Chapter 5: She What?!
Touga, Julius, Miki, Seiya, Taiki, Yaten, Ryosuke, and Nausicaa all jumped out of the driver side of their cars. "Utena?!" Julius shouted and ran over to her, not even bothering to close his car door.
"Julius? What are you doing here?" Utena asked calmly, already knowing the answer.
"I'm here on Student Council business. What are you doing here?" Julius looked at her outfit, the helmet tucked under her arm, and the sleek bike in front of her.
"I was just going for a ride and these two parked their cars in the middle of the road, "Utena glared at Keisuke and Kelly.
"You shouldn't be riding at night on an unfamiliar road, Utena!" Julius said frustrated. Miki, Seiya, Taiki, and Yaten were staring at Utena in astonishment at what she was dressed in and the bike in front of her.
"For your information Julius, I've ridden on this course for a few weeks now! And, I've been riding and racing motorcycles since I was 7 years old, so I think I know how to ride one!" Utena yelled back at him. "Cousin Kaneda taught me how."
"W-what?" Julius was taken aback at what she said. "You've been racing motorcycles?! Are you crazy?! That's too dangerous for you!" He yelled, running a hand through his hair in frustration.
"Julius, don't tell me what's dangerous and what's not! You Student Council members are participating in these Revolutionary Races and you think motorcycling is dangerous?" Utena glared at them. "I can take care of myself! You have no idea what's the whole deal with these competitions. You don't know what will happen."
Julius stared at her openmouthed. "How do you know about the races?" Seiya demanded. "Did you tell her, Kelly? Keisuke?"
"We didn't tell her anything. She knows about them somehow and she has the Silver Star necklace, just like us," Kelly spoke up. The Student Council members all looked sharply at Utena and she frowned.
"I'm sick of this crap. I'm outta here." Utena strode over to her bike and climbed on. Julius stalked over to her and grabbed her arm.
"Not until you tell me what's going on," Julius ordered her. "You're my baby sister."
"Let go of me. And if you haven't noticed by now, I am not a little kid." Utena glared at him and jerked her arm out of his grasp. "You know what?" she said as she started up her engine, "I should have stayed with Mom. At least she say anything about my racing; she didn't even know about it. In fact, she didn't know ANYTHING that went on with my life. She actually stayed out of it."
Julius looked at her in surprise as she kick-started the bike angrily. She jerked her helmet on and pulled it tight with a snap. Utena looked at them and said, "Oh, and one more thing," Utena flipped up the visor of the helmet, "if you're waiting for the Revolutionary Driver, he won't show tonight, so go back to the academy." She pulled the visor back down and then spun the bike around, burning rubber and kicking up gravel. Utena narrowed her eyes and pulled up the front of the heavy bike, going into a rear-wheelie to gain more speed. Julius headed for his car as she roared out of sight and climbed in.
"Julius! Where are you going?!" Miki called, running over to him, worried.
"I'm gonna go talk some sense into her! She's too angry to be driving right now!" Julius yelled as he started up the ignition with a roar. The tires of the black Evo 2 spun and Julius pulled out of there, with the intention of stopping Utena and taking away her keys. He sped down the mountain as he strapped his two shoulder seatbelts on. Julius thought, 'Damn Utena! Why didn't you tell me in your letters about motorcycle racing and Mom not even knowing about you life?! I'm your big brother for god sakes!' Julius took a big breath and focused on the road. He searched the base of the mountain in front of him for a single headlight and a glowing red light. He spotted one going around the curve about half a mile in front of him and he sped up.
Julius inched up closer to Utena's bike and when the motorcycle went faster, Julius knew that she knew someone was following her. Julius saw the black clad figure lean closer to her bike and thought, 'I gotta admit, my little sister knows how to ride.' Julius saw the sharp hairpin about half a mile in front of them and he gasped. He yelled as though he wished Utena could hear him, "Utena! Watch out!"
But the motorcycle kept on rushing in at mach speed. Julius kept right up behind her but he knew he would have to slow down eventually. He chose sooner and let up on the gas pedal. He tapped the brake pedal and the car slowed, but not that much, only enough to a point where Julius knew he could corner without spinning out. He watched in horror as Utena's bike almost reached the start of the turn.
Julius gritted his teeth and hoped for the best, but suddenly, Utena's bike turned and the bike seemed to corner the hairpin. His eyes widened as he watched the bike easily make the turn and screech away from his headlights, off into the dark night. Julius drifted around the turn and he pulled the car up to a halt a little ways after the hairpin. He dropped his head on to the steering wheel and breathed hard. "What the hell happened? How'd she do that? I thought she was a goner for sure!!" Julius said to himself. He sat up again and gripped the steering wheel, 'I guess I underestimated her. How'd she learn to race like that?' he wondered. Thoughts ran through his head as he turned the Evo 2 around and headed back up the mountain to where he had left the others.
As he approached them, they looked up from where they had been talking in a group and waited for him get out of his car. Julius closed the door after climbing out and walked over to them. "What happened? What did she say when you stopped her?" Miki asked him.
There was a silence as Julius stared at the ground and then he looked at Miki. "I didn't stop her," he said quietly.
"Why not?! She might kill herself!" Miki exclaimed, running a hand through his blue hair.
"I couldn't keep up with her." Everyone looked at him sharply and Miki asked, "What?!"
"She was too fast. I caught up to her but...around the last hairpin, before the base of the mountain,..she whipped around that at high speed. I-I don't know how she did it," Julius blurted out, frustrated with all the questions, but no answers, in his head.
"She what?! Julius, you're the fourth best driver here!" Kelly exclaimed.
