Kim sat around the next day in a daze. She felt like her mind was playing tricks on her. This guy had said he might love her. She had never really loved anyone who wasn't a family member before. But this guy said he might love her.

He didn't actually say it, but he implied it, right? I mean she asked, "Are you gonna just sit there and start telling me how much you love me or something?" and he replied, "What if I did?"

That had to be an implication. She didn't know, but she sat in her room. She sat and thought about him. She felt immature, like a little school girl who had a crush on a rock star.

Her silence was broken by her cell phone going off. She sighed and picked up the phone. She brought to her ear and said, "Jess, so help me god, if you don't stop calling me..."

"It's not Jess."

Her heart skipped a beat. She calmed her tone down, "Oh...hi...

Nik smiled, "Hi. If this is a bad time, I can call back later."

Kim said, "No, no. It's fine. What's up?"

He said, "Well, I was figuring we should start training tonight. The more we get in the better."

Kim agreed, "Yeah, so what time do you want me to meet you at the lake?"

Nik shook his head, "We don't have to meet at the lake if you don't want to."

Kim was surprised, "Then how are we gonna practice?"

"You'll see. Why don't I come over to your house?"

Kim stopped. Him. Here, "When?"

"In about an hour?"

Kim didn't want him to come here. She didn't even want to be around him. She knew exactly what to say, "Yeah, I'll see you in a bit."

She heard his tone become happy, "Ok, bye."

She heard the phone click and felt her hands fall to her sides. He was going to be at her house in 59 minutes. She didn't know why she cared, but she did and it was freaking her out.

She walked over to her closet and dug through everything to find something she looked good in. She didn't know why it mattered. He was just a guy...

Nikreached into his bag and grabbed a plain black hoodie. He then grabbed the keys to his 240SX and a blue back pack before he walked downstairs into a discussion he had wanted to stay out of.

Al looked at him with the word 'HELP' bleeding out of his eyes. He sighed and looked at his parents, "What's up?"

His dad looked up at him, "Did you know that Alex wanted to go back to Japan with you?"

Nik nodded, "Yeah."

His mother disapprovingly said, "I don't want him going back. He's only 17 years old."

Al looked at his mom, "Ma, I'm gonna be eighteen in a few months. Then I'll be able to make my own decisions."

His Mom glared at him, "Then in a few months, you can go live with your brother."

Nik looked at Al, "Did you show them the report card?"

Al nodded. Nik looked at his Dad, the calmer of his two parents, "Well?"

"His grades are good, very good. I won't deny that his grades have improved. Also, no unexcused absences, meaning no skipping class."

"That's probably because of Miki."

Both of his parents looked at Nik, "Miki?"

Nik looked at Alex, "You didn't tell them?"

Alex sunk into his chair, "No..."

Nik sighed, "You better explain that to them. I'll be back."

His mom looked at him, "Where are you going?"

He looked over at her from the door, "Out."

His bro looked over, "That girl?"

Nik nodded. His mom approved and then went back to listening to Alex's story. Nik walked out to his 240 and slid into the seat. He started the car and revved the engine twice.

He backed out of the driveway and headed down the hill. He turned onto the main road and followed it all the way to the highway before getting on and heading towards Kim's house.

He had wondered about how she felt about him. She didn't seem to let on anything. She seemed sort of bottled up. He just couldn't get under her skin. AT least that's how he felt.

He turned off the highway and drove towards her house. There was an assortment of small curves that led to her house. Unfortunately, he didn't have to go that fast. He took a slight right turn and drove into her driveway. He saw the Porsche parked on the side of the road.

Nik got out of his 240 with the bag and locked it. He walked up to the door and knocked once. The women, who looked over at him from yesterday, who looked only to be in her late thirties up close, answered the door. She asked, "Can I help you?"

"Um, does Kim live here?"

"Yes and what business is this of yours?"

"Kim talked to me a little while ago and we agreed I'd come over to see her."

