Seung Gil Lee was walking to his hotel room when he heard a painful scream followed by a loud thump two rooms down. If he remembered correctly then it belonged to Yuri Katsuki of Japan. He was certainly competition especially for his step sequences and raw emotion he was able to put out on the ice, something Seung Gil was not able to do.
' Maybe something's wrong… It would be humane to go and check just in case' Seung Gil sighed as he put away his card and walked to the door and began knocking.
" Katsuki, are you alright in there? I'm Seung Gil Lee, the Korean skater, and I heard a scream coming from in here" he said but heard nothing
" Seung Gil? Did you hear the scream too?" he looked to see Sara Crispino holding hands with Mila Babicheva
" Yes, I suppose that's why you're here?" Seung Gil said as they nodded
" Yeah, Vitya had to leave for an urgent matter" Mila said implying what needed to be said; Yuri was alone.
Mila tried opening the door as Sara continued calling out and knocking
' He could be hurt' he thought as the need for the door to open became grave seeing as he was still unresponsive even as the light to his room was still on.
" Let me try something" Seung Gil said as Mila let him grab the handle as he began to concentrate on the door opening, jiggling the doorknob every now and then. They suddenly heard a click and Seung Gil threw the door open with an unexpected scene.
Yuri Katsuki lied faced down on the floor with only his boxers on. A giant blackish purple bruise was in the middle of his back and his body was still wet but unmoving, though his hair was being moved due to the fully open window and letting in the cold Russian air.
" YURI!" the two girls yelled as they rushed to his side with Seung Gil right next to them
" Is he?" Sara's eyes began to water as Seung Gil quickly checked for a pulse and sighed in relief.
" He's out cold but he's alive. He's wet but that could be from the shower he just took or from the pain" Seung Gil informed as the girls also seemed relieved
" We should close the windows for now" Mila said as Sara got up and closed it making the room slightly warmer
" Sara are you alright?!" they turned to see Michele Crispino looking shocked to see Yuri on the floor " Merda, him too?"
" Mickey! What do you mean by him too?" Sara asked concerned
" We found the Russian Yuri like that too in the elevator"
" WHAT!?" Mila said bolting up and demanding that Michele explain what happened
" C'mon Mickey, let's play frisbee" Emil begged as they were walking to see if they could find Sara. Michele left to get his charger with Emil and when he came back his sister was gone.
" Why do you want to play such a childish game?" he asked annoyed as they couldn't find Sara anywhere
" It's fun! Just throw it and I'll catch it" Emil said enthusiastically as Michele decided to comply for the man child
" Alright here ya go" Michele said throwing it once Emil was a few yards away, neither noticing the sudden opening of the window as the frisbee went faster and hit Emil on his forehead. The impact threw Emil off causing him to trip on the floor and fall on his back
" Are you alright?!" Michele asked as he rushed to the man's side and his heart thumping uncontrollably. As the man groaned Michele couldn't help but think that this had happened before except the result had been much more fatal than now.
" I'm fine but that was some killer wind" he said getting up and rubbing his head
" Let me see your bruise" Michele asked hesitantly before seeing it was only light and caused a red mark. He took off his necklace and placed it over Emil instead
" Mickey?" Emil asked curiously as he could see the man blush. He recognized the necklace as something that the twins wore and never took off or at least it had seemed so
"Just keep in on for now" was all the Italian responded as Emil began to feel a warmth in his heart.
" Okay. Maybe Sara went upstairs to check up on your coach or something" Emil suggested as Michele nodded and the duo began to head for the elevator when they bumped into the boisterous Jean-Jacques Leroy
"What are you doing here JJ?" Emil asked curiously as Michele had an arm slinked over him
"I'm gonna go talk with my par-coaches before hitting the hay" he laughed off his almost slip up "But this thing is taking forever" he said clearly annoyed. Emil decided to give it a go and pressed the already lit button but nothing occurred and he decided to give it another go. As he continued to press the up button they heard something jolt and the indicator to their floor suddenly lit up but the doors had yet to open.
