Hey! Kendo here.

I passed my exams. I got ten GCSE's, for anyone who wants to know (Silence) Ok. . . it means I can write more? (silence) .hmm, what else Oh yeah! I've also started drawing pics from this fic, so if you wanna see my first one, check out the deviantart link in my profile. The first pic is of Takuya, and is a TINY bit of a spoiler for oncoming chapter. Anywhoo, onto the reviews!

Reviews

Silverkaze013- Ok ok, you got your wish, here you go. I hurried as fast as I could

Sincerityandfaith- Uh huh! heheh, Kouji loses, he loses everything. . yep, he was hurt. Heh, thankies :D

me-chan- Heh, I hate reading cliffies, luv writing them. Yep, based on TFTF. How'd you know (lol)

takuya - Well, I know the love of your life is always gonna be SOM, but hey, I'm working at it (still haven't got a reply about Kagami TT)

Evil Kitty of Doom - (gulp) Yes mam! (runs from french fries) Here's the next chappie, I'll be good!

Millikilo - Heh, yes, Cliffies are good and yes I am inhuman (laughs) Well, there's a little bit of Takuya's job in this chapter. Awwww, really? You like it? (glomps) Heheh, me too, loving the lusty moments (imagines make out scene in the back of a car) 00. .ok. . . The song, it was Let's Go, Come on, courtesy of Initial D, just like this one.

kabaka -Heh, I could've done that, but both of them are so hard headed and stubborn, that they would've both died, and that would be the end of the fic XD. Here you go, another chapter!.

Chapter Four

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GET UP AND GO . .

GET UP AND GO . .

GET UP AND GO . .

GET UP AND GO . .

Kouji

Kouji felt his grip on the steering wheel tighten. He knew he was handicapped tonight, what with all the problems with the car, plus the rain, but he could not give a shit. All that mattered to him was his freedom. Nothing more. The sooner he got away from this fuckhead the better. He saw what had happened between the two of them, if he were to admit the tiny detail to himself, he was worried. Worried that Assasin might try something, worried that he might be caught up in mattters best left alone.

But mostly worried that he wouldn't be able to stop himself if something happened between the two of them. What happend there was addictive. His body would start to do things that he did not want it to do, and that was a risk that he was not willing to take.

Asassin was hot. He could admit that. Resisting however, is a much more painful progress. Any closer. . .

Kouji mentally threw himself against a wall. He could not, WOULD not, fall for this brunette. he wouldn't . he refused!

Oh? And I suppose you've really convinced yourself there, haven't you?

Bet you've got him right where you want him

You pretend you're hard, but you're not

Kouji ignored the small niggling voice in his head. Dammit! This was a totally fucked up time to start getting doubts and self conflict! He really needed a cigarette.

He glanced in the rear view mirror. Asassin stuck to the skyline, making sure that Kouji couldn't pull anything. In this rain, Kouji couldn't blame him. The slightest mistake and it would be game over. Period.

It didn't worry him though, he rather savoured the feeling of danger. Made things a little too interesting. . .

Kouji stared at the road ahead of him, or rather, attempted to. The rain on the windshield and the windscreen wipers were off putting.

But didn't that make it even more exciting? Even more of a challenge?

Maybe he should have listened to Izumi. But what then? He'd already issued the bet. He could already hear the other teen's voice in his head if he tried to call it off.

" Hey, what's the matter? too shit scared to face up to me for once? "

Kouji gritted his teeth. If pride came before a fall, then he was up for an over the cliff trip, cos there was no going back. It was a good thing that the rain was here actually, it would serve as a damn good backup plan if all else failed. If he lost tonight. .well. . . . .

It would be the last night he would live. Hey, he wasn't a damn high tone Samurai, with all the honour bullshit. He played fair, but he did not play buddy buddy. He would make sure of that. He wasn't someone's fuck bunny. Either he won tonight.

Or he lost for good.

Owaranai MIDNIGHT kirisaku

mune no oto wa dare no mono

tsumaranai TONIGHT ima sugu

suki nukeru michi sagashi atetai

This endless midnight comes to an end

The sound of my heartbeat... who is this person?

