Kim's eyes looked up into her rearview mirror. She can tell that the MC is right behind her. She figured he would catch up to her pretty quickly. She accelerated towards the next turn and put her eyes back on the road.

Kim downshifted into second gear from fourth and turned the wheel to the left. She felt the rear let up and kick out. She counter-steered and slid through the corner to finish with a high exit speed.

She smiled and looked in her rearview mirror. Her eyes widened. They had gotten closer. She put her foot farther down on the accelerator and shifted into fifth gear as she neared the next light turn.

Nik was still behind Mei and they where approaching a sequential point on the track. It was the light-right-drop turn. He called it that because the driver had to fall down three small slopes and then take the turn before accelerating up two more slopes.

There was a trick to the corner that people who are relatively new to the course wouldn't know. Most drivers would slow down in order to not hop the slope with their car. If you had a car with enough traction and entered at a low enough speed, you could keep accelerating and go around the corner without a problem. This way you would have the power needed to go up the next three slopes.

Passing during the turn was impossible because of how tight the Lake course was, so passing on the uphill slope was the best idea. Nik knew Mei would know this so he figured if he drafted Mei around the turn, he could pass by Kim right with him.

Nik downshifted into third gear and saw Kim accelerate slightly harder. She then let up and Nik followed Mei into the turn. All three cars powered through it but then Mei pulled along side Kim. Nik followed him and realized something. Mei was racing Kim. Nik wasn't even in the race until he could pass her.

Kim looked over and saw Mei's head staring at the road. How could he have caught her so fast? She accelerated and shifted in fourth gear. Mei was still with her and his car was running smoother then hers because of the automatic transmission.

Kim watched as Mei blocked her out and pulled ahead of her at the start of the next drift. She slid through and watched as he took the lead on her. She screamed out, "Bastard!"

Kim watched as he got farther away and sighed as she slightly let up on the gas. She then saw headlights shining at her in her rearview mirror. She had forgotten about Nik.

Kim accelerated and entered the next corner. She slid her backend out far and blocked Nik's car through the corner. She watched as Nik kept a tight inside line and tried an inside pass.

Kim straightened out and accelerated as she regained the inside. She looked in her rearview mirror and saw Nik staying behind her. She listened to the sound of his engine.

She quickly analyzed it in her head, 'He's still got the stock 2.4 liter engine. Turbo upgrade and then the exhaust as well. His car is still really fast. His drift technique is probably amazing…"

Kim entered the next turn at third gear and watched as Nik powered through it. She watched as the gap was closed even more. Her car's tires were holding strong. She had lost no grip in the race.

Kim accelerated and noticed she had lost complete sight of Mei. She had let one Nite pass her. She refused to let a second. She accelerated around a slight left and continued on towards the next corner.

She slid around the medium right easily and pulled ahead of him slightly. By the end of the turn he was even closer then before. She shifted into fourth gear and powered down the long straightaway.

Nik followed her along the straightaway tight. He was almost tapping her bumper. He kept close along the long straight. They were almost equal in power. Nik knew that it would be hard to pass by her at the end of the race. He had three more turns.

Nik accelerated around the next 90 degree corner and onto the wider open road. He then took the next consecutive corner and speeded down the straight hard on her tail.

Nik then entered the next long hairpin. He pulled along the inside and gripped tight as he let of the gas and made the car drift. He looked up at Kim as she brought her car to the outside of the turn. He pulled alongside her but then had no time to pass as the finish line was less then ten yards away. He finished the race neck and neck. His second tie…

Kim smiled as she pulled along the side lot that was sitting at the starting line. She stepped out of her car and looked at Nik as he pulled up next to Mei. She saw Nik step out of his car with an expression of disappointment in his eyes.

Kim walked over and smiled, "Come on, it was only a tie."

"But on my lake…"

"Your lake?"

"Yes, my lake."

Mei smirked as he lowered his head, "I believe I'm the one who beat both of you…"

Nik looked up quickly, "That was just a lucky turn and I would have caught up with you quick and easy if she hadn't have been there."

