Skateboard

"Come on, Jongdae !" Baekhyun screamed, motioning for said friend to follow him as he walked out of Chanyeol's car, catching two skateboards in the trunk before hopping away, his magenta hair bouncing as he did so.

Jongdae heaved a sigh and locked eyes with the lanky guy in front of him, who just winked at him before opening his door to walk out as well and grab a backpack and a third skateboard. Alone in the car, the boy rubbed his temples and whispered, talking to himself:

"Fighting, Jongdae ! You can do it, man !"

Yeah. Sure. He was totally going to be alright. Nothing could go wrong, no. Nothing at all... He was just going to skate a bit with his friends, he would be totally fine and wouldn't hurt himself.

Okay, maybe he was being a little bit too optimistic. After all, he had never ever skateboarded before, while Chanyeol was a real pro. How could a tall man like him keep his balance on this narrow deck was beyond his comprehension but somehow, his friend managed to do it.

Baekhyun was not as talented as Chanyeol since he hadn't begun for long, but he was quite good already, and Jongdae was sure that it had something to do with Chanyeol himself. Actually, he couldn't help but think that the petite male wanted to impress his hopefully-soon-to-be-boyfriend but so far, Chanyeol had been totally oblivious of Baekhyun's intentions.

Jongdae chuckled at this thought but three knocks on the car window startled him and he jumped on his seat, hitting the ceiling of the car with his head.

"Ow !" he exclaimed and glared at Baekhyun who was laughing his head off outside.

Pouting, Jongdae finally unfastened his seatbelt before he got out of the car and the wind immediately made a mess of his short locks of hair.

Slowly and deeply breathing in to calm down a bit, he followed his friends to the path right beside the Han River; it was a place he usually loved to go to whenever he wanted to go for a walk but right now, he would have done anything in order to be somewhere else.

But since he had never been a lucky guy, his two friends had decided that they would teach him how to skate, not minding his pleas and complaints as he told them that it was perfectly fine not to be able to do it.

His best friends hadn't listened to him and they had kind of kidnapped him with Chanyeol's car; now, Jongdae's torture was about to begin.

"Take this." Baekhyun said with a sly smile as he handed him a helmet he took out of Chanyeol's backpack. "You will need it."

The taller boy giggled while Jongdae tried to play it off and rolled his eyes. Actually, he was nervous, afraid of falling - because he was sure he would - and being hurt and... Oh, no ! What if he ended up falling in the river ?

"Guys..." he said shyly. "I don't think I will m..."

Baekhyun hushed him with a glare and Chanyeol took the floor.

"Don't worry, we will help you at first..."

His big smile could have set his mind at ease but he knew better than this and it didn't reassure him at all to know that.

"I swear that if I die today, I will come back to haunt you !" he exclaimed.

This time, it was Baekhyun's turn to roll his eyes.

"Yeah, whatever." he mumbled. "Stop being overdramatic and get on that skateboard."

Jongdae glanced at the wooden platform in disbelief; he wasn't even sure that he would manage to put his two feet on it before losing his balance.

He caught sight of Chanyeol's amused look and Baekhyun's annoyed gaze, and he sighed a last time before giving in. He better had to hurry up if he didn't want to awake his magenta-haired friend's y side.

Jongdae carefully and slowly raised his right foot and tentatively put it on the skateboard, but he immediately stepped back when the deck moved a bit back and forth.

"I can't." he said firmly. "Guys, I will never be... Yah !"

He screamed as Chanyeol grabbed his left arm while Baekhyun did the same with his right one and they forced him to get closer to the skateboard, until he had no other choice than stepping on it - or he could have stepped on his friends' feet but no, thank you. He loved life.

"Spread your feet and put your right one on the tail." Chanyeol advised him while holding his hand.

Jongdae couldn't help but squeeze it as hard as he could, trying to calm down because his friend was there and nothing could happen to him as long as he didn't let go off his ha...

"Aaaah !" he suddenly screamed when the nose of the board leaped.

