Stella stood up from the bed and walked over to her door putting her ear to it. She didn't hear any voices as she slowly turned the knob and peaked outside. The hallway was empty as she looked towards the corner where Dom's room was. She quickly tiptoed towards his room and knocked on the door. "What?" Dom replied as she opened the door and hurried inside. "Stella, what are you doing?"

"I haven't seen you." Stella replied. "I mean I have…I just…" She sighed as she moved closer to him to get a better look. "You scared me to death, Dom."

"I scared myself." He replied softly. He motioned for her to come over as he held his hand out to her. "Stella, none of this is your fault. We got cocky. There was no way I was going to let her win. It should have never happened."

"Pops is out for blood. I haven't seen Mia all week." Stella looked towards the door. "I shouldn't be in here."

"Stel…" Dom sat up in his bed. "I'm really sorry for everything."

"I know you are. I wish I could take back what happened to you. I am so happy that you are okay." Footsteps sounded in the hallway as she tightened her grip on his hand. "Oh no!"

"Stella!" Tony shouted from the hallway as Dom let go of her hand. She sighed as she moved to the door and opened it. "What are you doing?"

"I just wanted…"

"Get over here!" Stella looked back at Dom who nodded his head. She moved outside shutting his door behind her as Tony pointed into her room. She quickly moved past him and crawled onto her bed. "What did I say about leaving this room?"

"I just wanted to make sure he was okay."

"I would have told you if he was dead." Tony snapped. "I specifically told you to not leave this room until I say. Why do you keep disobeying me?"

Stella shook her head but remained silent. She sniffed back the tears that were threatening to fall down her face. He had never yelled at her the way he had this entire week. "Don't move. Do not come out. I will bring dinner up to you." She nodded her head as she wiped her face of the tears that betrayed her. Tony became silent as she closed her eyes and bowed her face. "Stella…" He stopped himself before turning around and leaving her room. That's when she let it flow. She covered her face with her hands as the tears spilled down her face onto her bed. He had never been mad at her like this before.

Stella found herself looking in the mirror has she brushed her long, black, wet hair. She sighed as she put the comb down when she heard the laughing outside on the sidewalk. She slowly walked over to the window and peered out as Mia and Letty began laughing at something that was said. Mia looked up at her as if she could tell Stella was watching them and gave a small smile. Stella held her hand up before pulling the blinds down. She was still grounded. She had time added to her sentence for being in Dom's room when she knew she wasn't supposed to be. Letty's arm was in a red cast with black lettering all around it as so many people had signed it. She hadn't seen Dom she was in his room. She knew his arm was worst off from Letty's seeing as he almost lost it. She swallowed hard as she heard a soft knock on her door. She didn't even bother turning around as the door opened. She stared at the white blinds that now blocked her view from outside. "I just wanted to come in and remind you that you have registration for school at 7pm tonight." Tony stated. Stella nodded her head. "Stella…it just a few more days."

"I'm fine." She mumbled. "I'll be ready at seven." There was silence. She heard the door close as she finally turned around. He had left her room. She was so mad at him. It was almost like he was taking all of his anger out on her because she knew about the race. Mia, Vince, and Dom were all at the race. They were physically there but she was being punished the worse. She sighed as she moved over to her bed and pulled out the notebook she used to draw in. She opened up the page to Vince's drawing and looked at it. A filling of anger overtook her as she ripped the page from the book and began tearing it up. Tiny pieces flew in the air as she threw the notebook across the room. Her summer was almost over and she hadn't spent maybe three or four days at the beach. She was either in trouble, her wrist was broken, or she was working so her father could go race. She was angry. She could hear the laughter again as she threw her body down against her pillows. There was another knock at the door as she continued to look up at her ceiling fan that was moving around and around. "Stel?" Vince's voice could be heard as she continued to lay there. "It's me." She rolled her eyes. As if she didn't know who it was. "I'm coming in."

"Go away." Stella replied just as the door opened. "You will get me in trouble."

"He's outside in the garage." Vince replied. There was silence. Did he see the paper on the floor?

"Good for him." She pressed her lips together. "The last time I talked to someone that I wasn't supposed to, I got another week added to my sentence. Unless that is your motive, I would suggest that you get out before we both get in trouble. I can already tell you, I will be in more trouble than you." There was silence. "Go away, Vince."

"Stella, let's go!" Tony yelled from the bottom of the stairs as Stella moved from her room. She hurried down the stairs, straight past him, and out the front door. It was just her and him tonight as Mia's registration was the day before. She climbed into the black Charger quickly putting on her seatbelt waiting for Tony to climb in and start the car. She looked out the window as Mia was on the porch swing with a book in her hand just staring at her. "You ready?" Stella nodded her head as she turned to look straight ahead. "So is this silent treatment going to be a thing between us now?"

"I've been in my room for about three weeks now. What did you think I had to talk about?" Her voice was cold.

"I want you to understand why you were grounded."