"That's strange" Michele said as he peered through the slight opening that was beginning to happen and saw blond hair on the floor
" I think someone's stuck in there" he declared as the other two skaters began thumping on the door
"Hey, are you okay in there?" JJ asked as no response came
"Let's try opening the door" Emil said as he and Michele tried opening the door but only managed a little nudge. They could only see tuft of blond hair that covered the person's face
"Stand back boys, let the king handle it" the two looked at each other before shrugging and letting JJ go at it. He cracked his knuckles before sliding his fingers between the doors and beginning to pull them away. His muscles began to show more and more with the effort it took to open the doors until they were finally fully open
"And that's… how the king does it" the man panted a bit
" What are you some sort of Hercules?" Michele asked shocked as Emil looked impressed
" No time for talk let's see who's in there" JJ said as the two went in and moved the hair to see it was the Russian Yuri, only he was unmoving.
"Is he dead?!" Emil screamed as Michele placed his ear next to the teen's heart and heard a weak thumping
"He's alive" was all he said as JJ looked shocked
" What do you think happened?" he asked as the two tried to look around for any evidence
"Hey look at this" Emil said and pointed out a crimson lipstick stain on the teen's forehead. They suddenly heard screams coming from down the hall
"That could be the attacker striking again" JJ said as Michele recognized one of the voices
" That's Sara!" he said getting up " Call an ambulance and hotel staff" Michele suddenly began to dash away
" Where are you going?" Emil yelled back
" To find Sara" he yelled back
" I'll go find his coach you stay here" JJ told Emil as he ran towards the stairs
"What's going on?" Emil whispered to himself before shaking his head and pressing the emergency button
" Hello, we found the Russian competitor Yuri Plisetsky lying on the floor of the elevator and we need an ambulance"
" Oh Yura" Mila said giving a longing look to the door as Sara nodded before the girl dashed out to check on her rinkmate
" Do you think we should turn him around to see if he also has one?" Michele asked as Seung Gil looked unsure
" That bruise looks painful" Sara muttered as the Korean man nodded in agreement
" Let's just slowly turn him over" Seung Gil said as the twins nodded and the three of them slowly turned over the Japanese man
" I see it" Sara said as she pointed to the side of his lip where a bit of the crimson lipstick made a lip mark
" It's the same as the Russian Yuri's one" Michele nodded
" Then it's most likely the same person" Seung Gil concluded
" But who would do such a thing" Sara wondered as Min So Park and Lilia Baranovskaya rushed into the room
" So what they said is true" Lilia muttered before making her way in with grace one did not usually have in such a situation. Min So began worrying if Seung Gil was alright but he ignored her and gave abrupt responses
" What happened?" the woman demanded as Sara and Seung Gil spoke up and recounted their story
The ambulance came and was able to take in both skaters as Yakov and Lilia left with them in the ambulance. Sara, Michele, Mila, Emil, Seung Gil and JJ all followed after them in a taxi they hailed after being asked many questions by the Russian police, everyone but Mila needing a translator to help.
" We're here to check on Yuri Katsuki and Yuri Plisetsky" Mila said in a hushed voice as word had yet to get out that the two had been, what they believed to be, assaulted. The nurse seemed surprised but quickly wrote down the rooms for her ; E R1519 and the room before it E R1517
" The E is for the fifth floor " she whispered in English " We get a lot of foreigners and it's easier for them" she explained as the group thanked her and they were off to the elevators
" You think they're alright?" Sara asked concerned though no one could know for sure. Once they reached the fifth floor their steps echoed in the surreal silence that laid in the hospital making Emil shivver. They found Lilia and Yakov talking with some doctors between the doors that marked R1519 and R1517. The conversation continued for a while before they thanked the doctors and they left
" How are they?" they had asked together while trying to be quiet
" They're out cold for now" Lilia told them " But the doctors said that they should be fine"
" Have you told Vitya yet?" Mila looked at Yakov as the man looked unsure, it was a look rarely seen on his face
" I'm not sure if we should" he confessed as Lilia nodded
" But that's his student" JJ argued
" It's better that he learn now rather than from the media" Seung Gil agreed
" But we rushed him out of here because of another emergency" Mila rebuddled
" Enough" Lilia said as they all stood quietly " We will inform Viktor once they give us the all clear that his dog is well or when Katsuki wakes"
" What about the competition?" the twins asked at the same time
" I don't think they'll be ready to compete for tomorrow" Emil confessed as the others nodded
" We've informed the ISU along with the FFKKR and JSF about the current situation but they have yet to tell us anything" Yakov said before they all got a notification on their phones :
After hearing about an attack that injured two of the competitors for the Senior Men's Rostelecom Cup the ISU has decided to postpone the competition as a precaution while investigations are being made. Should the competitors make a full recovery by the time the competition will be continued they will be allowed to compete though any replacement sent in by the Japanese Skating Union (JSF) and the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FFKKR) risks the chance of not making it to the Grand Prix Final in Barcelona due to short notice though arrangements will be made if that may be the case. We are sorry for the inconvenience and will inform all competitors and coaches when the competition will be restarted.
