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His name is Katsuki Yuuri, 7 years old. This year his school organized a visit to an orphanage. To be honest, Yuuri wasn't interested in activities like this at all, but his older sister, Mari, kept forcing him to go so he could make more friends.When the school bus arrived, there were many other children running to his class, with many different ages, from 4 to 6 years old, even 14 years old and younger than him. Everyone in his class got a pair to give as a gift, but Yuuri was the only one still standing in the same place, staring at the gift box in his hand, not knowing what to do with it."Haizz, Mari is so silly..."He sighed and turned on his heel to leave the room. It's the beginning of winter, there's no snow yet, but the weather is starting to get colder. Today Yuuri is wearing a thermal turtleneck underneath, outside the jacket is an extremely warm cotton shirt, on his head is a brown wool hat, in addition he is also wearing a scarf and gloves. . Yuuri doesn't like the cold, and he doesn't want to get sick, so he always makes sure he's as warm as possible. He walked out, intending to sneak around somewhere until the end of the extracurricular trip, when suddenly Yuuri saw a boy about 11 - 12 years old, his long platinum hair blowing gently in the wind. But what caught his attention was that he was dressed very casually, only wearing a simple jacket and tight pants. Yes, that's Victor."He must feel very cold."Yuuri thought to himself."Um..."He walked closer to the other person and gently pulled his sleeve, successfully attracting attention."Are...are you cold?"Victor was startled and looked around to see who was calling him, then was surprised to see a tiny body right below him. He was a bit confused because he didn't understand what this child was saying. Thinking for a moment, Victor then bent down to ask Yuuri."Can you speak English?""Yes, I know a little... Are you a foreigner?""Yeah, but who are you?""I'm Yuuri.""And what are you doing out here?""It's very cold outside."Yuuri kept holding on to Victor's shirt and wouldn't let go. His height was probably only close to someone's stomach, and the thick layers of shirt on top made him look like a small ball of cotton."So what?"Victor asked him. Yuuri immediately put his huge gift box in front of him and smiled innocently."For you.""Ah, so adorable..."Victor thought to himself, slightly stunned by that smile."Please wear it before you get cold."He kept clutching the hem of Victor's shirt, demanding that he wear it. This was the first time Yuuri had met a foreigner in real life, so he observed Victor very closely. Up close, he was quite handsome. His long platinum hair and ocean blue eyes made him beautiful more than ever. Looks unique but not different."I do not need it."Victor gently refused, he felt a bit awkward having to accept a gift from someone he didn't know."Come on, just accept my gift."Yuuri grabbed his shirt and shook it, looking at him with determined eyes, wanting him to accept the gift."Okay, okay, I'll accept it. Don't shake me anymore."Victor finally had to give in to that tiny kid. He opened the gift box, took out a blue sweater and scarf and quickly put those things on. Although for him the winter weather in Japan was not much compared to Russia, he had to admit that wearing those clothes made him feel much warmer."Wow, it really matches your eye color. Do you feel warmer?""Yes, thank you."Victor smiled and gently stroked Yuuri's jet black hair. He did not protest but followed his head caressing like a little cat."Do you want to hold me? I heard hugging babies makes them warmer."Victor didn't mind, he lifted Yuuri up with both hands and hugged him tightly."You're really strong."Yuuri exclaimed."No, it's because you're as light as a cat.""But you're still strong, it can't make up for my sister. Every time I ask her to carry, she always says I'm too heavy to carry. Maybe because she's old and her health is weak."He laughed at his comparison. It was just like Yuuri said, hugging him made him feel twice as warm. The tiny little brother was covered with several layers of thick clothes, looking like a small ball of cotton. Victor felt that this child was even more adorable."Forgot to ask, what is your name?""Victor Nikiforov.""What a beautiful name! I'm Yuuri!""Thank you, Yuuri."Facing his compliments made Victor feel both shy and a little happy. He carried Yuuri and took shelter on a nearby porch to avoid the cold."You're one of the students visiting the orphanage today, right?""Yes, but how do you know?""I just happened to see you while passing by. Why did you run out at this hour?""