A/N: Hi, here's chapter 27! Not much to say about it besides ENJOY! And of course, review before you leave! ;)

Chapter 27: Merry Honest Christmas.

"We need to tell your parents." Blaine said and turned in Kurt's lap to face him.

"What?" Kurt said, confused.

"We need to tell them that I was your student and stuff. I want them to know me and like me for who I really am, not for the "Polite Dalton kid" they think I am."

"You're right." Kurt said and let his hands rest on Blaine's shoulders. "I want that too."

"So… I'm still coming over for Christmas right?"

"Yeah, if you still want too."

"Of course I do, but it can only be a couple of hours. Cooper is coming over and I would like to spend some time with mom and him as well."

"Of course." Kurt nodded.

"So, how about we tell them over Christmas dinner?" Blaine suggested. He bit his lip.

"Okay." Kurt said softly and smiled. "I can't promise you that they will be okay with it but… I can promise you that there's nothing they can say or do that will change or ruin what we have."

"I know that." Blaine said and entwined their fingers. "But I still want them to like me. I don't want you to lose your family because of me. I won't allow it."

"That wont happen." Kurt said and kissed him softly. "I promise."

"Okay, I believe you." Blaine said and pressed their lips together in yet another kiss.

"Mom, I'm leaving!" Blaine called from downstairs. He stood by the door, dressed in his coat and held Kurt's christmas present in his hand.

"Wait!" She said and hurried downstairs.

"What is it?"

"I wanted a goodbye hug." She said and held out her arms. He giggled and leaned in. They shared a tight, warm hug before they pulled away. "What's his family like?"

"Oh, they're all really nice and they seem to like me." Blaine said with a smile on his face.

"Well, I'm glad. I'd love to meet them too sometime, you know."

"Yeah, sometime."

"Well, have fun and remember that Cooper will be here around 7, so please be home until then."

"I will, bye mom." He said and then walked out the door. He got into his car and started driving towards the Hummel's.

Once he arrived he parked the car and got out, holding the present tightly to his chest. It had started snowing, a lot. He hurried to the door and knocked. Soon enough the door opened by Kurt himself, he had a huge grin on his face.

"Hey." Blaine said and grinned back.

"Well, hello there kind sir." Kurt said and stepped aside for him to enter. As soon as he did the smell of food hit him. He knew Carol loved cooking and it had smelled delicious last time but ohmydeargod this smelled even better.

"Woah, it smells amazing!" Blaine commented as he hung up his coat.

"I certainly hope so!" Carol said as she walked into the hallway, giving him a hug. "I've been cooking for hours, with Kurt's help of course."

"Your food hasn't failed to impress me so far, I'm sure it's delicious." Blaine said and pulled away from the hug, giving her a smile. She smiled back before going back into the kitchen to finish off the last of the food.

"So, I got you a gift." Blaine said and held out the small, wrapped present.

"Silly, you didn't have to." Kurt said but accepted the gift. "But I guess I can't exactly blame you, I got you something too." He added and bit his lip.

"Yeah?" Blaine said with a smile. "Open it!"

"Okay." Kurt did as he was told. He unwrapped the present and a small box was revealed. He looked up at Blaine once and Blaine nodded, then he opened the small box and gasped as he put a hand over his mouth.

"Blaine!" He said as he looked down at the necklace. It was a thin, silver chain with a small pedant on it. It was really beautiful and on the pedant it was engraved a small K&B, small enough so you could only see it from up close.

"Do you like it?" Blaine asked, suddenly selfconcious.

"Are you kidding me? It's perfect, Blaine… It's beautiful." Kurt said, tears forming in his eyes.

"I'm glad." Blaine said and picked up the necklace, he walked around Kurt and put it around his neck, kissing the spot where it clasped. Kurt turned around, a hand over the pedant.

"I love you." He said and wiped a tear with his other hand.

"I love you too, Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas, Blaine." They then shared a soft, sweet kiss. Not noticing that they had an audience. As soon as they pulled away they heard Burt cough, they turned and saw him stand there awkwardly.

"Dinner's ready." He said, trying to keep the smile off his face.

"Oh, okay." Kurt said and blushed along with Blaine. "Is it okay if I give you your present after the dinner?"

"Yeah, of course." Blaine said and kissed him quickly once more when Kurt's dad had walked off to the dining room. Kurt smiled as they walked up to the table and sat down.

"Blaine, I completely forgot to ask you something about Dalton last time, you mentioned that the-" Burt began.

