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K.O.T.R
Knights of the Round
Name: Keitaro Urashima
Age: 20
Alias: Darc
Type: Leader
Car: Lamborghini Murcielago
Skills: True Racer Sight (Think Speed Breaker), Quick Reflexes, Insane Intelligence (Only uses it when it comes to racing)
Bio:
Stared K.O.T.R to challenge a lower street racing team who where bullying his younger adopted sister his last year of high school. Live-In Landlord at Hinata-Sou(All Girls Dorm). Left home because of disagreements with his parents about him wanting to go to Toudai. Has two best friends in the K.O.T.R Shirai and Haitani. Under his natural cheerfulness hides a troubled past that haunts him to this day. Completely oblivious to how his 'aunt' feels about him.
Name: Haruka Urashima
Age: 28
Alias: Butterfly
Type: Drafter
Car: Ford GT
Skills: Fast Thinking, Very Wise, Racer Sight (To a much lesser degree then Keitaro)
Bio:
One of the original members of the K.O.T.R. Joined to be closer to Keitaro, and discovered shortly after joining that she had talent as a driver. House-Mother of Hinata-Sou and owner of Hinata Tea House. Biologically she is Keitaro's 1st Cousin but when her parents died she was adopted by there Grandmother Hinata Urashima. Thus making her legally his aunt. Used to fight with Kanako Urashima (Keitaro's adopted sister) over his affections. She still harbors feeling for her "cousin".
Name: Seta Noriyasu
Age: 30
Alias: The Professor
Type: Blocker
Car: Mustang GT
Skills: Mechanic, Decent Intelligence, Resilient, Very Calm (Even in Pressing Situations)
Bio:
Joined the K.O.T.R primarily for something interesting to do when not busy (Haruka also thinks he joined as a blocker for an excuse to drive like a maniac). Professor at Toudai and one of Haruka's two closest friends. Spends most of his time traveling and discovering rare artifacts with his adopted daughter Sarah MacDougal (Who is now left in the care of Keitaro and Haruka at Hinata-Sou). Comes to race for the K.O.T.R when he is not traveling. Considers himself Haruka's emotional pillow. He loves Haruka but knows of her feelings for Keitaro, so he holds back (Feels he has lost his chance with her). Has a tendency to cause destruction without causing harm to others or interfering with his team in a race (Maybe that's why he is a Blocker). Personality wise Keitaro is almost a Carbon-Copy of Seta's. They have similar interest. They even look alike. (Warning)
Name: Haitani Masayuki
Age: 20
Alias: Blaze
Type: Scout
Car: Lotus Elise
Skill: Scouter Vision, Fabricator, Quick Witted (At Times)
Bio:
Original member of the K.O.T.R. Joined to backup Keitaro during his challenge. College freshmen and one of Keitaro's best friends. He met Keitaro in Middle School. They have been almost inseparable ever since. His skills as a scouter are unmatched in Hinata and is one of the top 5 scouters in japan. Has a very friendly personality but likes to talk trash.
Name: Shirai Kimiaki
Age: 19
Alias: Sentinel
Type: Navigator
Car: Lancer EvolutionIX MR
Skill: Mechanic, Fabricator, Tech Savvy
Bio:
Joined the K.O.T.R to replace one of the members they lost. College freshmen and one of Keitaro's 2 best friends. Met the same time Haitani did although he wasn't as close to Keitaro as he is to Haitani (Who he has known for a great deal longer and is his first official friend) until a little after Keitaro gave him his old car (The Lancer he currently drives). Doesn't participate in the races most of the time only when Seta isn't around. He spends most of his time at the teams garage either fixing up the cars if they get damaged or making things to improve there performance. His skills as a Navigator are unmatched in Japan which are new to street racing. Friendly by nature tries to be level headed but sometimes becomes just as obnoxious as Haitani. Doesn't speak of his past (Only Haitani knows why outside of Shirai's immediate family).
Prologue: One of the 4
"Almost there you guys keep it up "Shirai was herd over the com-link in Keitaro" How much farther we have." Keitaro asks his friend. Shirai looked at his computer at the map for this race finding there position. "You guys got a tricky 40 degree right turn coming up in about 3 miles after that it's just a straight shot to the finish." Keitaro gave it some thought for a few seconds "Hey isn't there an empty lot there on that turn." Shirai was taken aback by his question but answered a second later. "Yeah they were planning construction there for some children's park." His eyes narrowed at his screen in suspicion. "What are you planning?" Keitaro paid his question no mind and shifted gears then floored it.
