Wheels Of The Heart
Disclaimer:
Over Drive is owned by Yasuda Tsuyoshi and Xebec
Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here, the cycling club is facing more woes as their problem keeps piling up…
Though things might change in an unexpected way…as the focus of this chapter will soon center on Yuki…
Well then, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 11: Rachi
However, one of the delinquents noticed something on his cohorts, as they are wearing chokers, which were GIFTS from their benefactors after they successfully burned down the old club room, and the delinquents asked each other if they all received the chokers at the same time, wondering if this is a coincidence.
"Yeah. I got one."
"Me too."
"Was a gift."
"You also got one?"
"Seriously?"
"For real?"
"…"
"…"
Soon the delinquents heard ticking sounds coming from the chokers. They slowly deduced and realized that there are bombs laced on the chokers, and told the leader of the delinquents about it and the delinquents realized that they had been had and that their benefactors intended to get rid of them should they get caught by the police.
"No way!"
"He wouldn't…!"
"He's gonna kill us!"
"No!"
"I don't want to die!"
"Take the chokers off!"
"Hurry!"
"Do it!"
Before the delinquents had the chance to remove the chokers, the chokers exploded which caused the delinquents to sprawl on the ground, their necks blown away almost to the point of being decapitated, which the squad leader told his subordinate to call for an ambulance, hoping to save one of the delinquents as their statements are crucial.
"Quick! Call ambulances! We got to save them!"
"Yes sir!"
"Yes sir!"
"Yes sir!"
"Yes sir!"
"Yes sir!"
"Yes sir!"
"Yes sir!"
However, one of the cops checked on the fallen delinquents and concluded that they cannot be saved, as the injuries are fatal, thus the police, and the three cycling club members, were surprised to see and hear this and realized that someone intends to keep things a secret, and Koichi is angered seeing that the mastermind had treated the delinquents like disposables, and told Yamato and Yousuke that someone is intending to keep the club from joining the upcoming race, and Yousuke is determined not to be intimidated by this incident.
"That won't make us chicken out. Koichi…Kurosuke…we'll win the upcoming race."
"Yes, captain."
"Yes, captain."
"Tell Chibisuke that he's in the race as well."
"Yes, captain."
"Yes, captain."
"We're going forward and win the race."
"Yes, captain."
"Yes, captain."
Nevertheless, the cycling club, school officials of Cherry Hills High, and the police are now facing a blank wall on who hired the delinquents in committing arson, and who is behind this, and not far, Izawa is watching the scene from behind a corner, and then took his leave undetected, as the scene attracted a lot of prying eyes from other students and police cordoned the area to keep the students back.
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The next morning, the scene shifts at the principal's office, and there the vice principal is accusing the cycling club of instigating the situation and Yousuke rolled his eyes seeing that the vice principal is looking for someone to blame since the culprits were killed and that the investigation would face a blank wall, while Koichi tries to convince the vice principal that the cycling club is the victim here and not the culprits, yet the vice principal insists on her beliefs.
"But sir…"
"Shut up!"
"…"
"Your club is the cause of this! It is a scandal!"
"But we're the victims here!"
"Chery Hills is the victims, because your antics attracted the attention of delinquents! Now they attacked your club, which drags our school's reputation!"
"We didn't…"
"I said shut up!"
But Kaho stepped forward and defended the club and said that Maki and Yukiko were the ones who discovered the would-be arson and said that there were bullies before who wanted to get rid of the cycling club, and the dead culprits were the ones who burned down the old club, and Yousuke, Koichi and Yamato were the ones to stop the culprits from burning the new club room, but the vice principal told Kaho to shut up as this does not concern her, and this caused Yousuke to stand up to him and defend Kaho.
"Hey, old fart!"
"What…?"
"Don't treat her like a garbage!"
"How dare you…"
"You got a problem with my club member? Face me! I'm the club president! So vent your beef on me!"
"You…!"
"Kaho's a member of my club, and she's my secretary!"
"!"
The vice principal was taken aback when told that Kaho is a member of the cycling club and Yousuke accuses him of sexism after the way he told Kaho, and Yamato said the same thing, and the vice principal is pissed and threatens to have the two boys suspended and have the cycling club dissolved, which Koichi protested, but the principal arrived, and overheard the discussion and used his position to calm everyone down, and told the vice principal that the club is indeed the victim here and that the police are doing follow-up investigations on the matter, and said that he should not let his emotion dictate his decision and said that because of the cycling club winning the recent race, Cherry Hills High has earned recognition, and he has no intention of dissolving the cycling club, much to the vice principal's chagrin and irritation.
"What?"
"The cycling club won't be dissolved."
