Pain to Love

Chapter 20: Back to the Beginning Part 1

Not my art

Yuuri's POV

A/N:ik ik what a different POV what about Yuri ik ik! patience is a virtue🙂

We just moved in a last night and we got a lot of our stuff put away. Victor and Otabek came home telling me about this boy. I had heard about him before because of the previous teacher talked to us. I felt a little sad that this class was apparently the only safe space this boy had. I hope I get to meet him.
Couple of days later I hear someone come into the house. I was in the kitchen so I put the box of packed kitchen wear down and head to the front. I was met with a small, like extremely small, kid with two black eyes. It did alarm me but I decided to ask questions before jumping to conclusions.
"Umm may I help you? It looks like you got in a fight are you okay?" He jumps and turns to me
"Umm I'm here with Otabek we had to put something away."
I was a little relieved but mostly confused luckily Otabek came down stairs at this time.
"Ahh Yuuri this is Yuri, well Victor calls him Yurio." I looked at Otabek "So that's why he calls me that." Otabek nods. I smile a little he was so adorable 😍, but I could tell he was very hesitant to speak. I realized needs medical assistance and I grab his arm and drag him into the dinning room and sat him down. I went to get some medicine for his bruises. I grabbed the ointment from the medicine cabinet and ran back to him "What happened to you sweetheart?" I asked as I applied the cream to his  bruises "A-A guy at school punched me." I could see the hesitation in his eyes. "Yura, you promised you would tell me." I look at Otabek and then Yuri waiting for awnsers. "My step-sister, Albina, and her boyfriend Boris cornered me and Albina found out about something my dedushka gave me and if my step-mother found out she would have taken them away. After she told me she was going to tell her mother she told Boris to give me two blackeyes." I was filled with so much sadnes this poor child I became really curious as to what his dedushka gave him. "Thats aweful, but what did Albina find out about? Is it dangerous?" I saw him look down shaking his head. "no" i tried to look at his eyes "What is it?" I said but he turned his head futher away from my gaze "B-Ballet slippers"
I was shocked harmless ballet slippers? Why? "Oh... Why would your parents be mad about slippers?" I said and he looked at me. "They hated my dedushka. So much that they didn't even give him a service when he died they wouldn't let me keep anything from him" I could sense his anger and sadness in his voice. I could see him clutching his fist. I then gave him a hug "I'm so sorry sweetie" I feel him hold on to me like child deprived of love but he pushed me away. "Its alright really I've had many years to deal with it." he said and then he gave me a smile "It was nice meeting you Mr.Yuuri. Otabek, I think we should head back" he said to me and Otabek who nodded and we turned to leave. I however wasn't done I placed my hand on Yuri's shoulder "Its just Yuuri, and if you ever want to stay over you can I have no objections alright. You have a second home right here okay." he smiled at me and gave me a hug. i heard a quiet "thank you" which melted my heart.

Later that day I was making dinner when I heard a series of rapid knocks at the door. I was very confused and walked to the door I opened it and saw a shivering cold and wet yuri standing outside my door. "Yuri!!! What the hell are you doing" I exclaimed he looked scared I didn't mean to scare him. I grab him and drag him in slamming the door so no more cold could attack him. "Yuri you could have caught frostbite why did you come here with out a jacket!! Why are you wet?!" Before he could answer he sneezed " *achoo* w-when I was w-walking here-er ssssome jerk d-drove by and sssplashed me f-from a p-p-puddle on the g-ground" I was really upset with him still. I dragged him to the living room and turned toward the stairs "OTABEK" I yelled
"YEA" I heard Otacks reply from upstairs
"BRING ME ONE OF YOUR SHIRTS AND PAJAMA PANTS QUICK" I replied then looked at Yuri "we need to get you out of your cloths or you'll never warm up " he nods then we hear someone come down stairs "Yuuri I got the cloths but what are they- ... YURA?!" he rushes to Yuri's side a hands on his face I see Yuri lean in to his touch and close his eyes. I smile slightly at the scene "What happened?! Were your parents argument that bad" why are you wet? Why are you still in uniform-" I understood his concern but we need to get him warm.
"Otabek we need to get him warm and then questions" he looks at me and nods he hands Yuri the cloths. I lead him to the bathroom to change. I came back to see Otabek sitting uneasily."You like him huh" he looks at me and blushes while nodding. "God he's so amazing Yuuri I don't know what to do!" I smile "take it slow you will know when its time to tell him." I smile at him he nods. My hand was on his shoulder when we heard a sneeze behind us. I saw Yuri in oversized clothing. Then I see Otabek rush to the small boy and cover him in a blanket and drag him next to me. "What were your parents arguing about?" I heard Otabek ask. Yuri looked down slightly and replied quietly after a minute "About me." It was so quiet my heart ached for this boy.  "what was it about you that started an argument?" I asked I was mad that any parent would make there kid feel like this?! "S-sometimes I wish I-I was just ... n-normal" I felt a massive pain in my chest. I wipe the tears from his face he looked at me with eyes full of pain and suffering. I pulled him into a hug and say to him "You are perfect the way you are Yuri don't let anyone tell you different. Not even yourself." He hugged back holding on to me as if his life depended on it. "Do you understand?" I asked and he nodded. Otabek had went to get him a drink and tissues a few minutes ago.