Attraction | V.N Y.K [Book 1] ✔️

Chapter 36

A/n: sorry this chapter took so long.. Just a warning, guys. I'll still update but it won't be as often as before, I now have a lot of homework, track practice every day, plus I DO have a little bit of a social life.. So yeah. Please don't hate me.

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Viktor and I step into the rink, my heart beating furiously inside of my chest as I listen to the loudspeakers saying it was time to go out onto the ice for a warm up.

I sigh, then smile lightly when Viktor puts his hand on my shoulder. He knows how nervous I am about all of this.

I love how supportive he is.

For this performance.. I just need to make sure I keep him in mind.

I skate out onto the ice, along with the other skaters that will be performing today. I skate around a little, then trying to complete one of my jumps only to fall.

I sigh, then closing my eyes tight as I get up. The man on the loudspeaker says it's time to end the warm up and I skate off.

"Hey, baby, are you okay?" Viktor asks me quietly. "Save your energy for the performance. We can't have you falling."

I shut my eyes, feeling my heart race faster as I walk off of the ice next to him.

"I'm just.. Just nervous." I whisper. He falls silent for a moment before I open my eyes slightly to see him glancing around. When he sees there's nobody watching, he leans over, then hugging me tight and leaving a kiss under my ear.

"You'll do great, love." He says. "Please keep that in mind."

I blush, then smiling softly to myself and wrapping my arms around his back.

"Thanks, Viktor."

"All right, first up we have Yuri Katsuki!" The loudspeaker booms. I feel my breath hitch in my throat but pull away, staring into his eyes for a moment.

"Seduce me with all you have."

I felt determination spark up inside of me as I smiled, then skating out onto the ice and waving to the crowd. People cheer but then fall silent as I get into my starting position.

"Yuri Katsuki will be performing to On Love; Eros. This piece was choreographed by Viktor Nikiforov."

The music starts, and I snake my arms around my body in a seducing manner just as I always had in practice and biting my lip. I open my eyes, then looking over at Viktor and licking my lips.

The cutest part was how he looked down, his eyes half lidded, a shy smile over his lips and a small blush creeping over his cheeks.

I smile to myself, then looking away and starting to skate to my piece.

With a pounding heart, sweaty hands and tired feet I leap into my first jump, luckily landing it and silently applauding myself in my mind.

I continue to skate, keeping my body motions and facial expressions as sexually appealing as I can and continuing to jump. I touch down on one of them but try not to let it get to me.

I brace myself to continue going as the end of the song draws near. I put my all into the ending skates but know that my second half did not come out as well as my first.

I finish, my arms wrapped around my body and my chest rising and falling rapidly. I take a moment, then smiling and waving at the crowd as I skate off the ice towards Viktor.

He slowly claps, then smiling and resting a hand on my shoulder as I walk up in front of him.

"That was good, Yuri. I'm proud of you. You just pushed yourself to hard in the first half so your second came out a little sloppy."

I scratch the back of my neck awkwardly, something he knows I always do whenever I'm uncomfortable or troubled. I lightly laugh and nod.

"Y-yeah.." I respond.

He notices my uncomfortable state, so he then comes up to me and hugs me lightly.

"You still did great. I'd so pounce on you if we were alone right now." He whispers into my ear, so that nobody could hear. My face flashes a bright red but I giggle, patting his back lightly.

"Maybe I'd let you." I whisper back.

He pulls away, a blush falling over his face as well as we hear the loudspeakers go off.

"Yuri Katsuki's score for his Short Program.. 94.36. He is currently in first place."

My eyes widen as the crowd begins to cheer.

"He's beaten his personal record by almost ten points!" The man continues to call out. My eyes stay wide as I stare off at the crowd and I can feel a slight smile tugging at the corner of my lips.

"Now you see, I would've expected you to get over 100 with your potential." Viktor says, resting his head on my shoulder. "But it's still great."

I sigh, then turning around and walking towards a wall to lean on as they call out for the next skater to perform.

In the end, Viktor and I were interviewed by many different people and I didn't get to watch any of the other skaters.

"Did you see me, Yuri?" I hear the same chirpy voice as before say. I turn around to see an enthusiastic Minami panting behind me. "Did you see?"

"Uh.. No, sorry.. I was being interviewed." I respond, chuckling a little in guilt.

Hurt flashes through his eyes and I see tears form.

"Awww!" He pouts, then starting to take off his jacket and leaving my speechless as I see what's underneath. "But I had this made specifically because of you!"

I visibly cringe. "Oh no.. That's from my dark past.." I say, the memories coming back to me.

In an instant, all he shows is anger.

"What? Don't make fun of me for looking up to you!" He shouts, catching me off guard. "You don't have a dark past! You better not look down on me in this next competition!"

My eyes widen as I stare at the boy in front of me, cameras flashing and reporters talking.

After a few moments, I sigh and walk off, going towards a silent place to sit and think.

Yeah, that's right. He's right.

I really just need to focus on myself right now.

I can't afford not to.