Hi, again... It's chapter 3 of New Terrain and I think this one will throw
you guys off just a bit. Wanna see? Read... I think you'll realize why I
bumped up the rating a bit.
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Venue 3: Relationships
"Man... this is wack!"
"Mac... please don't get so upset. I mean... you'll do better next time."
"Forget that, Kaori. I should have did better than that. I mean BRONZE?!? In Crow's Nest?!? I got bested by that little punk, Griff AND Hiro! Again! I mean... phht!... this is really bogus, man!"
"Oh, Mac..."
It was late out and both Kaori and Mac were at the Blue Station near the bottom of Mount BIG, near Metro City. Mac was spread out on one of the lounge couches, totally hating himself for his 'poor' performance at the Peak 1 Big Air event. Hiro was totally willing to help him cool out, but Mac was all but willing. At the moment, Hiro was the LAST person he wanted to see at the moment.
Kaori just came from the lobby vending machine and in her hands were two sodas. It took a while before Mac actually made eye contact with his friend and started to mellow out a bit.
"Here..." Kaori offered as Mac took a soda and she sat down next to his head. "You probably just need to relax a bit more. You normally aren't this hardened."
"Yeah..." Mac answered back unenthusiastically, although his tone was slightly better than it was before. Kaori looked over to the clock over a nearby fireplace and it read 6:40 P.M., then she looked at Mac and ran her fingers through his wild, black hair, which wasn't being held back by the beanie he normally wears. As she started to play around, she could have sworn that Mac started to moan peacefully... Maybe she was just hearing things...
"So... you just thinking about laying around here all night?" she asked in a low tone. Mac almost jolted out of his position once he heard that... No... actually that reaction was due to the sheer noise of Psymon and Nate just coming past, about to end their little rivalry race, but still Kaori sounded... a bit... different to him. Just as he looked up, he saw the hand of a familiar glove get on Kaori's shoulder.
"Evening, Kaori and Mac," Hiro greeted cheerfully, his eyes right on Kaori. Mac just let out a frustrated growl and turned over so that his face was facing the back of the couch. Hiro looked at him, sighed, and looked at Kaori again.
"Hey, Hiro," she responded. "I see you are also warming up here, no?"
"Yeah... you can say that... Unfortunately, it seems a certain someone could use some time outside to cool down..."
"Oh, THAT'S IT!" Mac suddenly exploded. He got up, startling Kaori, and walked over to his gear resting near the front door. "If you want me to cool out, then I'm GONNA cool out, man!"
"Mac! Wait!" Hiro called, but Mac already had his board under his feet and went out into the night, slamming the log lodge door behind him. Hiro just sighed again.
"He's normally not like this...." Kaori said, getting worried for her friend. Hiro then gave her a look then looked out the side window to see Mac speed off towards the Junction super pipe.
"I know..."
"Hey, mates... Was that old Mac?"
Both Japanese riders looked at Moby and Zoe, who came over to see what all the commotion was about. Hiro nodded.
"Yes... He's been very tense lately over the competition..."
"Hmm... not like Mac, that's for sure," Zoe commented. "He's normally going with the flow. Even on his off days, Mac's not outwardly violent.... That's sorta like an Elise, Luther, and Psymon thing... Wait... Psymon's always exploding."
"Anyway, I hope the little bugger's alright," Moby let out his concerns. This turned the heads of all three riders.
"Hey... What's your sudden concern over Mac?" Zoe asked. Moby just shrugged.
Kaori was about to comment but she found it easier not to ask. Just then Hiro put an arm on her shoulder, almost startling her.
"Hey... how about I treat you to dinner?" he asked kindly. "I know this great restaurant down in the city that is pretty good."
"Really? You're very sweet, Hiro, to offer that. Let's go."
"Okay, let me get my coat."
"Sure."
As Hiro went off, Kaori kept her eyes on him. She just realized that she said that same line to Mac last year at the Alaska race event when he asked to go get pizza afterwards... Odd...
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"YEAH!!! What did I tell you guys!? I'm just that good!"
Both Marisol and Allegra just stared at Elise as she gloated over her victory over the two. It was actually a bit of a stretch...
Gold/Elise: 286620 Silver/Allegra: 247860 Bronze/Marisol: 210340
Allegra just shook her head.
