From the author: Shinji now has a lot of explaining to do , but the next day it will be a way lighter work
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Neon Genesis Evangelion belongs to Studio GAINAX and Hideaki Anno
Akira belongs to Kōdansha and Katsuhiro Ōtomo
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'this' is thought
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION HIGHWAY STAR
Chapter 31 : Unusual situations
"Let's face it Mana , this isn't the worst thing that you caught me doing"-Shinji said as Mana at this moment looked paler than Rei ever did. After she handed Kei a folder with information she walked up to Shinji and took a long breath in
"Oh no"-Kaneda and Shinji said as both of them covered their ears while Asuka looked curious. 'Well , this is gonna be interesting . I should've ordered some popcorn'-Asukla thought as she continued to observe the scene in front of her
"What the hell are you doing here hanging out with WILLE ?! Wait , are you a spy ?! Holy crap I was spying a spy !"-Mana said as she put her hands on her face while Musashi and Keita looked embarrassed while Shinji and Kaneda looked like a deer in the headlights
"Still as overdramatic as ever, eh Shin ?"-Kaneda asked as Shinji nodded while Mana put her hands down
"I dunno , still completely oblivious to protection, right Kaneda ?"-Mana asked as Shinji put his hand on his mouth to held back his laughter
"She got you on that one not gonna lie , wait , how do you know each other ?"-Kei asked as Mana looked at the quintet sitting on the bar chairs. 'Really ? For one of the biggest cities in the country everyone knows each other , or maybe it's just a giant coincidence ?'-Mana thought as she grabbed Shinji's drink and took a long sip much to Shinji's displeasement and Asuka's amusement. 'I really want that popcorn'-She thought as she was internally chuckling
"Same orphanage , but really you should blame Shin's dumb knighthood. Also that he helped her escape to accomplish her stupid dream of being a puppet of the military"-Kaneda said as Shinji completly closed himself away from the conversation that was slowly turning into a screaming contest. 'Was it really my "knighthood" that caused me to meet Mana ?'-Shinji thought as his mind return back to the day he met Mana
NEOGOYA 2005
8TH DISTRICT ORPHANAGE
"COME ON SHIN ! GIVE ME THE BALL !"-4-year old Kaneda screamed as Shinji passed the ball to Kaneda who sent the ball to the goalgate that passed the 4-year old Tetsuo
"HELL YEAH ! TWO-ONE FOR KANEDA-SHINJI !"-Kaneda said excitedly as he began to jump in the air in excitement as Tetsuo walked out of the Goalgate
"No fair ! You kicked too high ! Isn't that right Takuro ?"-Tetsuo asked as Takuro walked pass Shinji
"It wasn't said in the rules that you cannot kick high , so no rules were broken"-Takuro said as Tetsuo was growing more and more annoyed , as the quarrel of the 4-year olds continued Shinji seemed to cut himself out again from the conversation as he was taking a look across the numerous buildings that were part of the orphanage/Daycare/preschool/school complex while also looking at the numerous skyscrapers that could be seen in the horizon with him also shifting his attention at the parking lot to see the first Techno-Bosozoku groups with the bikes still using the chain drive since the first disc drives were not as durable as the ones that began to appear later. Shinji walked up to the balustrade to look at the group of unnamed punks.
"Shin ? Shin ? Hello ? EARTH TO SHIN ?!"-Kaneda screamed as Shinji snapped back to reality
"Eh wha ? Sorry i was looking at those guys"-Shinji said as he pointed at the Techno-Bosozoku group
"Oh , you mean the losers that were gonna replace ?"-Tetsuo asked as Takuro and Shinji looked at him
"If I remember correctly only me and Shinji have normal motorcycles while you , Kaneda , Yamagata and Kai have Mopeds and minibikes"-Takuro said as Kaneda looked at them with a frown.
