" Hey, weaselgirl when are you going to learn to show up in time?" A young
messy haired boy said in a mocking voice to the panting figure next to him.
"Oh shut up Sano!" The exhausted looking girl said back. She was fairly small and her long black-blue hair was braided, with some strings of it hanging in her face. The rest of her hair was hidden under a red cap with a logo on it that was the same as the one on her grey sweater. She picked up her skateboard and sat down on a bench for a moment to catch her breath.
"Hey Misao!" She heard behind her now, the rest of the gang had finally noticed she was there and were rolling towards her. She smiled up at them and said her hellos. "Hey Yahiko-kun! Here catch!" She said as she threw the younger boy an object. He easily caught it and a smile appeared on his face.
"Thanks Misao!" The object was a wheel for his skateboard, a red one with green stripes. They matched the rest of his wheels who were all striped except for one. He had gotten those wheels a couple of years ago, but didn't have enough money to buy a fourth. Nowadays striped wheels were hard to get, because not many people still used them. But Yahiko was lucky to have a good friend working in a skate store; they all were lucky for that. Misao used to bring items for them often and they had to pay only half of the price for them. She loved working at the store and helping people get the right skating attributes, and she got paid for it so she could buy stuff for herself.
"Oh and Katsu, your deck will be in the store next week. I'll pick it up for ya if ya want?" She asked a silent boy with long black hair.
"Thanks Misao, but I think I'll go get it myself, then I can look at the other stuff too." He replied to her and gave her a thankful smile.
"Ok if your little chit-chat is over me might begin practice?" Sanosuke's voice sounded from behind them. Without further hesitation the four youngsters headed for the skate park, which was just a minute away from their gathering spot.
When they arrived there were only a few people skating and the rest of the park seemed abandoned too. Yahiko changed his wheel first; he always carried his tools with him, and put the old one in his backpack using it as a reserve. The other three were already practicing their kickflips and ollies and he joined them not much later.
After three quarters of pulling moves Misao rolled to the bench she had put her backpack on and pulled a can of cola out of it. She sat down and opened it when she heard some commotion behind her. When she heard the voices coming closer she could recognize them and she sighed. "Not them again..."She hoped the band was just passing by but it was in vain. Only a few moments later Kamatari and his Skater gang showed up at the park making the three leftover skaters stop in their tracks.
Sano immediately turned towards them. If looks could kill they would all be lying in tiny heaps on the ground now.
"Ooh Sanosuke-chan! Are you practicing with your sweet little group for the contest too?" Kamatari asked in a very feminine voice. Sano grumbled his answer. "Yes we are so buzz of!"
Kamatari looked at him amused. "Now now, this park is for everyone so be nice and let us join." The three boys behind Kamatari nodded in agreement.
All Sano could do was scold a little to himself and let the four guys pass. Misao looked after the four from the bench and sighed. She had always hated Kamatari and his friends; they always thought they were so much better than the rest. But in fact Misao thought they were quite equally skilled, though she never said that out loud in front of the others.
She studied them when they started practicing their tricks and especially kept her eye on Soujiro, the youngest of the four. He was her opponent in the street competition. It always went between the two, one of them always won. Sano took on Chou in the ramp and Katsu's opponent was Kamatari in vert. Yahiko did the downhill part and his opponent was Henya.
"Hey Misao! Are you gonna practice some more? Or do you wanna stop?" Katsu called out to her.
"Be right there Katsu!" She said and she downed the last bit of liquid that was still in the can. Then she took her board and rolled to the closest half pipe. First she gained some speed and then performed a180 Heelflip. Landing it perfectly she went to a bigger half pipe and did a Fakie rock'n'roll. After doing the trick she slowed down, grinned at Kamatari's gang and gave her own friends a peace sign.
Soujiro smiled in his usual way and casually made his way towards them, gaining some speed on the way. He did the same tricks Misao did and also made the v-sign to mock her.
Misao's face reddened in anger but she didn't react to Soujiro's taunting. Typical for the other group to try to anger them in any way they could, but over time they had learned not to react to it. Though it still ticked Misao off she would not run a tantrum as she used to do anymore. She flipped up her board with her foot and caught it with one hand in mid air, making the skeleton carrying a scythe visible. Under the drawing stood the words 'Grim Reaper', a little chibi version of the large skeleton hanging on the large 'G'.
