It was a nice day outside, the sky a bright blue and just a few light clouds in the sky. People walked over the hills and into the city. A slight wind had begun to pick up making their tunics rise a bit.

'Wait tunics? Why would people be wearing tunics?'

Yuri felt himself get up from the soft surface he was sitting on before jumping off and falling straight for the ground

' Am I going to die?!'

He felt himself stretch a muscle and before he knew it he was getting away from the ground and back up to the sky as he followed the people to the temple where huge statues of their Gods stood

' Am I flying!?'

He stood on top of the temple as he looked around and spotted his target: a brunet with a flower in her hair. He felt himself snap his fingers before a golden bow appear. Yuri tried to stop himself but continued to reach for an arrow out of his holder .

' What's going on? Why can't I control my body?!'

He positioned himself, making sure to have a good grip before releasing the arrow. Yuri tried to look away from the inevitable but witnessed the arrow dissolve as soon as it made contact on her skin.

'What the hell?'

The girl whipped her head around to see a rather average looking man as though he were a god . She was completely enamored. Had he caused that?

" Nice shot, as expected from you " he turned to see a young man with a heavenly glow standing next to him.

" Hello Nike, to what honor do I have to be in your presence?" he responded back

" There will be a meeting at Olympus for us at sunset. Hermes was busy with preparations so he sent me instead" the man, Nike he presumed, said with a tired sigh

" We deserve a vacation, like the humans do at times, don't you think?" he said as he sat down and watched the people walk about below them

' Nike, the God of Victory? And what do I mean like the human do?'

" That seems like asking for much Eros" he shook his head. He noticed the man's golden armor and the shield he had behind him

' Eros?! God of Sexual and Romantic love?! Why is he calling me that?'

" We've been working for centuries Nike, I do believe we deserve a break every now and then. I think we all do " he said before laying down and staring up at the blue sky. He heard a shuffle and turned to see Nike lying beside him.

" Do you think it would be nice to live as a human?" he asked suddenly

"... What has brought this up Eros?" Nike asked back

" Well we've lived for centuries and very few of the marriages with our kind work out. You've seen my beloved uncle and mother have you not?"

" I see your point but making them mortal would not change them, but then again love isn't in my jurisdiction" the man's black hair glistened against the sun's light as he faced Eros with the fondness of a companion

" I know, I'm sure you and Artemis are one of the few gods who have never had a lover, well my younger brother Anteros hasn't either" a smirk appeared on his lips as he uttered the words

" Ah yes who could forget your amount of lovers, if you can even call them that. I swear you can be just as bad as those two" a voice laughed in front of them. A male with dark hair hidden underneath a helmet and a pure white tunic said as he softly landed on the roof the two rested upon. Yuri made note of the golden sandals with wings that he wore.

" Hermes, I thought you were busy" Nike questioned the man with a single raised eyebrow

" Well I finished and decided to grace you with my presence before heading back to Olympus" the man, Hermes, winked before laying besides Eros

" You are one to talk Hermes, you've actually had children with those women" Eros retaliated with a playful smirk

"Hmpf. Let's see how you will be when you find the one or have your own child" Hermes chided back as Nike rolled his eyes at them

" If the Fates have decided then let it be" was all Eros said back

Yuri woke up to the sound of his alarm. He'd have to leave fairly early if he and Viktor were to make it to the competition

" What a strange dream… I can't even remember it" Yuri shook it out of his head. He had to focus today, it was the start of his new season. A season with Viktor as his coach.

" I've got to win today. Focus on the battle and nothing else" he muttered as he got up to change.

' This'll be a long few days' Yuri thought mournfully. Although it was just a regional competition the event lasted from September 25 til the 28. It was a small event so he doubted that there would be that many competitors in the first place but it did give skaters the chance to recover.

Yuri was place in the A group where he saw only three other competitors who all seemed both younger than himself and familiar with each other making the Japanese man self-conscious. Or more than he usually was. The one who stuck out the most to Yuri, or for a brief second, was a blond with a streak of red at the front, who was talking the most animatedly. The four men, or three teenagers and adult, were sat in order to chose their order. As Yuri stuck his hand in the bag he had a feeling that luck would not be on his side. He opened his fist to see a ball with a bold 1 at its center.

