~ Ready, Steady, Go! - Chapter 55 ~ (02/03/12)(56k/MobileApp Warning!)

[VTiRoj]

Ready, Steady, Go!
Another attempt at Gran Turismo fan fiction by VTiRoj.​

Disclaimer: This fanfic is not related to, linked to, or even in the same universe as Remember The Name. Anyone who is confused by the previous sentence may skip this disclaimer. I apologise for the sudden end of RTN chapters, college work caught up with me and by the time I had free time again, I had lost the storyline I had planned out and my interest in GT4 was diminishing already. I will keep to a strict weekly chapter update with RSG!, so the same thing doesn’t happen again. Any similarities between characters or character names are simply co-incidental and are not hinting at a RSG!/RTN storyline merger. Thank you and enjoy!

Chapter 1 - The Type R Effect

It was night time in Gion. The wind was blowing the cherry blossoms off their branches with a cool breeze and the lanterns lit up the whole place. Yuka and her best friend Kei own a small apartment in Gion, overlooking the Shirakawa river.

“Gion is beautiful at this time of night, huh Yuka?”
“Mhmm.”
“All those cherry blossoms.”
“Mhm hmm.”
”The lights.”
”Mmm.”
”The… Hey, are you even listening to me? Yuka!”
”Huh? Oh! I’m sorry Kei! What were you saying?”
“Forget it Yuka, I’m going to sleep.”
”Sorry, it’s just...”
”Goodnight Yuka.”
“Goodnight Kei…”

Kei marched off to bed, leaving Yuka sitting by the window of their apartment.

“Sorry Kei, it’s just… I cant stop looking at…”

Yuka’s Civic was parked opposite the apartment, in clear view of the window.

Tech Specs
Car: Honda Civic Type R ‘08
Owner: Yuka
Drivetrain: FF
Power: 236 BHP
Weight: 1270 KG

Yuka sighed and went outside.

“Ever since I was given this car as a gift three years ago, I haven’t been able to stop looking at it, or thinking about him. Will I ever see him again?”

“He taught me how to really push a car to its limits. I guess that’s why I ended up wrecking the last Civic I had. Although that was a 15 year old car at the time, I guess I needed something newer, but I didn’t expect to receive a brand new Civic Type R from him.”

“He even went as far as to pay for the modifications to it. New air filter, sports chip and he even bought a suspension kit and installed it for me.”

“And then we went wheel shopping and he bought me a set of Enkei RPF1’s. He even made sure that they wouldn’t rub the arches under heavy loads.”

“That night we just cruised the highways until the sun started to rise. It felt like a date to me but I knew he wasn’t interested in me that way. Maybe that’s why he left, because of what I said…”

Yuka held back her tears.

“I need to go for a drive.”

Later on…

Yuka was heading down route 7, a highway that recently gained popularity with street racers. It wasn’t long until Yuka found a group of fifteen cars, all ready to race.

“This is what I need to relax.”

Yuka pulled up at the roadside. Three men approached her car.

“Can I help you little girl?”
“Are you lost?”
“If you’re looking for a race, the go-kart track is further down the highway.”

Yuka shook her head at the teasing.

“Sounds like you guys are scared of losing to a girl.”

The men laughed.

“Losing to a girl is already impossible, but losing to a Civic? Haha you’ve got no chance! My Legacy is a lot faster than your car!”
“My RX-7 will pass you with ease!”
“I hope that spoiler gives you extra speed, because you’ll need it against my Z!”

“Yep, you still sound scared.”

“Why you little!”
“Leave it Jim, we’ll beat her on the highway.”

They walked back to their cars and the race began to start.

“Turn around at the first junction! Then pass through the first tunnel! Turn around at the next junction and pass through the second tunnel! The winner is the first one out of the tunnel! After we pass the lights, it’s on!”

Starting Grid
1. White Ford Mustang Mach 1
2. Yellow Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
3. Guy 3’s White Nissan Fairlady Z Z33
4. Guy 2’s Red Mazda RX-7 FD
5. Jim’s Silver Subaru Legacy
6. Silver Nissan Skyline Sedan
7. Black Mazda RX-7 FD
8. Yuka’s Blue Honda Civic Type R
9. Blue Mazda RX-7 FD
10. Red Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II
11. Blue Ford Focus RS
12. White Mitsubishi 3000GT
13. Blue Mazda RX-7 FD
14. White Nissan Silvia 240RS
15. Black Mazda RX-7 FD
16. Silver Nissan Silvia S15

Everyone drove in a single file line in, heading towards the lights.