"Relax , we will get better bikes soon , i found a nice Yamaha R1 nearby , and i'm gonna steal it , Ikari-san said that he can change the numbers on the bike so it will be mine"-Kaneda said as they continued to look at the group
"Speaking of bikes , today is the finale of the 05 MotoGP season , where is it ? Valencian community or something ?"-Takuro asked as Shinji nodded
"Oh , and what do you expect ?"-Tetsuo asked as Shinji begun to speak before being cut off by Kaneda
"What to expect ? Valentino wins again ! Go Yamaha ! Go Doctor !"-Kaneda said with his trademark love for the piano brand as Shinji looked at him with a venomous look
"Yeah , like in Turkey"-Shinji said with a sly smile as Kaneda's facial expression was begun to shift
"Hey ! It was the fault of the quali result , but remember that Vale is way higher than your Marco on a Honda. Not to mention that Yamaha has the best bike this year"-Kaneda said as Shinji frowned again
"They don't , it's because of the stupid Second Impact the MotoGP technology stopped , its even a miracle that F1 and MotoGP are back. Yet both the bikes and the cars are stuck back in the 20th century . According to the Ross Brawn interview I read , the technology in all motorsports won't be changing much until the 2030s when the world will rebuild itself. So i'm sure that if Second Impact never happened Honda would kick Yamaha's ass"-Shinji said as Kaneda couldn't find an argument against Shinji's "Smart words"
"I'm more interested about Kawasaki , i'm sure that if we give them few years one of the bikes will have the number 1"-Takuro said as Shinji looked at him
"Judging by how they are doing right now I'm not so sure with no wins or poles , ever since the WSBK was canned due to it not being able to be paid by the FIM a year ago, everyone seems to plan their MotoGP conquest. If Kawasaki still wants to sell their bikes they will need to do better in the GP or only sell Dirt Bikes"-Shinji said as Takuro nodded
"Well i'm sure that it won't happen until Yamaha will stop being so good , or at least when they will fire Rossi , but i'm sure no one will since he is the best one ever"-Kaneda said as Shinji frowned again since thanks to his uncle Shinji was learning not only riding and engineering side of Motorcycle racing , but also its history and he knew that the title of the best in his book belonged to John Surtees , the only man who won on both two and four wheels. But also someone else in the far future
"Well no , Rossi will not be the best ever"-Shinji said as he put his foot on the balustrade while the rest of the proto-capsules looked at him
"The best MotoGP rider ever will be me ! I'm gonna be so good that Vale will only lick my balls ! I'm gonna win so many titles with so many bikes and I'm gonna have a big tittied girlfriend and a big house near a beach alongside a giant museum in the basement with all my championship bikes !"-Shinji finished his monologue as he took down his foot from the balustrade while the rest of the group began to clap
"Well , first you have to reach to the gearswitch lever , besides you have no experience from the track or any racing except riding on a mock-up bike in straight line"-Takuro said as he chuckled while Shinji noticed something happening on the lower ground
"Wait , isn't that one of Kaori's friends ? Oh crap she is attacked by someone ? What do we do Kaneda ?"-Tetsuo asked as he noticed that only Kaneda and Takuro while he also looked at the stairs and noticed that Shinji was rushing to the girl and her oppressors
"Let's go , he could need help"-Kaneda said as the trio rushed behind him. Shinji meanwhile stopped in front of the oppressors , three older boys
"HEY ! IF YOU WANT TO ATTACK SOMEONE ATTACK ME !"-Shinji said as the boys turned over at Shinji and left the girl
"Ok , guys get him . Maybe he has more money"-One of them , judging by his commanding tone the leader of the bullies while the other two attacked Shinji , Shinji dodged the attacks before kicking one of them in the stomach sending him on the ground before recieving a blow to his face. Shinji felt the punch and immediately flew down to the ground. Shinji in his blurred state that his attacker was starting to punch him to pass out Shinji kicked him across the face sending the second attacker on the ground before having his look on the leader
"Damn it , this isn't over !"-The leader said as he runned away while Shinji walked up to the girl
"Hey , are you good ?"-Shinji said as he helped the girl get back on her feet , as he looked at her he immediately blushed as he noticed the pretty face , Blue piercing eyes and short brown-turning to red hair.
