Shaving the Ice {DenNor ~ Ice Skater! AU}

Prologue

Breathes came out in short gasps, a tear of sweat running down his pale forehead as he forced himself to stare at the glistening ice below him. The cheers that reached his ears sounded muddled, but he lowered his arms from their pose and took in a deep breath, opening his dark violet eyes to look at the judges.

They were talking with each other, murmuring in low keys. Finally, Lukas decided to glide over to the edge of the ice ring, his skates creating rivers behind him. His coach, Arthur, gave him a pat on the back. "You did great out there! You're sure to get a high score." Lukas have a weak smile, tired. "I hope so."

They both watched as the large television screens around the room pulled up the scores of the other Skaters. "Lukas Bondevik, age 17, and representative of Norway, has gotten a score of 94.7! That places him at 2nd place! He has secured the podium for the Silver Medal!"

Lukas sighed, ignoring the sounds of glee coming from Arthur. He lost again to him. He clenched his clammy hands, eyes narrowing at the navy blue carpet below. "We now will announce our three winners! At 1st place, we have Berwald Oxensternia, age 22, from Sweden taking the Gold! Next, is Lukas Bondevik, age 17, from Norway, taking Silver! And finally, Ivan Braginski, age 23, from Russia, taking Bronze! Would the three winners please come up to the podiums to receive your Medals!"

Lukas looked up after Arthur gave him a nudge, seeing the tall Swede and Russian gliding over the ice to the Podiums at the other side, near where the judges had been sitting. He fell into the familiar feel of the ice, floating across to join the other victors at the Podium.

As the Silver Medal was placed around his neck, Lukas kept his mind busy, occasionally stealing a glance at Berwald. The Swede had the slight hint of a smile, which turned into a small, sly smile as his aqua gaze met Lukas's. Lukas met it head on.

'Next time, I'll wipe the ice ugh you. Just you watch, Berwald Oxensternia.'

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This was just a entry, setting us at the end of the Skating Competition.

Thank you for reading.

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