Kurt woke up the next morning to Blaine almost bouncing on the bed. Kurt opened one eye to see him with a look of excitement as he was talking to Jeff and Nick who were leaning against the doorway.

Kurt rubbed his eyes sleepily, looked at the clock that only showed 7 o'clock and turned around once more with the pillow laying over his head.

He let out a long groan at the noise as he tried to fall asleep again, not laying half as comfortable with the pillow over his head.

He heard some giggles from the doorway as a hand started rubbing his back. “Kurt, you need to get up,” said a soft voice in his ear.

The sound of the door falling in its lock, sounded through the room.

Kurt let out another groan and tried to put his hand over Blaine's mouth, which made Blaine let out a snort.

“Seriously Kurt,” Blaine asked as he took Kurt's hand and placed the softest kiss on it. “I know it's your sleeping out day but we have somewhere to go today.”

Kurt playfully let his thumb put pressure on Blaine's nose, which made him giggle, “what are you doing?”

“Looking for the snooze,” Kurt mumbled just loud enough for Blaine to hear.

Blaine started laughing and lay himself flat on Kurt's back, pressing soft kisses against his neck, “there is no snooze on me Kurt. We really need to get up.”

Kurt let out a sigh and started slowly opening his eyes. “Why?”

Blaine pressed another kiss against his cheek, “because today we are going to the children hospital to sing for the kids and give them presents. It's going to be so much fun Kurt.”

Kurt let his fist go through his eyes again, “but why so early?”

Blaine just let out a chuckle and moved from his bed, “how about you take a shower? I'm going to make you some breakfast. Don't take too long.”

And with that he was out of the room, leaving Kurt to slowly wake up.

They were all sitting in the car together. Some were happy and even excited to see the children and play for them. Others were, well to say it nicely, not so excited.

Sebastian sat in the corner, talking quietly to himself about how this was his only free day and how he had other stuff to do.

It didn't give him much sympathy from the other contestants but he didn't even seem to mind.

A few rows in front of the van sat Blaine next to Jeff and Nick. They were talking excitedly, already discussing which songs they were going to sing.

When they stopped in front of the children hospital, they were the first ones to jump out of the van.

Because there would be filming that day, Kurt and Blaine had decided to keep to themselves and not hang out too much and be careful with their interactions.

They didn't want to stand out too much.

When they entered the hospital, they were leaded into the cafeteria. Some kids were sitting there already, waiting with their parents.

They all took place in the chairs that were placed neatly at the side as they watched more children and parents enter the room. Some looked very excited to see the concert.

Kyle walked into the room and smiled politely to all of them, “ok guys, today we'll be playing some songs for the kids here. It's planned that all of you will sing one song in here. Once everyone has finished their song, I'm going to split you guys up in smaller groups. The groups are going to the rooms with the kids that weren't able to come down the stairs. Every group will get it's camera crew with them. The clips will be used in your introduction fragment next week. I'll call you up when you  need to go up and guys, don't forget to have fun up there.”

They all nodded as they watched Kyle go up the small stage. Kurt leaned against the back of his chair as he caught Blaine already busy in discussion with Jeff and Nick.

Mercedes tapped him on his arm, “so what song are you going to sing?”

Kurt shrugged, “I don't know. I guess I'll just sing what I feel like once I am standing on the stage. Let the music speak.”

Mercedes nodded, “I think I might be singing some Whitney Houston. You can never go wrong with a classic, right?”

Kurt nodded in agreement, “I'm sure whatever you sing, you'll be great up there.”

The girl smiled widely as she nodded at him once before going through the songs in her head.

Contestant after contestant went up. Kurt switched watching all the contestants on the stage and watching the children. They all looked so concentrated and with so much excitement to the people on the stage, it made Kurt's heart clench a little.

Kyle made its' way on the stage when he watched Sebastian leave it. “Ok guys, give it up once more for Sebastian.”

The kids clapped loudly and it even made Sebastian smile a little.

“Next up, we have one of our fan favorites. Give it up for our last group standing, the warblers,” said Kyle as he applauded and stepped of the stage.

Jeff, Nick and Blaine walked up the small stairs. They were all patting each other on the back and laughing around.

Blaine held his microphone against his lips as Jeff took a seat on the chair, holding a guitar in his hands and Nick took a seat on the box made to drum on.

