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It was a cold Saturday for West Chester, outside it started raining, and Bam was too tired to destroy the house today so he could skate. Ryan was at Bam's house like always. They were both watching tv when Jess came running from the kitchen.
" Guys, guys, watch this" they both looked at Jess at the same time
" I found this interesting skateboarding competition in Finland."
" Oh, dude, in Finland?" said Ryan shocked
" Yeah, man listen. The trophy is huge. Something like 1000 euros and a label deal with MTV."
" No fucking way, dude!" said Bam jumping on the ground
" And it can be yours"
Bam was already thinking about MTV and the money, his imagination was going to all the different places.
" We're going to Finland!" said Bam
" When is the competition?" asked Ryan
" In two days."
" What?" they both said at the same time
" Bam, I'm sure you can do it, you are ready for this deal"
" No way, man. I'm not ready."
" Shut up, you will win, I promise. You are already registered
because I knew you will go there." Bam's eyes were full of dreams and fear, a weird combination but it was real. All his life Bam dreamed of being a famous skater, they were always with a camera in their hands and with their feet on the board.
On the same night, Bam and Ryan left the country to win the competition. On the plane, Ryan fell asleep and Bam was left alone with his thoughts. He couldn't sleep, couldn't stop thinking. It was his moment, it was his chance and probably the only one and he had to win, he had to be a star because he trained since he was seven, skateboarding was his life, his love, and his passion. After some time, Bam's eyes fell on some weird magazine from Finland. He couldn't understand a word, still, he looked through it disinterestedly until in the middle of the magazine he saw a face, he stopped and his thoughts finally stopped too. He has never seen a such beautiful face, those eyes were the greenest eyes Bam has ever seen in his entire world. This person was gorgeous, really gorgeous and Bam felt fascinated. When his eyes left the face on the paper he looked down at the body. This person was thin and had tattoos. A tattoo made Bam blush, he wanted to see that tattoo closer, to touch it, to have it. He looked up again and saw the name that had to change his whole life forever.
Ville Valo
" Who are you Ville Valo?" whispered Bam touching the photography
When they finally arrived, outside it was colder than they assumed it would be.
" Fucking shit, I'm freezing here" Ryan laughed
" Don't laugh, idiot"
" We are in Santa's country, you thought that it will be sunny and hot?"
" Yeah, yeah right. I didn't know that I was going to die of hypothermia"
" You're such a drama queen" it was Bam's turn to laugh now
After almost an hour of searching, they arrived at the hotel, and Bam was finally tired. He took a shower and opened the tv lazily hoping to fall asleep in a few moments. He couldn't understand shit on the tv, they were all talking in Finnish. The language sounded okay, Bam didn't care about it at that moment.
" Can you choose a channel? I'm trying to sleep"
" Yeah, just a moment"
" It's useless if you can't understand shit"
" I know but... " Bam stopped talking and looked at the small screen. Ryan didn't understand why Bam stopped talking until he saw how fascinated Bam looked at that fucking screen.
" Who is that?" asked Ryan confused. Who the fuck made Bam so focused and silent
" Shut up. I wanna listen" he said as he gestured with his hands
" You can't even understand what that guy is saying."
" It's his birthday, they are singing happy birthday to him" Ryan was more confused than before
" How did you find out about this dude?"
" I saw him in a magazine on the plane today"
" And now what? Are you his fan?"
" Stop talking, you idiot"
The boy on the screen started singing with his band and it was magical, Bam felt something in his heart and he didn't know what exactly. After they finished singing Bam stood up from his bed and started dressing up.
" Where the fuck are you going?"
" To a record store"
" Now?"
" I'm going to buy a fucking HIM record."
" Oh my fucking God" laughed Ryan
When Bam left the hotel he found himself alone in a country he didn't know at all, he felt lost and confused. What the fuck was he doing here? The boy started walking around admiring the view when he ran into someone.
" Oh shit, sorry! I'm sorry!" said Bam looking at the ground. An older man said something in Finnish and Bam couldn't understand a word.
