Hello! I have enjoyed writing this chapter, even though I'm sick and it's not getting any better but hey! I have you people to update for! So here is another chapter up for you! Enjoy!
Chapter 36: Injuries And Love
A week had passed since Han had told Roxy the news about Tran. She dived into furnishing the house so that she could keep herself busy and not think about it, although nothing could stop the nightmares she had when she slept. Every night, she would wake up screaming and covered in sweat from thrashing around in her bed. Also, Sean had gotten himself into trouble with DK. He raced him and completely wrecked the Mona Lisa. Roxy remembered the conversation she had with Sean that night after the race.
"I still can't believe you fucked up the car." She commented, taking a sip of her drink.
"Does it mean that much to Han?" Roxy looked at him like he was crazy.
"You know my car? The Shelby?" Sean nodded. "You know how much I love that car? That's how much the Mona Lisa meant to Han." Sean's eyes widened.
"Oh, fuck!" Roxy smirked.
"Yep."
"Why did he tell me not to leave town? I can't anyway because of my dad." Roxy shrugged.
"Probably thought that you would try to leave the town but you would leave behind a mess. And honestly, you can't drive." Sean rolled his eyes.
"I can drive."
"Yeah, alright. You can drive. You can't drift." Sean snorted.
"And what? You can?" Roxy shrugged and walked away, looking for Twinkie.
Since then, Sean had been with Han more and more and when he wasn't with Han or at school, he was with Roxy and he helped her to fix her car. It was now ready to go. Roxy had never thanked Sean so much. Angel had come over shortly afterwards and he did a simple silver paint job on the car. He also added two black striped that ran from the hood of the car, over the top and to the back of the car. Roxy loved it. It looked like just the one out of Gone In 60 Seconds, which was what she was planning to do.
Roxy woke up screaming again. She looked around the room to make sure that no-one was there. Satisfied, she sighed and ran a hand through her hair. She looked at her clock at saw that it was eight o'clock in the morning. She sighed again.
'Better get up. I won't be able to get back to sleep anyway.' She thought. Roxy got up and stretched. She walked to the kitchen and made herself a cup of hot chocolate as she didn't like tea or coffee. She sat down on the sofa after she was done and took a sip. The hot chocolate made her relax and she sighed in content. She heard someone knocking on her door. She put the cup down and walked to the door. She opened it and saw Han leaning against the doorframe. She smiled sleepily.
"Hi." Han smiled back, but then frowned.
"Shit. Did I wake you?" Roxy shook her head.
"I've been up for a few minutes." Roxy motioned for him to come in and closed the door behind him. They sat down on the sofa and he looked at her.
"You're never up at this time. Even back in Rio, Mia had to pretty much drag you out of bed. I thought I'd chance it and see if you were awake, seeing as everyone else is at school." Roxy nodded.
"Yeah, well, you got lucky. It's fine, though. I was up already." She picked up her cup and took another sip. She sat curled up in a ball.
"This isn't the first time you've been awake this early, is it?" Han asked. Roxy didn't answer but looked at him. Han sighed. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Roxy, I know you. You're not that quiet unless something has happened or you know something. What's wrong?" Roxy sighed.
"I don't know anymore. I can't walk to the shops to get food. I can't even walk to Neela's house. I can't even sleep anymore." Roxy started panicking a little.
"Why?"
"I have a feeling that someone's watching me." Han sighed and took the cup from her hands and placed it on the table. He gathered her in his arms and stroked her hair. "I can't sleep without having nightmares. Everytime I wake up screaming." Han froze a little and looked at her.
"Why didn't you tell me anything?" Roxy shrugged.
"You've been busy with Sean and stuff and I didn't want to worry you." Han sighed and kissed her hair.
"Look, here's what we're gonna do. You're gonna stay at the garage for a few days. No arguments." He added when he saw Roxy open her mouth to argue. "I can see that you don't feel safe being alone when you know that Tran is out there. So, you're gonna stay with me, Twink, Reiko and Earl. OK? We'll be there for you." Roxy nodded and put her head on his shoulder.
