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A Rivalry Revealed Novel #1	By : kurahieiritrJIO Category: +G to L > Initial D Views: 2435 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-A Rivalry Revealed Novel #1
- 2-Riv 2
- 3-Riv 3
- 4-Riv 4
- 5-Riv 5
- 6-Riv 6
- 7-Riv 7
- 8-Riv 8
- 9-Riv 9
- 10-Riv 10
- 11-Riv 11
- 12-Riv 12
- 13-Riv 13
- 14-Riv 14
- 15-Riv 15
- 16-Riv 16
- 17-Riv 17
- 18-Riv 18
- 19-Riv 19
- 20-Riv 20
- 21-Riv 21
- 22-Riv 22
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CHAPTER 12

Two person point of views are separated by oo0oo symbol.

The drive to the battle site was uneventful much to Takumi's relief. The teen was stunned by the revelation that the Takahashi brothers knew such odd people as Keisuke's friends Akimoto, Tohji, and Narise. As the younger ace drove along the highway, he blushed whenever he recalled the large man calling his companions jewels as he wrapped his muscled arms around both the woman, and man. The image rose in Takumi's mind to embarrass him several times as the small convoy drove along the highway to their destination. Takumi felt he had witnessed something very private in the big man's gesture. He did not know how to act around the trio, as one of the big man's companions was also a man.

While driving, Takumi recalled several situations where couples had been too obvious about their relationships during his highschool career. There had even been a situation with a same gender couple his freshman year of highschool. What had shocked Takumi most was the hatred displayed by the student body toward the two male students involved. The gay couple had been expelled which had struck the quiet teen as unfair. Regular couples were not given such harsh treatment when they committed the same offenses. That had offended Takumi's sense of justice if nothing else.

Still, to Takumi, being faced with additional overt displays of affection was more than he felt he could handle for very long. The youth had never felt that any couple should be overt about their relationship status in public whether straight, or same gender. It was not the same gender couple per say that unnerved him, but the fact that Keisuke's friends seemed to be flaunting a three way relationship. Not only that, but they openly discussed infidelity which angered Takumi deeply. Having been cheated on, Takumi found it very offensive that Akimoto seemed oblivious to his partners' feelings.

Takumi followed Keisuke into the base lot for the mountain pass while he pondered how he to act around Keisuke's friends for the evening. Although he doubted there would be anything for him to talk to them about specifically, he did not wish to offend Keisuke. However, he feared the trio would continue to be forward about their relationship status, and embarrass him even more.

Ryosuke walked over to him and began the list of things they needed to accomplish as Takumi stepped out of his car. "Fujiwara, do a test run before the race tonight. We did the final adjustment, and I need to know if the settings feel right. Both of you will do at least one test run tonight to refresh your memory of this course. After that you have free time. Traffic should be getting lighter, but feel free to wait a while before making your run if you wish. You can do whatever you like until the battles start once you refresh you memory of the course."

"Understood, Ryosuke san." Takumi started to get back into his vehicle so he could make his run and confirm that the settings felt right.

The black-haired team leader put a hand on his shoulder to delay him. "Fujiwara, before you go, don't let Akimoto and his friends frighten you. They're actually good people at heart, if a bit unusual. I don't know if you're uncomfortable with bisexuals, but if you get to know Tohji and Akimoto, you'll find that they're fairly normal, outside of their open relationship choices."

"Erm, Ryosuke san, they came to spend time with Keisuke san. I doubt they'll have any to say to me." Takumi answered as his face got warmer. It embarrassed him that his teacher had somehow divined his uneasy thoughts.

"I'm sure Keisuke has mentioned you to them. Don't be surprised if they're curious enough to approach you to ask questions at the very least. Akimoto and Tohji watch for updates on our website. They might wish to discuss your previous battles with you, if nothing else. Tohji is a huge fan of racing."

"Naze would Keisuke san mention me to his friends? I can understand that my times are on the web site. But, I mean, . . . it seems odd that they would waste time they could spend with Keisuke san, . . . " Takumi's voice trickled off as he frowned at his mentor.

"You're the driver that demolished both Keisuke's, and my winning streaks, so Keisuke has mentioned you, Fujiwara. He was really pissed about you beating him for a while. He would have talked about it with them because he's known them for so many years. When you became Project D's downhill specialist, my brother had another reason to mention you. You've had an impressive string of wins, and created several new records since then. Those are accomplishments worthy of talking about to friends that he doesn't see very often."

Takumi found himself fidgeting under the back handed praise. He was always glad when he made Ryosuke san proud of his performances, yet felt uncomfortable with any unexpected reminders that he had done well. The younger driver changed the subject. "Uhm, Ryosuke san, have you known Keisuke's friends for very long?"