“You kids and your imports. The real winner today will be American muscle.”

“I am the emperor of these highways!”

“That Civic girl has no chance starting from eighth. My Z will win!”

“Lets see if she can even appear in my mirrors, let alone pass me!”

“So embarrassing, my rear light is broken. At least she wont be able to see it from back there.”

“It may not be a GT-R, but it’s still a Skyline! To victory!”

“I am destined to win, with my rotary rocket.”

“Those guys were so rude. They should learn some respect. I’ll have to beat some into them.”

“There are many RX-7’s here tonight. I hope I’m the only one who has bothered to upgrade the turbo.”

“It may not be an X, but my II still has the capabilities to overcome any opponent!”

“I need to focus!”

“Fear my 3000GT! The highway king!”

“I can see at least two more RX-7’s ahead of me, this’ll be tough.”

“No doubt I’m underpowered, but under skilled? Hell no.”

“I’m actually regretting bringing this RX-7, there’s no chance I’ll win with this many against me!”

“Last again with this underpowered car. Why do I bother? I should take up drifting.”

As the lights were passed, the race was on.

“Let’s go, Civic!”

Yuka floored it and maintained distance between the RX-7 in front.

Suddenly, the Mustang stopped accelerating, causing a wild scramble behind it to avoid an accident.

“What the hell is up with that Mustang?”
”Holy!”
”Careful!”
“Damn it! I’ve lost all power! Don’t hit me with your imports!”

“What the?!”

Yuka swerved to avoid the limping Mustang.

“That was close! What an idiot!”

Yuka held her speed and accelerated towards the cars ahead.

“Coming through!”

“No way?! She’s already passed me?!”

“Evo? No… Civic?!”

“She’s still behind me? I need to move past these losers faster.”

“She took me under braking! Damn it!”

“Damn her!”

“She’s impressive.”

“Around the outside!”
“She cant possibly take me from the outside!”

“Damn! Not fast enough!”
“Foolish girl, your VTEC hasn’t got the torque to pull off a move like that!”

“Got to keep my speed up and overtake!”

“He’s fast!”
“I’m impressed that you can keep up, however you are making it easy for everyone to catch your slipstream. A fatal mistake.”

“They’re catching up! Are they drafting me?”

“You wont beat me that easily! My Z is fast!”

Yuka was overtaken from both sides, leaving her trapped in the middle of traffic.

“What the?! I’m boxed in!”

Yuka’s Civic suddenly jolted forward, she had been hit from behind.

“Dumb 3000GT! He hit me!”
“Haha that messed your car up, didn’t it?”

Yuka recovered from the bump and drew alongside the 3000GT, flooring it as she regained control of the car.

“You’ve really pissed me off now!”
“Your Civic has no chance against a highway king like a 3000GT!”

Yuka kept her foot flat to the floor.

“She’s inching ahead? How?!”
“Lets show them how fast you really are, Civic!”

“N… No way…”

She passed the 3000GT and caught the slipstream from the leading RX-7’s.

“Go! Go!”

The Civic rocketed towards the leaders, wasting no time to overtake.

“Where did she come from?!”

“She walked my Z like it was parked!”

“Damn it she’s beside me!”
“She’s back? Is my RX-7 damaged, or is she really that talented?”

Yuka held her speed up to the next junction, braking at the last possible moment.

“This is where I’m going to pass you!”

However she made a mistake in braking so late, sending her Civic on a path into the wall.

“Damn!”
“You overshot the braking point. You’re finished.”

Yuka used all her skill to save the car from a wreck and dive right beside the RX-7.

“Yes!”
“Where did she find the grip to overcome the understeer just now?”

Yuka made her move, holding her high speed to overtake the RX-7.

“What the hell?!”

“Yes! I’ve got this!”

The final tunnel was just ahead, all Yuka needed to do was come out of it in first place.

“Final stretch! Lets do this!”

Her easy victory was foiled by the RX-7’s catching her slipstream and using the slingshot effect to overtake her with ease.

“No way!”
“Did you think it was that easy?!”

Yuka wasn’t giving up though, she pulled into the slipstream of the RX-7’s and caught up quickly.

