Title: Fast and Fearless
Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements and drama and just in case.
Disclaimer: I do not own ANYTHING that had to do with Fast and the Furious
Summary: Han meets a girl one night and while trying to be friends with her he teaches her to overcome a personal fear and live again.
Author Note: Ok, So I've seen all the movies but Han was my favorite character and Tokyo Drift my favorite of the movies so I wrote this. It takes place after Fast Five but there shouldn't be any spoilers for any of the movies except for Tokyo Drift I will mention how he survived blowing up.
She stepped off of the large bus and looked around at the less then friendly neighborhood it was dropping her off in.
She sighed and pulled her heavy duffle bag further onto her shoulder looking around. The streets were empty and most of the buildings old and run down. It was dark outside since it was after midnight.
Detroit wasn't a safe city for a girl like her to be in alone but she was trying to start a new life and this was as good a place as any. She glanced behind her as the bus pulled away leaving her completely alone.
She started walking to her left any direction. It didn't matter because she had nowhere to go and she had spent the last of her money on her bus ticket.
She was walking down the street staring at her shoes when two cars went speeding past and she jumped tripping and nearly falling down. One was orange the other blue and they were obviously racing.
She stood frozen in place as the two cars rounded a corner and sped away. She tightened her hold on the strap of her bag.
Another car came racing down the road and screeched to a halt directly beside her the passenger window rolled down and she backed up slightly.
A shorter, Skinny Asian man with short hair that was spiked up with blue tips smiled at her from the car.
"Hey sweet thing. You heading towards the race?"
She shook her head and he grinned.
"Well get in baby girl let me give you a ride" She looked at the car a two door sports car bright red with leather interior it was a nice car. She felt sick.
"No...thank you"
She turned to walk in the opposite direction she had just been going and felt sick when she heard a car door.
"Come on baby...slide on in" The man called from no more then five feet behind her.
"No...My parents will be expecting me I can't"
She walked a little faster and so did he. She glanced behind her once and he smiled.
She broke into an uneven jog cursing the stupid limp that developed when she did and it wasn't no time before he caught her arm and spun her around.
"Hey, Easy Baby I just want to give you a ride"
She shoved at his chest.
"Let me alone!"
Another car screeched to a halt beside the two of them and a door opened.
"Hey Raizo...let her alone man come on" The man currently holding her arm let go to look at the other one.
"Butt out Han this isn't any of your business" She stumbled away and at last glanced at the man standing by his car.
A silver Nissan she noticed it was two door and nice. The driver wasn't bad either. Tall with a really nice build and long black hair.
"Look, Let's just go race. Come on" Han nodded towards the road but Raizo didn't move.
Han knew when he came around the corner and saw him chasing the girl trouble was stirring. She looked frail and sickly almost. Short and skinny and terribly pale with long brown hair. She was running but Han noticed her limp.
He could also tell she was not from around here. The large duffle bag told him she came from somewhere else. The tennis shoes ripped jeans and dark blue hood were not normal wear for this area of town.
He'd guess her age at around seventeen and this area was not a place for her to be alone at night. They had the races there for the special reason that no cops would come out here.
"You go ahead to the races Han. I'm going to escort this young girl home" Han looked at her and she backed away.
"I think she knows her way home"
"No no...I'll take her" He reached for her again and she jumped.
"Look just leave me alone" She asked and he shook his head.
Han walked around the car with a sigh to stand beside his sort of friend.
"Come on...let her alone...there's plenty of chicks waiting at the races"
Raizo looked at Han then back at her then shook his head and turned heading back to his car and she breathed a sigh of relief. He drove away and Han turned to her.
"You should get yourself home. It's not safe here" She looked at her shoes and nodded.
"Come on, I'll give you a ride" He nodded towards his car and she tensed.
"No...No...I...No" She backed away and he looked confused.
"Hey come on...I don't want...that just let me give you a ride" He reached to help her with her bag and she jerked away.
"No...I can't"
"What's your name?" He asked and she looked confused.
"Casey" He smiled a little.
"Are you afraid of me Casey?" She shook her head.
"No...It's your car" She looked at it and so did he.
"What? The 350z? It's just a car"
"I...can't..." She shrugged and he sighed.
"Well, Do you live around here?" She looked around and he watched her.
"Not really, I just moved here"
"Is there somewhere I can walk you?" She bit her lip and looked away from him down the street where Raizo had went and shook her head.
"So, You don't know anybody here?" She shook her head again.
He waited a second weighing his options before taking a deep breath.
"Alright, Look my apartment is with in walking distance and if you want you can crash there tonight. I'll be out all night anyway"
She stared at him and tried to decide whether that was a good idea or not. He seemed nice enough and staying on the streets wasn't very appealing so she gave him a slight nod.
"Alright. Follow me" He turned and walked the way she was originally heading.
He had long legs and she had a hard time keeping up. He walked along like it was nothing while she tripped and stumbled around behind him. Her right leg throbbed and threatened to weaken at any second but she followed him.
He slowed after a few blocks and she managed to come up beside him.
"Let me take that for you" He took her bag and realized it weighed more then he would have guessed she could carry.
"Thank you" He didn't reply.
"Tell me something Casey. Why is a young girl like you all the way out here alone at night?"
"I wanted to get away from my old town" She replied solemnly.
"Where's your family? Do they know where you are?"
"They're dead..." She said softly and he let it drop for a few blocks.
"So...You don't have any family?" She shook her head.
"Well, You don't look old enough to be on your own...you can't be more then seventeen"
"I'm twenty two" She said irritated and he thought she was kidding at first glancing over at her.
"Really?" She nodded and he again noticed the slight limp. She had her head down and her hair covered her face. He hadn't really gotten a good look at her face yet.
"Will your car be alright? back there?" She asked and he shrugged.
"Nobody would steal my car. They all respect me more then that" She nodded.
"You race?" He smiled.
"Yeah actually. I drift race. Why you don't like races?" She shook her head and he slowed down as they neared a tall building. He opened the door and she followed him up the stairs to the third floor the first door where he dug out keys and unlocked it.
"Here we are. Home sweet home" He opened the door and turned on the light.
It was small but nice. Hard wood floors and pictures of cars were in every room the colors were cream and red and black very classy.
"Thank you"
"Yeah, Well I got a race to get too. So make yourself at home" He shut the door behind him.
As he was walking down the street back towards his car his mind strayed back to the odd girl in his apartment. What was so terrifying about his car? What happened to her family and why was she so desperate to get away?
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