Chapter Notes
This fic is the continuation of A Simple Misunderstanding
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Yuuri Katsuki is the youngest member of the American Bar Association (BAR). At age 23, he is a Juris Doctor in Law (with Honors in Havard, after joining a Scholarship) and has also a Master in Psychology (from the University of Houston-Victoria), and since joining, deals with cases directly involving children and adolescents successfully. But of course someone so smart and so young suffers from bullying in the court.
"It's not children's place here." He listens and smiles.
"And not even idiots!" He screams, laughing at the face of the man who had criticized him.
Yuuri Katsuki is different not only for being a young lawyer. He acts like a young man. He likes games, music, jeans, cartoon t-shirts and sneakers, and he usually walks with a backpack full of stuffed animals.
Many respect the boy for dealing with children and adolescents. Especially those who are violent, rude and mentally ill. And surprisingly, he keeps in touch with them, whether by phone, email, or even in person.
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One day after a trial involving a couple who wants to divorce and their two children and that he acted as an intermediary between the husband's and the wife's lawyers (both were shocked to see such a young man wearing jeans and an anime t-shirt sitting between them and asking for order), he walks the corridors of the Court when he notices a boy with shoulder height blond hair, sitting in one of the chairs, playing with a PSVita. He watches some adults trying to talk to him, but shakes his head.
"Tsk." He does it, walking again. "Bunch of jerks."
He sits on the bench, a little away from the boy, taking the PSVita himself. He cheers when he sees the boy playing Dragon's Crow and opens his own, noting that most of the adults, who work there and recognize him, move away from them.
"Stupid dragon." The boy swears.
"Do you want help to beat him?" Yuuri asks, making the boy look at him with a frown.
But he is surprised to see the same handset and the same game in the hands of the elder. Yuuri picks up his cell phone and enables his wi-fi.
"Check your PSVita's Wi-Fi for 'Katsuki' and put the password 'katsudon', everything tiny." Yuuri says, accessing his wi-fi and connecting the network. "You invite me and we play online."
The boy does this, and soon the two join the adventure. With the help of Yuuri, the boy finally kills the Dragon and wins the trophy.
"Thanks." He says, with a small smile on his face.
"No problem." Yuuri says, opening the backpack and exposing the various stuffed animals.
"I can see?" The boy asks, his eyes locked on his backpack.
"Of course." Yuuri says, pulling out one by one and sampling him, until he pulls out a white kitten and the boy exclaims.
"Kitten!"
Yuuri extends the cat to him, who looks at him in surprise.
"Do you want?" Yuuri asks, smiling. "I can give it to you."
"Papa said I can not accept presents from stranger." The boy says, making Yuuri laugh.
"That's true!" He says, withdrawing the identity and sampling it for him. "My name is Yuuri."
"My name is Yuri too!" The boy says, surprised to see the identity.
"That cool!" Yuuri exclaims, surprised too. "Is your papa here, too?"
"He's in there with Mama." The boy says, pointing to one of the doors leading to a court room.
"I understand." Yuuri says, turning off PSVita and Wi-fi from the phone. "You know, I'm alone here and nobody wants to be my friend. Everyone is so grown up and they do not care about me." Yuuri says, watching the boy nod.
"Without friends." He says, and then looks at the older man. "Me and you, friends?"
"Really? I'd love to be your friend!" Yuuri cheers, picking up the cellphone, unlocking it and reaching out to him. "You have a cell phone, do not you? Put your number in there, we can talk whenever you want."
The boy hesitates for a while, but reaches out and picks up the phone, typing in the number and saving.
"Now that we're friends, you can keep the kitten. But you need a name for it." Yuuri speaks, handing the gadget over to him and picking up the cell phone back, calling the boy, who takes the phone from his pocket.
"Is that you?" He asks, seeing the older man nod. "OK."
He saves the number, making Yuuri let out a long sigh. Then the boy lifts the kitten up to eye level.
"Potya." He finally says. "From Puma, Tiger and Scorpion."
Yuuri smiled, trying to hold back the laughter that almost escaped him.
"Hello, Potya! Protect your new owner, okay?" Yuuri speaks, feeling the kitten's head.
"Yuri, let's go." A woman says, and the boy keeps everything in his backpack, waving to Yuuri, saying good-bye.
Yuuri nods, frowning at the way the woman grabs the boy's arm. He keeps his things in his backpack and stands up, noticing seeing a tall, silver-haired man walk past him, startling him.
It's him? He's back?
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Two days later, in the afternoon, Yuuri's phone rings and he is surprised to see that it is from Yuri, the boy he met in court. He answers, excited, but undoes the smile when he hears the boy crying.