Sincerely ,
President of the ISU
" So I guess that settles that" Seung Gil said as he tucked away his phone
" What do we do now?" Emil asked. It was approaching midnight soon but seeing as they had no competition tomorrow no one felt compelled to leave soon.
" Now we let them rest and wait for them to wake up" Lilia announced as the others nodded. A nurse came over to them after an hour or so of them checking up on the two skaters to see if they were both awake yet.
" If you want we have a room for the patient's' family down the hall where you can stay for the night" he shyly suggested before going in to check on Yuri's vitals.
The group looked at each other, the men looking a lot more tired than the women due to their earlier skate, before deciding to go and get some rest.
" Are you two coming?" Mila asked
" We'll stay here in case anything happens" Yakov told her and waved her off
" Go and get some rest Mila, it's been a stressful day" Lilia told her and placed a hand on her shoulder as Mila nodded and bid them goodbye.
" So what do you think this means Yakov?" she asked after a few minutes of silence
" I don't know Lilia, but whatever will happen will cause a change in them that's for certain" he said as they stared at the two doors before them.
" Eros, my dear, what's wrong?" Aphrodite stood behind her youngest son, Eros, as he sat amongst the clouds and looking down at the mortal world. Eros only sighed at his mother and made himself into a little golden circle as he hugged himself with his wings.
" Nothing is wrong mother" he peaked from behind his wings to see the goddess look at him with a face that showed how unconvinced she was
" Eros, you mustn't lie to your mother" she said disapprovingly as the boy sighed. Aphrodite looked over to see what her son was looking at to see a group of mortal children playing along.
" Well mother it's just that- well I have no one to play with" Eros started, his chocolate with specs of gold eyes looking up at her " My older siblings all spend time with father than they do here and would rather practice sparring or other activities than spend time with me" he ended sadly, tears fighting to not spill from his eyes which looked much like his father's
" Oh my dearest" the goddess went to hug her youngest. His words were true as Eros was the only child she had beared with Ares whose jurisdiction was solely hers; most of the others had to do with war such as the twins, Phobos and Deimos, who followed after their father.
" Do not fret, my youngest, for I shall make it so that you never feel lonesome anymore" the goddess carried her young one and carefully caressed his golden wings until he fell into a restful sleep. She chuckled, caressing his dark locks of hair, as she carried him back to her section of the heavens where she placed him on a soft bed of clouds. Carefully she placed a single kiss on his forehead before walking away.
" Now to make some arrangements" she smirked as an idea came into her head.
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" Eros please come here" Aphrodite asked her son as he flew over to where his mother stood carrying something in her arms. From what Eros could see it was silver colored.
" What is it mother?" he asked curiously wondering what it was his mother held and why she called for him
" I would like to introduce you to someone" Aphrodite said and placed the silver bundle down. Slowly the silver bundle opened up, revealing the silver to be wings, showing a child with golden locks and blue-green eyes matching her own. The child appeared as though he could be a sprite, even his wings matched the shape of a butterfly's. The child looked up to him curiously as he looked back. For a mortal the child seemed to be four while Eros seemed to be six or seven.
" Eros, this is your new brother, Anteros" Aphrodite introduced the two boys. Anteros seemed rather shy as he got closer to Aphrodite and tucked in his wings. Meanwhile Eros smiled brightly with excitement and extended his golden wings, catching the sun's light and Anteros' attention at the same time.
