**Chapter One**
"Yo Leon! Hand me that wrench." Vince shouted above the sound of the music blaring from the CD player in the garage.
"Here you go brother." Leon said, walking past Jesse and handing the wrench over.
Jesse sat at the dirty workbench tapping away furiously at the keyboard. "Yo, what's the date today?" he yelled out as he checked his emails.
"Aw, it's the 25th." Leon answered slowly as he tinkered with the tachometer in his hand.
Immediately after he said that Brian flung himself from under the car and yelled, "SHIT!" He got off the ground and ran toward the phone on the wall, nearly knocking Dominic over in the process.
"Yo Brian. Watch where you're steppin'!" he growled as he shook his head and continued walking.
"Dom, is it sweet of I make an overseas call?" he asked eagerly as he fished around in his wallet for the number.
Dom waved signalling him to go ahead. He dialled the rather long number and waited for an answer.
"G'day. Either my cellphone ain't on or I'm screening my calls and don't wanna talk to you so leave a message and if you're lucky, I'll call back. See you!" Beep.
"Charming message Corrin. Hey girl, happy birthday. Wish I could've talked to you but when you're so popular I guess it's hard to keep track of us little people. I'll call you later tiger."
"Hey Brian. Who you talkin to?" Letty asked as she walked up beside Brian.
"Corrin's answering machine." He said quietly. He went to say his goodbyes but was soon cut off by Letty's excitement.
"HEY CORRIN!" She shouted into the phone. "HOW YOU DOIN' GIRL!"
Mia came running out of the office hearing Corrin's name. "Corrin? Where's Corrin?" she asked, a smile spread across her face.
Jesse and Leon came walking up. "What are you all going nuts over?" Vince asked, his eyebrows mimicking a frown.
"Why are you talking to her?" Mia asked as she hooked her arm into Brians.
"It's her birthday." He laughed as he backed away from everybody advancing on him.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY CORRIN!" They all screamed.
"Yo, how old is she?" Leon asked.
"24 I think. Yeah that's it. Well Corrin we're gonna go now but I'll call you later. Have a great day girl!" Brian said.
The group all shouted their goodbyes and seeya's before Brian hung the phone up.
"Man, it's been like what, six months?" Mia said as they all began to walk away from the phone.
"Hope she's taking care of herself." Jesse said following them all. Like clockwork, they all looked up and saw Dom's face staring at them. Anger written all over it.
"Get back to work." He growled, before turning his back on them.
It was a Friday night and the race was on tonight. The scene had become a lot more diverse as Race Wars approached. A lot of people wanted to test their cars out on the street before the competition.
Danny sat on his hood, girls on either arm, smiling and laughing at whatever they were talking about. "Yo Hector!" He shouted as Hector walked past.
"Danny, my man. How you doin'?" Hector asked as they did their handshake.
"Good man, good. You headin' to Race Wars this year?"
"Aw yeah baby. I got me a couple of treats, you know what I'm sayin', that I plan on letting loose down in the desert. You got anything new?" Hector replied, rubbing his chin as he thought of his new Civics.
Danny looked at him sideways and laughed. "I got something but yo ass is gonna have to wait till the day comes my brother."
As usual the DT team pulled up in the centre of the streets. He had reclaimed his throne in a bloody battle six months back but it was all worth it. The talk on the streets before that was he was never gonna make it back. He was too far-gone to be able to take it back. Then there was that girl; she'd been the talk of the streets as well. Seen a few times firmly attached to his arm but after the accident with Mackenzie, never to be seen again.
"Whassup homie!" Edwin said as he met Dom at the front of the crowd.
"Whassup Edwin. Who's in tonight bro?" he replied as he looked around the crowd.
"We got Hector havin' a burn , myself and little Danny Yu. How we doin' this tonight?"
"I think we'll do two races, different strips. 2 grand buy in. Winner takes all. No slips!" Dom said as he barked out the terms.
"You got it bro."