“Hi everyone, my name is Blaine,” Blaine said with a wave and his ever warming smile.

Jeff was the next on to put his microphone a bit closer in its stand, “and my name is Jeff.”

Nick tapped a bit on the drums and let a big grin spread on his lips, “and I'm Nick. And this sound so cliché as we say it like this but we are the warblers.”

Some kids were giggling while others where shyly hiding away. The warblers were definitely a favorite here for the ones who had been following the show.

Blaine chuckled at his friends joke and took his microphone back in his hand as he took a seat on the chair in the middle. “We are going to sing a song that means a lot to us and we hope you guys will like it just as much as we do. If you guys know the words, please don't hesitate to sing along.”

He nodded towards Jeff and then to Nick. Jeff counted softly under his breath and just as if they had rehearsed this song a 100 times, everything was in sync.

The music was soft and Kurt immediately recognized which song they were going to perform. Blaine looked up at him once, their eyes meeting from across the room before he looked back to the kids and started singing.

Ive been alone
Surrounded by darkness
Ive seen how heartless
The world can be

Ive seen you crying
You felt like its hopeless
Ill always do my best
To make you see

Baby, youre not alone
Cause youre here with me
And nothings ever gonna bring us down
Cause nothing can keep me from lovin you
And you know its true
It dont matter whatll come to be
Our love is all we need to make it through

Now I know it aint easy
But it aint hard trying
Every time I see you smiling
And I feel you so close to me
And you tell me

Baby, youre not alone
Cause youre here with me
And nothings ever gonna bring us down
Cause nothing can keep me from lovin you
And you know its true
It dont matter whatll come to be
Our love is all we need to make it through

I still have trouble
I trip and stumble
Trying to make sense of things sometimes
I look for reasons
But I dont need em
All I need is to look in your eyes
And I realize

Baby Im not alone
Cause youre here with me
And nothings ever gonna take us down
Cause nothing can keep me from lovin you
And you know its true
It dont matter whatll come to be
Our love is all we need to make it through

Cause youre here with me
And nothings ever gonna bring us down
Cause nothing, nothing, nothing can keep me from lovin you
And you know its true
It dont matter whatll come to be
You know our love is all we need
Our love is all we need to make it through

Blaine looked at him for a small moment as he sang out the next words and Kurt couldn't help but let a small smile spread on his lips.

Mercedes poked him in the side and started grinning. Kurt just rolled his eyes playfully, hoping that she was the only one who had noticed.

The kids started clapping in delight as all the boys waved at them once more.

When they were back in their seats, and Mercedes was called on, Kurt couldn't help but sneak a look towards Blaine once more, only to be met by Blaine's amber eyes.

The soft look on his face made Kurt tingle inside and then the softest smile spread on his lips. Kurt turned away carefully, as a soft blush spread on his cheeks.

He thought he heard Blaine chuckling but he wasn't sure and he didn't dare to look once more.

It took two more contestants to take the stage before Kurt was called on, once again as last.

Kyle smiled towards him as he took the microphone over and took a stand behind the microphone stand.

“Hi everyone, looks like they really like to announce me last on this show,” he said laughing a bit shyly.

Some kids started giggling while others looked confused. On the other end of the room he saw Blaine chuckle at his joke, which made him crack up a smile of his own.

“So I am Kurt and today I'm going to sing a song about all of you. I hope you guys enjoy it.”

He took a seat behind the keyboard that was placed neatly on the stage and started touching some keys to test the sound.

When he was pleased, he started playing the melody he had mesmerized.

Dont tell the gods I left a mess
I cant undo what has been done
Lets run for cover

What if Im the only hero left
You better fire off your gun
Once and forever

He said go dry your eyes
And live your life like there is no tomorrow, son
And tell the others
To go sing it like a hummingbird
The greatest anthem ever heard

Kurt closed his eyes and started to sing the stripped down version of the bridge.

