good morning from Texas!

Okay so someone wanted a chapter on Yurio's perspective so here it is.

Fair Warning he will be OOC but its only when he is either near Katrina or when he's thinking about her.
Other than that, he's the cute little punk we love and sometimes hate.

Enjoy!

When Yuri first saw Katrina Lychkoff, he saw a talentless wannabee who constantly fell on the ice after on it for barely a minute. It was pity that made him reluctantly agree to be her skating partner, he thought that if she couldn't keep up with him, she would give up skating and do something else.

Instead he found himself holding her hand the first month of pair practice. That was when he saw the spark in her eyes, that fiery determination to skate despite her severe limitations. It made Yuri promise himself to help her no matter the costs.

At first, he only saw her as a rink mate.

Katrina was Yakov's niece and Yurio made it a point to not kiss up to her because of it. He heard from Victor himself that their coach only paired them because he did not have the heart to drop his niece. Understandably, Yuri was mad because he thought that Yakov was playing favorites and that Katrina was using her status as family to get what she wanted.

But when he saw how much she wanted to prove that she earned the right to be on the ice. She proved after their first pairs competition, she was still wobbly but she was able to keep up with him.

The foot work was near perfect, Yuri's promise before they started to never let go of her hand was true. According to the spectators and judges, they truly did emphasize the two characters from the novel turned Japanese animation.

Unfortunately, despite enchanting the audience Yuri and Katrina won only bronze because of the many mistakes they made.

Katrina was so devastated that she refused to accept the medal. Yuri found her crying in an empty locker room.

"I'm sorry Yuri! I made you lose!"

Yuri had no idea why his rink mate was crying.

"K-Katrina, we won bronze," He said, putting his hands on her shoulders, "It's still a medal."

She shook her head and large droplets fell from her beautiful eyes, "I made you look awful! Why did Uncle Yakov pair me with you?!"

Yuri looked at her with a shocked expression, "What do you mean?"

"You're a genius on the ice and to be paired with the likes of me! I'm only bringing you down!"

Katrina began to sob again until Yuri hugged her close, refusing to let go until the cries were reduced to small hiccups. He rubbed her back softly and called by the nickname he had heard Victor calling her.

"Katya, you're not bringing me down," Yuri declared, "It was only our first time skating as a pair. We'll just have to practice harder! And the mistakes were my fault anyway!"

Yuri was one who stumbled nearly to his knees during the twist lift and during the step sequence he was supposed to let go of Katrina's hand but he didn't and it costed them points.

"we'll try harder Katya," The boy whispered, "We'll try harder."

Once her cries were gone, Katrina slowly hugged him back.

"Right, we'll try harder."

It was that competition that made Yuri discover his crush on Katrina.

"Yuri! Quit daydreaming and get on the ice!"

Yuri jolted out of his thoughts and stood from the bench and dashed to the ice.

True to Lilia's word, both teens were to train on the ice separately to avoid the constant collisions they would cause. Yuri was first to use the ice while Katrina passed the time by adding more ballet in her training.

Today he was going to practice his short program and after that Yuri was to go to the chiropractor Lilia hired both him and Katrina. According to Yakov, a professional will crack back to relieve any tension he might have. Yuri saw videos of someone getting their back cracked and was not anticipating his visit to the doctor.

Shaking those thoughts out of his head, Yuri put one of the wireless earbuds he bought and pressed play on his phone before stashing it in his pocket.

Sic mea vita est temporaria, cupit
ardenter caritatem aeternam

Like clockwork, his body moved to the choreograph that was created for him.

'My agape… grandpa will always be my agape,' He thought, performing his triple axel.

Yuri always said that when he would first start the program because it was true but he knew what would happen when he got to the middle of his routine. He would think about his beautiful and sassy ex-girlfriend.

He loved her so much.

His confession was so cheesy that Yuri cringed thinking about it before he started to jump.

It was after awards ceremony, reporters and journalist were swarming the hallways where the competitors of the final were gathered. Yuri and Katrina used this as a chance to slip away since they didn't want to talk to the press. Yuri held her hand as they zigzagged through the mob and slipped into a hallway where a few employees where just walking about, paying no attention to the two youngsters.

Both were panting from the run when they stopped but Yuri made sure he kept his composure. He turned around to face his friend and gulped.

"What's up Yuri?" Katrina asked with a titled head, "are you okay?"

The boy nodded and blushed at the sight of Katrina.

She was still wearing her shimmery white costume with the pink undertones and the pearls holding her hair up were still there.

"Beautiful," Yuri said softly, turning red immediately afterwards.

Katrina blushed and looked down, fiddling with the gold medal that was still around her neck.

