I had not originally meant there to be more than one chapter to this story. However, I really felt like continuing with it, and so here it goes.
I don't own YOI.
Leah Katsuki sighed.
She was in a hotel room in Kyushu, Japan. Her Papa Yuuri and Dad Viktor were in the next room.
She was finally getting a shot at living her dream of staying in Japan. She had got selected for an international exchange program her school had with a school in Kyushu. She was really excited about it. She loved Japan and its culture and was really looking forward to staying in the country. However, most of all, she was looking forward to being close to her boyfriend, Salchow Nishigori. Nishigori Salchow, she corrected in her mind. She was in Japan now. She had to get used to the Japanese order of naming.
She had been with Salchow for three years. The two of them dated through Skype round the year, except during the summer vacations when she spent time with her grandparents and Aunt Mari in Hasetsu. Long distance relationships weren't easy, and they had many a time decided to split up, and they had even dated other people in the interim. However, each time, they ended up returning to each other.
Viktor and Yuuri did not know about Leah and Salchow till recently. She recently told them about him, hoping they'd take it well. However, Viktor's eyes grew dark at the mention.
'Boyfriend? I have to meet him first.'
Leah had looked at Yuuri for support. However, he seemed to echo the sentiment. 'We need to meet the guy who thinks he's worthy of dating our daughter and see for ourselves what kind of a person he is.
'Salchow is a nice guy.'
That's what all teen girls say about their first boyfriends. However their fathers see right through them.' Viktor said.
Leah's older sister, Veronika assured her that they were just fooling around. 'They said things like that when I started dating Dmitri as well.' she said, referring to her long time boyfriend who she had recently got engaged to. However once they met him, they were really friendly and treated him like their own son.'
Leah would have believed him. After all both her dads were gentle beings who wouldn't hurt a fly. However, she also knew how protective they were of their three kids, especially her, their youngest. She really hoped they wouldn't mess up their relationship.
Leah was trembling a dads would be meeting Salchow for the first time. What if they disapproved of him?
Yuuri placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. She suddenly felt comforted. She loved her Papa Viktor, however she was aware of how extra he could be at times. However, she knew she could trust her Dad Yuuri to make a sensible decision.
Viktor and Yuuri smiled when Yuuko, Salchow's mother who was also a childhood friend of Yuuri's opened the door, with six year old Flip by her side. 'Ohayo, Yuuko-chan.' Viktor said in his best Japanese. Yuuko greeted the couple and Leah likewise.
'Leah!' Salchow suddenly popped up, and much to Leah's surprise, Viktor enveloped him in a hug. 'So you are our future son-in-law.'
'Viktorrr, they are just sixteen.' Yuuri protested.
'Well, Takeshi and I were eighteen when we married.' Yuuko said. Both Leah and Salchow turned red at the implication.
'Ah, look at them blush. The magic of young love!' Viktor exclaimed, causing them to blush even deeper.
Takeshi then appeared with Axel, Lutz and Loop. Yuuri started to immediately talk about skating to Axel. Axel had recently won the women's Grand Prix, and both Yuuri and Viktor congratulated her for her incredible prowess. They also discussed ice-dancing with Lutz, and raved about the costume Lutz had designed for their older daughter Veronika Nikiforova, an accomplished skater herself.
'Join us for breakfast.' Yuuko said. They eagerly accepted.
During breakfast, every time she tried to steal a glance at Salchow, Viktor would embarrass Leah by gushing about 'the magic of young love', whatever that meant. 'I was not so lucky.' Viktor said. 'My first boyfriend was an asshole who cheated on me many times. But that's okay. After all, I ended up meeting my Yuuri!' he wrapped his husband in a hug. Leah smiled, realizing that her sister was right after all.
'But you better treat Leah right!' Yuuri told Salchow. 'Of course.' Salchow said.
'I'm pretty sure if anyone needs to take care of themselves, it is Salchow. After all, the two of you raised your daughter to not take any shit.' Lutz said. 'Of course.' Yuuri said. 'I hope you treat Salchow right too, Leah.' Salchow gave a toothy grin and took his girlfriend's hand. 'Of course she will.' he said.
Leah smiled. She could not have asked for a better life. Of course, she would miss her dads and her brother and sister and Yurio who was like an uncle to her and her friend Marya (Georgi's daughter), and Yakov who was like a grandfather to her...damn, she would miss hella lot of people. But all the same she was really looking forward to her stay in Japan.
