❛ 𝙶𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 ❜

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A/N (2022) : I used google translate in some chapters bc I do not know French!! I know it's wrong and I apologize 😭
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Reki's uncharacteristic silence didnt go unnoticed by Langa. In fact, the blue haired teen couldnt take his eyes off the redhead throughout class. He seemed perfectly fine when they met up this morning. It was up until after lunch Reki seemed to be upset.

Langa sat alone for lunch, eating in an uncomfortable silence. It was odd not having the over-talkative redhead by his side. It wasn't a bad thing that Reki talked so much, oh no, he loved listening to the boy ramble. Some of the things got misunderstood or lost in translation but he got the gist of what he was obsessing about.

After lunch Langa noticed his best friend was crying. Well, he assumed he was. His eyes were red and puffy, his lips looked swollen, like he was biting at them. Something was up. He didn't want to ask about it, that would be invading his privacy. Thats what he kept thinking until the bell released them.

"Hey, Reki." Langa gave him a soft smile as they walked out of the classroom. "Hey, Langa.." He was definitely crying. His throat sounded sore, his voice sounded strained. Reki seemed so out of character.

His happy, energetic, bubbly self suddenly disappeared and was replaced by someone who sounded like they were in pain.

"Reki, are you alright? You seem down." The curious teen asked and gripped his skateboard, ready to skate down the familiar sidewalk. Reki still had his board strapped to his backpack so he assumed there was no skating right now.

Reki took a deep breath, wiping his eyes with his sleeve. "This is so uncool." He muttered, irritated and slightly embarrassed Langa had to see him like this. Might as well get to the point or Langa would continue to nag him. He didnt mind that, it was kinda cute when he constantly worried over him.

"I had to cut ties with a friend..it was for the best. They were very manipulative and shitty but it still hurts..ya know?" Reki felt his voice crack. He swallowed his sobs and kept himself together...for the most part.

Langa nodded and rubbed the back of his neck. He wasnt really good at dealing with emotional stuff. He wasn't even good at expressing himself sometimes. Knowing that, he still asked his friend anyway. "I'm sorry, Reki. It'll be okay though! If they were a bad friend, just think about how better off you'll be." Well he tried.

"True, I guess.." Reki frowned a little, playing with his hoodie strings. "We'll get through it together, promise." Langa spoke up with another smile, taking one of Reki's hands. Langa didnt know how to comfort very well with words, but physical touch was something he was comforted with a lot.

In fact his parents spoiled him so much that Langa accidentally slipped up a few times, he sometimes ends up giving Reki's bandaged wounds a kiss. Reki didn't think too much of it. Although, he wanted to think it was just a cute gesture Langa did to show how much he cared, the fantasy ended just as quick as Langa apologized.

"Thank you, Langa." Reki smiled a little, looking at their hands with flustered cheeks. Why did Langa have such an odd affect on his poor heart? He hated it...but at the same time loved it.

Their conversation was cut short. They soon arrived at the gates of the skatepark, it wasnt too far from the school which made it a great hang out spot. Reki was still upset so he sat on his board, scrolling through his phone and sometimes looking up to watch the blue haired teen. Not only just watch but admire.

As he watched his friend, his thoughts wandered. Wandered back to where and when they met, how far they have come, what they have gone through together and overcame. It was a lot to think about. Langa was the exact opposite of the friend he cut off.

It hurt, sure, but he had a feeling getting over it wasn't going to take very long. Especially since Langa's going to be by his side. He might not think so, but Langa really does help. More than he realizes.

"Reki!"

"Ah- yeah?" Reki snapped back into reality, not having time to process how close Langa was. He started to panic, scrambling back and forgetting he was on his board. "Ow ow ow ow" He groaned, holding his head that just hit the bench behind him.

Langa snickered, helping Reki up off the ground. "You okay?"

Reki rubbed the back of his head, making sure he wasnt bleeding and shrugged. "I'm... I'm fine. Not bleeding." He kicked up his board, propping it up against the bench he just embarrassingly hit his head on.

"What were you day dreaming about this time?" Langa set his board next to Reki's and grabbed a water bottle from his bag. Panic quickly sunk into Reki's head yet again. He cant just say 'Oh you know, I was just daydreaming about you. No homo or anything.'

Yeah, no. Thats not happening.

There really wasnt much time to make an excuse up, causing him to anxiously bounce on his heels and play with the ends of his hoodie strings again. "I- uh..SKATING- ahem. Skating, I was thinking about skating and new decks I can build." Reki glanced away from Langa's face. If he stared any longer his face would be as red as his hair.

"Oh, dont you need new bearings or something?" He quickly changed the subject, examining the boys board. "Hm, yeah I can get you some new ones. It'll take a few days to break them in but once they do youll be-"

"You're so out of it today, Reki." Langa laughed a little, taking Reki's board and admiring the art work. It was his turn to inspect his board. "What? No I'm no-" he got interrupted again.

"You're so talented. I mean- You made this board yourself! You even designed all of this art." Langa shifted his attention from the board to his, now more flustered, best friend.

Langa adored him.

His skateboarding and teaching skills, his artwork, his woodwork, Everything down to the way the boy brightened up his life. "Youre also a really good teacher, and best frie-"

"Dude stop- where is all of this coming from?"Reki's voice was slightly muffled due to him throwing his face into his hands. "I just thought you should know. Plus, you seem a little happier."

"Duh. Im with you, Idiot."

Oh-

Langa wasnt the idiot here. 'shit I said that outloud didnt I?!' Reki mentally slapped himself, wanting to curl up into a ball and die. Maybe even come back to haunt Langa for being such a jerk.

"Where did that come from?"

"Shut up! Its your fault for saying all those stupid things and making my brain short circuit."

Lang made a 'pft' sound before wrapping his arms around his friend. "Mhm, so I make you happy? Thats a good thing to hear." He teased with a small smile.

Reki, still embarrassed, nodded and escaped his friend's grasp. "Yeah, yeah.." He cant believe he managed such a stupid slip up like that.

"Oh! Totally off topic but you should come over! Its friday and you can have a break from your sisters." Langa strapped his board to his backpack, catching up with the redhead, who was already leaving. Langa wasnt going to admit it but he wanted to spend more time with Reki.

His mom keeps telling him to be honest with his feelings but saying something like that was...A bit too embarrassing. Especially everything else that lingering in his mind. There were too many things he wanted to say to Reki that were embarrassing to admit. For example,

"Sounds like fun! I'm in." Reki beamed his usual smile. One that lit up the whole area.

Being in love with your best friend.

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A/n

Hey besties <3

I cant stop writing about themmmm

So uh yeah the first chapter is a lil boring 😩☝️ I'm aware

This book is gonna be 5 chapters and maybe a few extras who knows-

I dunno what else to say 😩

Bye bestie ily stay hydrated 💕😌