"So you win one event. Like that proves something. Besides, I know a place where I KNOW I can whip you at, Elise."
The Canadian rider stopped and looked at the newbie. "Oh, really? Where at?"
Allegra smirked. "I'm not telling you... You'll find out soon, though. I'm outta here. It's getting late and I'm spent."
"Suuuuuure..." Elise taunted but Allegra just gave her a wave of the hand and said, "Later."
As she picked up her snowboard and started to take the path up to the transport cart to her hotel room down in the heart of Metro City, she stopped when she found Mac sitting on the edge of one of the sides of the super pipe, his headphones on and zoning out, staring up into the night sky. She took it to herself to walk over to him and tap him on the shoulder. No response. She tapped again. Still nothing.
(Okay... If that won't do it... I know what will)
Allegra softly put her snowboard on the snow to her side and kneeled down, her face a couple of centimeters away from Mac's headphones. She slowly put her left hand on his beanie... and in one quick motion snatched it off, getting the headphones off in the process. Mac was totally startled as he looked to his right... and his lips met that of Allegra's.
He heard himself mumble loudly as his eyes widened in surprise. He had no idea that someone was next to him... He was too busy trying to get his mind off Hiro... but what's with Allegra? Then again... he started to feel his body lose its tension... and he started to enjoy the kiss...
(Wait! What am I DOING?!?!)
Mac, very suddenly, pulled away from Allegra's sweet lips and looked away, gasping for air and holding his chest. Allegra then stood up totally and put her hands on her hips.
"I was trying to get your attention, you know..." she informed with a bit of a smirk on her face. Mac just got his breath under control and looked up at the new rider.
"Yeah but that doesn't mean you had to... to..."
"Kiss you?" she ended for him. Mac stared at Allegra for a while... then replied.
"Well... yeah... What's up with that?"
"I just told you," Allegra immediately while raising an eyebrow. "What's YOUR problem?"
Mac sighed and looked away. "I don't want to talk about it," he mumbled.
"Sounds like some... personal business..." Allegra hypothesized while moving closer. "Well... sitting out here isn't going to help you out, you know."
Mac didn't answer, letting Allegra continue. "Listen... how about you come with me? I was about to head to my hotel room..."
This got a reaction of surprise from Mac. "Wha--- what? Are you SERIOUS, girl!? I mean... that... that..." He stuttered again and this time Allegra let out a bit of a laugh.
"You see? You're so riled up that you can't even form sentences right!" Mac's cheeks turned rosy red at this moment... and it wasn't from the cold. "Listen... Just come over for the night and I make sure you get some rest without breaking something first..."
Mac sighed. "Fine... I could use this night to chill..."
Allegra smiled as she got her board and waited for Mac to get ready. As the two walked side by side, Mac looked at her and said, "You know... I COULD use my stuff back, now."
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It took around 20 minutes for Allegra to get from the Junction to her hotel door. It then took about half an hour for Mac to get comfortable and for them to eat some dinner that was left around (leftover Chinese food that Allegra had for lunch). As they ate, they got to know each other a bit better than before, like what interested the other, the tournament, and their past experiences. It got to be around 10 P.M. and Allegra was about to hit the sack. Mac took that as his cue to do the same.
"See you in the morning, Allegra," Mac said as he sat on the hotel room's couch. The last he remembered seeing Allegra doing was about to go into the single bed bedroom and get ready for sleep. He then turned around and found out that Allegra was resting her back on the wall next to the bedroom door, her arms crossed.
"You honestly don't think I'm going to let you sleep on the couch, do you?" she asked. Mac hesitated a bit.
"Hey, I can go to sleep anywhere. The transport cart... the plane... a public bus... Anywhere. Besides, where would you want me to sleep?"
Allegra paused a bit, then used her thumb to point inside the bedroom. Mac raised an eyebrow, getting the message. "You've gotta be off your rocker, girl."
"What? You think I'm joking?" she asked. "I'm dead serious. Come on in."
Mac just stared at Allegra, who was still provoking him with the shaking of her head. Somehow, Mac found it in himself to get up and slowly walk past Allegra into the bedroom. Allegra closed it behind her and took off her orange designer shirt, revealing a long, white tee-shirt. Mac just looked at her a bit longer before snapping his head away. Allegra smirked.
(He's getting those manly thoughts... Typical...)
