Niko listened as he took another single pasta noodle and stuck it in his mouth. He thought about how long the drive would take from here to the far end of Tokyo where they needed to go. He figured they would need to leave no later than six thirty. Preferably six in order to get there before eight thirty or nine. He flushed more as he nibbled his lower lip cutely waiting or the yes or no. Lighting up and turned a darker red before returning back to a bright pink across the checks. He said yes! He felt his heart racing with excitement and happiness. He shook his head to push the thoughts and feelings away. He wasn't looking at Salazar becase he didn't wish him to possibly see the shyness and awkwardness. The emotional crush he had on his friend that was causing him confusion. He knew his eyes would show it quite clearly and he didn't think he would be someone Salazar would show that sort of interest in like that. He didn't understand it well or the whole thing. He had lit up though as he was beyond ecstatic that Salazar said he would like to go. Was that a date? That was what he had awkwardly been trying to make it. Yet at the same time to him it would be even if he hoped that Salazar didn't take it like that unless it didn't upset him. His brain hurt. He focused in on answering Salazar.<br/><br/>He shook his head. "We'll need to be up by five or five thirty. So we can get ready and be leaving no later than six or six thirty. We won't be taking the train. It is a long way from here. Its on the upper far side of Tokyo. We need to be there before eight thirty. No later than nine." He started out explaining. Eating a bit more and had a soft smile on his face. "We'll take one of the two vehicles I have been working on in a locked garage type building just a block away from here. We'll get there a lot faster. I built them from the ground up quite literally. They amped with Nitro XD. Cover more ground and time faster and safer." He said softly.<br/><br/>"Nitro XD is an amplified and much safer version of the already existing Nitro. It is something I made. It isn't available to the public. Or to anyone else yet. You are my friend though so if you want me to amp up anything you drive with it just let me know okay Salazar?" He said with a smile. He then pondered a bit. "So we should make it there with little to no difficulty in a couple of hours."<br/><br/>He looked up shocked at the question. "Wh-wha??" He blinked. Rather confused and shocked by the question. Shaking his head. "Oh. No. Not recently. Most of the times I've left the room 98% of the entire school is out cold. I learned the routine of that group of guys with the leather wearing dude in the middle. Along with the routine of Soto Henshin and a few others that are out then. So I planned my route according to those routines and made sure I didn't encounter any of them." He said with a smile.<br/><br/>Flushing more as soon as he finished and found himself looking into Salazar's eyes. This entire time his own eyes had been so very very expressive. Once the startlement had faded it had been easy to read Niko's feelings and his confuison and the emotional crush he had on Salazar. He quickly looked down and went back to eating. He looked at the food and started to eat more. His features bright red as he realized that he may have had very expressive eyes and that Salazar may have seen his crush on him and wasn't sure that was a good idea. He kinda hoped Salazar missed it so there wasn't the possibility of awkwardness between them. Salazar was his best friend. Plus he didn't have confidence in his appearance and really didn't see himself as someone who'd be of interest to Salazar like that. Then again until recently dating was never part of his thought process. He knew nothing on the subject. Yet the other part of him kinda hoped he did and that it wasn't rejected if it was seen. Or if it was that it was just ignored and not commented on.<br/><br/>He blinked and looked up in surprise. He opened his mouth to say no. That it wasn't necessary but clsoed it the second Salazar said he couldn't say no. "But..." he started to protest. "Your welcome. Okay..." He said. Fushing more from head to toe that Salazar said he was taking him to eat afterwards. He ate about half of his normal portion of food and went to stop eating. "I am excited about tomorrow." He said. Then blinked as he remembered something.<br/><br/>He smiled. "Oh yeah. Salazar. You said something the other day about the fact you had a favorite drifter driver...the one who does cars mainly but also dabbles in the motorcycle drifting? I received an email from him earlier stating he was going to be there. That he is competing in the first race which is for charity for orphans and what not. I was wondering if I get in touch with him if you'd like to meet him in person between the two races. If so I'll make sure to get that arranged once I get back to my room." He said with a smile.