"Thank you , oh your face !"-the girl said as she touched Shinji's newly made black eye
"Mana ? Mana ? MANA ! OH MY GOD WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU !"-Another voice said as 4 year old Kaori appeared as she rushed towards them as the rest of the proto-capsule quartet also rushed towards them
"Holy crap Shinji , thats a big punch you took on the face"-Tetsuo said as Kaori walked up to Mana to help her get up
"I told you that standing up to those boys won't be a good Idea , you should be lucky that Shinji and Tetsuo's other friends came here"-Kaori said as Mana let go of Kaori's hand
"Shinji ?"-Mana asked as she looked as she looked at Shinji touching his black eye
"Oh , me ? Yep , im Shinji , Shinji Ikari , the fastest kid around this part of the city"-Shinji said as he shaked Mana's hand
"Im Mana Kirishima , i just moved here from another orphanage"-Mana said as the rest of the group shared a look
"Well Mana , welcome to our little club of throw outs"-Kaneda said as the newly made group made their way back to the building since the bell rang calling them back to the building
"Shinji ? SHINJI ?!"-Mana's voice snapped him back to reality as Shinji found himself back in his teenage body in Harukiya
"Eh ? Sorry i was thinking about something"-Shinji said as Kaneda looked at him
"Lemme guess , a flashback ? I still remember your monologue . You seem that you are far from accomplishing what you set out to do , well you have girlfriend , not a big tittied one but a medium size one is still something"-Kaneda said as he was smacked across the head by Kei
"Actually i talked with Kichirou-san , i have a guaranteed drive in the 2016 MFJ season , i just have to pick up an offer that's good for me"-Shinji announced as Kaneda's jaw went down to the ground
"And you didn't say anything ?! HOLY SHIT YOU'RE GOING PRO !"-Kaneda said as he gave Shinji a fist pump
"Well , after i deal with my old man and the club of old men"-Shinji said as he took a sip of his drink
"That's the spirit ! And not being sad while drinking ourselves to unconsciousness"-Mari said as she finally joined in the conversation instead of just drinking more shots while Mana looked more and more confused
"Ok question number one , Shinji , are you a WILLE spy in NERV ? And question number two, who is she ?"-Mana asked as she pointed at Mari
"The answer for question number one is that yes but actually no , I'm a sleeper agent and i just learned that few hours ago , and for the question number two , that's probably redacted"-Shinji said as Mana grew annoyed
"And why is that ?"-Mana asked as Shinji was beginning to run out of arguments
"The reason is some old geezers will hunt for my and hers head"-Shinji said as Mana facepalmed herself while whispering "What the hell did you got yourself into". as Shinji wanted to continue the conversation he heard sounds of numerous engines parking in the alleyway next to Harukiya
"Trouble incoming"-Shinji said as he took out his 21a
"Oh no , probably the Ton-ups from 6th. Lets just say that after you left we didn't get along well"-Kaneda said as three punks walked inside the bar
"Hey ! I don't want any gang fights inside my bar !"-the bartender said as he wiped one of the glasses
"Shut up old man ! It's personal !"-One of the ton-ups said as Shinji felt the trouble incoming
"Ok guys , why do you walk into our hang-out spot definitely not to grab a beer ?"-Shinji asked as he tried to be diplomatic instead of immediately attacking them since the last time he saw ton-ups they had a truce against the clowns
"The reason is HS , that you two were riding on our terrain , we had a deal , you stay out we stay out , we checked your HQ but we didn't got a warm welcome"-One of the three ton-ups said as Shinji shot a glare at Kaneda
"And what is the reason that our truce was broken ?"-Shinji asked as the ton-ups glared at him
"The reason is that one of your junkie idiots attacked one of our own when he was trying to make a truce with the clowns"-Another one said as Shinji sighed and thought about another argument
"And he was riding on our turf with our mortal enemies with most of our people in the core of the 17th and 8th being rookies you don't expect them to beat up everyone who rides with the clowns ? Lets just pass it and form our truce again ?"-Shinji asked as the Ton-ups just glared at him again
"Ok , everyone who isn't involved with the gang business leave the bar"-Kaneda said as everyone in the group except for Shinji and Kaneda left the bar leaving them with the ton-ups
"You really expect us to form a truce with you again ? You literally sent our buddy to a hospital ! What will happen when you send more of them? What will happen when you send more of them again ? We didn't came here to make a truce , we came here to execute justice"-one of them said as Shinji got up from his chair and walked up to the jukebox and decided to switch the song while Kaneda nodded and knew what he was planning to do
(Insert: Welcome to the jungle by Guns and Roses)
"Fine , if you don't want to form a truce , we're gonna have to deal with the problem the other way"-Shinji said as he begun to walk up in the faster pace before he sent a punch at one of the Ton-ups just as Kaneda sent a kick to the other ones stomach before both of them settled on the final one before knocking him out with a double punch
"Well now we are at war , but who cares let's take the keys for the motorcycles and wallets"-Kaneda said as Shinji nodded and after a quick searching of pockets they found their keys and wallets
"Should i expect some repercussions ?"-The bartender asked as Shinji and Kaneda shaked their heads
"Relax , no one will come here after what happened with those three"-Kaneda said as both of them runned out of Harukiya to see the rest of the group .
