History Makers || Victuri ✔

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"After going back to the top and winning gold once again, Victor Nikiforov has surprised us all by announcing his official retirement from the ice. Even after his retirement, he will live on as one of the best skaters in history.

"Victor Nikiforov has made history and his legacy will live on."
  
  
 
  
 

News articles, blogs, advertisements, and even on talk shows. Everyone seemed to be gushing over the latest news; Victor Nikiforov's official retirement.

After traveling around the world one more year and winning gold one last time, Victor knew that this was the end. There was nothing for him to celebrate that day, in fact, he was surprised he even managed to make it to the final, even more that he won first place. But he hoped that this bad made Yuri proud.

Yuri.

Last news he ever received about him were rumors that he had been released from the hospital and had gone back to Hasetsu. Whether the rumors were true or not was a mystery, but Victor knew there was no reason for Yuri to stay in Russia when his family was back in japan.

And so after holding the final in Tokyo, Victor booked the earliest flight to Hasetsu. It was the last flight of the night and he would be arriving in a couple of hours. He planned to rent a room for the night before going to visit the Katsuki family in the morning.

And so he did.

Part of him wanted to go straight to the hot-springs and run into Yuri's arms as soon as his flight landed, but there's no saying if Yuri even remembers him as someone other than just his idol. And considering he never received a text or a call from him, the chances were practically non-existent.

After renting a room in the nearest hotel to the airport, Victor was asleep in seconds. It wasn't common for him to feel tired after a flight, but lately, most things were taking a tow on him.

Morning had soon arrived and Victor woke up to the sound of soft pitter-patter. He sleepily looked out the window and frowned at the gloomy day as a small rain poured. There's nothing he could do about the weather, so he simply ignored it and headed for a quick shower before changing into a fresh outfit. Just his normal sweatpants and signature shirt.

He slipped on his shoes on the way out and took a sweater and umbrella with him as well. The walk to the Katsuki's hotspring Inn was not a long one and so he decided to simply walk there and clear his mind up a bit.

During his walk, Victor couldn't help but remember all those memories he had when he first came to Hasetsu to be Yuri's coach. They were all great. And if he was being honest, those were the best months or his life he's ever lived. But they were all just memories now...memories that Yuri no longer had.

Instead of cheering himself up a bit, Victor ended up feeling worse by the time he arrived at the Inn. He kind of felt bad for leaving Makkachan back in Tokyo and not bringing him with him, but he didn't plan to stay long, so there really was no point in bringing him.

He pushed the door open and was greeted with the distant warmness he vaguely remembered. A pair of brown eyes looked up from behind the counter and Victor smiled brightly, hiding his sadness.

"Victor? Oh its so good to see you!" Hiroko beamed, walking over to give Victor a warm hug. "Congrats on your victory, but I hear you've retired?"

Victor nodded and Ms. Katsuki smiled tenderly, not asking any questions like most other people would have done. He was a bit grateful for that.