"Yuri! I thought you said you lost three kilos already." Victor frowned at the scale and then back at his charge. Yuri blushed and looked at his feet. "You weren't lying to me, were you?"
Yuri looked up with wide eyes. "O-of c-course not, V-Victor!"
"Hmm?"
Victor drew in close to Yuri's face. He could see how nervous Yuri was but he loved teasing him. It was his way of showing his love. But he also loved how red and embarrassed Yuri got. He didn't know why but it stirred an emotion deep within him, an emotion Victor couldn't really place.
"Um... V-Victor?" Victor realized he was so close to Yuri's lips. A bit startled, he pulled back. Yuri looked up at him innocently. "Are... Are you going to punish me now?"
Victor's eyes widened. "Punish?"
Yuri nodded and looked around the room. They were in Yuri's bedroom. Evidence of posters being ripped down lingered on the walls in the form of leftover tape and lighter patches of paint. It was small and modest, albeit a little dirty. But Victor found it comfortable, homey.
Slowly, Victor reached out and took hold of the younger skater's chin. He forced Yuri to look at him, earning him a deeper blush. "What do you mean," he said lowly, "by punishment?"
A little yelp escaped Yuri's lips. "I-I-I-I j-just meant l-like you taking me off the ice or giving me a new food plan o-or something like that."
"Hmm." Victor dropped his hand. Something in him hurt at Yuri's response. He couldn't hide that he was a little disappointed. "If punishment is what you want then you just have to sleep with me tonight."
Yuri's eyes widened. Sleep with him? Did that mean sleep or sleep? He looked around the room again. "V-Victor wh-"
Victor laughed. He could tell what was going on in Yuri's mind. He could easily read him like an open book. Yuri always wore his thoughts on his face. "I don't mean sex if that is what you are wondering, Yuri. I'm your coach and I want to know more about you." He pulled Yuri into an embrace, lifting his head so their eyes held each other. He spoke softly, low in pitch and intimately. "Being together at our most vulnerable times is a way of opening up and finding out more about each other. What we like and dislike, what makes us tick. I want to know everything about you, Yuri."
Yuri gulped and pushed away from Victor. "O-okay," he said after a deep breath. "But only for tonight!"
Victor smiled. "Okay!"
The day passed quickly. The two spent all day together as Yuri trained to lose more weight. When night fell, they soaked in the onsen then ate dinner. They each went into their rooms to change before Victor made his way to Yuri's room. He could tell just how nervous Yuri was as he opened the door.
"Yuri," he said, making Yuri jump. "Relax. We will only be sleeping. What are you afraid of?" He leaned in close and pouted. "Or do you just not want me here?"
"N-n-no! T-that's not it!" Yuri stammered. "It's just..." He looked down. "I, um, always admired you from afar so it's j-just kind of nerve wracking having you so close all the time."
Victor smiled. He dropped his pillow on Yuri's bed then pulled the younger skater towards him. "Oh?" Victor said as he brought their faces leveled to the other. "So is this nerve wracking?" Yuri nodded. Victor smiled mischievously and closed some of the distance between them to whisper, "Is this?" Their lips were so close that speaking caused them to touch lightly. A shock of pleasure went through Victor at the feather light touch.
Unable to help himself, Victor leaned in more. No space was between them now, their lips pressed against each other sweetly. Yuri's eyes widened then fluttered closed. Victor took that time to deepen the kiss, wrapping an arm around Yuri's back to hold him against his body.