“Get back here!”
“This red RX-7 is going to take my victory if I’m not careful now.”
“I’m going to beat you and that stupid girl!”

Yuka soon found herself in a three-way fight to the finish.

“Let us see who has the most speed, the RX-7 to my left, or the Civic to my right?”

The black RX-7 suddenly started losing speed, letting the red RX-7 and the Civic fight for the lead.

“No! I’m dropping back! What is wrong with my RX-7?!”

In an attempt to secure victory, the RX-7 tried to close the door on the Civic, but the Civic slipped through the open gap.

“Don’t block me you jerk! I’m right against the wall here and I’m going much faster than you!”

Yuka pushed the Civic past the RX-7.

“Damn she’s passed me!”

Giving her the final victory.

“I win!”
“She won?! No way!”
“I lost. She is a fearsome opponent.”

Later on…

It was dawn when Yuka arrived home, after getting her bumper fixed at a local garage. She looked at the thick wad of cash that she won from tonight’s race.

“I guess a bumper repair is nothing when you’ve just won enough cash to last you for months.”

She giggled to herself and went inside the apartment.

Chapter Guide

Character Biographies
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 28.5
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55

 

[DK]

This looks promising. I hope it doesn't go the same way as RTN.

 

[bartosz988]

cool one good job with the pics, just CANNOT get rid of the thought of the empty black space behind the brake discs in one of the pics in the beginning

 

[Rotary Junkie]

Pure win.

Fast chick is fast.

 

[VTiRoj]

This looks promising. I hope it doesn't go the same way as RTN.

I hope so too.

cool one good job with the pics, just CANNOT get rid of the thought of the empty black space behind the brake discs in one of the pics in the beginning

Yeah it's disappointing that there's not even a picture of the suspension behind there.

Pure win.

Fast chick is fast.

Suprised you're still smiling after the amount of RX-7's she beat.

 

[GTShadowKing]

Great story friend
I really loved the "I need to focus" Just brilliant
BTW great pics:tup:
Too bad the underpowered 240RS didn't win

 

[Project41]

Haha that was awesome! Great work.. At first I was skeptical, but midway through the story I realized I was memorized by it. Thanks keep up the good work, hope to see a new chapter to the story soon!

 

[Picc.Dc4]

Definatly an original idea! I like it! Lets see her upgrade that civic abit more with that nice wad of cash she got there!

 

[ZondaRracer]

Looking forward to the next chapter.

 

[Crumpet]

Amazing, I have one similar to this in progress, but based on me and my friends.

Once again, nice work.

 

[VTiRoj]

Great story friend
I really loved the "I need to focus" Just brilliant
BTW great pics:tup:
Too bad the underpowered 240RS didn't win

I'll be trying to get more humour in as I go. And yeah too bad, was hoping it would catch up but in the end it got left behind.

Definatly an original idea! I like it! Lets see her upgrade that civic abit more with that nice wad of cash she got there!

Oh she will, dont worry.

Amazing, I have one similar to this in progress, but based on me and my friends.

Once again, nice work.

I'll have to get round to readying yours then.

I have a question for you guys, I want to update this weekly. What's a good day to release? Every Saturday, every Friday, etc. Let me know. 👍

 

[Crumpet]

I have a question for you guys, I want to update this weekly. What's a good day to release? Every Saturday, every Friday, etc. Let me know. 👍

I'd say the day where most people are on here, such as Friday, Saturday night,

 

[VTiRoj]

I'd say the day where most people are on here, such as Friday, Saturday night,

I'll do Friday then. 👍

Just to ease into the Friday release routine, I'll release chapter 2 at 1am (it's 10:45pm right now), the chapters 3 and onwards are on the weekly Friday release.

 

[Ryou]

Nice story, It's nice to see someone that made a story about a non-man driver. Shows that everyone can race, no matter what gender.

 

[VTiRoj]

Chapter 2 - Toyko Grip

Even though Yuka literally made millions of yen from street racing, she still worked a normal weekday job. Tokyo wasn’t local, but Yuka chose to work there anyway, claiming that the drive to and from work relaxes her. She worked in a used car dealership near route R246. Unsurprisingly, her co-workers were also weekend street racers, which made lunchtime very entertaining.

Yuka was finishing up some paperwork when one of her colleagues walked into her office.

