Nikita
I don't own TFATF at all, just borrowing thoughts
Rating: T
A/N: Hey guys sorry bout the lack of updates; I have been a bit frustrated with this story. I wasn't sure if I liked it or if anyone else did for that matter until I got a nice little review the other day; then I felt guilty for walking away just cause my life was too busy. So here's another try at it hope you like it and please review for me it motivates me to write faster!
Back at the Toretto house Narrator's POV
Brian pulls up as most of the teams is goofing off on the porch except for Mia. Brian heads directly towards Nick just a bit pissed off. Nick is sitting on Dom's lap in the swing on the porch whispering to each other. Brian clears his throat to get their attention, "Nick we need to talk."
Dom tightens his grip on her waist as she tries to get up, "Brian now don't start bitching at her now she's gotta be chill for the race tonight."
Brian needs to know the truth about last night so he pushes in a voice Nick will know that he means business, "Nikita—."
She rolls her eyes, "alright I'm coming could you calm yourself down tonight's supposed to be fun." As she giggles as Dom slaps her ass.
The two cousins walk out of earshot and over to Nick's Cobra. Nick leans on the side of the car, "Now what the hell is the big problem that has your panties in a twist?"
"Oh just that there was another hit last night and I have no idea where the hell you were? You said you were going to be with Dom! I'm all outta alternatives to him being the only person capable of pulling this type of shit off and you were with him."
Flashback (the previous night)
Nick is lying in Dom's bed when he gets a call and immediately gets up. Although he was trying to talk so she couldn't hear him in the bathroom but her hearing has always been better than people knew and she could here him talking about roads, times, shares, and the team. A sick feeling rose into her stomach as she realized that Dom, her new lover and the man who she has always dreamt of, is the ringleader that her cousin is attempting to take down. Just as she puts her head in hands sitting on the side of the bed, Dom walks back in, "What's wrong baby?"
She doesn't bother to lift her head, "I can't believe I trusted you."
"What? Did I miss something, when did I mess up this time, I've only been gone a minute."
Nick shakes her head in disbelief, "Dominic the phone call; are you really gonna deny it?"
He kneels down in front of her, "Baby what do you think that was some chick? That was just business, I forgot I have a thing to do tonight with the team."
"Fine if it's with the team then I'm going with you."
"No not tonight this was setup a while ago and we already planned for just us."
"Dominic, I am not going to play around this, you know I am smarter than that. You have something going down and for tonight I will go along with this little game but you will be telling me the truth sometime or I'll walk."
Dom's eyes grow dark, "Nikita, lemme just take care of this and tomorrow we'll go to the races and test out your baby, k?"
"Fine if Mia or Brian asks we were together though that way Brian doesn't feel left out since 'THE TEAM' is going out alright luver?"
"Whatever you say as long as when I come back you are still in this bed."
"Get going then so you're back to me before morning."
Dom walks out and seconds later Nick hears the team pull out as she looks into the night sky, "Dominic how am I going to get you out of this. Brian may not arrest you because your friends or because of Mia but I can guarantee he will never take me down. You just have to let me into this or I'll lose you all over again for my family."
End Flashback
Nick looks up at Brian's piercing angry blue eyes, "Bri, I was with Dom all night long. If you want all the sordid details of what he did to me I'll give you them but then you are going to have to tell Dom exactly what you were doing with Mia last night, all night, while I kept him busy."
Brian's eyes soften a bit, "Nick you weren't out with him, you were here all night?"
"Yes Brian I was here all night."
"There was another hit on the interstate last night. Tran and his gang were clean; Dom's the only one the FBI are looking at."
"Well Bilkins was a bright one ya know. So are you coming to the race tonight? I am gonna play those bitches like they don't know what hit them."
Her attempt to change the subject worked well as Brian smiled, "You gonna play coy and Dom's clueless bitch trying to be in with the big boys."
"Well sort of most of the big players know my face but not my car. They are gonna be pissed that Dom's not running but they will think that this little baby is worth the time. They don't know how much MY American can tear those little rice rockets up." Brian laughs as they both look up to see Mia finally ready.
At the meeting prior to the races
The DT team pull up, Dom didn't drive his car instead he rode with Nick just to show that she was the top car for the night. People crowd around snickering at this car that looked totally different than every single one parked between the buildings.
Hector walks over, "Nick baby I didn't know you downgraded since you left."
She laughs, "You think so, How bout you come out of retirement for this one little race and show me how it's done, then?"
