Hey guys welcome to the story, I'm a bit new to doing this writing stories and stuff but I'd thought to give it a try. We got a Oshi no ko fic I'm doing which will be kind of hard but I digress, as to why I'm doing Oshi well lets say a certain incest plot kind of ticks me off, and I know to those that kept up the manga I know it changes and that's fine I don't hate it just wanna take a different type of road with this story. Anyway not much else but to enjoy and let me know in the comments.
I do not own Oshi No Ko
Japan
Maebashi, Kanto Region
1988
In the evening of Maebashi in front of a Ramen Shop a dark haired man can be seen looking off in the sky in a trance while smoking his cigarette. As he watches the beautiful night sky, he sees a single star sparkle. It fills him with awe and wonder, but also something else…
"Oooiii Ichi! A man yells interrupting the now named Ichi mind out of his trance. "Yo Juro what's up?" Ichi replies back.
What's got your eye man, see something cool up there" Juro asks looking at the sky. "Nah, just thought the stars looked brighter tonight than ever," Ichi says.
"Whoa, didn't know you liked that kinda stuff; I mean, never took you as a book smart type of guy." Juro muses.
" Ah shut up, y'know that's not what I meant." Ichi looks up again at the night sky. "They just look nice and all."
"So you ready for tonight's race? Everyones gonna be there." Juro asks. Ichi gives him a determined look "Of course just another day, should be like any other."
"Don't be too sure dude, those roads look a little dicey for my tastes." Juro says uncertainty in his voice.
Ichi sighs, puffing out a smoke in the air. "Man, you sound like my sister. Always going off about that kinda stuff."
"I mean she ain't wrong man, this road you're gonna race on is dangerous. Heard a lot of racers that meet their end there, you never know Ichi."
Ichi gives a foreboding look. "I know… but I need that race money, bills are going up." he puffs his smoke. "It's stressing my Pops out and I wanna help him. I want Saya to go to a good college and make her dreams be a reality y'know. I don't want her to be like me. Ichi sadly says.
Juro looks at him understandably. "I get you man, but couldn't you do something else.
"Nope," He says with a pop. "This is the only thing I'm good at, how else am I gonna look after my family?" Ichi replies as he plays with his lighter.
"I mean I could look after your sister."
Ichi just gives him a hard glare. " Yeah, over my dead body."
Juro just raises his hand up. "Easy now I'm only joking, I know how you get over Saya."
"You better..." As Ichi huffs and looks back up at the sky.
Look! Anyway go grab your car and bring your A-game alright I'll meet you there." Juro says. "Yeah Yeah" I said waving my hands as Ichi turned around to walk home. They both go their separate ways to get ready for tonight.
As Ichi walks along the sidewalk he spots a dog in front of a convenience store. He walked closer, curious about the canine. The dog looked to be a Kishu Ken breed. It had white fur like the moon but had some dirt splotches on it. It was laying on the ground looking pretty down on its luck.
Ichi crouched down in front of the dog catching its attention. "Hey there, what's got you so upset?" Ichi tries to pet it but the white hound growls, not wanting to be touched.
"Whoa, easy there… I'm not gonna hurt you. He says calmingly as the dog still tries to growl but soon stops as it is tired. Its stomach growls instead, catching Ichi's attention to what it wants.
"Oh, so you're hungry huh, hmmm." Ichi asks to which the dog gives a soft whine confirming his suspicion. "I think i got some money left over." Ichi checks his wallet as he looks at the convenience store. "Just wait right here, I'll be right back." Ichi gets up and goes inside the store dead set on buying the poor dog some food.
After a few minutes pass as he comes out of the store with a can of dog food and water. He crouches in front of the dog and gives it a happy smile. "Here we go, let me just open this." Ichi opens the can of food and water as he gets two plates and pours both the food and water on each of them.
As the food is served the white dog sniffs at it curious and looks at Ichi in suspicion. Ichi just tells it to go on and eat it. The Kishu, seeing that it has no other choice, starts to eat, Ichi just watches it as it licks everything off the plate.
