Brian sat in the living room waiting for Suki to come back; she had left an hour ago with Emmy so that they could have some kind of 'girl time.' He laughed to himself when he thought about how he had caught them playing 'dress-up' the day before, he was glad that they had been getting along, and that there was something to be happy about.
His thoughts turned dark as he thought about what had happened to him at the hands of Verone, and without saying anything, he stood and strode out of the room. He went in search of Kell, and when he found him twenty minutes later in the barn, his mood had strengthened.
"Is my old car still in the same place?" He asked. When Kell nodded, he said, "Okay, then I'm going out for a while, probably won't be back till late, got some catching up to do with the streets." Brian said, and when Kell nodded, saying a quiet 'be careful,' he walked away, and went to get Black Summer.
After Black Summer was saddled, and ready to go, he hopped on, and the galloped across the field. Brian let Black Summer gallop down the path that he had rode so many times before. They passed a creek that hadn't been there when he had came last summer, being as dry as it had, there was no water for the streams, or other bodies of water.
Black Summer whinnied, and let Brian know that they were almost there. He smiled as he thought of how long he had, had Black Summer, and patted his neck. Those were good times that he could think of right now. His life was now a dark void trying to suck him in and never let him go.
The only things that provided him with happiness were his family, including Suki, Dom, Rome and Tej, and Black Summer. Everything else seemed to always go wrong, and he couldn't figure out why. Ever since prison nothing had been the same, and he had expected that, just not as severe a reaction as he was having.
Black Summer slowed to a stop, as they reached an old building on the edge of town, and Brian got down. He took the reigns in his hand, and led Black Summer to an old corral that he had built one summer, after buying the building to store his car. He had always rode here on the horse, and figured that he should be able to run around while he was waiting for Brian to get back, not have to be cooped up some dusty old building.
Brian unsaddled Black Summer, and took off the reigns, and let him go in the corral with one last pat to his neck. The horse touched his soft nose to Brian's chest almost as if saying, 'Be careful.' Brian looked thoughtfully at him a moment before nodding, and walking back to the building. He pulled the tarp off of his car as he walked in, and smiled. He ran his hand over the silver paint scheme, the two neon blue lines still ran up the center.
He had begged Kell to take good care of the Nissan Skyline when he had been arrested, and boy had he. It was in excellent shape, no sign of the damage done when he had hit the pole, and he was glad for that. He walked to the right side, and got in. Turning the key he laughed as the engine turned over and purred to life. It was going to be a good night. Long, but fun, so all in all, good.
It was a little hard to drive with a broken wrist, but he managed, and when he finally pulled out of the building, it was getting dark. He drove for about half an hour, and then stopped. As he got out of the car, he laughed, it was the first time in about two years that he would be racing.
He walked up to a man with a Mohawk, and a lot of piercing's. Tapping his shoulder, he waited for the man to look at him, and waited for the look of recognition. "Brian!" The man exclaimed, hugging him.
"Yo, Rico!" Brian said, and patted him on the back. Rico laughed, and looked Brian up and down, a frown forming on his face.
"What happened bro?" He asked, voice laced with concern.
"Prison happened man, and then I met with an old enemy, and things didn't go so good." He said, motioning to his arm.
"That sucks man…" Rico said, and then asked, "You wanna race tonight?" A grin formed on Brian's face.
"Yeah man, it's been so long, and Ms. Skyline over there is getting lonely, I think she would like to have some fun." Brian said, and they both laughed, looking at the car.
"Yeah man, I know what you mean. Well we do need a fourth, and I was going to call Jose, but since you're here, might as well be you." Rico said, putting an arm around his shoulders.
"Cool man." He said, and then leaning closer, he asked; "Yo man, they got deep pockets?" Rico just smiled, a slight nod aimed at him.
"Yeah, and I think they would like to make some money, so might as well race the stakes." Rico said, and Brian nodded.
Brian's phone rang, and looked at the caller ID. "Yo Dom, what's up?" He asked.
"Where are you Brian?" The irritated voice came back.
"Getting ready for a race, and yourself?" Brian asked sarcastically.
"What do you mean getting ready for a race?" Dom asked, and then; "They have racing in Spain?"
Brian laughed. "Yeah man, you wanna watch me take some money from a few old friend's of mine."
"Sounds good to me." Came the answer. "If you win, we'll have a party." Dom said.
