Third Person PoV (authors PoV)

A knock on the door jolted Hinata Shoyo awake in his to-be-boyfriend's arms. "uhh who's there?" his voice sounded panicked as if he'd be caught doing something he shouldnt (eg. getting caught hanging out with Tooru by his team). "its Yuri. you ready or what?" he checked the time on his phone and mentally cursed himself for falling asleep. "come in, i gotta get my stuff" the door then clicked revealing Yuri Plisetsky in his paparazzi outfit with a smug look on his face. "are you gunna wake him up or am i?" he chuckled.

Shoyo rolled his eyes and grabbed a pillow wacking Tooru in the face. "WHA-ahem-what was that for" the setter sat up rubbing his eyes and notices Yuri standing infront of the door. "You let me sleep too long! we're gunna be late get up!" "technically you're going to be late, spectators dont have to be there till an hour and half after you" he flopped backwards on the bed with a sigh, putting his arm over his eyes. "not for you! im taking you as my plus one so get the fuck up and fix your hair"

Tooru and Yuri both looked at Shoyo as if he spoke a different language but he was sure he spoke Japanese. "what?" "y-you've never actually used your plus one before" Yuri stuttered surprised the boy was finally using it when he had said 'there would never be anyone he wanted to watch other than his parents'. Shoyo just continued to grab his bags and put on his 'paparazzi clothes' while they stood dumbfounded. "well im using it now so hurry up Tooru!". the third year just nodded running into the bathroom to fix himself up as the two left in the room conversed while waiting.

"so, how come you fell asleep? and with him too?" he was obviously teasing but Hinata answered anyway. "i was getting stressed about today and my mum and natsu so he came to cheer me up and we must've fallen asleep while watching tv." "i dont even remember falling asleep. you fell asleep on me pretty early" Tooru replied walking out with his styled hair finished. "yeah yeah, lets go get in the car!"

Sneaking out of Hinata's window to walk round the back of the inn, the three (ish) men climbed into the back of Viktors car, the sight of Tooru surprising the couple. "so Sho finally used his plus one. he must really like you" Viktor tteased. "shut up" he mumbled in response.

the drive there was quick and peaceful but getting inside was anything but. cameras were already outside of the rink and immediately started asking questions as they tried to enter. to everyones surprise they also recognised Tooru and bombarded him aswell. "what is a famous setter like Tooru Oikawa doing with this famous group of figure skaters?" "how well do you think you'll do today?" "what are your pieces based on?" and so on.

after shoving past the reporters they managed to get inside and reach their dressing room where Yuri and Shohei (gotta be careful in public) started to get changed and ready. they both slipped on their outfits and got help doing them up and then focused on the hair and makeup aspect. Yuri had his hair in his classic half up half down style and sprayed the top of it with glittery hairspray that reflected the light. As for his makeup he kept it pretty simple, trying to keep the attention on his white, jewel studded costume. A bit of blush and highlight was all he needed.

Shohei, however, had spray died his hair black and gelled it back, similar to how Yuri K did his for his Eros routine. His makeup consisted of blue and silver intense eyeshadow which could be seen in the eye gaps of the masquerade mask he wore. His costume was black and shined blue in the light, with gold streaks almost looking like marble. This matched the mask which was black and blue with gold trimming on the edge. His skated matched the entire outfit and were glittery when hit with light.

Once they were dressed and ready to go they waited to be called out, taking their seats and avoiding the press. The spectators were already seated and across from where Sho was sat he spotted his entire volleyball team-. He locked eyes with Suga for a sec before turning his head towards his fathers, filled with anxiety from the thought of them recognising him (which was basically impossible due to the costume and black hair). Suga only recognised him by who he was with and when he spotted Oikawa he was shocked to say the least. He thought better than to mention it now though, as to not distract Hinata from the competition.

Hinata turned back to face Suga who smiled and pointed towards his phone as if to say 'Look at my texts' and looked down at the screen.

Message from 'Sugamama🤍'
-yo Hinata you nervous?

-aha yeah, I don't wanna mess up y'know?

-I get that but I'm sure you'll do fine! Just focus on the routine and try to relax. It starts soon right?

-yeah, but I'm the second to last one up

-cool. You know what I've been thinking about?

-what?

-you must know loads of famous figure skaters right? I mean other than your dad and Yurio, you must know people

-oh yeah I guess. I've met all my dads former rivals and fellow competitors, I've competed against a few of them and some of them are back this year. Phitchet is our neighbour 😅

-wait really?! That's so cool

-yeah! He told me that he wanted to meet me and that I'm amazing and I hfnfnsjskdks

-well he's not wrong. Anyway I don't want to distract you and the team might start asking questions. So have fun over there with your little crush and I'll talk to you after

-ok :)
-WAIT WHAT

-Awh don't worry it's cute

-so you aren't mad?

-why would I be mad? IS HE NOT TREATING YOU PROPERLY I SWEAR TO GOD-

-no no he's amazing and he's really sweet! I just thought since he's y'know a rival and has a bad reputation and stuff

-oh sweetie I don't care, I want you to be happy. I see why you didn't tell the team though...

-yeah well for now please don't tell 🙏🏻

-I won't promise
-now good luck! You'll do great

-thanks Suga! 😁

Hinata shut his phone off and smiled in Suga's direction. "Suga says you better treat me right or they'll never find your body" he giggled. "I- he's ok with it? Wait HE KNOWS?" Tooru visibly panicked . Hinata's hand moved its way to his interlocking their fingers. "Calm down, he knows I skate because of truth or dare and he's literally sat opposite us" "that doesn't make me feel any better omg.." "Tooru! He says he supports us as long as you don't hurt me in any way" his expression softened and Oikawa felt a lot less stressed about the situation. He even looked up to wave at Suga before starting a new conversation with Hinata.

