Chapter 1
"Yuki! Your free leg is sloppy!"
"Sorry, Viktor!"
"Stop saying sorry and fix it!" Viktor scolded.
"My apologies?"
"Yuki! That is the same thing as saying sorry!" Yuuri chided.
My names is Yuki Katsuki and I am fifteen years old. My goal is have an epic senior debut by winning gold at the Women's Grand Prix Final. These two guys are Viktor and Yuuri. They're my brothers... well, Viktor is my brother-in-law as well as my coaches. Viktor and Yuuri got married this summer and are both taking a break from the competition side of ice skating to coach me.
"Yuki! Take a quick break and grab some water!" Yuuri called to me.
"Alright, big bro!"
"That's "Coach Yuuri" to you." He said with a laugh as I was stepping out of the rink.
"Alright, "Coach Yuu-ri."
As I was grabbing some water, Viktor came up to me.
"Have you chosen your music for the programs yet?" He asked.
"Not quite. Erm. I... I was kinda hoping you could help me choose something for the free skate."
"Geez. You're just like your brother. You both have a tough time deciding anything for yourseleves." Viktor complained.
I laughed. Yuuri and I were like twins. The only difference between us was the age gap. I guess that is a pretty big difference. I was fifteen and still in high school and he had just turned twenty-five and gotten married.
"Hey! Are we talking about program music?" Yuuri asked as he approached Viktor and I.
"Yep. Your little sister is having just as much trouble as you did when picking your program music." Viktor told him.
"Yuki, isn't one of your online friends from America a music composer?" Yuuri asked me.
"Oh Matthew! Yeah! I guess I could ask him to compose something for my free program. I actually had one idea for my short program."
"Really?" Viktor said surprisingly. "Okay, you're already better than Yuuri was when we first started out."
"Hey!" Yuuri pouted. "It's not my fault you. You were and still are my idol in the skating world. You can't blame me for feeling a little intimidated when you waltzed into the spring butt naked announcing that you were going to be my coach."
"Anyways..." Viktor said with a laugh. "Before we get too into the details, Yuki lets work on the jumps that are currently in your repertoire so that I can get a good feel and idea of your skating style."
"Alright! Sounds like a good plan!"
We worked on my jumps and spins for the rest of the day until dinner time. Yuuko, one of Yuuri's childhood friends came to get us for dinner.
"Hey guys! Mrs. Hiroko made fresh pork cutlet bowls for everyone!" Yuuko said.
"Yes!"
"Oh awesome!" Yuuri exclaimed.
A pork cutlet bowl is only the best food in the world. Yuuri and I love them so much. Big Brother even used one as is motivation for his famous On Love: Eros short program that was choreographed by Viktor.
We packed up our skates and locked them away in our lockers. Yuuko locked up and we all headed for the spring. Our parents run one the last remaing hot springs resorts in Hasetsu. It's our home. Our specialty foods are pork cutlet bowls and squid sashimi.
Yuuko and her husband Takeshi, another one of Yuuri's childhood friends, own the local ice-skating rink, Ice Castle. It is the home rink of Yuuri and I, and we've been skating there since we were kids. During competitive seasons, it's where we pour our blood, sweat, and tears into preparing for competitions. Ice Castle also hosted the famous Hot Springs on Ice competition between Yuuri Katsuki and Yuri Plisetsky.
We walked through the front door and the wonderful aroma of freshly cooked pork cutlet filled our noses.
"Oh my gosh! This smells amazing!"
"I thought you guys would be hungry after a full day of practice so I decided to surprise y'all with the Yutopia Katsuki speciality." Mom said with a smile.
"Thank you so much Mom!" Yuuri said as he gave her a big hug.
We all sat down to eat. As soon as we gave thanks, Yuuri and I dug into the food.
"Yuki, I know you don't gain as much weight as quickly as Yuuri does, but you still need to watch your diet." Viktor said sternly.
"I understand Viktor, but this stuff is just so good!"
He laughed, "Just be sure to watch what you eat, Coach's orders."
"Yes sir."
After we all ate dinner, Viktor and Yuuri retired into their room to do... whatever it is that they planned to do. (I don't really want to know the details.) I decided to send Matthew an email about composing a piece for my free skate program.
Hey Matthew,
I hope you have been doing well! I know your passion is composing and arranging pieces so I'd like to ask you for a favor. I am in need of a piece for my free skate program. I was wondering if you could compose something that captured the essence of "me" in it? If you don't think you will be able to, please reply to this email ASAP. Thanks so much!
Your friend,
Yuki K.
I sent the email and went to sleep earlier than I usually did. I had a strange feeling that tomorrow was going to be a very long day.
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