"Ok , here is the plan , since we just pissed off a major gang those that don't have motorcycles here you go with the keys"-Shinji said as he gave Mana and Musashi keys before giving one to Mari
"So , we bail out ?"-Asuka asked as Shinji nodded and got on the HS finale before starting the bike up
"Um Mana ? You remember how to ride a bike do you ?"-Shinji said as he looked at Mana sitting on a bike with Musashi and Keita
"Relax , I got this . Even if it feels a little to heavy , easy , ignition , clutch and starter and here we go"-Mana said as she started the bike
"Fine , so we split now ?"-Mari asked as Shinji nodded
"Yep , i have an assignment for tomorrow and need to get some sleep"-Shinji said as he said and Asuka said a quick goodbye and both of them began to make their way back to Shinji's apartment. After a few minutes of riding they found themselves standing on stoplights
"Well that was a nice drive , since we now know about a world ending conspiracy , what is our plan ?"-Asuka asked as Shinji turned back towards her
"Wait , ours ?"-Shinji asked as Asuka frowned
"Of course ours you dummy ! We now need not only to fight the angels but also somehow stop those SELLE people"-Asuka said as Shinji had a confused expression
"Wait us? Wasn't it my job to bug my old man ? I get that all of the inside-the-eva activities require yours and Rei's help but outside i'm gonna be on it myself"-Shinji said as the light turned to green they continued their way to the 8th district as they were passing through numerous Neons and tiny communities of people living their own lifes as they stopped on another stop lights
"And you really didn't learn the lesson you got with the destruction of the original HS ? You can't go fight a war all by yourself Shinji"-Asuka said as Shinji felt the argument pierce him though his body knowing that she was right. the lights turned to green as Shinji jolted off from the lights and tried to pass the lights as quickly as possible to not continue the conversation. Another 20 minutes passed as Shinji and Asuka reached the 8th district and Shinji's apartment complex. After they stopped Shinji parked the bike in the car elevator and made his way with Asuka towards the elevator
"You know I will want to get this conversation to the end right, Shinji ?"-Asuka asked as Shinji looked at Asuka with confusement
"I simply don't want you to get into a crossfire ok ? I know you are , intelligent , strong and possibly you could come out with a better plan what to do"-Shinji said as the elevator was beginning to go up
"If you are wondering , yes , I have a plan. Phase one is to bug the commander right ? Henceforth we need to find an occasion to do it , you said that you want to visit your mothers grave right ? Judging by how the only occasion you could've had to meet him was visiting your mother's grave on her anniversary that you always turned down, you can bug him this year. Phase two is to get with Kaji and tell him that we know about SELLE , so we will have one more ally , since three is always better than two right ? And phase three is also to find out who is the intake in NERV so that we will have more info about their plans and put an end to the instrumentality thing. And phase four is to be prepared for SELLE's attack and to watch our backs everyday and everynight , and thanks to that quick plan we save the world and we put our feet on Suzuka next year and the year after in europe"-Asuka finished her monologue leaving Shinji speechless
"That's , actually , a great plan Asuka , and we're gonna do it just like you said. And thanks to you we now have a plan"-Shinji said as he gave Asuka a quick kiss on the cheek as Asuka blushed
"But we're not gonna tell Rei anything about this plan"-Shinji said as Asuka looked at him curiously
"Why ? Rei is your sister and our co-pilot ! She should know !"-Asuka argued as Shinji sighed
"The problem is her relationship with my old man , even if she is free from his influence, the control he had on her for years could make her his spy . And i know i sound cruel for saying this but this is not about ethics , it's about the world safety , i'm sure that after everything will be over we will all laugh about that over a beer"-Shinji said as Asuka laughed just as the elevator stopped and reached the 16th floor
"Well then , since we know what to do with the whole SELLE thing. What are we gonna do for the rest of this vacation ?"-Asuka said as Shinji who himself was lost in the situation the two of them found themselves in he didn't thought about anything else aside from MFJ
"Well , now we could look up those contracts and sponsorship deals . I don't want to make any mistakes at the beginning of my career"-Shinji said as Asuka chuckled
