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Chapter Three: A New Friendship
"Wh-what? Y-you're going to teach me to ice skate?" Yuuri asked, trying to see if this was real.
Viktor laughed and gave a smile. "Is that a problem?" He asked as he walked over to Yuuri, the two of them being face to face.
The raven haired male blushed and shook his head. "N-not at all! I-It's just... I'm not very good at skating and I don't have a lot of confidence in myself to try to skate."
The silver haired male put his hand on the other's shoulder. "I believe you can do it. It'll just take a lot of practice." He said before snapping his fingers, "I just realized that I never got your name! You know my name, so it's rude that I don't know yours."
He was right. Yuuri never did give his name. "Oh? Umm... It's Yuuri, Yuuri Katsuki."
Viktor gave a smile and bowed, kissing Yuuri's hand. "A pleasure to meet you, Yuuri Katsuki."
Yuuri blushed hard and tried not to freak out. This was the Ice Prince of Hasetsu, who was going to teach him how to ice skate! And he was kissing his hand! He just hoped that this wasn't a dream or a prank. The two men then stopped once they heard a low growl. "What was that?" Yuuri asked.
"Oh, that was just my stomach. I haven't eaten in a few days from how much I've been on the run." Viktor said like him eating wasn't a big deal.
Yuuri felt bad for Viktor. He must've been on the run for a while now. "Well, why don't you come with me back to my home? I can give you something to eat and a place to sleep?"
The Ice Prince rose an eyebrow and Yuuri thought that he saw a slight pink upon his pale cheeks. "You would do that for me?"
Yuuri gave a small giggle. "Well, you are offering me help with something I can't do, so I figured I could help you."
Viktor gave a wide and happy smile. "I would love that."
And so, the two men began to walk down the path that led to Yuuri's home. Yuuri stayed quiet for what seemed like forever, wanting to say something or anything to the Ice Prince that was right next to him. But what to say to someone who you thought was just inside a book?
Viktor looked down at the younger male and chuckled, noticing his shyness. "What? Is there something you want to ask me?"
Yuuri jumped and blushed hard, nodding his head. "I-I want to know.. Where you have been since the wizard cursed you, if you don't mind."
Viktor stayed quiet before he sighed out. "Well, I suppose that it wouldn't hurt to tell someone where I've been, especially a new friend." He said, "If you must know, I've been staying with my family's old friend, Yakov, and his adopted children for the past nine years."
"Oh, well, it's nice to know that you've been in the company of someone who cares for you." Yuuri said, showing that he's read the book about him. "But why did you run away?"
"Because I was tired of being stuck in one place and never being able to explore this beautiful land like I did when I was younger. I missed that." Viktor said honestly, a light sparkle in his eyes.
Yuuri nodded his head as they finally arrived at the medium sized and brown painted house. There was smoke coming from the chimney with the smell of pork cutlet bowls filling the air. "Well, welcome to my home. What do you think?" Yuuri asked with a smile.
Viktor's eyes shined brightly as he looked at the house. "It's so adorable! But, what is that amazing smell?" The prince asked, sniffing the air.
Yuuri smiled at his adorable reaction to smelling the cooking inside. "That's the smell of my family's famous park cutlet bowl."
Viktor blinked. "What's that?"
Yuuri grinned and pulled Viktor into the house. The house was rather larger than the inside than the outside. It was decorated in such an adorable way, which so many antiques and pictures upon the wall. All they could see was the living room and the kitchen where Yuuri's small and adorable mother was cooking.
After a while of explaining what Viktor was doing here and offering Viktor a guest room and some spare clothes, Yuuri finally sighed out after explaining it to his mother and father. "Now will you please let him stay here for a few days or weeks?"
"Well... It is a little weird seeing the prince is not dead and real, but if he's helping you and being good to you than that's all that matters." Yuuri's mother said, caring deeply for her son's happiness.
"And as long as he doesn't freeze the house." Yuuri's father added.
The family eventually set up the table before Yuuri saw Viktor coming out of his guest room with a green robe on. He looked very attractive. "Is the food ready?" He asked politely.
Yuuri's hard blush remained on his face. "Y-yeah. The pink cutlet bowls are ready!" He replied as they sat down at the small table.
Viktor sat down right next to Yuuri before he looked at the bowl, his blue eyes sparkling at the delicious food. "Wow! Amazing!"
Yuuri giggled before handing the prince some chopsticks. "Here. Eat them with these."
Viktor smiled and took the chop sticks. "Thank you, my dear Yuuri." He said before using the chop sticks and took one piece of pork, taking a bite. His eyes widened before exclaiming, "Vkusno! This is delicious! Is this what God eats?"
Yuuri watched as Viktor ate with a shy smile. He was happy that Viktor liked one of his favorite foods. "I'm glad you like it. This is actually my favorite food in the whole world."
Viktor gave a smile and swallowed what was in his mouth. "Well then, it's my favorite food too."
The raven haired male gasped at his kind words and smiled, eating his pork cutlet bowl as well with is family and the Ice Prince. This was a strange feeling, but he figured that it could be happiness.
Eventually, after dinner and Viktor getting to know Yuuri's family better, Yuuri and Viktor were at Viktor's guest room. "I'm sorry it's a bit messy, but there are some clothes and some other things you might need."
Viktor looked around and smiled. "No, it's alright. I like it. Definitely a lot better than the room that I had to be stuck with." He said before seeing a picture of a brown poodle. "Who's this?"
Yuuri's eyes widened at the picture of his old dog. "Oh, that's my old dog before he died. I love him a lot but he got old very quickly."
Viktor looked at the picture before looking at Yuuri. "Oh, I'm so sorry. If it makes you feel any better, I had a poodle too. He was my best friend in the whole world. But he died along with my parents that night.."
Yuuri nodded his head, looking at the Ice Prince. He hated to see Viktor so upset when he talked about his best. He walked over to Viktor and placed a hand on the prince's shoulder. "Viktor, I just want you to know that it's okay to be upset about your past. You don't always have to smile and pretend it's okay. But I want you to know that I'm here to help you. I'll be happy to be your friend."
Viktor blushed more before giving a gentle smile, placing a soft and friendly kiss upon the other's forehead. "Then friends we shall be."
After Yuuri squeaked into his hands in front of the Prince, which caused Viktor to laugh, Yuuri and Viktor said good night to each other and went off to their rooms. Yuuri laid down upon his bed, sighing out. He couldn't believe that this was truly happening to him. He had become friends with the Ice Prince of Hasetsu and he was going to be teaching him to ice skate better!
But his mind wandered to two things: One was the feeling he had. It was unlike any feeling he had ever had. The forehead kiss was the icing on the cake that made his heart increase. Was it happiness or love? He didn't know.
The second thing was the curse that Viktor was placed on. "Your power will be controlled when someone can see past your mask and discover the true prince inside." Past the mask? What did that mean?
Either way, Yuuri figured that these answers would come to him as Viktor helped him with his skating.
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