Dominique woke with a start as she felt something very cold sliding up and down the back of her thigh. Flipping over in bed she saw Jesse standing there with a melting ice cube in his hand. He smiled at her broadly as she glared at him. Grabbing the ice cube out of his hand she threw it at him, hitting him squarely in the forehead.

"Well that wasn't nice!" His soft voice was filled with laughter at her anger. She couldn't stay angry at him for long and smiled.

"Why the ice cube?" She questioned as she yawned. Climbing out of bed she picked out the morning's clothing.

"Because you were supposed to wake up thirty minutes ago, you have five minutes to grab something to eat, get dressed, and get to school." Her eyes widened to the size of tennis balls.

"Ya gotta be kidding me!" Dominique yelled out a very dirty explicative as she ran into the bathroom to change, Jesse raised his eyebrows slightly but didn't say anything. She dressed quickly in jeans that were ripped at the knees and a tight black tank top. Pulling her hair into a sloppy ponytail she grabbed her sneakers and socks and pulled them on. Grabbing her backpack she snatched the muffin that Jesse held out for her to eat on the way to school, along with the bag he had packed with her lunch. "Thank you Jesse!" She thanked him as she kissed him lightly on the cheek.

"Hurry up now, you're gonna be late!" Came his response as she dashed down the stairs. She ran over to her father and gave him a quick hug and her mom a quick peck on the cheek.

"Gotta go, see ya later!" Dominique yelled on the way out the door. She hopped onto her bike that somebody had returned to her after her fit yesterday and silently thanked them. Pedaling to quickly she arrived at school just as the bell rang. She slowed to a walk once inside the school but ran when nobody was looking. She got into her class just as the teacher walked in behind her. Carolina didn't even acknowledge her presence as she waved at her. Dismissing it as anger for beating up Michael-Xavier Dominique sat down at her desk and pulled out her math book.

The time until lunch passed quickly for Dominique as she scribbled down notes for tomorrow's test on a piece of paper. Slamming her books into her backpack she headed towards the tree she ate at every day during lunch. Sitting down under it she pulled out her lunch bag that held some of her abuela's famous cooking. She ate slowly, enjoying every bite since her breakfast was small and rushed. Hearing the bell ring she rose from her spot and went to her next class. The rest of the school day was a haze in her mind but she took notes anyways.

Hearing the last bell ring she pushed her way past the imense crowds trying to find Carolina. Seeing her blonde haired friend with Michael-Xavier walking down the sidewalk, Dominique grabbed her bike and pedaled towards them.

"Hey guys!" She greeted them as she neared, climbing off her bike she walked it as she walked with them. A cold glare was passed to her from Carolina and she furrowed her brows in confusion. "What's wrong?"

"You know what's wrong." Came her best friends answer to her question.

"Tell me your not still mad about me and Mike's little ruckus yesterday!" She exclaimed exasperated with her friends. Michael-Xavier huffed and looked at her disbelievingly. He had a black eye that was swollen shut and his lip was split. Several other places on his front where she had hit him was bruised and she was surprised at the damage she had done.

"Little ruckus?" He asked her. "Does this look like a little ruckus to you?"

"I'm sorry Mike, I was angry, I didn't mean to do so much damage." He laughed coldly at her statement.

"Well you did, happy now? You got your revenge, c'mon 'Lina, let's go home." Michael-Xavier and Carolina left her standing there in disbelief at what had happened. Her heart felt shattered and her eyes welled up with tears. They begged to fall but she denied them, she would not cry for the pain she had been caused. She was stronger than that, she would not cry.

"That was unfair." The unknown male voice speaking made Dominique turn around and see what he was talking about. Seeing the new kid, Alexandro she nodded.

"I had it coming." Her voice was no more than a whisper that made her feel weak.

"But he didn't have to be so harsh." His voice was soft and gentle, not like Michael's which was rough, or like her father's which was loud and booming. "Forgive my manners, my name is Alexandro Rodreguiz."

"Dominique Toretto." He didn't react like others did when he heard her name, most others would stutter and gasp and then back away afraid of her father. But apparently Alexandro had not heard of her father before, and did not know that he was quite the famous man, for the wrong reasons.

"That's a beautiful name," His voice flooded her senses and for a moment she felt lightheaded from the sweet attention he was giving her. Snap out of it Dominique! He's either stupid or uninformed! Or he's trying to get you into his bed, which is NOT happening. "It is a pleasure to meet you Miss Toretto."

"You can call me Dominique, I'm nobody special." Alexandro shook his head at her response.

