A/N: Another continuation with lots of Klaine from it. Set a week after the car accident that killed Jeff's parents. Kurt and Blaine have been asked to take Katelyn so she doesn't have to go.

Rating; T?

Blaine dreaded waking up in the morning. And it wasn't just because it was waking up. It the fact that it was the morning of the funeral for Jeff's parents.

He opened his eyes groggily, finding himself sprawled on his stomach with one leg over both of Kurt's. The taller boy was lying flat on his back, one hand gently toying with the curls at the nape of Blaine's neck, the other lying across his stomach.

"Morning." Blaine mumbled, turning onto his side and snuggling into Kurt.

"Morning." Kurt replied, a little dejectedly.

"You okay?"

"Yeah. Just…today's going to be hard."

"Hey…at least we don't have to go."

Kurt shrugged. "I don't know which I'd prefer."

There was a knock on their bedroom door. "Kurt? Blaine?"

"Yeah? We're awake." Kurt sat up, Blaine falling off his shoulder and onto the pillows.

He stayed there as the door opened, and Nick and Jeff crept in. Jeff looked like his world had fallen upside down. His eyes were already red and puffy, and he sniffled occasionally. Both of them were wearing dark suits, their ties black and their shoes shined. They'd obviously been up for a long time.

"We're going to head to the funeral parlour now." Nick said softly, holding onto Jeff's hand.

"Now?" Blaine muttered. "It's like…six…."

"We have to set up." Nick informed him, and he nodded with a small 'oh'.

Kurt stood up and pulled both boys into a hug. "Good luck." He said softly, and Jeff nodded, tears falling down his cheeks.

Blaine got up and hugged them too, whispering his condolences to them.

"Katie'll be up around eleven or something…she didn't sleep until late since she had a late nap yesterday." Jeff said softly and Kurt nodded. "She should be fine otherwise…we'll be back around four, I guess. Thanks for…" he swallowed. "Everything."

Kurt hugged him again. "Stop thanking us. You're extremely welcome."

Jeff nodded and Kurt followed him and Nick downstairs while Blaine sleepily buried himself back into the covers.

Jeff looked shattered as he got into the passenger seat, Nick opting to drive. Kurt waved them off sadly and turned the kettle on, preparing a coffee and taking it to Blaine.

The boy was almost asleep when Kurt delivered his coffee, putting it on the side-table before climbing back into bed and cuddling up to Blaine.

"I wish they didn't have to do this." Kurt whispered sadly as Blaine wrapped his arms comfortingly around him.

"In an ideal world, they wouldn't" Blaine murmured, yawning.

"Since when is this an ideal world?" Kurt asked, mostly to himself, making Blaine tighten his arms around him and hide his face in Kurt's neck.

"Hey, don't be sad." Blaine whispered.

Kurt cuddled closer, nodding.

"Sad people make me sad." Blaine said softly, moving to kiss his cheek gently. "So you can't be sad, because Nick and Jeff are sad, and Katelyn will be sad, and I won't be able to not be sad if everyone's sad." Blaine finished sleepily, frowning a little. "Wait, did that even make sense?"

This made Kurt chuckle. "Yeah. You make good points when you're sleepy."

"Are you trying to say I don't make good points when I'm awake?" Blaine asked playfully, reaching for the coffee on the side-table.

Kurt didn't answer him, instead choosing to cuddle up closer. Blaine shifted up a bit, sitting up so he could drink without it ending up on his shirt or getting indigestion later.

"Come on." Blaine said softly, more awake after he drained his cup. He put it back on the table and propped Kurt up. "Cheer up."

Kurt sighed. "When Katelyn wakes up."

"No." Blaine kissed Kurt gently. "Now."

Kurt kissed back, letting out a depressed sigh through his nose.

"You're no fun." Blaine said almost sadly, resting his forehead against Kurt's. "You don't cheer up when I kiss you."

Kurt frowned. "Maybe I need one more."

Blaine grinned, kissing him again, a little more forcefully. Kurt made an effort to perk up mid-kiss, pulling back with a grin.

"You dohave magic kisses."

^.^

At nine, Katelyn wasn't up yet. Blaine had downed another cup of coffee and the couple were sitting on the couch. Blaine was deeply engrossed in the movie that was on, but Kurt was depressed again. Katelyn would be awake soon and they'd have to tell her where Jeff was.

Blaine noticed his lack of posture, and the sighs he let out occasionally. He muted the TV and cuddled up to him, kissing him gently.

"Yuck." Said a small voice from behind them. "Jeff-Jeff and Nicky do that allthe time and it's yuck!"

Blaine chuckled and Katelyn looked around hopefully. "Where is Jeff-Jeff?"

Kurt swallowed hard, and Blaine patted his lap. Katelyn crawled into it, awaiting their answer.

"Well…" Blaine started, but Kurt shook his head.

"Katie, do you know what a funeral is?"

She shook her head, biting her lip and staring up at him with her round, innocent eyes.

"When someone dies," Kurt started gently. "They hold a little ceremony…a gathering, where they say goodbye to that person."

Katelyn frowned.

"Are they saying good-bye to mommy and daddy without me?" she asked quietly, withdrawn.

Kurt bit his lip, not sure what to tell her. Blaine sighed, hugging her closer.