She threw a final glance towards her opponents and then turned to her friends. "I've gotta go, my moms going to a party and I have to watch my sisters." The others nodded understanding, they all knew Misao had difficulties at home. Her father was dead, leaving her mother alone with Misao and her two sisters. Suzume, the youngest had some health problems and her mother often left to parties to forget about her misery, leaving Misao alone with the two kids. Sano often came with her to play with the girls, but he had no time today so she was on her own.
She didn't live far from the skate park and was home in ten minutes. She fished her keys out of her back pack and opened the door to the little house.
"Oneesan!!" The two girls yelled and clung to Misao's legs. Misao smiled at the girls, picked Suzume-chan from the ground and placed her on her left hip.
"Come Ayame-chan, I'll prepare dinner." She said, motioning for the other girl to follow her.
"What's for dinner today Misao?" Ayame asked curious. Misao sighed, as she had no idea what to prepare. "I don't know yet Ayame-chan. I'll see what's in the fridge." She doubted her mother had bothered to go to the grocery store and figured they had to eat some fast food again. Misao didn't like the fact that the little girls practically lived of fast food and tried to make them healthier food as often as possible. But to her regret she rarely had the time to do that. She always got angry with her mother for abandoning the little girls like that. When she had put the two at the table she walked over to the fridge and opened it. She only found two pizzas in it and decided that was enough for today. She put the first pizza in the oven for Suzume and Ayame and then made the other for her own. After they were finished she cleaned up and did the dishes. When she had put the plates and cutlery back on it's place she helped her sisters with their homework and then put them in front of the tv, to let them watch their favourite show. Then she sat at the dining table to do her own schoolwork. When she was finally finished with it she was feeling very tired and after putting her
sisters in their beds she sat down in the couch and watched some tv herself. A movie had just begun and she watched it.
It was past eleven when the movie ended and Misao went up towards her room to get some rest, she'd have to get up at seven next morning for school.
"Oh shut up Sano!" The exhausted looking girl said back. She was fairly small and her long black-blue hair was braided, with some strings of it hanging in her face. The rest of her hair was hidden under a red cap with a logo on it that was the same as the one on her grey sweater. She picked up her skateboard and sat down on a bench for a moment to catch her breath.
"Hey Misao!" She heard behind her now, the rest of the gang had finally noticed she was there and were rolling towards her. She smiled up at them and said her hellos. "Hey Yahiko-kun! Here catch!" She said as she threw the younger boy an object. He easily caught it and a smile appeared on his face.
"Thanks Misao!" The object was a wheel for his skateboard, a red one with green stripes. They matched the rest of his wheels who were all striped except for one. He had gotten those wheels a couple of years ago, but didn't have enough money to buy a fourth. Nowadays striped wheels were hard to get, because not many people still used them. But Yahiko was lucky to have a good friend working in a skate store; they all were lucky for that. Misao used to bring items for them often and they had to pay only half of the price for them. She loved working at the store and helping people get the right skating attributes, and she got paid for it so she could buy stuff for herself.
"Oh and Katsu, your deck will be in the store next week. I'll pick it up for ya if ya want?" She asked a silent boy with long black hair.
"Thanks Misao, but I think I'll go get it myself, then I can look at the other stuff too." He replied to her and gave her a thankful smile.
"Ok if your little chit-chat is over me might begin practice?" Sanosuke's voice sounded from behind them. Without further hesitation the four youngsters headed for the skate park, which was just a minute away from their gathering spot.
When they arrived there were only a few people skating and the rest of the park seemed abandoned too. Yahiko changed his wheel first; he always carried his tools with him, and put the old one in his backpack using it as a reserve. The other three were already practicing their kickflips and ollies and he joined them not much later.
After three quarters of pulling moves Misao rolled to the bench she had put her backpack on and pulled a can of cola out of it. She sat down and opened it when she heard some commotion behind her. When she heard the voices coming closer she could recognize them and she sighed. "Not them again..."She hoped the band was just passing by but it was in vain. Only a few moments later Kamatari and his Skater gang showed up at the park making the three leftover skaters stop in their tracks.
