Final Chapter: Destiny, the Lovers

Victor and Yuri walk out of the private room, back down the hallway, hand in hand, as they made their way back to their wedding party. Everyone was alerted of their arrival as soon as Makkachin barked and ran up to both of them. Looks of relief were all around as the wedding party saw that Victor had been found and that everything appeared to be fine.

"Well look who decided to finally show up to their own wedding" Yurio said as he saw Victor and Yuri walking towards them holding hands.

The couple laughed off Yurio's comment and instead stopped to pet their cutest groomsman while the others gathered around to see what happened asking if everything was okay.

"Sorry to make anyone worried. There was a situation that had to be taken care of, but it's okay now." Victor said giving the vaguest of details. But that led everyone to more questions, and wondering what exactly happened. The wedding planner however put a halt to the mini interrogation to finally get the wedding started, not giving Victor or Yuri a chance to explain any further.

"This is all fine and dandy, but we're about to be way behind schedule. Places everyone!" The wedding planner said handing both Victor and Yuri their own bouquets of pastel yellow, pink, and white roses.

Everyone did as the wedding planner said and lined up in their appropriate spots with Yuri and Victor next to each other at the end of the lineup. The pianist was cued to start playing Pachelbel's Canon in D major and a hush came over the wedding guest as the ceremony was finally beginning. The wedding procession began with Chris, followed by Phichit as they stood on appropriate sides by the altar. They advanced toward the large sakura tree that looked as if the branches were covered in soft, pink cotton candy. The rest of the groomsmen walked out one by one, each taking their time stepping in tune with the soft melody. Next came Makkachin trotting down the aisle as a collective 'aww' spread across the guests. Once all of the groomsmen were aligned in their places, the officiant called for everyone to stand as Victor and Yuri prepared to march towards their future together.

"This is the moment we've been waiting for" Yuri said.
"The moment of truth is right here."
"No turning back now."
"Ready?"
"As ready as I'll ever be" Yuri replied.

Yuri squeezed Victor's hand and Victor squeezed back as they both took a deep breath in and slowly released it. They looked at each other with determined eyes ready more than ever to open this new chapter in their life. Their fingers interlocked as they held their bouquets center to their chest, ready to go. The two walked towards the entrance of the garden where they saw everyone standing and waiting for them to make their way down the aisle.

Victor and Yuri began taking the first steps down the pathway that was littered in pink sakura petals, one foot in front of the other. Friends and family stood with happiness and excitement on their faces as they watched the happy couple make their way to the alter. Yuri's heart was nearly beating out of his chest, and Victor could hardly contain the joy he felt as they pressed forward. Seeing the finished space, and being surrounded by friends and family in this beautiful garden felt unreal to both of them. They finally arrived under a flowered archway and handed their rose bouquets to their respective best man, as they grabbed hands and faced each other. The music slowly faded and the officiant gave everyone the okay to take a seat, and began the ceremony.

"Ladies and gentlemen, friends and family, today we have come together to witness the union of Victor Nikiforov and Yuri Katsuki…" The officiant said to commence the ceremony. He went on to give a brief homily about marriage and love before the time came for the couple to give their vows. The officiant turned to Yuri for him to begin.

Yuri took a moment to collect himself before he spoke his vows. This was finally it. The day he only dreamed would happen. He looked up at Victor who had a smile of adoration on his face. Beams of sunlight streaked through the trees, illuminating him, as the wind gently and gracefully blew through Victor's hair scattering cherry blossom petals all around. Yuri smiled back at the beautiful man as he began to profess his promise of love.

"Victor, never in a thousand years would I have ever expected to be where am I today. I know I'm not the best at saying how or what I feel, but right now I want to say all the things that have been in my heart. My love for you has grown into something I didn't think I was capable of. Never, in my life, did I expect to fall in love with you like this. You came into my life and changed it for the better. You showed me true happiness and compassion and support. You showed me what it means to love and to be loved in so many ways. You stood by me even when things were rough, and I can't thank you enough for everything you've done for me. Now I can't imagine my life without you, I'm so glad to have you in my life. I love you more than anything, more than I love myself. I want to stay by your side forever, and I promise to do just that. I promise to continue to love you in every way I know how, to be loyal and faithful, and to always cherish each moment we have together. I promise to always hold onto you and never let go. I vow to be there for you anytime, like you've always been there for me. You've become my everything, and I refuse to give that up. I love you, Vitya."

