:Introduction:
Since it's summer, I'm thriving of ideas as you may know. This one came to mind when I was playing the PlayStation 2 game Need for Speed Underground. That I have to say, is an awesome racing game! I love it!... 'cough' well… I hope you enjoy this new story, pleaaaaaase leave a review when you're done!
>>BULLETIN-
If you don't like being chased by cops, getting in crashes, smelling like gasoline, driving over one hundred miles per hour through city traffic, racing arrogant bastards, falling in love, or just car racing in general… Then you better hop foot it… CUZ THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT! (F.Y.I - The genre is Drama, Action/Adventure, Romance, Suspence) Hey i have a homepage up! Please go to my profile and click on the link to check it out, it's really cool! XD
>>RATING-
This Fan Fiction is rated R for...
- Violence
- Sexual Themes ((Any explict scenes can be emailedby request from viewer))
- Language
- Use and/or referecne of Drugs
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>>TOOLS-
" "– dialogue
' ' – thoughts
( ) – a/n, add ins
Italics – important facts, flashbacks, sayings, thoughts
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Disclaimer : Yu-Gi-Oh and its chacarcters does not, will not, never, etc... Belong to me, but i really wish. The original storywas created by Kazuki Takahashi and I am merely "borrowing" his characters for use in my own fanfiction. Now I can make them do whateverI want! (evil laughter)
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ONE
Starting Line-Up
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The air was hot and heavy. Its gasoline aroma had once again taken claim to the secret warehouse located in the downtown area of Domino City. It was a nice, tremendously large building that had been abandoned for years. But now it was an amazing open ceiling structure that was filled with bustling people, machines, auto parts, and gas tanks.
Stepping lightly on the oil stained cement flooring a large eyed girl coughed after sniffing up the fumes. 'This place smells horrible.' She looked around, eyeing all of the people and their surroundings.
Men were dressed in tight leather and worn out jeans, with the underarm stained of sweat on their white muscle tee. She clenched her hand bag tighter as they looked over to her, smiling and winking. The girl grumbled to herself with two pink cheeks.
A loud drill drowned most of the talk and machines as the men stopped staring, and went back to working on a car that was parked in front of them.
Turning around the girl started to walk back to the entrance of the warehouse, the yellow and white clothing she wore radiated against the entire room. Her bright clothing lightened up the dark and greasy atmosphere, earning most glances which caused an embarrassing blush to spread on her face once again.
Walking over the cement her high-heeled wrap up sandals landed smack dap in a puddle full of oil, which splattered all over her white skirt. "Oh crap."
"Good luck getting that out bitch."
The girl looked up just as the voice's owner passed her by. She spun her head around, causing her chestnut locks to sway in front of her face. "Insolent jerk!"
He didn't answer. She stood up straight and watched the lean figure walk away with hands in pocket. "How weird…" The brunette licked her dry lips and coughed once again. But she quickly reopened her eyes to try and find the spiky haired male that was now gone.
"Hey!" A hard smack landed on the girls back. "Ow… Oh hey Shizuka, what is it? Are you ready to go?" There was a sweet and innocent giggle as the auburn-haired girl opened her eyes. "No, I found where Jonouchi is! Come'on we need to go!" She shouted above the noise of the drill. Grabbing hold of the other girl's wrist, Shizuka pulled her out of the warehouse.
There were cool and gentle breeze's as both girls came out into the open.
"We need to head over there." She pointed over towards a skeleton of a building, obviously under construction with the big cranes and blue tarps set up all over. Shizuka's russet eyes squinted at the change of light from the warehouse. "Seto told me he should be there."
They walked next to each other, "I can't believe you're going out with that guy. How did that even happen?"
Shizuka looked into two, angelic cerulean eyes. "Well Anzu, the first time I met him I was only fourteen, he was sixteen. My brother was only working on cars at the time, before he learned how to drive." The two girls stepped onto an island that was built in the middle of the parking lot, and then continued. "At first we kept exchanging glances, I never talked to him. That was because Jo told me to keep my distance, "Don't go ova ta him! He's a conceited pain in the ass!" he kept telling me." The fair-skinned girl waved her finger and pouted in imitation of her older brother. "But then one day… I was by myself, and he came up to me… We just started talking." Shizuka cast her gaze to the ground as they approached a large gated fence.
"So it just hit off from there?" Anzu asked as she blinked.
"Yeah pretty much." She said while running a hand through her auburn hair.
Looking up at the silver gate ahead of them Shizuka walked along the fence, moving her fingers against the twisted metal. "I think everyone's back here."
