Chapter 6. Eros

                                    

                                          
I woke up with the sun shining in my eyes. I turned to check the time on my phone. It's only 8:00! I heard a knock on my door, "Come in." I said as I sat up. The door opened revealing my brother. Victor walked towards me and stopped in front of me. "Are you feeling any better?" He asks as he places a cold hand on my forehead. I nodded my head.
                          
"Do you think you're well enough to go to the hot springs on ice today?" He asked  as he sat down on my bed right next to me. "Of course. Do you even have to ask? I would never miss it even if I were on my deathbed I would still go." I answered.
                          
"Okay that was a little overdramatic but I'm glad you're feeling better." He laughed. 
                          
"Anyway, I was wondering about something." He paused and looked over at me and then continued. "I was wondering what you think about Yuuri." My cheeks were dusted a light shade of pink when he mentioned Yuuri. "What about him?" I asked hoping that it's not going where I think it is. 
                          
"Do you like him?" He asked while nudging me with his elbow. 
                          
"N-no," I say shyly as I could feel my cheeks growing warmer. 
                          
"You're lying." He said as he poked my cheek. 
                          
"So what if I do like him? What are you going to do about it?" I said a little annoyed. Victor didn't say anything all he was doing was smiling at me like he knows something I don't. "What?" I asked hoping he would tell me what he's thinking about. 
                          
"Nothing." He said quickly, "Anyway, you should get dressed. I'll meet you at the ice rink. Bye." He closed the door behind him. I took a shower and put on a maroon skater skirt, a white tank top, a grey sweater, black tights, and black wedges. I quickly grabbed my phone and ran out the door. 
                          
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I walked through the door to the lobby to see a lot of people waiting to get into the skating arena. Thankfully they didn't recognize me or else everyone would start crowding me and asking me where have I been for the past year. As I walked through the doors to the rink I see reporters surrounding Yuri, Yuuri, and Victor. Victor saw me and waved his hand dramatically in the air, "Stella, over here!" He shouted which ended up catching everyone's attention. As I walked towards them I realized that Yuuri was staring at me intensely. I stopped and turned around to face the cameras and the reporters. I was standing in between Victor and Yuuri. 
                          
"Stella Nikiforov, please tell us who you are rooting for in this competition?" One of the reporters asked catching me off guard. "Umm... Well... You see... Uhh." I couldn't think of anything to say then I quickly glanced at Yuuri to see that he was still staring at me but this time he looked curious to know what my answer was. I looked down at the floor trying to find a good answer and then it hit me, "Well, Yuri Plisetsky is like a little brother to me and I will always be rooting for him and Yuuri Katsuki and I have become really close over the short time we have known each other and I am here to cheer him on also." I say as I looked back at the reporters confident with my answer. "Thank you for your answer, unfortunately, we have run out of time for any more questions." One of the reporters said. "Thank you for coming and I hope you enjoy the competition," I say with a smile as the camera stopped recording the interview. 
                          
Victor, Yuri, Yuuri, and I walked to the locker room but then I felt something pulling my wrist. I turned around to see it was Yuuri who was pulling me back. I noticed that his hands were shaking a bit. I looked up into his auburn eyes and they were full of fear. What is he afraid of? "Stella there's something I need to tell you." He blushed as he looked down at the floor and then back at me. "I wanted you to know uh..." he let go of my wrist and scratched his neck nervously and looked away from me. "Yeah," I said urging him to tell me whatever he was telling me. "The truth is... I really like you, Stella. More than a friend." He said quietly as he looked back at me to see my reaction. I was speechless. Am I dreaming? Or did I just hear him say that he likes me? My heart leaped out of my chest. I felt like a weight was taken off my shoulders. "It's okay if you don't feel the same way towards me but I-" he kept on rambling on nervously until I decided to stop him with a peck on his cheek. His whole face turned scarlet red. 
                          
"The truth, Yuuri. Is that I like you too." I say to him calmly when really inside I'm bouncing off walls. "R-really?" He asked his eyes twinkling. "Yeah." I laughed. Suddenly I felt his lips pressed against mine. I froze for a second but slowly melted into the kiss wrapping my arms around his neck as he wrapped his arms around my waist. A few minutes passed and we finally pulled away gasping for air. "I need to go and get ready. Okay?" He asked as he held my chin. I nodded my head. He gave me a quick peck and then headed towards the locker room. I decided to head towards the opening of the rink and wait for the three boys to show up.
                          
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Yuri held his pose as the music ended. He took a bow and then skated off the rink. He looked disappointed about his performance. Sure it was technically perfect but the feeling of Agape wasn't quite there. It all depends on Yuuri now to see if he got what it takes to have Victor as his coach.
                          
It's finally Yuuri's turn to skate his short program but I couldn't find him. Where is he? After running around trying to find him I found Yuuri sitting on the ground with his back to the wall of the rink, his trembling fingers running through his hair. He was terrified. I sat down in front of him and took hold of both of his hands. "Yuuri, are you okay?" I asked. His face was white as a sheet. Tears were brimming his eyes.
                          
"What if I lose? That means that we'll never see each other again." He said as a tear ran down to his cheek.
                          
"Hey look at me," I say as I wiped away his tears. "You are not going to lose. I would never let that happen to us. I know you're going to win. Anyway, you have something that Yuri doesn't." I say trying to cheer him up.
                          
"Really? And what's that." He said doubtfully.
                          
"You have passion. You have something to fight for. Someone to skate for." I say encouragingly. He gave a small nod and I quickly pecked his cheek. I stood up and pulled him up with me. Next thing I know I'm pulled into a bone-crushing hug. Yuuri's lips were right next to my  ear and he whispered, "keep you eyes on me and only me." He released me and stepped into the ice rink. I turned to see Viktor staring at me with a smirk on his lips. Did he see?
                          
"Come on, let's watch Yuuri's short program," Victor said redirecting my attention to Yuuri.  The music started and Yuuri started dancing. He looks so different from the other times he practiced this. Why is that? His performance was full of Eros. I could feel blood trickling down from my nose. 
                          
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Yuuri held his pose right when the music ended. The crowd went wild. He seemed pretty happy with his performance but he did make a mistake and he'll certainly hear it from Victor. As Yuuri was bowing Victor said something that caught me off guard. "So he finally confessed his feelings for you didn't he?" Victor asked. 
                          
"You knew! Why didn't you tell me!" I yell at him. 
                          
"Of course I knew, but it wasn't my thing to tell." He laughed as my face grew red. "A-and you're okay with it?" I asked. He gave me a small nod. "Thank you," I mumbled as I pulled him into a hug. I pulled away as Yuuri skated to edge of the rink and I handed him his blade guards. After putting them in he looked at me and let out a small laugh. "Is that a trace of a noes bleed?" He asked as he wiped off the remaining blood from under my nose. "N-no," I say as my cheeks grew pink. "You're so cute sometimes." He said as he kissed cheek causing my whole face to become crimson.
                          
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Whew! That was a lot. Happy Valentine's Day! And happy birthday to Chris! Sorry it took so long to update. I recently caught a bad cold so I haven't been writing much and also another big component is that I am a HUGE procrastinator. 
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