" Hello, I am Eros" Eros said extending a hand towards Anteros, who looked at Aphrodite then back at Eros before receiving a nod from his mother. The younger god slowly took the older one's hand
" I am Anteros" the younger whispered shyly, opening up his feathered wings in the process.
" Can you fly?" Eros questioned. Anteros' wings were smaller than his own but it wouldn't affect his flight if Hermes' sandals were anything to go by though it seemed like the boy had not tried using them for their purpose as he seemed curious at the concept.
" Fly?" Anteros asked curiously as he looked up at Aphrodite who lightly laughed before signaling to look back at his older brother. Eros nodded before slowly beginning to flutter his wings, his feet leaving the clouds and keeping himself a few feet above them. By the look on Anteros' face it seemed that the young god was mesmerized but seemed hesitant. Eros slowly descended until he was a few inches above the clouds and extended his hand towards his new sibling.
" Take my hand. Do not fret, I will not let you fall" Eros smiled at his younger brother who gave his own smile back
"Let's begin with moving your wings. Flutter them like this"
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Anteros was still new to the whole existing thing and had yet to learn the many gifts of life. However, he was never uninformed as he had his older brother Eros to help him understand the things he had difficulties comprehending.
"What's that?" Anteros asked as he gazed down at a hole in the clouds
"Those are mortals" Eros started, using some of his powers to zoom in on the people " They age faster than us and can easily die, that is why they refer to us as immortal or gods. Our powers surpass that of their own"
" But how can they stand having such a fraGile life?" Anteros question as a child fell, scraping their knees and letting blood flow from them. The child seemed like they were about to cry, unshed tears gleaming in their eyes.
"That are much stronger than you would think my little brother" Eros ruffled his brother's golden locks
"Mortals live day by day not knowing what it will bring but do whatever it takes to survive, yet their sole existence does not rely on surviving. Every day brings new meaning to life" Eros concluded as they watched the child get up, wash the blood away, and continue playing with the children he was with .
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"Eros and Anteros, come forward" the two brothers were growing up and their bodies were currently those of teenagers. They didn't think they did anything particularly mischievous to be called up to Olympus where the Pantheon were (Which also happened to have their parents and basically most of their family).
"Do you think this has to do with us meddling with the humans?" Anteros question as his brother shrugged
" Perhaps it's because our powers are developing" Eros suggested. Their powers had to do with love, similarly to their mother, though in different aspects. Eros had control over sexual love, being able to make anyone fall in love with the first thing they lay eyes on, while Anteros dealt more with love returned.
They walked into the room where the gods all started down at them from their seats. They looked at their parents for answers and while Ares hid his emotion, Aphrodite seemed excited. They stood at the center where they waited for someone to say something. Finally the man at the center spoke.
"Eros and Anteros, you have proven time and time again that you are truly sons of Aphrodite by showing your powers of love. The pantheon have decided it is time for you to go down to the mortal world and begin your jobs as gods" Zeus' voice echoed as loud as thunder in the room. The brothers we're both relieved and excited of the thought. Zeus snapped his fingers and Hephaestus nodded and appeared before them.
"For you, Eros" Hephaestus took out a golden necklace, placing it over Eros' neck. It had a single charm in the shape of a bow and arrow. Hephaestus gestured for the younger god to press it and the charm began to glow . Eros hesitantly pressed it before it grew into a full sized golden bow with a bag of golden arrows that appeared strapped on his back.
"For you, Anteros" Hephaestus said repeating the gesture, instead giving Anteros a lead necklace. His necklace transformed into a lead colored bow and set of arrows.
"These arrows will absorb your powers and do your bidding. Eros," Hephaestus started turning toward the older one " your arrows will have the ability to make anyone fall in love with the first thing they see and will also make them fall out of love" Eros nodded at the instructions
"Anteros," he turned at the younger one " Your arrows have the ability to punish those who have mocked love given to them" Anteros nodded. Eros and Anteros held their bows with the heavy responsibility before Zeus laughed loudly and their parents came forward. Their mother gave them a tight hug while their father only gave a proud smile.
