Chapter Five
Chick jumped and spun around to see the race car glaring at him.
"Hail?" Chick asked confused recognizing the racecar. The racecar flashed him a smile and flashed his brown eyes towards Breeze.
"Julius what are you doing here?" Breeze asked happily as she drove over to him.
"You know Hail?" Chick asked confused.
"Course she does Hicks, she's my cousin in-law after all," Julius said with a laugh and his thick southern accent.
"Hail's your cousin?" Chick asked.
"Yeah, you didn't know that?" Breeze asked with a laugh.
"No," Chick said naively.
"You didn't come alone did you?" Breeze asked Julius.
"Of course not, Caprice and I wanted to make sure you was ok, I haven't been in a wreck like that in a while...it seems your doing ok though you smoked Hicks there pretty good," Julius said with a laugh.
"Ha ha keep talkin' number zero," Chick laughed sarcastically narrowing his eyes. Chick wasn't very fond of Julius especially after a last season when a piece of debris from his car caused a caution and left Chick a lap down.
"Hey don't start makin' fun of my racin' number again boy!" Julius snapped angrily.
"Why not what are you gonna do?" Chick asked.
"You wanna see city boy?!" Julius asked threateningly.
"Why don't we go back into town, that's where Caprice is right?" Breeze asked trying to evade them from fighting.
Julius looked at Chick angrily and turned to his cousin with soft eyes. "Yeah, come on," Julius said as he turned to leave. Breeze followed him along with Chick. "What do you see in that guy?" Julius whispered to his cousin.
"A lot of things," she answered simply.
Julius shook is fender, "Well whatever you say," he said rolling his eyes.
Chick was still under shock that another of the racers he didn't get along with very well had some relation to Breeze as they drove into town.
"So how is Caprice?" Breeze asked.
"Aw she's been fine, she's gonna be real happy to see you though, all I heard on the way here was stories about you two when you was younger," Julius said with a laugh.
"Really?" Breeze asked with a smile.
"Yup, by the way your looking good in the new paint," Julius said.
"Breeze!" a voice yelled. Breeze, Chick and Julius looked up too see a yellow Lamborghini with bright green eyes. "Oh Breeze I've missed you!" she said giving Breeze a loving nudge.
"Aw, Caprice," Breeze said with a smile.
Caprice smiled and then spotted Chick. Her smile turned to and frown and she narrowed her eyes.
"Caprice?" Breeze asked.
"Oh," she said snapping back into a smile. "I couldn't believe what happened to you, that Buck Dicamillo's got some nerve," Caprice said.
"Tell me about it he's a jerk to everyone," Julius said. "Even more then Hicks here is."
Chick shot him a glare and scoffed.
"Are you alright now? though You don't look hurt, hm...Do you need anything?" Caprice asked.
As Breeze listened her cousin something clicked in her mind. "Did you say Buck?"
"Yes, why?" Caprice said confused.
"I didn't know he was the one who ran into you," Chick said to Breeze as he looked over at her.
"Buck ran into me?," Breeze said again.
"Yes," Julius said with a confused look.
"Maybe you were right Breeze," Chick said recalling Buck's speedy visit at the hospital.
"Right about what?" Caprice asked.
"About me wrecking Breeze on purpose," a voice said. The four cars turned to see Buck with an evil smirk on his face approaching them.
"What are you doing here?!" Chick snapped angrily driving in front of Breeze.
"Chillax Hicks, I'm not gonna mess with her...yet," Buck said.
"Excuse me?" Julius asked as he glared at Buck.
"Are you crazy?" Caprice asked her eyes narrowed at him.
"You better not lay a tire on her Buck! I should already rip your radiator out for wrecking her! You almost killed her!" Chick yelled.
Buck laughed, "Oops well I did try to visit you at the hospital Breeze," he said. "But they wouldn't let me, couldn't say I tired as hard as Chick here to get in!"
"You freak!" Breeze yelled. "Why are you doing this to me?"
"You know why, don't ask stupid questions!" Buck said.
"Why the hell are you here Buck?" Chick asked as he drove over to him followed by Julius who was equally angry. Caprice drove over to Breeze and parked next to her.
"I just came here to wish you two good luck on Sunday's race," Buck said. "And to tell you to watch your backs," he said with a laugh.
"I should report you! I'll have you penalized for aggressive driving, I'll have you..." Julius started.
