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Yurio: Hurry up I want to see Victor get into really big trouble!
Victor: *gasp* Yurio, how could wish harm to come to your own father?!
Yurio: Because you're not my dad old man!
Me: Solid burn there!
Victor: *in tears and hugging Yuuri* Yuuri! Our son is being mean to me, I'm not old right? I still have some youth in me?
Yuuri: You're only 28 Victor calm down, you get too sensitive over these things *turns to audience* Midnight hopes you enjoy this chapter and remember that she does not own any of us or the anime.
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"We're here!" Victor cheered the moment he stepped out of the doors of the Japanese airport with Makkachin right beside him and everyone else far behind in the crowds. He made a small twirl as he smiled with awe at the beautiful scenery he was already surrounded by. "Hasetsu looks so beautiful, I feel like staying here forever and ever! I can't wait to go sightseeing to discover more beauty."
"I must admit, it's quite peaceful here," Georgi remarked, approaching him from behind as he looked at the view himself.
Mila then jumped on Georgi as she breathed in a huge breath of air before releasing it with pleasure, "You can smell the ocean from here, nice and salty just the way I like it! I'm with Victor, can we stay here forever?"
"I don't forever is the right term you want to use, idiots," Yuri mumbled under his breath even though he found the small town very beautiful and peacefully as well.
No one realized that Lilia caught up to them until she spoke up, nearly scaring the life out of them, "It is beautiful isn't it, the salty ocean air never fails to soothe any passing visitor who comes by. You know, I've heard stories that the ocean of Hasetsu is where it keeps sea folk hidden from the humans up here."
"Sea folk you say?" Victor repeated, quite surprised to hear such a legend even exists! "Did anyone find any of them?"
"Oh yes, I've heard people here and there claim to have spotted one of those sea folk but they never had any proof so no one believed them," Lilia explained as she gazed upon the horizon of the ocean they could see from their spot. "But such claims and tall tales about sea folk amongst us are just stories the townsfolk passed down and tell their children along with tourists to get them exploring the each more."
"I'll go find one of them!" Victor decided with determination shining in his eyes, "I'm sure I can find them on the beach. Being friends with some sea folk might show them that we humans are very friendly."
"They're just stories dumbass," Yuri shook his head, wondering if the man could be denser than usual.
"We just got off the plane get ahold of yourself Vitya! Such myths like that aren't true," Yakov groaned, facepalming at the enthusiasm his one protege was showing off all at once when he caught up to him. "You're lucky we don't have practice today but that does not mean you can do whatever you want here! We have to unload in the inn we were booked in so I don't want to see you running off somewhere then getting yourself into-"
"Too late Yakov," Yuri deadpanned, pointing forward as they spotted the silver-haired figure skater racing down the road with Makkachin just taking pictures with his phone and being easily fascinated by every structure he passes by without a care in the world! "He's already gone."
"VICTOR GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!" Yakov yelled but that was only a waste of his air since Victor didn't pay attention and just continued to explore further away from their sight. "Damn that boy can't stay still for a second..." With a heavy sigh, he addressed the rest of the group, pulling the suitcases they had with them even though most of them were Victors', "Come on, we should get to the inn and-"
"HEY, WAIT FOR US VICTOR!" Mila hollered, grabbing Georgi's hand who then grabbed Yuri's hand as they took off to run after Victor, completely ignoring the Yakv's shocked face of fury. "Time to explore!"
"Let me go you, morons!" Yuri grumbled but that proved to be no help since he was being dragged away regardless.
Yakov groaned as he slapped his forehead out of frustration, "I swear those kids are going to be the end of me! They can't listen to a single damn thing I tell them, it'd be a miracle if they don't run into trouble."
"Leave them be Yakov," Lilia sighed, gesturing to the direction towards the inn they were booked in. "If they get into trouble then they'll have to handle it on their own, and if they didn't get into any trouble then that would suspicious indeed." With that the two began to walk away from the airport, dragging the suitcases with them but unbeknownst to Yakov or any of the other three skaters, Lilia only grinned at the disappearing sight of Victor going deeper into the small town. Oh, Victor will definitely find himself in trouble the moment he tells someone his last name. I leave the rest to Hasetsu.
