Wow, I'm so happy to see that even this fic got a review. Thank you Midnightsky0612. Here's chapter 2!
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When Victor awakens from his sleep, he finds himself lying on what appears to be a couch with a towel covering his eyes. He listens someone talking and sees Yuuri Katsuki with his back to him, talking to Celestino and the woman who previously came in with him.
"Yuuri, are you sure you want to do this?" The woman, whom Victor recognized earlier as the famous ballerina Minako Okukawa, speaks.
"Yes. I never wanted to take your place. I just want to pay for everything you've done for me. "He replies, making the Russian actor frown. "Now you can marry and be happy, as you deserve."
Marry? What good news!
"But Yuuri you can not do it! It's your money! "Celestino tells the hairdresser, seriously.
"Yes. Now that the beauty salon and ballet is over, the debt you have owed for me will be take cared. I already contacted the bank, and I set it up for later. "
"Yuuri, you've spent billions of dollars! You helped us, helped with the skating rink in Hasetsu and even your family inn! This is absurd! "Minako exclaims, scaring Victor, who decides to pretend to wake up at that moment.
"What happened?" He asks, looking around.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Victor! I did not want to wake you up!" Minako says, surprised.
He sees Yuuri Katsuki turn to him, tense.
"I'm sorry," he says, approaching the Russian. "I did not find it healthy to let you sleep in the chair. So as soon as I finished with your hair, I carried you to the couch. "
"How long have I slept?" Victor asks, looking at his watch.
"Four hours and 22 minutes." Celestino responds by looking at his wristwatch, terrifying the Russian.
"Makkachin!"
And to the surprise of the three, he stands up and leaves the room.
...
Days pass and Victor returns to the Salon. There he talks some more with Yuuri, trying to invite him to meetings, always being refused by the Japanese. Other days, Yuuri and Victor do not meet, although Celestino warns the actor that Eros is there. Eros. The man who could make Victor feel angry. Why?
Amid this confusion of feelings, Victor finds himself wishing for Yuuri more and more, and ends up scaring him with his advances, although he does not reject it. One of these days, Victor finds Yuuri talking to the famous singer Leo of La Iglesia. Something about a special song to which Yuuri would be involved.
...
And then, Victor comes to the Salon, seeing it full of people.
"Victor Nikiforov! My God! "Victor is frightened by flashing a cell phone. "Did you come to see Eros? I'm sure he'll be very happy! "
"Phichit!" Victor listens to Yuuri, but ends up seeing Eros approaching.
Eros looks at him and is frightened to see the expression on his face. The man named Phichit also notes, and stops taking pictures.
"I did not come here to see a lie hiding behind makeup to deceive people into thinking you can help improve their self-esteem."
Before he knew it, the people there stared at him. Some with surprise, others with ... Anger? But the man known as Eros looks at him, and Victor is startled to see tears streaming down his cheeks. He puts his hands to his face and removes contact lenses, putting on the glasses that the previous day were being used by ... Yuuri Katsuki?
"You did not notice, did you?" He asks coldly. "How could you not have noticed? Everyone here realized. I thougt ... I just thougt, apparently. "
"Yuuri ..." Victor begins, but the man raises his right hand, making him shut up.
"First of all, let me introduce the people here. Phichit Chulanont, photographer and owner of EienBeauty Youtube channel. Otabek Altin, designer of the Eien Beauty brand. Guang-Hong Ji, Professional massage therapist who works in the Salon and helps me in contests, Seung-gil Lee, accountant of the Eien Beauty Salon. Yuuko Nishigori, my official model for the Eien Beauty brand and her husband and personal bodyguard Takeshi Nishigori and Kenjiro Minami, my student and assistant. "He points to each of the people there, leaving Victor confused.
Why were so famous people gathering there?
"These people are part of the Eien Beauty family, created by me. And you just left them all, including Celestino, Minako, and several others disappointed. "
"I ..." Victor tries to say, but Yuuri interrupts him.