' Of course' he thought to himself sarcastically as he sat down almost not hearing the blond's enthusiastic " I got to see Yuri pick live!"

" Um…"

" What you don't remember me!?" the kid seemed pretty distressed before they called him up

" We've timed it so he'll peak at the Grand Prix Final. He can take it easy and just earn his personal best today!" Viktor announced to the group of reporters as Yuri stiffened

"I think I've told you a million times but in Nationals I did so badly that they thought I was injured but nothing was physically wrong with me, I was just mentally weak"

All Viktor said in reply was " Wow"

' Focus on yourself. Don't pay attention to to the battle at hand, not your surrounding' Yuri kept thinking as he went over his program. He's heard those words before but he can't remember where. He shuddered as he felt someone stare at him as he tried to skate away.

'Where's Viktor?!' Yuri thought as he looked for his coach before spotting Minako and Takeshi

"Shouldn't you be getting ready?" Minako asked

" I can't find Viktor" Yuri confessed with a nervous look before they heard a crowd of girls squealing

"I'd try there if I were you" Takeshi said as they saw the crowd grow

"I swear…" Yuri whispered before making his way to the crowd

" What are you wearing?" Yuri questioned his coach as all the females, and some males, around the perimeter fawned upon the silver haired Russian. He wore a clearly designer black suit with a white designer dress shirt underneath accompanied by a black silk tie. He was sure that the outfit was worth hundreds if not thousands of yen/dollars/euros or whatever currency Viktor had used.

" I'm debuting as your coach today and I must look the part for such a special occasion" Viktor said nonchalantly while adding a wink. The man seemed unfazed by the squeals and pictures taken of him.

Yuri was waiting besides Viktor as they finished cleaning up the ice. It would be the first time he'd perform both his Short Program and Free Skate for a competition. There was the Onsen On Ice event though that was only an exhibition for his SP.

" What should I say as your coach Yuri? Perhaps some motivating words?" Viktor asked as Yuri merely got on the ice for the warm-up. Yuri kept a serious face on as he went around the ice, planning out his jumps and spins once more. Once it was time for the skaters to get off the ice Yuri skated towards Viktor and drank some water from his bottle. Viktor seemed a bit… annoyed to Yuri who only gulped as he finished drinking.

" Turn around" the Russian commanded as the younger man made a questioning noise "Just do it"

Yuri did as he was told and gasped as he felt the Russian's arms encircle him from behind

"Skate as though you are trying to seduce me. If you can enthrall me then the audience will be easily captivated " Yuri thought he heard the Russian purr but set that thought aside as he nodded before making his way to the center.

'That's right. I am Psyche, the most beautiful human who made the Goddess of beauty jealous and captivated the playboy God'

"Representing Ice Castle Hasetsu, Katsuki Yuri" the announcer said through the speaker

' I'll show you all have captivating I truly am' he thought as the familiar guitar strums began

" Yuri was so cool! He was like a god!"

Yuri panted as he bowed to the audience. In his opinion it wasn't his best performance but it had been good for his first competition. As he turned to see his coach he was met with a mediocre face

" The first half was good but you were too focused on the jumps during the second half weren't you?"

" Right"

" Ah, that's the thing that messed you up. You know I don't like that sort of thing"

" Right, sorry"

" So Mr. Katsuki judging from today's performance, with a SP score that would make it to the top 10 worldwide, how do you think you'll do for tomorrow's Free Skate?" Moorooka asked as Yuri tried to come up with an answer

" Ah well-"

" I'm sure Yuri will get a perfect score tomorrow" Viktor cheerfully answered for him with his infamous heart-shaped smile. Yuri could still remember Viktor chastising him for not getting to the 100s because he was too focused on the jumps

" Yuri did you see my performance?" a excited voice came from behind and revealed the blond with red haired teenager. If only he remembered his name…

" Sorry I was busy with the interviews and missed the performances" Yuri answered much to the boy's despair. Yuri was never one to plainly ignore his competitors but during competitions like these it couldn't be helped at times

" And I even wore an outfit like your own " Lohengrin" performance from your senior debut!" the skater revealed an identical to the one Yuri had worn when he first won Japanese National a few years back

"Oh my god" he whispered as the boy looked expectantly " This is embarrassing " he whispered so only he could here. Well it turned out that the kid heard as well.