The short-haired brunette ran up next to her friend, "Yeah, I think I hear cheering or something."
A wave of shouting and anxiety rushed over Anzu and Shizuka as they continued to walk up to the large crowd of active people. Some individuals was either biting their nails or jumping with excitement. Others were continuously shouting vulgar language in anger.
VARROOOM… VZZZRROOOM…
Anzu jumped in alarm while covering her ears. "AH OHMIGOD!"
A light giggle came from her friend. "How are you unaffected by that ungodly sound?" Anzu shouted in resentment. Shizuka looked over to her brown-haired buddy. She fixed the position of her lavender Chanel (Sha-nel) bag hanging from her shoulder. A soft smile formed on her lips as Anzu nervously uncovered her ears. "Come'on that's nothing, your ears must be sensitive… I'm used to it, let's keep moving"
"What's going on?" Anzu asked as a gust of wind blew her and Shizuka's skirts up to where they needed to hold them down. "Hang on… Here, come over here." The long-haired girl gestured to the brunette standing a few feet away, who was looking out into the deserted city streets.
Anzu gazed uneasily into the mixed crowd of people, 'We have to walk through this? I feel so uncomfortable with what I'm wearing, everyone looks so… Casual compared to me. I feel like royalty.'
As if reading her mind Shizuka pointed out, "Don't worry nobody will bother you, most are really nice. They'll just look at you for a few seconds and then leave you alone."
Anzu swallowed hard in reply.
After they had passed the crowd the two school girls heard a loud flirtatious squeal. Reflexively the two teens looked to where the voice came from.
Rushing up to them was a slender, big breasted female with looks to make men fall over in lust. Shizuka was wrapped in a tight hug while Anzu stood off to the side. This newcomer had wavy bleach blonde hair that fell to mid-back, nice peach colored skin, thin thighs and a tight stomach. That was all it took to fill Anzu to the hilt with jealousy.
"Oh little wheeler (a/n1)! It's been a while since I've seen you, how's everything hun?"
'Little wheeler? ' Anzu questioned to herself.
Shizuka pulled away from the blonde's grip and smiled. "Everything's great! I was just coming to visit my brother." She signaled towards the chestnut haired girl that was standing next to her in a yellow, lace halter top. "I brought my best friend, Anzu Mazaki. She's never met my brother. Anzu, this is Mai Kujaku."
The blonde turned her head towards Anzu, and at once crackling sparks formed from each others eye contact. Vicious, deceitful violet eyes stared down into equal raging sapphire ones. Anzu mentally frowned. 'I don't like her… '
A few minutes later Anzu and Shizuka were sitting on the guard rail that was placed along the sidewalk. Mai was currently getting ready to wave the white flag. 'I hope she trips and gets hit! ' Anzu thought heatedly to herself.
Shizuka stood up and smiled big, "Hey here they come!"
Anzu turned to the left, trying to see what Shizuka was getting all pumped up about.
Racing down the two lane road was a sharp white vehicle in the lead and a dark maroon one following in close pursuit. The two cars were speeding down the street, neither bothering to slow down for anyone. In a blink of an eye the two cars zoomed by with a smooth roaring sound, trailing a gust of wind a few seconds behind them. It was only a quick glimpse that Anzu got, but both cars looked to have the same body design. 'I don't see the point in all this…'
"There they go! GO JONOUCHI!" Shizuka screamed as the cars disappeared down another street. Anzu twisted her head to see Shizuka, and a sluty Mai taking down the flag in the background. "Th-that was your brother?" She asked wide-eyed, the girl standing nodded in agreement. "I don't know which car though. He told me he made a new one."
"MADE?" Anzu yelled again, "They make their own cars?"
"Mmhm. That's what makes this underground racing so special to everyone." Shizuka stepped over the guardrail and headed down towards the finish line where everyone was gathered.
"Oh…" She said, and then soon followed, overhearing some conversations.
"I think they'll be back soon."
"Who do you think's gonna win?"
"Well, big wheel hasn't been doing to well, so I don't know. But Kura really pissed him off, so maybe he'll win."
"If Jonouchi wins, I'm gonna lose my bet!"
While the people sustained their ranting about the race, Anzu and Shizuka went over to the finish line, where Mai was standing.
The brunette looked at the vixen dressed in black leather pants. Mai flung her blonde curls over her shoulder when Shizuka began talking. "Mai, do you know which one Jo is? Do you think he'll win?"
