Kurt and Blaine stood at the entrance to the Magic Kingdom at Disney World. Blaine had been many times before, but it was Kurt's first time. "Are you ready?" Blaine asked Kurt.
Kurt didn't respond. He was staring, completely enchanted, at the castle, with tears in his eyes. "I'm here," he whispered to himself.
Blaine smiled and took his hand. "Come on, let's ride some rides!" He pulled Kurt in the direction of Fantasyland and got in the surprisingly short line for Dumbo.
Kurt spent the fifteen minute wait soaking up everything around him: the smells, the bright colors, the hundreds of people, the characters. He loved the characters. "It's Cinderella!" he exclaimed from the line as she passed by them.
She turned and looked at him and he waved incessantly.
Blaine could only smile.
They got on the ride, which allowed Kurt to get a bird's eye view of the park. "Blaine! Look over there! What's that? Can we go on that next? What's in there?" He was so excited and just wanted to take everything in. The ride slowed to a stop and they got off.
Blaine led Kurt to a gift shop nearby.
"Look at all of these…these…things," Kurt said, astonished. He walked, in a trance, towards a rack of stuffed animals and Blaine snuck away.
A few minutes later, he led Kurt out of the store and towards another ride. "I got us something," Blaine said. He pulled two crowns, made for kings, out of his backpack and placed one on Kurt's head and one on his own.
"I love it," he said, beaming. He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned to see Snow White!
"What beautiful princes!" she said happily.
Kurt could have sworn she had tears in her eyes as she walked away. "Thank you!" Kurt called after her.
"Come on, it's our turn," Blaine said. He pulled on Kurt's hand and they got onto the ride. That was only the beginning of a magical week.