"Kurt!"

"Woo, go Kurt!" A fan screamed and Kurt waved. He frowned as he felt something sharp poking his back and he stumbled to the edge of the stage.

"KURT!"

Another sharp poke and Kurt lost his footing, falling into the crowd below. His vision went black as he was swallowed by fans.

Kurt's eyes snapped open and he found beaming face hovering over his. "Happy birthday babe!" Blaine grinned and Kurt chuckled. He grabbed Blaine and yanked him down onto the bed, hugging him tightly. Blaine chuckled and manoeuvred himself so he was lying next to Kurt.

"Thanks, Blaine," Kurt beamed, snuggling into his boyfriend's side. "What time is it?"

"A little after eight," Blaine answered. "I thought you might want to get up early so you could get ready for the party."

After the Warblers had discovered that it was Blaine's birthday a few weeks ago, they had been distraught they hadn't known and couldn't throw him a party. They quickly badgered Kurt to find out when his was. Finally, Kurt had relented and the Warblers decided that they would throw a party for him.

Burt had agreed, smiling at the thought. As kids, Blaine and Kurt never had parties like normal kids. Nobody had ever come.

It was Blaine's 7th birthday and he was wearing a party hat on top of his curly hair, fixing one two Kurt's head, the paler boy pouting as it threw off his whole outfit. But it was Blaine's birthday and he wouldn't complain. He would do anything to see his friend smile. Blaine had immediately placed it on Kurt's head as he came in the door and they hadn't even gotten into the house yet.

"There," Blaine said proudly, stepping back to admire his work. "Smile, Kurt."

Kurt grinned at Blaine, who beamed back at him.

"Kurt, darling," Elizabeth called and Kurt turned to find him mother coming towards him. "Don't you have something for Blaine?" Elizabeth indicated to the wrapped present by her bag. Kurt gasped and quickly ran to get it, grabbing the present and running back to Blaine, thrusting it into his hands.

"Happy birthday, Blaine," Kurt beamed.

"Thanks Kurtie," he grinned and both boys quickly sat down where they were standing – in the middle of the hallway by the door.

Blaine carefully unwrapped the gift, tearing the paper clumsily and he gasped as he pulled out a box. It was a Harry Potter kit that included a wand, glasses and lightning bolt tattoos. Blaine had been addicted to the Harry Potter movie that had come out recently. He set the box down carefully and pulled Kurt into a big hug.

"Thank you, Kurtie," Blaine grinned.

"You're welcome, Blaine," Kurt smiled.

"Boys, why don't you move to the living room?" Elizabeth suggested. The boys picked themselves up, Blaine grabbing his box and taking Kurt's hand, dragging him to the living room to show him what other presents he had received.

Elizabeth went to the kitchen to find Annie glaring at the phone, Edward's hands on her shoulder. "What's wrong?" She asked, looking between them and finally settling on Burt.

"Another one cancelled," Annie growled. "Nobody is coming to Blaine's party."

Elizabeth gasped. They had invited all of Blaine and Kurt's year level to the party but slowly, one by one, each parent rang and said they couldn't come. "It will be alright," Elizabeth soothed. "Blaine will still have an amazing day. He has Kurt and he has us."

Annie sighed but quickly straightened as Blaine and Kurt came galloping in.

"MUM! Can we start the party games?" Her son pleaded. "Kurt wants to play pin the tail on the donkey."

"Blaine's a donkey," Kurt sniggered and Blaine nudged him.

"You're a donkey," he retaliated and they both giggled.

"Sure thing sweetie," Annie smiled. "Your dad's will help you." Burt and Edward took them outside, setting up the game while Annie sighed. "I just wanted him to have a good birthday," she said, dropping her head into her hands.

"He is," Elizabeth smiled, kissing her cheek.

"Thanks Blaine," Kurt grinned, kissing him quickly and swinging himself out of bed. Blaine watched as he grabbed his outfit he had picked the night before and disappeared into the bathroom to change.

Blaine noted that he didn't close the door all the way and he could still see glimpses of skin as Kurt changed.

Eventually he came out; looking as gorgeous as always and Blaine grabbed his hand. They hurried upstairs and Kurt chuckled as he saw a giant banner hanging on the wall that read 'Happy Birthday Kurt'.

"Happy Birthday, son," Burt greeted, pulling Kurt into a giant hug. Annie and Edward hugged him too, wishing him a happy birthday.

"I made pancakes for breakfast," Annie smiled and Kurt beamed.

"Thank you," Kurt told her. They sat down and enjoyed their breakfast, Blaine bouncing impatiently.

"Stop fidgeting," Kurt scolded, looking amused.

"I want to give you your present," Blaine whined and Kurt laughed.

"After I've had my breakfast," Kurt instructed.