"Hey... you think I'm going to let you sleep in the bed with your ski stuff on?" Allegra asked Mac. "Come on... don't act all shy, now..."
Mac now was very out-of-his normal mind.
(I just KNOW something's going down within this girl's mind...)
"Well...?"
Mac sighed and pulled off his oversized, hooded ski jacket and held it in his hands, looking for a place to put it. Allegra then let out a silent giggle.
(Yeah... The polite type, it seems... They're easy to crack... Weird. Never thought of Mac as being shy...)
"Just throw it on the floor somewhere, man," she instructed. "I don't care where."
Mac did so. He then started to take his pants off but hesitated. He wasn't stupid. This WAS a woman's pad, by the way, and he was not about to let that get the best of him. However, Allegra was being VERY inviting... He couldn't resist. Allegra rested on the wall once again and saw Mac in his undies... and grew a smile.
"Boxers, huh?" she asked. "Nice..."
"What? That's supposed to mean something?" Mac asked. Allegra shook her head... and took off her baggy pants to let Mac see that she also wore men's boxers... roughly twice the size needed.
"Oookkaaayyy..." Mac said while raising his eyes off that and to Allegra's eyes. "I definitely think that's a statement, Allegra..."
Allegra raised an eyebrow. "You DO realize that's the first time you actually called me by my first name, you know..."
Mac paused a bit and then shook his head. "I have no idea what you're getting at... but if this involves-"
"I know what you're thinking about... and no, none of that is going to go down here. We're just here to sleep okay?"
Mac felt a load get put off his shoulders. "Fine... Now that you put it that way..."
With that Mac literally jumped into the queen sized bed and got comfortable on one side of the bed. Allegra gave a quick smile before copying Mac, landing right next to him. Mac instantly turned his back to Allegra, not wanting to look her in the face. Too many thoughts zoomed into his head for him to look.
"Night, Allegra..." he found himself saying as Allegra turned off the room light. Suddenly, Allegra wrapped an arm across his body and said, "Night to you to, Mac..."
Mac stiffened before finally relaxing a bit. A sudden thought arouse in his head just as sleep quickly found him like it usually does.
(Man... this is going to be some SSX competition...)
End of Venue. Heh... nice little plot twist, no? I hope you liked that and review. It's starting to get interesting!
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Venue 3: Relationships
"Man... this is wack!"
"Mac... please don't get so upset. I mean... you'll do better next time."
"Forget that, Kaori. I should have did better than that. I mean BRONZE?!? In Crow's Nest?!? I got bested by that little punk, Griff AND Hiro! Again! I mean... phht!... this is really bogus, man!"
"Oh, Mac..."
It was late out and both Kaori and Mac were at the Blue Station near the bottom of Mount BIG, near Metro City. Mac was spread out on one of the lounge couches, totally hating himself for his 'poor' performance at the Peak 1 Big Air event. Hiro was totally willing to help him cool out, but Mac was all but willing. At the moment, Hiro was the LAST person he wanted to see at the moment.
Kaori just came from the lobby vending machine and in her hands were two sodas. It took a while before Mac actually made eye contact with his friend and started to mellow out a bit.
"Here..." Kaori offered as Mac took a soda and she sat down next to his head. "You probably just need to relax a bit more. You normally aren't this hardened."
"Yeah..." Mac answered back unenthusiastically, although his tone was slightly better than it was before. Kaori looked over to the clock over a nearby fireplace and it read 6:40 P.M., then she looked at Mac and ran her fingers through his wild, black hair, which wasn't being held back by the beanie he normally wears. As she started to play around, she could have sworn that Mac started to moan peacefully... Maybe she was just hearing things...
"So... you just thinking about laying around here all night?" she asked in a low tone. Mac almost jolted out of his position once he heard that... No... actually that reaction was due to the sheer noise of Psymon and Nate just coming past, about to end their little rivalry race, but still Kaori sounded... a bit... different to him. Just as he looked up, he saw the hand of a familiar glove get on Kaori's shoulder.
"Evening, Kaori and Mac," Hiro greeted cheerfully, his eyes right on Kaori. Mac just let out a frustrated growl and turned over so that his face was facing the back of the couch. Hiro looked at him, sighed, and looked at Kaori again.
"Hey, Hiro," she responded. "I see you are also warming up here, no?"
