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When Kurt finally woke up and realised that Blaine was no longer by the side of him, he wandered out to the kitchen. There he found Blaine and Carole laughing and chatting over some hot chocolate.

"Hey sleepyhead" Blaine teased, as he looked up at Kurt, who's usually perfectly styled hair was more than a little messed.

"Hmm. I missed the end of the film." Kurt sat down next to Blaine and without a word, started drinking from Blaine's mug.

"I'll let you into a little secret" Blaine whispered. "They all lived happily ever after. End of story."

Carole laughed, as Kurt rolled his eyes. "I'd better go and wake Burt up; otherwise he'll be there all night."

When it was just the two boys at the table, Kurt turned to Blaine. "So, are we going to open presents now?"

Blaine chuckled at Kurt's attempt at sounding nonchalant. "I sense an element of pleading in your voice there Kurt."

"Maybe" Kurt replied in a sing song voice.

"Come on then. I don't want to disappoint." Grabbing his hand, Blaine led Kurt up to Kurt's bedroom and pushed him down lightly on to the bed.

Rummaging around in his bag, Blaine pulled out a few parcels and placed them on the bed in front of Kurt, who was lightly bouncing up and down.

Kurt leant over and pulled out a few parcels from his bedside table. Handing them to over Blaine, he pointed to the smallest one. "Open this one first."

Blaine lifted the box, before shaking it a little in jest. Carefully unwrapping first the bow and then the paper underneath, he peaked inside, mouth wide open. Inside was a gold bell. A little like the one at the end of 'It's A Wonderful Life'. Gently lifting it out, Blaine inspected the Christmas ornament. On one side their names were both engraved and on the other side, the year and 'Our first of many Christmases...' was engraved.

"Kurt. It's... it's amazing." Blaine flung his arms around Kurt's neck before kissing him on the lips. "Thank you."

"You're most definitely welcome. You deserve it."

Blaine couldn't stop grinning or staring at the contents of the box, but as much as Kurt wanted to enjoy the moment, he just couldn't wait any longer.

"So can I open mine now? Pleeease." Blaine smirked at Kurt's attempt at puppy dog eyes and gestured for him to continue.

Picking up a medium sized box, it was Kurt's turn to rip off the wrapping. Blaine waited nervously to see if he liked it.

As Blaine had done before, Kurt looked inside, taking a second to take in the contents before speaking very slowly.

"Oh. My. God."

The fact that Blaine winced slightly at the shrieking that followed was enough to tell him he'd made the right choice.

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When the time came to leave, Blaine reluctantly packed up his belongings and his new presents into his bag. Kurt sat on his bed watching him in silence, the Christmas joy he had been feeling suddenly dampened.

When he was done, Blaine sighed and sat down next to him. Kurt put his arms around his shoulders and rested their heads together.

"I don't want you to go."

"I don't want to go either, but I can't put it off any longer. My parents are expecting me." Blaine had already had a text from his Mom asking what time he'd be home.

"I hate the thought of you spending tomorrow there. It's wrong Blaine. They're your family."

"I'll be fine. I promise."

"I'll be calling to check."

"Good. I want to hear all about what you're all doing and what presents you get." Blaine tried to sound upbeat.

Kurt sighed again. Used to getting his own way, he wanted to plead Blaine to stay, but at the same time he knew Blaine didn't want to leave. He didn't want to make it harder for him.

"Come on. I'd better go."

The two boys traipsed down the stairs, where after hearing their footsteps Burt and Carole met them at the bottom.

Blaine smiled shyly as he greeted them. "Thank you so much for everything. It's been amazing."

Carole hugged him tightly. "You're welcome here anytime sweetie. We've loved having you."

Burt gave him a loose hug, slapping him on the back. "You need anything tomorrow, you call."

"I will do. Thanks."

Carole looked like she didn't want to let him leave. "Why don't you come over to us on Monday?"

Blaine felt Kurt squeeze his hand. Turning to see him smiling at him, he replied "that would be really nice".

Coming out from the kitchen, Finn joined them by the front door. Bumping fists with Blaine he thanked Blaine for his present.

Then picking his bag back up, Blaine turned and said his final goodbyes.

Kurt followed him out from the house to his car. Alone, the two hugged and kissed, neither wanting to part.

"I still can't believe you did this Kurt. It's been wonderful. I don't know how to thank you."

"Well I'm sure we can find some way for you to make it up to me. " Blaine laughed as Kurt winked at him. "It's meant a lot to me too Blaine. Last Christmas I was thrilled to sing with you but I longed for all of this. I couldn't wait to spend our first Christmas together."

"Well, as my bell says, we'll have many more to look forward to." Blaine gave Kurt's hand one final squeeze before he climbed in the car. He could see Kurt's eyes becoming moist.

Opening the car window, he spoke to Kurt "I'll see you Monday".