" I'm sorry!" said Bam again as he started to walk faster.
When he got to the record store inside it was full of people and everyone was buying the same albums. H-I-M was written on all the records and Bam smiled. He took a record and went to the seller
" So HIM is a big thing here, right?"
" Everyone loves them, those guys are amazing"
" Yeah, they really are. I'm sorry but I have to ask, do you know something about the frontman?"
" Ville?"
" Yeah"
" Of course, I know him, he used to come here to buy records. My brother is friends with him"
" That's cool, dude"
" And even if I just lied to you, everybody loves Ville, boys wanna be like him, girls wanna fuck him, you know?"
" So you lied?"
" I guess we'll never know but I'm telling you, Ville Valo will be an icon in the future"
" I hope so, thanks, man!"
He got back to the hotel and started listening to the album next to Ryan
" No way, dude. I'm trying to sleep"
" Not anymore"
" Oh man, I hate you. You know tomorrow is the most important day in your life, right?"
" Yes and I'm ready"
" I know but still, don't you need some sleep?"
" After I finish listening to HIM"
The record started and Bam was mesmerized, he didn't skip any of the songs, and he couldn't stop hearing his voice, it was magical
" Ville is so fucking good"
" I can see, " said Ryan looking at the photo from the album, Bam blushed
" Not in that way, fucker. His voice is something else"
" Yeah sure," said Ryan in a sarcastic tone
" Don't you think?" Bam looked like a puppy
" I do but now I'm hungry and tired so I don't care about your stupid fangirling now"
" I'm not fangirling, idiot" Ryan laughed
It was finally the most important day in Bam's career. Outside it was raining and cold, too cold for Bam's liking but he couldn't really do something about it. He was nervous, maybe even scared but too cocky to say it out loud. His hands were a bit shaking so Bam kept them in his hoodie. Ryan on the other hand was excited to see Bam skate, see the city, and see the final results. They took two skateboards in case something happened with one of them, and left the hotel searching for a taxi.
Inside Bam was looking out the window while Ryan was talking with the man.
" Dude, we have to check out that sex shop after" laughed Bam, Ryan looked at Bam and giggled
" Yeah right"
" I'm serious, dude. If I don't win or something at least I can buy some funny stuff from here. I don't know if I'll ever come here again"
" What about the band you discovered?"
" Well, maybe they'll come to America one day. I have to see those guys" Bam smiled and looked down
" Boys, this is the destination"
" Thank you, sir!" said the boys at the same time. They paid and left the car looking around for some signs or people
" Are you nervous?" asked Ryan when they saw the track in that space. It looked like a sports hall, it was big and had some blue chairs around
" I can do this," said Bam more for himself than for Ryan
" I know you can, you're Bam Margera, you can do whatever you want and nothing can stop you" Bam hugged Ryan and went to sit next to the competitors. Bam was scared because everyone was amazing but Ryan was right, he is Bam Margera, and nothing can stop him. It was finally his turn, he looked one more time at Ryan and nodded.
For Bam skateboarding was like heroin, he needed it to feel high, to feel good. Yeah, Bam knew the deal was important but he just wanted to have a good time, after all, it was fate, and luck. Luck has been one of his hidden weapons.
After hours of waiting the results were brought by the jurors
" I know you've been all waiting for this and we all know how important it is for you to win. First of all, we wanna thank you for coming and doing something you love to do, you are all really talented people and we are happy to be able to sit in the same room with all these talented young kids. Now in third place is... David Addams. Let's applaud him" Ryan and Bam made eye contact and smiled. Bam's heart was exploding.