She smiled softly, but still held a cunning gleam in her violet orbs. "Big wheeler is in themaroon car… And you don't wanna know who's in the other." Mai crossed her arms as her eyes closed in focus. "Your big brother got into a fight again." This earned an upset sigh to release itself from theShizuka's throat. "And now he's in this ten lap bet. They're on the last lap now and Jonouchi is right up in there. He could actually win this one if he drives his car right and saves his nitrous oxide(a/n2) for the last moment."
Anzu took her eyes off of the two and placed them on something that caught better interest. 'It's that jerk! ' She scrunched her face in remembrance, this caught the taller blonde's attention. "What's got you?" she asked uncrossing her arms.
"That jerk over there called me a bitch! Can you believe that, I didn't do anything to him!" Anzu pointed towards a tall male with sharp black, red, and golden color tresses formed into gravity-defying spikes. "Hun… You're lucky he actually talked to you."
The anger immediately died as she looked towards the tall blonde. "Why?" Anzu became confused at the woman's statement.
She released a sigh as her facial expression softened with the surface of a topic not many dared to talk about. "That man over there, he's been through a lot over the years. Rarely talks about anything. Actually he barely talks at all. Jonouchi is his closest friend here." Mai stated while looking atthe two girls who were both listening intently. "I don't know much really, neither does most people, but Jonouchi would be the one to have the most information on him."
Anzu looked back over to the rude figure who was leaning on a cement wall, arms crossed. "What's his name?" The brunette asked.
"Yami."
She turned towards the blonde and looked into her eyes. "Why do they call him Yami?"
Mai hesitated at first, then swallowing lightly she explained, "Well, Yami is kind of a nickname. Actually, nobody would dare call him by his real name. Plus he lives up to it…"
This had gently stirred Anzu's curiosity. "What's his real name?" She asked acutely. There was a light humming sound of the two racecars in the distance, they began to grow louder as the crowd around the trio started to cheer and shout.
Shizuka diverted herself from the conversation that Mai and Anzu were currently on, and turned towards the raceway. Balling up both hands in excitement the teen shouted, "Come'on Jonouchi! You can do it!"
Anzu and Mai continued to stare into each other's eyes. The brunette pushed her gaze mentally,her patience was growing thin. Roaring engines grew louder as they headed for the finish line. "I want to know Mai." There was a silent pause as the final gear shift could be heard from the oncoming vehicles.
VRRROOMMM…..
"Atem."
VVRRRROOOOMMM…..
The short-haired brunette winced at the loudness of the two cars. 'Why is that so damn loud? ' She looked up to Mai, who only stared confusedly down to her, "What was his name again?"
Shizuka had just walked over the two with an upset look on her face. "Jonouchi didn't win…"
Mai and Anzu turned towards the cars that had swerved to a halt. Most of the crowd was cheering and ran towards the white car where an equal looking white-haired driver exited. Some others went over to the maroon sports vehicle and shook hands with the losing driver.
The auburn-haired girl turned and ran over to the blonde that stood slumped. Mai and Anzu quickly followed. "His name is Atem." She repeated as they pushed past a few strangers.
Anzu watched as Shizuka bombarded Jonouchi with a big hug. She smiled at the happiness. "You did so well big brother!" The russet-eyed girl complimented.
"Yeah," he replied, "But I wish I could've beaten that bastard." A glare was sent over to the white-haired rival. "Don't worry Jo, you'll get your day sooner or later." Shizuka's brother smiled lightly in response.
They released the grip as Shizuka pulled Anzu over next to her, "This is my best friend Anzu Mazaki, the girl I've been telling you about." She smiled as Anzu looked up to the taller male. "Hiya, I'm Katsuya Jonouchi. Pleased ta meet ya." He took out his right, leather gloved hand and the brunette replied by shaking it. "You too." Anzu said as her sapphire orbs looked peacefully into the male's honey-brown ones. They let go as Jonouchi stood back up straight, Anzu watched him look to Mai and then back down to his sister. She could've sworn that there was a hint of sadness in his eyes as he took a glimpse of the blonde.
((Scene Change))
Beyond her window was a dark, starry filled sky. Anzu lay back on her bed, her chestnut locks falling graciously around her and onto the pillow. "Today was such a long day…" She rolled over as her eyes half closed. "Jonouchi is pretty handsome, I never would've guessed him to be Shizuka's brother."
The brunette thought back on him. His nicely toned body and perfect facial frame. Jonouchi's honey-brown eyes looked so adorable to Anzu, and how his golden, sand colored bangs fell in front of them. 'What am I thinking? ' She laughed lightly. Rolling back over the girl remembered what had happened after that.
