A/N: Here is chapter 3, hope you like it. If there are any mistakes (grammar/spelling), let me know. Please read and review.
Thanks to Angel From Above Is Here for proofreading.
When they had reached the hospital, a team was on standby, ready to take Yuri to a room to see what was going on and to do some tests. Not being able to go with him, Victor had to let go of his hand. That was the moment his fear and panic took over. Fear and panic of losing Yuri. That was the moment that, though he tried to stay strong, a few tears fell from his eyes.
He wasn't alone for long. Soon, other people arrived, worried about Yuri and wanting to know if he was going to be alright.
Minako was one of the first to arrive. She always came to Yuri's events if she could. Next to arrive were Yurio with Yakov, Georgi and Mila, seeing as they all trained at the same rink and had built a fairly strong friendship over the last few years.
The first thing Victor did when he saw them was cling onto Yurio and Yakov. That's when he let his tears fall freely. Though, Yurio wasn't the type to be hugged, he let Victor embrace him because now this was the only thing he could do to give some sort of support. He, too, was worried about Yuri and Victor hugging him had something reassuring in a strange way.
When Victor had calmed down a little, they all took a seat in the waiting room while Victor told them that there wasn't any news yet.
After some time Otabek also arrived. He wanted to know if everything was alright and he wanted to be there to support Yurio. The two of them had grown very close the last few years and he knew, despite that Yurio would never admit it aloud, that Yuri was a dear friend of Yurio.
Of course, with the event being broadcast live, everyone who had been watching had seen what had happened. Not long after they had arrived at the hospital, Victor, Minako, Yurio and a few others were getting calls, from friends and journalists alike, all asking what had happened.
They ignored the journalists. This was a private matter and had nothing to do with them. However, when Yuri's parents called Minako, she had to tell them that there was still no news. She told them she would call if they got to know anything. When Pichit and Chris called, they, too, got that answer. It was only right to let his family and friends know what was going on.
Finally, after another hour, a doctor entered the waiting room.
"The family of Yuri Nikiforov – Katsuki?" he asked.
In the blink of an eye, everyone was on their feet.
"Yes." Victor said. "That's us."
"To come straight to the point: Yuri had a wound on his head but it was nothing life threatening. We managed to stop the bleeding and stitched it. Besides that, he has a minor concussion. He is going to be just fine."
"He's going to be fine?" Victor asked as if he couldn't believe what he had just heard.
"Yes, he is going to be fine."
"Can we go see him?"
"He is still unconscious due to the anaesthesia but yes, you can go see him. Though, only two at a time."
Everyone, feeling relieved, looked at Victor as if to say 'go, we'll give you some time alone with him'. The doctor then showed Victor to Yuri's room.
While Victor left to go see Yuri, Minako, feeling relieved, grabbed her cell phone to call Yuri's family and let them know that he would be alright. She informed them on what the doctor had just told them. Pichit and Chris were also called to let them know the news.
When Victor entered the room and saw his husband lying there with a bandage around his head, he hurried to Yuri's side. He grabbed Yuri's hand, the one he wore his ring on, and kissed it. After kissing it, he held Yuri's hand against his face and the tears just fell from his eyes. Tears of relieve, knowing that he would be okay.
After a little time, the others came in, one per one, to see how Yuri was doing.
First was Minako, seeing that she had been his teacher and a close family friend for many years now. After some time, making sure that everything was alright, she left.
After her Yurio entered the room. He sat next to Victor but didn't say a word. He just looked at Yuri for a few moments and then he, also, left.
When Yurio had exited the room, he went back to the waiting room, just like Minako had done, and took a seat right next to Otabek.
"How's he?" Otabek asked him.
"He's just lying there. If it wasn't for the bandage around his head you wouldn't even say that there was anything wrong with him."
After having said this, there was a small pause.
"How are you doing?" Otabek asked next.
"Why would you ask that? It's not me who is lying in the hospital. I'm perfectly fine." Yurio said, though his remark didn't come over as strong as he wanted to.
Otabek had known him long enough to know that Yurio, too, was suffering from this and that he was worried. He would never admit it and would act strong and indifferent, but he knew better. Deciding to do something but let Yurio keep his pride, Otabek, very subtly, grabbed one of Yurio's hands and gave it a squeeze. A moment passed but Yurio squeezed back. It seemed he had needed it more than he had let on.
After that, Yuri's room was empty, except for himself and Victor. Everyone had come to see him for a few moments but seeing that he was still unconscious, they couldn't do much. It was almost an hour after the last person had left that Yuri started to wake up.
"Yuri, are you awake? Are you alright?" Victor asked as he saw that Yuri started shifting around, squeezing Yuri's hand a little stronger between his own.
"Victor?" Yuri asked while blinking to adjust to the bright light.
"Yeah, it's me. It's alright, it's alright. Everything's going to be alright." he said.
Finally having adjusted to the light, Yuri looked at Victor. He saw Victor holding onto his hand as if it was his life support and a few tears made their way down his cheeks. The next thing he knew, he was being engulfed in a hug.
"Don't you ever do this again, you hear me. Don't you ever do this to me again." Victor said in a trembling voice while hugging Yuri as tightly as he could without hurting him. Yuri just put his arms around his husband and hugged him back.
After a moment he asked, "What happened?".
Victor pulled back a little to look at Yuri and asked, "You don't remember?"
Yuri thought for a moment.
"I remember it was my turn on the ice and doing a part of my program, but nothing after that."
"Yuri, we're in the hospital." Victor told him. "You fell and hit your head on the ice after your salchow went wrong. They brought you here. Everyone was worried but the doctor told us that you're going to be fine."
Yuri needed a few moments to process what had happened. Though, he was interrupted by the doctor who came to check on him.
"Glad to see that you're finally awake." the doctor told him with a kind smile. "How are you feeling?"
"I feel fine." Yuri said.
"That's good. Now, you had a head wound, we managed to stitch it and stop the bleeding so no worries there. You also have a minor concussion."
Both Victor and Yuri were silent. Victor because he knew this already and Yuri to let it all sink in.
"I understand you skate for a living?" the doctor asked him.
"Yes, I am. What has this to do with anything?" Yuri asked a little unsure.
"I am afraid that it has a lot to do with this. You can't skate for the next couple of weeks."
"W – Why not?" Yuri asked, not wanting to believe what he had just heard.
"You need to rest. You have a head wound. If you go back to skating immediately and you fall, you can reopen the wound and it could be more severe than it is now. Also, if you were to fall, your concussion could become worse. So, for at least six weeks I can't allow you to skate."
"But the season just started. This way I won't be able to skate my events to qualify for the Grand Prix Final or the World Championship."
"I'm sorry but I really can't let you skate." the doctor said.
There was a moment of silence. Both Victor and Yuri needed to process this.
"After six weeks you're allowed to go back to skating, but the more risky jumps need to be avoided for another few weeks after that. If everything goes well, you should be fine to compete next season." He told them with a kind smile before leaving the room.
After letting it all sink in, tears started to fall from Yuri's eyes. Within a heartbeat Victor had put his arms around his husband and pulled him close.
"This was supposed to be my final season." Yuri said as he cried, clinging onto Victor.
"I know. I know. We'll figure something out." Victor said while rocking Yuri back and forth, trying to comfort him.