“Hey Yuka.”
”Hey Ed.”
“You want to do something this lunchtime?”
“Ed… I told you last time I don’t like you that way…”
“No, no! It’s not like that! Really! I just thought you’d want to come for a coffee or something.”
“I don’t like coffee, Ed. I didn’t like coffee last week, or the week before and I probably wont like it next week too.”
“How about McDonalds then? Anything you want!”

Another one of Yuka’s co-workers walked into her office.

“Hey Yuka, we’re going racing this lunch time, wanna come?”
“Hey Cooper! Of course! I need to relax a bit after last night.”
“Relax? No way! We’ve got a load of cars that got seized from some street racers.”
“I bet you’ve got nothing that’ll touch my Civic.”
“You wanna bet? I’ve got a DC2 to play with! You have no chance!”
“We’ll see about that! I beat several RX-7’s last night!”
“Haha, just meet us outside in five.”

Her co-worker left the room, leaving Yuka alone with Ed again.

“Yuka are you really going to go race? It’s dangerous.”
“Ed you’re really irritating, you know that?”
”Sorry Yuka.”

Yuka sighed and left the room, leaving Ed alone with his head down.

Later on…

“We’re doing three laps of R246! Keep it clean guys, we need to sell these cars after this!”

Starting Grid
1. Cooper’s White Integra Type R DC2
2. Blue Nissan Skyline GTS-R
3. Red Honda Civic EG6
4. Silver Nissan 280Z
5. Silver Alfa Romeo GT
6. Black Audi A3
7. Yuka’s Blue Honda Civic Type R
8. Blue Toyota Altezza
9. Green Honda CR-X Del Sol
10. Blue Alfa Romeo 147
11. Silver Honda Prelude
12. Blue Nissan Silvia S13

“Yuka has no chance if I’ve got this Integra! The B-series still has it’s strengths against the newer K!”

“Whoever had this R31 before me definitely had good taste.”

“I’m surprised this Civic looks as clean as it does.”

“This 280Z has more power than I thought, this’ll be fun.”

“Nice and classy European car, I should keep this one for myself.

“With this A3 Quattro, taking first will be easy.”

“Is that a red EG6 up ahead? Looks like my old one. Mmm.”

“Why is there a child seat in here?”

“How do I drop the top on this Del Sol?”

“I’ve heard bad things about this car’s handling, I hope they’re not true.”

“There’s an Integra and a couple of Civic’s up ahead, but little do they know, the Prelude is the fastest front wheel drive Honda.”

“I think this car is well past its sell-by date. On the bright side, some JDM drift fanboy will buy it off us for whatever price we charge!”

“Are you ready? Okay! Three! Two! One! Go!”

Yuka launched the Civic hard, spinning its front wheels, causing her to lose ground on the cars ahead. The Altezza didn’t slip at all and caught Yuka’s Civic quickly.

“You won’t pass me that easily!”

Everyone went hard on the brakes into turn one. Yuka took the outside and used the chance to pass the A3 under braking.

There was a huge scramble for the inside line at the first turn. Yuka stayed on the outside and slipped past the A3 with ease.

It was a three-wide battle to turn two. Yuka and the Alfa GT managed to get on both sides of the R31 Skyline.

“Damn you two are crazy! We can’t all make it through!”

The R31 broke early, letting the Alfa and Civic pass by. Yuka broke late and attempted to dive down the inside of the EG6.

“This isn’t even a serious race and you two are going at it like F1 drivers!”

“Down the inside!”

The EG6 held it’s position beside Yuka and kept the inside line through turn three, staying ahead of Yuka.

“That EG6 is fast! It’s weird how similar it is to my old car! Even in speed!”

“Although, it’s actually really comforting to sit behind and watch that car move.”

“It’s like even though I know that my EG6 is in a junkyard somewhere, I still feel like it’s in front of me right now.”

“Wow Yuka! You’re practically breathing down my neck!”

“I can’t sit behind this EG6 forever though, I need to win this race.”

“It’s got more straight line speed than my Civic? Amazing.”

“Crap, I’ve got a Honda convoy behind me. I hope this Z can hold them off.”

“No more holding back, I’m taking the inside!”

“Where is she going?”

“Woah woah woah! Too close Yuka!”

“Made it!”
”She’s nuts!”

“Yuka’s catching me? She’s still some distance away so I’m safe for now."

“Hi Cooper!”
“Where did all that distance between us go?!”

