New Chapter!
This chapter was actually supposed to be combined with chapter 5 but I decided to split them up because it got a little too long! Oh well... chapter 5 will be out in a couple of days. And chapter 6 is already in the making! Yay! Enjoy!
Weeks had gone by since Victor and Yuri put in their application for adoption. They waited anxiously, but went on with their daily lives.
They both were at the ice rink, alone, practicing new combinations for the upcoming skating season. Victor was on the ice alone as Yuri watched from the side, videoing him. Once Victor finished, he went back over to Yuri to watch the video. As they were watching, an email came up as a notification on Yuri's phone.
"Oh, Yuri." Victor pointed it out. The email was in Japanese, so he couldn't tell what it said. Yuri turned off the video and read the email he received.
"What is it?" Victor asked as he leaned on the wall of the ice rink. He tilted his head, trying to understand a little of it.
Once Yuri and Victor moved in together, Victor was trying to learn some Japanese as Yuri was trying to learn Russian so they could understand each other better.
"It's from the adoption place..." Yuri said and kept reading through the whole email. Victor's eyes widened, concerned about what it could say. "If I'm reading this correctly... it says that they've accepted our application!" Yuri said happily to Victor.
"Really!" Victor said, surprised and overjoyed.
Yuri nodded in response and hugged Victor tightly. "They want us to go to Japan for an interview... and if they like us, we can get our baby." He said softly and kept hugging Victor. "Oh Victor... I'm so happy." He whispered. "We need to plan to get to Japan very soon, they want to see us in a week..."
Victor looked at Yuri and nodded. "Then we should leave now." He said and let go of Yuri, soon getting off the ice. "We need to get back to the apartment and start getting ready to go." He said and smiled. Yuri smiled back and nodded, soon leaving with Victor.
Once they got back to their apartment, Yuri was on the phone with his parents as Victor started planning a flight to Japan.
"Mom... Yes mom, Victor will be with me." Yuri said over the phone and sighed a little. "No no. I can't tell you why we are coming over yet. It's... it's a surprise." He told her and smiled. "Okay? We'll be over there soon, make sure the rooms are ready." He said and laughed a little. "Yes... goodbye." He said and soon hung up. He put the phone down and went over to Victor. "How are the flights?" He asked softly.
Victor looked at Yuri and sighed. "The only flight left, with this much of a short notice, is a very early morning one to Japan." He told Yuri. "We'll arrive in Japan around the evening."
Yuri nodded as he listened to Victor. "That's okay, as long as we get there." He told Victor and laughed a little. "My mom already agreed to let us stay at the hot springs." He told him.
Victor nodded as he heard Yuri and smiled, kissing his cheek. "This is so exciting!" He exclaimed. "In just a few weeks... we'll be coming home with our own child..." he said softly.
"Well, we don't know that for sure." Yuri reminded Victor. "We don't know if they'll even like us at the interview." He told him. "And who knows what baby we'll get... or even if they're a baby. We could get an older child for all we know..." Yuri said softly, starting to get a little worried.
"Yuri..." Victor said softly to quiet him. "It doesn't matter what child we get, because I know we'll love them very much. And they'll be very happy with us." He told him and smiled.
Yuri smiled softly and nodded as he listened to Victor. "You're right," he said and kissed Victor's cheek again gently. "I know we'll get a great child." He told him. "I guess we can't get much to prepare here..." he said as he looked around the apartment. "Since we don't know anything about the kid."
"That's okay, we'll just go buy a lot once we get home." Victor said and smiled brightly. "Like a little shopping spree." He told Yuri and Yuri giggled a little in response. "Well, we leave in a few days. We should start packing." Victor said and went to get their luggage. Yuri followed and they both started packing everything they need for their trip.
Soon, it was the day that Victor and Yuri were to leave for Japan. Victor woke up very early in the morning and smiled as he turned over to look at Yuri.
"Yuri..." Victor whispered softly and smiled as he shook him a little. "It's time to wake up... we don't want to miss our flight." He said and Yuri groaned a little in response.
"Why so early?" Yuri mumbled and put a pillow over his head to stop Victor.