"Oh, I understand." She finally looked over him. "I lied to you because I didn't want my brother and sister to hate me. Do you know how hard it is to try and fit in with them when I am younger? They don't want to hang out with me because I bring them down. I'm not as fast as them. I'm not as smart as them. And Dom is right. I can't lie to you. I have never been able to. So they didn't tell me about the race. I didn't know when you asked me in the garage. I had no clue." Tony nodded his head. "But I found out the morning of and I wanted so bad to apart of this team that they created that I kept my mouth shut. I didn't even go so you wouldn't know. But yet, I get the worst punishment because I knew. They all went. They participated but yet you still yell at me. You make me stay in my room for weeks. Is it not bad enough that I am probably not even wanted anymore that you keep me from even having a summer? I am sorry that I wasn't in my room when you told me to be. But I wasn't there when it all happened. I didn't know if you were just sugarcoating what happened to Dom to make me feel better. I hadn't seen him at all. I just wanted to see him. I wanted to know for myself."

"Stella…" He reached over for her but she pulled her arm away wiping the tears from her face. "I was teaching you a lesson."

"It's been learned." She replied softly. She looked up at the school. "I can do this by myself." She replied climbing out of the car, slamming the door behind her. She hurried into the school running straight into a boy. She sighed as she looked up into his dark, brown eyes. His black hair covered his left eye as he reached up swooping it over. "I'm so sorry." She replied. "I wasn't looking at where I was going."

"It's okay." He smiled down at her. "Here let me get the door for you."

"Thank you." The butterflies creeped up in her stomach as she slowly moved through the door, looking back at him. "Name." She jumped as she realized she was standing at the table.

"Um…Stella Toretto." The lady nodded her head before scrolling through the names before coming to hers pulling out a piece of paper with her schedule on it. "Stella, huh?" The guy was behind her. "I'm JT." He held his hand out.

"Nice to meet you." She smiled. She squealed on the inside but it was soon replaced by annoyance as her father walked through the door. "Stella…" Tony appeared beside her looking at JT. He nodded his head before moving away from her. "Really?" Stella rolled her eyes as she grabbed her schedule and moved to the door. "Did you have to do that?"

"Let's talk about this at home." Just as she went to open the door, it was opened from the outside.

"Johnny!" A short, skinny man stood there. Tony tightened his grip on Stella's hand causing her to scream out, jerking away from him. "Stella, let's go!" Stella rubbed her wrist as she watched the stare down match happen between her father and the man. Stella looked behind her just as JT walked up. She moved outside as her dad hurried her to the car. "What is your problem? Are you trying to break my wrist again?" Tony stopped causing her to stop in her tracks as well. It just flew out of her mouth. She didn't mean to say it but it showed all over his face how hurt he was. It was silent as she climbed into the car and looked out the window. JT and his dad were still standing in the doorway of the school looking their way. "Who is that?" Stella asked.

"It doesn't matter." Tony pressed hard down on the gas, sending Stella flying into the back of her seat. There was something about that man that her dad didn't like. There was something that scared him. Stella looked over at her father who was concentrating on the road. She wondered what it could be.

Tony whipped the car into the driveway before cutting it off and looking over at Stella. "The Trans..." He stopped. "I don't want you associating with that boy at all."

"He opened the door for me. You act like he asked me to marry him." Stella rolled her eyes. "Can I go?"

"Stella...you have to understand." Stella held her hand up stopping him. "Stella..." She shook her head as she got out of the car, slamming the door behind her. She moved up the steps to the house and opened the door that led into the kitchen. "Hey!" Mia hopped up from the table. "I was beginning to wonder what took so long." Stella looked over at the table where everyone was sitting including Letty. "Are you okay?" The door opened behind her before she could speak as she turned around to her father. "Dominic, Vincent...I need to speak with you."

"I'll be in my room." Stella mumbled.

"Stella!" Tony yelled after her.

"Don't worry about it." Stella replied as she climbed the stairs. She shuffled into her room, throwing herself on the bed. "Stel?" Mia stood in the door way. "Can we talk?"

"I'm still grounded, Mia. What do you want?"

"I'm really sorry for what is happening to you. I never imagined he would be this way towards you." Stella nodded her head. "Vince said you tore his drawing up."

"It wasn't his drawing." Stella rubbed her hands over her face. "I'm not doing that anymore. He can find someone a lot better than me to design something for his car."

"You think we don't want you apart of the team anymore?" Stella didn't reply. "Stella, how could you ever think that?"

"Because its true." Stella whispered. "He never wanted me to be on it. He only asked because we were stuck to the hip. He knew if he had one he had to have the other. I am taking myself out of the equation."

"I don't want that." Mia moved closer in. "Stella, I want you to be apart of everything with me." Stella could see the sorrow in her sisters eyes.

"You don't need to be in here, Mia. I will get into more trouble. I almost can't wait to start school so I can get out of this house for a few hours."

"I can talk to him." Stella shook her head.

"After what just happened at the school, I am sure he will try to home school me." Stella rolled her eyes with a sigh. She was over being in that room. She was over being in that house. Part of her just wanted to have a new life where she wasn't a Toretto. "I'll see you later, Mia." With that Stella stood up and closed the door in her sisters face.

