In a cold October morning, Lilia asks Yuratchka to skip his daily practice and go meet her inside the Conference room in St. Petersburg Convention Center. The teen arrives at the normally Conservative Convention Center and sees the place filled with colorful candy canes, gum drops and gingerbread houses decorations. It is like he walked into a children storybook. There are ten men pushing a gigantic toy solider statue up next to the Conference room door. Yuratchka enters the room and Lilia nods to him.
"Why are there candy decorations everywhere? And how come they are putting a 10 ft tall guard doll outside the door?" The young boy asks his ballet coach.
"That is a Nutcracker. We're making the Convention Center into the Land of the Sweet." A proud man in expensive tailored suit answers.
"This is Minister Sergei." Lilia informs Yuratchka, "we're putting on a show for our country and the Prime Minister appointed Minister Sergei to come oversee our preparation."
"All the world leaders are coming to St. Petersburg for a World Peace Conference. The Prime Minister wants to do something special to show the hospitality of Russia. Since this is the sixth conservative year Russia takes home the Grand Prix gold medal and is the city the very first Nutcracker was performed, the Prime Minister had decided to put on a Nutcracker on Ice show for all the world leaders after the conference." Minister Sergei says, "the five times world champion Viktor Nikiforov is going to be the prince; and because you're the new Grand Prix gold medalist, you get to be Clara."
"I am not going to put on a dress and be Viktor's little princess." The Ice Tiger yells angrily. Lilia scorns, "you can't just say no. This is a show for the Kings, Queens, Prime Ministers and Presidents of the world! It is an honor to be the star of the show!"
"This brat is a joke, you're just letting him be Clara because he is your student." Sergei smirks at the Lady coach, "Yuri-chan is 100 times more beautiful and talented than this boorish monkey! Why isn't Yuri-chan playing Clara?"
"Who are you calling a monkey?!" Yuratchka yells, "and who is 'Yuri-chan'?"
"The Prime Minister had personally asked Mr. Katsuki to play Clara in the show, but Mr. Katsuki declined and asked us to let this boy here be Clara." Lilia tells Sergei.
"Katsudon was supposed to be Clara?" The blonde teens asks.
"Yuri-chan won the world ballet championship with his performance as Clara. He outshine all the Clara before him and no Clara after him can even come close to him. Even Bolshoi ballet, the Paris Opera ballet and the London Royal ballet all invited him to join them. He is like a sweet angel on stage. There can be no other Clara but Yuri-chan." Sergei says.
"I don't believe this! Where is that Katsudon?" Yuratchka shouts.
"He is practicing at the Stadium down the street, where the show is going to be." Lilia answers.
The Russian Ice Tiger matches out of the Conference Center.
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Yuratchka charges into the stadium and screams, "Katsudon! Why did you ask them to make me Clara? I am not a Princess!"
Yuri and Viktor just stand there in the middle of the rink, staring at each other, oblivious to everything around them.
"I am talking to you!" Yuratchka yells, throwing his cellphone at the two lovers.
A Chinese man catches the phone and says, "be quiet...the battle is starting..."
"What Battle?" The Ice Tiger asks.
"The epic battle between the Nutcracker Prince and the Mouse King..." The man answers.
Yuri and Viktor start skating against each other while having a sword fight. The fight is so intense it is as if the two lovers are mortal enemy who have been fighting their entire life. All Yuri's gentleness, sweetness and purity are nowhere to be seen. Skating opposite to Viktor is a monster so dark and fearsome it sends chill down Yurachka's spine. Is this evil creature really Yuri Katsuki?
"So you're the new princess, huh? You certainly look pretty enough to be a princess." The man who caught Yuratchka's phone grins.
"Who are you?" The Ice Tiger hisses.
"I am Chan. I was Yuri's Nutcracker Prince when he was Clara. We won the World Ballet championship together." The man introduces himself as he gives the phone back. "Say, Princess, do you want to practice the kiss with me?"
"What KISS?" Yuratchka roars.
