Title: Remembering
Author: Villana Del Amor -formerly-Vinzfavgurrl69
Summary: The team grabs the chance for a fresh start- still living out their old ways, but will the past catch up with them?
Rating: M
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of The Fast and The Furious but for now I'm borrowing. All other characters that aren't in the movie belong to me.
Note: This fic has not been beta'd so please excuse my spelling, grammar, and language.
Chapter 1: Introductions
Alexis walked across the deserted Mexican road, her leather pants riding dangerously low on her hips, the sun beaming down on her. She pulled up the brim of her wifebeater and brought it up to her face, revealing her hard abs and wiped the sweat off her forehead. As the wind picked up, blowing her hair out of her face, the only sound that is heard are the tanned girl's heavy boots on the asphalt.
Across the road, she finds a bright blue skyline, the air conditioner already churning its soft hum. After taking a quick survey of her surroundings she gets inside the car, and sighs. "Another day in the life," she mutters softly, turning up the stereo and pulling off the road's shoulder.
She drives off with such speed and confidence that only an experienced driver would have. Seat leaned back, body slumped in the seat, one arm on the steering wheel, an elbow leaning on the door and a permanent scowl that had taken residency on her face was the image that assaulted the residents of the small Mexican town. They heard her a mile away, and they knew that the purr of her engine meant to get out of her way.
After turning onto a road, she turns into an empty shady parking lot across from a small store and quickly turns the car off. As she climbs out of the car, you notice a tattoo on her lower back – La Fiera (The Fury). Her back-length straight brown hair quickly found itself in a messy bun on the top of her neck as she exits the car.
Before closing the door, she pulls out a pair of dark sun glasses and places them on her face. As she waits for the traffic to clear to on the road, she cocks her head to the side and frowns. The faint humming of tuner engines can be softly heard. She leaned against her car, arms crossed over chest and feet crossed at their ankles, waiting. Minutes later, as the faint hum turned into a roar, three cars pulled into a parking lot across the road, in front of the town's local convenience store.
"As if this town wasn't small enough," she said sarcastically, crossing the street.
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Mia climbed out of Letty's car, which she had been driving and quickly glanced at the injured girl in the back seat. "Dom, this could be bad," she said, turning around to find him standing behind her. He quickly glanced into the backseat and ran a hand down his face.
Leon looked through his tinted windows at the display before him. He knew it wouldn't be long before everything came crashing down again. Mia was practically in shambles at the last 24 hours events, Letty was in her backseat torn apart physically and emotionally, Dom's shoulder looked like it had been dislocated, and he….well he... He didn't know what he was. Physically he was fine, but emotionally…that was another story. He didn't know if his little brother was alive or if his best friend had come through alright. He didn't know anything.
Dom tapped on his window lightly and waited for Leon to lower it. "You don't look suspicious or hurt. Go over to that store over there and get some info. Letty needs a doctor and we need a place to crash," he said. Leon simply rolled the window up and got out of the car.
As the Mexican heat assaulted him, Leon felt nauseous. He took a couple of deep breaths as he made his way over to the store.
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Alex watched out of the corner of her eye as a man stepped out of the yellow skyline and began to make his way towards the store. He was tall, dressed in a jersey and jeans, his hair was messy and his green eyes seemed to make her relax instantly. She rolled her eyes as she spotted the big, bald man dressed in jeans and a dirty white v-neck, standing in front of his car with the hood up, trying to figure out what was wrong with it.
As she made her way over to the door's front door, she watched as the blonde guy tried to push the door open, but to much avail, it was locked. He looked inside the store and found it empty and dark. "Can I help you?" Alex asked, startling the blonde.
He took a step back and glanced at her nervously. "Look, I don't bite much. It just looks like you needed some help," she said. The guy swallowed a couple of times before speaking. "Sorry. I'm just looking for some info. A place to stay? Eat? A doctor?" He asked.
"Down the road, make a left then a right. Eat at your own risk and a doctor, you got one," she said. As blondie opened his mouth to speak when a screeching car alarm cut through the air. The blonde guy looked toward his car, but found no one near it. Alex quickly glanced across the street at the little kids playing near her car. "ONE DENT AND I'M GOING TO BURY ALL OF YOU ALIVE WHERE YOUR PARENTS WON'T FIND YOU!" She yelled.
The little kids scattered at the venomous words that were thrown at them. "You own a skyline?" He asked. Alexis glared at the man, tired of all his questions. "Listen, I gave you the info you need. Now get out of my way, I have work to do," she said roughly. Alex reached in her pocket and pulled out a single key, unlocking the store's front door.