"Wait, before you ask, can I say something?" Blaine interrupted.

"Of course." Burt said, a little confused.

"Thank you." Blaine said. He looked at Kurt, his heart was already beating faster. Kurt just nodded and gave him a reassuring smile.

"A while back I were in a horrible accident." Blaine began and turned his attention back to Burt, Carol and Finn.

"I was at the school and this bully, who have been bothering me for quite a while now, attacked me." Blaine continued and Kurt took his hand, squeezing it the way he had at the hospital, just less harshly. "He beated me up and he didn't stop until I was lying on the floor. I don't remember him stopping, I passed out."

Carol gasped and put a hand over her mouth. Finn's eyes doubled its size and Burt looked shocked as well.

"But how did that happen? I thought Dalton had a Zero Tolerance No Bullying Policy!" Carol said.

"They do." Blaine said and nodded slightly. "But I wasn't at Dalton… I was at McKinley High." He bit his lip and waited for their reactions, they didn't say anything. They just looked genuinly confused.

"I don't go to Dalton, I never did… I- I lied." Blaine clearified. "I've always gone to McKinley High. I lied because I didn't know how you would react if you knew that I was Kurt's student while we d-dated."

"You were his student?!" Carol gasped.

"Yes ma'am." Blaine said.

"And before you both freak out I need to tell you something!" Kurt said quickly. "I know that you both think that it's awful and a crime and everything. But believe me when I say that I was against it but… I fell in love. I fell in love with Blaine and I-"

"That doesn't change anything, Kurt. I can't believe you would do that!" Carol interrupted.

"Let me finish, please!" Kurt begged.

"No. I can't believe you would do that either, Kurt. That's not the boy I raised, what went through your head?!" Burt asked, looking furious. "And I can't believe you lied."

"You don't need to yell at me!" Kurt said, raising his voice. "When that stupid fucking bully caught us he told the principal! That's why I was fired, I nearly went to jail! We broke up, his mother was furious! I broke up with him, because I knew it wasn't right, I knew we couldn't be together! I did that for him, I couldn't let anything bad happen to Blaine! Then I got a new job in Indiana and after a long time we got back together, okay? Because we are in love, we can't see it as a crime when we love eachother. And you can't be mad at us, or at me or whatever because I'm not his teacher anymore!"

The silence was almost painful, none of them spoke. It was hard to read everyones face expressions.

"Kurt, have you done this with any other student?" Burt eventually asked.

"What? No! I'm not the kind of guy that sleeps with his students!" Kurt said harshly, squeezing Blaine's hand tighter. "And for your information we didn't have sex while I was his teacher."

"Well, that doesn't change the fact that you lied to us and what you did was so… wrong. Kurt, it doesn't sound like you." Burt sighed and rubbed his temples.

"I'm sorry, but I knew you would be angry and I couldn't lose him again…" Kurt said, close to tears. "And I won't, even if you don't support this. I won't say goodbye to him."

"We're not asking you to break up with him, honey." Carol sighed. "But you need to understand that this is… it's a lot to hear, okay? Does his mom know that you're together now?"

"Yeah, she does." Blaine said, his voice weak. "And she supports us… now when he isn't my teacher."

"Well, I guess we… since it's Christmas and all we- we can support you but that doesn't make what you did any right. And Kurt, promise us that you will never lie again, okay?" Carol said firmly.

"You support us?" Kurt asked, shocked.

"Of course… we see the way you look at eachother." Burt sighed. "We can't stay in the way of that."

"Finn, what about you?" Kurt asked and looked at his brother.

"Yeah, I mean… if you really love eachother then it's all cool man." He said with a goofy smile.

"Oh my god, thank you!" Kurt said and got up from the table to hug them all tightly.

"Come on bud, you're family now." Burt said with a smile and made a gesture for Blaine to join them. Blaine smiled and did so.

"Ouch, my- my ribs aren't-"

"Oh, I'm sorry, dude!" Finn said and released his firm grip.

"It's alright." Blaine mumbled.

"Thank you, you have no idea how much this means to us." Kurt said once they had pulled away and returned to their seats.

"I think we do." Carol said with a smile. Blaine and Kurt shared a quick kiss before they started eating.

"But um…" Burt clearad his throat awkwardly. "I need to say this or else I'll feel like a bad dad, when you- um, are intimate… just wear protection and be safe, okay?"

Kurt nearly choked on his food and started coughing.

