Disclaimer: I don't own Initial D; it is one of my favorite comics. I hope that my fanfic won't offend any Initial D's fans. I have created a female Takumi instead under the name of Tatsuki; I hope you will like them. This is a fanfic. All characters except for Initial D's characters are all imaginary characters. Most of the details are fictional and any similarities are coincidence.

Fujiwara family's life continued as usual after a week of vacation. Bunta was working at his tofu shop. Tatsuki was practicing her violin performance at their Akina cottage. Her first violin performance was scheduled at the end of August. Her concert tickets were sold out in just ten minutes. She prepared a few deep purple and black off shoulder dresses for her recital. It was going to be held at the Santory Hall this time.

Tatsuki sat on the floor, putting the tickets in envelopes. She prepared her father a VIP pass. She looked through her list of friends. Sakamoto, Hamasaki, Ikeda, Kuroki and new friend, Takahashi. She then sent the tickets to her professors in her school.

Tatsuki met her friends on the next day in their Tokyo office. They were excited about her first violin recital. Miyu was checking with her on her next album which she was almost done. Tatsuki followed her friend back to Sun Entertainment to finalize her first album. She had recorded more than twenty songs over the past week. However, there was still a lot of work to be done before release it. She had not done the cover photo shoot, posters and music videos.

In the evening, she went to the Tokyo University Hospital to find Ryosuke. She did not know if he had left but still went to see if his car was still around. She walked around the parking lots and finally found the white RX7 with Red Suns stickers. She waited on a bench near the car while took out a book.

Ryosuke walked out of the hospital around 7pm. He was loosened his necktie while walking towards his car. He was surprised to see Tatsuki and pacing towards her. He opened the door for her and buckled the seatbelt as soon as she sat in her seat.

"How long have you been waiting?" he asked.

"Not long, just... two hours," she replied with a pause to take a glance at her watch.

Tatsuki gave him the envelopes, and told him that one for him and another for his mother. He asked how much the tickets were. Tatsuki told him that these were special tickets for her guests.

He brought her for dinner in Saitama Neighborhood. As they were waiting, he asked her about her family trip. Tatsuki was sharing her trip with him with a smile. He knew that she must had a good time with her father. He then asked how was the feeling of driving on different passes. Tatsuki astounded and looked straight into his face. She did not expect the news would travel this far. She sat back relaxingly against her chair. She told him that it was fun and even complimented that the Sidewinder NSX was being fast.

Tatsuki told Ryosuke not to fetch her tomorrow as she had something to do for the week. She planned to scout around Saitama and Yokohama areas for upcoming music videos. She also had to find her music videos actor and actress. She left the car and walked towards her house. Bunta watched his girl walked up the stairs after greeted him.

Tatsuki laid on her stomach, drawing her storyboard for each MV. She named her first album as Simply Me. She had her planned for the photo shoots to be done on Tsubaki Rain so she required a permission to close the Touge for at least three days. She then thought of the song "Drift" that she included in the album and came out with an idea of showing the car drifting and racing on the pass which matched the song grooves and rhythm. She drew a storyboard for another song about how a simple love could be. Her mind was running with pictures of taking a bike ride together, going to a game and more. She had about four songs that required dance choreography, three songs required band setting and the rest could be a story or mini movies.

Tatsuki ran down to the living room to find her father. She asked him what kind of cars she should use in her music video. She told him about her idea and looking with her puppy eyes for his response. Bunta explained to her that it would not be easy and the cars must be tuned and had the right settings for the course. He asked her who would be driving them. Tatsuki dropped her head on the coffee table, hopelessly. He even pointed out other concerns that she must address.

Tatsuki got up at her usual time for morning delivery. She was fully dressed in her white shirt and dark denim pants. She told her father not to wait for her as she was using the car today. Bunta watched his girl skeptically when she got out of the house in such hour. Tatsuki usually did not behave so seriously at work.

