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"This'll be fun, I promise." Letty had her arm wrapped around Mia as they walked through the crowd of people. They had all convinced her that going to watch some races that night might cheer her up. When they got back from Tej's garage, Mia had locked herself in her hotel room, only letting Letty in for a few minutes. In that amount of time, Letty hadn't gotten much from the short conversation, but that Brian had barely said anything to Mia and what he had said, Letty hadn't been able to catch because Mia had started crying again and kicked Letty out of her hotel room.

"Dawg it is all about the flair in Miami," Leon said admiring the cars. A few girls walked past him and waved at him. "And the girls!" Dom chuckled and patted Leon on the shoulder.

"Easy Le," Dom said. "We don't want to cause too much trouble down in Miami." They spotted Jimmy walking away from some cars. He spotted them and started to walk away. "Jimmy." He stopped and sighed before walking over to them. "What's a guy gotta do to get a race with this Bullet?" Jimmy scoffed and crossed his arms over his chest before walking away.

"Whatever papi," Letty said. "We'll find someone who can point out their so-called fastest racer." They continued walking and spotted Suki and a group of girls polishing a pink car. She saw the six of them and scowled before walking towards them.

"Who invited you?" She asked, glaring at Dom.

"Relax, we're not here to beat up your boy." Letty said, sending an equally menacing glare Suki's way. "We're just here to see some races."

"And maybe Dom can show a thing or two to this Bullet everyone keeps talking about." Vince said, clapping Dom on the shoulder. Suki rolled her eyes.

"Yeah well that won't be happening." Suki said.

"Why not?" Leon asked.

"Probably because Bullet's not gonna be here after you beat him up earlier." Suki said, glowering at the group.

"Hold up." Letty said, stepping towards Suki. "You're telling me the buster is the faster racer in Miami?"

"Yes." Suki said. "Brian is. But thanks to your friend over there, he's not gonna be racing tonight. He's not even going to be here tonight."

"Why not?" Mia asked quietly. Suki's glare softened when Mia spoke.

"No one's seen or heard from him since earlier." She said. She turned back to the others, the hardness in her gaze returning. "He hasn't missed a race since he got here, and then you clowns show up and we can't even talk to him. So thanks." She turned towards her car and got in. "Come on girls, let's go." Suki drove off, her entourage following behind her.

"Clearly the drivers in Miami aren't that great if the buster is what they considered the best." Vince said snidely.

"Stop it." Mia hissed before stalking away from Vince. Dom sighed as they continued walking through the crowd.


The crowd cheered as Suki's pink car sped past the finish line. Suki got out of her car and threw her arms up victoriously. She collected her winnings from Tej as she was swarmed by some of the crowd.

"Girl's fast." Letty said standing off to the side with the rest of the crew. "But I could totally smoke her."

"I have no doubt that she would take you up on that offer dawg." Leon said. "She's almost got as much attitude as you Let." Letty leaned over and smacked the back of Leon's head, garnering a snicker from Jesse.

"Hey Bullet's here!" Someone shouted it but the whole crowd started talking excitedly as the blue and silver Nissan pulled up. Brian got out of his car and the crowd swarmed him, talking loudly at him. At least four girls flanked towards his side, but he paid no mind to them as he leaned back on the hood of his car.

"Damn bro what happened to you?" Someone asked, seeing the bruises on his face. He had a noticeable bruise under his right eye spreading across most of his right cheek. There was also a line on his bottom lip from where it had been busted open.

"Long story." Brian said nonchalantly as he politely guided the girls away from him. They four girls pouted as they walked off. Mia felt something perk up in her as he pushed the girls away from him.

"Well you at least gonna race tonight?" Someone asked and Brian shook his head, eliciting some noise from the crowd.

"Oh you want me to take your money?" Brian asked and everyone laughed. The crowd dispersed as another race was starting up. Jesse started towards Brian. Letty grabbed his arm.

"The hell are you doing man?" Letty asked. Jesse pushed her hand off his arm.

"Making sure he got my message." Jesse said before walking over to where Brian was. Brian looked shocked that Jesse was even near him. "Hey."

"Hey Jesse." Brian said, catching a few glares from the rest of the crew. "You sure this is a good idea?"

"I just wanted to know if Jimmy gave you my message." Jesse said, fidgeting with his hands.

"Yeah Jimmy relayed the message." Brian said. "But I just want you to know that I'm really sorry about everything."