...Because..."Yuuri stammered."Because I can't make friends with anyone..."Yuuri slightly lowered his head, avoiding Victor from seeing his expression at this time. From a young age, he was inherently shy and had low self-esteem, so he couldn't make friends with anyone. Except for two childhood friends, Yuuko and Takeshi, he didn't have any friends in class. Every time he asked to make friends with someone, he would only receive a superficial acceptance, and then those friends would abandon him at some point, leaving Yuuri extremely sad."Me too, do you want to be my friend?""Eh?"Hearing that request made Yuuri surprised. No one had ever proactively asked him to be friends before, so Yuuri wanted to ask again, making sure he hadn't heard wrong."Do you tell the truth?""Seriously, I'm not someone who likes to deceive children."Victor once again raised his hand to pat Yuuri's head, observing the reaction of that little cotton ball over time. Hearing the lonely confessions and seeing the quiet eyes hidden by eyelashes made him feel sad inside."Thank you."Yuuri put his two small arms tightly around Victor's neck. For the first time, being asked to be friends by someone made him feel extremely happy, because before now, besides his parents, sister and two other friends, he had rarely talk to someone else."But, Yuuri...it's unlikely we'll see each other again.""Why?"Yuuri let go of Victor and looked straight into his beautiful blue eyes and asked."Since I'm only coming to Japan to visit for a few days, I'm about to leave. Where are you? I'll come over and play with you before I leave."Victor raised one hand to pinch Yuuri's soft, white cheek like a dumpling, looked at him with gentle eyes and asked."Here, let me give it to you."Yuuri reached into his pocket and took out a yellow sticky note, with his full name, age, family name and home address clearly written on it, making Victor surprised."Where did you get this?""It's my older sister. I got lost once last time, so she told me that if I get lost again, I should give this paper to the police."Yuuri smiled and handed the paper in front of Victor. Waiting until he received it, he continued to lean on him. For Yuuri, this is the first time he has been with a stranger without feeling afraid, and even extremely safe. And for Victor, he also quite liked this, holding a tiny cotton chip was an experience he had never done before. How should he say this, this feeling is strange...Hugging Yuuri made Victor feel his heart suddenly ache. This boy reminded him of Yuri - the child with the same name as Yuuri that Victor considered his little brother, whom he loved very much. Then he suddenly thought of something and asked."Yuuri. What time does your school's extracurricular session end?""Yes? 4 o'clock.""Do you want to go for a walk to kill time? By the way, I also want to do some sightseeing.""I want!"Yuuri replied loudly. Victor dropped him on the ground then grabbed his tiny hand and pulled him away. Victor and Yuuri just walked each other down the road and talked."You've agreed to be my friend, so you can't leave me.""Of course, I'll never leave you kid.""Promise me."Yuuri stopped walking and raised his pinky finger. Victor was surprised for a moment, then smiled, squatted down, and grabbed his hand with his pinky finger."I promise!""Wow! Look Victor, it's the first snow of the season!"His eyes suddenly lit up, Yuuri pointed at the white snowflakes that began to fall to the ground, condensing on the trees."That's great!"Victor and Yuuri continued to hold hands and walk on the snow-covered road. Nearly 4 o'clock, Victor took him back to the orphanage. Before leaving, Yuuri affectionately hugged him one last time, then gently placed a kiss on his cheek, making him stiffen."I have to go, goodbye Victor!""See you later, Yuuri!"He smiled, waved goodbye and left...."Yuuri, why are you suddenly so quiet?"Victor put his hand on his shoulder, startling Yuuri. He placed a cup of hot cocoa on the table and sat on the sofa next to him."Um...I was just remembering the first time we met."Yes, since the break up, Victor has come to play with Yuuri every day. Thinking it would just stop there, who would have thought that in the present he would not only become his coach but also Yuuri's fiance."Ha ha, is that so? Do you still remember the gift you gave me back then? The sweater no longer fits but I still use the scarf.""Of course, I still remember. Every winter you wear it everywhere.""Ah! Look at that Yuuri!"Victor pointed out the window, outside the white snowflakes began to fall more and more."Do you remember Yuuri, the first time you and I met was also on the first snow day of the season."Yuuri looked out the window, thinking about the first day he met Victor and the future, but then he ignored it. Let's leave the future behind, the important thing is that he and Victor are still happy now, that's enough."Victor.""Hmm?""I love you."Victor put his hand tightly around his waist, put his head on Yuuri's shoulder and whispered."Me too, before or after, I only love you."