A/N: I have decided to change Kendal's car to a Mitsubishi Eclipse. Big thanks to Tiffany and VoicelesS for their help on the car part of this chapter! I just had a classmate/friend that was killed in a wreck while he was street racing and so just remember to be careful if you are runnin and racin on the streets. It all became very real what can happen. Watch yourselves and be safe! This means you too, Sunshine!
Chapter 2
"Whoa." Kendall said to herself as she followed Letty to the address. Her eyes scanned the crowd and immediately found what must have been Letty's crew. They clearly seemed to dominate the scene and the guys around the circle of cars were also hot, she noted. She smiled, wondering which of them she might be racing.
"Let? Who's that? You know better than to bring new blood 'round without askin." Wade Tran scowled, knowing he was probably out of line.
"Pull it out your ass, Tran, and go home." Letty replied, brushing him off. He had guts to be her in the first place, she thought.
"You trying to cause problems?" Dominic asked, getting in Wade's face. He shook his head. "Good. Who's the chick?" Dominic put his arms around his girl.
"She was at the restaurant where I got you guys' dinner." Letty laughed. "She wants to race so she can have a place to rest. She seems to be all right. For a girl." Letty smiled, looking Dominic in the eyes. She followed Dominic to Kendall's car. He looked at he eclipse, looking skeptical.
"Um, hi. I'm Kendall. You must be …" Kendall said, trying her hardest to keep her cool.
"Dominic Toretto. So, my girl tells me you want to race." He folded his arms after motioning for Jesse to come over to the car.
"Yeah. And yeah, I have done my share of racing." Kendall stood up tall, not wanting to seem unconfident as she felt on the inside. The crowd of people were silent, as thought they were waiting for Dominic's opinion. Another guy in Dominic's clan walked up to her, checking her out. He was rough looking and was dark haired. The scowl alone on his face was enough to scare her away, Kendall thought to herself jokingly.
"You are gonna race an eclipse? Ha." Vince said, scoffing as Kendall's eyes narrowed at him.
"Why don't you race me, then?" Kendall asked, point blank. She might be nervous, but she wasn't going to take any form of shit talking. She could do enough of that on her won.
"All we need is a third and forth. Anybody?" Dominic asked, grinning in amusement.
"Well, well, well, Kendall. How did you make it down here?" Edwin stepped out of the crowd and circled her.
"Oh, yeah, ask this boy if I can race." Kendall smiled, turning the sarcasm from him around. The crowd ooohed and ahhed. "So, Edwin, we meet again. Still got your hatchback civic that couldn't keep up with me?" Kendall asked, brushing back her hair as Edwin frowned at her. She smiled sweetly, with a hint of sarcasm..
"Well, I think it is time for a re-match." Edwin shook his head, grinning foolishly. "Hey, I 'm ready." Kendall stared him in the eyes, not showing an ounce of fear. "Bring it on, Edwin." She challenged.
"Ohhh, she is feisty." Jesse looked at Leon in their normal game of talking about the people they didn't know. It had all started with Brian and the joke about him being cute that first day he had showed up in the café.
"Yeah, Dawg, I kinda like 'em feisty." Leon grinned.
"She still can't beat me. In an eclipse? Please?" Vince rolled his eyes. Jesse, Leon, and Vince busted up laughing.
"She's hot, though." Leon grinned. He watched as, Sydney, a girl they didn't really consider competition, step up. She was more into show cars but she was rich.. Being rich and having parents that had money meant that she was rarely worried about loosing. To her , it was the rush of the race. "Lucky ass.:" Leon muttered to Vince as he got ready to rollup to the line. Vince laughed heartily and took off for the starting line. Leon tapped the back of the car as he drove away.
"Ok, new girl, what are we racing for?" Hector asked, on the blacktop, ready to flag and set them off on their race.
"I got my slip so let's make it worthwhile." Kendall smiled, showing her slip. He reached for it but she yanked it back. "I don't know you. Where's Letty?' She asked skeptically. Hector laughed.
"So it's like that, huh? Girl power and shit." He shook his head as Letty sauntered up, Dominic behind her.
"Let's say 3 G's." Edwin pulled out his cash, handing it to Hector. He grinned smugly. Sydney pulled out her money, separating her cash. Kendall noticed she had a lot of it. Kendall plopped the slip in Letty's hand. She noticed Vince didn't give any money up. "What about scruffy boy, there?" She asked, nodding and looking at Vince, messing with the radio. She laughed at Vince's frown towards her comment.. H e didn't have a clue.
"Vince? He's good for it. You know, I gotta tell ya for my own conscience, that there is no way your eclipse is gonna beat my boy's Nissan Maxima. But hey, it's your loss." Dominic said, leaning down by Kendall's car. Letty laughed, poking Dominic in the side. "If you can beat him with this car, I'll be the first to give ya a job and a place to stay." He scoffed in his typical Dominic Toretto way.
