Liar, Liar, the Mage's Desire Vol. 4 (The Oumeno Menace)

Fast and Feisty: Drifting In Tokyo (5)

   "Hey, don't forget the seatbelt!" Kaito reminded Kokichi. 

   "Aaaand don't forget the seatbelt," Kokichi said to Kiki. 

    "Got it!" Kiki said. "Adjust the seats, the pedals, the wheel, and the mirrors, and then put the seatbelt on!" Kokichi grinned proudly at her.

    "Good job!" he said, ruffling her hair. "Now, let's look at the pedals down here." He pointed to the pedals underneath his feet and explained to her the functions of the gas and brake pedals. Although Kaito's car lacked a clutch brake, Kokichi explained to Kiki the function of the clutch in a manual car.  He then explained to her about the car's controls, and to press the brake pedal each time when starting the car and before shifting the gear stick. 

   "Here, I'll press down on the brake, and shift into reverse," Kokichi said, and did just that. Kaito leaned away from the car, and Kokichi slightly lifted his foot off the brake and slowly reversed off of the driveway. "Now, to go forward again, press the brake, and shift into drive," he explained to Kiki. Kokichi pressed the brake again and moved the stick onto the "D." Then, he gently pressed his foot on the gas, and moved forward into the driveway again. "And to park, what do you think we do next?"

   "Hmm...put your foot on the brake, then move the stick to the 'P?'" Kiki guessed. Kokichi smiled at her and did just that. The car came to a complete stop.

   "There you go!" he said with a wink. Kiki grinned triumphantly. Even Kaito was impressed. Kokichi then proceeded to show her how to use the blinkers and when to use them, when to use her hazards, where to place her hands on the steering wheel when driving, and he even expanded to the rules of the road. Kiki listened with intense fascination and enthusiasm. Finally, Kokichi's lesson had ended.

   "So...you got everything, Chibi-Kichi?" Kokichi asked. 

   "Yeah!" Kiki cried. "This is cool!" She looked hopefully at Kokichi. "C-Can I try driving in and out of the driveway? I just wanna know what it's like! Please?" Kokichi raised his eyebrows and grinned. 

   "Yeah! I'm cool with it, but..." he turned to Kaito. Kaito couldn't help the grin on his face. 

   "Y'know, it's awesome seein' Chibi-Kichi wanting to learn how to drive, so...I'm kinda cool with it, too, actually!" he replied. Kokichi and Kiki looked at him in surprise.

   "Wow! I didn't see that coming," Kokichi admitted. "Alrighty, then! It's all you, Chibi-Kichi!" He stepped out of the driver side, and Kiki eagerly rushed over to take his place. "Remember what you need to do first!"

   "Right! Right..." Kiki said. "Okay, first, I have to adjust my seat." Kiki raised her seat to the highest position so that she could see through the windshield. She adjusted the pedals so that they could reach her feet. She then adjusted the steering wheel so that it was level with her. Finally, she adjusted the rearview and sideview mirrors before sitting back down and strapping her seatbelt on. She looked at Kokichi and Kaito, who grinned proudly at her, giving her nods of approval and thumbs-up. Kiki giggled happily and took a deep breath.

   "Remember what to do next?" Kaito asked.

   "I think so," Kiki replied. She pressed her foot down on the brake pedal before shifting into reverse. 

   "Nice!" Kokichi said. "Now, ever so gently, lift your foot off of the brake, and back out slowly. Remember, use the brake again when you need to stop." Kiki nodded. Ever so slightly, she lifted her foot off of the brake. Kaito's car slowly backed out of the driveway. Kokichi and Kaito watched intently. 

   "Okay, now bring it back up here!" Kaito called to her. He and Kokichi expected Kiki to stop the car and move forward again. However, what they didn't expect was for Kiki to grin mischievously at them and turn the car away from the driveway, and towards the road. 

   "Tee-heehee...no way! I'll see you guys later!" she called back to them and drove off.