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"WOW! Take a look at that ocean," Victor stared in awe when they reached the beach as he watched the seagulls fly on the sky, the glimmering ocean reflecting the sun's reflection as the waves reached into the golden sand. "I wonder if what Lilia told us about the sea folk was true? We should go swimming in the ocean to try to find some of them, then we can become friends with them."
"Only you would believe such a stupid story," Yuri shook his head as he, Mila, and Georgi stood to watch Victor chase Makkachin around the sandy beach as reaching for the ocean. "And we're not going in the damn ocean to look for some fairy tale characters so you can forget about it! Besides, you can't swim to save your life unless you count those inflatable beds for the pool."
"Hey, that's just mean," Victor called out while Makkachin was jumping into the water, splashing everywhere. "I'd learn to swim but with all the practice I forget to get lessons on swimming."
"Nothing wrong with believing a few myths here and there. And there's nothing wrong with not knowing how to swim even if everyone else knows the basics about swimming," Mila chuckled as she stepped into the sand and breathed in the ocean air again, feeling the warm nostalgia run through her body again. "Ah, I already feel like we're back on the beach in St. Petersburg but warmer."
Victor was about to question Mila's sudden excitement over the ocean since she's been acting a little more excited than usual until he suddenly realized that within the moments talking, they already lost a rink mate. "Um, where did Georgi go?"
"OVER HERE!" Georgi's voice shouted as they looked towards the source to see that Georgi was standing over by one of the sakura trees near an old stone that was decorated in a chain of seashells. "You guys should check this out, this stone has another one of those myths about those sea folk." Now that got Victor and Makkachin to race towards the spot where Georgi stood to take a look at the stone but frowned to see that it was written in Japanese.
"How the hell can you read that?" Yuri questioned once he and Mila caught up, ignoring the pout Victor was making.
"I studied a little Japanese to write beautiful poetry for my past lovers so I could read the story behind that stone," Georgi explained, then translated what was engraved on the stone. "Here lays the legend of the ocean bride who lost her promised groom due to her cursed appearance that only frightened him away from his promise. May she rest in forever peace and bless couples to have a happy wedding that she could not have." Georgi then sniffled as he wiped a stray tear from his eyes, "Such a tragedy, to have one's lover abandon them and die alone. If only we knew this mysterious bride's name."
"It must have been such a long time, maybe the name faded away," Victor suggested, thinking about how sad and bittersweet the small legend ended.
"Hey, if you two are done getting depressed over another dumb story, Mila and I are going to find and check out the castle that the pamphlet told us about," Yurio interrupted their trail of thoughts. "I heard it's a castle for ninjas."
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"No way are you serious? Ninja?" Victor gasped and before anyone could stop him, he and Makkachin were off running ahead of them again. "Let's go Makkachin!"
"Dumbass, wait for us! You don't even know where to find the castle!" Yuri shouted but like always, ignored.
"Come on, let's catch up with him before he finds trouble," Mila sighed, motioning Yuri and Georgi to follow her while trying to not lose sight of Victor but like always, they lost sight of him within seconds.
Victor, on the other hand, realized that he had no idea where he was going when he was too far and lost to find the others as he found himself looking around helplessly through a path with Hasetsu residents walking by their business, with Makkachin walking beside him. "Makkachin, I think we're lost." He looked around for a few more seconds before he released a heavy sigh, "We should probably head back and try to find the others."
However, Makkachin seemed to have other plans since he sniffed around before making one bark and running off on his own. "AH! MAKKACHIN!" Victor shouted with panic as he began to chase his poodle. "Come back Makkachin!"
He didn't think his poodle had so much energy to run that fast and far as he found himself running out of breath until he saw Makkachin rushing towards a total stranger minding his own business with his back turned but his hands were carrying something that must have attracted the poodle. That was when Victor mentally died when he heard Makkachin bark which was followed by a startled yelp from the stranger who was pounced on and tumbled to the ground! "GAH! Makkachin no, bad dog!" Victor shouted as he picked up the ace.