"Thanks for the concern, but I'm willing to risk it. But, okay, you're on" Kendall said genuinely. Dominic shrugged. Kendall focused on her car. The car her and her dad had picked out together. Her dad had spent so many hours on the car, it almost seemed unreal to Kendall. She had never taken the time to help him and since he had died, she had spent many hours hating herself for that. She was drawn back into reality and away from her thoughts as Vince revved his engine. "Focus, Kendall." She scolded herself, revving her engine as well. She wanted a decent bed tonight. She wanted to be able to take a hot shower and do some writing. Writing was her only sanity besides racing. And since she couldn't race 24 hours in a day, and was often by herself and lonely, she had taken up writing. It was an escape and it was the one thing that no one could take away from her. No matter what, she would always have her fictional world.
"Go!" Hector yelled, his arms falling to his sides. Tires squealed and rubber burned. Kendall took a deep breath. This was almost the hardest part, she thought. She had to get a good lead or at least close enough to be able to take the lead. Sydney was on her side and for a minute they played cat and mouse, being their cars would each take turns pulling ahead. Kendall shifted to fourth gear and pulled ahead, now passing Edwin easily. She smiled and waved as she passed him. He flipped her the finger and tried to gain on her lead, failing to do so as she shifted to fifth..
She was coming up to Vince now, Mr. High and Mighty full of Himself, she would rather have called him. He swerved in front of her, not letting her take the lead. This was no surprise to Kendall. She had raced all the guys on her former team and was used to the male ego. A male ego was not easy to beat , much less tolerate. She was used to having to fight for her racing record, her leads, and basic survival.
She was patient, running beside him just long enough to make him sweat and loose some of his focus. She grinned and turned up the tunes. "Regulate" By Warren G and Nate Dog was perfect for the race, she thought to herself. It was a clear blue night, she laughed, easily amusing herself. She came up to the turn and made sure she was ready. She turned the corner very narrowly, something her eclipse was good for. She prided herself on being quite talented when it came to making tight turns. She could do it on the drop of a dime and she did it well. She took the lead, now giving Vince a taste of him a taste of his own medicine as he tired to pass her. She was all over on the black top, not letting him pass and she flew past the spray painted finish line with grace and was able to stop easily.
She jumped out, smiling proudly, her veins rushing with adrenaline. She walked over to Vince, who looked utterly stunned as though she was going to say something to the likes of god job or good race.. She walked past him and walked over to Dominic, Letty, and Hector as Edwin came walking up. .
"Was your offer legit?" She asked, taking the money form Hector and looking at Dominic.
"Yeah." Dominic rubbed his chin, still in shock she had managed to pull the win off.
"Dang girl, I wanna see what you got under that hood!" Jesse came running up, making Kendall laugh at his child like enthusiasm.
"You know us girls, we don't show everything on the first date, but you seem so cool, so go ahead." She joked, making Letty bust laughing. Jesse didn't hesitate one bit and was under her hood in two second flat. Edwin tapped her on the shoulder rather hard. She turned around and automatically knew he was more than pissed.
"Your punk ass boys from San Diego shoulda kept you on their team instead of sabotaging your ass to make you quit. Cuz then you wouldn't be on my turf, messin wit my game." Edwin said, his voice raised, his fists balled, and in her face. Dominic grabbed Edwin and Letty pulled Kendall back.
"What the hell are you talking about? You just can't handle em beating you again." Kendall said, her heart racing. How dare he bring up her old team. That was like putting salt on an open wound. She had been with her team of all boys for three years and was able to beat any of them at any given time. Once her dad had been killed, she started loosing races more and more frequently. One night she had had enough and left town for good, not looking back.. That was six months ago.
"Oh ya didn't know?" He asked, fighting to get out of Dominic's grip. "They fixed it so you lost majority of your races. They were tired of ya. They didn't want you around anymore." Edwin said, smirking. "So now we gotta deal with ya. Why don't you just go away from here too?" He shook his head.
"That's totally uncalled for." Letty got in his face. "What, you mad cause the Chica can race? Better back the hell up, Edwin. Don't dish what you can't take." Letty hissed, putting an arm around Kendall. "Don't listen to him, his balls are to shriveled and he tries to make up for it," Letty said, knowing Kendall was in shock and emotionally drained. She could tell the adrenaline rush was wearing off. The girl needed a good night sleep and time to get her thoughts together.
"I'm so tired f being screwed over by guys. Tell your man I'm gonna pass on his offer. I can't deal right now. I'm gonna get my money and go. Sorry." Kendall took a deep breath, trying desperately to keep her composure. She was seething inside but the tiredness was winning over the anger at the moment. Her anger just made her more eager to find the one person she was looking to seek revenge on, The one person who could have changed her life if he had never stuck his nose where it didn't belong.
