Chapter 3: When We Trained

A/N: I don't own Cars! Not any part of the triology, either the shorts! I can't belive I'm actually writing dark themed Cars stuff. Can you save me? *overloaded feelings*

"As I said, it's all cheesy stuff, pretty common, that you've felt happines for her, after all. But are you sure it maked it start?" Sally asked.

"No. I know it all started totally whe I met her for the first time. I didn't got along with her that good. I hated her, actually." Lightning admitted.

"But you've realised you don't hate her, even you love her, but that's for other thing." She sighed. "Any other moments like this?"

"Oh yes, pretty sure. Our first training after her winning Florida 500." He answered.

"Let's get into it, like now."

/Flashback/

A few day passes since Cruz won on the Florida 500. It got everyone on the toppic. A new winner, new fresh power, things like this went on pretty hard.

But for a few day, the world got some pause button thing, because it went peacefully on, and they used this time, to get better, for the next race.

"Any idea where does the second turn takes place?" Cruz asked.

"Not really." Lightning sighed. "As I heard, maybe Manchaster, but not so sure."

"Ah, that's far away." Cruz said in an annoying voice. "Not like Florida would be that close to Radiator Springs, but you see. Springfield is closer, but that's almost on the other side of America." (A/N: Idk if Springfield is a living town in America. If not, imaginary city, if it's, where does it takes place?)

"You're such a child." Lightning laughed.

"Why not? I enjoy being a little selfish girl. But you know, my personality wont let me be type of that." Cruz sighed as she laughed, again.

Lightning couldn't keep, but stare at her. He just, felt thag weird feeling inside him again. Whenever he saw Cruz, he felt different, than before. His heart raced, faster than anything in this world. He felt nothing comes out of his mouth, but if, that's stupidity. Whenever he saw her, he just wanted it to stay forever like this.

"Yeah. That wouldn't fit you. Stay the way you are. Don't change that much. Change stays, but don't really do that." Lighting said.

"I'm trying hard..." Cruz admitted. As she looked at him, she knew that, her heart wont stop racing, and the butterflies wont stop flying until she talks to Lightning again. She couldn't help on herself. She was deeply in love with Lightning.

"Don't let get this way emotional..." Lightning stopped it. He didn't really plan to get cheesy again. He just had enough of his heartbeat. "Try to beat me, for one more time."

"You think I can't beat you?" Cruz askes while she laughed. "I'm going to beat you so hard..."

"Don't get to late!"

Then all he could hear was her laugh, again. What he wished to hear, everyday, every hour, every minute, every secound. He didn't admit it to himself. He was attracted to Cruz. He cannot admit the fact, his heart is pulling him to Cruz... He didn't prepare himself for that.

Their endless circle, in racing, started as he planned. He got on the first, but as she told him, she beated him, again, one more time. He couldn't help, but laugh. And he secrerly enjoyed, whenever Cruz beated him off to the ground.

"Who said I can't beat you, after all?" Cruz asked.

"Very funny, you know it well." Lightning laughed.

"Wait am I will be able to beat Jackson again, in 'maybe Manchaster'?" Cruz asked.

"You're going to beat him down to the dust again and again. You're going to win this all." Lightning answered.

"Are you sure in this?"

"I know it. You just have to believe in yourself."

"Thank you... After all."

"For what?"

"Making me feel like I deserve living." Cruz smiled at Lightning. And he couldn't help, but smile back. They felt everything for eachother then, but couldn't tell. Or confess... It was... Difficult...

/Flashback end/

"Cheesy enough, Sal?" Lightning asked.

"Maybe it seemed like you've flirted with Cruz back in then." Sally answered.

"What? I ain't!" Lightning defended himself.

"Kidding." Sally laughed. "You didn't. But Cruz. She did. Really. You should looked way back to realise she already wanted you before you wanted her."

"I wanted to feel her love since the first time I ever laid my eyes on her, Sal. That didn't happen like yesterday!"

"Yes. We've agreed in this. Like several times?"

"Yes, again."