A/N: This is the REAL sequel to Undercover, so… yeah :P. This chapter and possibly the next couple are going to be really fluffy; this story IS pairing-centered for the most part until my next OC takes center-stage. You guys are going to like her :). Also, this is the AU version of Cars, where there are no people and there never have been people (but there are normal animals, just because I can), which will explain a lot more of what's to come. This first chapter is sort of covering what happened between Undercover and now. Enjoy :).
It had only been three months since Miles and Estella had officially begun dating. They would always make sure Finn wasn't following them beforehand, and Miles specifically had made sure of it on the past two. They had both successfully kept their relationship a secret, but they still both checked for possible tagalongs before they left the station, just in case.
Normally, they embarked on a trek in the woods a little ways from headquarters; they couldn't exactly do much else because Miles couldn't be seen in public anymore, given his circumstances. They normally took one of two or three trails because they were the longest or the most animals could be seen, according to Miles, who knew them by heart. One time, when they both sat for a while, taking in the sounds of the night, an owl took up residence on Miles's roof rack.
"Don't…move," Estella breathed.
"What's going on?" he asked, causing the bird to screech.
Estella backed up a little to try and see it better, "You apparently have a pet owl," she giggled.
He rolled his eyes, "Oh well, it'll probably fly off when I move," he said, restarting his engine and moving forward slightly. The owl fluffed itself up and settled down in between the poles.
"I think he likes you."
He chuckled, "What do you want to name him?"
"I don't know," she thought for a second, "What about Kevin?"
"Why not?"
"What about if it's a… um… she owl?"
"We could still call it Kevin," he smiled goofily. Estella laughed and they continued on their way. It wasn't until they came back to headquarters that the owl actually flew away, probably in reaction to the street lights. Both of the cars were left with almost a surreal feeling as they watched the silent bird fly into the darkness of the late night.
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This date was different. Miles had always made sure the trails he took Estella on were either paved or well-traveled, but he had other plans that night. They were about halfway down one of their usual trails when he made a sudden turn into some long grass on a hill.
"Miles? What are you doing?"
"Come on," he grinned, "It'll be fun."
"I've never been actual off-roading…"
"Just trust me. I've been this way before, you should be fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Completely."
Estella edged off the road slightly, following Miles, who had begun to drive again. After a mile or two of grass and trees, they came to a less-travelled road that was overgrown with large bushes and trees on either side. Though sealed off from the sky, the road was wide enough for both of the cars to travel side by side. Estella stuck to Miles's side, more nervous than ever. Despite being a spy, she had never gone this deep into the woods. Not being able to see the sky through the foliage frightened her the most, making her tense up. Miles almost sensed this and brushed against her slightly with a tire. The road began to open up, allowing moonlight to filter through the trees. She looked over at him, and she noticed that he had a look of almost pure joy on his face.
"It's so beautiful," she said in awe.
"This is my favorite road to drive," he said quietly, "I found it when I was a kid. It was so overgrown I could barely get through it. I turned it into almost my secret project and I cleaned it up. I never showed anyone, I didn't have anyone to show, but I drove it almost every day. I found it again almost a month ago, still as beautiful as I remembered it."
The road opened up completely and eventually ended in a meadow of long grass, at the top of the hill they had begun climbing when they turned off the original trail. The view was simply astounding; other forested hills surrounded this hill, which seemed to be the tallest of them all. The full moon shone overhead, the stars seeming almost brighter with its help.
"Estella," said Miles, "Your name alone represents who you are: a beacon in the night. You helped me out of the horrible path I had led myself down and gave me a second chance of leading a good life. Not only that, but you are the most beautiful car I've ever met, lemon or otherwise, simply because you love life and goodness unlike anyone else I've ever met. I love you. I've been meaning to ask you this for a while, I was just waiting for a perfect night like this one," he said quietly, revealing a small case and opening it to show a diamond hood ornament, and bowing down as low as his suspension would allow him, "Will you marry me?"
Estella got teary-eyed, "Yes!" she smiled and embraced Miles, who gladly returned the favor. They both agreed, however, that they would save their first kiss for their wedding.
"So, what now?" Estella asked.
"We have to tell someone," Miles eventually concluded, "Or rather, many someones," he joked, "We're going to need help with the wedding."
"Finn's not going to be too happy," Estella said, then changed her voice to mock him, "Do you realize how dangerous it is to have a relationship with someone?"
"Only you can never have one because you're too scared," Miles responded to the imaginary Finn, making Estella laugh.
The two lemons turned around and headed back the way they came, and Estella eventually noticed that Miles was wearing a rather long radio antenna.
"Since when have you had that?" Estella asked him.
"For a while, actually," he said, looking in his rear-view mirror at it, "Found it at my house when I went back there last week. I had it from my attempt to go around the world. It picked up a station from China once," he laughed.
"You are such a nerd sometimes," Estella rolled her eyes, but drew closer to him at the same time, never wanting to leave his side again.
A/N: That was the most fluffy chapter I've ever written, but it was so fun :P. Anyways, so I was watching Cars 2 (again) and I realized that Miles had that really big antenna when he went around the world that I completely missed mentioning in Undercover… so there it is :). Oh, and did any of you catch Kevin? Kind of like the bird from Up… the forest from which made a cameo in Cars 2… it's like a cameo of a cameo :P. Yes, I will be writing the wedding in this one *squee*, and I can't wait for that. Reviews?
