"So, do you know anything about reading music?"
Kurt was propped up on his bed while Blaine sat in his desk chair.
"I play piano, so I know the basics."
"That's awesome! I'd love to hear you play some time."
"Im sure you would. But why don't we just stick to guitar for now?"
Kurt didn't want to come off as rude, he just really wanted to learn to play something, anything, on his new present.
After only half an hour, Blaine had successfully taught Kurt to play "Amazing Grace". It was rough, but Kurt pretty much had it down.
"Thank you so much for teaching me, Blaine!" Kurt said after going over a few chords he'd mixed up.
"It's really no trouble, Kurt, honestly." Blaine replied.
"Well, you should probably get going now. I hope you didn't waste too much of your Christmas here. Surely you want to be home with your family?" Kurt asked innocently.
"Oh don't worry about that, I assure you they don't mind." Blaine didn't want to tell Kurt the real reason he didn't mind being there on Christmas. He didn't want to tell him that his parents had kicked him out for just being who he was, and had sent him to live at boarding school until he was eighteen. He didn't want to ruin the friendship they had begun by telling Kurt he was gay. Although he had a gut feeling Kurt was too, but he couldn't take the chance of finding out Kurt was just like those homophobic jerks that beat the crap out of him at his old school. No, that would have to wait for another lesson.
"Okay, thanks again for the lesson. I'll walk you out."
After Blaine had left, Christmas at the Hudmel's carried on as usual. Finn received even more video games to add to his collection, and Kurt gave Burt and Carole gift certificates to Breadstix.
"You two deserve a night out, alone," Kurt said with emphasis on the last word when he received questioning looks from both adults.
Somehow, the dinner conversation was directed towards Kurt's first guitar lesson.
"So how do you like your present?' Finn inquired while simultaneously shoveling food into his already full mouth.
Kurt, too excited to scold him about it, replied "He's an amazing teacher, thank you Finn."
"Is he gay, too?" Burt suddenly asked. Nobody in the room had missed the way the two boys had stared into each other's eyes when they had first met at the door a few hours prior to this converation.
"I don't think so," Kurt sighed. "Although he does go to an all-boys school, so there is a possibililty," He added, wiggling his eyebrows.