A/N: This chapter was inspired by One Republic's songs entitled, EVERYBODY LOVES ME, LIGHT IT UP and WAKING UP. Please, take some time to listen to it! (These songs are loud but they're cool and they're also my favorite. XD)

ROAD TEST
By: chengsandagan111

It was nearly 9pm but Frankenstein is still in his office, at Yeh Ran High School. The dark spear master has been failing to complete his Ramen experiments at home and serving for his Master for three days now. His paperworks seems endless.

Frankenstein paused for a while and let go of his signing pen. He just remembered the car he presented to the Noblesse five days ago that has been rejected. It was never been used and newly bought, what was wrong with it?

Haaaa... Maybe Master just didn't like it...

Suddenly, Frankenstein got up and decided to go home. There's still remaining four huge piles of documents and he hoped that there won't be another stack of it when he return tomorrow morning.

Frankenstein finally got home and everyone is on the living area. There's his Master Raizel gracefully savoring his newly brewed tea prepared by Seira, together with the three enhanced humans.

"Master... I'm sorry that I got home late again..." Frankenstein said with his head bowed, standing behind Rai.

"...I understand." Rai replied.

"...would you like some tea, Frankenstein-nim?" Seira asked.

"...ah, such kind-hearted you are, Miss Seira. Yes, please, thank you." The dark master said.

The Loyard family leader blushed then walked into the kitchen. Frankenstein sat across Tao and pinched the bridge of his nose while Rai kept on watching him. Finally, Seira returned with a new cup on her hand and gave to the exhausted dark spear master.

Later then, Frankenstein excused himself and went down to the lab.

He was in the middle of reading the latest lab results of the trio when he remembered the car once again. Frankenstein was about to reach for the phone when the lab door opened and Tao came in.

"Ah, good thing you came down here. I have something for you to take care of." Frankenstein said while rummaging on the drawer.

"Ehm... what is it, Boss?" Tao asked. His hands on his pocket.

Frankenstein finally found the car key and gave to Tao, and in return, the computer geek gave him a puzzled look.

"...Master didn't like it so it's now yours. It's on the garage. Go, try it and see if it still works. If not, just destroy it." The dark spear master said and held his clipboard once again.

Tao stared at the car key on his hand then onto Frankenstein. He glanced back and forth until he finally realized what the dark spear master just gave him. For once, the computer geek reacted a little late.

"Y- you're giving me a c- car, Boss?" Tao asked in disbelief.

Frankenstein sighed and faced him.

"Yes. Go and try it if it still works. If not, just destroy it." Frankenstein replied. His dark aura starting to rage through his glare after saying the word 'destroy'.

Tao didn't flinched or ran away after sensing the Dark spear. Instead, he immediately hugged Frankenstein and thanked him from the bottom of his heart. The dark spear master on the other hand let the computer geek and patted his back.

"...now, you may go." Frankenstein said with a short smile on his face.

"Y- yes, Boss. Th- thank you so much!" Tao replied then walked out of the lab.

Tao walk past the living room, his comrades are still sitting there. He could go back and get them for a ride after he finished checking the car.

Finally, Tao reached the garage and saw the vehicle. It was a shiny black Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead coupe with white and silver paint-job on its sides.

Sh- she's so... beautiful..!

Tao approached the shiny black car and touched it. He started to check the gauges in front of the driver's seat and the built-in music component then the car compartment. A minute later, he finally switched on its engine.

"It still works! Kyaaaa~!" He exclaimed and held tightly onto the steering wheel due to his excitement.

Tao got out of the car and left it for a moment. He dashed into the living room but his comrades aren't there anymore. He ran upstairs and his guess was right... they're in their bedrooms and about to sleep. Tao walked into M21's room first.

"Sorry for intrusion. Hurry, M21. I got something to show you." The excited Tao said as he pull M21's arms.

"Can't it wait 'til tomorrow?! I'm sleepy!" M21 growled.

"We got work tomorrow. C'mon! Get up!" The computer geek continued, now shaking M21's shoulder.