A/N: I hope the race scene was all right, I am not the greatest with racing scenes! So, hit me up, review me, and let me know how your liking this story so far! Thanks so much! Love Cheer
Chapter 2
"Whoa." Kendall said to herself as she followed Letty to the address. Her eyes scanned the crowd and immediately found what must have been Letty's crew. They clearly seemed to dominate the scene and the guys around the circle of cars were also hot, she noted. She smiled, wondering which of them she might be racing.
"Let? Who's that? You know better than to bring new blood 'round without askin." Wade Tran scowled, knowing he was probably out of line.
"Pull it out your ass, Tran, and go home." Letty replied, brushing him off. He had guts to be her in the first place, she thought.
"You trying to cause problems?" Dominic asked, getting in Wade's face. He shook his head. "Good. Who's the chick?" Dominic put his arms around his girl.
"She was at the restaurant where I got you guys' dinner." Letty laughed. "She wants to race so she can have a place to rest. She seems to be all right. For a girl." Letty smiled, looking Dominic in the eyes. She followed Dominic to Kendall's car. He looked at he eclipse, looking skeptical.
"Um, hi. I'm Kendall. You must be …" Kendall said, trying her hardest to keep her cool.
"Dominic Toretto. So, my girl tells me you want to race." He folded his arms after motioning for Jesse to come over to the car.
"Yeah. And yeah, I have done my share of racing." Kendall stood up tall, not wanting to seem unconfident as she felt on the inside. The crowd of people were silent, as thought they were waiting for Dominic's opinion. Another guy in Dominic's clan walked up to her, checking her out. He was rough looking and was dark haired. The scowl alone on his face was enough to scare her away, Kendall thought to herself jokingly.
"You are gonna race an eclipse? Ha." Vince said, scoffing as Kendall's eyes narrowed at him.
"Why don't you race me, then?" Kendall asked, point blank. She might be nervous, but she wasn't going to take any form of shit talking. She could do enough of that on her won.
"All we need is a third and forth. Anybody?" Dominic asked, grinning in amusement.
"Well, well, well, Kendall. How did you make it down here?" Edwin stepped out of the crowd and circled her.
"Oh, yeah, ask this boy if I can race." Kendall smiled, turning the sarcasm from him around. The crowd ooohed and ahhed. "So, Edwin, we meet again. Still got your hatchback civic that couldn't keep up with me?" Kendall asked, brushing back her hair as Edwin frowned at her. She smiled sweetly, with a hint of sarcasm..
"Well, I think it is time for a re-match." Edwin shook his head, grinning foolishly. "Hey, I 'm ready." Kendall stared him in the eyes, not showing an ounce of fear. "Bring it on, Edwin." She challenged.
"Ohhh, she is feisty." Jesse looked at Leon in their normal game of talking about the people they didn't know. It had all started with Brian and the joke about him being cute that first day he had showed up in the café.
"Yeah, Dawg, I kinda like 'em feisty." Leon grinned.
"She still can't beat me. In an eclipse? Please?" Vince rolled his eyes. Jesse, Leon, and Vince busted up laughing.
"She's hot, though." Leon grinned. He watched as, Sydney, a girl they didn't really consider competition, step up. She was more into show cars but she was rich.. Being rich and having parents that had money meant that she was rarely worried about loosing. To her , it was the rush of the race. "Lucky ass.:" Leon muttered to Vince as he got ready to rollup to the line. Vince laughed heartily and took off for the starting line. Leon tapped the back of the car as he drove away.
"Ok, new girl, what are we racing for?" Hector asked, on the blacktop, ready to flag and set them off on their race.
"I got my slip so let's make it worthwhile." Kendall smiled, showing her slip. He reached for it but she yanked it back. "I don't know you. Where's Letty?' She asked skeptically. Hector laughed.
"So it's like that, huh? Girl power and shit." He shook his head as Letty sauntered up, Dominic behind her.
"Let's say 3 G's." Edwin pulled out his cash, handing it to Hector. He grinned smugly. Sydney pulled out her money, separating her cash. Kendall noticed she had a lot of it. Kendall plopped the slip in Letty's hand. She noticed Vince didn't give any money up. "What about scruffy boy, there?" She asked, nodding and looking at Vince, messing with the radio. She laughed at Vince's frown towards her comment.. H e didn't have a clue.
"Vince? He's good for it. You know, I gotta tell ya for my own conscience, that there is no way your eclipse is gonna beat my boy's Nissan Maxima. But hey, it's your loss." Dominic said, leaning down by Kendall's car. Letty laughed, poking Dominic in the side. "If you can beat him with this car, I'll be the first to give ya a job and a place to stay." He scoffed in his typical Dominic Toretto way.
