to celebrate both, all of them. As such; Kurt was in the kitchen all day, and while Carole had wanted to be involved in coking at least some of the Christmas food, Kurt did his best to keep her out of the kitchen. They ended up making a compromise. The kitchen was Kurt's until he moved to New York, but after he had moved, it was her kitchen, also when they came home to visit. Plus she would get to make the food on Christmas day, that day and on Kurt's birthday, were the only days during the year, where Kurt was to keep out of the kitchen.

Even though they had made that deal, Carole ended up helping, not Kurt but Sarah, who was 'helping' with making cookies and a gingerbread house.

That night Kurt went to bed late, he had prepared a surprise for Noah, but that would have to wait until another day, maybe tomorrow, as Noah was already asleep when Kurt came down, but apparently not deep enough a sleep not to notice Kurt, as turned toward him, and buried his head in Kurt's neck, when he joined him.

Sarah had apparently discussed Christmas traditions with her schoolmates, as her parents were woken by her jumping on their bed at 6 am, sounding by the sounds from the second floor of the house; Finn was doing the same to Burt and Carole. Kurt felt a little vindicated by that. At least he wasn't the only one who would have to learn to live with new traditions.

Beside him Kurt could hear Noah swearing, he had apparently had the same hope as Kurt; a slow and sexual Christmas morning, a gift to them both. But it was not to be. Sarah had fallen back between the two of them, apparently ready to sleep once more. Traditions was traditions, but a girl needs her sleep. His father was apparently of the same mind, as the only once he could hear in the kitchen was Carole and Finn. Now he was happy that he had made that agreement with Carole, or it would be him; slaving in the kitchen for the black hole in the house, called Finn.

Well, he had better follow the consensus of the human males and children of the house; he went back to sleep.

…o0O0o…

Three hours later everyone was finally ready to wake up. Amazingly enough, even Beth had decided to sleep in on this day. It happened seldom and even more seldom while she wasn't sick, so the first thing Kurt did upon getting out of bed was to check her for fever. She did have a light fever… then Kurt remembered what he had read in one of his 'the child's first year' books; She should have started to get teeth by now, he put a finger in her mouth to carefully test if there was any on the way. That was something he shouldn't have done, as she bit down on his finger, and quite rightfully, there was two, small, sharp teeth, biting into his finger. Kurt started to swear, loudly, waking both Sarah and Noah in the process. Kurt turned to Noah for help, as she just. Would. Not. Let. Go.

With a tickle attack from Noah, and careful maneuvering from Kurt, he finally came free; his finger was bleeding a little. Kurt looked irritated at Beth, and in a bit of a huff told Noah to get his daughter ready. To the sound of Noah's laughter, and words of praise to his daughter, Kurt went upstairs. For the one time in the year he didn't care for how he looked, and just went in his boxers and one of Noah's letterman jackets, a clean one of course, but that was all the care he could spare it. Normally he would wear one of his father's shirts, but he preferred Noah's jacket, as it smelled faintly of him.

…o0O0o…

Noah was sent to pick up nana, after all she was a part of the family too, and even though she had grumbled a little over the whole Christmas being a non-Jewish thing, it was also a family thing, and she did want to spend time with her grandchildren and great-granddaughter, and of course their new family.

After they had all gathered in the living room, next to the tree, and had filled up a plate each, they started handing out the presents.

First Beth was left to open her presents, with help from her parents, sister and new uncle. She got lots of toys, but also some clothing, and a voucher for the photographer, from Burt and Carole. Not that any of that stuff interested her. No the big thing for her was the wrapping paper, at least until she accidentally sat on her new animal farm and made it sing to her. It was her gift from nana, and the joy in nana's eyes, over the fact that her present was fast becoming the new favorite, made everyone, but a rather ignorant Finn, who was none the less playing with Beth, smile.

Then it was Sarah's turn, and while she was more than happy with all of her presents, the two thing that really lightened her up was; a collection of handmade stuff, including clothing, and a car from Burt, for the Barbie's she had inherited from Kurt, and a receipt of her registration into a fencing club, it was on the other side of Lima, and while she was told that she could only go to classes, which was on Sundays, if she had done all of her chores and homework for the week she hang beneath the roof in joy. This present was a combined present from nana and Noah and, without it being known, Kurt had also put a little money to it, as it was a rather expensive class. The actual present from Kurt, and Burt, was the stuff for her Barbie's, and some new clothing. She was a growing girl, and most of what Kurt had made her in the spring was too small for her now, something she had lamented on.

As they were going after age Finn was next. He primarily got games for his x-box, and a new iPhone, all something he had wished for. The big surprise was his gift from Kurt and Noah. As they wanted Finn out of the house during the whole honeymoon period, they had decided to send him on a vacation. He got a trip, all expenses paid, to San Antonio in Texas, with a ticket for the Valero Alamo Bowl college football game already paid for.

Carole got a little worried over him traveling so far from home, alone. Normally it wouldn't be a problem for someone Finn's age, and neither Burt or Carole would have had a problem with it, had it been Kurt, or even Noah who went, but as Carole later told Kurt in private; Finn wasn't the brightest, and he wasn't all that mature, he would end up robed blind, or believing he had made some girl pregnant by sharing a toilet with her. The whole pregnancy deal with Quinn, especially him buying her story, hadn't put his intelligence in the best light.

