Chapter 10:

Pre Birthday Party:

Harley and Tori walked in her apartment door laughing and saw all the guys standing there smiling. "What's going on?" Tori asked.

"Happy Birthday!" Shane and Dustin said throwing confetti in the air.

Harley and Tori giggled and ducked the confetti. Blake walked over and handed Tori a balloon and in return got a kiss on the cheek. "They decided since we were flying out tomorrow on your birthday that they needed one last big hoorah." Hunter informed the girls.

Tori smiled. "Guys this is very sweet thank you."

"I'm going to miss you guys. But I promise to come visit." Dustin said engulfing them both in a hug.

Harley and Tori smile. "Dusty!" They said together. Dustin broke away leaving Shane to confront them.

Tori hugged him and kissed his cheek and then turned to Harley. "Oh fine." Harley stuck out her hand. "Let's start over."

Shane chuckled and shook her hand. "Shane."

"Harley. I'd appreciate eyes on mine and hands in your own pockets. Cool?" She joked.

Shane laughed and nodded. "Cool."

"Ok no more morbid guys!" Dustin said. "The apartment is empty and we have exactly four hours of party time before you guys need to hit the sack and sleep for your flight tomorrow."

Tori had packed everything she wanted to take from her room and shipped it out with Harley's stuff a few days ago. Though they didn't have much between them, and they would have to buy stuff once they got there but when Johnny heard what they were up to he offered Tori and Harley a room in his place. They were after all his stepdaughters no matter what.

And Han had said along the lines of he'd by anything that was a necessity for them and Harley had access to his accounts, but not to go crazy.

"Where too?" Harley asked.

"Pizza." The guys chorused brightly.

Harley chuckled. "I was thinking sushi." All of them looked at her silently so silent crickets could be heard in the background. "Oh fine. Pizza it is."

"Yeah!" The guys chorused brightly.

They headed out of the apartment bound for the pizzeria down the street. "Harley is it all sushi in Tokyo?" Tori asked.

Harley laughed. "No. We have small American owned pizza places. And a lot of the little sushi places also serve noodles with chicken or beef, but trust me we have good food."

"Hey I like sushi." Hunter put in.

"Since when Bro?" Blake asked taking a bit of his pepperoni pizza.

"Since last week when I took Harley to lunch and she made me try her California roll." Hunter said. "It wasn't bad."

Harley grinned. "Trust me if Sean can get used to sushi, after being a food fanatic here in the states you'll like it."

"Maybe." Blake and Tori said at the same time and laughed lightly at it. Hunter and Harley both chuckled and them and Dustin and Shane chuckled as well.

"So Harley what'll you do in Tokyo?" Dustin asked.

Harley shrugged. "I think Tori's going to do some schooling…"

"Yeah. All though my Japanese is really bad." Tori laughed. Blake chuckled. "Shut up so is yours."

"Good point." Blake winked at her and Tori blushed lightly.

"I'll probably just work in the shop. I'm not much for schooling and I'm good with my…I'll keep that comment to myself." Harley smirked knowingly to herself.

Hunter grinned. "Oh what was that?"

"None-ya. As in none-ya business." Harley replied smirking at him.

"Oh god. " Tori groaned. "Hunter's already talking like Harley."

Hunter rolled his eyes. "Hey I resent that. I don't talk like a girl." He said jokingly.

Everyone laughed and Dustin decided to get them on another topic. "So when you first got here, you mentioned a car. I never asked what kind."

"Are you interested in cars Dusty?" Harley asked.

Dustin shrugged. "Not really."

"I have a veilside Mazda RX-8. Candy red paint with a faded red phoenix outlined on the hood and the same faded red in flames along the side. The whole car is custom built." Harley explained.

"Uh…" Dustin looked confused.

"It's a really hot car." Harley said giggling lightly.

"What kind of gas mileage do you get?" Hunter asked biting into his pineapple pizza.

Harley shrugged. "I'm more worried about how many sets of tires I go through then gas. Han usually gases it up for me when he notices I'm getting low. I don't pay much attention."

"Pampered." Shane muttered.

