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"what's up guys, it's ashton!" ashton cheerily greets their camera, "today we're teaching nick a few things. one, how to say something in greek. two, how to play one of the instruments in my room. and three, how to skate." ashton informs
"dearest nicholas, are you ready?" he directs towards the boy next to him
"yes, but also no" nick responds, before the video cuts to a wider angle that showcases part of ashtons room
"which are we starting with?" they ask
"uh, which is the easiest?" nick says skeptical
"personally, i think it's skating. the instruments i'm going to have to give you a crash course on, and with the greek; no offense but i don't think you'll get it on your first try." ashton says, looking at nick
"skating it is then"
parking lot
"ashton, when i agreed to this, i didn't know the details" nick says to ashton who was next to him, whilst miles was filming
"you got this, put your dominant foot on the board first, up by the screws. yep like that" ashton coaches, "then lightly push with the foot that's still on the ground, good. put the foot you pushed of with on the board, and lean to turn" ashton says as he walks beside nick, in case he falls
they did it like that a few times before ashton suggested for nick to try it by himself, "nick, you got this. do it just like i showed you"
"ohmygodohmygodohmygod" nick was muttering as he pushed off the ground with his non-dominant foot
"you're doing great sweetie" miles shouted, making ashton laugh
"nick turn right so you can come back toward us" ashton shouted towards the boy, who was a few feet away
"so i lean left?" he shouted back, getting a 'no' from ashton and miles, before putting his weight on his right leg and slowly straightening the board out again. stopping in front of ashton
"that was amazing, you're a natural" ashton said for only nick to hear
"you really think so? i was really nervous about falling. i like these pants" nick joked, his face slightly pink
"i would've bought you new pants, nicky. but yes, you're a natural. practice more and you'll become more confident in it" ashton confirms, before bending down to grab his board anf nicks hand. "c'mon, instrument time"
inside ashton's room (at his drum set)
"okay, first and foremost, do you know anything about how to play the drums or which drum is which?" ashton asks, from where he has their tripod set up, since miles had something to do.
"uhm, the gold things are cymbals, the one with a foot petal is a bass drum i think, and the other ones are snare drums?"
"okay so the cymbals are right, there's the crash cymbals, hi-hat, and the ride cymbal" ashton says, pointing to each part as he goes along, "then there's the snare drum, high tom, mid tom, and floor tom" they inform, again pointing to each drum, "and finally the bass drum"
"cool cool, what song am i going to play?" nick asks, getting excited
"uhm, you're not, not yet at least" ashton says, walking over to his shelf and grabbing his old rhythm books
"oh" nick says, sounding defeated
"trust me, this'll be easier" they tell the boy whose sat at the drum set, opening the first book for beginners and picking an easy rhythm for nick to start out with, "starting with rhythms will help you get a feel for how the drums work and it'll make the 4 counts easier as well"
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