The Fateful Meeting [P, Alia]

OOC: here you go Lily, time to have fun with this real world thread XD

New York City, a city sprawling of skyscrapers, it was a magical sight to many but to Ryosuke, it felt no different than his home then the cultural capital of Japan, Tokyo. They were many differences between the cities which made him feel New York City was lacking, it was dirty, unsafe and transportation was horrible with litter all over and nowhere near efficient but despite its flaws it still felt similar to his home. A week ago Ryoksuke decided it was time for him to travel to the states or more accurately, Cold Springs where his father's parents lived. He had thought it was the appropriate time for Ryosuke to start on his latest project, he had planned on rebuilding his father's wrecked Nissan R33 GTR for his birthday although in reality he just really wanted to outdrive his father and prove once and for all that he was the true "Black Wolve", the true master of the downhill, he knew it wouldn't be easy but he wouldn't have it any other way. He had to spend nearly two days on six different airlines just to get to New York City alone then he had a three hour car ride...boring, he didn't even get to drive or else he able to cut it down to an hour, of course he probably be ended up being chased by the law. Upon getting through the mountain passes to cold Springs which he was sure his father still held the fastest records for the downhill arrived into the town and eventually to his grand parent's house. They had to drive down a mile long dirt road before reaching to their house. Coming into view it was a was a large Victorian style house from the mid eighteen hundreds, baby blue siding with two medieval towers and a wrap around porch and a three car garage, it was a true house with its spectacular style especially since his grand parents maintained it well over the years which only helped its beauty stay intact. behind the house was a huge barn twice the size of the house and beside it, it was a long makeshift dirt track, something his father had made when he was young, no doubt to test his cornering abilities.

Stepping outside the taxi with his suitcase near the path leading up to the house, his grand parents and his much younger cousin Yue came out to greet him, it was more like a hug than a greeting with his grand parents while Yue, on the other hand, had simply rolled her eyes like she was annoyed or irritated by his arrival. Brought into the house and caught up to speed about family affairs, they were saddened to hear his father wasn't the happiest person still over in Japan but Ryosuke relieved them as he told them it was her mother than anything else. After catching up with his family, Ryosuke went to his room and unpacked his clothes and stored them into a dresser before walking downstairs and out the house towards the barn. Opening the door to a full barn of vehicles stored inside with a protective blanket over them to protect them from nature, he knew the car he was looking for was all the way in the back, just where his father left it after crashing it into the mountain during that fateful night. Walking down the center of the barn, he looked in all direction as he looked at his father's old collection of rare cars, he wondered what he did to get such a rare selection of cars but those thoughts disappeared when he reached the end, revealing the one he wanted as the moon's ray touched upon the protective blanket. Removing the blanket revealed the old, damaged legend, the original "Black Wolve" , Despite its damage with it's much scratched and cracked skirts, Ryosuke still instantly recognized his father's Nissan R33 and all its glory. gently putting his hand on the dusty hood, he pushed it gently against the surface of the hood until he heard the footsteps of someone behind him

It was his cousin, Yue. "What are you doing Oji-San?" With her arms crossed, she asked curiously as she stared at him wanting her question answered. "Oji-san?" he knew his family was half Japanese but he never understood why they used honor terms over here in American, not that it bothered him, he wouldn't even bother asking why or tell her to stop, he knew better. Ryosuke brought his attention to Yue as he continued to pet his father's old car. "I was checking up on my father's old pride and joy, I plan on rebuilding his Nissan Skyline R33 GTR for his birthday this year. Uncle Waltar will surely love that although I can't say the same for your Aunt, she hates cars with a passion for some reason or another." Ryosuke shrugged his shoulders in disappointment but before he could continue, Yue followed up with another question or a set of questions to be exact."Interesting and was he was planning on driving "IT" that way wasn't he? I guessed you followed in his footsteps, didn't you? Mom told me a lot about you but I've barely seen you since I was a little kid." Ryosuke simply sighed after hearing that, of course, his father's sister would talk about him, he hoped it wasn't bad although knowing his aunts, who knows even though they generally liked him most of the times. With a strain of confidence, he raised his voice. "Well then you have all the time in the world as long as your here to get to know Oji-San again, I plan on staying as long as possible if it means getting that old R33 working." Yue nodded before the two went back into the house for the rest of the night. Following the next morning, Ryosuke with the help of his grand father towed his father's Nissan R33 out of the barn and into the extra space in the driveway. After Inspecting the vehicle thoroughly with two other mechanic's he knew locally all day, Using his laptop, Ryosuke surfed the internet and began ordering up all the parts he would need to get her running again when the doorbell went off. With his grand parents out of the house somewhere and his younger cousin studying, he got up from his chair in the kitchen and walked into the living room making his way to the door. Opening the door revealed formally dressed man handling him a letter from the female Governor Carmona of New York. Accepting the letter from the man, he thanked the man before closing the door and walking back into the kitchen and taking his seat at the table where his laptop was. Opening the envelope, he took out the letter and read it, revealing that Governor Carmona of the New York State, was personally inviting him to a major formal event which included dancing, drinking, and other activities this weekend at her Mansion in New York City...which was only two nights away from. He couldn't believe it nor could he understand why he was invited to such an event? Ryosuke didn't have much time to process this when he heard "Oh wow Oji-San" He nearly fell out of his chair when he heard Yue's voice. " You must be really famous in Japan for the Governor of New York to invite you to her major formal event she holds every summer...you gonna go right?.....riiiiigggghhhht???." He face palmed himself when he realized it was Yue who was behind him, Ryosuke hated going to formal events where the media could be covering the event with a fiery passion but he couldn't exactly say no to the Governor, that would bring great dishonor upon the governor and himself, that was something he couldn't have on his mind. removing his hand from his face, he tilted his head towards Yue. "Yes Yue, I will be going to the Governor Carmona's summer formal event, hopefully, this event won't become the same as the last time I went to one."

@Alia

 

Alia was in no mood to get ready for any formal event what so ever but with the summer in full spring she knew that there would be one that she would not be able to find her way out of. At least between gaming, watching her younger siblings, and practice she had kept herself out of the smaller gatherings of the summer. She was proud of herself in that right. She rather liked her home on Long Island Sound away from the hustled and bussle of the larger New York City. However, there was once every year that she got pulled away from it because her father was a big to do in the Govenors manor no matter who was the Govenor at the time. She was also a wall flower at the Govenors party most of the time as well. Ever since she was a little girl. Of course half of that was because she was the daughter of some very influential people but also because she in her own right was a very pretty girl. And now she was a young woman and seeing as she had turned eighteen rather recently this would be one interesting event. Usually the men stayed away at such parties only giving her a few dances in the spirit of being cute in a way. Now though, now there could be talks of other things and she was not looking too forward to this at the moment. The joy of summer being full of suprises.

She was called into the family meeting room with her little brothers in tow one on each hand because well they were easier to drag into the room that way. They were all pretty much on the same page about these events. They'd rather be somewhere else. She stood up tall like she was supposed too and they followed suit when their father finally got into the room. "Good evening Father, Mother. Can I be so bold as to say that you look dashing tonight." She said with a smile on her father. Her mother always looked beautiful and her father well there were days she worried about him but that was besides the point. "We called you in here to remind me that the Governors party is in two days time and we wanted to make sure that despite everything else this summer that you know that you will be getting sized for your dress and that you two boys will be on your best behavior." The boys groaned but she smiled and looked at the two of them. "Arthur, James, come on now. You know how important it is to father that you be on good behavior. And look like nice young men. After, all its an honor and a priviledge to be going to the Governors manor. and we don't want to interfere in fathers work either right." The both looked up at her with sad faces but nodded their head. Plus she always had something up her sleeve for them.

Alia turned to look at her parents. "Two still right. Am I to go to the city first with mother like usual so that we can visit the tailor." Her father gave her a nod and she knew that meant she'd be leaving tonight. "Thank you father and mother." They were dismissed from the room and as soon as they were done and out of ear shot she let the boys go and all of three of them ran down the corridor to their rooms. She packed what she needed not that it was long they were staying but she knew that they didn't leave new york city until after the date.
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(time skip to opening of party)

It was the one time of the year that Alia had to deal with all the people and all the pictures and everything that game with the Governor's formal event for the summer. She was dressed, in a dress that was elegant and yet flowy due to the season. It was white with a little bit of sparkle and the sleeves were off the shoulder. A little more revealing for her then normal but she was alright with that. She would deal with it. She had on white heels as well and was praying she'd make it through most of the night with them on. Not that she liked heels they annoyed her but her mother had promised her that she would be able to take them off before the dancing began and so she had a pair of flats in her small purse as well. She took a deep breath as she stuck her hand out of the car for the driver who was pulling her out.