To Be Continued.
Touga, Julius, Miki, Seiya, Taiki, Yaten, Ryosuke, and Nausicaa all jumped out of the driver side of their cars. "Utena?!" Julius shouted and ran over to her, not even bothering to close his car door.
"Julius? What are you doing here?" Utena asked calmly, already knowing the answer.
"I'm here on Student Council business. What are you doing here?" Julius looked at her outfit, the helmet tucked under her arm, and the sleek bike in front of her.
"I was just going for a ride and these two parked their cars in the middle of the road, "Utena glared at Keisuke and Kelly.
"You shouldn't be riding at night on an unfamiliar road, Utena!" Julius said frustrated. Miki, Seiya, Taiki, and Yaten were staring at Utena in astonishment at what she was dressed in and the bike in front of her.
"For your information Julius, I've ridden on this course for a few weeks now! And, I've been riding and racing motorcycles since I was 7 years old, so I think I know how to ride one!" Utena yelled back at him. "Cousin Kaneda taught me how."
"W-what?" Julius was taken aback at what she said. "You've been racing motorcycles?! Are you crazy?! That's too dangerous for you!" He yelled, running a hand through his hair in frustration.
"Julius, don't tell me what's dangerous and what's not! You Student Council members are participating in these Revolutionary Races and you think motorcycling is dangerous?" Utena glared at them. "I can take care of myself! You have no idea what's the whole deal with these competitions. You don't know what will happen."
Julius stared at her openmouthed. "How do you know about the races?" Seiya demanded. "Did you tell her, Kelly? Keisuke?"
"We didn't tell her anything. She knows about them somehow and she has the Silver Star necklace, just like us," Kelly spoke up. The Student Council members all looked sharply at Utena and she frowned.
"I'm sick of this crap. I'm outta here." Utena strode over to her bike and climbed on. Julius stalked over to her and grabbed her arm.
"Not until you tell me what's going on," Julius ordered her. "You're my baby sister."
"Let go of me. And if you haven't noticed by now, I am not a little kid." Utena glared at him and jerked her arm out of his grasp. "You know what?" she said as she started up her engine, "I should have stayed with Mom. At least she say anything about my racing; she didn't even know about it. In fact, she didn't know ANYTHING that went on with my life. She actually stayed out of it."
Julius looked at her in surprise as she kick-started the bike angrily. She jerked her helmet on and pulled it tight with a snap. Utena looked at them and said, "Oh, and one more thing," Utena flipped up the visor of the helmet, "if you're waiting for the Revolutionary Driver, he won't show tonight, so go back to the academy." She pulled the visor back down and then spun the bike around, burning rubber and kicking up gravel. Utena narrowed her eyes and pulled up the front of the heavy bike, going into a rear-wheelie to gain more speed. Julius headed for his car as she roared out of sight and climbed in.
"Julius! Where are you going?!" Miki called, running over to him, worried.
"I'm gonna go talk some sense into her! She's too angry to be driving right now!" Julius yelled as he started up the ignition with a roar. The tires of the black Evo 2 spun and Julius pulled out of there, with the intention of stopping Utena and taking away her keys. He sped down the mountain as he strapped his two shoulder seatbelts on. Julius thought, 'Damn Utena! Why didn't you tell me in your letters about motorcycle racing and Mom not even knowing about you life?! I'm your big brother for god sakes!' Julius took a big breath and focused on the road. He searched the base of the mountain in front of him for a single headlight and a glowing red light. He spotted one going around the curve about half a mile in front of him and he sped up.
Julius inched up closer to Utena's bike and when the motorcycle went faster, Julius knew that she knew someone was following her. Julius saw the black clad figure lean closer to her bike and thought, 'I gotta admit, my little sister knows how to ride.' Julius saw the sharp hairpin about half a mile in front of them and he gasped. He yelled as though he wished Utena could hear him, "Utena! Watch out!"
But the motorcycle kept on rushing in at mach speed. Julius kept right up behind her but he knew he would have to slow down eventually. He chose sooner and let up on the gas pedal. He tapped the brake pedal and the car slowed, but not that much, only enough to a point where Julius knew he could corner without spinning out. He watched in horror as Utena's bike almost reached the start of the turn.
Julius gritted his teeth and hoped for the best, but suddenly, Utena's bike turned and the bike seemed to corner the hairpin. His eyes widened as he watched the bike easily make the turn and screech away from his headlights, off into the dark night. Julius drifted around the turn and he pulled the car up to a halt a little ways after the hairpin. He dropped his head on to the steering wheel and breathed hard. "What the hell happened? How'd she do that? I thought she was a goner for sure!!" Julius said to himself. He sat up again and gripped the steering wheel, 'I guess I underestimated her. How'd she learn to race like that?' he wondered. Thoughts ran through his head as he turned the Evo 2 around and headed back up the mountain to where he had left the others.
As he approached them, they looked up from where they had been talking in a group and waited for him get out of his car. Julius closed the door after climbing out and walked over to them. "What happened? What did she say when you stopped her?" Miki asked him.
There was a silence as Julius stared at the ground and then he looked at Miki. "I didn't stop her," he said quietly.
"Why not?! She might kill herself!" Miki exclaimed, running a hand through his blue hair.
"I couldn't keep up with her." Everyone looked at him sharply and Miki asked, "What?!"
"She was too fast. I caught up to her but...around the last hairpin, before the base of the mountain,..she whipped around that at high speed. I-I don't know how she did it," Julius blurted out, frustrated with all the questions, but no answers, in his head.
"She what?! Julius, you're the fourth best driver here!" Kelly exclaimed.
To Be Continued.