Young blue eyes stare at the ice rank in curiosity as everyone glided across the frozen ice. Kids his age were pulled on the ice by their parents as they helped them balance one the skates. Besides the parents with their kids, there were some adults and a couple of teenagers. Everyone was having fun while they skated.
Shinji watched by the booth watching everyone when he heard a hard 'thud' behind him. Shinji felt a hand rest on top of his head and he glanced up. Standing behind him dressed in black is his papa, Viktor Nikiforov also known as Viktor Nikiforov-Katsuki, a well known skater that is considered to be one of the top professional skater in the world. Viktor looked down at Shinji with his signature heart shaped smile. "Looks fun doesn't it Shinji?" Shinji doesn't reply and instead gazed at the ice rank.
Viktor smiled inamusement. Like his husband, Shinji was also quiet and didn't speak his emotions very well and usually kept them hidden. "Are you sure he's ready Viktor? I mean he just turned five." Shinji's father, Yuuri Nikiforov-Katsuki asked in worry behind them.
Viktor turned around and nodded. "Of course! I didn't start skating until I was six and I think he will have a lot of fun skating don't you agree Shinji?"
"I'm cold." Shinji said.
"I don't know. What if he hurts himself?" Yuuri asked still concerned. Viktor pulled his husband next to him with his left arm wrapped around his torso. "You worry to much Yuuri. I assure you Shinji will be just fine. And he will have two professional skaters helping him correct?" Viktor winked causing Yuuri to blush a little.
Yuuri cleared his throat and glanced down at his son. "You have your skates on Shinji?" Shinji looked behind him and nodded. "Okay. I want you to hold my hand and hang on to it tightly okay? I don't want you slip." Yuuri walked on the ice and held his hand out to Shinji. Shinji stared at his dad's hand with uncertainty. Facing his dad, he asked, "What if I fall?"
Viktor kneels down beside Shinji and patted his head like he always did whenever Shinji was feeling nervous. "You won't fall Shinji. Your father and I will be there to pick you up in case you fall okay моя крошка." Shinji doesn't respond and only stares at the ice. With a deep sigh, Shinji slowly walked on the ice. Once his skates made contact with the ice, Shinji started to zigzag left and right. He yells in fright, afraid that he will fall. Before his face made contact with the ice, Yuuri grabbed Shinji from his waist and helped him with his balancing. Yuuri still held on to Shinji and gently slides him on the ice with Viktor staying behind to take videos from the video camera while he shouted encouraging words to Shinji.
Shinji looked up at his father in worry. He was scared he would fall and disappoint his parents. They were excited to teach him how to skate and the last thing he wanted was to put their teachings to waste. Shinji gulped and stares down at the ice while his father helped him along the way. "Hey Yuuri! Shinji! Hey smile for the camera!" Viktor shouted and a bright flash snapped on his phone. Yuuri smiled at his husbands bubbly attitude. "Papa is weird." Shinji commented.
"He's just excited to see you skate thats all. Anways do you feel steady?" Shinji nodded. "Okay so I'm going to let you go so you'll have a better control skating on yourself okay?" Shinji faces his father in panic. He rapidly shock his head no. "No please I don't want to fall." Yuuri couldn't help but smile a little. How Shinji is reacting right now was exactly how he reacted when Yuko taught him to skate when he was young.
"You won't fall Shinji. I promise if you do, I"ll be there to catch you. You have my word." Yuuri reassured him. Shinji gulped but he trusted his fathers words. So Shinji nodded and very cautiously, Yuuri let Shinji's hands go. Shinji yelped in surprise and he started to move back and fourth. "Dad! I'm going to fall" he shouted in panic.
"Stay calm Shinji! You have to maintain balance if your able to skate properly." Yuuri instructed him. "Open your arms wide and keep them straight. After that, bend your knees slightly and lean forward just a bit okay?" Shinji nods and follows what his father tells him. Sweat dripped on the side of Shinji's head as he carefully bended his knees. He was glad the increase of speed toned down a bit so with his tongue sticking out, Shinji leaned forward like he was told too. Shinji smiled in his small achievement that he was managed to do one thing right.
"Yay Shinji! Your doing great моя крошка!" Viktor shouted from the wall with his hand heled up in a fist, a proud smile on his face. Shinji couldn't help but blush hearing his fathers praise him. Yuuri skated towards Shinji with the same proud smile as his papa's. Yuuri picked Shinji up and pulled him in for a hug. "You were great Shinji. With more practice, you'll eventually get a hang of standing on the ice without our help."
"A-and maybeI I'll be as good as you and papa?" Shinji asked. Yuuri hummed. "Maybe but skating takes a lot of practice Shinji. Its not a easy sport you can learn over night but with enough practice, there might be a chance you'll be as good as your father and I."
"Daddy, I...I want to be a skater like you and papa." Shinji tells him as Yuuri skated them back to Viktor. "Really?" Shinji nods. "Mm-hm!" Yuuri smiled. "I'm glad to hear that Shinji. And don't worry, your papa and I will be there to cheer you on every step of the way." Shinji hugged his father around the neck, pleased with his fathers words. Yuuri laughed a bit and patted the back of his back. "How do you feel about eating a bowl of pork cutlet made from grandma?" Yuuri asked him.
Shinji gasped and nodded, his eyes gleaming like blue gems. It was almost identical to Viktor. Yuuri chuckles and nods. "Okay than. Pork cutlet it is!"
"Did I hear we're having pork cutlet bowls?" Viktor asked hearing Yuuri mention his favorite dish.
AN: Obviously this is my first time writing something for Yuri! On Ice so please tell me how I did with Yuuri and Viktor. Also I used Google translate and моя крошка means my little one or my baby.
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