Note: this story starts out slow; never fear, it'll get better. I'm not gonna give you a summary P You'll just have to read if you really wanna find out.
Disclaimer: I DON NOT own Transformers or any part of the name; it's a simple fanfiction. nod
OH YEAH; Do not send me any little flames. I've got a bucket of water beside me and I know people don't like to be soaking wet.
Enjoy!
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Avery looked around, and much to Liz's surprise, asked a young woman in Japanese where the cabs were. She very kindly replied and Avery motioned for Liz to follow him, walking toward one of the further doors.
After eventually finding a cab, the driver took off through what Liz guessed was central Tokyo. She had just begun to take in the sights when they stopped at what seemed to be a garage. In front of it was what looked like a brand new 2007 Toyota Yaris. One of those funny looking cars she'd seen in a movie commercial once.
The paint job was gorgeous. The entire thing looked like a flame, and a phoenix was flying over the top of the hood, in it's talons a skull with crossbones. The interior was solid onyx black with a maroon red dash board. The lights in the car were a hue of purple instead of the regular yellow.
Liz couldn't stop herself from running her fingers over the detail on the hood.
Avery smiled as he watched his niece. "So you like it? It's what we'll be driving around in. Just bought it yesterday."
"OH MY GOD AVERY." Liz threw herself onto the hood of the car. "It's gorgeous! It's so well detailed! The rims even match! Oh my GOD!" But before Elizabeth could finish her fit, she threw up the hood and her eyes widened.
"Ave... V-8 engine... Dual cap... DAMN!" Liz's words were silenced when Avery started the car. "well; it's not the kind of car I'd imagine that engine in... but damn..."
Liz and Avery put their things in the back of the car and drove off, Avery doing his best not to get lost in a new city. Eventually they came upon streets that looked like what an old geisha district might have and Avery stopped behind one, pulling into a small driveway.
"This one is ours. It looks small outside, but it's really big inside. We'll have to renovate it so we car work on some old cars I've bought." Avery said, looking around and then opening the gate to the house.
The inside was plain, but with time it would end up the way Avery and Liz had initially planned. Full of cars, music, and art.
As the days slowly passed, each brought on a new challenge to the two. The first was renovating the house to give it a garage big enough to work on three cars at once. They had figured that within two weeks they could have the garage done, but that's only if they worked from right after breakfast through lunch and dinner, until later in the night.
Though this plan was almost fault proof; Liz was always sidetracked by the strange symbol she'd seen.
"Why would a US aircraft like that be on a simple base in San Diego anyway? It makes no sense to have protection that far away from the President after that attack two year's ago."
She'd never really gotten the details about the attack from anyone. No one would tell her. All she knew is that some teenage boy and girl had gotten medals of honor for protecting the President and it didn't make any sense to her at all.
Hearing Avery walking up behind her, Liz stuffed the paper back in her pocket.
"Liz, it's Sunday; why do you go out and see what new electronics you can find that would help us." Avery smiled, looking at her with pleading eyes.
"And what are you going to do Ave? Sit around on your butt and watch TV?" Liz laughed, watching her Uncle look awkwardly away from her to some random spot on the wall.
"No! It just seems like you've been really distracted lately and I thought it'd be good for you to take a day off to get out of the house..." His reply was obviously sincere as his fingers fumbled.
"Alright, alright Ave. I'll get some fresh air... I guess I have been around the paint fumes a little too long anyway." She muttered a bit but only took the car keys from Ave as he offered him and walked out, humming a song to herself a bit cheerily.
Walking over to their car, her eyes once again were glued to the glorious paint job and the ever detail of it all. Sighing, she got in the drivers seat and ran a finger over the steering wheel smoothly before starting the car and grinning at the sound of the engine.
She made her way into town and blinked, seeing a bunch of peculiarly dressed Japanese people walking around, most of the girls were in fluffy dressed with white make up, odd coloured hair.
After putting the car in a parking garage, she began to walk to streets, still looking a bit like a rock star, and just gazed at the clothing, even with the males, who were dressed in tuxes and rock looking clothes, but much darker.
At once, she recognized someone and squealed. "ASUKA!"
"Liz!" The familiar voice rang back and Asuka ran over and enveloped Liz in a hug. "You really are in Tokyo! What are you doing in the main part of town though? You don't look like you're here for a typical Sunday."
"Actually Asuka; I was wondering if you could show me around Central Tokyo." Liz looked down at Asuka who smiled and nodded eagerly, grabbing Liz's hand and pulling toward what looked like an electronics store.
They ran around pretty much all of Central Tokyo, occasionally stopping to talk to some as Asuka's friends who were a bit shocked to see her running around Tokyo with an American on her heels.
Asuka said something that Liz hadn't quite learned yet, and the others just laughed and nodded.
Liz looked at Asuka confused who just shook her head and smiled. "Is there anywhere else you want to go in town Liz? You look like you like j-rock clothing and cars... I could show you the best places to shop for both!"
