Chapter V
AN: Yes! I have finally decided who I will hook Yuri with! You will see!!! ^_^ This chapter isn't as good as the last one, to tell you the truth. I lost my focus through half of the chapter and just wanted it to end. Oh well... What can I say? I'm lazy. Okay Day! I will write one more chapter for my other story "Final Race" and that'll be the end. But I'm sad because "Final Race" gets no more reviews!! Awww! I'll make a second part for it later. But right now, I want to focus on this one. Keep the reviews coming! Pleasy wheezy lemon-squeezy! (Yeah, that's right. I said pleasy wheezy lemon- squeezy. So?) You guys are soooo cool!!!
Peak One. And to think the massive peak that was nothing compared to Psymon's territory. I was shaking....
Griff wasn't faring so well either.
Mac had threw him some poisonous shots while we all leaned forward, expecting to shoot out anytime.
Kaori said the countdown.
"Three!"
I wiped the sweat from my brow.
"Two!"
My knees were shaking...
"One!"
My heart was pounding...
"Go!"
I lunged forward, eager to keep up with Mac. However, Allegra flew past me, along with Griff, Moby, Zoe and Elise. Viggo and I were soon fighting for the second worst position. I gritted my teeth. I can't believe I let them fly past me like that! They must think I'm some kind of idiot!
I'll show them!
I placed my hands behind my back and leaned forward, trying to blend with the wind conditions. Sure enough my speed slowly accelerated, and soon Viggo was far behind. I still hadn't caught up with Moby though. He was ahead of me. I could see him as well as Zoe. Elise and Allegra must've been far ahead along with Griff and Mac and Kaori. For a split second, my thoughts traveled to Griff and his progress, but I had to snap out of my daze. I plowed over a few branches, keeping my composure and balancing my stance. I still had to kick it up. If I kept going on like this, I would never pass Moby. How awesome...I could pass Moby Jones!
I giggled to myself as I imagined Moby glaring at me during some kind of trophy award thing. I heard them call my name. My brothers and cousins were cheering in the crowd; all of the SSX Veterans were shaking my hand and smiling.
Suddenly, I hit a tree.
I recovered quickly, but Viggo whizzed past me. Dammit! I let my guard down! I should've paid more attention!!
Viggo laughed as he swept past me, "Nice one, newbie!"
I grumbled, not exactly happy that he had called me newbie when he himself was one.
A twelve year old is beating me!!?
Out of the blue, I realized the horror of it all. Griff, the twelve year old hyper active kid on drugs that everyone loathed, was beating me! No! This couldn't happen!
There had to be some kind of-
There! Out of the corner of my eye I could see a ramp leading off to the left. Okay, I'll take my chances again. Besides, last time I took a shortcut, I ended up getting second! Not bad, eh? I figured the ramp was my best move. I couldn't catch up with anyone on this track unless I had super powers like the Flash or something.
I jumped off the ramp, executing the Lounge-about Spinster, my favorite. My cousins and I would always put together tricks and come up with new super tricks. The Lounge-about Spinster was my own concoction.
Eric had laughed at me when I explained what I had to do to actually perform the trick.
"Yuri, you couldn't do that trick if your life depended on it!" Ryan declared, raising an eyebrow.
To tell you the truth, he was right. I was never really the tricky type person. I always preferred speed over tricks. However, I kept my speed and tricks balanced. I despised alpine boards. They were too big and heavy on my feet. I need something light and movable.
"Oh yeah? I'll show you!"
"Then go ahead and perform the trick, right up there!" Eric pointed up at the advanced ramp for experienced boarders.
"What?" I said confidently, "You think I can't do it? Just because I'm a girl?"
Roy shook his head, "Not because you're a girl, because you can't do it period."
I glared at him, throwing my board over my back. "Just watch," I muttered as I stalked towards the lift.
"Aw, shit," I had heard Ryan say behind my back, "If she dies, then mom's gonna kill me,"
"I heard that!" I shouted over my shoulder.
To make a long story short, I ended up performing the trick perfectly. But barely. Eric said he swore I was gonna mess up. I was inches from the ground when I finally got my board on the right side. Ever since then, Eric thought twice about racing me. Back to my race against Griff, Allegra, Viggo, and the SSX veterans...