She was out in the camera flashes almost immediately and her brothers being the good boys that they were flanked her sides. Smiles were on and her parents came up behind them. She waved to the media as she usually did the ones that were not right up in her face. This walk always seemed like it was going to take hours and end. She took a deep breath and continued walked down the carpet hoping against all hope that she would not be asked about her past times which thankfully the only questioned ask before she got into the grand foryer was if she could likely still beat many of the men here in sword skill in the dress that she was wearing to which she answered yes.

She found her spot in the foryer after greeting the governor her gushed over how old she looked and how the boys were still such boys and then ran off to go play with the younger kids while she stood by in her spot with a smile but waiting hoping for anyone of more interest to walk in that door and for everything to get started.

@Seto Kurama
(figured i'd get us in there)

 

Luckily for him, the Governor's mansion was right on the edge of the city, as a result traffic was far less impactful than if it the mansion was in the heart of the city. Though it was on the edge of the city itself, the mansion felt like in a suburb than anything else with more road and fewer lights and cars on it. This was perfect for Ryosuke, he could loosen up a bit since this drive was boring as anything. Though he was just leaving his hotel in the city to the mansion, it was still boring for a driver of his caliber to drive so...slow like. It was a good thing he decided to drive his silver Nissan R35 he kept in the states for something like this, there was no way he was going to drive a normal car, he hadn't ever done it before and he was sure as hell he wouldn't start now. It had already been twenty minutes after he left his hotel in his Nissan R35 when he finally got out of the real city area's that held heavy traffic, He was already almost there, only a few miles left, with no traffic in sight, it was time to bust some moves or at least have some fun. Pushing the throttle down on his Nissan R35 as it made it's way down a straight away, like a bat out of hell, it roared down the road as it's RPM's reached nearly 6,000. Approaching a corner at nearly 120MPH, fearless Ryosuke dove his R35 in head first into the corner, slamming down on the clutch and brake pedal at the same time, he down shifted into 4th gear as he lifted the R35's front driver wheel into the gutter that followed the road. With the tire now in the gutter, the R35 bent around the corner without the loss of speed as Ryosuke used the gutter to his advantage, the gutter acted like a rail for his R35 which made the R35 follow the gutter like a train does on tracks. Around the corner, Ryosuke moved the R35's driver front tire from the gutter onto the pavement before pushing down on the clutch as he swung into 5th gear and slammed on the throttle again.

As he made his way to the mansion, he decided to have some fun the only way he knew, spending the next few minutes roaring down streets he could before drifting their corners like he did before. By the time the mansion came into view, with the way he was driving, everyone probably within a mile could hear his car's tires screeching as he drifted into corners. Pulling onto the street with the Governor's mansion, He punched the gas enough to force the R35 engine to rev in the 3,000's, Roaring down the final street, as he approached the mansion wide gate which was luckily opened completely with no cars nearby. Turning the wheel left with his left hand to counter steer, Ryosuke once again slammed hard on the clutch and the brake by turning his left foot horizontal as he used his right hand to down shift to 1st, forcing the R35 to power slide perfectly through the gate while still staying on the driveway. Recovering flawlessly, he kept his R35 in 1st gear, driving slowly until he found the parking spot assigned to him which was right outside the mansion's front doors. Parking his Silver Nissan R35 and putting the hand brake on, the right door opened revealing a tall Ryosuke Hiroka wearing an opened black formal jacket with a lighter black collar formal shirt underneath with the top with the top two buttons let loose, showing some more neck. At the waist, he wore a black belt which held up his tan khaki pants and below that was his black dress shoes he always wore. For most people, he would be overdressed but this type of outfit for Ryosuke was common, he wore it every day and saw nothing wrong with it. Besides his driving, Ryosuke always stayed professional no matter what was thrown at him. Immediately stepping out of his R35, he heard dozens of whistling and flashes of camera's as the media began taking shots of him, great the media was here in all its glory, he really hoped the media wouldn't kill him but considering what he just did, he doubted that. within moments, he heard dozens of guests say "WOW" and "THAT WAS INCREDIBLE" and other comments after seeing his home drift into the driveway, this also caused him to be swarmed by reporters and fans alike as he tried to make his way to the front doors. He didn't want to answer their questions but he didn't have any choice. He eventually cave in as they probed him for answers with their questions.

"Ryosuke Hiroka, that was one crazy drift, do you plan on returning to the GT Circuit now?"

"Does the death of Sayota Kaori still affect you and your driving?"

"Ryosuke why have you arrived in New York and why are you at Governor Carmona event this evening?"

Ryosuke closed his eyes as he took one heavy breath before exhaling it a few moments later, He remained his best to remain calm despite heavily irritated already, raising his voice at the people swarming around him, he spoke his mind.

"I, Ryosuke Hiroka have no intention at the moment to return to the GT circuit for now but it's a possibility in the future. My Fiance's death does not affect my driving abilities at all, in fact, it helps me drive even better at times. Now for your last question am willing to answer, am here in the states on my own personal agenda and am at this event simply because Governor Carmona invited me tonight.....am not answering any more questions."

Despite their heavy protest and determination to hold him down to get more answers out of him, he pushed them HARD out of the way as he walked away towards the door. As he approached, two servers opened the door to the mansion with an older gentleman declaring his arrival. "Ladies and gentlemen, Ryosuke Hiroka of Mount. Fuji, Japan has arrived!" Walking in past the older gentlemen, Ryosuke found himself in the mansions' foryer with nearly everyone staring at him with disbelief, he didn't get much time to himself as nearly a dozen of guests approached him and greeted him to the party, wishing to make his acquittance. He never realized how famous he was, he knew he was famous in Japan with many considering him a legend but in the US? sure he had come over here and raced here as well a few times but the thought of him being famous over here was strange indeed. Many of the guests wanted to talk to him about his past experiences and get a picture with him, about a quarter of these guests were young women, daughters of rich, important people who were attracted to him. Most of them tried to make advanced on him but Ryosuke looked away in disgust, not wanting their attention what so ever. Looking the other way, however, showed a young woman in the distance with red hair, she was wearing an elegant white dress and white heels. Zooming in or staring for a moment when he could, Ryosuke swore he she looked extremely familiar but he couldn't put his finger on it then after a moment, Alia from Terrasphere came into his mind, Alia? It couldn't be her, could it? He remembered her name was Nellie and that she lived in New York City or Manhatten Island to be specific. There was no way it could be her but there wasn't any harm in calling her name out, was it? Raising his voice, Ryosuke yelled "Nellie Grand?" across the room towards the red haired woman wearing a white dress and heels, hoping to get her attention. Instead of getting who he wanted, he got the attention of Governor Carmona who made her way over towards him and greeted him with a handshake and a friendly hug, "Welcome, Welcome Ryosuke! I am so thrilled you managed to make time out of your busy schedule to come to my party. After hearing those tire screeches a few minutes ago, I can tell you haven't lost your touch which is good since I have a nice business proposition for you when we have a free, private moment.....Come now meet some of our most important and brightest guests here." The Governor grabbed his arm, forcing him to escort around the party as she pointed out and introduced guests of importance to him. Being dragged away without much choice, Ryosuke looked back at the red haired women in the distance with a worried expression on his face practically begging her to save him from such a fate.

@Alia

 

Alia had taken her postion as usual. She knew her place at these events even if she was now considered an adult. A few of the young men approached her and she replied to their questions. She was never in a gaggle of girl's howrver. Most of the young females in short envied her and getting along with many of them was not her thing but they would politely fake it. One of her actual friends approached and then one other. They exchanged word reserved as always until screrching tires were heard one being called to fasmily the otber rushing towards a window to see what was up. As the daughter of the people she was she remainded. She watched the little ones run by her as well. "careful dont spill drinks and watch yourself okay." some of the little ones yelled okay back.

She was helping up however a young girl when she heard the person's name that had just entered. Had she not been helping the little girl she would have probably frozen. Ryosuke wouldnt be here right? her mind yelled at her as she brushed off the little girl and she ran to join the group. She stood back up brushing herself off as well. It was then that he called her name. A few heads turned her way. It was true then. She was gping to have to think of something quick. But qithout missong a beat she moved swiftly and eleganlty in heels and a dress coming up to her parents at just the right time for the govenor to be introducing them.

