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Chapter 5: Say it

Say it for me
Say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me

Friday came fast enough and Nikel was intent on keeping his promise to me.

"We're going to the movies, we're going to the movies; we're going to the M-O-V- uh..." Zach paused in the mist of his spelling from his spot in the back seat of the car. According to Allina, he's been acting like this all day at school, though I didn't know if I believed her. He didn't say anything at lunch.

"I-E-S," Loretta finished from her spot next to him, "Seriously, Zach, the kid 10 years younger than you knew that."

"Nobody asked you, Loretta! Go play in traffic." Zach replied, "I was going to finish it; I was just messing with you."

"If you say so," She grumbled.

Zach leaned up so his head was situated between the two front seats. He looked between Nikel and me, "So when are we leaving?"

Nikel rolled his eyes, "I knew I should've thrown him into Allina's car." He grumbled before raising his voice, "There is no 'we' in this adventure. Or at least no 'we' that includes you. Bella and I are going to the movies. You are staying at home or you can drive your car somewhere."

"Don't you love me anymore?" He looked at me this time.

I sighed, "Look I'm sleeping over tonight. I promise to do something with you later."

He looked at me and raised his eyebrows suggestively. I groaned, I definitely chose the wrong words, "Oh really? Did you say something with me or something to me?"

"Not like that Zach!"

"You have to admit you walked right into that one, Bella."

I looked in the rearview mirror to glare at the youngest teenager in the back seat, "Not another word out of you Jamie.

Zach gave me a pout before turning his attention to Nikel, "So, we finally find something decent to do in this state and you ditch out to go see a chick-flick with a friend? That's low man."

"What are you talking about?" I looked between the two brothers. Nikel frowned a bit, he looked was almost guilty. Zach's eyes widened and he quickly sat back, "Nikel?"

"I'll tell you later."

"Dude maybe she wants to join. It's the best way to win money."

"Shut up Zach! Her dad's a cop."

Okay…now I was concerned. If you bring up the fact my dad's a cop that almost always leads to something illegal. Not that we weren't already driving illegally considering Nikel's Mustang shouldn't have more than four people in it. This sounded more serious though. I must have looked worried for Nikel gave me a look mixed between guilty and reassuring. I didn't even know you could mix those looks together, but he managed. He stopped outside and got out. Being a two door, he had to fold down his seat for the back occupants to get out.

"Out, out, out, you're going to make us late." Nikel snapped, grabbing Zach's elbow and pulling him out. I rolled my eyes as the stubborn idiot thought he could just not move out the vehicle and we'd take him.

"Now who's clumsy!" I called out as Zach face planted into the ground. Jamie got out before Zach could get his wits together and Nikel jumped back into the car and began to take off before he could get a comeback at me.

"So we're getting there around five; when's the movie?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. Nikel really seemed to be in a rush.

"Well we have dinner reservations first; then we're catching a later movie."

"Then we're going to do whatever Zach was talking about?"

Nikel sighed, "I want to but…I don't know what you'd think of it. It's kind of dangerous and, well, illegal."

I laughed, "I thought we're supposed to be reckless. What happened to that idea?"

He chuckled quietly, taking his eyes for the road for a second so I could see his eyes rolling, "We will be reckless, but I didn't know if you wanted to jump straight from boring to insanely dangerous."

"You know I'm getting slightly worried the more you talk about this secret activity you and Zach partake in."

"As well as Sam, Allina and Gabriel," He admitted with a shrug.

"Wait we're talking about something illegal and Gabriel is in on it? Okay I'm more than slightly worried, now I'm really worried. What exactly is this so illegal and dangerous thing?" I found myself growing more and more curious about this secret little life Nikel had.

He grimaced at the road, "I'd rather not say."

I sighed, "Okay I'll stop asking…for now."

The rest of the hour long car ride was filled with idle chit-chatter. The one thing I hated about Port Angeles was it was so far away, though with Nikel the time passed quickly. There was never a silence; we were constantly talking, bickering or insulting one another. I couldn't remember a time I felt so light and free.

We finally stopped outside a building and quickly got out. It was only when Nikel reached my side that I looked up to see what restaurant we were eating at. La Bella Italiana. Of course, this would happen to me. I closed my eyes before I could think about the last time I was at this restaurant.

"Bella, what's wrong?" He asked, grabbing my arm lightly.

I opened my eyes to look at him, "Nothing I just didn't realize we were coming here."

He regarded me for a minute, "He took you here, didn't he. Damn, I thought I was being clever considering it has your name in the title. Do you want to eat somewhere else?"

I had to smile at his thoughtfulness, thought it was kind of creeping me out. Nikel didn't seem like someone who would be so thoughtful. Well, he was constantly surprising me, "No it's fine. This time it's under better circumstances than the other. Don't worry about it Nike."

"Nike? What, you too lazy to say add the L." He teased, making me laugh. I just shrugged; I thought it was a great nickname. Nikel joined me in laughing after a moment, "Okay you can call me Nike; I suppose it's not too terrible."

