Blaine frowned, unsure of what to do. Should I wake him? He thought and bit his lip.

Kurt's lips parted and his breathing hitched. His whole body jolted and his eyes snapped open. He chest rose and fall with each deep breath he took and his body shivered.

"Kurt?" Blaine asked hoarsely and Kurt's eyes snapped to him, wide and startled. "You okay?"

"Fine," Kurt squeaked out and Blaine frowned. He sat up fully and pushed back the covers and crawled onto the bed, sitting himself next to his friend.

"Bad dream?" Blaine asked and Kurt nodded, avoiding his gaze.

"You don't have to be embarrassed. I get bad dreams all the time," Blaine soothed him. "Do you want to talk about it?"

"I don't want to ruin your Christmas," Kurt said quietly, voice cracking with the lack of use.

"You're not going to ruin my Christmas Kurt," Blaine told him firmly. Kurt sighed and shifted himself so he was sitting up like Blaine was.

"I have really bad dream sometimes," Kurt murmured quietly in the still darkness. "About the bullying."

"From McKinley?" Blaine clarified and Kurt nodded. Blaine knew all about having bad dreams about bullying. "How bad was it?"

Kurt looked at him with sad eyes and side. "There was one boy who made it mission to make my life miserable. He tossed me into dumpsters, through pee balloons at me once and he was always shoving me into lockers. One day I snapped and confronted him in the locker rooms. He forced me into a kiss, slammed the locker and left. Later he threatened to kill me if I told anyone." Blaine paled and his hands shook. Kurt bit his lip and looked at Blaine. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have told you. I've ruined every-"

Blaine clamped a hand over Kurt's mouth whose eyes widened comically.

"He threatened to kill you after assaulting you?" Blaine asked hoarsely and Kurt nodded weakly. He was even more surprised when Blaine pulled him into a tight hug but he returned it. They stayed like that for a while before Blaine pulled away, keeping his hands on Kurt's arms.

"I can't believe how much courage you have," Blaine said with awe and Kurt frowned, shaking his head.

"I don't have courage."

"Yes you do! You refused to let those bullies get to you. I ran Kurt," Blaine told him firmly.

"You got beaten up Blaine," Kurt frowned. "I wouldn't classify going to Dalton as running."

Blaine shrugged and Kurt squeezed his knee.

"You know, it was Cooper who taught me courage," Blaine smiled softly and Kurt mirrored it. "He was really upset about what happened and he stayed with me while I was in the hospital for a while. I was really scared that Dalton would be the same and Coop gave me courage to go there every day."

"I'm sorry I woke you up," Kurt said and Blaine shook his head.

"You don't have to apologize. Are you okay now?" Blaine asked, his face still worried.

"Yes. I still dream of that moment sometimes," Kurt admitted quietly. Blaine hesitated before pulling Kurt into another hug.

"You can talk about it to me any time you want," Blaine promised and Kurt smiled against his shoulder. Blaine pulled away and smiled at Kurt before slipping off the bed and back into his own.

"Night Kurt."

"Night Blaine."

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They didn't wake up until after nine o'clock, something that surprised everyone. Usually on Christmas Cooper and Blaine were up at 6:30 to open their presents and Kurt was usually up at 7:30.

They sluggishly got dressed before heading downstairs where everyone was waiting for them.

"Merry Christmas," they cried and both boys smiled happily.

"Merry Christmas," they echoed and both were pulled into a hug by Elizabeth, kissing their cheek. They were then hugged by Mildred and Cooper, both who were nursing a cup of coffee.

"Are you okay sweetie?" Elizabeth asked quietly, pulling him off to the side.

"Bad dream, but I'm okay now," Kurt assured her and she nodded.

"Presents first," Mildred and Cooper cried together and they laughed. They moved to the living room and sat around the Christmas tree and started handing out presents. Cooper and Blaine had gotten Elizabeth a present and Blaine had gotten something for Kurt. Elizabeth had brought both Cooper and Blaine presents and Kurt had bought something extra for his best friend.

They spent the morning un-wrapping them, shouting thank you and hugging each other tightly. Elizabeth picked herself up off the floor to make them some breakfast while they looked over their gifts.

Elizabeth had made pancakes for breakfast and they ate at the table, talking about what they had gotten.

Blaine and Kurt cleaned up breakfast dishes so that Elizabeth could start on making Christmas lunch.

Kurt, Elizabeth and Mildred disappeared into the kitchen while the Anderson brothers called their parents to wish them a merry Christmas. Their parents seem surprised that they were spending it with the Hummel's but were not overly interested and the conversation was over quickly. Cooper clapped Blaine on the shoulder and gave it a comforting squeeze.

"Don't you find it weird that we haven't spent Christmas with them in years? And that we are having more fun with the Hummel's than we ever had at our own home?" Blaine asked quietly and Cooper sighed.

"Of course it's weird but you know what? It's their loss," Cooper told him. "We are having fun and I'm not going to let them spoil this day."

Blaine smiled and patted his brother back. They too of them headed back to the kitchen and smiled at the sight. Elizabeth was reading out instructions for the turkey while Kurt was twirling a large spoon in his fingers, getting faster and faster. Blaine may or may not have started drooling at the sight.

Blaine could never remember having such a good Christmas. Usually their parents left Cooper and Blaine to open their presents while their mother went and supervised the cooking that they had paid someone to make while their father went to his office to get in some extra work in. The childhood fantasy of Santa had been spoiled rather quickly but Cooper kept up the illusion – even though it had been ruined.

When Blaine had come out to his parents his relationship with them had become even more strained. They hardly spoke any more and dinner's were spent in silence, only Cooper and Blaine talking to each other. His parents were slowly getting used to him being gay but his father was struggling the most.

He was glad that Kurt had a good upbringing – that his mother was supportive of him being gay and that at least he had someone to talk to – his aunt.

Kurt stopped spinning the spoon and turned and smiled at Blaine.

"Come on Blaine. I'm going to teach you to make the most delicious sauce you will ever taste in your life," Kurt grinned and grabbed Blaine's arm, dragging him into the kitchen. Blaine didn't protest and let himself be dragged into the kitchen. Elizabeth smiled at him warmly and Cooper came into the kitchen too. Lucky it was a huge kitchen so that they could all fit.

Standing in the kitchen next to his best friend his friend, Blaine knew it that this was the best Christmas. He caught Cooper's eyes and he gave a smile and a little nod to show that he was thinking the same thing.

"You okay?" Kurt asked quietly, looking at Blaine curiously.

Blaine smiled at him brightly and nudged him gently. "I'm great. Teach me the sauce."

Kurt smiled, appeased and started to teach him.