The ramp turned out to be hell.
The trees thickened, along with my doubt. Maybe this wasn't really a shortcut after all...
All I could think about now was being lost. I couldn't be lost. No way. This ramp had to lead somewhere.... The snow had become powdery, and my board couldn't handle it. It was too steep! I had to get outta there!
I swerved to the right, realizing that I had been boarding on a highly elevated terrain. I looked down over the cliff and saw Elise. She was alone, but she looked like she had been in the fight of the millennia. Her left cheek was swollen and her eye had dark marks around it. Allegra. It had to be. Zoe was known for her aggressive boarding and all, but Zoe wouldn't go as far as give someone a black eye. As for Griff, I knew for a fact the kid couldn't hurt a fly if he wanted to. So, it HAD to be Allegra.
Elise could handle her.
My brother always told me Elise was one tough cookie. I only thought he said that because he thought she was hot. Wrong. I thought back to the Merqury City circuit and remembered the fight Elise and Marisol had gotten into. It started when Elise had hit Marisol head on from behind. Marisol jumped off her board and nearly pounded the Canadian woman, but Elise wasn't about to get bashed by her arch enemy. Elise had swung at Marisol with her own board! The two girls were immediately escorted out of the racing grounds, disqualified.
As I watched Elise coasting down the side of the mountain then, I realized that I didn't want to get on her bad side. You gotta be stupid to mess with Elise Riggs.
I chose not to jump off and meet her; I kept my distance from her and remained quiet. I wasn't gonna let them see me comin'!
I couldn't see anyone ahead of Elise, but I was sure Mac and Griff were fighting it out up there. I had no idea...but I could bet my life on it that Mac was winning by a long shot. Later on, I would find out that I was right.
I was nearing an ice wall! I had to jump down there and confront Elise, or else I'd be a mere bug on the window! I looked down at the drop before me and sighed.
(This is gonna suuuuuuck...)
The word "pain" kept scrolling in and out of my brain. However, I managed to pull off some fancy moves, but I wasn't as graceful as I wished I had been. I collided into the snow and Elise shrieked.
"Oh shit, Yuri! Where'd you come from!?"
My face must've been pale when I pointed up at the elevated ground I was on. I was higher then I thought....
Elise relaxed a little and smirked, "Well then, the newbie's got talent. Let's see her use it." Elise pushed forward, taunting me. I knew she was only toying with me. I couldn't beat her. I studied Elise's moves on the television all the time in all the circuits she had been on. She would always take home at the least a silver medal in all of the racing events she was in. However, you'd be more likely to see a vampire take daily noon walks on the beach than Elise take home gold in tricking.
I couldn't help but giggle. Elise looked back at me; I was close enough to see her arch her eyebrow. My cheeks heated, and I murmured a "sorry" even though I was positive she didn't hear me. There must've been some other way...
I struggled to keep up with her, seeing as I didn't have any other options. I wasn't all that aggressive. I kept my distance but tried to gradually pass her occasionally. She wouldn't allow it, though.
Elise Riggs was truly THE Ice Queen.
"Road hog!" I teased.
Elise smiled, "That's what they call me, baby! You should see me behind the wheel of my Hummer!"
I could ONLY imagine...
"Where's Zoe?" I shouted over to Elise.
"Back there with Allegra! That little bitch blew me off!" Elise yelled over her shoulder. She motioned to her face, still keeping her attention on the race.
"And Kaori?"
"She ahead with Mac!" Elise shouted, "Moby's ahead of us, too! But little Griff is back there with Viggo. Seems the little guy was all talk!"
We both laughed, "I figured!"
Soon enough, the finish line came into view and we could see Mac and Moby getting up in each other faces. Kaori pleaded for Mac to stop.
Elise coasted to a stop. She reached the finish line before me, however. I was disappointed, but glad that I was the first newbie to cross the line. Kaori saw me and beamed, "Oh, Yuri! You're here!"
I smiled, "Hey!"
Mac nodded at me and Moby waved. "How was the race?"
"Okay, I guess. I got messed up at the beginning."
Elise shrugged, "Hey, don't we all occasionally?"
Koari nodded.