"Thanks for the concern, but I'm willing to risk it. But, okay, you're on" Kendall said genuinely. Dominic shrugged. Kendall focused on her car. The car her and her dad had picked out together. Her dad had spent so many hours on the car, it almost seemed unreal to Kendall. She had never taken the time to help him and since he had died, she had spent many hours hating herself for that. She was drawn back into reality and away from her thoughts as Vince revved his engine. "Focus, Kendall." She scolded herself, revving her engine as well. She wanted a decent bed tonight. She wanted to be able to take a hot shower and do some writing. Writing was her only sanity besides racing. And since she couldn't race 24 hours in a day, and was often by herself and lonely, she had taken up writing. It was an escape and it was the one thing that no one could take away from her. No matter what, she would always have her fictional world.
"Go!" Hector yelled, his arms falling to his sides. Tires squealed and rubber burned. Kendall took a deep breath. This was almost the hardest part, she thought. She had to get a good lead or at least close enough to be able to take the lead. Sydney was on her side and for a minute they played cat and mouse, being their cars would each take turns pulling ahead. Kendall shifted to fourth gear and pulled ahead, now passing Edwin easily. She smiled and waved as she passed him. He flipped her the finger and tried to gain on her lead, failing to do so as she shifted to fifth..
She was coming up to Vince now, Mr. High and Mighty full of Himself, she would rather have called him. He swerved in front of her, not letting her take the lead. This was no surprise to Kendall. She had raced all the guys on her former team and was used to the male ego. A male ego was not easy to beat , much less tolerate. She was used to having to fight for her racing record, her leads, and basic survival.
She was patient, running beside him just long enough to make him sweat and loose some of his focus. She grinned and turned up the tunes. "Regulate" By Warren G and Nate Dog was perfect for the race, she thought to herself. It was a clear blue night, she laughed, easily amusing herself. She came up to the turn and made sure she was ready. She turned the corner very narrowly, something her eclipse was good for. She prided herself on being quite talented when it came to making tight turns. She could do it on the drop of a dime and she did it well. She took the lead, now giving Vince a taste of him a taste of his own medicine as he tired to pass her. She was all over on the black top, not letting him pass and she flew past the spray painted finish line with grace and was able to stop easily.
She jumped out, smiling proudly, her veins rushing with adrenaline. She walked over to Vince, who looked utterly stunned as though she was going to say something to the likes of god job or good race.. She walked past him and walked over to Dominic, Letty, and Hector as Edwin came walking up. .
"Was your offer legit?" She asked, taking the money form Hector and looking at Dominic.
"Yeah." Dominic rubbed his chin, still in shock she had managed to pull the win off.
"Dang girl, I wanna see what you got under that hood!" Jesse came running up, making Kendall laugh at his child like enthusiasm.
"You know us girls, we don't show everything on the first date, but you seem so cool, so go ahead." She joked, making Letty bust laughing. Jesse didn't hesitate one bit and was under her hood in two second flat. Edwin tapped her on the shoulder rather hard. She turned around and automatically knew he was more than pissed.
"Your punk ass boys from San Diego shoulda kept you on their team instead of sabotaging your ass to make you quit. Cuz then you wouldn't be on my turf, messin wit my game." Edwin said, his voice raised, his fists balled, and in her face. Dominic grabbed Edwin and Letty pulled Kendall back.
"What the hell are you talking about? You just can't handle em beating you again." Kendall said, her heart racing. How dare he bring up her old team. That was like putting salt on an open wound. She had been with her team of all boys for three years and was able to beat any of them at any given time. Once her dad had been killed, she started loosing races more and more frequently. One night she had had enough and left town for good, not looking back.. That was six months ago.
"Oh ya didn't know?" He asked, fighting to get out of Dominic's grip. "They fixed it so you lost majority of your races. They were tired of ya. They didn't want you around anymore." Edwin said, smirking. "So now we gotta deal with ya. Why don't you just go away from here too?" He shook his head.
"That's totally uncalled for." Letty got in his face. "What, you mad cause the Chica can race? Better back the hell up, Edwin. Don't dish what you can't take." Letty hissed, putting an arm around Kendall. "Don't listen to him, his balls are to shriveled and he tries to make up for it," Letty said, knowing Kendall was in shock and emotionally drained. She could tell the adrenaline rush was wearing off. The girl needed a good night sleep and time to get her thoughts together.
"I'm so tired f being screwed over by guys. Tell your man I'm gonna pass on his offer. I can't deal right now. I'm gonna get my money and go. Sorry." Kendall took a deep breath, trying desperately to keep her composure. She was seething inside but the tiredness was winning over the anger at the moment. Her anger just made her more eager to find the one person she was looking to seek revenge on, The one person who could have changed her life if he had never stuck his nose where it didn't belong.
A/N: I hope the race scene was all right, I am not the greatest with racing scenes! So, hit me up, review me, and let me know how your liking this story so far! Thanks so much! Love Cheer