"Thank you." Han smiled a little and kissed her cheek.
"No problem."
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Roxy and Han had packed a few of Roxy's things and were taking them to the garage. They were carrying the last of her things and they put them on the table. Roxy sighed. She looked at Han and smiled.
"It's odd to say that you live in a garage." Han chuckled and nodded.
"Yeah, well, that stuff is all upstairs. The garage is down here." Roxy nodded. Han took a hold of her hand. "Come on. I'll show you around. You only saw the club the last time." Roxy nodded and they walked up the stairs. "Alright, so this is sort of like a living area. We just all chill out here and over there," He pointed to a little kitchen. "Is the kitchen. So, you can cook to your heart's content." Roxy giggled and nodded. They walked on until they came to a few doors. "OK, the one on your left is the bathroom. The door in front of you is my room. The door beside it is empty. I don't even know why I have it. And the room to your right is Twink's room. There is another two rooms around the corner and they are Reiko and Earl's rooms." He looked at Roxy. "So, I guess you get the spare bedroom beside mine." Roxy nodded. Han opened the door and Roxy gaped when she saw the room. It was huge! She walked in and saw that the room was already furnished. It was just down to the simple fact that no-one was using it. The room was a midnight blue colour. The bed had silver bedding and a deep blue comforter and deep blue pillows. She turned to Han and smiled.
"It's amazing." Han smiled.
"Glad you like it 'cause none of the others liked the colours so they went for the other rooms." Roxy laughed.
"The colours are so nice, though." Han shrugged.
"I have no idea what runs through their minds. Oh yeah, before I forget. You have an ensuite so you don't have to worry about the bathroom out there. I have one also. It's just our rooms that have an ensuite." Roxy nodded. They then proceeded to bring up her stuff. They were talking and laughing and before they knew it, it was half past twelve. They were sitting on the sofa before they heard Han's voice being shouted.
"Han!" Roxy looked at Han.
"Was that Reiko?" Han nodded and stood up. He looked over the railings and Roxy joined him. Reiko was still in her school uniform.
"What is it?" Reiko pointed to the door.
"Twinkie got busted." Roxy's eyes widened.
"Do you mean he got beaten up or he got arrested?" Han looked at her. "What? Where I'm from, that can mean both ways."
"He's got beaten up." Just as the words left Reiko's mouth, Earl carried an injured Twinkie around the corner. Roxy gasped and her hand flew to her mouth.
"Alright. Earl bring him up here." Roxy ordered. "Reiko, can you go get some cloths? And can you also get a bowl of water too?" Reiko nodded and sprinted up the stairs and went to the kitchen to retrieve the items. Han walked over to Earl and helped him to bring Twinkie up the stairs. They sat him down on the sofa and Roxy knelt in front of him. "You alright, Twink?" Twink smiled a little.
"It's all good. I went to heaven 'cause an angel is right in front of me." Roxy laughed a little and rolled her eyes.
"Good to see you didn't lose your sense of humour and flirting." Reiko came back with the items and handed them to Roxy. Roxy smiled and thanked her before dipping one of the cloths into the bowl of water and looked at Twink. "Alright, Twink, this is gonna hurt OK? It'll sting a little" Reiko sat beside him and held his hand. "That's a good idea, Reiko. Although, expect your hand to be squashed if he can't take a little bit of pain." Twink scoffed.
"I can handle pain. You can do anythi- OW! What the hell?" Roxy had put the cloth on his cut and it stung. Roxy cringed a little, knowing she was putting him in pain a little.
"Sorry, Twink. I warned you. Just try and stay still, OK?" Twinkie nodded. Roxy then put the cloth back to the cut and Twinkie hissed but otherwise stayed put. Roxy then cleaned away any blood left and then bandaged the injury. She cleaned up his busted lip. She smiled at Twinkie. "You alright?" Twinkie nodded and smiled at her.
