(ugh isn't he just beautiful😍)

➯𝙫𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩!

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4:48 am

i finally stuffed my costume victor gave me into my luggage and barely zipped it up.

i grab my carry on backpack, my jacket, phone, passport, and earbuds, and head out the door.

unfortunately for me, the only flights they had were at the crack ass of dawn, yippie. 

today i leave for russia, it's only been 4 days since the ice castle competition, but it's felt like months...

i still can't believe i'm going to russia to be coached by lilia, what if i run into yurio...?

WHAT AM I THINKING?? russia is fucking huge, no way i run into him.

i start rolling my luggage down as quietly as i can, trying not to wake anyone this early in the morning.

i've kind of avoided saying goodbye to people... i don't want to get emotional or anything and i'll be back home in a few months, so i'm planning on leaving relatively unnoticed... 

until yuuri stops me.

"y/n! i still can't believe you're going to russia! i would say i'm jealous but i think i brought russia to me if you know what i mean..."

"YUURI PLEASE-"

"hahaha i'm kidding! but seriously, text me when you board, text me when you land, text me when you get picked up and text me when you get there and let me know if you had any trouble with anything, also here are some snacks victor and i prepared for you on your flight-"

"okay okayyy!! i will take this bag of chips, and go." i try to make a quick getaway, maybe i can still make it before everyone else hears us.

victor comes out of no where, "oh no you don't y/n! yuuri and i worked so hard to make this bag lunch for you~ i even drew a little cat on the side-"

"AHHH VICTOR! alright! i'll take the food, i'll text you both, and i'll be fine. don't worry about me! you guys sound like parents dear lord."

"that's what i like to hear! now go hurry up or you'll miss your flight!" victor is suddenly pushing me out the door when he was holding me back just a minute ago.

"HEY Y/N!! you weren't going to say goodbye to your favorite cousin??" mari comes out of no where.

"heyy what about us??" suddenly yuuko, nishigori, the triplets, minako, and my aunt and uncle come out of no where.

"WHERE DID YOU GUYS COME FROM!?"

"don't worry about it, i never even sleep." no surprise there minako.

i sigh, "alright fine, since it's clear i won't be able to escape you guys, come in for a group hug or whatever..."

"YAY!" yuuko jumps onto me.

everyone piles on, this was a bad idea i might suffocate-

"alright, i think it's time to let y/n go." THANK YOU YUURI MY LORD AND SAVIOR.

"thank you guys for supporting me and coaching me," i look at victor, "i'll be back in a few months! yuuri and victor, i'll see you on the ice. let's go for gold, yeah?" i look at yuuri. he nods at me.

i look at everyone, "well, goodbye everyone! dasvidaniya!"

victor looks slightly surprised at my russian, i picked up a few things after being surrounded by yurio for a week.

"goodbye y/n! we'll be here to support you!"

i give one last look before i enter the cab waiting outside.

as soon as we drive off, i do my best to keep myself together. this will be the longest i've been on my own, in another country without any family or friends... sure i've traveled far for competitions but it was almost always with yuuri and coach ukai.

this is completely different, but lilia coaching me is a dream, and it's definitely worth it.

- le time skip -

"we will be landing soon in saint petersburg, thank you for flying with us."

finally, thank god. this flight has been almost 10 hours now, my ass can't handle anymore sitting. 

i yawn and stretch a bit, even though i didn't sleep. i honestly couldn't sleep from all of my nerves.

i'm really going to be meeting lilia in like an HOUR!? shit i have to look my best.

although i am BEYOND tired at the moment. i haven't slept at all, last night i went to bed at 12:30, so that's like four hours of sleep. then all of this travel- why do i do this to myself.

luckily the snacks that yuuri and victor packed were actually kinda great, i almost finished them all. 

besides that i must've watched like 4 or 5 movies on this plane ride, one of them being a silent voice. bad idea. the lady next to me thought someone broke up with me because i was sobbing so hard. if only...

moving on...

i look down at myself, there's not much i can do besides try and cover the fact that i'm so tired... we're about to land so i can't use the bathroom to fix myself up or anything, oh well fuck it.

- small time skip -

i get off the plane to go wait for my luggage, god i hope it didn't get lost or some bullshit on the way here...

if it did i might cry.

i have about half an hour before some "yakov" guy is supposed to pick me up and take me to lilia, in that time i'm SUPPOSED to go to baggage claim and get my stuff, but it's been 15 minutes now and NOTHING!

most of the other passengers already got their bags... what the hell happened to mine??

i sigh. that's it i'm about to go off on someone for this-

i go to the help desk, no one is there. TF!??

sometimes i really hate airports...

i wait there for 20 minutes when finally a man comes up to the desk, "hi yeah anyways my bag didn't appear at baggage claim, do you know where it is? or how i can find it? i really need it, like now." it has my skates and everything UGHHH this is why i STRICTLY do carry ons, but this time my bag was too big.

