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Lily pulled into the pit lane listening to the commentary. 'Well, well, well folks. We certainly didn't expect that to happen. We're still waiting for the results to come through with the winner of the tyre spin cup. What an amazing race though by all the cars!' The commentator was really starting to get on Lily's nerves. He just had to build the tension. She didn't want any bloomin' tension, she wanted to know if she'd won! Why was she even questioning herself, of course she'd won. She was Lily Evans after all, and Lily Evans could do anything.

It had been close though. She shrugged and climbed out of the car to wave at the fans but was immediately engulfed by her best friend and chief mechanic Melody West. 'That race was awesome! Great driving out there Lils!' Melody, or Dee as she preferred to be called, grinned broadly 'I can't wait to see the look on Boxers face when he sees that a girl beat his "oh so fabulous" driver. Honestly, he was gloating to me all through the early stages about how Charlie was gonna win. Conceited loser.'

Dee had been Lily's best friend for years. They'd met through a pen pal scheme at school. Not that either of them talked about their education. Dee was the same sort of height as Lily, 5 foot 8", had slightly curly, messy black hair down to just below her shoulders and lightish blue eyes. Like Lily she was on the thin side and would never be seen in a skirt. Above all though she was the best mechanic on the whole Touring cars circuit.

'I wish they'd hurry up and give the results. I'm gonna start pulling my hair out in a minute.' Lily complained frustrated. She looked up surprised to find she'd been moved from her car into the garage. Somewhere along the lines a baseball cap had been placed on her head with the sponsor plastered all over it.

'You really shouldn't worry. I'd stop you before you did any real damage to your hair.'

'Ha ha,' Said Lily sarcastically staring at the grinning Dee 'I don't know what I'd do without you.'

'Lose all your races. If you weren't my best friend I'd be off with one of those big sponsors making loads and loads of money.'

Lily just rolled her eyes 'well bestest best buddy, best pal, I'll make sure we don't get into an argument then. Oh come on! Where are the frikkin results!' It shouldn't take this long to announce them; after all they only had to look at the stupid picture. Lily got up and started pacing. She felt stupid doing this so she thought she'd better go and do the whole celebrity thing.

As soon as she walked outside she was greeted with loud yells. 'Miss Evans! Miss Evans! How does it feel to be one of the first ever rookies to stand a chance in the cup? Miss Evans, what are your plans for the future? Miss Evans, do you have a boyfriend?' What is it with these people? Don't they have a life? Unfortunately for Lily she didn't get a chance to answer any questions before she was yanked toward a large woman. Oh dear God, please don't let it be her Lily thought desperately knowing that it was already to late.

'Lillian darling,' the large woman exclaimed loudly 'you weren't going to talk to these nice reporters all by yourself were you?' The woman sounded as though she was scolding a five year old.

'Marilyn,' Lily simpered whilst mentally throwing up 'How lovely to see you. How many times though? Please call me Lily.'

'Lillian darling, you do say the funniest things.' Marilyn gave a loud laugh. She started to steer Lily back toward the press. 'Now Lillian, I need you to speak to the nice reporters and tell them how much you love "Madam Marilyn's Magic Nerves Cure" and how it helps you get through all your races.' With that Marilyn exhumed a cloud a cigarette smoke in Lily's face.

Lily pulled a face making her way over to the podium. A dozen flashes went off in front of her eyes. These people really don't have a life. 'Miss Evans, who do you think won? Miss Evans, what do you plan to do when you find out you've won? Miss Evans, are the rumours true that you're moving to Rosella's rather than your current sponsor?'

'People please.' Lily spoke into the microphone 'Have you never heard the phrase one at a time?' Lily sighed in frustration. Always hundreds of questions, don't they realise they'd achieve more if they gave you a chance to answer before shouting at you again? 'First question please.'

'Miss Evans, do you feel confident about today's race?'

'I try to be confident in most things I do, if I went out there thinking I was gonna lose I wouldn't be here now.' She'd be at home on her own with nobody. Instead she gets you lot hounding her every time she's seen in a car.

'Lily, you have a huge fan base considering you're just a rookie. How do you feel knowing that there's hundreds of people out there watching you race?' nosy toad.

'It's great knowing that people believe in you. It's the thing that always kept me going,' until the person she cared about most stopped believing.

'Miss Evans, are the rumours about your sponsor change to Rosella's true?'

'Of course they are. I just haven't been told anything about it.' Lily's nerves were starting to get the better of her. She needed to know who won.

Behind her a speaker clicked into action. Finally. She was going to be announced as the winner atleast she should be, but what if she wasn't? Of course she'd won. She was Lily Evans and, as she constantly told herself, she could do anything.

'Ladies and gentlemen, as we all know it has been an amazing race here today and we have yet to announce the winner.'

'Hey Evans.' Oh god, it was Charlie. 'What'd I tell you. The winds of change, Evans, the winds of change.'

'Charlie, you and I both know that I thrashed you and the only reason there'll be winds of change is because the air will smell a lot worse after I shove a wrench up your nose.'

'No need to get nasty Evans, I was only wondering if you'd want to accompany today's winner out to dinner this evening.'

'You're right; I don't want to go by myself. Thanks Charlie, I'll remember to tell Melody we're going out tonight.' With a smirk Lily turned away from Charlie back to the speaker.

'So without further ado, today's winner was…. no-one….' You could have a pin drop in the loud resonating silence. 'Today's race was a three way tie.'

'No freakin' way. Not in a million years. It can't be a tie. That's just wrong. Argh.' Lily was beside herself as she kicked a stone on the floor. That was when the flashes started again.

'This is literally unheard of in the whole of racing history. This means folks, that there will be an additional race to the season, which will take place two weeks today at the new racetrack Puddletown. What a brilliant end to the main season.'

'Don't look so smug now Evans.' That was the last thing Charlie said before he lay on the ground holding his shin to his chest.

A.N.

Thanks so much to everyone who read and reviewed this story. I am so sorry it's taken me so long to upload this chapter but I'm doing my coursework at school and it counts for quite a big part of my final grade so please bear with me. This story IS going to continue it just may take a little while. Please R and R it really does make me feel so happy J

Aria