To the end of the street an engine could be heard but it was unlike any other engine parked down that street. People looked over the cars parked in the centre and saw the two-wheeled machine revving it engine. The bike turned and sped toward the front of the crowd, stopping inches from Mia, Letty, Vince, Leon, Jesse and Brian.
"This is a street race. You blind?" Dominic smirked as he approached the driver.
Dressed in tight black leather pants, black leather boots and a tight black leather jacket the rider climbed off the machine and preceded to remove their gloves, helmet still on.
"You deaf or somethin'? Take that crotch rocket and get the hell outta here!" Jesse said getting up in the riders face.
As she peeled her helmet off she couldn't help but flash that award-winning smile. "Aw come on Jess. What kinda way is that to greet a mate?" Corrin laughed as she pulled Jesse in for a hug.
He stood there stunned for a moment before hugging her back.
"CORRIN!" Mia shouted as she ran up and the pair hugged.
They all walked up to her, hugging her and greeting her. This is what she missed.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" Brian said as he bundled her up in a hug.
"Aw, I have my reasons. I'll explain later. So. I missed the race yet?" she asked, excited that she'd succeeded in the arrival she had planned.
"Not yet." Letty said smiling. She looked over Corrin's shoulder and saw Dom turn away from the scene.
Corrin turned and watched him walk away. "HEY!" she yelled. He stopped, turning his head only slightly over his shoulder. "Don't I get a hello?" she asked, smiling, hoping things would have been cleared.
He laughed and shook his head. "Don't I get a goodbye?" he said before disappearing into the crowd. "Lets race!" he bellowed as people scrammed for their cars.
Mia and Letty walked up to Corrin as she watched Dom's car disappear in a cloud of smoke. "Is he still angry with me?" she asked quietly.
Letty rubbed her shoulders. "Naw girl. Not with you. With himself." They turned away and walked over to their cars.
Corrin shook her head and smiled at herself pitifully. "No turnin' back now Corrin." She heard herself say as she climbed onto her Black & Blue Suzuki Katana 750 and followed the girls off to the strip.
"Yo Leon! Hand me that wrench." Vince shouted above the sound of the music blaring from the CD player in the garage.
"Here you go brother." Leon said, walking past Jesse and handing the wrench over.
Jesse sat at the dirty workbench tapping away furiously at the keyboard. "Yo, what's the date today?" he yelled out as he checked his emails.
"Aw, it's the 25th." Leon answered slowly as he tinkered with the tachometer in his hand.
Immediately after he said that Brian flung himself from under the car and yelled, "SHIT!" He got off the ground and ran toward the phone on the wall, nearly knocking Dominic over in the process.
"Yo Brian. Watch where you're steppin'!" he growled as he shook his head and continued walking.
"Dom, is it sweet of I make an overseas call?" he asked eagerly as he fished around in his wallet for the number.
Dom waved signalling him to go ahead. He dialled the rather long number and waited for an answer.
"G'day. Either my cellphone ain't on or I'm screening my calls and don't wanna talk to you so leave a message and if you're lucky, I'll call back. See you!" Beep.
"Charming message Corrin. Hey girl, happy birthday. Wish I could've talked to you but when you're so popular I guess it's hard to keep track of us little people. I'll call you later tiger."
"Hey Brian. Who you talkin to?" Letty asked as she walked up beside Brian.
"Corrin's answering machine." He said quietly. He went to say his goodbyes but was soon cut off by Letty's excitement.
"HEY CORRIN!" She shouted into the phone. "HOW YOU DOIN' GIRL!"
Mia came running out of the office hearing Corrin's name. "Corrin? Where's Corrin?" she asked, a smile spread across her face.
Jesse and Leon came walking up. "What are you all going nuts over?" Vince asked, his eyebrows mimicking a frown.
"Why are you talking to her?" Mia asked as she hooked her arm into Brians.
"It's her birthday." He laughed as he backed away from everybody advancing on him.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY CORRIN!" They all screamed.
"Yo, how old is she?" Leon asked.
