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Chapter 63-L.A. Ways

No POV

"VINCE!" They both yelled as Vince's large body smacked the cold, concrete floor of the warehouse. His body lay helplessly on the ground, not making any movement.

"You bastard, I'm gonna kill you!" Sasha yelled, thrashing around in her chair. If only I could get my arms loose, she thought.

"Now no need to get hostile." Jason said, a gruesome smirk playing on his face. He shoved his gun to Sasha's temple.

Dom ran over to Vince's body, immediately dropping to the floor. Dom cradled his best friend's body in his arms as he rocked back and forth. Losing Vince would be the downfall of Dominic. He shook his body vigorously; doing anything he could to wake him. Vince groaned loudly, showing that he was still very much alive.

"V! Get up man, c'mon." He begged his voice low and wimpy. "Tej!" Dom yelled, hoping to find the man who went M.I.A. only fifteen minutes ago. Getting no response, Dom began to panic. He picked up the shotgun, pointing it to Jason, who still had his pistol to Sasha's temple.

"Now Dominic, if I were you, I'd put it down. I know you value Sasha's life a lot more then your own. Or do you?" Jason tried to play with Dominic's mind.

Dom didn't speak. He just stood; slowly placing Vince's impaired body on the ground. He tossed the shotgun on the floor. He charged and pounced on Jason like a wild cat on prey. He threw punch after punch after punch at any available place on Jason's body.

One of the guards walked over, ready to pound on Dominic when he was introduced to cold steel that was two inches from his head.

"Where you goin'?" Tej asked, tightening his grip on the gun pointed at the guard. The man put his hands up in surrender, backing off.

"Where the hell you been Tej?" Sasha questioned, still worried about Vince.

"Well when one of these guys took Dominic, the flashlight broke and I got separated from them. I couldn't find my way back. Black people ain't good in the dark ya know." He said, still finding time to joke in a serious situation.

After Jason's face was barely recognizable, Dom stopped. He knew this was a set up. He knew that Jason tried to get him back in prison for assault, the same charge he got after beating Linder. Dom was trapped in a daze. He was becoming an animal and he knew it. He had a short fuse and a low patience. If anything angered him or got in his family's way of success, he'd beat it within an inch of its life. He didn't mean to turn out that way. He just wanted to protect his family from everything. The way he tried to avenge his father's death. He wanted justice and the only way he knew he'd get it, was if he TOOK it.

Jason noticed the look on Dom's face after he stopped. He knew he had gotten to him. He knew he was screwing with Toretto's mind. He knew he had him thinking about what he did to Linder. Jason's plan was working out perfect.

Jason looked over at the guard Vince had captive and nodded to V. "Handle it." Smirking, the man stood and picked the shotgun from the floor. Dom saw what was happening, but he couldn't move. His body was still frozen from his trance. The man pointed the gun to Vince's head.

"VINCE, NO!" Sasha screamed, her eyes full with tears. Just as quick as he pulled the trigger, Brian tackled him to the floor. The bullet ricocheted off the floor and caught another guard in the chest. Brian fired the gun on the guard, putting two in his chest. After killing the guy, Brian ran to Vince.

"V! I need to focus man. I have to lift your shirt to see how bad the wound is." Brian informed him, holding onto Vince's hair the way he did when they were on the truck. He pointed his gun at a guard he made an attempt to go after him. "Back off man!" The guard backed away. He lifted Vince's mesh top, revealing a bullet-proof vest. He smiled. "You're gonna be alright Vince. Good thing you had the vest. And I want a hand-written thank you for saving your ass AGAIN." He smirked, helping Vince from the floor.

"ENOUGH! KILL THEM NOW!" Jason yelled at the guards, motioning them to the others. All at once, the remaining guards charged at the four men.

Dom fought them off with his bare hands, as Tej, Brian, and Vince got into an all-out shootout. Jason pulled Sasha's chair out of range with him. He still wanted to use her as bait. Rome finally appeared on the top level of the warehouse. He wasn't seen by anyone other then Sasha. He crept around to where he was behind Jason. Trying to get his shot as accurate as possible, he fired the gun twice, shooting Jason in the back. Noticing their leader being taken down, the guards turned their attention to Rome, beginning to fire. He hid down low behind a table, turning it on its side. Brian called on his walkie for Bilkins to send in some men and Leon to help out. Rushing through the warehouse, the officers carefully took out the guards.