Hector scoffs, "Ohhh, we playing hardball tonight. What's the set tonight Dom,"
"A top dollar race 10 g buy in for anybody who thinks they can take on this killer and her car," he says as he slings an arm of Nick's shoulder and the racer skanks slink away dejected.
A woman's voice from the back of the crowd speaks up, "I'll take that race."
As the crowd spreads the one person that Nick has hated the most from her past came into view, Maelin Tran, Johnny's twin sister. She was good looking just like all the other skanks only just as evil as her brother. Where her brother was passionate about cars; she was driven to get what she wanted and in this case she always wanted whatever Nick had. Nick got lost in thoughts of the past very quickly looking as this bitch waltzing over to pay Hector.
Mae was one of the girls back in junior high but in high school as soon as Dominic was around Maelin turned on all of us. Dom, Vince, Johnny, and her were all in the same grade so she rode to school with them, while Let, Mia, and me were left to walk by ourselves our freshman year. Mae refused to acknowledge us with her rich crowd of snobs and from there it went down hill. Once I turned 16 and Dom or any other guy gave me attention Mae spread a rumor around that Letty and I were lovers since we only hung out at the garage or Toretto's house and that she caught us in the back of the Toretto garage together; that's when things started to sour. She and I got into a fight in the parking lot one day when Dom was supposed to be giving me a ride home. I had had a really bad day in general and then she said something about me, and the garage, and Dom and Mia. I saw red; when Dom pulled me off of her I was screaming and she was bloody. After that neither of the Tran's hung out with the team except for Dom. Maelin always tried to get Dom; even when she knew there was something going on between me and him.
Suddenly Nick snapped back into reality as Dom shook her shoulders, "Did you hear her?"
Nick nodded her head, "Huh?"
"Do you want a side bet?"
Nick steps up to the bitch that always made her life hell, "I didn't think you had enough brain cells to race let alone drive a car?"
The challenger scoffed, "I have a driver," she nods over to the guy leaning against the Honda 2000 (the exact replica of her brother's).
Nick smirks, "Alright, what do you have in mind?"
"If I win I get one night with Dom to change his mind; show him what a real woman is like."
Nick laughs loudly, "Okay so what do I get when I win?"
"Him."
"That's really funny. Dom for that scrawny little thing. Um No. How bout this I take that little guy off you hands after I win cause you won't want him anyways so I will bet you Dom for your pink slips. Plus if you are betting you are riding; he will to."
"My car for one night?"
"Well you think that Dom will change his mind and we both know how good Dom is and that is worth the chance."
Maelin considers it, "Alright but why do I have to ride?"
"So you don't chicken out and run off."
Nick turns to Hector, "This race is only a two car race; if anyone else wants to throw down they can do a second heat after this is settled."
Hector looks to Dom who nods and says, "Since when she in charge of this shit?"
Dom retorts, "You wanna test her tonight; I'm sure as hell not."
They all get into the cars to ride over to the lines. Dom shocked at what just went down, "You just bet me for her car."
Nick smirks at him, "What are you scared of her? No really did you see that kid, Dominic I beat you before; that wasn't a fluke and besides you guys wanna know what Tran will be running at Race Wars right? What better way to find out than to take one of his very own cars from him; you know his snotty sister would never accept anything less than exactly what daddy bought for him."
Dom shakes his head, "Well you've got me there but you had better win; after last night's workout I don't think I can take another little bitch begging me for more." Nick laughs and slapped his shoulder.
When they pull up to the starting line Dom begins barking orders, "Get your NOS started and do not granny shift off the line."
Nick just rolls her eyes and laughs at him, "I know how to drive just sit back and enjoy the view." Her fingers start to prep the car. Unlike Dom's car her NOS is hidden in the center console with a covert little switch which lit up the LCD monitor on the dash listing all the readings on her machine.
Dom cocked an eyebrow at her as she simply smirked, "I told you not to worry bout this bet." With everything setup Hector walked to the line to prepare to start the races. Dom glanced over at the mystery driver; he was sweating a bit with his knuckles so tight on the wheel that he had to be losing feeling. On the other side of him was Maelin, that bitch's mother was moving a million miles a minute probably threatening him up and down if he lost to Nick. "Aight Nick, this race is yours show me what you can do with this thing."
Nick flipped on the tunes in to keep her cool, her rocker style of course, Dom just shook his head. Music was one placed that they would never agree. Hector held up his arm and nodded to both drivers; as the makeshift flag in his arms hit the ground both cars were off….
A/n: Hope you like it let me know!!!
