Merry Christmas!

So here is the new chapter. This is the only one for this week, because I have a baby daughter and I want to make our first holiday with her special. Hopefully I will update one more time in this year.

Finn stared at the screen with tired eyes. It was a long day and he hadn't finished yet. It was like the whole vampire community had gone crazy. Murders, stalkers, robbers... And of course he was the only one who had to stay longer every day because he had no family to go home to.

"Dude, what are you doing here?"

Okay, maybe he wasn't the only one who stayed long. He looked up from his laptop to see his mohawk haired friend leaning against the doorframe.

"Working, as always. The council gives me a lot to do, you know" Finn said and stood up to walk to Puck. "And what are you doing here this late? I think Quinn won't be happy."

"Working" Puck said with a smile. "But you are the boss, you should know."

"Honestly, I usually don't feel I'm one of the council members. The others are so much older and they think they could treat me like an assistant."

"Because you let them. Come on, for example Will and his wife are really nice, so is Beiste. You only have to be scared from Ms. Sylvester."

Finn smiled at that. He was the youngest member of the vampire council, and most of the others didn't like the 'kid' so made his life hell. But Will, Emma and Shannon were always so nice. Sue Sylvester was quite the opposite, but he really liked the woman's style.

"And don't forget John Anderson. That man is worse than anyone. Yesterday he even asked me to make him a coffee!" Finn said with a grimance.

"Don't give up, man! One day you will be the most respected council member" Puck said with a smirk.

"Yeah... maybe..." Finn replied. If I kill all the 'mummies'...

"Than first, let's go home. You have worked enough for one day. You can continue tomorrow." Puck said and led his friend out of the room. But before they could reach the end of the corridor, Finn's mobile had rung in the room.

"Oh, I forgot my phone" he said and in the next moment, he was back by his table. He quickly picked up the ringing device, before Puck could mutter "Workaholic!"

"Am I speaking with Mr. Finn Hudson?" An older woman asked with weird accent.

"Yes, it's me. How can I help you?"

"My name is Anna Kovats. I was the lawyer of Burt Hummel."

"Wait, was the lawyer..." Finn started, but the woman continued with a sigh.

"That's what I have to talk to you about. The police found Mr. Hummel's body by the Danube two days ago."

"What!?" Finn yelled. The other remained silent, so he calmed himself down before speaking again. "What happened? Burt wasn't that old, and he has a son. You know he has a son, right? I mean, he had. Does Kurt know that his father is dead?"

"Yes, Mr. Hudson. Kurt is aware of his father's death, he was the one who found him."

Finn sank into his chair.

"God... Is he okay?"

"Look, Mr. Hudson. I can't say anything about Kurt's state. I called you because you are his only family member, and Kurt is a minor so he needs a guardian."

"Yeah. Yeah, I understand. So is there an applicant or..."

The woman gave a frustrated sigh. How can the man not understand?

"Mr. Hudson. You are Kurt's only relative. So you are the assigned guardian."

Finn didn't know what to say.

WWIW

The next morning he was on his way to Europe. He had gone home the previous night, packed a bag and headed to the airport with his guard, Jake. Puck booked him a flight, so he had nothing else to do.

Finn was tired but he couldn't sleep. Burt was dead. And there was Kurt, his orphaned brother, whom he had only met once. And he had to take care of him. Finn really didn't know what to do now. If he still had Rachel, she could say something but his wife was long gone. They didn't have a child, the only children Finn saw were his friends' but he never looked over them.

To be honest, he was satisfied with his life, apart from his loss, of course, because he really missed Rachel. He liked going home late, sitting in the dark living room, drinking a glass of blood and thinking. He didn't mind spending the holidays alone, he enjoyed the calmness and he wouldn't admit it to anyone, but he often played games on his computer.

And now here was his younger brother. He had only seen Kurt once before, and it was twelve years ago. Kurt should be... maybe sixteen? He was a teenager for sure, a teenager guy. Finn gulped. He remembered the time he and Puck and the others had been teenagers. He didn't know how his mother had tolerated all his stupid actions without her hair turning grey. He had been in the school's football team so he could have had the most beautiful girls and had caused trouble almost every day. Because the star quarterback he used to be could have everything he wanted. What if Kurt was even worse? How could he handle it? Maybe he should just say no. God, it's gonna be a long flight...

WWIW

He had to meet the lawyer at 6 that evening. He wanted to see Kurt first, but the woman (was it Anna?) said she had an other appointment so couldn't wait until Finn visited Kurt in the hospital. He arrived at the airport at 4 so only had half on hour free before meeting the woman in downtown.

