"I feel like I'm going to be driving into a trap" Gisele cautiously said as she exited her car with a loud slam. The crowd that evening was packed with excited citizens eager to see the race of the year. Camerón was a great street racer, almost always winning every race he participated in - all except the races he had been in with Sienna. Gisele also was a precision driver, which had made sense considering it was her job. Everyone knew that Gisele was an awfully great racer, yet she had never raced on the streets; Owen had raced a couple of times, winning every one he had completed with a margin of at least 1.5 seconds. But, they were all nothing compared to Sienna. She was fierce and fast and had a knack for racing. Give her a canister of NOS and a decent car - she'll make you regret your entire life decisions. Racing was really the only thing that Sienna was ever good at, except for having a smart mouth. She was racing since she was 15 with her brother and friend, Roman. Her personal favourite win was against Dominic Toretto - de facto King of street-racing, but they both promised to never mention it in front of people. The atmosphere was lively as the hustle and bustle of people craving to get front row seats filled the air with noise and pandemonium.
"You're giving her the weapon she needs to win the race, Gisele! You can't let her get to your head" Camerón lectured, his head buzzing with enthusiasm. He was sure that tonight was his lucky night, and that definitely had meant he could win.
"I'm literally right here" Sienna remarked, she wasn't too worried about what was going to happen, she didn't even care if she won the race or not. It was nice to see Camerón back to his usual keen self.
"I still think you're not as great as advertised" Owen insisted.
Gisele immediately huffed at Owen's comment, "You haven't seen her... she's a monster when she's in a car". Gisele retreated to her car as Camerón also did the same, leaving Sienna and Owen alone.
"You should pay attention to what Gisele says" Sienna advised. Owen didn't say anything back, he simply looked vacantly into Sienna's piercing brown eyes. Feeling unnerved by the sudden intensity of the atmosphere, Sienna tried to take a step back from Owen but he quickly stopped her. Snaking his arm around her back, he had on him an incredibly smitten face. Sienna's hands quickly found their way onto his chest as she accidentally caught his eyes. Time ceased to exist in that moment where Sienna gazed longingly at the besotted man who stood in front of her. What was only mere seconds felt like an eternity as finally, Owen spoke. "I know what I want when I win"
Sienna stifled a laugh, "Owen, you're so confident you're going to win" His expression didn't waver, which made Sienna take on a much more serious tone. "What do you want?"
"That kiss" Owen declared in a composed manner. This time Sienna didn't hold back as she chuckled at the confidence Owen had on the topic.
"Owen, sweetie. You can't win"
"I will win, Sienna"
"You're going to be so heartbroken in ten minutes time"
"Only heartbroken that all I asked for was a kiss"
Sienna was lost for words, she didn't know whether she should feel sorry for his ill-placed confidence on this race or be utterly smitten by the shameless flirting he was doing. Not once did his expression falter, still holding the intense, love-struck face that he had from the beginning of the conversation to now. Owen was undeniably cute and he had a way about words, only making Sienna fall deeper into the rabbit hole.
"Whatever" Sienna smiled, playfully pushing him off her, but Owen gripped her tighter.
"I'm serious" Owen said, finally releasing Sienna off his firm hold on her body. Taking a slow, aching step backwards towards his car, Owen didn't take his eyes off hers. "I'm going to win" He declared just as he went inside his own car.
I hope you do.
Sienna's car buzzed to life just as the race was soon to start. Camerón teasingly revved his engine, showing off his newfound confidence. Sienna watched as Gisele rolled her eyes while she reluctantly turned her keys, purring her engine into existence. Turning her head around, she saw Owen look visibly unfazed - as per usual - as he also turned his engine on. Suddenly, Camerón was able to catch Sienna's eye line, he laughed loudly while she watched disapprovingly of his much too excited behaviour.
In front of the group was Alejandro, who was the starter for the race. He matched Gisele's expression of utter unhappiness. He eyeballed the group, mentally cursing them all for forcing him out of work to start a stupid race. Maybe Sienna can hurt herself so she can stay humble for a week.
Gisele rolled down her windows to get Sienna's attention while Sienna did the same. "I'm going to win"
Sienna looked briefly at Gisele and then turned her head back to Alejandro and the road ahead. "You didn't seem that confident before", Sienna speculated as she revved her engine, clearly displaying her stance on the rivalry.
"Yeah, well. I realised that I'm a great driver"
"Sure, Jan"
Alejandro signalled the crowd to temporarily retire from their mayhem and excitement. Quietening rapidly, the crowd watched intensely, eager to see Alejandro's manner of starting a race.