"Governor Carmona, might i take Mr. Ryosuke Hiroka off your arm if you are done. I promise to return him to you shortly if you have further business dealings. He looks to be a bit overwhelmed currently." she moved to delicately had him a drink and the governor as well. She waited for the answer giving ryosuke a look that badically saud roll with me here. The young girl was a strategist and she knew that the Governor had heard him call her out.

He parents looked at her expectantly. "Mr. Hiroka is a dear friend of mine. He is one of my overseas pen pales and one of his students is as well. Remember me speaking of the exchanges of letters back and forth for my linguistics class in order to help us better learn causal and business correspondences?" he father and mother both nodded and the boys well they pretended knowing that she would give them something if they complied. For her at this moment it was a blessing her parents did not question her teachers and werent home enough to get the whole truth of the matter.

She was hopinv that would give Ryosuke something to go off of. She knew how to lie and get her way it was a thing you learned in this crowd. Skeletons lie deep in closest and some more full than others. She smiled used the right words to win her parents now it was up to the older a supposedly wiser adults. She really wanted to get him away to a hidey hole or at least out of ear shot. He had her fathers blessing and her mom's they were waiting for the governor now.

@Seto Kurama

 

So this was Nellie's parents, huh, Ryosuke couldn't really say he was surprised since she had already told him a few times before hand on what her parents were like, rich and prestigious similar to him but they had that old snob like vibe coming from them like his parents, he could just tell they were stuck in their old ways. Governor Carmona Still latched on his arm like some young woman wanting to be escorted, as a former greeting dictated Mr. Grand raised his hand as he greeted the so called young playboy. Meeting his response, Ryosuke raised his hand and formally shook hands with the older gentleman before letting go a moment later. Bowing before deciding to speak, he wanted to show he was showing respect.

"Mr. Grand, it is a great honor and pleasure to finally meet you. If you are free later, I would like to...disscuss in private a business proposition, you may also bring Mrs.Grand as well. It wi"

Before he could finish his statement, however, a red haired woman came from behind offering him and Governor Carmona a glass of white wine, well this certainly reminded him of another event he went to with another redhead. Now in front of him, it was Nellie! thank god for her quick reaction, she was going to save him from the Governor's torture which was a blessing to him. The next thing Nellie said was music to his ears, asking to scoop him away from the Governor, she must have gotten his silent plea for help when he looked back at the Foyer. Apparently, with her voice, she managed to sway the Governor's mind to allow him to go with her, she smiled at Nellie before whispering into her ear "Of course, of course, Miss.Grand I only need him later for a short time....Have fun with him love bird!" With that, the Governor winked at Nellie before walking off into an another room laughing. unlike like last time this had happened, Ryosuke managed to overhear the Governor speak, only this time was it was barely, he was sure her parents didn't hear them due to their age. Despite that one moment in Terrasphere, Ryosuke was different than Seto, this time he showed no emotion when he heard what the Governor said to Nallie, it was entertaining more so than funny in his mind. He took a drink from his wine class as Nellie explained to her confused parents her relationship with Ryosuke, being a friend over sea's and being her teacher, well she wasn't completely lying and they seemed to believe her when they both nodded in approval although they might have just done it to get her out of their hair since they were at an important party. When she was done speaking, her eyes told him to help cover her tracks, he didn't mind for now but he was going to tell them the truth later when he speak to them about his proposition later. Clearing his voice, he spoke in his professional, serious voice.

"Ah yes, your daughter is quite correct for that matter Mr. and Mrs. Grand, I have known your daughter for quite some time now as a personal friend, I had originally met her through her school's pen pale program, I volunteered for the program after I donated a large sum of money to a high school in the Kanto Region of Japan. Being certified in other area's of expertise, the high school asked me if I was willing to aid your daughter and other students in Various studies relating to my homeland. It is....mostly a part time job when I grow bored, I do enjoy it however."

As if he was cued to do so, Ryosuke bowed in front of her parents again showing respect, they would probably see it as awkward but in his home land, this was the normal custom for showing respect.

"With your permission, of course, I would like to make a request that I could spend some time with your daughter while I attend this formal event. I have no I'll intentions towards you or your daughter, It has just been quite some time since the last time I spoke to your daughter individually alone."

@Alia

 

Nellie was if anything really glad that Ryosuke was here. She needed someone else other then those that only pretended and well someone she could actually relate to. Granted even she held a more reserved position then she would have in Terrapshere. She had to because of where they were but also because she had little siblings looking up to her like they would follow her footsteps if she was not careful. So in part she acted like adult and teenager mixed in one. She didn't like that but it how these things worked she had no choice in the matter when at events like this. She was glad she had been able to persuade the Governor. The words from the Governor on the other hand would have illicted an eye roll if she didn't know better. She just let the words go through her ears as she waited to see waht her parents would have to say. Seeing as it looked like Ryosuke wanted to talk to them about something as well.

She smiled softly as he began to speak in his professional tone. Lending some help to herself. she knew that truth would come out but at the moment they didn't need to know that they played in Terrasphere together at least not yet anyways. When Ryosuke bowed before her father he did something that would have surprised most people had they not known Mr. Grand's experiences across the sea himself. He two out of respect bowed to Ryosuke. As the formal request was made for Nellie to spend time he thought only a little bit. "Of course Mr. Hiroka. We leave her your capable hands." There was that look that said do not do anything that would make things bad on either party. The usually snobbishness that came with people not to sure of the others fame or what it was in. However, Mr. Grand was also intrigued as to what the young man had to say. His wife on the other hand just rolled her hands. "Young lady just mind your manners." She said and turned to her husband as they headed off towards another group of people.

Nellie looked up at Ryosuke. "I would like to go out back. It would be nice to get away from here for a moment." She didn't relax much at the moment. She had gotten the blessing she needed but she really just wanted to get out of here. She knew that questions that would come later and the things she would have to answer for but right now she just wanted to perhaps have more fun then she'd ever had here at the governor's formal summer event. She slowly took Ryosuke's hand to lead him out. She looked watching some of the girls that were watching them. All eyes literally on her and baring into her soul and it was a little much as the moment. Ryosuke was famous she was well not as famous as him but the looks she got were of other females totally envious. She looked up at him with a look in her eyes that pretty much said just take me away from here. I'll think of something to get us out of this later. But she knew better then to actually leave the premises thanks to what her mother had said.

"When did you get into the states Ryosuke? Are you here fixing your father's car?" She was curious to know if that was what he was doing. Something so simple and done with her hands instead of done while you stood there and looked pretty and minded your p's and q's.

@Seto Kurama

 

That was a relief off his shoulders that they accepted his request, he had thought orginally they were going to say no or they would of given him a number of demands he would have to follow. Surpringly they didn't say anything, instead giving him that "look" to not perform anything that could jeopardize either's image, why would he do something like that? He was no horny teenager that let his pheromones control his actions, he already had to deal with this when he was eighteen. He still remembered that day all those years back, it still felt like it only happened yesterday when he was thrown in the corner he couldn't ask from. That one day changed his entire life although he did ponder if he would of stayed a good son, what would of happened? That dreadful day he met Kinmi Murata, the woman he was going to marry through their arranged marriage his mother and the Murata household had arranged before the two were even born. He never understood why a bakery owner wanted to marry off their child to another who owned a newly built hospital, he couldn't even understand how his mother managed to land this deal in the first place, it wasn't like she would tell him anyway. He always knew about the arranged marriage since he was a child when he overheard his parents fighting over it, by the time he was a teenager he had completely forgotten about it since since his parents never spook of it. In the back of his mind, he always knew if he would of married Kinmi, he would finatically set for life and eventually he would own the Murata hospital for himself but he never cared much for material gain.