"Nothing about you is embarrassing Yuri! You're the best skater in Japan!" the kid said pointing at him as the camera zoomed in on them and reporter Morooka chimed

"I'm going to skate with all I've got and won't forgive you if you don't do the same!"

"It seems as though last year's third place national champion, Minami Kenjirou, has issued a challenge to skater Katsuki!"

Yuri could feel all the states coming his way as he remembered the kid. Kenjirou had managed to make it higher because Yuri had self destructed

'Ah crap… This is bad'

Yuri tied his skates as the men's Free Skate was about to begin. Although he originally planned to have three quads, Viktor thought it would be best to only do one quad. Yuri didn't bother to protest since he was thinking of Kenjirou's challenge

"I'm going to add a quad to my routine!" he could hear the skater cheer to the other competitors

"Really? You've never landed them in practice. I'll try too!"

"Me too!"

As he stood up he saw the younger skater smile at him, all he did was look forward, completely ignoring the devastated boy He had also missed Viktor's surprised look.

'Ignore your surroundings, focus only on yourself ' he thought as he made his way to the warm-ups. He came back to where Viktor was, who looked away .

"Yuri… How could you possibly motivate others if you can't even motivate yourself. I'm disappointed in you" he had all but slammed the skate guards and walked away

'What just happened ?!'

"Representing Hakata Skating Club, Minami Kenjirou "

Yuri could see the teen fidget as his coach spoke to him. It was a scene he was all too familiar with. The nervousness was as clear as day.

'He's still new to the senior division after all. I remember being like that, well I'm still like that… maybe I could help'

"Good luck Minami-kun!" Yuri screamed by the barrier as Kenjirou began to skate away. The boy looked around and locked eyes with Yuri before giving him one of the brightest smiles he's seen.

"Took you long enough " Viktor quietly chuckled

Kenjirou's Program captivated the audience although he was rather inconsistent if Yuri was honest.

' Reminds me of my first few years ' he thought as the boy managed to land a quadruple toe-loop but failed during a triple Salchow. The skater looked like he was having fun…

Yuri knew what he had to do as he made his way to a closet and began to stretch.

When Yuri came back inside he saw Minami cheering for the second to last skater. He gave the boy an unexpected and but too forceful slap on the back. The boy whimpered but looked at him with admiring eyes.

" You look divine in that outfit" Viktor told him as he was handed Yuri's official JSF jacket

"Thanks"

They were doing some last minute checks to make sure everything was in place when Viktor noticed his chapped lips

"Your lips are chapped, here let me just" Viktor had opened his highly expensive lip balm and brushed his finger along Yuri's lips

" Thanks"

"Do your best" Viktor whispered as the two proceeded to hug before the previous skater got off of the ice.

"I heard he was going to decrease the number of quads but.." Minako said as she watched Yuri circle around the ice

"He hates compromising" Takeshi ended

"Skater Katsuki has had his music for his FS composed by an acquaintance, which is about his skating career adequately named Yuri On Ice " reporter Morooka announced as Yuri got on the center.

He looked down onto the ice before closing his eyes, signaling his start.

As the piano's melody began he slowly opened his eyes , bringing his hands up slowly to his chest , raising his chin along with it. He began to spread his arms apart before beginning his step sequence. This was symbolic to his career and how he felt like he was alone.

'I hate compromising ' Yuri thought as he landed a Quad-Double instead of Quad-Triple. The audience cheered but he merely focused on the ice before going for a flying sit spin. Yuri went in for a Quad Salchow but fell out, quickly picking himself up and continuing the program

' Focus !' he thought as he continued with his step sequence . He saw the blurry figures of the audience as he transitioned to when Viktor came to become his coach. He felt too stiff as he went into a Camel spin.

'I wonder how it felt like to have fun while skating'

He landed a triple loop before going into an outside spread eagle and Ina Brauer. The second half, symbolizing his discovery of love, began but he just felt a rush of excitement and impatience .

He quickly transitioned into a Triple Axel, his signature jump, with a perfect landing. Yuri went in for a Triple Flip but his landing was shaky

'Have fun for once. This is just the first run after all' Yuri thought shaking away his nerves . Yuri took off for his triple-single-triple combination but had to touch down to prevent himself from falling yet no one dared to look away

'Just dance on the ice'

A double flip followed by another one. Yuri's intricate step sequence captivated the audience as he seemed to dance on the ice, easily gliding his feet across. The light shimmered against his outfit's rhinestones. It's shimmer made people believe it was the cause for light coming from behind him.