Tatsuki was on the phone while driving to Kanagawa. She was instructed Miyu a list of things to be done immediately. She told the girl to get the permit for Tsubaki Line Pass for at least three days. She also wanted a team of staff to do a full recce for all the locations she mentioned. It was the first time she came to this course in the morning. She had a good look at the whole course. She noted some of the locations that were suitable for her MVs and photo shootings. She then went to some of Yokohama neighborhoods especially schools to do some recce.

At 5pm, the Akina Hachi-Roku was driving around Akagi to find the Red Suns. Tatsuki pulled over beside the yellow RX7 and walked straight up to the Red Suns. She greeted the guys briefly.

"Hi, how can I contact your brother?" Tatsuki asked Keisuke directly, straight to her point.

"Don't you have his contact number?" Keisuke asked back, curiously.

"No. I don't have his and he doesn't have mine either," she replied and sat down at the table across him.

"He will be here later," he told the girl.

"Thanks," she nodded and began to order salad and drinks for her dinner.

The Red Suns members were looking at the Akina driver with their curiosity. They watched the girl took out a sketchbook and started to draw or write something. She had an earpiece on and was on the phone with someone at the same time. On her neck was hanging a headphone full blast with music. She had a pencil case full of colored pens and pencils, scattered on the table. Besides the stationery, there were a few spare batteries lying around. They were amazed by her multitasking abilities. Another free hand was typing on her laptop occasionally.

"How does she manage all these things?" Matsumoto said curiously.

Tatsuki felt the Red Suns were looking at her. She continued with her work, ignoring them completely. She was lost in her own world. No one knew how long the time had passed. The sun was already set and all street lights were lit up. Ryosuke finally walked into the restaurant at a little faster pace than usual when he saw the Hachi-Roku parked in one of the lots. He stood at Tatsuki's table and noticed that she had not touched her food at all.

"Let me finish this last bit," Tatsuki said before he pulled her pen off her hand.

Ryosuke sat down across her at the same table. He saw that she was talking on the phone. He then took off her headphones, switched off her CD player in her bag. He turned to his brother and teammates. They were smiling teasingly at him. It was the first time their leader attended to a girl before greeting them. After twenty minutes, Tatsuki finally kept all her stuff on the table. Ryosuke watched the girl put each item in its place before placing them in her bag. She was very organized though it was quite messy when she used it. She looked up at the Red Suns leader and was about to say something.

"Eat now," he commanded, pushed the plate of salad in front of her.

She let out a soft sighed before started to put the vegetable in her mouth. He then ordered some grilled chicken and began to cut them into small pieces for her. He ordered her with his serious gaze.

"But I can't finish them," she gave a light protest.

It was his turn to sigh at her small appetite. He put some on a side plate before passed the remainder to his brother on the next table.

"I need your help with cars..." she began to tell him her purpose of looking for him.

Ryosuke was listening attentively to her plan and even told her that what her father's advice was right. Tatsuki asked if he could get his mechanic at the next table to help. She pointed at Matsumoto. She even let him listen to the demo song to get a better idea of what she wanted. However, it was not going to be easy. He asked who would be driving those cars and how was she going to get the cars. Tatsuki then called her assistant and gave the order to get three car models by tomorrow midnight. Tatsuki cut him off and told him that the cars would be at Matsumoto's garage in Akagi by tomorrow.

"I haven't even asked if Matsumoto-San can do it," Ryosuke sighed when he saw how stubborn she was at the moment.

"Can you do it for me? I will pay you double or even triple, if you want," she asked the mechanic at the other table.

