Melody of You | Yuzuru Hanyu

27.

"Surprise?!" Sophia said to a still incredulous Yuzuru.

The girl could feel him tighten his hold even more around her and smiled.

"Yuzuru, you have 5 minutes" they heard from the coach. 

Sophia looked around to find almost every skater on the ice staring at her like she had 2 heads.

"Is that unusual for them to see you with a woman?" she laughed with her head on his shoulder.

The skater looked back and looked to his colleagues, the glare worked just fine in getting them to move on and do something else.

"You're the first woman here to see me besides my mom, so I guess the reaction is somewhat normal"

"Not a womanizer? what a surprise" she giggled and he chose not to comment.

"Let me get out of the ice for a bit"

"You don't have much time before your coach gets pissed"

"I know, I know"

Yuzuru took his skate guards and placed them on his skates, gesturing for Sophia to follow him. Sitting on a bench, he quickly moved some bags by his side to make space for her.

"Thanks"

"So... the orchestra gave you a few days off?" the skater finally asked, probably curious.

"I have one day off, yes"

"You came all the way here for one day?" he quickly said making her laugh.

"No silly... remember the tour?"

"It's here?" he asked amazed.

"Two weeks here, then we go to Montreal. The rest is in the States"

"No wonder you didn't tell me anything about it! I tried and tried and you would always dodge it!"

"I wanted to surprise you"

"I know" he told her with a gentle smile and a wondering hand on her leg. "Where are you staying?"

Sophia quickly told him about the current sleeping arrangements and the current room-sharing situation. She didn't mind it, not really, but it's always better to have a room of your own.

"You know you're always welcome at my place... but even if I do have an extra room, I would prefer to share a bed" he whispered in her ear.

"That's inviting, but I'm not sure if I can find an excuse to leave Hilary"

"You can always tell the truth"

"Yeah, sure. I'm leaving because I would rather stay in Yuzuru's bed"

The skater laughed at her choice of words. "You don't need to be that direct. As I said, I do have an extra room and my house happens to be close to the Roy Thomson Hall, if that's where you're rehearsing"

"How do you even know that?"

"It's hard to miss people coming in with huge instrument cases..."

"You're such a genius it worries me sometimes."

They didn't get that much of a chance to catch up before he was called to get back on the ice. With a disappointed look, Yuzuru pecked her lips quickly without giving her a chance to react.

"Will you stay and watch?"

"If you want me to"

"is that even a question? I have extra motivation!"

She could only smile at how ridiculous he was.

It didn't even surprise Sophia how much she enjoyed watching the training session. Not just Yuzuru, but the other skaters as well. She was growing more fond of the sport with every day that passed.

When her phone started buzzing with a call, she knew her friends were awake.

"Where are you?" She heard Josh ask on the other side of the line.

"Toronto" Sophia answered with a giggle.

"No shit...where in Toronto?"

"If you must know...Cricket"

"You're at the TCC without us????!!! Sophia!!!"

"Calm down"

"Are you with him?" The girl didn't need any explanation about who they were talking about, it was more than obvious.

"He is on the ice"

"And you're watching?"

"What else would I be doing?"

"I swear you're so fucking lucky..."

"How about this, I will ask if you can come to one of the sessions?"

"You will?? You're not joking?"

"No, I will ask Yuzu once he's finished"

"When are you coming back?"

"I don't know yet, don't expect lunch with me"

"You're already choosing him over us and we just got here"

"As if you wouldn't do the same"

"For Yuzuru Hanyu? Of course!"

The practice session lasted about half an hour more. Yuzuru left the ice drenched in sweat. It was a vision, really. It reminded Sophia of the last shower they shared, the warm water running through both their bodies as they chased climax together.

The skater sat by her side again looking a bit breathless and she watched him remove the skates from his feet and clean them before putting them carefully in their bag.
A pat on her leg brought her attention back to reality and to his face.

"Should we have lunch together?"

"If you want... I have zero plans for today, I'm all yours"

He smiled widely and answered. "My house or do you want to go out?"

"And watch you eat a salad again because you don't like anything else? No..."

"Ok... But I can't cook to save my life"

"Well, thankfully, I can. How do you even survive?"

"My mom... And pre-made food"

"She's here?" Sophia asked slightly scared. The girl wasn't sure she wanted to sleep at Yuzuru's if his mom was anywhere around.

"Not now, she went to Japan a few days ago and is only back in a couple of weeks"
Sophia couldn't help the relieved sigh that left her mouth and made the man watching her grin. "She doesn't bite, you know"

"Yes... But have you even thought about having sex while your mom is at the house?" She whispered so no one heard.

"It wouldn't be the first time..."

"What?"

"Another story for another day..." Was all the skater said before leaving in the direction of the shower rooms, leaving Sophia completely dumbfounded.