My Hero:Victuuri

Chapter 6: Gone

  It only took a few days for Yuuri to heal but the others still encouraged him to rest. He was back in action, albeit minimally. He felt that he had been so out of practice due to his injury that Vicktor offered to help him skate. It helped, not only Yuuri, soothe the others' fears of Yuuri hurting himself again. While they skated Yuuri asked Vicktor,"Can you keep a secret?" Vicktor nodded eagerly as they skated to the edge of the rink. Yuuri twidled his fingers as he told Vicktor,"Don't tell the others but a few days ago the hero Vicktor came to my window and we talked." Vicktor nodded to signal that he was listening as Yuuri continued,"He k-kissed my ankle and the next morning, I was able to walk just fine." Vicktor looked at Yuuri in shock, before telling him,"That is a surprise." Yuuri looked at him with a newfound eagerness as he asked,"Do you think he knew what he was doing and was healed me on purpose?" The silver-haired male placed his hands on Yuuri's shoulders and told him,"I think that if you meet Vicktor again, you should ask him that. Honestly though, I'm glad he healed you so I can have you on the ice with me. The way you skate is special and beautiful." Yuuri fell silent as heat rose to his face and he began to smile happily at Vicktor's compliment. Vicktor then began to skate away, saying,"We better leave, it's getting late. Besides, I have a feeling your superhero is going to show up tonight.After all, he seems to like you." Yuuri's cheeks darkened as he hurriedly made his way off the ice, flustered to high heaven. Vicktor smiled as he watched the adorable man glide towards the exit, excited to be visiting him that night.

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  Yuuri walked home, cheeks still burning from earlier. As he walked, he slowly began to realize something. The way Vicktor acted around him was a little too similar to the way his hero kept flirting with him. Both seemed to want to see him blush, both worried about him, and both had the same name and appearance, at least what Yuuri could remember was similar. Suddenly, a realization struck Yuuri. They were too alike for it to be a coincidence, Vicktor Nikiforov and the hero Vicktor were the same person.

  As he arrived at that conclusion, a person came out of a car that had pulled up near him. The stranger tapped on Yuuri's shoulder.Yuuri turned around on instinct coming face to face with a person taller than him wearing a black trenchcoat and fedora. Yuuri took a step or two back as he asked,"Can I help you?" The stranger's face was covered by a mask so Yuuri could not identify him;however, the stranger remained silent as he opened a bottle of something and waved it in Yuuri's face. Yuuri was going to say something to the man, but he smelled something off and everything went black.

  The man caught Yuuri as he fell and placed him in the car he had come from. He then followed the boy inside and told the driver,"Go, now." As they took off, the man placed a finger on the earpiece he had and said,"I've got the target, awaiting further instructions." A distorted voice of the other end of the communication device replied,"Good job, proceed to Phase Two of the plan; I trust that you've been informed by your driver?" The man replied in the affirmative as they quickly approached their destination.

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  Vicktor flew over to Yuuri and Phitchit's apartment and landed on the balconey to Yuuri's room. He was confused to find it empty and entered the bedroom. He made his way over to the door and opened it, only to find Phitchit alone. Phitchit, upon seeing Vicktor, stood up and asked confusedly,"Where's Yuuri?" Vicktor looked at Phitchit, equally confused, and replied,"We finished skating a while ago. He actually left before me." Phitchit's eyes widened in alarm as he realized,"When Kumo escaped, do you think that he began to target Yuuri?" Vicktor's eyes filled with alarm before they narrowed, voice darkening as he told Phitchit,"Call the others, Yuuri's missing."

  It did not take long for the group to assemble and begin to canvas the neighborhood. After searching for a good thirty minutes, there was no sign of the raven-haired male. Yurio walked up to Vicktor angrily as he asked,"Why the hell did you let him go home early?" Vicktor stood his ground as he told the blonde,"I didn't realize this would happen. Do you honestly believe that I wanted him to vanish?" They retreated to the ice rink where they kept their headquarters, given to them by the previous group, in order to plan their next move.

  They were contemplating their next course of action when a signal was recieved by their communications system. They quickly answered, suprised when it said that Yuuri was calling Phitchit. Phitchit quickly brought up the video call and asked,"Yuuri where are you? What's going on?" They were horrified when they saw Yuuri tied up sitting on the pavement of an unkown street. Tears were in his eyes as he began to say,"Hello heroes, as you can see I have a friend of yours and if you don't want him to get hurt you will listen to my demands." Yurio growled as he realized,"They're making him talk for them." Phitchit spoke again,"We're listening but we want you to show yourself instead of hiding behind your hostage."

  A gloved hand grabbed Yuuri's hair causing the boy to cry as he again spoke,"I d-don't feel like r-revealing myself to young f-fools, u-unless you really w-want me to." Yurio rushed forward and told the man,"Fine, just don't hurt him!" The hand vanished and Yuuri's head fell slightly as a man stepped out from the shadows and commanded in his deep voice,"Good, now...Vicktor, this message is for you specifically." It was Vicktor's turn to speak,"I'm here, go ahead." The man's face was covered as he said,"If you wish to see young Mr. Katsuki alive and in one piece ever again, you will meet me at the Detroit Bridge, with your friends, or I cannot guarantee this boy's safety." Vicktor's fist clenched as he replied,"We'll come, but remember this. If you hurt Yuuri, if I see even a scratch, I will destroy you all." There was chuckling as the man told him,"I would expect no less. I will see you all soon," he walked towards Yuuri, forcing him to look towards the camera before continuing,"Won't we, Yuuri?" This served only to make Yuuri cry harder as the feed cut off, leaving a team of very angry heroes in its wake.