He couldn't keep his balance as he fell backwards and with a loud and not-so-manly shriek, he landed on the ground, still holding onto Chanyeol's hand. His friend's help was so useful...

"My, Jongdae !" Baekhyun laughed. "What was that ?"

"Shut up." the other boy mumbled, not even knowing if he was hinting at his fall or at his girly scream.

Thankfully, Chanyeol didn't laugh at him and helped him to get back on his feet. Such a sweetheart...

"It's alright." he said. "Every one falls at first... But I didn't think it would be that bad."

Scratch that. He wasn't a sweetheart at all.

Jongdae glared at the not-so-innocent platform in front of him, trying to find a plan to avoid any other attempt of standing on the board. He didn't like it at all so far and he was probably never going to, why were his friends unable to understand that ?

He looked at Baekhyun, who was taking something out of Chanyeol's backpack that was still hanging down his shoulder, and he realised that he was almost pressed against the taller boy's while doing so; Chanyeol didn't seem to realise it though.

Jongdae didn't know how it was even possible to be that oblivious of Baekhyun's behaviour: everybody knew that he had a crush on the kind giant - except for said giant. The way he smiled at him, the way his voice softened when he was talking to him, the sparkles in his eyes when he looked at him... He was so obvious !

Jongdae came off his thoughts when he heard Chanyeol's deep voice and he saw that his friend was handing him several items.

"Elbows and knees pads." he said. "Just in case... We don't want you to be all scratched later, right ?"

The shorter boy took the pads and put them on as he mumbled a quiet answer that none of the others could catch; they simply assumed that Jongdae had told them to off, or something like that. They chose to ignore it though, and they grabbed their friend's hands again.

"Okay, careful..." Chanyeol said as Jongdae slowly placed his right foot on the board.

This time, it didn't move - but maybe it was because Baekhyun had blocked it with his own foot - and the boy smiled at that little victory.

"Let go, Baek..." Chanyeol said after several minutes, when Jongdae managed to stand more or less upright, even though his legs looked like they were made of jelly. "Stop shaking, it's alright !"

It was, indeed. And maybe it would have kept on like that if Baekhyun hadn't stepped back, or if Chanyeol hadn't let go of his hand. As soon as they did, the board moved and Jongdae had to swing his arms around to keep his balance, which ended up with him punching Chanyeol's face in the process before he fell on his again.

"Ow ! That hurts !" the taller boy exclaimed, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"I'm sorry !" Jongdae exclaimed, still on the ground.

His friends laughed at his remorseful expression and he pouted.

"Yah, stop it !" Baekhyun said. "You look like a kicked puppy. Come on, try again."

"But... Waeeeee ?" the shorter boy whined with pouty lips.

It took him more than a half-hour to finally stand on his board without the help of his friends. And another half-hour to understand how he was supposed to keep his balance: Baekhyun told him to bend his knees, and Chanyeol advised him to keep his arms spread but not to thrash them, it was useless.

While he tried to feel comfortable on his skateboard, his friends had shown off a bit: he had watched them skating around with a gleam of jealousy in his eyes and now, he kind of felt excited to do the same things as them. Really, it seemed funnier when you could do something else than awkwardly staying still on your board.

After a while, he was finally able to push off with his foot to move on his board, not for a long distance though.

Seeing his progress, Baekhyun couldn't help but smile proudly, and Chanyeol decided that it wouldn't do any harm to challenge their friend.

"Why don't you try going to the tree right there and then, you come back ?" he asked.

He pointed to a tree near by the path, maybe twenty meters away from where they stood, and Jongdae frowned.

"I'm not sure..."

"Try it." Chanyeol said, smiling. "You will be fine, just take your time."

"O... Okay..." Jongdae hesitantly said, resting his left foot on the front of the skateboard.

"Fighting, Chen !" Baekhyun screamed, and his friend smiled widely as he heard the nickname.

He breathed in and out, staring at the tree that seemed to be so much more than twenty meter away, but he didn't give up: he didn't want to disappoint his friends who had been kind enough to teach him a bit - even if they would laugh at him whenever he fell.

