Who knew the skatepark could be romantic?

 Who knew the skatepark could be romantic?

The year is 2006, in the small town of imagination Ontario (made up town, real province) There is a young woman named Lyric, Melody, Anderson. Her parents are really into music. Anyway Lyric is a pretty woman, or at least that's what people told her. She was 5,7 slim, with grey eyes, and pitch black hair. She wore black square shaped glasses, and was your typical emo girl. Every Saturday after dinner Lyric would lace up her high tops, and head down to the skatepark. It wasn't too far from her house, so she could walk there. That's where she is now, Lyric is a writer, always wanted to write. A lot of her books have been best sellers. Right now she is sitting on the edge of one of the ramps, with her laptop out trying to come up with a new idea. When suddenly, she heard this wooshing sound. As she looked up, Lyric saw a skater tearing it up on the ramp. The skater was so cool looking, electric blue hair, a lip piercing, thick black eye liner, striking blue eyes, a little chubby, had on a black veil brides t-shirt, with black skinny jeans, and converse. Lyric was in awe of the mysterious stranger, she thought they were the coolest person ever. They were an exceptional skater, and Lyric put away her laptop so she could watch. After awhile, the skater sensed that she was watching them, and turned toward her. Embarrassed about being caught, Lyric tried to make it look like she wasn't watching, and started agressively typing on her laptop. "hey" shocked that someone was actually talking to her, Lyric picked her head up and was face to face with the skater. "h-hi" She said shyly. "sorry I didn't mean to stare at you, you're just really awesome on that board." Lyric said with a shy smile. "Thanks, I haven't seen you around before, I like your look." They said, "thanks I like yours too." They stared at each other for a few minutes, until the skater broke the silence. "I'm Coltrane by the way, Coltrane Matthews, he/him" "Nice to meet you Coltrane, my name is Lyric. Lyric, Melody, Anderson, she/her." "I guess both our parents love music huh?" He said laughing. Lyric laughed with him, and nodded. "so what do you do?" Lyric asked patting the spot next to her. Coltrane sat down, with a smile. "well my job is designing and building skateboards, but I play drums in a band." Lyric's eyes went wide at that, music was a huge part of her life. "OMG that's so cool! I'm a writer, and I have a lot of sucessful stories." "anything I might know?" He asked with curiosity. "Well I mostly write romance novels, but I do have a series about demons who solve mysteries about mortals." "wow that sounds so cool, I'll have to check them out some time." Lyric got an idea, she reached into her bag, and pulled out a copy of one of her books. "I actually have a copy of one of my romance books if you're interested." She said. "Thanks, I'll return it to you I promise. Can I get your number?" They exchanged numbers, and Coltrane skated off. But they agreed to meet up again soon. 

A few months later.

"nooo hahaha stop it Colt!" "never!! ahahaha" Lyric and Coltrane have been friends for three months now. And Coltrane is currently tickling Lyric, at their spot at the skatepark. "do you want me to teach you how to skate?" Coltrane asked her. "sure" He pulled her to her feet, and held onto her hands tightly. "it's ok I won't let you fall, here's my helmet, gotta protect that pretty head of yours." Lyric blushed and pushed a strand of hair out of her face. Coltrane helped her onto the board, "ok I'm gonna hold the bottom of the board, try to keep your balance. We won't do any stunts yet." Lyric nodded, but she was scared to death. "hey why are you shaking? It's ok, we don't have to do this." Lyric turned around to look at her best friend. "no I wanna do it, I'm just scared I'm gonna fall." She said trembling. "it's ok, come here." Coltrane brought Lyric into his chest and held her, gently rubbing her back. "we'll go slow I promise." Staring into those blue eyes of his, Lyric knew she was safe. "ok here we go." Coltrane started to push the board, and Lyric focused on trying not to fall. After a few seconds, Lyric was starting to enjoy herself. "weee, ahaha" She yelled. "I knew you would love it" Suddenly they hit a rock, and the board went out of control. Coltrane let go of the board, and Lyric was going too fast for him to catch her. "ahhhhhh!" Lyric fell off the board, and landed on her knees. "OMG Lyric!" Coltrane rushed over to her. "are you ok? Are you hurt?" Lyric gently moved off her knees, and she had cuts that were bleeding. "ow" "Lyric I'm so sorry, do they hurt?" All Lyric could do was nod, as tears fell from her eyes. "I'm gonna get you cleaned up ok? Let's go to my apartment." "I'm gonna pick you up" Coltrane, as gently as he could, picked up Lyric bridle style and walked her to his car. When they arrived at his apartment, Coltrane carried Lyric up to the bathroom, and set her on the toilet. "this might sting, but I have to disinfect the cut, you can hold my hand if you want." Lyric grabbed onto Coltrane's hand, squeezing it as he applied the medicine. "there we go, now do you want batman band-aids or spiderman?" Lyric picked Spiderman, and he put one on each knee. "there you go, all patched up." Coltrane said hugging Lyric to comfort her. "thanks Colt." "anytime" They went down to the living room, and Coltrane put on the corpse bride. They snuggled in close, enjoying each other's company. "how about you stay with me tonight?" Lyric nodded. After they finished the movie, and had dinner it was time for bed. Coltrane gave Lyric one of his shirts to wear, and some MCR sweats, they brushed their teeth and climbed into bed. "I made the bed all up for you, I'll go sleep on the couch." Lyric grabbed his hand. "please don't go, I don't mind sharing the bed." "ok then." They slid into bed next to each other, "goodnight Lyric" "goodnight Colt." As she was falling asleep, Lyric had a realization. "OMG I'm in love with my best friend!" 

