CHAP 5 : KAKUMI
CHAP 5 RATING : PG-13
"Hey Keisuke, look at that girl who just won the race, she's knocked out! I wonder what happened..." Kenta tried shifting his feet to get a better view at the random scenario. "It looks like they are trying to hold the crowd back...damn, must be a pain."
"What the hell?! How did the driver turn out to be another chick? All this time I thought it was a freaking bastard driving!" Keisuke exhaled his cigarette slowly while sitting on the hood of his FD, hands in his pocket. "I see specks of blood." He wrinkled his nose in disgust.
"Hmmph. I wonder..." started Takumi, as he smoothed his fingers through his bangs. Itsuki and the Speedstars were trying desperately to dive into the crowd to apprehend what had happened just seconds ago.
"I'm calling my brother." Keisuke announced as he reached for his cell and threw away his second cigarette. For some reason, he couldn't explain why his body was reacting strangely nervous tonight. He noticed his new pack of Marlboro was already half wasted. "Hello? Bro? Did anyone report the results to you yet? Oh, well...Kyouichi lost. He lost to a girl. Yes, really. Yes, a female." He paused a while until his brother was done choking on his coffee. "You alright? But that chick passed out. Yeah, weird. Okay. Yes, I'll try. Alright then. Bye." He withdrew from his position to walk over to the Candies. When Kenta questioned him but found no reply, he tagged along with Keisuke.
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"Shinji, dude, give her some space goddamnit." muttered Rei, as he came back from explaining to the crowd to keep things under control.
"No, she'd be waking up just about...three...two...one...now." Mitsuko looked at the bloody rags on the floor. Sure enough, Kakumi's eyes fluttered open. "Kakumi, you retard, why the hell didn't you take the medication I left for you in the hotel? Oh and what is up with your lower knee injury? Did you try to bang yourself while drifting?!" Mitsuko fired more questions left and right.
"Shit Mitsuko! She just woke up, okay? Chill." Shinji tried to calm her tension down to a tolerable level. Kakumi rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand as she tried to pull herself up from the blanket but groaned as she discovered the pain in her knee. "Whoa there missy, careful!" Shinji held her from falling and laughed.
"Impressive, Mitsuko...how did you know she would wake up?" questioned Masao, scratching his head.
"Oh, this happens on occasion, I get used to it, ha ha! Sorry Kakumi, you okay?" Mitsuko walked closer to her paranoid friend.
"I don't find this hilarious at all. I almost had an accident." Kakumi nearly remarked with a solemn face, which suddenly turned into a frown. "Okay, about your questions..." She looked up at the night sky and paused a brief moment before continuing, almost as if she was reading her own fragmented memories. "I was running late and someone thought it would be funny to replace my medications with Scooby Doo vitamin C for children. I didn't discover that until I was in my car. Secondly, my brakes weren't working too well since I made a discovery an hour ago that my grandpa installed a new turbo engine while I was away...it was difficult to control. That's where I got my messed up injury from. Each time I parallel drifted, I had to shift the accelerator the same time as I pumped on the brakes so I wouldn't crash my car. It's hard to explain when you're having a major headache, I'm tired..." Kakumi managed to regain her balance as she weaved her way through to her Jetta. She turned around, "I apologize, it's a pretty crappy explanation. Do whatever we normally do when our opponents lose to us." She observed the circular crowd around her, and instantly felt like an imitation of a college professor lecturing students.
"Sorry...I didn't mean to.." Shinji approached her again to help her into her car. While Mitsuko and the others stayed behind to take care of business with the victory against the Emperor cluster. When they were done with their duties, they were stopped in the middle by a mob of new fans.
"Shinji, it's not your fault. I should see grandpa tomorrow. Man...it's ridiculous how he does things to my car at the last minute without telling me beforehand."
"But you did knew about the engine when we were stuck on the freeway, right?"
"Yeah, true...but what could I have possibly have done?! Skid all the way back home?"
"Ha ha---" Shinji turned around to face Kyouichi and Seiji.
"Oh, yeah...nice racing you, Kyouichi. Your driving skills are among the best I have seen." Kakumi held out a hand. Kyouichi reluctantly took it and walked away with an attitude. Seiji turned around again to fixate a glare at them. "I wonder why Kyouichi wouldn't talk to me...he could of at least argued or something, that's not like him...at least not from what I've heard about his character anyways." Shinji chuckled softly. "Oh, tell the others there's no team meeting tomorrow. Just come over to my place and relax, okay?" Kakumi tried to force a tired smile.
