Eureka Seven - A great Lift
Disclaimer - I Do not Own Eureka Seven or Eureka Seven AO(Made by Bones Studio/Licensed by Funimation). I do not own any of the un-original Characters, Things, or Concepts in this story.
Also, most of this story is my own so i really don't even know if this is necessary. Still,.. Dont sue me!
Part 1
If x is thirty-two, and you divide it by 4, then that should mean that Y is eight. Dan looked over the worksheet once again just to make sure he got everything right. He wasn't sure about some of the equations he did but he was sure of the two hours he spent completing them. He drew in a deep breath, held it for a second, and sighed. His mom said it was a technique used for yoga, but dan found it more helpful with arithmetic. His mind was so worn through that he almost wanted to start chanting like a monk would in some stone mountain temple, but he had no time for that. Glancing at the clock, he realized he was almost twenty minutes late.
The adrenaline instantly kicked in, gathering his board jacket, goggles, and his ref board he flew out his door and half slipped half stepped down the stairs.
Dan grabbed his magnetized boarding shoes, zipping up the first layer clamping down the second. His little brother and his runt friends were playing some new first person shooter that had just come out in the living room. They were shouting and cursing at each other like they'd always had. Every now and then you would hear a "i shot you first!" or the "stop looking on my screen you cheater". Different game, same runts.
"Danny, ham sandwiches and corn chips for lunch!" his mom called from the kitchen.
"Ahhh, no thanks mom, i'm still full from breakfast"
"Oh, okay. Well where are you going?"
"Down to the golden edge to meet jonathan and cindy, i'll be back before midnight"
"Oookeey, but don't get into any trouble, and remember to stay on the sections your dad recommended for you."
"Sure thing Mom"
And in the next moment, Dan was out the door and out to the walking trail the lead to "the golden edge", the central spot for lifters, and everything to do with lifting. Dan, and all his friends used the spot as a hangout zone, whether they were skating or not. They had been deemed by the local elderly as the trapar punks, responsible for all sorts of petty crimes around town, and were treated as juvenile delinquents and vandals. There might have been some truth to this. There were some older kids that would often start trouble. Small things such as fighting, graffiti, and petty theft. Dan actually lived down the street from their unofficial ringleader, Greyson,
and had known him for as long as could remember. Greyson was always the obnoxious boy with a temper problem, and through the years he had sharpened his attitude problems to the point that other bullies were drawn to his maleficent aurora. Greyson had never once bothered
Dan though. Not because Greyson liked Dan, Greyson hated Dan, about as much as he hated all kids younger than him. It was really Dan's father that spared him.
Jason Armoney, Dan's dad, had been rifting all his life and was a legend around the lifting community. He won the lifting games 4 different times. In 2065 he won with a signature move he claimed to have made up on the spot. It was later named the "Armoney gist", Jason claiming that you had to get the gist of a great lift to pull the move off, referencing to the spirit of lifting. The quote as well as the move became famous. For 9 years he lived lavishly before he met his wife, Madeline at a contest in Austin, Texas, and decided to settle down and make a family.
***construction!#€÷€ history drop on jason Armoney!***
Dan's personal group only consisted of himself and his best friends Jonathan, cindy, and occasionally Micha(who liked to flow in and out of all the social circles). Dan could say with the best of his honesty that his group hadn't done anything. They hadn't won any contests, they weren't the best, and weren't the most popular. But their group was about as tight as any group gets.
He rounded the corner and could see jonathan standing on the side of the store hands in his pockets, head bobbing to headphones he never took off. Dan strolled up too Jon gave him a punch on the arm. Jon looked surprised for a second and then realized that it was him. They gave each other the Jon and Dan secret handbump, two fists with a twist and then stared ahead at the parking lot on the side of the building.
"Have you heard from Cindy?" Dan asked Jon, watching an older couple get out of their car arguing about something in a mild manner.
"Yeh, she's inside the store" Jon responded, "She said she hadn't eaten all day so she wanted to grub out before we left"
Dan jerked his head around to Jon, wide eyed mouth open in a gasping position
"She's gonna pig out before we lift?!"
Jon wore a bored, eyes half closed expression
"Yep"
"But we are right about to lift! Couldn't she do that later?"
"Nope, She said she had to eat"
"But lifting after eating is dangerous! were supposed to be really breaking the bank today. We're gonna be out for hours!"
"Yep".
Dan sighed. Eating before lifting could be hazardous. Even little lifters knew that. But Cindy wasn't the type of girl to heed to any type of rule, even if it was common sense.
"she's really gonna get herself into trouble one day" Dan said looking worriedly at the corner of the store, hoping she would come out soon. Jon followed his gaze with an indifferent one of his own. "Eh, she'll be fine. Cindy is Cindy. If she didn't do stuff like this, we probably wouldn't
even be friends with her."
Jon had his ref board leaning up against the wall beside him, bottom facing out, sporting the bright logo of the popular ska-band "Jenettie Confetti". Jenettie Confetti was a common band for most youngsters their age, but especially lifters, the fast light choppy ska tones perfect for the wind-riding of lifting. The lead singer of the band, Jene, as well as the lead guitarist, and drummer were all lifters. Alot of their songs eluded to lifting, and one of their top songs was about lifting in the streets of Oakland, California. Standing there Dan could here the light guitar picks of Jammy Sammy coming through Jon's headphones, that were now sitting on his shoulders.
They stood there for awhile, listening to the music, watching people go to and from the store.
Turning to Dan, Jon smiled "Have you talked to Bethany? I heard you guys had a moment in the gym last week."
Dan smiled a sheepish grin making a swishing sound in soft nostalgia.
"Yeeaah, I was walking by her and her friends and she brushed my shoulder with hers" his grin got even wider. "And when I turned over to her she had this smile like" He made the swishing sound again.
"Man you should ask her out"
"Yeeaah I know. I want to. But I don't know if she likes guys like me. I mean she's a preppy girl and I'm just a random.. guy you know?"
"who you talkin about?"
Both the boys jumped a little, turning to see Cindy standing right beside them with a half eaten fried burrito in one hand and a giant bottle of Pepsi cola in the other. She stared at them with lame eyes, taking another sizeable bite of the burrito.
Dan laughed at the ridiculous size of the drink in Cindy's tiny hands
"We're talking about Dan getting hit on by Bethany" Jon said, Nudging Dan in the ribs playfully. Dan laughed and smiled in bliss.
Cindy slurped some of her drink.
"Your talkin about Bethany Tidywell?"
"yeah" Jon and Dan answered simultaneously.
Cindy laughed "Bethany Tidywell likes every guy that's half decent looking and older than her."
Jon looked up in thought, and Dan looked at cindy with a questioning look on his face.
"How would you know?"
Cindy scoffed. "Girls talk to each other a about everything. And Especially about each other. Kayla crawford personally talks my ear off every time we sit together in study hall. That girl gives me the dirt on everyone."
"Did she ever tell you that Bethany rifts?" Jon asked casually.
"What?" Dan and cindy asked simultaneously.
Jon pointed to a group of boys heading out the the lift park. In the middle of the pack, dressed in a girls boarding shorts and tee was the gossip topic herself, Bethany Tidywell. In her arms was a kilowatt 500, a high end board that was only just released a couple of months ago.
Both Dan and Cindy's blew up as they watch the kids turn the corner and walk out of site.