"I don't blame you for what went down." Jesse said. "Yeah, you lied but you also saved my life. So I see it as balancing out." Brian nodded. He had always liked the younger male and it relieved some part of him to know that Jesse wasn't mad at him.

"I still feel bad about what went down at Race Wars." Brian said. "If you hadn't seen me bet my pink slip." But Jesse cut him off.

"Betting the pink slip of my car was my own stupid decision." Jesse said. "None of that is your fault." Brian nodded as he noticed Leon walk up.

"Hey." Leon said. "Look if Jesse can forgive you, then so can I."

"Really?" Brian asked, not sure what was going on at the moment. Leon nodded as he ruffled up some of Jesse's hair.

"This one right here is like a kid brother to me." Leon said. "And he's right. If you hadn't gone after Tran, then maybe he wouldn't be standing here. So for that, I'm grateful and can forgive you for what you did."

"Alright." Brian said. Leon reached his hand out and Brian shook it. Jesse smiled slightly before the two headed back to where Dom and the others were standing. Brian could feel Vince boring a glare in his direction, causing Brian to look away. He didn't even know someone else had approached him until they spoke up.

"Hi." Brian's head shot up when he heard Mia's voice.

"Uh hey." Brian said. "You sure talking to me is a good idea?" Based on the looks he was getting from Dom, he half expected Dom to start kicking the crap out of him again.

"I want to." Mia said. Brian nodded as she moved so she was standing next to him, leaning against the hood of his Skyline. "So, the fastest racer in Miami?"

"Yeah." Brian said rubbing the back of his neck. "That would be me."

"And where'd the nickname Bullet come from?" Mia asked and Brian gave her a look. "We heard people calling you that." Brian nodded. "Certainly better than buster." Brian chuckled a little, which caused Mia to smile.

"Tej came up with it." Brian said.

"The guy who owns the garage?" Mia asked and Brian nodded.

"Yeah he was trying to describe how fast I race and he said I was faster than a bullet." Brian shrugged. "And Bullet just stuck."

"It seems like everyone loves you here." Mia said looking around.

"It's nice to be wanted." Brian said, causing Mia to look at him. "To have friends that'll have your back no matter what." He didn't say it but she knew that he was referring to the few weeks he was in Dom's crew and how supportive they all were of each other.

"Yo Brian!" Roman walked up to him, flanked by the girls who were around Brian before. "Party at my place?"

"You know it Rome." Brian said and they smacked hands. Mia stood awkwardly next to him. Brian look at her before turning back to Roman. "Mind if I invite some people?" Roman eyed Mia but nodded.

"Crazy ass white boy." Roman muttered as he walked away with the girls. Mia looked at Brian.

"Are you sure?" Mia asked and Brian nodded. They walked to where the others were. Vince's glare hadn't disappeared, in fact it only increased as Brian approached them.

"Got a lot of nerve approaching us." Vince said, balling up his fists. He stepped forward but Dom put his hand up to stop him.

"What do you want buster?" Dom asked.

"My friend Roman is having a party." Brian said. "Figured since you guys were in town, you might wanna come."

"Pass." Vince grunted out and Mia glared at him.

"I'd be down for a party." Leon said. "As long as you can introduce me to some ladies." Brian chuckled.

"Yeah sounds cool." Jesse said with a smile on his face.

"What the fuck is wrong with you two?" Vince asked, sending dirty looks towards.

"Look Roman's place is just off Main Street." Brian said. "You'll be able to see it with all the cars. I just thought I'd invite you guys." He then turned and walked towards his car. He got in and drove off.

"Well I'm going and Jess is going." Leon said. "The question is: are the two of us walking there or are we all going?" Dom sighed. He didn't want to go to this party, but Leon and Jesse clearly had no issue with Brian. And as he looked at Mia, he could see a light in her eye that he hadn't seen in a while.

"Dom come on." Vince said. "You're not really considering this?" Dom rubbed his head before nodding.

"Get in the cars." He said. Leon whooped loudly and ran towards Letty's car, pulling Jesse with him. Letty shrugged and headed towards her car. Vince grunted and kicked some dirt before climbing into Dom's car.

"This will be fun." Mia said with a small smile on her face. Seeing her smile, even a little bit, made Dom smile.

"We'll see." He said as they got into the car. They started to follow the trail of colorful cars towards the party destination.


How do you describe the kind of high five where they just slap hands? Because I just keep writing "smack hands" but that just sounds stupid. I might just change to fist bumps if I can't figure it out. Anyways, super random. Make sure to review!