AN: Inspired by lyrics from "Sleeping With The Light On" by Busted and the Burt/Kurt scene from "Dance with Sombebody" when Burt mentions Kurt waking him up with nightmares at 4 am. Hope you enjoy!
It's a beautiful spring day. She's standing beside me, her laughter sounding like the most beautiful memory to my ears. We're both watching the colorful kite in the sky above us. The kite that she helped me make and allowed me to decorate the way I wanted to.
And then the laughter is gone and the kite crashes to the ground. I turn to her but she's being pulled further away from me. I reached for her hand and just barely grab a hold of it. I can't hold on though. Our fingers are slipping through one another's as the distance between the two of us grows.
"Mom! Don't go!" I'm shouting as her face blurs with the tears filling my eyes.
"Shhh. It's okay, Kurt. Everything is okay. It's just a nightmare. Shhh."
Strong arms are encircling me as I hear my father's voice speaking softly. I open my eyes to find the park is gone. I'm in my bedroom, the place dark except for the light Mighty Morphin Power Rangers lamp sitting on top of my dresser.
"I want, Mom," I say, even as I press myself closer to my father, knowing that it is the one thing he can't give me.
"I know you miss her. I miss her too, Bud. But you and I, we're going to be okay. We've still got each other."
I cling tighter to him, suddenly afraid he'll be taken away from me too. I feel my Dad's arm tighten around me in response. The embrace is close to being suffocating but right now I don't care. Right now I just want to know that nothing can come between us.