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It’s the pre-preliminary today.
It came to my attention that my previous short program song was too long so I had to change the song and the choreography. Lucky for me it was a while before the competition when I found out. So my new song is “Parisian Walkways” by Gary Moore.
My theme didn’t match anymore so I changed my whole routine. I didn’t like them anyway. I can’t have one routine in a different vibe than the rest. Let’s just hope I don’t fuck it up.
Once we arrive, I see all of my old friends. “Y/n, you barely go on the group chat anymore!” Yuki shouts running towards me. “Ah, sorry Yuki. I’ve been pretty busy these days ''I blame one person. Bokuto. He’s ruined my life. I can somehow always feel his presence. I know he watches me there’s not much I can do about it because I don’t want to cause a scandal that could potentially ruin my career. “It’s alright, but as punishment, you have to buy me dinner”
“Alright, we’ll go for hotpot tonight” I smile at the younger and embrace him in a hug “I have something to discuss with you then”
“Y/n we need to get going,” Fujiru-kun says whilst walking off. I miss Yuki, I need to catch up with my old friends.
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It’s my turn to do my short program. Can’t deny that I’m nervous. “You’ll be fine, you’ve got this in the bag” right I can do this. Before I go on I look at the crowd. One thing stands out more than anything could. Grey and black hair… He’s here. Why?
It doesn’t matter, he doesn’t matter. He’s not really there.
Once I've gotten in position, the music soon starts and I get on with what I know best. Don’t think too much. They’ll know what you’re thinking and deduct points. Bring your musicality to life, You’re a badass. Bring the personality and the fireworks.
Okay, you got a triple toe-loop coming up. Don’t overestimate it, you got this y/n. And boom I nailed it. Nice, don’t get in your head too much though. Make it look easy. That’s it. Okay flying camel spin, you can do this. You practice this a lot. Make sure to be as flexible as you can. Okay, leg out, crouch and spin. Cross your leg and hold the skate, only a few more seconds. Okay back up.
Tripel axel, you can do this. Don’t fuck it up, don’t fuck it up, don’t fuck it up, don’t fuck it up. I DIDN’T FUCK IT UP! I deserve a hotpot just for that. Tripel lutz into a tripel toe now. Don’t fuck this combo up or fujiru will be mad at me. Give them an attitude. Common you got this, not long left.
Annnnd we’re done. It’s cold here. I need to warm up.
I managed to score 54.84 technical points and 43.61 component points. That’s… 98.45 points. Oh my god. I’m first!
I better not fuck up my logn or freestyle now.
“Y/n, you’re amazing!! I see why you didn’t talk to us now.” Masata says congratulating me. “I didn’t expect to get that many points to be fair, I had to change one of my jumps at the last minute.” “Don’t be modest, you deserve this, good luck on your long” he says patting my shoulder “Yeah you too”
---------------------- “Fujiru, he’s here” I mentioned before I went back onto the ice “That should be a reason why you can do better, show him that you don’t need him in your life. Now go out and do your best.”
Right, I need to show him how much he messed up. My music for this one is from the phantom of the opera. Angel of music but like the bit of the end then it’s a mostly instrumental mix. I love the soundtrack for the musical. Give it all the mystery you can.
Starting off with a quad salchow. Okay no rush, there’s no need to rush. Embrace the music. Be confident. Flip into a spin, hold your skate and crouch nice. This music is interesting.
It’s past the point of no return now, leave everything behind you. You don’t need it. Toe pick. You got this. Kinda slipped. Tripel axel and triple toe pick. Okay nailed it.
Tripel axel half tripel salchow next, wow the crowd. I bet he’s enjoying watching me. How did he even get here? Why is he here? I told him to stay away from me. This isn’t staying away, I just want him to leave me alone. Okay, I’ve got a tripel lutz… SHIT, I fell… brush it off. Crouch spin and hold your leg. Two more spins left. You got this. Wow, the crowd, make them want more. And end pose.
I fucked up. Fujiru is going to be mad at me. I bow to the audience and go off. “You tried your best, but stay out of your head. When you’re in your head you mess up your jumps.” “Sorry, Fujiru-kun”
“It’s fine let’s look at the scores 124.08, you’ve done amazing kid” I only got one deduction… I need to make zero deductions. My total is 222.53, I'm at the top but I know I can do better. I need to clear my mind before the freestyle.
------- Okay, I can’t mess this one up. No more mistakes. Starting position. My music for this one is by Joe Hisaishi ----
I came first. Its a miracle, I flunked the freestyle. So how did I win? "Yuki c'mon. I said I was sorry, I was so tired last night. Let's go out now okay. Common. I'll make it up to you, you can order whatever you want Yuki"
Once we got there I let him decide what we're having. "What did you need to bell me y/n?" He asks looking up "did you see a person with like grey/white and black hair.?"
"Yeah, he asked me about you" he did? "Don't trust that man. He's bad news, in fact, he's been following me around. I bet he's even here now" Yuki looks shocked. "Bokuto, what do you want?"
I turn around to face him. "I just wanted to congratulate you. You were ignoring me and ignoring my gifts"
"I thought after our little mishap I told you to leave me alone. Do I have to get the police involved?" He steps back a bit "there's no need for that. I'll be on my way, good evening y/n"
------ Hey, it's been a while. I've been slumped with school work and some private things have happened.
Some good news does come out of this though, one of the reasons I haven't been publishing on here more often is that I have been working on more books.
Unfortunately, though, I get to go back into college for two days a week that does mean production will be slower.
