By the time lunch rolled around Damon had seen most of Serena's school. He spent time with her in her English class since it was the only class she had left to finish in order to graduate. After her class was over they had plenty of time to just sit outside and talk. Before he knew it kids were coming out of class for lunch. Carissa saw them and came over to be with them.

"You stick out at this school like a sore thumb," Damon told her, gesturing at her from head to toe.

"Thank you," she laughed. "I like being different. It's boring when everyone's the same."

"Good point," he nodded at her looking at the crowd.

"So how do you think Chaz is surviving at the garage?" Serena asked her with a grin.

"He's most likely staying out of trouble. He doesn't want to fight with Asher anymore. Hell, he didn't want to fight him on Saturday. Asher just lost his temper," she shrugged.

"Chaz opened his mouth though," Damon huffed.

Carissa became angry, "Chaz was only warning him and you know it Damon, don't play stupid Chaz tells me everything. He was warning Asher."

"You know Asher though. He doesn't want any warning. He's stubborn. He doesn't believe in letting people help him. He learns on his own," Damon debated.

"Yeah, well this lesson can get someone killed if he's not careful enough," Carissa argued crossing her arms over her chest.

Serena looked back and forth at the two of them. She had no idea what they were talking about. She knew Asher had been in trouble before but didn't know what they were saying about warning him. "Am I the only one who's clueless here? I have no idea what you two are bickering about and it's driving me insane."

"I can't tell you," Damon sighed, turning away.

Carissa shrugged, "It's not mine to spill."

Serena became angry. Sure, they'd argue about it in front of her bout when it came to telling her what it was they were bitching about no one would speak up. She hated that more than anything. It annoyed the shit out of her. "Why not? You two can argue about it but not tell me?"

"I can't," Damon shrugged.

"Why not?" she said, her voice rising with her temper. "Is there some kind of law on letting me know about it Damon?"

"He's right, he can't let you know. It's dangerous," Carissa warned.

"Shut up," she yelled pointing at her friend. Carissa jumped back at her friend's voice. Serena hopped off the table and stood in front of Damon while he stayed seated. "It's dangerous Damon? What the hell is that about?"

He shook his head, "You know too much already just by that."

"Tell me Damon, God dammit. You know something dangerous…Jesus if it's dangerous I need to know about it. Shit my brother needs to know. My family lives next to yours. If you guys are in some kinda shit I need to know so Dom knows."

"I can't Serena. Why don't you see that?" he shook his head turning away from her.

"No, you're gonna look at me," she turned his face to hers. "What the hell is going on, Damon? I know you guys lived here six years ago and your sister dated someone bad. They killed your brother and you guys had to leave. What happened?"

"It's none of your business," he said sternly.

That pissed her off, "Yes it is. We live next to you. You know about the shit we were in. At least most of it. You know we've had trouble in the past with the Tran's. I know you guys checked our background. You know what we've done at least most of it. But we need to know this. I can't have my family being killed for something you've done."

"We didn't do shit!" he yelled, both girls jumped. He looked at Serena angrily. "All we did was come back here. We made a few mistakes in our past just like the rest of you. And we want to forget those mistakes. It's none of your damn business what happened, all right. Asher will talk about his mistake when he wants," he said furiously. "Everyone makes mistakes and they have consequences. One of my mistakes was going to that damn race and challenging you to a race."

Serena winced as if he had hit her. He saw the pain in her tear filled eyes and quickly regretted his words. His anger drained into remorse. "Serena, I-."

She cut him off. "You're right…everyone has mistakes. My mistake was falling in love with you. I should have known better than to give my heart away again. You're just as bad as Jaime. You son of a bitch." She grabbed her backpack and left.

"I blew it," he said, burying his head in his hands. Carissa touched his arm.

"Fix it Damon. She likes you more than she ever did Jaime. Go after her and don't let her push you away," she told him.

He nodded and ran after her. Carissa followed slowly behind. He found her on the basketball courts, surrounded by a crowd. A girl stood in front of her talking shit. He got closer and stood behind her, Carissa wasn't far behind when she saw the scene.

"Serena," he said, looking at the girl and her crowd.

She turned to him, "What do you want?"

He pulled her aside for a moment, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean it. I was angry, but you have to understand that I can't tell you because it's not mine to tell. It's Asher's. He has to say it…not me. I'm sorry for saying that. Racing you was never a mistake. I thought it was because I told myself I wasn't going to love anyone because then it wouldn't hurt if I lost them like it has with everyone else. But then I met you and I fell in love all over again. It had to be the best thing I ever did…even if hundreds of people saw me lose to Toretto's little sister."

She smiled, "Same here. I told myself I wasn't going to fall in love again because of Jaime. But then you showed up and it happened all over again. And I couldn't stop myself. I was just scared I'd get hurt all over again."

He shook his head, "I would never hurt you and I'll never let anyone hurt you. I won't let anything hurt your family either. I promise that as long as I still breathe, nothing will hurt her and live to see the next day. I know that sounds like something out of a cheesy romance or something from Dawson's Creek but it's true…I love you Serena"

She smiled and hugged him, "I love you too, Damon…and yeah it's sounds like something off a soap opera that Letty and Mia would watch."

He pulled back and looked at her, "Wait…Letty watches soap operas?"

Serena laughed, "There's a lot about her you might find interesting."

"Ohh, cute couple," Carissa grinned. "Wish Chaz could see this."

"Come on, let's go," Serena said, waling away.

"We ain't done here," the girl shouted.

Serena turned around, "Yeah, we are Lea."

The oriental girl shook her head. "I was just getting started…your brother's been causing shit towards my family."

"My brother hasn't done anything."

"He won't let us race," she stated.

"That's because you never pay your damn debts. You always rip Dom off," she said, stepping forward.

She shook her head, "No, he's afraid he'll lose against us."

"Dom fears nothing and no one."

Lea laughed waving her arm in the air, "Of course Dom's afraid…he's always afraid. He's a loser, Serena. He dropped out to take care of you and your slutty sister after your daddy died. He's a stupid sack of shit. He had to rob trucks for a living and then blame it on my dead cousin. That's pathetic. He should have died in the car that day. Everyone would be better off without him if he were dead…and maybe my brother will finish the job."

Serena wanted to hit her for that. She remembered what her brother told her and shook her head. "I'm not going to fight you Lea. It doesn't matter what you say. What matters is what's in my heart. And in my heart I know Dom's a great guy. And I know that you aren't worth my time."

Serena turned and walked away. Lea grabbed her from behind and hit her in the face. "Bitch!" she yelled hitting Serena again. Serena tackled her to the floor and hit her in the face, busting her nose. Another girl grabbed Serena from behind.

"Hell no bitch," Carissa kicked her off and hit her in the face, connecting with her cheek.

Lea rolled over and hit Serena. Damon grabbed Lea and threw her off. Lea turned to him and her eyes widened on the tattoo on his arm. "Orlando," she said. He saw the T on her neck.

"Shit, Tran," he muttered, knowing he was exposed.

Lea looked at Serena and hit her in the stomach while a guy tackled Damon from behind. They continued to brawl until the proctors tore them apart and sent them to the office calling Dom first.












Stay tuned for next chapter…how do you like it so far R&R