Chapter three: A race of death.
Disclaimer: I do not own Saints Row
Kevin woke up the next morning still with his huge smile on his face. Last night was amazing, truly what was out of one of those sappy romance novels he used to find under his mothers bed. He kept replaying everything that happened last night over and over again. He checked his clock to see it was still early in the morning. He hopped out of bed, dressed in only his boxers. After relieving himself, he made his way into his kitchen. While he was walking there, he ran into one Anthony's one night stand, trying to sneak out and holding her heels in her hands. She looked up and saw him. She brought her finger to her lips saying, "Sh." He made the zipper motion across his lips and flashed her the "OK" sign. She smiled and gave the "Call me motion." He chuckled and waved. After she left, he started making coffee, knowing for sure Anthony was gonna be hungover. As he was making the coffee, he heard a knocking on the door. Not really thinking, he walked to it to answer it. When he opened it, he saw it was Lin. She was dressed black button up, with three of the buttons left undone, blue skinny jeans that showed her figure off nicely and a pair of black sneakers. Her hair was in high ponytail with a bang hanging over her right eye. Kevin was lost for a second.
"So, you answer the door in your boxers all the time?" She asked with a smile on her face. He looked down and his face went red. He laughed nervously, while rubbing the back of his neck.
"Come on in. I'll be right back." He said. She walked in and watched him go to his room. She looked around, noticing it was the typical guys apartment. Pizza boxes and beer bottles were in the trashcans, DVD's varying from action, to porno's were in a TV case. A TV with one of the big backs but a good sized screen sat on a black entertainment center, with a video game system and numerous video games around it. The furniture was a brownish tan color. A four cushioned couch sat in the middle of the room, facing the TV, with a coffee table in front of it, and two chairs sat on either sides of the couch, facing the sides of the coffee table. She stood awkwardly in the living room waiting for Kevin to return. She heard a door open. She looked to see if it was Kevin, but instead it was roommate Anthony. Anthony walked out of his room, rubbing his temples and groaning. Like Kevin, he was dressed in only his boxers. He looked up and saw Lin. He smiled and walked towards her.
"Well hello there." He said with a smile.
"Uh hi." She said eyeing him down.
"You here to see Kevin?" He asked.
"Yep." She said crossing her hands at her legs.
"He should be up soon. Can I get you a cup of coffee?" He asked.
"Um no. Thank you though." She said. After she said that, Kevin came walking out. Dressed in a baggy purple t-shirt, black jean shorts and his black and purple sneakers. He was wearing a black baseball cap backwards and had sunglasses on, just not on his eyes.
"Oh, there he is." Anthony said.
"Whats going on? He bothering you?" Kevin asked Lin.
"No he's just being friendly." Lin said, most likely saving his life.
"Oh well alright then."
"Listen, I'll meet you outside OK?" Kevin said to Lin. She nodded and walked outside. When she did, Kevin turned to Anthony.
"Anthony, she's not into you man." Kevin told him,
"What? I never assumed she was. I was just being friendly." He said while pouring a cup of coffee.
"That's why you walked out of your room in your boxers?" He asked.
"Look, I had no idea she was here alright." He said in his defense.
"I'll take your word for it. Just try not to let it happen again." He told him. Kevin walked outside to meet Lin.
"Wow, so all you boys hang out in your boxers?" Lin asked with a smile.
"We all just woke up." He said with a chuckle.
"Really, was he bothering you?" He seriously asked her.
"No, he was fine. Trust me, I hear worse stuff from The Rollerz. Your roommate is harmless." She told him.
"So what brings you to my apartment? Wait, how do you know where my apartment is?" Kevin asked her.
"I saw you walk into it from the church yesterday. Its not that far away you know." She told him.
"Good point. So what brings you over?" He asked.
"Well I just thought that since all The Rollerz are sleeping off hangovers, and Samson isn't done with the cars yet, we could hangout again." She told him with a smile. He smiled back.
"Sure, wanna get some breakfast?" He asked. She nodded.
"Its such a nice day, wanna walk?" He asked her. She nodded and smiled. They began walking to the diner near Kevin's apartment. Lin wasn't really paying attention until she felt a hand grab hers. She looked up and saw Kevin smiling at her. She smiled back and held his hand tighter. Close by, Johnny was speeding by in his car, blasting his horn at Kevin and Lin. They both laughed and Kevin flipped him off as he drove away. They finally made it to the diner. Kevin held the door open for her.
"Still such a gentlemen." She said with a smile.
"I'll be right with ya guys." A friendly waitress said. They both sat down at a booth and looked at the menus.
"What can I get ya?" The waitress asked.
