What is is that i always searched for in my life, is it thrill of wanting to be something or being someone that important to others. Mine was nothing but i felt that is okay, you're still found the ways that you could express that emotion of yourself. In the end, the result of you having a courage to move your legs was already considered a feat.

For me, i was limited of usage of my body due to me having a very weak body as child. I never hung out with anyone nor i have a courage to do so. But i found something that was intrigue me when i was little. It was involving cars and mountain passes that i always remembered for years. My first experience with them was when i was jogging in the morning.

The car was powerful and fast in the corner, the legend has it that the roar of the engine was heard in the mountains. The car have fought many battles but the car has disappeared and the people never seen the car again. The car now remained mystery and also a myth.

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(Chiba Prefecture)

In the mountain pass, a sound of tires screeching and sound of frogs could be heard by afar, the sound of engine of car was passing by. A boy was doing his normal running exercise up in the mountain, he will always do it in the morning, he was wearing a watch as the watch indicated that it was 04:30 AM in the morning. He was wearing a jacket that covered his face.

"Just a bit more." the boy exclaimed in his head, he continued to jogging even though his feet tells him to stop. He then heard something was coming very very fast. He then saw light from the car was coming really really fast. The boy moves out from the way out to the guardrails. He then saw a car was speeding in high speed.

The car was a Toyota AE86 Trueno, the AE86 was a coupe and has rear spoiler behind it. He has never seen cars go that fast before. Is people usually drive that fast or is he just imagining? He then saw the hairpin that was coming. The boy was running towards to the hair pins to warn the driver but the driver quickly drifts through the hairpin. The boy couldn't believe what he has seen. How did a car move like that and what is the secret?

But he removed what just happen in his mind right now because he was just focusing his jogging session probably his last time jogging here because he was going to move out from the city . his dad was going to moved to Tokyo because he got a new job there as an architect.

He then stops near the hillclimb of the pass and he found a vending machine. He got money to spend and bought a bottle of water. He then looked down upon the city that he known for his life. He's going to leave this place in a couple of hours. He then reminded of the car that passed by. He knew it was an AE86 but he only knew them due to reading one of a car magazine that he found in his house.

He looked at the body he is, his body was bit skinny but due to him having weak body as a child, it was hard for him to gain a bit muscles and he could ran out of stamina really quickly. He smiled and hopes that in Tokyo, he would found a way that his body could grow the way he wanted it to be. Reiji has

"Alright then, i'll have to come back to this city again because i promised someone that i have to returned here. All right, Numazu. I will come back!" the boy roared from the top as the birds fly off from the mountains.

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(Years later)

(Chiba Prefecture)

(Numazu)

"Hey Hey! Hey Reiji Wake up, we're already here." a voice of a man was heard in his ears, he woke up from his sleep. Now the boy grows into a something that he wanted to be even though its not his ideal self but it was good enough for him. He finally gain quite a muscles and his stamina was already improving. His hair was brown but his bangs that covered his left eye was red. He also wore a necklace around his neck.

He quickly gets out from the car, he looked at his new house that was a bit middle class house but was enough for him. He goes to the streets that he was on and it was really different than the other one he used to have. He heard some family bought their old house so they bought a new one.

He then looks at the streets was also different than his old one. He then notice that there was a huge space in his house on the right. He was confused why there missing space, maybe for the car. He entered the house and he saw fairly decent house, there's a kitchen,bathroom, living room. The place was ok but they haven't put anything in place yet.

"Reiji, we're going to place our things that we have in Tokyo in here. Help out with this." the father was talking as Reiji saw his father holding through the things and help out setting them up. The wind blowing and the sun shines, yes this is home like he remembered.

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(Next Day)

Reiji was walking around the city to see what's new in the town that he used to live in. the place was massively different, some of the buildings that he used to know are gone and changed. The city didn't change that much but he did. He now wearing black jacket with a hoodie.

Reiji the spotted there people who has school uniforms. He also saw that some of the girls that was entering the schools. He then saw the school in full view, they are quite huge and some of the sakura petal signaling spring season has come. The feeling of the wind, the sakura petals falling, he has returned to the city.

"Hey do you need something?" a voice was heard by Reiji. As he turned around, he saw someone unexpected. He saw a boy wearing a white shirt and brown pants, The boy was a bit messy yellow hair. He has medium build and has brown eyes.

"Sena?" Reiji realized who he was by the characteristics itself even the boy that was in front of him also realized it. "Reiji?". Both of them high fived. "Can't believe it's you man! Why are you one that uniform? Don't tell me you're sneaking into their school?" Reiji was excited that he met familiar face in his old town. "As matter of fact, i do attend this school now due to having low applicants, the Uranohoshi school decided to do co-ed to risen more applicants into the school."