"Sounds great. They are still probably baffled about your attitude over there." Shinji pointed to a nearby crowd.
"Ha ha ha. I better go."
"You can handle the new engine? Be careful, your injuries still need recovery!"
"Thanks, I still need time to get used to it, but hey, have you heard from Fujiwara Takumi tonight?"
"Not that I know of, you want me to ask around?"
"That would be great, Shinji. Thanks!" Kakumi closed her door and started the engine. Just as she did a U-turn and flourished out into the night, Keisuke finally made his way through the throngs of people scattered throughout the area.
"Hi. Uh..." Keisuke was facing Shinji, "I'm Takahashi Keisuke, member of the Akagi Red Suns...oh damn, was that the Jetta?"
"You just missed it, did you want to talk to the driver?" Shinji slowly walked to his car.
"Yeah, do you think it would be possible if you and your team could stop by Akagi tomorrow?" Keisuke blurted as followed Shinji and constructed a closer look at him. //Damn, some of his features remind me of my brother.//
"What for?" Shinji opened his car door as the rest of the Candies team huddled around Keisuke and Shinji. Keisuke felt extremely out of place as he shifted from one foot to another.
"Uhh...it's more like a practice meet..."
"Aye Shinji, why did you let Kakumi go off like that? Her injuries are still mending on the edge, man." Rei commented as the rest of the team nodded their heads in agreement towards Shinji.
"She said she'd be alright. Don't worry about her, she doesn't hide anything painful." Shinji turned back to Keisuke.
"I'm not too sure about our team schedule, how about we give you a call when we aren't occupied? Does that sound like a plan?"
"Mmmm, sure?" Keisuke searched in his pockets in hopes for a gum wrapper to write his cell number, but Shinji easily took out a notebook from his car. They exchanged information and both teams departed the location, leaving behind the screaming fans.
CHAP 6: TO DISCOVER
AUTHOR NOTES: Hey all readers! Please submit more feedback so I could stay motivated to write more! Thanks! Next chapter coming soon.
CHAP 5 RATING : PG-13
"Hey Keisuke, look at that girl who just won the race, she's knocked out! I wonder what happened..." Kenta tried shifting his feet to get a better view at the random scenario. "It looks like they are trying to hold the crowd back...damn, must be a pain."
"What the hell?! How did the driver turn out to be another chick? All this time I thought it was a freaking bastard driving!" Keisuke exhaled his cigarette slowly while sitting on the hood of his FD, hands in his pocket. "I see specks of blood." He wrinkled his nose in disgust.
"Hmmph. I wonder..." started Takumi, as he smoothed his fingers through his bangs. Itsuki and the Speedstars were trying desperately to dive into the crowd to apprehend what had happened just seconds ago.
"I'm calling my brother." Keisuke announced as he reached for his cell and threw away his second cigarette. For some reason, he couldn't explain why his body was reacting strangely nervous tonight. He noticed his new pack of Marlboro was already half wasted. "Hello? Bro? Did anyone report the results to you yet? Oh, well...Kyouichi lost. He lost to a girl. Yes, really. Yes, a female." He paused a while until his brother was done choking on his coffee. "You alright? But that chick passed out. Yeah, weird. Okay. Yes, I'll try. Alright then. Bye." He withdrew from his position to walk over to the Candies. When Kenta questioned him but found no reply, he tagged along with Keisuke.
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"Shinji, dude, give her some space goddamnit." muttered Rei, as he came back from explaining to the crowd to keep things under control.
"No, she'd be waking up just about...three...two...one...now." Mitsuko looked at the bloody rags on the floor. Sure enough, Kakumi's eyes fluttered open. "Kakumi, you retard, why the hell didn't you take the medication I left for you in the hotel? Oh and what is up with your lower knee injury? Did you try to bang yourself while drifting?!" Mitsuko fired more questions left and right.
"Shit Mitsuko! She just woke up, okay? Chill." Shinji tried to calm her tension down to a tolerable level. Kakumi rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand as she tried to pull herself up from the blanket but groaned as she discovered the pain in her knee. "Whoa there missy, careful!" Shinji held her from falling and laughed.
