Phichit's been shopping like he's never visited my hometown before. He's locked himself in the sauna like he's never been there and he's never going to. As we travel the depths of Hasetsu, Anna guides Phichit around like he's never seen it before. Viktor and I roam behind just to see the bright smile she has on her face. In the morning, she protested loud enough for our neighbors to hear how she wanted to stay with us instead of going to school.

Viktor and I had no choice but to let her come and guide Phichit around Hasetsu. Anna loves the place. She's already told us she wasn't going to leave until Viktor and I told her we didn't need her help. Today, Viktor decided to make her a messy braid like the one Yurio used to make on his blond hair and thousands of black locks fall from her sides as she skips down a stream with pebbles, Phichit following her example.

"She really likes him." Viktor notices and gives me a sideways glance. "You don't seem calm. What troubles you?"

"Anna could slip." I point out watching how close her little sneakers are to the stream. One bad turn and she could slip and her head could hit one of the rocks down in the stream and we could loose her. I start walking before Viktor grabs my arm but suddenly I'm yanked back and I find myself staring into Viktor's calm and piercing sapphire eyes. "Viktor, she could get hurt. Let me go."

"Phichit is watching over her." He tells me and pulls me closer, enough for my shoulder to touch his and that small touch overwhelms me. My eyes are glued to Anna jumping away from the stream and pointing over at the Japanese statue around Hasetsu. Phichit nods and walks over to take a picture with her. "Yuri, you have to let her experience some troubles in life."

I turn around to face him, perplexed. "What do you mean? She could get hurt."

"Yes, I know," Viktor says, his voice calm like a smoothing ocean wave. "But what's life without some cuts and bruises? You out of all people should know that."

I blink. "Viktor, I-" 

"I've been thinking on what Phichit showed us yesterday." He says, the last fragment of Anna and Phichit's laughter echoing away. It's only him and me. His piercing eyes that Anna somehow has and his voice, his words, his mind. "I think you should join back. I took some time back in the ice, but ever since we got engaged you haven't returned. The ice misses you just like I know you miss the ice."

"How do you know?" I ask, my voice quivering.

Viktor turns around and his lips form into a smile. "Yuri, you and I have been married for a long time now. I know you better than anyone else out there and I don't mind that." He picks up my hand and fidgets with my golden wedding ring. "This is a tether between us. Not only physical but emotional too. Before I met you, I was so sure I'd marry off another female skater with money and have a couple of kids, but now I'm with you. I have a daughter which I truly adore and I managed to marry you and raise Anna with full love and affection."

"Where are you going with this?" I ask. I know Phichit is keeping Anna entertained, but I'm worried about her. Yet again, I always am.

"Anna will be fine when we come back." Viktor says and grabs my hand tighter. "I told Phichit to take care of her and if he needs help to either call Minako or Yuuko. Come on," Despite loving Anna with my full heart, I'm curious to where Viktor is leading me. We run down some steps and I manage to keep up with him. Viktor has always been faster than me.

We pass the familiar streets and houses I used to pass every day ten years ago. I look at the back of Viktor's hair, his thin and silver hairline and wonder what is he up to. We go up the stairs of Ice Castle Hasetsu and to my surprise, Yuuko isn't there. I look at Viktor hesitatingly but he remains to walk. 

We put on our skates and dive into the ring and it's like I'm home again. I skate like I've never skated before, first slow and then intense. Next to me, Viktor is doing his own routine. Suddenly, we're back at being those young in our mid twenties, no Anna, no marriage, our love barely growing and we've just won, maybe not gold but we won something. We won our love. I laugh as Viktor skates next to me, close to me like he's never letting me go, not even if the world burns.

"How do you feel?" He asks, his lips close to my ear as our bodies move in sync with the rhythm in our minds. It's funny, it's almost as if we can imagine the speakers blaring with the beat, like that scenario was somehow connected with our minds-like we are one. "Feel the ice, Yuri, it's home. It's our home and soon it'll be Anna's."

"I miss this," I say as I watch Viktor make a triple quad and nails it. Our routine slowly comes to an end until we are face to face, both of us panting as sweat beats down our foreheads, our hearts beating in unison, breaths are short and long when I'm with him like I'm suddenly out of oxygen or I have too much I need to let it go.

"Thank you." I say, my voice quivering as I wrap my arms around him. Viktor returns it shortly and presses his lips to my head, his touch already sending thousands of electricity down my body. I let go and I don't realize I have tears on the surface of my eyes. Viktor takes off his glove quickly and cups my face with his left hand and with his thumb, he whips the tear and presses his forehead against mine. "I want to go back."