"I AM SO SORRY!" Victor apologized out loud when he finally caught up to Makkachin when he got a better view of the poodle on top of a random person and licking that person with doggy kisses! He quickly grabbed Makkachin to get him off the stranger but one look into the Japanese's face made his heart suddenly skip several beats, beautiful chocolate brown eyes hidden in the blue framed glasses, and smooth raven hair, he just stared in awe until Makkachin licked him to snap him out of the trance as he returned to apologizing while helping the man up. "I am very sorry! My friends and I were looking for Hasetsu castle but Makkachin decided to run away from me, I hope he hasn't caused you any trouble."
"O-Oh, no he hasn't at all," The beautiful stranger reassured, catching Victor a little off guard to hear someone answer him in fluent English who was looking down at the ground to see three destroyed steam buns. "I think he was trying to get the steamed buns I had." However, the friendly tone suddenly vanished from the stranger when he looked up and was faced to face with Victor that was when his face suddenly paled with panic.
"Are you sure? You're looking a little pale there," Victor questioned, wondering what could have someone look so terrified! Usually, whenever someone met him faced to faced they would turn red and into a stuttering mess of excitement and tears. Maybe this person hasn't heard of him. "You look a little shaken up. I am really sorry for the scare, see I just got here from Russia for a little vacation so I'm very unaware of the policy and culture here. Please let me make up to you for the scare Makkachin gave you...U-Um what's your name?"
"Y-You shouldn't be here," The stranger commented in his shock hushed voice much to Victor's confusement.
"Well, I'm technically standing here apologizing to you," Victor responded as he held his hand out to properly greet the stranger. Maybe he should introduce himself first, after all, he had little knowledge about the Japanese culture. "I'm not sure if you heard of me, but let me introduce myself. Hi, my name is Victor N-"
"Nike!" The stranger interrupted with haste with his hand slapped over Victor's mouth. "Y-You must be Victor Nike!" Victor was confused as to why this man suddenly made up a last name while cautiously looking at the bystanders near the area. "It's nice to meet you, Victor Nike!" The stranger began to shake his hand a bit rushed with sweat until he felt himself being dragged away as the man continued, "Allow me to show you around! I know a shortcut to Hasetsu Castle, I'm sure you'll like the view when we get there!"
Before removing his hand from Victor's mouth, the stranger quickly whispered with bold seriousness, "Play along and follow my lead, you're not safe here. You have to get out of here now before anyone recognizes you."
Once he removed his hand, Victor suddenly felt himself being pulled by a strong fast force as he held on to the stranger's soft hands who was racing through the paths in such god-like speed that their surroundings they passed by were only blurred images. If Victor, had to be honest, he didn't expect a random beautiful Japanese stranger who he just met for a few moments be so bold to rush him to who knows where while claiming that he's not safe here.
That was when the stranger shoved Victor inside the tall castle-like building, shutting the door once he got in with Makkachin right next to him! Wait, how did Makkachin keep up with such speed without acting so tired?! Victor thought to himself with confusion when Makkachin strolled towards him as if nothing just happened. He looked to where the stranger was standing, who opened the door slightly to look out for a moment before shutting it completely while releasing a breath of relief.
"Good, no one recognized you yet," He sighed with relief before turning around to walk across the room towards the wall that had two samurai swords hanged up behind Victor, "But it won't be long until they realize you're here." That was when he pulled down on the handle of the sword on the right, causing the wall it was hung on to slide to the left and reveal a dark tunnel of stairs. "You can escape through here without anyone finding you."
What? Victor's day just made a turn but he wasn't sure if it was for the worst or completely insane!
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Victor: Such boldness Yuuri!
Yuuri: You do realize that you're technically in danger in that chapter -_-
Yurio: Hey Victor, are you sure you're not the one who's bald here?
Victor: *in tears on the ground again* Why must you be so cruel to me Yurio?
Me: Oh snap Yurio has heavy salt!
Yurio: Yeah whatever, *turns to audience* Midnight hopes you enjoy this chapter, make sure to review, favorite, and follow to get another chapter. Remember the more reviews the faster the update