author's note: a friendly reminder from me! I own Dakada Minoko, okay? He's a product of my imagination…I also own Goneida Minou, who'll be appearing later on…that's all…enjoy!
Chapter05–an old friend
They both stared at each other then the guy was the first one to free himself from the trance
"Yuki-chan! I never would've thought that I'd be seeing you again, and of all places, at Akina"
Facing a man of about 23,with spiky brown hair, eyes of the same shade and a handsome face, The girl who was called greeted him.
"hello, Dakada Minoko. I also thought the same. Well, what a coincidence. So, what brings you to this side of town?" Yuki said in a serious tone, yet she was still smiling
"I'm now part of a racing team named Fiery hell and our team is around here to defeat every racer here" he said proudly
"oh…really now?"
"how about you?" Minoko asked eagerly, reaching for her hand and stroking it gently.
"I'm hanging around with some friends, which reminds me…I have to introduce you to them. This is Mako, Sayuki and Kazumi" she pointed at each
They remained motionless so Yuki kicked them each from under the table. They snapped back to reality and smiled at him, saying
"hi"
"hello"
"nice to meet you"
"well, well, nice to meet you too, ladies" Minoko said, beaming at them. "say, why don't you girls join us? The more, the merrier!" he continued on
"oh, gee, that sounds like fun but we have to take ol' Kazumi home. Her brother set a curfew for her, isn't that right, Kazumi?" she said, facing Kazumi and raising both of her eyebrows at her.
"ah…you're right. Perhaps some other time." Kazumi said, nodding at her
"now, if you would excuse us, Minoko. We might as well be getting home now. It's really nice to see you again" she said, withdrawing her hand and standing up, smiling at him. She beckoned her companions to follow so they did.
"bye" the three girls said as they followed Yuki outside the doors, leaving Minoko standing alone by their table.
As soon as they were out of earshot, Sayuki approached Yuki "what was that all about?"
"yeah Yuki. You busted him. He was quite cute, you know" Mako said
"ah, let me explain to you people. You see, the reason Minoko knows me is because we were in college together and that was the time I was also friends with Ryousuke"
"hmph…friends" Sayuki commented
"anyway…" Yuki said, ignoring Sayuki's comment "…he sort of tried to date me but every time he would, I'll just turn him down. His reputation and attitude is the reason why I do this. even though he's handsome and all, he's also arrogant and bratty. He also had a record for breaking a lot of school rules. To sum it up, he's handsome outside yet VERY nasty inside. I never liked that kind of guy" Yuki concluded, getting in the car.
"oh, I see why now" Sayuki said, starting the engine
"he's a bad boy. And I bet all his friends are all the same. You heard him talk, right? He was boasting about his car and being a street racer"
"hey that reminds me, he said 'Fiery hell' right?" Mako asked
Yuki nodded
"could he be the leader of 'Fiery hell' ,the group Ryousuke was talking about?"
"yeah, that's possible"
"does Ryousuke know him?" Sayuki said
"I don't think so. Perhaps by face and reputation, though" then she added "why?"
"I was just wondering if they both battled together, would they just battle or place a bet on it"
"a bet?"
"yeah. Think of it, they both love you, right? Could they perhaps…bet on you?"
"bet on me? What kind of a crazy idea is that?" Yuki said
"but, think of the possibilities"
"ah! I don't even want to think of him! It makes me sick!" Yuki said, sticking out her tongue. "can we change subject, please?"
So they talked about, what else? Their lessons. They taught Kazumi in drifting, and also gave her tips. They headed for Akina's peak, for all their cars were parked.
"well, then. Thanks for bringing me out, guys." Yuki said as she approached her car and unlocked it.
"it was really fun, maybe we should do it again?" Mako said
"yeah, but please, somewhere else" Yuki said, remembering who she just saw
"alright. Bye then!" Sayuki said.
They bid each other good-bye then went down together. Mako led, followed by Sayuki, Kazumi then Yuki.
'would they bet on me? I don't know' Yuki thought as she drifted alongside Kazumi. 'perhaps Minoko will be the one to lay out the bet but will Ryousuke take a shot on it?'
'If ever that will happen, I sure HOPE that Ryousuke wins, otherwise I'd be stuck with that sick, mean ass, bad boy for life…yuck!!!' she shifted to third gear as she drifted once more
'he even tried to be nice to me again! By holding my hand! I remembered the time before where he even attempted to kiss me! Disgusting!!!' she pelted after Kazumi at the straight to vent out her frustration. She then zoomed of towards Akagi the moment they reached the bottom.