Ok I know I'm currently writing another fic, but this idea just popped in my mind while watching thw winter X-Games XD and this is what you get when you put together a very bored me, two hours of winter X-Games and Mai hime!

Disclaimer: nop, I don't ... sunrise does

The board and the ski

Chapter 1: Smiling classes and confrontation.

The crowd went wild, although she didn't understand why. Come on, the only thing she did was a grab, not any of her flashy tricks. 'People are weird these days' she thought. When she felt she was about to hit the floor, she let go the board and landed perfectly covering her fans with snow when she stopped.

She had come back just the day before from the winter X-Games with three gold medals and instead of a peaceful day of resting she had to attend to a party where she was the center of attention, and of course, it was expected from her to do, at least, one trick. So that leads us to the current situation. After fully stopping she removed her blue goggles and was immediately surrounded by a horde of fans that wanted her autograph. Really this was getting on her nerves. She would get sure after this, that Nao got what she deserved for suggesting the idea and Mai too for planning the party, even though she knew Mai only had good intentions, while Nao, her manager, was only doing it to annoy her. As if on cue she appeared behind her. "Enjoying the party?" Nao asked smirking. At moments like this she wondered why the hell she had made Nao her manager. "Not really" she answered after a while.

Suddenly a part of the crowd that surrounded her gasped. She turned around to see the cause and saw Reito, he was approaching Nao and her, when he was about to reach them he was interrupted by a fan girl. For a trained eye like Natsuki's it wasn't difficult to catch a glimpse of anger in Reito's eyes but he covered quickly and smiled dashingly at the girl causing a squeak and a faint. Natsuki rolled her eyes, it was just like Reito to escape those types of situations in that way. Finally he reached the two of them. "Hello Nao-san, Natsuki, enjoying?" He asked winking in Natsuki's direction, of course he knew she wasn't enjoying at all, so she just huffed. As for Nao she answered "Of course, is always fun to see Kuga's fans squeak in delight" after Nao's words a bulb switched on in her mind, she had the perfect idea to escape this stupid party. The main problem at these types of party were her fans, she could easily escape her friends, but a fan, or a stalker, that was the way she preferred calling them, always found her out before she could reach the exit.

"Ne…Reito, can I talk to you in private for a moment?" she asked. He nodded, Nao sighed and said "I'll be with Mai planning how to escape form you once the party is over" and with that she was gone. Natsuki guided him to a booth, this matter required more privacy. Once they had taken their respective seats she interlaced her hands in a very business-like way and directed her gaze towards him. Reito wasn't one to get easily scared, but one thing he had learnt over his years with Natsuki was that you can never be too careful with her and the intense gaze that fall upon him wasn't helping either. Of course he didn't show a thing on the outside.

After a few minutes of silence Natsuki spoke. "Reito… you know you're my best male friend right?" he nodded, this was getting stranger by each second. "So… as my best fiend it's your duty to help me right?" he nodded again, not really knowing what his friend was thinking. Suddenly all Natsuki's demeanor changed from serious to somewhat a …pleading one? "Then please teach me how to do that stupid smile of yours so I can get rid of my fans!"

To say he was totally dumbstruck was an understanding, obviously he hadn't expected such a request. After he digested what Natsuki had said he started laughing so much that his ribs were hurting. The girl in front of him tilted her head like a puppy who doesn't understand what's happening and this action only made him laugh harder. The fear he had held moments ago completely disappeared.

"Oi! What are you laughing at? I'm serious, that girl moments ago fainted! You know how much that would help me?!" She said. Reito cleaned the tears he had from all the laughing and straightened looking at her.

"Well Natsuki, I'm going to help you, but I'm warning you, this is a family secret that has survived over the generations so you have to keep it to yourself"

Natsuki's eyebrows twitched but she nodded in agreement. "Also is a difficult art so at first you may only make them squeak" again her eyebrows twitched 'family secret, difficult art… where did this guy come from?' she asked herself.

"But judging from your looks and the fact that they squeak whenever you're near …" he trailed off thinking. After a moment Natsuki coughed to gain his attention "Oh, of course, I think you may be a good apprentice" After that they spent the next hour talking about the basics of the smiling art. Once the clock signaled eight o'clock Reito decided it was time for Natsuki to try her new abilities.

