"I'm glad you're feeling so much better today. Yoriko said the doctor thinks you'll be ready to move around a little bit when you get some strength back, you're doing a great job with keeping your promise." Victor praised. Yuri reached for the oxygen mask, slowly pulling it away.

"Feels..slow." He replied

"That's because it still hurts. Pain makes things seem like they drag on forever sometimes." Victor explained fixing the blanket around Yuri. The dark haired man noticed the golden ring on Victor's finger.

"Victor?"

"What is it, Yuri?" Yuri took Victor's hand, examining the ring carefully.

"It's beautiful." He said. "Is it a wedding ring?" Victor lowered himself onto the edge of the bed, he had been hoping he wouldn't have this conversation with Yuri. His heart was breaking.

"Not exactly. It's more of an...engagement ring." He answered.

"Oh. I-I didn't mean to upset you." Yuri brought the mask back to his face briefly.

"No. It's okay, don't worry about it."

"Isn't getting engaged a good thing, I mean-"

"It's a wonderful thing. To find that one person who knows you better than you know yourself, the one who you just can't live without and when you hold them...and you know that there's nothing in the world you wouldn't do for them...you would move Heaven and Earth to be beside them...the one person who means more to you than your own existent...it's-It's a beautiful feeling. They make your heart soar so high with just one touch of their hand."

"I'm happy for you, when did you..."

"It's been a few months." Victor replied.

"Before I came here?"

"Yes."

"Don't you miss her, if you've been here this whole time, even if we are best friends- sh-shouldn't you be with her?" Yuri looked away as he posed his question.

"Yuri, the person who gave me this ring is the most beautiful person in the world, He makes my heart smile and I can't even begin to describe what it feels like to-"

"Him?" Victor nodded.

"You must love him a lot."

"More than I can ever tell him. He amazes me. He's kind and loving, his confidence could use a little work but he's getting better."

"Then...why stay here with me, don't you miss him, is he in...where did you say you're from?"

"Russia. No he's not there, trust me, Yuri, I'm exactly where I need to be. It's hard to explain right now but...he would understand."

"He's lucky." Yuri said again making use of his oxygen.

"What do you mean?"

"Just that seeing the way you're always looking after me and I'm just your best friend, he's lucky to have someone that loves him enough to be so attentive and patient. I imagine you'd be more of those things with him. If I had someone like that, I'd-"

"I'd say I'm the lucky one actually. Before Yu- before him, I was kind of a different person. Beating my records each year and Makkachin were the most important parts of my life. Now...well-" Victor allowed his voice to trail off. He hoped Yuri hadn't caught his slip up.

"Did you meet him while you were skating?"

"Well, we're both skaters, but I would have to say we officially met at a party, but before that...he doesn't know this, I kind of wanted to get to know him before that...I was just too afraid to say anything. But that's enough of that for now. You need to rest,maybe we'll talk about it another time"

"Okay. Are you sure you're not upset about me asking, you seem-" Yuri was cut off by a sudden coughing fit. Victor rushed to fix the oxygen mask, tucking the bands back behind Yuri's ears.

"Are you all right?" The silver haired man asked in concern. Yuri nodded.

"Good. Let's leave that on for a while, you have to relax now. If you want to. I can tell you about something else." Yuri nodded as his breathing stabilized.

"Let's see, I can tell you about the time we went sightseeing, that was fun. It was around your birthday and you decided since we were in Barcelona you wanted to see the sights. I-" Yuri yawned softly causing Victor to stop.

"If you're tired I want you to sleep." Yuri shook his head, Victor sighed.

"Fine. I'll talk, you rest. It was your first time there and you wanted to see everything. We must have seen everything. We bought so many souvenirs and I got you a suit for your birthday... It was-" Victor smiled.

"Asleep already... Well it was one of the best days of my life and I'm glad I had you to share it with. That was the day you...gave me this ring and it means the world to me... You said it was for good luck. You didn't need luck, you just needed to be yourself. To show everyone what eros truly means and to me...that's you. One day I hope to give you back your ring and we'll make up for the time we lost. Until then, let's take the time to rediscover each other, shall we Yuri?"