"Can it Hail your all talk," Buck said interrupting him.
"You..." Julius growled.
"It's not worth it honey," Caprice reminded him with worry in her voice.
"Yeah listen to your wife Julius," Buck said. Caprice scoffed angrily. "Well I better get going..." he said.
"You better watch your back," Chick threatened.
"Is that a threat Hicks?" Buck asked.
"I'll run you into the wall," Chick answered.
Buck laughed evilly, "Perfect I'll be looking forward to it!"
After Buck had left Julius and Caprice decided that it was time to leave.
"Your leaving so soon?" Breeze asked sadly.
"I wish I could stay longer," Caprice said. "I really wish I could but I have to get back to my company and Julius has to get ready for the race this weekend." Caprice gave her cousin and hug followed by Julius.
"Ok, I understand..." Breeze said. "It's not because of Chick is it?"
Caprice and Julius both shared a shocked look.
"Why would you say that?" Julius asked with a nervous laugh.
"Because I know you don't like him..." Breeze said.
Julius motioned for his wife to take care the situation and Caprice sighed rolling her eyes.
"Breeze, your like a little sister to me even though I don't think Chick is the greatest car on earth, you obviously see something we don't so if he's nice to you and cares about you then I'm fine," Caprice said.
"And I didn't mean what I said earlier and I'm sorry for bein'
mean...," Julius said. "I was just bein' overprotective..."
"It's ok, Chick will understand," Breeze said with a smile.
"You take care of yourself ok?" Caprice asked.
"I'll talk to you this weekend alright cuz-in-law and no more wrecks ya hear?" Julius asked.
"Alright," Breeze agreed.
It was dark by now and because of Buck's conformation Breeze was feeling even more nervous about her first race coming back. She left from the spot where she had watched her cousins leave and headed over to the Cozy Cone.
"Breeze..." Chick said as he drove up to her. Breeze was about to drive into her cone when she heard his voice.
"What is it?" she asked with a melancholy tone.
"Don't you worry babe, I'll protect you," he said with a smile. "Don't let Buck intimidate you, your going back and your gonna be stronger and faster then ever!"
Breeze smiled, "Thanks Chick...but..."
"Hey," Chick said softly. "I love it when you smile..." he paused. "Well I gotta to, I have to have a talk with Lightning."
"Lightning?" Breeze asked confused.
"Don't worry, now get some rest we gotta leave tomorrow," Chick told her as he kissed her on the cheek. Breeze sighed and snuggled up to him.
"Ok...I love you Chick..." she said closing her eyes.
"I know you do babe and I love you," Chick said. "Even though you beat me, twice!"
Breeze laughed and opened her eyes. "Chick thank you, for everything..." she said.
"Lighting! Hey! Hey! McQueen!" Chick yelled. Chick was outside of Lightning's cone and was yelling at him to come out.
"What?" Lightning asked angrily as he came up from behind Chick.
"Oh I thought you were in..." Chick started.
"I was with Sally," Lightning said.
"Oh," Chick said.
"What do you want?" he asked irritated.
"Look, Buck came here earlier," Chick said. "He's not helping with Breeze's recovery, and-and she's all nervous about racing and she's losing her confidence and..."
"And what?" Lightning asked concerned.
"Look I think all she needs is to be in a positive atmosphere, so how about after practice tomorrow the three of us can maybe go hang out," Chick said wincing. "I know how much she wants us to get along." Chick was hating every last word he was speaking to Lightning but he knew it was the best for Breeze so he was willing to suffer.
"So you want me to get along with you so Breeze will feel better and wanna race?" Lightning asked.
"Yes," Chick said with a sigh.
"Fine, but I'm doing it for Breeze not for you!" Lighting said.
"You make it sound like I want to associate myself with you, I'm doing this for Breeze because she needs it," Chick snapped.
"Ok, chill," Lighting said. "Look I'll see you tomorrow..." he said as he turned to leave.
"Yeah...whatever..." Chick said turning in the other direction to leave.
The next day after practice...
"So what's this big surprise Chick?" Breeze asked.
"Oh, it's not really a surprise just something that'll make you happy," Chick said. Chick and Breeze were driving side by side passing the trailers of all the racers.
"Hey!" Lightning called as he spotted the two.
"Lightning!" Breeze said with a smile.
"You did really great today teammate!" Lightning said with a smile. "I think your ready to start racing me again!"