She looked behind him at the car. She stared it down before looking back at him, "You can wait in the kitchen. I'll go get her."

Nik walked in and took a seat at their kitchen table. He looked around the kitchen reflexively. It was pretty clean but it didn't have anything that really accented it. It was a very typical kitchen.

He sat and waited as he heard footsteps go up the stairs. He reached into his bag and pulled out a poster size piece of paper and a pencil. He tapped the pencil against the table as he waited.

Kim heard a light knock on her door. She said, "Its open!" from her bathroom where she stood tying her hair back. She heard footsteps walk across her carpeted floor until they reached the edge of her bathroom door.

After her hair was secure, she looked over at her mother, "Yes?"

"I thought I asked you to stop dating street racers?"

"And I did."

"What about your last four boyfriends!"

"Dan raced stock cars on tracks, TJ drag raced legally, Evan was just a fling, and Jason raced motorcycles."

"You keep running into guys who have no future. One of them is sitting in our kitchen right now waiting for you."

She stopped, "How do I look?"

"What does it matter?"

"How do I look!"

"You look fine, ok? Now back to these boys..."

"We'll talk about it later." Kim walked past her mother and out the door. She pulled her shirt down as she turned off the stairs and walked through her living room, into her kitchen where Nik sat, still tapping a pencil. She sat down and felt Nik's eyes follow her.

She met with his eyes, "What?"

"Nothing, you just look...wow..."

"Yeah, anyway, how are we supposed to practice without driving?"

Nik unfolded the piece of paper, which turned out to be a map of the lake. Kim looked at him and said, "How the hell is this supposed to me beat Tom?"

Nik smiled, "You have to know the course in order to use it correctly."

"I've driven the course. I know the turns."

"Yeah, but you don't know the specifics."

"Fine then, teach me."

"I'm trying to."

Kim sighed, "I've done this already."

"You have?"

Kim stood up, "Follow me."

Nik stood up and followed Kim into there living room where there was a computer sitting. Nik pulled a chair from a small table in the corner of the room next to the computer seat where Kim was now sitting.

Kim heard footsteps come down the stairs. She looked over into the eyes of her mother. She said, "I've got to go out for a while, if you're brother doesn't call by eight, call me. Behave yourself, both of you."

Kim watched her mother eyes Nik as she walked through the kitchen, towards the door. She saw him shake it off as she pressed the power button on the front of the computer.

Kim turned on the computer and then logged on. She opened up a program that was labeled 'Course driver'. Nik looked over at her, "What's this?"

Kim smiled, "This is a program a friend of mine made for me. She designed it so that I could upload maps from the internet onto the program and then use it to map out the road exactly. I then study the course before I even drive on it. That way I have a basic idea of what to expect."

She could tell Nik was impressed by the look on his face. He said, "This is real Ry Takahashi shit."

"Who?"

"Ryosuke Takahashi. He's got a nickname in Japan as Akagi's White Comet. He's the leader of the Akagi Red Suns and the creator of Project D, which is a..."

"..Group of mountain racers from all around the Gunma area who race the best teams who challenge them. I read about them in Hot Version."

"You can read Japanese?"

"Hai. I learned it when I was bored one summer."

"Wow..."

"You say that a lot. Found it."

Nik looked at the computer screen as a map of the Highland run popped up. It covered not only the road, but also the elevation above the water each curve was. This map was perfect.

He looked at her, "Zoom in on the area where I passed Mei the other night."

With only one click and a drag, she had zoomed in on the drop turn. The elevation chart showed that it was the lowest point on the entire lake road. He said, "This is a really wide point on the course. It's a good opportunity to take the lead on your opponent."

"After you're race last night, I'd say it's the best place."

"There are better ones, but this one is really good. Now zoom in on the double S-turn."

Kim quickly zoomed out and then zoomed back in on the next part of the course. She looked at Nik, "So?"

"Tom will accelerate very well at this part of the course, put he might slow down a little on the second turn because of the downhill fall."

Kim nodded, "What next?"

