BENEATH THE MASK

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Disclaimer: I'll own the HP and F&F series when the pigs begin to fly and unicorns exist as more than mythical creatures and Melbourne High's school crest.

Warning: It's mostly just cursing.

SUMMARY: Kaiden Grant and his second-in-command, Drake Stanford, are underground Miami's most infamous street racers and even more dangerous crime lords. Ever since they showed up in Miami, they hadn't lost a single race. Kaiden Grant and Drake Stanford were the Kings and everybody knew it. But where had they come from, and why? What dark secrets lay beneath their masks?

CHAPTER 2

A cool mid morning breeze ruffled raven and blonde hair alike as the two men lounged beside the pool. Kaiden yawned, as he turned disinterested eyes to his fair haired companion. "What are we doing here, Drake? This guy's a slime ball. He'll double cross us."

Drake smirked confidently. "He knows what would happen if he did." The blonde responded, a dark edge to his voice.

Kaiden chuckled as he pulled his aviators down to shade his eyes from the burning Miami sun. The past two days had been fairly… interesting to say the least. After all, he had never been so goddamn bored before in his entire life. It was a fairly amusing experience – for Drake. Kaiden had wanted nothing more than to beat his head against a wall. After they had gotten back from Barstow, Kaiden had been reduced to sticking his head into the hood of his finely tuned, practically perfect Skyline, in a sad excuse for an activity. When Drake had told him about a business meeting he had jumped at the chance of doing something, anything. But to associate with underworld filth like this? He hated the slime ball and no matter what anyone said, he would always hate the slime ball. The money wasn't worth the trouble; he knew a double crosser when he saw one.

Hearing sudden activity from the house and Drake's low delighted chuckle had him opening his eyes. What he saw had him grinning insanely just like his fair haired friend. On second thoughts, perhaps this trip was worth it after all. He watched as his blonde and Drake's new interest walking along the other side of the pool to sit at the large table laden with breakfast. A wicked smirk spread across Kaiden's full lips. "What say we go greet the guests of our new business partner? What do you think, Drake? Our shirts are at the table, should we go get new ones or just go shirtless?" Kaiden asked with a grin.

"What the hell makes you think I would say shirts on, Kaiden?" Drake deadpanned. Kaiden let out a loud laugh, effectively focusing the newcomers' attentions on them. He sat up and stretched, making sure his upper body was turned towards his blonde, before standing up. He hiked his tight low riding jeans up a little, so that they weren't in danger off falling off his ass completely, before he sauntered over to the duo sitting at the table with Drake right beside him. A slow smirk spread across his lips when he noticed Brian checking him out, blue eyes lingering on his exposed torso and abs.

He slid into the seat opposite Brian and reached for a grape, sucking the small fruit into his mouth with a quiet pop. He slipped his aviators off and laid them on his head, watching avidly as Brian swallowed, loving the affect his shirtless body was having on his blonde. "Brian." He greeted, inclining his head to the other man.

"Kaiden." Brian replied with a smile, his tongue darting out to wet his lips.

Kaiden silently moaned, and was just about to lean over and kiss the blonde senseless when Verone's booty call walked over.

"Boys! Shirts on at the table." Monica said, throwing their shirts at them from where they lay on another chair.

Drake stood up and pulled his shirt on, buttoning it. "We were just about to leave anyway. Tell Carter we accept." He commanded. Monica nodded as she sat down, crossing her slim legs. Kaiden stood up and watched Brian's eyes follow his every move. He caught the blonde's disappointed expression when he slipped his tee on over his head.

He leant down so that his mouth was next to his blonde's ear. "Don't worry, Brian. You'll be seeing much more of this soon enough." Kaiden whispered, his voice pitched low to get a reaction out of his blonde. He smirked as Brian shivered. He straightened up and strode over to Drake, lifting his aviators from his head to pull over his eyes again.

Drake shook his head when they were at their cars. "You are such a tease, Kaiden." Kaiden just grinned. "Where to now?"

"We go see Tej, and our little sister." He replied as he slid into his Skyline. They left Verone's estate with tires squealing.

~BTM~

Loud bass was in the air when Kaiden and Drake pulled into Tej's Garage, parking in the bay that only they and a small handful of others were allowed to park in. They climbed out of their cars and strolled into the garage.

"Sup Jimmy." Kaiden greeted the Asian mechanic with his head stuck in the hood of the Subaru Impreza WRX STI that he had asked Jimmy to look over for him. The STI was a gorgeous car in its own right, but it had nothing on his Skyline. Jimmy pulled his head out and grinned as he nodded back, his head bopping to the music playing out back. Kaiden and Drake walked through the shop to the back, where Tej's garage overlooked a fantastic lake. It was here where everyone was gathered. Drake went to greet the man with the 'fro, as Kaiden steered himself towards Suki, who was trying to discourage a young man pestering her for a date.