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" That's 10 for us and 0 for you two" Eros laughed at the annoyed looking twins as he and Anteros celebrated their victory. They may delve into the powers of love and all that but they were still sons of Ares, god of War, meaning they did have some skill when it came to weaponry. It just so happened that their forte was archery which they were currently competing against them.
" Let's see how you feel when we do some sparring" Phobos sneered at him as Anteros shook his head
"Just accept this defeat brothers. We each have our own skill after all" Anteros explained
" You two are just scared of getting your feathers ruffled" Deimos taunted as the two arched up their wings higher.
" You are going down" Anteros challenged as he and Eros pressed their gauntlets, given by Hephaestus, and turned them into shields.
" Ready when you are" Phobos said as Deimos tossed them a sword each.
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" I'm telling you Anteros, you should at least consider meeting Nike. He's a pretty cool god after all" Eros told his brother as they looked down at the mortals walking around from above a cloud
" I think I can do without it" Anteros replied. Just then they heard a splash coming from nearby and saw a man trying to get out of a fountain as a woman was stepping on some roses while she laughed at his rather pathetic looking attempt of getting out. To top it all off it seemed like her friends accompanied her in laughing at the poor man.
" Ugh disgusting" Eros said and shook his head " He could do better"
" Time to get to work" Anteros murmured and grabbed one of his lead arrows, aiming right at the woman's chest. Silently he released the arrow, hitting right at the woman's heart. She suddenly stopped laughing as the man got out and began walking away. They could not hear but it seemed as though she was begging for forgiveness. The man only glared before she launched herself into the fountain.
" That seems to have done the trick" Eros commented
" I just do not have the time to get involved with other gods or spirits the way you do Eros" Anteros explained as he continued looking on to see if there were any other situations he should handle. Eros just sat annoyed at his younger brother, he was as stubborn as he and their parents were.
" I just want you to meet Nike, you don't have to get romantically involved if you do not wish to" Eros sighed exaserated
" I'll think it over" Anteros said after a while
" Thank you. Dionysus wanted to speak to me about something so I must be off" Eros said and straightened out his tunic
" I wouldn't be too keen on staying too long with him" Anteros told his brother as he shot another arrow without looking
" And why would you say that?" Eros questioned as he stretched out his golden wings.
" Rumor has it that there is a princess in a town not that far away who is taking worshippers away from mother's temple" Anteros said with a slight snicker. They knew exactly how… petty their mother could get at times.
"I'll be sure to keep that in mind" Eros winked before flying away to see what that man wanted.
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" This is some of your best wine yet, Dionysus" Eros complimented as he, Hermes, Apollo, Artemis and (a rarely seen companion) Hecate drank his latest concoction.
" Thank you my dear friends" the drunk god said as he waved to them.
" Oh Hermes" Apollo said suddenly, catching their attention " I need you to deliver this to the oracle" he handed Hermes a ball of light which the god put away in his satchel
" What is it?" hecate asked curiously
" It's a " Apollo explained. As he did Eros' gauntlet began to glow a hot pink, the youngest god sighing. He downed the rest of the wine before getting up
" Well my friends, this was fun and all but it seems like duty calls" Eros winked before snapping his fingers and disappearing.
" Why does he fly when he could just teleport away?" Hecate wondered aloud while the other gods shrugged
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"So you need me to go down to earth and make a mortal, Psyche?, fall in love with the most hideous creature " Eros summarized his mother's angry rant in a sentence as she nodded
" I know you could do such a feat my dearest" she happily clapped as Eros nodded
" I will make it so mother"
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" So you pricked yourself with one of your arrows when you were supposed to make that girl fall in love?" Anteros lamely asked and shook his head at the older one's antics, Eros currently rubbing where his arrow had stabbed him
"N-No! I was trying to see who the lucky lady was by sneaking up to her window. I must admit that her beauty is breathtaking, so much so it startled me and that happened" Eros explained embarrassed to have had his weapon used against him by himself.
" So now you are in love with her" Anteros began " What now?" he asked
" I will take her for myself of course" Eros said determinedly
" You do remember that she is a mortal and you are a god, right?"