"yeah i can look it up for you and try to track it," he looks at my ticket and types something on the computer. "looks like it won't be here until tomorrow, it somehow got put on the wrong flight, sorry. it'll be delivered to you though in about 24 hours."

UGHGHSUGH TRY ME CITY BOYYY!!

i take a breath before i jump over the counter to rip him a new one. "ahem, 24 hours, you say? so i have to just wait for it?"

"uh yeah, sorry. we'll notify you when it's here."

this has got to be the worst start to any competition ever...

without another word i turn to leave, i check the time. SHIT IM ALREADY 10 MINUTES LATE!

after practically running the whole way to the pick up area of the airport, i make it in about 5 minutes. damn this place is huge.

out of breath, i look around until i see a man holding an upside down sign... does that say katsuki..? oh shit it's my name-

i walk up to the man, he has a hat, a blue scarf, and a heavy black jacket on. he's kinda intimidating... this is the guy who's picking me up? maybe i can walk-

"are you y/n katsuki? you came here for lilia, right?"

oh shit it's the right one- "uh yeah, that's me. you're yakov right?"

"yes, where is your luggage?"

"haha... yeah, about that... there was a bit of a mix up and it won't be coming for another 24 hours."

"hm, i see. follow me."

i follow him outside to a parked car. the sun is shining behind some clouds and it's not too cold thank god... although it's only august and it's 11 am, i don't know if i can withstand a winter here...

(yes i did the math, y/n's flight left japan on japan time at 7 am don't come at me-)

we get in the car and it's a pretty silent ride. i put my earbuds in and start listening to that song victor told me to...

OH WAIT SHIT! i need to text yuuri and victor before they spam my phone.

i let them know i landed and everything is fine, besides the missing luggage.

i get distracted and start to scroll through instagram, i had posted a picture from the plane window on my story but left no context hehe... now all my fans are completely confused as to why i'm going on a plane, just you wait guys...

before i know it we've already arrived. yakov opens the door for me.

"thank you." i get out and see we are parked at an ice skating rink, makes sense. too bad i don't have my skates at the moment.. AHEM.

moving on, i follow yakov into the building. we pass the entrance and make it to the rink, i already hear some people arguing...

"PUT ME DOWN YOU OLD HAG!"

wait a minute... that sounds like-

"yuri, mila! are you switching to pairs skating??" yakov starts yelling at them.

i see yurio being held up by a slightly older girl with short red hair.

WAIT BACK UP- yurio. being held up- PLEASE-

i burst out laughing. i swear tears almost came from my eyes. i laughed so hard i snorted a bit-

gonna go die now.

yuri finally jumps down, "Y/N?? WHAT THE HELL IS THE PIGLET DOING HERE!?"

"so this is y/n! weren't you just stalking her instagram yuri-"

he kicks her, "i don't know what you're talking about!"

i finally regain my composure, and it hits me. yurio is coached by yakov?? and he's skating at the same rink as me? it can't get any crazier than this...

"hi you must be y/n! i'm mila! i'm also in the women's single senior division, and i've heard so much about you from yuri over here~"

wait hold on why is she nice though-

"hi! it's nice to meet you! should i ask what yurio has said about me..?"

"HAHA YURIO!" mila starts laughing at yuri's nickname.

"SHUT. UP. and NO why would i waste time talking about a stupid flightless bird??"

ouch.

"do you really wanna do this right now pussycat?? cause we can!" suddenly i'm getting flashbacks to the first time we met.

"YURI! MILA! Y/N!" yakov is about to lose it.

"uh- i mean- it's great to see you again yurio~! can't wait to start practice!" i give a painfully fake smile.

"y/n, yuri, come with me to meet lilia."

OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT-

it's really happening, i'm going to meet lilia. but wait why is yurio coming with us..?

yakov already starts leaving and we follow him, i give a small wave goodbye to mila.

we go down to a dance studio, and as we enter there i see her. she is thin, tall, wears a lot of make up and has a high ballerina bun.

"hello, i am lilia baranovskaya and i will be coaching you both. as well as yakov."

wait... WHAT.

yuri immediately has something to say, "what..? you mean i have to train with the piglet over here?? why is she even here?"

"i personally invited her myself, and yes you both will be training together."

yuri scoffs, "and why are you coaching then? yakov is already my coach!"

"because i will be your ballet and dance coach. i will stress technique, and by the end of this you will both become prima ballerinas!"

"prima... ballerina...?" i stand there dumbfounded.

"BALLERINA!?"

suddenly lilia is doing a full check up on us. she checks for cavities for some reason, stretches us into standing splits as far as we go- and then asks us this:

"are you willing to give up your heart and soul to win this?"

"if that's all it takes, i'll give up my whole body. i'm here to win."

surprisingly... that came out of my mouth, not yurio's. just where exactly do i get these sudden moments of pure confidence!?

"perfect. it's settled. you both will be living with me so i can keep an eye on you and control your workouts and diets."

