Just a small oneshot between Cruz and Jackson. Sorry that is oneshot is kinda late! Oh sorry, I didn't mean to imply that is was lemon, cause it's not. Never will figure out how them cars make kids...
Cruz was just driving off the Winner's Circle, with her trophy in tow (A/N: Figuratively, not literally.). A smile was plastered onto her bumper as she drove back to the pits. Lightning was the first to spot her, and a big smile was on his face.
"Congrats, Cruz! You did it! You finally did it! You beat Storm!" Sally then drove up to McQueen.
"Easy Stickers, we don't want you getting an engine attack. Nice win, Cruz!" Everyone then said their congratulations and some chatted with Cruz. Cruz suddenly remembered something important.
It was Valentine's Day.
She perked up, and said to the others, "Hey, I gotta talk with someone real quick. Be back in a few!" Cruz then rushed off to one place.
Storm's hauler.
Cruz reached the hauler and saw that the door was closed. Gale, Storm's driver, was nowhere in sight. Cruz knocked on the door with her tire.
"Storm, you in there?" The trailer was quiet, and Cruz was about to leave when she heard the door open behind her. She turned and couldn't believe what she saw.
Storm's eyes were oilshot (A/N: Cause cars ain't got blood!) and he looked like he just woke up.
"S-S-S-Storm?!", Cruz yelled out, instantly regretting it. He jumped in suprise (A/N: Once again, figuratively, not literally.) and went to close the door. Cruz then, with the gentlest tone she could muster, asked Storm. Storm then slowly rolled down the ramp.
"Storm, are you alright?" Storm was silent for a bit, and then he said something.
"I... I... I lost." Cruz perked up at this. Was this the reason why he was in this state? Because he lost? Cruz then noticed that Storm looked as if he had been crying for quite a while. The Storm said something else.
"A-and now, n-n-not even the p-p-press will t-t-talk to s-s-s-some loser like m-me." At this point, Storm was crying, but not sobbing. Cruz, who was several feet away from Storm, rushed next to him to help him.
"Oh, Storm. Listen to me, you aren't a loser! just because you messed up on this one race, even though I wouldn't consider second place 'messing up', doesn't mean that this will become the norm!", Cruz said enthusiactically.
"T-that's not t-t-t-the reason w-why I'm s-sad.", Storm stuttered between his tears. Cruz perked up at this. So what was the reason? Storm then continued.
"I-it's because... T-t-today's Valentine's... Day. A-and now, n-n-no one will t-t-talk to m-me. N-n-not even the p-p-parasites." Cruz then audibly gasped as she heard this. Storm was alone? For this technically-it-exists holiday? She moved to hug him (or as per the Cars world, nuzzle his fender).
"Aw, Storm, it's OK... And uh, I just happen to not have a Valentine...", Cruz suggested. However in Storm's state, Storm didn't see what she was implying.
"O-oh. Y-you don't h-have o-o-one either?", Storm stuttered. Cruz was getting worried by the way he was continuously stuttering and how he wasn't catching on to what she was implying.
"Storm? Will you be my Valentine?", Cruz asked, wanting to help Storm and get him out of this state. Storm then looked to her, and after a moment of processing what she said, he perked up.
"Yes, Cruz 'Costume Girl' Ramirez. I will be your Valentine.", Storm said, the tears still visible but his stuttering gone. Cruz was happy, not only she had gotten a Valentine, she also helped Storm get back to the real him and helped him get his sense of humor back.
They nuzzled each other for Manufacturer-know-how-long, and at this point, Lightning and the RS gang were starting to get worried...
"Huh, wonder where she is?", asked Sally. Lightning was worried about Cruz, and Sally decided to help him. "Stickers, she is fine. She's probably busy with whoever she's talking to."
"Yeah... how about we all go look for her?", Lightning asked the RS gang. They agreed and split up. Soon enough, Sally found Cruz by Storm's trailer, and she couldn't believe what she saw.
A crying Jackson Storm and Cruz Ramirez hugging each other.
Sally knew she just had to take a photo, and she took her phone out of her wheel well, and snapped a photo. She put her phone away, and drove away as fast yet as silently as possible. She found the entire RS gang in their pit, and she drove up to them.
"Sal, did you find her?", asked Lightning, who at this point was very agitated and worried.
"I found her and some extra stuff you would most definitely want to see.", Sally replied. She took her phone out again and showed him the photo. McQueen did a double take at the photo and then sped away, intent on getting to Storm's trailer...