"Yeah... you can say that... Unfortunately, it seems a certain someone could use some time outside to cool down..."
"Oh, THAT'S IT!" Mac suddenly exploded. He got up, startling Kaori, and walked over to his gear resting near the front door. "If you want me to cool out, then I'm GONNA cool out, man!"
"Mac! Wait!" Hiro called, but Mac already had his board under his feet and went out into the night, slamming the log lodge door behind him. Hiro just sighed again.
"He's normally not like this...." Kaori said, getting worried for her friend. Hiro then gave her a look then looked out the side window to see Mac speed off towards the Junction super pipe.
"I know..."
"Hey, mates... Was that old Mac?"
Both Japanese riders looked at Moby and Zoe, who came over to see what all the commotion was about. Hiro nodded.
"Yes... He's been very tense lately over the competition..."
"Hmm... not like Mac, that's for sure," Zoe commented. "He's normally going with the flow. Even on his off days, Mac's not outwardly violent.... That's sorta like an Elise, Luther, and Psymon thing... Wait... Psymon's always exploding."
"Anyway, I hope the little bugger's alright," Moby let out his concerns. This turned the heads of all three riders.
"Hey... What's your sudden concern over Mac?" Zoe asked. Moby just shrugged.
Kaori was about to comment but she found it easier not to ask. Just then Hiro put an arm on her shoulder, almost startling her.
"Hey... how about I treat you to dinner?" he asked kindly. "I know this great restaurant down in the city that is pretty good."
"Really? You're very sweet, Hiro, to offer that. Let's go."
"Okay, let me get my coat."
"Sure."
As Hiro went off, Kaori kept her eyes on him. She just realized that she said that same line to Mac last year at the Alaska race event when he asked to go get pizza afterwards... Odd...
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"YEAH!!! What did I tell you guys!? I'm just that good!"
Both Marisol and Allegra just stared at Elise as she gloated over her victory over the two. It was actually a bit of a stretch...
Gold/Elise: 286620 Silver/Allegra: 247860 Bronze/Marisol: 210340
Allegra just shook her head.
"So you win one event. Like that proves something. Besides, I know a place where I KNOW I can whip you at, Elise."
The Canadian rider stopped and looked at the newbie. "Oh, really? Where at?"
Allegra smirked. "I'm not telling you... You'll find out soon, though. I'm outta here. It's getting late and I'm spent."
"Suuuuuure..." Elise taunted but Allegra just gave her a wave of the hand and said, "Later."
As she picked up her snowboard and started to take the path up to the transport cart to her hotel room down in the heart of Metro City, she stopped when she found Mac sitting on the edge of one of the sides of the super pipe, his headphones on and zoning out, staring up into the night sky. She took it to herself to walk over to him and tap him on the shoulder. No response. She tapped again. Still nothing.
(Okay... If that won't do it... I know what will)
Allegra softly put her snowboard on the snow to her side and kneeled down, her face a couple of centimeters away from Mac's headphones. She slowly put her left hand on his beanie... and in one quick motion snatched it off, getting the headphones off in the process. Mac was totally startled as he looked to his right... and his lips met that of Allegra's.
He heard himself mumble loudly as his eyes widened in surprise. He had no idea that someone was next to him... He was too busy trying to get his mind off Hiro... but what's with Allegra? Then again... he started to feel his body lose its tension... and he started to enjoy the kiss...
(Wait! What am I DOING?!?!)
Mac, very suddenly, pulled away from Allegra's sweet lips and looked away, gasping for air and holding his chest. Allegra then stood up totally and put her hands on her hips.
"I was trying to get your attention, you know..." she informed with a bit of a smirk on her face. Mac just got his breath under control and looked up at the new rider.
"Yeah but that doesn't mean you had to... to..."
"Kiss you?" she ended for him. Mac stared at Allegra for a while... then replied.
"Well... yeah... What's up with that?"
"I just told you," Allegra immediately while raising an eyebrow. "What's YOUR problem?"
Mac sighed and looked away. "I don't want to talk about it," he mumbled.
"Sounds like some... personal business..." Allegra hypothesized while moving closer. "Well... sitting out here isn't going to help you out, you know."
Mac didn't answer, letting Allegra continue. "Listen... how about you come with me? I was about to head to my hotel room..."