"I do not deceive anyone. I just give a push to people seeking help. As now I think you don't even stopped to watch my videos, nor will I waste my time asking. Now, what you said is funny. Who is really hiding in a makeup to deceive others? You, Victor Nikiforov, who does not even care about his own well-being, who does not even think about what he says. "With every word Yuuri says, more tears flow from his face. "You want the truth? Fine."
He looks at Phichit.
"It's time."
Phichit Chulanont looks at his friend, nodding. Yuuri looks at everyone.
"All of you leave, please. I do not think I will manage with so many people looking at me. Celestino, Minako and Phichit as well." He asks.
To Victor's surprise, everyone there embraces Yuuri, trying to comfort him. He wipes his eyes and takes the phone from the counter, typing something. He stays there for a while, while most leave the salon. Minako, Celestino and Phichit go inside, leaving them alone. Yuuri approaches the camera and presses the button to record. Going back to the glass counter, he watches the camera.
"My name is Yuuri Katsuki, I am Japanese, and I am known worldwide as Eros. I was someone who has been dealing since young age with serious problems such as bullying, low esteem, anxiety, depression, and my body has a weak metabolism, which made me retain the calories of what I ate. I ended up succumbing to anorexia and... suicide. "He lifts the sleeve of his navy blue shirt, where he reveals several cut scars on his wrist and approaches the camera, leaving them so that everyone and Victor could see. "I was too afraid to disappoint my parents, who were too busy with our inn to worry about me. And one day, I almost died. If it were not for my older sister who, with my parents, they took me to the hospital. We had a long talk and everything I felt was revealed. I was ashamed of myself. It hurt a lot."
Yuuri grabs his shirt, chest-high. More tears streamed down his face, but he knew he had to move on. He does not look at Victor. He refuses to look at Victor.
"It was my sister who came to me and said that I could change. She had a makeup kit and started teaching me the basics. At the time, I met two very important people who taught me much more. And one day, I decided to change. I cut my own hair, I started using good products, and I took care of my food and my body. The change was surprising to others and very welcome. I studied, studied, and studied. I went to Detroit to study further. There I met my best friend, who came up with the idea of Eros. Many call the name Eros with Erotism, but my Eros comes from trust. Mine, yours, anyone involved with me. I can change. I can be better. I can be beautiful. No matter what, I can. This is something I always tell you to repeat in my videos. "
Yuuri takes a deep breath, raising his face and with that, making the tears mingle with the sweat that runs from his face. His hand still grips the shirt tightly, and Victor is frightened to see him gnash his teeth.
"But for me to study abroad, people important to me had to give up their savings. I was a risky bet for them, and yet they trusted me. It was very difficult, but I was able to return almost everything to them thanks to the competitions I won. I helped pay the debts and renovate a beauty salon, a dance hall, an ice-skating rink, and my family's inn in Hasetsu. Today's lesson is my story. Let her serve as an example for all. Many thanks to all who have accompanied me to this day. It has been a great pleasure to be here, teaching you techniques of personal beauty, knowing and trusting yourself and your feedback is something that makes me very happy. And with that, I finnish the last video of the channel. "
He approaches the camera and turns it off, falling to his knees and passing out there.
"Yuuri?" Victor asks, crying after what he has heard. "Yuuri!"
Celestino, Minako and Phichit appear. The couple takes Yuuri to the hospital and Phichit looks at Victor.
"This is the result of your ignorance and selfishness, Victor Nikiforov. Now, who are you to judge Eros and Yuuri Katsuki, huh? "He says, gritting his teeth. "You broke the most fragile heart that exists and if it was for me and everyone around here, You would be finished. But Yuuri apparently already dit it. I'll try, for him, to ask then not to talk about you. "
He takes a deep breath, picking up the camera.
"Now you have two things to choose from: Find a convincing way to apologize to him, or disappear from his life. What are you going to do?"
And with these options hammering his head and remorse for what he said, what can he really do?