Right now, tonight is insignificant

And I must find the object of my unknown love

ROUGE ni ki wo torarete itara

ima no watashi tsukamaerarenai

My red rouge doesn't look perfect

But I will still catch love now

Takuya

Right, get a grip Kanbara. Just another job. Just another lousy. . ok who am I fooling. This one is so dangerous it actually makes me want to quit now. I can't though, even if I wanted to. This guy is just too addictive. If having him means I die, then damn well start the funeral already!

I nearly had him back there! it's so infuriating! This close, THIS CLOSE!

Although Takuya wasn't gripping it intensely, he was seriously resisting, with great difficulty, from headbutting the steering wheel. This guy was in his blood now, just like a drug. An addiction that coursed through his very veins, meandering and twisting, coursing and burning.

Takuya needed to win this race, his sanity depended on it. If he didn't win this, well, he may as well hold a gun up to his head and shoot.

Not that he would. He wasn't suicidal.

True, this race wasn't even part of the job, he just needed to get Kouji to a desolate area, load up his gun and.. .

Takuya shook his head. He couldn't do that now. At first, he'd played along, seeing Kouji as an interesting person. But his small moment of generosity on Kouji's life had caused a writhing beast that refused to back down!

Maybe. .maybe if he won this race. .maybe if he got Kouji under leash and collar, he wouldn't have to. .

Takuya swallowed, he couldn't even think of the word. It just didn't fit into the same sentance as Kouji. he tried so many times to fit it, but he figured that even dead wolves don't lie. Takuya managed a small smile at that thought, but it quickly disappeared from his features, replaced as they creased in concentration. He quickly switched gear to hit 70Mph, but it wasn't enough. He was still behind the skyline.

Takuya watched as he caught a glimse of Kouji peering out of his rearview mirror. He smirked and waved mockenly, The dark haired teen however, ignored the jab.

Damn, he's really taking this seriously, isn't he? Isn't that a shame

As if hearing Takuya's thoughts, the skyline swirved slightly, skidding against the wet road, causing a splatter of rain to hit the red car that was steadily in tow. Takuya frowned at the defiance and slid slowly to the left, tailing the skyline closely.

" Heh, got you now " Takuya said. He had spoken the words to himself, but had a slight feeling that Kouji got the message as he was forced to speed up.

Let's take this up a notch. After all, what's a challenge without a little peril. . . ?

GET UP AND GO nani ka ga kawari hajimeteru

namida wa ima sara kazari ni shinaide

GET UP AND GO kotae wa kitto saki ni aru

BLUE na hikari no kanata e hajikete

GET UP AND GO! What difference will the first time make?

The tears will no longer decorate my face

GET UP AND GO! Surely, my answer will come

This other blue light will burst with radiance

I had watched as the two cars had sped off. Interesting makes. Skyline and Porshe. Opposite in every way, vinyl, tyres, even colour. Very interesting.
I took this moment to find a better place in the secluded as this area was, I have to see what these two were capable of, both cars, both drivers. I know for a fact that those two have been using the streets lately, leaving room for no other racers. If things went the way that I'd planned them to go, they should both run into a little. . . . . . . . trouble.
I have to test their luck, both the Rogue and the Assasin. Ironic how their names reflect their true roles, especially the asassin, who has yet to even attempt homicide. This could be interesting. If either of them win, it could be troublesome. Rogue has to be given the free rein, but the Assasin won't keep the bullet under his jacket forever.

Need much more time to prepare. They've yet to face me yet. But onto the present once more,

Let's see what happens when opposites clash. . . . .

kaketeyuku TALL LAMP mitsumete

matteru dakejya shouganai

kaze no naka jitto shitetatte

kagayaki nan ka te ni hairanai

I gaze above at the tall lamp

Only wanting to accomplish life

My relationship with the wind quietly grows

And the shining light in my heart softens

hadaka ni naritagaru sakebi

ima no watashi jibun wo kanjiru

Including the barren shouts

I will still be able to experience myself now

Izumi

Oh jesus! This is too worrying for my tastes! I don't like what Kouji has chosen to drive with. I know I would NOT race with a fucked up brake, especially in the rain. What if Kouji tries something?

Izumi looked nervously through the crowds, trying to gain a better view, while trying to avoid certain people trying to look at her " better view". She impatiently pushed pashed, ironicly eager to get to the front of the crowd. Upon (finally) reaching her destination, she watched as the Porshe crept up behind Kouji's skyline.

