Author's note: I'm so happy that this AU is going so well. I hope you all will continue to support me. Also a massive thank you to my amazing beta, I Will Achieve Vikturi! Also in this AU, Victor doesn't take this season off. So Victor's short programme is On Love: Eros (I have yet to think of a free skate program for Victor)
Disclaimer: see prologue
Warnings: Mentions of depression and anorexia. If this triggers you, please don't read. I do not mean any harm.
It's been a few hours since Yuuri returned home from the dance studio. "I hope Victor won't be too angry with me," thought Yuuri as he entered their shared bedroom.
Unknown to Yuuri, Victor was angry after watching the video of Yuuri dancing to 'Stay Close To Me.' This caused Victor to remember the promise that they both made with Yuuri's counselor.
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"Mr. Nikiforov, due to your eating disorder I'll advise you not to exercise unless you're supervised as I am worried that you will fall," said the counselor.
"But I am a ballet dancer," argued Yuuri, "It's my job." The counselor looked at Victor and said in a stern tone of voice "He must be supervised at all times , and , most of all, Yuuri must listen to you and to Madame Baranovskaya."
A few hours later Victor made Yuuri promise not to dance unless he was there to give him a break.
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As soon as Yuuri entered their room Victor looked at Yuuri and showed him the video of him on dancing on YouTube. After watching the video in shock, Yuuri looked at Victor and said "I had no idea that this was filmed."You have to believe me!"Victor looked at Yuuri in guilt and hugged Yuuri to death.
"I'm sorry Yuuri," apologised Victor. Yuuri just gave a smile that said 'It's ok, I forgive you,Watashi no ai.'
Later that night, the whole family was eating their dinner, until Minako came bursting in and suddenly announced that the paparazzi was in front of the inn asking for Yuuri and Victor.
"Why the fuck are they here?!" shouted Yurio.
"I think I have an idea," announced Victor. "Someone videotaped Yuuri dancing to my free skate from this season and posted it online. They must think that Yuuri is better and is planning to go back to performing ballet."
"I am not better. According to my counselor and Madame Baranovskaya, I am unfit to perform, after it was discovered that I'm anorexic and I am truly underweight, and not only that, I've got depression which developed after my miscarriage," explained Yuuri.
With those final words Yuuri left the living room and went back to the bedroom that he and Victor shared. The bedroom itself has big opened windows that allow natural lighting entering the room. On the walls there is wallpaper that have Sakura petals falling down from the branches. The futon is a light brown colour and on top of the futon is a beige coloured duvet.
Victor and Yuuri were sitting on the futon while Victor brushed Yuuri's hair, and afterwards, Yuuri turned his phone off and went straight to sleep.
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Meanwhile in Russia, Yakov and Lilia are trying to deal with damage control after Yuuri's dancing got leaked.
"As of this moment Yuuri Nikiforov is unfit to return to the stage, he is yet to be cleared by his doctors and counselor," Lilia explained
"He is, at this moment in time, spending time with his parents in Hasetsu, Japan, alongside Victor and their adopted son Yurio," continued Yakov while trying not to pop a vein.
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The next morning, Victor woke up and he knew instantly that it would be a bad day for Yuuri as they had yet to find out who taped Yuuri dancing.
"'Vozlyublennaya, it's time to wake up," whispered Victor. "It's morning and I need to take Makkachin for a walk."
"Watashi wa sore ga kiniiranai," muttered a sleepily Yuuri.
Victor chuckled and slowly got up from the futon to get changed into his running gear and entered Yurio's bedroom. Yurio's bedroom in Yutopia consists of a normal twin size bed with a tiger patterned duvet with a matching pillow. The walls have pictures of Yuuri and Victor on their wedding day, there is also a picture of Yurio with his grandfather in one of his junior figure skating competitions.
After waiting for a couple of minutes, Victor and Yurio left the hot springs after saying goodbye to the Katsuki family.
Yurio and Victor were seen running together until they reached the Castle and sat down on the bench, and sat comfortably in silence until Yurio started talking.
"Hey Victor, do you remember back when I was a kid?"
"Yeah, I do, Yurio," answered Victor. "Where are you going with this?"
