OKA-415
In celebration of the yet-to-come second season of Sk8 the Infinity, I would like to share a prompt idea from my friend that I really liked. And my mind just fucking ran with it. (This was proofread and edited by one of my friends because I don't do words good.)
There's like 1300 words here and this isn't even an actual fanfic, holy shit.
The gang is shredding at S during a free-for-all contest and soon some dude just absolutely speeds past everyone, and what the hell? That's a weird-looking mask. Langa just stares at them and tries to make his way to them while thinking, "Woah, they're not skating like everyone else. How are they just swaying like that and are those headphones? Is this person really just jamming out to some tunes as they dance around everyone?!"
Eventually, everyone makes it to the end of the track and Reki rolls up to Langa like, "What the hell dude? You left me back there!", but then he follows Langa's line of sight aimed at the new skater. Reki just shakes his head attempting to drag his friend away, "Oh no, no, no. Stop challenging people you don't know." But Langa tells him that's not it, "It's just... that skater moves differently compared to the others. Kind of like... a snowboarder?" No that's not quite it, it can't be...
So Reki just shrugs and suggests that maybe they've done another similar sport like him. Langa opens his mouth to say something but they both freeze as they see the skater kick up their board and start to walk off with it under their arm but... WHY DOES THAT BOARD HAVE LIKE 10 WHEELS?! And they are just too flabbergasted to move. Miya mentions nonchalantly how stupid the two look with their mouths hanging open as they watch the skater disappear into the crowd, despite his own eyes stealing a glance at the mystery boarder.
It's the next day of class and guess what. There's gossip about a new transfer student that showed up recently (I know, how original). The transfer is in another class but the boys overhear it's some dude from California. What are they doing here? And this late in the school year? Anyway, some time after school, they head to the skate shop and see Oka talking to someone. He's laughing and genuinely enjoying the conversation with them? Sure, he's a nice guy, but why is he being so friendly with them? So they come in and Oka is quick to tell the mystery person, "Oh, hey guys. This is Reki and Langa. They work here."
Queue the airheads being confused because why is he introducing us to this... kid? Until they reach out their hand to greet them and of course, Langa shakes their hand immediately because who is this person who's smiling warmly at him? He thinks they look familiar until they turn their head quickly to mention something to Oka as he walks in the back and that's when he notices the S pin. Wait. Why are they wearing it as an earring? Then they turn back to shake Reki's hand and they have a second S pin?! They're just wearing them in broad daylight like fashion accessories and WHAM! it hits him. So Langa just blurts out, "IT'S YOU FROM LAST NIGHT?"
Reki was awkwardly mid-shake, because jeez their grip is so firm, when he flinches at hearing Langa yell and then he just stares at the person in shock before realizing what his best friend said. Oh! That skater! The one with the- Oka quickly comes out from the back with some boxes and a folder scolding the boys, "Why are you yellin'? Don't be rude." Then quickly the person turns to Oka and shrugs cause, "Hey man, it's alright. I think they recognized me from last night." And Oka smirks while having a little 'I told you so' moment, "Told ya that mask doesn't really hide anything." And the person can't help but chuckle back, "Hey! I don't wear it just to disguise myself, it's my culture! It has sentimental value to me!"
Oka teases as he sets out some papers between them on the counter, "Well... you could always dress like-"
"Don't.", they groan quickly, cutting him off.
"Aw, why not? People don't recognize him in that get-up."
"Dude, I'd overlook with his whole cultural appropriation thing of him dressing like a matador if he wasn't such a dick."
"Adam?", Langa questions.
"Yeah, that asshole," they state bluntly before grumbling quietly to themself, "...monopolized my uncle's skate spot."
Meanwhile, Reki and Langa are just watching this conversation unfold surprisingly amicably. And they're both practically vibrating as they wait for the conversation to end soon because they are dying to ask why the hell their board looked like that last night. Oka, who's hunched over the folder with the person, just offhandedly tosses over his shoulder to the boys, "Oh and they're the new owner. So be respectful." And bam, silence.
It takes a while before Langa pipes up, "New owner?"
The person just turns to the two and sighs curtly, "Yeah, this was my uncle's place but he passed recently and left it to me."
And that's it. Oka and them continue chatting like they didn't just drop a small bomb on these boys.
Oka, of course, being not so subtle, "Oh so... how's your sister?"
"I'm not dignifying that with an answer, you horndog."
"Aw, come on. You should tell her to visit, we haven't seen each other in a long time. The flight's only what 12 hours?"
"Hmm, how about you go to visit her since you like her so much?"
"Dude, I can't afford to fly to San Francisco."
"Well, I guess you can't afford to date her then. She's too busy for you anyway, Sho. You know being a businesswoman and all."
That makes Oka lowkey sulk and the boys stand there as they question awkwardly, "San... San Francisco? Like San Francisco... California?"
The supposed new owner turns and just gives them a soft smirk, "Exactly. Frisco 415." They quickly glance down at their uniforms and hum, "Oh, and I'm pretty sure we go to school together so, please take care of me...?" They furrow their brows in thought as they lean over to quietly ask Oka, "They still say that here right?", to which he just nods.
It's at this point that Reki can't contain himself anymore and just strides over to them. Asking a little too loudly as he grabs them by the shoulders, "What do you ride?!" And they quickly put a hand up to stop Oka from absolutely folding this kid as they chuckle softly, "It's okay, Sho. I'm pretty sure he means my board. Can you fetch her for me, please?"
Soon the boys are kneeling as they ogle and inspect the scuffed-up board set out on the floor like children. "That thing is tore up, by the way. What have you been doing with it?", Oka grumbles as he points at the areas on the documents they need to sign. They hum as they scribble initial after initial on the paper, "You know me, dude. She'd be in worse shape if she was someone else's. But I'll admit she needs a facelift. Oh, does this place still have-? Woah!"
And suddenly something warm and fluffy is on their back. They turn their head to see some familiar large ears, "SKETCHY?! Oh my gosh, I haven't seen you since you were kit!" And the boys are confused yet again as Sketchy nuzzles into them instead of biting them. At that, Reki can't help but mutter with a pout, "Who the hell are you?"
They hum as Sketchy perches on their shoulder while they scratch their final signature on the documents. With a sigh, they crack their knuckles in an attempt to ease the ache from all the writing, "Hmm, my skate name is Cuco but you probably didn't realize that last night." They saunter over to sit between the boys and run their hand over the dirty underside of their board fondly, smirking as they catch the boys still gazing at it, "And you guys look like you're wondering what this is. This is called a flowboard. The initial schematic was pretty cracked but after trial and error, my friends and I managed to hack it and make it more comfortable to ride... wanna try it out?"
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