There's No "I" in TEAM

Summary: How the team came to be-the past and all that shit, how I want it or think it was.

Rating: Will vary from chapter to chapter but mainly PG-13

Disclaimers: I own nothing except Letty's best friend, Adrian Cortez, her father, Mikhael Rodriguez, her mother, Lena Rodriguez and her adoptive parents, Jake and Ande McCune(that is my Best Friend's last name so don't you DARE say it's stupid or desperate measures will be taken!)

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Babywalls72- Letty's eleven and Dom's fifteen. She spends most of her days at the Torretto household and usually just falls asleep in Dom's bed. And they're better friends then should be at the moment but don't worry-that will be remedied! cackles evilly

cruel-capricorn-thanks for lettin' me know you like this one too! It's a workload-writing like three stories at the same time! And all about the same movies-I have to remember which characters are with which story!

LettyDomLuva-the story idea is the same as others like it-dealing with the past, I mean- but I just put this up like two days ago so no possible way you could've seen it months ago. Thanx for readin' and reviewin'!

Supergurl1616-Thanx for readin' and reviewin'!

greenglowchassis- with stories like these you need mush-it's an absolute MUST! Luv your name

pips24-U work at McDonald's? Thanx for luvin' it

Penning Fantasy-thanx for the HUGE review! i'm glad you like my writing skills faerie pops out and says "She cheats with spellcheck!"-tejsgurl4eva promptly stuffs faerie out of sight-you hear a muffled yelling that suddenly stops-tejsgurl4eva "ANYWAY!"

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Chapter Four-Bruised

"Shit." Letty said, looking down at the detention slip, "My papi's gonna beat me."

"Just forge it. I always do." Dom said, stuffing his own slip into his bag. They walked down the deserted hall in silence until Letty grabbed Dom's arm suddenly. "What?"

"Dom-please tell me your father brought Mia to school today and that we didn't leave her by herself." Letty said.

"I knew I forgot something..." he said.

"Dom-she's your sister!" Letty said angrily, turning to face him.

"She'll be fine." he said calmly.

"She's TEN!" Letty yelled, hitting him on the back of his bald head, "She's not gonna be fine Dominic!"

"All right! We'll go get her! Stop hitting my head!" he roared, grabbing her wrist, and Letty cowered as he glared down at her. "We'll go get her." he said calmly and Letty nodded. She loved Dom but he was scary when he was angry nonetheless. He dragged her by her wrist and they walked out the doors of the school without getting in trouble. They walked the three blocks to the Torretto household and opened the front door.

"Mia?" Letty said and Mia's head popped up over the kitchen counter.

"What?" she asked, putting something in her mouth.

"We're sorry we left you here today but we all get to go to school now." Letty explained and Mia shrugged her shoulders, walking out from behind the counter. She had a bowl of cereal and was eating it carefully as she walked.

"Wha'?" she asked, her mouth full of cereal as they stared at her, "Look, I couldn't get on the stupid stool okay?"

"Right. Oh, Letty-we can stop by your house and get you some clothes now-"

"NO!" she yelled. "I mean, these are fine, Dom." she said nervously. Dom jsut looked at her with a look that said 'Oh-kaaay...' "I like these better-they're comfortabler."

"Comfortabler isn't a word." Mia said like her know-it-all self, dumping the bowl in the sink and grabbing her bookbag. Mia ran out the door as Letty shot her a look that read murder.

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The rest of the day was spent at school like any normal day. Dom talked to Vince the whole time, ignoring Letty completely and snapping at her when she talked to him. Letty and Mia wandering around the school. Letty throwing punches at anyone who insulted her or Mia. Otherwise, pretty normal.

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Letty walked slowly down the street to her house, dreading what would happen. She'd never called last night to say she was spending the night. And she was wearing Dom's clothes, which made it even worse. Not to mention the detention slip.

She reached the door and slipped inside. She turned, closing the door softly.

"Where you been girl?"said a voice and Letty jumped, turning with her back to the door.

"I-I went to Mia's p-p-papi. I'm sorry I d-didn't call." Letty stuttered, backing into the door as her father got closer and closer. He got all the way up in her face before stopping. Letty shut her eyes, waiting-and it finally came. She hit the door hard and slid down the door as her father's fist connected with her face. She curled into a ball as her father's foot lashed out again and again until finally it stopped.

Letty lay on the floor, gasping for air, as her father walked away saying "Don't do it again, wench."

She lay on the floor in fetal position crying softly to herself. She pushed herself off the floor and went to the bathroom. She looked in the mirror and cursed to herself. How was she going to hide this? Lately, the Torretto's had been asking if her father beat her but she'd always avoid the subject. She grabbed the antiseptic angrily, pouring it onto a rag and dabbing at her split lip. She hissed in pain as she moved on to the cut on her brow and chin. She could already see the bruise forming on her cheek as the blood rushed to the surface.

"Letty? Honey, are you-oh my god, sweetie." said Lena, rushing into the bathroom to look at Letty. "Who did this, honey? Was it that Torretto boy?"

"Don't talk about him like that! Ever!" Letty yelled angrily, pushing her mother away, "If you wanna know who did this ask the man you call husband!" she yelled, pushing past her mother and running to her room, slamming the door and throwing herself down on the bed to be consumed by tears.