The month of July passed. The Katsuki-Nikiforov family celebrated their first Canada day by going to Spruce Meadows for the fireworks show. Days passed and programs were refined and finished. Yuri even took a day off to go with his friends to the stampede. Yuuri, Viktor, and Alex went as well but gave Yuri and his friends' space by mostly sticking to the little kid rides. It also turned out to be a cheat day on their skating diets. With copious amounts of deep-fried everything, how could they not sample the wears. Training picked up as routines were perfected and costumes picked. Although even with all the work the little family still took time off on the weekends. They made trips to the amusement park and the lake. It was turning out to be one of the best summers of Yuri's life. He had even got his top surgery and was now one step closer to being 100% male! It was mid-August when Yuri was woken up to an exuberant Viktor shouting downstairs.

"APPROVED! APPROVED! APPROVED! YUURI WE GOT APPROVED!" Both men were hugging in the kitchen. Their cereal forgotten.

"What on Earth had got you two being so loud first thing in the morning?"

"The adoption papers went through and we're approved. Alex is officially ours!" cried Viktor. Yuuri just stood there with a dumb smile on his face.

"Let me guess, you'll find some way to celebrate." Viktor nodded while Yuuri silently made his way from the room. It wasn't quite time for Alex to wake up so when Viktor and Yuri realized that Yuuri wasn't in the room they worried. They found Yuuri having a panic attack in the bathroom.

"Yuuri, can you talk? Can you tell me what's wrong my love." Yuuri shook his head and curled further into a ball. Yuri was a bit scared. Until this point, he had never seen his Chichi have a full blown panic attack. He just wanted to make it better.

"Yuuri, can I touch you? Is that alright?" Yuuri continued to shake his head no. Now young Yuri wasn't one for listening to anybody. Too many other, this situation seemed like one where he should have listened, but this was Yuri Plisetsky. The Ice Tiger of Russia. Listening to others wasn't his strong suit. While Viktor was seated cross-legged on the floor a little bit away from his husband, Yuri crawled over and wrapped his arms around Yuuri. Yuuri jumped at the initial contact and tried to get away. Yuri held on tighter. Viktor looked surprised and was about to reprimand the boy when;

"Chichi. Please. Please." Choaked out Yuri. He was scared. He knew his Chichi struggled with mental illness but he'd never seen how it could truly get. Yuuri regained a bit of his senses and hugged his son close. Viktor moved a bit closer to hug his boys. He hated when Yuuri had panic attacks. He felt so helpless. All Viktor wanted to do was make it all better. They were lucky Alex slept like a log and most likely wasn't disturbed by all the commotion. They sat there on the white tiled floor with Yuuri hugging his son closer.

"My baby boy. I love you so much. I'm so sorry." Yuuri hugged him closer and wasn't going to let go anytime soon. Viktor had his arms around both of them and was the first to speak after a small pause.

"Yuuri, love, please tell me what's wrong."

"What if I screw up Alex so bad that they get hurt because of me?"

"Yuuri that would never happen."

"But what if it does. It would be all my fault and you and Yuri will leave me."

"Yuuri my love. Nothing like that will ever happen. And I will never leave you."

"Chichi, please don't worry. You haven't screwed me up. You've made my life better and I'm sure Alex can say the same." Yuuri hugged his son as tight as he could without hurting him. They stayed like that on the floor until Yuuri had calmed down enough for himself to stand up. When they made their way back to the kitchen they made Yuuri sit down at the counter. Viktor made up a better breakfast than the abandoned, soggy cereal, and Yurio went to wake up his younger sibling. When Yuri brought them down stairs Yuuri had painted a smile back on his face and gladly taken Alex onto his lap while Viktor cooked.

"Alex, we have a very special surprise for you." Said Viktor

"What is it?" Viktor reached for the other end of the counter for the papers that had made him so excited that morning.

"What's that?" asked Alex pointing at the papers.

"They're adoption papers Alex." commented Yuuri

"What's that mean?"

"It means that you are officially part of the family now Alex. We get to keep you forever!" shouted Viktor

"Yay!" The family sat there excitedly eating their breakfast. Viktor was brainstorming ways to celebrate. Yuri was texting the news to Beka. Yuuri was trying to keep everything under control.

From that hectic morning, the family did their normal routine. With less than 2 months till the GPF qualifiers, they needed to refine their programs. They ended up being at the rink for the majority of the day with a break for lunch. Because it was a special day, Alex got to bust out their new skates and slide around on the ice. This kid had some talent for a 5-year-old. Alex could already keep their balance half decent and was slowly mastering skating in a straight line. Viktor thought that they had a future champion on their hands. During practice Viktor could be seen on his phone and not paying attention. Yuri thought it was infuriating. One too many times he had to yell at him to start his music and to pay attention. After practice, however, his actions were explained.

"When we get home I want everybody to get into some nice clothes ok. I have a surprise."

And that's exactly what they all did when they got home. The three men dressed in suits, Alex dressed begrudgingly in a pink frilly dress that was sent from their family in Japan. Once all dressed they got back in the car. Viktor pulled up into the drive of a fancy restaurant. Viktor thought that a celebratory meal was in order and this seemed most appropriate. It was a fun meal with everyone being able to laugh and enjoy themselves. Even Yuuri let loose a bit. Although he didn't drink because he had to drive them all back home. It was an eventful day that was for sure.

I hope you all liked the chapter I base Yuuri's panic attacks off of my own. They suck but hopefully one day there will be less of a stigma around mental illness. Thank you for all the reviews. –Shadows