Azur Lane: The Four Horsemen (Cleveland X MaleReader)

Chapter 9: Manjuu Grand Prix PT. 1

9:04 am
November 25, 1944
Azur Lane Base

3rd PoV

After the "event" last night, the four brothers immediately apologized to the ship girls whom they offended accidentally.

"We're sorry!", the boys said as they bowed their heads down.

"Its alright, it was an accident after all.", Wales spoke among the crowd with a bit of a stoic expression, "But don't go think that you boys are getting away with this unpunished."

Upon hearing this, the boys gulped in fear as they dont know what is going to happen.

"I know what their punishment is going to be!", one of the ship girls said while raising her hand.

She stepped forward from the crowd revealing her identity. It was Helena.

"And what do you think its going to be Helena?", Illustrious asked somewhere in the crowd.

She suddenly bowed her head,"Please race for us in the Manjuu Grand Prix!", she said.

The four brothers looked at each other,"Manjuu Grand Prix?", they said in unison.

"Yes, it is a race that many of us are looking forward to, and I was also informed that Iron Blood, Sakura Empire, Vichya Dominion, and Sardegna Empire are joining the race through an unofficial ceasefire made by Ms. Bismarck. She said that Christmas is near and she wants to celebrate it with former allies. Though I myself don't trust this, it could be a trap.", She said with a voice of worry, she then continued,"But please help us! Our racing team had been struggling in the past couple of years when my sister Phoenix and Brooklyn had an accident resulting in permanent injuries that prevented them from driving. And ever since they had their injuries, Saint Louis and Honolulu had to replace them but we never got any good runs the last season because of their inexperienced driving skills.", She looked at the two aforementioned cruisers.

"H-hey! Dont blame us for losing!", She exclaimed while blushing in embarrassment,"We weren't used to driving that fast before, let alone participate in a race!" She complained.

After hearing this, the four brothers huddled around and thinks about the request.

"So, you guys wanna do this?", Port Royal asked.

"Well our commanders used to race eachother in an old NASCAR race track back then, and i think we inherited thier talents. So, im in!", Bunker Hill said feeling pumped.

"Me too!", Y/N said

"Me three!", Mobile Bay joined in.

"Ok let's do this!", Bunker Hill announced.

"So, what do you guys think?", Helena asked anxiously.

"We accept!", they said in unison.

"YES! THANK YOU SO MUCH!", Helena exclaimed full of joy hugging Y/N in the process accidentally.

Y/N's face heats up and stood stiff, 'HOLY SHIT! OUT OF ALL PEOPLE, WHY ME!?', Y/N thought. Realising her actions, Helena immediately pulled herself back and was left blushing heavily. "Sorry about that!", She bowed her head down as she apologized. "I-its fine. By the way, is there gonna be a practice session for the race?", Y/N asked.

"Oh yes, we'll be going to the Laguna Seca Raceway at the main Eagle Union base 2 days from now, so be sure to pack your bags because we'll be staying there for a month.", She stated.

"Oh I see, then we better get packin'.", Y/N said with a wink.

After talking with the girls, they then sprinted to thier dorms to pack.

TIMESKIP TO 2 DAYS LATER

7:10 am
November 27, 1944
Azur Lane Airfield

Y/N's PoV

Last night, i managed to convince Cleveland and her sisters to come with us.
Although Cleveland was reluctant to come, 
but i dont know why.

After a few minutes The whole Brooklyn class arrived. Along with a bunch of containers. I assumed they carried the cars, parts, and other racing equipment.

As Helena walked towards us, she was a bit shocked about the Cleveland sisters' appearance.

"Are guys coming with us?", She asked them.

"Well, Y/N kinda invited us to come with them on this trip so, yeah.", Cleveland answered with a hint of red on her cheeks.

This situation however, didn't go without Bunker Hill speculating something about Cleveland's behaviour.

As he was thinking, Helena scanned Cleveland and her sisters head to toe. This also left Cleveland at a blushing mess. I mean who wouldn't?

Y/N chuckled at the scene beforehand. He couldn't get enough of her cuteness.

He was snapped out of his thoughts when Helena suddenly clapped her hands.

"Aha! You guys will do!", Helena said happily.

The Cleveland sisters tilted their heads in confusion.

"Do with what?", Columbia asks while blowing a bubblegum.

"Say, do you have experience in pit stop operations before?", She asks.

"Hmm, we havent done anything like that before, but we do saw how they do it on TV, and we also have experience repairing stuff, so...", Denver said trailing off.

"Excellent! Thats just what we need. I actually forgot about the fact that we are a bit short on pit crews. That ones on me.", She said while rubbing the back of her head.

"Helena! Let's go! The plane is about to take off! We dont wanna be late!", Brooklyn's voice can be heard inside the lobby.

"Oh shoot! Let's go guys!"

"Since when did she become this energetic?", Y/N asked with a little smile while placing his hand on Cleveland's shoulder.

"I have no clue.", She replied with a deadpanned expression.

Then she heard Y/N chuckle.

"What's so funny?"

"Nothing, I'm just excited for the future race.", He stated.

"Whatever.", She said while elbowing his arm.

After their idle chat, they proceeded to follow the others on their trip to the main Eagle Union base.

To be continued...

I hope you like this chapter!
They have now officially entered the Manjuu Grand Prix. What do you think will happen during practice?
I'll leave that up to you!
Thanks for your undying support to this book!
Until next time!

NIGERUNDAYOOOOO~~~~~