Chapter Two

"We're gonna race here?" Buck asked as he looked around. Breeze had led them outside of the speedway, beyond the parking lot and to a small sand lot.

"What you have a problem?" Breeze asked.

"Yeah, I thought we were going to race on a real track not some wannabe kid dirt thing," Buck said.

Breeze gave him a blank look, "Look you can back out anytime you want," she said with a smirk.

"Forget it," Buck said as he narrowed his eyes.

"Ok then don't complain, get over it!" Breeze said.

"Is this gonna take long? I have to be back in like ten minutes my crew chief said..." Dustin started.

"Shut up Dustin," Buck snapped.

Dustin glared at Buck and scoffed.

"Are we going to race soon or are we going to sit here parked all day?" Chick asked.

"He has a point, so come on Buck bring it on!" Breeze said with a wink.

"But wait, someone has to be watching the race, I mean how are we going to know who wins?" Buck asked.

Breeze sighed irritated, "Oh my gosh will you stop stalling!" she yelled.

"I'll do it," Dustin said with a nervous laugh.

"Ok there, now come on!" Breeze said.

Breeze, Chick, Jim and Buck lined up at the starting line while Dustin stood on the sideline. "Ok! One lap around, on three!" Dustin yelled. The four racers started there engines and looked down the track.

"One...Two..." Dustin paused. "THREE!"

The four flew off the finish line throwing dust into Dustin's face. Breeze was in the lead with Buck just millimeters behind her, followed by Chick and then Jim in last place. The first turn was coming up and Buck was determined to pass her and make this an easy win for him. But unfortunately for him Breeze had other plans. Buck sped up a little and came up beside her. On the turn Breeze swerved her rear left and knocked into the side of Buck, he swerved out of the way and left a huge open space for Breeze to slide in front of him again followed by Chick. Buck growled angrily and rammed Chick in the rear. Chick glared back at him but turned his attention to Breeze.

She held her speed perfectly, her form was flawless and she drove as gracefully and beautifully as she was. For some reason Chick found himself zoning out, almost letting Buck pass him on the second turn. It was the home stretch now and Breeze was still ahead of him. He sped up and came up next to her. Breeze glanced over at him with a fixed look of intrigue. Chick felt his engine stop and that all time had froze, what was this strange feeling that was coming over him. Breeze smiled and turned her attention back to the track as she crossed the finish, Chick a half a second behind her, followed by Buck and Jim.

"I lost! It's all your fault!" Buck yelled at Jim.

"What did I have to do with it? I was in the back," Jim whined.

"Oh shut up!" Buck snapped. "And what was that about?" Buck asked turning to Breeze.

"What was what about?" Breeze asked.

"You tried to push me off the track, isn't that like cheating!" Buck said.

"No, we never set any rules, so no it wasn't like cheating, are you just sad cuz you lost?" Breeze asked.

Buck growled, "Just wait Gram, when we're on the real track your gonna be eating your words! Come on!" he yelled to Jim and Dustin. Buck drove off angrily and Jim and Dustin followed obediently.

Breeze laughed and sighed, "I love doing that!" she said with a smile.

Chick narrowed his eyes and turned to leave.

"Hey where you going?" Breeze asked.

"Back to the speedway," Chick said as he stopped.

"Oh, well ok, I just thought...you don't have anything to say to me?" Breeze asked.

"What? Like good job?" Chick asked.

"I guess..." Breeze said.

"Well...good job, good bye!" Chick said as he started to leave again.

"Well wait!" Breeze said as she drove up next to him. "Where do you want to meet after the race?" she asked him

Chick looked over at her confused, "What are you taking about?" he asked.

"Don't you remember our deal, I think you came in pretty close after me, I owe you dinner," Breeze said.

"Oh...right..." Chick said as he looked down at the dirt.

"So, you wanna go?" Breeze asked with a smirk.

"Unh...well I..." Chick stammered.

"How about I meet you here, that way we won't have trouble finding it because we've already been here, ok?" Breeze asked.

"Ok," Chick agreed.

"Mm-hm, great, see you on the track," Breeze said with a wink as she sped off.

Chick sighed and watched her drive off.

That night...

When Chick drove back to the spot he had agreed to meet Breeze after the race and he saw her patiently waiting for him staring odd into the distance.

