Surprise

Prompt: Christmas Eve

Summary: Ivan sneaks into his boyfriend's bedroom to keep him company on Christmas Eve.

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Alfred woke up when hearing a small tick against his window. He quickly sat up his bed and put on his glasses, perking his ears. When he heard the sound again, he scrambled out of his warm and comfortable bed and tiptoed over, peeking through the curtains with beating heart. He opened the curtains further, jaw dropping when he saw his boyfriend standing beneath his bedroom window. Slinging it open, he leant out into the cold night.

"Ivan, what are you doing here?" Alfred hissed, more pleasantly surprised than annoyed. He and Ivan had been dating for several weeks now, and he had yet to tell his parents. Ivan sneaking into their backyard on Christmas Eve might be dangerous.

"I came to see you," Ivan said sheepishly, seemingly unfazed by the cold as he stood there in the ugly Christmas sweater Alfred had bought him. "Can I come up?"

Alfred bit his lip to hide a darkish grin, hesitating just a single moment before nodding. "Okay but be quiet, my parents and brother are asleep."

Alfred then continued to watch in unabashed amazement as Ivan expertly began climbing up to his window, first using a tree to lift himself onto the roof of their garage, before using the rain-pipe to cross the last distance, figure trembling when it creaked ever so slightly. Alfred pulled at his sweater to help him inside, giggling softly as Ivan tumbled into his room, both nervous and flattered that Ivan had thought of him this night. He gasped when Ivan quickly leant up to kiss him, feeling his bones melt a little. But then his shivering was more due to the cold than his excitement and he was forced to break away to close the window, quietly, so as not to disturb the sleeping household.

"You're crazy," Alfred snorted softly.

"And that's why you like me," Ivan replied, pleased when this caused the other to blush.

The blush deepened when he realized he had his boyfriend in his bedroom, alone, at night. What exactly had Ivan been planning before climbing up the walls? Alfred spun on his heels to face the other when his guest took a seat on the edge of Alfred's bed, looking up with shimmering eyes. Alfred pushed the tips of his fingers against each other, squirming under that intense gaze.

"So uh, I was actually kinda already asleep- not that I don't love that you came over! But uh, I mean, I wasn't really thinking about-"

"Alfred," Ivan interrupted him, and Alfred almost choked on his saliva in his haste to stop talking. "Relax. I just wanted to see you. I know you uh… You're not ready."

Both boys blushed deeply at the bold confession. Ivan pressed on. "If you would rather have me leave-"

"No!" Alfred protested, slapping a hand over his mouth when the sounds seemed to echo through the room. The boys waited for a moment, listening closely, but neither could hear the sound of angry parents stumbling through the hallways. Alfred sighed in relief, before continuing. "I mean, I actually kinda…" He looked at his bed. "…Wanna cuddle for a bit?"

Ivan smiled and nodded, making Alfred's heart perform a perfect quadruple squad inside his chest. He waited for Ivan to slip under the covers before following suit, quietly giggling as they shuffled as close as possible, never feeling obliged to overstep boundaries. A bit of kissing, touching, enjoying the other's warmth; it was heavenly. This was the best Christmas gift he could have asked for.

Good thing it was Matthew who discovered them in the morning after both had fallen asleep somewhere after midnight, giving the boys enough time to help Ivan escape before facing Alfred's parents.