"It will be alright brother" Anteros said trying to soothe both his brother's burn and heartbreak after Aphrodite left to do Zeus knows what.
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" I love her but she has betrayed me" Eros whimpered
" Surely you would understand why she would do so; after all you were basically an invisible monster to her. Psyche was just curious as to see who you truly were" Anteros tried explaining as Eros seemed to be understanding her reasons
" I believe you may be right Anteros" Eros said as his burn began to ease, if anything it should go away within an hour or less. Anteros' gauntlet began flashing rapidly
" I must go brother but please do not let your chance of true love go to waste" Anteros said before leaving his brother behind on the highest room of their castle.
" Perhaps I should give her a second chance…" Eros thought aloud but before he could put much thought to it he could hear the door being locked shut and the windows grew metal bars.
" What is the meaning of this!?" he said trying to break the bars on the windows. If he tried teleporting away he would only reappear back inside
" Do not worry my son, I will take care of the wench" Aphrodite cooed from outside before vanishing away
" Mother!"
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"I say this was a happy ending for this lovely couple" Zeus boomed as Eros and Psyche glowed brilliantly after sipping on the ambrosia, making them equals and completing the wedding ceremony.
" Hahaha you've finally been tied down Eros" Hermes laughed merrily as he hugged his close friend and his new wife.
" I suppose so Hermes" Eros laughed along
" So when are the children coming?" Dionysus joined in
" We've already started working on it" Eros winked as Psyche blushed
" Of course you did" Anteros joined in on the festivities.
" I must say that mother's face during the ceremony was amusing" Eros joked as the others joined in. Another god soon entered the room, catching Eros' attention.
" Nike!" he called out and beckoned him over
" Congratulations Eros" his friend smiled
" I see word travels fast" Anteros said as they laughed. Nike stared at the younger god as his wings shone against his godly glow
" Nike, this is my younger brother Anteros, god of Love Requited and Avenger of Love Unrequited. Anteros this is Nike, god of Victory" Eros introduced with a wink as the two shook hands but seemed mesmerized by each other's eyes. The other gods looked on knowingly before Hermes decided to end the moment with a cough.
" Have you met Eros' beautiful wife?" Hermes said loudly as he saw Aphrodite nearby. It seemed like she was slowly getting over Psyche marrying her son, however, Eros and Anteros knew that Aphrodite would still hold a grudge over the new immortal, they just hoped she'd get over it after a few centuries.
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" So it seems you are spending quite a bit of time with my brother" Eros told Nike as watched over one of the mortals' races, it seemed like they were racing. Nike had been surprised and caused the one in the lead to trip and lose his lead, now in third.
" What of it?" he questioned, trying to sound uninterested although Eros knew better.
" Oh nothing, just remember that I'm an excellent archer, Fear and Terror are our brothers, father is the God of War and that mother is a very petty goddess" Eros said as he shot a man who watched the race straight in the heart without sparing a glance as his gaze went to the man who jumped from third to first and gained a bigger lead than before.
" I'll keep that in mind" Nike gulped as the man reached the finish line.
"Excellent, I would hate to see my younger brother in emotional distress because of a friend of mine" Eros smiled at his friend although it did not help to ease the feeling of being threatened from Nike.
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" I am with child, my dear"
Eros could barely contain his happiness as his wife told him these words, quickly embracing Psyche as her cerulean eyes sparkled with joy and unshed tears and flying them up in a twirl.
" You have made me the happiest god for the second time, my angel", Eros did not hesitate in decorating Psyche's face full of kisses, "You never cease to surprise me"
" I do know that you enjoy these surprises" Psyche laughed " I have been told that our child shall be a girl"
"Hedone, I think it would be a befitting name for our daughter" Eros smiled as Psyche nodded in agreement.
" Just wait until mother finds out" Eros and Psyche shared a laugh
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" Hedone does sound like a good name, brother" Anteros said as he along with Hermes, Nike, Artemis, Apollo, Dionysus, Hecate, Astraeus, Eos and Thanatos gathered around in Eros' castle of a home while Zephyrus tended to their needs. Eros couldn't help but notice the eyes his brother kept giving him as Zephyrus got close to Apollo, who kept glaring at him.
