Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Umi no Hime ❯ A Day at the Track ( Chapter 7 )

“Nothing is as easy as it looks.”

- Murphy's Law #1

 

Tuesday. Lunchtime.

 

Once I hit the dirt with my newly-acquired Honda CRF250R, I let go of my inner self. The one who always wanted to be the wind. I didn't think of anything else except the speed. I wanted to run away. Run away from my problems, run away from my fears, run away from them all. And judging from signals that my coach gave me from the stands, I can conclude that I did a good impression on the corporate guys.

 

After a few hours of kick-ass routines, I managed to detach myself from my now-favorite bike, to meet the people who would define my future in motocross.

 

“Gentlemen, I'd like you to meet the racing prodigy of the RP, Tenoh Haruka,” Li-san introduced me to the men beside her. “Haruka, this is Mr. Celso De Castro of Daijing Corporations.” A short bald guy bowed to me and said, “Nice meeting you, Tenoh-san,” in English with a thick accent. “Mr. Dale Andrews of MotoX,” she gestured to an old blonde man wearing glasses, who just nodded at me without saying a word.

 

“Mr. Musashi Kaioh of CTS,” this time it was a fat, weird-looking gentleman with a Cheshire grin.

 

I was about to say, “It is a pleasure meeting my future bosses,” but something clicked on the back of my mind. I didn't know what it was, so I kept saying their names over and over my head. Celso De Castro…Dale Andrews…Musashi Kaioh. De Castro. Andrews. Kaioh…

 

I started picking up the stuff near me when I heard someone yell out, “Ms. Kaioh!”

 

Shimatta! Kaioh! Could they be related? Could he be…?

 

“Please excuse Haruka, he might still be speechless about the new bike.” Li-san nudged me on the chest. “Haruka, get your damn mind out of the gutter or I'll beat the crap out you,” she threatened in a low voice.

 

“Oh…yes, erm, it's a pleasure meeting you all, sir,” I took their hand in a firm shake, one at a time, and planted the best smile I could manage on my pale face.

 

Author's Notes:

 

To those who were wondering about Haruka's gender in this story:

Yep. Haruka's a girl, but Li-san wants her to disguise herself as a guy so that there'd be no complications on her career as a junior motocross champ.

 

Only these people know Haruka's secret (as of this time in their `world'):

Her family, her coach (of course), Ami, Rei and Riku, her guy best friend (which will be introduced in a later chapter).

 

So having cleared that, off I go the library to study for a finals exam on the 24th. Next update will be on Tuesday night or Wednesday, probably. Wish me luck! :)

 

References:

 

Murphy's Laws ("If anything can go wrong, it will") was born on Edwards Air Force Base in 1949. It was named after Capt. Edward A. Murphy, an engineer working on Air Force Project MX981.

 

Disclaimer:

Haruka, Michiru, and the rest of the BSSM gang belong to Naoko Takeuchi. I'm just borrowing them for a little while.

Daijing Corporations, MotoX, and CTS are just figments of my imagination. Any resemblance to a real-life company is a coincidence.

The CRF250R bike belongs to Honda. Though I'd appreciate it if they'd give me one. Lol. :)

And Mr. Murphy owns his laws.