Thank you to my reviewers! And thank you for the reminder to put in character tags!
I did put it in, but when i had to type in the code to post this story, i got it wrong the first try, and i guess that wiped the characters i placed in? Didn't realise until now!
So here's another chapter. Enjoy everyone ~~
DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything. Just some storyline plots and the OC.
Chapter 2
"YUMEI, DON'T STAY holed up in your room!" Yumei heard her mother call from outside her room as she lay in the warm confines of her bed, hair wrapped around her neck like a scarf.
"Come out and help shovel snow!"
"Snow?" Removing the thick blanket and sitting up to open the window, the white snow made her eyes hurt and she winced in response. Where the sunlight was able to hit the snow, made it seem like small glittering diamonds. Already, it was April.
Yumei got out of bed and put on something warmer, placing on her wig. Since the coat was large and baggy, no one would be able to tell if she had breasts or not, so she opted to skip her binding for today. After wearing it for a whole day, taking off the bindings made her feel sore around that area anyway.
Making her way downstairs, she pulled a shovel out of the dusty, cobweb infested hallway closet. They cleaned it every year when the equipment was used, but still the dust would build up, and the spiders always came crawling back when they stored it again.
Placing on her shoes and opening the front door, she was met with a large brown dog.
"Vicchan?!" She exclaimed.
The dog jumped forward, knocking her to the ground and vigorously licked her face, almost displacing her wig in the process.
"He's much bigger than Vicchan. Wait, could he be…" They stared at each other, one panting and one contemplative.
"No… It can't be." Yumei heard footsteps approach and turned around to see her father just as he spoke.
"Yumei, isn't he just like Vicchan? He came with a really good looking foreign guest!"
The dog leaned back, allowing her to sit up as she continued to give her father a blank stare.
"In fact, he's in the hot spring right now."
Slowly, realization dawned on her face and she scrambled up from her position on the ground, making a beeline towards the hot springs.
There is no way it's who I think it is. But why!? If only Yuri was here…
Without properly thinking through her actions, she burst through the men's bathing area, opening door after door. The heat of the water created steam, fogging up the room and the few windows that existed. If Yumei still wore glasses it would have also fogged them up. She found that wearing contacts was much more convenient, especially when she was skating. The sweat gathering from beneath the spectacles always made her feel gross. As it was still early morning, no one was in the hot spring, save for the foreigner.
When she finally burst into the correct room, he was laid back against the rocks, a towel resting upon his head.
"V-Victor? Why are you here?" She breathed out.
His eyes made contact with hers, holding her in an intense gaze and she found that she could not look away, even if she wanted to.
Lifting himself out of the water, it unveiled what it was hiding, and she saw the slope of his collarbones, and the smooth planes of his chest and stomach.
Standing at his full height, with a flick of his hair he flourished his arm towards her.
"Yuri, from today I'm your coach. I'll make you win the Grand Prix Final." He lowered his arm, and winked at her.
Finally realizing where she was, she snapped out of her trance and screeched.
"WHAT THE HECK! PUT ON SOME CLOTHES!" She cried out to him, spinning around and running back the way she had come.
"Eh? Did I get the Japanese custom wrong? I thought you could enter with nothing on…"
Yuri had always told her he was someone who never failed to surprise him.
And what she almost saw, had certainly been a surprise.
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Later that day Minako burst into the inn like a woman possessed.
"Yuri! Why is he wearing one of the inns robes!?" Minako shouted, pointing at the sleeping man.
You should have seen him before, while he was buck naked… Yumei didn't voice her thoughts aloud however.
"He was in the hot spring, and ate… then fell asleep." She replied robotically, still unable to get the image of his chiselled body out of her mind. It was something that was going to continue to haunt her, forever engraved inside her brain.
"It's big news in Russia… He's taking off the next season to consider his next move." Minako continued. "They're saying that since he saw that video of you skating his routine, he was struck by inspiration, and decided to be your coach in that moment."
"Ha!?" Yumei's jaw dropped down.
"He came here because he chose you, Yuri! You brought him here. That's incredible!"
They sat there quietly when the man in question sneezed, waking himself up from his sleep.
