Disclaimer: I don't own any of the chars in this story, well; maybe one or two, but they're nothing important… EA owns the chars…..
Warnings: This story is shonen-ai, but it's not going to be anything bad, but still, if you don't like boy x boy type stories, you can leave now…
So, read and review…. And flames are ok as long as you back yourself up!
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"Mac Fraser is the MAN!" Rahzel yells over the speakers. Mac had just won his fifth event in a row. He thought he was going to lose this one, but he made it to the finish line. Nobody ever said that Alaska was an easy track, and Mac got that proven to him a few times. One of the ladies handed Mac his gold medal. He knew his parents would be proud of him.
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Mac walked into the bus that he and Moby share. Moby was sitting on the couch watching the TV. "Hey mate, you did really good out there" Moby says to him as he walks in. "Yeah, all that practicing paid off," Mac says and walks over to his room on the bus. Moby was his rival off on the snow, and they sometimes didn't get along too well on the bus. But Rahzel put them both on the same bus, even after they made a huge fuss about it, which was something you had to see. Everyone thought they were crazy, and that's probably why they got stuck on the bus together.
Mac walks over to his bed and sits down on it. Living with Moby was a lot worse on him then it seemed. He thought back to before the race. He was hanging out with Kaori, and yet, he couldn't keep his eyes off Moby. Sure, he liked Kaori, but he liked Moby more. He couldn't figure it out, he liked Kaori, and he also liked Moby. He had talked to Psymon about it before. Psymon may seem like someone you wouldn't want to trust, but Mac knew he could trust Psy. Psy had said he really couldn't help Mac, but if he ever needed to talk, he could go and talk to Psy…
Mac laid down on his bed and looked at the ceiling of the bus. He had a few posters he put up there. Every boarder had their bus decorated to fit their style. They were all posters of cute girls. He didn't want to get caught with any guy posters. How was he supposed to explain that? It would probably scare Moby off the bus. Mac laughed at that thought.
"Hey Mac, you going to stay in your room all night? Me and the other guys are going out to get some dinner, you wanna come?" Moby says from the other room. "Huh? Yeah, I guess so. Got nothing better to do…" Mac gets off his bed and walks out to where Moby was. Moby was putting his shoes on, and didn't notice Mac. *Damn, he's kinda cute…* Mac thinks when he looks at Moby. *What the hell am I thinking? Maybe going with the guys to dinner was a bad idea…* "Hey, Mac, you ok?" Moby says as he looks over at his bus mate. "Yeah, I'm ok…"
Mac and Moby walk out of the bus to go meet with the other guys. Luther and JP had opted not to go, so that left Brodi, Psymon, and Eddie. Mac didn't like JP much anyways, so it was good for him and the others because they wouldn't have to pull him off JP anytime soon. The place they were going was a short walk away from the buses. It was a lil fancy restaurant that they always went to when they were in Alaska. It was also one of the few restaurants around in the area.
They all walk into the restaurant and get a place to sit. Mac sits next to Psymon because no one else really trusts him. Mac had also walked with Psy to the restaurant, the other guys were afraid of him and Mac could tell they didn't want to be near him. They probably all wondered how the hell Psy and Mac had become friends. Mac would probably lie to them if they ever asked… He couldn't tell them what had happened to bring about the friendship.
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Mac was out walking around after one of the recent events. He saw Psymon out, smoking, near his bus and went over to talk to him. They had an interesting conversation that night. Psymon was actually willing to talk. Mac had learned that Psy really wasn't a bad guy. Somewhere in that chat he had told Psy about liking Moby. Mac didn't know why he brought it up, but they were out of things to talk about. Psy just kind of looked at him after he said that. Mac thought maybe it was a bad idea at the time, and said that he still liked Kaori. Psy just told Mac that it was ok, and that if he ever needed to talk, he could go to Psy. And so, that ended the conversation, and gained Mac a new friend, even though it wasn't anything like he planed.
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They all ordered their food. Mac got a hamburger because it was the only thing that sounded normal, and the only thing he ever got there. Everyone else ordered the things that Mac avoided. He didn't want to try them all that much. During the whole time they were there he kept looking over at Moby. He was hoping no one else saw him, but knowing Psymon, he already knew it wasn't possible. Psymon was watching him. He had to protect the kid as best he could. He didn't need poor Mac to have anything bad happen to him.
After they were all done, and Eddie finally shut up, they left the restaurant. They told the owner to bill Rahzel and not them, as a joke. Rahzel was going to be pissed. Mac was walking with Psymon again; all the others were way ahead of them. "Hey, Psy, you wanna take a run down the track one last time?" He asks Psy. "Sure… Gotta go get my board and I'll meet you at the start" Psy says and walks off to his bus. Psy was the only one in that bus. Rahzel was afraid to put any one else in the bus with Psy.
Mac walks to his bus to get his board. Moby wasn't there yet; he was probably still out there with the other guys. And it was starting to get late, but Mac liked going down the tracks in the dark, it was a whole new experience. He grabbed the first board he saw and went back off the bus. He saw Moby walking back to the bus. He was most likely going to try and get some sleep.
Mac goes down to the start of the track. Psymon was waiting for him there already. "So, let's go already man, ain't got all day to wait for your slow ass at the bottom" Mac says and puts his board on his feet and goes off down the track. "That little brat" Psymon says and goes off down the track after him. Psymon caught up to him and they raced like that for the whole time. Mac still beat him though. "Told ya you were slow!" Mac said making a snowball and throwing it at Psymon. Psymon ducks and the snowball misses him. "Hey, I was being nice to you… I would beat your ass and you would be crying over it right now!" Psymon says and laughs.