A smile spread across Victor's face as tears began to well up in his eyes. Yuri let out a chuckle as he tried to hold back his own tears. The officiant turned to Victor and told him to proceed with his vows. Victor drew in a quick breath and blinked away the tears as he prepared himself to say his vows to the love of his life.

"Yuri, I spent hours trying to think about what to say and where to begin. I've spent some of my happiest moments with you over the past few years. You came into my life at a time when I was at a loss for direction, and gave it a new purpose. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my life, but now I know I want nothing more than to spend the rest of it with you. There's just so much I love about you, and so much I want to say to you, that I don't think I could even if we had all of the time in the world. So, starting from this point forward, I'll spend the rest of my days trying to express all of my love for you. With our first encounter, you caught me off guard. Who would have thought that I would become so interested in you, let alone fall completely in love with you? You've shown me a new world of love and given my life new meaning. You've helped me in ways you may not even realize and I'm thankful for you and everything you've done. And with that, I vow to continue to love and support you. I promise to be the best husband I can be and I promise that I'll always be faithful and be with you no matter what. I promise to continue to grow and reach new heights with you. And I promise you, I'll never stop loving you."

Yuri was gleaming as tear drops fell from behind his glasses. Victor wiped them away smiling just as brightly with tears of joy rolling down his cheeks. They both laughed with grins spread wide as they wiped away each other's tears. The officiant waited, letting them have this tender moment before moving on with the rest of the ceremony.

It came time to exchange rings and the both of them began blushing as they remembered the moment they shared in Barcelona where they exchanged rings for the first time, only this time it would be official. Victor repeated the words of the officiant as he removed the gold band from Yuri's right hand and placed it on his left, followed by the diamond wedding band. Yuri repeated the motions of switching the gold ring as he felt the memories flooding his mind while he carefully slid both rings onto Victor's left hand.

With the rings exchanged and promises to each other in place, it was now time to declare their intent and make the marriage official. The officiant addressed Yuri and Victor and asked them the renowned lines that would finally bring them together as one.

"Do you Yuri Katsuki, take Victor to be your husband?"
"I do."
"Do you Victor Nikiforov, Yuri to be your husband?"
"I do."

"Then by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you married. You may now kiss."

Victor and Yuri had jovial smiles stretched across their faces as they wrapped their arms around each other and shared a passionate kiss to seal in their marriage as delicate pink petals rained down on them. Everyone began applauding them, some drying their eyes, some still crying, but all smiling for the happy couple. Yuri placed one hand around Victor's waist, while keeping the other around his shoulder and neck as he swooped him down into a dip and kissed him again, completely catching him off guard. The wedding guest cheered for them as Yuri slowly raised him back up.

"Well aren't you full of surprises" Victor said feeling thrilled as he picked Yuri up, cradling him in his arm. He walked away carrying his newlywed husband down the aisle as a photographer snapped pictures all along the way. Victor carried Yuri all the way to another part of the garden where they would take photos while the wedding guest partook in cocktail hour.

The newlyweds took various photos together and with their wedding party to remember this day. After guests spent time chatting among other guests while snacking on hors d'oeuvres, everyone moved inside as the reception was preparing to start. As everyone was getting comfortable and situated at their tables, Yuri and Victor prepared for their grand entrance to the reception space. The D.J announced the married couple as Victor and Yuri Katsuki-Nikiforov as they entered the room that was adorned with sparkling chandeliers, tall floral center pieces, and white and gold decorations. Everybody watched while the lovely couple had their first dance. The two embraced, staring into each other's eyes, and waltzed around the room. They soon invited other guests to join them on the dancefloor. After dancing to a few songs and getting congratulated by a few people here and there, the married couple took a seat at their table as dinner was preparing to be served. A few friends and family members gave speeches to the couple during the meal telling them how happy they were for Victor and Yuri and wishing their marriage the best.

After the speeches and people clinking silverware against drinking glasses to encourage the newlyweds to kiss, the wedding guest finished up their meals and went back out to the dance floor to continue the fun. Victor and Yuri stayed at their table for a bit, finishing their wine while watching everyone enjoy themselves. Both Chris and Phichit had come by their table on separate occasions trying to get them up and dancing, but they declined, instead deciding to stick together for just a bit longer before having any fun. In an attempt to get them moving, the best men came up with a plan that would hopefully get the grooms on their feet. Not too long after Phichit and Chris came by, an oddly familiar tune started to fill the room.