"That's a good boy just eat up…uhh you are a boy, right?" Ichi asks, scratching his head. The dog barks in confirmation as he finishes. The Kishu then starts to lick Ichi's face in happiness, thanking the human for his kindness.
"Haha… your welcome boy, can't go through life with an empty stomach." The Dog barks in happiness.
"Now, why would anyone leave a dog like you here all by itself?"
The dog barks and soon runs away into the forest leaving Ichi surprised . "Hey wait!" Ichi calls out but falls on deaf ears.
He stands up and scratches his head. "What a weird dog" He thought out loud wondering why the dog ran away after he fed him. Indy soon looks down at his watch wondering the time. "Oh shit! I gotta hurry or I won't make it to the race on time." He soon starts running home still wondering about that white Kishu.
As Ichi arrives home he goes to the entrance of the garage and opens it. There waiting for him is his prized beauty, the Mitsubishi Starion. He's won a lot of races with this car and tonights gonna be the same. He goes up to inspect it making sure it's ready for the upcoming race.
"Alright, gotta make sure the engines are good and if it's got enough gas for the race , lets see here'' He whispers. But before he can check his car the garage door swings open from behind him. "Ichiban!" the voice yells as he looks over
"Ah shit."he swears. "Hey Saya, what's my precious little sister doing up so late this evening?"
His little sister Saya for as cute as she is she's a little—
"I can say the same for you Big bro, you're going on another race aren't you!" Saya says angrily. "Dads gonna flip when he hears this."
He just sighs. "Look what Dad doesn't know wont hurt him. How bout I buy you some takoyaki when I get back." Ichi says, smiling innocently.
"Yeah that's not gonna work this time." She says, crossing her arms.
He clicks his teeth seeing that his plans of negotiating didn't work. "Damn thought that would work."He then goes to sit on the hood of the car waiting for his stern scolding. "All right what's the big fuss?"
"The big fuss is that I worry about you!" As Saya furrows her brows " You can get in an accident Ichi and get yourself hurt or worse, die."
"I don't wanna lose my big brother over some stupid race" she starts crying softly tears working their way down.
He looks over in guilt in his face for making his sister cry. He then walks up to her and gives her a hug stroking her long black hair in comfort. "I know you're worried," He whispers. "But I'll be alright, no race can take out your big brother like that, you gotta believe that."
She looks up in silence listening. "Look how bout this, I promise after this race I'll take you wherever you want.
"Really you promise." she says sniffing. He gave her the biggest grin that gave her warmth. "Of course, when have I ever lied to you?"
She stares blankly "Um… whenever you go racing behind our backs."
His eyes widen" Besides those times."
Saya looks down pondering, soon ending up sighing at his affirmation. "Okay… you can go, but I want you to take me to Tokyo on saturday!"
He looked over at her confused. "Why Tokyo?"
"I wanna see those famous Idol concerts my friends were talking about. It's something I've wanted to go see ever since I saw it on TV. Plus those Idols look so cute I wanna meet them" Saya happily explains.
Idols huh well the tickets are gonna be expensive but I did say I'd take her wherever. I don't really get the appeal of idols though, yeah the girls are cute and all but not as exciting as racing in the mountains at high speeds."
"Alright then it's a promise!" She walks aways towards the door to leave and looks back. "You better not break it, or else I'm taking those keys and throwing them in the river!"
"Hey, come on dont do that; I don't break my promises" He complains as she just laughs teasingly. " I know I'm just messing with you." She then looks at him seriously " But seriously Ichi be careful, I mean it."
He gives her a solemn smile "Alright I will, Good night sis."
"Good night big brother" She says as she heads back in the house.
"Alright time to go or else I'm gonna run late" He says while looking at his watch.
He gets in the car and starts it up purring to life.
*Vrrrooommm!*
He drives out the garage and heads up to Nikko Iroha slope.
As he arrives a bunch of people are waiting for him. He sees Juro and pulls up to him. "Hey what took you so long man thought you werent gonna show up?"
Had to deal with Saya y'know how she is."
"Well I get how she feels these roads are kinda iffy one wrong move and—Blam! you're done for." Juro explains
"I know, like I said you worry too much." Ichi says matter-a-factly
"Anyway, where's the other racer I'm ready to start?" Juro then points in the direction of a black vehicle.