"So, who came in what place?"
"Mac came first," Kaori said.
"Naturally," Mac said proudly.
"Followed closely by yours truly," Moby grinned.
Kaori offered a weak smiled, "And that leaves me!"
"Who was behind?" Mac asked, looking at me.
He was talking to me...
"Um, Allegra and Zoe with and Viggo and Griff trailing behind."
Elise nodded, "Yeah, that's what it was like when I got outta that mess. That Allegra girl got pretty nasty out there,"
"So I see," Mac muttered, "That girl is gonna be trouble. She's too eager to knock everyone out."
"She was too quiet on the plane," Moby suggested, "I don't like quiet people."
"Yeah, you notice that Viggo guy?" Elise asked.
"He's pretty quiet."
"No he's not," I said quickly, "I talked to him in the breakfast nook this morning. He was a pretty cool guy,"
Mac shrugged, "Hey, I dunno, maybe he is, maybe he isn't."
All I could do was swim in the fact that I just lost to Elise, Moby, Mac, and Kaori. I couldn't help but look at the bright side, though. Even though I came in fifth place, I was still on cloud nine because I beat Allegra and Zoe. I beat a veteran! Yay! I even beat most of the newbies! But, I wanted to race Nate and Psymon. I wanted a showdown with them, just to prove that I can handle them all.
But still...I wasn't quite sure I was ready to beat Psymon...
Or Nate for that matter. He was WAY too quick on Peak Two.
We were quiet for the next two minutes. Mainly the only people talking were Mac and Kaori, discussing Nate and Psymon. Suddenly, Mac's head jerked towards the mountain.
"Hey, look, here comes 'Short Stuff'," Mac laughed loudly. Griff came down the mountainside, completely humiliated. Poor guy, I could feel for him, but he was all talk at the lodge, and he kinda deserved what he got. Though I was kinda surprised that he had passed Allegra and Zoe in the long shot. I thought he was far behind, but I must've been wrong!
"What was that, man?" Mac asked, "That was nothing. Old man Moby put up a better show then you!"
Moby grunted, taking offense to "old man", but he must've known Mac was just joking, because he didn't do anything.
Griff ignored Mac and threw his board down violently and plopped down, staring at the snow. He was doing what any twelve-year-old would do.
Griff was pouting.
"Poor, poor, Griffy Wiffy," Elise sympathized. "He didn't beat Mackie Wacky,"
"Mackie Wacky" glared at Elise, daring her to say another word. Elise laughed and looked back at the slopes. Viggo glided down the mountain after Griff, still relaxed.
"Look!" Kaori pointed far out in the distance, "its Allegra!"
Elise rolled up her sleeves, "When I get my hands on that girl I swear I'll-"
"Shut up!" Moby hissed.
Allegra coasted in, tightening her gloves. She didn't meet anyone's gaze, she merely plopped herself down on the snow and began cleaning up her board.
"Hello!" Kaori offered, with a bright smile. Allegra nodded at Kaori, but remained silent. Kaori looked at Mac. Mac shrugged and looked back at the peak.
"There's Zo," he said.
I laughed. Zoe always had something to say. She glided past the finish line murmuring, "Owee, Owee, Owee, Owee, Owee, Owee, Owee,"
"What's up?" I asked her, glancing at her arm. Kaori gasped. Her arm had one long gash on it, that ran for her forearm up to her shoulder.
Zoe offered a smile, "Not much, I took a fall. I've had worse,"
"That's whatcha get for wearing that clothing," Moby teased playfully. I had to admit, Moby was right. I don't know how she survived with fish net arm covering and an extremely tight black shirt.
Kaori sighed, "You always were the tough girl,"
Zoe puffed out her chest, "You betcha!"
Elise laughed, "Tough girl? I'm more than that, AND a bag o' chips!" Kaori, Zoe, and Elise busted out laughing. There obviously was a strong bond between the three girls. They had been through a lot.
I fell back into the snow after unlatching my boots from my board. I spread my arms and legs, back and forth, back and forth.
"Whatcha doin'?" Kaori asked, plopping down beside me and mimicking me.
"Snow angel," I said simply. I got up, pointed down at my creation (a slightly lopsided snow angel that looked a bit too fat).
