Niki (A Sk8 The Infinity Fanfic)

9

This time, both Adam and Langa took off. Adam got a bit of a head start, but it looked like Langa was willing to catch up quickly.

"Careful!" Reki shouted after him.

"I'm sure Langa will be." I smiled at him. "After all, he is who he is."

"But still! I can't help but be worried..." Reki looked at his injured arm.

I watched him for a second, then wrapped an arm around him.

"I'm worried too, Reki! Believe me!" I beamed. "But we'll just hope he'll make it out fine, okay?"

"Yeah...your face doesn't say you're worried." Reki narrowed his eyes at me as I laughed.

I was. Just as worried as I was for Reki, but maybe a little bit less. I'm not sure why.

(Time skip)

The six of us made it over to the big screen as we watched Adam and Langa go down a straightaway. Adam was in front of him. Langa wasn't going to pass him unless it was on a corner.

"Adam is overwhelmingly superior in both speed and technique." Cherry said. "But...his strategy could be disrupted in the last leg."

I looked over at Reki, who seemed to have a nervous look on his face. My attempt to calm him down earlier didn't work.

"You're so bad." Joe said to Cherry. "You just used that boy, didn't you?"

"You what?!" I whipped my head over to Cherry.

Cherry looked at me and closed his eyes. "It was a deal that was profitable for us both."

I turned my attention back to the screen. I couldn't hold my straight face anymore. Now, a look of worry washed over it.

Langa started to pick up speed, just as Adam's guard was down. "Do you think he'll make it that far?" Miya asked.

Langa skated down a turn, and did Adam's rail slide along the side with perfect ease.

Yes, yes, yes! I pumped my fist with excitement.

Suddenly, Adam started to dance on his skateboard. It looked like he was about to get fired up.

Oh no...I spoke too soon.

Adam started to dance with his board has he caught up to Langa. When he did, he took one of his hands and wrapped it around Langa's waist, also bring his board right up to his.

Grabbing his other hand, Adam and Langa looked as if they were ready to tango.

They skated down, and Langa looked like he was freaking out. I would be too if I were in his situation.

They skated down for a while, until Adam shifted his knees so they were both in a lunge position. It looked really uncomfortable.

Then, he dropped Langa, forcing him into a bow.

"Langa..." Reki said.

"What is he doing?" Cherry asked.

"Dancing on the board..." I lowered my head a bit. "Langa seems to really be freaking out right now, and that's what keeps Adam going."

"He's one freak of a skater."

Reki looked over at me, then messed with his hair. "I'm still not sure how you know so much."

I glanced over at him. "I've been at S for 3 years. I know my way around, and I know people, like Adam." I said. "I may not know him well, but I've seen this man skate. The main reason I don't wanna skate against him...is this."