A/N: Sorry for the slooow updates. It's just that my other story (Echizen Reina) gets seven times more readers than this one so I tend to focus on its storyline first.

Oh yeah. I do drive. But like Takumi, I HAVE NO KNIWLEDGE AT ALL ABOUT CAR MECHANICS. I will mention some car names here, but I really just picked a random car that fits the time frame.

AH, if you haven't checked my profile for a while (or never had) I'd like to tell you that I've put in a section for announcements.

DISCLAIMER: I WISH I own Initial D.

Flashbacks

"This is spoken language." In normal time

'This is someone's thoughts.' In normal time

…

"So… How are you guys?" Mogi finally asks.

"We're fine, mind joining us for lunch?" Takako offers. Mogi nods and takes out her Bento. Takako stares eating and looked at Mogi's lunch. It contains one of her favorites. "Yakitori!" She exclaims excitedly. Mogi grins. "I made this just for you!"

Takako smiles happily as she took her precious yakitori from her friend's lunchbox.

Itsuki just stares at the two. He could've sworn there are cartoony flowers floating around them. Then, after moving on from his dumbstruck phase he realizes that tey're acting as if nothing happened! 'I know Takako doesn't know how to hold grudges,' he says 'But… THIS IS JUST IMPOSSIBLE!'

CHAPTER IV
Shou's true feelings

The remainder of the night was a blur to Takako. The two boys started talking about cars and how impossibly cool they are. It was already 9pm then and she needed to get some good sleep before her delivery. She was half-asleep a few moments later.

And yes, no one noticed. She has a talent for being half-asleep without anyone noticing.

"Takako. Shall we?" She blinked at the mention of her name. Itsuki was standing up now holding his bag. She looked at the other two and it seems as if they're going to get up as well. She looked at the time. It said '10:00' and it was time to go home.

They rode home using Shou's car. It was a white GE, one of the latest Mazda 626 that time. It was the same car they used to get to the expensive restaurant. Takako recalled how proud Mogi was at her boyfriend's car when they picked her and Itsuki up from Itsuki's house. She sighed. 'What's so special about cars, anyway? Sure they make good transportation, but that's it.' She asked herself somewhat annoyed. She didn't plan to sleep at all during their conversation, she was tempted, yes, but she didn't plan to actually doing it. She blamed cars for being the topic of conversation, but then let it go. She's just no good at holding grudges.

And sometimes she wonders if that's a bad thing.

…

The car then stopped in front of Mogi's house. "Bye guys~!" Mogi said after kissing Shou and hugging the two of them in their respective seats in the rear. Takako frowned as Mogi walked to her house, she noted that there was a slight hesitation the instant Mogi hugged her.

"See you next week!" She shouted before closing the gate.

Several minutes later, they reach Itsuki's house. Takako assumed that, since they were picked up in the same place, she was going to get dropped off there as well.

When she was about to get out of the door Shou asked her: "Your house isn't far from here, right?"She nodded. "I… I don't mind taking you home." He offered without looking at her. Takako looked at Itsuki, who heard the conversation. He just smiled and waved at them goodbye.

Soon enough they reached her house. She pointed at the shop with the sign saying 'Fujiwara Tofu Shop' and said "That's it."

Shou felt a mix of emotions upon seeing her house. He wasn't appalled by how small her house was. In fact, he knew Takako was financially-challenged… That she had a part-time job… raised by a single parent… he wondered why Natsuki never told him more things about Takako as he hoped. They were best friends after all, and Mogi was naturally talkative...

His train of thought was interrupted by Takako closing the door.

"Thanks for the ride."She said coolly and smiled, making Shou's cheeks pink.

"N-No problem." He muttered.

As she walked to her house, Shou shouted her name all of a sudden. Takako turned around. He was now standing outside his car, with his left hand on the open door. Takako stared at him waiting for him to say something.

"Ano…" Shou stuttered as he tried to say something. "I just want to ask what you think about the last topic during dinner…?." He asked out-of-nowhere causing Takako to fret.

'What topic?' she asked herself anxiously, she knew she'd regret sleeping in. She contemplated what the last topic would be since she had no idea what it was…. or any topic on the latter half of the night, for that matter.

She concluded that it must be about cars.

"I-I don't own a car, so I wouldn't really know…" She muttered under her breath hoping like hell she got the topic right.

Shou just stared at her. Then he suddenly chuckled, which is slowly getting louder.

'Ah… I guess I was waaaay out of topic, then.' She told herself seeing how her companion's snigger is turning into hysteria. She joined him after a moment and the sniggering soon became a fit of laughter.

"I KNEW IT! Pfft—"He somehow managed to utter before breaking into a laugh again. Takako sensed relief in his voice for reasons she didn't know, making her calm down a bit. Shou followed.

He cleared his throat. "When we asked you what you opinion was at the restaurant. You just stared at us as if you didn't hear anything. I guess you really didn't!" He took a breath and continued "I knew you had a knack for sleeping without anyone noticing, but that was unbelievable!" He chuckled. She was so guilty that she didn't remember that Mogi had no idea of her ability to be inconspicuously half-asleep. Mogi and Itsuki thought that she had ADHD or something.

