In the beginning of the summer before Kurt and Blaine’s last year of high school, they have met up early in the morning to spend the whole day together.

“So, what do you want to do today?” Blaine asks as he sits down on Kurt’s bed.

“I actually had something on my mind.”Kurt answers and sits down on the bed too, facing Blaine.

“Oh, what it is?”

“Do you know what a bucket-list is?”

“I do. But why call it bucket-list? That is beyond me.”

“Because it is a list of things you want to do before you die, or “kick the bucket” as some say.”

“Oh, well then that makes sense. Why did you ask me if I know what it is? Do you have one?”

“No, not really. Not on paper, at least. I thought that we could make one.” Kurt looks nervously at his knees.

“Sure!” Blaine exclaims and moves to sit against the headboard. “Do you have pen and paper?”

“Yeah I do. But, Blaine…”
“What, Kurt?”

“I meant, like… Together.” Kurt says and looks at Blaine to see his reaction.

Kurt is met by a beaming smile. “Yeah, I want to do that!”

“Really?” Kurt asks shyly and moves to sit next to Blaine against the headboard.

“Really. We are dating now, and I hope that we always will. So it makes sense that we make one, right?”

 “Right.” Kurt says as a blush spreads across his cheeks, because of Blaine’s use of the word “always”.

Kurt leans over to get a notebook and a pencil out of the top drawer of his nightstand.

“You keep that in your nightstand?” Blaine asks.

“Yeah, in case I get any genius ideas after I go to bed.”

“Ah, you get those often?”

Kurt shows the empty page to Blaine and shakes his head. Blaine chuckles.

“Can I PLEASE write it?” Blaine asks and looks at Kurt with his puppy-eyes.

“Sure. Your handwriting is adorable.”

“Thanks.” Blaine blushes slightly and writes “Kurt and Blaine’s bucket-list” on top of the empty page.

He looks back at Kurt and smiles. “What things have you thought of but not written down?”

“Well. There is “go on a date” and “get a boyfriend”, but those are done already. And besides, this is a list of things that we want to do together.”

Blaine wiggles his eyebrows. Kurt laughs. “No, that is not going on the list!” he squeaks.

“Okay. So, seriously… We want to travel. See the world.” Blaine says.

“Yeah. Should we list countries or specific things?”

“What do you mean?”

“Like… Writing “the Eiffel tower” instead of just “France”.”

Blaine thinks for a minute. “Countries, I’d say. We could write specific sights in a parenthesis. ”

“Okay. We’ll begin with writing France, then. Also England, China and Italy.”

Blaine writes down the countries. “Agreed. I also want to visit some more unusual places, though.”

“Like what places?”

“Like… Poland, Sweden and Finland!”

Kurt raises an eyebrow at Blaine. “What would we do there?”

Blaine chuckles. “Visit things. Meet people.”

“Okay. I guess anywhere will be amazing if I’m there with you.” Kurt smiles.

“It will be, and we might find a diamond in the rough.” Blaine looks dreamily at the ceiling.

Kurt snaps his fingers. “Hey! Earth to Blaine.”

“Sorry. Any other places?” Blaine asks when he looks back at Kurt.

They write down a few more countries and a bunch of specific sights.

When they have sat quiet for a while Kurt asks “Should we move on?”.

“Yes. I want to write down some things that we could do here in the states. Or in our home even.”

Kurt blushes again, this time because Blaine said “our home”. “Like what?”

“Like… Going to a shooting range or run a marathon.”

Kurt laughs. They write down a bunch of things and when they have been quiet for a while again Blaine asks “So... Should we move on to the stuff that I have thought about, and thought about if you have thought about?”

Blaine blushes.

Kurt does too. “Like… Marriage and babies?”

“You have thought about that, with me?”

“I have. And you have?”

Blaine blushes more and nods. Kurt just has to kiss him. So he does. After a moment they start giggling and clank their teeth together.

“So… I assume that we write “get engaged”, “get married” and “have a baby”?”Blaine asks when they pull back after another kiss.

“Yeah. But…”

“What?”

“HAVE a baby?” Kurt asks.

“We both want children at some point. We want to raise them together. Should we already talk about how we want to have them?”

“Well… We haven’t been dating for long, but it is inevitable that we do talk about it. And I am getting butterflies in my stomach. So… Yeah…” Kurt rambles.

“Then let’s talk about it!” Blaine smiles and puts the notebook and pencil down on the bed by his thigh.

They are both quiet for a moment and then laugh.

“I want my kid to look like you.” Blaine says.

“I want my kid to look like you.” Kurt says back.

They smile.

“So we should get surrogates.” Blaine states.

“Plural?” Kurt asks.

“Yeah, if you are to be the biological father of one kid and me of a second kid.”

“We want more than one?”

“I want a few, maybe four.”

“I’ve always wanted four too!” Kurt exclaims.

“Well then. We could father two kids each. Take turns.”

“But I would love to adopt, too.” Kurt says and twists his hands together. “Would you not want to do that?”

“I could. It would feel very meaningful to take care of a child that has no parents or whose parents didn’t want them.”

“It would. Would you want to adopt an Asian kid? Cause you have roots in Asia, right?”

“I do. And I would love that.”

“But let’s not get too deep in this conversation, we’ll figure it out later.”

“Yes. But it is great that we know that we want similar things.” Blaine says with a smile. He squeezes Kurt’s hands so he stops twisting them together.

“Let’s get back to the list.” Blaine says and picks the notebook and pencil back up into his lap.

He writes down “father children” and “adopt child”.

They come up with more things through the whole day that they spend together. They bring the notebook with them into the different rooms of the house and into the yard, in case they come up with anything.

After dinner it is time for Blaine to go home. Kurt is standing with him by the front door.

“Blaine?”

“Yes, Kurt?”

“I thought maybe we could start with the list tomorrow.”

“Oh, what thing?”

“First sleepover?” Kurt asks shyly.

“Yeah! I’d love that!” Blaine says and rolls onto the balls of his feet.

“I’ll ask my dad, okay?” Kurt says and calls into the house for his dad to come to the door.

Burt emerges from the living room and walk up to them.

“What’s up, kiddo?”he asks, eyes on Kurt.

“I was wondering if it would be possible if Blaine and I have a sleepover tomorrow?”

Burt is quiet and looks back and forth between his son and Blaine. “If you follow the rules I come up with.”

Kurt tries to hide a squeak and bounces once before he gets a hold of himself.

“What would those rules be, Mr. Hummel?” Blaine asks politely.

“I’ve told you to call me Burt, kid. And I will have to think about the rules. I’ll have come up with them when you get here tomorrow, alright?”

“You are the best dad ever!” Kurt squeaks and throws his arms around his father’s neck.

Burt pats Kurt’s hair and let’s go. “Thanks, kiddo. Can I get back to the game now?”

“Sure, dad.”

Burt walks back into the living room while Kurt and Blaine look at his back in silence. When he gets out of sight Kurt throws himself at Blaine and lets out a squeaky yell. Blaine chuckles.

“I’ll text you with a list of things to bring.” Kurt says when he lets go of Blaine’s neck.

“You do that. See you tomorrow.” Blaine says and leans toward Kurt and kisses him softly. “I love you.” he whispers against Kurt’s lips before he draws back and smiles.

“Love you too.” Kurt whispers and then Blaine walks backwards toward his car, until the back of his legs collide with the front of it.

Kurt giggles while Blaine climbs into his car. Blaine starts it and backs out of the driveway.

He waves at Kurt when he starts to go forward down the street, and Kurt waves back.