Lightning awoke to the sounds of birds chirping outside his bedroom window. Confused as to why Sarge and Fillmore hadn't had their usual morning outburst, he got up and started getting dressed. He then walked over to the café, where the first thing he noticed was the, somehow, familiar red SUV parked outside.

No, it can't be… He thought as he walked inside. He hadn't even taken two steps, when something hurtled at his legs.

"Cindy?" He asked, looking down at his little sister in surprise. He looked up to see the rest of his family sitting at a table talking to the residents. "Mom? Skyler? What are you guys doing here?"

His mother smiled. "We thought we might come and visit. You know, to see how you're doing. Sorry you're father couldn't come. I have no idea what that man's been up to, and I really don't care."

Lightning's parents had been divorced since he was sixteen, and only communicated through their children.

Lightning forced a smiled, walking over and sitting beside his fifteen year old brother. "Whoa… You've grown a lot."

Skyler smirked. "Way to point out the obvious,"

Lightning punched him playfully, watching as he scowled. Feeling something tug at his pants leg, he looked down to find his little sister at his feet.

"Whatcha doing, Cindy?" He asked.

"Playing." The six year old answered, bouncing a toy ball on the linoleum floor.

Lightning smiled, looking back up at the rest of his family. "I can't believe you guys are here! I guess I need to give you guys a tour of the place, right?"

"That'd be nice." His mother said, just as Sally walked in.

Lightning smiled even bigger, walking over to her. They walked back over to the table, Lightning's arm around her waist.

"Hey guys, this is Sally." He said, addressing his family. He turned to Sally. "And Sally, this is my family. My mom, little brother, and sister."

"Hi, welcome to Radiator Springs." Sally said, nodding politely at them. "It's nice to finally get to meet Sticker's family."

"Who's Stickers?" Skyler asked, snickering.

Lightning rolled his eyes. "It's me… That's what Sally calls me."

"Oh… So it's like a pet name?"

Lightning looked down embarrassedly, shuffling his foot on the ground. "Um, well, yeah… We're sort of… going out."

He glimpsed up a little, catching their surprised expressions.

"That's great!" His mother said, smiling between the two. "How'd you two meet?"

Lightning smiled sheepishly. "Uh… It's kind of a long story."

Sally smiled, reaching up and kissing him on the cheek. "I've got to go, Stickers." She turned to the others. "Just come over to the Cozy Cone anytime, and I'll give you a room on the house, ok?"

"Well, thanks. That's really nice of you." Ms. McQueen said.

She nodded, and left, just as Doc walked in and sat down.

"Hey, Doc, how's it going?" Lightning asked.

He looked up, as if just noticing the newcomers. "Uh, fine… Who's your friends?"

Lightning laughed. "You're not much of a morning person, are you? This is my mom, little brother, and sister."

"Oh, well nice to meet you." Doc replied, stifling a yawn. "And for your information, hotrod, I was up late last night with paperwork."

"Sure, Doc, sure…" Lightning said with a smirk, just as Mr. The King and a young girl walked into the café.

Skyler sat up when he saw the girl. "Whoa… Who's that?"

"That's The King's daughter, Lesley." Lightning replied, waving at them.

"I didn't know that The King was going to be here too." Ms. McQueen said, standing up. "I'm going to go talk to him. Be right back."

"Mom, please don't embarrass me." Lightning complained.

"When have I ever done that?" His mother asked, making the two boys crack up.

"Uh... all the time!" Skyler said.

Ms. McQueen rolled her eyes, then walked off towards The King.

Lightning turned back around, noticing the sudden far-off expression on his brother's face. He looked in the direction he was staring, and noticed Lesley sitting at a nearby table.

"You like her, don't you?"

"What?" Skyler asked, snapping his attention to Lightning. "W-Why would you say that?"

"You were staring at her."

He looked down, his face turning red. "No I wasn't."

"Ok, ok… Fine, you weren't staring at her." Lightning said, holding his hands up in surrender.

"Well, I wasn't…" Skyler muttered, crossing his arms over his chest.

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"Lightning, will you play with me? Pretty, pretty please?"

Lightning sighed, reaching down and picking up Cindy. It was already 8 o'clock, and after giving his mom a tour, showing them his racing headquarters, and catching up with his siblings, he was pretty exhausted.

"Hey," Someone said from behind him. He turned around to find Sally, who was smiling.

"You look tired." She said, as if reading his mind.

He nodded. "I am." He turned to Cindy, holding her a little tighter. "What do you wanna do now, Cinders?"

"I wanna play pretend!" She exclaimed, jumping out of his arms and running around the room.

"She's cute. Almost as cute as you." Sally said suddenly.

"Yeah…" Lightning replied quietly. "Wait, what do you mean by 'almost'?"

She laughed. "I'm sorry… You are the cutest." She put her arms around his shoulders, and stared into his eyes.

He laughed softly, a small smile creeping on his lips.

"Are you two in loooove?"

Lightning turned around to find the little six year old staring at them with interest.

He nodded. "Yep. Sure are." Sally nodded in agreement, slipping her arm around his waist.

"Ooooh… Like mommy and daddy?"

"Mmhmm."

"When are you getting married?"

Lightning's eyes suddenly got really big as he comprehended what she asked. "M-m-married?"

Cindy nodded. "Are you getting married soon?"

Lightning rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly, letting out a nervous laugh. "W-well, I um, I don't think… We're not, uh…"

"We're not quite ready for that yet, Cindy." Sally finished for him.

Lightning nodded, swallowing hard. He saw Sally giggle out of the corner of his eye.

"Uh, how about we go get you into bed, Cindy?" He asked, picking her up again.

She frowned, shaking her head. "No! I wanna stay here with you guys and play some mores!" She yawned, trying to keep her eyes open.

Lightning shook his head, stifling a laugh. "You'll see everyone tomorrow. Besides, if you go to bed now, you'll wake up sooner."

She nodded slightly, rubbing her eyes.

Lightning looked back at Sally, smiling playfully. "Sorry, Sal... but there's another woman."

She laughed. "Goodnight, you two."

"Night." He replied, reaching down to give her a goodnight kiss. He stopped midway, suddenly looking back at Cindy. He put his hand over her eyes, and kissed Sally gently on the lips.

"Hey! I can't see anything!" Cindy cried, tugging at his hand.

He laughed, removing his hand from her face. She scowled, and crossed her little arms.

"Sorry Cinders. Okay, let's get you to bed."

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Okay, end of chappy 1 for this. I swear, I've been writing more and more stories, and now I can't think of anything else for them! –cries- And sorry CarribeanCrazyGal! I know you wanted another Stronger Feelings chapter, but I swear, I'll get one up asap! It's the next thing I'll be workin on, k?

Ima try to write a chapter for every story out right now every chance I get. But I've sorta been swamped in homework, football games, chores, and all that crap. Plus, sometimes I get writers block too. Hehe…

Anyways, reviews anyone?

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