"I want you to create a short programme for me for my senior debut," stammered Yurio. "You said that you'll create one if I promised not do any quads during my junior competitions."
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A younger Yurio just finished his performance and was seen being scolded (mostly shouted) by Yakov about how using quads at his age could be very dangerous. While Yurio was seen ignoring Yakov, he noticed two people with waist-length black hair and short silver hair. Feeling that someone was watching them, they looked around and saw Yurio.
Victor and Yuuri walked down to the rink, and there did Yurio find loving parents and a potential coach in Victor.
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Meanwhile, back at the hot springs, Yuuri discovered who uploaded a video of him dancing and went to the see culprits in the local ice rink. At the entrance of the ice rink stood three identical triplets. The girls themselves all have brown eyes and brown hair tied back from their faces with scrunchies, along with a prominent blush on their cheeks. They have round, pudgy faces with small eyes and slanted eyebrows that resemble their father's. They almost always wear matching but differently-colored outfits, which usually consist of hooded vests, gloves, black long-sleeved shirts, black skirts, black pants and sneakers.
Though they look very similar, they each have distinguishing points: Axel has pigtails and her color scheme is purple, Lutz has a bun and her color scheme is light blue, and Loop has a ponytail and her color scheme is pink.
"Sorry Uncle Yuuri," apologised Loop.
Yuuri, knowing the girls didn't mean any harm, knelt down on to his knees and asked the girls why they filmed him.
"Because you looked so pretty dancing."
"Thank you girls, but next time please ask for my permission to post things about me on social media," scolded Yuuri.
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Later that night, Yuuri and Victor were in their bedroom and were talking about the day's events.
"Well, at least they didn't mean any harm," said a not a very amused Victor. "I'll think it's best to talk to the parents about this."
"Victor," sighed Yuuri, "I know the parents very well and I'm sure the girls were scolded after it was discovered they were using their social media without permission. Aside from that, did you and Yurio have a good time?"
"We did," answered Victor. "Yurio also made me remember a promise I made to him to create a short programme for his senior debut."
"..."
Victor, looking at Yuuri,saw that he was thinking hard and was surprised when Yuuri said "You create a short programme for him and I create a free skate."
"Yuuri, is it something to do with the video?" asked Victor
"It made me realise how much I missed dancing, and that using dancing, I can show all my emotions that I don't know how to express myself," answered Yuuri.
However, unknown to them, Yurio was listening to the conversation and thought 'I will make them proud of me.'
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In the skating rink stood Victor and Yurio on the ice while Yuuri is seen talking to a man and woman where the audience sits during a competition or an ice show.
The woman's name is Yuuko Nishigori, and she has a short and slender frame. She has large, chestnut brown eyes with reddish-brown hair that she wears in a short, messy ponytail. Her fringe sweeps to the right of her head along with two strands in the front. She is first seen wearing a high-collared white jacket with a hot pink turtleneck sweater underneath. Accompanying this are black shorts with dark leggings, black leg warmers, and black and hot pink coloured sneakers, and wears an engagement and wedding ring. The man has a stocky build with tan skin and short-cut black hair. He has a square jawline, a large nose, small eyes and thick, slanted eyebrows. He usually wears a black track jacket, black pants and black sneakers. His name is Takeshi Nishigori and he is Yuuko's husband.
"Yuuri, I'm really sorry about the girls," apologised Yuuko. "I lectured them to no end."
"More like shouting at them, honey," chimed Takeshi.
"It's OK guys," reassured Yuuri, "they didn't mean any harm, but I also gave them a lecture."
Yurio and Victor were discussing Yurio's short programme.
"Ok Yurio!" shouted Victor, "your short program is called 'In Regards to Love: Agape.'
After Victor showed Yurio how the skating went, Yurio started the skate and felt the lyrics surrounding him.
Sic mea vita est temporaria,
cupit ardenter caritatem aeternam
'I have only have a few years until my body changes.'
The first half of the program starts with Yurio as he raises his left hand into the air, then brings it down around his face and to his chest, as the starting pose.
Credam, dabo, sperabo, honorabo, laborabo, gratias agam!'I will honour Yuuri and Victor for giving me a family, and will love them to the very end'.
