Fleur Vertueuse || SBR ||

004

You followed Gyro and Johnny towards the next stage. It was quiet, though, you decided that it wouldn't be for long. Taking a deep breath, you were about to speak, only to begin coughing. Both males turned their heads to look at you as  you continued to cough, wheezing slightly. "Are..you okay, Y/N?" Johnny asked cautiously, as Gyro made a small noise of amusement. 

"I-I'm doing just fine, Mr. Joestar. Just..I was gonna break the silence, but then I just started coughing..guess my plan worked." You shot both of your companions a large grin. "So, I heard Sandman's the winning candidate for this round. What do you two think?" You asked. Johnny paused. "Well..to see he is the winning candidate even while he's competing on foot is quite impressive." He stated. "You're also quite popular, Y/N. I'm the 6th popular candidate. And Gyro, you would've been much more popular had you not gotten a penalty." Johnny told Gyro, making you snort.

Gyro stayed silent, as you decided to bring up Mountain Tim. "Mountain Tim is also a winning candidate. He's quite popular for 5th place." You stated. Gyro grinned mischievously at you and Johnny. "It's probably because of that hat he wears." He stated, causing you to burst out laughing. Johnny had a deadpanned look on his face, as you continued to laugh. "Hey! I think his hat looks cool, Mr. Zeppeli! If you're jealous of his hat, you shouldn't be. Your hat's rather nice itself." You grinned at him. Gyro huffed lightly, with a roll of his eyes. "Wow, thanks Y/N." He chuckled.

Soon enough, you had reached the starting line for the second stage, and you glanced around. "Do I have to start next to Dio again? Might be best..well, I'll see you two around!" You grinned, and rode away, unaware of the spiteful gaze that was following you. You found Diego, and rode up besides him. "Guess who got 2nd, Mr. Brando? Me! Y/N!" You declared with a hearty laugh. Diego stared at you, before huffing. "Perhaps I doubted you, L/N. But..that doesn't mean you're going to beat me this time." He told you. "Ooh, is that a challenge? I must inform you, Mr. Brando..I always accept challenges. Are we betting anything?" You asked. Diego seemed rather surprised.

You were currently one of Diego's greatest threats to victory..so, if you lost against him, and told everyone how good he was..it would definitely boost his ego to see one of his greatest threats praising him. With a small smirk, he put on his goggles. "Alright, L/N. It's a challenge. But if I beat you, you need to tell everyone how good of a racer. And admit I'm better than you." He declared. You were definitely angry. "The last part's not true! I'm definitely better than you, asshole!" You told him with an angered glare. "Well then, if I beat you, you'll have to tell all of your fans that Y/N L/N is your idol, and you admire them greatly." You smirked, as Diego glared at you.

"Fine. But I'll be the one winning this round. Try and think of what your praises for me will be, L/N." He stated. You put on your own goggles. "Kiss my ass, Brando." You snapped, annoyed that if you lost, you'd have to do something that would mess with your pride. Hearing the announcer once again begin to yell, you rolled your eyes. "DIEGO BRANDO AND Y/N L/N HAVE PUT UP THEIR GOGGLES!" He shouted. Wow, no way. Goggles did exist, and to you, it sounded like this was a first for the announcer. Maybe the announcer didn't know what goggles were until now.

You got ready, as you heard the announcer shout that it was 30 seconds to gun. You thought Diego had said something to you, but you didn't bother to listen. You just imagined that he said, 'Maybe I will, L/N.' or something along those lines. No, you weren't trying to romanticize your situation, but it just made you begin to laugh to yourself. Diego would never say that, right? He definitely seemed determined to make you look pathetic compared to him. And, as the announcer once again shouted, the fireworks made a booming noise, which caused you to begin to move again. And, you heard the announcer shout again. "HE'S FLYING! JUST LIKE THE FIRST STAGE, HE WENT FLYING ON HIS OWN, JUST LIKE THA-" Grabbing the brim of your hat, you squinted through your goggles.

Indeed, Gyro was yet again in front of the pack. 'How does he have that much energy..? No matter, I'll catch up, just like last time!' You sped up, Penny Lane letting out a neigh as you charged after Gyro. "AND JUST LIKE THAT, Y/N ALSO MIRRORS THEIR ACTIONS FROM THE FIRST STAGE, AND CHARGES AFTER GYRO!" You gave a thumbs up to the announcer's words, and followed Gyro. You noticed that Johnny had also gotten off to a good start, and as the two of you chased after Gyro, something happened that made you..question if following Gyro was a good choice.

Instead of going straight to the waterhole..Gyro turned and changed course. "What..? OI, GYRO! I DON'T THINK YOU'RE THINKING CORRECTLY! IS THE SUN GETTING TO YOUR HEAD?!" You shouted, as Johnny also yelled out to Gyro. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, GYRO ZEPPELI?! AT LEAST GIVE ME A REASON FOR ALL OF THIS SPEED!" He shouted. As the two of you chased after Gyro, he replied. "What? We have rivals in the race who are doing the same thing. Wanna come with? This is the shortest way. We'll beat everyone...even Sandman." He stated. You'd beat Diego too? Well, you considered this to be a win. You chased after Gyro, Johnny riding besides you..and then, you heard that someone else had followed you. A racer called Mrs. Robinson. 

You didn't really care much about whoever that was, so you just continued to race ahead. You continued to race after Gyro and Johnny. And, so did Mrs. Robinson.

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Time passed, and the three of you continued on.  You glanced over at Johnny. "Say, aren't we around 6 hours away from the starting point?" You asked. Johnny nodded at you. "Yea. And according to this map, we should be reaching the top right around now. And if we've been heading in the right direction..there should be another 80 km until we reach fresh water." He explained. You gasped. "Fresh water? Thank god, I feel dried out right now." You joked.

Gyro had a grin on his face. "Yup, that's right. Everything is going according to plan! This is the right path..maybe." He muttered the last part, but both you and Johnny heard. "What was that?!" Johnny exclaimed. "Nothing, nothing!" Gyro waved his hands in the air. "I definitely heard a maybe in there, Mr. Zeppeli! You better know the damn way! I can't get lost!" You exclaimed with a worried tone.  The three of you halted, as Johnny pointed an accusing finger at Gyro.

"Gyro, do you even know anything about the desert?! We could DIE out here!" He shouted. Gyro looked at Johnny. "Johnny, Y/N, calm your asses! We have nothing to worry about!" Gyro exclaimed. You stared at the two of them, and you were about to input your opinion, only to read your head back, as something went flying past.

"What the hell was that.." You questioned. Gyro now donned a more serious expression. 

"Something just came flying past..from someone in front of us."

You looked around. Someone was trying to attack you? Wasn't that against the rules or something? Of course..no one would know if the three of you died..as you pondered, Johnny had noticed something. "Gyro..y-your ear.." 

You looked over at Gyro, noticing blood dripping down. Upon closer look, you saw three holes were in the Zeppeli's ear. "What..what the hell is this?!" You exclaimed. You heard an 'Oh!' coming from Johnny, and looked over, noticing the several cuts on his arms. You were about to say something again, when you shouted out in pain.

Something had cut your right eye, as well as the side of your neck. 

What the hell..

Why couldn't this just be a normal Horse race?

And why did you decide to go with these two?

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:) Chapter 4 is finally out. Hope you enioyed!