It was the weekend, meaning come Monday, school would start. Stella couldn't wait. Part of her was glad to get out of the house but the other part was dying to know more about this JT kid. What was so wrong with him? Why did her father hurry her away from him when his father approached? Why was he so dang cute? She smiled to herself as she lifted herself up from the bed and moved to her door. She had a lesser sentence. She was no longer grounded to her room but was allowed to move through out the house. She was still on house arrest so no going outside. No hanging out with Mia and Letty. It was like he wanted to torture her. She sighed as she moved through the hallway and to the stairs. "Hey!" Vince was sitting on the couch with a bowl of cereal in his hand. "Want some breakfast?"

"We have a kitchen table for you to eat at." She mumbled walking into the kitchen. "Where is everyone?"

"The garage." He replied loudly so she could hear him. She grabbed the cereal from the top of the frig and began pouring some into the bowl when she heard feet shuffling in. "I am under strict orders to bring you to the garage when you got up." She nodded her head. She grabbed the milk before looking up at him. "Who is JT?" Vince stopped halfway from putting the spoonful of cereal into his mouth. "What?" He asked.

"You heard me. Pops almost ripped my wrist from my arm trying to get me away from him and his father on Thursday during my registration. Why was he so scared?"

Vince shook his head. "Just tell me." She was getting annoyed. "I was told to stay away from him. Why?"

"He is just bad news. His family...they do bad things."

"Like what? Kill people?"

"If need be." Vince sighed.

"I was just kidding, Vince." She sat the bowl onto the counter and looked up at him. "Can you just tell me?" Vince was silent as the front door opened. She sighed tossing the bowl in the sink and moving away. "Fine!" Vince shouted.

"Fine what?" Mia walked in looking at the two. "What's going on?"

"Nothing." Stella replied. "I'm going to get ready. I'll be down in a few." She paused as she stood at the bottom of the stairs and listened. "How's it going?" Mia asked. "She's seems a little better."

"I am trying to get through to her, Mia. We really messed her up, I think."

"Let's talk to Dom and see what he wants to do." Stella listened a little longer before moving upstairs. She knew she was giving them a hard time. It had been hard on her as well. She felt left out. She felt…unloved at the moment. It wasn't a good feeling at all. She hurried to get some clothes on before hurrying down the stairs where Vince was waiting on her. "You ready?" She nodded her head as he held the door open for her. She hurried down the stairs to his car and climbed into the front seat. "We have a few minutes, you want to talk?" Vince turned to her. She slowly nodded her head. "You tore up the drawing you had for my car…why?"

"I was mad. I didn't want to do it anymore. I worked so hard on that and I didn't even get to do it. There is no way that Pops is going to let me be on this team anymore. I felt like I was only asked because me and Mia were around each all the time."

"You were asked because you are amazing."

"Stop." She whispered. "Just say it. I'm too young. Dom doesn't want me around."

"Dom is a seventeen year old boy who doesn't know what he wants." Vince smirked.

"Oh and you do?" A little smile formed on her face.

"There's that smile." He replied softly rubbing his hand over the back of her head. "I want you with us. I told Dom how amazing you are at drawing. I asked for you to be on the team. I don't regret doing it, Stel. What happened with your dad was all of our faults. What happened with Dom…Letty and Dom are two of the most stubborn people I know. It's both of their faults. They knew the consequences and they continued to be stupid. He needs to be happy that he didn't lose his arm." Vince sighed. "Johnny Tran's family are just known in California to get what they want no matter the cost. Tran's father, Lou, used to race with your dad. Lou couldn't lose. He didn't like it. And he wouldn't accept it so he cheated. He almost killed your father. You were little. You wouldn't be able to remember even if you tried. That's why he keeps it from you. He doesn't want you to worry about him. He doesn't want you to be involved in any of this because you are his youngest. You are the baby whether you like it or not."

"It's not fair to JT to be shunned because his father is a bad person."

"You are right. I just don't want to see you get hurt or caught up in something that gets you killed."

"I don't see how that would be possible seeing as I am not allowed to leave the house until I am thirty." She rolled her eyes taking in a deep breath. "I know he is trying to protect me from the racing world by grounding me but it only makes me resent him more."

"Do you forgive me?" She slowly turned her to head to look at him. He held his hand out to her as she nodded her head with a smile. "Thank God!" He reached over jerking her into his arms and she squealed to get free. "I sure have missed you." He kissed her on the top of the head. "We have to go now before we both get grounded again." She smacked him on the arm as he put the car into drive and pulled out of the driveway. "Do you like Letty?" Stella asked.

"She's okay. I mean…she's a girl who is into cars. Who doesn't like that?"

"She likes Dom."

"That is very obvious to about everyone. Why do you not like her?"

Stella remained silent. "She could never replace you." Stella's smile remained on her face as he pulled into the garage. Tony was standing outside looking at them as Stella remained in the car until Vince came over to open her door. "Such a gentlemen." He shoved her aside as the laughter escaped her mouth. "I like her." She finally replied. "I think she will give Dom a run for his money one day."

AN: Welcome to the life of a 14 year old girl who has a crush on her brothers bestfriend. :rolls eyes: it was very cringeworthy writing this chapter because of all the moping and sadness going on in her life. But I hope you guys liked it! REVIEW!