langa was worried at this point, where was reki at this point? was he just...gone? his energy felt drained as he sat on the sidelines, watching contestants skate for their chance at fighting ADAM, for the second time. where was reki? where had he gone- it felt like he had fallen off the face of the earth. the blue-haired canadian clung to the skateboard fixed so perfectly by the shop owner, nearly breaking down there.
where was reki? where was his reki? his brain racked with anxiety as he felt a hand on his shoulder, flinching up and yelling, "reki!" only to find ADAM.
"SNOW, how could you? i'm so hurt." the man said sarcastically. in all actuality- langa was genuinely disgusted by this man. he was a man, langa was a minor.
"what do you want, ADAM?" he demanded, blinking rapidly, his grip tightening quickly as he breathed in shakily. he was on the verge of a panic attack... if one bad thing after another happened- his psyche at this point was just...destroyed. reki was gone. reki was gone.
ADAM squinted, before rolling his eyes and leaving, realizing the boy's state. this was no time to bother him. "it's nothing. just be there, SNOW, beat me in the finally." he smiled sickly.
langa didn't care about ADAM honestly, only muttering a quick, "eat shit." in response. his feature were laced with pure panic and anxiety as he gazed about, looking for JOE or CHERRY or MIYA, even SHADOW would do at this point! he breathed in, falling to his knees. he had been wiped off the face of the earth. off the face of the earth.
"hey, langa." the bluette looked up from his panic strewn state at JOE, who looked extremely worried. "what's...up? any sign of reki?" langa slowly got up, barely being able to keep himself stable using his skateboard as he shook.
"reki's gone. completely gone. it's like his image as been stolen. he doesn't come to school, his family doesn't know where he is, he- he's just gone, JOE, i don'f know what to do!" his eyes darted around for any sign of the red haired boy, "he's gone, he's gone because of me, he's just gone. he's gone, JOE, gone, completely." he repeated the phrase as if the taller adult didn't understand, soon pushed into a full breakdown, stumbling into the cook.
"please, help," he begged, tears falling down his face as he stared up at JOE, who called for CHERRY swiftly.
"CHERRY," he looked at the pink haired skater before back down to langa, who was shaking and sobbing quietly. "please take him home. afterwards help him find reki, in any way possible. i can't due to my restaurant." CHERRY only half listened to the 'stupid muscle groilla', instead focusing on the panicking child.
"yes, alright." he muttered, quickly taking the boy's hand as if he were a parental figure. "come on, langa, it's best we go now before anyone notices." he murmured, waving goodbye to the others before picking up carla.
"CHERRY? where are you going! and with SNOW?" yells and such came from girls and others as langa staggered his way out, using the taller pinkette as support, as he took him home.
"...y-y-you drive a c-car out here?" langa stuttered, getting in the front before he had officially calmed down enough to speak properly. looking at the car, it was fairly nice- but not over the top. just a small cruiser.
cherry nodded, blinking as he started it up and took his mask down from his face. "yeah. i'm not as young as i used to be," he joked, smiling. "its bad for my legs. even with carla being battery powered- and i want it to be fully charged before i come out here every time."
langa nodded in understanding, slowly setting his skateboard wheels-up before shakily looking forwards. "ya know what, i hate ADAM. genuinely." he grumbled, narrowing his eyes. "he's creepy.."
"he's disgusting. you're a minor, if i'm right," cherry averted his eyes from the road for a moment before swiftly asking langa for his house's address. langa swiftly gave it to him before he heard the oh-too-familiar blinking sound of the blinkers, blinking the tears from his eyes as cold wind slapped his far too emotionless face.
"yeah." langa nodded. "doesn't matter if i'm over the age of consent, he's in his twenties. i'm barely 17." he sighed before laying his pale arms against the window, cherry not bothering to close the window after the heat was turned on. kid had been through too much tonight.
"this your place?" cherry stopped in front of the dim house as langa nodded, quickly grabbing his skateboard and bowing thanks to cherry for the ride home. the bluette himself wasn't sure he'd...of made it himself. "it's no problem, really. my place is the same direction as your's, so that makes it convenient."
"it's still a large help, cherry. let me at least pay back the gas money." langa reached for his pocket before cherry laughed, smiling.
"langa, seriously. it's no problem. i'm an adult, you're a kid." he shrugged before langa nodded and closed the door, heading into the house through the front door, watching cherry's black car leave.
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