The following morning Kurt received a message from Blaine. He and Paul were planning to lay putty to rest at the pet cemetery in Greenmont, a couple of miles from their home. Kurt was invited to join them at 2pm. Kurt wasn't sure what to wear to a pet funeral so he went for mostly black and a dark blue shirt.
Word had quickly spread through the Dalton and McKinley kids that putty had died and the rival glee clubs quickly arranged a couple of musical numbers for the small ceremony that was planned.
Kurt had spent most of the morning trying to find the perfect song to sing, he finally settled on a song called 'Not Alone' by Darren Criss. He thought the lyrics were very appropriate and he knew Blaine really liked the song.
As he was leaving the house Burt stopped him "hey, that's a pretty sombre outfit" Kurt quickly explained about the previous day's events and where he was going. He wasn't quite ready to tell his Dad about him and Blaine so he left those details out. Burt shook his head "that's too bad, hey tell Blaine from me I'm sorry about putty" Kurt nodded and left the house.
The little cemetery was set back from a busy road behind some trees. It was run by a very sweet hippy couple who survived on charity donations and the kindness of pet lovers who lived in the area to help maintain the grounds.
Kurt parked outside and could see the Anderson's suv and a few others were already there. People were gathering in a far corner of the cemetery under a blossom tree. As Kurt approached he could see a hole had been dug in the ground and a wooden box had already been placed into it. Blaine looked up as Kurt approached. "Are you ok?" Kurt mouthed, Blaine nodded. Kurt stood with the other kids from Glee club. Blaine was standing on the opposite side of the grave with his mother and Paul. Paul began "Thank you everyone from coming today to help us say goodbye to putty. He was a good and loyal dog, and an important member of our family. We will miss him." Paul took a step toward the grave and said "goodbye putty, sleep tight" and dropped a flower on to the wooden box.
Mrs Anderson stepped forward "putty, you came into our lives when Blaine needed you the most (suddenly Blaine started to cry) we will be forever grateful for what you did for us, we will miss you, thank you" she dropped a flower next to Paul's and stepped back. Kurt's heart was breaking, all he wanted to do was run over to Blaine and hold him. Blaine stepped forward and tried to speak but no words came out of his mouth, he just dropped his flower next to the other two and stepped back. The glee clubs then sang a couple of songs, everyone taking turns to drop a flower onto the wooden box. Kurt then stepped forward and cleared his throat, he began to sing
I've been alone, surrounded by darkness...and I've seen how heartless the world can be...
And nothings gonna keep me from loving you, cause you know it's true...
Almost everyone around the grave assumed the words Kurt sang were about Blaine and how much he loved his dog, however, Blaine and Mrs Anderson knew it was Kurt's way of telling Blaine how much he loved him and that no matter what, he would always be there for him. Kurt finished singing and placed his flower on top of the others. He looked up at Blaine and their eyes met, no words were needed, they both knew exactly what the other was thinking.
Once they were finished, the cemetery owner stepped in and helped Paul fill in the hole with the earth that was piled up next to the grave. Everyone moved away toward their cars. Kurt walked over to Blaine and Mrs Anderson "Kurt honey that was beautiful" he smiled at her. Blaine nodded "yeah" Mrs Anderson took Paul's arm, "Blaine we'll wait for you at the car" She and Paul walked across the grass leaving Blaine and Kurt standing alone under the blossom tree.
"Seriously Kurt that was...really beautiful, thanks" "I meant every word of it Blaine" "so" Blaine began "I have decided where to take you on our first official date" "really?" Kurt raised an eyebrow and Blaine smiled. "are you going to tell me what we are doing or where we are going?" Blaine shook his head "nope, all I will say is it's next Friday and be ready at 7pm" Kurt smiled "okay, do I get a clue?" Blaine shook his head "I want it to be a surprise" They walked together back to the cars and said goodbye.