Chapter Notes
Irregular is a reference to Baker Street Irregulars, street children who collect information for Sherlock Holmes.
Warning: An in-depth description of the bullying that Yuuri suffered as a child, quoted in 'A Simple Misunderstanding'.
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"Yuuri? Are you Ok? Sorry for Stupid Papa."
"It's all right, Yuri, now I'm very worried about you, do you want me to help you?"
"I want."
"Fine, you just can not tell anyone, okay?"
"OK."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
...
Yuuri hangs up the phone, and opens the Irregulars contact info, already typing a message.
Me
I have a job for everyone. I want all the information about Victor Nikiforov and his wife. Their son hired me.
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"I apologize for bothering you when you must be so busy, Principal Baranoskaya." Yuuri Katsuki says, sitting in front of his former principal.
"It's understandable, Yuuri, since we're talking about Yuri Nikiforov." Lilia smiles, watching Minako approach with three cups of tea for them. "Thank you so much, Minako."
"Yuri is a lonely child and I believe that separation from parents is stressful for him." Minako says, sitting next to the ex-student. "He has no friends, and yesterday he surprised me when he called you.
"I met him days ago when we were in the courthouse, his parents were having a trial. I swear I did not know he was Victor Nikiforov's son when I helped him." Yuuri says, taking some tea. "When I took him to the Onsen, I noticed certain details that still makes me is very light to someone his age.I could see the bones and mark red when I helped him to take a Mari served us dinner, he just stared at the if it was the first time he saw something so I asked him why he does not eat, do you know what he said? "
They shake their heads, surprised by what they hear. Yuuri bites his lip.
"He said, 'Can I even eat?' As if he needed permission to do something so basic." He replies, scaring them. "Do you understand now why I want you to take a medical examination of the students as soon as possible?"
"Very well." The director says, making him smile. "Minako, announce that this Saturday we will have a medical examination and then we will have a lecture on bullying with Mr. Katsuki here."
Yuuri blinks at her several times, startled, before he starts to laugh.
"Fair enough." He says, checking the diary and scribbling something. "I intend to arrive before lunch, if that's no problem, so we can look at other cases besides him."
"Very well." Lilia says, finishing the tea and looking at the former student with concern. "You're a very special boy, Yuuri Katsuki. I wish you all the best."
"I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you, Minako-sensei, Celestino-sensei, Yakov-sensei and many others have done for me all my life.I would not be who I am today were it not for you." Yuuri says, finishing his tea and putting his things in his backpack. "Call me if anything happens."
"But of course." Minako says, picking up the cups and moving away from them.
Yuuri says goodbye to both and leaves the room, preparing to leave the school. But before ... He lifts the cell phone and types another message for the contact called Irregulares .
Me
Time limit: This Saturday. I'll be at school to give a talk. Meet me behind the gym afterwards.
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He looks around, noticing some students, scattered down the hall, picking up their own phones and nodding to nobody. With a smile on his face, he walks away, leaving the school.
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Saturday
As students approach the gym for a talk about bullying, they think they are one of those suit-and-tie adults who came to talk about things everyone already knows, they did not expect to see a young man in jeans, tennis, Harry's T-shirt Potter, sitting on the stage and shaking his legs. Almost everyone was in shock, except for a certain blond boy, who suddenly screams.
"YUURI !"
The students and teachers are startled to see Yuri Plisetsky running toward the stranger, who descends from the stage and hugs him. He with a microphone in his hand, holds it up in his mouth and says.
"Please come and sit on the floor." He says, shaking the boy's hair, he laughs. "As you may know, this is a talk about bullying, but I do not want it to be a talk, I want it to be a conversation between all of us."
"Who are you?" Someone asks, and the man smiles.
"My name is Yuuri Katsuki." He says, looking around, at the students there. "I'm a state lawyer who works with children and teenagers."
"Lie, you look like a teenager." He listens, and laughs.
"I'm not. I'm young to be a lawyer, but what's the problem? I finished school at age 15." He says, making the students, even Yuri, be surprised. "Isn't that right, Professor Minako?"
"It's true." The approaching teacher receives his microphone. "This young man here is a former student of ours, who transferred after studying in a public school because of bullying."
She returns the microphone to him, thanking him.
"I've been bullied for four years and it's gotten to the point where I've been taken to the hospital several times over the last one, when my abusers have become very violent. Now, let me tell you a bit about my past."
He lowers the microphone and takes a deep breath, being watched closely by the students. He looks at them again, turning his face until he is startled to see Yuri rise and sit on his lap, surprising not only him as everyone present. Laughing, Yuuri Katsuki hugs him and lifts the microphone.
"I lost my parents at 12 years old." It begins, surprising the students. "We were a family of 4 people who came from Japan to try to improve our lives. After their death, me and my older sister struggled to keep the family business, which is a Japanese restaurant with artificial hot springs. I have a problem in my metabolism that causes me to digest the foods I eat being slower than normal, so I used to be an obese child and as result, I began to get my first nicknames from my colleagues: Pig, Fat-Ass , Whale, names they said in my face what I already knew. They laughed at me because I was a child above my weight, because I was different. Many and many nights I slept with my sister because of nightmares . "
He lowers the microphone, taking a deep breath. He notices Yuri's look, worried and gives a smile to him.