He was glad the Grands approved his request, he wanted to show his gratitude to the couple. Bowing before them yet again as they walked away, most likely to mingle with the rest of the guests at the party. "Thank you for placing your trust in me Mr. and Mrs. Grand." Regaining his composure, it didn't take long for him to realize Nellie was still here, he had forgotten she was next to him as he spent all his attention on her parents in an effort not to look or do anything foolish. Looking over his shoulder, he turned his attention to Nellie as she told him she wanted to head to the courtyard out back.Telling by her facial expression, she really just wanted to get out of there. he guessed like himself, she wasn't fond of formal events. She didn't really give him a choice in the matter when she took his hand and began letting him out of the room, it was causing slight confusion to a few guest and jealiously to the others, that would be other women around Nellie's age goggling him like some plaything. All this staring wasn't good for her, Nellie looked like she was going to crack from all those eyes staring at her. The next thing that came was her gazing back at him as she lead outback, now he could definetly tell she desperately wanted him to get her out of here. Arriving outside in the courtyard, she didn't hesitate to ask that one dying question everyone been asking him since he got here, he couldn't blame her for her curiousity. Taking a rest agianst a railing, he looked back at Nellie who was dying with curiosity."About...three days ago. Am a few hours out from here in New York City, Am staying in Cold Springs at the moment to restore my father's R33...It's damaged pretty well although it's intact notherless, just rolled it out the barn the day before. It's also starting to look like I may be instructing my far younger cousin Yue in the near future. For some reason or another, she has a attachment to that car, I blame my father's sister for that....I think you two would get along well since you two are similar, maybe you get to meet her depending on what happens."​

Follwing those words, he took his attention off Nellie face for a moment, turning his head towards the railing, watching the neon city in the distance as vehicles went on their busy ways, speeding up, speeding down and beeping if necessary, it was truely like his home back home. Tokyo never slept, not even for a moment, did New York City ever take a moment to ever sleep? he wondered to himself before snapping back to it, he zoomed out, not good when he was talking to someone he hadn't talked to in awhile. He took his gaze off the neon city in the background and back to Nellie, only this time without thinking, he looked at her entire body instead of just her face as he had pior. Starting from her heels all the way upto her chest than her feet, he didn't realize how beautiful Nellie was right now, everything was just perfect in every way from her flawless skin to her curves in that dress, wait curves? flawless skin? He couldn't believe he let himself br drawn to her beauty, now he felt like a pervert. Blushing hard, he took his attention off Nellie with a worried face. "Sorry I...didn't mean to stare you Nellie. I didn't realize until just now how beautiful you looked right now, you are so much more beautiful than Alia could ever be. That is a unfair combination Nellie, being beautiful, intelligent and having a great personality."


He may have said a bit too much for his own good although he did mean what he said entirely, he was expecting Nellie to slap or even punch him for staring at her body, he did it without thinking but he still did it netherless and would accept any punishment she wanted to lay opon him. He was niether a pervert nor a womanizer, he just hoped she knew that as well. Taking a few minutes to recompose himself and his thoughts, he pulled himself off the railing and walked over to Nellie with a determined experssion of his face as if he wouldn't take no for answer. gently holding her hand with his own, he spooke in a gentle yet serious tone."Nellie would you like to take a walk around the block to get away from all this commotion and those who ARE noosey? I could tell from the last minutes you just want to escape from this event, I can't blame you honestly. Don't worry about your parents, It's not like I was planning on doing lewd anyway, you can just tell them it was my fault, that I pressured you if they get upset although since the party just started, will they even notice you away?"

Poking his head over Nellie's shoulder, he spat his tongue out of his mouth angry at a few girls that peeping or spying on them to be exact since the two came out back. this thing always happened to him whatever he went for the most part and it kinda irrirated him, it gave him a reputation he hated. Muttering over his breath although since he was on Nellie's shoulder, she could hear him. "Damm women, they never leave me alone, what just beacuse I drive fast and I look good behind the wheel means they need to squeel all over or about me? Crisis everyone acts like am a mega playboy just beacuse all these women are attracted to me even though I've only had Satoya."

@Alia ​

 

Nellie really just wanted people to stop looking at her. She held her mother's beauty and her father's grace which to most was a deadly combination. She was nearly flawless in movement and she was king and gentle like any young high society lady should have been and pretty much born in the wrong generation. She was not petty like some of the other girls. She did not go and get her things tailored to make them accent her features just right. She didn't lean on the fame of being an actress of a model since she was a small child. She didn't enjoy reality tv like the all did but educational tv. She was something nearly every boy wanted to currupt and every girl envied because she got the attention. However, she was also know as an ice queen because she had a way of saying no to just about everyone who came up to her. And she hung with even the outsiders and scholarship kids. In other words for most she was too perfect but she had her flaws. A major one when you came to think about it and that was the fact that she was a swordswan. And that she could at time seem like nothing more than molded puppet. When all she wanted to do was run into the water in the near five thousand dollar tailor made dress she was wearing. She wanted to run free be wild but she wasn't allowed to do that. at least not for her parents sake. And because she didn't act on those things in polite society she was well a tough cookie to crack.

She hadn't meant to be so forward with Ryosuku either but she had hopped that he would mind her nearly dragging him outside for fresh air and in hopes of people not overhearing them or staring at her like they wanted to eat her alive. God did she hate those stares. So he had gotten there three days ago. She was amazed that the Governor knew and got him an invitation so quickly. "I'd like to meet her. even watch you work on the car." She said geniunely meaning it and it could be told by her tone of voice soft but there and with a hint of life unlike the way she had been talking inside. And yet still not exactly like her in game persona acted but similar. He looked away from her and out to the sparkling city lights. "they never go off." She said look over towards the water more than anything else herself but then looking at him a soft blush rising onto her face as he looked at her. He blushed a moment later as well and apologized for staring at her. A part of her did want to slap him because he was staring at his chest but she didn't know what to do about it and shyly just backed up a bit her blush growing darker because he was handsome and though different from Seto he was still brilliant and handsome. More handsome then the guys that usually spoke to her wanting to do something with her.

When he took her hand and spoke to her in the gentle and serious tone she likely could have melted but she didn't the blush only got a little more though. "My parents won't notice me away unless my brothers get themselve into something. But they seem to be my little shadows over there giggling. Boys back inside okay. and hush." They scattered having been caught and knew they'd get candy from her later for keeping their mouths shut. "I would like more than anything to just get out of here." Her voice was a soft whisper but it was very evident she wanted to go on a walk anywhere but where they were right now. She noticed the women too. He wasn't a piece of meat that's how she saw them looking at him.

She turned to look up at him. "Satoya was lucky to have you." She said thoughtfully. "i'd like to see a picture of her sometimes if you wouldn't mind showing me. I bet she was beautiful." She wasn't like most girls who wanted to see their boyfriends exes so they could compare themselve to them. She wanted to see because she had heard alot about the woman. And it felt only right that she have a face to go with it. She had her own imagination idea in her head but still she kinda wanted to know what she looked like just so that she would know if she was right or not. All girls had their own beauty and many didn't see that. "i'm known as the ice queen at my highschool. I was never once on the arm of any guy. so this is odd for many of them to see. i mean there are other words they've used for me too. mostly because i focused to much on studies and didn't have 'fun'"

"you look really handsome tonight as well." She said looking around trying to figure out what the fluttering in her stomach was.

@Seto Kurama

 

Nellie wanting to meeting Yue and watch him repair the R33? If her tone wasn't geniune he thought for sure she be joking with him just to be nice but she wasn't. It would certainly be interesting to say at the least to have Yue and Nellie meet each other, being quite similar to each other but the thought of those two around him fixing the R33 would either be a headache or a blessing. He really couldn't put his finger why Yue was always drawn to him and his father but it was a different matter entirely with that R33. He only saw her once near the car but he could tell by her eyes that she was interested in it for her own reasons. If it turned out like he predicted, he would probably going to instruct the two how to drive, wiether or not it would be casually or professionally would be upto them, both were in the same boat being eighteen and having little to no driving experience. It would be a good experience and lession for the two and maybe the two would enjoy driving a vehicle skillfully instead of driving it like a soccer mom.

He wasn't a pervert but he liked when her cheeks became red, it showed she could be a normal girl at times and well it was cute but he be lying if he wouldn't blush if she grabbed his hands in a similar matter. His eyes widened in excitment when she told him she just wanted to get out of this place after shooing her brothers away like flies. He didn't managed too get a good look at them as they giggled away from the scence, he just hoped they wouldn't say anything to there father. He had wanted to leave a good impression when he met Nellie's father again about a certain matter after speaking to the governor, he didn't have any deviant thoughts in his mind unlike most men his or her age. He didn't want to be treated like a pervert, he just simply wanted to spend time with Nellie without a group of girls standing over him, was that too much to ask for? With the little ones gone thanks to Nellie, he quickly scanned the area for anyone. When the coast was clear, he smirked as he came in close, wrapping his arm around her like a proper gentlemen, he pulled her in close and whispered some melting words into her "Well then my beautiful ice queen, there's a first time for everything....I'll just...have to melt your heat out and warm you up." He winked at her as he gently lead her back into the manor. Escorting his ice queen through the lounge room and the main hall, it was fortunate most of the guest didn't pay any attention to them besides some of the women who had showed an interest in him since he gotten here. It was easy to tell from their body language and facial expession they were a bit envious of Nellie, a burenette even stomped her foot gentle in the background in a bit of fustration. He shot a devlish look at thosee noosy girls as he escorted his ice queen through the manor. It was safe to say he was enjoying himself, a little too much probably for Nellie's sake, he didn't do much besides the occasional look at those that had stared at him first, it was fair game as far as he was concerned. Making into the main hall, once more he pulled her in close enough to whisper in her ear "Sorry for misbehaving, I couldn't help it with those other women. They all want to share me, unforuntely for them I'd rather have you steal me away all for yourself...Hey gotta relax sometimes you know? Can't be serious all the time no matter how old you get!"

