Summary:

"I want to be a paramedic." After witnessing a disaster on the global scale, Katsuki Yuuri made a promise to himself to be a paramedic. And Viktor Nikiforov somehow fell head over heels in love with the cute paramedic that came to give his fire station a crash course on life saving techniques.

I got inspiration for this story when I was visiting the USA and visited the 9/11 memorial. I was about 13 when the twin tower collapse happened, but I didn't learn about it until nearly 12 hours later when it was reported in my nation. Visiting the memorial and seeing the number of lives it had affected and taken as a result however really affected me a great deal. To those who have lost friends and family in that incident, I don't mean any offense when I write this story, and neither am I trying to glamorize that incident. It likely will not appear often—it will just be a key point in Yuuri and Viktor's chosen careers, as this is an AU when they aren't skaters.

Also, I don't know a great deal about how paramedics work in the USA, so I might be wrong on some parts.

Pairings: Viktor/Yuuri

Warnings: AU Universe. Non-canon. Brief mentions of real life disasters.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yuri on Ice or any of the characters, but the OC characters belongs to me

Chapter One: Disaster

Yuuri was seven when he witnessed the twin tower collapse in America with his own eyes.

It was very surprising for the young child when his parents have decided to close their inn for a week and take him and his older sister for a family vacation to the States. Having never been out of Hasetsu before, let alone the country, Yuuri was no doubt nervous, but also excited.

At least until he saw a plane dove straight into the tower.

Even years later as an adult, Yuuri sometimes think that he could still smell the smoke and fire from the twin tower collapse, and could still hear the terrified screams of the people as they tried to escape.

Yuuri had watched with wide eyes even as he was cradled in his mother's arms, with a large white bandage on his cheek from the deep scratch he had gotten when one of the glass panes had narrowly missed crushing him when it had fallen from atop. The young boy watched the number of dead carted out from the rubble, and even the sight of the numerous paramedics and firefighters as they fought against time to save as many lives as they could.

It was only much later upon his return to Japan when Yuuri had tried to find the articles reporting on the 9/11 incident with his limited knowledge on English when he had managed to piece together a story of the entire incident, and he didn't like what he had found out in the least.

It was one of the very stressed out paramedics on duty at that scene that had tended to Yuuri's injured cheek and Mari's broken arm when she had slipped and fallen over the rubble during the panic. Despite the stress of the situation however, the paramedic had still managed to keep a smile on her face and had managed to make Yuuri and Mari laugh even with their limited knowledge in English.

Needless to say that Toshiya had cut short their vacation due to the twin tower collapse. Even still, planes departing from the States have been postponed due to the incident, and several checks were performed on the people leaving the States.

"What's wrong, Yuu-chan?" Hiroko had asked her son even as she combed his hair with her fingers, not willing to let either of her children out of her sight especially after the narrow escape they had with the twin tower collapse. And to think that if Toshiya hadn't overslept, they would likely have been one of those trapped in the tower. Hiroko almost shuddered at the mere thought.

"They're still out there, aren't they?" Yuuri asked, trying to turn around in his mother's hold to look at her. "Why?"

Hiroko exchanged looks with her husband, knowing that Yuuri must be asking about the paramedics and the firefighters. "They are, Yuuri." Toshiya said at last. "They're still out there without a doubt."

"Why?"

Hiroko hesitated, wondering how to answer that question. "Because…it's their duty," she said at last. "Because they chose to. Because they want to save lives."

"Save…lives…" Yuuri muttered. "Can I do the same someday too?" He looked up at his mother curiously. "Can I…be a paramedic someday too?"

Someday, can I be the one saving people too? Like the paramedic that had saved countless lives?

A/N: Shortest chapter ever for any of my stories! I swear. This is more of a prologue, and it honestly didn't help that I'm still suffering from jet lag as I sit here writing this, trying to keep myself awake long enough to get adjusted back to my normal sleeping hours.

I honestly have no idea how regular updates are going to be, and unlike my other stories, the chapters likely will not be as long either. Viktor will appear next chapter, and he is going to appear either as a dork or a creep to the confused Yuuri who is wondering why the handsome firefighter is hitting on him.

I hope that you like this chapter and story, and please read and review! Reviews give me inspiration to update!