After some negotiations, the two men agreed to help. Ryosuke moved on to the next issue on the drivers. He explained that it was difficult due to the criteria of the drivers in such a short notice. She recalled the Sidewinder NSX driver but she did not know him. She proposed that he could practice driving on those cars before her filming started. He looked at her with a challenging gaze. He asked her to do it herself. Keisuke, who was listening all these times, was laughing at her reaction. Tatsuki told Ryosuke that she never once driven other cars in her life. She had no confidence in herself. Keisuke urged her to try so she could see the difference between the Hachi-Roku and other newer model cars. Tatsuki told them that she had no time for that because of her tight schedule. Suddenly, she remembered someone who she had totally forgotten about for years. She recalled her father told her that he participated in circuit racing a few years ago. She told Ryosuke that she had someone to help out and he should be driving a RX7. He felt irritated when he heard about that someone. Ryosuke told her that she could asked Keisuke too. Tatsuki looked at the blond man for a second and turned down his suggestion. Keisuke was annoying to her reply. After his assurance that everything would be done before the filming, Tatsuki was ready to leave.

"So, you're leaving just like that?" Keisuke asked while looked at both the girl and his brother.

"I have another appointment to attend," she replied and bowed to Ryosuke politely.

Ryosuke walked her to the car and watched her sped down the street. Keisuke was teasing him about his fondness for the Akina Hachi-Roku. He smacked Keisuke's head and sat down beside him. He also apologized to Matsumoto for his hasty decision that would cause some trouble for him. When asking about his relationship with the Akina driver, Ryosuke told them that they were just friends. None of them believed his answer after he went through all the troubles just to help her. He did not further explain his reasons behind it. He just followed his heart irrationally. He knew what he was facing if he really wanted to court the girl. As of now, Tatsuki was completely unaware of his actions and feeling for her.

Tatsuki drove home exactly at four o'clock the next morning. She was deadly tired after the whole night of dance choreography. Bunta looked at her exhausted state as he gave the cup of water.

"Are you sure you can do it?" he asked with deep concern.

Tatsuki nodded and drove off. She came back in less than half an hour. She was very sleepy but she had something to ask her father. Tatsuki sat down on the floor, asking Bunta about Kaito. Bunta skeptically looking at his daughter when she was asking for the boy. He told her that he still working for his buddies at their workshops and scrap yard. She walked up to her bedroom when Bunta told her where she could find him. She fell asleep immediately once her body hit the bed. She slept through day and night without waking up.

Matsumoto amazed at the three cars in his garage on the next day afternoon. The first two were the RX7, FC and FD. Next was Toyota Trueno, the same model as her house car. Unknowingly, these cars were left in the hidden warehouse in Gunma for years. They were presents from Bunta's Seiki friends for his daughter on different occasions. He called Ryosuke and told him about it. The Takahashi brothers and Fumihiro were gathered at the garage in the evening. Fumihiro was busy liaising with different vendors to get the parts. The RX7 parts arrived at the same time as he preordered them this morning. Keisuke brought the newly tuned FD3S for a test drive on Akagi.

While the preparation works was on going, Tatsuki was driving her car to old Kiryu Pass to find her longtime friend and a brother. She could not remember how long they did not see or spoke to each other. A white FD spun to a stop when he saw the familiar Toyota Trueno blocking his way. He ran his fingers through his ruffled pale blonde hair as he walked over to the girl, who he had been waiting for her to contact him for years. Tatsuki looked at the boy in front of him. Fujiwara Kaito, an orphan that she put under her father's care several years ago. This boy was only four months older than her. However, Bunta did not really take care of him. He simply tossed this boy around his buddies' workplaces, where he learned about cars and driving. The crystal white FD3S was his triumph, as he built it from a wreckage car chassis he found in the scrapyard. Tatsuki could not believe how he had grown into a heart-throb looking young man. She stared at his dashing and charming face, a perfect masculine body and long legs. He stood at 1.9m, a head taller than her now.

"Are you going to just staring at me like this, young girl?" Kaito said in his irritated and rebellious tone.

She was attracted by his low and attractive voice. She blinked her eyes a few times. She knew that he could make a cut in the entertainment industry with just his look. She was regretted that she did not look for him earlier. Kaito was getting impatient when he saw Tatsuki lost in her thoughts.