"Why does this song sound so familiar…?" Yuri pondered trying to pinpoint why this song had any relevance to him.

Victor had a look of surprise and excitement on his face as he almost immediately recognized the song. Yuri however was still puzzled.

"Yuri… this is the song we danced to for the first time ever at the Grand Prix Final banquet" Victor said slowly turning his head to Yuri.

Yuri squinted at Victor before his eyes widened as flashbacks from that night rushed his memory as he began to recognize the song, and remember more parts of the dance they shared.

"Y-you're right… You're right! I remember that!"
"You actually remember?"
"Well I already told you that I did remember some parts… but now I'm remembering so much more" Yuri said blushing.

Victor got up and grabbed Yuri's hand, dragging him out to the dancefloor.

"Wait! W-what—"
"We're going to dance to it again! This time so you can remember all of it."

Yuri didn't object and danced with his husband as the two had fun and let loose. Meanwhile over near the D.J booth, Phichit and Chris were standing together giving each other a high-five. Victor and Yuri were ecstatic dancing to the song that brought them together, Victor feeling just as much excitement as he did the first time, and Yuri remember just how fun he had that night with Victor, both glad that they were reliving the moment now. They danced to a few more songs after that before tiring and heading to the bar to take a break and have a drink. While there, Yuri's sister Mari found her way to the grooms.

"I can't believe my little brother is actually married. To you at that. How'd he pull that off?" Mari said as she approached Victor and Yuri.

"Well, he's got a cute face, and those sweet, brown eyes are irresistible sometimes. Or maybe it was just fate?"

"I'm glad that he found someone who loves him like you do…"

Mari threw her arms around Victor, holding onto him tightly. Victor carefully wrapped his arms around her also.

"Take care of him, okay?" she said to Victor while holding back tears.

"Of course,"

"Both of you, take care of each other" she said now taking Victor and Yuri's hands, bringing them together.

They both nodded and smiled at Mari as they held onto each other's hand.

"I remember when mom and dad brought you back from the hospital, and how excited I was to finally have a little brother… until you wouldn't stop crying and I begged them to take you back and get a different baby." Mari said laughing along with Yuri as she still tried not to cry, "But I wouldn't trade you for anyone."

Yuri smiled and hugged his sister as she wiped away a few tears that had escaped. Mari started making jokes to keep herself from crying even more. In the middle of all the laughter, Phichit came along to the bar to order himself a drink and offered to buy the grooms another round.

"No thanks… we don't want a repeat of the bachelor party" Yuri said declining the offer.
"What happened at the bachelor party?" Mari asked curiously.
"Oh, I can show you" Phichit replied readily grabbing his phone.

"No— don't show her!" Yuri began to say but it was too late.

Phichit was already swiping through photos from the adventurous night. In an attempt to get him to stop showing his sister the pictures, Yuri asked him a question that had been on his mind after having seen the photo that reminded him.

"Hey, by the way, what did you guys end up doing with all that money everyone threw on stage?" Yuri asked.
"We decided to just donate it rather than figure out who it all belonged to" Phichit explained.

Mari laughed as she made a few more jokes with the grooms before wishing them the best and left them to mingle with other guests. Victor and Yuri decided to keep the energy going and opted that they would do a bouquet toss. They called for everyone who wanted to participate to gather around. Yuri grabbed his bouquet and stood in front for the crowd as he prepared to throw the flowers over his head behind him. Over off to the side of people ready for the bouquet toss were two of their younger groomsmen, Yurio and Otabek, not showing too much interest.

"What's even the point of this? It's so dumb" Yurio said standing next to Otabek, both of them aloof to the crowd.

"Eh, it's just another activity for people to do at weddings" Otabek replied.

Just as Otabek said that, to both his and Yurio's surprise, the bouquet landed in his hands. He looked at Yurio and shrugged not sure what to make of this irony. Victor saw what had happened and quickly told Yurio to catch, as he threw his bouquet at him. Yuri's face was red with slight anger and embarrassment as the second bouquet rested in his hands. Despite being unamused by Victor's antics, he and Otabek danced together and both boys appeared to be having fun.