He thought of the last time he visited the city and decided to go straight to the address he had been given, because the traffic would slow him down. It's not that he couldn't travel fast, the vampire's were the quickest creatures of the world, but they had rules which included not to use their powers in front of humans. So he needed a cab.

Travelling through the city was boring as he had thought. There was an accident not far from the airport, so the road was partly closed down, they had to find another way. After they had finally arrived, he realised they were late.

"Come on, Jake" Finn said and rushed towards the stairs, his guard closly following him. They reached the lawyer's door in seconds. Finn took a deep breath and knocked.

"Come in" called the familiar voice from inside.

The men walked into the office which could have been a civic flat back in the monarchy. The headroom was more then 4,5 meters and there were two large windows on the opposite wall. The woman was sitting behind a big desk with folders in the far corner of the room but she stand up when they entered. She was maybe in her 40's, but Finn wasn't sure. Her eyes seemed older but her body could have been much younger. She was wearing a black costume with an elegant butterfly brooch, her long brown hair was in a ponytail and those green eyes of hers seemed very wise.

"You must be Finn Hudson if I'm right" she said to Finn as she made her way towards the others.

"I'm Anna Kovats, I called you yesterday."

Finn nodded and took the woman's outstreched right hand.

"Nice to meet you, Madam" he said and then he turned towards Jake for a second. "And this is my guard, Jake Puckerman" he introduced Jake as the other man nodded.

"Nice to meet you too, even if the circumstances could be better. Please, take a seat."

They all took a chair and after a few seconds of silence Anna spoke up again.

"As I said yesterday, you are Kurt's only relative. Our laws say that an orphan's guardian have to be the person whom the parents in the testament denominate or the authority assign. Your situation is quite simple, because Burt had a testament and as you can see, he wanted you to be Kurt's guardian if something happened to him.

Anna gave Finn a copy of the pages of Burt's testament that affected him, so Finn could read it. It was true. Burt wanted him to take care of Kurt. The only problem was that Finn didn't know how to do it. On his way here he was thinking and finally realised that he would be the worst parent in the world. He couldn't do it. They had to find another solution.

"I'm glad that Burt thought I would be the best guardian for Kurt but I don't think it's a good idea. I can't take care of somebody else. Hell, I can't even take care of myself. You can't really think it would be the best for Kurt."

Anna raised an eyebrow and stared at the other for a few long moments before answering.

"Look, Mr. Hudson. It's not optional, unless you're over sixty, raise three children on your own or have a serious illness. And because I think you are a perfectly healthy, young man without children, you don't have a choice. Here, take this" she handed him another copy. "The guardianship is finalised when you appear before the court and sign the decision. I made you an appointment tomorrow, you can read the details there." She pointed on the paper. "You better show up in time. And now, if you would excuse me..."

Before Finn knew, he had been out of the room. Damn, what should he do now? He didn't want this. He couldn't make it.

"Where would you go now, sir?" asked Jake quietly, bringing Finn back into the present.

"I... I want to see Kurt. We should go to the hospital."

He wasn't sure he really wanted to see Kurt, mostly because of his thoughts about the guardianship, but he had to meet his brother before making a decision.

WWIW

After another long drive and an argument with a nurse about visiting hours Finn stood in front of Kurt's room. He didn't understand why Kurt was here, physically he was perfectly fine, but the doctor said he had a break-down after he had found his father, so they kept him here for a few days. After that, he will also need a therapy till full recovery.

Finn sighed and opened the door. The room was small but there was enough space for one person. In the middle of the room was a bed with a sleeping teenager in it. Kurt was nothing like Finn remembered. His hair was darker, and he was skinny. He had dark circles under his eyes and even in his sleep he seemed really sad.

Finn sighed again and stepped closer. Poor guy was only sixteen and had already lost both of his parents. Finn knew the feeling, it was horrible. He felt like he was alone in the world after his mother's death. Did Kurt feel the same?

Suddenly, Kurt's eyes opened wide, he sat up and gave a little shriek. It seemed like he had woken up from a nightmare. His breathing was irregular for a few seconds as he stared at Finn in fear. Finn wanted to say something to calm him down but he could only stare into Kurt's eyer which were exactly the same as his mother's.

"Who are you? A-and what are you doing here?" Kurt asked tremolously.

Finn was silent for a while before answering:

"I... hm... My name is Finn. I'm your guardian... and your brother."

So... what do you think?