"Unh...hey," Chick said.

Breeze turned around and smiled. "You came."

"Yeah, I mean I can't turn down a free dinner," Chick said with a nervous laugh.

"I don't think I would either," Breeze said with a laugh.

"Unh...so yeah..." Chick said with a sigh as he looked down at the ground and turned his front tire.

"Come on," Breeze said as she started up her engine. "Let's get going before it gets dark!"

After dinner Breeze took Chick on a little drive through night outside peculiarly calm city of San Antonio.

"Let's see then I moved to Pennsylvania with my dad, I mean the south was nice but here in Texas but it just wasn't me. I think it had something to do with the weather, you know I think only once I the whole time I was there or maybe I just never saw the rain you know everything is inside because it's so hot and it's air conditioned which is nice but..." Breeze paused and looked over at Chick. He was staring off ahead and looked irritated. Breeze had been chatting on and on about herself ever since they left the restaurant. Chick hadn't seem to be enjoying himself at all the entire night, which Breeze thought was a shame.

"But enough about me, you did great in the race earlier!" she said nudging him with her left tire to get his attention. "Second place!"

Chick scoffed, "Second place is just the first loser," he told her bitterly.

"Well I suppose you could look at it like that," Breeze said with a shrug. "But you did so well."

"Sure, you don't get it do you!" Chick snapped at her. "I've been stuck behind the King for years and now I'm stuck behind your little teammate McQueen!"

Breeze looked taken aback but then she laughed.

"What the hell are you laughing at?" Chick asked angrily.

"King and McQueen, that rhymes," she said with a little laugh.

Chick growled, "Do you have any idea what it's like to be stuck in second place your entire career when you've been trying so hard to win that you reduced yourself to racing aggressively not caring about any other car on the track but yourself!" he yelled. Chick paused and realized that he had just blown up at her. "Great, now she's going to hate me for eternity..." he thought.

Breeze smiled softly. "You know I never really looked at it from your point of view," she said calmly.

"You're just saying that because before I know it you'll be ahead of me and I'll be in third," Chick said with a depressed sigh.

"Don't be so pessimistic," Breeze said with a laugh. "Just keep trying your hardest ok Chick?"

Chick was surprised how well she took his attitude, he couldn't imagine why considering she had snapped at Buck and his friends earlier.

"Hey look!" Breeze said. Chick turned his attention to where she was looking and saw a crowd of cars parked in the little park ahead of them.

"I wonder if this is one of those things where they show old movies, you know what I'm talking about right?" Breeze asked.

"I think so?" Chick asked confused.

Breeze drove ahead of him and over to the park as the white screen lit up. Breeze smiled and called over to Chick. Chick drove up to Breeze who had already made herself comfortable on the grass. "Come on, this will be nice," she said lowering herself to the ground and turning her attention to the makeshift movie screen. Chick parked himself next to her about two car doors length away and turned his attention to the screen also.

They sat there in silence watching the movie silently. Breeze glanced over at Chick and then back to the movie and then back at Chick. Chick glanced over at her and she turned away and looked down at the grass. Chick turned back to the movie and sighed nervously.

"But Ryan I love you, you can't leave!" the actress in the movie yelled.

"Katherine I have to, my future depends on it, I can't worry about you right now!" the actor told the actress.

"Are you saying you don't love me anymore? Did you find someone better then me, is it a yellow Sunfire?" Katherine asked heartbroken.

Ryan looked over at the Katherine with hurt eyes, "Don't ever say a thing like that Katherine you're the only girl for me!" he said.

Chick heard a rustling sound and felt something gently run into him. He looked down to see Breeze cuddling up next to him.

"I love these old movies," she said with a sigh.

"Unh..." Chick stammered. He could feel her warm breath on his fender and every word in his mind had vanished, replaced with nothing but an intoxicating feeling that traveled from his tires to his front. She was touching him and showing a form of affection, could it be that she actually had feelings for him. Could it be that he had feelings for her?

Breeze laughed, "They always have the most beautiful love stories in them...they make it seem like love can happen to anyone anywhere it's a nice feeling."

"Yeah it is..." Chick said with a sigh.

"What's going on?" another actress asked entering the room.

"Jolyn?" Katherine asked in shock.

"Katherine!" Jolyn gasped.