Yuri and Victor went on to entertain and converse with their guests, some of whom they haven't seen in a long time. Victor went his own way, and Yuri got pulled aside by other guests separating the grooms for a while. Yuri was catching up with some friends from Hasetsu, when out of seemingly nowhere he was bombarded by another guest. It was his old ballet teacher who was always there to cheer him on at competitions. He was taken aback at first by her sudden appearance, but nonetheless happy to see her.

"Yuri! Congratulations! I'm so happy for you!"
"Minako-sensei!" Yuri said surprised by the sudden hug he was receiving, "Thank you."
"Hey Yuri, think you can score me a dance with handsome over there?" Minako asked pointing over to Chris.
"Still his number one fan I see?" Yuri said
"So long as he keeps up that sex appeal, I'll always be a fan."
"I'll see what I can do."

Yuri went off into the crowd of guest as he made his way towards Chris. Yuri pitched the idea to Chris, to which he happily obliged. Chris found his way to Minako who was now casually talking among other guests while sipping on some wine. He tapped her on the shoulder and extended his hand.

"Care to share this dance?" He asked as she turned around.

Minako immediately accepted and the pair went out to the dancefloor. Yuri watched as his former ballet teacher danced with her favorite figure skater as Chris whisked her around, showing her a good time. He looked to another part of the room to see Yurio dancing with Otabek trying to seem uninterested, but still enjoying himself. Everyone was dancing and having a great time, even his parents were having fun together, but Yuri noticed that his husband had slipped away from the party back outside to the garden. Yuri went after him to see what he was up to.

Victor stood on the side of the building gazing out into the garden that was lit with lanterns. Yuri stepped outside and Victor turned to look at his new husband clad in his white suit bathed in moonlight. He smiled and continued looking out at the garden.

"Everything alright?" Yuri said standing next to his husband.
"Yeah, I just needed to get some air…"

Yuri stood by him, not saying anything, waiting for Victor to speak what was on his mind, if anything at all.

"Despite everything that happened earlier, today is still the happiest day of my life."
"What you lost you more than gained tonight."
"Should they even be considered a loss…? It feels more like letting go of old baggage and finally moving on with my life. I feel so… free now. It feels great not desperately wanting them in my life anymore. To just let go on my own terms…"
"That's a good thing. I'm glad that despite everything you went through, you came out stronger than ever."
"I've experienced many moments like that with them growing up… you'd think I'd be used to it."
"Still… that doesn't make it any easier to hear those kinds of things coming from your parents."

Victor paused for a minute trying to process various things in his mind.

"It's funny. Because of my— because of… them… I never really saw myself as getting married one day. They always saw things one way and I saw things another. Then after everything that happened, I never really thought about my future."
"You know I never really saw myself getting married either… for different reasons… obviously."

Victor was surprised by this statement and was curious to know more.

"It's not something I ruled out, just something I never thought about. Before you, I hadn't really had any real relationships, so I never thought about anything long term, let alone marriage. I wasn't too sure about my future either. Not until you came along."

"Heh, two guys who never saw themselves married, now married to each other."
"Go figure, right?"

They both shared a heartfelt laugh at the realization that they both ended up in places they never thought they would be.

"To think this came about because I won a gold medal."

"You've really come a long way, haven't you?"

"Yeah, and you've been there since the beginning of this crazy journey. It still amazes me that you took a chance on me."

"I was just drawn to you. I guess you could say we were destined to be together. I'm just glad to be with you" Victor said tilting Yuri's chin up towards him.
"I'm glad too." Yuri replied cupping Victor's cheek.

The two leaned in slowly and sensually kissed. Their lips locked, neither of them pulling away since this was the first moment they had alone together since the wedding started. Or so they thought they were alone. Peering from behind the glass door of the reception space was Phichit, Chris, and a few other friends cheering at them. The married couple separated as soon as they heard the commotion behind them.

"Woo! Things are getting steamy out here!" Phichit called.

"What are you guys doing out here? The party's inside!" Chris said.

"H-how long have you guys been there?!" Yuri stammered, his cheeks slightly pink.

"We heard you guys laughing and wanted to see what was going on" Phichit said.

"Well not much was going on out here. Just taking a breather to get some fresh air and some time alone with my new hubby is all" Victor explained
"Oh you'll have plenty of time for that" Chris teased.
"We should probably go back in now" Yuri said blushing and ignoring the comment.

