"Good talk last night?" Blaine whispered to Kurt, who glared back.

"I'm not talking about this where your mum can hear us," Kurt hissed and Blaine chuckled.

"I wasn't going to go into details," Blaine assured him and his boyfriend huffed. "Aww, don't be like that."

Blaine placed a well aimed kiss on Kurt's neck and felt his boyfriend melt under the touch. Blaine pulled back and grinned at Kurt, who rolled his eyes fondly.

Annie pulled up to Dalton and turned in her seat. "Have a good day, you two," she smiled.

"Bye," they chorused and jumped out of the car. Annie watched as the two of them automatically linked hands as they walked together. She smiled and pulled back out onto the street, heading home.

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Kurt and Blaine automatically went to their lockers, as they did every morning.

"Why are girls so complicated?" Wes moaned, slamming himself into the locker next to Blaine. He jumped slightly, but fixed his friend with a stare.

"You do realize you are talking to me," Blaine reminded him. "I'm gay and have a boyfriend. I know literally nothing about girls."

"But still," Wes ignored Blaine's points. "Why? Do they take pleasure in making us miserable and horribly confused?"

"Umm, yes?" Blaine said, frowning in confusion.

"Don't mind him," David told him, coming up to Blaine and Wes. "He had a fight with his girlfriend yesterday."

"Ah," Blaine breathed in understanding.

"I don't even know what I did," Wes groaned. "We were having a nice conversation and then BAM! It all went downhill."

"I don't think I can help you," Blaine shrugged.

"Don't you and Kurt fight?" Wes asked.

"Not often," Blaine shrugged.

Wes and David started at Blaine like he had grown a second head. "KURT!" Wes and David suddenly called out and Kurt locked up from his locker.

"Yes?"

"Do you and Blaine fight?" Wes asked and Kurt frowned.

"Not often," he shrugged. "Why?"

"How is that possible?" David gasped.

Kurt shut his locker door and made his way to Blaine, taking his hand. "We talk," Blaine grinned at Kurt, "about everything. We don't have secrets."

"That's it? You talk?" Wes asked, clearly hoping for some words of wisdom or maybe even the name of an ancient tablet that held the secret to relationships. "But I talk to Maddie all the time," he protested.

"Why are you fighting in the first place?" Blaine asked.

"I don't know!" Wes cried. "She was going on about some movie while I was trying to listen to the football updates."

"There's your problem," Kurt rolled his eyes. "You weren't listening to her."

"But football," Wes whined and Kurt smirked.

The bell rang and Wes sighed. They group of boys headed to their first class, which was science. They went in and took their seats, sliding in next to Nick and Jeff, who were already there. "Hi guys," Nick greeted and they grinned back.

"Alright boys," the teacher called. "Settle down. We have a lot to get through this term." The boys fell silent, taking out their books. "We are going to be looking at diseases, covering heart attacks, strokes and diabetes and cancer."

Blaine felt Kurt freeze next to him and Blaine slid a hand to his thigh, squeezing it tightly. Kurt jumped and grabbed Blaine's hand.

"We are going to start with heart attacks," the teacher continued and Blaine felt Kurt relax slightly. They listened intently to the teacher and Blaine came to the conclusion that he never wanted to have a heart attack and hoped that the people he loved never suffered from one.

The bell rang, signalling the end of class and the boys packed up. Kurt was slower than usual and the boys were waiting on him.

"You guys go on ahead," Blaine smiled. "We'll catch up."

They nodded; looking concerned but filed out nonetheless. Kurt finished packing up his things and stood up. Blaine took his hand and they walked to their next class at a leisurely pace.

"I know it's silly," Kurt broke the silence between them.

"It's not silly, Kurt," Blaine assured him. "I wouldn't want to relive the effects that cancer can have when you watched your mum suffer through it."

Kurt took in a shaky breath. "You did too."

"I did," Blaine agreed. "But she was your mum, Kurt. It's different."