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*time skip brought to you by all the comments calling Oikawa flat*

It was Hinata's turn next. Yurio was currently in 1st place which was no surprise to the people he sat with. But now it was Hinata's turn.

"NOW SECOND TO LAST WE HAVE SHOHEI HINA! HE SCORED SILVER LAST YEAR AND HES HOPING TO BEAT OUT YURI PLIZETSKY FOR THE TOP SPOT. WILL HIS PIECE INSPIRED BY LOVE AND LOSS BR ABLE TO DO THAT? WELL THATS WATCH"
taking a deep breath he said thank you to the good lucks he received and stepped out onto the ice. The music began and he started the first movements which consisted of emotion filled step sequences and movements. His routine had 4 quads which is extremely difficult depending on where in the routine they are. Shohei, trying to gain points for skill, kept his till the end when he was the most tired. Only having one quad in the first half was incredibly risky and something he would come to regret later on.

After completing 3/4 quads Hinata was almost finished and extremely exhausted. Focusing on the emotions he was trying to portray instead of how tired he was was helping so he wouldn't get docked points but as he jumped in the air he focused on his emotions too much. As the commentator had said he was doing a routine based on love and loss and the end focused on loss. So as he jumped to complete his quad his mind wandered to his mother and sister and he lost focused for a tiny split second. But that was enough for him to mess his landing up. Instead of landing properly he landed on the skate at the wrong angle and fell hitting his ankle pretty hard. Despite the pain he continued to skate, changing the routine so he spun on his other foot to avoid pain. When he stopped in his final position he noticed the tears running down his cheeks and so did the commentator

"It seems that fall may have injured him can we get a medic please!" He immediately rushed off the ice sobbing from intense pain and collapsed into Toorus arms. "I m-messed up" sharp pains shot through his ankle and his leg ached as he attempted to stand. A medic walked over seeing the state Hinata was in and advised "someone needs to carry him to a more private room" Oikawa placed one arm under his knees and picked him up, the other arm holding his chest, and then carried him back to the dressing room leaving the rink full of worried faces and confused commentators.
"WELL, WHILE WE WAIT TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED THERE LETS REVIEW THE RANKING!"

*in the dressing room* *Hinatas Pov*

"Ok I know this is going to hurt but we're going to have to take your skate off to see the damage ok?" I nodded, biting my lip to stop the sobs from escaping. The pain was just too overwhelming. I sat on a chair with a pillow under my knee keeping my foot elevated, Tooru holding my hand as the medic unties the laces. He pulled the laces out loads to loosen up the skate and then slowly slipped it off my foot which hurt like a bitch. The tears began flowing faster and dad, pops, uncle Yuri and Tooru looked at me with concerned faces. I heard a few gasps and looked down at my ankle only to throw my head back against the chair. "It looks like you hit your ankle and popped it out of the socket that's why it's so painful, and hurt to remove the skate. I can pop it back in but it'll hurt a lot and you'll have to ice it and take some pain meds for a few days." My heart dropped "will I be able to compete this season?"

He looked at the injury and then back at me, hesitantly nodding "yes, but you need to keep off it for at least 2 days to heal properly" "d-damn i-it" I squeezes my eyes shut. "I'm going to pop it back in now ok? So someone distract him and I'll do it" I looked around and tried to speak through the tears but nothing came out
"3"
I hid my face in my hands as the tears spilled out, I've always had a strange fear of pain.
"2"
"Hey so Shohei, what kind of thing do you want to do on our date when we get back?" "I-I" I couldn't get a word out properly
"1"
I squeezed my eyes closed again preparing for the pain but I felt... lips? On mine? I opened my eyes to see Tooru kissing me to which I returned.
*pop*
I cried through the pain but it was somewhat dulled by the kiss. As he pulled away I sat panting and hiccuping, by feeling more at ease. "I'm going to ice it and you can head back out to the rink to see the results. Ice it for a day or two and you'll be fine, good job" he patted my shoulder and left leaving a silent room. It was uncomfortable to say the least.

"Jesus fucking Christ Sho, you scared us!" Dad scolded me. "Sorry" I whispered. Tooru hold on my hand tightened and I looked him in the eyes to see genuine worry on his face. "Don't apologise, just be careful you worried me" "how did you even mess that one up, we've gone over it loads of times?" My gaze went back to my lap andi felt embarrassed "I thought about my mum, and Natsu, and forgot what I was doing for a split second. Rookie mistake right? See I should just drop out now I'm never gunna do well against all these pros"

"Sho, you're forgetting that /you're/ a pro. Now come on let's go sit back out there and hear where you placed!" I wiped my tears and nodded making grabby hands and letting him lift me into his arms. His face moved closer to mine and I began to blush as he whispered "I hope you liked the distraction". My mind was stuck in the memory of his lips on mine until I heard the loud screams as we headed back to the rink.

"THE MEDIC SAID THAT HINA HAD A DISLOCATED ANKLE BUT HELL BE FINE FOR THE COMPETITION SEASON APPROACHING! NOW LETS CHECK THE RANKINGS"
"FIRST PLACE: YURI PLIZETSKY
SECOND PLACE: PHITCHET (I forgot his first name and just want to get the chapter)
THIRD PLACE: SHOHEI HINA
-and so on-

"See even with your fall you still beat a load of the skaters here!" Maybe he was right, maybe I would do well in the competition. But then again maybe not?