"Do you want to work for me? I never thought that you would be this handsome, attractive… Wow, you're a gem…" Tatsuki remarked her thought out loud.

"Hey, wake up, Tsuki-Chan!" Kaito grabbed her shoulders and shook her hard.

Tatsuki knew that she was getting carried away by her discovery of her friend. She began to tell him her purpose of coming here. Kaito listened to her attentively. This was his dream moment as he wanted to stay close to her since the day she brought him to her family. He asked if she could do a chasing battle with him while he considered. The race began with Kaito in chase position in the first round. He heard a lot about the Akina Hachi-Roku and wanted to see for himself how much this girl had grown. Tatsuki observed Kaito from behind, his lines were very ideal. He was the expert on this course. They lost count on how many rounds they were running. Tatsuki called for a stop when she needed to refuel. Kaito brought her to a gas station nearby and then, they went to 24-hour café. They had a lot to catch up. She was laughing when he told her how her father and his gang conned him into circuit racing three years ago. Tatsuki knew that if she were a boy, this would happen to her. He updated her on his current life as a mechanic at Suzuki workshop, while studying at Gunma University. She asked if he wanted to do modelling for her fashion house. Kaito knew he could never turn her down. Tatsuki was happy with his answer. Kaito led her to his house in Hokkitsumachi, Shibukawa. Tatsuki took out her camera and took a few pictures of him. She told him that she would pick him up on Sunday night. Kaito watched the girl left with mixed feelings. He knew that he could not be anything more than a brother to her.

Staffs of Sun Entertainment came to the workshop on Saturday morning with three trucks. They loaded the cars onto the trucks with their extra parts and tires. These cars were then transported to a paint workshop in Yokohama.

The Tsubaki Line Pass was closed for four days. There were staff at both ends to cordon off the area. Big trucks were seen at both ends and some tents were set up. Tatsuki arrived in her father's Mercedes Benz S500L driven by her chauffeur with Kaito after midnight. She was in a simple tee and shorts, ready for work. The girl greeted everyone she passed by and slowly checking her equipment, all musical instruments and lastly, the cars. Miyu was here with her and was liaising with all cameramen. Cameras were installed throughout the pass from last night. A truck with monitoring screens was parked nearby. Asahi came up before sunrise with his new toy from AT Meditech, drone. The first music video to be filmed was Drift. Ryosuke came up with Matsumoto on Monday morning. They were given a pass and radio equipment each. Tatsuki walked over to the two Red Suns members and introduced Kaito to them. Ryosuke had his eyes on the pale blonde young man beside Tatsuki since he came in. He had to agree that this young man was very attractive and handsome. Tatsuki assigned Kaito a RX7 FD3S. Kaito told her that he needed some practices and drove off in the luminous lime green FD. She began her briefing to Ryosuke and Kaito, showing them how she wanted it to be done. Both men then changed into their outfits. Ryosuke was in a blue shirt and grey slacks, while Kaito wore a light pink t-shirt with a ripped jean. They were shocked when they saw the artworks on the three cars, even Matsumoto could not believe that those were cars that were in his garage two days ago. The RX7 FC was done in glittering white with black Graffiti while the FD was in shining luminous lime green with white cartoon details. The Toyota Trueno was painted in deep purple with her favorite X-Games theme graffiti. The beauty of the paintwork was not only the striking colors but the artwork on it. She asked each of them do two rounds of test run before they began the actual shot. There were two pickup trucks with cameramen doing the filming at the front and back of the cars. Bunta contacted his friends to drive them for his daughter. Unknown to them, their downhill runs were all recorded on the cameras along the pass and drones for spare use. Tatsuki got into her deep purple Hachi-Roku to do her test run. She was recalling how her father was driven down this pass. She got out of her car and checked on the monitors. She was pleased with just one round. Kaito was amazed to see her driving live on the screen. She was improving again. She did a few photo shoots with each car, followed by them racing down the pass like the way they did in the battle. She told them to take a rest in the tents provided while she continued with the other scenes. The guys got out of the tent when they heard the loud music on the background. They were standing behind the cameras watching the singer and her dancers doing their steps.