Still laughing I threw my arms around him in the most exaggerated manner possible, "Oh thank you for the approval Nike; you're my hero!"

He snorted, wrapping his arms around me as well. He tightened his arms for a minute before letting go completely and pulling away, "Come on I'm starving! Let's eat."

"Typical guy," I joked following him in.

At dinner we swapped stories about our lives over the years. He told me more about Minnesota and what it was like growing up there. He told me more about his dad -who died in a car accident- when Nikel was just three and Allina was one. He admitted he didn't really remember him and hated looking at pictures of him because he only saw a stranger looking back. He looked a lot like him though.

"What about the other's mother?" I asked, twirling spaghetti onto my fork.

"Lana? I don't know too much. Jamie was two when Jonathon and she got divorced so he doesn't know her. Gabriel seems to hate her though, but Zach use to visit her in rehab every once in awhile. Sam…Sam just stays away from her, he follows Gabriel's example." He stabbed another ravioli piece.

"Rehab?"

"Yeah, she's an alcoholic, that's why she has no custody of the kids. From the way Gabriel talks I think she was into some drugs too but I'm not sure. Gabriel was eight when they got divorced, he remembers the most and knew the truth about the most of it. I guess she just couldn't stand being married to a doctor who was gone all the time working."

He quickly changed topics over to my life. I easily answered questions though began to sidestep when he got into my life in Forks for the past year. I didn't want to talk about them.

Eventually we headed out of the La Bella Italiana and to the movie theater just down the street. Of course once there that initiated a round of arguments on what to see. Typical Nikel appeared then saying since he paid for dinner –only because he insisted- and he was going to pay for the movie it was only fair he chose. I thought it was a little ridiculous, but I agreed after some grumbling. Luckily he picked a comedy movie. I knew he wanted to see the car-action movie though, but at least he wasn't that selfish.

The movie, though a comedy, was terrible and we left the movie laughing, not with it but at it. It was way too cheesy, but great fodder to make fun of. We barely made it into the car; we were laughing so hard over Nikel's mocking of the terrible dialogue. This was way funnier than the movie itself.

We started to head back to Nikel's house when his cellphone rang. Rolling his eyes at the ringtone he grabbed his phone and flipped it open, "What do you want, Zach?"

He let out a sigh, "Yeah well how am I supposed to do that if I don't have-…yeah okay. What a great evening out, Zach, I ditch to go make some cash. Yeah I know Zach, we've been waiting to hook up with one of these…fine. I'll be there." He snapped the phone shut and threw it back in the middle consul.

"Zach's pretty much begging me to go." He said as he gave me an apologetic smile.

I shrugged, "Hey do what you have to do. I'll just uh…"

"Stay back with Allina." He finished, "She'll be there. She's not participating this time."

"Participating in what exactly?"

"You'll see. Look Bella I trust you, we all do. Don't tell anyone what we're doing. It's dangerous and we can get in a lot of trouble. I told you we'd be reckless. Well this is as reckless as it comes. I'll tell you what; if I win I'll split the winnings with you."

"How much are the winnings?" I could help but wonder with a raised eyebrow.

He grinned, "Varies. Back in Minnesota, I made 10,000 in one round typically."

Oh crap, this is really illegal. We switched lanes and headed towards a deserted open area. Or at least it's usually deserted. Tonight there were tons of cars and people. Nikel parked alongside a long line of vehicles and got out. I quietly followed, awed. I may not know anything about cars, but from the looks of them, they were expensive. We started walking, Nikel keeping a look out for his siblings. After about five minutes he grinned and began to speed up. I couldn't see his siblings, but followed non-the-less.

He stopped in front of a bright Blue car that was low to the ground and slick. Like all the others, it looked expensive. Nikel pet the hood of the vehicle fondly, I think he found a new favorite car.

"I see you found Nikel's pride and joy." Zach laughed, coming up behind me. I jumped and spun around to face him.

"I thought his Mustang was his pride and joy."

"That's his baby, this car -the Aero- that's his pride and joy." He responded lightly.

"That's his car…" I was completely shocked. I watched as Nikel opened the door, which interestingly enough is pulled up instead of out like most doors.

"Yep, SSC Ultimate Aero; tops out at 255 miles per hour."

If my eyes widened any more I was sure they'd pop out of my head, "You guys street race?" It was more of a statement than a question. I didn't know people really did street race, it was so highly illegal.

"Yeah, now you understand the secrecy. It's really dangerous; our family tries to find races that race in deserted areas. We try to limit the public danger as much as possible."

"But it's still dangerous for the driver."

"Yes," I turned to see Allina there as well, "Nikel's the best racer out of all of us. My Veyron is fast, if I knew how to control NOS better I could beat my brother."

"NOS?"

"Nitrous oxide systems," Zach explained, "It speeds your car up."

"It also can cause engine failure, fires or explosions." Gabriel approached us then, "That's why I personally try to avoid it. My Koenigsegg runs fine without it."

