Disclaimer: I do not own the Fast and the Furious franchise or any of the characters within it. Also, I do not own the song which my title is based upon, which is "Pursuits of Clarity" by DJ Mitsu ft. Agap. Great song, you should check it out.

Pursuits of Clarity

Chapter 1

It was any other Saturday night in the deepest parts of the Tokyo underground. A close collection of flashing neon lights seemed to dance around in the cool, night sky outside, as a rush of air came through the large car garage. Populated as usual, the place was overrun with anyone who had a peaked interest in auto-related activity, ranging from jail-bait schoolgirls to middle-aged wannabe gangsters who were hoping to get lucky.

Han leaned against his Nissan. Sighing, he chomped off a good amount of his pocky stick, catching a flirty glance from a blonde bombshell, who was strutting along with her equally scantily-clad friends. He smiled to himself as he measured her figure...he was satisfied with what he saw. Maybe he'd get at her later.

"Ay, Han!" It was that damn southern accent.

Han rolled his eyes and tilted his head back to meet a grinning Sean. Neela, Twinkie, and some girl followed close behind.

"Yo," he greeted, briefly eying the new chick, whose hair was a tussle of short black strands and chocolate-like highlights, and eyes were a dark shade of hazel. He noticed that she was trying to stay out of his sight behind Twink. Han was puzzled by that behavior. What was she, a 12-year old? Well, at least that's how she was acting.

He nodded at Sean. "What's up? Need something?"

"You know what the routine is, man! Don't try to blow us off," Twinkie interjected, smirking at Han's aloofness. "Oh, and this is my little sis, Cassie," he said, pulling the quiet girl next to him. "Cassie, this is Han."

Han met her with a half-smile and she did the same.

"She'll be staying with the fam for a little while," Twinkie explained. "You guys will probably have to get used to seeing each other...cuz I swore to babysit." At that moment, Han caught Cassie cutting her eyes at her brother.

"This your first time in Tokyo?" Han asked her, right before tossing a portion of a poppy stick into his mouth.

"Obviously," she replied, receiving a stunned look from Han. "Sir..." she quickly added.

He raised his eyebrows and she turned around abruptly to follow her brother. It was only five minutes in and he could already tell this girl was going to become increasingly annoying.

Han stood up and tossed the remains of his snack into a nearby trash stand.

Smart-ass.

Han couldn't help but steal several looks at Twinkie's little sister from a distance. Even with her obvious attitude problems, he had to admit that she was anything but ugly. For one, he liked that she had a reasonable amount of meat on her bones, and the fact that she looked pretty convincing in that plaid-mini skirt of hers. The way she was sitting next to Twink on his car wasn't helping either...

She seemed to notice that he was staring at her.

"Problem?"

"Isn't it past your bedtime?" He walked towards her, matching her rude nature.

Cassie cocked her head to the side. "Ha. I don't have a curfew."

Twinkie turned to her, giving her a crazy look. "Uh, yeah you do. You're just lucky that I got you an access pass from parental control...as long as you don't fuck up."

Groaning, Cassie hopped off the car. "Whatever the hell that means."

He stared at her, serious with what he was saying. "Don't act like you don't know. Don't fuck it up and we'll be tight."

Cassie sighed at him. "Okay, great. I'm gonna take a look around." She turned away, waving them off. "Deuces."

Twinkie frowned as she wandered off, and shook his head. "I'm real sorry, Han. She can be a pain in the ass."

"I noticed." Han sat beside him, popping another snack into his mouth. "She always like that?"

"Shit, more than I'd like." Twinkie ran a hand through his cornrows.

"That's gonna be a problem."

"Uh, yeah, I'll try to keep her out of your way," Twink answered quickly.

"...and out of my parties," Han added. "She looks like a cockblock."

Twink chuckled at Han's assertiveness. "Man, she is a cockblock. Like I said, I'ma try to keep her under the radar. It'll be better for everyone."

"I'd appreciate that," Han nodded, looking satisfied.

"...but I've got some errands to run." Twinkie slid off the car and shot Han a desperate look. "This is gonna sound like some bullshit, but I need a third eye...if you know what I'm sayin'..."

Han stopped chewing and raised an eyebrow. "Really Twink?"

Twink raised his hands defensively. "Look my dude, I'm not tellin' you what to do, I just-"

"Do I look like a nanny to you? You should have left the kid at home."

"Aw, come on Han. I'll be gone an hour, tops. I just don't want her to do something stupid."

After giving it a thought, he didn't see the harm. "Alright...but what do I get outta this?"

"We'll be homies for life...and I think I've got a McDonald's coupon back at my pad," Twinkie laughed, happy with Han's compromise.

Han mocked Twinkie's laugh, but changed his face abruptly. "Get out of here."

A wide grin crept onto Twink's face. "Thanks man!"

Han watched Twink strut off, charismatically swinging his arms over two random girls. He smirked and tossed another piece into his mouth.

He chose to look at the bright side – at least this would kill some time.

A/N: This is a total reboot of CrazyUnexpectedMine. I know there were quite a few of you who enjoyed it, but when I read over what I had written from when I was fifteen, I face-palmed. I'm so embarrassed. Everything was so unbalanced and unrefined. Cassie was a flaring Mary-Sue...and there were so many plot holes and the most random shit going on. Since this is going to be a complete overhaul, it's likely that I will discontinue the original. Forgive me...but I'm just not satisfied with it. I'm not happy with where it started and where it was going. However, I will keep the original up as a remembrance of the stories within a clueless teenage girl's mind and as a rough draft for this reboot. Oh, and I'm 19 now...so I hope you can understand my SHAME. Now with that being said, I can't guarantee that this will better than the original for everyone. But now, I've learned many things about writing and I've matured a bit, in both understanding my flaws and recognizing what I need to improve in, as well as establishing what I'm good at. I feel comfortable enough to redo this, as it's a pretty good step to get back into the habit of writing...not to mention great practice! Nonetheless, thank you to those who stuck with the story even to its unfortunate closing. Hopefully, this rewrite will be a vast improvement for you. At least this first chapter wasn't as corny as the original...I hope.