"Yo dude what are you doin!." Haitani asked seeing him shoot off at an insane pace. "You can't make that turn going that fast!" Shirai added. Haruka and Seta sat back and listened to what was going in their own car with a pleased smile. 'By now they should both no what he's capable of.' Haruka mused to herself.
Keitaro saw the empty lot coming into view. He pulls the emergency brake and immediately turns hard to the right. The tail of his car began to whip to the right in a perfectly executed drift thus making the turn early a cutting time with out loosing much speed.
Shirai and Haitani were stunned at what they just saw. Haitani and the rest on the road soon took the same route Keitaro did seeing him a great deal ahead of them. "DUDE SWEET!" Haitani exploded. "You just made that turn doing 193!" Shirai threw in his 2 cents. "You guys really should know better than to doubt Keitaro by now." Seta told the 2 now going on a tangent. "You have to admit Seta that was pretty impressive even for him." Seta started to chuckle a little bit "You know after racing with you guys I just sort of go with It." he checks his rear view mirror "And we better tighten up they're catching up." Haitani starts laughing "What does it mater they aren't catching him anytime soon!" "Yeah he's right...you know for this to be one of the top 4 teams they suck." Shirai told them. "They don't suck we're just better." Haruka responded. "Yeah Yeah." She herd Shirai over the com-link. She just shook her head at his antics "There is a difference between being confident and just being cocky. Hey Seta can you slow them down."
Seta had a huge grin on his face at this (not that she could see it). "Gladly." "I don't mean for you to destroy the block the last thing we need is cops." She scolded. Seta's grin dropped a little. "You're no fun." He sighed. "I'll see what can do." He loosened up on the gas to let the rival team catch up and pass him. Haruka just sighed heavily at his antics. 'How can he be so childish.' she looks at her the rear view mirror to see the whole rival team spinning out. She raised an eyebrow at this. 'I really got to know how he does that.' "Seta's voice is herd threw the com "Alright guys we shouldn't have anymore problems with them lets get this over with."
Mitsune Konno was on her way home from a nearby bar slightly irritated because she wasn't as drunk as she intended to be when she left. 'That fight had to breakout while I was there didn't it.' She continued to walk down the side walk when another thing came to mind. 'It was my fault some what... They were fighting over me.' She thought with a fox like grin on her face. She came across a large group of people that were in grouped in a huge parking lot. It looked like were they having a good time. They had their cars blasting music everyone talking a dancing. This caught her interest so she walked up to the crowd to see what was going on. She asked one of the girls that were nearby. "Hey what's going on out here?" The girl gave her a quick once over and decided it was safe to tell her. "There is a street race going on. There is a team currently battling Jade Dragon for the Hinata City territory." This caught Mitsune off guard. She herd about street racing but she didn't know it was like this and people battled for territory. "Who's challenging this group?" Mitsune asked out curiosity. The stop to think for a second. "I think they were called the Knights of the Round." Mitsune let this turn over in her head a little then decided to ask another question. "Why are there so many people here right now?" Random girl smiled at her. "This is your first time coming to a Street Race isn't it?" The Mitsune nodded an affirmative. The other girl got into a thinking pose for a minute to think of a way to explain things to the new comer.
"Well... First off the reason for this." She indicated everyone here. "This is because this is a very important race. If Jade Dragon looses they loose this whole territory and there placing as one of the top 4 best racing teams." Mitsune was now completely interested in this. The other girl continued her explanation "There are different types of racers we have Drafters: They are speed demons who help team members pick up speed by letting them ride their slip stream. Then there are Blockers: Blockers try to slow down the rival team by using there cars to bump the rival team off the road and what not. Scouts: Racers with very good eyesight and normally head their teams to look out for short cuts. Navigators: They normally don't participate in the race itself they tend to hang out on the side lines and keep an eye on the teams progress an give them heads up on what going on around them. From what I hear the Knights have the best navigator in the country. Finally there are the leaders they normally don't have any special driving skills like the others but they tend to be the brains of the operation if you will." Mitsune absorbed the information given to her she had no idea Street Racing had this much going for it then another thought came to mind. "So the so called leaders just hide behind the other team members?" The girl grinned at that. "Most do but the Knights leader must be pretty badass to think they can take on one of the 4." "Oh." Was Mitsunes reply. "So who's on these 2 teams?" Mitsune felt inclined to ask. The girl looked at her for a second before replying. "One thing you should know is that none of the racers use there real names they got by nicknames."
