A/N: Another continued one. :D
Rating: T
Without really knowing how it happened, Kurt found himself massaging top-notch conditioner through Katelyn's thin, platinum blonde hair.
Blaine sat next to him, rubbing moisturizer into her shoulders, arms and back, just the way Kurt instructed him to. They had gone out while Katelyn was having her nap to get supplies. Katelyn sat in the bathtub in her bathing suit, with Kurt and Blaine on stools behind her.
"Blaine…" Jeff said from the doorway, smiling slightly at Katelyn's relaxed figure, her eyes closed. "Can we talk to you for a bit?"
Blaine nodded, wiping his hands on his jeans (which Kurt grunted at) before joining Jeff in the hallway.
"Time for a rinse!" Kurt exclaimed, and Katelyn squeezed her eyes shut tightly, allowing Kurt to use the detachable shower head to rinse her hair.
He massaged through her impeccably straight hair, making sure all the conditioner was gone before shutting off the water.
"Alright, sit down again sweetie." He reached for a towel on the rack as she did so, and started to gently towel-dry the ends of her hair. "Do you have a hair dryer?"
She nodded, pointing behind them to a cupboard. He reached around, retrieving the dryer and plugging it in.
Blaine re-entered the bathroom with Jeff in tow.
"Nick and I have to go into town now Katie," Jeff informed her, and her face dropped, turning around to face him.
"Why?"
"Just to sort out some stuff so you can stay with me, okay?"
She frowned in deep concentration, processing his words. "Okay…"
He leaned over Kurt to kiss her forehead, waving goodbye as he left.
Katelyn seemed a little dejected after he left, but perked up as soon as Kurt started the hair dryer. Blaine took his place next to Kurt on another stool, watching him work.
"Kurt…" Blaine said quietly, almost being drowned out by the dryer.
Her glanced over, prompting him to continue, before returning to her hair.
"What are we doing?"
Kurt frowned. "I'm dressing Katelyn up so she looks like Cinderella. What are you doing?"
Blaine huffed. "I meant later…" he shifted closer, speaking even softer. "The funeral is on Sunday. But what are we doing then?"
Kurt frowned. "Blaine, we have plans. We're going to New York, remember? College is sorted…what's wrong?"
Blaine shrugged. "So much can change in the matter of a few seconds…"
Kurt shut the dryer off, petting Katelyn's hair a few times before pulling Blaine into a hug.
"Everything will be fine, okay?"
Blaine nodded a bit, heaving a sigh.
"Now Blaine, can you go to the costume shop and get us a small Cinderella dress?"
Blaine smiled as Katelyn squealed excitedly, jumping up from her spot in the bathtub.
"Of course."
"Now Katie, we're doing a very import part of dressing up now." Kurt said seriously, lifting her over the side and onto the floor.
"What is it?" she asked with wide eyes.
He grinned. "Make up!"
She grinned happily, following him downstairs onto the tiles.
"Have you ever put on make-up before?" Kurt asked her.
"Once." She said. "Mommy put it on once."
Kurt smiled slightly, nodding. One of the fondest memories he had of his mother was her rubbing moisturiser into his palms and teaching him how to apply it properly.
"We're gonna make you look just like Cinderella for when Jeff comes home." Kurt grinned, setting her down on a towel. "Now…" he said softly. "What colour dress does Cinderella have?"
Kurt could practically see the cogs ticking over in her head. "Blue!"
"Excellent! You're absolutely correct – they're the same colour as your eyes. So we'll put on some blue eye shadow, okay?"
"What's that?"
"Eye shadow?" Kurt picked up the container that held the blue. "It's little powder that you put on your eyelids."
"Ohh…"
"Now close your eyes, and don't open them until I say so, okay?"
She squeezed them tightly and he had to stifle a laugh. "Okay, relax, but don't open them."
Her brow furrowed as she tried to work out what he wanted her to do. Finally she worked it out and relaxed her eyes, keeping them closed.
Kurt used the make-up brush and gently coated her eyelids, grinning to himself.
It took a while for Katelyn to understand what Kurt was trying to get her to do with each new product, but Kurt stayed patient, explaining what each thing is, and what it was used for. Finally they finished, at almost the same time as Blaine arrived back.
^.^
By the time Jeff and Nick arrived home, the three of them had almost finished watching Cinderella, Katelyn sitting bolt upright on the edge of the chair so as to not crinkle her dress, or smudge her make-up, or wreck her hair that Kurt had managed to style in almost exactly the same way as the princess herself.
