Seeking Eternity

For want and need of everything that is you

The flight back from Paris was long, horribly boring and, though he didn't wish to admit such a thing to even himself, lonely.  The others stayed behind, having far too much to do as they worked to create the New Infinity and rebuild what had become fragmented in the aftermath of their invasion.  Now, after over  a month, the small uprisings had ceased and talks were calmer.  They wanted him to stay, argued insistently against his decision, but Yuri wanted to get back.  

Sitting in his window seat in first class Yuri frowned at his phone, resisting the surge of rage welling within him.  He sent many texts to Otabek over the past week with no replies and it was bothering him far more than he felt comfortable with.  Yakov insisted he'd only have Otabek come back to the club, giving him an apartment in the same building as Katsuki and nearly all the vampires who worked or frequented the club.   Over the last two months since his arrival in Paris he'd had little contact with Otabek out of necessity and only now did the silence concern him.  He simply had no time to consider what Otabek might have decided to do until now.  

As the plane began its final approach into the airport Yuri looked out the window seeing the city lights in the darkness.   So much had happened, and he needed to get away  to sort things out for himself.   It was something he'd done many times throughout his long existence yet only now did the prospect of facing it alone trouble him.  

It was a momentary lapse, Otabek knew this and felt honored to have witnessed  it,  the all too brief smile Yuri gave him upon noticing him standing there.  In that moment there wasn't a single other person in this crowded airport, but it faded too quickly.   With so many others making their way through customs the blonde would never reveal such emotion willingly and certainly not where he would be so openly seen.    

"Why are you here?"   Yuri demanded an answer, back to normal in an instant, green eyes locked on target.  

"Did I surprise you?" Otabek said, ignoring the usual prickly nature of this vampire.  

Yuri shrugged.  "I thought you weren't back yet, no one told me anything."  he grumbled  "You haven't answered my texts for days."

"Yakov made the arrangements to bring me back yesterday so I haven't been here long."  Otabek explained   "I had no idea you were returning until a couple hours ago.  So here I am."

"Good." Yuri said, nodding and adjusting the weight of his large shoulder bag.   "Were you also told not to contact me?"

"He said things were not stable yet and he wasn't sure if or when any of you would be returning."  Otabek said  " He's fully prepared to take over the club if necessary.   I was glad to hear I could come back to the city and my job though.  Going back home is nice in small doses sometimes.  "

"That terrible DJ is gone as well then?"

"Not yet.  I don't start for a couple nights."  Otabek said.  

"Damn.  Well at least you're back."  Yuri said 

"I've got a car waiting for us outside."  Otabek said  "All you have is that carry on?"

"Yeah. " Yuri said, taking a quick glance around them at the people flowing in from customs.  

There was always the chance, but he felt satisfied that no one wished him harm.  Though few in numbers some were still loyal to the old Infinity, better to be careful in any case Yuri decided.  

"And the others?"  Otabek asked.

He still wanted to talk to Katsuki, to give him the coin his great grandmother entrusted to him and would also like to tell Yuri what he knew.  That would have to wait, now there were other things they needed to discuss.   In their time apart he'd made decisions and he hoped Yuri would agree.   Right now he really wanted just to be alone with Yuri.