"Cut!" Miyu shouted.

Tatsuki, who was in her white hoodie sweater and shocking pink cargo pants, walked over and checked on the monitors while gulping down a full bottle of water. She was so concentrated at her video production work that she had no time to talk to Ryosuke and Matsumoto. Kaito was following her around as she asked him to do some shoots. Miyu was very attracted to their new model. She could not believe that this was the boy who had hung out with them when they were younger. Kaito's signature hair color did not deceive them. On the other hand, Ryosuke had more concerned for Tatsuki when she was working non-stop from morning till now.

The first day was ended before midnight. Tatsuki bowed deeply and thanked everyone for their hard work today. She then went to personally thank Ryosuke and Matsumoto for their help. She handed each of them an envelope of token of gratitude. She told Matsumoto that she would personally settle the bills with him on Sunday. She then told them to make use of her arrangement at the ryokan for the next few days. She sent them off at the exit with Kaito following behind. Kaito and Tatsuki were chatting while watching her staff loading the cars onto the trucks. Kaito pulled her jacket together and zipped up, earning a furious look from the FC driver who was watching a distance away. She told him that she had to stay here to catch the sunrise and urged him to get some sleep as he was her actor for her music videos.

The music videos production was going on smoothly for the whole morning. Tatsuki was already in her next song outfit. She wore a shocking pink jacket and pants, showing off her flat abdomen. The stage was setting up on one of hairpins after sector one. Miyu and Haruka were in her white leather jacket and pants. While the two boys were in their black leather outfits. Ryosuke came up after lunch to watch the filming. Their band performance on the stage was very dynamic and rocked up the atmosphere on the Pass. They did a few rounds of performance with Tatsuki playing two different colors of her guitars. The staff carefully handled her diamond guitars and kept in the exclusive cases.

As the band was playing their song in the middle of the road surrounded by mountain and trees, Ryosuke had some conversations with Sun Entertainment's managing director, Karen White. He learned something new about the Akina driver again. Miyu told the medical student to stay till the next video. She wanted to know how Ryosuke would react when he saw that sexy dance choreography with Japan top singer, Gale. It would be interesting. Ryosuke could feel her spiteful in her expression.

Miyu and her gang were sitting in front of the monitors waiting for Tatsuki to change in to her dress. The next MV song was playing on the background. The two brothers were also sitting next to Sakamoto Shin. Gale came out in his black shirt with top three buttons unbuttoned and pants. He was practicing his steps. Tatsuki finally came out in her short sleeveless white dress. She was wearing stilettos which made her almost the same height as Gale. They stood together and took some pictures. Tatsuki turned to look at her friends suspiciously at their smiling faces. Tatsuki briefed the cameramen on what she wanted and checked on the lighting. They were engaging in a sexy dance move that was tastefully executed. Ryosuke was clenching his fist as he watched her dancing. Kaito noticed the slight changes in Ryosuke's expression before he switched back to his usual expression. So, this was the guy that his foster father had mentioned.

Tatsuki walked over to have some chats with the two guys after she done with the dance. Kaito had changed into his outfit for another video session. Kaito was sitting on the ground, leaning against his car. While Tatsuki was on the other side doing her solo singing. It was a storyline where the guy was trying to get out of the relationship while his partner was contemplating to let him go. There were scenes where they were in love, spending time together and a few romantic moments.