Harley grinned at him. "Damn proud to be thank you very much."

"Wow it's rare to find a girl who admits to being pampered." Shane chuckled.

Harley smiled. "I'm not normal. Besides I'm not completely pampered. I give as good as I get."

"I'm not even going to comment." Shane muttered.

Harley grinned deviously. "At least my boyfriend is satisfied." She remarked getting loud annoyed groans from the others.

"You don't need to remind us. I've already got mental images I'd rather not have." Dustin said dropping his pizza on his plate.

Tori chuckled. "I've gotten use to it. I just tune her out."

Harley giggled. "Sorry. Ok I'll stop."

"Until we get to Tokyo." Hunter laughed.

Harley shrugged. "Then you wont hear much, it'll be more like a show." She laughed. "I've actually charged Twinkie and Sean ten bucks each when I find them watching us make-out it's hysterical."

Tori rolled her eyes and the others just ignored her completely except Hunter who almost fell over in laughter. They had noticed a change in him since Harley had come around. He was a little more open and he could smile even instead of brooding and scowling at everything.

They finished up their pizza and headed back to Harley's empty apartment. "So…" Hunter came out of the kitchen with a cake that was red on one half and blue on the other. They were about to sing but…

"You sing I will not refrain from killing you all." Harley said laughing.

They guys chuckled said happy birthday and Shane got to serve the cake on paper plates. After they were all sitting on the floor eating cake Dustin pulled out to packages. "These are for you guys." He handed on to each of the girls and they set their cake down and opened the presents.

Dustin have given each of them a copy of the picture taken the weekend Dustin had the freestyle competition. Harley and Tori stood either side of him after he had placed second and he was holding the trophy in one hand both arms around a sisters' shoulder. "Awe Dusty!" They both awed and leaned over kissing his cheeks.

The guys all laughed at that as the girls sat back down setting the picture and frame aside to pack in their carry on cases for tomorrow's flight. They finished off their cake and the hours ticked by as they talked for a long while together. Shane and Dustin decided to head out and leave the four to themselves for the night. They would be up early to get to their flight and would be off to Tokyo around seven a.m.

Hunter and Blake fell asleep in the leaving room in sleeping bags while Harley and Tori took the room also in sleeping bags. They'd leave them for Shane and Dustin to grab tomorrow when they swung by to check for anything forgotten before handing the key over to the manager.

Tokyo:

The flight had been long and irritating with little kids screaming and adults trying to get them under control with bribes of candy and such. Prier to the flight there had been no obstacles. Mr. Hanson hadn't come to stop Tori or anything and he hadn't cared when she took boxes of stuff from her room to be shipped to Tokyo. He had given up.

Stepping off the plane Harley hit her knees and bowed down to the floor. "I'm home. Sweet home!" She said happily.

"Yeah and you're going to be dirty if you don't get yo ass off da floor." Harley looked up and green seeing Twinkie standing there waiting on her and her friends.

"Twink!" She ran up and jumped on him giving him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Where's everyone else?"

"What you don't like the welcome wagon. The little short dude that makes you laugh?" He asked faking being hurt.

Harley smiled. "Of course I love the welcome wagon I was just asking."

"Han and Sean headed to the races early. Besides I told him you were flying in tomorrow."

"Why'd you do that Twink?" Harley asked grinning at him.

Twink smiled. "So you could surprise him."

"I thought I told him the day?"

"Han forgot as usual he sucks with dates most the time. So he asked me to check flight information. And so I lied and said it would be tomorrow that you arrived." Twinkie informed her.

Harley turned and saw the others standing there looking exhausted. "I don't think they are up for the races Twink."

"I'm cool." Hunter yawned. "Just get me away from little kids and I'll be even better."

Harley nodded. "Tori, Blake we can drop you at Johnny's if you want to crash."

They shook their heads. "No." Tori said softly leaning on Blake's shoulder. "We'll go. I'm curious what's so great about drifting anyway."

Twinkie chuckled. "Girl you are going to love it. Harley does."

"She the opposite of me Twink she might hate it." Harley said smiling brightly. She was so happy to be back in Tokyo she couldn't see straight. "Anyways so to the garage and then to the races?"

