Yurio on Ice!!! [On Hold]

Chapter One

"Yurio, you were truly amazing. It's only your first year. I'm sure you'll win next time," he said and gave his bouquet of roses to the younger boy. "You will never disappoint me unless you give up."

Skating season was over and Yurio lost. He was mad for awhile, but then he was just upset. He didn't see how he could have lost. Though the next season would be right around the corner and Yurio was determined to win for sure. Now that the pork cutlet bowl was out of the way.

"Yurochka!" His grandfather called and the blonde raced to the kitchen. For a second he was afraid something might be wrong. "Would you like to help me cook dinner?"

Yurio smiled. "Of course." They started making dinner and they sorta worked in silence until his grandfather said, "Do you plan on taking next season off?"

"Of course not!" Yurio exclaimed, but not in a mad voice. He was almost never mad at his grandfather. "Why would you think that?"

"Well you just seemed upset lately that's all," his grandfather said with a sigh. "And I kinda hoped you would. I'm getting old Yurochka. I'm not going to be around forever..."

Yurio stopped and stared at his father wide eyed. "Are you saying that..." he couldn't finish his sentence. He didn't want to believe that it was true.

"I'm fine," his grandfather said. "Nothing's wrong. I was just saying."

"Don't scare me like that!" Yurio snapped. "I'm sorry. I love you and you mean a lot to me."

His grandfather smiled at him. "It's alright. Don't worry. I'm still here now, and I plan to be for awhile." Yurio forced a small smile.

Yurio was laying in bed, half asleep when his phone started ringing. He sat up and looked at it. Otabek was FaceTiming him. Quickly Yurio started to brush his hair, then wondered why he was doing it, and stopped. He turned on his light and answered on the last ring.

"Don't you know it's the middle of the night over here?" He grumbled. A smile played at Otabek's lips. "Nice to see you too Yuri," he said.

Yurio rolled his eyes. "I'm tired Otabek. Can we talk in the morning?"

Otabek frowned. "You're not as salty as usual. What's wrong?"  Yurio sighed.

"Don't tell me you're still upset over losing," Otabek said. "So you didn't win the first season. So what? You have next season. And plenty more after that. You can't let the past hold you back Yuri."

"It's not just that," Yurio snapped. "I think something might be wrong with my grandfather but he doesn't want to tell me."

Otabek's expression soften. "Does him seem sick?"

"He said that he kinda hoped that maybe I would take next season off," Yurio said. "And he said that he's not going to be around forever..."

"Yuri," Otabek. "You can't let one failure stop you. And you should be proud of yourself truthfully. Yurio you were the youngest one there. The fact that you made it that far was impressive. And if your grandfather doesn't seem sick then there's not a reason to worry about it. I'm sure he's fine."

Yurio nodded slightly. "Yeah okay. You better bring your A game because I'm totally going to crush you next season."

Otabek smiled slightly. "I'm not going to let you win. You have to earn it."

"I know and I will," Yurio said. "Goodnight Otabek."

"Goodnight Yuri," Otabek said before hanging up.

That weekend Yurio went to the rink. He was going to practice for next season. Nothing was going to get in his way. He was determined to win gold.

Yurio went and put on his skates and stopped before he got on the ice. He stared, his eyes wide. "Otabek!?" He shouted and the older boy turned around.

"Hello Yuri," Otabek said with a small smile.

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Hello fellow YOI lovers! I hope this is as good as I think it is. Anyways, I have lots planned for this story. I haven't decided if Yuri 🇯🇵 should continue skating or not. Yurio definitely is, I mean duh. Next chapter will either be posted later today, or Thursday. I got a show to watch and fan girl about on Wednesgay.
~Brea❄️⛸