Takako chuckled herself, but it was immediately followed by an apologetic smile. Shou turned even redder that Takako couldn't not notice.

As if by instinct, she automatically went closer to Shou and touched his forehead; checking if he had a fever.'No fever.' She concluded, but she gets even more baffled as Shou keeps getting redder.

Then, she asked bluntly: "Are you drunk?"

Shou just stared at her, and she frowned, displeased. "You're not supposed to drive when you're drunk!"

"A-a—I-Uh…" Shou uttered incoherently, and was about to say something when the door of the shop slid. An old man with eyes so narrow that they looked closed all the time went out. The man was tall and had black hair that was now whitening due to old age. One look at him and one would could immediately tell that he was once a handsome young lad.

"What's going on here? Takako, what are you doing outside so late? You still have your deliv -"He was stopped by the sight of his daughter looking divine and touching a good-looking young man's forehead. He just gawked at them, waiting for them to explain what he is seeing.

Takako let go and took a few steps to her father. Then all of a sudden she pointed a finger on Shou as she looked at her father, surprising Shou to no end.

"Otou-san! This guy is driving while he's drunk! Go and talk some sense into him! That idiot." She exclaimed. The flabbergasted boy couldn't say anything. He was too surprised and happy at seeing this other side of the girl.

He was too busy staring at her that he didn't notice that her father was now just a few inches away from him. The man's eyes narrowed (assuming they could even get narrower). Shou flinched in response. The old man continued to stare at him for a few seconds, and then looked at his daughter.

"He isn't drunk." He stated as-a-matter-of-factly.

"He's not? I'm sure he's—" Takako asked perplexed. Her father just sighed and put one of his hands on her shoulders leading her in the house while the other shooed Shou.

As they entered the house, he answered her as if he was giving her advice. "It's something you'll surely understand one of these days."

…

MONDAY: POST-EXAM PERIOD, LUNCH

"Well… The exams were harder than I anticipated… I wonder if I'll get full marks…" Takako anxiously talked to herself oblivious to Itsuki's growing annoyance. A minute later, his vein pooped.

"HOW SERIOUSLY RUDE, Takako! You worry about getting full marks while I worry about passing!" then sulking in the corner of the rooftop afterwards.

"G-Gomen, Itsuki. How was I supposed to know when you didn't say anything?" She said guiltily, making him guilty. He sighed. "I'm sorry, too. It's not your fault you're smart." He muttered with joking (well, sort of) distaste.

Takako just ignored him and looked around. "Hey, where's Mogi?" She asked. Itsuki frowned. He remembered the ominous feeling he had that morning. Natsuki's call earlier didn't make it any better. "She said she can't come."

"EH? Why?" Takako asked confused. Just yesterday Mogi was reminding her of their lunch today. Today was special because she's going to ask her to taste the food she made all by herself. Mogi asked Takako to teach her how to cook since she wanted to be more 'wife' material to Shou. The missing girl considered this as some sort of final exam.

"She just said she has something to do." Itsuki said evidently not satisfied with the answer himself.

'It can't be helped, then. I'll just call her later.' Takako shrugged. Then, she remembered to ask a certain question to Itsuki.

"Ne, Itsuki. I was wondering what the topic last night was."She asked coolly.

Itsuki's eyes jerked and he said with hint of skepticism in his voice "You weren't listening?" He shook his head as a gesture of disapproval "And when the topic before that was about cars, too!"

"But I'm not interested in cars." She declared, Itsuki's nagging posture dropped. A moment later, she continued now a really curious as to what the topic really is "So, answer the question Itsuki."

"Why are you so interested anyway?" He asked arrogantly.

"He asked me what my opinion was last night, before we parted ways."Itsuki just sighed.

"Well, the topics started at cars then, somehow, the topics changed to literature. Mogi's pretty smart and we know Shou's an honor student… so it did become a topic. It was some sort of debate about the love triangle between King Arthur, his wife Guinevere, and their trusted friend knight Lancelot."

"Mogi was arguing that if Lancelot and Gwen controlled their selfishness, then Arthur wouldn't have been hurt and Camelot might've been saved. I think what Mogi was saying is true. I remember pretty much the same thing in class. But then, Shou the honor student, suddenly asked us if Gwen was ever really in love with Arthur in the first place.' Since Gwen is selfish; she could've just married Arthur for some other reason.' he stated to us as if he was sure it was true." He stopped after noticing Takako's wide eyes.

Takako knew what he was implying, and sudden images as to why he has such a familiar face popped out of her brain.

She remembered that every day for more than a year now, he was always there in front of the school. He positioned himself under the Sakura tree in front of the school and just stood there seemingly waiting for someone. She occasionally caught him looking at her with him simultaneously blushing out-of-nowhere and looking away.

There were also countless times when he helped her with menial tasks… such as carrying books and papers the teachers asked her to bring here and there.

That time, she didn't make anything out of those things. Coming to the realization made it feel like a 2-ton truck was suddenly dropped at her back and she was obliged to carry it. She couldn't help but cry internally.

Oh no.

'What's going to happen to us now?'

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END OF CHAPTER IV

Coming soon:

CHAPTER V: The Aftermath

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