Dance to the Beat of my Heart

Chapter One

AN:  This was written for the Victuuri Summer Lovin' Gift Exchange on Tumblr as a gift to the lovely author Linisen!

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“So, boys, we’ve heard rumors through the grapevine that the four of you are going to start work on your third album soon. Can you confirm those rumors, we are all dying to know?”

“Why yes, Aubrey, you have heard right,” Phichit Chulanont replied with a knowing smile, easily wooing the female interviewer and making her blush. “We do have something in the works for our next album.”

“Well, I know all your fans across the interwebs will be just as thrilled to hear that as I am.” Aubrey gushed, a brilliant smile showing off her unnaturally white teeth. “Now, I’ve got to ask, what will be the general theme for this album? Yuuri, we all know that you’re the biggest contributor when it comes to writing the songs for the band. Any word from you on this subject?”

Yuuri Katsuki looked momentarily surprised, caught off guard as the focus of the question was directed at him. With a quick blink and subtle shifting motion in his seat, the shocked expression melted away and into a gentle smile. He seemed a little out of character, normally Yuuri was quick on his feet during interviews and was rarely caught off guard.

“Well, we’re still working on that particular aspect of the album, to be honest with you,” Yuuri admitted sheepishly. “So, right now we’re just toying with different ideas until we find something that feels right.”

Aubrey nodded in acknowledgment then barreled on with her questions. “Speaking of what feels right, the last album you guys released ended up leaving fans with… mixed feelings. There was quite a bit of backlash over a couple of tracks that were composed, most of them being ones that you specifically wrote Mr. Katsuki. Many have stated that some of your songs seemed to be… I dunno, lacking the normal spark of brilliance that we’ve come to expect from On Love,” Aubrey tucked a piece of hair behind her ear, looking directly at Yuuri as she spoke. “Some have even gone as far as to say that it feels as if you have lost your passion and inspiration for songwriting. Would you say that’s true?”

Yuuri smiled at the interviewer, though it looked a little forced. Around him, Yuuri’s bandmates seemed a little tenser than they had just moments before. They let the silence drag on just a beat too long before Yuuri spoke up again, his normal charm and appeal returning in a sudden rush.

“Well, you see, for our last album we all agreed that we wanted to… experiment with our sound a bit. Each of us had a little piece to contribute so we could figure out what worked and what didn’t. And as the feedback reveals, some of those experiments went well, while others…” Yuuri paused to chuckle softly, eyes hooded as his tongue darting out to swipe at his lower lip. “Will be laid to rest.”

Aubrey giggled a little at Yuuri’s response and said, “Well, fair enough. I suppose every band has to go through growing pains before a true masterpiece can be born. I know are all eagerly waiting to see what you boys will come up with next.”

“Don’t worry,” Phichit interjected, winking slyly at Aubrey as he said, “We’re going to blow out next album out of the water. The music world won’t know what the hell hit them.”

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Victor Nikiforov’s eyes were glued to his screen, watching the interview with rapt attention. He could no longer hide his smile at hearing the news that On Love was planning to make yet another album. Victor just couldn’t get enough of their music and he knew he’d be one of the millions of people counting down the days until the album's release. Victor could hardly wait!