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[works in progress]
-----Past Timeline Tie-Ins-----
-Chapter 3 Start-
-Meeting Adam-
Isn't he amazing! Kaoru said breathlessly, face beaming. "That blue haired guy really knows how to skate. Do think he'll come back and meet up with us again? I really want him to show me how he did the trick so flawlessly. Whenever I try and do it, I get the angle all wrong and have to bail out. How cool would it be if he joined our group?!"
Kojiro was already halfway asleep lying on his sofa. Even so, Kaoru's excitement was contagious and Kojiro couldn't help but smile with him.
-Adam revealing himself-
Ep 9 - Timestamp -16:58
All 3 teens were breathing hard as they made a mad dash away from the rapidly approaching sirens.
"This way!" one hooded figure yelled urgently, jumping off his board and heading under the bridge.
Kojiro and Kaoru glanced at each other and nodded before scrambling down the steep embankment after Adam.
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Kojiro was bent over hard and all of them were trying to catch their breath. As they heard the cop cars whirl by on the bridge above them the two glanced at each other victoriously.
"Too easy." Kaoru said smugly, bumping fits with Kojiro in celebration.
The sudden movement behind them caught their eye and they watched in surprised as their hooded stranger known as Adam finally remove his sweat covered hood.
Kojiros mouth fell open as he stared at this strange new face.
"Adam you're taking your hood off?"
"Hmm? Why not?"
He glanced over at Kojiros gaping expression and turned away putting his hand in his pocket.
"It doesn't matter if you see me." he murmured softly.
"Huh?" Kaoru mumbled.
Adam swug his head back, "We're friends aren't we?" He asked.
"I trust you guys."
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Kojiro couldn't help but continue to stare into those eyes.
"Hey," he said nervously, "Stupid question, but do I know you from somewhere?"
Adam's eyes crease ever so slightly before he lets out a laugh.
"Well we have been hanging out a lot these past couple of weeks."
Kaoru looks over at his friend quizzically. "Why would you say that?"
"I'm from an entirely different school district." Adam says and then hesitates before continuing. "So I doubt we would have come into contact before that."
"Right," Kojiro says sheepishly rubbing the back of his neck, "Dumb thought, my bad."
-Adam revealing himself-
-Kojiro deals with secret admirers-
-Kaoru comes out-
-Kaoru sneaking off with Adam-
-Kojiro starts dating spree-
-Friends Makeup-
-Chapter 4 Start-
-Chapter 6 Start-
-Adam leaving-
Ep 7 - Timestamp -15:13
Twilight had fallen on the boardwalk.
Kojiro watched with tired eyes as his friend stepped away. Furthering the already growing rift between them.
Adam folded his arms and leaned against the graffitied pillar, refusing to meet his friends eyes.
"Adam this has to stop. Too many people are getting hurt on your stupid suicidal escapades."
Kaoru took a step forward. His fist clenching in anger from Adam's complete refusal to take accountability for the trail of mangled skaters they kept finding in his wake.
"Are you listening to me?"
"You've changed Adam. I want to know why."
Adams lips twitched into a soft smirk.
"We're supposed to evolve as humans."
His friends robotic response made Kaoru straighten his shoulders.
"Well then evolve one more time." Kaoru said flatly. His shoulders drooped as he added "You shouldn't be skating like that."
The notes of concern rang in his voice making Adam finally look up to his friend.
"Not your choice." Adam responded firmly.
His eyes turned to gaze out on the empty beach that had always been his place of refuge.
"Besides, I'm out of time." he said finally.
I'm leaving for America first thing tomorrow."
The hints of bitterness lingered in the air as his friends gasped in surprise, even from the oh so stoic Kojiro.
His voice softened as he continued to gazed out on the open ocean and the lonely looking horizon beyond.
"I can't keep playing on the ramps with you guys. It's time for me to move on."
-----Current Timeline Tie-Ins-----
-Discussions of Adam-
Ep 8 - Timestamp -13:13
Evening had fallen on Sia la luce and as always Kojiro's old friend had wandered in after closing hours.
[rewrite setup scene]
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Kojiro folded his arms across his chest.
"I bet Adam's skating alone in the dark. Like a loser."
Kaoru kept his eyes focused on his unfinished glass of white-wine. His hands folded neatly in his lap.
"Don't be so ridiculous. Everyone is alone when they practice." He states in his matter of fact tone.
"It's only a metaphor dummy." Kojiro retorts irritably.
He turned his head to stare at the wall, losing himself in thought.
"It's like he automatically assumes that everyone's his enemy. He doesn't even give anyone the chance to know him." Kojiro pauses before adding, "It's kinda sad."
Kaoru raised his head from his glass, his eyebrows drew up inquisically.
"How do you know he does that?"
Kojiro closed his eyes, refusing to look at his friend.
"It's just a hunch."
"Or call it intuition" he decided thoughtfully, "One previously sad loner simply seeing through the bullshit front put up by another."
Kaoru's hand came up to cover his face, hiding his look of disappointment. Of course he doesn't know anything more, he thought.
"I can't believe I was fool enough to ask you." he grumbled.
A pair of fists suddenly slammed onto the counter in front of him. Kojiro lowered his head and stuck his neck out to bring them both eye to eye.
"Why are you complaining when it was one of my hunches that found your lost wallet at our social studies trip back in the day!"
Kaoru lowered his hand to look at his now irritated friend. He leaned in closer, lips curling in a half bemused, half annoyed smirk.
"Well your cute hunch is not the reason we found it. You led us to a random restaurant in LA!"
Kojiro narrowed his eyes and cursed inwardly "Damn it, he thought, "He's right"
"Well- what about the bar in Paris" Kojiro shot back.
"I created the itinerary for our night out!" Kaoru retorted.
-----Draft Chapters-----
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