Much like Seto, Ryosuke was a rather serious person almost all the time under normal circumstances but he knew he had to loosen up at times and try to act normal some times. He never could figure out why he was like this, if it was beacuse he was born to be a serious person in general or if something had happened in his life that made him this way? Right now though, all he knew is that he couldn't stop himself from being tad flirty towards Nellie, he liked her alot as a close friend and he was sure she knew how he was but did he like her more then a close friend? possibily romantically? that was a question he was going to have to ask himself. Pullinger her away gently, he escorted her into the foyer, he paused for a moment to quickly scan the area for anyone for a second.......the coast was clear, there was no governor, Nellie's parents wern't in sight or spying probably or anyone else that could or would disturb them. That was a huge relief off his mind, he didn't want to explain himself what or where they were going, they wern't going to do anything suspicious or lewd but that wouldn't stop the people from asking anyway even curosity sake.

With his right arm still wrapped around Nellie's arm, he open the manor's door with his left hand to the outside, letting Nellie go first being a gentlemen before following suit, pulling the door close behind him. Outside the manor from where they were standing showed a driveway with two enterances for exiting and entering. Of course on the driveway itself there were a dozen or more cars parked in their assigned spot, given to them by the governor, unsurprisingly his silver Nissan R35 was the only sport cars in a driveway with a bunch of BMW's, Mercedes and other luxury cars. He sighed, disapointed in all of the guests poor choice in cars. Standing there, it hit him, he had so many other things running around in his mind that he had forgotten until just now that Nellie brought up Satoya earlier about wanting to see a picture of her, he didn't carry a picture on him per say for obivous reasons but he did by chance have an old picture of them in his R35 since he didn't clean it out much.

Being a professional driver, he kept all his cars clean, the R35 wasn't any exception from the list, the only difference since he didn't live in the states, he didn't get much use out of his R35. The last time he was even in the states was when Satoya was alive, he was visiting his family alone since Satoya had business to attend to and couldn't come with him so he brought a picture of them in the same photo. He had remembered he had showed Yue's mother the picture and the next thing he remembered was his aunt telling him stories how his father was the "bad boy" to his mother, that wasn't a fun conversation at all. The picture itself was symbolic to Ryosuku for it showed his first victory in the GT championship right after he had began deating Satoya, the whole thing was a major deal in the eastern racing world media at the time, the umcoming prodigy winning another race with the help of the first ever female GT championship driver betraying her own team to make sure her lover won the race, the whole thing was just a pain in the ass with the media. The Picture showed Ryosuku in the pits with his car and his pit crew behind him cheering with his crew chief releasing an explosion of champagne to his left. To his right however showed a vibrant burnette in a green jumpsuit hugging him tightly while kissing him on the cheecks angirly. He didn't know at the time why she was mad at him until the next race where she made him spin out out of the pole position after rubbing his rear skirt, she won that one, calling it paypack.


"Since were out here and my car right over there, I can show you a great picture of Satoya in my car Nellie since you wanted to see her in all her glory right?" Pointing with his left hand's index finger to his Silver Nissan R35, he gently tugged her as he walked her across and down the driveway as he escorted her to his car. Reaching the four circular tail lights of his car, he gently released his arm from hers before he walked around to the right side of his R35, taking the master key out he entered it into the locking mechanism and turn it right, unlocking the door. Opening the door, revealing ithe R35's cockpit and by extension the steering wheel. He flopped his behind in the driving seat with his feet hanging out as he opened the glove compartment. Looking in just showed a bunch of crap he would have to throw out when he got back to his grand parents house. Digging through the back, he pulled not one but two pictures, one was his victory picture in a golden frame like he remembered and the other was Satoya in her usual business attaire

wait why was this in there? when did he take this picture? He just shrugged his shoulder, he wasn't going to lose his mind over it, at least Nellie would get a better picture of her now. Stepping out of the cockpit with the two pictures, he closed the door to his R35 and walked back over to Nellie and handed her the two photo's. "One shows me and Satoya after I won a race and the other is a picture of her wearing her regular casual clothes, I never understood why she wore business attaire every day when she was a driver like me." He leaned agianst the back of R35 as he looked at the manor all light up, it had also gotten far louder as well, he assumed only now did the party truely begin within the mansion. He zoomed in like a military sniper, making sure no one was spying on them, luckily for them, it was a ghost town in the driveway, even the women from before wern't around. Reliefed he looked back at Nellie as she studied the photo's then towards the ridge across the street from the manison then to the top which was only a short drive from here, this gave him a idea although a dangerous one at that.

"Nellie I just had an idea although abeit risky, I've already drove this road a few times before I came here so I thought if you wanted and felt comfortable enough, I could drive us to the top of the hill, it has a small parking lot. It should only take ten minutes if I drive like a "Normal Person" and If I drive normally I doubt no one would notice me or my car missing."​

@Alia

OOC: A Nissan R35 is a GT-R if you didn't know

 

Alia had always been appreciative of their driver and the other members of their staff. Helping them out when the parents weren't looking. It was why on occassion when they could get out of the house they were there to root her on for the sword fighting events and other things that she did. They encouraged her far more than her parents did. It was also why the staff liked her more than her parents as well. Genuine kindness went a long way and she never faked it. So though her driver wanted to teach her how to drive he had not the right to do such a thing. Even if she wanted to learn which she did. She was interested in the simpler things from cars to how to cook. She never cared for the modeling, acting, and business like things. Just the things that could bring you simple joy. She never cared about the money. Mostly because though she had it and could likely do anything she wanted she wanted to make her own by her own hands. it was just something she wanted and something she wasn't sure if she'd be able to do. At least for the moment she was taking a semester off off of school before going into her college years.

She was sure a part of that was because her parents wanted to kick the simple life out of her head and she wasn't gonna do anything they wanted her to do in that right anyways. She wanted to make them happy but she also wanted to make herself happy. it was why she wanted to watch Ryosuke work on his car and meet his family members as well. She liked see how everyone else lived. She liked again the simple things.

Back however, to the matters at hand. She knew Ryosuke wasn't a pervert. She knew her brothers would say nothing about what they had seen happening. As a matter of fact her brother's just liked to see their sister a little flustered. She was glad when all the eyes were off them though. It made her relax just a little bit. And when he wrapped his arm around her like a proper gentlemen she smiled despite the fact that she was still blushing deeply. She let out a soft little giggle to his words and then they were walking back through the manor. She could feel eyes of those that had been watching and Ryosuke was being in a word playful and sticking his tongue out at them which only caused her to giggle a little more. She was glad when everyone was gone and that the party had started leaving the foryer empty enough for them to escape through the front door.

She was relaxing now herself. She just needed to get away from this party for a little bit. Be a teenager for a little bit. Granted one that had just become an adult but still. She could tell his car from everyone that was out there in the parking lot. after all she hadn't seen him arrive but knowing him she knew that the Nissan sports car that was sitting all shiney in the driveway was his. After all it wasn't like all the other cars in the lot. She never understood why people in society liked the luxury cars. They weren't all that fun to look at and you were conformed to be the same as everyone else. Well unless you counted a cadillac that was something you got when you were older or something like that. but those car looked nice. She shook it off and looked waited for Ryosuke to come back to her side after they had gotten to his car and he had pulled out the pictures to show here what Satoya looks like.

