Klaine One Shots

Coffees and Hot Cocoa and Little Girls

Kurt doesn't know how he managed to get talked into a: taking care of the Demon Child (his loving nickname for Rachel's daughter) or b: taking said Demon Child ice skating when she knows he's terrible at it. So, that's how he finds himself wobbling shakily on the ice while watching his best friend's seven year old daughter skate gracefully along the rink. 

"Uncle Kurt, what are you doing? Come skate with me!" Christina, (AKA Cris, AKA Demon Child) demands, skidding to a stop and causing ice to spray up on Kurt's jeans. 

"You keep skating, Cris. I'm going to hang back here and watch you for a bit," Kurt tells her. She nods, immediately turning and speeding off so fast her long brown hair flies along behind her. He sighs, watching her skate through the crowd with ease. He really doesn't mind Demon Child, he just calls her that because she has him wrapped around her thumb and she knows it. He remembers how scared Rachel was when she found out she was pregnant with her, how relieved she was when Finn promised he'd help take care of her. They were both so young, only twenty years old, but Kurt remembers being jealous of the devotion that Finn had for Rachel, and how he had absolutely no hesitation at the prospect of taking care of her and his child. And then he remembers how heartbroken she was when Finn died in that car crash, the terror she felt when she realized she'd have to do this alone, without him. It's been seven years, but Rachel is finally getting over the heartbreak and putting herself back out there and dating. Which is why Kurt's watching Demon Child, because even though Rachel is finally dating his love life is decidedly less interesting, so he had no plans for a Friday night. 

Kurt continues watching Cris skate until she tires herself out, something that will help him indefinitely for the next couple hours. She has an unlimited amount of energy, Kurt doesn't understand how she can have that much energy inside such a tiny body. Because while her father might have been a giant, Cris definitely takes after her mother in height. 

The two of them pass a hot chocolate stand, and Cris begins pulling Kurt towards the man.

"Please Uncle Kurt? Can we get some? Please?" Cris begs, looking up with those sad brown eyes that reminds Kurt so much of Finn's. There was no doubt that Cris is Finn's child when you look into those eyes. As usual, Kurt can't seem to say no to this little girl, even though he knows that this is just going to revive her energy and he'll have to spend the next couple hours struggling to keep up with her. However, before he can say anything, Cris bumps into a man, who lets out a surprised noise and Kurt is grateful he didn't let out a swear around Cris's very perceptive seven year old ears. 

"I'm so sorry," Kurt immediately blurts before the man even turns around. He's glad he said something before, because he finds himself unable to say anything when he does turn around. He was wearing a bright red scarf, and his black coat was getting soaked with what undoubtedly was the drink in his hand. His hazel eyes widened as he looked down at Cris, and then over at Kurt. Kurt continued to look at him, he honestly looked like he just stepped out of the 1950s with his slicked back black hair. He was decidedly not bad to look at. Oh, who was he kidding, this stranger was definitely very attractive. 

"It's fine, it was an accident," the stranger says. Kurt looks down at Cris, who's staring wide eyed at the man. He nudges her side, raising an eyebrow at her silence because he knows she knows what to say in this situation. 

"I'm sorry mister," Cris tells him. The stranger smiles down at Cris, and she gives him a hesitant smile back. 

"It's okay. Accidents happen," he says. Kurt immediately tightens his grip on Cris's hand when it looks like she's about to jump forward towards the counter. 

"Let me buy you another drink, since it's our fault yours is currently dripping all over that jacket of yours," Kurt offers. The man looks down at his coat, and back at Kurt with a slight chuckle.