Joy smiled as she watched Aika walk out to start the race.  Confidence looked good on her.  To be fair, anything in that outfit would look good on her.  But still, it made a difference.  Maybe they should work more often than they were planning to if it would boost the Tennin's assurance in herself in the social and sexy department.  Because damn, she should sure have a lot of confidence in that last one!<br/><br/>Joy talked to a few people in the crowd but nothing really came of it.  Just basic pleasantries and comments about how surprised they were that Ichiro was doing so well tonight.  Another person thought it was cause of the dose of good luck he'd gotten from that new race girl.  Oh, so that guy was Ichiro, huh?<br/><br/>She wandered back to the designated race queen area and smiled at the other girls, "So, how do you think we new girls did?"<br/><br/>One of them looked at her and pursed her lips and then nodded, "You two did pretty good.  And she is really going to make an impression if this race comes in the way it's looking"<br/><br/>"Yeah, no kidding," one of the others added, "She's going to be the hot item next time she's at a race."<br/><br/>"Oh?  Why's that?"  Joy turned to actually watch the race as Aika returned, "It does, right?"<br/><br/>"Here they come," the first race queen Joy had spoken to shouted.  All of them, the two Exalts included, rushed to the roadside, cheering and clapping.  Joy jumped up and down a few times as the cars roared towards the finish line.  The checkered flag swing down as the vehicles shot past with wave after wave of thunderous air and noise breaking over the stands, the crowd, and the race queens.<br/><br/>"It's over!"  The announcer screamed, "I don't believe it!  Coming from behind, the winner is To-SHIIIIDAAA ICHIROOOO!"  The crowd was on their feet cheering and shouting amid the cacophony of the cars returning.<br/><br/>"Aika!"  Joy grabbed her friend's shoulders from behind, "Oh, my God, that's the guy who kissed you!  You're a good luck charm, gorgeous!"