But Kurt hurriedly assured both Carole, and a slightly nervous Finn, that he already had arranged everything with an old mechanic of his father named Joe, who had moved to Texas, and opened his own garage some years ago. He had been a big part of Kurt's life growing up, and as such Kurt had kept contact after his move. In a matter of fact, Finn would be living at Joe's house, so there was nothing to be worried about.

The truth was that originally they had planned for Rachel and her fathers to come with him on the trip, but considering the recent break up, they were happy that they had changed their plans.

Now Noah's gift was something Kurt was nervous about. He was in fact so nervous that he had given him two, well two and a private one he wouldn't get until they were alone, and had a lot of time to themselves.

While the rest of the family had thought that Noah needed to spent some time being a teenager, and his presents therefore matched Finn's rather well, Kurt had made Noah's present himself. While he had mentioned it earlier in the year, he was sure Noah had forgotten all about it. He had made Noah a new wardrobe. Clothing for school, clothing for party, clothing for dates and clothing for home and sleepy mornings, hell he even made some clothing specifically for the temple. And he had obeyed what Noah would want to wear, according to his selection, just after summer.

When Noah opened the, quite frankly enormous, box, and found it full of clothing, he was at first a little hesitant, he knew what clothing Kurt found smart, and while he loved how Kurt dressed, he didn't dress like Noah ever would. When he took out the top most set, and really looked at it, he became pleasantly surprised, it was something he would wear… as a matter of fact; it was exactly what he would wear if he had the money for expensive clothing. He stood up, took Kurt in his arms, and snogged the breath out of him, it was the perfect gift, and he told Kurt as much. Kurt just laughed a little self-conscious.

"Well does that mean you don't want your other gift?" Noah just felt overwhelmed. There was more?

His other gift wasn't as overwhelming. While it was expensive, he didn't really care about that, he knew Kurt had a lot of money, and it had been a long time since he had cared for that thought. It was the fact that Kurt had thought of him when he went out and bought professional class equipment for football that made his eyes a little misty. He really hoped his gift could compare, to all the work Kurt had put in his. Kurt really was the best boyfriend ever.

It was finally Kurt's turn to receive his presents. Kurt's gifts were a little different from the other children's. While Kurt was still a child in years, everyone accepted that he was a grown up in heart, and as such; he got grown up gifts. He got fabric, a Guinea for making outfits and a lot of books on fashion and famous actors on Broadway. From nana he got some of her inherited cookbooks and another voucher for the photographer, this time for two family portraits, one for the whole family, and one for him, Noah and their daughters.

What really blew him out of the waters was Noah's gift. He got Sarah's old 'my first year' book, and another one, which wasn't finished yet, for Beth. In the front of the books was room for two pictures, the ones in Sarah's had been taken out and replaced, beneath the pictures was the heading 'my papa', which had been put over the original, which must have said 'my mama', and 'my daddy' the pictures, in both of the books, was of him and Noah.

When Kurt finally stopped crying and hugging Noah, Sarah and a confused Beth, they continued the whole present giving.

Luckily Carole and Burt's present's didn't result in that much drama, they got what parents to teenagers usually get, Carole got a beautiful locket from Burt, and Burt got a hand painted version of their wedding picture, for the wall, as Carole said.

Nana didn't really get anything, but a big basket of homemade kosher sweets, from Kurt. He felt it was a little too little when he thought of the family heirlooms, in the form of cookbooks, he got from her, but she seemed happy for her present.

After the whole present business, they all started to stand up when Kurt started talking.

"I want to try to take interior design classes this summer, so I thought up a game, everyone is to make their own dream bedroom and at least one other room in their dream house, it can be anything, a living room, dinner room, office, or even a man cave." The last part was said with a humorous look towards his father and Finn. "You are allowed to make the rooms together with another, if you want to share the room with them, and for every room you design, you are allowed to take 3 items from an already existing similar room in this house, pr. Person designing the room." While he was talking he was handing out paper, pens and furniture and interior magazines. "When we all come back from our holidays, the winners of this game get a present. Remember there are no price limits, so be sure it is exactly as you would want it if it was in your dream house." While Sarah and Carole was very excited for this game, Finn and Burt was grumbling a little, but after sending his father puppy eyes, and engaging Finn in different wallpapers, even some with cowboys, they started to 'play the game'. After Carole saw Kurt and Noah work together on their bedroom design, Carole hurriedly engaged Burt in making a dream bedroom they both could agree on.

Sarah did most of her work herself, but did ask Kurt for help a couple of times. When they all had made at least two rooms, and two hours had passed, they started packing up. That meant everyone but Finn, as he was going absolutely wild with designing a man cave. Kurt made sure everyone had written their names on their contribution, and gathered all their papers, making sure to tell Finn to put his last page in the box where he had put the rest, when he was finished.

Then he brought in the gingerbread house Sarah had worked so hard on the day before.

The rest of the day, and evening was spend watching holiday's movies and looking through each other's, and everyone's own, presents, and of course playing with Beth. She had had many toys before, now they would have been able to open a toy store with everything she had, and most of it was even age appropriate, at least when they were playing with it with her.

AN/ to Shinigami (Guest); while I won't answer most of your questions, as that would ruin the plot, I can say that I will write at least until season 4, I don't know if I will continue after that, but yes, I will write season 3.

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