Authors note: I don't own any of the characters, they all belong to Pixar. I do own my own characters; Monique, Charles, Rosalind, Danilo, Rafael, Reinhard, Melissa, Nina, the Shadowcar, Lazarus, Shani, Wendy and Louis. And please excuse my poor english, I'm norwegian and didn't pay too much attention in my english class...

Big cars don't cry

Chapter 36

It was Nina, who found Reinhard's dead body the next morning. He was badly injured, lying in a pool of oil, brakefluid and coolant. He looked like he had been ripped apart. She turned away, the need to throw up was overwhelming. Tears filled her eyes. Reinhard had been her most faithful guest for years, visiting her cafe every day. They knew each other well after all those years, they had even been dating for a while. And now... he was gone.

He was the third car who was found ripped apart by some unknown force, nobody knew what caused this. Was there really a murderer in town?

She carefully closed his eyes. They were wide open, frozen in a paniced expression.

Nina turned around to get the ambulances down at the clinic, they would do what was needed. She just didn't manage to take care of it alone, after all she had loved this car once.

"Goodbye, Reinhard. Thank you... for the time we had together... for everything."

-

Louis was shocked to hear about Reinhards tragic death. The BMW had been acting like an asshole, but the last days he had changed. It was to early to call themselves friends, but they had got to know each other, and started enjoying being together. The feeling he was left with after hearing about his death, was some kind of bittersweet sorrow. He wanted to get to know the BMW better, but time wasn't on their side. He was happy that they had gotten even before he died.

Carefully, he put down a can of engine coolant in front of the wooden cross, the same can Reinhard had been drinking from when he spilled his drink on Louis. A single white flower was placed in it.

"This is for you, my friend. Remember that night?" he smiled sadly.

For a second, he stood there smiling over the memory of the arrogant BMW. Then he silently drove away.

It was time to find Boost.

-

Boost was about to leave the hospital, when he saw a familiar car driving up in front of the huge building.

"Louis! What are you doing here?" he yelled.

Louis came up to him, smiling.

"I'm happy to see you too, Boost." He said sarcastically.

"Oh... I'm sorry, I was so surprised... So... Good morning. What brings you here?"

"We were worried, we haven't heard from you in weeks... So I came looking for you. It's just plain luck that I found you... A long story, I'll tell you later. I have one big question I want you to answer: Why did you leave?"

Boost found Louis' stare unpleasant, so he stared to the ground. He looked up now and then, finding Louis still staring at him, waiting unpatiently. There was no escaping this question, the little red car demanded an answer.

"Umm... can we go somewhere else, where we can be alone? I don't want to talk about it here in public..."

Louis nodded and soon they had found a silent spot in the city park. The little corolla had told Boost everything that had happened in the town since he had left, even about his troubles with Wendy. Louis had shared everything, every thought, every feeling. Now it was time to answer his question.

Boost tapped his tire, while searching for the right words. There was no right or wrong way to say this. After a while he found that he would make it simple, if he lost Louis' friendship, well, that was a chance he would have to take if he was going to say this.

"I'm... I'm gay."

Boost met Louis hazel eyes, holding on to them for the longest time. That's it... Now I've said it. He'll turn around and leave. Those were the thoughts rushing through his mind.

The silent was starting to get embarassing, then Louis shrugged.

"And so...? Is that it?" he asked. "You're gay. And that's all? That's the reason you left?"

Boost shifted his weight from one set of tires, to the other, biting his lip. Louis wasn't supposed to react like this, he was supposed to turn away in disgust and leave... Instead he was standing there telling him that being gay was no big deal.

"No, that's not all... Promise me not to tell anybody, ok?" he said, and continued without waiting for the promise. "I fell in love with..."

"Snot Rod." Louis stated. "I've already guessed that..."

"You knew?! But..."

"Listen, Boost. It's not my business who you're dating. Or anyone elses. If you two love each other, why should anyone bother?"