M21 got up and glared at Tao. They walked out of the room and bumped into Takeo on the hallway. The sniper was about to check what was going on when he heard Tao slammed M21's door.

"C'mon, guys. Just follow me." Tao cheerfully said as he linked his arms on his comrades.

M21 got no choice, he angrily walked with Tao together with the confused Takeo. They went down to the garage and there, they saw the black car.

"Guys, I want you to meet our newest comrade." Tao beamed and pointed his hand onto the vehicle.

"...is that... Rolls Royce...?" Takeo asked, widening his eyes in surprise.

"Yes, yes she is..." Tao replied and walked closer to the car. Wearing his playful grin.

"Boss said that the Master didn't like it, so instead of destroying this precious one, he gave it to us. C'mon!" The computer geek called. Readying himself for their road test.

"...woah! Destroy?! Just how rich he is...?" Takeo asked.

The three of them rode and went out of the house. Tao drove and set the car into roofless, Takeo sat on the front seat and leaned his right arm on the window while M21 is on the backseat. The computer geek connected his cellphone into the car's built-in music component. A sound-trip while taking a ride with your dearest friends is nice.

The music played as they drove around the city. Tao and Takeo quite enjoying the songs as well as their ride. Tao keeps on singing along while Takeo slightly banging his head and tapping his fingers on the window.

"Oh my! Feels just like I don't try, look so good I might die, all I know is everybody loves me..."

"...hey, guys. Do you think we could perform this one on Yeh Ran school festival?" Tao asked. His sight still on the road but his face slightly turned to his comrades.

"No." Takeo and M21 replied in unison.

"Oh, c'mon! I'm gonna be the lead vocalist. Takeo on the guitar and you, wolfy on the drums..." Tao continued.

His comrades still said 'No' and told Tao that it takes a lot of time to learn how to play music instruments, plus they're always working overtime and they have to stay alert for Union surprise attacks. The computer geek drowned himself in defeat, they're completely right. How could he forget that the evil organization's still alive?

Later then, their road test was success and it's time to go home. The silence surround the three of them for a moment until the next song played.

"We cut ties, we tell lies, we hate change and we wanna claim where we feel. We take toes, we rake yours, yeah we dig holes and we're diggin right in your fears..."

M21 was about to close his eyes and ready to take a nap when the music suddenly became loud. Tao slightly raised the volume but made sure that his comrades will still hear him clearly.

"...then how about this one, guys?" Tao asked once again. Glancing at M21 through the rear-view mirror while laughing.

"I'd like to punch you in the face..." M21 replied and smirked at Tao. He ran his hands on his face and brushed his bangs upwards. His sleepiness was gone once again.

"Hahaha! Alright, I'm sorry!" Said Tao as he lowered the music volume.

Tao draped his hands onto the steering wheel and swayed his two index fingers as the song's instrumental part finally played. Few more minutes later, they got home.

"Ahhh... I love it when the song ends right when you arrived at the destination." Tao said as he parked the car.

The three walked in and saw Frankenstein in the living area, peacefully sitting together with Rai, Regis and Seira. M21 excused himself first and went to his bedroom. He's really sleepy.

"So... how was your road test?" The dark spear master asked.

"It's perfect, Boss. Thank you, thank you so much." Tao replied and sat across Frankenstein.

Although, they all know that they have the ability to jump from roof-to-roof just to get to another place at a short period of time, Tao is still thankful that Frankenstein gave him such luxurious car.

J- just how rich the boss is...?

A/N: This chapter was inspired by One Republic's songs entitled, EVERYBODY LOVES ME (which is everytime I listen to this one, I always imagine Tao driving in the middle of the day, wearing sunglasses together with his comrades and/or Karias, and they're all in their suits) the same with the song LIGHT IT UP, it always reminds me of Tao cuz he can control cables and electric current, right? and WAKING UP (the chapter when Tao and Takeo gamble their lives to have dark spear while Karias was helping M21 to get into his awakened state.)

LIGHT IT UP preview here

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