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Yuuri's pov
Urgh, I hate Mondays. Not only are weekends far too short, you also have to wake up so early for school too. I sit at the hufflepuff table and stare to my plate, which is filled with sausages and eggs. My friends Phichit and Yuuko are both happily talking to each other about what lessons we will have this week and what we are going to learn. To be honest, i don't care about learning magical spells or wizard history. What i really like is Quidditch. Already flying on a broom is amazing but also playing a sport filled with different balls, who sometimes want to knock you off your broom, is even better.
"Yuuri, are you listening?" Phichit pokes my cheek carefully. I look up to him, confused, and apologizes for letting my mind slip away to other things. He laughs and pokes me again. "You know Yuuri, I understand your head is filled with a certain slytherin seeker you fancy but it would be nice listening to your best friends", Yuuko teases and I blush a bit. "I wasn't day dreaming about him, I swear! I was only thinking about quidditch, off which I actually have practice tonight", I say quickly. I start eating my sausages and can't help but sneak a look over at the slytherin table. I can't do anything about my crush for Victor Nikiforov. He is a goddamn genius in quidditch and his looks only make him seem even better. I wish I was like him. He is handsome, smart an he actually has some very good quidditch skills! I am neither any of the above. I sigh slightly.
When I see Victor walking away from his table, together with his gryffindor friend Chris, I look back at my plate and notice I already ate everything I had put on it. I was eating air for a moment and both Phichit and Yuuko noticed it. They laugh again and I stand up from my table. "Let's go to class", I say rather annoyed. Both my friends nod and together we also walk away from our table, toward our first lesson that day.
- - - - Time Skip - - - -
They day goes by very fast and before I know it I am already training with my team. The quidditch captain throws little balls in the air, in all directions, and I need to catch them as fast as I can. I am a pro at this, but catching a real snitch is so much more difficult. I tend to get anxious before each match and completely zone out when I see the seeker of the other team zooming around. That's why we, as the hufflepuff house, don't really win much. It's because I suck so much at keeping myself calm and collected. They say I have the talent though but that I just need to control my anxiety.
After training ends, I practice a bit more on my own by flying very fast and then suddenly turn my broom to make quick manoeuvres. This is where I struggle quite a bit. I am good at catching stuff but suddenly turning.... I try it a few times and before I know it, it's already very late. Damnnn... I hope I don't come across a teacher or I am doomed!
I quickly fly to the ground, grab my stuff and leave as fast as I can. Almost practically running towards the castle I stumble across none other than Victor Nikiforov himself. My crush.... He is head boy of slytherin and apparently needs to guard the castle tonight for a while. Not seeing where I run to I bump into him and look up in surprise. He's just as confused as I am. "What are you doing here so late, outside the castle?" he asks. My face completely goes red and I try to say something but fail halfway. "I... uhm... I was still at the Quidditch.... at the quidditch pitch."
Victor looks to the quidditch pitch behind me and then says: "You are the hufflepuffs seeker, right? Sleep is also an important factor in your training so I recommend you to go directly to your common room." I nod very fast. I am so ashamed that I even can't look at him. Why of all the people I can come across it had to be Victor? And he also scolded me for not taking care of my sleeping pattern! I wish to disappear right now.
"Good, I am actually happy that you train so much. You have a lot of talent and by training you will only become even better." He pushes my chin slightly up so he can look me in the eyes. It's like he doesn't care about standing so close to me. His gorgeous smile is making me blush so hard. "Thank you", I say, "you are better though. Your skills are so good you can easily become a pro quidditch player after you graduate." I look away from him, hoping he would just let me go. I hate myself for saying such stuff. I made myself look even more stupid in front of my crush. Why am I so stupid?
"Like i said, with a bit of practice, you can become one too. I would really want to see you play, Yuuri Katsuki." Surprised by hearing my name, I look at him with wide eyes. He laughs again and says now: "yeah, I do know the names of my fellow rivals. If you want, we can practice together some time?" Now it's my time to smile a little while heavily nodding again. "Sounds good", I say and take a step back. "Good", he says to me and it seems he is willing to let me go without any punishment. Thank god he is so kind!
"I will walk with you towards your common room. There are still teachers walking around and to not get caught again...." Victor starts walking towards the castle and I rapidly follow him, still happy about the fact he actually knows who I am and that he wants to train with me.