Kaori got up and looked at her own, which looked the same. We both exchanged smiles and giggled.
"Where you learn to make snow angel?"
"My brother Ryan taught me when I was little. He loves snow more then me." I said, remembering the time Ryan, Eric and I had had our major snowball tournament. Eric was an idiot. Ryan was an idiot. I was an idiot. It fit.
"Does he board?"
I nodded, "He loves boarding. ALMOST as much as I do," I added, thinking back to Eric. I wondered what he was doing right now. Probably ripping it up on a mountain with Ryan. I missed those two dummies. Ryan was my older brother, he was seventeen, and Eric was my younger cousin. Eric was only thirteen.
Kaori looked back at Mac and frowned disapprovingly. "Mac! Stop arguing!"
Mac and Elise were at it again, Elise glaring daggers at Mac.
"Don't you dare talk to me like that!" Elise hiss, "I was only joking!"
"You lookin' for a smackdown?" Mac muttered darkly, "Cause if you are, I'll give it to you,"
"Whoa, mate," Moby stepped between them, "You don't hit a lady,"
"A LADY!?" Mac roared, "YOU CALL THAT THING A LADY!?! THAT'S FRIGGIN' GODZILLA OVER THERE!"
Griff erupted in laughter, and Viggo could help but hold back a chuckle. Elise scowled at them, shutting them up immediately.
Elise lunged for him, but Zoe held her back, "Whoa, Elise, hold on there!"
"I'm gonna kill you, you little trash talkin' punk!!!" she shrieked, struggling out of Zoe's arms.
Griff appeared to be amused.
Kaori frowned at Mac and Elise and leaned towards me, "Elise and Mac are always at it. They never got along during the 'Tricky' tour." She whispered.
"Really? I always thought it was neutral,"
"There are some things that we don't let the media know, you must realize." Kaori smiled, "We do have our privacy, you know,"
I nodded, thinking back to the lodge when Kaori and Mac were cuddling together in the chair.
I shivered. I didn't like that picture. I like Kaori, she was probably one of my closest friends so far, but the thing was, I still had a crush on Mac!
AN: Yes! I have finally decided who I will hook Yuri with! You will see!!! ^_^ This chapter isn't as good as the last one, to tell you the truth. I lost my focus through half of the chapter and just wanted it to end. Oh well... What can I say? I'm lazy. Okay Day! I will write one more chapter for my other story "Final Race" and that'll be the end. But I'm sad because "Final Race" gets no more reviews!! Awww! I'll make a second part for it later. But right now, I want to focus on this one. Keep the reviews coming! Pleasy wheezy lemon-squeezy! (Yeah, that's right. I said pleasy wheezy lemon- squeezy. So?) You guys are soooo cool!!!
Peak One. And to think the massive peak that was nothing compared to Psymon's territory. I was shaking....
Griff wasn't faring so well either.
Mac had threw him some poisonous shots while we all leaned forward, expecting to shoot out anytime.
Kaori said the countdown.
"Three!"
I wiped the sweat from my brow.
"Two!"
My knees were shaking...
"One!"
My heart was pounding...
"Go!"
I lunged forward, eager to keep up with Mac. However, Allegra flew past me, along with Griff, Moby, Zoe and Elise. Viggo and I were soon fighting for the second worst position. I gritted my teeth. I can't believe I let them fly past me like that! They must think I'm some kind of idiot!
I'll show them!
I placed my hands behind my back and leaned forward, trying to blend with the wind conditions. Sure enough my speed slowly accelerated, and soon Viggo was far behind. I still hadn't caught up with Moby though. He was ahead of me. I could see him as well as Zoe. Elise and Allegra must've been far ahead along with Griff and Mac and Kaori. For a split second, my thoughts traveled to Griff and his progress, but I had to snap out of my daze. I plowed over a few branches, keeping my composure and balancing my stance. I still had to kick it up. If I kept going on like this, I would never pass Moby. How awesome...I could pass Moby Jones!
I giggled to myself as I imagined Moby glaring at me during some kind of trophy award thing. I heard them call my name. My brothers and cousins were cheering in the crowd; all of the SSX Veterans were shaking my hand and smiling.