“Here’s my chance to overtake Cooper!”

“Come on Civic!”

“Door to door with Yuka, not a good position. That girl drives like a woman possessed.”

“Weeeeeeeeeeeee!”
“Yup, possessed.”

“Now lets catch this Z!”

“It’s fast!”

“This is the latest I can brake!”

“No matter what I do, I can’t get close enough to pass! What do I need to do to get past?”

Yuka kept her foot hard on the throttle, keeping as much speed through the corners, hitting every apex perfectly until she was right up against the Z’s backside.

“Now I’m close enough!”

“Here’s my chance, around the outside!”
“I can’t compete with a Civic like this!”

“Yes!”
“No!”

“I’m not making the same mistake I made last night, I’m going to keep running at full speed until the end!”

“Last turn!”

“Full throttle!”

Yuka flew across the line in first place, leaving everyone else trailing behind.

“And the winner is Yuka! Our undefeated champion!”
“Way to go Yuka!”
“Still as fast as ever, Yuka!”
“Slow down and give us a chance next time!”

Later on…

Yuka arrived back at home and parked in her usual spot. She gave the Civic’s bonnet a little pat.

“I’ll take you to Tsukuba tomorrow, for being a good boy.”

Yuka giggled and walked inside.

“How was work Yuka?”
“Boring as usual. Just lots of paperwork.”
“Maybe you should come work at the market with me, it’s not fun but it’s better than paperwork!”
“Nah I think I’ll keep working at the used lot, it’s nice to look at cars all day. I’m not really a fashion person like you.”
“Well if you say so.”

 

[Rotary Junkie]

Yuka sopro.

Also, "Just lots of paperwork". Nah, we're not keeping secrets from our roommates are we? :-"

 

[Mac K]

Another good story

 

[GTShadowKing]

Another good story

^This
Next time make Yuka loses, so she can learn by her mistakes, I hate when the hero always win(just a suggestion)
Keep on it:tup:

 

[VTiRoj]

Yuka sopro.

Also, "Just lots of paperwork". Nah, we're not keeping secrets from our roommates are we? :-"

Of course not.

^This
Next time make Yuka loses, so she can learn by her mistakes, I hate when the hero always win(just a suggestion)
Keep on it:tup:

Oh she'll lose, but it might not be a race that she loses.

 

[sdtravieso]

these are great! keep them coming

 

[VTiRoj]

Little warning before Friday, chapter 3 is really text-heavy. However there's some interesting things in there so I'm sure you wont fall asleep.

 

[Ryou]

Little warning before Friday, chapter 3 is really text-heavy. However there's some interesting things in there so I'm sure you wont fall asleep.

Nice, hope it's good 👍

 

[Tamtalizied]

Little warning before Friday, chapter 3 is really text-heavy. However there's some interesting things in there so I'm sure you wont fall asleep.

Can't wait.. I enjoy your writing style a lot.

 

[VTiRoj]

Chapter 3 - Yuka’s Loss

Yuka’s Civic suddenly took off in the middle of the night, waking up Kei to the sounds of wheels spinning and engine screaming.

“What the hell? That sounds like Yuka’s car. Where is she off to at this time of night?”

Kei turned and looked over to the other bed, Yuka was still asleep.

“Wait… What?”

Kei got up and looked out of the window, she couldn’t see Yuka’s car anywhere. Kei panicked and rushed over to Yuka.

“Yuka! Yuka wake up!”
”Kei… What time is it?”
”Nevermind the time! I think someone stole your car!”
”What?!”

Yuka sprung out of bed and ran to the window. She saw her usual parking spot was empty.

“Why…?”

Tears began to flow down Yuka’s cheeks. She tried to hold back from crying, but it was useless, the loss of her Civic was too much.

“Oh Yuka!”

Kei held Yuka tight, rubbing and patting her back whilst Yuka cried on Kei’s shoulder.

“Why would anyone do that? If I ever find them I’m going to cripple them if they’ve damaged my car!”
“We’ll find it Yuka, don’t worry.”

Later on…

Yuka arrived at her workplace, her cheeks were still damp with tears.

“Yuka!”

Cooper rushed over to Yuka.

“Yuka what’s the matter? Isn’t this your day off? Aren’t you supposed to be at Tsukuba?”
“My Civic is gone.”
“Gone? Gone where?”
”Someone stole it.”
”Oh no… Yuka…”
”Save the sympathy, I’m done crying.”
”Okay Yuka. Then why are you here?”