"Okay assholes, I want to go back to work-" Alejandro began but was rudely interrupted by an eager Camerón who had popped his head out of the window so Alejandro could hear him.
"Alejandro, hermano. You need to have more ... pizzazz when you speak"
Sienna's face cringed up by the words that Camerón had inside his dictionary, she turned to Owen who had matched her disgust and confusion. Owen had shrugged his shoulders at the bizarre words Camerón knew, making Sienna find the situation even more hilarious.
Alejandro was not happy at all, he stared at Camerón disapprovingly, sending him a threatening glare. Camerón quickly understood that his contribution was not appreciated, as he moved away from his window and back firmly into his car, rolling up the windows as if it never happened. Alejandro shook his head, as he continued.
"Let's get to it" Alejandro pointed at Gisele's car, "En sus marcas". The car growled in response. He then pointed at Sienna, "Listos", whose car responded with a light roar. "FUERA"
Suddenly, the cars blasted ahead like a plane on steroids. Camerón was quick to lead, while Gisele and Owen followed suit. Sienna hung back a little, letting the other gain an early lead on her. It was all a mind game, she knew that once they thought they were winning, they would start slacking. In no time, Camerón foolishly used NOS, making his car flash ahead. Sienna tutted as she watched Gisele and Owen quickly follow the negative influence. NOS was the biggest catfish, although it gave you some boost, it was never really meant to be used unless you were at the final stretch. Sienna changed gears, gaining some speed against her competition. She saw them in the distance slowing down after their NOS high, although they had achieved a huge gap between her. She saw Gisele reach for a lead against Camerón as he fell behind Gisele and Owen. Sienna aggressively increased the pressure she had put on the pedal, seeing the end to the road near. It was only a mere 200 metres left and Sienna finally released her NOS. Her car smacked ahead, "woah" she exclaimed as she could no longer properly control her car. She flew past Camerón and Owen and tightened an incredibly narrow gap between Gisele and her. Gisele's car itched forward for a victory against reigning queen Sienna, but it was no use as Sienna gained a majority and zoomed past Gisele's car.
Sienna face lightened with delight as she quickly rolled down her window and send the others a middle finger. Screeching her car to a halt, she jumped out of the vehicle in pure happiness. Camerón and Owen got out of their cars with an unhappy face whereas Gisele left her car smiling.
"Sienna! I nearly had you!" Gisele declared excitedly.
"You never had me babygirl" Sienna smiled, giving Gisele a hug as a token of her appreciation who had gladly accepted.
"You're good" Owen had admitted grudgingly. Sienna smirked as she turned to face her opponent. Owen and Camerón stood together, Camerón starkly disappointed with his performance while Owen practically nursed his wounds by giving him words of encouragement.
"I told you" Sienna said, while she and Gisele had approached the duo.
"It was the NOS, wasn't it?" Camerón said with his hands buried into his face, too ashamed to ever show his face to the world again.
"That was the world's stupidest decision" Sienna criticised. Looking at Gisele and Owen, she also chastised them. "You both followed that circus monkey as well! That's why you lost tonight"
"Whatever, Sienna" Camerón moaned, pushing past the group rather dramatically, making Gisele go and run after him. Owen chuckled at his friend's sore loser behaviour as he leant on his car. Inhaling loudly, Owen crossed his arms.
"I guess I won't get that kiss after all" He sighed, looking to the side at the huge mass of people who were crowding Gisele and Camerón.
"Owen", Sienna called, getting his attention back to her. He turned towards her, with a defeated look struck upon his handsome face. Acting impulsively, Sienna placed her hand on his shoulders as she reached in and gave him a short, sweet kiss. She let go but Owen's expression quickly changed, as he gripped Sienna by the waist, leaned in and kissed her. All those brief moments of 'could've beens' were compensated by this one display of pure passion. Sienna moved her arms to his upper back, desperately trying to get him as close as he could while Owen pressed his firm body on hers. Deepening the kiss, A flood of emotions poured on her as she thought to herself why she couldn't have done this every other time they were this close. Suddenly, the outside world closed in on itself as it became quickly evident for the two of them that this was all that mattered in the world. The both of them had felt blissfully at peace with each other. Painfully, Sienna eventually retreated away from Owen, as he did the same.
"That was worth coming 3rd place for" Owen whispered lightly as his forehead pressed against hers.
"3rd place is atrocious"
"Let me be happy, woman"