"24 I think. Yeah that's it. Well Corrin we're gonna go now but I'll call you later. Have a great day girl!" Brian said.
The group all shouted their goodbyes and seeya's before Brian hung the phone up.
"Man, it's been like what, six months?" Mia said as they all began to walk away from the phone.
"Hope she's taking care of herself." Jesse said following them all. Like clockwork, they all looked up and saw Dom's face staring at them. Anger written all over it.
"Get back to work." He growled, before turning his back on them.
It was a Friday night and the race was on tonight. The scene had become a lot more diverse as Race Wars approached. A lot of people wanted to test their cars out on the street before the competition.
Danny sat on his hood, girls on either arm, smiling and laughing at whatever they were talking about. "Yo Hector!" He shouted as Hector walked past.
"Danny, my man. How you doin'?" Hector asked as they did their handshake.
"Good man, good. You headin' to Race Wars this year?"
"Aw yeah baby. I got me a couple of treats, you know what I'm sayin', that I plan on letting loose down in the desert. You got anything new?" Hector replied, rubbing his chin as he thought of his new Civics.
Danny looked at him sideways and laughed. "I got something but yo ass is gonna have to wait till the day comes my brother."
As usual the DT team pulled up in the centre of the streets. He had reclaimed his throne in a bloody battle six months back but it was all worth it. The talk on the streets before that was he was never gonna make it back. He was too far-gone to be able to take it back. Then there was that girl; she'd been the talk of the streets as well. Seen a few times firmly attached to his arm but after the accident with Mackenzie, never to be seen again.
"Whassup homie!" Edwin said as he met Dom at the front of the crowd.
"Whassup Edwin. Who's in tonight bro?" he replied as he looked around the crowd.
"We got Hector havin' a burn , myself and little Danny Yu. How we doin' this tonight?"
"I think we'll do two races, different strips. 2 grand buy in. Winner takes all. No slips!" Dom said as he barked out the terms.
"You got it bro."
To the end of the street an engine could be heard but it was unlike any other engine parked down that street. People looked over the cars parked in the centre and saw the two-wheeled machine revving it engine. The bike turned and sped toward the front of the crowd, stopping inches from Mia, Letty, Vince, Leon, Jesse and Brian.
"This is a street race. You blind?" Dominic smirked as he approached the driver.
Dressed in tight black leather pants, black leather boots and a tight black leather jacket the rider climbed off the machine and preceded to remove their gloves, helmet still on.
"You deaf or somethin'? Take that crotch rocket and get the hell outta here!" Jesse said getting up in the riders face.
As she peeled her helmet off she couldn't help but flash that award-winning smile. "Aw come on Jess. What kinda way is that to greet a mate?" Corrin laughed as she pulled Jesse in for a hug.
He stood there stunned for a moment before hugging her back.
"CORRIN!" Mia shouted as she ran up and the pair hugged.
They all walked up to her, hugging her and greeting her. This is what she missed.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" Brian said as he bundled her up in a hug.
"Aw, I have my reasons. I'll explain later. So. I missed the race yet?" she asked, excited that she'd succeeded in the arrival she had planned.
"Not yet." Letty said smiling. She looked over Corrin's shoulder and saw Dom turn away from the scene.
Corrin turned and watched him walk away. "HEY!" she yelled. He stopped, turning his head only slightly over his shoulder. "Don't I get a hello?" she asked, smiling, hoping things would have been cleared.
He laughed and shook his head. "Don't I get a goodbye?" he said before disappearing into the crowd. "Lets race!" he bellowed as people scrammed for their cars.
Mia and Letty walked up to Corrin as she watched Dom's car disappear in a cloud of smoke. "Is he still angry with me?" she asked quietly.
Letty rubbed her shoulders. "Naw girl. Not with you. With himself." They turned away and walked over to their cars.
Corrin shook her head and smiled at herself pitifully. "No turnin' back now Corrin." She heard herself say as she climbed onto her Black & Blue Suzuki Katana 750 and followed the girls off to the strip.