Twink nodded. "Of course. Come on."

The four followed Twinkie to the parking lot and saw his green hulk van. "What is that?" Hunter asked.

"His ride and don't dis. We here in Tokyo like stuff like this." Harley said following Twink along side Hunter. Blake and Tori were legging behind but when Tori saw the van she couldn't help a small giggle that escaped her mouth. They all climbed in being a little cramped with their small duffels but it was manageable and they headed off.

When they reached Han's garage Harley walked over to the covered car pulling the cover off and immediately there were gasps of surprise seeing it. "Twinkie what did Sean do to my windshield?" Harley asked looking at the words written in Sean's handwriting. 'Welcome Back!'

Twink grinned. "I think it was supposed to be for tomorrow."

Harley chuckled. "I tell him not to touch and he touches, but it's a kind gesture." She shook her head. "Clean it so I can drive and Tor come with me."

She grabbed Tori's hand and dragged her down the stairs into the basement and to a door. It was open so she walked in dropping her duffel. "What are we doing?"

"Changing. We can't go to the races dressed like this."

"Why not?" Tori asked.

Harley shrugged. "Cause it's just not cool." She went to the drawer were she had left some of her clothes for the accidental over night stays she had and would lie to her mother about and say she was at Neela's place. "Here." She threw a pair of black cuff short shorts and a blue halter at Tori. "I wont throw you in a mini just yet."

Tori rolled her eyes and took the clothes and started changing. "I don't see why I have to wear this. I think my jeans and tee were perfectly fine."

"You can't wear hooker boots with jeans and a tee it just doesn't work." Harley said.

"Excuse me? Hooker what?" Tori asked incredulously.

Harley walked over to the small wardrobe opened it and pulled out some black lace up mid-calf hooker boots. "These." Harley said handing them to her. She grabbed out a par of black mid-calf doc martins and went back to the drawer. She grabbed out a tight fitting red and white plaid necktie dress. It had an white adjustable collar halter with a removable red neck tie and the bottom of the dress was pleated.

When they were finished dress, Tori wore the shorts with the blue halter and black mid-calf hooker boots that laced up. Harley wore the dress that barely hung below her ass and if she bent over you'd see her black and red lace hot pants. She had paired the boots with almost knee high tub socks with red strips at the top. (AN: I found Harley's dress at / love that store)

"Why do you get to wear flats and I have to wear three inch heels?" Tori asked.

Harley chuckled and took Tori's hand leading her down to the bathroom. "Will you wear some docs?"

Tori shrugged. "Can't I just wear my black converse I wore here?"

Harley nodded. "Let me do your hair and then you can go switch shoes."

"Cool, no cutting though."

"Don't worry I'm just putting it up." She put it up into a bun and flipped the small tail of hair that was left up and it spiked up. She took some blue chopstick looking items and stuck them in Tori's hair with the bun. "They were moms favorite. I left them here when I left."

Tori smiled softly and looked and the do in the mirror. She found she didn't hat it. Harley fluffed up her curls and took a red vinyl wide headband and put it on her head and looked herself over. "Ok go switch shoes quick, Twinkie's probably getting impatient."

Tori nodded and walked back into the bedroom and switched shoes. Harley followed after her and went over to the nightstand and took out some keys and when she saw into the drawer she noticed a ring box. She pulled it out and opened it. "Oh my god." Harley muttered.

"What?" Tori walked over and saw what Harley was holding and got confused. "What's that?"

"Uh nothing, nothing I'm not jumping to conclusions." Harley closed it and stuck it back in the drawer.

Tori looked at her standing she straightened herself out repeatedly and turned to Tori. "It's a ring I get that, but why is it in a ring box?"

"It's Han's and it's probably just there for safe keeping."

"It's a plain metal band, what's so…" Tori trailed off seeing Harley start to smile. "Important?" She finished awkwardly.

Harley shook her head grinning brightly. "Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Come on let's go." Harley grabbed Tori's hand and dragged her from the room keys in hand. They head up to the garage and saw the guys staring at them. "Let's load up." She said walking towards her car.