Sano immediately turned towards them. If looks could kill they would all be lying in tiny heaps on the ground now.
"Ooh Sanosuke-chan! Are you practicing with your sweet little group for the contest too?" Kamatari asked in a very feminine voice. Sano grumbled his answer. "Yes we are so buzz of!"
Kamatari looked at him amused. "Now now, this park is for everyone so be nice and let us join." The three boys behind Kamatari nodded in agreement.
All Sano could do was scold a little to himself and let the four guys pass. Misao looked after the four from the bench and sighed. She had always hated Kamatari and his friends; they always thought they were so much better than the rest. But in fact Misao thought they were quite equally skilled, though she never said that out loud in front of the others.
She studied them when they started practicing their tricks and especially kept her eye on Soujiro, the youngest of the four. He was her opponent in the street competition. It always went between the two, one of them always won. Sano took on Chou in the ramp and Katsu's opponent was Kamatari in vert. Yahiko did the downhill part and his opponent was Henya.
"Hey Misao! Are you gonna practice some more? Or do you wanna stop?" Katsu called out to her.
"Be right there Katsu!" She said and she downed the last bit of liquid that was still in the can. Then she took her board and rolled to the closest half pipe. First she gained some speed and then performed a180 Heelflip. Landing it perfectly she went to a bigger half pipe and did a Fakie rock'n'roll. After doing the trick she slowed down, grinned at Kamatari's gang and gave her own friends a peace sign.
Soujiro smiled in his usual way and casually made his way towards them, gaining some speed on the way. He did the same tricks Misao did and also made the v-sign to mock her.
Misao's face reddened in anger but she didn't react to Soujiro's taunting. Typical for the other group to try to anger them in any way they could, but over time they had learned not to react to it. Though it still ticked Misao off she would not run a tantrum as she used to do anymore. She flipped up her board with her foot and caught it with one hand in mid air, making the skeleton carrying a scythe visible. Under the drawing stood the words 'Grim Reaper', a little chibi version of the large skeleton hanging on the large 'G'.
She threw a final glance towards her opponents and then turned to her friends. "I've gotta go, my moms going to a party and I have to watch my sisters." The others nodded understanding, they all knew Misao had difficulties at home. Her father was dead, leaving her mother alone with Misao and her two sisters. Suzume, the youngest had some health problems and her mother often left to parties to forget about her misery, leaving Misao alone with the two kids. Sano often came with her to play with the girls, but he had no time today so she was on her own.
She didn't live far from the skate park and was home in ten minutes. She fished her keys out of her back pack and opened the door to the little house.
"Oneesan!!" The two girls yelled and clung to Misao's legs. Misao smiled at the girls, picked Suzume-chan from the ground and placed her on her left hip.
"Come Ayame-chan, I'll prepare dinner." She said, motioning for the other girl to follow her.
"What's for dinner today Misao?" Ayame asked curious. Misao sighed, as she had no idea what to prepare. "I don't know yet Ayame-chan. I'll see what's in the fridge." She doubted her mother had bothered to go to the grocery store and figured they had to eat some fast food again. Misao didn't like the fact that the little girls practically lived of fast food and tried to make them healthier food as often as possible. But to her regret she rarely had the time to do that. She always got angry with her mother for abandoning the little girls like that. When she had put the two at the table she walked over to the fridge and opened it. She only found two pizzas in it and decided that was enough for today. She put the first pizza in the oven for Suzume and Ayame and then made the other for her own. After they were finished she cleaned up and did the dishes. When she had put the plates and cutlery back on it's place she helped her sisters with their homework and then put them in front of the tv, to let them watch their favourite show. Then she sat at the dining table to do her own schoolwork. When she was finally finished with it she was feeling very tired and after putting her
sisters in their beds she sat down in the couch and watched some tv herself. A movie had just begun and she watched it.
It was past eleven when the movie ended and Misao went up towards her room to get some rest, she'd have to get up at seven next morning for school.