Tokyo highway

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After moving in Tokyo to make his dream of becoming a famous skateboarder Felix, comes across a guy at the skate park trying to ollie and he goes up to him.
,,Hey! I guess you are trying to ollie right? Try to put your back leg a little on the edge of the board and then when you jump try sliding your front foot more and also as hard as you press on the tail you will get higher. I am Felix by the way''
,,Hi! Thanks for the tip. I am Hero. I am skateboarding for just 2 months now. Do you think you could teach me how to do more tricks? I have noticed that you are pretty good at it"
,, Of course. Let's start with the basics! But first you will have to get a new deck"
Couple of weeks later they get to know each other better and become pretty close friends. Felix even started waiting for Hero to finish his course at the university so they can go skateboarding together.
That day at the skatepark, after 2 hours of skateboarding some black clouds started to come over Tokyo and lightnings lighted up the dark sky. All the other skaters left the park except Felix and Hero, who was trying to get down on the biggest ramp in park. The rain started.
,,Heroo! Come down! It started raining! You will get hurt if you try to get down that ramp! Come here. Let's go"
Hero pretended not to hear Felix yelling at him to come down. He put his board on the edge of the ramp and then placed his legs on it. Ignoring Felix, he let himself down the ramp. On the wet pavement Hero's board had slide away from his legs and fall off with a pretty loud scream. Felix rushed to check if he was alright.
Felix grabbed Hero's head on his knees to place him on a soft surface. Hero's face was all wet from the rain and his cheeks were blushed. He opened his eyes and saw Felix standing on top of him looking down with his chocolate brown eyes straight into his. Hero touched him with his hand Felix's blonde hair and then placed his hand on the back of his neck. After some seconds he twisted Felix on his back, on the ground so he could be under him. Now Hero was looking at his friend with a small smile on and touched his chin with two fingers and kissed his lips. 
The rain got both of them wet. After one minute Hero stood up quickly a little embarrassed, then he got a little back from his friend that was laying down on the ground with his head up to see what's going on. A thunder broke the silence. Felix also stood up quickly to grab his board and his friend's wrist to get going. The two
of them ran trough the storm to the subway station. They were extremely silent in the train till Felix broke the silence and got some ugly faces from the other passengers.
,,Come over to my place! It's raining like crazy"
After half hour they got to Felix's small apartment with 2 rooms. He gave Hero a towel and some dry clothes to change his.
,,So... what brought you to Japan? Are you studying here? This year i am graduating psychology"
,,No. I moved here to become a famous skateboarder. Europe gave me a pretty hard time and my parents as well"
,,Tell me. I would love to hear a little about it"
,,It's a long story..."
The storm was not getting any better, it was actually getting worse.
,,I don't think there is any way you could get back home. You will be wetter then the see. Ha ha! What about if you stay over?"
Felix gave Hero the living room all for himself.
,,Hero... what was that today?"
Felix stood there waiting for Hero to answer but he was already sleeping. Felix went to sleep deeply thinking about what happened earlier.