At the hospital …

"I hope they're okay. Leon said he'd call me after about an hour. It's been like three." Jesse said, looking at his watch. It was 8:45 P.M. and everyone in Letty's room was worried.

"Don't worry Jess. They're okay. I know Dom wouldn't let anything happen to them." Mia said, trying her best to comfort her 'little brother'. She wouldn't admit it at a time like this, but she was just as afraid as Jess.

"I know. But whoever has Sasha had big intentions on hurting us all." Jesse said, looking down at the ground.

"No worries Jess, I won't let anyone hurt you guys." Mia replied, trying to console him.

"Do you think Let and Tony will be back soon? I'm starting to get worried about them." Diana said, peeking out the room door. Letty and Tony decided to take a walk to Maria's room to get their minds off of Sasha.

"You know, if I knew anything about it, I would have come home right?" Letty said to Tony out of the blue. They had just been standing outside of Maria's room looking in.

"I know Letty. But you didn't know. No one did." He replied, staring at the heart monitor. She wrapped her arm around his shoulder.

"Yeah. But I'm here now. I just wish this wasn't happening. I wish Maria was never in the hospital and I wish Dom never got in that fight with Leon. If he didn't, Leon would have been at the house the night Sasha went over his. Dom wouldn't have flipped out and Vince wouldn't have broken her heart. None of this would have happened if Dominic wasn't such a bonehead." She said, finally realizing what was happening. Dom was changing right in front of her eyes. Half of him was sweet and loving and willing to do anything for anyone. The other half was a beast in a murderous rage out for blood. He wanted to pick fights with everyone and wanted to be the 'King Kong' of L.A. He wanted everything under Dom's ruling.

"It's okay. Men make mistakes. I know Dom has made some but I can tell he's willing to change. He's a good man." Tony said, smiling up at Letty.

"What was she like Tone?" Letty asked, pulling him down in a seat across from the room. He looked up at her in confusion. "Mom … what was she like?"

"Well, she was great. She was always smiling ya know. She was always happy-go-lucky kind of person. Me, Sasha, and her always sat down on a Friday night and play board games. We always hung out together. Then she started her job at the church and things got quiet around the house. Sasha spent more time with Di, and I was always at grandma's house. But then mom quit and came back home and things were good from there. She was never hard on us. As long as we did what she asked, everyone was happy. Now dad on the other hand, he's a different story." Tony said, clenching his fists at the thought of his father. Letty noticed this.

"What's the deal with him?" She asked, now leaning her elbows on her knees.

"He was an asshole. All the time on our asses about everything. Always yelling or screaming or throwing shit. He always called me a faggot and twinkle-toes. I hated it but he's my father so I put up with it. Sasha never did like that. They'd go at it anytime he called me a name. She hated him and I never knew why. But I guess I do now." He said, a sad smile on his face.

"Well don't worry about him. He won't be around anymore. If he ever shows up, well let's just say he'll be the one in a hospital bed. Big sis is here now and I'm gonna take care of you two." Letty said, wrapping her arms around him again.

"I'm gonna miss her." Tony said, pulling out of the hug.

"Me too Tone, me too." Letty replied, leading him back up to her room.

Back at the warehouse …

"Thanks again Bilkins. This will be the last time you here from me." Brian said, shaking his former boss's hand.

"It better be O'Conner. You keep your friends out of trouble." He replied, walking over to his squad car.

Brian walked over to where Tej, Leon, Rome, and Dom were sitting on the hood of the cars.

"Thanks for having my back on this cuh." Brian said, slapping hands with Roman.

"Oh anytime cuh. Like I told you; killers, crooked cops, and fast cars … I was born for this." Rome smiled, pulling Brian into a manly hug.

"Thanks for everything Tej Parker. You saved my life man." Dom said, shaking his hand. Tej smiled and returned the shake.

"So y'all are staying in L.A. or what?" Leon asked Tej and Rome.

"Oh hell yeah. L.A.'s the shit." Tej said, smiling at them.

Everything was over. Some guards were cuffed and sent to prison, others (along with Jason) were stuffed in body bags and sent off to the morgue. Vince was patched up on the way to the hospital with Sasha. This was one of the worst days for the Toretto family and they hoped it'd get better from here on out.

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Sorry so short, had to save some for the next chapter. I just couldn't help but post sooner. I wanted to wait but it's been a while so here is 63.

Please read&review. I know it isn't the best.

-Kita