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Hiccup: My Thor, Midnight you really did a number on Victor here *examining Victor's corpse*
Yuuri: But is he going to be alright?
Hiccup: We're going to have to make sure he doesn't get hit by this chapter and he'll be fine!
Otabek: But Midnight locked us all in here
Hiccup+Yuuri: ...what...
Yurio: *turns to audience* Midnight hopes you enjoy this chapter, remember that she does not own any of us or the anime except for the OC children and villain.
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"Uncle Yurio! Uncle Phichit!" Hana called out as she scampered into the kitchen where her uncles were, with the twins Mali and Lee right behind her. "Can we watch some figure skating on TV in the living room? Pretty please, we'll be very quiet with our cheering. I wanna see if papa and daddy are going to be on the news for their show."
Yurio pursed his lips, making it look like he was trying to think it over as he handed the young girl the remote, "Just not so loud, okay. Your uncle Otabek and Seung-gil are trying to get Anatasia and your brother Yusha to get have their nap right now."
"Hai," Hana nodded, practicing her Japanese as she pressed the power button to turn the television on to watch the beginning of the news program where they should be talking about the pair skate event any moment now. Within a minute, Hana abruptly got up from the pillow she sat on as she scampered off quickly as he explained with haste, "I gotta go use the bathroom, be right back!"
Phichit chuckled, watching the little girl disappear into the corner as he glanced down at the twins who were staring mesmerized at the media portion of the news program as he turned back to the vegetables he was washing. Just a few more years before Seung-gil lets me give them their first phones, He thought to himself with joy, They'll take over my role as the King of Media and continue the legacy of nearly giving Yuuri heart attacks with posts by accident that I will most likely have to make sincere apologies for.
Yurio rolled his eyes at the way Phichit was shedding a tear of joy over some ridiculous thought. I swear, if he corrupts his children to take over his role in the media then the world is doomed. I wonder, how will our children turn out to be in the future? I bet that if one of Victor and Yuuri's kids get married, those two won't stop crying and will probably have a hard time letting go. Speaking of Yuuri, I wonder if Katsudon will let me teach those kids at Lilia's studio with him, teaching skating is great but Victor has Mila and Georgi for that. Yeah, that'll be nice, to have a reason to hang out with Yuuri more without admitting anything. I'll ask him about it once he and Victor get back. Then his thoughts were interrupted by Lee's voice calling out:
"Look! Look! Uncle Victor and Uncle Yuuri are on!"
"No way," Mali argued, pointing to the screen where it has a reporter in front of some scene in the middle of the snow in front of a small crowd. "They're not on the ice rink like they should be, it's just somewhere else with a lot of police guys and those guys in white in front of some gift shop."
"But the reporter lady said their names...See, it's on the screen right now!"
"That only says Uncle Yuuri's name."
Phichit and Yurio raised their eyebrows, putting a halt in their kitchen duties as they walked into the living room only to stop midway when their eyes widened with horror when they saw the title on the screen as the twins raised the volume: 'Famous Retired Figure Skater Yuuri Katsuki-Nikiforov Shot'
"I'm right in front of the scene where Katsuki-Nikiforov was just shot and is currently being taken into the ambulance for urgent medical care. Officers have caught the shooter into their custody but so far with no theory as to why this criminal shot the famous figure skater. We can only hope and pray that he survives this injury, although medics say that a shoot that close into his chest, chances of surviving such an injury are slim -"
"LET ME GO! PLEASE!"
The camera then turned towards the source of the voice, catching Victor trying to break through the brute force of the police, trying to reach the ambulance where Yuuri was just being taken into. Victor's hands were covered in cold blood, his eyes puffy with tears that were rapidly falling down.
"MY HUSBAND IS IN THAT AMBULANCE, I CAN'T LEAVE HIM ALONE! PLEASE LET ME THROUGH, I NEED TO BE WITH MY HUSBAND!"
The camera turned back to the female reporter who released a heavy sigh, "And it appears that Victor Katsuki-Nikiforov is going through a struggle to be with his husband but unfortunately, officers are not permitting him to do so as we see the ambulance take Yuuri Katsuki-Nikiforov away for urgent care-"
"Papa?!"
Everyone turned around to see Hana standing there, her eyes widened with tears ready to fall as she raced towards the television to tap her hand on the image of the ambulance and her daddy fighting to get through. Her gaze was on Yurio and Phichit, "Uncle Yurio, Uncle Phichit, where are those strange doctors taking papa in the car for sick people? How come the police are not letting daddy go with him? Papa and daddy can't be separated they love each other, if daddy's not with papa then daddy is going to get very sad."