Yurio then spins and then raises both arms behind him, then bringing them forward and clasping his hands together, as if he laying his head on them.
He then moves to skate backwards while looking up, and his hands are in front of him as if in a prayer to some deity.
He then spins and moves into a triple axel, and then spins from the triple axel and quickly moves into a flying sit spin.
He then goes into a step sequence that closely resembles Victor's demonstration.
Et denique aperiens fores occultas,
nobis grandis et clara, nosque curabit
nobis grandis et clara, nosque curabit
'I'll help Victor to bring out the best in me and Yuuri'.
He lays head in hands again as he skates backwards.
magna magna, caritas
In the second half, Yurio then performs a Quad Salchow triple toe loop combination, then later lays head in hands again as he skates backwards.
magna magna, caritas
Ah! Ah! Audio vocem tuam!
Adest mi libertas!
'Being on the ice, I am a free tiger and a free person'
Then Yurio spins once around, arms outward.
Mea vita amabit,
caritatis pacem, caritatis pacem,
Hanc felicitatem aeternam esse oro.
'I am eternally grateful for my family, and I hope it lasts forever'.
On the final verse, Yurio crosses his feet and then moves back into sit spin for a moment, then quickly stands and leans back while raising his arms into the air with hands clasped together, one hand folded over the other.
As Yurio finished the skate, Yurio looked around and saw that there were no dry eyes, left the ice, and went to sit with Yuuri to watch Victor's short skate.
"Well done Yurio!" shouted a very proud Victor. "Now it's my turn."
Victor then turned on the speakers and played the music of 'In Regards to Love: Eros'
In the first half of the skate, Victor licks his lips seductively, and brings his arms to caress his body. Victor then moves backwards and looks at Yuri, which caused Yuri to think that he can get pregnant again from Victor.
Victor then begins to skate with a very seductive step sequence, then Victor goes into a twirling and spinning routine to enthrall the audience.
Victor then moves his arms around and claps hands together. He then quickly moves to do a scratch spin.
On the second half of the skate, Victor starts to skates backwards, and then moves to a spread eagle then quickly performs a triple axel. Victor then crosses his feet, then performs a quadruple Salchow.
After this Victor then spins around, kicks his foot up in front of him. He then slides on one knee, while having his hand traveling down his neck and to his chest.
Victor then performs a Quad toe-triple toe combination; from the toe loop he then does a scratch spin, and quickly moves into a two-foot spin. From the spin, Victor then twirls in place, then brings his arms to wrap around his body, while balancing on one skate and the toe pick of the other.
Later that night, the Katsukis and the Nikiforovs were talking about Victor's and Yurio's short skates and what they mean to them.
"Yurio, what's your short skate about?" asked Mari.
"To me it's about my love for my family," answered Yurio.
"While mine it's about sexual love for my darling husband Yuri!" exclaimed Victor.
All Yuri can think about is how he can help Yurio to create his free skate.
Author's note two: I'd like to say thank you I Will Achieve Vikturi for sending me notes for In Regards to Love: Agape and In Regards to Love: Eros.
Glossary
In Regards to Love Agape: The song has a main subject parallel to that of In Regards to Love: Eros; however, both songs have opposing themes. It is sung in Latin by a male soprano, and mainly consists of orchestral instruments. The song is written in B minor.
The word agape comes from one of the four Ancient Greek words for "love". Agape represents unconditional love, and as such, the song is of a slower tempo than its opposing theme, Eros. The song maintains an ethereal and gentle feel throughout, but is also melancholy.
In Regards to Love Eros: The song has a main subject parallel to that of In Regards to Love: Agape; however, both songs have opposing themes. It is purely instrumental and contains instruments commonly found in Spanish flamencos.
The word eros comes from one of the four Ancient Greek words for "love". Eros represents sexual passion and desire, and, as such, the song is of a faster tempo than its opposing theme, and there is no single main instrument. The song maintains an upbeat feel throughout.
Japanese Translations
Watashi no ai-my love
Sakura- cherry blossoms
Watashi wa sore ga kiniiranai-I don't feel like it
Russian Translations
Vozlyublennaya-sweetheart