Kyle should have known Alfred would do this.

He should have fucking known.

Yet he found himself caught unaware as Alfred stood on the porch, pointing at the small lip over the door, where a piece of mistletoe hung. "Coming inside will cost you a kiss."

The Australian lets out a long sigh. He is cold from the snow on the ground, and wants nothing more than to enter the house, but pride makes him turn around. "Not doing it."

Alfred laughs. "You'll have to come inside eventually. It's not like the cost is very high."

Kyle flops down into the snow and begins to cover his body to stay warm. "Nope."

Alfred shakes his head, sipping at his coffee. "Building a snow cave, are we?"

"Perhaps." He closes his eyes and pretends to be settling in for the winter. "It will be warm enough for now."

Alfred rolls his eyes. Kyle knows from experience given the tone Alfred uses next.

"They say pride will be the death of me... yet there you are."

Kyle waits until he hears footsteps coming across the snow to open his eyes. Alfred kneels down next to him, and they gaze at each other for a while.

Kyle smiles, and pulling the upper half of his body out of the snow, he uses an arm to pull the American closer. Alfred laughs.

"So a kiss in the snow is fine, but god forbid a kiss under the mistletoe?"

"Shut up." Kyle says, and then to ensure the desired effect, covers Alfred's lips with his.

It's a blissful second of silence, and then Alfred pulls back. "You are freezing cold."

Kyle snorts. "And whose fault was that for putting mistletoe over the door?"

Alfred laughs, and swiftly the pair unburies Kyle's legs. Kyle grins as they stumble towards the door.

Alfred is so worried about getting his lover inside and warm that he is startled when Kyle suddenly stops him and kisses him. Alfred is blinking in confusion, and so Kyle points up. Alfred glances up and sees the mistletoe.

Kyle chuckles. "Now we can go in."

Alfred glares at his lover before ungracefully dropping him. "Fuck off, jackass."

Kyle laughs as he stand back up and closes the door. "Love you too.