Yuka pulled out a wad of cash from her handbag.

“I won this the other night.”
“How much is that?”
”I want a list of the most powerful cars we have here.”
”W-What?”
”I’m going to get my Civic back, but first I need to start asking questions. To get my answers I’m going to have to do a lot of racing.”
”I see… But Yuka…”
“No buts. I need that list. Can you do that for me, Cooper?”
“Anything to get your Civic back, Yuka!”
“Thank you, Cooper.”

Yuka put the money back in her handbag and walked over to her office. She booted up her PC and started looking through her old photo albums.

“My Civic… Whoever took you… When I find them… I’m going to make sure they realise how much they’ve just pissed me off!”

Yuka slammed her fist on the desk hard, hurting her hand in the process. She quickly pulled her hand back and started rubbing the side of it. Cooper walked in.

“Yuka, I realise you want your car back, but there’s no need to take your frustrations out on the desk.”
“It’s not the car itself, it’s what the car means to me. That’s why I’m frustrated about this whole thing.”
”I’m sorry, I didn’t realise.”
“It’s fine.”
”I have the list that you asked for, by the way.”

Cooper passed a piece of paper to Yuka.

“It’s not a big list, I know. I figured you’d want something you can beat on a bit, rather than something to replace the Civic completely. Almost all of these cars have had racing history, both legal and illegal.”
“There’s no prices listed, why?”
”Consider it a gift from all of us. We really want to see you happy again.”
”Thank you.”
“Yuka, can I ask you something?”
”Go on.”
“What is it that makes you so attached to that Civic?”
“Have you ever felt true love, Cooper?”
”Er… I guess so?”
”It’s not the car that I’m attached to, it’s the person who gave me the car. The car is my only reminder of him.”
“Oh right. I understand completely. I’ll leave you to it.”
”Thanks Cooper.”
”Oh and Yuka?”
”Yeah?”
”Poor Ed, he’s got no chance eh?”

Yuka burst out laughing.

“That’s cruel! Stop making me laugh!”
“It’s true though!”

Cooper left the room, trying to contain his laughter as he passed Ed in the corridor. Yuka laid the list down in front of her and started reading.

“Lets see what’s on the list then. I’m going to need something fast for sure. Maybe something tough too, just in case…”

Tokyo Used Cars – Inventory

Search Results For: “BHP > 280”
Category: “Modified Cars”
Exclude: “Year > 2000”

Results Displayed Below

Acura NSX ’91, blue, 400 BHP. American import.

Honda Civic Type R ’97, red, 280 BHP. RKM Motorsports ex-demonstrator. Highly tuned road car.

Lancia Delta ‘91, red, 350 BHP. Italian import.

Mazda RX-7 GT-X ’90, grey, 320 BHP. Previously seized from a drifter. Is assumed to be tuned for drifting.

Mazda RX-7 Type R ’91, yellow, 400 BHP. Previously seized from a street racer.

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV ’96, white, 350 BHP. Competition car converted for road use.

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI ’99, red, 370 BHP. Very rare Tommi Makinen special model.

Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo ’89, black, 600 BHP. Previously seized from a street racer. Caught doing in excess of 200 MPH.

Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 ’94, red, 500 BHP. Ex-demonstrator, garage unknown. Previously seized from a street racer. Highy tuned.

Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 ’97, blue, 570 BHP. Previously seized from a street racer. Escaped 56 chases, caught only at home. Is assumed to be highly tuned. Caution: Police are still interested in this car, use off-road only.

Toyota Supra Turbo ’88, black, 500 BHP. Previously seized from a street racer.

Yuka went through the list repeatedly, looking at every car over and over again, weighing the pros and cons of each and comparing them against each other. She went at it for hours, bottles of pop and fast food boxes piling up all over her desk. It was already close to closing time at the office. Cooper walked in.

“So, how’s it going?”
”Do we have anything else?”
”Why? Don’t you like what’s on the list?”
”Do we?”
”No. Nothing that comes close to those anyway.”

Yuka sighed.