"Thanks, Rox." Roxy smiled and kissed his cheek. Twinkie grinned. Roxy rolled her eyes and laughed. Reiko helped Roxy to bring all the stuff to the kitchen and helped her clean the cloths. Once they had done that, they walked back to the sofa and saw the guys talking and laughing. Roxy sat down beside Han and Han put his arm on the back of the sofa behind her. Roxy looked at Twinkie.
"What happened, Twink?" Twinkie sighed.
"A'ight. You know the way I sell my stuff?" Han and Roxy nodded their heads. "Well, I sold an iPod to Morimoto. He came to me and started givin' me this shit about how I sold him a faulty iPod. He broke it but tried to blame it on me. That's why he pummelled me." Roxy smiled sadly at him.
"Aw, sweetie." She then got confused. "Who's Morimoto?"
"Morimoto is a partner of DK's. He races under him and is pretty much his lap dog." Han said in a hard voice. Roxy looked at him.
"And he's a bad guy?" Han nodded. "Ah. I get it." Twinkie then changed the subject.
"So, races tonight?" They all talked about the races until Sean came home. Roxy grinned.
"Hey, cowboy! You goin' to the races tonight?" Sean nodded. Roxy nodded once at him. "Good." Sean winked at her and then went to get changed. When he came back, everyone else had already changed. "OK, can I ask why you guys got changed? I mean, I know it's not fun sittin' around in your uniform but still." Han chuckled.
"We're going to the mountain." Roxy looked at him confused.
"Huh?" Earl laughed.
"We're going to Drift Mountain."
"There's a Drift Mountain? I take it I'm the only person here who has never heard of it." Everyone laughed and nodded.
"It's a mountain which has the best roads for drifting." Han explained. Roxy smiled.
"OK, NOW I get it." Han chuckled.
"You wanna get your car?" Roxy shook her head.
"I wanna save that for tonight at the races." Han nodded his head.
"Understandable. We'll just take my car, then." Roxy grinned.
"God, I love that car." Han grinned.
"Of course you do. It's mine." Roxy laughed. Everyone got into their cars. Han had recently given Sean a red Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 GSR which had captured the attention of Roxy. Roxy helped him to fix up his car any way he wanted to as he had helped to fix her car. Earl, Reiko and Twinkie all got into Twinkie's car and Sean followed them. Roxy grabbed a few bandages and things and threw a book of hers and a pen into her shoulder bag. She ran back to Han and looked at him and smiled.
"I have a feeling we could be up there for a while. Besides, I brought supplies in case something happened to Twinkie." Han nodded.
"Yep. Good idea." Roxy laughed a little before they got into Han's car. Han sped out of the garage and sped around the traffic. Roxy giggled and looked at him. He looked so comfortable and free. She smiled and watched as Tokyo blurred past them. They finally arrived at the mountain and saw Twinkie, Earl and Reiko sitting on a sofa. Roxy looked at Han.
"A sofa? Really?" Han chuckled.
"You don't expect us to stand, do you?" Roxy shrugged. "Believe me, by the looks of things, we're gonna be here for a while. 'Cause Sean can't drive." Roxy shrugged.
"He can drive. He just can't drift." Han nodded.
"Yeah. That's his problem." Roxy suddenly heard an engine revving and saw Sean turning the corner. Han grabbed Roxy's waist and pulled her back. Sean just missed her. Han looked at her. "You OK?" Roxy nodded. Sean spun out of control and stopped the car. Han angrily walked over to him. "Yo, Sean! What the fuck, man? You weren't supposed to do anything until I got here. You nearly ran over Roxy!" Sean looked at Roxy who was awkwardly standing by herself. He smiled sheepishly.
"Sorry, Lucky." Roxy giggled.
"It's fine, honestly." Sean scratched the back of his head. Han let out a sigh before walking over to Roxy.
"You alright?" Roxy nodded and smiled.