Suddenly, I hit a tree.
I recovered quickly, but Viggo whizzed past me. Dammit! I let my guard down! I should've paid more attention!!
Viggo laughed as he swept past me, "Nice one, newbie!"
I grumbled, not exactly happy that he had called me newbie when he himself was one.
A twelve year old is beating me!!?
Out of the blue, I realized the horror of it all. Griff, the twelve year old hyper active kid on drugs that everyone loathed, was beating me! No! This couldn't happen!
There had to be some kind of-
There! Out of the corner of my eye I could see a ramp leading off to the left. Okay, I'll take my chances again. Besides, last time I took a shortcut, I ended up getting second! Not bad, eh? I figured the ramp was my best move. I couldn't catch up with anyone on this track unless I had super powers like the Flash or something.
I jumped off the ramp, executing the Lounge-about Spinster, my favorite. My cousins and I would always put together tricks and come up with new super tricks. The Lounge-about Spinster was my own concoction.
Eric had laughed at me when I explained what I had to do to actually perform the trick.
"Yuri, you couldn't do that trick if your life depended on it!" Ryan declared, raising an eyebrow.
To tell you the truth, he was right. I was never really the tricky type person. I always preferred speed over tricks. However, I kept my speed and tricks balanced. I despised alpine boards. They were too big and heavy on my feet. I need something light and movable.
"Oh yeah? I'll show you!"
"Then go ahead and perform the trick, right up there!" Eric pointed up at the advanced ramp for experienced boarders.
"What?" I said confidently, "You think I can't do it? Just because I'm a girl?"
Roy shook his head, "Not because you're a girl, because you can't do it period."
I glared at him, throwing my board over my back. "Just watch," I muttered as I stalked towards the lift.
"Aw, shit," I had heard Ryan say behind my back, "If she dies, then mom's gonna kill me,"
"I heard that!" I shouted over my shoulder.
To make a long story short, I ended up performing the trick perfectly. But barely. Eric said he swore I was gonna mess up. I was inches from the ground when I finally got my board on the right side. Ever since then, Eric thought twice about racing me. Back to my race against Griff, Allegra, Viggo, and the SSX veterans...
The ramp turned out to be hell.
The trees thickened, along with my doubt. Maybe this wasn't really a shortcut after all...
All I could think about now was being lost. I couldn't be lost. No way. This ramp had to lead somewhere.... The snow had become powdery, and my board couldn't handle it. It was too steep! I had to get outta there!
I swerved to the right, realizing that I had been boarding on a highly elevated terrain. I looked down over the cliff and saw Elise. She was alone, but she looked like she had been in the fight of the millennia. Her left cheek was swollen and her eye had dark marks around it. Allegra. It had to be. Zoe was known for her aggressive boarding and all, but Zoe wouldn't go as far as give someone a black eye. As for Griff, I knew for a fact the kid couldn't hurt a fly if he wanted to. So, it HAD to be Allegra.
Elise could handle her.
My brother always told me Elise was one tough cookie. I only thought he said that because he thought she was hot. Wrong. I thought back to the Merqury City circuit and remembered the fight Elise and Marisol had gotten into. It started when Elise had hit Marisol head on from behind. Marisol jumped off her board and nearly pounded the Canadian woman, but Elise wasn't about to get bashed by her arch enemy. Elise had swung at Marisol with her own board! The two girls were immediately escorted out of the racing grounds, disqualified.
As I watched Elise coasting down the side of the mountain then, I realized that I didn't want to get on her bad side. You gotta be stupid to mess with Elise Riggs.
I chose not to jump off and meet her; I kept my distance from her and remained quiet. I wasn't gonna let them see me comin'!
I couldn't see anyone ahead of Elise, but I was sure Mac and Griff were fighting it out up there. I had no idea...but I could bet my life on it that Mac was winning by a long shot. Later on, I would find out that I was right.
I was nearing an ice wall! I had to jump down there and confront Elise, or else I'd be a mere bug on the window! I looked down at the drop before me and sighed.
(This is gonna suuuuuuck...)
The word "pain" kept scrolling in and out of my brain. However, I managed to pull off some fancy moves, but I wasn't as graceful as I wished I had been. I collided into the snow and Elise shrieked.
