"halfcrazy"

Author: Sush (and I have to give credit to all my beta readers and their suggestions and comments ^_^)

Rating: NC-17 (very strong language)

Disclaimer: I do not own "The Fast and the Furious" or any of the characters in "The Fast and the Furious". They belong to Universal Pictures. However, I do own Josie and all other characters. Please don't sue.. I don't get money from this so you won't.

Summary: Letty's best friend Mari, who's also close friends with Dom, has fallen in love with Letty. Both Letty and Mari thinks it's okay to cross the line, but what would happen if Dom finds out? After Letty and Mari decides on taking their friendship another step, things happen, and their "relationship" doesn't work out the way they expected it to.

**AN: A small portion of lyrics used are from "halfcrazy" by Musiq**
Chapter 2

Everyone arrived at the Toretto's house in no time. There were Coronas and music blasting all over. There were people all over the place grinding on the dance floor, kissing, and doing God-knows-what.

When Mari arrived at the party, she went to the kitchen to grab a Corona. When she got there, she saw Letty and Dom arguing over something.

"Bullshit Dom! You ain't going to talk to Johnny Tran! You're going to go fuck some ho!" Letty shouted.

"Letty, calm down! I'm going to Johnny's to talk business, aight?" Dom said calmly.

"Dom, I know you too well. You can't lie to my face," Letty shot back.

"Hey, hey, what's with all the yelling?" Mari interrupted.

"Mari, please make sure she doesn't do anything stupid while I'm out," Dom told Mari.

"Where ya goin'?" Mari asked.

"To talk business with Tran," Dom answered.

"With Tran?" Mari questioned, with a raised eyebrow.

"Dom, I swear if you're gonna come home drunk and smell like cheap purfume, I will kick yo' mothafuckin' ass," Letty said through her clenched teeth.

"Think whatever you like, but I have to go now," Dom sighed, before walking away.

"I swear I will!" Letty screamed while Dom walked towards the door.

"Let, calm down," Mari tried to soothe her.

"He's always out fucking every skank out there," Letty sat down on a nearby seat.

"Maybe he really is doing business with Tran," Mari tried to convince her.

"Mari, the last time they even had a decent conversation was about two years ago," Letty pointed out.

"Well, maybe things changed between them," Mari reassured.

"Yeah, sure," Letty replied.

"Just chill, mami," Mari handed her a bottle of Corona with one of her own in her other hand. "Here, have some."

"Thanks," Letty said before taking a big chug of the cold brew.

"Wanna do something to make you feel better?" Mari asked.

"Yeah, let's go look for some fine papi's to go dance with," Letty suggested. "Or you can find some bitches if you like. Just don't find a blonde with fake tits,"

"Well, that would eliminate about more than half the chicks here," Mari laughed.

Letty and the team were the only ones who knew about Mari being bisexual. Mari didn't mind everyone knowing, but it was a "don't ask, don't tell" deal. She wasn't a person that would just openly say she's bisexual. If you asked, then she would honestly tell you.

They went to the dancefloor and danced for a while until Mari excused herself to the bathroom.

"I'll be right back!" Mari shouted over the blasting music.

Letty nodded, comprehending what she said. Letty continued to dance by herself until she felt someone going up behind her and started grinding with her. Letty was enjoying it for a bit until she turned around to face the person that was behind her.

"Eww! Angel, get the fuck off of me!" Letty stepped away from him.

"C'mon sexy! You know you want me!" he winked.

"Hell no I don't! You're my best friend's ex. 'Nuff said," Letty said with disgust.

"Ex?" he asked, confused.

"Yeah. She don't want yo' ass either," Letty explained.

"Says who?" Angel questioned.

"Says me!"

Angel turned around and saw Mari in his face.

"Hey baby! Where have you been? I've been looking for ya!" Angel said nervously.

"Yeah, sure! Grinding with Letty really looked like you were looking for me," Mari replied sarcastically.

"We-- I.." Angel was lost for words.

"Look, we're over. So save it," Mari told Angel straight out. "C'mon mami, let's go!"

Letty and Mari both walked off the dancefloor and headed for the front porch.

"Men can be really stupid sometimes. It's like they don't have common sense," Mari said, sitting down on the bench.

"Tell me something I don't know," Letty responded, taking the empty space next to Mari.

After a moment of silence, Mari fianlly decided to speak up.

"Are you in any way... interested in... girls?" Mari awkwardly asked.

"What?!" Letty exclaimed, spitting out her drink everywhere.

"Nevermind," Mari said.

"Did you just ask me if I was interested in girls?" Letty questioned, a little shocked.

"Maybe," Mari shyly answered.

Letty took another swig and got back to Mari's question.

"Honestly, I never really thought about it. I mean, I don't check out chicks' asses or any of that," Letty tried to explain.

"Whether you are or not, it doesn't matter. I just wanted to tell you something I've always wanted you to know," Mari said.

Letty looked at her with a raised eyebrow, clueless to what Mari had to tell her that she didn't know already.

"I love you," Mari just flat out said.

"That's it? I knew that already," Letty chuckled.

"No, I mean, I love you as in I love you more than just a friend, Letty," Mari clarified her previous statement.

"Of course you do. I love you as more than just a friend too. You're my best friend," Letty replied, afraid of where the topic might lead to.

"Arletta," Mari took Letty's hands in hers and looked straight into her eyes. "No, I mean intimate feelings," Mari finally said.

Letty didn't know what to say. She just stood there, staring back at Mari.

"Marilyn, I think you had one too many bottles of Corona," Letty hoped she was right.

"I only had half a bottle," Mari contradicted her statement. Letty was still confused and a little uncomfortable about the situation. "I understand if you feel a bit weird about what I just told you, but I just had to get it off my chest," Mari explained, letting go of Letty's hands. "And you told me to tell you something you didn't know."

They stood quiet for a moment until Letty finally decided to speak up.

"Since when did you.. ya know.. started liking me?" Letty asked, curious herself.

"Ever since I discovered I also liked girls," Mari answered.

"Oh," Letty said. "How did you find out?"

"Find out what?"

"That you also liked girls," Letty replied.

"Remember Yisela back in high school?" Mari asked.

"Oh yeah. You told me she was your first girlfriend," Letty responded with a grin.

"Well, before we were actually together, we were just hanging out one day and she just kissed me, out of nowhere. And I liked it," Mari told Letty. "But then again, I was in the stage where I was 'discovering my sexuality', ya know? I wasn't sure. I knew I loved guys, but I wasn't sure about girls. I did kinda had this little thing for Yisela, but I wasn't sure if I really thought of her that way and she kinda confirmed it for me with that kiss," Mari smiled.

"Well, how do you know you feel the same way about me?" Letty wondered.

"Why? Can ya prove me wrong?" Mari questioned.

"I.. I don't know," Letty answered, not sure of how to answer her question.

"What if I kiss you?" Mari requested.

"What?!" Letty definitely didn't know what to say. She didn't want to hurt Mari's feelings by saying 'no', but she wasn't sure if she wanted to say 'yes' either.

"I'm asking for permission because I don't want to scare you away," Mari said.

"Well... I.. I guess you can.." Letty slowly answered.

"I just wanna make sure before you start swinging at me or something," Mari chuckled.

"No.. I won't hit you or anything," Letty told Mari.
*Never thought that we would ever be more than friends
Now I'm all confused cause for you I have deeper feelings*
Mari slowly leaned over and placed her lips over Letty's. She gently kissed her with a slightly opened mouth. To her surprise, her best friend kissed her back.