The interview was the easy part. The hard part would be seeing and apologizing to Beka, and I had no way of knowing if he would see the interview before seeing him.
"Here you go, Yuri.. be safe ok?" Victor said as he handed me my plane ticket
"I- I will.." I said, tearing up, "I've never said this before but.. Thank you.."
"Yuri..." Yuuri said as I pulled them both into a tight hug
"Thank you for everything... I'm sorry I was such a brat when I met you and when you came all the way to Russia just for me.. You have no idea how much it all means to me."
"Hey, it's ok, Yurochka, we did it cause we care, and we always will; after all, you're our son now. No matter what happens in Almaty. We'll be here for you." Yuuri said, also tearing up
"Ok. Yuri, if you want to catch the flight, you need to go now. Victor pointed out
"R-right.. I'll see you guys when I return!" I yelled as I ran off, leaving my proud old men behind; my legs never stopped shaking as I waited in line. Every step forward was another step to him. Would he be angry when he saw me again? Will he hold me tight and tell me everything will be alright? Soon I'd know my answer. I had a 7-hour flight. So much could happen in these 7 hours. What if he sees the interview and reaches out while i'm in the sky? What if he tells me he doesn't want to see me? Then my flight would be a waste of time. No, you can't have second thoughts now, Yuri. You Are Yuri Plisetsky, and you are going to see this through.
"Vic and Yuuri told us what you're doing! Adrian and I, I believe in you! Otabek is going to forgive you; trust us!" Said a message from Anna
"Hey Kid, I saw you came out; I'm proud of you; I'm sorry for the jokes I made about Bek and me; you guys are made for each other; he has to forgive you!" Mila messaged
"I don't know who you think you are, but stay away from Bek." An Unknown pm came thru
"Huh?! Who are you?!" I replied
"It doesn't matter, but I don't take kindly to you suddenly saying you love Bek right after he finally decided to get over you. You don't love him. You just like the attention he gives you." the anon says again.
"What do you possibly know about me. You can't tell me how I feel."
"You're right. I don't know you, but I know of you; for two months, I've listened to Bek talk about you and how you broke his heart, you realized you loved him after he left?! if that's true, why did you wait two months to tell him!"
"I... wait, are you close with Beka?"
"Don't call him that! And yes, I am.. news flash Bek doesn't need you. I'm his new best friend since his old best friend was an Asshole."
"Does. Does Beka hate me?"
"Yes. Now stay away from him."
I locked my phone then looked out my plane window; 6 more hours in the sky until I reach Kazakhstan.. to see someone who despises me.
I sent the last message. That should do it. Now I just need to make sure he doesn't see that interview. Yuri Plisetsky, I refuse to let you hurt him again. You don't deserve him.
"Hey, Bek, where you at?" I said as he picked up his phone
"Askar? It's so early. Why are you calling?"
"No reason wanted to see if you wanted to have that movie marathon today!"
"Today? why so sudden?"
"Hey! It's our day off; the Grand Prixs are coming up; let's just disconnect and enjoy Ghibli films like we always talk about doing.
"Ok.. sure, why not."
"Cool, bro, My place?"
"Your place." Bek agreed
"Great see ya in 5!" I said before hanging up. I just needed to keep him from seeing the interview while it is trending.
"Morning, Otabek," My mom says as I walk past
"Morning"
"Where you off to?"
"Askar wants to hang out. I'll be back before late.."
"Beka! Come look!" I hear Sasha exclaim
"Coming" I Yawn
I hear the tv murmur
"Yuri's on tv!" Sasha says!
"Huh?" I say before looking at the screen and being met with those familiar green eyes.
"No! I'd never lie to Beka. The only person I was lying to was myself! I turned him down because I believed deep down in my heart I couldn't be gay. And the truth is I love him... I'm in love with Otabek Altin."
MY heart skipped a beat. He. he just- Yura...
"And why is that?"
"I..." Yuri started before looking around. "I was an Alcoholic."
He's- Yuri, what are you thinking?! you always said it would ruin you if the world knew that. And did he really just say he loved me? I need to sit down.
Yuri continued speaking, "No, I need to tell the full story. When my Dedushka collapsed, Otabek was the only person there. He stayed with me as they carried him away and to the hospital;."
"Hey bro, I'm here-" Askar started before looking at the tv screen. "Oh no."
"Otabek could see what was happening. He knew how close I was to ruin my life, but as hard as he tried to pull me out of the ocean of grief, I had succumbed too; the harder I swam down to avoid the truth. I was in denial. All he wanted for me was Acceptance. My Dedushka's death and my alcoholism wasn't the only thing I was denying, I denied myself the truth about my feelings. And in the end, I hurt the person I cared for most. "
"Yura.." I exclaimed I could feel the tears well up
"Come on, Bek, this can't be true; he just happens to decide he loves you after you decide to get over him?! He's manipulating you."
"Shut up!" I yelled I was angry Askar would dare assume he knows anything about my Yuri, "You don't know him! You were not there! I saw it all first hand; it's all true! The only part I didn't realize.. Was that he loved me.
"When otabek left, I was devastated, but it gave me the clarity I needed to begin to rise out of my grief and once again work towards being the person my dedushka wants me to be.. Thank you for.. listening.."
"Askar.. I'm sorry I can't watch ghibli today. I need to think about all of this.."
"Ok, man.. Take all the time you need... I'm sorry I upset you." and like that, he left as he did. I looked at my phone. All the pictures were still in the trash can, so I recovered them. Yuri loves me.. This sentence didn't feel real.
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Denial and Acceptance
FanfictionYurio's grandfather becomes gravely Ill, Victor, Yuuri, and Otabek to move to Russia and host Yurio, But Yurio isn't happy Victor and Yuuri are here though. Otabek himself is still trying to decide if he should admit his feeling for Yurio. Yuri is g...