" Damn it all to hell, these boys are crazier than a dog on crack " Izumi turned to the source of the voice and faced King.

" Do you think that Rogue's got much chance K? " she asked. King turned to her. Izumi raised an eyebrow. He sighed and turned back to the road.

" If the boy does, it wouldn't be the first time, right? "

Izumi nodded. True, it wouldn't be the first time he'd pulled through the challenge. The challenge was rare, but Kouji had attempted it once before. Few had seen it, but King and Izumi were some of the few who had. She'd been fourteen, like him, when it had been issued. It was where Kouji had gotten his title from. King had actually given him the name Rogue.

And the other guy?

Well, both boys had been pretty young at that age, and no one had seen the crash coming. .

Izumi swallowed. Kouji had made it, somehow, but the other boy. . . .

It was a nasty crash.

Izumi pursed her lips thoughtfully. Did they ever manage to retrieve the body? Come to think of it, no one had actually seen the body. But there was no way that anyone could've survived that.

Oh and Kouji didn't survive it?

Izumi frowned, it just didn't fit. Kouji got away without a didn't even get to see who Kouji was racing. There were too many police at the time, but she'd gone back there a couple of days later and there was nothing. No blood. Nothing.

GET UP AND GO nani ka ga ugoki hajimeteru

onna wo itsu demo kazari ni shinaide

GET UP AND GO kotae wa motto saki ni aru

BLUE na hikari no kanata e hajikete

GET UP AND GO! What activity will make it different?

At any time, this girl will decorate the world

GET UP AND GO! More than ever, my answer will come

This other blue light will burst with radiance

Two cars could be seen swirving round the corner. Typically, it was the porshe that had trouble regaining it's composure. In the farthest distance, if hearing could be strained, the murmur of a crowd could be heard with its appreciative whoops. The whoops fell on deaf ears, for the only sound that could be heard was the reving engines that filled both the teen's minds with thoughts of only the road ahead of them.

Both were sweating, from heat and anxiety, although both were too proud, in a different sense, to admit it. The windows of the vehicles were open on the driver's side, to relieve them from the stifling heat that was unbearable and irksome as they tried to focus on other tasks.

The skyline held the road much better than the porshe, yet it was the porshe that had the upper hand. Tailing the skyline so close, it left no sort of room for quick manouve. However, the porshe would constantly relinquish its grip on the skyline each time a corner was attempted, each time giving insight upon the owner of the skyline, who quickly clocked on this miniscule pattern, but kept the realization under wraps for the moment. Still the porshe continued to chase the skyline, almost giving chase to an enemy who in any other normal circumstances would turn and face him, but for the moment seemed to be playing this game.

Hoshizora e LONG HAIR nabikase

manazashi made togaraseru

amai Yume KISS ME miteru to

kizutsuku dakede owaraseru ka mo

The seductive long hair twists gracefully

In the starry night that I am gazing at

Kiss me in this sweet dream

And I won't be hurt until the very end

Takuya

I am losing it. Seriously losing it. This road never seems to damn end! Although. . Kouji doesn't look too happy with my little arrangement either.

I chose to tail him a while ago, and it has paid off. Not only can he not pull any stunts, but I'm getting better at the corner turning and the next time we get to a corner, I'm gonna make my move.

Heh, in more ways than one. .

Kouji

Damn this fucking guy to hell right now! How the hell am I supposed to drive with him tailing my ass! If it wern't for the fact that he's shit on corners, I would've lost this race by now. I've tried speeding up, but engine wise, he's got more power. I hae to pull something out if I wanna win this. I don't like the way things are gonna go otherwise

Ok, I have three choices.. 1) I can sit here and wait to be overtaken 2) I can use my " Technique " 3) I can slam on the brakes and watch as the front of his car is fucked up (and the back of mine is). I was personally voting for number 3, but doing that would piss Izumi off, although she's probably pissed off as it is at the moment anyway. .

Technique it is then.

GET UP AND GO nani ka ga kawari hajimeteru

namida wa ima sara kazari ni shinaide

GET UP AND GO kotae wa kitto saki ni aru

BLUE na hikari no kanata e hajikete

GET UP AND GO what difference will the first time make?

The tears will no longer decorate my face

GET UP AND GO, surely my answer will come

This other blue light will burst with radience

GET UP AND GO
GET UP AND GO
GET UP AND GO
GET UP AND GO