"So are you saying you're the better driver?"

"Yes, that's why I drive the downhill on the team."

"I can handle a downhill just as good as you can."

"Yeah, like you could take me in that bulky 32 of yours."

"At least it has more power then a pathetic FC."

Kim saw an enraged Nik stepped towards Mei. She stepped in between them and looked at Nik as he stopped. His hazel eyes fell upon her. His eyes looked cute and confused like a lost puppy. She smiled sweetly for only a second before she wiped the look of her face.

Kim looked at Mei and said, "As much as I would enjoy watching you two beat each other to the ground, there's a much cleaner way to do this."

Mei looked over at her, "What?"

She pointed behind her at the set of parked cars. Mei looked like he had just gotten beat. Kim smiled and looked at Nik, "Good luck."

Nik watched as Kim walked away from him. What was with that girl? Nik wouldn't be able to concentrate on beating Mei if he couldn't get his mind off of her. He forced it out of his head but lingering thought still lay.

Nik quickly walked over to his car and started the engine. He pulled up next to Mei on the line. They each put their hands out of the window and counted down from 5 on their fingers.

The screech of tires was heard all around the lake as Nik and Mei pulled off the line. Mei pulled ahead of Nik at the start of the race. Nik held back and accelerated to stay with Mei.

Mei took the first corner by letting up on the accelerator and then getting back on it rapidly, thus by forcing his car into a drift. Nik knew if Mei kept that up, he would wear down his tires and lose traction quickly. Nik went through the process of heel/toe downshifting into second before drifting.

Nik and Mei accelerated around the two continuous turns and Mei used heel/toe on those turns. Nik gripped through the first and caught up to Mei by not losing as much speed.

Then came the next sharp right after the light left. Mei and Nik used the light left as a set up for an inertia drift. They both slid through the tight corner and Nik was forced to pull back because of a lack of road space.

Nik realized that Mei had the advantage on the lake for blocking as he sped towards the peak hairpin turn. He knew that Mei's car was wider and would take up the width of the road and then some on some tighter turns. Nik took it hard as Mei lost a lot of speed in entering the turn. Mei's car was heavy, there was no denying it.

Nik sped around the next two turns and then headed up the small incline. They then took the courses second hairpin. There was more room for Nik to maneuver on this turn but Mei still took up too much for him to pass.

They then headed for there courses crucial point. This point allowed Nik ample room to pass if he could pressure Mei into going faster. This would also involve making his own car go faster. It was risky because if he went to fast, his car could leap one of the slopes and it could cause his car to flip or at least cause some minor body damage.

Nik was willing to risk a bit of body damage in order to prove to Mei who the better driver was. Nik shifted down to fourth and pushed the car up to the red line. He went right on Mei's tail and refused to let him slow down.

Kim stood, leaning against the hood of her 911. She then heard the screech of tires as Nik and Mei came around the next hairpin turn and accelerated towards the slopes. They both were going extremely fast.

Kim chose to watch from this spot because she knew it was where Mei had passed her. If she wanted to beat Nik for her team, she would have to know how Nik drove this course.

She watched as they came towards the slopes. There was no chance of either one slowing down. They some them at the start of the first slope and then…

"Holy shit!"

Kim watched as both cars leapt the slope. They came down hard on the springs and continued driving down. Kim's widened eyes watched as they passed by her and took the corner.

Nik took the inside of the turn as Mei was trying to recover from the leap. He accelerated and had more then enough speed to rocket himself up the next slopes. Kim watched as Nik passed him and took the lead.

Kim, still dazed, ran to her 911 and started the engine. She turned the wheel and pushed down on the accelerator as the car did a 180 degree turn. She leaned the back of the car out before she straightened out with the road and followed them along the lake run.

Nik regained the lead as he accelerated around the next hard right. He then went down the straight as Mei tried to keep with him. The slope was a mental advantage Nik had used. Mei wasn't used to quick changes in a course like that.

Nik kept the lead down the straight and then took the right turn at the beginning of the final stretch. He took the second right turn and then the hairpin turn and goat an even larger lead on Mei. He then accelerated up the small hill and passed the line almost 2 seconds before Mei.