"Dad! I'm 22 years old! You already had that talk with me.." He said once he had stopped coughing. Blaine blushed furiously.

"I know, I just needed to say that, okay?" Burt said.

"So, Blaine, do you like football?" Finn asked quickly.

"Yeah, actually I do. Did you see the latest game on TV?" Kurt sent his brother a smile and mouthed a small 'thank you'.

The dinner continued for a few more hours before Blaine needed to head home. Kurt followed him to the door, just like last time.

"It's time for your present." He said and bit his lip. Blaine smiled.

"Yeah?"

"Yeah." Kurt handed him a box. "I want you to open it when you get home, okay? Promise me."

"But I… I wanna open it with you." Blaine pouted.

"Blaine, promise me." Kurt said again.

"Fine, I won't open it until I get home." Blaine promised. Kurt smiled.

"Thank you." He said and kissed his lips. "And thank you for this." He put a hand over the necklace.

"You're welcome. Merry Christmas, Kurt." Blaine said with another smile.

"Merry Christmas, Blaine." Kurt said and kissed him once more before Blaine disappeared through the door.

Once Blaine got home he was 15 minutes late and Cooper was already there. He gave his brother a huge hug and told them he'd be down in a minute, he needed to open the gift first. He couldn't wait any longer. He ran up the stairs and closed the door to his room behind him. He hadn't been this excited since like… ever.

He sat down on his bed and started unwrapping the gift, he wanted to just rip off the paper but he decided to take things slow anyway. Once the paper was gone he opened the box, inside it was a CD and an envelope. He put the CD aside and opened the envelope, inside it was a letter. He unfolded it and started reading, yes, this was definitely Kurt's handwriting.

Merry Christmas Blaine.

Honestly, I had trouble deciding what to get you for Christmas. I wanted it to be perfect and I always overthink stuff. I didn't want that to happen this time, so I asked some friends of mine and they gave me great ideas but none of them seemed just right.

So I took my car and walked around at the mall, I found great pieces of clothing that you would look amazing in, I found expensive watches, bracelets and stuff. But it was all wrong, I didn't just wanna get you something. I wanted it to be special.

Then I walked past this store which sold the weirdest things, it was everything you can imagine but it was one thing that caught my eye: they sold stars.

Yes, actual stars! And you are a star, Blaine. You are my star and you shine just as bright as they do, if not even brighter. Do you remember the day you sang "Not Alone" in the auditorium? When I heard you sing, that's when I realized I was in love with you. I just knew it and I knew I couldn't deny it anymore. You moved me.

So I bought you a star. I named it too, I named it after you. And if you look outside your window, can you see Charles' Wain? The first star at the top of the handle, that's the one. I chose that one because it was shining brighter than all the others that evening.

But of course I didn't just get you a star, I also got you a CD. Maybe you already listened to it but I'll explain it to you anyway.

It's me singing, as you probably heard or will hear. I'm singing "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" because it was just so perfect. I think the song speaks for itself so, please listen.

I really hope you liked my gift, Blaine. Once again, Merry Christmas.

I love you so much.

- Kurt.

Blaine didn't realize he was crying until the tears fell onto the paper, almost ruining the ink. He quickly put the letter away so that he wouldn't ruin it more. He put the CD in his computer and pressed play, at the first word Kurt sang he started crying even harder. His heart swelled and he was so overwhelmed with love that he didn't know what to do with himself. It was the greatest gift he had ever gotten. He listened to the song over and over again, he couldn't stop crying. He didn't even stop when Cooper came in to check on him, he didn't say anything once he saw his little brother, he understood. He just smiled and hugged him tightly, Blaine sobbed out that it was so beautiful and that he loved Kurt and that this was the most amazing thing in the world. Cooper rolled his eyes but smiled genuinly, he was so happy that things had worked out for them. And the look that was on Blaine's face right now, that was a look he had never seen before. He was so truly happy, so in love and just so overwhelmed. It almost hurt to look at him. Eventually the song ended for the 4th time since Cooper had entered the room. Cooper then left the room and told him to hurry up, Blaine wiped his tears and nodded. But before he left the room as well he walked up to the window and looked at the star. It was true, it was shining brighter than all the other stars in the sky. He smiled and felt another tear roll down his cheek, he wiped it away with his sleeve. He sighed and kissed the letter once before walking down the stairs to celebrate Christmas with his mom and brother. This truly was the best Christmas ever.

TBC