Author's Notes
Chapter 1! There isn't any time skips, but there is one point of view change. This also picks up four years after the end of the prolouge. It's a really short chapter, but that was the best ending spot before the beginning of the next chapter.
Disclaimer: Air Gear belongs to Oh!Great
Zen looked out on the city from the roof.
"Sora?"
"Ye'h?"
"How long are you going to pretend?"
"Soon it'll all be over."
"That might only make things worse."
A few seconds later Kuishi materialized behind them.
"It's not like we can do anything about it. All of the others have made up and regret attacking like they did four years ago. However, we, along with everyone else, have been completely ostracized by Kilik from Sleeping Forest. I say we should take the name back. It's ours to use, not his."
The three of them sat in silence on the roof, looking at the night sky. The stars sparkled serenely, seeming freezing cold and impossible warm at the same time, a reflection of human nature.
"If we did that," Zen seemed to be thinking to himself before finishing, "we'd probably never get the peace and freedom we've been working for."
Kuishi's POV
I looked up at the moon and recalled my recent conversation with Nike.
""It'll probably happen soon."
"It had better, I'm bored."
"God, Nike! You're always bored."
"There's hardly any stormriders here."
"Just hardly any good ones, there's a difference."
"It's the same to me. There's a bunch of rich kids who think they don't have to practice. No one is anywhere near our level."
"I'll come visit, then. I can get a ticket for this weekend and we can race when I get there. How about that?"
"Sounds fun.""
I rolled my head to the side and looked at the men next to me. Both where silently overlooking the city, taking in the glittering lights.
"I'm going to America to visit this weekend."
"Nike?"
"Yeah. Apparently all of the stormriders over there couldn't skate their way out of a paper bag. I'm going to race him when I get there."
"Huh."
It was quiet again as we all stared up at the moon. A shooting star glowed for a few seconds before being extinguished, just like many teams. Even Sleeping Forest. Zen switched his gaze to the street below us.
"Even the best fall down sometimes.
End Chapter One