"The kiss the Nutcracker Prince gives his Princess to wake her up; breaking her curse from her 100 years sleep. It is a very important scene!" Chan says. The Russian Punk kicks the man and sends him flying across the room, "No One is Kissing Me!"
The flying man catches Yuri's attention. The scary skater stops his sword fight and smiles brightly as he usually cheerful self, "Yurio! What are you doing here?"
"How in the world can you turn from such a cool awesome demon king into a goofball in thirty seconds?" The blonde skater asks.
"You think my Mouse King is awesome?" The Eros skater beams.
"Forget about that!" Yuratchka shouts, "You were the best Clara ever! Even the Prime Minister is your fan. He chooses to do the Nutcracker because he wants you and Viktor to be the stars of the show. Why did you tell him to make me Clara?"
"Everyone had already decided that I will be Viktor's beloved princess before this show even begin. I want to surprise them by showing up as Viktor's rival." Yuri says, "Viktor is the most brilliant Prince in the world; so I will become the most evil Mouse King that is his equal. I am going to shock the world with a Yuri Katsuki so dark and monstrous that no one believe can existed."
"Yuri! You really think I am the most brilliant Prince in the world?" Viktor gives his happiest heart-shape smile.
"Stop flirting, stupid Viktor!" Yuratchka feels like he is getting diabetes around the two lovers.
"By the way, what are you doing here?" The silver-hair man asks his teen rink-mate.
"Yurio here doesn't want to be Clara." Chan interrupts.
"You don't?" Yuri looks dejected. That face look so sad Yuratchka can't be mad at the Japanese skater anymore.
"I will be Clara! And I will be a better Clara than you. You better be the best Mouse King ever and shock all those people like you say you would." The Russian Ice Tiger grunts, "And Viktor! The Poster says Viktor Nikiforov presents Nutcracker on ice. You better do your best and not making me look bad. And You Are NOT Kissing Me!"
"Why will I be kissing you?" The 5-times world champion is confused.
"The kiss the Prince gives his Princess to wake her up; breaking her curse from her 100 years sleep." The teenager yells, "make sure it is not in our show!"
"Hmm...that's sleeping beauty." Viktor says, "Chan is messing with you."
"Clara isn't a Princess and she isn't cursed. The Prince was the one who was cursed." Yuri blinks, "Clara broke the Prince's curse with her unconditional love."
"Unconditional love?" Yuratchka asks, then he suddenly realizes, "Agape..."
"Yes!" The Piglet skater's eyes light up, "won't it be cool if the world can see you Agape in a whole new magical enchanting way?"
"There you go, Princess. This is why Yuri asks the Prime Minister to let you be Clara." Chan says, "not because of your pretty face, and certainly not your charming personalities."
"What is your old ballet partner doing here and why is he watching you practice?" Yuratchka asks Yuri.
"I ran into Chan yesterday at the Conference Center when I was talking to the Prime Minister. He is an Interpol agent now and he comes to Russia to do security work for the Peace Conference. We haven't talk in ages so he comes and do some catching up with me." the Japanese boy answers, "Chan is also a medalist at fencing so I ask him to come help me with the fight scene."
"The moment Yuri sees Viktor's poster, he left me and the ballet world to go be an ice-skater. He never looked back. Since I lost my princess I went on and become an agent." The Chinese agent says.
"I am sorry, Chan. I should have talk to you before I left and I should have keep in contact with you." Yuri apologizes.
"If you didn't drop everything and go after your dream to be an ice-skater, I wouldn't be brave enough to give up all my dancing and go become a police officer. I gathered up my courage and went to take the Interpol entrance exam when you won your Silver Medal at Grand Prix. I love being an Interpol agent and I own my career to you." Chan smiles, "now I have to return to my duty. I will be sure to come back and visit. We'll talk more than."
"Please don't come back." Yuratchka sticks out his tongue.
"it is very nice to see you again. Thank you for coming, Chan. You helped a lot today." Yuri waves.
"It is nice meeting you." Viktor nods.
Chan walks out of the door and gets onto his car. He picks up his phone and calls his supervisor, "Hello, yes, sir. I just left Viktor. I didn't see anything suspicious. But I will keep an eye on him."
TBC...