Initial D- I'm stronger and faster now
Chapter 04- I finally met you
It was now 8:30pm and Ryousuke had just finished eating his dinner. He was driving around Akina when he said, "I need to fill up" when he caught sight of his gas scale. So he proceeded to the GS gas station (where Takumi used to work) to get some gas.
He parked and rolled down his window. "High octane...fill it up," he said as someone came forth. He still thought of the girl. 'I have to see her again' he thought to himself. He pictured the girl's face once again. 'It's HIGHLY possible that it could be Yuki...I must ask her...' his thoughts were interrupted when the server cleared his throat. He snapped back to reality then paid. After which, he zoomed off back to where he last saw the girl, silently hoping that she'll be there again.
He arrived shortly and like before, parked beside the vending machine. He got out and purchased a coffee. He casually leaned on his FC, quietly sipping his drink. He was looking around him for any sign of the girl but sadly, she was nowhere to be seen. Concluding that she didn't show up, he decided to get in his car and drive back home when suddenly, someone called him from behind
"Ryousuke-san?" the voice said Ryousuke turned around and nearly fell over yet he remained his composure. Before him stood the girl he had been thinking of for the past few days. He smiled then questioned her back "Yuki-chan?" The girl nodded and she ran over to him to give him a hug. This was followed by a kiss over the cheek that nearly knocked the can of coffee right off Ryousuke's hand. "Ryousuke-san! It's been so long!!!" Yuki said happily. "yeah I know...around 6 years already..." said Ryousuke. He continued on, saying, "what are you doing here in Akina?" "oh...I'm just visiting my Aunt and Uncle here for a few weeks..." "oh...I see. Where are you staying? With them?" asked Ryousuke "yup...I'm just doing some errands for them...which reminds me, I have to be getting home..." she said, glancing at her watch. "oh...I see. Hey, do you have a ride home? Maybe I can offer you one..." he said, looking at his FC. "really? gee...Arigato, Ryousuke-san!" she said and she continued on "wow! That's your car?" when she caught sight of his car. "yeah...it really is mine" Ryousuke said as leading her in.
Later on, they were driving down the street.
"your car's really nice" Yuki commented.
"I can see that you're bit of a car enthusiast, Yuki. Since when?" Ryousuke asked.
"uh...I dunno...4 years ago, perhaps. You wanna try me?" Yuki said excitedly
"okay then...describe on my car," Ryousuke said
"okay...fine, get ready then. Your car is a Mazda RX-7 FC, which has a FR layout. By the sound that it produces, I can say that you have a rotary engine under your hood which produces around...um... 270hp at most." Yuki said. Then she commented, "that's pretty low. I expected for this to have around 300hp at the most"
"woah...slow down Yuki. First, you're VERY good, you got everything correct and yes, I HAD 300hp at the most BEFORE...but lowered it to improve my corner exiting speed"
"drift...you also drift? Where do you drive around?" Yuki questioned
"mountain passes"
"is it hard driving there?"
"not really if your used to—" then he stopped "say, do you also drive?"
Yuki could only nod
"wait...this is getting confusing. What do you do in your hometown?"
"hehe...uh...actually...I'm a street racer..." Yuki said quietly "...by the name blue ice"
"blue ice..." then it hit him. "YOU'RE blue ice of Tokyo?!?" he said, surprised
Yuki nodded shyly at him
"that's unbelievable. My friend, Kazama Yuki, is ALSO blue ice of Tokyo..."
"you're weird Ryousuke...how about this, my good friend, Takahashi Ryousuke, is the lone white comet of Akagi..."
They both laughed at each other.
"right again Yuki! But I'm afraid I'm not 'lone' anymore and definitely not the fastest around here anymore"
"how come?"
"first, I'm not lone anymore because Keisuke drives already so we're commonly known as the— "
"the Takahashi brothers, how could I forget?" Yuki cut him off.
"yup. And I'm not the fastest anymore because someone is already faster than me. He beat my fastest consecutive record and I lost to him in Akina's downhill"
"oh...if so, what car does he drive?"
"you wouldn't believe this, but he drives a Hatchi-roku"
"an 86? He must be very skilled...who is he?"
"Fujiwara Takumi"
"Fujiwara...how come that name rings a bell? Ah! Of course! Takumi!!!"
"uh...how do you know Takumi?"
"does his family own a tofu shop?"
"yeah...but how—"
"we were neighbors before...before my family moved to Tokyo...and I used to play with Takumi!!!"
"oh...okay. Its such a small world, isn't it?" Ryousuke said
"yup...it sure is. But I can't believe that he drives, yet alone faster than you." Yuki said.
"well, you'd better believe it. Um, Yuki, where do we turn?" Ryousuke asked
"oh, oh! wait! Turn right here!" Yuki directed him
In a few minutes time, they were parked in front of a 4-storey high apartment.
"well...thanks again Ryousuke-san" Yuki said
"Your welcome Yuki-chan" then he asked, "you want to meet up with me sometime? Go around Akina or something?"
"sure, I'd like that very much. Oh...here's the home phone number. Call me whenever you like" and she handed Ryousuke a piece of paper. She smiled at him and bid him goodbye. Ryousuke bid her also goodbye then sat there, speechless. Then he smiled, happy for numerous reasons, mainly that his assumption was correct. With a smile plastered upon his face, he started heading for home.