"Zoom in on the final part of the course."

Kim quickly did. Nik stood up and placed his left hand on her left shoulder. Kim paused for a moment, not sure what Nik was doing. He reached his other arm passed her head and pointed at a spot on the screen.

"This V shaped turn will be your last opportunity to pass. His excessive braking will be the key. It also matters on whether or not his car drives more like an FF or an FR."

Kim sighed in relief, "Ok..."

Kim didn't know why, but she had an odd urge to ask him questions. She wanted to know more about him. She leaned her head back, looking into his deep hazel eyes, "What's Japan like?"

Nik seemed startled. He answered, "Depends on the season and where you are. Driving along Myogi in the autumn is amazing. The trees are stunning and the mountain is majestic. Akina is a great place to watch the leaves too. In the spring, the Shimonita side of Mt. Myogi has a great view of the cherry blossom trees. The swamplands on Mt. Shifitsu are beautiful as well. In the summer, the best mountain to drive is Akagi. The shade makes you feel cool while you look upon the beautiful foliage. In the winter, if you're willing to take the drive, you can find the most Majestic hot springs. You can look upon the snow covered world in complete and total seclusion."

"The hot springs sound nice. I hate people seeing me in my bathing suit."

"Afraid to show of your amazing body?"

"No, I'm afraid to show off my ugly body."

Nik sighed, "I don't see an ugly body anywhere. Is it upstairs in your closet?"

Kim smiled, "It's nice of you to try and make me feel better, but I know I'm ugly. You don't have to sugar coat it."

"I'm not, I think you're gorgeous."

"My ass is ugly, my face is too hideous to look at, my body is full of fat, and my boobs are too big."

"To correct you, in order of course, your ass is fine, I love looking at your face, I don't see an ounce of fat on you, and there's no such thing as too big."

"Thank you."

"For...?"

"Admitting to checking me out."

"I can't help it, you're just so danm hot."

"You use a lot of lines."

"All of which are true."

"Your lines are at least decent."

"Well, 'nice shoes, wanna fuck?' didn't seem like a good way to get a girl to like you."

Kim laughed, "Apparently."

"You should do that more often."

"What?"

"Laugh."

"I try, but it seems lately you're the only person who makes me laugh."

"What's wrong with that?"

"Nothing, I just wish that life could be as fun as it is as when I'm with yo..."

"Yeah, hehe..."

A long uncomfortable silence followed that. Nik looked down at Kim. He locked his eyes with hers, which up until know he hadn't noticed her staring at. Kim put her hand up with a finger out. She flexed it as she smiled and said, "Come here."

Nik lowered his head hesitantly. He wasn't sure what she was planning on doing. She felt her hand gently glide along the base of his neck, sliding up his collarbone before sliding to the back of his neck. His eyes stayed locked as he stopped, allowing his head to hover less than 6 inches above hers.

She spoke softly, "I'm going to say this in a way you'll understand. So, Kisu-ware." (Sorry if this is written wrong.)

Nik brought his lips to hers, locking them while letting his eyes gently shut as he saw hers do. She felt her hand pressing his head into hers, pressing their lips together. He could barley help smiling.

Kim's urges had maddened her to this point. To the point where she kissed him. She had thought that being with him made her happy, but the feeling of his lips against hers. The feeling of his soul connecting with hers. This was something different. Something better..

Kim separated their lips, not saying a word. She stood up and wrapped her arms around his neck, pushing him back into a wall. Her breathing was heavy, nearly heavy enough to much his.

She kissed him, vigorously. She felt wild and untamable, taken over by some unexplained force. She started to think about how Nik was reacting. She didn't know how he was going to react to this. She pulled away from him.

She looked into his eyes as she pushed her hair out of her face, "I'm sorry if I was being to rough for you..."

Nik turned her body quickly, forcing her body into a wall. He looked deep into her eyes as he smirked, "Apparently not rough enough."

