Day 17: Christmas market. As a favor, Shiro is out taking pictures for the city's website and sees something..or someone... right out of a children's Christmas story book...

I Would like to dedicate this oneshot to HoddieMaine and Ninke_A, the authors of Kodachrome on AO3 (I honestly lost count of how many times I've read the story bless your souls). The story takes place in the universe they have created, about two years after the story's end (no spoilers don't worry, just mentions of locations and characters.) If you ship Klance or appreciate a well written, heartfelt, character developing story then GET. ON. IT. PRONTO!

Enjoy!

"Thank you so much for helping out, seems like it gets more crowded every year and I just can't capture everything!" Keith said while adjusting the lens on his camera.

"Hey, no worries Keith," Shiro said with a smile, "I'm glad to be able to help. Plus, free hot chocolate, right?"

"Right. Don't forget about the cookies..." he said while walking away.

The local Christmas market was one of the town's biggest events. The main street was turned into a pedestrian only zone and local shops would set up their stations exchanging money or goods for other goods, all while wearing festive clothing and with Christmas music being played from Needles And Notes. With the crowds getting bigger each year, it was hard for Keith to take pictures of everything and everyone for the city's website. So he got his long time friend to help him.

"Let's see if any of those photography lessons payed off..." he whispered while walking around.

Shiro spent most of the hour walking and taking pictures. He started to understand why Keith complained about his body getting sore: it didn't take long for Shiro to get himself in unusually bended positions to get what he thought was the perfect shot.

When he met up with the rest of his friends for a lunch break, Pidge looked at the clock and let out a "Oh shit!" before quickly finishing her sandwich.

"What's the rush?" Keith asked.

"Wait..." Pidge said while turning to look at Lance, "you didn't tell them?" He made a gesture with his hands, zipping his lips shut, locking it and putting the key in his pocket. "Perfect! Everyone, we got five minutes to get to the central area so we gotta get moving!" She said while putting their coat on. Sensing the urgency in their tone, they all imitated Pidge, threw their trash away and made their way through the crowd. Once they arrived, Shiro and Keith got their cameras ready, waiting to see what was about to happen.

"Pidge, why are we in such a..."

The rest of his sentence never made it out of his mouth. Keith, seeing how dumbfounded his friend was at the sight, quickly changed spot to capture Shiro's expression.

Allura made her way through the crowd. Her white hair was expertly braided into an elegant bun and silver snowflakes were pinned in place as if she were wearing a crown. She wore a white, blue and silver tulle dress that ended just above the knee and wore white pointed shoes. Her face... she wore fake elf ears that matched perfectly with her skintone and her makeup had elegantly drawn snowflakes, crystals glued to her face and silver eyeliner that made her look...

Like she was the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Right on cue, the song started to play in the speakers. Children gathered arround to see the magical fairy dance with grace and beauty and God his girlfriend was truly made out of magic. Overwhelmed by the scene before him, he sat down, legs crossed, and looked as Allura twirled and lifted her foot towards the sky and brought everyone to silence.

When she posed and the music stopped, the crowd erupted with cheers. She went around, bowing to the public, and offered children the chance to come closer to her. Shiro got up and changed spots, wanting to get a closer view of everything.

The next hour, he spent them taking pictures of Allura interacting with parents and grandparents, teens wanting selfies, little children giving her kisses on the nose and on her cheeks. Just as she was about to excuse herself, Shiro approached her. "Allura?" He said while gently shaking the camera. "I saw you take about a thousand pictures, Shiro!" She said with a melodic laugh. "I know," he replied, "I just... Could you do the Anastasia pose?"

Allura didn't need to hear it twice. Knowing exactly what pose he was referring to, she got down on one knee, extending the other one far back. Shiro helped her make sure that the tulle of her dress was perfectly placed before taking the picture. He got close to her and pointed the camera lens down as she looked up.

She was absolutely divine.

He helped her back on her feet, gallantly kissed her hand and watched as she gracefully made her exit.

"So..." Keith said while creeping behind Shiro, "What did you think?" He turned around to look at him, clutched his heart and shook his head. "How can... can you even love someone this much? My heart hurts because... wow I am so... so... I just love her so much!" Keith chuckled, turned around to look at Lance. He was teaching a little boy how to sign Jingle Bells. "I know how you feel, I really do." He smiled at him before walking towards the duo.

He didn't see Allura until about half an hour later. She still had her makeup on but switched her dress for some warmer clothes. Shiro pulled her in and pressed a tender kiss on her lips. They couldn't help but to laugh when they heard a little scream "The fairy as a boyfriend!"

"So... would you say that the Christmas market was a success?" She asked teasingly.

"Oh trust me, it was. I knew you could dance but... damn. Sugar Plum FAIRY?" He shook his head. "Tell you what, I'm done helping Keith out for today so how about we go through the market and I get you whatever you want?"

"Really?"

"Really! Just... Don't make me sell my soul in the process."

"Luckily for you, I know exactly what I want."

That night, when they finally got back home, Allura placed her custom made Allura Sugar Plum Fairy soft doll and his Nutcracker Shiro soft doll near their bedroom window.

Fun fact: The pose Allura took was the final pose of the song Once Upon A December from Anastasia the move.

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