She smiled at the pictures she was shown. Satoya really did look gorious even in her riding attire. "She looks like she's angry in that racing one like a playful angry. And she looks really good in the business attire. I was off in my imagination of her. good to have a picture to go with a name now." she smiled at him. She had elegance and grace from their racing picture to her general attire picture. Alia was kinda disappointed that she couldn't meet Satoya. A woman she could tell was confidant in the things she did and yet was still able to be playful as well. She'd have totally liked to pick her brain as she did with Ryosuke since they all seemed to have been on the same playing field. She was definately if she ever saw Satoya's grave going to have to place flower there.

It was Ryosuke who pulled her out of her thoughts. "Well of awhile no one is going to noitce we are gone. They are sitting in there have the appettizers and all that before dinner which should be in like a hour to two which should give us time right. I'd rather be somewhere out there then stuck here." That was her way of sayings let's do this. She really just wanted to go anywhere at all that would take her away from what would happen when dinner started and then all the talks after it. She was sure she was going to have to deal with a few suiters once dinner was all finished and then all the talk of business that were done behind closed doors and then the dancing. The dancing was the last thing of the night and she liked dancing.

She smiled at Ryosuke. "Shall we?" she asked with a bright smile on her face.

@Seto Kurama

 

A little chuckle seeped out out of Ryosuke when Nellie gave him her two pieace about Satoya, he could tell by her expression that she was disappointed, not in the picture showing Satoya's looks, it was something else entirely. He knew he talked to Nellie about her but he didn't remember speaking to Nellie about Satoya that much, maybe she was just sad or dissapointed she would never meet Satoya? The more he thought about it in his mind, the clearer it would become that if the two had ever met, he knew the two would get along just nicely but he also knew Nellie would get annoyed easily by her negative traits. Satoya was stubborn all to hell and had a tency to break the rules....alot. As long as he could remember, Satoya had always been the rebel type doing whatever she wanted, not caring if she broke rules or the laws, this type of life style eventually took her life when she decided to drive aggressive in a damaged car. He had loved Satoya, he really had but boy, she was a bloody idiot at times and was too sturbborn for her own good. He could say her death didn't affect him on a daily basis but he lying if he said it didn't affect him at all. The war in the west as a member of the JDF gave him PTSD for reasons he couldn't tell anyone, the love of his life dying in a car accident only worsen his PTSD significantly when he tried to sleep at night where his PTSD became noticable.

"Satoya was......a complicated woman I could say at the least. You two would probably got along just fine if...she didn't see you as a threat, she was more of a rebel type than we could ever be. Her tency to rebel and her stubbornness combined proved to be....fatel."

Smiling at him, Ryosuke responded back with his own smile towards her as he looked at her beautiful smile. He became a litle dazed as he saw her hair flicker in the wind, she had such beautiful hair. She interuppted his thoughts when she gave her answer to his idea he had proposed a few minutes ago about leaving, she really seemed hell bent on just getting the hell away from this formal event, he would to have to agree as well hating parties himself. He orginally thought he was late to the Governor's event when in reality he was still early, he probably could thank his driving for that. Nellie mentioned as the noise from the event became louder that the guest were most likely just starting on their appettizers for dinner later which in return them a great window of time they could use to sneak away from the event. Looking down at his pants, he pulled his car keys out of his pocket again with his hand and pointed to the left side of the car as he spooke up to get her attention.

"Works for me my fiesty ice queen" He actually said that in a serious tone, he liked that nickname for her, it fit and made her unqiue although it wasn't an insult for sure, it was an compliment to show his respect and how close they were as friends. It didn't matter to him if she gave him a nickname, back home n the lands of the rising sun, he was called "The Black Wolf of Fuji or Oyama's Black Wolf" more so than anything else by most people other than women that liked him, even Satoya had her own nickname, being known as "Kanagawa's Reseda Banshee" for her crazy and unpredictable driving style.

He gently took Nellie's hand and led her to the other side of his R35 and like a gentlemen he was, opened the door for Nellie. " Ladies first my dear." He said politely as he kept the door open for her to get in. He watched her carefully as she stepped into the cockpit's passenager side just in case she trip or hit her head since she was in heels after all and the R35 was lower to the ground than most other cars. When she sat comfortably in her seat, he gently closed the door before making his way around to the R35's right side. Opening the right door to the cockpit, he went in reverse with his butt first before swinging his legs into the cockpit under the steering wheel. He looked over to his shoulder to check on Nellie.....she was still there good, he smiled at her before taking an immersive look around his cockpit.....

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His Silver R35 NISMO was something to behold compared to other cars that shared all the same interiors, for the most part, his R35 would of have been further modified if he had actually lived in the states but alas it stayed in a garage most days. The cockpit itself was designed to look and function as a cockpit for a high-performance sports car while still keeping it comforting. It had the standard high-performance set up with many built in gauges such as a boost gauge that monitor the car's turbo's output, an oil pressure gauge to watch the level of oil in the engine, an Air/Fuel ratio gauge that monitors the air/fuel ratio in the engine and a few others besides the usual. The interior itself was nice with a near black interior and chrome finish with crimson red detail all over. The dashboard gauges were all digital as well as the touchscreen radio that also functioned as a GPS and as a computer of sorts for tuning the engine through its computer. Ryosuke loved the top of the line black leather seats in the car since it was easier on his behind and back than most other car seats, not to mention the fabric was much softer where the seat itself molded to fit the shape of whoever sat on it.​

Moving his left leg all the way to the left, he turned his foot horizonatally, pushing down all the way down on the clutch and brake pedals, he slid the key to his R35 into the ignition slot and turned it all the way to the right, brining the engine online although they still couldn't leave. Moving his right foot on the gas, he pushed the pedal, reving the engine to two thousand RPM's to get the engine fully going. He made sure to carefully rev the engine only enough to get the engine running, any louder and they would of likely be caought. After a few moments, the beast came alive as the clutch engaged finally, he slowly lifted his left foot off the clutch to release the pressure trapped, this in return got the car moving. Putting his left hand on the shifter and his right hand on the bottom of the steerwheel, he pulled his R35 out of it's assigned parking spot in the driveway and led it rolled down the driveway to the curb before going on the brakes. He turned his left turn signel on as he looked both ways before turning the car left. Pushing down on the gas, the R35 quickly climbed to sixty in a matter of seconds as it sped down the street, forcing Ryosuke to push down on the clutch with his left foot with his left hand moved the shifter into second gear, allowing the RPM's to climb. The next few minutes for Ryosuke were quiet as he focused on driving his R35, he was driving normal but he was driving a sixteen million yen car or in american it came out around one hundred and fifty thousand, he wasn't exactly in the mood for any surprises unless it came from Nellie.

In those five minutes, he drove the two up roads, passing other estates of similar sizes to the governor until eventually there was no more houses for the rich for they were replaced with mountain trees. Seeing long roads with trees rather then dozens of estates made him feel more at home, it also helped a little that were not many cars coming up here, especially to the top. After about five minutes, he entered a

long tunnel made of modern construction, it wasn't his first time but he was still surprised something like this existed outside of New York City, that city must of been huge if it extended so far out. He was a bit more surprised there wasn't a single car out on the road within the tunnel, he knew they were near the top now after the tunnel shoot out but did no one like going to the top besides them? He'd assume the rich people that live here didn't care for the top ten minutes away from their houses. Having a free moment now since there was no traffic at all, he slightly looked over to Nellie while still paying attention to the road.

"Hope my driving didn't put you to asleep Nellie, am usually a more....entertainting driver...well if the passenger doesn't get knocked out from the shock first." He laughed a little before coming off slightly more serious although not as serious as he or Seto was usually. "I hope you know am not sharing you when we get back, am throwing those so called suiters of yours under the bus if they come near me or you.....oh and were slow dancing later when the Governor opens the ball room, I do enjoy slow dancing so...no exceptions Nellie, your my girl for the rest of the evening.......well only if you want to.........am coming off as a mega playboy ain't I?....that's a first for me." He laughed one more time as he continued to focus on driving mostly. He hoped she realized that he wasn't kidding about not wanting to share her, He liked her alot and he would rather like to spend his evening with her than anyone at the party.​

 

Alia wondered for a second what Satoya's favorite flower might have been. She would shake that off as she focused on the here and now and sorta in a way sent up a prayer and a kind of affirmation to Satoya wherever the woman happened to be now. To help Ryosuke and to be there when he needed someone just like he was for her and just like she was sure Satoya had been for him. In the picture of them on the track and from the way that her talked she could tell the love her had for her still. Then there was the words that brought her back to reality when he spoke about her rebeling and stubbornness proving to be fatal. She kinda wished it hadn't been but then would she have met Ryosuke. She shook it out of her mind once she was explaining how this were done.