"You are the only person I know who wants food before presents," Blaine chuckled.

"How am I meant to enjoy them on an empty stomach?" Kurt questioned and they laughed.

Finally, after making a long and dramatic show of eating slow for Blaine, they finished breakfast and Blaine dragged his boyfriend to the couch and sat him down. Annie, Burt and Edward sat down and he handed Kurt his gift. Kurt un-wrapped it carefully, being mindful not to rip the paper and slowly slid it away from the gift. He gasped and held the gift in his hands.

It was a signed copy of the Wicked poster, one of his favourite musicals. "Blaine! I love it! Thank you," Kurt gushed and hugged his boyfriend, kissing him chastely. Blaine grinned, enjoying the look of awe on Kurt's face.

Annie and Edward went next, giving Kurt a rather large gift card for the mall. Kurt hugged them tightly, thanking them over and over.

Burt went last and handed Kurt two gifts. The first one was the boots he had been drooling over for months.

"Dad! These are so expensive," Kurt gasped.

"Happy birthday," Burt grinned and Kurt hugged him tightly. He opened the second gift, which brought tears to Kurt's eyes. It was a small box that held a car key.

"Your mum and I wanted you to have a car for your sixteenth birthday," Burt smiled. "I got a really good deal with a company because I do a lot of mechanics for them."

Kurt leapt into his dad's arms, hugging him fiercely, nearly cutting off his oxygen supply. "Thanks, Dad," he said, voice muffled by Burt's shirt.

"Go take a look, it's outside," Burt chuckled, patting his son's back.

Kurt raced outside, Blaine hot on his heels and the adults heard two very loud and excited screams.

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The Hummels and Andersons pulled up to the bowling alley and Kurt bit his lip. After Blaine's disastrous 7th birthday party, they had given up on throwing parties. They headed inside and Kurt was surprised when he was descended upon by the Warblers, who were all waiting, entertaining themselves with the games in the arcade.

They wished him a happy birthday, each handing over a present. Kurt's cheeks hurt as he smiled brightly, thanking them for coming and for the gifts. They had rented out several lanes and quickly collected shoes. Kurt scrunched his nose as he was handed his pair and Blaine chuckled.

"Just for today, love," he murmured, squeezing his arm and Kurt nodded. They quickly chose teams and Kurt found himself on a team with Jeff, Nick, Blaine, Trent, Wes, David, Cameron and Thad.

Kurt was leaning over, tying up his shoes and Nick saw Blaine's eyes trailing over him intimately. Kurt seemed to feel Blaine's gaze and smiled up at him through his eyelashes.

"Kurt, come choose a ball with me," Nick said, yanking the pale boy up and dragging him to where the balls were kept.

"Sure," Kurt stammered as they came to a halt.

"You and Blaine," Nick hissed and Kurt looked at him, startled.

"Me and Blaine what?" He asked.

"I can't believe I didn't put this together weeks ago," Nick groaned, face palming.

"Put what together?" Kurt asked, thoroughly confused.

"You and Blaine slept together," Nick beamed and Kurt flushed bright red. "I mean you look at each other differently. You're even more in love than before, which would be sickening if it wasn't so cute."

"I –" Kurt stammered, unsure how to respond.

"When did it happen?" Nick asked, eyes wide with excitement.

"Our anniversary," Kurt murmured and his friend pulled him into a hug.

"Congratulations, Kurt," Nick smiled. "How was it?" Kurt blushed and punched him gently in the arm. "Hey! What was that for?" Nick pouted dramatically.

"Choose a ball, Nick," Kurt smirked and his friend grinned. They each grabbed a bowling ball and headed back to their lane. Blaine gave Kurt a questioning look but Kurt smiled to reassure him. They started, Wes starting the game off. Kurt watched happily as their friends had fun. Kurt wasn't the greatest at bowling, only able to knock down a few pins. Kurt went to Blaine, settling on his lap as Jeff went to take his turn.

"Having fun?" Blaine asked and Kurt nodded, beaming.

They watched Jeff grab his ball and take a run at the alley. He stepped too far though and slipped on the lane, landing with a crash. Everyone laughed loudly, Nick holding his sides and Jeff blushed.

"I meant to do that!" He called out, standing up. "Totally did it on purpose."

Kurt giggled into Blaine's neck and his boyfriend held him tightly as he laughed.

In the end, Nick came first, getting two strikes in a row and several spares throughout his turns. After bowling, they played in the arcade, David and Thad battled it out on Dance, Dance Revolution, David coming out the champion and earning a high score. Blaine and Kurt raced on the motor bikes and Kurt won by a mile, though Blaine told himself that he was too distracted by Kurt's graceful movements.

Kurt smiled around at all the boys, watching them play on the arcade games, laughing and having a good time. He would always remember this birthday. It would definitely have a place in his top three.