We are the heroes of our time
But were dancing with the demons in our minds...
We are the heroes of our time
Hero-uh-o-o-oes
O-uh-o-o-oh
Were dancing with the demons in our minds
Hero-uh-o-o-oes O-uh-o-o-ooh

The crickets sing a song for you
Dont say a word, dont make a sound
Its lifes creation
I make worms turn into butterflies
Wake up and turn this world around
In appreciation
He said I never left your side
When you were lost I followed right behind
Was your foundation
Now go sing it like a hummingbird
The greatest anthem ever heard:

We are the heroes of our time
Hero-uh-o-o-oes
O-uh-o-o-oh
Were dancing with the demons in our minds
Hero-uh-o-o-oes O-uh-o-o-oh

We keep dancing with the demons
You could be a hero

Go sing it like a hummingbird
The greatest anthem ever heard
Now sing together...

We are the heroes of our time
Hero-uh-o-o-oes
O-uh-o-o-oh
But were dancing with the demons in our minds
Hero-uh-o-o-oes O-uh-o-o-oh
We are the heroes of our time
Hero-uh-o-o-oes
O-uh-o-o-oh
But were dancing with the demons in our minds
Hero-uh-o-o-oes O-uh-o-o-oh

We are the heroes

When the last words left his lips, he finally opened his eyes. He saw all eyes on him and felt a little overwhelmed but smiled softly and waved towards the kids as they slowly broke the silence and started applauding.

When Kurt started walking to his seat, he felt a hand touch his. He looked around to see Blaine smile to him softly. Kurt smiled back softly before he turned around and took a seat next to Mercedes who was absolutely in delight by his performance.

Kyle took the stage once more, “ok everyone. That was our last performance of today. I hope you all enjoyed it. We all give you a little more time to talk to our contestants and take some pictures if you like. You just have to ask to them and I'm sure they will love to talk to you guys a bit.”

They all stood up and started making their way through the crowd of kids, each one of them taking a different corner to not get everyone at the same place.

Kurt enjoyed talking with the children that came up to him. Some were very shy but others liked to talk about how they watched the show.

Kurt took his time with each of them, giving them all a hug and crunching down for the younger ones.

He was glad he had taken a sharpie with him this afternoon when some kids brought some papers for him to sign.

The only thing he never really liked that much were taking pictures. He always thought he looked so awkward in pictures where you were meant to smile. But he did his best and he hoped the kids would remember the morning as a fun day.

Some kids were starting to grow tired and parents and nurses were starting to take some children back to their rooms to get them some food before they could get some sleep.

When the last kid left the room, the contestants were called back to the front of the stage.

Kyle took a seat on the stage and smiled to all of them. “You guys did an amazing job this morning. I'm sure they all enjoyed it. Now for this afternoon, you'll first get a lunch break. There are sandwiches available at the bar. You get an hour and then I'll come put you in your groups.”

They all nodded and started making their way to the bar. Kurt took a plate with a cheese sandwich before taking a seat at the table with Mercedes, Luna, Blaine, Jeff and Nick.

Blaine looked up curiously as he felt the chair next to him move. When he met Kurt's eyes, a tender smile spread on his lips. “Hey you,” he said with a grin as he took a bite from his meat sandwich.

“Hey,” Kurt said with a  small wave before he took a bite of his own sandwich.

Kurt watched Blaine nibble on his sandwich as he tried to catch some words from the conversation going on.

Apparently they were trying to figure out how the groups would be made, how many groups there would be and what they would do once they were done in the hospital.

Kurt's mind went back to the kids earlier and his performance. Sometimes he felt like he couldn't relate so much to kids because of his past with bullies.

It made him overthink his song choice. Maybe he should have picked something else, something more towards more their age. Something fun?

Without realizing, he started nibbling on his bottom lip as he started at the table, not really eating anymore.

It wasn't until he felt a hand touch his shoulder that he looked up. Blaine looked at him with a worried frown.

“Yeah,” Kurt said softly as he took his sandwich and started nibbling on it once again. He hadn't noticed how the others had started looking at him worried as well.

Kyle walked back into the room a few minutes later, asking all of them to come to the stage to divide the groups.

As they were with 10, it was decided they would go in 2 groups of 3 and 1 group on 4 members.

The first group held Mercedes, Sebastian and Roy. Kurt put his thumbs up towards Mercedes as she frowned a little, not really liking Sebastian as well.

She just gave him a weak smile and followed behind the crew members towards the rooms they were visiting.

The next group contained Ashley, Luke and Luna, who all seemed very excited to be in a group together.