Mitsune wasn't too surprised by that, she new this kind of thing was illegal. "Helps keep the cops from finding them." "That's part of it but the main reason is some people don't want friends or family to find out there doing this." The girl responded. Mitsune considered this for a minute. "I guess that makes sense."
"As for the 2 teams members...The Jade Dragon's leader's name is Coe. I don't know much about him except he's pretty old... about maybe his late 40's. He's a pretty nice guy and always calm. Their Drafter's name is Faze, Coe's grandson he's 16 and is a high school sophomore at my school." "Wait you know one of the drivers." Mitsune interrupted. "Not really I just see him from time to time." The girl told her. "So you're here to cheer for him?" The older girl asked. The high schooler shook her head. "No my money's on the Knights." "I see." Mitsune responded. The other girl picked up on where she left off. "As for there blocker and Scout there name's are Azu and Snow. I don't no much about them other then there twin sisters. As for the Knights I'm a big fan so I know a bit more." She said with a smile and continued. "There leader goes by Darc 20 years old. He's usually pretty quiet, always humble. He's pretty cute too, and smart as hell to boot. What a package." She said with a dreamy look in her eyes. Mitsune rolled her eyes at the younger girl's antics. "He started the Knights of the Round a few years ago while still in high school but they went under a different name then. There Blocker's name is The Professor I'd say about 30 years old. Him and the leader look the same and a lot of people say they're brothers. There Scout's name is Blaze around the same age as Darc. Like his name might let on he can be a little obnoxious and hot-headed at times. He's a pretty funny guy otherwise and judging by how they act around each other I'd say they've known each other for awhile. As for there Navigator I got nothing other then his name is Sentinel and he is the best navigator in the country. He does participate in the races when there blockers not around but he never gets out his car or stay long after a race."
She stopped for a second to let everything sink in before she resumed. "There Drafter is the soul female in the group and most of us girls look up too. She goes by Butterfly late 20's. She's pretty stoic, calm, and can easily think on her toes. She is also very very close to Darc. Some people say she has a thing for him. A lot more believe they're dating... I find it hard to believe because her affections for him are kinda hidden but it can be seen if you look for it. As for him I think he's oblivious to it." She said with a grin. "You really know your stuff. Anyway thanks for fillin me in." She turned to leave the girl then stopped to address her again. "I never did get your name did I?" "It's Reem yours?" "Mitsune but my friends call me Kitsune." "Nice meeting you." The high schooler greeted "Same here. Just when Kitsune was about to start walking away again she saw everyone start to get riled up then turned her head to see a beautiful red Murcielago coming into a screeching halt inside the large parking lot followed shortly after by three other good looking cars. Every one was surrounding the cars cheering then she turned to Reem who answered the unasked question "Looks like the Knight have won." She said giddily as she started to lead Kitsune to the front of the crowd. The first thing Kitsune noticed was person driving the Murcielago starting get out of the car. She went wide eyed when saw who it was. 'He looks just like Keitaro except without his glasses!' She shouted in her mind. Her mind halted when she saw the others leave there cars. 'What the hell are Seta and Haruka doing here as well! Wait a minute if there here then that is Keitaro!' Her mind working into overtime trying to process what she was seeing.
Keitaro and the others exited there cars hearing the cheer crowd. Haitani gave Keitaro a high five "Dude we had that one in the bag!" Haitani cheered "Hinata City is ours now!" Keitaro watched his friend in amusement then turn to see Haruka and Seta were also pleased that they won.
Haruka and Seta walked up to Keitaro and Haitani. "Kei-kun, Haruka-san... Seta-san!" The 3 mentioned turned to the familiar voice. Keitaro's and Haruka's eyes widened in shock at the site of Mitsune.
"Konno-san what are you doing here." Seta waved at her while walking towards her with his usual smile not caring that he was seen by Mitsune. Keitaro and Haruka on the other hand just looked at each other sharing one thought
'Oh Shit.'
A/N: Ok that's the story. Glad to get that off of my head. It robbed me of sleep…SIGH. Anyway I'm not to sure if I'm going to continue this that depends on the reviews and how many of them I get. I know the story so far sucks because I was half sleep when I wrote this but it should get better as I go along… That is if I continue. Anyway hope you all enjoyed it later.