"Sort of." he whispered. "He didn't want you to get upset."

Katelyn struggled out of his grasp, running back up the stairs. They heard a door slam a few minutes later.

"That could have gone better." Blaine said, worrying at his bottom lip.

Kurt sighed irritably. "You think?"

Blaine huffed, rolling his eyes.

"Come on, let's go talk to her…" Kurt said softly.

"Shouldn't we let her…cool off?"

Kurt shot him a sceptical look. "Blaine, she's four. She's not got a lot to 'cool off' with."

"Oh…right." Blaine stood up, stretching and taking Kurt's hand.

They headed up the stairs, knocking gently before entering her room.

"Katie…"

She was curled up on her bed, sobbing her eyes out.

"Oh Katie, come here." Kurt sat on the bed and she immediately crawled into his lap, looking for comfort.

Blaine sat opposite them, stroking her head softly.

"Losing a parent when you're young is pretty tough." Kurt told her softly, and she blinked up at him, her eyes still wet. "My mother died when I was eight…so I was a little older than you."

"What did you do?"

"I cried. For a very long time…I was very upset. But then things started to get better. I've never ever forgotten about my mother – I've just learned to live without her."

Katie buried her head into his chest. "I don't want to."

"I know." Kurt soothed, shooting a panicky look at Blaine. He didn't know what else to do.

"Hey Katie…" she turned towards Blaine, looking at him hopefully. "Jeff and Nick are saying goodbye to your parents in a big fancy place…but how about we hold a special little funeral, right here."

Katelyn's eyes lit up. "To say goodbye?"

Blaine nodded with a small smile and Katelyn nodded. "That would be good."

"Now…at funerals, they sometimes bury people…but we don't have enough space, so how about you take me to the computer and we'll see if we can get some photos of your parents, yeah?"

Katelyn nodded, taking Blaine's hand.

"And then, if you tell Kurt what you want to say, he'll write a letter that you can put the photos in. How does that sound?"

"Really good." She smiled, wiping at her eyes.

^.^

It didn't take Katelyn and Kurt long to write the letter, filling it with how much Katelyn loved and missed both of her parents, telling them not to worry about her or Jeff because she was going to look after them. She wrote her name at the bottom, kissing the letter, before turning into Kurt's arms, sniffling slightly.

"Hey." he said gently, "No crying yet. We have to go pick some pictures first." Kurt told her, hugging her gently for a second before standing up, setting her feet on the ground. She took his hand, leading him towards the study.

Blaine had picked out a couple of nice photos, but Katelyn shook her head at all of them, going on the computer herself and finding a picture that had all four of them in, sitting outside on a picnic rug, laughing.

Blaine printed it off, and Katelyn placed it in the envelope with her letter, sealing it carefully before looking up at them, her eyes wide as she tried not to cry.

"Now what?" she whispered. Kurt dropped to his knees beside her.

"What do you want to do? Do you want to put the envelope away for when you're older?"

Katelyn shook her head. Blaine stepped forward, sitting next to Kurt.

"We...We could burn it, and then shake the ashes away outside." he offered. Katelyn looked thoughtful, finally nodding.

^.^

Katelyn watched in silence, holding tight to Blaine's hand as Kurt burnt the envelope. He waited until all of the sparks were gone before handing her the dish with the ashes in.

"Now, throw the ashes into the wind." he instructed quietly, trying hard to control his emotions.

Katelyn flung them up in the air, hugging herself into Kurt's leg as they watched them float away.

When they couldn't see them anymore, Katelyn let out a strangled sob, running inside and sitting on the stairs, right near the door, hugging herself tightly. Blaine followed her, seating himself next to her.

"Katelyn, are you okay?" he asked gently, hugging her into his side. She shook her head, still staring at the door.

"Are you hungry?" Kurt asked her, making her shake her head again.

""m waiting for Jeff-Jeff." she told them.

"Katelyn, Jeff won't be back for a long time, not until almost dinner." Kurt told her gently. She sighed, leaning against Blaine.

"But I want Jeff-Jeff." she whimpered.

Kurt reached for her, picking her up easily as she cried, carrying her into the lounge room. Blaine followed them, quickly putting a Disney movie on and seating himself on Katelyn's other side, patting her back as Kurt rocked her soothingly.

Katelyn seemed to fall asleep, and for that Kurt was glad. He didn't know if he could deal with her being so sad for another five hours. Blaine put on another Disney movie, despite the fact that she was sleeping.

"Did we do the wrong thing today?" Kurt whispered but Blaine shook his head.

"We did everything right. She needed it.".

^.^

Later that night, Kurt and Blaine both lay awake on the sofa bed downstairs.

"You awake baby?" Kurt whispered, and Blaine rolled onto his side, facing Kurt.

"Yeah."

Kurt cuddled close, wrapping his arms around Blaine and burrowing his face into his shirt.

"Nobody should ever die again, okay?"

Blaine stroked his hair, kissing the crown of his head, "Okay."

"I mean it." Kurt said softly. "You can't ever die on me. Not ever."

"Only if you never die on me." Blaine said softly.

Kurt nodded. "If we have to die…we'll die together."

"Yeah…" he smiled slightly. "Till death do us part."

A/N: We're apparently going to hit 150 pretty quickly.