"I'll have the pancakes, with sausage and eggs. With OJ to drink." Kevin said. The waitress wrote down his order.
"And for you hun?" She asked Lin.
"I'll have what he's having." She said.
"Comin' right up. By the way, you two make a cute couple." The waitress said with a smile. Both Kevin and Lin instantly blushed at that.
"Um." Lin said with a nervous smile. Kevin chuckled at her. An awkward silence was there between them.
"So, um, what's it like being with The Rollerz?" Kevin asked, finally breaking the silence.
"Imagine being in an 10th grade house party all the time. Bunch of perv's" Lin said with a face of disgust.
"Anthony would fit right in with them." Kevin said.
"The worst is this guy named Donnie. All the time he's hitting on me." Lin said.
"He charming?" Kevin asked with a smile.
"About as charming as Anthony." Lin said. They both busted out laughing at that.
"I swear, I can't get away from them long enough." Lin said. Their food was brought to the table. They both looked down at their pancakes, which were in heart shapes instead of the normal circular shape. They both looked up at the waitress who smiled at them and walked away.
"Well then." Kevin said. Lin chuckled.
"You gotta admit, its kind of sweet." Lin said.
"Hey want me to screw up your OJ?" Kevin asked.
"You gonna spit in it?" Lin jokingly asked. Kevin laughed.
"No." He said. He held up a little bottle of vodka for her to see. She smiled and nodded. Kevin poured some of the vodka into her juice, then did the same for his.
"Me drinking liquor at 9:30 am. I've become Johnny's father." Lin said with a chuckle.
"Hey, you're getting a healthy dose of vitamin C as well." Kevin said.
"Just like drinking a banana daiquiri will increase your potassium?" Lin said with a smile.
"You're so fucking funny Lin." Kevin said with a smile.
"I know." She said with a cocky smile.
"So, anymore info on The Rollerz?" He asked as he took a bite of his heart shaped pancake.
"Nothing other than them taking bets on who's gonna win the race tonight." She told him.
"Which reminds me, you ever race before?" She asked.
"I used too back in high school. We'd race bikes, motorcycles, skateboards. Hell, we even raced wheelchairs once or twice." He told her.
"You ever race cars?" She asked. His face went red.
"Um, no." He said in an unconvincing tone.
"You're lying." She said.
"What? No I'm not." He said.
"Kevin." She said.
"Fine." He said in defeat.
"Me and a friend of mine stole his parents car. At first, he was gonna race the car and I was gonna cheer him on. But when we got there, he backed out last second. I decided that I wasn't gonna back out like he did, so I raced. I was actually doing pretty good, then I got cocky. Right before I was gonna win, I hung my body out of the window with my foot still on the gas pedal, taunting the other drivers. Well I ended up falling out of the car. I was fine, I didn't get hit or anything, but my friends parents car got totaled. A few of the racers hit the car and caused it to crash into a tree." He told her. She started laughing.
"OH MY GOD!." She said inbetween laughs. He was red faced.
"OK, pile it on." He said with an embarrassed smile.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm glad you were okay, but that's what you get for showing off!" She said as she continued laughing. He only nodded in agreement.
"Were you any good?" She asked.
"I'm afraid if I brag a brick might come crashing through the window and hit me in the head." He said with a smile. This time Lin laughed.
"Wow and you say I'm funny." She said with her beautiful smile. After that, they continued eating their breakfast. Lin caught Kevin's attention by licking the syrup from her fork. She knew he was looking and smiled and winked at him.
"Something got your attention?" She asked.
"Um, no, just uh, just got sidetracked." He said trying to gather his bearings. Lin's phone started ringing. She grabbed it from her pocked and when she saw the name on it, she let out an annoyed sigh.
"Hello?" She said really annoyed.
"Uh huh, yeah alright I'm on my way." She said.
"Rollerz?" Kevin asked. She nodded.
"I have to go." She said.
"You drive to my apartment?" He asked.
"Yeah." She said.
"I'll walk you to it." He said. Kevin paid the bill and they walked out together. While walking home, Lin grabbed his hand. They finally reached the car, only to be greeted by Anthony tanning in a man thong on the front lawn. Lin had a disgusted look on her face.
"He uh, does this every morning." Kevin said.
"Wow." Lin said. Anthony looked over his sunglasses and winked to Lin, who just shook her head. Lin walked to her car, and got in. Before she could drive away, Kevin bent down and gave her a quick peck on the lips. She smiled and he smiled back. Kevin watched as she drove away. Then, he walked over to Anthony.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" He asked Anthony.
"What?" Anthony said while peering over his glasses.