Tori looked at her oddly when she went for the right side, but then remember Tokyo was the opposite of the states. She went to the left and opened the door. "Blake, Tori back seat please." Hunter said walking over. Tori chuckled and climb in behind the passenger seat after Blake.

Harley gave Twink the thumbs up and he climbed in his van and backed out of the garage. Harley started the car after buckling up in her double race belts. "What's with the seat belts?" Blake asked.

"Safety. They're race car seat belts. Just buckle up I don't need any of you dying." Harley chuckled when she knew three worried gazes were on her. "Don't worry I passed my driving exam just fine." She giggled and turned her stereo system on.

I, I'm driving black on black
Just got my license back
I got this feeling in my veins this train is coming off the track
I'll ask polite if the devil needs a ride
Because the angel on my right ain't hanging out with me tonight
I'm driving past your house while you were sneaking out
I got the car door opened up so you can jump in on the run
Your mom don't know that you were missing
She'd be pissed if she could see the parts of you that I've been kissing
Screamin'

Harley pulled out of the garage hitting the button on her visor to close it and started off through the tall pillars and made it to the main street. "Hey I just thought of something, what about your bike?" Hunter asked.

"A friend is taking care of that." She said softly and turned up the stereo. She made it through the streets keeping a legal speed and when she hit the open highway she sped up.


[CHORUS
No, we're never gonna quit
Ain't nothing wrong with it
Just acting like we're animals
No, no matter where we go
'Cause everybody knows
We're just a couple of animals

So come on baby, get in
Get in, just get in
Check out the trouble we're in

"Cop!" Hunter shouted. "Cop! Harley slow down!" Harley just kept going not caring and after they passed the cop Hunter looked back in shock and then over at Harley. Tori and Blake were just sitting close and enjoying the ride, whether it was the best they had ever had or the scariest they didn't care they were together.

"Cop cars are factory tuned here. If you can do better then one eighty K they can't catch you so they don't even try." Harley said looking over and smirking at Hunter as the shifting in her engine could be heard in a low racing squeal.

You're beside me on the seat
Got your hand between my knees
And you control how fast we go by just how hard you wanna squeeze
It's hard to steer when you're breathing in my ear
But I got both hands on the wheel while you got both hands on my gears
By now, no doubt that we were heading south
I guess nobody ever taught her not to speak with a full mouth
'Cause this was it, like flicking on a switch
It felt so good I almost drove into the ditch
I'm screamin'

"Don't you think you're going a little fast?" Hunter asked.

Harley snorted. "No." She did slow down when she came to her turned rolling down her window as she stopped at the gate. "Toshi!" She said to the young Japanese guy in a baggy sweater and jeans.

"Harley?" Harley nodded. "Same level as every night."

"Thanks." He lifted the toll gate and she drove on passed and started winding up and came to the floor she was looking for and pulled in. "There's tissues in the glove compartment." Harley said looking around for a spot to park her car.

Hunter looked confused. "For?" He asked.

Harley glanced from his eyes to his lap and back. "If you get what I mean." He said. Hunter chuckled and rolled his eyes turning and looking out the window.

"How do you guys get away with this?" Tori asked in the back seat.

Harley shrugged. "Someone loves us. I don't really know. I don't ask and Han don't share. If and when the bust goes down we get the hell in a car and buzz on out."

Harley pulled into a spot and shut the engine off. "You don't have to stick close, but I would prefer you stay on this floor and don't get in anyone's face." Harley instructed.

They nodded and they all climbed out of the car. "Har I've got my cell." Tori said as she took Blake's hand and they wandered off in one direction and Hunter stepped up along side Harley while she scanned the crowds. "

"Looking for someone?" He asked jokingly.

"Yeah my sex god." She remarked sarcastically.

Hunter chuckled. "Well you found him." He said teasingly.

Harley tuned and laughed lightly looking at him. "Ok if you say so. But no seriously do you see him?" She asked looking back at the crowd.

Hunter pointed in one direction. "Is that him with all the girls?" Harley sighed and rolled her eyes.

"No he's not cheating. It's not what you think."