"Akimoto, and Tohji have saved Keisuke's life several times over the years. Keisuke trusts both in any kind of bad situation implicitly. Both know how to fight and win if things go sour. Their bisexuality forced them to become very tough years ago. Akimoto was the first one that protected Keisuke's back when he was involved with the Walking Man gang."

"I don't see any reason for them to talk to me, but if they do, . . . I'll keep your advice in mind, Ryosuke san." Takumi dipped his head, and got into his car to make his practice run. Takumi was the first to leave the parking lot to refresh his memory for the best line to use during the real battle. He noticed that Fumihiro was speaking with the rival team captain. Keisuke and his knot of friends stood beside the yellow FD with their heads turned toward his car.

Believing that the big hulk named Akimoto was an active gangster was easy. Things fell into place in Takumi's mind. He still felt odd about the trio's presence, but decided that because they were Keisuke's friends, he would be courteous if one spoke to him. He had never been aware that he was in the presence of bisexuals, or gays before. Speaking to obvious ones would be a new experience for him Takumi decided. With his decision made, he gunned the gas and took off to make his test run.

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"He's quite a looker, Keisuke kun. I can see how you've gotten a bad case of the hots for your sexy teammate. If he got any hotter, he'd start smoking." Akimoto shot Keisuke a smug grin as he spoke.

"Would you please keep your voice down, and your hands off of him? For your information, I don't simply have the hots for Fujiwara, Akimoto. Lust's easy for me to ignore. I can't ignore Fujiwara although I've tried damned hard to do so. I don't know where I stand with him, and I'm a basket case which is the only reason you're here. I need you and Tohji to give me some idea of whether Fujiwara's homophobic or not."

"So, Fujiwara kun trounced you in a race, and then raced off with your heart." The large man winked. The blond frowned at Akimoto's tactless and rather bad pun.

Tohji smacked his brawny lover in the shoulder. "Not now, Aki kun. Once things settle down, then you can tease Keisuke all you want because he won't be relying on our help to sort through this situation with his teammate."

Narise was pinching the big man as she scolded him the moment Tohji subsided. "Jinsei, it's not like Takahashi san meant to fall in love with that cutie. He has already explained that he didn't realize he was in love until Fujiwara got into an accident a week ago. It won't kill you to be serious for one evening for pity's sake."

"I can't help it. Checking out jewels with Keisuke has always been fun, but now he's deciding to take one home to keep. Honest, I'm very happy for him."

Keisuke rolled his eyes at the big man's banter. "Don't make it sound so crude, baka. Narise, just use my first name. There are two Takahashi's on our team, so people get confused over which one you mean."

"Gomen, Keisuke san. Jinsei, you're being completely incorrigible. Keisuke san asked us here to get advice about how to win his beloved over. You need to stop making jokes about this, especially if they happen to be loud enough to alert anyone else. Someone could mention this to Fujiwara if they overhear our discussion."

"Domo, Narise san. I can see naze Tohji likes you." Keisuke gave the petite woman a nod.

"Hey, I was the one that saw her first." Akimoto pointed out.

Keisuke fought the desire to punch the larger man. "Akimoto, you always see everything first. If not for Tohji, you'd be dead because your impulse is to touch everything, and minasan, that you happen to see."

"That's true, Keisuke. I do get into lots of trouble." The brawny man scratched his head with a sheepish grin.

"So, let's discuss nani we can do to help with your prospective boyfriend, Keisuke kun." Tohji's tone was brisk.

Keisuke looked around the area to insure they still had privacy. "I hope you can give me some idea as to whether I have any chance to win Fujiwara over. I'd like to get some kind of an idea of how he'll react once he finds out how I feel about him. Or should I give up before I even work up the nerve to talk to him?"

Tohji's eyes widened. "You're honestly in love with your teammate. Aren't you, Keisuke kun?"

"Very deep unfortunately, Tohji." Keisuke ran a hand across his face, and down onto his neck. He wondered how much of his stress showed as he glanced in the direction Takumi had driven. The hachi roku could return soon if the teenaged genius understood the course as fast as was his habit since he had rested enough to have perfect focus.

"So, first we need to discover if this young man is homophobic. Then, we have to determine if there is an effective plan of action to convince him to settle down with you as his life partner it seems." Tohji tapped his chin as he spoke.

Akimoto rolled his eyes and jumped into the conversation again. "Hey, Keisuke, I could ask him if he thinks you're hot. Then there won't be any reason for you to go through all this worrying. See, if he's a homophobe, he'll try to punch me for asking him something like that. If he isn't, you'll know you can hook up with him. Nani do you think?"