"All I'm gonna do is beat you again," Breeze said with a laugh.
Lighting laughed, "Well you coming to the party tonight we're having it at Cinnamon's?"
"I'd love to...um..." Breeze paused and looked over at Chick. "Naw, that's ok Lightning I'd rather just go to the hotel and rest a while."
"Aw come let's go! I mean, I'm invited right? Right?" Chick asked narrowing his eyes at Lightning.
Lightning sighed, "Of course," he said reluctantly.
"Well I don't know, do you really want to go Chick?" Breeze asked.
Chick smiled, he had her trapped now, he knew that whatever he said now would be her decision. He opened his mouth to say something but he was interrupted by someone's response.
"Of course Breeze and since every driver is invited I'd figure me and my new girlfriend would come," the voice said.
Chick sighed aggravated, he knew who's voice it was. "Dicamillo..." he said angrily.
"Hey Hicks, McQueen, Breeze," he said giving Breeze a smirk. Breeze narrowed her eyes and scoffed.
"So you coming?" Lightning asked ignoring Buck.
"No," Breeze said.
Chick sighed, "Of course Buck had to come and ruin everything!" he thought angrily.
"Too bad, aw well that's a shame!" Buck said sarcastically as he turned and left.
"Aw, come on Breeze, just because Buck's going to be there doesn't mean we don't have to go," Chick tried to convince her.
"You really want to go that badly?" Breeze asked.
"Yeah," Chick said.
"Well ok," Breeze said with a smile.
"Great!" Lightning said smiling.
"What do you want to drink Breeze?" Chick asked her.
"Oh just get me a regular nothing special..." Breeze told him as she scooted over a little as the girl next to her pressed up against her.
"Alright we'll be right back," Chick said as he and Lightning went outside to where the bar and drink kiosks were at. The small restaurant had stationed all food and drinks outside because the entire restaurant was filled to the brim with cars and racers, most of them rookies who were looking to reel in fans or looking for girls. Breeze was stuck in the midst of it all at what would have been the bar. She was stuck between a flaming red Volvo on her right and tan truck on her left. Breeze sighed and waited patently for Chick and Lightning to return. All of a sudden the red Volvo next to Breeze backed up knocking the drink on the bar over and spilling it on Breeze. Breeze gasped and jumped.
"Oh my gosh!" the Volvo said as she turned around. "I'm so sorry...hey..." she paused. "Your the racecar girl!"
"Um...yes, I'm Breeze Gram," she said.
"Wow, I thought you'd be a lot prettier," the Volvo said.
"Um...excuse me?" Breeze asked her offended.
"Well you did crash so I guess you got screwed there," she said.
"Who do you think you are?" Breeze asked appalled.
"Oh, how rude of me not to introduce myself," the Volvo said. "I'm Katherine."
"Well Katherine I..." started Breeze.
"So like your hooked up with Chick right? Isn't he liked a total bitch, I mean I heard rumors about him being well you know...you better watch out," Katherine said with a nod.
Breeze gasped, "What?!" she asked appalled.
"But hey I have more dirt on McQueen then any other racer, I heard that he was with this Sunfire and she was like all up on him, but anyways you what they're sayin' about..." Katherine started.
"You know this is all very interesting," Breeze lied. "But I have to get going," she said as turned to leave.
"Is this about the drink thing cuz that was an accident or is it what I said about your stupid boyfriend?" Katherine asked.
Breeze turned around and faced her, "No I just don't like gossip."
"What's that supposed to mean that I gossip?" Katherine asked offended.
"Well no..." Breeze asked.
"I think that's exactly what you were saying!" Katherine said as she gave her a threatening nudge. Breeze scoffed and turned back around to leave. "Oh I see how it is! Your too afraid to fight me! Why don't you go cry to your loser boyfriend he's nothing compared to my man, Buck Dicamillo!"
Breeze froze and slowly turned around. Breeze narrowed her eyes and they flooded with anger. "Bitch I'll kill you!" Breeze yelled.
"So that's why they put the little umbrellas in the drinks," Lightning said.
"You didn't know that McQueen?" Chick asked with a laugh.
Lightning and Chick were driving back into the restaurant when they heard a crash coming from inside.
"HEY!" a car yelled coming from inside the restaurant. "Cat fight!" he yelled.
The cars outside looked up and started crowding the doorway.
"Ooh a catfight, this is my kind of party," Buck said as he drove past Chick and Lightning.