Tatsuki changed to her normal clothes and checking on the replays. Kaito was also sitting nearby watching his work. She was too engrossed in her work that she had forgotten about Ryosuke. She walked over to Ryosuke when she saw that he was still around. They had a short conversation with her reminder of the upcoming violin recital. The way Ryosuke and Tatsuki were getting along was in her friends' eyes all the time. They were quite surprised by how they behaved towards each other which looked clearly more than friends. However, they knew that Tatsuki did not think much about it. They were quite sympathetic towards Ryosuke who was clearly fallen for their friend.

Ryosuke was driving to the ryokan in Hakone when he came across Sidewinder NSX. He knew the driver was none other than his sempai's younger brother, Hojo Go. The brothers moved to Kanagawa after the death of Kaori. Since then, he had not heard anything about Rin Sempai. Go startled for a moment when he drove past the white FC. He then proceeded to his home course. He was stopped by the staff at the bottom of Tsubaki Line. He did not know that the course was closed until tomorrow midnight. He had no choice but to return home.

Tatsuki went straight home after she finished all the MVs filming on Tsubaki Rain Pass. She met with her father whom she had not seen for the past four days. She never been away for such a long time. She gave her father a long hug. Bunta knew that she was busy and chased her back to her room to sleep.

She was seriously sleeping till the next day noon. She quickly got up and showered before she went out with her father. It was her first violin performance. She arrived three hours early and was setting the sound inside the concert hall. She then checked her Antonio Stradivari violins before the performance. She owned two of the best and most expensive violins. They were her birthday presents from her father. She then went to change into her performance outfit, an off shoulder black dress decorated with subtle crystal details on the waist. Today was her premiere performance and she must be present at the reception to greet her professors and special guests. She kept her violins in the high security vault before she went out.

Mr. and Mrs. Takahashi arrived at the concert hall in the evening. The premier round was full of well-known businessmen, prestigious families, musicians and even celebrities. Bunta was among his group of close friends as usual. Tatsuki was chatting to her professors and some VVIP guests. She then sat down at the conference table to do a short interview. She also made another round of checks to ensure that everything was ready and retrieved her violins from the vault. As soon as her audience and guests were seated, Tatsuki or Luna began her performance started with the famous classical solo, The Chaconne, Sonata No.2 in D minor before proceeding to her own pieces. Her professors complimented that it was absolutely world class performance. They could not wait to see what the critics were going to say. Tatsuki was so much relieved after she was tensed up the moment she stepped onto the stage. It was her first violin performance and it went well. Her dream as a violinist was fulfilled and the feeling was so overwhelming. Bunta gave her a hug and slowly stroked her back to calm her emotions. She was a little girl after all.

It was Friday. The Takahashi brothers were on their way to the Santory Hall. They met with her best friends. They then went to the dressing room to see Tatsuki. Kaito was sitting at the couch in his Aint tailored black suit. Tatsuki was just changed into another one shoulder midnight purple dress with crystal and silver thread embroidery on the waistline. She sat down for the hairstylist to do a high ponytail. She did not interact much with them as she was gathering all her concentration for the show. Miyu led everyone out of the room when she saw Tatsuki was collecting herself.

They were seated on their respective seats and exchanged their conversations. The Takahashi brothers were listening to them discussing why Tatsuki was a little tensed up today. They just knew that Tatsuki loved violin and dreamed to be a violinist. They waited for the performance to start. An hour of her solo violin recital earned a big round of applause from the audience. As usual, Shin represented his friends to present a bouquet of flowers for the young violinist.

The four Seiki students were exchanging their teasing eyes and asked Ryosuke to wait for Tatsuki along the corridor near the dressing room. They then asked Kaito and Keisuke to join them for suppers. Keisuke was more than happy to join them and left with the gang, earning a stare from his brother. Kaito was reluctant to follow Keisuke when he had a duty to send her home. Tatsuki came out in her tee and shorts, carrying her two violin cases. Kaito and Ryosuke stepped in to help her carry them. Tatsuki knew that Kaito was waiting for her. She invited him for supper together. Ever since they met on Kiryu Pass, Kaito was following her around whenever he had time. They walked to their respective cars with Tatsuki deciding which car to take. She got into the white FC first and told Kaito that she would take his car after the supper. They went to an Izakaya for supper. Tatsuki was exhausted and dozed off in her seat as soon as she got in the white FD. Kaito drove to her house with Ryosuke following a distance behind. He woke her up when he stopped in front of the shop. Bunta looked at the boy and they had some chats. It was mainly updated the old man of what Tatsuki was doing. Kaito then continued driving home.

