AUTHOR'S NOTE: Only three days left of this! I'm actually going to miss writing this a lot; it's been really fun! But hey, no need for that now. Here's today's chapter! Enjoy!

Thank you to NoAccountYetXD, two anonymous guest reviewers, lolotaku and Pearl-Posts for reviewing the last chapter.

This chapter is dedicated to PetiteBulle, ProjectEve, 22Whovian22, GrimmsReapers, The Silent Wing, MissCiciey, TheLostPevensie, badtz0maru, HuntressSB, sibunasiren10, yappsmin and Sukila – Angel Quartz.

Day 10 - Stuck

Viktor stuck his head into yet another room of the inn but there was still no Yuuri to be found. He frowned in worry as Makkachin sniffed around the room and barked once, confirming Yuuri was nowhere nearby.

Viktor was starting to get worried. The rest of the Katsuki family was at the local market to buy food for Christmas dinner and they'd left Viktor and Yuuri in charge of the inn. However Yuuri had said he had something to take care of and had asked Viktor if he could look after the inn himself for a little while. Viktor had been fine with that since the inn was fairly quiet that day, but now he hadn't seen Yuuri in over an hour.

Suddenly Makkachin seemed to catch the scent of something and began to run towards the front entrance of the inn. Hoping it was Yuuri, Viktor quickly ran after him and out into the cold December night air.

Makkachin had turned around and was barking, looking up at the roof of the inn. Following his dog's gaze, Viktor sighed heavily

"You got stuck, didn't you?"

"…Yeah…"

Even from down on the ground Viktor could see how embarrassed Yuuri was. Apparently the thing he had to take care of was stringing Christmas lights along the roof of the inn, but from the sheepish look on his face he now appeared to be unable to get back down.

Viktor saw the ladder Yuuri must have used to get up on the roof in the first place still propped up in its proper place. "Yuuri, why can't you get down? The ladder's right there,"

Yuuri hid his face in his hands. "Um…because when I step on it, it wobbles a lot. I'm scared I'm going to fall…"

Viktor sighed heavily but he shot Yuuri a reassuring smile. "Okay, wait one second."

Running back inside to grab a warmer coat and some gloves Viktor began to climb up the ladder to get to Yuuri. Yuuri's face lit up when he saw Viktor coming to get him and he carefully scrambled to the edge of the roof to help him up once he reached the top.

Unfortunately for both of them, Viktor was too caught up in making sure Yuuri was okay to pay attention to what he was doing, and without realising it he kicked the ladder as he was making his way onto the roof. Both men stared with their mouths dropped open as the ladder slowly fell to the ground, thankfully missing Makkachin who started to bark at it as it crashed down.

Viktor and Yuuri slowly looked round at each other before Viktor muffled a small laugh. Yuuri bit his lip, his shoulders shaking and betraying the laugh that he was trying to hide. Eventually they both gave in and began to laugh at their situation.

"Your family will be home soon," Viktor reasoned. "They'll be able to prop the ladder back up."

"Yeah, we'll be fine," Yuuri agreed, smiling before he shivered.

Viktor's smile faded and was replaced by a look of concern. "Hey, are you cold?" he asked softly before unzipping his jacket, taking one of his arms out of its sleeve and wrapping it around Yuuri.

"V…Viktor?" Yuuri stammered.

"Here, we can share," Viktor smiled. "It's warmer already, right?"

Yuuri's gaze met with Viktor's and he nodded, smiling back. "Yeah…it is. Thank you Viktor." Leaning his head against Viktor's shoulder, Yuuri snuggled as close to his fiancé as possible while Viktor wrapped his arms around him and kissed the top of his head.

"Pretty…" Yuuri murmured.

"Hmm?" Viktor asked.

Yuuri nodded towards the view in front of them. Lights from house and Christmas lights twinkled below them, and the clear sky held a full moon and stars too numerous to count.

Viktor chuckled under his breath. "Maybe us getting stuck up here was a blessing in disguise. We never would have gotten to see this otherwise, and it really is beautiful."

Yuuri looked up at Viktor and smiled. "It is…but I can think of something even more beautiful."

It wasn't often that Yuuri managed to surprise Viktor but he did see a faint blush flare up on the Russian's cheeks for a split second before he recovered and his eyes locked again with Yuuri's. "You're right, your beauty outshines even the stars Yuuri."

Yuuri was awful at hiding his embarrassment, unlike Viktor, and his face turned bright red immediately and stayed that way. "That…that wasn't what I meant and you know it," he mumbled.

Viktor chuckled under his breath before tilting Yuuri's chin up. "I know," he whispered softly before bringing their lips together.

The kiss was soft and gentle, and Yuuri felt like he was melting despite how cold it was. Yuuri's hands managed to find Viktor's and squeezed them tightly as the gentle kisses continued.

"Hey, what the hell are you two doing?"

Breaking apart, Viktor and Yuuri looked down to see Mari, Hiroko and Toshiya staring up at them, Makkachin running around their legs.

"Mom! Dad!" Yuuri called down. "We got stuck!"

"Why were you up there in the first place Yuuri?" Toshiya asked.

"I was putting up the Christmas lights like you asked," he explained, "but when I tried to get back down the ladder was wobbling too much, so Viktor came up here to help me."

"But Viktor, if the ladder was wobbling why didn't you just hold it so Yuuri could get down?" Mari asked

Viktor opened his mouth to reply but then closed it again. "…That's an excellent idea Mari."

Mari groaned and dropped her head into her hands at their stupidity while Hiroko and Toshiya just smiled.

"Dear, will you hold the ladder for them both?" Hiroko asked.

"Already on it," Toshiya replied with a smile, lifting the ladder up and carefully propping it against the roof. "Okay boys, down you come."

Viktor went first as he was the closest to the ladder. "I'll be waiting for you down there," he promised, stealing one final kiss from Yuuri before making his way down the ladder. Yuuri's face continued to burn bright red as he also made his way down to join Viktor, his parents and his very judgemental sister safely on the ground.

AN: Thought this one was quite cute. Not my favourite that I've written but still!

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