Yuri gulped and spoke again, "Your skating was beautiful Katya! You deserve that medal around your neck."

Hearing him say that made the girl smile bashfully.

"Thanks Yuri, it means a lot to me to hear you say that.'

"A-And that's not all," the gold medalist said, his eyes were closed and he clenched his fists.

Yuri opened his eyes and began to speak, he spent weeks rehearsing this and he was not going to back out now.

"You were not only beautiful when you were skating, you're also beautiful off the ice. You're too pretty and too talented to be with ordinary boys! The day Yakov made us partners, I was not happy because I felt that he didn't have faith in me. But I changed my mind after getting to know you and I noticed my flaws. You helped me with my skating and after our very first pair skating competition, I realized something."

Katrina almost forgot to breathe when her best friend and crush told her his feelings. She took in a breath when Yuri's trembling hands reached forward and grasped her hands.

Blushing a deep red, he spoke once more.

"You're an angel on and off the ice Katya. I… I want to be with you forever."

Yuri bit his bottom lip as he waited for Katerina to respond. She was blushing and it was not the stage make up she was wearing. She opened her mouth and closed it a few times.

"I understand if you don't feel the same way, I just wanted to tell you how I felt because I feel like I'll explode for keeping my feelings a secret," He made a nervous smile as the blush crept to his ears.

With a deep breath, Katrina answered him with a smile, "I feel the same."

A funny noise escaped from Yuri's mouth when she said that. He hoped that he didn't hear wrong.

"You… You do?"

"да!"

A feeling of exhilaration bubbled within the pits of Yuri's stomach as his crush not only returned his feelings but admitted that she felt the same way towards him. He had no idea he could be this happy, he thought winning the gold in the JGPF was enough to make him happy.

Hesitantly, he moved his hands to Katrina's shoulder and gulped.

"Is it alright if I...?"

The blush on the girl's face matched his own in color as she nodded, Katrina closed her eyes and puckered her lips slightly. Yuri leaned towards her and he kept his eyes partially open to make sure he knew where he was going.

And soon their lips touched, a jolt of electricity sparked within both of them until someone on their phone bumped Yuri hard that it made him headbutt Katrina.

He cursed as he rubbed his sore forehead, the mood was successfully destroyed.

But he took a look at Katrina's smiling and blushing face while she rubbed her sore forehead as well.

Worth it, he thought to himself.

After landing his jumps cleanly, Yuri began his step sequence. Normally around this part he would sadly think about how he treated his Katrina that day when he made her cry but this time, he didn't.

That talk with his father really opened his mind and he came to a conclusion that he felt would benefit both of them.

'Katya, my ангел,' Yuri's hands ended up moving to the pair sequence, 'I love you so much. That's why I'm going to let you go, it's for the best. I don't want to be Georgi who obsesses over his ex. Whoever you choose, I hope he treats you the way you deserve to be treated.'

It was time to end his routine with the combination spin.

'Just let me talk to you one more time before the Grand Prix. I need to tell you something and it can't wait.'

Yuri raised his hands in the air as he finished and he let a soft sigh.

Yakov gave a single nod, told him to take a break. The boy didn't say anything as he made it to the opening, his legs were a bit sore from the quads but he was used to it.

As he sat down on the benches to look at his phone, Lilia and Katrina walked through the doors and made their way to Yakov. Yuri took in a deep breath and stood up and called out to the girl who sat down at a nearby bench to change into her skates.

"Katya?"

She turned her head to him, "What's up Yurio? Uncle Yakov giving you a hard time again?"

Yuri smirked and made a soft chuckle, "When has he not. But that's not the case… um…"

Katrina tilted her head.

"Can we uh… talk for a minute? It'll be quick."

The girl shrugged her shoulders and smiled, "Sure, what's on your mind?"

"Not here," the boy said shaking his head, "Can we go somewhere private?"

"Private?"

"I'm not going to do anything, I just want to talk without Mila watching. That and I know you'll kill me with your skates if I do anything."

Katrina finished lacing up her skates as he said that, she was curious about what he wanted to say. She fastened her leg warmers and stood up.

"Sure. Let's go," She smiled and followed Yuri to the hallways.

He felt a tinge of relief as they walked to an empty locker room.

'Katya. Whatever happens here, I want you to know that I still love you even though I don't deserve you.'

He opened the door to let Katrina in first before he did, he looked around to make sure no one followed them before closing the door. He looked at Katrina took in a deep breath.

'Just let me tell you my feelings one more time.'

Alright!

and now we see what will happen... in the next chapter! Two more chapters and this part of the series will be over.

Our sweet kitten is going to let her go finally. Let Katya have a life away from him. But he will always love no matter what.

He basically called her his angel in Russian