' It will be fine, besides, he must follow my every order as punishment for his crime' Eros sent a telepathic message to Anteros, who did not seem so sure but relented anyway.
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" I do not know if I shall be a good father for my child" Eros said as he and Hermes were flying among the birds.
" What makes you say that?" Hermes looked at his companion questioningly
" What should a father act like? What is a family supposed to be like? I do not have the best example in my life, after all I am a child beared through an affair " Eros laughed nervously
"No man, god or mortal, knows what it takes to be a father, Eros", Hermes said as they touched down on a cloud " You must find that out yourself, but I trust that your love will be enough to show you the way"
" Thank you Hermes" Eros smiled at his companion before spotting a pair of mortals who needed his assistance.
'Eros…
..Er..os..
W...e...u.
Awaken… Eros'
Yuri's - no, Eros'- eyes flashed a bright gold as he opened them before simmering down into his normal chocolate with specs of gold. His head pounded as he began to regain his memories, at first like droplets before they turned into full waves. As he tried to move his arm he felt something stuck on them. He turned his head to see his arm full with wires before finally taking a look at where he was. The room was rather bland, white with gray walls and no trace of another color, devices right next to him on his left and right, a huge white curtain obscured him from the hall and he could see that there was a slide in door on the other side. If he read correctly there it was around 4 a.m and he should be on bed rest.
' Wait a minute, I'm as blind as a bat' Yuri thought, realizing that both items were across the room, at least 15 feet away.
' Right, Yuri Katsuki may be blind but Eros is not'
He felt his back ache as he sat up, as though he had been punched, stabbed and gotten something ripped out from inside of him.
' Mother' Yuri thought, not thinking of his mother, Hiroko Katsuki, who loved him no matter the circumstances, but the Goddess Aphrodite who wanted her sons back for reasons unknown to him( they were still in the middle of a bet that surely she is winning).
" Anteros" he whispered, remembering about his dear little brother " He's close". The wires disconnected themselves as Yuri sat up, feeling a bit breezy, before walking out of his room. The lights took a bit of adjusting to do before he looked around, no nurse was nearby. In the back of his mind Yuri was criticizing but for now this was convenient. He felt Anteros' energy coming from the room right next to his R1517. Just before he opened the door to the room he noticed the E right next to the elevators nearby.
' How ironic' he thought sarcastically before opening the door. The lights were off but he was able to read the whiteboard which had the patient's name; Yuri Plisetsky.
" This is actually not that surprising" Yuri said to himself as he took a seat next to his bed.
" Anteros, wake up. Its me, Eros"
Yuri's, correction Anteros', blue-green eyes shone with a silver glow around them as they fluttered open, as though he had just awaken from a nap.
" Eros? Is it really you brother?" the younger teen asked as his eyes portrayed nothing but innocence and uncertainty.
"Yes it is I, Eros," Yuri proceeded to lightly combing through the boy's hair, as the later only deepened the touch, and proceeded to extend his golden wings; ones he had yet to look at himself, as the boy gasped.
" It really is you brother" the boy smiled, opening his own silver butterfly-shaped wings, and embraced the older man; silver and golden feathers scattered but neither paid mind to it. Their moment was cut when the younger boy winced in pain.
"Mother?" the older one asked as the other nodded
" You too?" he asked
" Hurts like a bitch" he drily laughed
" Like we got stabbed with skates repeatedly"
They continued to talk for another two or three hours - Gods never understood the concept of time - before they heard people gasp and panic with an alarm following right after.
" Eros, shouldn't you be on a monitor or something?" the blond asked his brother
" Ah, I suppose you are correct…" Eros smiled as the former shook his head
" You know you can be just like Viktor sometimes…" Anteros said before both of them suddenly remembered their situation - two Gods in the bodies of mortal skaters with mortal friends and mortal families, who had responsibilities to get back to and families to return to.
"The deadline is coming" Eros stated as they watched the sun rise
" What will you do brother?" Anteros asked solemnly, Eros had only met half of his deal and the deadline was within less than a week. He had begun to stretch out his wings as he seemed to think and worry about his current predicament.