Kurt smiled and stepped back from the car. "I'll text you later."

As Blaine pulled his car off of the drive, he could see Kurt in his rear-view mirror, just standing still on the driveway. He made it around the corner before he gave in and the tears finally began to fall. His grip tightened on the steering wheel, as he tried to wipe them away with the palm of one hand.

The past few days had been some of the happiest that Blaine had ever had. He'd felt welcome and wanted and he didn't want that ever to end.

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When Blaine woke on the 25th of December, he opened his eyes, looked around his room and sighed as he realised what day it was and where he was.

As he glanced over at the bell that he'd been given, he wondered what Kurt was doing right now and imagined that he was excitedly unwrapping presents under the tree.

Dragging himself out of bed, he dressed and went downstairs to greet his parents, taking note of the quietness in the house and the modest decorations as he went.

He could do this. He'd had an amazing Christmas already and had been very lucky. This was just a normal day right?

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At around 8pm that night, Blaine was on his bed watching a re-run of 'Friends'.

He'd made it through the day. The awkward and somewhat forced conversation with his parents over dinner. The pained expressions on his parents faces when his relatives asked him how school was and what sports he was into. He'd made his excuses and left the adults to it at the first opportunity.

His cell phone buzzed and he reached over to grab it from his bedside table. Kurt's name flashed up on the display. Smiling he pressed the button to accept the call. "Hey Kurt. Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas lovely. How are you? Has it been okay today?"

"It's been alright. I've escaped the festivities and I'm just watching some TV." Blaine tried to sound upbeat. He didn't want to worry Kurt, but just hearing his voice made him feel lonely. "How are you? What are you up to?"

"Well currently..." Kurt paused. "I'm kind of on your driveway, freezing my toes off."

"Wh..what?" Blaine scrambled out of bed and ran to the window, pulling apart the blind slats so that he could see out. Sure enough Kurt was standing on the driveway, with his iPhone to his ear, as the snow came down around him.

At seeing Blaine's at the window, Kurt gave a small wave, delighted to see a smile on his face.

"Hold on, I'm coming down."

Blaine snuck down the stairs. He first checked to see that everyone was busy in the dining room at the rear of the house before sneaking out of the front door.

He almost skipped towards Kurt, before throwing his arms around him and planting a kiss firmly on his lips. He laughed with tears in his eyes. "I can't believe you're here. What are you doing here?"

"Well. Dad and I happened to be passing in the neighbourhood and we thought we'd stop off." Kurt gestured towards Burt, who Blaine had totally missed in his excitement, but was standing on the other side of the car.

Burt smiled and waved. "Hey kid. Merry Christmas. You doing alright?"

Blaine just grinned back. "I am now. Merry Christmas Burt."

Kurt took Blaine's hand. "Now, we've come with strict instructions to give you some of Carole's homemade Christmas cake and hot punch." He said, handing over a container and a flask in a bag. "I know you've probably got lots of food in the house, but Carole insisted."

"Thank you. And thank Carole for me. Please."

"And this..."Kurt continued, handing him a present. "This is guaranteed to make you smile."

Blaine quickly unwrapped the present, finding it to be a DVD. "Wow 'The Holiday'. I love this film."

"Me too." Kurt hugged him again. "Blaine, you're shaking. You're going to freeze." Kurt started rubbing his hands up and down Blaine's arms.

Blaine smiled back sheepishly. "I should have probably stopped to pick up a jacket. I still can't believe you're here."

"Well I wanted to see you for at least a little bit of the day, even if it isn't for long. Besides, Dad needed me to rescue him."

Blaine looked quizzically at Burt. Whose nod confirmed what Kurt had said. "Carole and I didn't really think through the drum kit we got Finn."

Kurt and Blaine both chuckled.

"As much as it pains me to say it, we should probably get back the drumming Kurt. You should probably get in the warm kid."

Kurt nodded. "Okay. I'll be right there."

Burt turned back to Blaine. "So we'll see you tomorrow?"

"I'll be there. Thank you."

"Anytime"

Burt climbed back into the car, leaving Kurt and Blaine out in the snow just staring at each other.

"Thank you for coming and for my care package. I don't know what to say." He shook his head slowly. "I love you so much Kurt."

"I love you too. And you don't need to say anything. This should cover it." Kurt leaned in for a slow and tender kiss, as Burt busied himself with the car stereo in a determined effort not to look up.

Breaking away, they stood with their foreheads together, just savouring the moment.

"I'd better go. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Night"

After pulling their hands away slowly, Kurt climbed into the car and started to buckle up as Burt pulled the car off of the driveway.

Blaine stood on the driveway and waved until the car was out of sight. Trundling back into the house, Blaine was smiling.

As he climbed the stairs, he could be heard muttering. "Best. Christmas. Ever."

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