"I'm fine, Han. Don't worry. And don't get mad at Sean. It's not like he did it on purpose." Han nodded and unconsciously kissed her forehead. He smiled at her before walking off towards Sean and talking to him. Roxy walked over to the sofa and sat down beside Twinkie. Earl was standing up and was pacing. Sean drove back down the mountain. Roxy put her feet up on the sofa. She then pulled out her book from the bag and also pulled out a pen. Han sat down on a seat beside the sofa and pulled out a packet of sweets. He opened them and Roxy reached over and stole a few. Han looked at her and she just winked at him. Han smirked and popped a piece into his mouth.
"I take it you still don't smoke then." Han nodded. "Good." He smiled. He saw Sean coming around the corner and he lost control again.
"Again." Han shouted. Sean drove down the mountain again. Han looked over to see Roxy looking at Twinkie and back to her book. She kept looking between the two. Han looked over her shoulder and saw that she was drawing Twinkie. She seemed to be drawing him in pencil first then going over it with a pen. "Roxy, that's amazing." Roxy jumped a little and looked up at Han. She shook her head.
"Nah. I just do this when I'm bored. I'm not that good." Twinkie looked over at them.
"What's not that good?" Roxy sighed. Han snatched the book out of her hands and showed it to Twinkie. Twinkie's eyes widened and he grabbed the book. Roxy put her head in hands and groaned. Twinkie looked at Roxy. "Damn girl! You got some talent!" Roxy looked at him and smiled.
"She can sing, too." Roxy looked at Han and glared at him. "What? I'm just stating the obvious." Twinkie grinned.
"I'd like to hear you sing sometime, girl!" Roxy's eyes widened and she shook her head quickly.
"No way. I don't sing in front of people!" Han smirked.
"You sang in front of me."
"I didn't know you were there." Han nodded.
"True." Twinkie handed the book back to Roxy. She put it back in her bag and then wrapped her arms around her legs. She then leant back and watched as Sean 'drifted' around the corner. She rolled her eyes and laughed. They were there for an hour before Sean took a break. He walked over to the sofa and sat down beside Roxy and sighed. Roxy grinned.
"Your problem is that you need to see someone do it. Plus, you lose it before you even get to the corner. You let go of the handbrake far too early and then that means you're spinning out of control because you're trying to turn." Sean looked over at Roxy.
"You got all of that just by watching me?" Roxy nodded. "Alright, then. Who should I watch?"
"Roxy." Han said, shrugging. Roxy looked at him and grinned. Sean scoffed.
"I highly doubt you can drive, let alone drift." Roxy looked at him and smirked.
"Just you watch, cowboy." She took Sean's keys off him and hopped into his car. She drove down the mountain. She stopped and pulled out her phone and called Han.
"Roxy? What's wrong?" Han seemed panicked. Roxy giggled.
"I'm fine. Just get Earl or Reiko or Twinkie to record this. I ain't gonna let Sean live this down." She knew that Han was smirking.
"Alright, you got it. You show him." With that, he hung up. Roxy put her phone back in her pocket and revved the engine. She smirked before putting it into gear and sped off. She drifted perfectly aound the corners and she then saw Twinkie, Earl and Reiko standing beside each other with their phones out. She sped up and then pulled the handbrake and drifted perfectly around the corner before stopping the car. She got out and looked at Sean and grinned.
"See, cowboy?" Sean's mouth was hanging open. Twinkie, Earl and Reiko were laughing at Sean and Han was smirking. Roxy threw the keys to Sean and sat down on Han's lap. Han gently kissed her lips before smirking.
"You definitely showed him." Roxy just grinned and pecked him on the lips. Han smiled. He didn't want this moment to end, as cheesy as it sounds.
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Awwww! Han and Roxy are more open to each other! Not gonna lie - the little kisses and hugs are cute! If I do say so myself! XD Anyway, I hoped you enjoyed as usual!
Aisha x