When he thought he was ready, he pushed off with his foot several times to be sure it wouldn't be too slow and then, he quickly placed it on the board, trying to bend his knees just as Baekhyun had told him to.

He closed his eyes at first, afraid of falling like before, but soon, he opened them again as he heard his friends cheering on him from behind. Yet he didn't dare to turn his head in their direction but he laughed as he realised that he was still standing on the board, slowly gaining speed.

Baekhyun bounced up and down excitedly, watching his friend going closer and closer to the tree, until he finally reached it.

"Yes !" he exclaimed happily. "Chan, he did it !"

He couldn't refrain himself and jumped at his taller friend, immediately wrapping his legs around his waist and his arms around his neck; surprised, Chanyeol stumbled a bit but he didn't drop Baekhyun. He even placed his hands right under his friend's to hold him up and the magenta-haired boy didn't think twice before he placed a kiss on Chanyeol's partly open lips.

His mind suddenly went blank as he realised what he was doing and seconds later, he broke free of his friend's grip, watching him with wide eyes.

"I... I'm s... sorry..." he stammered. "I... I just... Oh God, forget about it, please !"

Dumbfounded, Chanyeol asked hesitantly:

"Do you... like me, Baek ?"

Baekhyun turned as pink as his hair and he avoided the tall boy's gaze shyly.

"Yes..."

It was a desperate whisper but Chanyeol caught his answer and a happy smile appeared on his lips. He slowly took Baekhyun's soft and tiny hand in his warm, big palm, enjoying the way it felt, before he gently kissed his friend on his cheek, right at the corner of his lips. They glanced at each other and smiled but they said nothing; the situation was about to become awkward when Chanyeol suddenly said:

"Jongdae should have come back already."

"Right... Oh, ."

"What ?" the taller boy asked in concern.

"Well... I think that... we didn't tell him how to turn nor... how to stop the skateboard."

And Chanyeol face-palmed himself.

***

Jongdae was really happy when he passed by the tree his friends wanted him to reach, thinking that now, he just had to turn around and come back.

At that very moment, he realised that he had a problem. And a big one in top of that.

How was he supposed to turn ?

Neither Chanyeol nor Baekhyun had told him how to do it ! What should he do ? When they were skating, his friends shifted their weight to change the direction but actually, Jongdae didn't even dare to do so; he was still moving forward and he really believed that he was going to fall if he changed anything in his position.

But then, he realised something else. First, even though the path had been totally flat so far, Jongdae had come to a part where it sloped. Problem ? His speed was going to increase.

Second problem ? The fact that some meters in front of him, the path turned to avoid the Han River. And he was totally unable to turn that damn skateboard...

Result ? He was going to die.

Jongdae totally froze at this thought, without even realising that maybe he was overdoing it, and a terrified scream crossed his lips.

"Aaaaah !"

His fear kept him to react, he knew that he simply had to jump off the board but he couldn't think straight right now nor move his feet; all he was aware of was that he was going way too fast on a path that shelved down, coming closer to the river. For once, he would have loved to fall right now but he miraculously - and unfortunately - kept his balance. He caught sight of several people who looked at him in worry as he passed them by and he finally closed his eyes: the riverside was still several meters away but he didn't want to see how he would fall.

He tried to estimate the remaining distance and some seconds before the fall that he was expecting, he bumped into something that stopped him all of a sudden, and he felt the board sliding under his feet; surprisingly, he didn't fall but instead, he was held up by... hands ?

His nostrils suddenly caught the scent of coconut with a discreet hint of something else, something between chocolate and coffee, something warm, sweet and so comforting !

Jongdae's shut eyes slowly fluttered open and the first thing he saw was a blue shirt; he stated that he was reclining on the firm chest of a guy and he blushed furiously as he heard the sound of a heart beating calmly. He looked up, willing to say that he was sorry for bumping into the man but as soon as he caught sight of the guy's face, his jaw dropped.

His saviour was... incredibly beautiful.

