Will You be Mine Tonight?

Chapter 2

Author's Note: There's Point of View (POV) switching.

~Ayumi's POV~

            "Ayumi! Give me back my clothes, damnit!" a young man complained with a cigarette hanging off his bottom lip.

            "Seji-san!! Don't smoke!" I said with a pout.

            "Ayumi-chan…can I get my clothes back?" Seji asked with a tone of exasperation.

            "Quit smoking and I'll give them back later! Once we get home, I'll give them back." I replied back, sitting down beside my cousin in the small diner, Family's.

            "Ayumi…you know that I can't quit smoking…" he complained.

            "Then…you're not getting your clothes back. Smoking isn't good for you!" I retorted back.

            "First off Ayumi…smoking gives me a cool look, okay? Almost every racer smokes to keep a cool image." He explained, trying hard not to get rid of smoking.

            "But Seji-san…smoking is bad and I don't like the smell…can you at least not smoke in front of me?" I asked with a sad puppy face. I knew it was going to work…

            Suddenly a male laughter could be heard clearly. Both Seji and I turned to see Kyouichi laughing at us. "What are you laughing about?" we both asked in unison.

            "I'm laughing at you both. Haha, Seji is complaining about not smoking and wanting his clothes while Ayumi is trying to make Seji stop smoking as if she is his mother." Kyouichi laughed.

            "That's not funny!" we both said in unison once more. We both frowned and crossed our arms over our chests while Kyouichi continued laughing.

            Moments later when everything had settled down, I remembered about Keisuke's offer to join Red Suns. "Seji-san? Have you ever raced against Red Suns?" I asked curiously.

            "Kyouichi did…he raced against their fastest racer, Ryousuke Takahashi. Why do you ask?" he asked.

            "Just wondering…are they a fast team?" I asked.

            "They're all right I guess…why are you asking about Red Suns? Don't tell me that you were planning on joining them just because I said you're not allowed to join us." He said.

            "Eh…that's correct…I was planning on joining a team because I'm a fast racer!" I said proudly.

            "No! You are not going to join ANY team…your parents don't even like the idea of you driving still. And to make it even worst, they dislike racing especially for you. You should know how your parents feel about you. You're the less girlish type as your older sister." Seji explained.

            "I don't care if I'm not as feminine as Yuki…I just want to be the fastest female racer who does NOT have a partner like Impact Blue. But why can't I join Red Suns, cousin?" I asked with a slight tone of whining in it.

            "Because I don't trust that Keisuke Takahashi…" Seji replied back.

            "Cousin…he's nice. I met him a few hours ago…he's a really fast racer too." I said. "He even gave me a tip about drifting too!"

            "What?! You raced against him?! You shouldn't have done that, Ayumi-chan!" Seji exclaimed.

            I pouted in return. "He said that I was fast and he didn't mind me for being a girl. He didn't even seem to care."

            "Don't ever go to him, Ayumi. You don't know what that Keisuke Takahashi can do to little girls like you." Seji warned.

            Kyouichi sighed. "Seji…just let her hang out with that Keisuke Takahashi, I'll just ask Ryousuke to keep a watch over them. That's all."

            I smiled brightly as her cousin's best friend and partner. "Thank you Kyouichi-san!! I knew you were nicer than my cousin."

            "Fine, fine…you can hang around him, but no racing." Seji attempted to compromise.

            "No…I'm racing still. One of the Red Suns racer challenged me to a rain race. I'll beat him especially if it's on Akagi." O said proudly.

            "Hm…alright I guess, I'll come and watch if I'm not busy…" Seji decided.

            "Goodie!" I said and yawned as I laid my head on my cousin's shoulder.

            "Yeah…get some rest, kid. You had a long day today…" Seji said and draped his jacket over her.

            "You have a tough cousin there, Seji. Better look after her though…and don't worry about Keisuke Takahashi. As long as Ryousuke is around, she'll be fine." Kyouichi commented.

            "I don't trust Keisuke Takahashi…but his brother I don't mind. If only Ayumi had met Ryousuke then I'd be relieved. She shouldn't have met that punk." Seji said angrily and looked down at his sleeping cousin. "She's like a baby sister to me…and I don't want any punk breaking her heart or taking advantage of her…"

            "I understand how you feel, Seji, but if that's her decision then you should really respect it. Just don't try and tell her parents about her racing…" Kyouichi said and drank from his coffee cup.

            "Hm…doubt I can do that…her parents will be coming over soon…" Seji said sadly. "They plan on sending her to a boarding school if she doesn't act feminine when they see her…"

~Keisuke's POV~

            "Ah! Aniki! Let go of me!!" I screamed as my brother caught me by the collar. 

            "Now, now Keisuke…I heard all about you falling for a girl, whom you just met." Ryousuke said and pinned his younger brother onto the ground.

            "Aniki!" I whined in a childish voice.

            "Keisuke-kun….start spilling about this girl you met or else I'll take your FD apart!" Ryousuke threatened playfully, sitting on his brother's stomach.

            "Aniki! Fine, fine! I'll tell!! Don't hurt my FD!!!" I exclaimed loudly. Everyone knew that I loved my FD a lot and the fact that I would get new parts to make my FD faster and better. My brother got off of me and immediately I sat up.

            "What's her name? What car does she drive? When's your next date? When will you bring her home to meet the family?" my brother continued to ask, as if he were the father or mother of the house.

            "Oi…aniki…her name is Ayumi Rae and she drives an FD as well. We're NOT dating because we just met! But damn…she's cute." I admitted.

            "Ayumi Rae?! She's cousins with Seji Iwaki! She's known for her tomboyish features plus the fact that she has never dated. Damn…Keisuke, you picked a fresh one." Ryousuke commented.

            "I don't know Ryousuke…all she wants to do is get into a team…and Seji Iwaki won't let her join any, not even the Emperor. I wanted to ask you if well…can she join Red Suns…?" I asked timidly, knowing that Ryousuke might disagree just because I like the girl and want her to drive with us.

            "Sure, she can. As long as you don't do anything bad to her and that she doesn't get you distracted from school work." Ryousuke smiled as he said this. He knew how I was inexperienced with girls and relationships.

            "There's no way I can hurt her…because I don't know how…" I said shyly.

            "Just ask her out to hang out with you, little brother. Right now, just be friends…then later you can get her once you've gotten to know her." Ryousuke said and ruffled my spiky hair. "Heh…good luck with girls."

            "Thanks brother…um…I think I'm going to call her tomorrow. Well, goodnight brother! Oh yeah! She challenged me to a race on Akagi and I won and this time…I did it YOUR way." I smiled and ran up the stairs and to my messy room. When I reached my room, I quickly took out a piece of paper and wrote down Ayumi's phone number, which was still written on my hand. I sighed in content, remembering how she took my hand and wrote on it. It was true…I, Keisuke Takahashi was now madly in love with a girl for the first time. I didn't know what to do or say, but I'll just have to take aniki's advice. I just wanted to be able to hold her in my arms and cradle her. Kiss her everyday and tell her that I love her a lot. This was definitely love at first sight. I laid down on my bed and smiled to himself. "Ayumi Rae…what a beautiful name…for a beautiful girl…"