"Maybe your papa got sick on their trip," Mali suggested while Yurio and Phichit were struggling not to release a single tear because of how much innocence these kids are holding. "Maybe they're taking him to a special doctor to make him feel better."
"No!" Hana protested, shaking her head as her tears fell, "If papa's sick then daddy needs to use our special family 'Kiss it all better' spell on him. Papa always uses it on me, Yusha and daddy and they always work, I know it works. Daddy needs to be with papa to give him the special 'kiss it all better' spell, if those meanies aren't letting daddy be with papa then he can't perform the spell. If daddy can't perform the spell then papa won't feel better and he'll get worse. Papa has to be with daddy, he has to to be with him! He has to!"
"Why don't you go to Uncle Yuuri?" Lee recommended quietly, "You can do the spell too right?"
That at least ceased some tears as Hana nodded, "Mhmm, but I have to be with papa now!" The children turned to Yurio and Phichit as she begged, "We have to go to where the doctors have papa! If they're not letting daddy be with papa then I have to be the one to go to him! Please, we have to go to papa!"
Between her pleading eyes and the television that wasn't helping by stating more advanced words those children wouldn't understand, Phichit glanced over to Yurio, who heavily sighed, not sure what to say. He sat on the couch, hands on his knees, to be honest, he didn't know what to do. We can't just fly all the way over there without notice, no way Victor would approve of that! These kids shouldn't witness their papa in such a bad state...But Hana and Yusha have to be there with katsudon, He reasoned as his knees bounced but this time anxiously: They have to be able to say goodbye to their papa just in case. Please God, don't take their papa. Don't take him away from these beautiful kids and from Victor.
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Victor sat in the waiting room, head over his knees as he stared down at the ground intensely. He was forced to clean up first, to answer questions about the incident before he was allowed to go to the hospital where they kept Yuuri even though he wasn't allowed to enter. The police handed him the shopping bags that were scattered on the snow, the stuffed poodles he bought were damp but the rest of the items that Yuuri purchased weren't damaged at least.
Yuuri.
Why did it have to him? Victor found himself asking repeatedly. Yuuri, stay strong, please! Stay close to me, remember! Stay close to me, Hana, and Yusha! Don't give up on us! Why? It's not fair, Yuuri has never done anything wrong to provoke anyone. Why did that stupid evil shoot do it? Why did Yuuri have to be the one to...To...He couldn't bring himself to finish that thought as his eyes shut tightly to hold in his tears. He had to be strong for not only himself but his children, who were hours away from here totally oblivious to what is happening. Victor could only hope that they didn't watch any news channel, those nosey reporters just had to tell the world about this without giving a damn about the real problem!
His phone was buzzing with numerous numbers calling and the only calls he answered were the ones from the Katsuki family and his own parents to keep them up to date with what little he knows about Yuuri's condition. Listening to Hiroko's voice crack and break down as he told them the grim news wasn't a pleasant moment to live through, especially
"Yuuri Katsuki-Nikiforov."
He got up, his pleading eyes were enough to ask about his husband's well-being.
...
They only let him see Yuuri but only for five minutes, seeing how pale he was and how his hand trembled with one touch.
Kiss it all better.
He could have been imagining it but he swore that he just heard Yuuri whisper those words to him. Turns out, it wasn't his imagination as he saw Yuuri's slightly opened eyes drift back to unconsciousness. Doctors and nurses were urging him to leave the room so that they could check on him, but before Victor did he did what Yuuri begged him to do. What they both, and even their kids, knew was necessary to do should a member of their family was injured or sick. Sure, Yuuri was the one who typically gives those types of kisses without needed one but now he needs it. And who knows.
Maybe a kiss can make it all better.
Without time to waste, Victor gently planted a soft kiss on Yuuri's forehead until he was led away back to the waiting area to wait until morning comes.
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Just wait another couple hours.
They'll give him an update as soon as they can.
Just be patient.
Victor barely kept track on time, his phone was just a couple moments away from shutting down from low battery. Visitors came and went, some with their beloved person who was hospitalized ready to return home, and others with tears of pain or joy, whether the birth of a child, relief of someone's recovery, or sadness that someone has passed. He prays for Yuuri to get better so they could go home to Hana and Yusha, just live their normal perfect lives and forget this whole mishap ever happened like some nightmare.
More than ten hours in total have passed just sitting around with only his thoughts to keep him company, hope was wavering over the cliff of his mind when he looked down at his phone to see the most of the missed calls came from Yurio and Phichit. Those two most likely must know what has happened and be probably calling to ask whether or not they should tell Hana of this, preferably Victor hopes that she doesn't get informed of this at all. Please Yuuri, live for Hana and Yusha.
"DADDY!"
It can't be.
"DADDY!"