"I don't know... they still do..." Boost's voice was weak now.

"It's fear. Cars are afraid of things that does not live up to the ideal, to what they think is normal. Give them some time to get used to it. Come home with me, show the world that you've found real love. Live your life!"

"I don't know, Lou. I guess I'm more frightened than them... I can't come with you..."

Boost's eyes was filled with tears.

"So you want to live your life like an endless roleplay?! Fine! Why am I still here?!"

Louis swirled around and drove away.

"No! Louis! Wait!" Boost yelled.

-

Wingo and Wendy was silently drinking their fuel at the dinnertable. Wendy had finally told her brother everything, from when Danilo raped her to when Louis left her, looking for Boost.

She stared at him over her fuelcan, his eyes was nailed to the table.

"Wingo... say something..." she begged. "Speak to me..."

He looked up, it was sorrow in his eyes.

"I don't know what to say, sis..." Wingo swallowed and closed his eyes, forcing the tears prickling his windshield away. "What pains me the most is that I wasn't there for you... I couldn't protect you... I wasn't there..."

"Don't blame yourself, bro..."

"And I really think you should take Louis back..."

"Wingo..."

"He's the father of the little boy or girl you're carrying..."

"Wingo!"

"I know I didn't like the thought of you and him together at first, but now... He's perfect for you, sis, why are you the only one who can't see that?!"

Wingo didn't give her a chance to say anything before he continued.

"And that episode in the forest when you pushed him away... You should have told him everything. He would have understood. There is no wonder he was drinking, I would have done the same thing if someone who claimed to love me suddenly changed her behaviour like that without an explaination..."

Wendy shook her hood, thousands of thoughts swirled around in her mind. It was to early for her to think about this! It was still to painful.

"I'm tired..." she said and left the kitchen. The last thing Wingo heard was the door to her bedroom being locked.

"I shouldn't have pushed her like that... She has been through a lot..."

-

"Louis! Wait!"

Boost panted as he finally came up head to head with the red toyota. He had never thought that the little vehicle was capable of such speed.

"Damn, you're fast for a original corolla..."

Louis glanced at him sideways, snorted arrogantly as he speeded up even more.

"I might be an original, but who says my engine is?"

Boost was stunned, he smiled as he used a nitrous shot and gained on his friend again.

"Will you please stop! I need to talk to you!"

"About what?"

"About love... about the future..."

"Why? You already made your choice..." Louis reeved his engine, about to speed up again.

"Arg!"

Boost rammed Louis sideways, pushing him out of the road. The little, red car swirled around, into a nearby garden, before falling into a swimmingpool. He crawled out of the pool soaked in water.

"Have you gone totally insane?! Are you trying to kill me too?! Danilo, Melissa... and now you! What the hell is wrong with everybody?! What have I done to you all, since everyone wants me dead?!" he yelled fiercely as he came back on the road.

"I'm sorry... it was the only way to stop you..." Boost stuttered.

"...and what a great way to make me want to talk to you in a friendly way!" Louis finished.

He glared at Boost for a while.

"So, what do you want to talk about?" he said after a while.

"I just wondered... Me and Snot Rod..."

"You know when you've found someone worth fighting for. When you've found the car you want to spend the rest of your life with... don't let go."

Boost nodded at Louis' words and bit his lower lip.

"I'm not much of a fighter..."

"You've found love, don't let the chance to be happy escape you... I did..." Louis said silently and stared at the ground.

"So you've given up on Wendy?"

Louis sighed. "I love her. But she has been acting strange lately. Maybe she has found someone else. She doesn't want me..."

Boost shook his hood.

"You just told me that love is worth fighting for. Are you ready to fight to win Wendy's heart back?"

Louis moved his stare from the ground to the stars above, then he looked at Boost.

"I believe I am!"

To be continued...

Please review, even if you didn't like it. I need to know if I should continue this story or not. And of course, let me know if you have any ideas, or thing you want to happen. I might put it in, even though I've already planned the whole story.