"Ok , i'll make sure that you won't land on a shit crotch rocket"-Asuka said as they walked inside the apartment to see Misato looking at the papers while sipping a beer
"We're hom-Wait Misato, give those papers back !"-Shinji said as he jolted towards Misato and grabbed the contract papers from Misato
"Oh come on Shin-chan , me and Rei were studying those contract papers all day long since you two were gone somewhere , i just want to say that i'm so proud of Shin-chan , somehow you got the sponsorship and contract offers to race professionally instead of beating up amateurs , and the variety of rides you can choose from is amazing ! Yamaha , Honda even Kawasaki ! Also while i dont support cigarette branding in motorsport i know that those liveries look amazing and can be great money injections. So I'm really proud of you !"-Misato said as she hugged Shinji who was crimson from the complements and feeling of Misato's bigger than average set of breasts on his face
"Oh , t-thanks Misato"-Shinji said as Misato handed over him the rest of the papers as Asuka and Shinji went back to Shinji's room to see Rei playing still MotoGP 14
"Hey Rei !"-Asuka said as Shinji tousled Rei's hair
"Hello brother , as you can see i was continuing my conquest of the motorcycle world , i now have the ability to sign with Repsol Honda or Marlboro Ducati , what should i pick ?"-Rei asked as Shinji looked at the screen
"Of course I would sign with Honda ! Honda is the best team around !"-Shinji said as Rei nodded while Shinji and Asuka began their studies on the sponsorship deals
"Ok , thanks that we know you have the backing of the JTI. We can see what brands we can choose"-Asuka said as they took a look across the papers.
"Well , we have Mild Seven , Benson & Hedges , hell even Camel"-Shinji said as he took a look across the list that provided him with
"So we have to choose the one that mostly fits your style , since all of them pay the same money"-Asuka said as she took a look at the provided color palette
"I'm not sure about Yellow or Gold , but i really like blue , it's probably my third favorite color after purple and green"-Shinji said as he and Asuka looked at Mild Seven color palette
"So , Mild Seven it is"-Asuka said as Shinji nodded in agreement
"Well we have that on the way out , now it's time for our contract negotiations , is there anything you want in it that's important ?"-Asuka asked as she grabbed another piece of paper and a pen
"There are two , the number one is that as a at least in the beginning number two rider i get equal payment thanks to my Mild Seven money , and number two is that if i win the championship , i keep the winning bike"-Shinji said as Asuka wrote it on the piece of paper with confusement on her face
"But why do you want to keep the bike ? Wouldn't it just be a burden ?"-Asuka asked as Shinji glared at her
"The reason is that they would be memoirs , and it's something i wanted to do since i was child , to have a vault of all my achievements in the basement"-Shinji said proudly as confused Asuka nodded
"Well , since now we have that out of the commision , we can now focus on the most mattering matter"-Asuka said as she got up from the ground
"And that is ?"-Shinji asked as he felt his stomach twist. 'Dang it , probably the alcohol i consumed did not swallow the hunger'-Shinji thought as he heard the same stomach twist again
"And that is food ! I'm hungry and judging by your stomach you feel just the same"-Axuka said as Shinji nodded and went to the kitchen to begin the work on the dinner. Shinji began the work on Tantanmen for him and Asuka due to Shinji's sudden urge for peanuts
"Shinjii….When the food will be ready ?"-Asuka asked as she was getting impatient while waiting two hours for Shinji to finish the Tantanmen
"It will be ready when it is ready ! You can't hurry to perfection !"-Shinji said as he continued to work , another hour passed as Shinji finally grabbed two bowls and gave Asuka her food before she wolfed it down , Shinji only sighed and began to eat his food as he checked the hour , 'Holy shit , it's 23:00 already ? I probably spent to much time working in the kitchen'-Shinji thought as he ate his food
"isn't it a little too late for such food ?"-Misato asked as she walked while having a toothbrush in her mouth
"Maybe , lets just say that we've been a little too busy today to eat lunch"-Asuka said while having tons of noodles in her mouth while Misato just nodded and made her way towards the bedroom as Shinji and Asuka finished their food and washed the bowels before they made their way towards Shinji's bed before both of them went to sleep.