Nik pulled over to the side lot and looked at Mei's car. He saw Mei punch his steering wheel. Nik stepped out of his car and walked over. He bent down next to his window and asked, "Who's the fastest on the lake?"

Mei reluctantly said, "You."

Nik smiled, "Good."

He stood up and saw Kim's 911 coming up the hill. She parked next to Mei and stepped out she walked over to them and asked, "Who won?"

Mei stepped out of his car and said in a disappointed voice, "I didn't…"

She looked at Nik with a smiled, "Congratulations. You do know this makes me your next opponent, right?"

Nik shook his head, "I don't think so. Like I told you before, I didn't come home to race."

Kim shook her head, "Well too bad, this is the last part of the northeast we have to take. We didn't bother with it because we didn't think we'd found anyone worth our, or more importantly, my time."

Nik shook his head, "I'm not racing. My mind is made up."

Kim smiled seductively and walked up towards Nik. She put her hands on his shoulders as she pulled herself up and put her lips at his ear, "I always get what I want…"

Nik felt his body tense up as she stood against him. He relaxed as she pulled away and walked over towards her car. Nik looked over at Mei as Mei watched Kim walk away.

They both saw her drive away from them. Mei looked over at Nik and said calmly, "She's got a nice ass."

Nik rolled his eyes as he stepped into his 240. He started the engine and then headed home. He got home at about 11:30. He walked inside and saw that everyone was asleep. He saw Alex asleep on the couch and the TV was on. Nik shut off the TV and walked up the stairs into his room. He walked in and sat down on his mattress.

He stretched his arms outwards and rolled his neck. He slid his hands into the pocket of his hoodie and felt something in there. It was a piece of paper. He took it out and read it. It said "Call at 12:35" and below that that was a phone number.

Nik looked over at his clock. It read 11:52 pm. He sighed and leaned back on his bed. He closed his eyes and waited for the clock to change to 12:35. He didn't even know whose number it was, but he had a good idea…

Kim pulled into her driveway and walked into her house. She saw her mother sitting in her living room watching TV. Kim smiled at her and walked up the stairs to her bedroom. She walked in and shut the door lightly behind her so she wouldn't wake up her brother.

She walked over to her dresser and pulled out a long t-shirt. She walked into her bathroom and was in there for fifteen minutes as she changed. She came back out wearing the t-shirt over her body.

She walked over to her bed and sat down as she looked at her alarm clock.12:20 pm. She had to wait for him to call her for another 15 minutes. She leaned back on her bed and stared at her ceiling.

The time seemed to keep going on and on forever. She just sat and waited for him to call. Would he even bother calling? She wondered what she would do if some random person slid a note that says, "Call this number at this time."

Then she heard it. Her cell phone vibrated on her side table before her ring tone came on. She picked up the phone and looked at the number. It wasn't one she knew. Could it be him?

She clicked the answer button and put eh phone up to her ear as she said, "Hello?"

Nik's voice could be clearly heard on the other line, "Well, I called. What do you want?"

She smiled as she leaned back on her bed, "What I've always wanted. A race."

She heard him smile, "I had a feeling it was you."

"Yeah, so will you race me?"

"No, I've been telling you that since we met."

"Come on, isn't there anyway I could convince you?"

"What's your address?"

"Why?"

"Do you want me to race you?"

"Yes…"

"Then tell me your address."

"38 Oak ST."

"Ok, what time do you wake up in the morning?"

"Nine…ish…"

"Ok, walk outside your house at 10:00 tomorrow morning."

"Why?"

"Cause I'm asking nicely?"

"You're on something, aren't you?"

"Probably, see you tomorrow."

She heard a click as his phone was disconnected. She set her phone next to her bed and looked up at the ceiling. She kinda thought that Nik was crazy but there was a part of her that liked him. That part liked him a lot.

She closed her eyes and put her head on her pillow. He was still there in her head. She had to stop thinking about him or she wouldn't be able to make him not stop thinking about her…