"HUH!?" yuri and i shout at the same time.

"living..."

"together..."

"AGAIN!?"

oy vey....

- time skip -

"y/n i understand your luggage is late and it will be here tomorrow, yes?"

"yes ma'am."

"alright, i let the travel agency know they should deliver your stuff here. also no need to call me ma'am, lilia will do just fine." for the first time i see her smile a little...

"o-of course, thank you!"

"right. so yuri, y/n, follow me. your rooms are over here." we walk through her GIANT flat, it's really just a penthouse, and we arrive at two rooms next to each other, "take your pick, they are basically the same. dinner will be in 2 hours, now get settled and take showers, you both stink."

well, she's not wrong on that one.

we all part ways, and yuri and i wordlessly enter our rooms chosen at random.

i walk in to see a giant room... like this is bigger than the living room AND kitchen back in hasetsu...

there's a queen size bed, lot's of walking space, a chest for clothes, not to mention i even have MY OWN BATHROOM-

i put my backpack down and throw myself on the bed.

god am i tired... i should really shower though... it's currently 3 pm, wow time flies. although it feels like it's already 9 pm back in japan.

i finally get up after lying around for about 30 minutes.

i walk into the bathroom, which is also pretty big, and i see towels and soaps ready for me.

wow what's it like being a rich russian ballerina lilia?

i take a long, hot, much needed shower, and finally step out of the bathroom in my towel. 

i look around for a bit, and then i remember. I DONT HAVE ANY CLOTHES!

fuck these travel agencies.

what the hell am i supposed to do now?? i am not about to put back on my old clothes, those things are awful after traveling all day.

maybe i could ask lilia..? but this place is huge and i DO NOT want to walk around in unfamiliar territory with just a towel- 

god this day is really not going my way.

WAIT! there's another option... yurio's room IS right next to mine...

no! i can't just knock on his door in a towel! although it wouldn't be the first time he's seen me like this i guess...

NO STOP- y/n you're crazy you aren't asking him. just sit around for a bit and maybe lilia will just magically appear at your door with clothes....

i knock on yurio's door. i can't believe i'm doing this...

i tighten my towel around myself as much as i can. i don't need to expose myself now.

it feels like hours pass until he finally answers the door.

"what do you want-..." he's about to shout when he stops and looks me up and down. i see a small blush creep on his face.

"Y/N WHAT THE HELL-"

i slap my hand over his mouth, "SHHH! jesus yurio! no need to tell all of russia about my situation! look, i need clothes. my luggage got delayed and all of my clothes were in there, i have nothing to wear. could you please maybe lend me some of yours..?"

he just stares at me.

"uh, hello?? i mean i get it if you don't want to-" he pulls me into his room, slamming the door behind me.

"only a stupid piglet like you would do this." he grumbles before turning to his dresser.

"yurio i swear- it's not like it was my choice! how am i the stupid piglet?? you're the stupid kitten for taking forever to even answer a simple question-!" suddenly clothes are thrown at my face.

"here put these on."

"gee thanks."

holy shit his clothes smell like him- i'm not even gonna lie i missed this smell.

wow that was creepy- um anyways-

i look down at what he gave me, a black shirt with a tiger on it, and a pair of grey sweatpants.

"wait isn't this the tiger shirt i saw on your instagram..?"

"huh?"

"UH I MEAN- INSTAGRAM WHATS THAT? NEVER HEARD OF IT GONNA GO CHANGE NOW BYE!" i run into his bathroom before i embarrass myself more. 

phew, alright, let's change into these.

the sweatpants are really baggy, but they stay up if i tie them up, and the shirt is kind of falling off one shoulder, but it's all good. i grab my towel and finally exit the bathroom.

"thanks yurio~! i think this is the highlight of my day! nothing really went well before." i walk out to see yurio laying on his bed looking up at his phone.

he looks up when he hears me, blushing a bit when he sees me, "yeah yeah whatever. just get yourself together or you'll always be a stupid piglet."

"wow, feel the love. well i won't bother you anymore, and i'll give you back these clothes as soon as i can, my stuff should be arriving by tomorrow, thanks again." i make my way to the door, opening it to leave.

he sighs and sits up, "you don't need to thank me so much, it's not that big of a deal... and y/n..." 

"hm?" i pause.

"...if you need anything else... just knock, alright?"

i freeze. did he really just say something that nice..? nah this has gotta be a diff russian bitch.

i turn around to face him, "sorry, is this yurio? is this the new update? i don't remember there being a soft side to this model..."

"shut up you stupid kitten!" he throws a pillow at me as i run out laughing.

"HEY YOU'RE THE STUPID KITTEN NOT ME!"

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➯𝙫𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩!

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shii... this one was kinda long tho- i've had history maker stuck in my head ALL DAY SOMEONE HELP

but anyways, school starts again soon and i'm literally gonna off myself- gonna go fake my death rq brb ✌