Alia couldn't stand parties mostly because she wasn't one of the caddy girl's that were constantly talking fashion and a million other things. As a matter of fact she'd done a few photoshoots before the party because the designers wanted pictures of her in the dress and she was sure one of them would end up somewhere in the public eye. They always seemed to do so one way or another. It was something she hated and something that half the other girl's dreamed that they could still do but for some reason didn't or they were doing somethign else but she always got the noteriaty. Of course they never really realized things just happened. And then she never had taken a liking too much to guys wanting her on their arms because she was pretty or because of who her parents were. Not something she liked at all.

She laughed when he called her his fiesty ice queen. The nickname came out of his mouth and it didn't make her feel like it usually did. So she rather liked him calling her that. Nicknames seemed to just fit sometimes when certain people said them. she smiled as he took her hand and led her to the other side of his R35. For a moment she wasn't sure how she could get into the car. She was smaller than him but she was not used to this sort of cokpit to a car. She found her way in but first and then slide her feet in happy that he was holding her hand because in heels she was totally afraid of falling. Once he closed the door she watched him get into his side of the car and took a full look at the cockpit of the R35. It was pretty. Black and red in the right combination and made it looks fast and wild yet sofisticated and fun. She looked at all the dials on the car a little confused about what all of them meant.

"I've never seem some of these guages and things. Can you actually race this car if you wanted too here and now?" she questioned him curious. She really liked the inside of his car and she watched as he he started the ignition and they started to move. She knew why he was revving it the way he was and when it came alive she couldn't help but like the purr of the motor. She settled herself in the seat so that she wouldn't be thrown back of anything when it went to sixty in a matter of seconds. Her eyes alight with wonder. Of course she knew he was driving like a normal person. After all they didn't want anything to happen to them while they were away from the party and all that. When they entered the tunnel and the lights were a glow she put a stray strand of hair behind her ears and smiled.

She was having fun and he wasn't even driving like a mad man. This was new to her. someone else driving her aside from the families' driver. She was pulled from the view outside of the top coming closer and the glowing of the lights and the nature. Everything that many of the rich didn't care to see. Too gross for them. But peaceful for her. He snapped her out of her watching as she turned to him a bright smile on her face and then a giggle at the rest of his words. "Its not putting me to sleep and shock well just a little intially. this is the first time someone other than the family driver has driven me anyways. And its exilerating." She took a moment to become a little more serious to answer the other part of his words.

"I'd be more than happy to be your girl for the rest of the evening and you aren't coming off like a play boy. At least not to me. Its sweet." she smiled and sat back a bit. She looked up as much as she could outside of the window. "The stars are even more beautiful up here. Still with light pollution but you can see them better." This was a show of how much of a tomboy she could be if people would just let her be but she knew her duty and so she stayed the calmed and reserved girl she was supposed to be. "Do you know how to swing dance Ryosuke?" She asked him because well she did and though her parents didn't like it as much as her ability to ballroom dance she wanted to know if she could have a little fun on the dance floor for once."[/b]

@Seto Kurama

 

That bright smile on her face and that giggling in her voice was perfect, it perfectly showed Nellie as a real girl and not as a professional daughter that was expected to be perfect in all regards. He liked this version of Nellie alot more than the other version he met although he still liked that version too but tonight they were just having fun and no one was around, there wasn't any reason to put a mask on. It was a good thing since he always hated putting on his "fake" mask to play with the famous and politicans during events such as tonight. He really hoped she would stay like this while she stayed close to him, if only until they would return back to the party soon, probably in thirty minutes or so he thought unless Nellie had "other" idea's in mind, he was surprised but it was a good surprised that she just wanted to get out of that place. He could relax more, seeing that she trusted him with her life and he wouldn't allow himself to waste such trust put on him.

"Really now? Youre parents don't drive? Well I suppose it doesn't matter does it now? You can't compare me and my R35 to a limosine driver and his limousine, after all my R35 purs like it's on a mission. Perhaps if my lovely Ice Queen came to visit me in Cold Springs, I'll let her drive my R35 all she wants, don't you think she like that?"

She may have thought that he was joking around but she couldn't be more wrong if she thought that way, it was true that anyone but him that owned a one hundred and fifty thousand dollar vehicle wouldn't allow a teenager to drive such a vehicle but he was that one person that would. He wouldn't care that much if she had somehow wrecked beacuse it was Nellie, she was...special to him in some way. He also ownly bought his R35 to get around in the states in his usual fashion of driving but he hadn't have any real love for it compared to his V-Spec II Nur BNR34 whom he treasured dearly, to him that car was like his second wife and rightly so. There were only seven hundred made and he found his in a junkyard heavily damaged. He spend his entire teenage years repearing that car to it's glory although he still remembered when his father would take it out and only return it the next day. he used to always thought as a teenager that he was using to get a joy ride out of it when in reality he was actually fine tuning the vehicle for his son, of course he didn't learn this until much later after he returned after leaving the military.

Those sweet memories of fixing his car were swept aside when Nellie brought him back from his train of thought when he heard her she accepted being his girl for the rest of the night. That wasn't surpising but her comment saying he didn't come off as a playboy certainly was. She must of really known him for her to come to that conclusion indeed. It was a strange relationship between the two, despite only knowing each other for a few months? they already knew each other pretty well thanks to Seto and Alia, they were different of course from their real life selves since they were game characters but they still familar enough for the two to form a connection, He wondered where this friendship would go. Following that comment, Nellie asked him if he could swing dance...swing dancing?......what sort of dancing was that he asked himself than a sudden image of Michiko came racing into his brain "oh........shiiiit" he thought to himself, how could he forget swing dancing when Michiko, the woman he was supposed to marry due to his mother's influence taought and forced him to swing dance with her. He didn't hate it, he actually enjoyed it far more than ballroom dancing but she alway dragged him out somewhere and forced him to do it. It was unforunete the two didn't work out since he never saw her past a close friend but she never took it to heart nor did she blame them, they were still close friends and were even business partners. For reasons he could never understand Satoya hated Michiko, always seeing her as a major threat to her territory, that being him. He sectrely enjoyed watching the two being playful smart asses on each other like it was a non physical cat fat...until they notced him enjoying than the both would team up to teach him some lession? Boy would he never understand women logic. He looked over slightly to Nellie and winked with a harmless playiful like face, he thought had some harmless fun with Nellie since she knew when he was kidding around with her.

"Oh? just for the evening? You don't want to be this playboy's girl for the rest of your life and get into all sorts of troubling fun with him?"

He turned his head back completely to the road to focus again on driving. Shooting out the tunnel with the R35 beginning to pur louder, he looked down at the dashboard's tachometer, It's digital dial read at 4,500 RPM's. Knowing what to know, without hesitation he pulled down on the clutch pedal with his left leg and moved the shifter into third gear with his left hand, pushing the R35 to acceralate to seventy five. With the hard job now done, he returned to Nellie's last question about swing dancing, this time more serious though, he thought she could handle the truth and he enjoy the idea of lying to her.

"Swing dancing? Oh yeah, of course I know how, it's essentially fast paced ball room dancing with a twist to it, the style was made in the fourties I believe? Back when I was a teenager and I was in a political marriage with Michiko Kurosawa, my first fiance. She tought me how to swing dance than dragged me everywhere to swing dance with me so I would think am pretty good at it by now with three years of training and experience. Satoya on the other hand took swing dancing too far...to...another level shall we see, I believe.....that was Michiko's doing."

Saying that, he then let off the gas pedal slightly and stared at her with a serious look in his eyes and in his tone of voice. She wanted to swing dance with him? He hoped she knew what meant if the guests at the party saw and what statement that would say for the two of them.

