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As usual italics are flash backs

Never is a Long Time

Harry looked down at the papers in front of him, and sighed he looked over at his niece and smiled, he couldn't remember the last time he had seen her smile so much, he looked down at the papers once more, before pushing them aside. The door to the shop opened and Harry looked up to see team Toretto; he smiled in greeting, and watched as they walked over to him.

"Hey Harry where's CJ?" Harry smiled and pointed to the back of the shop, were the garage was held in case any one needed any help with there cars.

"That guys gonna need a new engine" CJ said walking towards them, her shirt covered in oil and grime. Dom laughed and the team headed over to her.

"Guys?" Dom smiled and settled himself against the counter, Letty stood next to him looking at her as if she was still the enemy, CJ couldn't help but laugh.

"We've been discussing, and race wars are coming up soon, and we were wondering if you would race with us?"

CJ leant herself against the wall opposite Dom and smiled, her mouth hung open in shock, she shook her head from side to side, and her eyes found Brian's.

"Wow, why?" Dom laughed his arm snaking around Letty's waist his other hand signaling the rest of the team.

"If you're that good when you're scared out of your mind, then you must be amazing when you're in the right frame of mind. Were the best ok, and so are you, we want that on our team." CJ nodded her head

"Your right I am the best" Dom laughed as did the rest of the team.

"So that's a yes then?" CJ looked over to Jesse and nodded her head.

"Good, there should be another girl in the mix" CJ looked over at Mia and smiled nodding her head in agreement.

"Welcome to race wars ladies and gentleman"

CJ pulled her car to a stop and looked around at what she had come to expect from race wars, she smiled before stepping out of the car, and taking in the scadly clad women that were contending in a wet shirt contest, she shook her head and walked over to her caravan.

"Sucks don't it?" CJ turned around at the sound of her friend's voice and nodded her head.

"What that im going to kick your ass tonight" Mike laughed but nodded his head in agreement.

"Yea more then likely" CJ laughed and handed her keys to him.

"She's all yours your up first"

The door to the shop opened and the team turned round to see who was entering only to come face to face with Johnny Tran and Lance. Doms hand fell from Letty's waist and he stood protectively in front of her, shooting daggers and Johnny and Lance.

"You got some nerve coming here Tran" Johnny laughed and stepped forward, causing Jesse to step back into CJ, CJ looked down at him to find Jesse pale and shaking, her arm snuck around his waist.

"Bout as much nerve as the cop over their trying to kill me" Johnny nodded his head in the direction of Brian, causing Brian to step forward, as did CJ she placed her hand on his chest causing him to step back slightly.

"Ahh looked if it aint little CJ Dawson, shouldn't you be in a wheel chair?" CJ applied more pressure onto Brian's chest.

"So who am I racing" Tom looked over at her, as she swung her legs back and fourth on top of her car her eyes watching the race taking place in front of her.

"Some new guy, Johnny Tran, apparently he used to race in LA" CJ nodded her head and jumped down from the car, as the race came to an end.

CJ pulled the car up to the starting line and sighed, taking deep calming breaths like she did before every race, her eyes wondered to the side to see her opposition pulling to the side of her, he gave her a rather un nerving smile before his eyes went to the front.

CJ tightened her grip on the wheel, and shifted the car into first, she revved her engine, causing the other racers to oo and awe, she smiled, she was more then glad that she had given her a car an upgrade before coming here.

She jabbed her foot down on the accelerator and smiled as the adrenaline kicked in cursing through her system, she quickly maneuvered the car through the gears, and had just placed it into fifth, and her thumb was itching over the NOS, when her car was hit from behind.

"Bitch" she cursed as her eyes eyed the car behind her; she cursed when the car lurched forward, once again. She shook her head and pressed the NOS button, big mistake, the other car came up her side, hitting her once, then twice, she swerved but managed to keep the car in a straight line, but this time when he hit her car, she was rounding on a corner, she cursed before she lost all control, her car hit the curb, before flipping in the air. She was unconscious after the car had rolled four times, but before she drifted of she could smell the gas, and felt the flames on her face, and all she could think was shit.

CJ stepped forward placing herself between Brian and Johnny she looked over at him and smiled.

"Ya know Tran you know how to talk a lot of smack, but how bout you put y our racing skills were your mouth is" Tran nodded his head Cleary thinking about what she was saying.

"Only I say we up the stakes, me you, race wars, whoever loses, never races in the LA scene again, in fact that don't race period"

Tran looked over at Lance, before looking at CJ once again she could tell she had got to him, by the small beads of sweat on his head she smiled and turned to Dom, who nodded his head.

"What you say Tran, I mean if you can race and beat me fair then you have nothing to worry about"

Tran nodded his head before backing out of the shop, but before he left he turned back round.

"You're on"