Victor looked up with his eyes wide to see Hana running towards him with redness under her eyes with Yurio holding Yusha and Phichit right behind her! He was up on his feet, ready to ask, no, demand why those two brought his kids here of all places until his legs were embraced by Hana as the little girl looked up and questioned with a plea, "You gave papa the 'kiss it all better' spell right? It's okay if you couldn't daddy cause that's why we're here. Papa is going to be okay, I can give him the special spell. I can do it, daddy, I can!"
The innocence in this little girl's silver eyes was too much to handle but Victor had to be strong as he rustled his daughter's hair, "I know Hana, and yes, I was able to give papa the special spell but maybe with your kiss then it'll make him feel better even faster." He ignored the concerned glances Phichit and Yurio sent him.
"I know it will," Hana nodded eagerly, "I wanna see papa, let me see papa."
"Sweetie," Victor's face fell, not sure how he could tell his daughter that they're not allowed to see him yet, "The doctor said-"
"More of Yuuri Katsuki-Nikiforov's family I presume."
Speak of the devil.
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Life support.
Not sure if he'll recover.
Just wait and hope.
Was that really all the nurse and doctors could say to him with his daughter and son right there as he looked over at the hospital bed where Yuuri was paler than the last time he saw him, laying with the oxygen mask over his face, IV in his wrist and other things hooked to machines tinking and beeping with the lines of the heart beating with life. Victor was reluctant to walk in with Yusha in his arms and Hana right beside him while Yurio and Phichit were trailing them but he had to go in, especially when their daughter rushed to her papa with tears at the edge of her eyes.
"Papa!" She cried, climbing onto the bed, careful not to disturb him as she planted two gently kisses on his forehead. "See Papa, I gave you two of your special spell kisses so you'll get better. One from me and one from Yusha cause he can't kiss yet. That makes more than that one kiss daddy gave you so you have to get better now papa."
No one expected Yuuri's eyes to slowly open as he rose his hand to gently caress Hana's cheek, "...H-Ha..na...Yu...sha..."
"Yep!" Hana nodded, "It's me, papa, me and Yusha came. Yusha's with daddy right now." She turned to Victor and urged him to come closer until he was right beside the bedside where Yuuri gradually turned his head to see Yusha in Victor's arms. "See, he's right here."
As if by instinct, Victor laid Yusha right beside Yuuri, who used his other hand to caress the baby boy's cheek, "...My...two golds...I love you both...so much..." He glanced up at Victor, "Including you...Vitya...Everyone...I love you all..."
"Our spell is working right papa?" Hana asked curiously, unaware that her two uncles were beginning to tear up.
"It's making...me happy..." Yuuri reassured with a gentle smile as his fingers were wrapped around Victor's hands, their arms forming a protective circle around their children as the daddy got closer to provide less strain for the papa. "Promise me...promise me that...you'll look after each other...Okay? Don't lose...don't lose t-the power of l-love...Can you...promise me that?"
"We promise," Hana and Victor pledged at once, his grip on Yuuri was growing tighter.
"...I-I'm glad..." Yuuri breathed out heavily with relief, his eyes flickering as they fought to stay open a little longer, "...You'll be okay..." He suddenly was staring blankly towards something, "Makkachin and Vicchan...Be patient, okay..."
"Papa?" Hana whispered worriedly, last time she checks, Makkachin and Vicchan have been dead for a while.
Yuuri's eyes glanced back to where he family was, his hands growing colder, "...I-I'm okay...Do you think you can sing...our lullaby...for me?"
"We'll sing it together, okay?" Hana suggested, she had to keep her papa awake while Victor nodded to the suggestion. "Together."
"...Okay..." Yuuri smiled weakly.
(Italics is Japanese, Bold Italics is Russian)
Sunlight, moonlight shines so brightly
Forever mine to keep to love
Sweet golden flower blossom
Little silver hero flourish
Dancing home, dancing home
My Precious-
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
"Papa?" Hana whispered over the flatline's long beep as she glanced down at the cold pale figure that was her papa who wasn't responding to her. He just suddenly fell asleep, his hands were cold while he wore a small smile on his face. That was when Yusha erupted into cries as the adults in the room were sobbing, including her daddy who pulled her and Yusha into a strong embrace.
"Papa, wake up...We didn't finish our song."
She didn't know why, but she soon found herself crying as well.
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Victor: *dead*
Yurio: *dead*
Phichit: *dead*
OKAY, Everyone but Yuuri: *dead*
Me: *more dead than anyone in this room*
Yuuri: She killed everyone even herself *turns to audience* Yeah not much for the endnotes except for hopes that you enjoyed this chapter, make sure to review, follow, and favorite to see the next chapter