"Hello?" He says, worried. "Yuri?"
"Yuuri?" He listens, sobbing. "Help me."
"Where are you?" He asks, moving away from his friends and picking up his bike keys.
"At school. Mama did not come get me and nobody can talk to her or Papa." The boy says, sobbing.
"Is there a teacher there that I can talk to?" Yuuri asks, removing the helmet from the net and putting it on the seat.
"Hello, this is Minako Okukawa." He listens and freezes.
"Minako-sensei?"
"Eh?"
"This is Yuuri Katsuki." He says, surprised.
"Yuuri Katsuki? Oh my God!" She says, apparently also surprised.
"We can talk later, Sensei, I'll be there soon, soon." Yuuri hangs up the phone and stores it in his jacket pocket.
He climbs on the bike and puts on his helmet, calling her and leaving for his old school.
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When he arrives, he notices the depressed boy, holding Potya in his arms, next to his former teacher, Okukawa Minako. The boy is frightened to see the bike stop in front of them and widens his eyes when he sees who is piloting.
"Yuuri! Cool!" He screams, making Yuuri laugh.
"Thank you." He says, and then looks at the teacher. "Long time no see, Minako-Sensei."
"Yuuri Katsuki, who would have thought?" She speaks, hugging me.
"Professor, do you know Yuuri?" Yuri asks, and she smiles.
"Of course I know him. He was a student of ours 8 years ago." She says, and the boy is surprised.
"Oh ..."
"So you could not get in touch with his parents?" Yuuri asks her, who lets out a long sigh.
"No." She replies. "His mother, despite having custody of him, has a habit of disappearing, but we have stopped contacting her father since yesterday."
"Yuri, can you show me your Mama's phone?" Yuuri asks the boy, who picks up the cell phone, moves it and shows a number.
He calls, and frowns when he get the usual voicemail message.
"Now, from your Papa." He says and the boy repeats the movement, showing another number, which also does not complete. "Tsk."
"Yuuri?" The boy asks, terrified.
"Yuri, how about riding a motorcycle with me?" I ask, making him wide-eyed. "I promise you're safe with me."
"Where are we going?" The boy asks, curious.
"Let's spend the rest of the day having fun." Yuuri opens a wide smile. "Let's go to the movies, play and eat, then I'll take you to home."
"I do not want to go home."
"Eh?" Yuuri asks, surprised.
"I do not want to go home." Yuri repeats. "I do not want to be alone."
"And what about my house?" Yuuri asks, surpising the boy.
"Yuuri's house is super cool!" The teacher says excitedly. "I and several teachers go there to have dinner and relax."
"Why?" The boy asks, confused.
"My house is like an inn, but without rooms for guests. We have a restaurant and thermal baths."
"Can I go?" He asks, surprised.
"I guess so... it would be better than nothing." Yuuri comments, smiling at him.
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But that was not quite well the situation was resolved. The next day, Victor Nikiforov reappears in Yuuri's life after he finally contacting him and reporting on Yuri. Apparently, a misunderstanding happens, because in moments Victor emerges, punches Yuuri and takes the son, who is screaming in his arms, out. He and Mari, who had just woken up, look at each other.
"Yuuri? Can you explain why the hell Victor Nikiforov punched you?" She asks, and Yuuri lets out a sigh.
"I do not care about that. It was just a punch and he caught me by surprise." He responds, getting up. "Nee-chan, I'm fine."
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"Stupid Papa." Yuri says, hugging Potya. "Papa hurt Yuuri, Yuuri is a friend, Yuuri gave me Potya."
"Yuuri?" Victor asks, surprised. "When did you make friends with him?"
"Yuuri is a friend." Yuri ignores him. "Mama did not pick me up yesterday and neither did she or Stupid Papa answer their phones. I called Yuuri, Yuuri stayed with me, Yuuri did not abandon me."
"Yuri." Victor touches his face and makes him look at him. "When you made friends with this Yuuri guy."
"In that place, that you and Mama left me alone in the hall." The boy picks up his cell phone and call someone. "Yuuri? Are you Ok? Sorry for Stupid Papa."
Victor is frightened to see his son apologizing.
"I want to. Okay. Bye." Yuri says, turning off the cell phone.
"What do you want?" Victor asks, now curious.
"Nothing." Yuri just says, ignoring him again.
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~ Preview of the next chapter ~
"Good afternoon, Mr. Nikiforov. My name is Yuuri Katsuki and I will be your son's lawyer in your divorce judgement. "
"Mr. Katsuki. Thank you so much for being here. "he says, greeting him with a handshake.
