Notes: Back to Otabek's POV. Also, these updates are so irregular. And this chapter is super duper short. Sorry about that.

Bad Kitties Get Spanked

Part 4

Otabek knew exactly what Victor was about to say before he was dragged away by Yuuri. (He was about to say that I might spank Yuri again,) the Kazakh skater thought. And even though Victor had told him that he should do it again, Otabek had no intention of doing any such thing. Victor was only making an assumption anyway. Or at least that was what Otabek thought until—

"I-I won't eat them and you can't make me."

It had been a quiet challenge from his little blond companion. Surely Yuri knew what Victor was about to say just a moment ago.

(Is it possible that he WANTS me to do it again?) Otabek asked himself.

He simply stared at Yuri, wondering what could possibly be going through the younger man's mind. Then he shook his head and chuckled. "Yuri, don't be so stubborn. It's just asparagus."

One thing he hadn't noticed until now was the fact that Yuri was blushing. And seeing Yuri blush like that was starting to make him feel a bit flustered. The blond skater only shook his head.

"Okay, Yuri. I already made you come here even though you didn't want to. I won't make you eat something you don't want to eat," Otabek said.

The older man couldn't help thinking that Yuri had looked disappointed when he said that.

"It would be a real waste to throw them away, though. I guess I'll take them back to my hotel with me," Otabek said. He grabbed Yuri's plate and raked the asparagus onto his own plate.

"I—" Yuri began.

As soon as the younger man was about to say something, Yuuri and Victor returned from the bathroom. The Japanese man looked somewhat flushed, but Otabek didn't dare ask about it. He turned his attention back to Yuri. "What were you saying?"

"Nothing," the blond answered, staring at his now empty plate.

That was definitely disappointment. It made Otabek wonder what his friend had expected. Even if Yuri had intended for Otabek to 'spank' him, he couldn't do it in the middle of a restaurant. What would that look like?

No. Wait. That wasn't what he meant. What Otabek meant was that there was no way that Yuri expected him to do something like that. It had been a mistake and he had apologized and Victor had only assumed that Yuri had liked it.

Although..., there were signs that something weird was going on afterwards—Yuri's odd silence and strange behavior, his excusing himself to the bathroom upon mentioning it again, that shy challenge a few moments ago.

Victor put Otabek's racing mind to a halt with the question: "Would anyone like dessert?"

Yuuri smiled and looked at the dessert menu. "That sounds like a great idea, Victor."

"Alright! Dessert!" Yuri said, grabbing a dessert menu as well.

Otabek took the menu from Yuri. "Naughty boys who don't finish their meals don't get dessert."

Had Otabek thought that through before saying it, he probably would've worded it differently.

Note: I feel like the next chapter's gonna be fun.