"Okay, turn around and smile at the girls behind you" he said. She did as she was told but the only response that came form the crazy fans was a dreamy look on their faces, she frowned "Well it's not enough to make the faint yet, but I think they are far away from here in their dream land and I if I'm not wrong that gives you the green light to escape from here while it lasts" Reito said, Natsuki's mood brightened, she stood up, Reito did the same.

"Thanks Reito-sensei" she said teasingly "When shall we continue my training?" she asked acting all serious.

"I think tomorrow would be fine" he answered with the same serious tone. The both of them burst out laughing, Reito gave Natsuki a friendly hug, one which only few people were aloud to and said goodbye. She headed towards the exit, she was sooo going to escape and maybe practice a little, even if she wanted to rest it was too early for her to go to bed and snowboard was her passion, besides she didn't have anything better to do.

She was about to go through the exit when a "Natsuki-sama" stopped her. She quickly review in her mind what she had learnt the previous hour, turned around, and gave the girls on of the best smiles she could make, apparently it worked, as the girls where in 'la la land' Natsuki took her opportunity and left. She was lucky, none of her friends noticed she was gone. She started heading towards the top of a little mountain. It was cold, but she preferred to warm up a little before doing any of her tricks. Once she was at the top, she glanced downwards.

The mountain had four little ramps. She took a deep breath and started heading towards the first ramp, when she was about to reach it another person got into her way and she had to go past the ramp. That annoyed her but decided to continue her trip towards the next ramp, the same thing happened, she tried with the third one and again, the same thing happened, she was not going to let the other be so she sped up towards the fourth ramp and got there just in time to see the other one avoiding it. She grinned but her time of joy lasted little because she reached the end of the ramp, because she hadn't properly prepared she had to conform with a tail grab. Annoyed because she couldn't perform a single good trick she stopped making sure to cover the stranger in snow. The other one took the helmet off and stared at Natsuki. She was taken by surprise, the other person was a woman and she was the most stunning woman Natsuki had ever seen. Chestnut hair that fell on her shoulders and a pair of piercing red orbs. Also she had a slim figure, this last thought startled her. Almost every one seemed fat with all the clothes they wear, for her this girl was a lacking a good jacket. She was interrupted by a nice voice "Excuse me, what do you think you're doing?" the person asked

"Uh?" she tilted her head.

"You covered me from head to toe in snow, besides you interrupted me in the last ramp"

"Pardon? I interrupted you? You were the one that use the three first ramps" Natsuki was really annoyed, first this stranger had disturbed her in the middle of her training and now she was accusing her of interrupting? 'She's definitely nuts'

"It's not my fault you're slow"

"Well the slow one beat you in the last ramp, besides I'm made to do tricks, but I'm not slow"

"Prove it" the other one said

"Yeah… like I'm going to compete with a psycho in skis"

"Do you have a problem with skis?" the other one asked.

"Well of course! They're no fun"

"Ha, I bet I can beat you"

"Like hell you would!"

"Prove it"

"Fine then, tomorrow, eleven o'clock, pair race, be here so I can beat you"

The girl directed her a sweet smile but Natsuki could see under it. "Well then I'll see you tomorrow" Natsuki nodded and they parted ways. 'I'm sooo going to kick her butt, but first I need to reach the my house and call Reito'

Once she was out of the pitch she went to the parking lot. There she made her way towards her dark blue Mercedes S55 she would ride her bike, but for going to the mountains it was more comfortable a car and besides she could put her snow board on the back seat or the trunk. She lived in a quiet part of Fuuka a thirty minute drive from the mountains. She loved Fuuka, putting aside bad memories, because it was always cold, even on summer and because of that she was able to do what she like the most, besides riding her bike of course. Once she got to her house she dialed the familiar number and after the third ring she heard Reito's voice on the other side "Hello"

"Hey Reito, it's Natsuki I need you to come with me to a pair race tomorrow at eleven"

"Sure, would you like to meet earlier to practice your smile?"

"Sure, sure, see you tomorrow at the Lone wolf, at …let's say… nine, Ok?"

"Ok, good bye, have a nice sleep"

"Yes, yes you too" with that she hung up and went to take a bath, the next day was going to be a long day.

So here's the first chapter! Hope you like it. I know, I changed Fuuka, but what can I say? I like snow :)

Well feel free to send me a message and review!

Mary.