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They had spent the whole day shopping for gifts for their family and friends. After the fifth store fatigue started to settle in Shiro's bones. With Lance's enthusiasm and the crowds all Shiro wanted to do was curl up on the couch with Lance pressed up against him while they watched all of the holiday movies that would be playing nonstop through out the weekend. However after the eighth store he realized that wouldn't be happening after all. Lance keep changing his mind whenever he thought he had found the perfect gift for his mom. Shiro just wanted this day to be over.

After some time he pleaded to at least take a break to grab some food and they stored their bags in their car that was parked in the underground parking lot. Lance suggested taking a walk to enjoy the fresh air after being stuck inside the mall the whole day. Shiro agreed with some relief. He wanted to escape from the mass of anxiety filled strangers trying to find the last of their gifts.

After a quick meal and on the way back to the hectic life of retail the glide of blades on the lake drew his attention. Lance pulled his boyfriend over to the center of the park where a few people were enjoying the rare good weather that had finally broke the on and off of the constant snow that had been falling for days. Lance's eyes filled with delight as they landed on him with an unspoken question. Shiro hid a fond smile as he let him wrangle him into the temporary shelter to rent a pair of ice skates.

He hadn't been on the ice since he was a kid so once his feet hit the slippery surface he almost wiped out. His hands landed on Lance's shoulder to steady himself while Lance laughed as he guided Shiro around until he found his balance. They went about slowly, hand in hand as other people passed them. An overhead speaker played distorted Christmas music and Jingle Bells seemed to be on a constant loop.

The other skaters bled into the background as he solely focused on his boyfriend. Their relationship was still new and fresh but at that moment he knew that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with him. They continued to slowly dance across the ice all other thoughts and worries fading away.

After they exhausted themselves they returned the skates. They held hands while they walked around the lake before pausing. Lance gazed up and turned to him with a grin playing at his lips. He pulled Shiro so they were pressed against each other and placed a light kiss on the corner of his mouth. Shiro smiled in confusion before Lance pointed up and Shiro glimpsed a mistletoe thrown on one of the branches of a tree they were under.