"Impressive, Mitsuko...how did you know she would wake up?" questioned Masao, scratching his head.
"Oh, this happens on occasion, I get used to it, ha ha! Sorry Kakumi, you okay?" Mitsuko walked closer to her paranoid friend.
"I don't find this hilarious at all. I almost had an accident." Kakumi nearly remarked with a solemn face, which suddenly turned into a frown. "Okay, about your questions..." She looked up at the night sky and paused a brief moment before continuing, almost as if she was reading her own fragmented memories. "I was running late and someone thought it would be funny to replace my medications with Scooby Doo vitamin C for children. I didn't discover that until I was in my car. Secondly, my brakes weren't working too well since I made a discovery an hour ago that my grandpa installed a new turbo engine while I was away...it was difficult to control. That's where I got my messed up injury from. Each time I parallel drifted, I had to shift the accelerator the same time as I pumped on the brakes so I wouldn't crash my car. It's hard to explain when you're having a major headache, I'm tired..." Kakumi managed to regain her balance as she weaved her way through to her Jetta. She turned around, "I apologize, it's a pretty crappy explanation. Do whatever we normally do when our opponents lose to us." She observed the circular crowd around her, and instantly felt like an imitation of a college professor lecturing students.
"Sorry...I didn't mean to.." Shinji approached her again to help her into her car. While Mitsuko and the others stayed behind to take care of business with the victory against the Emperor cluster. When they were done with their duties, they were stopped in the middle by a mob of new fans.
"Shinji, it's not your fault. I should see grandpa tomorrow. Man...it's ridiculous how he does things to my car at the last minute without telling me beforehand."
"But you did knew about the engine when we were stuck on the freeway, right?"
"Yeah, true...but what could I have possibly have done?! Skid all the way back home?"
"Ha ha---" Shinji turned around to face Kyouichi and Seiji.
"Oh, yeah...nice racing you, Kyouichi. Your driving skills are among the best I have seen." Kakumi held out a hand. Kyouichi reluctantly took it and walked away with an attitude. Seiji turned around again to fixate a glare at them. "I wonder why Kyouichi wouldn't talk to me...he could of at least argued or something, that's not like him...at least not from what I've heard about his character anyways." Shinji chuckled softly. "Oh, tell the others there's no team meeting tomorrow. Just come over to my place and relax, okay?" Kakumi tried to force a tired smile.
"Sounds great. They are still probably baffled about your attitude over there." Shinji pointed to a nearby crowd.
"Ha ha ha. I better go."
"You can handle the new engine? Be careful, your injuries still need recovery!"
"Thanks, I still need time to get used to it, but hey, have you heard from Fujiwara Takumi tonight?"
"Not that I know of, you want me to ask around?"
"That would be great, Shinji. Thanks!" Kakumi closed her door and started the engine. Just as she did a U-turn and flourished out into the night, Keisuke finally made his way through the throngs of people scattered throughout the area.
"Hi. Uh..." Keisuke was facing Shinji, "I'm Takahashi Keisuke, member of the Akagi Red Suns...oh damn, was that the Jetta?"
"You just missed it, did you want to talk to the driver?" Shinji slowly walked to his car.
"Yeah, do you think it would be possible if you and your team could stop by Akagi tomorrow?" Keisuke blurted as followed Shinji and constructed a closer look at him. //Damn, some of his features remind me of my brother.//
"What for?" Shinji opened his car door as the rest of the Candies team huddled around Keisuke and Shinji. Keisuke felt extremely out of place as he shifted from one foot to another.
"Uhh...it's more like a practice meet..."
"Aye Shinji, why did you let Kakumi go off like that? Her injuries are still mending on the edge, man." Rei commented as the rest of the team nodded their heads in agreement towards Shinji.
"She said she'd be alright. Don't worry about her, she doesn't hide anything painful." Shinji turned back to Keisuke.
"I'm not too sure about our team schedule, how about we give you a call when we aren't occupied? Does that sound like a plan?"
"Mmmm, sure?" Keisuke searched in his pockets in hopes for a gum wrapper to write his cell number, but Shinji easily took out a notebook from his car. They exchanged information and both teams departed the location, leaving behind the screaming fans.
CHAP 6: TO DISCOVER
AUTHOR NOTES: Hey all readers! Please submit more feedback so I could stay motivated to write more! Thanks! Next chapter coming soon.