Klanuary - One shots full of fluff

Day 1 - Prompt: Under the Snow

Keith couldn't take his eyes away. He watched as the warm yellow lights all over the town center twinkled, making the image in front of him seem so much more magical. The boy stood with his arms spread wide open, eyes closed, head thrown back, and a look of complete serenity that spread from his face, throughout his entire body.

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When they landed, it seemed that the whole planet was covered in white, fluffy clouds. It looked so beautiful from the windows, and that was the way Keith had intended to enjoy it. He grew up in the desert, and his memories of visiting the snow were cold, wet, and unpleasant. He was quite happy snuggling up with a blanket and a hot drink, and watch the others make fools of themselves outside, while he kept warm and dry.

But Lance had other ideas. He attacked Keith with a warm jacket, a long scarf, and a red and black knitted hat, with a fluffy pom-pom on top.

Keith grumbled, "Wouldn't you much rather snuggling under the blanket?" he pouted.
"We can do that anytime!" Lance countered, "Plus, we finally get a day off! Come on, come have some fun, create memories with the rest of your team!"

"It's an order!" added Shiro, walking past them both, and out into the snow.

"Hey, no one asked you!" grumbled Keith, as he was pushed out after Shiro.

Shiro just turned and grinned.

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Keith was right, it was cold and wet, and he couldn't see how anyone could enjoy this. His dislike only intensified as, 2 seconds later, a snowball collided with the side of his head. He turned to see a very regretful Hunk, and Pidge doubled over in an evil laugh.

"Sorry man!" Hunk called out, "I was aiming for Lance!"
Keith bent down, scooping up a large handful, and squeezing it into the shape of a ball.
The look of sudden terror on Hunks face was instant gratification. Pidge just cackled harder.

"Get 'em babe!" Lance whispered, bending down beside him, and scooping up his own ball.
Keith drew his arm back with a grin that had Hunk running.
Pidge tried to duck, a little to late, as, with perfect aim, two balls hit her, one after the other.
"Hey, I didn't throw it!" she called to Keith.

"I know, but Hunk didn't do it on purpose, and you enjoyed it a little too much!" he called back.
All of a sudden, a ball hit him in the back of the head.

"THAT was on purpose!" he heard Hunk call, as he turned to see him disappear behind the ship.

"Oh, IT'S ON!" he yelled, as the other three laughed at him, and dispersed quickly.

"You're supposed to be on my side!" he called after Lance.

"Sorry babe, I don't want to get hit when everyone is aiming for you!"

He turned to stomp inside, when he came face to face with Shiro, blocking the way. He had stocked up a pile of balls, and had the biggest grin on his face. "Time to team up, brother? We've got the defense of the ship, so we can't get anymore surprise attacks, and you know we have the best aim. They won't even get close. If you don't want to think of it as fun, you can think of it as training. Either way, let's get this snow storm started!"

Keith nodded, and they both started building a wall in front of them, so they were covered from both sides.
Keith looked across the field, and saw that the others were building their own wall. It was no longer only Lance, Hunk, and Pidge, but Allura and Coran had joined them too.

"Seems unfair!" huffed Keith.

"Doesn't really matter!" laughed Shiro, as he used his right arm to lodge a large ball right into the others camp, with squeals of protest coming from the others.

"NOT FAIR!" yelled Pidge.

Shiro just laughed, and threw another ball. 

Keith couldn't remember the last time he had heard him laugh, and he couldn't help but smile too.

Hunk, Allura and Coran continued throwing snowballs back, while Lance and Pidge disappeared. Keith thought it was weird, but as he enjoyed hearing the squeals coming from their victims, he soon forgot about them. Until, suddenly, from above rained down a barrage of snowballs. 

He didn't know how they did it, but somehow they had managed to make an artillery of snowballs, silently climb up onto the transport ship, and hit them with a full on surprise attack.

Shiro and Keith were soon covered in snow, as the others had made their way across the field, bombarding them, and smashing down their defenses. Lance and Pidge jumped down off the roof, and physically knocked him down to the ground, while the others managed to knock Shiro down. 

They all lay there, in a big pile, laughing their heads off. 

Keith had to admit it, as he looked around at the others, and caught Lance's eyes, even though he was cold and wet, it felt good to laugh.

After the snowball fight, Allura, Shiro and Coran went into town to meet their hosts, as the rest of them went tobogganing, snowboarding, and for long walks, having a good time, until they joined the rest of the town for a dinner feast.

After the celebration, Lance took Keith's hand, and they made their way down to the ice covered lake they could see beside the town.
They walked, arm in arm, around the lake, just enjoying the peace, and each others company, until they found themselves back in the little town centre by the edge of the lake. There were several park benches, a fountain that was frozen over, and thousands of fairy lights strung between the trees.

Lance stopped, staring unhappily up at the sky, "The snow is nice and all," he sighed, walking away from Keith, "But I really wish it would snow. That would make it perfect."
Keith just looked at him, questioningly.

"The soft snowflakes falling from the sky," he said, as his eyes lit up, "each one kissing your skin, your hair, your tongue, sticking to your eyelashes, sending a beautiful icy shiver of energy into you." he began turning on the spot, with his arms outstretched, "You forget who you are, you become lost in the peace, and realize you're only a tiny snowflake in this huge galaxy. Its magical"

He sighed one more time, and turned to face the lake. Keith started walking towards him, but was stopped mid stride.
Keith watched as Lances stance changed. He stood up on the balls of his feet, and slowly opened his arms, tilting his head back, eyelashes gently caressing his cheeks as he kept his eyes closed.

Keith was often left stunned by Lance, his beauty left him breathless, and his graceful movements left him speechless, and as Lance was always doing unexpected things, Keith just stood there, silently wondering what Lance would do next, holding his breath, waiting for the next marvel.

Lance took a big breath in, and sighed, his whole body relaxing, as the first snowflakes kissed his skin. 

Keith was transfixed by the magical moment. He never wanted it to end. He stared at the beautiful boy, willing him not to move, yet wanting to kiss every single spot that the snowflakes touched. 

A grin spread across Lance's face, as he lowered his head, and opened his eyes. He saw the wonder in Keith's face, and stepped towards him.

"Told you it was magic!" he whispered, as he wrapped his arms around Keith's waist, tucking Keith's head under his chin.

"You're the one that's magic," he whispered, as he looked up, and softly planted kisses all over Lance's face.