Two years later (Lynx is 16 and Raptor is 18)
Lynx ran up behind Raptor in the foyer and jumped onto his back. Without breaking stride, he used his arms to hold her there.
"Happy to see me?"
"Always," she replied with a grin. "So...I just got my temps."
"Oh really?"
"Yep. You gonna fulfill your promise?"
"What promise would that be?"
"The I'll teach you to drive when you get your temps promise."
"Oh, that one. Wanna go now?"
"Yeah!"
He grimaced as her shout struck his ears. She noticed the jerk of his head and whispered in his ear. "Sorry."
"S'okay," he replied as he carried her out to the garage. He set her down on the floor. "So what should we take?"
Lynx's eyes went to the red Mustang in the corner.
"Oh, no," he shook his head.
"Come on, it'll be fun. He'll never know."
Raptor shook his head, but grabbed the spare set of keys to Conduit's baby and followed her to it. "I'll drive us to a nice quiet place for you to drive and I'll drive us back, okay?"
She nodded eagerly and climbed into the passenger seat.
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They both stared at the passenger side door a little while later.
"It's just a small scratch," Lynx said. "He'll never notice it."
"You better hope that he doesn't. Come on," he opened the door for her. "Let's get home before he notices that his car is gone."
They got home without further mishap to find Conduit waiting for them, arms crossed over his chest. They glanced at each other.
"Who do you think you are, just taking my car out for a drive?"
"I was going to give Lynx a driving lesson."
Conduit examined the car as they got out and began to walk away. "So which one of you scratched it!!"
Lynx gulped. "That would be—"
"Me, Conduit. I scratched it." Conduit stalked towards him, but Raptor held up a hand. "I'll fix it myself or pay someone else to do it."
Conduit nodded. "Okay. You fix it. And wash and detail it while you at it. And give it a tune up."
"I'll do it tomorrow morning as soon as I get up." He took Lynx's arm and led her out of the garage.
You didn't have to do that, M.
Yeah, I did. I can fix it, you can't. And he's not afraid of you. So he would have gone to his dad and whined and gotten you in trouble. This way was better.
Once they were inside, she stood on her tip-toes to kiss his cheek. Thanks again. I'll talk to you later. I promised Shadow we'd watch movies tonight.
"See ya," he said as she disappeared.
Lynx ran up behind Raptor in the foyer and jumped onto his back. Without breaking stride, he used his arms to hold her there.
"Happy to see me?"
"Always," she replied with a grin. "So...I just got my temps."
"Oh really?"
"Yep. You gonna fulfill your promise?"
"What promise would that be?"
"The I'll teach you to drive when you get your temps promise."
"Oh, that one. Wanna go now?"
"Yeah!"
He grimaced as her shout struck his ears. She noticed the jerk of his head and whispered in his ear. "Sorry."
"S'okay," he replied as he carried her out to the garage. He set her down on the floor. "So what should we take?"
Lynx's eyes went to the red Mustang in the corner.
"Oh, no," he shook his head.
"Come on, it'll be fun. He'll never know."
Raptor shook his head, but grabbed the spare set of keys to Conduit's baby and followed her to it. "I'll drive us to a nice quiet place for you to drive and I'll drive us back, okay?"
She nodded eagerly and climbed into the passenger seat.
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They both stared at the passenger side door a little while later.
"It's just a small scratch," Lynx said. "He'll never notice it."
"You better hope that he doesn't. Come on," he opened the door for her. "Let's get home before he notices that his car is gone."
They got home without further mishap to find Conduit waiting for them, arms crossed over his chest. They glanced at each other.
"Who do you think you are, just taking my car out for a drive?"
"I was going to give Lynx a driving lesson."
Conduit examined the car as they got out and began to walk away. "So which one of you scratched it!!"
Lynx gulped. "That would be—"
"Me, Conduit. I scratched it." Conduit stalked towards him, but Raptor held up a hand. "I'll fix it myself or pay someone else to do it."
Conduit nodded. "Okay. You fix it. And wash and detail it while you at it. And give it a tune up."
"I'll do it tomorrow morning as soon as I get up." He took Lynx's arm and led her out of the garage.
You didn't have to do that, M.
Yeah, I did. I can fix it, you can't. And he's not afraid of you. So he would have gone to his dad and whined and gotten you in trouble. This way was better.
Once they were inside, she stood on her tip-toes to kiss his cheek. Thanks again. I'll talk to you later. I promised Shadow we'd watch movies tonight.
"See ya," he said as she disappeared.