Chapter 1

"He's rich and can have any girl he wants; I'm just telling you not to get your hopes up."

"You and I are never going to work. I like you and I think you're a really beautiful girl, but I can't have a girlfriend right now. I'm sorry."

Kyoko's heart nearly stopped beating. She woke up in shock trying to catch her breath as she wiped away the sweat that drenched her forehead.

Her table clock read '5:00 a.m'

Kyoko sighed and on her jogging clothes.

The morning was brisk; the sun had barely raised over the Northern Saitama mountains.

Kyoko drifted the uphill with ease. Since her last race on this pass she hadn't been able to drive so easily. Sleep had not been any comfort because she seemed to have the same dream every night.

She reached the top of the pass and parked her FD. As soon as she was stretched, Kyoko began jogging down the mountain.

Jogging down the mountain in the morning was one of the routine activities that Kyoko did to keep herself from thinking so much.

Her summer days usually consisted of jogging, work, the beach, drifting, and her friends.

Jogging was the most peaceful. There were hardly any sounds except the birds, rustling animals, and the jingling that her charm bracelet did when she ran.

Her bracelet always reminded Kyoko of her parents; her father most of all.

After reaching the bottom of the mountain Kyoko continued back up to her car. Seeing the road in front of her suddenly triggered a memory. The memory of him chasing her black FD.

The painful memory distracted Kyoko from the road she was running on and she tripped over a large bump and fell to her knees.

"Ouch!" she yelled. She got up and dusted herself off in frustration.

When Kyoko finally reached her car she was positively irritated with herself. She seemed to tackle the downhill almost as well as the uphill.

Still feeling emotional, Kyoko immediately jumped into the shower to help clear her head of anymore memories of him.

"Hey Keisuke get up it's nearly noon."

"Alright, alright" said a very groggy Keisuke.

Keisuke's usually spiky blonde hair was flattened in random patches; he simply looked a mess.

"Go have a shower and go do today. I have an important exam right now so Project D's meeting is going to be tomorrow instead."

Ryosuke left the room and Keisuke thought to himself 'so bossy'. But he knew his brother was right as usual. He needed to get out.

Since he last saw Kyoko he couldn't help but second guess his decision. When he was home she constantly consumed his thoughts. The sound of her crying echoed perfectly in his mind.

After a quick shower Keisuke grabbed his keys with a destination in mind.

"Thank you for your business sir"

Kyoko waved the customer off. He was her last until after her break.

"Hey Kyoko did you see that yellow FD pass by earlier?"

Her hands might have gone cold if she hadn't been washing them with warm water. Kyoko could feel her heart pumping abnormally fast. Her co worker described the car in great detail, including the Gunma plates.

"It was on fine looking FD…" he would have went on if it hadn't been for Kyoko. She seemed to go pale.

"Kyoko are you alright?"

"Yeah… I think I just need to get a drink and take my break"

Kyoko went to the convenient store next to the shop she worked at and bought herself a drink. Her head was spinning out of control. There was no doubt in her mind that was him, but why he was in Saitama was the real question.