A/N: I should have clarified this before, and I'm sorry I didn't. In my story, moto has 4 categories: Step Up, Downhill, Freestyle, and Big Air. In real life they don't have Downhill, but it was the only way I could stick Dean in here and connect him to Kori. And without Dean and Kori, I have no plot! If it really bugs you that I totally butchered that, tell me and maybe I'll change it if I have enough time and if I get enough complaints.
DEAN
Day 4, 8:48 am
The phone in the room rang.
"Kori!" I called into the bathroom. "Get that!" I was a lot closer to the phone, but I was pretty sure it was the X Games people calling to tell her if she was in or not.
She rushed out of the bathroom and dove for the phone. "Yeah?" she asked into the receiver.
They said something I couldn't hear.
"This is," Kori replied. Pause. "Uh-huh." Pause. "Well, not exactly. I-" Pause. "Yeah." Pause. "Oh, thank you. Thank you so much!" Pause. "Yeah. I understand." Pause. "OK – thanks. Bye." She hung up and threw her arms around me.
"I'm in! I can compete!"
I smiled. Kori – being Kori – doesn't hug much. I knew this meant a lot to her.
"So… now you just have to beat Clowers and get 1st in downhill. Then everything's cool."
"I'm saving 1st for my favorite cousin," she replied. She gave me a kiss on the cheek. "Man, Dean, I'm so happy!"
I gave her a weird look. "I know, cause that's the first time you've kissed me."
"Just your luck, huh? Your first kiss and it's from your cousin."
"Hey!" I laughed. "Girls have kissed me before!"
"I know, but I wasn't counting your mom."
"Aw, get ready for Step Up, you fruit."
"I love you, Dean."
"I know. Now hurry up, or I'll leave without you."