Translation of my fanfiction by awesome Karola Hikaru! Thanks, dudette, you're the best! :)
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CHAPTER 1
You are the light that never goes out.
Adam closed hotel room door, breathed deeply and fell on the bed, closing his eyes. Jet lag really sucks. Despite the fact, that he slept through the whole flight from Shanghai to Helsinki, he still felt exhausted. He even slept through the dinner on the board, so now was also hungry. He glanced at his side, at the pillow, on laid which his handy baggage. Hour ago, he hid there a box of chocolates, gifted by fans while greeting on the airport.
Oh, fans…He didn't expect them at all. Actually, he didn't expect ANYONE to welcome him. Sauli didn't know he arrives today- that should have been a surprise, as he rebooked the ticket to Helsinki in a very last moment. Number of fans and paparazzi waiting here confounded him. He left China early in the morning, directly to Finland, and was sure to keep it in secret. Still, his fans were better informed than whole American Secret Service all together, and information flow between them worked perfectly. In spite of whole shock, their unexpected presence was very nice. Thanks to them, for a moment he forgot about the tiredness and hunger.
He looked at the bag again. The box was laying in it and tempting him, so was trying to use whole strong will to stop himself from opening it. It'd only end up with eating all the chocolates and wasting the diet. On the other side, he was unbelievably hungry…
One chocolate won't hurt! Hunger will ease off, and Adam will warm up a bit. Damn, he was so freaking cold! Well, he left Shanghai, wearing only a sweater. All warmer clothes remained in Los Angeles, packed in the suitcases in the wardrobe. He had only one jacket here, shoved somewhere deep in the suitcase so now, he was shivering from coldness, feeling chills and Goosebumps all over. Damn, he completely forgot about December temperatures in Finland- in this country probably even Hell freezes regularly.
He took another chocolate. Come on, world won't end if he eats this one, just to calm himself down! He was extremely nervous before meeting Sauli's family. His stomach was tangled tightly, and hands sweaty, despite all this drilling coldness. What, if they won't accept him? (He took another one). What, if they won't find a common ground? Not to mention that Sauli will be translating everything, because his parents don't speak English and Adam doesn't know Finnish (well, except few curses and dirty words, but he wasn't really planning to show it off).
(One more chocolate will do well). So many things can go wrong… He looked at the empty sweet box and threw it away, feeling unwell. Too much chocolate and too much nerves.
He stood up and went to the window. It was drizzling, the sky was Gray and there was no slightest piece of the snow. It didn't resemble Christmas from photos in Sauli's album at all. But at least air was way cleaner than in L.A.
Still, he couldn't wait to see Sauli again. Well, only few days passed, but his longing was enormous- as if they didn't see other for like a month. He so wanted to take him in his arms and kiss him like there was no tomorrow.
He unpacked, lost in his thoughts (together with Sauli, they decided to take a hotel, for some privacy and not to burden his parent's too much) and refreshed after the flight. He threw the box to the bin, to get rid of the "evidence" and- deciding not to put off, what's inevitable- he called for taxi.
Half an hour later he was driving down Helsinki streets, heading exit road to Hyyvinkää, Sauli's home town. He wanted to see Sauli so badly, but in the same time he was too stressed about first meeting with his family. Chocolates failed to kill the hunger, and too short nap didn't help to fight the fatigue after long flight and numerous time zone shifts. Before going to Hyyvinkää, he changed clothes to warmer ones though, so now at least he didn't feel so unbelievably cold.
The rain was knocking on the window panes of the car, and Adam couldn't fight the feeling. that when there will be finally snowing in Finland, it will indeed look magical, like taken directly from the most beautiful tale…But now he could only observe Finns, absolutely immune to the awful weather, who were walking the streets under umbrellas and doing last Christmas shopping. Kids were joyfully jumping in the puddles and spraying water all around. Adam unwittingly smiled to himself, feeling a bit better. Actually, he felt neither anger nor fatigue nor nervousness anymore. He was going to see Sauli.
For thoughtful singer, this hour has passed in the blink of the eye. Before he realized, the taxi was going past the welcoming board of Hyyvinkää. He knew that Sauli's house is at the end of the town. After a while, they arrived at the last estate. Detached house were at quite a distance, so each one had big, beautiful, cultivated garden around.
In the moment, when taxi left and he was standing on the empty sidewalk, with suitcases in both hands, snow began to sift down…
Sauli described his family surroundings in details and showed a lot of photos, so Adam had no problem in finding the right house. He headed it, looking around at lovely streets with admiration and feeling nothing more than pleasant excitement. In a minute, he will see Sauli, meet his family and spend wonderful Christmas in the most beautiful place of the world!
He approached the house of wood-covered walls, that looked exactly like on photos. The smoke was going out of the chimney and joyful pre-Christmas bustle could be heard inside. Adam smiled and pushed quietly squeaking gate, entering the courtyard, and then steps of the porch. He took a deep breath and pressed a doorbell on the right side. He heard quick footsteps (probably someone was running down the stairs) and second later, the door opened.
In the gap, he saw a pair of radiantly green eyes.