✔️ Body and Mind

Chicken Soup

Yuzuru didn't see Rachel or Anya for the next few days as he spent any free moment either in the gym or in practice. His body was hurting and because Brian was now carefully monitoring his time on the ice he at least extended his training time outside of the rink, without telling him.
He hated when things were going slow.

He got to school for his morning English lecture when he noticed there was quite a commotion. Groups of students piling up at the announcement board, laughing and then making space for a new group.

Yuzuru squeezed himself in, just to see a picture of that tall idiot pinned to the board, next to a page of random numbers with a text in the middle of it reading:

'Hey prof, I guess by now you have realized I am a lazy idiot who didn't even bother reading the essay before handing it over to you...Well, I guess my good looks are just good enough for getting girls into bed, not to write essays for me.'

Yuzuru started to laugh out loud, shaking his head in disbelief at how savage Anya was.
He then went to his class and counted the minutes for it to be over so he could get on the ice. He gave himself a challenge he will finally land the quad lutz at least on half of his attempts, raising his success rate.

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Anya was going home, completely exhausted after the long day but happy that the rest of the afternoon is free since she didn't have a shift at the library. Finally, a free evening to prepare for her next chess tournament.
She got into the building just to see Rachel waiting for the elevator. They both merely nodded at each other but didn't say anything else.
Once in the elevator, Rachel's phone started to ring with an incoming call from Yuzuru, and given the small space, Anya could hear his side as well, noticing that he sounded really down.

-Oh, hey pumpkin!

-Hey...I was wondering...would you maybe like to come over?

-Aww, I am still at the Uni, some extra tutoring, you know. And then I have to go to the library and start writing my English paper...you know how it is.

-That's alright. Nevermind.

-Everything OK?

-Yeah, sure. I just had a really bad day at practice. Everything hurts. I was just hoping you could come over. Kinda feeling alone in the flat.

-Awww....I am really sorry pumpkin. I miss you too! Maybe tomorrow, okay?

-Yeah, sure. I am off tomorrow anyway, Brian kicked me off the ice for the rest of the week---

-Okay, see you tomorrow!

Rachel interrupted him and imitated the sounds of sending him kisses into the speaker before hanging up.
She then rolled her eyes and said mostly for herself.

-I really need to break up with this guy. He is so whiny.

-You are unbelievable! He is actually hurting!

-Whatever. I don't have time anyway, I have my mani-pedi in half an hour and then we are going with Ella to the movies.

Anya growled and went straight to her room, threw herself on the bed, suppressing her anger and the need to go to Rachel's room and strangle her. She then decided to go instead to Yuzuru.
Knowing how much he cared about Rachel, the last thing he needed to find out was how little she cared about him but some comfort food on her behalf should help him. At least he will think she did her best to help him and make him feel better.