"I didn't say anything."

"Han had a reputation before dating me and he had to keep it while he dated me for secretive purposes, but now that I'm legal she walked over and noticed Han was spaced out munching on something while the girls tried to hang off him.

But who she ran into first made her smile. "Reiko." She said to the young Japanese girl with long silky brown hair and dark brown eyes.

"Harley." She gave the girl a quick hug.

"So how goes it?" Harley asked looking over towards Han making sure he hadn't spotted her.

Reiko nodded. "Not bad. Who's this?" She asked looking at Hunter.

Harley grinned. "Reiko, Hunter and Hunter this genius is Reiko. You mind keep tabs on him while I go surprise Han?"

Reiko smiled and nodded. "The skanks have been worse then usual, I think cause Han keeps going home alone at night." Harley chuckled and nodded.

"I'm sure. Have fun Hunter." She walked away towards Han and he was still zoned out. "So I hear your legal girlfriends back in town tomorrow." She said in a confident voice smirking as he looked up from the snacks in his hand. Harley saw him give a small smile and she looked from either side of him and the girls and glared. "Beat it." She said sternly.

Han stood and walked over towards her and offered her a munchy and she took it. It was crunchy and cheese flavoured. "Hi." He smiled.

"Hi back." Harley grinned and he leaned down kissing her lips for the first time out in the open not caring who saw cause it was ok now. They could be together in public and no one could say anything. And they could question prier to her eighteenth birthday, but it would have no legal standings.

Harley was taking in the blissful feeling of his lips and tongue linked with her and she was exuberantly happy with the moment. Han pulled back seeking air as his empty hand reached up to the side of the neck and lightly entwined in her hair. "I thought you weren't coming till tomorrow?" Han asked smiling at her.

"Twinkie lied. He thought it'd be a nice surprise." Harley said softly.

"I owe him. This is the best surprise ever." He chuckled.

"Or maybe what I have on underneath this will be the best surprise ever." Harley giggled.

Han grinned at her deviously. "I have to stay for Sean's race, that isn't fair."

"Well it's not like I have to be home at any particular time and I don't think it would kill the others to sleep in bunks. I know Tori and Blake wouldn't mind sharing, all though they still haven't…"

"I don't need to know." Han laughed lightly. "I'm just glad you're back."

"And legal. We can make-out in public and you can't risk getting arrested any more." Harley joked.

Han met her lips in a flaming kiss as he dropped whatever was in his other hand and wrapped in around her waist pulling her close. Harley gave in to his touch. She had missed him so much. "That is a definite plus." Han whispered breaking away and pecking her lips several times.

Harley smirked at him and pulled away a little and they heard someone clear their voice. "Han." The female voice said.

Harley rolled her eyes and they both looked at the young model like girl by them. "What do you want?" Harley asked. "Can't you see we're busy?"

"Twinkie sent me to get Han." The girl snided looking at Harley.

Harley scoffed. "Right, cause Twinkie is just begging to see Han. Besides Twink knows that is a no, no with me here. So you might as well just go."

"Bitch." The girl glared.

Harley laughed sarcastically. "Ok stop both of you. Ria I'm with Harley now and that's that."

The girl, Ria snorted. "You weren't a one woman man when you and I were together." She said angrily.

"You are like a door knob everyone's had a turn." Harley snided. "Beat it."

Ria started going off in Japanese as she turned and walked away. "She just called me a stupid…"

"Babe, doesn't matter. Besides that was my past. You are my future." Han said smiling at her.

Harley smiled back and leaned up giving him a passionate kiss. "Then you're future is looking very bright."

"Han, man the race?" Twink came up with Tori and Blake, Reiko and Hunter.

Han nodded. "Your point he growled in frustration."

"Sean bet pink slips." Twink informed him.

Han sighed. "Why?"

"I dunno some new guy and he pissed him off, but Sean doesn't know nothing about this guy."

"Fine. Come on." Han grabbed Harley's hand and they all headed after him. This was going to be an interesting night back.

AN: The song in this Chapter is Animals- By Nickelback I do not own it…wish, but now I don't I love it though