"WAKE UP ! WAKE UP ! WAKE UP !"-The alarm clock was announcing as Shinji got from his bed as quickly as he could before rushing to his wardrobe and grabbing a new set of clothes and underwear before rushing to the bathroom as Asuka only managed to get up from bed
"Where are you going ? Oh , i forgot , you have to pick up the girl"-Asuka said as she heard the sound of shower coming from the bathroom as Asuka and Rei made their beds before leaving Shinji's room to see Misato waiting in front of the bathroom door
"Shinji ! I have to go to work ! Also i'm hungry ! And in dying need of a bathroom ! Basically every human need possible !"-Misato said as she kept knocking on bathroom's door before Shinji accidentally slammed the door on her wearing blue jeans and white t-shirt with a black hoodie over it
"Oh Misato , morning and i'm taking the Mazda now since i have work"-Shinji said as he rushed towards the main bedroom to take the Mazda keys and put on his shoes
"I'll make breakfast when I come back !"-Shinji said as he rushed out of the apartment and got to the elevator before riding down to the ground floor. As he left the elevator he immediately rushed towards the car elevator and put in the code. As he waited for the Mazda, Shinji was taking a look across the Neoned buildings to see if there was anything interesting on them. 'Wow , for the first time in two days im not everywhere , thats nice'-he thought as he got inside the Mazda and immediately felt the scent of beer
"Damn you Misato ! I have to buy some air fresheners"- Shinji thought as he started the Mazda and made his way towards the airport. As he drove he began to twist the knob in the radio. As he twisted he forgot what were the radio stations cords and with a frustrated groan he opened the glovebox to find a paper with written waves for few radio stations
"Ok , twist a little to the left , than to the right and done !"-Shinji said as the voice came out of the speaker
"This is Radio Silent Neogoya ! The only radio that tells the truth and doesn't kiss the asses of the people from the first district ! As for the last few days the main talk across our slums is the appearance of NERV in our own shitnest of a city. We took a microphone across the poorest parts of the city , listening to what our imbecile-I mean interns managed to scavenge from people , but first an ad break ! Stay tuned !"-The voice of the radio speaker said as Shinji got interested in the program as he stopped at the stoplight while looking at the cars in front of him. 'Just before the biggest traffic jams'-Shinji thought as the ad break finished and the program resumed
"Welcome back to Radio Silent Neogoya ! We continue our street probe as we ask various people that live here about the current situation with NERV !"-The radio speaker said as Shinji turned the volume up
"I don't like it , well , except that one of our boys is piloting one of the mechas , proud of you kid !"-a female voice said as Shinji blushed
"Fuck NERV and the police , but also go HS ! KICK THEIR ASSES !"-a boy voice said as Shinji grinned from the comment
"Do I look how I care ? I just want to get paid and live to the next day !"-a voice that could've been identified as a 50-year old man said as Shinji only frowned , 'While i rip my skin off some people just care shit , but at least some people still care'-Shinji thought as he continued to listen
"Well as you can all see that the opinions are split off , we will continue after some good bubble period city pop !"-The radio speaker said as the music filled the mazda as Shinji was nodding his head to it. And it lasted for another 20 minutes as he finally reached the airport. Shinji paid for the ticket by showing his card of protection and parked the car in the parking lot before getting out of the Mazda and made his way towards the arriving terminal as he stood in front of the exit gate . As he stood for the next 20 minutes the gate opened to reveal a girl with long blackhair and brown eyes hidden behind a pair of glasses and with a mole on her right cheek wearing a blue school uniform holding a suitcase with wheels
"Shinji ? Uncle sent you for me ?"-the girl asked as she walked up to Shinji
"Hey Mayumi , yes , Kichirou-san sent me for-oh"-Shinji was cut off mid sentence by a receiving hug from Mayumi
"It's really good to see an old familiar face after more than seven years in Zurich , oh my god what happened to your face ?"-Mayumi asked as she touched Shinji's scar
"Long story , let's get to the car"-Shinji said as he grabbe Mayumi's suitcase and together they made their way towards the Mazda. As they reached the parking lot Shinji opened the trunk and put the suitcase inside it while Mayumi looked concerned
"Shinji , are you old enough to drive a car ?"-Mayumi asked as they got inside the Mazda