I gasped; I knew there were risks, but explosions sounded way too dangerous. Well, of course explosions sounded dangerous, I thought to myself, jeez.

Nikel joined us then. He came to my side and smiled at me, "Don't worry Bella, we're professionals."

"Yeah yeah until I beat your sorry ass to the finish line." A voice shouted out. We all turned to see a Black hair man with dark Brown eyes. He was smirking.

"Michael, shit man, what are you doing here?" Zach snapped out of his stunned gaze first. I had no idea who this person was.

"I've been here for the past couple of years. Who do you think told Jackson to call you with these events around your house? Jackson told me you were looking for some races in Washington. Well I got you some races.

Nikel leaned close to my ear to explain, "Jackson was the event coordinator of these things back in Minnesota. We use to race with Michael before he moved a few years back."

I should've known these sorts of things were well thought out. How else would they keep the police from finding out. Everything from then on out moved very quickly. Soon enough, five cars were lined up on a line waiting for the command to go. I was surprised to find out Nikel, Zach and Gabriel all raced against each other. Allina explained it was because then they'd have something to razz each other about depending on who won.

"Wish me luck," Nikel yelled out to me.

"Of course I want you to win." He smiled at that until I finished, "You promised me half." He laughed, making me smile.

Finally Michael yelled out go and the cars took off down the deserted paved road. I stood back with Allina and watched them go. Fire literally came out of their tailpipes as wheels spun into life.

Allina explained the cars to me, even though I didn't really understand anyways, "Nikel has the naturally fastest car, a SSC Ultimate Aero that tops at 255 miles per hour. Gabriel's Koenigsegg CCX tops at 245. Zach's Saleen S7 Twin Turbo tops out at 250."

I snorted, "Okay all I know is Nikel drives a pretty Blue car, Gabriel drives a dark Gray car and Zach drives a surprisingly plain White car. I feel smart. I've never even heard of these types of cars. What do you drive?"

She smiled, happily, "A Silver Bugatti Veyron. It tops out at 253 miles per hour, a beauty of a car. I'll show it to you when we get back to my house; I had to drive Nikel's Aero here."

"Oh," We were quiet after that. The end of the race was down the road so we had to wait for word on who won. All of a sudden everyone was jumping around and there was a mass movement to the returning cars.

"Come on, Bella, Nikel won!"

I just looked at her, "How can you tell?"

She just laughed, "You'll learn."

We made our way over to the cars. We found Gabriel and Zach first so we gave them hugs and told them better luck next time. I screamed when I was suddenly lifted off the ground from behind.

"How's my good luck charm!" Nikel snickered before setting me down. I spun around to face him.

"Congratulations." I told him, throwing my arms around him. He laughed holding me tight. Almost as if it was the most natural thing in the world he pulled back just enough to kiss me.

Like everything in my life, the moment was cut short, "COPS!" Someone yelled out and everyone scattered. Nikel grabbed my hand and began to run to his Mustang.

We jumped in and took off. Nikel glanced once in his rearview mirror to make sure his siblings were following him, since we were in the Mustang not in one of the pimped out racing cars it didn't take long for them to pass him. Zach stuck his tongue out as he flew past. Nikel paid him no mind; he was concentrating on not getting caught.

"Shit!" Nikel yelled before gunning down his car. I looked behind us to see a cop coming up on us fast. Oh no, we were going to be caught, I was so dead. Charlie was going to kill me…or let me rot in jail at least.

"Some good luck charm I am." I grumbled, causing Nikel to laugh.

"Don't worry Bella, we'll ditch him." I looked at him to find him completely relaxed. I simply raised an eyebrow at his nonchalant behavior. He started tapping his fingers on the steering wheel keeping in time to a song only he could hear.

He let out a short laugh and I looked behind us to see the cop backing off…and pulling over to the side of the road. It was like he was having car trouble.

"Told you on Friday we'd be reckless. How was that for reckless?"

I just shook my head. I had to admit it was a rush. What a lucky break for us the cop had car trouble. I looked at Nikel again to see him grinning. Maybe it was too lucky.

"Hey Bella about that kiss…" Nikel trailed off.

"Yeah?" Was he going to say what I think he was? Did I want it?

"Well, uh…"

Then I knew I did hope he was saying what I think he was saying. I wanted Nikel.

"Just say it Nikel." I whispered, looking at him.

He smiled, not looking at me, "I like you. Will you go out with me? You know be my girlfriend?"

Now I had to say it back, "Yeah, I like you too. My answer is yes."

His smiled grew and he shook his head, "Well I would've spun you around and kissed you again, but I have terrible timing asking you while driving and all. You just wait until we get back to my house. I knew you'd say yes."

I laughed at him. What an egotistical friend I have. Oh wait, an egotistical boyfriend.

What do you think? Drop a review! Last chapter to vote for what they are! To see the cars go to my profile and check out the website it's under Saving Me: Vehicles. A second disclaimer if you will: street racing is illegal. Its dangerous not only for the drivers, but for civilians too. People get hit by cars racing pass and as well as others cars.