"Um..." Ryan stammered.

"You're seeing Jolyn too?" Katherine asked.

"You're seeing Katherine too?" Jolyn asked.

"Um, look I was..." Ryan stammered.

The two girls scoffed and turned to leave. "Wait! I couldn't decide your both the girls for me wait!" Ryan yelled to them.

Breeze laughed, "Maybe not..." she said amused.

All of a sudden there was a clap of thunder, followed by a flash of lightning and a down pour of rain. There were gasps from the cars around them as they started their engines and fled from the rain. Breeze straightened herself out and laughed. "What a silly time to rain!"

"Yeah," Chick agreed with a laugh.

"Come on," Breeze said as she drove underneath the closest tree she could find.

"Is it safe for us to be under this tree?" Chick asked.

"Oh I wouldn't worry," Breeze said. "That's too bad though..." she said looking at the cars who were disassembling the makeshift outside movie theater. "But I guess it wasn't a complete shame..." she said turning to Chick.

"No, it wasn't huh?" he asked.

"Not at all," she said besotted. Breeze felt her engine racing, the truth behind it all was that she'd always had a crush on a Chick. Sure the only things she'd heard about him, especially from Lightning, were negative...but she couldn't help being attracted to him.

"Yeah..." Chick said looking into her eyes. The strange feeling that overcame him earlier returned, only this time it was stronger.

"I better go, it's getting late," Breeze said even though that's the last thing she wanted to do.

"Oh..." Chick said dejected.

"Yeah..." Breeze said. "Chick?"

"Yeah?" he asked.

Breeze took a deep breath and drove up closer to him to where there noses almost touched. Chick exhaled and let out a little laugh as he nuzzled her cheek.

There was another crack of thunder and Breeze jumped a little. "You afraid of thunder?" he asked with a little laugh.

"Hey don't laugh it's a real phobia," Breeze said. "Ceraunophobia."

"Cera what?" Chick asked.

"Never mind..." Breeze said.

"Don't worry your safe with me," he whispered. "That is if you trust me."

Breeze looked him in the eyes, even though all the horrible things she heard about him should have made her second guess it but she didn't. "Yes.." she said with a smile.

"Good," Chick said with a smile.

"I love it when you smile," Breeze said.

Chick laughed nudged her front tire with his. "I really have to go," she said looking down at the ground.

"Oh...right..." Chick said as he backed up a little bit.

"Good bye," she said sadly as she turned to leave.

"Wait!" Chick called. "When am I going to see you again?"

"I don't know.." Breeze said with a sad tone. "I..." she paused. "I have to go..."

Chick watched as she drove off into the rain and he stayed under that tree till the rain stopped.

"Breeze finally your back where were you?" Lightning asked as he saw the approaching purple racecar. Lightning was waiting out front of the their hotel, Mack waiting patiently next to him.

"I was just taking a drive," Breeze lied as she drove up to him.

"All night?" Lightning asked.

"What are you my father?" Breeze laughed.

"No," Lightning laughed.

"Are we going to get going soon or can I go back to sleep?" Mack asked.

"We're not going anywhere Mack you go rest," Breeze told him.

"You got it!" Mack said as he turned and left gratefully.

"What are you talking about?" Lightning asked confused.

"Don't you remember, we're making an appearance in the park tomorrow I set it all up!" Breeze said with a smile.

"And appearance? Is that a good idea?" Lightning asked.

"Of course it will trust me Lightning," Breeze said with a wink.

Lightning sighed, "Ok...I guess I'll call Sally and tell her I'll be home a little late tomorrow."

"That's the spirit, she'll understand," Breeze said. "I better get to bed then, see you in the morning."

to be continued...

Authors Note: Ok so on day my aunt told me this completely random thing while I as helping her carve pumpkins on Halloween she told me this, "Kapricia when a guy says he likes you, he only likes your for your body, if he says your hot and likes you, it's for your body and your personality, if he says he loves you, then it's for your body, your personality and your money, but if he says he wants to get to know you better and maybe take you out for dinner, then he likes you for you and doesn't care what you look like that's the guy to go with and even if he turns out to be a jerk in the end, hey you get a free dinner be happy!

I'm not sure if my Aunt is right but I figured I mention it because I have nothing else to say! lol j/k See you next chapter!

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