Yuuri was grateful when he was pulled aside by Takashi and Victor by Yakov. He wasn't sure if he was even capable of keeping up this persona. Sure, he'd been doing a decent job so far, but who knows if he could keep it up. Yakov was currently scolding Victor for just going off with the Yakuza heir without checking in with his body guard, Christophe, which Victor just shrugged off, saying that Yakov should trust them more since they are making an alliance with them.
"After all, an alliance is built on trust is it not, Yakov?" Victor asked coyly, batting his eyes.
"Trust, yes, but we're just getting to know them. Stick with Christophe, alright?"
Victor pouted with a little "fine" and started to look for Yuuri. He waited off to the side when he saw the other talking with the Yakuza boss.
"Takashi-sama, I don't know if I can keep this up. I thought I could but.." Yuuri's confidence was obviously slipping, and Takashi could plainly see it.
"Amori-san, I know you just started going under cover, but the beginning is no time to start cracking. I know you're nervous, but you have to keep this up for your sake. If they find out you're really a detective, you're done for, and so am I, and this whole group. The Bratvas may seem rather harmless now, but trust me, they're a force to be reckoned with when provoked. Please just keep it up for tonight. You'll have time to yourself once it's time for bed," he whispered all of this very quietly to Yuuri, making it look like they were having a private talk between the boss and his heir.
"Okay, I-I'll try." He nodded with a gulp and went back into his Yakuza persona quickly when he locked eyes with Victor.
It was just his nerves is what he kept telling himself. He'd have time after this in his room to unwind and talk to Phichit. A smile crossed his face when he thought about his friend and coworker. Turning into the handsome Yakuza, he bowed to Victor as he approached him.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting," he said and offered his hand to the other.
He promptly kissed the top of his hand lightly in a gentleman like gesture.
"Shall we dance?" he asked as he heard the music starting and others began to make their way to the dance floor.
"My, you really know how to sweep a guy off his feet," Victor chuckled with a light blush across his nose as he nodded and let Yuuri lead him over there.
The two of them were the center of attention as they danced gracefully around the floor. Victor let Yuuri take the lead as he followed Yuuri's steps and let him spin him around. He laughed with delight at each spin, feeling light and carefree for once as he danced with the Yakuza. Yuuri himself actually found himself having a rather good time, watching the Russian having so much fun. He had to admit, his smile was rather adorable, and Yuuri himself wore a light blush on his face as he continued to lead the dance. He was grateful that he had taken ballet and ballroom dancing before and was familiar with the different dances. It certainly seemed to be impressing everyone around them.
At the very last note of the song, in a daring move, Yuuri pulled Victor close to him in a dip. They stayed like that for a bit, both catching their breath and looking at each other with flushed faces and sparkling eyes. After a moment, Yuuri finally helped Victor back up. Both of them were nervously chuckling, and it took Yuuri a moment to get back into his cool guy persona.
"Yeah, I've taken ball room dancing before, so I'm familiar with it," he said nonchalantly, brushing it off like it was nothing.
"I can tell! You move so beautifully and confidently. You really could make any man or woman's knees weak..mine included," he chuckled and smoothed out Yuuri's suit jacket with his hand.
He was feeling a bit flirtatious and did it ever so slowly across his chest, looking him right in the eyes. Yuuri found his eyes fluttering a bit at the gesture and smirked as he caught Victor's wrist.
"Let's not get too handsy just yet, Mr. Nikiforov," he tutted and let go of his wrist.
Victor felt a rush of excitement just from that, slowly nodding and lowering his hand.
"Why, of course..wouldn't dream of it."
He gulped as Yuuri took his hand again, and he could see the tattoos covering his arms since the jacket had been rolled up to his elbows in the casual style that most Yakuzas wore them.
The rest of the evening was spent enjoying themselves, alternating between eating, dancing, and drinking. As usual, Yuuri kept a limit on the amount of alcohol he had while Victor didn't hold back. By the end of it, the Russian was already quite drunk and hanging off of Yuuri, playfully poking at his chest.
"Yuuuuri~ You should join me in my hotel room," he drunkenly flirted, drawing circles into the other's chest.
"I would love to, but we'll have to do it when you're not so drunk. I prefer to make love mostly sober," Yuuri answered with a light chuckle. "But you'll see me tomorrow. I promise."
He leaned in, slowly closing his eyes as he kissed his cheek sweetly and let his body guard, Christophe take care of getting him back to the hotel.
"Come on, Victor. Looks like you partied hard tonight, huh?" Chris joked as he helped the other along.
The other Russians filed out as well. Yakov bowed to Takashi and Yuuri respectfully before taking his leave. Yuuri kept the Yakuza demeanor but was breathing a huge sigh of relief. He did it, and now he could finally rest and have some time to himself.
"Nice work today, Amori-san." Takashi patted his shoulder and left with the other Yakuza members for the apartment complex.
Yuuri just stood there for a moment. He got through his first day undercover. Of course, it was only the first day. He was sure there was more to come for him, probably some rather difficult things, but for now, he could rest until tomorrow morning. He was sure some instructions for him would be left by his door or his bed. All that mattered right now was that he was safe, and he could at least keep up the persona over a long period of time. He supposed it would get easier over time the more he did it, but it was a first step at least.
Yuuri took his motorcycle back, parking it with the others' and headed to his room. As he thought, a note was left by the door. He read it as he went inside, unwinding a bit as he finally had some privacy. Indeed, it was instructions for tomorrow. It seems they'd be taking the Russians out on a tour of sorts of the territory as well as helping with a problem with another Yakuza group they've been having with taking of some of their territory.
"Tomorrow's problem," Yuuri said and placed the note on the night stand.
He shed off his clothes, neatly hanging them up in the closet. He made sure the blinds in the window were closed and simply walked around naked. He indulged in a hot shower, just standing under the running water for a while and collecting his thoughts. He wondered if he'd eventually have to do some dirty work for Takashi, like hurting a person or something of the like. He shuddered at the thought and hoped not. He was his heir after all, and that sort of stuff would be for lower ranking Yakuza, but he supposed..there were exceptions. There was no doubt that he'd probably see some carnage. After all, the life of a Yakuza, no matter how high up they were, was always filled with violence of some sort. He shook those thoughts away as he got out and dried off. He didn't bother with pajamas, sticking to boxers and a tank top for bed.
Once he sat down on the bed, he scrolled through his phone, looking at new e-mails and messages. There were a few from his family, and he felt a sadness run through him as he thought about them. He knew he had to keep communication to a minimum though. Getting down to business, he video called Phichit to debrief what happened and that he was okay.
"Yuuri! How'd it go?" was the first thing he asked as soon as the video call popped up.
Yuuri grinned at seeing Phichit's face and waved.
"Hi, Phichit! It went pretty well actually. I met the Russian mafia members. It's the leader along with two of his heirs I suppose is what I would call them. One is definitely due to take over soon, while the other is rather young still. Tomorrow, we're taking them on a tour of the territory and dealing with some business supposedly."
"Wow, sounds exciting. So, have you been able to keep up the cool guy act? Woo any ladies or men?"
"Yeah, it's been a bit difficult, but I think I'm getting the hang of it, and I think I may have already wooed the oldest heir, Victor," Yuuri chuckled, twirling a strand of hair around his finger.
"I knew you had a secret sexy side to you, Yuuri! I'll pass along the information to the chief. You just get some rest. Sounds like you had quite the day."
"Thanks, Phichit. Talk to you later. Bye."
Yuuri wasn't sure if sleep was going to come easy or not but was pleasantly surprised when he nodded off soon after the call, leaving himself to his dreams.