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So maybe it was weird not seeing everyone all the time. And maybe it made Ricky feel a tiny bit lonely. Not that he’d really acknowledge it, but the voice that reminded him of it was still there, in the back of his head. So maybe he needed a bit of distraction. It seemed like he was still going to be in drama club come spring, when they did another musical, so maybe brushing up on his acting, but also dancing, didn’t seem like a terrible idea. 

He could have asked Gina, but she was still in the process of settling in at Ashlyn’s place, so he didn’t want to bother her, and maybe hanging out with Carlos wasn’t too bad. He was the lead choreographer after all, and if Ricky was going to learn this, then he might as well do it right.

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He absolutely got away with sneaking Nini into his house at night. Not that his parents would have really cared about it, but before they even knew they were dating he wasn’t sure how they react, so when Nini would sneak out and into his room ( because they both have trees in front of their windows ) and they would just stay up all night. Nothing major, really just talking and watching movies on Ricky’s phone under the covers.

And well, make out every now and then, of course. But he was also trying to avoid the embarrassing talk with his parents. Because yikes, doesn’t everyone want to avoid that?

Other than that he was pretty tame, and with no siblings and pets there was really no one to blame things on other than himself, at least when they happened around the house. Like that time he was skating indoors, and accidentally knocked over a vase that belonged to his Mom.

It all happened so fast, Carlos wasn’t entirely sure how he ended up at the skateboard park with Ricky Bowen of all people. Well - if he was to walk foot near this park, it would most likely be with Ricky of all kids, the only other person he knew that skateboarded was Red; and he had barely ever held a conversation with Red before.

Observing the area, it was definitely different from the dance studio Carlos was used to - he barely even knew this park existed until Ricky brought it up. He was excited to be exploring a new hobby? Sport? Talent? Honestly, he was entirely unsure of what skateboarding even was, he just knew it contained a board with wheels.

Minus all the gaps in his knowledge, Carlos was excited to try something new out - he didn’t expect to pick up a new interest, or to be good at it. But it seemed rare he did anything other than dance, or something else theater related, and now he stood in a skateboard park watching Ricky show off the tricks he knew.

“I am pretty sure this is going to end in my death - but let’s try it!” Carlos spoke unsure, he really did want to try it, but all the terrible endings that could occur played in his head. But he was Carlos Rodriguez, and he’d be dammed if he stepped back from a challenge.

“Yeah, alright let’s try this! Just be careful, please?”

Carlos clearly wasn’t the guy who usually hung out at a skate park, but Ricky thought it would be fun to show him a little glimpse into his world. Carlos had, after all, been teaching him about dance and their own world for a while now, so Ricky wanted to return the favour.

“Psh. no one will die. I can’t explain that to Miss Jenn and the rest of the gang.” He then chuckled as he picked up the helmet and handed it to the other, safety first, really. Besides, Carlos was a dancer, so he had great balance, which definitely came in handy with skateboarding. He wouldn’t just fall off the board right away, and the rest? Yeah they could figure that out later.

“Of course, I wouldn’t let you hurt yourself.” He then smiled, holding out his hands for the other to take. Once that was done, Ricky nodded towards the skateboard. “You just step one in, like you’d go up on a step. One foot, then hold the balance and the other follows. Once that’s done we’ll get to the moving.” he explained, “Alright, ready?” He then added, holding onto the other’s hands, while he used one of his feet to block the wheels, so the skateboard wouldn’t move before Ricky allowed it to.

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It wasn’t like Ricky was actually being serious. Carlos didn’t seem like the type of guy to ever actually set foot on a skateboard, but if he was wrong then he’d glad show the other boy a trick or two. Or well, maybe just how to stand on a skateboard without falling over, because that was definitely harder than it looked.

He assumed Carlos had the balance for it though.

They had ended up here after practice, and Ricky didn’t want to bore the other boy, but Carlos seemed to genuinely be interested in what he did outside of school and theatre, so he had taken him along. Smiling as he finished off with another trick, Ricky rolled up to his new found friend.

“Alright, wanna give it a try?” he asked, stepping off the board before nodding towards it. “We can go easy, just me pulling you. It’ll be fun, I promise.”