"Am perfectly ok with swing dancing with you Nellie but....you do realize what statement that would bring to all the guests, including your parents right? I hope you realize I won't be letting go of your hand while we swing dance, can you handle it?"​

He pulled away as the last corner came into the distance before reaching the top, Ryosuke moved his left leg horizontally agianst the clutch and brake pedals at the same time, bring the R35's speed sharply down, With his right hand gripping the bottom of the steering tightly turning it right, his left hand swung the shifter back into second gear effortlessy as the R35 swung out of the corner still on the right side of the road. Out of the corner now, by habit he floored the gas pedal until the tachometer read 4,500 RPM's again, he pushed down on the clutch again and moved the shifter into third gear, bringing the R35's speed near seventy five again. They were now only half mile away, they would be there any minute for the most part. It took him for a few seconds to realize he accerated out of that corner probably a bit too fast for his guest. He looked over to Nellie to make sure she was ok, they wern't going that fast but sudden fast movements out of tight corners or roads usually made people uneasy. All this car talk also reminded him that Nellie had asked him a question regarding the R35's qualifitcations to be used in racing. He didn't want to scare Nellie out of her dress so he had let go of the gas pedal and brought it back into second gear when it speed dropped to forty five.​

"Sorry about that, I hope you are ok, I forgot that you were in here when my instinct took over, I took taking that corner going out a little too fast for most people to be able to handle. I guess I can't drive completely normal unless I drive slow. I also forgot to answer your question from earlier when we left the manor, I certainly could race this R35 NISMO but she's a bit too quick for Tōge racing, it's a NISMO model so it's putting out six hundred horse power, anything at four hundred is essentially perfect and five hundred the max if you're a master of your craft but six hundred and up is too much for most drivers to handle, it causes over steer far too often although it is possible to control if your skilled enough."

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Seeing it was a straight road now to the top, Ryosuke sighed a little as he slid a little back into his seat in effort to relax as the road no longer required all his focus and with no cars or animals in sight, it only made it easier for him. The next minute or two was silent for Ryosuke, choosing to keep to himself until they made it to the top, it didn't mean he was ignoring Nellie or anything, he just wanted a minute to himself, that was all. The two would have more than enough time to talk to each other when they reached the top anyway, it wasn't like they were in any hurry to get back to the party although he was sure by this point Nellie couldn't wait to swing dance with him. Finally coming up on the empty parking lot revealed a huge city with it's skyscrappers and other buildings bristling intentely with lights infront of the parking lot, down the mountain. Bringing the R35 back around the parking lot facing the enterance they came in, he pushed on the clutch and brake pedals at the same time with his left leg and threw the shifter into position.

When the R35 came to a stand still, Ryosuke brought up the emergency brake with his left hand to prevent it from moving, turned off the head lights and took out the keys from ignition and threw them into his pocket. Feeling a bit too warm for his black formal jacket, he slowly pulled it off in an effort to not damage it. He didn't really care for it but he didn't want to explain it to the guests at the party later on"how" it got ripped. He unfasened the buttons holding both sides of the jacket before holding one sleeve down and pulled his right arm out first then he did the same for his left arm revealing his black collar shirt underneath. It was so tight on his neck, he unfasened the top button to his shirt showing his chest. With that done, he opened the driver's door and pulled himself out

The air flickered into his hair and agianst his body, it felt good hitting his body, for a moment he didn't feel like moving as he stared at the city in the distance but he knew he had to get Nellie as well to enjoy the sight with him. Walking around the R35 to the passenger door, he opened it showing Nellie and offered his hand to her like a gentlemen, he did't want her falling and possibly ripping her dress, that wouldn't be good, how would he explain that one and escape with his life? Ryosuke thought that to himself. If she took his hand, he gently pulled on her's hand, escorting her to the edge of the parking lot in the direction of the neon city, displaying the neon city they were so close to as well as the Governor's manor as well as other manor's. He wondered if the Governor even knew anyone could literally spy on her from up here and she would never know? With a serious expression on his face and tone, he turned to Nellie and spook to her to see if she liked this place, "Well what do you think of this place? It's away from the city even though it's right down there, a small car ride away. I can't figure it out honestly but no one ever comes here as if it's abandoned and right now, no one around but just us. If you look directly down, you can see the Governor's manor, I suppose if you had ill intentions, you could come up and easily spy on the place or worse, along with the other manors." Spending all his focus now on Nellie, he had somehow completely forgotten somehow that he was still holding Nellie's hand.............

 

The longer that Nellie was in the car and listening to Ryosuke the more relaxed she was becoming. She hated acting like the perfect daughter but it was so easy a mask to put on. The world wanted her to be one way and so that way was the way she was. But here with Ryosuke she didn't have to be that. She could actually relax and just be well just be her. There was no hiding because the mask of the dutiful daughter was slowly falling. It was kinda how it was in game too. The longer she played the game the more she was likely to just calm down and let things come and be as they were. Help where she could and stay out of things that were unbecoming even in that world. She was just glad to not have all eyes on her and everything else. She was pulled out of her blissful wandering by Ryosuke's voice.

"No they don't drive they see it beneath them actually." She scoffed at that. it was why she liked their driver. At least their driver understood her want to be able to drive on her own but he couldn't teach her how he could only show her how the car worked. A smiles came to her face when he invited her out to Cold Springs. "She would like that very much." She said looking at him as she put a stray hair back behind her ear. Nellie was greatful that he would allow her to even drive his car. Surprised as she was that he would let his car out of his own hands but then it seemed like he was that one person. The one that would teach her what others could not. And that made him a very special friend to her. And perhaps she was hard core crushing on him as well. Except she was having a hard time figuring out though feelings because she had not allowed herself to have them before.

She turned back to watch the road for a moment. There were many things running through the young woman's mind. They had known eachother for a few months now. Of course mostly as Seto and Alia but even from that first night there was a connection that had started to build and a connection that trancended the game screen and well she liked that. The fact that they could be friend in game and out of came. She waited for his answer on swing dancing hoping she didn't bring up some horrible memory or something by asking that. That would be just like her too. Unbeknownst and all that as it might have been but she did hate upsetting people.

The next words out of his mouth made her giggle for a moment. "now now, you know you never kiss and tell on the first date right?" She knew he was joking but the butterflies in her stomach started up all over again. The though of having someone like Ryosuke for the rest of her life was almost too much to think about right then and there. So it was easy to take it as a joke. After all to do that properly there might have to be some running involved. Maybe one never really actually knew about that. The purr of the engine though that got her out of her thoughts as they emerged from the tunnel. It was a few moments later when he actually answered her first question.

Nellie was so happy that he knew how but kinda kicking herself for reminding him around the fiance he had run away from because of the fact that it was political marriage and all of that. "it was somewhere around the twenties actually. But grew more and more popular in the forties. Depending of course on which of the many versions that you know. Lindy hop being the most traditional really. And of course the charleston." She also knew what it was that it would mean for them to be doing such dancing. It wasn't completely outlawed in polite society these days but many old timers believed that certain events should be kept purly ball room style. The younger generation not so much so. Not that anyone actually knew. But she actually head a swing dance title it was just not something that was widely known to well many that knew her. Plus she was sure that Ryosuke would be just perfect as a partner.

"Yes i know what statement that will be making. Plus its about time I actually lived up to my first place medal in competition you know. But shh no one really knows that. No one but our driver anyways. and the boys but they keep quiet. And now you." She smiled a little bit. There were times that she did things she wanted but they happened only occassionally and with sword fighting competitions trying to get dancing competitions under her belt was hard. She had a ball room trophy but that was second place and it was like the last time she did competition for that. She could handle it. She had a determined look on her face. She saw the last corner come up and went silent watching him take it.

She giggled as she melded for a moment into the passanger seat. Once they came out of it he made sure she was okay. "its alright and that makes sense. The higher the horse power the more skilled you need to be to drive it. properly in stressful situation." She would describe racing a stressful situation even if it didn't seem like it to though driving. And they were having fun. The good ones knew there limit and it was something interesting for her to learn as well. Not that she would ever race. She just really wanted to know how to drive a car well.

She let the silence fall around them and once they were finally at the top and they were turned facing the way that they had come she watched him put that car into park. She watched him for a long moment as he unbottoned the top of his shirt and looked well looked far more like himself. She smiled a bit. "that looks more comfortable and more you." She quickly slipped off her heels and put on her flats. It made her a little shorter now but this was more her style and it was evident. She smiled that was much better. She got out of the car careful to not catch her dress on anything and to keepr herself as clean as possible. She looked out over the city lights and around them. It was peaceful watching them flicker up here and she found herself leaning a little more into Ryosuke.

"That's true but not many people think of this place." she hadn't let go of his hand. She let the wind blow her hair a bit. "its nice up here. Its calm and you can just watch the lights flicker. People do not understand i think in the day to day that its a good thing to go to a quiet spot and just watch. And i'm sure that if anyone down there knew that it was so easy to be spied on they would do something about it. but they may be to busy to care and figure their security will catch everything. I know that's how my parents are." She shook her head. She wasn't sure though. She leaned into him more and just looked both at the sky and at the lights below. Letting out a happy relaxed sigh.