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Mia and I began to walk outside to the others, and the first thing that I noticed is that every person that was inside of the cafe, aside from me and Mia, looked at Dom with a sense of adoration. I don't honestly know why that was, but I don't think I was determined enough to know. He was even more intimidating than he was before, which said a lot. It may or may not have been because he was screaming five minutes ago. Mia interrupted my thoughts though by wrapping a slim arm around my shoulders. When I turned to look, she had a peaceful smile on her face. It must have been the fight that got her riled up, but seeing her smile made me grin.

"Hey guys, I want you to meet a friend of mine from school. She came here to meet you all, but got a little bit intimidated by the fight between Vince and Brian."

The muscle head standing right next to Dom gave me a once over, his hard brown eyes staring curiously at my scar. It was something that people have done in my teenage years, but it never bothered me as much as it did now, so I did what I usually do best; ignored it and moved on with my introduction.

"Hello. Its nice to meet you guys, ive heard a lot of positive things." I couldn't help but take a closer look at their cars out of the corner of my eye, and I found myself gaping. The first car was a red 97 Nissan 240SX, with a modded VIS bodykit, and a matching rear spoiler. The next one was a 95 Nissan Skyline GT-R that had WORK wheels and a custom Yellow paint job.

"What a color…" I thought to myself. Whoever owned it must have been eccentric. The blue car sitting beside the Nissan had a beautiful Stillen body kit and Veilside spoiler catching my eye. And then there was the 95 Volkswagen Jetta. It looked pretty much stocked out on the outside… But there had to be something under that hood. I was sure of it.

One thing that did catch me off guard was the fact that they all had similar decals. They all stood out, and showed a theme of strength. It made a silly little smile appear on my face, before Mia smacked me on the arm lightly. Jesus! The woman had a strong arm! "Mimi! That fucking hurt!"

"Well you should've been paying attention instead of gaping like a fish at the cars." The Latina woman on the other side of Dom gave a snort, her light brown eyes giving off a hint of amusement. Without warning, a thin finger pointed to each person in front of me, their names being spouted off in succession. "The one with the bulging muscles and messy hair is Vince, he's a big teddy bear once you get to know him. The skinny guy with the colorful beanie is Jesse, he won't bite."

That earned another snort, but from Jesse himself. "No promises Mia." He got a large smile as a reply.

"The guy with the gelled back hair is Leon. He's a charmer, so be careful!" Leon looked at me and wiggled his eyebrows before holding out a large hand, which in turn made me shake it in appreciation. "Nice to meet you girl." I don't know what it was about him… But his face caught my attention.

Mia continued on with her intros, but I knew that look in her eye. She was gonna interrogate me, sooner or later. "The beautiful female standing next to Dom is Letty. She's a badass, but I'm sure you won't get on her bad side."

My eyes glanced towards Letty's, and I gave her a pleased smile before pointing at her Nissan. "Your car looks… Beautiful. The bodykit fits perfectly, and your spoiler is… Perfect for drifting. Did you go to the Sonoma Race Festival last week?"

The way that each person looked at me had me staring at the ground with a blush. Even Mia had her eyebrow raised. Was it really that difficult to believe that I knew my shit? "I didn't know you were that into cars Auri."

"Well Mi, I did take Automotive for all four years of high school, plus two semesters last year in college. And… Well. I didn't feel like I was good enough to actually bring it around. Blue Bunny isn't even working well right now, and I can't find the damned starter in any shop around here." She sighed at me and smiled before giving me a side hug, knowing about my timidness when it came to certain subjects.

Apparently, mentioning my car caught the attention of Jesse, who gave me a knowing smile before putting a hand on my shoulder. "Bring us to her. We can find you overnight stock in Japan."

A loud gasp escaped my lips before I pulled him into a grateful hug. "Oh god! Are you serious? You're willing to help me?" He gave me a shy smile before nodding, and without hesitation, I locked arms with him and strolled my way to the uphill side of the café while the others followed.

Behind us, the other four were having a conversation. Letty looked suspiciously at my form before she turned to Dom, her eyes narrowed. "That's too much of a coincident. She works on cars, but doesn't know where to buy a starter? That doesn't sound right. "

Mia and Leon gave her a look of exasperation, and Dom gave a light laugh before kissing her forehead. "Let, have you stopped and thought positive about another girl? She looks harmless." She turned to him and glared, a scowl on her face.

The others stopped to look at her, but before she could even get a word out, my voice rang out loud and true. "She's over here guys!" I expected them to be blase about my car, but once again, I got a totally different reaction.

All of them had looks of amazement and surprised, with hints of curiosity. Jesse rushed to my car and popped the hood, whistling and laughing at the engine. "She's gorgeous! Who designed her?"

"I.. I uh, did it by myself. It was my project car in high school. So… I sent details to Veilside, and asked a few guys from my welding class to help me make the spoiler. Is it that bad?" The car was a pure white 1998 Acura Integra Type R, with a custom veilside body kit and spoiler. The graphics on the car was of a tribal wire going across both sides. The engine was aftermarket, and so was basically everything else in the vehicle.

"Hmm… Hey Dom?"

"Yeah?"

Jesse looked up at his fellow crew mate and gave a secretive smile. "Were gonna need to bring this to the garage." I looked from Jesse, to Dom, to Mia, then back again. Why in the world did I get a really bad feeling about this…?