Soft-looking dark brown hair the wind had made a mess of, pale skin, light pink lips curling up into a bright smile that showed pearly white teeth, and oh dear Lord, dimples. Milky-white neck, slender yet muscular body, warm hands resting on his waist, rolled up sleeves that revealed firm forearms.

The boy was a bit taller than him, maybe one or two years older as well; he was definitely hot and handsome, and Jongdae totally forgot what he wanted to say.

He couldn't think of anything else than the warm body pressed against his own and the brown eyes of the man, who was staring at him with the same intensity.

Mesmerized, the young skateboarder felt like he was losing himself in the piercing yet caring man's gaze and as he thought that it couldn't get any better than this, the boy in front of him spoke, Jongdae's heart going crazy when the soft and deep voice resounded in his ears.

"Are you alright ?"

Oh... He spoke with a slight accent - Chinese maybe ? - that made him smile. Actually, he was so busy grinning like an idiot that he almost forgot to answer.

"Ah, hum... Y... Yes, I... I'm f... fine !" he stuttered, hoping that he wasn't making a fool of himself. "Thank... Thank you for, hum... Catching me..."

The smile plastered on the other boy's lips grew wider and Jongdae's heart skipped a beat... He was sure that the other had felt it, since their chests were touching... It was so embarrassing ! He couldn't help it though, his reactions around this boy were unpredictable and his cheeks were still burning because of his fluster.

"Actually, I didn't see you before you bumped into me. I wasn't paying attention, I was going to the café I'm a waiter at, right there..." he said, pointing at a coffee shop not far from the riverside. "But you were lucky to have me on your way !"

Jongdae nodded with a tiny smile and he stated that he was still in the stranger's arms. It was pleasant, to say the least, but at the same time, it made him feel dizzy and weird inside, so he quietly whispered:

"You... You can let go..."

"Oh yeah, right." the boy chuckled, loosening his grip on his petite waist and taking a step back.

He failed at hiding his sudden nervousness and Jongdae assumed that the guy had just realised that he had been holding him for so long, before thinking that maybe, he wasn't the only one whose heart was pounding loudly in his chest... And this thought made him strangely happy.

Oh no... A hot guy who caused sudden happiness, crazy heart, red cheeks... He knew these symptoms. He knew them very well since Baekhyun reacted exactly like this whenever Chanyeol was around him - which meant, always.

Jongdae gasped as realisation hit him: was he really going to turn into a happy idiot like his friend every time he would see this guy ? If he saw him again, of course...

He glanced at said boy and reddened when he locked eyes with him for the second time; the stranger opened his mouth and said something but he didn't even hear it, too busy looking at his pretty lips.

"Uh... What ?" he said, blinking.

"Your name." the boy repeated, smiling as if he knew the reason why the skateboarder hadn't been listening. "I want to know your name..."

"Oh... I'm Jongdae !" he exclaimed, suddenly bowing formally. "Nice to meet you !"

"The pleasure is mine. I'm Yixing, by the way."

"Yixing..." Jongdae repeated, the name rolling on his lips as he pronounced it in delight.

And Yixing thought that hearing his Chinese name being said with a Korean accent was cute. Or maybe it was just Jongdae, he hadn't decided yet.

The young skateboarder came out of his reverie and suddenly said:

"By the way, thank you for saving my life."

Yixing laughed, amused.

"Your life ? Don't overdo it..."

"I'm serious !" he grumbled. "My friends didn't tell me how I was supposed to stop that skateboard, I'm sure that Baekhyun wanted to get rid of me just so he could stay all alone with Chanyeol..."

Yixing nodded, confused. He didn't really get why the boy was talking about bacon and he suddenly believed that after all, his Korean was not as good as he thought it was.

He focused again on Jongdae, who was still babbling about skateboarding, trees, river and so on.

"I really thought I would fall, so I'm really happy that a hot guy like you caught me before I..."

Jongdae suddenly went silent, covering his mouth with his hand while Yixing looked at him with wide eyes. A hot guy ? Was he really talking about... him ?