They both walk back to their buses. Mac walks into the bus and walks over to his room. He puts his board away and goes over to Moby's room. Moby was sleeping, just like he always was at this time. Mac walked over to Moby's bed. He was almost always the first one to go to sleep. Mac was more of a night owl than Moby was. Mac leans over the bed and kisses Moby on his cheek. He hoped Moby was asleep…
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Moby opened his eyes to see a blur walk out of his room. Mac? What the hell was Mac doing in his room? He would have to ask the kid in the morning, but he needed sleep.
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The next day finally came. Mac slept for along time, longer than he usually did. "Hey mate, you can't sleep all day… Gotta get up before 12 remember? Rahzel wanted to hold a meeting today" Moby yells to Mac from the other room. "Shit, today? Aw hell man, it's 11:45… Why didn't you wake me up?" Mac says and gets outta bed. He runs around his room and gets his pants and shirt for the day and gets dressed. "Because you got in late last night, you needed the sleep mate" Mac stopped dead in his tracks when Moby said that. He was awake last night… "Yeah, went down the mountain one last time" Mac says trying not to sound worried.
Moby walks over to Mac's door. "That's not all you did… Why the hell were you in my room mate?" Mac puts his shoes on and walks over to Moby. "Was seein your boards man, you mind if I borrow one for the next race?" Mac said, he most likely sounded like he was lying. "That's a load of crock, explain why you kissed me…" Moby says, rather pissed. "Eh…" Mac just looks off to the side. *Shit… This is NOT going in my favor… I gotta get outta here…*
Mac pushes Moby out of the way and runs off the bus. This was one of those times he just wanted to keep to him self and not talk to anyone else. Moby would be at that meeting, and Mac would try and stay away from him, but he knew no matter what, he would have to talk to Moby. He walked through the snow to the building that the meeting would be held in. Moby was probably behind him, but he wasn't in the mood to look. He walks into the building, which was basically the Alaska Arena entrance for everyone.
"Hey Mac!" He hears Eddie call him. He waves to Eddie, more of a sign he didn't feel like talking than anything else. He walks to the Employees Only door and goes into the hallway that led to the meeting room. Elise was waiting outside the room, most likely not for Marisol… Then who was she waiting for? Mac walked into the room and went to his usual spot at the meeting table. It wasn't close to Moby's at all. Rahzel was smart when he assigned the seats sometimes, and today it was rather smart… But Mac thought about the future…
Rahzel was never actually at the meetings, and no one knew who he was, except for that Hiro guy, and he's been missing since the last SSX season. All the others went to there seats, and waited for the video to start. Rahzel's meetings were always in the form of a video. It wasn't really much of a meeting; it was more like a trip to the movies. Moby was sitting in his seat. He was looking at Mac, there was no doubt about it, Moby wanted to know what the hell was up with his bus mate…
The video starts and Moby turns to watch it. Mac was happy the video finally started. He usually hated these meetings. Rahzel was explaining the next event in the video. They were going to Garibaldi next. That was at least a 6-day bus ride… Mac wasn't going to survive this without going insane… Unless things turned in his favor, but that didn't seem like it wanted to happen. The meeting ended and some people got up, some just chilled there for a bit and chatted. Mac got up and left. He hoped Moby would leave him alone until he went back to the bus. They were leaving Alaska at six, and then heading to Canada. They would stop at a hotel on the way there, and he would get stuck with Moby in the room. Hotel rooms were smaller than the SSX Buses…
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The day went by without Mac having to talk to Moby. Moby knew when to leave him alone; he knew Mac would return the favor of pissing him off with a shove or two during a race. Of course there were always the joke fights during some of the races, which usually ended up with them not even getting close to winning.
Mac had to go back to the bus. They were leaving now, and they probably wouldn't wait for him. They were mean like that sometimes… Then again, Elise and Kaori came back for him that one time.
He walked onto the bus to find Moby waiting for him. He had to talk to him sooner or later, and later just left. "Alright, mate, what's been up with you? You've been avoiding me all day…" Moby says as he walks onto the bus. "… I needed to be alone for the day, I wasn't really avoiding you" Mac says. "Then what's amatter? You can tell me, right?" He says looking at Mac. Mac walks over to one of the chairs on the bus and sits down.
*What the hell do I say? This shit isn't easy at all…* Mac thinks to himself. "How the hell do I start?" Mac says, looking at Moby. "C'mon mate, don't freeze up on me now…" Moby says. "Well, it's not easy to say… I… like you…" Mac says and looks down at the bus floor. There was silence in the room, neither man speaking. The truth was out, and Mac wished it would all just go away. "Mac… I've kinda got the same feelings for ya… Ever since we got stuck on this bus together," Moby says after about five minutes of silence. Mac looks up at Moby. "You really mean that?" Mac says to him. Moby gets up from his chair and walks over to Mac. He leans down and kisses Mac. "Would I lie to you, mate?" he says. "You would…" Mac says to him and gets up from the chair. Mac hugs Moby and the two share another kiss. "You would lie if you wanted to lose the next race," Mac says. "Then maybe I do" Moby says. "You'll win again mate, I'll see to it" He says.
There was a knock at the bus door that scared the two guys. "… I don't wanna explain this to anyone…" Mac says and goes to open the door. "I got ya mate… Nothin bad'll happen…" Moby goes and sits back down where he was before. Mac opens the door to find their bus driver there. "Leavin now? Aight, let's get outta here then…" Mac says to the driver and goes back to Moby. The driver couldn't see them even if he tried. Mac sits down next to Moby and just leans against him. Things were finally going in his favor…