disclaimers...are those still a thing? Well I own nothing and haven't written since I was a teenager...which was a while ago.
Earth and Ice
Chapter 1: First Tremor
"Report: The city of Hasetsu has come to a stand still this evening as tremors were felt originating off the coast. An under-sea Earth quake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale kicked up waves from a mile and half off the coast of Kyushu, bringing rushing water and fierce shaking to the coastal city that hasn't seen a major Earthquake in more than 50 years. Reports of major damage are coming in as the city braces for tsunami warnings as early as this evening. Please keep radios on for further updates…"
Ice Castle Hatsetsu 18:22 pm
The first tremor cracked the ice. Yuri's heart, with the cadence of the earth's violent shake, skipped several beats and he had to brace himself on the skating frame of the young student whom he was assisting. Ice Castle Hasetsu, long a staple at the top of the hill and horizon, gave a violent shudder. The light swung precariously, and the rafters moaned. Several other students dancing around the rink yelped as a hair pin line shot across the smooth ice from one curve to the other in a crackled snap.
The shaking wasn't violent, but the building was old and whatever was happening outdoor was felt up on the small hill. It settled as quickly as it had begun, and Yuri found his balance quickly.
"We're ok!"
He called out to the young faces that were peering at him, some terrified and some curious. A few were examining the split ice. Each of them was Yuri Katsuki's young students, a hopeful in the world of ice skating. Yuri didn't consider himself much of a coach, but he enjoyed being a teacher; a niche he was surprised in himself to find.
Now it was early evening and the sun sat just below the horizon and each student had been dropped off for a winter's break camp where the famous, and retired Grand Prix medalist, would teach promising youth how to ice skate, and then basic figure skating. His students ranged from six years old in the basic class to almost competition ready twelve-year old's who practiced independently. Each student, fifteen in total, had stopped their activities and was looking at Yuri.
"What happened Sensei?"
The student Yuri was presently guiding, a little girl named Akari asked. She scooted her small feet over the ice, holding on to the practice frame, to rest against Yuri.
"I think that was an Earthquake. Listen up!"
Yuri took Akari by the hand and steadied her feet and guided her across the ice to the rink's entrance. The students began to skate at their varying abilities towards Yuri as he lifted tiny Akari across the threshold onto solid ground.
"The ice rink is now closed. I want everyone to exit the rink. Older children, please help unsteady skaters to exit. I want everyone to put on their outdoor shoes and present for a head count in fifteen minutes."
Yuri called across the ice. He patted little Akari on the head and departed back across the ice to usher the students in the right direction. His oldest student, Kaito was the last in the steady line of students to exit the ice when the second tremor rocked across the ice rink. Yuri's legs shot awkwardly from beneath him, unable to stay still in the violent shake. He landed face first against the ice, drawing blood from his nose and mouth. With every shake, he slipped further down the slippery surface towards the center of the rink. His left ankle seared with an electric shock of pain, and his face became flush and red.
"Sensei!"
Young Kaito came back to the rink and attempted to skate on the shaking ice towards his fallen teacher. It was impossible, and each studently could only watch in terror, trying to steady their own bodies against the violent moving Earth.
The second tremor shook for two minutes. When it stopped, Yuri lay motionless on the ice, his students crying his name, though he only heard them through muffled ears.
"Go, get out of the building."
Yuri tried to cry to the students. The ground gave another violent shudder, and the ice cracked into a thousand hairpin fractures. The building, old and a staple of Hatsetsu, gave a metallic like moan, and the rafters above crumbled sending steel falling to the rink below. Akari's scream was the last thing Yuri heard before he blacked out in burst of severe pain.