"You are everything special, you are like an angel departed from heaven." To her chagrin a blush lit up cheeks at his words. Oh my gosh! I did not just blush! "Come, I will walk you home Dominique." And so he did, she showed him where she lived and he smiled at every word she said. Not once did he show signs of wanting to run away like the others did when she talked. He was so unlike all the other guys. When they arrived at her home Dominique's father was leaning against the side of the house watching them walk. His face was a blank mask as he watched them, his brown eyes following their every movement.

"It was nice meeting you Dominique," Alexandro's words made her want to blush again but she would not get that feeling twice in one day. "would it be okay if I walked you to school tomorrow morning?" She nodded yes to his request and she smiled at him.

"That'd be nice." Her voice was a whisper and she squeaked slightly which made her turn red in the cheeks in embarrassment. He just smiled sweetly and left. She stared after him in disbelief for a few moments her head spinning before turning to go into the house. Her father had raised an eyebrow now and saw the blush on her cheeks. Dominique just blushed harder and parked her bike in the garage and went up stairs to her room. When she got up there Carolina and Michael-Xavier were sitting on her bed with glares fixed on her.

"Who was that?" Michael's voice was cold and clipped as he talked to her, more like demanded her to answer.

"Alexandro Rodreguiz." She answered simply, plopping her backpack onto her desk's chair.

"You mean that new kid from Beverly Hills?" Dominique nodded her head at Carolina's cold question. "Dios Dominique, nunca pensó que usted sería el que esta' a colgar con un monstruo." She whirled at her best friend's response.

"He is not a freak!" She exclaimed in anger.

"Usted es Dominique derecho," Carolina paused in the middle of her sentence and glared at Dominique. "él no es monstruo, usted es una puta." Rage filled her as her best friend accused her of being a whore.

"Get out of my room!" She screamed, anger flooding her being. "¡Salga de usted puta asquerosa! ¡Y usted también usted bastardo feo!" Carolina and Michael-Xavier ran out of her room as she screamed at them, tears began to fall as soon as they were gone. Hearing the arguement and seeing the them run out of the room, her father came up the stairs and entered the room. Dominique was still exclaiming dirty things about her friends in anger as she paced the room.

"Dominique?" Her father's low voice pulled her out of her angry daze and she turned towards him with tears now running in rough streams down her cheeks. "I heard what happened." It was quite obvious to Dominique that he had but she said nothing about it as he looked at her expectantly. He came over to her and pulled her into his arms and just let her cry. Her tears wet his shirt but he said nothing as he held her in his arms, rocking her gently from side to side. When the tears stopped and she fell asleep, Dominic laid her down on the bed to rest. Standing from the bed he exited the room with angry intentions.

He saw Mia and Brian sitting on the couch watching tv when he came downstairs, snatching the remote he turned it off so that their attention was focused on him. They looked at him expectantly, they knew he was angry and said nothing.

"Your daughter, just accused my daughter of being a whore because she has a suitor." Dominic paused for effect as he searched their eyes. "Right now, Dominique is upstairs in her bed because she cried herself to sleep, do something about your daughter or I will." With his point made he went to find Leon. Leon was in the kitchen eating a sandwich while chatting with Jesse about pointless subjects. As soon as Dominic entered the room their chatter ceased and Jesse left the room. Leon looked at him in surprise but said nothing.

"Your son is being an ass to my daughter, shut him and tell him to leave her alone or I will." Nothing else was needed to be said as Michael hadn't done anything too terribly bad but he knew he agreed with Carolina and that was enough for him. Dominic left the room and went to the garage. Climbing into his car he drove towards the garage where he knew he could find Letty working on some odd thing or another. Upon arriving Letty noticed him and walked towards the car wiping her hands off. Something was wrong with her husband and she saw it.

"Hey." Her voice was soft as she led him to the office where he could be alone with her. He explained the days events to her in frustration, but she listened to it all and just held him when he was done. "Será amante aceptable, él todo será fino." Her words soothed his temper and relaxed him, making him lean against Letty with exhaustion. His rage had left him tired and now he just wanted to relax. Letty sat him down on the couch and she plopped down next to him. They sat together in silence as Dominic relaxed in her arms, he'd never needed her presence so much before and right now it helped a lot.

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translations:

Dios Dominique, nunca pensó que usted sería el que esta' a colgar con un monstruo, God Dominique, I never thought you'd be the one to hang with a freak.

Usted es Dominique derecho, él no es monstruo, usted es una puta, You're right Dominique, he's not a freak, you're a whore.

Salga de usted puta asquerosa! ¡Y usted también usted bastardo feo! Get out you filthy whore! And you too ugly bastard!

Será amante aceptable, él todo será fino, It's okay lover, it'll all be fine.

(A/N) Wow, tempers are high! Next chapter's gonna be less vicious I think, but it's still gonna be pretty bad. Review! -Sabeybaby