"Because today we are leaving to get our child..." Victor said and laughed a little at how Yuri wasn't a morning person." Please wake up?" He said softly.
Yuri sighed and soon removed the pillow from his face, sitting up on the bed. "Okay... let's go." He said softly and rubbed his eyes, still half asleep. Victor nodded and sprung up from the bed, getting all their luggage together. Yuri moved slowly, reached for his glasses.
"Be good for the dog sitter," Victor said to Maccachin and smiled brightly as he pet. He soon noticed Yuri got up and went to him. "Here you go," Victor said happily and handed Yuri his plane ticket.
After a little while, Victor and Yuri made it to the airport and were already boarding onto the plane together.
Yuri was slowly becoming fully awake as he went to his seat by the window. Victor joined him happily and sat in the middle seat.
"Are you excited to see your parents?" Victor asked Yuri softly.
Yuri nodded in response and yawned a little. "It has only been a few months." He told Victor. "I've been away from them longer." He explained. "What about you Victor? I don't think I've ever even heard you mention your parents... you must not see them often."
Victor sighed as he heard Yuri. "I rather not talk about them..." he said softly. "We just... don't get along." He told him sadly.
Yuri nodded and looked down as he heard Victor. "I didn't know... I'm sorry for bringing it up." He told him softly.
Victor laughed and shook his head as he heard Yuri. "Don't worry about it," he told him. "Look," he said, changing the conversation, and pointed out the window. "We're taking off." He told him.
Yuri smiled and nodded, watching as the plane went up into the air.
The flight was long, but Yuri and Victor spent the time happily together. They slept a little and also talked about plans for their future if they do end up bringing a baby home. Neither of them told anyone about adopting a child, so the first step was how to tell everyone about it.
"Should we do something big? As a surprise?" Yuri asked Victor as he rested on him gently.
"Like how expecting parents do gender reveals?" Victor asked Yuri and Yuri nodded in response. "Maybe, but I don't think we can do a party since our friends and your family live so far away." Victor pointed out and laughed a little.
Yuri closed his eyes and thought about it. "Well, my parents will already find out since we are staying at the hot springs." Yuri pointed out. "I just need to hide it from everyone in Hasetsu." He told Victor and laughed as he thought about it.
"Why don't we do something with skating?" Victor suggested. "We can take a video and post it online so everyone knows." He said and smiled.
"Oh, I like that." Yuri said and smiled as well. "We can think of something fully once we get home." Victor nodded in response and soon went back to resting with Yuri.
After a few more hours, Victor and Yuri arrived in Japan. They both smiled as they walked hand in hand off the plane and took all their luggage.
"We arrived late... I hope that's okay we're getting to the hot springs at this time." Victor said as he started walking their with Yuri.
"Mm... I'm sure it's fine." Yuri said softly and looked around, smiling, since he missed Hasetsu a little.
They soon arrived at the hot springs and it was already closed for the day. Yuri smiled as he walked inside. His whole family was sitting at the table, waiting for them to arrive.
"Yuri!" His mom said happily and went to them. "Welcome home!"
Yuri smiled as he walked into the room with Victor. "Good to be home." He said softly.
"Oh, bring their bags to Yuri's room." Yuri's mom said to his dad. He got up and Victor helped him bring the bags there.
"I hope it's okay if Victor and you share your old room. I know it's small.. but we needed Victor's room back for storage." She told Yuri.
"It's okay..." Yuri said and smiled. "But if you don't mind... we have a busy day tomorrow, so we'll be going to bed now." He told her. She nodded happily and waved to her son.
"Have a good night." She said and smiled.
Yuri nodded and soon left to go to his room. He saw all the luggage was set down and Victor was already laying in the bed.
"You're all ready for bed I see," Yuri said and laughed as he went to lay next to Victor, snuggling into his chest.
"We have a big day tomorrow, we need the rest." Victor said in response. "Come on, let's sleep." He told him softly. Yuri yawned as he listened to Victor and nodded.
"Okay..." Yuri said softly and closed his eyes, already slowly drifting off to sleep. Victor smiled and hugged Yuri tightly, falling asleep as well.
They're getting their baby girl! How exciting! But Victor's parents? we never hear much about them! What do you think they're like? hmmmm