This got a reaction of surprise from Mac. "Wha--- what? Are you SERIOUS, girl!? I mean... that... that..." He stuttered again and this time Allegra let out a bit of a laugh.
"You see? You're so riled up that you can't even form sentences right!" Mac's cheeks turned rosy red at this moment... and it wasn't from the cold. "Listen... Just come over for the night and I make sure you get some rest without breaking something first..."
Mac sighed. "Fine... I could use this night to chill..."
Allegra smiled as she got her board and waited for Mac to get ready. As the two walked side by side, Mac looked at her and said, "You know... I COULD use my stuff back, now."
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It took around 20 minutes for Allegra to get from the Junction to her hotel door. It then took about half an hour for Mac to get comfortable and for them to eat some dinner that was left around (leftover Chinese food that Allegra had for lunch). As they ate, they got to know each other a bit better than before, like what interested the other, the tournament, and their past experiences. It got to be around 10 P.M. and Allegra was about to hit the sack. Mac took that as his cue to do the same.
"See you in the morning, Allegra," Mac said as he sat on the hotel room's couch. The last he remembered seeing Allegra doing was about to go into the single bed bedroom and get ready for sleep. He then turned around and found out that Allegra was resting her back on the wall next to the bedroom door, her arms crossed.
"You honestly don't think I'm going to let you sleep on the couch, do you?" she asked. Mac hesitated a bit.
"Hey, I can go to sleep anywhere. The transport cart... the plane... a public bus... Anywhere. Besides, where would you want me to sleep?"
Allegra paused a bit, then used her thumb to point inside the bedroom. Mac raised an eyebrow, getting the message. "You've gotta be off your rocker, girl."
"What? You think I'm joking?" she asked. "I'm dead serious. Come on in."
Mac just stared at Allegra, who was still provoking him with the shaking of her head. Somehow, Mac found it in himself to get up and slowly walk past Allegra into the bedroom. Allegra closed it behind her and took off her orange designer shirt, revealing a long, white tee-shirt. Mac just looked at her a bit longer before snapping his head away. Allegra smirked.
(He's getting those manly thoughts... Typical...)
"Hey... you think I'm going to let you sleep in the bed with your ski stuff on?" Allegra asked Mac. "Come on... don't act all shy, now..."
Mac now was very out-of-his normal mind.
(I just KNOW something's going down within this girl's mind...)
"Well...?"
Mac sighed and pulled off his oversized, hooded ski jacket and held it in his hands, looking for a place to put it. Allegra then let out a silent giggle.
(Yeah... The polite type, it seems... They're easy to crack... Weird. Never thought of Mac as being shy...)
"Just throw it on the floor somewhere, man," she instructed. "I don't care where."
Mac did so. He then started to take his pants off but hesitated. He wasn't stupid. This WAS a woman's pad, by the way, and he was not about to let that get the best of him. However, Allegra was being VERY inviting... He couldn't resist. Allegra rested on the wall once again and saw Mac in his undies... and grew a smile.
"Boxers, huh?" she asked. "Nice..."
"What? That's supposed to mean something?" Mac asked. Allegra shook her head... and took off her baggy pants to let Mac see that she also wore men's boxers... roughly twice the size needed.
"Oookkaaayyy..." Mac said while raising his eyes off that and to Allegra's eyes. "I definitely think that's a statement, Allegra..."
Allegra raised an eyebrow. "You DO realize that's the first time you actually called me by my first name, you know..."
Mac paused a bit and then shook his head. "I have no idea what you're getting at... but if this involves-"
"I know what you're thinking about... and no, none of that is going to go down here. We're just here to sleep okay?"
Mac felt a load get put off his shoulders. "Fine... Now that you put it that way..."
With that Mac literally jumped into the queen sized bed and got comfortable on one side of the bed. Allegra gave a quick smile before copying Mac, landing right next to him. Mac instantly turned his back to Allegra, not wanting to look her in the face. Too many thoughts zoomed into his head for him to look.
"Night, Allegra..." he found himself saying as Allegra turned off the room light. Suddenly, Allegra wrapped an arm across his body and said, "Night to you to, Mac..."
Mac stiffened before finally relaxing a bit. A sudden thought arouse in his head just as sleep quickly found him like it usually does.
(Man... this is going to be some SSX competition...)
End of Venue. Heh... nice little plot twist, no? I hope you liked that and review. It's starting to get interesting!