Keisuke felt his hands clench at his sides as his teeth clicked and popped under the strain of his battle to contain potential panic. "Baka, I don't want to lose Fujiwara before I can even find out how he sees same sex relationships. If he's phobic, he'll leave the team if you say that to him. He would know how I feel about him. That could make him quit Project D, Akimoto. The last thing anyone wants is for Fujiwara to vacate his spot in Project D's roster. I'd rather find out he's not an option, and keep him on the team, than screw Project D up. So, don't you dare consider anything that stupid!"

"Keisuke's right, Aki kun. That's a rather vulgar way of going about things when there are so many unknowns involved. We know virtually nothing about Fujiwara Takumi right now. He's not a very talkative person it appears. That isn't going to make it easy to find out how he views things. Quiet people are difficult to get into a conversation that gives detailed information as a rule." Tohji agreed with a glare at his lover.

Akimoto shifted to look at every one of them in turn. "I was just trying to come up with a way to help Keisuke, baby. I thought it would save some time."

Narise shook her head. "Saving time isn't the best way to discover where Fujiwara stands in his orientation, Jinsei. Keisuke san and his onīsan have gone to a great deal of trouble to make this team into a powerful force on the streets as you both mentioned to me before we got here. If you say the wrong thing, the team gets destroyed, as does any hope Keisuke san has of going to the professional circuit in a few months. We need to find a way to talk to that young man without making him angry at, or afraid of Keisuke san."

"That's my thought also, Narise. We'll have to talk to Fujiwara when he gets back, and see if we can't get solid clues about his orientation without raising any suspicions. The quiet ones are often the hardest to pin down on such matters, but I do think I can manage it." Tohji looked over at Keisuke as he spoke.

"Fujiwara has an ex girlfriend that he mentioned once. The relationship blew up in a really bad way. That's one of the reasons I'm a basket case about finding out his orientation. If he's pure straight, there's zero chance of me changing his mind. But, if he's bisexual, which I'm not really seeing enough evidence to reassure me that he might be, . . ." Keisuke's voice trickled off as he fought off a wave of depression.

"Perhaps I'm out of line to say this, but, bad endings to relationships can make both bisexual and straight people wary of relationships, Keisuke san. Do you have any idea of how long ago he broke things off with his ex girlfriend?" Narise tilted her head as she looked at him while speaking.

"I don't know. The only detail I know is that she cheated on Fujiwara with an older man who owned a Benz. I got the impression his ex was subsidizing behind his back and he found out in the worst possible way. It makes me wonder how he'll react to my feelings since I know about his ex, minasan. After all, his ex chased a rich man for money, and Fujiwara has been getting all of his car's expenses paid during these expeditions. I'm kind of concerned he'll see this as getting coerced if I try to talk to him about how I feel."

"Keisuke kun, nani about him is so compelling to you? It's not like you to be this interested in shy men, or onnas. You've always gravitated toward the stronger, more opinionated ones. In fact, you only really notice the very beautiful ones that have serious attitudes." Tohji pointed out.

"He might look weak on the outside, but pressure doesn't phase Fujiwara. He's tough as hell under that weak looking face, Tohji. Getting Takumi to talk can be a problem since he doesn't think he's any good at expressing thoughts, but, whenever he makes up his mind, he's very good at saying whatever's on his mind. He's also very honest. Fujiwara has a way about him that I can't quite explain except to say that he wins every race for the team, not for his own ego. He doesn't see winning as a way to make himself look good. He truly does his best so that minasan in Project D looks good."

"Oho, so the cute kid has a serious set of chops huh?! Even better. He sure don't look like it. I thought for sure you were looking for someone docile this round and he fit the bill, Keisuke."

"Akimoto, shut the hell up before I knock some sense into your thick skull. I hate clingy types, and you damn well know it! Don't ever think I'll change my mind on that, baka! One clingy type was more than enough for me to figure out that I'm not into that scene. Damn it, I still have to do my run. Onegai, don't let him do anything stupid when Fujiwara gets back, if I'm still doing my practice lap, Tohji."

I won't, Keisuke kun. I'll see if I can find a way to get your answers without causing your crush any alarm if he gets back before you do." Tohji promised with a nod.

"Arigato. I'll see you in a few minutes."

Keisuke got into his car and started the engine. He was concerned about Akimoto's offer to play middle person. Akimoto had to keep his mouth shut until they knew if Fujiwara was open to same gender relationships. Keisuke thought Takumi tended to be prudish. A flamboyant approach was certain to backfire if his impression of his teammate was correct.

The blond sent up a silent prayer that the evening would not end on a disastrous note because of his flamboyant friend's possibly bad timing. He pulled out of the lot and cleared his mind of all but the course. He punched the gas and screeched tires as he shot from the lot and onto the street.
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