Ryosuke was going to fetch Tatsuki from her recording studio in Roppongi at noon after his hospital shift. Tatsuki wore an oversized tee with black cargo pants today. She put on her black beanie and sunglasses, while hung her favorite pink headphones on her neck. The girl was standing around the corner of McDonald along the Roppongi-Dori Avenue, attracting attention from the passersby.

She quickly got into the white sports car immediately after it pulled over in front of her. She put her bag on the rear seat and buckled up. They were heading to Maebashi this afternoon as he had to meet up with a friend. She took out burgers that she bought, gave the driver one of it. Ryosuke took a quick glance at her before he grabbed the burger from her. He usually did not allow food in his car, but he had given in a few times when she was around. They arrived at the meeting point after two hours, ahead of time. He got out of the car to put the trash in his boot and smoked a cigarette while waiting for his friend.

Tatsuki was listening to her new songs in his car. She watched Ryosuke talking to a man with white bandanna. They did not look like they were friends.

"I think you might be disappointed, I was defeated a few weeks ago. But if you want a rematch, you can come to Akagi anytime," Ryosuke told Kyoichi while looking at his passenger.

"How could it be?" Kyoichi exclaimed, unbelievably.

"You can check it out. I lost to the Akina Hachi-Roku," he replied while looking at the Akina driver in his car.

Kyoichi followed Ryosuke's eyes and realized there was someone in his car. Tatsuki got out of the car when she saw the two men were looking at her direction. She nodded at Kyoichi and asked Ryosuke if he was done. She caught Kyoichi's attention by her appearance. The man knew that she must be good looking under that sunglass.

"Are you Luna?" a teenage boy approached Tatsuki soon after she got out of the car.

Tatsuki smiled and looked at the camera in his hands. She nodded and asked Ryosuke to take a picture for them. She kept her sunglasses and stood next to the boy with a professional smile. Kyoichi was wondering who was she. Tatsuki smiled at her fan and quickly gestured Ryosuke to leave. The white FC immediately sped off as he saw some people were coming towards their direction.

Kyoichi's curiosity was answered when his teammate, Seiji, told him that the girl was Luna, a very popular singer at the moment. He then asked Seiji to go to Akina to check the driver out. They met with Itsuki at Lake Akina in the evening. The teenager was very proud of the Hachi-Roku and told them that the driver even defeated Takahashi Ryosuke recently. He told the Evo drivers that his sempai at the petrol station could help to contact the driver. He was also furious when he heard Seiji mocked at the Hachi-Roku.

Iketani went to the Fujiwara Tofu shop on the next day morning to inform Bunta about the new race challenge on Saturday. Bunta again was uncertain whether it would be a good idea to accept the challenge. With Tatsuki's popularity rising, it might draw unwanted attention, especially she was about to release her first album next week. He recalled their dinner date last evening where they left the pub in a hurry without finished their dinner.

Tatsuki was going out when she saw the two men talking in the shop. She knew what she would be facing if the news of she was staying in Gunma got out. However, she was not as worried as her father. She told Iketani that she accepted the challenge and would be there at 10pm. The girl then got out of her house, drove the Hachi-Roku up Akina. She did a few practice rounds before she stopped at her cottage. Kaito was already waited in his car this morning. Both of them were doing photo shooting today for fall/winter collection. The stylist crews led by Jen was already standby while her photographer was checking on equipment.

To be Continued...