Chapter 04- I finally met you
It was now 8:30pm and Ryousuke had just finished eating his dinner. He was driving around Akina when he said, "I need to fill up" when he caught sight of his gas scale. So he proceeded to the GS gas station (where Takumi used to work) to get some gas.
He parked and rolled down his window. "High octane...fill it up," he said as someone came forth. He still thought of the girl. 'I have to see her again' he thought to himself. He pictured the girl's face once again. 'It's HIGHLY possible that it could be Yuki...I must ask her...' his thoughts were interrupted when the server cleared his throat. He snapped back to reality then paid. After which, he zoomed off back to where he last saw the girl, silently hoping that she'll be there again.
He arrived shortly and like before, parked beside the vending machine. He got out and purchased a coffee. He casually leaned on his FC, quietly sipping his drink. He was looking around him for any sign of the girl but sadly, she was nowhere to be seen. Concluding that she didn't show up, he decided to get in his car and drive back home when suddenly, someone called him from behind
"Ryousuke-san?" the voice said Ryousuke turned around and nearly fell over yet he remained his composure. Before him stood the girl he had been thinking of for the past few days. He smiled then questioned her back "Yuki-chan?" The girl nodded and she ran over to him to give him a hug. This was followed by a kiss over the cheek that nearly knocked the can of coffee right off Ryousuke's hand. "Ryousuke-san! It's been so long!!!" Yuki said happily. "yeah I know...around 6 years already..." said Ryousuke. He continued on, saying, "what are you doing here in Akina?" "oh...I'm just visiting my Aunt and Uncle here for a few weeks..." "oh...I see. Where are you staying? With them?" asked Ryousuke "yup...I'm just doing some errands for them...which reminds me, I have to be getting home..." she said, glancing at her watch. "oh...I see. Hey, do you have a ride home? Maybe I can offer you one..." he said, looking at his FC. "really? gee...Arigato, Ryousuke-san!" she said and she continued on "wow! That's your car?" when she caught sight of his car. "yeah...it really is mine" Ryousuke said as leading her in.
Later on, they were driving down the street.
"your car's really nice" Yuki commented.
"I can see that you're bit of a car enthusiast, Yuki. Since when?" Ryousuke asked.
"uh...I dunno...4 years ago, perhaps. You wanna try me?" Yuki said excitedly
"okay then...describe on my car," Ryousuke said
"okay...fine, get ready then. Your car is a Mazda RX-7 FC, which has a FR layout. By the sound that it produces, I can say that you have a rotary engine under your hood which produces around...um... 270hp at most." Yuki said. Then she commented, "that's pretty low. I expected for this to have around 300hp at the most"
"woah...slow down Yuki. First, you're VERY good, you got everything correct and yes, I HAD 300hp at the most BEFORE...but lowered it to improve my corner exiting speed"
"drift...you also drift? Where do you drive around?" Yuki questioned
"mountain passes"
"is it hard driving there?"
"not really if your used to—" then he stopped "say, do you also drive?"
Yuki could only nod
"wait...this is getting confusing. What do you do in your hometown?"
"hehe...uh...actually...I'm a street racer..." Yuki said quietly "...by the name blue ice"
"blue ice..." then it hit him. "YOU'RE blue ice of Tokyo?!?" he said, surprised
Yuki nodded shyly at him
"that's unbelievable. My friend, Kazama Yuki, is ALSO blue ice of Tokyo..."
"you're weird Ryousuke...how about this, my good friend, Takahashi Ryousuke, is the lone white comet of Akagi..."
They both laughed at each other.
"right again Yuki! But I'm afraid I'm not 'lone' anymore and definitely not the fastest around here anymore"
"how come?"
"first, I'm not lone anymore because Keisuke drives already so we're commonly known as the— "
"the Takahashi brothers, how could I forget?" Yuki cut him off.
"yup. And I'm not the fastest anymore because someone is already faster than me. He beat my fastest consecutive record and I lost to him in Akina's downhill"
"oh...if so, what car does he drive?"
"you wouldn't believe this, but he drives a Hatchi-roku"
"an 86? He must be very skilled...who is he?"
"Fujiwara Takumi"
"Fujiwara...how come that name rings a bell? Ah! Of course! Takumi!!!"
"uh...how do you know Takumi?"
"does his family own a tofu shop?"
"yeah...but how—"
"we were neighbors before...before my family moved to Tokyo...and I used to play with Takumi!!!"
"oh...okay. Its such a small world, isn't it?" Ryousuke said
"yup...it sure is. But I can't believe that he drives, yet alone faster than you." Yuki said.
"well, you'd better believe it. Um, Yuki, where do we turn?" Ryousuke asked
"oh, oh! wait! Turn right here!" Yuki directed him
In a few minutes time, they were parked in front of a 4-storey high apartment.
"well...thanks again Ryousuke-san" Yuki said
"Your welcome Yuki-chan" then he asked, "you want to meet up with me sometime? Go around Akina or something?"
"sure, I'd like that very much. Oh...here's the home phone number. Call me whenever you like" and she handed Ryousuke a piece of paper. She smiled at him and bid him goodbye. Ryousuke bid her also goodbye then sat there, speechless. Then he smiled, happy for numerous reasons, mainly that his assumption was correct. With a smile plastered upon his face, he started heading for home.