Yuri on Ice || Seven Minutes in Heaven

「Kenjirou Minami」

All good things eventually have to come to an end and this game was no exception. A game that originally left many people hesitant to play ended with everyone enjoying themselves. There's no wondering why they were almost sad about the game's end, but fret not. There was still one more round left to be played before the final end.

"So, at last, we're at our final round," Viktor finally said, breaking the silence that had engulfed the entire room.

For the first time throughout the whole game, he wasn't excited to announce the start of the next round. Starting this round only guaranteed the end of the game would soon come. Moving across the room, he didn't stop until he reached you, the only girl who hadn't yet gotten a chance to play.

"The best should always be saved for last," he commented as he took your hand and led you to the center of the room.

There was no need for you to choose a number out of the bag like the other girls did in the rounds prior. There was only one boy left who also hadn't gotten the chance to play yet.

"It's finally my turn!" Minami exclaimed with a look of pure excitement written all over his face. Just looking at how happy he looked made you automatically smile too.

Without a word, Viktor began to lead the two of you to the closet. It seemed as if he was trying to rush the two of you almost as if he was afraid that if he didn't start the round now then he'd never be able to. With eery silence, he closed the door behind you and Minami, leaving the two of you in total darkness.

"I'm glad it's finally our turn," you told him, not looking in any general direction as you waited for your vision to adjust to the darkness.

You felt a pang in your heart when a quiet whimper was the only thing heard from the boy. As your vision was able to adjust more, you noticed how he was curled up in a ball on the floor with his face pressed into his knees.

"Minami, are you okay?" you asked frantically as you worried over him.

"It's too dark in here," he mumbled, his voice muffled.

A wave of realization washed over you, but you still remained worried. You didn't have even the slightest idea of how to comfort someone over a situation like this, but you knew that you needed to try. Sitting down next to him, you wrapped your arms around him and gently started rocking him. His stiff body soon began to loosen up but he still refused to lift his head up.

"It's okay," you whispered soothingly in his ear. "It's just you and me here; there's nothing to be afraid of."

"I'm still scared," he whimpered softly.

"I won't let anything happen to you."

Without thinking, you placed a kiss on his cheek. Almost hesitantly, he slowly lifted his head to look at you for you to see a deep blush on his face that almost matched yours perfectly. Before he could say anything, the closet door was opened to reveal Viktor who was looking rather down.

Standing up, you helped Minami up to his feet before following Viktor outside where you returned to your seat. So this was it - the final end of the game. It was fun while it lasted, but now only the mere memories of it reminded everyone of the fun. Everyone had already accepted the fact that this game wouldn't happen again.

Perhaps maybe one day another game like this will be played.