"And then bullying hit my books and notebooks. TThey were ripped, scratched, trashed, or my backpacks came up in the toilet, in dirty places. Pencils were broken, my uniforms and shoes dirty with mud, and paint. I cried a lot, because my sister made huge sacrifices to buy everything for me. She worked two jobs and was still going to school. I could not ... I could not ask for more from her, so I started to help in the Onsen. Every nigght, we had a different dish and she would prepare them after she returned to school.I served the clients and received their and Minako, Celestino and ever Madam Baranoskaya are our clients. "He stops talking , looking around. "And then, they started to attack me 'accidentally.'" They used to push me from side to side, to sink my head into the toilet, to humiliate myself in front of everybody by lowering my pants. They started to beat me, kick me, pull my hair ... This is not a joke, it's torture. "
He watches pupils glancing at each other, murmuring incomprehensible things.
"In the end, I ended up transferring to this school, and my case went to trial, where I gave a moral lesson to everyone present. Do you want me to repeat?" He asks, receiving several 'yes' from the students. "Even if bullying is wrong, it is only wrong because the bully does not have an adult on the side to say that he is wrong. And this is something that can happen to anyone's child. And it is no use to use violence, because the child can understand that she can also use violence outside the home. In this type of case, everyone is guilty of irresponsibility of dealing with the offending child and the child victim, even if the offending child is forced to pay for their mistakes and the child victim is traumatized for the rest of his or her life. Open your eyes and listen to my warning before it's too late. "
He smiles, seeing the effect his words are making on the hearts of these children and teenagers.
"If anyone here wants to talk to me privately, stay free to get my phone number and my email with Minako. If possible, try to call at night because that's when I'm free and it does not have to be about bullying." He says, getting off the ground. "I hope my life experience will serve as a lesson for each of you. I wish you a good day."
Yuuri raises Yuri, hugging him tightly. The boy cries, clutching the older man's T-shirt. Scene that several other students witness.
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"Here, Yuuri-san." Yuuri receives white envelopes from students.
He opens and checks the contents, nodding.
"Good work, my Irregulars. Katsudon to everyone later, as promised." He says, smiling as the students celebrate among themselves.
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When his lawyer has called stating that a new trial has been scheduled for next week, Victor finds himself worried. He fears for his health if his son, but even trying, he can not get Yuri's guard to be his, but Suzan insists on fighting for the boy. And strangely ... He finds himself constantly reminiscing about the Asian man Yuri tells his new friend. Yuuri.
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Day of the new trial
When Victor and the lawyer, Yakov Feltsman, enter the room where the trial has been held, he realizes that only the judge and the editor were present. They both sit down, talking to each other, until the door opens. Victor, believing it to be Susan, his ex-wife, he does not mind looking to see who arrived.
"Good afternoon, Judge Sanders, Doctor Feltsman." A familiar voice says, and Victor turns his face, seeing the asian in jeans, shirt with a fat cat and jacket.
"Katsuki?" Yakov asks, surprised.
"Mr. Katsuki and his client will join us in this trial." The Judge, Willam Sanders, reveals to those present, greeting the newcomer.
"Client?" Victor asks, surprised. "You are a lawyer?"
"My name is Yuuri Katsuki and I will represent your son in your divorce trial."
"Mr. Katsuki, thank you so much for being here." Victor says, squeezing it with a handshake.
Wait a minute. If he's a lawyer, does that mean I punched someone important?
When Suzan McClould in his lawyer arrives, they are also frightened by the presence of the Asian.
"Why are you here, Katsuki?" Kevin Jones, the lawyer, asks the boy.
"I am here representing a third party in the ongoing divorce case between Lord Nikiforov and Ms. McCloud." He opens a smile, and Victor notices that he does not greet either of them.
"You're going to babysit again, eh?" The lawyer asks, making his client look at him with a raised eyebrow.
Victor, Yakov, the judge and the clerk decides to pay attention to both of them, surprised by what they hear.
"Maybe I should, if someone forgets about their son and go out to date until the next day." Yuuri Katsuki says, and Victor notices both Suzan and the lawyer turns pale.
So that's what happened? And how does he know that?
"Who are you to make such accusations? People like you should be at school studying." She says, and Yuuri looks at her, smiling.
"My name is Yuuri Katsuki, I am a lawyer who works for the New York State and my job is focused on helping children and adolescents. I may be young to work here, yes, but I have the great pleasure of being at the disposal of those who really need it . " Yuuri responds, surprisingly.
"He really has not changed." Yakov says, laughing.
"Do you know him, Yakov?" Victor asks, getting a surprised look from his lawyer.
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Chapter final notes
Preview of next chapter:
"Hey, Yuri, who would you like to live with now?" The judge asks the boy, who is sitting on Yuuri's lap.
"I want..."