Yuri was home alone, well not exactly. He had Alex and no adult supervision. You see his Papa and Chichi were back in Japan for the NHK Trophy. Viktor was competing and Yuuri had gone as his coach. So Yuri had to juggle getting him and Alex to school every day. Yuuri had put pre-prepared meals in the freezer so that they didn't starve or burn down the house trying to cook. Yuuri also told them to call every night to make sure that they were all ok. So Yuri was home alone, and what do teenagers who are home alone do? They call up and invite over their friends. And that's what Yuri did. After school on the second night, his parents were away, Yuri picked up Alex from school and they rode the bus back home from the train station. Yuri immediately got some food in the oven and got a plethora of snacks from the cabinet.

"Yuri, what cha doin?" asked Alex.

"Hey, Alex… can you keep a secret from Papa and Chichi?"

"Chichi said not to keep secrets." Alex shook their head.

"Well… some secrets are good to keep like surprises." Yuri hesitated." This is a good secret."

"Promise?"

"I promise."

"Ok, what is it?"

"After dinner, I'm having my friends over to play games. You can play with us too." He told them in the hope that including his younger sibling would result in the secret being kept.

"Yay! I like games!"

"So you'll keep this a secret?"

"Yup yup yup." Yuri breathed out a sigh of relief. That went better than it did in his head.

"Ok, let's call Papa and Chichi, and remember not to tell" He mimed zipping his lips shut. The universal symbol for keeping quiet. Alex repeated the action with a giggle of amusement.

The phone call went well. Yuuri informed the kids that Viktor was in first place after the sort program. Alex was over excited and wanted their parents to come back home with a gold medal. Yuri kept Alex from revealing the secret. After they hung up Yuri got all the snacks and games ready while Alex "helped". When the doorbell rang Yuri got up to let his friends in. He was proud that this get together wasn't going to get out of control.

"Hey guys, come on in!" said Yuri exuberantly. Olivier, Sam, Thomas, and Chris entered the house. Immediately the group of friends ran down to the basement where Alex was sitting with the Nintendo Switch and surrounded by snacks. Little did they know it but this night would turn out to be one of the more memorable nights for young Alex.

Yuri led his group of friends down stairs to the basement where Alex was sitting. All of Yuri's friends were familiar with Alex and didn't bat an eye at the five-year-old sitting in the large blanket fort with them. The group spent the night playing various party games and eating junk food. Lucky for them it wasn't a school night. What the teens failed to notice was that maybe keeping Alex up till two am was the biggest mistake in the world. Now having spent time living in the street meant that Alex was no stranger to not getting sleep, but having had their own bed and a roof over their head for the past few months had Alex sleeping more regularly. Having rowdy teenagers and way too much sugar had this new sleep schedule all messed up.

"Yuuuuri. I looove yooooou." Exclaimed a very tired Alex.

"Yuri… shouldn't you be sending them to bed?" muttered Sam.

"Shit, you're right! Alex time your you to go to bed."

"No!"

"Alex you have to go to bed."

"NO! " screamed the tiny child.

"Alex, let's use our inside voice please." And it was with this that Yuri understood what a big mistake he had made. Alex was tired and pumped full of sugar. It was like a volcano waiting to blow. It was time to bring out the big guns.

"Alex, do you need me to call Papa and Chichi?" Alex's eyes widened if Yuri called Papa and Chichi them they could get in big big trouble for being up this late.

"No, please don't call."

"Then how about we go to bed then?" Yuri had never seen anybody move that fast, not even a speed skater. The rest of the weekend went smoothly. Alex was on their best behavior and both children were more than thrilled to learn that Viktor had won gold at his event and would be progressing with Yuri to the GPF. All that was left was for Yuri to score well at his last event and the whole family would be going to the GPF. When Yuri and Viktor arrived back home, Alex and Yuri kept their lips tightly sealed about Yuri having his friends over and Alex staying up till two in the freaking morning. But there was little time for stories and sharing. Yuri had to prepare hard for his last event and was determined to win.

Hello friends, sorry it's been so long. I've been working as a camp counselor all summer and man does that drain you. I honestly have so many crazy stories from camp that I could publish a small book. Kids say the craziest things. Some of my favourites include; I love being pregnant, I'm covered in crabs, and it's ok, it's just borax. Well enough about me, camp is just wrapping up, I have two more weeks left and should be back up and running before long. As always my Tumbler is lupinthealchemist and the tag is the story title. I'll post again soon. -Shadows