" The second place goes to...Ilmari Randolph, let's applaud him too" Ryan wanted to break something, he was nervous and wanted to hear Bam's name faster
" Before we say his or her name I wanna say something about this kid. I've never seen such talent. It looked like this kid was flying around with his skateboard, it looked like he or she enjoyed every single moment and the smile on their face was all we needed to know that they love what they do. I've never seen this person before, I don't know who this person is but congrats! The first place goes...right in America to Bam Margera!!!!" Everyone stood up and cheered up for Bam. He hugged Ryan tight and started crying
" Thank you! Thank you so much! It means a lot to me" The juror hugged Bam and gave him the trophy
" Thank you again"
" Do you wanna say something?" asked the juror
" I wanna say that I've been doing this since I was seven years old and I've never thought that I'll come here and win. It's the best thing that happened to me and I wanna thank you for the sweet and true words, it means a lot!" Everyone started applauding and Bam walked back to Ryan
" I knew it had your name on it"
" I can't believe it, dude"
" You were amazing, congrats man!"
" I wanna get shitface tonight"
When they got back Ryan and Bam went straight into a bar, that bar had a weird name that they couldn't pronounce but it didn't matter anymore. After a few shots, a bit of wine maybe a bit more and some whisky the room started spinning around for Bam but he couldn't care less, he was laughing with some girls and smoking joints. It was crazy how in Europe you could do so many things, he wanted to move here in his bad state of mind because if he was sober he would've said that it was too cold for him. He didn't know where Ryan was but he was too turned on to care. Two girls were dragging him to the bathroom when a HIM song started playing
" HIM, that's a HIM song! said Bam excited, the girls couldn't care less about the song
" Just...just a second. I...I wanna...hear... I wanna hear his voice"
" You can hear his voice while you fuck us" that turned Bam on even more, the thought of Ville's voice make his back shiver and he nodded.
" Fuck, where am I?"
" In your room, idiot," said Ryan as he was packing their stuff
" How the fuck did I get here?" Bam couldn't open his eyes, there was too much light in the room
" I dragged you from the bar, you were sleeping on some table when I came back"
" Where the fuck did you go? I couldn't see you at some point"
" Well... with some chick. These girls are great" Bam laughed
" Yeah, you tell me"
" Open your eyes and don't you dare fall asleep again, we're leaving in an hour."
" What? An hour? I wanna sleep"
" You can sleep at home or in the airplane as normal people do"
" Yeah, yeah right."
Fuck, it hurt so much to even open his eyes, it was the first time when he got this drunk and the hangover was shitty as fuck.
Finally, they left the hotel and went to the airport for the next plane. Bam was wearing a black hoodie with CKY written on it and had a pair of baggy blue pants with a black belt around them. Ryan was wearing a black hoodie with some black jeans, a red bandana on his head, and some black sunglasses over his eyes. He looked like he went to Spain, not Finland.
" Still can't believe I won"
"Now you will work with MTV" Bam stopped walking, took off Ryan's sunglasses, and looked straight into his eyes
" No, we will work with MTV, okay? I will do everything to get you there with me." Ryan smiled and put back his glasses and Bam gave him a side eye making him know that he was being serious. They got into the plane and Bam saw Ville on the cover of the magazine.
" No way" whispered the younger boy while Ryan was looking for his little pillow.
" Give that stupid magazine cause I'm bored," said Ryan after a while of silence
" No" Ryan looked at him confused
"Why not? What's in there?"
" It's just a stupid magazine like you said, there's nothing you can see in it"
" You are begin super suspicious fucker, give me that thing" Ryan took the magazine and saw the cover
" Aha, now I see. This is the same dude you've been fangirling about * Bam blushed and looked away*. I can see why you like him, ah funny him * Ryan giggled and looked at Bam who was red like a tomato* he is beautiful, he looks like a girl with that makeup on" said Ryan while he was flipping the pages
" I don't know what you're talking about"
" Say it, Bam. You like this boy"
" No, I won't, I just...I like the way he sings and his style."
" Yeah right, like I believe you or something"
" Please, don't say anything about Ville at home, I mean don't laugh about this in front of them"
" Okay, I won't talk about it"
" Thank you"
" But admit it and I'll leave you alone"
" No, I don't like him"
" God damn it. It's not that hard, man"
" I'm not gay, now shut up"