Initial D- Let me protect you
Chapter07–the given challenge
At 9:50pm, the Kengai Racing team was already complete. Ryousuke was patiently waiting for the new team to arrive. Questions were buzzing about here and there, all the same
"what's the emergency about?"
Since Takumi and Ryousuke were the one's who really knew, the whole team approached Takumi, blasting questions at him until Takumi started explaining.
"it's simple. The team Fiery hell will meet us here to make the challenge"
"already?" Wataru said, astonished
"yeah"
The guys started discussing about the team while the girls approached Yuki.
"Yuki, you don't look too good" Sayuki said
"what's wrong?" Kazumi asked
"I feel so nervous.........knowing Minoko, he might really bet on me. It's just the matter if Ryousuke will bite on the offer"
"oh dear, it's okay Yuki. Don't think about it already" Mako said
"just hope he won't do that" Sayuki prompted
"yeah, I hope" Yuki said then she turned her attention towards the road. All the others did the same then someone muttered out from the crowd of guys "they're here". It was Takumi. He had really acquired Ryousuke's ability to identify cars.
'an unfamiliar engine sound?' Ryousuke thought. 'The imports Kyouychi informed me are powerful'
Finally, the cars came into view, which was headed by a dark blue evo 7. They parked neatly in a line then they got out and approached the crowd in front of them. Their leader, which was in front, spoke
"we're the Fiery hell racing team and I'm Dakada Minoko. Who is your leader?" Ryousuke stepped forward and said. "I am. My name is Takahashi Ryousuke and we are the Kengai Racing team"
"Takahashi Ryousuke? From the famous Takahashi brothers of Akagi?"
"yeah"
"wow. I never thought I'd be battling you someday." Then his eyes wandered throughout the team. "all guys?"
"no. there are also a few ladies" Minoko's eyes searched for the ladies until he caught sight of Kazumi. 'that girl looks familiar' then he looked at Sayuki then Mako until his gaze fell on Yuki, who looked away.
"Yuki-chan!" he called out. "I never knew you raced" Ryousuke looked at Minoko then to Yuki. He gestured her to come forward so she squeezed through the crowd and stood beside him.
"I have a question Ryousuke. Did you go to Sukomo University for college?"
"yes, why?"
"then you must remember me. I was also in the same year level as you and Yuki" Ryousuke thought for a while then "ah, yes. Dakada Minoko. I remember you"
"looks like this is a reunion, huh? You know what, I'm surprised that you, Yuki, would be racing then all of a sudden, you already are plus, you belong to Ryousuke's team" Minoko said
"it looks like you don't know much of the racing world, Minoko. Yuki here is also blue ice of Tokyo that's why I recruited her"
"oh, I see. Anyway, let's skip this discussion. We aren't here to reminisce, rather, to challenge you. Let's see, huh? What?........." he said as a hand on his shoulder interrupted him so he turned to his team member while someone whispered to him something. A smile curled his lips then he said to his team "I like that" he turned around to face Ryousuke once more.
"okay, so here's the challenge. 3 battles one on one. You pick your three best drivers and I'll do the same. wait, wait ,wait......" He said, seeing Ryousuke turning to his team. "I'm not done yet. Shall we make this battle interesting? Let's bet on it" he said with a smirk Mako, Sayuki and Kazumi's eyes widened. They all had a strong feeling on what was next. They looked at each other then looked at Yuki, who in return, glanced at them with a very worried face.
"a bet? What kind?" Ryousuke said questionable tone
"are you willing to bet......" he glanced at Yuki "......on Yuki?" he said, smirk widening. The whole Kengai Racing team gasped in shock. Yuki looked at Ryousuke with a very worried look on her face. She took his hand in her own and squeezed it. 'she's so nervous' Ryousuke thought.
"you can't do this!" he fumed at Minoko
"oh I can't do this, can I? I'm making the challenge so might as well follow MY conditions, right? Or else you can walk away from my offer and have no battle at all" he said, raising his eyebrows at Ryousuke. Ryousuke looked at Yuki seriously. Then he said "what are your conditions?"
"simple. Whichever team wins 2-out-of-3 gets her. Getting her will mean Yuki staying permanently in that winning team, whether she likes it or not" he said, smirk not fading.
"wait for a moment" Ryousuke said as he turned to his team and leaned forward to them. The team also did the same.