So that left Kurt with the warblers. He couldn't help but grin as Jeff and Nick flew around his neck and started talking his ears of about how he could be the fourth warbler and how they would love to have him join.

Kurt chuckled as he hugged them back and told them he would think about it.

That was enough reason for them to smile widely for the rest of the day.

They went from room to room, singing with the children, even doing some group songs. It was a blast to see them smile.

But what Kurt loved the most was to see how well Blaine interacted with the kids.

There was this one young boy who couldn't stand up from his bed but really looked fascinated with Blaine's guitar, so Blaine would sit next to him and teach him to play a few chords.

It made Kurt even fall more for him.

It was actually the most perfect afternoon, until they went to the last room.

Kurt walked behind Nick and Blaine with Jeff as they were discussing singing a song with the four of them, thinking it might be fun.

It was only when Kurt was standing next to the bed of this very young girl that he noticed how pale she looked and how thin she was.

Blaine started talking with the mum who was sitting next to the bed and she told them about the girls condition.

Her name was Lora and she was fighting against cancer. The mum told them about how ill she had been lately. It made Kurt think back about many years ago, how he was sitting next to the hospital and watching his mum slowly sink away.

Kurt blinked his eyes a couple of times, trying to no get overwhelmed in the room. He was there after all to give this girl an amazing moment she would never forget.

He took a seat on the bed next to the girl and smiled to her softly. “Hey Lora.”

The girl looked up at him with tired eyes and smiled softly back at him, “I know you,” she said with a soft grin. “You are the fight song guy.”

Kurt felt himself blush a little, “yeah, that would be me. You liked it?”

The girl nodded and took his hand in hers. “Yeah, I've liked your songs since your audition.”

Kurt couldn't help but grin at that, “that's the best compliment I had all day. How about I sing it for you?”

The girl's eyes lit up as she nodded happily towards him. The other guys were looking at him with a grin.

“How about the warblers joining me?” he asked to the girl.

She looked up towards them and was wrapped in  careful hugs by the other guys. “I would like that.”

So that's how Kurt found himself singing the fight song to Lora. He heard her sing along softly from where she was cuddled into his side.

“You have a pretty voice,” he said when he squeezed her arm a bit.

“You think so,” she asked in delight.

Kurt nodded, “Yeah I really do. How about we sing one more song? Tell me a song you really like.”

The girl thought for a moment before she looked up at him curiously. “What did you sing earlier? I want to hear both your songs.”

Kurt looked at the others and they nodded in agreement, so they gave her a special one on one concert with the songs they had sung earlier.

When they were done singing, you could see her slowly started to drop from tiredness.

Kurt pulled her in sideways hug, “how about we give you some more sleep?”

The girl pouted but it seemed like she didn't want to argue too much. The only thing she was amended about was them getting a picture with her so they all stood together closely and smiled widely at the picture.

Like usual, Jeff and Nick tried to cheer up the picture and were making weird faces before they took one serious one.

Kurt hugged the girl once more before they left the room with waves and a promise to come back in the future.

When they were back in the cafeteria, it seemed like everyone was already waiting for them.

They made their way into the van and let themselves be driven to their hotel.

It was once they were back into their apartment that Kurt realized how tired he was, so he excused himself, took a long hot shower and tried not to think that much about.

He didn't even do his skin regime that night because he really didn't feel like it and only wanted to curl onto his bed.

And that's exactly what he did. He crawled in his bed and hugged his pillow closely to his chest as he tried to block out the whole day.

He just wanted some sleep.

But as the door opened carefully and as he felt another body slip in next to him, he knew he wouldn't be able to distract his mind.

He turned around and buried himself in his boyfriends arm, just wanting to feel the comfort of the warmth.

“You've been quiet today,” Blaine said as he rubbed his back in soft strokes, “what's going on that pretty mind of yours?”

And it was like a gate had been opened as the words left his lips. “I just got overwhelmed. I'm not good with children because I have no way to rely to them. I also wasn't good with them when I was still a child because we never got along and I just didn't know what to do right. I didn't know if my song choice was right, if my words were right and I just can't stand hospitals,” Kurt said in one breath, “because they remind me of my mum.”

With those last words he let his emotions take the best of him and be held by Blaine who tried his best to keep him close and kiss away his tears, until Kurt was fast asleep in his arms.