"Oh shit, Yuri! Where'd you come from!?"
My face must've been pale when I pointed up at the elevated ground I was on. I was higher then I thought....
Elise relaxed a little and smirked, "Well then, the newbie's got talent. Let's see her use it." Elise pushed forward, taunting me. I knew she was only toying with me. I couldn't beat her. I studied Elise's moves on the television all the time in all the circuits she had been on. She would always take home at the least a silver medal in all of the racing events she was in. However, you'd be more likely to see a vampire take daily noon walks on the beach than Elise take home gold in tricking.
I couldn't help but giggle. Elise looked back at me; I was close enough to see her arch her eyebrow. My cheeks heated, and I murmured a "sorry" even though I was positive she didn't hear me. There must've been some other way...
I struggled to keep up with her, seeing as I didn't have any other options. I wasn't all that aggressive. I kept my distance but tried to gradually pass her occasionally. She wouldn't allow it, though.
Elise Riggs was truly THE Ice Queen.
"Road hog!" I teased.
Elise smiled, "That's what they call me, baby! You should see me behind the wheel of my Hummer!"
I could ONLY imagine...
"Where's Zoe?" I shouted over to Elise.
"Back there with Allegra! That little bitch blew me off!" Elise yelled over her shoulder. She motioned to her face, still keeping her attention on the race.
"And Kaori?"
"She ahead with Mac!" Elise shouted, "Moby's ahead of us, too! But little Griff is back there with Viggo. Seems the little guy was all talk!"
We both laughed, "I figured!"
Soon enough, the finish line came into view and we could see Mac and Moby getting up in each other faces. Kaori pleaded for Mac to stop.
Elise coasted to a stop. She reached the finish line before me, however. I was disappointed, but glad that I was the first newbie to cross the line. Kaori saw me and beamed, "Oh, Yuri! You're here!"
I smiled, "Hey!"
Mac nodded at me and Moby waved. "How was the race?"
"Okay, I guess. I got messed up at the beginning."
Elise shrugged, "Hey, don't we all occasionally?"
Koari nodded.
"So, who came in what place?"
"Mac came first," Kaori said.
"Naturally," Mac said proudly.
"Followed closely by yours truly," Moby grinned.
Kaori offered a weak smiled, "And that leaves me!"
"Who was behind?" Mac asked, looking at me.
He was talking to me...
"Um, Allegra and Zoe with and Viggo and Griff trailing behind."
Elise nodded, "Yeah, that's what it was like when I got outta that mess. That Allegra girl got pretty nasty out there,"
"So I see," Mac muttered, "That girl is gonna be trouble. She's too eager to knock everyone out."
"She was too quiet on the plane," Moby suggested, "I don't like quiet people."
"Yeah, you notice that Viggo guy?" Elise asked.
"He's pretty quiet."
"No he's not," I said quickly, "I talked to him in the breakfast nook this morning. He was a pretty cool guy,"
Mac shrugged, "Hey, I dunno, maybe he is, maybe he isn't."
All I could do was swim in the fact that I just lost to Elise, Moby, Mac, and Kaori. I couldn't help but look at the bright side, though. Even though I came in fifth place, I was still on cloud nine because I beat Allegra and Zoe. I beat a veteran! Yay! I even beat most of the newbies! But, I wanted to race Nate and Psymon. I wanted a showdown with them, just to prove that I can handle them all.
But still...I wasn't quite sure I was ready to beat Psymon...
Or Nate for that matter. He was WAY too quick on Peak Two.
We were quiet for the next two minutes. Mainly the only people talking were Mac and Kaori, discussing Nate and Psymon. Suddenly, Mac's head jerked towards the mountain.
"Hey, look, here comes 'Short Stuff'," Mac laughed loudly. Griff came down the mountainside, completely humiliated. Poor guy, I could feel for him, but he was all talk at the lodge, and he kinda deserved what he got. Though I was kinda surprised that he had passed Allegra and Zoe in the long shot. I thought he was far behind, but I must've been wrong!
"What was that, man?" Mac asked, "That was nothing. Old man Moby put up a better show then you!"
Moby grunted, taking offense to "old man", but he must've known Mac was just joking, because he didn't do anything.