"so, Aniki. Are you going to do it?" Keisuke said seriously.
"I want to do it for the goddamn sake of beating him. I want to teach this punk a lesson and I believe in you guys. I know that whoever I pick, will be able to beat their team"
"therefore.........?" Nakazato said
"we'll race" His team members gave out another gasp of shock. Kenta went forward and said "are you sure, Ryousuke?"
"100% sure. We will not be provoked by these......kids who think they're good. For all I know, they've just started their racing career. Compared to us, we have one essential thing and that is......"
"......experience?" Takumi cut him off with a tone of uncertainty heard
"that's correct, Fujiwara" Ryousuke said, nodding at him. "anyway, so we'll race against them. We also can't back out, it will hurt our reputation and why will we back out anyways?"
"because it's me?" Yuki said in a small voice
"Yuki-chan, don't you see it? Another reason why I'm not backing out is it's because of you. I won't let him take you away from me......us, I mean" he said hastily, smiling at Yuki. "you're very important and valuable to me and us" Yuki could only smile at him.
"what do you say? Shall we go for it?" Ryousuke said
"yes!" the team answered
"alright then" he said as he turned to Minoko. "we accept the challenge"
"okay good. Now it's your turn. I give you the choice of courses for all three rounds"
"wait" he said then he thought hard. "okay. First will be at......Myogi" Both Nakazato and Shingo's eyes widened.
"second will be here at Akina" he dropped his gaze at the floor beneath him.
"and third......" he continued, looking at Minoko straight in the eye "......will be at my home course, Akagi" he said with determination. Tension filled the air as the cool evening breeze swept across them.
"so, that's Myogi, Akina and Akagi, am I correct?"
"yes"
"okay, what time and when?"
"all the three battles will be downhill. 10:00pm then the first battle will start next Saturday. The next Saturday will be the second then the last one, the Saturday after the next."
"every other Saturday then at 10:00pm at the peak?"
"yeah"
"alright. Then we'll see you next Saturday at Myogi. Prepare to be defeated" he said as he turned to leave
"you first" Ryousuke answered back as he watched them get into their cars. Revving up their engines, they zoomed off.
Chapter07–the given challenge
At 9:50pm, the Kengai Racing team was already complete. Ryousuke was patiently waiting for the new team to arrive. Questions were buzzing about here and there, all the same
"what's the emergency about?"
Since Takumi and Ryousuke were the one's who really knew, the whole team approached Takumi, blasting questions at him until Takumi started explaining.
"it's simple. The team Fiery hell will meet us here to make the challenge"
"already?" Wataru said, astonished
"yeah"
The guys started discussing about the team while the girls approached Yuki.
"Yuki, you don't look too good" Sayuki said
"what's wrong?" Kazumi asked
"I feel so nervous.........knowing Minoko, he might really bet on me. It's just the matter if Ryousuke will bite on the offer"
"oh dear, it's okay Yuki. Don't think about it already" Mako said
"just hope he won't do that" Sayuki prompted
"yeah, I hope" Yuki said then she turned her attention towards the road. All the others did the same then someone muttered out from the crowd of guys "they're here". It was Takumi. He had really acquired Ryousuke's ability to identify cars.
'an unfamiliar engine sound?' Ryousuke thought. 'The imports Kyouychi informed me are powerful'
Finally, the cars came into view, which was headed by a dark blue evo 7. They parked neatly in a line then they got out and approached the crowd in front of them. Their leader, which was in front, spoke
"we're the Fiery hell racing team and I'm Dakada Minoko. Who is your leader?" Ryousuke stepped forward and said. "I am. My name is Takahashi Ryousuke and we are the Kengai Racing team"
"Takahashi Ryousuke? From the famous Takahashi brothers of Akagi?"
"yeah"
"wow. I never thought I'd be battling you someday." Then his eyes wandered throughout the team. "all guys?"
"no. there are also a few ladies" Minoko's eyes searched for the ladies until he caught sight of Kazumi. 'that girl looks familiar' then he looked at Sayuki then Mako until his gaze fell on Yuki, who looked away.
"Yuki-chan!" he called out. "I never knew you raced" Ryousuke looked at Minoko then to Yuki. He gestured her to come forward so she squeezed through the crowd and stood beside him.
