3. Light

"Speed…you coming?" Lucy called out to him as Conner and her were heading to the ice cream social after the rally.

"Na, I'll catch up with you guys later. There's something else I wanna do." Speed replied as he looked over at Madison with a smile on his face.

Madison looked back at him even though she was unsure of what Speed had in mind. But in a way, she kind of didn't care. She just flat out wanted to hang out with him.

'Was that bad?' Madison asked herself as she followed Speed out of the building. She didn't know, but the only thing that she did know was that she knew she was falling for Speed. Even though she had only known him for a day, she couldn't get around it no matter what she did. She didn't know why and she didn't know how that was even possible…but she knew she was falling for Speed. However, she didn't want to analyze it anymore because she just wanted to enjoy what was left of the night.

"Where are we going?" Madison finally decided to ask as she noticed that Speed had led her outside near the garages.

"Huh…oh, no where I guess. I just didn't feel like going to that ice cream social. I just sort of wanted to hang out with you." Speed replied as he opened the door to his garage.

But embarrassed as he was after he said that, he was more shocked than anything when he turned on the lights to the garage to only find her Camaro parked next to the Mach 6.

"Are we sharing garage spaces…"

"Oh, yeah. I forgot to tell you that Head Master Spritle told me to park my car next to yours. I don't think there was anymore garage spaces left." She explained as Speed proceeded to lean against the fender of her car with his arms folded against his chest.

"That's cool…I guess you can park here…that is, if your car is good enough to park here." Speed cockingly teased Madison as Madison caught onto the fact that Speed was challenging her.

"Are you saying that my car isn't good enough?" Madison asked as she walked in front of Speed. She stood there with one hand on her hip as she just waited for Speed to say something.

"Well, you could park here…that is, if your car is good enough to beat me." Speed challenged as he stood up from the car and stared down at Madison who stared back at him with engaging eyes that never left his.

"You are so on!" Madison replied as she tapped her pointer finger against the front of Speed's chest.

"Get suited up and I'll meet you at the track." Speed demanded as he parted ways to where his racing suite hung up on the wall.

'Wow is he hot!' Madison thought to herself as she did the same.

XXX

About a few minutes later both Speed and Madison pulled up to the checkered line. And it was the perfect time of the day for a race. Well, Madison didn't know how perfect it was, but it was perfect in the sense that the sun was just setting over the horizon and it was still light enough to where the track didn't need to be lit up. In other words, it was a perfect set up for a slightly romantic race. If that even made sense.

"Madison!" Speed replied as he called her through the car's intercom system.

"Yeah…" She answered as she looked over into the driver's side window of the Mach 6.

"Why don't we make this a little more interesting…"

"How…"

"Why don't we make a little wager?" Speed suggested as Madison looked at him with one eyebrow raised as she wondered what Speed ha in mind.

"Whoever gets to the finish line first after ten laps gets to take the looser out to dinner tomorrow night." Speed replied.

"Sounds good to me…I'll be looking forward to seafood tomorrow." Madison replied as she peeled away from Speed and took off hard down the track.

However, Speed just sat there at the finish line as he was in awe at how Madison defended herself and took off in the way that she did. He couldn't believe how smooth and slick she was as she talked back to him and just maybe he was going to take her out tomorrow. But yeah right…he was Speed Racer Jr. She had to have been extremely good for him to take her out to dinner.

But just as Madison reached the back straight away, Speed decided to finally take off. However, it wasn't before long when Madison saw him in her rear view mirror.

"I was beginning to wonder if you were going to race or not…"

"Just keep talking Madison…I think I'll be enjoying sushi tomorrow…"

"We'll see Speed…we'll see." Madison replied as she slightly pulled away from him.

But Speed had a little trick up his sleeve to show off to Madison. He sped up slightly as he passed her, and as he passed her, he pulled in front of her and proceed to turn the Mach 6 around so that now he was driving backwards while he was facing her.

"Show off!" Madison replied.

"Like I said…I can't wait to enjoy some sushi tomorrow!" Speed replied as he whipped the car back around and proceeded to take off around the corner of turn three.

As they continued to race, it was like that for the remainder of the ten laps. But as they raced down the back straight away, they were neck and neck as they approached the finished line.

"I don't think so Speed. Like I said, I'm looking forward to seafood tomorrow." Madison replied as the finish line was only five hundred yards away.

And in just a matter of seconds, Madison gave it everything she had and with just a half of car length a head of Speed, she pulled away from him and crossed the finish line. Needless to say Speed was awestruck as she finally stopped her Camaro and stepped out of it. He did have to admit that she was good and that this was going to be interesting.

"So…about that seafood place I wanna go to tomorrow." Madison slyly remarked as she approached Speed in the middle of the front straight away.

"Yeah…I'll take you. I do have to admit…you were good out there. But still not as good as me." Speed replied as he stepped closer to Madison.

"Then if that's the case how come you're taking me to dinner tomorrow night?" Madison retorted as she looked up into Speed's blue eyes.

And at that second, in this light…she didn't know what she saw but she saw something in Speed. Something that she couldn't put her finger on or even explain for the matter. But maybe she didn't want to explain it. Maybe she just wanted to roll with it and to see where this something that she saw in Speed would take her.

And so far, things were going where she wanted them to go. After the comment that she just made to Speed, she could tell that Speed felt something too…just considering the way that he looked down at her now. He had a slight sparkle in his eyes and so did she. It could have been the light from the darkening sunset playing tricks on them, but for now…it was obvious that they were falling for one another. And Speed couldn't help but to run on complete instinct.

He leaned closer to Madison, wrapped his arm around the small of her back and drew her closer to him. She looked up into his eyes as she placed the palm of her hand against his chest because she didn't want him to see that she was shaking because she was completely nervous for about what was to happen next.

She had never kissed anymore before in her life…and now she was about to kiss the son of Speed Racer. How did she get so lucky in landing Speed as her first kiss? Madison thought to herself as she still couldn't help but to think that he was actually going to be her first kiss, which is why she thought she might as well say something.

"Speed…I…" She started to say when Speed stopped her from finishing what she was going to say as he placed his pointer finger across her lips.

And before she could say anything else, Speed had already claimed her lips as his. And she couldn't believe that her first kiss was actually happening. She just never wanted Speed to pull away, but within a few seconds Speed slowly pulled away from Madison as they both looked at each other with the same shocked expression on their face. Madison smiled up at Speed as he ran his fingers through her beach blonde hair as she reached up to his hand and took his in her's as she just looked up at him.

"I guess that's why they call you Speed. You're just as fast on the track as you are with the girls." Madison replied as Speed let out a slight chuckle.

"I'm not usually like this. There's just something about you…"

"I know…I don't know what it is either…So, are we like…dating now?" Madison couldn't help but to ask, but was afraid of the answer.

Speed didn't say anything, however he just gave her a reassuring smile as Madison wrapped her arms around him and laid her head on his chest in the fact that Speed now belonged to her.

"So…where am I taking you tomorrow?" Speed questioned as he ran his hand through her hair as he looked down at her.

Madison looked back up at him as she just smiled. The sunset was even darker now and she couldn't help but to love how his blue eyes sparkled in the light of the darkening sunset.