Kim smirked as Nik brought his lips to hers. She felt his tongue begin to massage her own she was enjoying this ad she didn't care. For once, she didn't care that a guy was the one being aggressive. She kinda liked being the one on the bottom...

She twisted once more, only to have Nik twist again, sending them through the opening into her empty kitchen. Kim was thrust into the table. Nik kept pressing himself into her, using the table to keep her from getting away.

She never wanted this to end. She loved it. This huge fit of passion was amazing. She just wanted to keep it up. She couldn't let go of him and he didn't let go of her. She thought she might even lo...

"Excuse me."

Kim's eyes shifted over towards the young man who stood in her kitchen. She felt Nik's grip loosen slightly and she took the opportunity to pull herself away from him, although reluctant. In the process, she sent the table flying five feet across the room.

She saw Nik slightly loose his balance. She giggled under her breath before looking over at the door, "Hey D, you're home early."

Her brother looked at Nik, "Yeah... did I interrupting something?"

Nik shook his head, "Not at all." He walked over to him and put his hand out, "My names Nik."

"Dylan. Pardon me for not shaking your hand, but I'm afraid about where it's been on my sister."

Kim looked at him, "Hey, promise not to tell mom."

Dylan turned and walked towards the stairs, "I'll think about it."

"Ten bucks?"

He yelled from the stairs, "Make it twenty and you've got a deal!"

Kim reached through her pockets for her money but then she saw a green piece of paper in front of her face. She then heard Nik's voice, "It's on me."

"No, it's cool, I got the money."

"I kissed you first."

"After I told you to."

"Just take the money."

"Make me." Nik refolded the money between his fingers and dropped it into her low-cut tank top. He then grabbed his keys off the table, "I'm not going to get it."

She watched as he walked around the table and picked up his bag. She smirked, "Pity."

Nik walk towards the door with a smile. She smiled and followed him out to his car. She asked, "So when is the next practice session?"

Nik unlocked the driver's side door to his car and opened it, "Tomorrow night, 8:00, at the starting line. I want to see how hardkore you can get behind the wheel of a car."

Nik slid into the car and started it. He heard her say, "Most guys wanna see how hardkore I can get in the backseat."

Nik smirked as he put the car in reverse, "What did I tell you when we first met?"

"Your name?"

"Yeah and something else too."

"What?"

"I'm not most guys." With that, Nik backed out of the driveway and started his way down the short stretch of pavement before the first turn. He took it slowly and smiled. He had a feeling that he had left an impression with her. Nik licked his lips and smiled, "Watermelon..."

Kim walked to the edge of her driveway and watched him drive away. She had forgotten he told her that, but not that he wasn't. It's impossible to forget that Nik Hogashinu wasn't 'most guys'.

She stood there for about five minutes before walking back inside. She fixed the dinner table before walking upstairs into her bedroom. She fell down onto her bed, smiling at the ceiling. She felt like a school girl, with a school girl crush. But Nik probably though she was a naughty girl...

She smirked as she sat up and looked at her cell phone. She picked it up and flipped it open. One voicemail. She dialed it and put it up to her ear. It ringed twice before the machine came up and she pressed 7.

The message began after the introduction. The voice was very familiar. She smiled as he said, "I was just driving away and I wanted to call you to tell you something. I know you might not feel the same way about me, and I'm ok with that, but I just wanted to tell you to say that I really like you. I can't wait to see you tomorrow night, but I guess I have to. Well that's it, I'll see you then."

She smiled as she hung up the phone. She brought a finger to her shiny, watermelon lips. She wanted to see him too. She looked at herself in her mirror. She asked herself, "How naughty do you want to be...?"

For the 2 of you that might not know from all my clues, I think Kisu-ware means "kiss me" in Japanese. Thanks for waiting for another chapter, I'm hoping to get the next one up and ready soon. Unfortunately, times like right now (1:30 am) are the only times I ever have the drive to write. Not to mention I've kinda lost a lot of inspiration. Sorry if my next chapter takes a while to get to ya'll. Peace till then!

Nik