Gold (Yuzuru Hanyu)

27.金

-I see.... Is that why you were all about the quad axel?-

-Yeah.- He laughed.

-Are you ever going to do it?-

-But I did it, you saw it.-He reminded me of the one I saw in practice.

-Yes. But, like, in competition?-

-Ugh I don't know.... Brian will never let me, at least not with the current success rate.-

-Poor Brian, he's going to worry himself to death.-

We continued to joke on our way out, where we parted, me going to the rink by train, and him by the bus with the whole cast. He wanted to sneak me in, but I refused, not wanting to cause him trouble. I was going to be in the audience anyways and not behind the scenes, for the first time.

..........

Honestly, being in the audience was really exciting. The energy around me was uplifting and made the whole experience of watching Yuzuru and others perform a lot more special.

I wasn't there alone, I met up with some friends I had acquired along the way; spending so much time with Yuzu's team, and his friends, I was destined to befriend some of them. We weren't tight or anything, but we knew each other, so they invited me to sit with them.

I was glad I wasn't alone. It would of been awkward, seeing as some people were already starting to point their cameras and phones at me.

I didn't really know how to react to that, It was weird. I was literally nobody, just came to watch an ice show.

I wasn't mad per say, rather I was confused.

One girl even said "It's Kin!"

I was spooked, "They know my name".

Then again, Japanese people are polite and respectful, so I had no problem watching the show in peace.

Thoroughly enjoying it, I was cheering and clapping along with everyone, even taking my phone out, in order to film Yuzu. I tried not to think about the fact that some people were filming my reaction the whole time; I was probably going to look ridiculous anyways, no need to worry.

I saw Yuzuru searching the audience for me a couple of times during the evening, but there was no way for me to let him know where I was, and I didn't really want him to know. God know's what his shameless self was capable of doing with that knowledge.

Him and his best friend Javi were particularly cute together, laughing and being all touchy. If I hadn't known all of Yuzuru's sexual preferences I would of been reconsidering his sexuality. But that's just how he was, and I loved him to bits.

At one point, at the very end, when they were doing the bows Javi noticed me, and was sure to notify Yuzu of my location. He followed Javi's directions, his face all funny in confusion. But once he himself was able to spot me, he grinned, waving at me excitedly.

I waved back, grinning myself, feeling all important, but also fearing the embarrassment Yuzuru was capable of putting me through.

Thankfully his acknowledgement of my existence ended there, him probably realizing that he was in Japan where PDA was looked down upon.

Like the important king he was, he was the one leading everyone, and the last to leave the ice, staying to say goodbye to everyone. The audience loved it though, and he knew it.

.............

-You need to get a haircut.-

-Huh?- He looked up from his phone, in confusion, from across the small table.