“Having a hard time choosing?”
”Yeah. They all have their pros and cons.”
”So pick the one with the most pros?”
”That’ll just leave me with a car that’s reliable but not that fast.”
”Not that fast? All these cars have at least 280 horsepower.”
“I’ve been thinking about why my car might’ve been stolen.”
”Oh?”
”No idiot thug would steal a car that’s parked in such a public area.”
”True.”
”No car thief would go after a Honda Civic.”
”True.”
”So that leaves me with only one conclusion.”
”Which is?”
”That I was targeted. I don’t know who. I don’t know why. It could be someone I’ve raced and beat. It might just be that someone was looking for a blue Civic to steal and just so happened to find mine first.”
“I’ve been checking Auto Trader and eBay all day for you. I couldn’t find anything.”
”Thanks. I know two things about who stole my car though.”
“Really? What are they?”
”They know how to steal a new car properly. There wasn’t any smashed glass on the floor.”
”I see. The second thing?”
”They’re crap at actual theft.”
”What makes you say that?”
”They revved the engine and floored it when they drove away. It woke Kei up.”
“So what are you suggesting?”
”I’m suggesting that whoever took the car didn’t care if they woke the whole neighbourhood up in the process. I’m actually scared now, thinking about it.”
“Scared of what?”
”That my car is upside down in a ditch because the moron who stole it obviously can’t drive! I swear if my car is found with a single scratch on it…! Argh!”

Yuka hit the desk with anger again.

“Yuka! You’re going to hurt yourself like this.”
”Not as much as I’ll hurt the prick who took my car!”
“Okay Yuka. It’s getting late anyway, how are you getting home?”
”Train. Same way I got here.”
”Want a lift home?”
“No I’m fine. Besides, Kei would go nuts if a guy dropped me off home.”
“Why?”
”She’d assume we were dating and she’d get really angry and pissy with me.”
”I’m assuming she’s single, how come she hasn’t got a boyfriend?”
“She’s single because she doesn’t want a boyfriend.”
”Doesn’t want one? Then why would she get angry with you for dating a guy?”
”Is it not painfully obvious?”
”Erm…”
”I don’t usually compliment myself, but I’m not exactly ugly right?”
”Well, no.”
“So imagine this. You’re a girl and your housemate is a girl. One day you wake up and realise that the girl who you’re sharing a house with, wants you as more than a friend.”
“Oh! Now it’s painfully obvious. So she knows that you know?”
”I found out through a mutual friend who she confided in a lot. I was actually really creeped out and I threatened to leave the apartment.”
“So how come you didn’t leave in the end?”
”She said that I could live there for free and that she’d give me money every month.”
”Just so you’d stay?”
”Yep.”
”So there’s no awkwardness between you both?”
”At first there was, of course. Living with someone who fancies you when you don’t fancy them back, it’s very awkward.”
”So now it isn’t?”
”Nope.”
”Why? Did the money ease your mind about it?”
”Not exactly.”
“So what exactly eased your mind?”
”It was only awkward because I didn’t know what to expect from a girl-on-girl relationship like that. Once I experienced it first hand, the awkwardness went away. I’m more comfortable with her now even though we’re not actually dating each other. Anyway it’s because of that, she can’t stand seeing me with a guy after we got that close.”
”What do you mean experienced it first hand? That close?”
”If you cant work it out, then that’s your problem. I don’t want to talk about it anymore.”
”Alright Yuka, I have one more question then.”
”What is it?”
“Does Kei know about that guy you love?”
”No. It would break her heart more than it already is.”
”I see. Well I best be going, let me know when you’ve picked a car.”
”Will do, Cooper.”
“Bye then.”
”Um, Cooper?”
”Yeah?”
”Thanks. It’s nice to have someone to talk to.”
”Anytime.”

 

[Ryou]

Going well. Keep it up 👍

 

[Rotary Junkie]

Uh-oh. They've made Yuka angry.

You wouldn't like her when she's angry.

 

[DK]

Ex-RKM demo car? Such a shameless plug. Great chapter, by the way.

 

[VTiRoj]

Ex-RKM demo car? Such a shameless plug. Great chapter, by the way.

Would you rather watch an RKM commercial before the chapter starts? We gotta advertise somehow!

 

[DK]

Would you rather watch an RKM commercial before the chapter starts?

I wouldn't mind, the computer I'm using right now has a block on YouTube.

 

[VTiRoj]

I wouldn't mind, the computer I'm using right now has a block on YouTube.

Who says it would be YouTube? I can make a written commerical too.