Liz looked so excited that Asuka didn't even wait for an answer, she just grabbed Liz's hand and dragged her to the nearest store. Liz looked around and gasped, it was like heaven for her. All the clothing was black with belts, chains, fishnet, her dream shop.
Asuka saw Liz and just giggled, waiting to see a reaction.
Liz shoved her hand in her pocket and yanked out her credit card Avery had just recently gotten her. "Shopping tiiiiime!"
Asuka giggle and the two began to delve into the clothing, picking out things that would make god outfits, shows that would help Liz fit in. She even bought Asuka a new dress.
Asuka smiled and thanked Liz over and over before grinning quite wide and smiling. "Liz, I wanna show you the car shop."
Looking up, Liz was obviously caught off guard but grinned. "Car... shop? Oh you mean heaven?"
Laughing, her friend grabbed her hand with her freehand and pulled Liz out of the store with her four bags of clothing and to a car dealer down a ways from the clothing stores.
They walked up to one of the car dealerships and Liz ran into it, looking over every kind of car, marveling over the engine, the paint job, or whatever she could find to rant about.
"These cars are so gorgeous! Avery would kill to take them apart and put them back together!" She giggled, before walking over to the classic cars they had and ogling them with wide eyes. "I want ooooone... Ave can have his Yaris! I want a new car of my own!"
As she began to complain, she could only gasp at the sight of a beautiful silver car in front of her. Slowly, she walked over and ran her hand over the hood and the smooth curves and contours of the car. Opening the door to the car, she sat in the drivers seat and ran a hand over the steering wheel.
"This is... This car wouldn't need but maybe a few changes..." She muttered, though Asuka had long since left to go stare at a pink car.
Looking at the center of the steering wheel she saw a symbol, somewhat like the one she had in her pocket. She copied this one down before slowly running her fingers over the symbol.
"I've gotta ask Ave for this car..." She muttered low, pulling the paper out and sitting on the hood of the car.
Looking at the two symbols, she only became more confused. Wanting to know what those symbols stood for so badly. Then, pulling out her pencil again, she wrote down the type of car it was with the nicest hand writing, just so Avery could read it.
"Pontiac... Solstice... These are brand new... but cheaper than my motorbike back home. I bet I could get one easy... God I hope I do..." She pushed herself up off the car and went to find Asuka to help her find the parking garage so she could go help Avery and tell him about the cars, more so, that gorgeous Solstice. 'Poor Avery, in for so much begging...'
Once home, she ran into the house and before she knew it, began to slide on the floor, ending with a loud 'thud' and Liz flying into a wall. "Ow... AVERY!"
Avery came running around a corner barefoot and the saw Liz in socks. "Liz, the wood's slick... You might not wanna wear socks until the wax dries..." He laughed, walking over to help her up, and then seeing the four bags of clothes, looked back at her. "Clothing? What kind?"
Liz laughed and walked over to the bags, after taking off her socks, and pulled out the 'j-rock' clothing she'd bought, showing it off and grinning. "Asuka showed me all the best stores today. I found her walking around in a weird white fluffy dress..."
Avery blinked and walked into the living room to sit down. "I didn't tell you about Sundays did I? Geeze, sorry I forgot to mention that one kid."
Liz only blinked and sat down across from Avery. "What's so important about Sundays?"
Avery laughed. "It's considered a major day off in Japan. Everyone dresses how they want that day. A lot of people don't even go to work on days like this. They only hang out and relax. Much like how you've seen people around at night like that. The way the girls and guys dress is called Lolita. Pretty much Japanese goths. Even punkish styles show up."
Liz looked at herself. "So I pretty much fit in, didn't I?"
Avery laughed and nodded. "It's just a relaxation day. I bet other wise Asuka would've been in a school uniform. And no one, but maybe you a few graduates, would've been dressed as you are."
Liz nodded then remembered the piece of paper in her pocket and her mood brightened. "Avery, you'll never guess what else Asuka showed me. After we went shopping, she took me to a car dealership. Avery they had a brand new Pontiac Solstice. It was gorgeous!"
Avery chuckled and smiled. "I guess we'll have to go look at it tomorrow won't we? I can already tell where this is going and I like my ears undamaged and my head free from migraines."
Liz squealed and hugged Avery before skipping into the kitchen to start cooking their supper, the entire time, only able to think about the car and the symbol it had.
"What was the bloody symbol for... it's different than the one from the jet... maybe some of the same parts are in them both? But that wouldn't make sense... A car like the Pontiac has a much smoother appearance and engine than a jet..."
Liz shook her head and finished supper so her and Avery could eat and go to sleep soon, as to make the next day arrive even faster. That car would be hers, she could feel it in her bones.
Avery only laughed all through dinner with Liz as they both compared cars and art to people and animals, which made supper go by fast, but sleep went by even slower for Liz who only wanted to wake up and see it light outside.