Alyona:
Yuuri brought gold home on his first qualification event. Even a personal best on his SP. He landed cleanly all his triple combos and all transitions were smooth. The only problem was that he touched the ice when he jumped the triple axel with a tano variation.
He was so afraid that would mean that our deal was off, that he lost the challenge. Luckily, for him, all I asked was for him to land the jump not perfection.
It didn't bother me at first, but as we kept training for the Nederlands' event, Yuuri kept committing the same mistake over and over again. That rang warning bells in my head, something was off. He wasn't not landing this jump because of lack of confidence or not having the ability... it was something else.
"Have you figured it out?" Vitya's voice startled me.
"No" I answered, not taking my eyes off my student who failed on landing the triple axel cleanly... again.
"Yura knows nothing as well" Viktor continued "I think Minato knows something or has an idea of what the problem is, but it seems that's impossible to make her share the information... I am worried, Alyona. Yuuri looks afraid every time he is preparing for that jump. What the heck is going on?!"
"I can answer that for you" a voice startled us from behind.
We turned around just to find the whole local hockey team of St. Petersburg. Their presence brought the whole rink to a complete silence, dad took that moment to make his announcement:
"For technical reasons, their rink can't be use. So, for the next month we will be sharing our ice rink with The Soldiers. I've already placed the new timetable at the front"
Many started protesting, but my focus was on the dark haired boy who kept looking at my student with a fearful expression as Yuuri prepared himself to try the jump again.
"What do you know?" I demanded to know, snapping him out of his trance.
"The triple axel might be his signature move right now, but once upon a time was the jump that almost killed him. Of course, he'll be afraid of the jump! Specially, if you want him to do it with a hand in the air!" the hockey player replied.
"Yuuri... almost died?" Viktor was the one brave enough to ask, while I was frozen. Fear and admiration clear on his voice, not many were brave enough to come back to the ice after such an accident.
"This sport, any sport, comes with it's risks. He ended up in hospital in a coma, but there were no lasting effects or anything to worry about" the player continued his explanation.
"You are Zero Katsuki, aren't you? Yuuri's brother" Viktor asked.
"I am" my student's brother, answered.
"What's going on?" the sudden English startled us, we turned around to find an akwardly smiling Yuuri "Niisan!" my student exclaimed when he finally saw his brother and rapidly left the ice to hug the hockey player.
"You are in trouble outoto, it seems that your coach didn't know about the accident" I heard Zero tell Yuuri in Japanese, surely the boy didn't know I studied the language in college.
When my student turned to look at me, I knew I was giving him the famous Feltsman glare cause he cringed.
"We have a lot to talk about" was the only thing I said before dragging him away for some privacy.
I hope he is prepared because it's going to be a very long chat.
Viktor:
Zero and I watched as Alyona dragged Yuuri away for a scolding, I wished him luck. I know that glare very well and it only means bad news for the skater under the Feltsman coach.
"So I finally meet the famous Viktor nikiforov, the Ice King my brother admires so much" Zero's comment made me turn towards him.
It wasn't what he said, but how he said it. I could feel the animosity towards me. I was taken off guard, not used at not being liked by people who aren't my rivals- even rivals admire me more than they envy me. I plastered my charming media smile and turned to face my future brother-in-law.
"Yuuri has told me so much of you. It's a pleasure finally meeting you" I told him.
"Keep your filthy hands away from my underage brother, understood? You are not the first one whom I caught looking at my adorable outoto with lustful eyes. He worships you, I won't have you using that to take advantage of him. Or otherwise, I'll make sure no one ever finds your body" he threatened me.
The knowledge of others lusting after my little piglet blinded me with rage, I even almost growled angrily at the idea of Yuuri being in someone else's arms.
"I don't want him for sex" I finally said "I'm not even asking him for a date until he turns sixteen, which is legal here in Russia. But do not worry, I won't touch his pure body until he is also legal in Japan. As for your threat... let's just say that being Russia's Hero comes with it's benefits. You try to come between my Yuuri and I... let's just say that the one whose body won't be found is yours" my charming smile turned to a cold one that Alyona always says sends shivers down her spine "But don't worry, I'll make sure to be there to comfort your adorable outoto"
"You are not the good man that others believe you are, Nikiforov" Zero commented, a strange look on his face.
"I am not. But then again, Yuuri is good enough for both of us. What he needs is someone who is capable of doing the things he is not, to protect him" I replied, showing clearly my animosity towards him.
I normally don't like people at all. They bother me or I simply hate them usually. Of course, there are some exceptions. Yakov, Lilia and Alyona, they gave me a home when I had none. So, I am grateful at them. Most of the days I like them, but they are also very annoying sometimes. Chris, my only real friend, who I also like but sometimes want to shout at him to shut up because of how bothersome he is.
If they end up not forming aprt of my life in the future, it's ok with me. I'll be sad for a bit but then move on with my life as if everything was back to normal. I don't show it because I have to keep up this façade, this image I have created to excel in life. However, things had become harder and harder to fake lately... to stand.
Until Yuuri came around...
He made my whole life brighter. Made this annoying people I have to call rink mates, even though, their abilities aren't even close to mine. He is the first person I truly, really, completely like. He was the one who presented me to the other person I truly completely like: Yura. The blond tiger, is a work of art- that's for sure. However, he does never treats me like the prodigy everyone says I am. He treats me like a normal person, even though he admires me- as his future father does. He also is a very interesting kid. At first, I thought I would have to act as if I liked the boy to be with Yuuri, but it seems that luckily that won't be a problem.
I thought of acting as if I like this boy, for Yuuri's sake. But if Zero even thinks of separating me from my saviour angel... let's just say that things won't end up well.
"I don't like. I'm sure I never will. But my outoto does, and you seem to care about him. You might be what he needs... also, powerful enough to protect him if things go south. Don't think this means I won't kill you if you end up hurting my brother and nephew, cause I will" he told me. I felt myself relaxing at the knowledge that I have an ally inside the Katsuki family.
Maybe Zero isn't that bad either...