"Co-ed?" Reiji was confused. "Means that boys could applied to this school as well. Uranohoshi was once all-girl school but now guys could applied here and study here too." Sena informed, Reiji's mind was peaked with interest but he needs to see his option first to where will he be studying at. It might be fun because Sena was here and both of them could hang out again like old times.

He heard something ringing inside his pocket, he pulled out his phone and it was a text from his dad that he found a car for him to use. A month earlier, Reiji received his driver's license and his father decided that he would buy him a new car for getting his driver's license. In the text, his dad said that they will meet at the junkyard for Reiji's new car.

"Who is it?" Sena asked and Reiji puts his phone back in his pocket and puts it back into his pocket. Reiji puts his hood in. "Sorry, got to go to meet my dad." the bell of the school also rang, meaning that Sena has to go to class before he gets in the detention. "Yeah, see ya later." said Sena as he goes to class. He doesn't want to be late

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(Junkyard)

The boy was confused as hell when he located where he was supposed to meet with his dad. He saw only empty cars without any engines. He even saw people was going to see the cars that was damage, they might salvage the parts or rebuild the car.

"Hey Kid, kept ya long enough?" Reiji's father came from the office of the owner. "Dad, the cars here are old and the engine was empty too. Why are we here anyway?" Reiji pouted. "The car isn't here yet, you could explored the junkyard for a while until then." his dad replied, Reiji was walking around the junkyard while waiting, he spotted some Nissan 350z, Toyota AE86, and some Silvia's. He might wanted an AE86 but what if his dad's pick is even better car than an AE86. let's just hope he did pulled out an 86 but he could trolled him with an 85.

He suddenly saw something that might interest him the moment he saw, he then looked at a Nissan Skyline GTR R32 with a white body. The car didn't have a rust on it, just a bit of dust in. the car was pretty good condition even though it was in the junkyard. The car has black rims on the wheels, at the back, the GTR had a ducktail spoiler and the "Skyline" logo is gone but the "GTR" logo is still there. Reiji was standing there clueless of what he feels about this car.

Reiji felt like he was seeing that he was looking for the long time, he wanted this car but what if his dad didn't liked the car? Well at least he could try to convinced him to buy him this. The R32 was something that he was considering to drive but never came across his mind that he's going to rode one due to R32's weight being too heavy.. His father came back to him. "Hey the cars ready, let's go." his dad said.

"Dad, can i have this one?" Reiji points at the GTR that he found. His father was in shocked seeing that GTR. he encountered this GTR before but he kept his ground so Reiji wouldn't worried about the car that he wants. "Alright, i'll see what i can do." his dad said as he goes to one of the workers on the junkyard to buy the GTR.

Reiji was happy that this is his first car that his father bought him. Reiji suddenly get called by someone on his phone but it was unregistered number from his phone. "Hello, who's this?" "Hey dude, do you know my voice?". "Sorry, i don't know a person who suddenly missed called someone." he still unsure who he was talking to but he'll see if he can go somewhere with this. "It's me man, Kogami Sakumoto. The dude that tag old warehouses with you, Sena, and Raito. I used the old number of yours to call and it seems to be working perfectly."

"Kogami? Ohh. Kogami, it's been a while. How are you doing man?" Reiji was happy that he manage to connect with his friends again, Sena who is now in the co-ed in Uranohoshi school while he is now talking to another one, maybe he can go the third one. "Yeah, i've been pretty doing good myself. I'm staying with my dad in Numazu now, currently studying in Uranohoshi now." Kogami explained. "So you went to the same school as Sena did. How about Raito, Is he in Uranohoshi too? " Reiji brought it up Raito. Raito's voice is a bit unsure but he had to kept his friend from being upset.

"He's with us but he rarely talks to us now due to him being in second year now. But nice seeing an old voice but i'll keep you up to date if anything happens. See ya later." he hangs up the phone and he looks back at GTR and he felt that this car suits him but why? Why is this car give him an sensation that he never felt before? It might have been a fluke but he still sure he wanted this one.

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(Afternoon)

Reiji was taking the R32 for a bit, he drove the car to the beach and he parked in the parking lot near the supermarket. He then remembers this beach particularly. He looked at the horizon, he finally made it back to the city that he grew up with. This is also the place where he made a promise to someone that he has to returned. He then remembered the voices of the people that he has left behind to pursue a better health in Tokyo.

"You shouldn't be ashamed for being who you are. You have to fight against your fate, you don't want to be weak forever, right?"

"If you kept whining about your useless body, then your always going to be that way for the rest of your life."

"Promise me that you will return to us, i don't want a maybe for an answer. I wanted you to answer this in honesty so we could see each other again."

Reiji smiled and looked at the sky, he was really happy. Then he heard a splash noise, he came to the noise and to his shock saw a 2 girls were in the water, it's still april and suddenly they decided to go having a swim. The first one has has a long dark red hair, wearing a blue swimsuit.

