Title: Sunrise

Pairings: Yuuri/Wolfram

Rating: PG

Summary: Wolfram shares something special with Yuuri.

A/N: This was written for the 'sunrise' prompt as part of the 100situations challenge at the LJ community.

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The first thing that Yuuri felt when he woke up was a strong hand on his shoulder, which was shaking him rather mercilessly. "Wake up, Yuuri! Come on, you lazy wimp! Wake up!"

"Mmmm? Wolfram? Is it morning yet?"

"No, but you need to get up now." Wolfram pulled the blankets away from Yuuri, leaving him shivering in the cold night air.

"If it's not morning yet, then why do I need… Oh Gods, are we under attack?! Go inform Conrad, while I go and get Greta." Still talking, Yuuri leaped out of the bed and started hastily pulling clothes on.

Wolfram shook his head and tried to hide a smile as Yuuri tripped over his own pants, "No, we are not under attack, so you can relax. I just need to show you something."

Once he realised that there was no immediate danger, all the energy seemed to leave Yuuri and he collapsed back on the bed. "Well, can't it wait until the morning? I mean it's still dark outside."

"Actually, it can't. Just finish getting dressed. You have five minutes!" Wolfram looked very severe indeed as he gave Yuuri a good shove to make sure that he did not fall asleep again.

It took Yuuri less then five minutes to make himself at least somewhat presentable, and soon the boys were leaving the castle's grounds. From the direction in which they were headed Yuuri could tell that their destination was a nearby hill. During the day time this hill had a wonderful view of all the surrounding lands for miles ahead, but for the life of him, Yuuri could not figure out why they would need to go there at night.

Once they reached the top of the hill, Wolfram settled down and stared at the barely visible line of the horizon as if waiting for something.

Yuuri had to admit that this quiet and pensive side of Wolfram was completely new to him and frankly it was a little unnerving. "Wolfram? What are we doing here exactly?"

"You know, Yuuri, even though you've lived in Shin Makoku for quite a while now you still don't know a lot of our traditions. Gunter does try his best to teach you, the poor sod, but you don't pay enough attention to his studies, do you? Well, the reason we are here is to introduce you to another one of our traditions. This one is part of the courting process, the same way slapping the left cheek of a person and protecting your chosen fiancé from harm are."

A smile appeared on Yuuri's face after hearing that. "OK. So you brought me here to make out?"

"Don't be dense. We could have done that in the warm bed. No, I brought you here to share something with you. Something which no one else knows about me. This is the next step in the courting – you have to be able to share with your chosen person some very private part of yourself."

Yuuri was still staring at him blankly, "Could you possibly be any more cryptic?"

"Hush, and let me talk already. Do you think this is easy? You see, this place is where I go whenever things get to tough to handle, but I don't wish others to see me at my weakest. I suppose you could call it my sanctuary." Wolfram's voice hitched and for a moment it looked as if he might not continue. But after taking a fortifying breath he went on, "I come here to watch the sun rise. Seeing all that light chase away the darkness of the night brings me hope. The fact that the sun raises everyday and that I am still here to witness it is a miracle in itself. It makes me appreciate the smaller things in life that are otherwise forgotten, taken for granted. It makes me remember the really important things in life and why I must fight to keep them safe. I brought you here so I could share my sunrise with you."

Throughout this whole speech Yuuri was very quiet, but now he lowered himself to the ground next to Wolfram and slipped his hand into Wolfram's, lacing their fingers together. It was so unusual for Wolfram to open up like this and he treasured every second of it. Yuuri felt his fingers being squeezed tightly and he looked up just in time to see the first still faint glow of the sun light up the sky.

It was a truly magnificent sight as the orange disk rose slowly into the bright morning sky. They watched it together silently, when finally Wolfram gave Yuuri's hand another reassuring squeeze and stood up. "It's a new day. Time to go and face it." He turned around and started walking down the hill.

"Wolfram?"

It was almost too soft to hear, but Wolfram still stopped without turning around.

"Thank you."