Spice [NaNoWriMo 2023 Winner]

Battement Degage

Victor watched the news come out about himself and Yuuri with a kind of relief. He skimmed through comments and found that most of them were positive on both accounts. He was glad to see his skating family supporting him and was excited when his parents called him to congratulate him. He thought they would disapprove all over again but they seemed quite glad that he found someone who seemed reliable. There was conversation about Victor coming home for his birthday, but he explained that he would be with Yuri and then the entire group of them were flying out to Japan.

"You should join us, Papa, you can meet Yuuri and his parents too," Victor said. His father hummed and hawed over the phone for a moment before he sighed.

"Do you trust this man?" Ivan asked and his son laughed on the other end, "I mean it, Victor."

"Yes, Papa," Victor rolled his eyes, "I'm a big boy now, I think I can look after myself."

The sound his father made made him pout and he was glad they were not on facetime. There was a trickle of laughter from his mother on the other side and Victor squawked.

"Ivan, give me my baby and we'll talk," Victor's mother spoke in the background and now he was on the phone with his Mom. "Viktor, you know your father worries about you."

"I'm 30 years old Mama," Victor pouted, "I'm not a child anymore."

"You will always be our child, now, tell me about this Yuuri," Anastasia's voice was firm but adoring and Victor wasn't sure who he took after. Honestly both his parents were stoic, he got his looks from his father, his dancer body from his mother but his heart? That was all his own.

"He's amazing, Mama, you really should come see him," Victor said, "They have a bath house in Japan, it would be nice for everyone to just go on vacation."

"We haven't gone anywhere in years, we can't afford such a place," He mother said and Victor sighed,

"Mom, I'd be paying," Victor rolled his eyes, "I have the money now, I have contracts, I'm actually a professional."

"I can see that! You're all over the news!" She laughed and Victor wasn't sure if she was amused or scared for him. His mother was good at just waving things off, he hadn't talked to them in months and out of the blue here he was.

"Mama," Victor said gently, "Come to Japan with me, you can meet Yuuri, see Madam Lilia and Yakov again, you can relax and enjoy yourself. You and Papa can have a bath all to yourselves if you want, it'll be good for you."

"Oh Victor, you could always sweet talk your way into anything, couldn't you?" Anastasia sighed and Victor could hear the compilation in her head from where he was.

"I love you Mama," Victor said, a bit of sass behind his voice and his Mother barked a laugh.

"Alright, Alright, if you pay, we'll come but you better treat us when we get there!" His Mother scolded and Victor's heart sang at the thought of his parents finally getting something from him for once. "Be good, My son."

"You know I will be," Victor giggled, "Bye bye, Mama."

"Love you," He heard his father call from the back somewhere and then the line went quiet. Victor smiled as he got back to his suitcase, he was getting ready for Barcelona and for once they would be able to drive. He had suggested the road trip for himself and Yuri so they could get that little bit of extra time to prepare. Yuri had his routines down but the problem was that he was slipping back into bad habits. Victor had seen him at the rink more than home and he needed the young man to rest so he didn't hurt himself again. Yuri was so excited about the Grande Prix, and pissed off about being beaten by JJ that he almost killed himself on the ice again. Yakov had sent him home with a scolding and Yuri had gone crazy at home, cursing out JJ with words that would make a sailor blush. He thought a short road trip would get the boy to settle and center his mind. They would take three days to drive it in Victor's new car so Yura didn't end up burning himself out.