"You know what." Kevin said.
"I tan every morning." Anthony tried saying in his defense.
"Do you fucking wink and try to look sexy for girls your damn damn roommates are hanging out with?" Kevin asked in an angry tone.
"I was just goofing around man. Relax." Anthony said laying back, putting his sunglasses back over his eyes. Kevin was about to pounce on him, but he had things to do. Troy sent him a text telling him the cars were done, and he'd be there soon with a car for him to race in. After he texted him his address, he waited for Troy to arrive. Finally, Troy did arrive. Kevin eyed the car down, it was a black Fer de Lance. Kevin watched as Troy got out of the car and leaned on it.
"Impressed?" Troy asked with a cocky smirk. Kevin only nodded.
"Where the hell did you get this?" Kevin asked while rubbing the hood of it.
"Don't worry about, just know that this is the car that's gonna beat them." Troy said. Troy could smell alcohol.
"Kevin, you been drinking?" He asked. Kevin looked at him with a confused look.
"Uh, yeah a little. Not like I'm wasted or anything. Not even buzzed." Kevin said.
"You do know that even if you have a sip of alcohol and drive, you can be arrested right?" Troy asked. That didn't sound right to Kevin.
"Troy why do you care? " Kevin asked. Troy realized what he done. He needed to save himself.
"Sorry man. Cops here in Stilwater will fuck with you over anything. Just wanna avoid the bullshit." Troy said. Kevin observed him. He did have a point, cops would fuck with you just for their amusement. Still, that seemed off.
"Now if you're done eye fucking the car, let's do this. Lin isn't a very patient person, and if its okay with you, I'd like to avoid getting bitched at." Kevin got in the drivers seat. He started up the car and they drove away.
"Lets get to it. Look, I don't care what Lin says, you gotta get me next to those cars and I'll take care of The Rollerz. To hell with this lap-race bullshit." Troy said. Kevin nodded in agreement. Kevin started up the car, and drove off.
"I don't like the idea of Lin going undercover. You roll with people long enough, you start thinking like 'em." Troy said as he stared out the window. Kevin listened, but something about the way Troy said that just really made him wonder. Something was off about Troy. Kevin observed him, Troy had an unsettling demeanor about him. Troy looked up and locked eyes with Kevin. Troy smiled at Kevin, and Kevin faked a smile back.
"He's hiding something." Kevin thought. Troy spoke up.
"Ya know Kev, I gotta be honest. You turned out to really be someone who can get shit done in such a short amount of time. And I thought Johnny was our most impressive homie." Troy said. Something about that compliment wasn't right.
"Thanks Troy. Glad I can be a good help." Kevin said.
"Maybe you and me could get a beer sometime. Get to know each other a little." Troy said as he lit a cigarette.
"Yeah maybe, as long as you don't bitch me out for driving afterwards." Kevin said with a chuckle, which Troy laughed along with.
"Sorry man, I just know what Jails like. Not too anxious to go back." Troy said, blowing out the smoke. They made it.
"Alright, here we are. I hope Lin followed up on her end of the deal." Troy said. They followed the other cars and got into position. They watched as a girl with dreadlocks covered by a purple bandanna stood at the starting line. She held both hands in the air, and counted down.
"3 2 1!" She shouted. Everyone slammed down on the gas pedals and sped off.
"Alright, get in close to these assholes. I'll rile them up." Troy said. Kevin nodded. Kevin was keeping his fast speed, and spotted a red car. He got close to it, and Troy rolled down his window.
"Should've stayed home kid!" Troy yelled.
"Speed up a little. He'll get pissed off." Troy said. Kevin sped up a little more. The Roller sped up a little more, but it wasn't good enough.
"DON'T EVEN BOTHER TRYING TO CATCH UP!" Troy yelled, as he flipped off The Roller. The Roller gritted his teeth, and did his last resort. He used his nitrous.
"Wow, thought it'd take more than that for him to use his shit." Troy said.
"Alright, he's getting closer. Hit the brakes when I tell you too." Troy said. The car was getting closer. Soon, he was almost right beside Kevin.
"NOW!" Troy yelled. Kevin slammed down on the brakes, and watched as The Roller got ahead. The Roller was laughing and looked back flipping off Kevin and Troy. Just a few seconds later, BOOM! The car, along with The Roller exploded. The Rollerz finger landed on the windshield. Kevin chuckled and got it off with the wipers.
"Alright. One down, two to go." Troy told him. Kevin nodded and drove forward. While doing this, he couldn't help but imagine Lin.
"Lin." He muttered to himself. Troy was busy shouting at the other drivers, while Kevin thought about Lin more. Everything about her he liked.