(-:Flashback:-)
Shizuka and Mai began walking back to the warehouse leaving Anzu to talk with Jonouchi. "So how did this whole thing happen?" She began with.
The blonde looked over to her after removing his red t-shirt, and replacing it with a white one. "See that jerk over there?" He pointed towards the man leaning on his car,gleaming with victory. "That moron stole one of the cars I was workin on. It was looking real sharp too, then he just took it for his fucking self. S'cuse the french."
"It's alright… So then what happened?" Anzu looked back over to Jonouchi and watched as his eyes stared heatedly over to his competitor who began to walk over. "Well I told him to race me, and whoever won would get the car. He agreed so that obviously meant he stole it." He replied while straightening himself up.
"Why do you bother racing with the big boys Jo? You knew you were going to lose, why humiliate yourself even further?" Came a malicious voice from the side. Jonouchi turned to face it, "Bakura you asswhole. Why'd ya steal my car?" He shouted,fisting his handsin anger.
"Doesn't matter now. You lost." A wicked gleam appeared in his eyes. Anzu watched the pale-skinned figure look over to her, she blushed underneath his gaze. "What have you here Jo? A nice looking slut who you can take your defeat out on?" The brunette tensed up and was about to shout as Jonouchi threw a punch across Bakura's face. "You goddamn jerk! Leave'er alone!"
Anzu stepped back as Jonouchi was about to engaging in a fight, attracting another crowd. Bakura looked up to the brown-eyed male, and spit the blood in his mouth onto the pavement. His eyes flickered with hate. "You'll regret that punk. And I know just who to take my anger out on." Bakura's thick coffee eyes stared hungrily towards Anzu, who's face paled in answer. "You won't touch her!" However Bakura slammed his fist into Jonouchi's jaw, there was a loud striking noise that came from the blow. The blonde fell back against his car with a 'thud' and slid down to the ground. "Can't take one punch? You really are pathetic."
As the blonde was trying his hardest to recover quickly Bakura had already grabbed Anzu by the wrist and pulled her with him. "No! Let me go!" She protested as thewhite haired male dragged her away. "Let me gooo!" Anzu cried and squirmed in desperate attempts to get Bakura to release his grip on her.
And he did, the pale hand that clasped itself around her wrist slowly fell off. Tears had come to the brink of her eyes as she peered down to the body that landed on the sidewalk with a hard smack.
Anzu looked away and watched the man in front of her flex his hand and shake the slight pain away that most likely came from the knockout punch. "You alright?" He asked in such a deep and alluring voice that made her knees grow weak. "Y-yes… Thankyou." She replied while looking into his eyes. Anzu's mouth opened slightly when her gaze froze with her savior's.
The man had such remarkable eyes. A lustful thick flowing crimson formed into sphere's that had taken her soul and wrapped itself around. There was a darkness that seeped into her system within seconds. Anzu awoke to find herself lying on the ground, looking up to Shizuka, Mai and a few others.
"Oh Anzu! I was so worried!" TheShizuka gave her a hug whilehelping hersit up. "Wh-what happened?" Anzu asked as Mai helped her to her feet. "You passed out girl. But thank God it was after Yami saved you hun, or else you could've been raped by that ass Bakura."
Shizuka and Mai helped her walk back to the warehouse. As they were leaving Anzu looked back over her shoulder to find Jonouchi talking to the man that had saved her from Bakura. 'I can't believe it.'
(-:End Flashback:-)
"Why on Earth would he do that? After calling him a jerk and he calling me that, he still saved me."
The girl sat up and clutched her cream-colored pillow in front of her. "I need to go back. I need to thank him for helping me. If he hadn't, who knows what could have happened."
Anzu turned off the lamp that stood on her glass nightstand to the side of her bed. Snuggling into her pillows and sheets she began to doze of thinking, 'As soon as I get the chance I'll go back… I'll go back and thank Atem. '
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(a/n1)- I thought it would be cute to call Shizuka little wheeler and Jonouchi big wheeler. Later in the story I'm gonna explain where the nicknames came from. And I also thought, hey, that's there last names in the English version!
(a/n2) - Nitrous Oxide is a special chemical that is used for racing. Yes it is real and Yes they use it in underground racing(which is real as well.). What it does is make the car go faster, in other words it provides a speed boost.
Please leave a review telling what you think! I'll be more than happy to answer any questions! Ta ta for now!
- peachi