The Ice Prince // Yuzuvier Fan Fic

Chapter Ten

A/N: I have the worst headache right now.

A/N #2: I say that about every headache. They're all the worst.

Javier:

Over the next few days, Yuzu and I fell into a rhythm of sorts; it was nice and comfortable and it made me wish I'd gotten the chance to know him like this earlier. I was learning all these different sides of him I never knew he had before.

My first impression of Yuzuru Hanyu had been...arrogant. Knowing him now, it felt strange that that thought had ever crossed my mind at all. His aloofness at competitions had been almost brutal and I know a lot of the other skaters avoided him to prevent any conflict...

But the truth was that he was just shy. So shy. When the reporters had hung around in the morning for the last few days, his shyness had almost turned him into a tortoise, with his head tucked deep in his hoodie as he arrived for practice. It took ages for his shoulders to relax and for him to stop tensing so hard I could hear his teeth grinding.

When he did relax though, it was beautiful. The small glimpse I'd seen that day so long ago at Worlds where he'd been a little playful and cheerful was nothing compared to a really happy Yuzu. I tried to ignore what it did to me when he smiled at me, but I couldn't deny that it made my heart beat a little faster.

Some things never changed though. It was no surprise that Yuzu was completely serious when he was skating. Too serious, if you asked me. His face would be set in a blank mask of concentration and lined with worry. They disappeared when I made him laugh though so I tried to do it as often as I could. It worked. Mostly.

"I think your mother is trying to burn me with her laser eyes." I said softly to him. Yuzu snorted delicately and snuck a peek at his mother who still had her lips pinched in disapproval.

"She's harmless." He replied and we both bent over when Tracy motioned for us to stretch. We were off the ice for today, getting ready to work some more on choreography and do some balance training. It was getting closer to beginning of the season and we really needed to work on solidifying our routines. I still needed to actually pick a track for my music and decide on a costume. Had Yuzu picked out his costume yet? I didn't doubt it would look amazing. He wasn't one to shy away from sparkles and he had a knack for picking the most beautiful colours for his skin...

I started when Tracy coughed loudly and I looked up to see she had already moved on.

I tapped the table as I flipped back and forth between the two tracks I had chosen for my shortlist. I don't know why I was having so much trouble just picking one. It was driving me crazy. Both tracks were great in their own way, but I just didn't know which one fit better.

"Is this your music?" Yuzuru asked as he ran a hand through his wet hair. I almost swallowed my tongue at how handsome he looked with his hair slicked back like that.

"Yeah." I answered when I could breathe. "You want to help? I can't pick one."

"Sure." He moved to sit down next to me and I caught a whiff of that woodsy cologne of his. I pressed play and watched his face as he listened. He closed his eyes and I was fascinated by how long his eye lashes were. They didn't even look real.

"Next." He said after a while and I played the next song. His mouth pursed and he tilted his head side the side. "I like the first one better."

"Really? It's more classical than I usually like."