When Kurt wakes up, he's hit with sunlight shining in from his window, he turns over to look at his clock hanging on the wall.
He had learned to read a watch when he was five, something his mom had taught him.
It's a little over seven, which means that his dad will come in to say good morning soon, so he stays in bed a little longer.
Indeed his dad does come in, and he sits down on the bed beside Kurt and starts to sing softly.
It's not until Burt gets to the Happy Birthday, that Kurt is reminded that, oh yes, today is his birthday and he is turning nine. He opens his eyes and smiles at his dad before they head downstairs to have breakfast. Later today Casper, Sam, Annabel and Daisy will be over, so today can't go fast enough.
Just when Kurt is about to head out the door, the phone rings. He looks over at his dad who doesn't seem like he is going to get up and answer it.
"Dad, the phone." Kurt says, gesturing with a small hand.
Burt throws him a lopsided smile.
"I'm pretty sure that's for you, buddy."
Kurt looks at him for a couple of seconds, before he nearly falls over his own legs jumping over to reach the phone.
"Sebastian!" He gasps as he answers it and is greeted with a laugh from Sebastian.
"Hi Kurt! I'm glad I caught you before you left for school"
"I was about too…But then you called." Kurt says and Sebastian laughs again.
"I did. I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday."
Kurt blushes a little and his dad lifts a eyebrow at him, curious about what makes his son blush like that but Kurt chooses to ignore that.
"I'm glad you called." Kurt whispers and his cheeks redden even more.
"Oh, that's sweet. I'm glad that I caught you this early, because I'm not sure I will have that much time to do so later." Sebastian says and Kurt gets a feeling that the adult man is a little sad about that.
"That's okay… I'm having that sleepover I told you about…"
"Oh, yeah. That's right. I hope it's fun… and I hope that you tell me about it…" Sebastian trails off.
"I will…when we see each other tomorrow." Kurt says and beams, he is looking forward to seeing Sebastian again.
"Tomorrow." Sebastian confirms. "But you should probably go; you can't be late on your birthday!"
Kurt smiles. "You're right. Thanks for calling."
"Anytime, birthday boy. Anytime." Sebastian hangs up.
Kurt brushes his fingers over the phone one time and then turns to his dad and offers a good bye as he heads out the door.
After school Kurt and Sam wait outside for their other three friends to meet them. Kurt fiddles with his coat and Sam looks over at his friend. They have been friends since the first day at school when Kurt had told him that he thought he had a nice cap on.
Sam knows that Kurt takes very good care of his clothes and that's why he is pretty sure that something is up with his best friend. Normally he wouldn't do anything like that to his clothes.
"So…" Sam says and walks over to stand beside Kurt and bumps his shoulder. Kurt looks up at and smiles at Sam.
"So…" He repeats.
"Are you nervous about the sleepover?" Sam guesses.
Kurt stills his fingers "No, not really… I'm excited actually, its going to be fun."
Sam looks at him and scrunches his eyes. Okay, so it's not the sleepover, he thinks to himself.
"Why are you acting like this then?"
Kurt's cheeks turns a little red, but he remains silent.
"You don't want to tell me?" Sam asks dramatically, pouting at him. Kurt laughs a little.
"It's kind of a secret… " Kurt starts, but then cuts himself off. He doesn't really know if it's a secret. "But i think I can tell you.." He says, bitting his lower lip.
Sam turns towards him, giving Kurt all of his attention.
"I found my soulmate."
"OH My GOD.." Sam shouts, and before Kurt can finish, he hugs the boy.
"Haha, easy Sam…" Kurt laughs and pats his back.
"Who is it and how and when and…" Sam babbles.
"His name is Sebastian." Kurt says proudly, not able to keep himself from smiling.
"There you are." Daisy's voice sounds from beside them and they look over to see all three of their friends standing there.
Sam looks at Kurt one more time and makes a zipping motion over his lips, so Kurt knows that he won't say a thing. Then all five head towards Kurt's house.
They play twister for the first hour and then Kurt and Daisy go into the kitchen to make them something to eat.
Kurt had already made a cake and for dinner they were going to have burgers. Burt had already made the meat, so they just have to cut salad and all the other stuff.
In the living room, Casper and Sam put two tables together to make a buffet and they place all the food there, while Annabel sets the table.
After dinner, all five snuggle up together on the couch to watch a movie: Grease, one of Kurt's favorites, because there is a lot of singing in it. He can sing along to almost all the songs.
When the movie is about to end and the song 'You're the One That I Want' starts, Casper jumps up from the couch and starts dancing around. He then catches Kurt's hand and helps him up to dance too.
The other three laugh and starts singing along with the song, while Casper twists Kurt around, trying to imitate John Travolta.