"Why? You…"
"It's clear that the cycling club is the victim here. if these boys hadn't reacted, the school would've been set on fire last night…"
"But…but…"
"That is that."
"You can't…!"
"Please calm down…"
The principal told the cycling club that they can go, and the three boys and Kaho left, and the students can hear the vice principal arguing to the principal that the cycling club is a club for troublemakers, and Yamato is irritated at this and so is Yousuke, but then Kaho urged the two boys to let it go as the principal saved the club from being dissolved, though Koichi is a bit worried that they have no lead on who is behind the arson attacks, which Yousuke acknowledged.
"Still…we are facing a threat…"
"Yeah…with the delinquents dead, we can't get a lead…"
"It looks like someone really wanted our club to be dissolved in an ILLEGAL way…"
"Indeed."
"We got to be vigilant. Koichi…can you tell Chibisuke and the others later about what went on at the principal's office?"
"Yeah. Sure."
"Good."
"…"
As they leave the school building, they are greeted by Mikoto, Yuki, Yukiko and Maki, and the four teens approached Yousuke and asks him what went on there, as they are hoping that something good would happen, and as Yuki asks her elder brother what went on back there, Yousuke told her what occurred, and she couldn't believe that the vice principal would act like a jerk, pinning the blame on the cycling club when the club itself was the victim.
"Seriously, onii-chan?"
"Yeah."
"That old fart's a jerk! Can't he see that…"
"Couldn't agree more."
"I say we…"
"File a complaint…sounds good to me."
"I can go to the principal's room and…"
"You need to make a good script if you want to lounge a formal complaint…"
Koichi then urged the siblings to calm down and said that all is well and all that matters is that the club room has been saved and right now they should go and have a club meeting, in which the others agreed and they all went to the club room, but then they were dismayed upon arriving there as the room was cordoned off and the cop guarding it says the club room would be off-limits for the time being due to investigation, and Yousuke asks if there is any way to at least using a portion of the club room which the cop says there isn't at the moment.
"Sorry."
"Come on now…"
"I have my orders. This club room's off-limits to everyone."
"Seriously…?"
"It's an order from my superior."
"Damn."
"I'm really sorry."
"…"
The cycling club members are dismayed, and Koichi said that he will talk to the principal later to ask if there is a spare room they can use, and Yousuke said that he better talk to the principal immediately, and said for now there won't be a meeting today and everyone is dismissed, and everyone went separate ways as they are going home, but then Yuki noticed someone watching them, and the person left, and Yuki became more suspicious and decided to follow the person, and minutes later the scene shifts to a corner of a school building, where the spy is shown, revealing to be Izawa, and he is talking to someone on the cellphone, telling him about what happened, and there Yuki overheard it as she listens on to the conversation as the cellphone's speaker is activated.
"Yeah…the cycling club's clubroom is guarded…"
"And the people involved…?"
"They left school…they couldn't use it…"
"Good."
"Anything else?"
"I'll see if I could hire a professional arsonist to torch the cycling club's clubroom and any spare room in order to prevent Yousuke Fukusawa from holding another meeting. The cycling club must not join the upcoming race. We got to prevent that."
"Sure. You're the best."
"Good."
Yuki decided to bolt out and tell the others about what she discovered, and as she us about to leave, someone caught and it turns out to be Izawa, and he pinned Yuki on the ground as he held her there and he is sure that it'll be a problem if she squeals to the others about what she heard and she tries to break free but is unable to, and she is trapped under Izawa's weight, and is getting a bit scared at what he intends to do to her.
"Ah…the cycling club president's little bitch…"
"…"
"Good thing I was able to notice you…"
"Let go!"
"No can do. You saw and heard it, so I can't…"
"Let me go, I say!"
"Nope. You're coming with me."
"No way! Let go or I'll scream!"
Izawa then placed a handkerchief onto her nose and mouth, silencing her and she resisted, but the cloth is laced with chloroform and she slowly weakened and fell asleep, and there Izawa carried her away towards a van and he placed her there and he boards the van and drives away, not noticing that Mikoto saw it and uses the bicycle to follow the van as he us worried for Yuki's safety and his suspicion that Izawa is up to no good.
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, as the situation intensify as the cycling club were so close in unraveling the case, but someone has other plans in mind…as the unidentified mastermind is still determined to prevent the cycling club from finding a spare room to hold their meeting.
And just as Yuki discovered something, she got caught and now is being abducted, which Mikoto somewhat saw the incident and is now going after the van and save Yuki.
Preview:
Yuki is about to experience something bad as she is taken to a secret lair, and there the unidentified mastermind has plans for her…whilst Mikoto is about to make an attempt to save her…
See you in May or June…
Reviews are welcomed, but needed…