2

For the next 3 months the boys didn't really got the chance to meet because Hero graduated and even got a job at a small private hospital in Tokyo. Felix went on a tournament and is about to come back in September.
In September Hero decided to text Felix to see how he's doing and to congratulate him for ending his tournament successfully.
After some days the tow meet up at Hero's place this time. They were having fun just like they used to, all that till Felix's phone rang.
,,Sorry but do you mind if I get this one? It's s my mom."
,,Yah. Sure no problem"
While Felix was on the phone with his mom Hero finished his cigarette and then noticed that his friend became really sad and angry all of the sudden. Hero stood up to open up the windows so the smoke could go out and went to his bedroom to change his t-shirt and get his glasses. When he came back Felix was on the floor crying and still talking to his mother.
,,Mom, mom please don't... is not the right moment please... can't you realise till now that you are the reason I almost killed myself ...?"
Felix didn't manage to finish what he was saying to his mom because Hero grabbed his phone off his ear and ended the call, and then put it in his jeans back pocket. He sat down in front of Felix and looked at him with a strong eyes.
,,You did what? Felix, answer me? Did you really tried to kill yourself?!"
Felix aggressively tried to get his phone back from Hero. Hero grabbed his hands and hugged him tightly while placing Felix's head on his chest so he couldn't stay more comfortable in his arms.
,,Did you really tried to kill yourself? Why didn't you tell me what was going on? Felix I am trying to help you! Please, let me help you! You need it!"
,,No. No... I don't... I don't need it" Felix said quietly while Hero was putting his hand trough his fluffy hair to get it out of his eyes.
Hero stood up slowly so his friend could also stand up with him. They were still hugging. Hero placed his arms on Felix's legs so he could grab him up in his arms. Then left the room to go in the kitchen with him into his arms. After some minutes he put him on the kitchen counter and took his hands off him so he could move.
,,Hero..."
Hero got close to him and kissed him near his dried lips from crying.
,, It's alright Felix. You are safe now" he said while placing his chin near his forehead so he could kiss him.
He also gave him a glass of water.
,,You smell like cigarettes and expensive perfume" said Felix and then drunk the entire glass of water.
He jumped off the kitchen's counter.
,,Guess you are right... I need some help. Come on. Let me tell you what happened"
Felix gently grabbed Hero's hand and dragged him to the living room where the smoke was almost gone. They sat face to face, on the floor, touching their fingers.
,,Yes. I ... I tried to kill myself. Some years ago when I moved to Tokyo and got my international driving license. I was on the Tokyo highway"
He stopped, and reached the pack of cigarettes that was on the table. He was smoking now.
Hero stood in silence, he only put his glasses on.
,,It was late. It was ... I don't know... 2-3 am maybe, it was around 7 pm in Italy and I was driving back home, from a tournament I won. As I was driving I heard my phone ring, it was my mother" he took a break to take the smoke out of his mouth and then continued ,,I answered because she called me a few more times that day so I thought something happened... my mom started apologising and she said something like -You know what Felix? I am really sorry for not letting you follow your dreams- but it was not what I thought it was"
,,Why? What happened?"
Felix took some smoke out and continued.
,,She ended the sentence with -I am sorry you are alive! You better die then do skateboarding- at that point I could not take it anymore and as she was talking I started to..."
,,Felix..." said Hero getting a little closer to Felix's body ,,you... you started what?"
,,I started to speed up. I speeded up a lot ... I was driving like crazy" he took out the last smoke of the cigarette, and wanted to start another one but Hero stopped him ,,I speeded up with 50 km/h, initially I was driving with 120 km/h. Even though my mom was hearing the car engine getting louder and she didn't even think to stop me from doing it. I told her that I will do it if that's what she wants... she hanged up"
Felix got closer to Hero so their knees and their ankles were touching each other.
,,Felix, why didn't you tell..."
,,Tell you what? All of this?"
,,Yaa"
,,Well after she hanged up it took me a little while to realise what I was doing so I stopped. I pressed the break as hard as I could. The back tears of the car exploded and the car stopped.
He started a new cigarette. Hero couldn't stop him anymore.
,,Anyway the police took my drivers license away for 6 months and ... and that was it. I was so scared... I can't imagine what could have happened that night..." he didn't finish the sentence because Hero hugged him near his chest. Felix instantly started crying.
,, I cannot tell how long I have waited to hug you like this? It feels really good to know that you are safe here"
,,Hero"
,,Hmm..."
,,Your chest is so warm"
Felix took his head out from Hero's chest and looked at him straight in the eyes and then at his lips. He put his head closer to him and gently bite his lips. Hero stuck his hand under Felix's shirt and touched his abs and then whispered in Felix's ear filled with earrings.
,,I will do my best to be gentle. Excuse me if I loose myself on you"

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