Burt walks in and sees the five kids singing and dancing all over the living room. He can't help but smile at the sight. It's good to see Kurt being so happy again.
"Kids…. It's time for bed." He shouts over the music and then laughs when all five children just pout at him at the same time.
"Sorry, but those are the rules." He says.
Kurt and Annabel go upstairs to collect blankets and pillows to take downstairs. While Burt moves the couch, so that they can all lay down on the floor.
It only takes 20 minutes before all five kids are under the is in the middle between Casper and Annabel, while Sam and Daisy are beside Casper.
"Goodnight." Daisy says.
"Happy dreams." Sam replies.
"Don't let the bedbugs bite you." Annabel giggles.
Casper scoots a little closer to Kurt "Happy Birthday, Kurt." He says.
Kurt give him a small smile. "Thank you Casper…And sweet dreams."
The next morning Kurt and Annabel wake up first and decide to start make breakfast for the others. While they are in the middle of cutting some apples, Annabel puts down the knife and looks at Kurt.
"Who is Sebastian?"
Kurt can't help but smile when he hears the name, but he also knows that he can't really keep a secret from her.
"Ehm…he's my soulmate."
Annabel looks at him with wide eyes but doesn't say anything else for several minutes. They go back to cutting the rest of the fruit.
They are about to walk back into the living room, having placed all of the food on a tray, when she speaks again.
"How did you find out about him?"
Kurt thinks about it. He doesn't quite know how to explain that. It just sort of happened. He is still trying to figure out all this soulmate stuff himself.
"It just…happened…" He finally says. "Right before Christmas.
"Sweet. You said his name a couple of times when you were sleeping." Annebel says and she looks like she wants to ask some more, but she doesn't. She probably doesn't know what to ask either and Kurt knows that it's not typical for kids their age to find their soulmate. So he give her a smile and she smiles one back.
"Come on, let's go feed the monkeys." He says.
After breakfast Casper tells them about a summer camp he has heard about.
"It is three months over the summer, so you have to get time off when schools starts again. But its really awesome, my parents says that I could go if I want to, but I don't know if I wants to go alone."
"Won't you be joining him?" Annabel asks, looking over at Daisy.
"No. I like singing but I don't want to be away that long." Daisy says and takes a bite of her bread.
"It's a singing camp?" Sam asks, looking at Casper. The boy smiles.
"Yes. It's a mix between singing and music. But it's all the way in Germany, so that's a long way from home."
"That sounds great." Kurt says and takes a sip of his milk, laughing when Sam reaches over to dry of the milk around his mouth.
"You could go, Kurt…" Annabel says and smiles.
Kurt looks at his dad, who is sitting at the end of the table.
"I can talk with Casper's parents, it you're interested." Burt offers.
"Really?" Kurt squeals, exited about maybe getting the opportunity to visit Germany. Burt nods, smiling at his son.
"We could bunk together then." Casper says, grinning.
After breakfast Casper, Annabel and Daisy go home, but Sam stays to help with cleaning up the living room.
They are interrupted by a knock on the front door and, because Kurt is in the middle of folding some of the sheets, he asks Sam if he can get the door.
"Hello." Sam says, and looks up at the tall man standing there. He has green eyes and a big smile on his face, but the smile falls a little when he looks down at Sam.
"Hi… Is Kurt or Burt home?" The man asks and Sam tilts his head.
"Yes…" Then he turns his head back inside the house and yells for Kurt.
Kurt runs into the hallway and squeals when he sees who it is. He instantly runs over to hug the man. Sam stands to the side when his friends throws his small arms around the strangers neck and the stranger hugs him back with a big smile on his lips.
At the same time Burt comes down the stairs. "Sebastian, you're a little early." He says and greets the man.
"Yes, I know." Sebastian replies and looks over at Sam who is still standing, completely still, beside them.
Kurt seems to remember that Sam is there and he turns to his friend.
"Ehm…Sam, this is Sebastian…"
Sam takes a step forward and offers his hand to the stranger. "Hi. I'm Sam." Sebastian gives him a smile and introduce himself.
"So this is the best friend." He says, smiling at Kurt.
Kurt beams at him. "Yes. This is him."
There is a small pause before Burt breaks the silence. "Sebastian, why don't we take a cup of coffee in the kitchen and let the boys say goodbye."
When the two adults close the kitchen door, Sam looks over at Kurt.
"How old is he?"
"He is 23…" Kurt says, looking down at the ground, ready to say something if Sam has any objections.
"That's old." Sam says, but then laughs and walks over to hug Kurt.
"So you told him about me!"
Kurt hugs him back and breathes out. Of course Sam wouldn't say anything.
"Yeah, of course I have."
"Best friends." Sam smiles and gets his coat.
"Best friends." Kurt agrees and says goodbye.