"Ok, just follow the directions I text to you." Brian said, and then typed in the directions. "See you in a few. Tell the others if they want, they can join us here." Brian said, and they both hung up.
Brian walked over to the group of racer's and said; "You wanna raise the stakes?" The three men looked over to him, and nodded. "How bout five grand each?" They all agreed, and he laughed. "So what's up? Kit, Eddy, Juan. It's good to see you all." Brian said, getting a hug from all of them.
"So where you been man?" Juan asked. Juan was a tall man, about six foot three, had brown hair, and brown eyes.
"Prison man." Brian said solemnly.
"Oh, that's harsh. If I could have, I would have helped you." Kit said, his voice sincere. Brian looked at him with a grin.
"That's okay, I know you would have, and I don't want you in trouble, so I guess it was a good thing. Anyway, I want to get away from that, not something I want to remember." Brian said, and looked at them all thoughtfully, his face soon turning to one of mischief. "So you know that I am going to beat you right?" Brian asked, looking as sincere as he could, before they all finally lost it, and laughed.
"Man, you couldn't beat me, even if I had my hands tied behind my back." Eddy said, and they all laughed.
"Oh, is that right?" Eddy nodded yes. "So that's why you have never beaten me, never even came close, boy my girlfriend could beat you." Brian said, and everyone laughed at Eddy.
"I could beat him, couldn't I?" Came a female voice from behind them. Brian looked back, and saw Suki, Dom, and Rome standing there. Suki walked up and gave him a kiss on the cheek. She stepped in front of him, and he put his arm around her.
"Yeah baby, you know you could." Brian said, looking Suki straight in the eyes. He looked up to see his friends all looking at him expectantly. "Juan, Kit, Eddy; this is Dominic Toretto, Suki Brooks, and Roman Pierce." He said motioning to all of them as he got to their names. They all shook hands, and soon it was time for the race.
Eddy, Kit, Juan, and Brian all walked towards their cars. As soon as Dom, Suki, and Rome were out of hearing range, Juan leaned over, "Damn Bro, you got yourself a hot one!" He said, and then stuck his hand in his mouth while looking at Suki.
"Don't I know it." He said back and then added, "Oh, and if I catch you looking at my girl again, I will not hesitate to hurt you." They both laughed.
"Same old Brian." Juan said, and Brian smiled.
"You know it bro, now let's cut the chat, and start the race." Brian said. Juan nodded, and Brian got into his Skyline, started it up, and pulled up to the line. The flags were dropped, and they were off. Brian took an early lead, and stayed ahead of the others. He was going into the last turn, and when he rounded it, he hit the NOS button on the steering wheel.
He looked in his rearview, and saw a car speed up, but the weird part was, that wasn't one of the people he was racing. He saw as well as felt the car behind him, hit the Skyline. The back end of his car lifted up, and he spun. As he hit a guard-rail, the front end of his car lifted up, and he started rolling.
Dom and the others watched in sheer horror as a black unmarked car came up and hit Brian's Skyline. They watched as it spun, and then flipped. The only one who moved was Suki, who ran to go and help. When the car finally landed, it wrapped around a tree.
Suki, who was now being followed by the others, ran up, and tried to open the door, and get a battered Brian out. She tugged at the door with all of her might, but it wouldn't come free. She looked back to Rico, and told him to get everyone out of there, before she took out her phone, and called an ambulance.
By now Rico, Juan, Kit, and Eddy were all there, along with Dom, Rome, and Suki. Dom had the sense to call Kell, and tell him what was going on. Suki went over to Brian when she heard a moan, and saw that he was awake.
She took his hand through the shattered window, and said; "Shh, everything's gonna be alright, the ambulance is on it's way." He looked at her with pleading eyes, and she looked back helplessly at him, wanting to take his pain away, but there was nothing she could do until he was out of the car.
He drifted back into the prison of unconsciousness, and a minute later the ambulance arrived. They had to get the 'Jaws of Life' to get him out of the car, and then everyone saw the extent of the damage. Suki fainted seeing all the blood coming out of Brian, and Rome picked her up.
There were gashes all over his body, and bruises starting to form. When the paramedics cut off Brian's shirt, Rome almost puked. One of his ribs was sticking through his skin, and there was a big piece of glass stuck in Brian's abdomen. He was secured onto a stretcher, and his neck was put in a brace.
Kell showed up a few minutes later, and rode in the ambulance with Brian to the hospital. No one knew if he would make it or not
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