Jeff had the biggest grin on his face when he walked in – a giant change to the way Kurt and Blaine had seen him recently.
Jeff gasped. "Princess!" he cried, and Katelyn squealed with laughter, running into his arms.
He scooped her up and twirled her around and around, laughing and resting her on his hip.
"Someone's happy." Blaine noted with a grin, pausing the movie.
"We got custody. Me and Nick!" he grinned, and Katelyn clapped, even though they were sure she had no idea what it meant.
"We are officially her legal guardians." Nick beamed, wrapping his arms around Jeff and Katelyn.
"Wow, that was pretty easy." noted Blaine.
"Yeah, they don't really like taking kids away from their families, so as soon as I told them I was eighteen, and they checked I had enough money to look after her, all I had to do was sign some papers!" Jeff said brightly, hugging Katelyn again.
Nick nodded in agreement.
"Then I had to sign so that she had two people she could rely on." he explained, smiling as he hugged Jeff closer.
Jeff gasped.
"Princess! You know what we should do?" he asked her.
Katelyn shrugged, her eyes bright, getting caught up in the excitement, happy to see Jeff happy again, even though he'd been trying to hide it.
"We should go out for dinner so you can show off your new dress!"
There were noises of agreement from the other three, Katelyn nodded excitedly.
"Okay then, we all have to go get dressed, then we'll go, okay?" Jeff told her, hugging her again before putting her down.
Nick pulled him into his arms, smirking slightly as he felt Jeff nuzzle his head into his neck.
"We're a family now." Jeff whispered. "So, you know…you're legally bound to Katelyn and I, so you can't ever leave."
"Good." Nick chuckled. "I wasn't planning to."
^.^
They ended up finding an expensive restaurant – the boys all dressed up in suits with Katelyn in her Cinderella costume. It was a little unorthodox, but Jeff needed something to focus on. He was happy, and Nick, Kurt and Blaine wanted to keep him in that state.
"What do you want Katelyn?" Jeff asked, hoisting her into a chair.
She giggled and looked at the menu, pretending to read over it with an upturned nose before selecting one of the pictures.
"That one!"
Jeff grinned. "You sure?"
"Yep!"
Kurt smiled and tugged on Blaine's hand, pulling him into the booth opposite Katelyn's chair. Nick and Jeff sat on the same side as Katelyn, grinning.
"So what is the agenda for tomorrow?" Kurt asked as they looked over the menus.
"We've got one final matter to attend to with regards to the house and all the assets, but apparently it's just clarification and signing some forms. Easy stuff." Jeff smiled, taking Nick's hand.
"Then we've got Saturday free to spend with Katelyn and you guys, and then…we were wondering if you guys could take Katelyn on Sunday…for the funeral…" Nick said softly.
"I don't want her there…" Jeff notified them, and they nodded seriously.
"Of course we can."
Jeff's phone beeped, and he frowned, taking it from his pocket.
"Wes and David want to know if we can do something tomorrow." He said slowly.
Blaine looked over at Kurt, who looked over at Nick, who shrugged.
"We're keen." Blaine said, and Jeff nodded, quickly sending a text back.
"Hello!" a young waitress bounded up to the table, grinning. "Oh my gosh!" she exclaimed, and they gave her wary looks. "Your dress is the prettiest dress I've ever seen!"
Katelyn beamed.
"Say thanks Katie." Jeff prompted.
"Thank you." Katelyn grinned and the waitress smiled.
"Your hair is also really pretty. Are you Cinderella?"
Katelyn nodded shyly. "My best friend Kurt did it for me." She pointed at Kurt, who chuckled. "He also did my nails, see!" she thrust her hand for the girl to see.
"Well, Kurt certainly did a fantastic job." She grinned and Kurt scratched the back of his neck, Blaine squeezing his hand under the table. "Now what can I get you guys?"
They told her their orders and, with as much enthusiasm as she started with, bounded away to the kitchens.
Jeff shook his head with a grin, mouthing a silent 'thank-you' to Kurt and Blaine when Katelyn giggled with delight.
A/N: Wheeh. I promise, these ones will stop soon. We're just emptying out all the ugly scrapped folders and we found some cute Klaine bits that we didn't want to let go of. We'll get back to random moments eventually.