"Oh, please, forget what I just said, okay ?" the boy begged him, getting panicky. "I didn't mean it, I... No, wait, it's true, you're really hot but I... Uh... Yah, what am I saying ?!"

Yixing suddenly burst out laughing while Jongdae hid his flushed face behind his hands, slowly shaking his head. Idiot, idiot, idiot !

He awkwardly cleared his throat and the other boy stopped laughing, even though his eyes were sparkling with amusement.

"Hmm, anyway..." he said, shifting his weight on his feet in embarrassment. "I'm thankful to you, really. If I can do anything..."

Yixing seemed to think over it for a while, tapping his chin with his index finger. Eventually, he grinned and said:

"Well, there is something you can do... A kiss would be a sweet reward, don't you think ?"

Jongdae blinked, taken aback. A... kiss ? Like... On the lips ?

He blushed again and Yixing's sly smile didn't help him to calm down at all. Usually, he wasn't like that, he wasn't awkward nor put out of countenance just because of a boy - okay, fine, a handsome boy - but Yixing was too much for him, he didn't know how to handle himself anymore.

"O... Okay." he finally said on a hesitant tone yet with a determined gaze.

Jongdae took a step forward and his eyes wandered along Yixing's beautiful features, lingering on his cute dimple and his pretty lips. Finally, as the boy closed his eyes in expectation, Jongdae leaned in and his lips brushed over the other's partly open ones.

Their breathings hitched when Yixing wrapped his hands around the skateboarder's waist again, and the latter simply rested his forearms against the taller boy's chest, clenching his blue shirt between his fists.

None of them tried to deepen the kiss, they chose to enjoy the feather-like touches on their mouths as their lips slowly moved on top of each other and both were surprised to state how sweet the other's lips tasted, how soft they felt like, how... tender and pleasant this kiss between total strangers was.

But of course, someone had to ruin the mood.

"Jongdaeeeee !"

Startled, said boy broke the kiss and he caught sight of Yixing's disappointed face before he turned around and saw Baekhyun, holding hands with Chanyeol. They were some meters away from them and his magenta-haired friend seemed totally dumbfounded to witness him kissing someone he didn't know at all.

"Ah... My friends..." Jongdae apologetically said to his saviour. "I... I should go..."

"Oh, sure." Yixing answered, nodding.

Once again, he couldn't hide his nervousness, even though he tried to play it off by bending over to grab Jongdae's skateboard. He handed it to him and gave him a forced smile.

"Be careful with it, okay ?" he whispered.

The shorter boy nodded and he hesitantly said:

"So, hmm... Well, goodbye, I guess ?"

"Yeah..."

Yixing stared at the cute skateboarder with a sad gaze as he turned around and walked away, but he couldn't refrain from running after him before he could even reach his friends and he grabbed his wrist, forcing him to stop in his tracks. He swung the boy round and quickly cupped his face before leaning in and kissing him a last time, with more passion than when they had kissed for the first time. He didn't even try to understand why he was acting like that, he just felt like doing it and this was all he needed to know.

When he stepped back again, his fingers brushed over Jongdae's high cheekbones and both smiled.

"I work at the coffee shop." Yixing reminded him. "You should drop by someday..."

And he winked, before finally turning around and walking away. The other boy kept on staring at him, dreamily brushing his fingertips against his swollen lips, grinning.

He heard the footsteps of his friends and soon, they were awkwardly standing by his side, not really knowing what to say after the scene they had witnessed.

Finally, Chaneol tentatively took the floor:

"Glad to see you're still alive."

Jongdae scoffed but his friends noticed that he was mostly trying not to grin like a fool.

"Yes and that's not thanks to you !"

He suddenly laughed and wrapped his arm around Baekhyun's shoulders, not even trying to do the same with Chanyeol - and no, he wasn't too short, his friend was just a giant.

"Guys..." he said with a wide and bright smile. "I've changed my mind. Now, I think that I love skateboarding !"

And of course, it had nothing to do with a certain hot boy with cute dimples.

Here you are ^^ I'm sorry, my lectures ended up later than planned and I couldn't update when I wanted to...

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