Another three months later

Another three months had gone by, and Lyric couldn’t stop thinking about how she was in love with Coltrane. “How am I going to tell him? Do I want to tell him?” She asked herself getting ready for the day. “I mean I do love him, and I just wanna kiss him so bad!” The thought put a smile on her face, as she put the finishing touches on her outfit. Coltrane invited her to come watch his band perform, and of course she said yes! Once she was all dressed, she had on a black skater dress, with red and black striped arm warmers, the beaded bracelet Colt gave her on her birthday, some ripped leggings, Coltrane’s leather Jacket that he also gave her, and her black high tops. Lyric got on the bus, and she was on her way to the venue. When she arrived the venue was beautiful, it was a gorgeous building with gold accents everywhere, and the stage was all set up with mic stands and equipment. “Lyric, over here!” Coltrane called to her from back stage. “Hey dude, this place is sick!” Lyric said in awe. “Yeah it’s pretty sweet, let me introduce you.” “Guys this is Lyric my best friend, Lyric this is Jared our lead guitarist.” Jared had blond hair with green streaks, dressed in all black with think eyeliner, and a spiked collar. “This is Raven, she plays keyboard.” Raven had a similar style to Lyric, only her hair was shaved on one side and was dyed red. “This is Sam, they play base.” Sam had black and blue hair with a grey beanie on, a nose piercing, and bracelets by the dozen up and down their arms. “And last but not least, our lead singer Avery.” Avery had on a blood red dress, black combat boots, a heart choker, and sunset hair. (Red, orange, yellow) “it’s nice to meet you.” Lyric said. “You too, Coltrane has told us a lot about you.” Jared said bluntly. “All good things I hope.” Lyric said with a small laugh. “Hehe, don’t worry all good things I promise.” While the band was getting set up, Coltrane pulled Lyric aside. “I’m really happy you came.” “Of course I came, you’re my best friend.” They hugged, Lyric didn’t want to let him go. But he had a performance to do. “I saved you a spot in the front row, hope you enjoy tonight, I have something special planned after.” Coltrane winked at her then went to join his band. Lyric was blushing like mad, and was curious about what he had in store for them. Lyric found her spot in the crowd, and they began their set. She was in awe, they were actually really good! “That’s my best friend up there!” She thought to herself. When they walked off stage, Lyric met up with Coltrane outside. “You were so good!” She told him hugging him tight. “Thanks” they looked into each others eyes for a few seconds, until Coltrane took Lyrics hand. “Bye guys, we’ll meet up next week for practice ok?” He said to his band mates. “Alright man, have a goodnight.” Coltrane and Lyric got into the car and drove off. “Ok we’re here, the after party with just us.” It was the skatepark, and in their spot was a little picnic laid out. “Oh my gosh, Colt this is beautiful!” Lyric said with a sparkle in her eye. “I’m happy you like it, come on.” It was the perfect way to end the night, the stars shining above them, good food, and even better company. “Lyric, there’s something I want to ask you. We’ve been best friends for 6 months now, and in these 6 months I have started to develop feelings for you. You’re the most beautiful, smart, loving, and caring person I’ve ever met. I wanted to do this in the place we first met, Lyric Melody Anderson, will you be my girlfriend.” And in his hand we’re matching promise rings, one was a heart with a black gem, and the other had a blue gem. “Oh my gosh, yes! A thousand times yes! I’ve been in love with you for awhile now too!” They exchanged rings, then shared a beautiful, loving, kiss. “Who knew a skatepark could be so romantic?” 

The End