She stepped inside and turned on all the lights and the fans that were hanging from the ceiling. She made her way behind the counter and began to organize things. "Can I help you?" She asked again, noticing that he was still standing in front of the store. "My two friends out there need medical attention. They need a doctor. You said I had one," he said simply.
Alex shook her head softly. "Why can't I just stay to myself sometimes? People complain that I'm a bitch, yet they still try to domesticate me," she said softly to herself. She turned around and faced the man completely. "Fine. I'll patch your two friends up, but after that you're gone. Got it?" She said, rudely. The man nodded softly and walked away from the store.
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Dom watched as Leon approached him, after spending various minutes inside the store. "What took you so long?" Dom demanded to know. Leon stopped walking and glared at Dom. He held a single hand up, as if telling him to drop it. "She's the town doc. She'll patch you up and then that's it, we're off," he said simply.
Alexis stepped out of the store, a cell phone in hand. Dom watched as she spoke sternly into, before hanging up. "Follow me," she said, before crossing the street towards her car.
Dom, Leon and Mia slipped behind their wheels and pulled off after her, trying to keep up. It was a five minute ride from the store to a large two floor house down by the beach. Alexis pulled into the driveway and shut her engine off. She waited for the rest of them to catch up to her, before exiting her car. "You left your store unattended. You're not worried?" Leon asked, as he and Dom carried Letty onto the porch. "What's your name?" Alex asked, opening her front door and letting them inside. "Leon," he replied.
"Leon, did you ever stop to ask yourself if you asked too many damn questions?" She asked, walking through the house to the back room, where she motioned for them to lay out Letty. Letty scoffed softly to herself and managed to grin slightly, before the pain set in. "She's like a female version of me," she said. Alexis laughed softly to herself. "Don't flatter yourself," she said.
Dom looked at the woman in front of him, so many questions fluttering through his mind. "What's your name? Because you sure as hell don't look like a doctor to me," he gruffly said. "Mine's Alexis, and yours? You sure as hell don't look like a mechanic to me, or else you would've known your carburetor is messed up and not the fan belt," she said. Dom looked shocked, speechless in fact. "Yeah, I knew all that without even looking under the hood, just from the sound that piece of shit makes."
Mia noticed things weren't going in such a good direction. "Hi Alexis, I'm Mia. This big teddy bear here is Dom and that's Letty lying on your couch. We really appreciate what you're doing for us, don't we Dom?" She said, placing a hand firmly on Dom's bad shoulder. He nodded in pain, but not before cursing loudly.
"Look, let's get this show on the road, I have a life you know," she said, before taking a closer look at Letty. "I'm going to need you guys to leave the room for a minute," she said.
As Alexis escorted them out of the room, Dom stopped briefly and looked at her. Alex saw the intensity in his eyes. "Just stop the pain. Please, don't let her hurt anymore," he whispered softly. Alex nodded slowly, her eyes tearing a bit before closing the door.
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"He loves you, you know," Alex whispered, as she bandaged up Letty's ribs. Letty scoffs softly, because of her injuries. "Sometimes I wonder if it's even worth it- his love I mean. He treats me like his queen when I'm with him, but when he's by himself or with the boys, he turns into a man whore," she said.
Alexis laughed softly. "Fuck that nigga, but God forbid he leaves you, you probably turn into a mess," she said. "You're not from around here, are you? And is it written all over my face?" Letty asked, softly. Alex shook her head. "Nope, it's in your eyes." Letty nodded softly. Alex gave her a once over and nodded. "You're done. Just don't move around a lot and let your ribs heal. That gash on your head will heal with time. Just keep it clean and dry. I don't have any pain meds, so you'll have to tough it out," Lex said, stepping back, giving Letty room to stand up from the couch.
"Thanks for everything. It's been fun talking to you. I hope to see you around soon," she said, putting her shirt back on. "Letty, don't get your hopes up. I'm not much of a people person," Alex said, opening the door for her. "Next victim," she yelled out.
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"There's not much I can do for you Dom. I can stitch you up and put that arm back in place but I don't have any medicine. You'll have to tough it out like normal people, get drunk off your ass and pass out," she said softly, her hand on Dom's shoulder.
As Dom was thinking of a smart remark to say back to her, Alex quickly pushed the arm back into its socket and Dom yelled out in pain. "They say surprise is the best weapon of all," she said, laughing softly. Dom jumped out his seat, grabbing at his arm. She saw the anger in his eyes, which quickly melted into gratitude. "Thanks," he whispered.
"Why does it feel like that will be the first and last time I'll ever here that from you?"