"How dare you call me a bitch, bitch!" Katherine snapped as she smashed into the side of Breeze.
"I'll call you a bitch all I want, it's what you are! You have no right to say what you did!" Breeze said as she slammed down her tire on Katherine's and struck her hood.
"Oh really? Well how's this!" Katherine snapped. "Everyone on the track is talking about you! Your a horrible driver, I mean you couldn't even finish your first race! And don't think it stop's there Breezy! We know your using Hicks, it's obvious you don't really love him! Everyone's just waiting for you to drop Lightning and join the Htb team, your pretty sly working your way up the popularity ladder, not even I would have thought of that! Turning your back on your friends! It's pretty good!"
"W-who said that?" Breeze asked shocked.
"Are you deaf! I said everyone!" Katherine said as she ran into Breeze again.
Breeze growled angrily.
Chick managed to squeeze past the crowd followed by Lightning, they poked their fenders through and gasped.
"BREEZE!" they yelled as they saw the Volvo and the Monte Carlo tearing at each other.
"Whoa, Katherine?" Buck asked as he fought his way in.
"Baby?" Katherine asked looking away from Breeze and over to Buck.
"What's going on?" Buck asked.
"This crazy bitch is trying to kill me!" Katherine said as she leapt over to Buck with a whimper. Breeze had a confused look on her face. "What?" she asked.
"Don't worry about it babe," Buck said. "She's just one of those trade it in rookies, she'll be gone in a month," he whispered. Jim who was parked near them heard what he said and looked down at the floor.
"You! Get out now!" a car yelled as he nudged Breeze. "I don't need no fights in my restaurant you hear!"
"I'm sorry sir but...she started it..." Breeze tried to explain to him.
"Just get out!" the car yelled.
"Yeah stop ruining the party for everyone," Buck said with a smirk.
Breeze sent him a glare of hatred as she drove past Chick and Lightning.
"Breeze! Breeze where are you going?" Chick called. Breeze continued to drive and didn't answer.
"Breeze? Breeze?" Chick asked. He was standing in front of her hotel room door calling her repeatedly. "Breeze! Please open the door!" He pressed on the door with his tire and it slowly squeaked open. Chick drove into the room and squinted, the room was completely dark except for light coming in from the open balcony doors outlining Breeze's silhouette. "Breeze?" he asked.
Breeze turned to look at him and sighed.
"Didn't you hear me calling you?" Chick asked as he drove onto the balcony and parked next to her.
"Yes," Breeze answered turning her attention to the dark night sky.
"Ok..." Chick said confused. "Why didn't you answer me?"
"I don't know..." Breeze said with a sad tone.
"Are you ok?" Chick asked. "Whatever it is babe you can tell me..."
"I don't want to alright!" She snapped at him narrowing her eyes.
"Oh..." Chick said shocked.
"Just leave me alone..." Breeze said.
"B-But Breeze..." Chick started.
"Just go away," Breeze interrupted him.
"Look I know your angry..." he said. "I would be too! Just talk to me...what did she say to make you so..."
"I said go away!" Breeze yelled.
"Fine!" Chick said angrily as he turned to leave. "You can just be like that! See if I care!" he yelled slamming the door behind him.
Chick huffed angrily driving around and around in circles in the hotel parking lot outside of his room on the lower level.
"Unh...what are you doing?" Lightning asked confused as he drove up to Chick who was mumbling something to himself.
Chick stopped and glared at Lightning. "What do you want?" he growled.
"Did you talk to Breeze?" Lightning asked.
"No," Chick said sarcastically. "I just sat there and stared at her!"
"Ok, ok you don't have to be sarcastic," Lightning paused. "So what did she say? Is she ok?"
"She-she...I don't know what's wrong with her, she'd wouldn't talk to me...she yelled at me..." Chick said looking down at the ground.
"So she's upset," Lightning asked. "She probably wants some room..."
"No duh..." Chick said. "I think I figured that out when she asked me to leave!"
"Well she's still gonna race tomorrow right?" Lightning asked.
"How am I supposed to know McQueen?" Chick said aggravated. "I'm really starting to get the feeling she doesn't want to race at all..."
"Oh no..." a voice said.
Chick and Lightning looked at each other and then turned to their rights to see the familiar blue and yellow racecar.
"What?" Chick asked.
"She's really not ever gonna race again is she?..." Jim asked.
