7. Heaven
"Not bad rookie…still not good enough to beat me though." X remarked as he stepped out of his car and approached Madison.
"Yeah…we'll see X." Was all Madison said as they exchanged the same challenging facial expression.
"That was awesome racing. Nobody has raced against X like that for as long as I can remember! Usually the new racers are scared to drive against him." Conner replied in excitement.
"Thanks Conner." Madison replied as she was brought away from everyone's excitement as Speed walked up behind her and gave her a congratulatory kiss.
"You did do a good job out there. Where did you learn how to drive like that?" Speed questioned as she fell silent as her alarm clock went off on her cell phone.
"Wow…look at the time…it's time for my next class." Madison replied in a hurry.
But before she left, she knew she couldn't leave without giving Speed a kiss in return.
"What was that about?" Lucy questioned as she noticed that Madison seemed to be in a hurry for some reason.
"I don't know." Speed answered as he watched Madison take off across campus.
XXX
It was about seven-thirty as Madison just sat at her desk in her dorm as she tried to do her homework. And the key word was try…she tried to do her homework but she just couldn't bring herself to do so. She just couldn't help but to reflect on today. That and she was starting to wonder if Speed even remembered about their date tonight.
But that wasn't the only things that she thought about…of course she thought about X as well.
But her thoughts were broken, as there was a knock on the door. Her face lit up with excitement as she saw Speed stand before her.
"Hey Speed…"
"You seem surprised that I'm here." He replied as she shut the door behind him.
"A little…I just didn't think you were going to show…"
"Hey…a deal's a deal and I lost. You ready?" Speed asked.
"Yeah…let me turn my lap top off." Madison replied, as there was another knock at the door.
Out of curiosity, Speed and Madison looked at each other as they wondered who it could be at the door.
"X? What are you doing here?" Madison questioned out of curiosity as Speed looked over as soon as he heard his brother's name.
"Where did you learn how to drive like that? Nobody has raced against me like that for as long as I can remember." X replied as he crossed his arms against his chest and leaned against the doorframe as he waited for Madison to answer him.
X still looked at her and now Speed looked at her as well because he remembered asking her the same question earlier today before she took off like she had.
She wanted to answer both of them so badly…but didn't think she could do it. But she knew she had to if she ever wanted both of them to stop bugging her.
She looked at X as he still leaned against the doorframe and he moved out of the way as she proceeded to close to door behind him.
"If I tell you guys the answer…you've gotta promise me that you won't tell anyone. I mean no one." Madison replied as she looked at both Speed and X.
They looked at each other and shrugged as they tried to figure out what the big deal was.
"I'm the daughter of Oriana Flub…"
"What…no way! I remember reading about her when I was younger. She dug up the GRX engine and used it in their own racecar so that they could win the oriental Grand Prix! But your last name is Parker…how could Oriana Flub be your mother?" X questioned wanting to know more of the story.
"Because…I grew up in an orphanage when I was little and I was adopted when I was seven. Ever since I just kept my step parents name. The only reason how I found out about my mother was because I remember reading the same story in the newspaper. That's when my stepparents explained everything to me…"
"But that still doesn't explain anything to me. So you're Oriana Flub daughter…so what? Did you ever drive the GRX?" X questioned.
"I did once…but that was only because my step parents got custody of the car. When I first got my driver's license my step father took me out in it to only show me the dangers of it and why it was taken away from my mother…."
"Wasn't that car like insanely fast?" X questioned.
"Yeah…and that's when my step father explained to me that everyone who test drove the car ending up dying or being afraid of going fast…." Madison explained as she trailed off from her own thoughts as she could feel the eyes of Speed and X on her as she could tell they wanted to know more.
"But for some reason I was the only one who could ever handle the GRX. And ever since then I just love going fast and being behind the wheel of a racecar. My stepparents noticed this and even though they knew my mother's past…they still wanted me to be happy and to apply to the Racing Academy. And that's probably the only reason why I drove like that against you today…was because I just love going fast and for once I was in a place where I could do so safely." Madison replied as she turned around to two boys starring at her with jaw dropping expressions plastered on their faces.
"Wow…I guess we have a lot in common." Speed said as he tried to break the awkward silence that seemed to fill the room.
However, Madison just gave Speed a small smile, as she didn't know just what to say to his remark. She just knew that she felt some sort of comfort in what he said because he was absolutely right.
"You guys have just got to promise me that you won't tell anyone about anything that I just told you guys." Madison pleaded as she sat down in between them on her bed.
"We promise…we know all about having another life, don't we Speed?" X questioned as he looked over at his brother.
"Yeah…But this is one thing the three of us have to do though X. We can't let anybody find out about anything." Speed replied.
"We've got your back Madison…don't worry about that. And…I look forward to racing against you on the track." X replied as he gave her a reassuring smile before he left her dorm.
Madison smiled back in agreement before X had actually disappeared into the hallway. She turned back to face Speed as they both realized that they looked around the room in search for something to say.
"Wow…that wasn't really what I wanted to do tonight." Madison sighed as she plopped down on her bed next to Speed.
"Sorry about that…X can be a little demanding at times…especially when someone gives him a hard time out on the track…"
"Good to know. Anyway…I'm starving. Are you still up for dinner?" Madison questioned as she made her way to the door as Speed followed in her footsteps.
And as they made their way out to the student parking lot where the Mach 6 sat, Madison couldn't help but to look at Speed the whole time they walked to the Mach 6. She just couldn't help it…there was just something about him that she couldn't quite put her finger on.
She knew she still liked X…but she was just figuring she only liked X because of his looks, his status and talent for driving. Granted Speed had all of that as well…but he just seemed to draw her in mainly because they both came from almost the same background.
And in a way, she seemed to find comfort in that. She knew now that she could go to Speed for anything and any time that she just wanted to talk. And actually, she was happy that her stepparents wanted her to apply here. She didn't see it then, but now she saw it was a blessing in disguise in the sense that she was with people who understood her, who came from practically the same background.
And she honestly couldn't have been happier. True she had only been at the Racing Academy for only two days and had only known Speed and X for that amount of time…but in a weird and unexplainable way, she just felt like she was in heaven.
There was actually a place where she could just be herself and to not concern herself with her past.
