"Aww Blaine I cant get them on!" 

Kurt struggled with the ice skates, fumbling ineptly as he attempted to push them over his black socks. "Come on boots come on"! Blaine leaned against the tree grinning. "It'd help if you took your gloves off Kurt." "Gloves no my poor fingers they'd be cold!" Kurt lifted his knee and tugged, managing to send himself flying he flopped onto his back in a thick mound of snow. "Ooof!" 

Blaine's grin widened and he stepped forward and offered his hand, hauling his boyfriend back to a sitting position. Kurt brushed the flakes of snow from his body irritably. "See I TOLD you Blaine I'm not made for this I don't WANT to learn to skate anymore!" Kurt withdrew his hand and hugged his knees, a big sulky pout on his face. 

"Don't WANT to learn!" "Well that's not what you told me this morning Kurt. You begged me please Blaine, please, please, please, PLEASE teach me to skate do you remember? I was in my warm bed in my nice warm room but oh no, I got up and came all the way out here so I could teach you so if it's the only thing you do today you are going to learn to skate!" 

"Can't skate without boots!" Kurt's irritable mumbling was just about audible. Blaine rolled his eyes and plopped himself down on the snow next to his boyfriend. "Foot!" a leg immediately trust outs, the attached limb almost jutting up Blaine's nose. "Phhh pooh!"  Blaine grabbed the black offender and pushed it back to a reasonable distance. 

"Hold still!" he stuck his free hand into his mouth, peeled off his glove and then pushed the skate firmly onto Kurt's foot. "Blaine it's too tight!" "No it's not Kurt they're meant to be tight." Blaine pulled off his other glove and began doing up the laces. "Ouch, ouch don't pull them to hard." Blaine shook his head and continued, until finally the boat was tied. 

"Next foot!" "Blaine..." "What?" "My butt's cold!" "If you don't stop moaning I'll put you over my knee and give you a good spanking that will warm your butt up now sit still FOOT!" 

Kurt miserably stuck out his second foot, muttering incoherently under his breath. "What did you say?" "Nothing!" "Humph!" Kurt sat in silence, bottom lip jutting outwards, whilst Blaine tied the second boot. Finally Blaine leaned back satisfied. 

"Right ready! Blaine scrambled to his feet, pulled on his gloves and held out his hand. "C'mon" Kurt made a pitful attempt at standing, but wobbled and promptly fell back. "Owww!" Blaine shook his head and leaned forward, putting his hand within reaching distance. 

"Kurt that CAN'T have hurt C'mon I'll help until you get used to it. Kurt scrabbled up and gripped hold of Blaine's hand. The pair headed towards the lake. Kurt clinging on to Blaine, ankles flopping uselessly from side to side. 

"Ah Ow ouch I don't like it I can't do it hurts!" "Stop being a baby come on." Blaine dragged Kurt onto the frozen lake; Kurt was slipping and sliding in all directions. "Just stay upright Kurt is that too much to ask?" Kurt clung to Blaine's frame like a limpet, one arm dangled across his shoulders, the second stretched across his stomach, hand clasping his waist as if his life depended on it. 

"Ouch Kurt not THAT tight! Good better now come on, lets take it slowly." They began to move. Blaine pushed the small of Kurt's back and Kurt straighten oops to far he began to slide backwards, limbs falling, clutching at Blaine's coat, hat, hair... 

"WHOAAAA!" CRASH they ended up in a mixed tangle on the ice, Blaine's woolly hat briskly skidding away into the distance. They slowly disentangled themselves. "OK, OK Kurt perhaps you were right maybe this isn't such a good idea!" 

Kurt frowned and folded his arms. "NOW what's the matter?" "I want to learn to skate!" "Kurt to say you're an enigma is an understatement! Ok lets try again and in the general direction of my hat if you don't mind! Now don't move until I tell you." 

Blaine pulled himself to his feet, steadied himself, and then reached down. "OK SLOWLY!" Kurt reached out and grabbed his boyfriends arm, then flung himself forwards, clutching hold of Blaine's body, arms gripping round either side of his waist. "Oooooh" 

Blaine steadied himself, almost falling over once again in the process. He regained his balance and drew in a deep breath. "Right towards the hat!" "Whoa Blaine..." Kurt's legs were sprawling in all directions, his hands whirling around wildly like the sails of a windmill. 

"I cant!" Blaine straightens and caught him just before he fell. "Right forget the hat we're going to do a full circuit hold on." Kurt clamped himself to Blaine once more and they sped off, Blaine grimacing and gasping for breath it was like trying to guide a shopping cart with a wonky wheel it took every last out of strength just to keep Kurt going in a straight line. 

"WHEEE this is fun I'm SKATING!" Blaine's arms were beginning to ache but he didn't have the heart to stop as he heard his boyfriend's cries of joy and saw his eyes sparkling and crinkling gleefully at the corners. Finally they made it round the lake a full circuit! Blaine stopped his skates and crunched to a halt, stopping Kurt's continued motion with his body. He leaned forward panting heavily. 

"Great Kurt well done first lesson over." "Again!" "Eh?" "I want to go round again." "I cant Kurt my arms..." "Aww Blaine, Blaine please. Kurt kissed his cheek. "Pretty please?" kiss, kiss, kiss. "OK one more time but try and give me some help this time Kurt like moving your feet or going in a straight line or something!" 

Kurt giggled excitedly "Blaine you're so GOOD to me!" so round they went again, Kurt yelling in glee, Blaine panting and groaning under the weight and exertion. Finally, after what seemed about ten seconds to Kurt and ten years to Blaine, the 2nd circuit was complete. Blaine grounded to a halt gasping for breath. 

"That is...hat...wait...here." Blaine guided Kurt to the side of the lake and plonked him down on the snow-covered bank then sped off to retrieve his hat. Suddenly her heard a voice behind him. "Blaine WHHHEEEE!!!" Kurt sped past, arms falling, hurling along at ridiculous speed. 

"Kurt no I haven't taught you how to..." SPLAT!"..."Stop!" Kurt had skewed off at an angle and crashed into the riverbank, landing headfirst in a deep layer of the snow. "Kurt!" Blaine sped over and crunched to a halt, kneeling down and tugging at the inert figure. He rolled Kurt over and he was limp and his eyes were closed. 

"Oh no Kurt are..." PPPFFFFF!" Kurt's eyes sprang open a huge handful of snow smacked into Blaine's face and further handful was plunged down the front of his coat, miraculously making contact with bare skin. "AHHHH!" 

"Hummel you're a dead man" its not as if you can escape with those things on your feet you're a sitting target!" Blaine rolled to the side, laughing widely scrambling at the snow, creating a huge mound of ammunition he grabbed a large handful: "Right!" he turned only to see to his amazement Kurt zipping away agilely across the ice. "What"! Kurt stopped dead with expert technique, spun around, then lifted his let and did a beautiful little pirouette. 

He grinned, places his arm in front of his chest, and took a brief bow, gesticulating flamboyantly with his free hand. "Kurt you could skate all this time?" "Don't be mad Blaine I just wanted you to be my teacher all masterful and like..." "Why you Kurt I'll teach you all right I'm going to whip your cheeky butt!" 

"You must catch me first!" Kurt turned and zipped away, Blaine hauling himself up and following hot on his heels. "Why you Kurt I'll." The pair zipped away into the twilight, their laughter and cries echoing over the quieter into the darkening sky.