A/N: Here is chapter 5, 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.
After their argument, Victor allowed Yuri to practice all of his jumps. They started practicing from the beginning and at a slow pace. These were Victor's conditions and Yuri didn't mind.
They used almost all of their time to practice. Seeing as Yuri couldn't compete this season, they used the time, which was normally used for preparing for upcoming events, to practice. They made sure that both his programs were fine-tuned to the smallest detail.
And after months of practicing, they were finally here at Yuri's first event: the Cup of China. His second event was Skate Canada and if he managed to qualify himself, he would go to the Grand Prix Final, which this season would be held in Italy, Rome.
Last year Yurio had won the Grand Prix Final. Otabek had come in second and Georgi had become third. Yurio had also won the World Championship.
Yuri knew that he would compete against strong skaters, that was always the case, and he knew what they were capable of. He knew it wasn't going to be easy. Despite that and his fair share of nerves, both he and Victor had a good feeling about this upcoming season.
In this event he would compete against Yuri Plisetsky, Minami Kenjirou, Lee Seung-gil, Pichit Chulanont and Jean-Jacques Leroy.
The short programs had come and gone. Two things of that day stayed in Yuri's mind. The first thing was Minami being overexcited because he finally had a chance to skate against Yuri in one of the events leading up to the Grand Prix Final. The second thing was Yurio coming up to him before entering the rink and saying, "Oi, Katsudon, don't think I'll go easy on you just because you had an accident last year".
Yuri was glad to hear this. Yurio had given him a compliment, even if he didn't know it himself. You see, most of them knew that if Yurio went easy on someone, he didn't see them as a threat. Besides, he would never expect Yurio to go easy on him, or anyone for that fact.
Today was the second day of the event. The day they had to perform their free program. Like usual, the higher you were ranked by your short program, the later you had to skate your free program. The ranking was a surprise to some people.
First to skate his free program was Seung-gil. Though his skating was amazing, he still had some trouble with his facial expressions. This, of course, was one of the reasons he couldn't always tell the story like he was supposed to. However, people still enjoyed watching him.
Second to perform was JJ. This was surprising seeing as the previous years he had always been one of the last to perform his free program. However, this season, because of his confidence, he had wanted to do a little too much and his short program wasn't on the same level as everyone was used of him.
When it came to jumps, it was all perfect but his components were less good than previous seasons. He had focused more on showing what he could do instead of telling a story. So, he didn't score that good on presentation. Normally, he was able to combine both fairly well.
His free program went a lot better. At the last moment he had decided to leave out some of his jumps and the people seemed to appreciate it, getting more and more enthusiastic as his performance went on.
Third up was Minami. His free program was up-beat and fun to watch. The audience was clapping along with the music from the moment it started until the moment it ended. And even though it was lively and fun to watch, it wasn't meaningless. You could still see the story he wanted to tell unfold before your very eyes.
Fourth up was Pichit. From the very moment the music started, the people were drawn to him. He always performed with such enthusiasm and pleasure, it was quite obvious why he had become Thailand's first well-known figure skater. When you watched him, it didn't feel like four minutes. On the contrary, it was so fun watching him that it seemed that it was over in the blink of an eye.
Fifth up was Yuri. Before entering the rink, Victor grabbed Yuri's hands and kissed his ring. Yuri did the same.
"Show them what you got for your final season. Go and make me proud." Victor said with a smile on his face.
"I will." Yuri said while squeezing Victor's hands. Then they let go and Yuri went to take his place on the ice.
When the music started, everyone went quiet. They recognized the music. This was his music from last season. The season he got hurt.
Everyone held their breath while watching him, because seeing the beginning of his program they realised he wasn't only using the music from the previous year but also the choreography.
"What a surprise! It seems that Katsuki Yuri is using his free program from last year. The program which caused him to fall and the cause he was unable to compete last season. What a risk he takes to perform that program again. Hopefully, nothing goes wrong this time." Morooka, the announcer, said.
Victor had been nervous when Yuri had started his program and hearing the comments about the accident and the risk Yuri was taking now, didn't exactly calm him down either. He watched Yuri very closely and to him, Yuri didn't seem frightened.
When he watched Yuri skate, he saw that he had completely surrendered himself to the music. It was like he was making the music. Everyone was watching him. They were captivated by him. However, they were also scared. They were scared because they knew that if he hadn't changed the choreography, that jump was coming up.
Yuri was about to finish his step sequence, a sequence that had everyone captivated. After that it was time for the quad salchow. He was a little nervous but tried not to think about it.
The moment of the jump came and everyone was watching while holding their breath. No one dared to breathe. Victor was gripping the side of the ice rink so hard that his knuckles turned white.
There was a moment of silence and then everyone was yelling and applauding, even though Yuri was only halfway through his program. He had landed the jump. Not only that, the jump was executed to perfection.
"He did it! katsuki Yuri, ladies and gentlemen! He took a risk and he succeeded. That jump was flawless." Morooka said.
Victor, finally relaxing a little, lessened his grip. He felt relieved.
When Yuri's program was finished, he was met with the most deafening applause he had ever received. He made his way to the kiss and cry and within seconds was engulfed in a hug by Victor.
"That was perfect. I knew you could do it." Victor told him. "I'm so proud of you."
When they pulled back from their hug, Yurio had already taken his place on the ice. As usual, his performance was one of high quality. The jumps were perfect and his step sequence was amazing. Nobody could look away. Everyone was watching him as if they were in a trance. It was like he took you prisoner with his skating.
When his routine was over, Yurio was met with a standing ovation. Victor and Yuri, also, were cheering for him on the side, as was usual for them.
Yurio made his way to the kiss and cry with Yakov. Now all they had to do was wait for the jury to make Yurio's results known. After this, they would know who had won the first event towards the Grand Prix Final.