"Thanks to my new job i got the license"-Shinji said as he started the Mazda and began to make their way towards the Kichirou mansion
"So , you finished college right ?"-Shinji asked as Mayumi watched the panorama of Neogoya
"Yep , I finished an accounting degree and manager course ! I'm coming back to help Uncle Rai with running his business , also because I was bored in Zurich . How about your racing and piloting career ?"-Mayumi asked as Shinji felt a shiver run down his spine while stopping at a stoplight
"How do you know ?"-Shinji asked with a weirded out facial expression as Mayumi chuckled
"I asked my uncle to keep me informed on you , so i know everything , well , aside from the scar , so i know about your steps in racing and your chapter in Tokyo 3 , i also know that you decided to go pro"-Mayumi said as the light turned to green as they resumed their way
"Well yes , both of them are going fairly well , HS finale kills it on the track and One-chan kills it on the battlefield , in regarts to racing , my girlfriend is helping me with the contract but while she is a great engineer i think i'm gonna need to hire a professional-Shinji said as Mayumi looked at her knees . 'Oh , he found a girlfriend , well he is hot so i couldn't think he wouldn't find one . But at least i can help him with work'-Mayumi thought as she lifted up her head
"If you need a manager you can give me a call , Racing is business so it's just what is in my turf . Besides, it could help me with getting my own reputation started by getting a career of a well known Motorcycle racer lifted off"-Mayumi said as Shinji looked at her while being impressed at her work proposal. 'Oh , well it would be one thing offed from the list of things that me and Asuka do not have to worry about , besides Mayumi is trustworthy and wont sell me out'-Shinji thought as he nodded with every word Mayumi said to him
"Ok , i think i can get by to do that , you are officially hired"-Shinji said as Mayumi shaked his hand
"So , what do you have in your contract ?"-Mayumi asked as she took out her phone and began to type
"Well , the number one is that i get the same payment as the number one rider , and the number two is that if i win the championship i keep the winning bike"-Shinji said as Mayumi typed it in her phone
"Ok , I know that you have a backing from JTI since uncle Rai owns a big part in shares . So it equalizes the things in the contract , i'll call you when i get the things work out , you still have a fax ? if you do could you send me the copies of the contracts and i'll try to find the best option for you"-Mayumi said as Shinji was surprised by her level of professionalism for something so according to him "Pretty straight forward"
"Great ! Please type your number here so you can call me whenever you have questions , and yes i do have a fax , i'll plug it in and send copies to you"-Shinji said as he gave Mayumi his phone and she typed Shinji's number in her phone before typing hers in Shinji's
"Oh , we're already in the high end district ! We're pretty close !"-Mayumi said as Shinji looked at numerous high end buildings that belonged to the richest of rich in Neogoya before stopping in front of the Kichirou mansion
"So we're here . Do you need help with the suitcase ?"-Shinji asked as he and Mayumi got out of the Mazda and made their way to the trunk as Shinji took out Mayumi's suitcase
"No , im sure i can get it there by myself , mom and dad will also come to visit me today in the evening so im double happy , haven't seen them in ages , anyways thank you for your help Shinji , it was nice to see you again , also thank you for the opportunity to use my skills"-Mayumi said as she took her suitcase and disappeared behind the gate as Shinji got back inside the Mazda. Just as he got inside the Mazda Shinji's phone begun to ring , as he checked the callers id he saw it was Asuka
"Hey dummy ! So when do you come back ? Me and Rei are also waiting for breakfast , besides Misato is pissed that you took the car and had to use a taxi , anyways how was the reunion ?"-Asuka asked on the other side of the phone as Shinji smiled
"Fairly good, i also found myself a manager"-Shinji said as his thoughts were running towards the future, 'Yep , Mayumi will have her shot , everyone will , SELLE you can prepare your lube and asses because you are gonna receive a sword mace straight up your ass'-Shinji thought as he started the bike and made his way back towards the apartment
A/N: Back again with another chapter ! This one I planned to be way smaller in scale with the last one's revelations and I hope I managed to do that. I also brought Mayumi in this story and i hope i did it well
NEXT TIME ON HIGHWAY STAR : Some old school racing and quality sibling time