'Let's add a quad' as Yuri took off he saw a light coming from his back before slamming his face on the barrier.

'I thought I told you to make it a Triple for the points' Viktor thought as he shook his head , hearing the competitors and audience wince in sympathy as Yuri quickly recovered

'He's disobeyed so many orders, I wonder who he takes over being so rebellious ' Yuri went from a sit spin with a twist into a broken leg spin. As Yuri ended he carried where his heart would be with his left hand and extended his right arm which pointed straight at Viktor.

'Oh it's me!'

The audience got quiet before loud cheers were heard though few noticed the blood beginning to trickle down from Yuri's nose.

Yuri felt a stare coming from behind him as he waved to the audience, turning around to see Viktor facepalm before spreading his arms open for a hug . Yuri smiled, tears beginning to gloss his eyes, as he felt an extra force while he jumped off the ice but Viktor moved out of the way.

"Oh, be careful with the blood!"

" Katsuki Yuri's Free Skate score is 165.2. Total score is 298.8" the announcer's voice ring out as cheers began

"That's your highest score Yuri! I knew you could do it. At this rate you'll be able to get in the 300s in no time!" Viktor hugged Yuri after helping him with his bloody nose and finished chastising him for disobeying his orders.

" Yuri!" the two turned around to see Kenjirou who seemed to be shaking in excitement " You completely beat me but I want to skate against you in the Grand Prix series one day! So please wait for me" Yuri couldn't help but smile as he patted the teenager's head

"I'll be seeing you at Nationals, I hope to see you've improved even more by then "

"Yeah!"

"Now do you believe me?" the blond stranger said as she walked out of the ice rink along with two identical looking men who seemed to be in their mid to late 20s

" It really is him-"

"- Those wings gave it away" the two finished each other's sentences

" And to think we've been tormenting that human for some time"

"What do you want us to do about it?"

" I want you two to find a way to bring him back, bring them both back" she merely stated as doves began to surround her

"That's easier said than done mother " they both replied

"I'll leave it to you two to do it until further notice . Ask the girls to help if you need it"

"Why can't you do it mother?" one of them began to complain

"Because as you know Hermes is also gone and the council is busier than ever"

"Well now-""- Whose fault is that?"

"How the fuck did he manage to do that?" Yuri said as he watched the screen of his phone to the moment when Japanese Yuri slammed his face on the barrier. The video never made it to YouTube but it went on this thing called NicoNico, which was apparently like a Japanese YouTube according to Yuko, and she had forwarded it to him.

"Ouch, now that had to hurt " Mila said as she peeked over the younger boy's shoulder

" I'm surprised he managed to finish that performance " Yuri thought out loud as Mila hummed, the two watching as he went into the last few spins.

"Well he is a professional after all, plus he's had years of experience. You would probably die of shame and embarrassment before finishing that program" Mila laughed as Yuri began to curse her out in Russian when the video ended revealing Yuri with his final pose and bloody nose. The Russian teen smirked as he began composing a new text

Katsudon

Did it hurt?

What hurt?

When you face planted against the barrier ! Lol

Agh you saw! Σ（ﾟдﾟlll）

Yeah you loser

So mean Yurio !(´༎ຶོρ༎ຶོ`)

"Now presenting this season's theme is Katsuki Yuri" reporter Morooka said as Yuri stared at his board with a blush

" Katsuki-san if you may?" the reporter asked nervously. Yuri took a deep breath before placing his board down revealing the characters for "Love". Yuri grabbed the microphone before beginning

" This year I've chosen the theme of Love . Although I've been surrounded by the support of the people who love me I never paid much attention the the concept. After Viktor became my coach life became exciting and colorful again. We have an intricate bond that I can't exactly put a name to but I've decided to name it love. So this season I'll show the world how strong our love is by making it to the podium for the Grand Prix series, no, by winning gold at the GPF!"

As the others surrounded the screen Viktor couldn't help but think out loud

"Yuri we'll burn that tie and get a new one before going to China"