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The buzz of excitement in the air the next day was expected. It was the day Kurt was supposed to meet Blaine and there had been a ceremony planned to introduce them as an official pair. There hadn't been a ceremony for any reason in their clan for years, Kurt had only been ten when the last one had happened to celebrate the birth of twins, Sebastian and Chandler. Twins were rare among Gargoyles, not as rare as a True Match, but rare enough for other clans to send presents of acknowledgement and for some of the closer clans to attend the ceremony.

Kurt's ceremony would have been attended by only members of his clan and the Dalton clan. His parents wanted to keep their introduction simple and private, less chance of something going wrong. Kurt wasn't sure if there were a lot of rogues in the area, other than Puck, but there was a growing number of Gargoyles who wanted to destroy the clans under protest of being ruled, and if the word got out that they had been about to create a new clan, there could have been an attack.

Instead the Dalton clan wasn't coming and the ceremony was being changed to celebrate him and Puck being a True Match.

Kurt hadn't been allowed to see Puck since the rogue had fallen asleep yesterday, almost as soon as his mom had announced that they were a True Match. According to his mom, since Puck was such a low-ranked Gargoyle compared to Kurt, the Match drained most of his energy, and his mom had insisted he remain in bed to recover. Kurt had felt a little dizzy afterwards but because he was the son of the heads of the clan, the energy drain barely affected him. What did affect him was the feeling of emptiness from being separated from his Match. His mom promised the feeling would go away after their introduction, as would Puck's energy drain, but for now, all Kurt wanted to do was curl up in his bed and cry.

"Dude, Dad wants to know if you're ready," Finn poked his head into his room.

"I am," Kurt told him, then he got a good look at his brother. "But you're not. Get over here so I can fix your tie."

"I hate it," Finn pouted. "It keeps choking me,"

Kurt laughed as he undid the knot. "Not if you tie it right. And it'll make Mom so happy."

"Yeah," Finn sighed. Kurt knew his brother hated wearing anything beyond the clan's normal clothes of a loose shirt and either jeans or shorts, with two slits in the shirt's back for their wings. Some of the female Gargoyles wore dresses or skirts, but they were limited to clothes they could make themselves or clothes they could trade for when it was their turn to go to the village.

"Was there any mail today?" he asked. He and his parents had sent out the notice about the Match to the Dalton clan and he wanted to know how they took the news.

"Nope," Finn shook his head, earning himself a light slap on the arm for messing up Kurt's efforts fixing his tie. 'Sorry."

"There," Kurt announced as he finished with his brother's tie. "Now you're ready."

"Thanks Kurt," Finn flashed him a smile.

Kurt smiled as he followed his brother out of the house. He'd peeked out at his clan setting up for his introduction ceremony and he'd overheard the members' conversations floating to him through his open window. Everyone was excited to see Puck and everyone was excited that a True Match happened to their clan. It could be another hundred or more years before another True Match happened.

"Hey Dad," Finn grinned as their dad walked up to them.

"Finn, I need to talk to Kurt," their dad said and Finn immediately left them alone, finding Sam in the crowd. "Son, how are you feeling about all this?"

"A little overwhelmed," Kurt admitted. He'd gone from having an arranged marriage with someone he'd hoped to grow to love to loving Puck the second they touched.

Around them, the clan members were beginning to take their seats. His mom was still with Puck, as was Mercedes, helping him get ready and hopefully explaining what was happening to him. They had no idea how much other clans told their members and if Puck didn't know about a True Match, he could resist. It would be painful for them both, they had to be with their Match to feel fulfilled, but after being cast out from his clan maybe Puck could stand the pain.

"Your mother says Puck's accepting of your Match," his dad always could read his thoughts too easily. "She's explained everything to him but his previous clan had already told him about a True Match."

"But…" Kurt also knew his father well enough to know there was something else.

"Some clans could challenge the Match since he's a rogue," his dad confessed. "We've sent word to a few clans that we trust and they're sending someone to authenticate the Match. The more clans we have on our side, the less chance someone will cause problems."

"I'm sorry."

His dad pulled him in for a tight hug. "This isn't your fault Son. You didn't ask for this to happen, it was decided a long time ago by something beyond our control that if you and Puck ever met, you'd be connected. I'm so proud of the way you're handling everything."

"Thanks Dad," Kurt smiled against his father's chest. "I love you."

"I love you too."

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A/N: The next part to Kurt's Boys should be up in a few days.