Victor took hold of Yuri's hand as they went back to the reception with everyone behind them, ready to continue the party. Once back inside, they decided to do the cake cutting. A few guests came around as they watched the grooms hold onto the knife handle together making the first cut into their four-tier cake that was covered in white frosting and gold leaf and gold dust. They made the second incision and the first slice was served onto a plate. They served up a second slice and proceeded to dig in. Victor scooped up a fork full of cake and fed a bite to his husband. Yuri did the same, playfully teasing before actually feeding Victor the cake. Victor prepared to feed more cake to Yuri, but instead of going for his mouth, he smudged the cake on his cheek. Seeking revenge, Yuri smashed a chunk of cake into Victor's face and it turned into an all-out war from there. They both tried to get as much cake on the other's face as possible before finally calling a quits when Yuri could no longer see out of his glasses.

"You guys look ridiculous!" Phichit said laughing at the frosting covered grooms as he came by to take a selfie with them.

The three of them laughed as Phichit captured the moment on his phone. Then in an instant, Yuri swiftly wiped his cheek and transferred to cake onto his best friend's face, now covering him with smashed cake bits. Phichit pushed Yuri away still laughing even though he himself had cake on his face now. The best man got napkins so they could all clean their faces off as best they could while Makkachin was at their feet eating the bits and pieces that had fallen to the floor. After they were done with their cake war, servers cut up the rest of the cake and served it to the tables for the rest of the guest to enjoy. The party went on late into the night, with Victor and Yuri having the time of their life surrounded by loved ones.

As the reception came to an end, Victor and Yuri got into the back of a limo to return to the hotel as friends, family, and other wedding guest saw them off. Once back, Victor insisted Yuri carry him all the way back to the room. Yuri gladly scooped up his husband and carried him from the lobby back to their honeymoon suite. After struggling to open the door while still holding Victor, they entered a room with dimed lights and red rose petals trailing from the door to the bed. Yuri set Victor down as they both looked around at the room that had been transformed for them. Yuri took off his shoes and removed his suit jacket and tie as Victor went over to the bed and read aloud the note that was left for them, that told them to enjoy their night and their marriage. Victor also kicked off his shoes and tossed his jacket to the chair nearby as he laid flat back on the bed. Yuri came by and positioned himself above of Victor, caressing his face before he started going in with delicate kisses.

"You know I'm a married man now" Victor said, with Yuri still on top of him.

"Your husband must be a very lucky man."

"I don't know how my husband would feel about this."
"Oh I'm sure he wouldn't mind this at all. In fact, I think I recall you saying you'd put your lips anywhere your husband wants."

"Where do you want them" Victor asked sitting up.

"I think you know where" Yuri said pulling Victor's tie, bringing him closer.

Victor rolled over so that he was on top and unbuttoned Yuri's shirt leaving a kiss on each part of skin revealed by each undone button. He started kissing Yuri in all the right spots, biting and nibbling here and there. Yuri removed the tie around Victor's neck and also started undoing the buttons on his shirt as his husband went to work on him, pecking at different places on his neck. The newlyweds soon completely undressed as foreplay went on, and proceeded to consummate their marriage. After having spent most of the night making love, the two laid in each other's arms, wrapped in a post coitus embrace. Both men were silent drifting in their own thoughts while enjoying the other's presence.

Victor was pondering everything that has happened in his life thus far. A decision he made on a whim turned out to be the best thing to happen to him. Victor was content with how things were, that he no longer craved the love and support from his parents, that he now had all that and more moving on from here.

All of the events of today seemed unreal. In fact, Yuri felt this entire journey was unreal, that one day he would just wake up and it would all have just been a dream. Even if this was all just some fantasy, he knew one thing was real, and it was the love he felt for the person wrapped in his arms. He knew that in this moment, his feelings were true.

"Vitya,"
"Yes, Yuri?"
"I love you."
"I love you too."

*Authors Notes: Thanks to everyone who read and enjoyed my fic. This is the first time ever that I've wrote a fan fiction so I'm really happy to see how much people really like this. Be on the look out for more Yuri! On Ice stories from me in the near future. Expect a Katsudon Jr. somewhere along the line. Also, I plan on writing a short story about the events that happened in chapter 3 about Victor's past if that interests anyone.
**Special thanks to narutokid16 and Heavens-Angel96 for encouraging me to start writing again love you guys**