Attraction | V.N Y.K [Book 1] ✔️

Chapter 16

The three hours are up.

I've practiced so hard, but I still just don't feel confident. I can feel anxiety eating away at my body and my hands art starting to tremble.

I close my eyes and memories of my previous performance experience flow through my head. I bite my lip and try to push the thoughts out of my head.

"What are you standing there for, pig? People are coming in. You might want to get your ass moving." I hear Yurio say. I snap out of my thoughts and look down at him. He's trying to get up in my face but I can only see him as a child. I smile to myself.

"Okay." I say, my voice hushed. He gives me a confused face as I usually fight back but I turn around, starting to walk away to get dressed.

"If you're nervous.." I hear him say. I turn around and look at him. "I-It'll be fine."

I feel my eyes widen at his kind words and confusion runs through my body, mixed with a bit of warmth.

Did Yurio just try to comfort me?

He sees me staring at him and converts his face into a glare. He then walks up and past me, not without first bumping into my shoulder.

"Don't get used to that."

I smile to myself and stand there as he walks away. But all that only made me realize something about Viktor.

It just proved that I am indeed in love with Viktor. I didn't feel the same way when Yurio complimented me as when Viktor does; their two completely different feelings.

Suddenly I feel someone put their hand on my shoulder as I stare at all the people crowding the rink and I look back, blushing when I see Viktor.

"V-viktor-"

"Please promise me something, Yuri." He whispers into my ear. I feel my heart beat start to excel but I nod.

"Y-yeah?" I respond. I hear him breathing in my ear and my face gets hotter.

"When you're out there.. find your true Eros. Show me your true Eros, Yuri. Because a part of me is saying that pork cutlet bowls aren't it."

My eyes widen and I bite my lip.

My true Eros..

..but I can't show him that.

"I'll try, Viktor." Is all I say. He smiles and I inhale a large breath when he kisses below my ear, then pulling away and walking towards Yuko. I can feel my heart hammering inside of my chest and the place his lips touched burns.

I close my eyes and place my hand below my ear.

That probably meant nothing to him.

I start to walk away into the bathroom and into a stall, locking it and getting my costume out of the bag I'm carrying. I strip my clothes from my body and slip on the costume I'll be wearing for my Eros routine. I start to feel anxious at how it's structured but then remember it has to have sexual appeal.

I close my eyes and sigh, opening up the stall. I walk out a little further and then finally open my eyes to look over and see Viktor, staring at me with wide eyes. His eyes scan my body and a light pink falls over his face.

I feel my face get hot and I immediately feel self conscious.

"D-does it look bad..?" I ask, worried by the way he's staring at me. His eyes jolt away from my body and up at my eyes, sparkling.