"I know that since the moment you left the rink of the Grand Prix tournament." Viktor says and quickly kisses my nose before Yuuko storms in looking at us with wide and worried eyes. "Hello, Yuuko. Sorry if we entered without your-"

"NO!" She cries out and I only realize she's shaking. I look at Viktor horrified and run towards her, wrapping my arms around her and asking what's wrong. She pushes me gently away and whips her own tears. "You-you haven't seen anything? He-he wants you there!"

"Who?" I ask, Viktor at my side putting a supporting hand on my shoulder. "Yuuko, what's wrong?"

"YURIO!" She screams, collapsing to her knees and shoving plane-tickets to my chest when I kneel down to pick her up. "He got hurt while skating. He fell and his blade pierced his chest deeply. I don't know what happened or how it happened but Otabek was there and he says he wants both of you there. For Yurio. Go-go."

"He's in Russia. We can't go over there!" I say, looking at Viktor and seeing his bottom lip quivering. My hand slips into his and I squeeze his fingers. He'll be okay. I try to say through my skin. Viktor squeezes back. I hope so. "Who's going to take care of Anna?"

"Take her with you,"  Yuuko says, her voice barely a sound with all the sobbing she's making. To be honest, I don't know how I'm not crying myself. I may annoy Yurio too much, but I'm shocked he wants me to go to the hospital room with him. Viktor, I can image that, but me? "Yuri, you need to tell me if he's alright. He's too young to just-not after his grandfather and I-I"

"Will go," Viktor says reassuringly, squeezing my fingers as if to pin that order. I can't disagree and I'm not going to. "Tell Otabek we'll be there as fast as possible with Anna...and maybe Phichit."

Yuuko nods and rises to her feet. "I'll skate a little bit, go on and support Yurio for me."

I look over and lock eyes with Viktor. He answers my suspicions and we both run out of the Ice Castle seeing Anna and Phichit laugh at their pictures. As much as I don't want to interrupt their sweet moment, my feet are unstoppable. I'm running as such a high speed I can't believe my legs haven't failed me. Viktor next to me keeps up. I won't allow Yurio to slip away from us like that. He needs to meet Anna. Yurio can't leave without meeting Anna. Uncle Yurio can't leave.

Viktor grabs Anna and hauls her up to his shoulder. Anna is amazingly skinny for an eleven-year-old. She's skinnier than the other girls but it's not anorexic skinny. She's beautiful skinny and she's the smallest of her class. Lifting her could be as easy for Viktor as lifting  a feather. Anna cries in joy as her legs dangle from Viktor's shoulders, Anna already starting to braid his hair while we explain quickly to Phichit the situation.

I've never seen him so worried.

I run through the parking lot using my keys and press the button so quickly it might chop off when we hear the family siren. We load Anna quickly in and I sit next to her, Phichit sitting upfront and Viktor drives. While we travel, Anna is listening to music and falls asleep at one point from doing nothing. My girl.

I talk with my mother and Minako and tell them I won't be there until further notice. That we will at least spend one day in Russia (since we didn't bring clothes) and would come back once Yurio at least awoken. That's the thing, I talked to Otabek. Yurio hasn't even opened his eyes. When we arrive Russia we'll divided. Phichit will go over to a hotel and rent us two rooms. Anna and I will go to shops around to make at least three outfits for each day for each person and pajamas and Viktor will go straight to the hospital to see Yurio and when he's done, he'll go down to the doughnut shop and by us some.

We'll all meet in the hospital. 

"Daddy?" Anna asks, waking up as we're loading into the plane. We were delayed for Phichit, he already bought his but it took some time for us to buy it right there. Viktor is still carrying her like she was still a tiny little girl. I've noticed she's been drooling while she does it a couple of times. "Is everything okay?"

"Go back to sleep, sweetheart." Viktor says and Anna's blue sapphire eyes fall shut quickly. "We're in for a ride."

 Born to ship victuuri Born – born – born to ship victuuri don't stop us now the moment we kiss we were born to ship victuuri We'll make it sail will turn the lights down yes we were born to ship victuuri Can you hear the fan girl scream, I've got a feeling it's never too late to ship I think about how my ship will come true~~There will be no more darkness when you believe in your ship You are unstoppable where the kiss lies watching them kiss will set my heart on firedon't stop shipping for the moment they kiss we were born to ship victuutri (Found this on YouTube)