The Toretto Team arrived in a V formation, Dom at the point, Letty and Vince behind him, Brian and Mia after them and Leon and Jesse last.

Alyssa rode with Jesse in his new, improved Jetta.

Dom exited his car first, but instead of waiting for the racer chasers to surround him, as usual, he stepped up to Letty's car, opened the door for her and helped her out. Slipping a protective arm around her shoulders, Dom led her over to Edwin and Hector to talk racing.

Alyssa climbed gracefully out of the Jetta, closed her door and leant on it patiently, whilst Jesse chattered excitedly to a dark man about engines and turbos and the like.

"You ok baby sister?" Vince asked, sidling up next to her.

"Yeah. It's nice to see Jess so animated." She smiled ruefully.

Vince smiled. That was the Alyssa that he knew. Always thinking of others first. "You wanna come meet some people?"

"Um… ok. I'll just tell Jesse where I'll be." Alyssa agreed, before wandering over to Jesse and the dark man and hugging him from behind.

Jesse turned and smiled at her, rather forcedly.

"I just came to tell you that I'm goin' with Vince to meet some people. See ya!" She winked at the stranger, pecked Jesse's cheek and sauntered back over to Vince.

He could tell straight away that something wasn't right with his 'Lyssa.

"What's up?" He asked softly.

Alyssa shook her head. "I just gave him a hug and he kinda glared at me. Yeah, he was smilin', but it didn't reach his eyes. What did I do wrong?" She asked with hopelessness in her melodious voice.

"I'm sure he was just uptight about whatever him and that guy were talking about, that's all." Vince tried to reassure her.

She nodded and he embraced her tightly. He head rested on his chest and he stroked her hair in a brotherly fashion.

Elsewhere, Jesse fumed.

Why did she interrupt me for such a little thing? I've lost me thread now, damn ADD!

"Hey, isn't that your girl?" The dark man, who's name was Carson, asked smugly.

Jesse glanced over and saw Vince with his arms wrapped around Alyssa.

"Well, she was. Not anymore."

Alyssa hopped into Vince's car and they drove to the start line. Vince was racing a 2g buy in race with three others. Edwin, a guy named Carson and a guy in a black Mazda RX-6.

"Hey, Vince? See that guy, Carson?" Alyssa turned to her driver.

"Yeah. What about him?" Vince replied, following her gaze.

"I want you to hand him his ass." Alyssa stepped out of the car and wandered around to the driver's window and leant in. "Please?"

Vince nodded and smiled crookedly. "I'm gonna hand his ass to him on a platter, when I scrape it off the road!" He grinned.

"That's my boy!" Alyssa teased gently.

She stepped back and joined Mia and Letty on the sideline.

"You ok girl?" Letty asked suddenly.

"Yeah." Alyssa replied. "Actually, no. Jesse has been actin' real weird. Like, I went over to him and hugged him and he kinda glared at me. He smiled, but not with his eyes. Where did I go wrong?"

"Maybe he's irritated over somethin' else baby sister. I'm sure it'll be ok later." Brian entered the conversation suddenly, wrapping his arms around Mia and letting her lean back on his chest.

Alyssa sighed. She just wished to have Jesse's arms around her, making her feel safe.

Just at that moment, Hector started the race and Alyssa's violet eyes glued themselves onto Vince's Maxima.

After approximately 15 seconds, Vince won the race by a car's length, ahead of Carson.

"Go Vince!" Mia cried, pulling Brian over to his car.

Alyssa leapt into his arms and he swung her around in his arms. "Ma big bro's da best!" She grinned. "Dom, come here!"

Dom wandered over and congratulated his old friend. "Well done man."

"How much you win?" Letty asked from Dom's side.

"8 g's. How you like that!" Vince's scruffy face split into a wide grin.

Dom surveyed the scene and was jolted from his ponderings by Leon's yell of "COPS! COPS, WE GOT COPS!"

Alyssa, not having a car, leapt into Vince's Maxima and they sped off home.

"What about Jess?" Alyssa asked suddenly.