"HEY!" Troy shouted. Kevin looked over him.
"WHAT?!" He shouted back.
"Chill man. I got the other driver. I said your name like four times." Troy said. Kevin calmed down.
"Sorry. I was just thinking about someone." Kevin said.
"You were thinking about Lin. I heard you whisper her name." Troy said in a teasing tone.
"Look, I'm not one to judge. But driving in a race, with another man in the car, and racing guys in a rival gang, is the wrong time to be turned on." Troy said. Kevin looked down to his shorts.
"Good point." Kevin said. Kevin drove forward, going past The Roller, flashing him a cocky smile in the process. The Roller tried speeding up, but Kevin was still well ahead.
"HEY, MOM AND DAD AREN'T GONNA BE HAPPY WHEN THEIR WHEELS GO MISSING!" Troy said, hanging out the window. The Roller flipped Troy off and tried to catch up, not wanting to use his nitrous.
"This guy ain't as easy as his friends. Its gonna take more." Troy said. Kevin nodded. Troy put his head back out the window.
"TELL YA WHAT. YOU ASK NICELY, I'LL LET YOU WASH MY CAR ON WEEKENDS HUH?!" Troy yelled out. Troy looked on and watched as The Roller slammed his foot down on the gas pedal.
"He's cracking. Won't be long now." Troy said.
"WATCHING A MOVIE ABOUT STREET RACERS DOESN'T MAKE YOU A RACER!" Troy taunted. That did it. The Roller hit the button and Troy and Kevin watched as his got way ahead.
"3. 2. 1." Troy said and on cue, the car exploded. Troy and Kevin smiled and high 5'd each other and drove to the finish line. Lin watched along with a crowd on the sides, as Kevin and Troy crossed the finish line. She smiled as she saw them walk out of it. Troy leaned against the car and lit a cigarette, as Lin ran to Kevin and hugged him.
"Good job!" She said with a big smile.
"I did it for you." Kevin responded. Troy shook his head and smiled as he watched them.
"Hey, how about a little love for the guy who ensured he won?" Troy asked.
"Thanks Troy. Without you, I likely wouldn't have done it.' Kevin said.
"Yeah. Good job Troy." Lin said with a smile.
"No problem guys." Troy said with his cigarette in his mouth.
"So, should we go celebrate?" Lin asked.
"I don't got anymore Roller shit to do for now. I wanna have a little fun." She told them.
"Let's hit the bar. I could use a drink after this shit." Troy said.
I'm down for that." Kevin said. They all got back in Troy's car, with Troy driving this time. They headed for the nearest bar. Kevin and Lin sat in the backseat. Kevin wrapped his arm around Lin, who looked up and smiled at him. She motioned for him to come closer with her finger and she gladly followed. Before he could bring his lips to hers, she stole his hat.
"Why do you always wear hats around me?" She asked in joking tone, while putting his hat on.
"Its just my style." He said.
"You're not going bald are you?" She said inspecting his head for bald spots. He laughed at this.
"No, I just like hats is all. I'm not going bald." He said with a smile. Right before she could say something, he put his lips to hers. She followed his lips. Troy looked at them through the rear view mirror and smiled.
"I hate to stop your fun, but could you two not fuck in my car?" Troy asked in between chuckles. They broke apart and glared at Troy.
"Hey, I'm just playin'" He said. The pulled into the bar parking lot.
"Lets not drink too much. One of us has to drive." Troy said. Before they got out Kevin's phone began to ring. He took his phone out and looked at the caller ID. It was Johnny.
"Hello?" He said.
"Hey man. Come to the church." Johnny said. Kevin let out an annoyed sigh.
"I'm on my way."
Hey guys. Firstly I wanna apologize. I understand that long waits and me are nothing new but I have a pretty good reason for being gone. You see, I had some dental work done recently nothing major just some tooth removals and replacements, along with a root canal. I know my teeth were in pretty bad shape, haha. Anyways, me being me, I refused pain medication each time I went to my dentist and I was in so much pain. The reason I refused was honestly, I don't wanna get addicted to anything. So yes, I was in an immense pain. I tried to work around it, but the pain was terrible, so I'm so so sorry for the wait. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter and I notice that this is the first chapter where Kevin doesn't go to sleep at the end! I promise, no I swear I won't make you guys wait this long again. As a matter of fact, I'm going to start working on the next chapters of ALL my stories tomorrow. Which reminds me, I have a Bully fic now as well. I dunno if any of you guys like Bully but if you do, feel free to take a look. As always guys rate, review and stay tuned for the next chapter. I love you all and thanks for bearing with me.