Kurt leaned into Blaine as they walked to the next classroom. "At least I have a few weeks to prepare myself," he sighed.

"I'm sorry," Blaine said sincerely and Kurt smiled at him.

"Can I apologize in advance if I snap at you?" He asked with a small cheeky smile and Blaine laughed.

"Yeah, but just this once," Blaine teased and Kurt chuckled softly.

They turned into their classroom and took their seats.

"Everything OK?" Wes asked as Blaine took a seat next to him.

"Yeah, everything's fine," Blaine assured him.

"See, Wes," David grinned. "They communicate."

Wes reached over and smacked David on the back of the head and the boys laughed. Kurt chuckled and Blaine was glad that he wasn't dwelling on the science lesson.

Elizabeth had contracted cancer and in the end, it's what had taken her life.

Blaine was in Kurt's room and the two of them were playing with their power rangers. They had been told to go to Kurt's room while the adults talked downstairs in the kitchen. They were in the middle of marrying the red power ranger and the yellow power ranger when they had heard something break.

Kurt and Blaine looked at each other before abandoning the dolls and heading to the stairs. As quiet as seven year olds could be, they climbed the stairs and peeked out around the door.

"Oh, Elizabeth," Annie sobbed and they watched as Annie hugged her tightly. Elizabeth soothed her back, giving her cheek a kiss.

"It'll be OK," Elizabeth assured her. "We'll get through this."

"Nothing pushes the Hummels around," Burt told them gruffly. Edward pulled Elizabeth into a hug and held her tightly.

They pulled away and they all sat back down at the kitchen table.

"Whatever you need," Annie said. "We'll help you."

"Thank you," Elizabeth smiled.

"Have you told Kurt yet?" Edward asked. "That you have cancer?" He choked on the last word and cleared his throat.

"Not yet," Elizabeth answered quietly. "He won't really understand what happening."

Kurt turned to Blaine with wide eyes. "What's cancer?" Kurt whispered. Blaine shrugged but he wrapped an arm around Kurt's shoulders.

"When are you going to tell him?" Annie asked.

"Soon," Burt sighed. "He won't know what cancer is but he'll understand his mother is sick."

Kurt whimpered quietly and Blaine held him tightly.

"Mum's aren't supposed to get sick," Blaine frowned.

"Can Kurt stay with you tonight?" Elizabeth asked. "I have another doctor's appointment."

"Of course," Annie smiled. "You don't need to ask."

"Maybe the doctors got it wrong," Blaine whispered to Kurt.

"Maybe," Kurt frowned.

"Your mum will be OK," Blaine said. "She's your mum." Kurt nodded and rested his head on Blaine's shoulder. "Let's go play again," Blaine nudged Kurt and tugged him back down the stairs.

Neither noticed the adults turn in the direction of the stairs, eyes wide. They had forgotten to be quiet on the way down.

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Later that night, Kurt was curled up next to Blaine, tugging on his curls. They were at the Anderson home in Blaine's room. They were lying on the bed, a story book between them.

"Blaine?" Kurt asked as Blaine turned the page. Blaine looked up and saw Kurt biting his lower lip. He reached up and released the lip from his teeth.

"What's wrong?" Blaine asked.

"What if my mum doesn't get better?" Kurt asked.

Blaine frowned. He hadn't thought of that. "But, she's your mum," he pouted. "She has to be OK."

"Dad looked really serious," Kurt frowned. "He only looks like that when something is wrong."

"I know!" Blaine gasped. "We can make her feel better, like she does for us when we are feeling sick."

Kurt beamed and hugged Blaine tightly. "Yes," he smiled. "We'll need blankets and pillows."

"And hugs," Blaine added and Kurt beamed.

"Lots of hugs."

Blaine turned to Kurt and smiled. Kurt smiled back and gently tugged on the cuff of his blazer. Kurt was, without a doubt, the bravest and most courageous person Blaine knew. In that moment, he vowed to help Kurt as much as he could when it came to learning about cancer, be the shoulder to cry on if he needed it and make it easier for him.