"I have a question Ryousuke. Did you go to Sukomo University for college?"
"yes, why?"
"then you must remember me. I was also in the same year level as you and Yuki" Ryousuke thought for a while then "ah, yes. Dakada Minoko. I remember you"
"looks like this is a reunion, huh? You know what, I'm surprised that you, Yuki, would be racing then all of a sudden, you already are plus, you belong to Ryousuke's team" Minoko said
"it looks like you don't know much of the racing world, Minoko. Yuki here is also blue ice of Tokyo that's why I recruited her"
"oh, I see. Anyway, let's skip this discussion. We aren't here to reminisce, rather, to challenge you. Let's see, huh? What?........." he said as a hand on his shoulder interrupted him so he turned to his team member while someone whispered to him something. A smile curled his lips then he said to his team "I like that" he turned around to face Ryousuke once more.
"okay, so here's the challenge. 3 battles one on one. You pick your three best drivers and I'll do the same. wait, wait ,wait......" He said, seeing Ryousuke turning to his team. "I'm not done yet. Shall we make this battle interesting? Let's bet on it" he said with a smirk Mako, Sayuki and Kazumi's eyes widened. They all had a strong feeling on what was next. They looked at each other then looked at Yuki, who in return, glanced at them with a very worried face.
"a bet? What kind?" Ryousuke said questionable tone
"are you willing to bet......" he glanced at Yuki "......on Yuki?" he said, smirk widening. The whole Kengai Racing team gasped in shock. Yuki looked at Ryousuke with a very worried look on her face. She took his hand in her own and squeezed it. 'she's so nervous' Ryousuke thought.
"you can't do this!" he fumed at Minoko
"oh I can't do this, can I? I'm making the challenge so might as well follow MY conditions, right? Or else you can walk away from my offer and have no battle at all" he said, raising his eyebrows at Ryousuke. Ryousuke looked at Yuki seriously. Then he said "what are your conditions?"
"simple. Whichever team wins 2-out-of-3 gets her. Getting her will mean Yuki staying permanently in that winning team, whether she likes it or not" he said, smirk not fading.
"wait for a moment" Ryousuke said as he turned to his team and leaned forward to them. The team also did the same.
"so, Aniki. Are you going to do it?" Keisuke said seriously.
"I want to do it for the goddamn sake of beating him. I want to teach this punk a lesson and I believe in you guys. I know that whoever I pick, will be able to beat their team"
"therefore.........?" Nakazato said
"we'll race" His team members gave out another gasp of shock. Kenta went forward and said "are you sure, Ryousuke?"
"100% sure. We will not be provoked by these......kids who think they're good. For all I know, they've just started their racing career. Compared to us, we have one essential thing and that is......"
"......experience?" Takumi cut him off with a tone of uncertainty heard
"that's correct, Fujiwara" Ryousuke said, nodding at him. "anyway, so we'll race against them. We also can't back out, it will hurt our reputation and why will we back out anyways?"
"because it's me?" Yuki said in a small voice
"Yuki-chan, don't you see it? Another reason why I'm not backing out is it's because of you. I won't let him take you away from me......us, I mean" he said hastily, smiling at Yuki. "you're very important and valuable to me and us" Yuki could only smile at him.
"what do you say? Shall we go for it?" Ryousuke said
"yes!" the team answered
"alright then" he said as he turned to Minoko. "we accept the challenge"
"okay good. Now it's your turn. I give you the choice of courses for all three rounds"
"wait" he said then he thought hard. "okay. First will be at......Myogi" Both Nakazato and Shingo's eyes widened.
"second will be here at Akina" he dropped his gaze at the floor beneath him.
"and third......" he continued, looking at Minoko straight in the eye "......will be at my home course, Akagi" he said with determination. Tension filled the air as the cool evening breeze swept across them.
"so, that's Myogi, Akina and Akagi, am I correct?"
"yes"
"okay, what time and when?"
"all the three battles will be downhill. 10:00pm then the first battle will start next Saturday. The next Saturday will be the second then the last one, the Saturday after the next."
"every other Saturday then at 10:00pm at the peak?"
"yeah"
"alright. Then we'll see you next Saturday at Myogi. Prepare to be defeated" he said as he turned to leave
"you first" Ryousuke answered back as he watched them get into their cars. Revving up their engines, they zoomed off.