"Huh, a Toyota MR2 ,alright then looks like it'll be a tough one."
"Yup, looks like they're about to start. Hurry up and get in line." Juro says as Ichi then drives his car right next to the MR2.
Suddenly the Toyota's window pulled down and a man with a pompadour haircut presents himself. " So you're the punk ass I gotta race, they might as well hand me the title!" the noisy guy yells vigorously. Ichi just frowns at him.
"Yeah right, keep dreaming bud". He just smirks at him tauntingly. " All you're gonna see is my tail lights."
The guy looks at him in rage at Ichi's jeer.
"I'm gonna make you eat those words asshole" he hisses venomously as Ichi just scoffs at the guy.
Soon a girl walks up in front of their cars. She looks at both drives. "You ready?" The MR2 starts to rev up its engine, confirming it.
She looks over at Ichi " I know you're ready" Ichi just grins revving his engine like a beast ready to hunt.
As they sat and waited for the countdown Ichi's heart raced faster than his car. He tightened his grip on the wheel, a familiar thrill sparking his veins he took a breath.
Three… Two… One…
He breaths out,
GOOOO!
The roar of the engines filled the crisp air, a symphony of power and speed as the racers shot down the twisting roads ahead. They drift on the first turn in a symphony neither racing touching each other as they drift by. Ichi hand on the wheels and the other on the shift knob. His hand moves with fast precision as he changes his gears when needed. The MR2 is ahead by a bit but Ichi is determined to take over.
"Not a chance!" Ichi pulls his hand brake and makes a turn overtaking the Toyota surged on ahead , the world a blur of lights and shadow,
Now with Ichi in the lead his heart pumps in victory "Alright just gotta keep at it!" he cries in victory
But just as Ichi reached a sharp turn, a jolt ran through the steering wheel. The car sputtered. "What the–?" His heart raced as the dashboard flickered ominously. He was losing control.
"Ichi what's wrong!?" Juro yells over the radio worry in his voice "I don't know, the car's botching up on me!" Ichi yells trying to figure out what's wrong.
"Come on, Come On!" Ichi gripped the wheel tighter trying to gain back control, but the engine coughed again , sputtering like a dying beast. He felt the car veer off course fighting against the pull of gravity as it skidded toward the edge of the hill.
With a deafening Crack, the tires lost traction. "No! NOOOO!" Ichi screamed, the sound swallowed by the wind as the car flew off the road through the road barrier.
Time slowed. The world flipped upside down and the ground raced up toward him. In those final moments his thoughts spiraled– his dreams, his family, the race he never got to finish.
"Saya…. looks like I won't be able to take you to that Idol concert you wanted to go see"
I'm… sorry…
And then–BOOM— the silence of the mountain engulfed him, leaving only the echo of what could have been.
Ichi was dead
….
...
There was darkness around him, no sound, just nothing. It felt warm like being wrapped in a blanket
"Am I dead?"
Suddenly Light pierced through the darkness, warm and inviting, as Ichi blinked away the remnants of his last found himself lying on a soft surface, surrounded by a gentle glow. He looked and saw a doctor checking him over. Ichi was confused as he was in the hospital even though he thought he died.
" I'm in the hospital but I thought I died." The doctor talked but it was all echoes to Ichi.
The doctor then moves Ichi to someone else and then he sees.
A beautiful woman with long flowing purple hair, her features delicate and ethereal but what caught his attention more were her eyes. "Her eyes they looked like they had stars in them. Is that even humanly possible?"
The woman hovered above him, her eyes shimmering with a mixture of love and awe.
"Ah you're so beautiful you even got my eyes. My darling baby boy" the woman muses lovingly
" I think I'll name you Indigo….. Yeah I think it fits well with your eyes." She whispers motherly to him.
"Wait what hold on lady my names Ich–". But as Ichi protests his cries come out as a soft coo. He turned his gaz to his arms— Chubby and small, adorned with little fingers. Panic surged within him. " I'm… a baby?"
His supposed mother chucked softly. "You're my little miracle." she said, cradling him against her chest.
"What the Hell is going ONNNNN!"
