Kurt wanted to start a new tradition with his "friend" but he didn't know how to do it without making it seem like he wanted more, which he obviously does.

All of a sudden the very person Kurt was thinking of opened his door and bumped into Kurt.

His head jerked up and their eyes met.

"Kurt? What are you doing outside of my room? Were you waiting for me?"

Kurt grimaced but nodded slightly.

"Why didn't you just knock?"

He grimaced again and answered, "Because I was trying to figure out how to ask you if you wanted to decorate the Dalton Christmas tree with me." His eyes widened and clasped his hand over his mouth in complete and utter embarrassment.

Blaine smiled and his eyes twinkled with excitement which made Kurt's breath catch in his throat and knees go weak.

"Kurt of course I'll decorate the tree with you. However I have to tell you that Dalton doesn't have any ornaments so we have no decorations. Just wreaths and bows and pretty boring things like that."

Kurt's jaw was hanging open and he shook his head obviously thinking that Dalton was hopeless and there was nothing they could do about it.

Suddenly however an idea struck.

"Blaine, I have to ask can you bring me all those bows and wreaths and if you can find some bring me some string and candy canes."

He scrunched his eyebrows together in confusion but Kurt just reassured him that he had a plan and to meet him in the foyer where the tree was.

A few minutes later Blaine came back with the wreaths and large bows as well as ribbon to use for other decorations as well as ribbon for handmade ornaments, if they made any at least.

Kurt turned around with a full blown-out smile which made Blaine's heart threaten to pound out of his chest as well as for him to feel dizzy with excitement.

"Blaine did you forget the candy canes?"

Suddenly Blaine realized that he did forget to bring the candy canes.

"Oh crap, yes I did forget them. I'll be right back."

Blaine turned on his heel and darted from the room only to return a minute later with 4 boxes of candy canes.

"So Kurt what's the plan?"

"Well I was thinking that since we don't have any ornaments or fun things to decorate with except this boring bright red ribbon and green wreaths and now candy canes that we could decorate very traditionally. I don't know if you know that people used to just decorate their trees and houses with just what they had laying around like ribbon or cookies and a branch or a small tree or candles. Well I think we should go back to doing that."

Blaine stood there just gaping at Kurt and couldn't help but think how amazing his best friend and secret crush was.

"Blaine…what do you think?" he asked hesitantly.

"I think it's a wonderful idea and think you are absolutely brilliant for coming up with that."

Kurt blushed the same shade of red as the ribbon and turned his head away in embarrassment.

"Let's get started shall we."

Immediately he began busying himself with the bows and ribbons hanging them from the banisters and pillars.

Blaine remained standing in the middle of the hall staring at Kurt not being able to erase the adorable image of him blushing.

"Blaine! I'm not going to do this by myself so grab something and start decorating."

He picked up a giant bow and picked up the tape and walked over to the fireplace. He climbed onto a chair and neatly hung the bow over it.

After all the ribbons and bows were hung they began working on the tree. They cut holes through the candy canes and threaded them with string making them into ornaments. They also took red, green and white ribbon and made them in to bows, braids or knots and tied them to the tree.

About 4 hours later they finished decorating and sat down next to each other on the couch admiring their handy work.

Blaine turned to look at Kurt and saw him staring at the tree with wide eyes shining with what looked like unshed tears. He was about to ask Kurt what was wrong before he blinked and turned to face him with a melancholy smile on his face.

"Blaine I will be back in a few minutes." Before he could protest Kurt was out the door.

He knew that something was troubling his friend and didn't want to question it. He did however, decide that his friend needed some cheering up. He got up and went to the kitchen and made some hot chocolate with marshmallows and got two left over candy canes then he brought them to the foyer by the tree. He put the mugs down on the table and went to the fireplace and made a fire that illuminated the room making it glow in faint amber light.

A few minutes after he finished the arrangements Kurt came back in looking more relaxed but still melancholy. Kurt looked around the room and then walked over to Blaine.

"Blaine, what is all this?"

"Well before you looked a bit sad and I wanted to cheer you up. I made you some hot cocoa, brought you a left over candy cane and made a fire. Hopefully it isn't too much."

Kurt couldn't help the smile that had spread over his face.

"Blaine this is one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me. Thank you so much." He sat down and gently kissed him on the cheek instantly blushing when he realized what he had done.

Blaine blushed as well and after a minute of just staring at each other he gave Kurt his mug full of chocolaty goodness and he ate his candy cane in silence.

They sat in silence until Kurt had finished his drink. He quietly set down his mug and continued staring into the fire for a few more moments. Then he shifted his body so he was facing Blaine.

"Blaine why did you do all of this for me?"

"Because you needed to be cheered up and because you're my friend and I love seeing you happy."

Kurt cast his eyes down towards his lap where his hands were gently folded.

He took a deep breath "The reason I was so upset earlier was because decorating the house especially around Christmas was a big tradition between my mom and me. After she died though that tradition sort of died too and doing this again just brought up those memories. I loved doing it but it just makes me miss her more."

Kurt looked up and locked eyes with Blaine.

"I'm glad I found a friend in you Blaine. You really are one of the most kindhearted people I have ever met and I can't thank you enough."

Blaine looked at Kurt and I mean really looked at him and saw how sincere he was being as well as how vulnerable.

"Thank you Kurt. I really love being your friend and you are such a good person both inside and out. You are someone I admire and look up to."

Kurt found himself blushing once again and glanced away shyly.

"Kurt I do have a question for you though."

He nodded his head saying to just ask him.

"Why did you kiss my cheek earlier?"

At that Kurt's eyes widened and looked like a deer in headlights.

"Kurt?"

"Uh, well you did something really sweet and nice for me and that was my way of thanking you" God he thought I hope that sounded convincing enough.

Blaine knew Kurt well enough to know that if he wasn't meeting his eyes he was definitely hiding something.

"Kurt don't hide from me. Tell me what the real answer is."

He sighed and replied "I really like you Blaine. In a more than friend way, now can you just reject me so I can leave you alone now?"

Blaine couldn't believe his ears. First the boy he was in love with had just admitted his feelings for him but second of all that same boy didn't think he felt the same way and that he would reject him.

"Kurt look at me." He did. "I'm not going to reject you. I would be insane to do that and I never thought in a million years that you would like me back."

"Do you really mean that Blaine? I'm not worth it."

"Are you out of your mind? You are most definitely worth it. You are beautiful and lovely and smart and witty and I just love everything about you."

Kurt's lips were slightly parted and he sat in stunned silence for a moment.

"Did you just say you loved me?"

Blaine smiled "Yes I did."

Kurt laughed and smiled one of the biggest smiles Blaine had ever seen. It was beautiful just like the boy sitting beside him.

"I love you too Blaine."

Now it was his turn to smile a giant smile.

All of a sudden Blaine brought his hands up to Kurt's face; one resting on his cheek and the other at the nape of his neck, silently asking permission to kiss him with his eyes. Kurt nodded his head and Blaine leaned in and softly brought Kurt's lips to his.

Slowly they parted and rested their foreheads together smiling at each other lovingly.

They both commented on how amazing the kiss was and spent the rest of the evening curled up on the couch admiring not only their handiwork with the decorations, not only staring into the fire listening to the wood crackle to life but also admired each other.

They could finally be happy without constraints and limits.