Griff ignored Mac and threw his board down violently and plopped down, staring at the snow. He was doing what any twelve-year-old would do.
Griff was pouting.
"Poor, poor, Griffy Wiffy," Elise sympathized. "He didn't beat Mackie Wacky,"
"Mackie Wacky" glared at Elise, daring her to say another word. Elise laughed and looked back at the slopes. Viggo glided down the mountain after Griff, still relaxed.
"Look!" Kaori pointed far out in the distance, "its Allegra!"
Elise rolled up her sleeves, "When I get my hands on that girl I swear I'll-"
"Shut up!" Moby hissed.
Allegra coasted in, tightening her gloves. She didn't meet anyone's gaze, she merely plopped herself down on the snow and began cleaning up her board.
"Hello!" Kaori offered, with a bright smile. Allegra nodded at Kaori, but remained silent. Kaori looked at Mac. Mac shrugged and looked back at the peak.
"There's Zo," he said.
I laughed. Zoe always had something to say. She glided past the finish line murmuring, "Owee, Owee, Owee, Owee, Owee, Owee, Owee,"
"What's up?" I asked her, glancing at her arm. Kaori gasped. Her arm had one long gash on it, that ran for her forearm up to her shoulder.
Zoe offered a smile, "Not much, I took a fall. I've had worse,"
"That's whatcha get for wearing that clothing," Moby teased playfully. I had to admit, Moby was right. I don't know how she survived with fish net arm covering and an extremely tight black shirt.
Kaori sighed, "You always were the tough girl,"
Zoe puffed out her chest, "You betcha!"
Elise laughed, "Tough girl? I'm more than that, AND a bag o' chips!" Kaori, Zoe, and Elise busted out laughing. There obviously was a strong bond between the three girls. They had been through a lot.
I fell back into the snow after unlatching my boots from my board. I spread my arms and legs, back and forth, back and forth.
"Whatcha doin'?" Kaori asked, plopping down beside me and mimicking me.
"Snow angel," I said simply. I got up, pointed down at my creation (a slightly lopsided snow angel that looked a bit too fat).
Kaori got up and looked at her own, which looked the same. We both exchanged smiles and giggled.
"Where you learn to make snow angel?"
"My brother Ryan taught me when I was little. He loves snow more then me." I said, remembering the time Ryan, Eric and I had had our major snowball tournament. Eric was an idiot. Ryan was an idiot. I was an idiot. It fit.
"Does he board?"
I nodded, "He loves boarding. ALMOST as much as I do," I added, thinking back to Eric. I wondered what he was doing right now. Probably ripping it up on a mountain with Ryan. I missed those two dummies. Ryan was my older brother, he was seventeen, and Eric was my younger cousin. Eric was only thirteen.
Kaori looked back at Mac and frowned disapprovingly. "Mac! Stop arguing!"
Mac and Elise were at it again, Elise glaring daggers at Mac.
"Don't you dare talk to me like that!" Elise hiss, "I was only joking!"
"You lookin' for a smackdown?" Mac muttered darkly, "Cause if you are, I'll give it to you,"
"Whoa, mate," Moby stepped between them, "You don't hit a lady,"
"A LADY!?" Mac roared, "YOU CALL THAT THING A LADY!?! THAT'S FRIGGIN' GODZILLA OVER THERE!"
Griff erupted in laughter, and Viggo could help but hold back a chuckle. Elise scowled at them, shutting them up immediately.
Elise lunged for him, but Zoe held her back, "Whoa, Elise, hold on there!"
"I'm gonna kill you, you little trash talkin' punk!!!" she shrieked, struggling out of Zoe's arms.
Griff appeared to be amused.
Kaori frowned at Mac and Elise and leaned towards me, "Elise and Mac are always at it. They never got along during the 'Tricky' tour." She whispered.
"Really? I always thought it was neutral,"
"There are some things that we don't let the media know, you must realize." Kaori smiled, "We do have our privacy, you know,"
I nodded, thinking back to the lodge when Kaori and Mac were cuddling together in the chair.
I shivered. I didn't like that picture. I like Kaori, she was probably one of my closest friends so far, but the thing was, I still had a crush on Mac!