by Hex
Word Count: 1098
This was a drabble requested by WindsorBlue. I was considering two options with this. A flipped coin decided that Wufei, Quatre and Trowa needed to be little skaters. My Wufei muse would like me to point out he still dislikes the song Sk8ter Boy by Avril Lavigne because it reminds him of Dr Seuss. And despite my beta's misgivings I still prefer the idea of the boys playing at a half pipe rather than at quater pipes, ramps, rails and bars. You just can't do a Mctwist on a quater pipe :p
"Hey, Wufei, don't forget your lid."
Quatre tossed the black helmet at Wufei.
"Thanks."
Quatre waved him off. Wufei put on his brain bucket and attached the chinstrap. He took a deep calming breath. There was a crowd today. Usually it was only Quatre, Trowa and Wufei that hung around the half pipe on a Tuesday night. Wufei had invited Relena to come watch. Wufei caught sight of her out of the corner of his eye. She was the girl all the guys were after and she was incredibly popular. Wufei swallowed. He never skated in front of an audience. There was only ever Trowa and Quatre around. Wufei skated because he wanted to push himself. He didn't buy into the rebel or "it's cool" mentality. For him it was about finding his limits. He wanted to see what he could do, how far he could take it.
When he had asked Relena to come along he hadn't notice that Kevin was hanging around. It was no secret Kevin was after Relena. Everyone expected her to go out with him eventually, it was only a matter of time. Wufei would roll over and die before he'd give up on Relena to let Kevin have her. Kevin was an unforgivable prick to Quatre and Trowa, not to mention a pathetic little poser.
Wufei flexed his hands in his wrist guards. He took a deep breath as he stood at the top of the half pipe then dropped in. The wind whistled in his helmet as he rode his board down then up to the other lip of the side of the half pipe. He rode back and forth to gather momentum. Once he had enough speed the hand plant was easy. The board was in the air; then Wufei was back on the half pipe again, board firmly under his feet. It had been almost too easy. Maybe Quatre was right, he was ready to try a Caballerial.
Wufei rode the ramp a few more times, then rocked to fakie. He rode fakie for a few turns; he needed speed, as much as he could get. Wufei could feel it when he'd get to the lip of the ramp, the space where the Caballerial should be. Wufei smirked to himself and got ready. The 360 went off perfectly. Wufei felt the wind and his board and there was nothing but the two of them. Then they were back on the half pipe. Wufei stayed fakie. He would need more speed again. He would 360 again, this time he'd grab.
Gay twist. Quatre's specialty. Wufei had teased him once that it was because he liked the name but when it came to 360s, Quatre just looked smooth. Quatre was even landing the McTwist now with no trouble. Wufei felt a twinge. Quatre told him it would work if he did it, so Wufei grabbed and felt the air around the board and brought it back down to the ramp. It was stalled but he didn't get hung up so Wufei let out the breath he had been holding.
The run was short but it had gone well. It wasn't perfect but he looked good and he doubted Kevin could pull of anything close to the run he had just preformed. Wufei ended the run and took a minute to calm down before he climbed down from the half pipe. Kevin was glaring daggers at him but Relena was smiling.
"You stalled the Gay Twist."
Wufei blinked slowly at the comment. He hadn't realized Relena knew anything about skate boarding. It just did not strike him as a Relena thing at all.
"Yeah, I hesitated," Wufei admitted. Relena smiled at him.
"You shouldn't. You won't get the result you want if you do."
"So then, how do I make this work?" Wufei asked. Relena stood close to him so she could whisper in his ear. Kevin glared at Wufei over Relena's shoulder. Wufei resisted the urge to flip him the bird.
"You try asking me on a date instead of trying to show Kevin up, not that he doesn't deserve it," Relena whispered. When she pulled back a bit she was smiling.
"I was working my way there, but everyone else tagged along," Wufei pointed out. He made a vague gesture to the group of girls and guys that followed Relena around in school and out.
"Well, then let's make a date in secret so we can be alone."
Wufei swallowed then smiled.
"You look self-conscious like that." Relena grinned. Wufei felt a bit of his stomach bottom out. "It's cute."
Relena kissed him on the cheek. Wufei was too stunned to do anything more than blink a few times.
"Pick a day. We'll go from there." Relena walked backwards away from him, a silly smile on her face. She turned and practically skipped over to her friends.
"Aced the run."
Quatre's voice helped Wufei's brain recover from its short circuit.
"Got the girl." Wufei smirked and plucked a piece of paper out of his helmet. Relena's bubbly, girlish handwriting had her name and phone number surrounded by little flowers.
"It's decorated. I wonder how long she's had that written out for you," Quatre muttered. "Nice job on the Caballerial by the way."
"Thanks." Wufei said.
"Next, the McTwist. Maybe it'll get you laid."
"I hate you," Wufei snapped and punched Quatre in the arm.
"Ow! OK, I'm sorry but this was a stupid thing to do and you know it," Quatre chuckled and rubbed his arm.
"Yeah, I know," Wufei admitted. "She saw right through it anyway."
"You still got the number."
"That's true."
"Good job Wufei. Good Run." Quatre patted him on the shoulder. He left Wufei to strap on his own helmet and hit the half pipe. Most of the crowd had followed Relena's exit although a few people were sticking around. Wufei could hear them whisper as Quatre climbed up to the lip of the half pipe then dropped in for his own run. Wufei could already hear the gasps that would come when Quatre decided he wanted to show off. Trowa was grounded and in the midst of the two week torment of having his skateboard hidden from him. Wufei missed Trowa for a minute, wishing his soft-spoken and overly romantic friend was there to give him a little advice. Wufei smiled to himself as he folded and unfolded the paper with Relena's number. He would have to talk to Trowa at school to get advice on where to take Relena on their date.
Glossary:
Lid/brain bucket: A helmet.
Half pipe: A type of ramp that is shaped like a "U" and used for vert skating.
Caballerial: While riding fakie, usually at the lip of a ramp, to complete a 360 in the air and head back down the ramp forwards without grabbing. Named after Steve Caballero.
Gay twist: While riding fakie, usually at the lip of a ramp, to complete a 360 in the air while grabbing and head back down the ramp forwards.
Drop in: To enter the ramp or obstacle from the top.
Fakie: Riding backwards.
Hand plant (see also: Invert): A type of trick where one hand grabs the skate while doing a one handed handstand on a ramp, or obstacle.
Mctwist: A 540 degree turn performed on a ramp. Named after Mike McGill.
Poser: Someone who acts better than they are.
Glossary terms taken from the following sites:
http://expn.go.com/glossary/skt/index.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/largeglossary.html
http://expn.go.com/xgames/intl/s/xspeak_skate.html
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