The Closeness Between Childhood Friends (2)
Okay… Phew…
(I’m still pretty stiff, but it’s starting to come back to me. I just need to shift my center of gravity…)
Focus on your upper body
(Keep my center of gravity on my upper body and keep my legs relaxed…)
Wah, aaahhh!
Are you okay, Chief? You can hold onto me.
I-I’m alright…!
(I guess I got it wrong… Geez, I’m pretty rusty.)
Focus on your lower body
(I think I’m supposed to keep my center of gravity in my lower legs…)
(I remember that he told me to imagine that I’m a curling stone.)
Looks like you have the basics down. I knew you could do it. I think you should be fine letting go of my hand for now.
Th-Thank god!
Alright, just follow me.
Okay…!
(But wow, I guess I still kinda remember how to skate.)
Nice going. Your center of gravity’s placed really well.
Sheesh, flattery isn’t gonna get me anywhere…!
(It’s so fun to skate around with Yuki-nii like this.)
That’s it, just keep going straight…
(Wait, since when were we in the middle of the rink…?! Now I’m feeling nervous…)
Wai— Ah, Yuki-nii!
(I’m gonna fall…!)
……
(Oh, thank god… I would’ve taken a really nasty fall if Yuki-nii didn’t catch me in time…)
Are you alright?
(I never noticed how long his eyelashes were…)
(Wait, he’s WAY too close right now!)
Phew… That could’ve been bad. But you should know how to fall properly too from what I taught you.
Oh, right… Thanks for catching me though.
It’s alright, I think I got ahead of myself after I saw that you still remembered how to skate.
It’s not your fault, Yuki-nii. I was surprised at how much I could recall too.
Let’s stay holding hands for now.
I liked watching you skate, but I definitely don’t want you getting hurt. Here, take my hand.
But you really do skate well—not that I’d expect any less from you.
You might have a natural talent for this.
Come on, I’m not that good. You were just a great teacher.
You’ve always been a quick learner. Keep putting in the work, and I’m sure you’ll be able to make some jumps in no time.
You even have the potential to land an axel. We should definitely skate in a pair together someday.
Haha… Well, I’m not sure about all of that…
Really? I’m being serious here.
Yeah, I think I’m fine with where I’m at right now…
For our program together, I suppose we could try a lasso lift as a highlight… We might be able to pull off a death spiral too…
Like I said, I am not doing all of that!