"How am I supposed to know?" Chick asked. "Why do you care?"
"He's Buck's friend remember," Lightning pointed out.
"Oh I get it!" Chick said narrowing his eyes.
"No!" Jim said. "I...I just wanted to apologize...for-for helping Buck...I didn't want her to get hurt really, Buck used to be different you know we were like brothers...now we're like strangers...I shouldn't trust him anymore, shouldn't let him boss me around.."
"Well that's your problem!" Chick snapped.
"Chick, come on," Lightning said. "Hey it's ok buddy!" Lightning said with a smile.
"Really?" Jim asked.
"Yeah, and when you see Buck again you need to tell him exactly what you just told us...maybe he'll take it into consideration," Lightning said.
"Thanks McQueen, your an alright guy," Jim said as he turned to leave.
"Hey!" Chick yelled. "You tell Buck that he's gonna get his just desserts on the track tomorrow because me, Breeze and McQueen are gonna wipe the track with him!"
Jim gave Chick a strange look. "I'll try not to get you involved," Chick said.
Jim smiled, "Oh don't worry I'll tell 'im!"
The Next Morning...
Breeze emerged from her room and drove past the other rooms to the hallway. She pressed the elevator button with her tire and waited patiently for it to arrive. She hummed and looked around at the surrounding area. The elevator dinged and she turned her attention to the opening doors. She let
"What?" Chick asked. "Your not still mad at me are you?"
Breeze sighed and smiled, "No, I was never mad at you. I'm sorry I yelled at you like that...I was...I was..."
"I was angry I know, it's ok," he finished for her. "But hey don't sweat it! Consider it our first fight, you know what they say, cars in a relationship fight because they want what's best for the other but they just can't agree what's best for themselves..." Chick told her.
"Um...unh...ok. I guess?" Breeze said with a laugh.
Chick laughed, "So what did that freak so to you anyways?"
"Oh..." Breeze paused and looked at the ground.
"Well come on," Chick urged her. "It'll make you feel better..."
"She said...she that everyone was saying..." she paused.
"That your a horrible driver because you didn't finish your first race?" Chick finished.
Breeze gave him a shocked look.
Chick laughed, "Only the idiots are saying that Breeze. You don't need to worry about that you know what a great racer you are!"
"I know...that wasn't it..." Breeze said.
"Well what else did she say?" Chick asked.
"She said that it was obvious that I was just using you, that I didn't love you, I was only dating you because I wanted to steal your sponsor," Breeze said.
Chick gave her a worried look, "T-that's not true right? I-I mean...your not...I mean you do love me right? A-and..."
"Of course! Of course I love you," Breeze said.
"Then it's just another stupid rumor," Chick said.
"I know but if everyone thinks that then well I don't think I can race anymore," Breeze said.
"No, no! That's exactly what Buck wants!" Chick said.
"What?" Breeze asked.
"Think about it, it was his girlfriend, he set us up that's why he wanted to know if you were going! Look you have to race, it's what you love to do! Who cares what everyone says or thinks about you!" Chick told her.
Breeze smiled and nodded, "Ok! I'm racing!"
"Good, now you can show Buck what kind of racer you really are!" Chick said.
The elevator dinged again, the doors opened and Lightning drove out.
"There you guys are, I was lookin' for you," Lightning said.
"Hi Lightning," Breeze said with a smile.
"Hey Lightning," Chick said.
Breeze and Lightning gasped.
"What?" Chick asked.
"You called me Lightning? So we're on a first name basis now..." Lightning laughed.
"Alright you just blew it McQueen!" Chick snapped.
"Ok guys, come on," Breeze said with a laugh. "Let's race!"
to be continued...
Authors Note: Ok Guyz and Dollz only one more chapter left! What will happen you ask? Well I'm not gonna tell you so nyah! Anywho, sorry it took so long, the only excuse I have this time is that I was procrastinating...I am a known procrastinator, so don't hate me, well you can hate me as long as you still read my stories XD, but yeah sorry again, and Christmas and Thanksgiving were big things in my way too that and the end of first semester I had to make sure I passed all my classes and as I learned this semester school work is more important than writing fanfics(I learned that the hard way when I almost failed English cuz I didn't do any work because I was goofing off on the internet and writing all day...)...anywho yeah that's my rant for this chapter! I hope your enjoy the story and I can't wait for the next chapter! YAHOOOOO! PARTAY! dances