All-Stars
Chapter 5
"Don't Stop"Noon.
"Keisuke, you know what?"
"What?"
"I've never felt you so… warm… as before…"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"I mean… That you've always been so cold… You were always so serious."
"Don't worry. I know… That Project D has been pushing me to the limit, but… On that cold night in Saitama, what kept me going was… you. On that collision on Tsuchisaka, you kept me going too…"
"You know what Keisuke…"
Kyoko held Keisuke's hand and he blushed.
"Every time you did leave or I would be there, I'd always say to myself, that I'd never leave you."
Keisuke was silent.
It was amazing, a tear dropped from one of the toughest racers in Japan.
"Come on. Let's go for a swim."
"Hello? Anybody here?" Fuhimiro said as he entered the door of a tuning garage.
"Fuhimiro! You're here!" A guy with a moustache said as he shook Fuhimiro's hand.
"It's been a while!" Fuhimiro exclaimed.
"Indeed. And… who would this guy be?"
"Ryosuke Takahashi, sir. Nice to meet you." Ryosuke said.
"I haven't introduced you two. This is Ryosuke Takahashi; I've worked with him and his team for almost a year. This is Kazuhiko Yamamoto; he taught me everything I know." Fuhimiro said.
A guy with a dark complexion entered the door and said to Yamamoto, "Hey! YM! The guy who overtook me is outside your garage!"
"Here he is." Yamamoto said then looked at Ryosuke.
"So here's the new kid on the block… I'm Oki, nice to meet you."
"Ryosuke Takahashi." Ryosuke said.
"Hey, YM, I brought in my car into your garage, let me borrow some parts, ok?" Oki said.
"Sure, I'll be there in a sec." The tuner replied to the driver.
"So… What brings you two to the metropolitan?" YM asked.
"We're interested in a course called, Hakone. Well, we've been conquering every mountain in Japan, and Hakone's one we haven't touched yet." Fuhimiro said.
"Take a seat." YM said.
The two took a seat.
"How much horsepower does your car have?" YM asked.
"About 350." Ryosuke replied.
"You need more than that. The Hakone guys go have at least 600."
"Damn." Ryosuke seemed shocked.
"Why?" Ryosuke continued.
"This is the metropolis, tuner central. However, this'll be Fuhimiro's graduation…" YM seemed to have a plan, a big one.
"Huh?"
"Damn. I was left. If it wasn't impromptu, I wouldn't have lost, but… A loss is a loss." Sakamoto maturely said.
He exited his Cappuccino and saw a blue Nissan Sil-80.
"Nice car. Nice body kits"
As Sakamoto approached the back of the car, "What the?"
He laughed as he saw the strange spoiler.
"What are you laughing at?" A beautiful lady said as she exited the car.
"Huh-wha? Oh, I'm sorry. Is this you're car?" Sakamoto asked.
"Of course it is! Why would you think I asked you? This car can beat you to a pulp."
"It did."
"Huh? We're you the one on the course?"
"Yup. My name's Sakamoto, nice to meet you."
"I'm Sayuki. Nice car, do you fit there?"
"Yeah. Why do you ask?"
"It's a little, small… Isn't it?"
"Well, nice car too, but with the wing, it looks like…"
"What?"
"The batmobile." He chuckled.
"What? It's a lightweight, aerodynamic C-West spoiler!" She said in a mad, but cute face.
"Sure. Whatever." He said still chuckling.
"I bet, I can beat you in this car, anytime!"
"Ok. What's the bet?" He seemed interested.
"If I win, you'll buy a batman suit, and scream 'Batman' in front of a crowd."
"Ok. If I win, you'll go out with me on a date."
"You wish. You'll never win."
"We'll see." He said with a smile and a hint of blushing.
It seemed childish but Sakamoto offered his pinky instead of a handshake.
Sayuki blushed but got to her senses and did the 'pinkyshake'.
Takumi drove the 86 through his hometown with a lingering thought in his mind, "Why is it, that every time I drive my Trueno, I remember Natsuki."
He'd probably be restless for the week off if he couldn't find her. It'll be the beginning of a search.
"I won't let you get out of the metropolis if you don't win against either three of the metropolitan." Yamamoto said to the tuner and racer.
"And who would those two be?" Ryosuke seemed interested.
"Tatsuya Shima, the Blackbird or Akio Asakura, the Devil Z or Reina Akikawa and her GT-R."
"There's a catch." Ryosuke bluntly said.
"Yup. Since they are the best, you need to catch their attention. Beat the second tier, which runs on a daily basis and you'll be catching their eyes." Yamamoto informed.
End of Chapter 5