"I'm hungry..." He murmured, the inn robe slipping down on one of his shoulders.
"What would you like to eat?" Yumei asked, trying to divert her eyes from his body.
"As your coach, I'd like to know your favourite food." He replied.
So, moments later they found themselves sitting in front of a plate of takoyaki and sashimi. Picking it up and taking a bite, Victor's eyes lit up like a child's on Christmas morning.
"Vkusno!" He exclaimed, eating ravenously. Yuri's favourite food had always been pork katsudon, but as alike as they were, they did have some differences, and this was one of them. Yumei always had a different palette compared to Yuri. Minako didn't seem to notice that Yuri's food had switched from pork katsudon to foods that Yumei preferred.
"Yuri was always one to gain weight easily so he was only ever allowed to eat after competitions, but it seems he's grown out of it. Hes fine these days. Sometimes I feel like he's a bit on the thin side." Minako added in.
"Hmm... Have you eaten this recently Yuri?"
"No, I haven't had much of an appetite." Minako gave her a sad glance but Victor didn't seem to notice.
"Well, you're going to have to work a bit more on your physique. You do look a bit too thin. Here, say ahhh." He gave her a closed eyes smile, while holding a piece of sashimi between his fingers.
Reluctantly, she opened her mouth and he placed the food inside as she closed it, and he slowly withdrew his fingers. She noticed that they were slightly salty with a sweet aftertaste.
"Good boy." He reached over to give her head a pat while she did her best to keep a straight face. Already she could feel the heat on her cheeks.
Luckily they were interrupted by her mother, calling them to take victor's luggage to his room.
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"F-finally" Yumei puffed out, kneeling upon the floor. It had taken awhile to move the boxes to his room, and they were quite heavy that she found herself wondering what the man even brought inside them.
"Sorry about this, the room is quite small.."
"You look anxious. You can pay the coaching fees later." His voice dropped lower into a more sultry tone and he winked at her. "And more than that..."
He knelt down to her level.
His movements were slow and careful, as though she was an easily startled kitten. He took a hold of her chin, and gently lifted her face up.
"Yuri, I want to know more about you, so tell me everything. Which rink do you skate at? What's in this city?" With every question he moved closer towards her.
"Is there a girl you like?" His hand teasingly caressed her arm, moving down to catch her own hand in his. His face was even closer than before. She could she his features so clearly, from the small freckle on the crown of his head hidden within his hair, to the subtle crease in the corner of his eyes as he looked at her.
And like a moth to a flame, she felt herself drawn into his presence, his musky scent surrounding her senses.
"Before we start practicing." He whispered into her ear "Lets build some trust in this relationship."
Her whole face turned a bright red, and she hastily crawled backwards.
"What? Why are you running away?" Victor asked innocently.
"If you're going to do that at least buy me dinner first!" Yumei cried back.
"Well, that can be arranged..."
"Forget it! Goodnight!"
She turned and left the room, closing the paper screen behind her and went into the direction of her room.
As she was stripping off all her clothes, her doorknob turned.
Don't tell me he followed!? I can't believe this guy!
Dressed only in a bra and undies, she did a flying leap to her door, slamming it shut before it opened any further.
"Yuri! Let's sleep together ~." Victor knocked on her door, turning the knob to push it open. On the other side, Yumei was using all her strength to keep it closed. Her body weight was pushing it back as he pushed forward. "As your coach there's so much i need to learn about you!"
"Nooo!" She yelled back.
"Yuri!" His voice was insistent, and he pushed forward once again.
"You pervert! I already said no!" She pushed back.
"If you're scared I might try to do something, it's ok! I know what I'm doing, I'm quite experienced." He said in response. She could hear the smile in his words. "You''ll be in good hands."
"Oh, hell no!" Yumei retorted. There was no way she was going to let him in, especially after hearing that.
This was going to be a long night.
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"Hello! I'm Yuri's new coach." Victor waved at Yuko, Takeshi and the triplets.
"EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Victor's going to be Yuri's new coach!?"
Truly, this man surprised almost everyone.
Thanks for reading! Reviews/criticism is welcomed.
