August 27th Sat. -- Sometime after Noon
Kasai had met up with his friends at their usual warehouse to skate. He loved skateboarding. It took him away. Released the chains that bound him to the ground. Made him the Bird that his name stated.
They preparing for the underground Demolation competition. It was a yearly event that allowed skaters to compete against each other. The top 3 teams that won got to participate in the X Games, which was were pro-skaters from around the world competed for the number one spot. Phoenix's team had never made it, but they came close at 6th place last year and they were determined to win this year.
When the door of the empty warehouse sounded as it was opened, the skaters came to a stop and looked quickly at the door. They had to be careful of the police, for not only were they skating which was not allowed, but they had pretty much broken into the warehouse. The sillouette showed not policemen, but rather kids around Kasai's age.
"Hey Phoenix!" one called out. Kasai's gaze fell on the boy who was a bit taller than him and looked more Korean than Japanese. "Who would have expected that we would run into you here of all places!"
The boys walked towards Kasai and his friends. Kasai looked at the others for their reaction, but no one said anything. The guy that had spoken was now before Kasai. He leaned forward so his face was inches away from Kasai's.
"Are you ready to get your ass handed again to you this year?" he asked Kasai, while his accompaniments laughed.
"What do you want, Siho?" Kasai asked the Korean boy.
"Oh nothing really. We just happened to find this large warehouse that we thought would be perfect for skateboarding in privacy and we happened upon you guys. Don't worry though. We won't take this place from you. You guys clearly need more practice anyways, so the place is yours."
Kasai's fists closed tightly and he bit down hard on his lip to keep himself from doing anything he would regret. He couldn't say anything back, considering Siho's team had beat his last year. Instead, he angrily set his skateboard back on the ground and took a detour on his way to one of his best friends in hope they could calm him down.
When he was in the process of converting from ramp to ramp, he suddenly found himself in the path of a flying skateboard. It of course belonged to Siho and had deadly aim. It hit Kasai in a special place between a guy's legs and sent out a bolt of pain, causing Kasai to miss the board and the ramp. Well partially. One of his legs hit the side of the ramp, causing another singe of pain.
"You bastard!" he called out after the laughter coming from Siho. He wanted to get up and attack Siho, but the pain coming from his leg prevented him from doing so. Siho snatched back the skateboard that had been used as a projectile and ran off with his crew, as Kasai's came to help him.
Ultimately, they decided to take him to the hospital, to make sure his leg wasn't broken. Kasai, however, was too busy thinking of ways to get Siho back.