" I don't know. Psyche has yet to be found and she is still with child…" as both continued to talk they had yet to notice that the door was ajar and that people were overhearing their conversation.
" There you are Yuri!"
" You guys are finally awake!"
" What language are you two speaking?"
Questions and claims were made by the skaters as they made their way into the room that belonged to Yuri Plisetsky. Both stood as still as statues as Eros' wings were spread out but it seemed that no one paid mind to them.
" What do you mean what language?" Eros asked slowly
" You're doing it again" Seung Gil pointed out as both Gods realised they were speaking in their ancient language
" Oh sorry guys, it was just a language I had taught An-Yuri, while we were in Hasetsu" Eros could hear Anteros remind him to refer to him as Yuri.
" Yuri that was really irresponsible, you shouldn't have disconnected yourself" Sara scolded
" I apologize for my actions, I was pretty out of it when I woke up. Though I find it surprising that they've just noticed after more than two hours" Eros said in an innocent voice though Anteros caught up to the smirk in his eyes.
" The doctors say that you two should take it easy, they recommend staying for another night just to see if nothing else is wrong while they finish off the last few studies" Lilia told both boys in the room as Yakov continued to converse with the doctors to see if they were fit to compete within the next few days. It seemed like the incident from earlier had been looked over due to Yuri's declaration.
" Thank you madame" the younger Yuri said in a soft voice unlike his normal one.
" Have you or coach Yakov called my parents or Viktor?" the Japanese man asked uncertainly
" We have contacted your family and informed them of your current status though they wish they could have come to visit you, it seems your family's business has become far too busy for anyone to leave. They've agreed to not tell Vitya until Makkachin is all better"
" Ah, I see" Yuri said as he looked at the window, the sky as blue as Viktor's eyes,"Thank you Ms. Baranovskaya"
Lilia and Yakov knew something had happened to these boys, perhaps something bigger than they could understand. Their Yura had become much more meek and quiet as well as respectful. Meanwhile Katsuki was bolder and more confident than she had heard he was. Apparently their fellow skaters had also noticed their character changes.
"So you guys don't remember what happened?" Sara asked the two boys as she and the gang sat around the two.
" Not really" Yurio said as he looked down at the cup of water he held.
"Everything is just blank" Yuri added on as he seemed to straighten his back but hissed in pain
"And painful"
"Are you going to be able to compete?" Seung Gil asked what they had been wondering. They all heard about a injury to the back and wondered if it had been career ending.
"Hell yeah, it would be stupid if we didn't after making it this far" Katsuki said rolling his eyes
"We'll have to see what the doctor says" Plisetsky added on shyly
'Did they switch personalities?' the group silently wondered
"Well good news boys is that you both are free to leave by the afternoon" their doctor said as he walked in " Though it surprises me how quickly you two have recovered" he said mostly to himself.
"Thank you doctor " Yakov told the man as they discussed any precautions the boy's should take while nurses came in to check on the Yuris' vitals. Some seemed to have their gazes wander off to certain areas when it came to looking at Katsuki. When he caught them he would wink back, causing them to blush and look away.
"How do we keep living this lie?" Eros asked his brother as they were fully dressed and waiting to be released by the hospital.
"I don't think what we've lived has been a lie" Anteros said back as they stared at the cerulean sky. It felt very tempting to just jump out and fly.
"We've been acting like people we aren't " Eros said angrily " We have people to return to"
"I'm not saying we're forgetting them but we have already started a new life in Earth" he said as he spread his silver wings
"I can't afford to look back, I have to find them; Psyche and our unborn child" Eros said solemnly as Lilia finally came in the room.
"It's time to go back to the hotel. The doctor said to not push yourselves hard and you may be able to participate in the competition " she instructed as both nodded but seemed as though they were focused on other things.
' What about Viktor?' Anteros asked his brother telepathically but received no response. He feared that his brother was too focused on his goal to find his wife that he was ignoring his feelings; he and Viktor were in love after all.
As they left Yurio felt something in his Team Russia jacket; a handmade bracelet with the name YURI.
' This life hasn't been a lie and I will prove it to you Katsudon' the blond teen smirked as his wings widened with determination.