Sorry this one is a little short-handed. I'm still not used to being the new writer on the block. But I hope you're enjoying my story as much as I enjoy writing them! Here you go! :)

Chapter 3:

-Jack

I arrive at the garage five minutes before eleven. My runner rolls into one of the open garage doors as my headlights flood the ground floor. I see Crow, Bruno, and Yusei fixin' up Crow's runner with a new set of tires. Crow's been saving up for those expensive drifting tires for weeks.

"Eh Crow!" I shout to that prickly-hair punk. "Those tires sure did cost a pretty penny. You sure they're worth 2 months worth of delivery money?"

"Laugh it up, Jack!" Crow shoots back. "Bruno said these tires are guaranteed to make my baby glide across the track. They may be lighter, but their traction to the road is perfect for high speed duels!"

"You sure it's better than a cup o' coffee?"

"Yes! And can you ever pay for a cup of Joe that doesn't rack up our bill?!"

I shrug and walk away from him. "Sure, as soon as they make a better Blue Ice Mountain coffee. But until then, how 'bout giving my runner that pointless tune up that you people have been naggin' me 'bout."

Yusei stood up to face me. "This isn't pointless, Jack. Bruno just wants to increase its speed by 23%. We'll be done with it in half an hour."

"Good! Than you can start right now!" I strut over to the couch to rest my head. Yusei and Bruno stare at each in question, and Bruno comes up to me.

"Now? I mean, sure we could do it now, but you don't want to wait until morning?" Bruno asks hesitantly.

I stood up from the couch so quick that Bruno fell back on his butt. "Yes, now! I had to cut my date with Carly short because of mother goose over there," I point bitterly at Crow. "and I promised her that I would be back soon. Ehh, she probably hates my guts right 'bout now..." I sigh as I get up from the couch. I walk to my runner and popped the hatches, so that Yusei can hook up the sensors and data collectors. "So, let's have the program and get on with it."

They three of them all looked at each other with an awkward glance. "All right, Jack." Yusei joked. "It'll be ready in 35 minutes."

"I'll give y'all 40." I rev my runner to top speed and listen to the gorgeous yet deafening roar it made."Listen to that The others don't appreciate my irreplaceable runner. Just because they're covering their ears to shield the runner's thunder, doesn't mean they can't show a little appreciation for it.

"Jack!" Bruno screams to the top of his lungs. "Turn it down! It's too loud!"

"Knock it off, Jack!" Yusei yells, eyes startin' to water and teeth chattering.

"TURN IT OFF, ATLAS!!!" Crow's shouts were almost as loud as the runner.

"SORRY!" I snicker at the poor victims. "I-CAN'T-HEAR-YOU!"

-Half an Hour Later-

I laugh and snickered all the way to Carly's house after nearly killing my teammates with monster engine sounds and carbon monoxide. I'm back on the road where I belong, driving to my date's home in a brisk winter night. Funny, but I think it's warmer at night than in the day. As I calm myself down at 40 mph, I see two floodlights staring at me and coming at me twice as fast as I was going. I swerve out of the way just before that brute in the white van almost ran me over.

"Slow down, psycho!" I yell behind me. "Y'all ain't the king of the highway, 'Cuz I'm suppose ta be the king of the highway." I shot a dirty look at the van, and noticed that the rear license plate was completely illegible. I know it was dark and everythin', but I swear their plate didn't even have any letters or numbers on it. Just a bunch of funny lookin' signs and symbols. I was so cold I didn't even care for too long.

I glide to Carly's building, being careful because of all the ice on her side of the sidewalk. I wonder if she hurt herself on the ice. I see skid marks where her shoes were when I left her. I walk up to the front door and try to open it. Locked, and she used the second master padlock above the doorknob. Odd, she never used the second lock before. I also noticed that there was scratch marks on the right side of the door. Some big animal must've been itchin' at her door for some reason. Hopefully Carly's just inside, hiding under her

I fish out the spare house key from my coat pocket and try my luck. Carly's old doorknob is rusty, and sometimes you gotta fight it in order to get it open. The door opens and I enter the house. The first thing I noticed was that there's Scrabble pieces all over the floor in one corner. What was she doing since I was gone?

I hear shuffling coming from her bedroom, like a certain someone was just climbin' into bed. I sneak over to the open door and peek inside. My little flower was tucked in, looking a little small.

"There you are, you little fox!"I said seductively,"You thought you could hide from me, didn't you?"

All I get as a reply was a cough and a little shaking. 'Sweetheart must've caught a cold.' I snicker. I'll give her a wakeup call she won't soon forget!

"Now, now, you feisty little thing. You don't have to get touchy. You know I promised I would be back!" I lean over and begin rubbing her back gently. Carly definitely looks smaller in bed.

I get another primitive reply, this time it was a deep 'uhgh!'. Geez, these winter colds hit you hard...

So I thought of two possible ways I can approach this. I can either choose A, be the responsible boyfriend and leave her alone to warm up 'til morning. Or choose B, be the freaky boyfriend, pull back the sheets for the cold to snap her awake, and wrestle her until she submits to me, a King. My mouth pulls back with a sin-like grin. I choose B!

"Don't make me beg!" I grab the edge of the sheets, getting ready for a wrestle match. "I promised I would make it alright, didn't I? And I aim-to-KEEP IT!!"

I yanked the sheet clear off the bed, expecting a frustrated yet playful little tramp to snuggle with. I didn't expect a mass of gray fur on the bed, and a long, black face snarling at me. The beast lunged at me as I backed up against the wall with a thud! The creature lunges at me with a mouth of white teeth and gray eyes meet mine.

'Nhaa!' were my only thoughts, 'Maybe I should've picked B...'

*Chapters 2 and 3 covered all the major POV's for all of you! Our story will progress as normal in Chapter 4.