Disclaimer: I don't own Yuri! on Ice.

Otabek had celebrated his first official Halloween when he was 15. At that time, he was skated in America under the same coach as Leo and JJ. He was sitting on his bed, book in hand, when he heard a knock on his door.

"Otabek? JJ wants us to go to his room and watch some horror movies. Want to come?" Leo asked uncertainly from outside. Otabek thought for a minute. He did not really liked JJ. He was loud and too confident in himself, but beside that he was hard working too which was a good thing in his eyes. One evening was not the world. When he opened the door, he found himself face to face with Leo's shining smile. "I am so happy that you will come too!" He said, then leaned closer to him. "JJ can be a little too much sometimes."

Otabek had to bite into his lips to hold back his laughter.

JJ's room – as it was required – was luxurious. He had a king-sized bed and a big screen TV. Said boy was sitting in front of the bed, several snacks all around him. When he saw them stepping in, he waved to them with a friendly smile on his face.

"If our coach knew this, we would be in big trouble," Otabek said matter of factly, pointing at the snacks.

"Come on, Otabek! Don't be so stoic! Today is a national holiday after all," JJ said, winking at him. After all the three of them were sitting in a circle, the Canadian boy showed them several DVDs. To be honest… None of them were dependable. "Which one would you like to watch as the starter?"

Otabek touched his chin. He was not at home in the world of the horror movies, so he felt quite helpless, but Leo did not looked better either. They boy had a pure soul, so Otabek was a little bit concerned about his well being. He turned his attention back to the covers. There were everything you could think about when it came to horror movies: From a man wearing gloves with claws on them to another who had a hockey mask on his head and a machete in his hand.

"W-we should start with this one." Leo suggested, looking at a DVD, having the same name as the holiday.

Neither Otabek, nor Leo knew that the DVD was the first film of a series. To be exact, JJ's favorite horror series. The killer had been killing his victims for hours and Leo's face became paler and paler with every passing scene.

"Are you enjoying yourselves, boys?" JJ asked, looking at them. When he saw Leo, Otabek caught the worried look in his eyes.

"Yes, it is really good," Leo reassured them, trying to hide his fear.

JJ sighed, then took out the DVD from the player. He stood up and walked to the shelf which he had his movies on. He searched something for a few minutes, then returned to them. He lifted up the cover and Leo's face lit up. Otabek glanced at it too. It looked like a cartoon. Its dark tones and strange characters grabbed his attention as soon as he saw them.

"Thank you, JJ!" Leo said to the other boy, smiling gratefully. He hated horror movies, but did not say a word. He did not want to screw up the other two's joy.

"Do not mention it," JJ said, waving his hand. "Nightmare Before Christmas is connected to Halloween too."

"Nightmare Before what?" Otabek asked. JJ gave him a look as if not knowing that movie was a glitch. He felt his cheek heating up. He felt as Leo patted his shoulder.

"It is a great movie! You will love it!"

And he did. The music was incredible. The characters and the story were really unique as well. He found the main character very inspiring. Someone who would do everything to show something new to his friends and wanted them to enjoy themselve as much as he did during it … It was something he would want to do too. The bowl with the popcorn in it went from hand to hand, but he was sure about that non of them felt the taste of the snack. All of their attention was focused on the screen. The story grabbed them and did not let them go until the end.

Maybe that was the case why – when he woke up beside Leo the next morning – he did not find strange that the music of the movie was being replayed in his ears over and over again.