The other one was wearing a school uniform, same color as Sena but it was for girl wear. She has a orange hair and a pink eyes. After helping them get to the shore, He grabbed two towels from his car, he gave it to them and both of them wrapped it around them.

"Why in the hell both playing in the water anyway?" he asked one of them. "I was going home from school then suddenly she was going to jump in the water but i stopped her but she insisted to go and then we fell into the water." the orange girl said, he looked at the girl with a dark red hair.

"Where are you from?" Reiji asked the mysterious dark haired girl. "I-i'm from Tokyo." "Tokyo huh? Same as me then." both of them was shocked that he was from Tokyo as well. "Both of you are from Tokyo? Are both of you know about school idols?" the dark red haired girl didn't know what the orange girl was talking about same as Reiji.

"What are you talking about?" both Reiji and the red haired said in unison. "Huh?" it was really awkward moment for her to asked this question to them. "Both of you didn't know anything about school idols?" she was surprised that both of them didn't know anything about school idols. "Are they like famous?" dark red haired asked. "Of course they are! They performing super famous and have even performed at the Dome." the orange haired said.

"Tokyo Dome?" Reiji asked if it was the place that girl was first referencing. "Yes Tokyo Dome."

Reiji heard about the orange haired girl saying of being born normal in to this planet normal and why she wanted to follow the footstep of the Idol group of Tokyo called u's, he heard of this before, supposed to be a big deal in Tokyo also managed to save their school from being closed down. She also told them something about being absorbed in something that you loved which Reiji really liked about er saying it.

"Thank you." said the red haired. "Huh?" "Your story just now encourages me to do my best." the red haired said. "Really?" the orange girl was surprised by the red haired response, she never thought that he could convince anyone but she did it. "Yeah, i hope you could become a school idol." the red haired reassured the person that she met right now. "Thanks! Oh, my name is Chika Takami. I'm a second year at Uranohoshi girls high school on that hill though the school now is co-ed due to low applicant's but there is only couple of guys in there so is still have more girls than guy." she gives a bit of information about the school new system of co-ed which Reiji listening. She also points the school in the hills that she mentioned.

"How about you?" Chika asked Reiji who was surprised being asked by her. "Names Reiji Shiromu, 3rd year." the girl with the red haired goes forward while covering with her towel. "We're in the same grade, then. My name is Riko Sakurauchi, i go to.." those words that was about to say was really surprised Reiji himself. "Otonokizaka High school." Reiji then remembered the saying of someone mentioning that place as well.

"I'm from Otonokizaka High School, Nyaa."

It's like the feeling of deja vu but he remembered it clearly, it was the same school no doubt about it. He smiled, maybe coming here wasn't a bad idea after all. But he needs to leave.

"Alright then, i'll see ya guys later. It's already running late and i have to come home or my dad will surely scold me." Reiji said as he leaves the scene. Chika and Riko waved goodbye to him as he going back to his car.

Reiji left the scene and but he looks back at them and smiled, he met new people and he might encounter old ones too even from his past. Reiji definitely try to roam the city a bit more until he had enough. He then hear something beeping inside his pocket, it was a pager that he had since he was childhood and was still in a good condition till this day but it wasn't his pager but his phone. It's probably his dad calling him.

"I guess i should just go home, exploring could be done any day if i wanted to."

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(Night)

A night has fallen in Numazu, as the city lights began to lit up and the people started to go home, Sena was already at his home, his home is a big house near the hills. The house has 2 floors and 2 garages. The house design was combination of an old and newer designs. He enters his house and the house was clean as always.

"I'm home." he said as he removing his shoes before entering his house. He then saw a man in the house. The man wearing a white polo shirt and wearing jeans. He also has the same hair as Sena but the man has spiky hair. The man was very famous due to his reputation and many photos of him in racing circuits. He was Keisuke Takahashi, a member of a legendary team called Project D.

"Hey kid. How's school?" said Keisuke who was waiting for Sena to return. "Not much per say but i ran into an old friend of mine." Sena answered, peeking out Keisuke interest. "Reiji's here now. I guess he came back to his hometown as he always wanted." Sena pointed out. " i see, it' been a while since both of you met each other. Your mom is still outside, i will pick her up. Is there anything you want?" Keisuke asked his son if he wants anything. "Could you bought me a lemon juice for me?" "Sure, be good in the house or i'll smack you."

Sena nodded as he understood, Keisuke went off from the house and leaving Sena in the house. Sena goes to his room and open his laptop. He was trying to get a job done Sena then got a message from his phone, it was from Kogami. He opens the text that he receives.

"Hey dude, want to see the race in the Tsubaki Line."

Those are the text that were sent but Sena ignored the text, he doesn't have time for it and he still working on something in his laptop. Little did he know that something was coming from the region that will be taking place here in his new home.

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Initial D: Roads Of The Sky

Chapter 1

The Awakening

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