"Suki."

The Japanese girl looked up at the sound of his voice and smiled brightly. "Hi, Kaiden." She kissed him on the cheek as he settled down beside her, his arm around her waist.

"Is this kid bothering you?" Kaiden asked. "I can mess his face up a little if you want. Or maybe a lot if he thinks he can fuck around with my little sister." Kaiden growled lowly, avada green eyes pinning the terrified youth in place.

"Kaiden, it's alright." Suki said, patting his arm. She motioned for the guy to scram, and the punk quickly obeyed, recognising the man for who he was – Kaiden Grant, the King of the streets. "What's got you all worked up?"

Kaiden shrugged. "Nothing. I just don't like that guy."

"You say that about every guy." Suki grinned briefly before her face grew solemn and she looked at him. "Really though, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." He denied.

"Kaiden." Suki's voice was flat.

Kaiden looked down into her chocolate brown eyes, reading the worry in them. Worry that he had put there. He sighed and looked away as he muttered, "I'm a lousy brother."

"You're not a lousy brother, Kaiden."

"Yes, I am, Suki! What kind of brother allows his sister to race in lethal street races? What kind of brother allows his sister to get into the death contraption of a car that we all drive? What kind of brother allows his sister to be in the face of such danger time and time again? A shit brother, that's what!"

"A brother that trusts his sister to know what to do if something goes wrong. A brother that knows his sister is an independent person who can decide things for herself. A brother who loves his sister enough to respect her wishes and her decisions." Suki said as she gently pulled his face back to look at hers. "You're a fantastic brother, Kaiden, you respect that I am my own person, and I love you so much for it. You aren't, and will never be a lousy brother to me!" Suki said fiercely as she stared up into his reluctant green eyes.

Kaiden stared into her eyes for a long time, the worry now replaced with concern, trust and love. Without warning he pulled the smaller girl into his arms in a tight hug. "Thank you." He said quietly into her ear. "Thank you. I needed that."

Suki pulled back and flashed him the bright grin that he loved seeing on the Japanese girl. "That's what sisters are for, Kaiden." She said warmly before she curled back into his side. They sat in a content silence as they watched Drake and Tej arm wrestle. Drake finally lost to the black man and came over to them with shots of tequila in his hands. Suki laughed at the blonde's pout, making Kaiden's lips quirk up in a half grin. His wandering eyes caught sight of a yellow Lancer Evo VII and purple Eclipse GTS Spyder pull up, and when he saw the Lancer's driver step out, his half grin turned into something more. He stood up and threw back his shot, swallowing with a pleased hum as he sauntered over.

"Where are you going, Kaiden?" Suki called after him.

"To claim some booty!" Kaiden threw back over his shoulder with a grin. Loud laughter followed him out, one voice deep and the other sounding like wind chimes. They were two sounds that he would never get tired of hearing.

~BTM~

Brian pulled into the parking lot of Tej's garage with a troubled frown. There was something… off about their cars. He walked over to Jimmy when the Asian mechanic nodded to him.

"Sup, Bullet."

"What's up, Jimmy-" Brian began, before Tej's voice interrupted him.

"Hey, tell me something man. Do I even want to know where you've been these past couple of days, dawg? Or what the fuck happened to the Skyline? And where the hell you get these rides from?" Tej asked, his voice hard. He wasn't looking forward to the inevitable explosion when Kaiden found out that his new booty call had destroyed a Skyline. Hell, he wasn't looking forward to fixing the inevitable damages to his garage after a rampaging Kaiden was through with it.

Brian shrugged. "Probably not, Tej. Jimmy, I need you to do me a favour. I want you to check out the Evo and Spyder over there for me. Is that alright?"

"Evo? Where'd you get an Evo from?" The Asian asked with wide eyes.

"It's a long story." Brian replied as his eyes locked with Tej's.

Jimmy nodded. "Alright, alright. I got you." Jimmy hummed along to the bass in the background as he stuck his head into the hood of the Evo and then the Spyder.

"So what's up, Jimmy? Have you ever seen anything like this before?"

"Nah, both of them are wired up like I've never seen before."

Brian released a frustrated sigh. "They've got us wired up with GPS, that's how Markham knew we were going to be at that impound lot."

Rome turned to look at the Asian, who stuck his head back in the hood to fiddle around. "Hey man, you're the master mechanic. Why don't you just yank that shit out?"

Jimmy frowned slightly. "Well, I'll try, but this ain't low jack. The DIS box, the engine management system, the main harness… The GPS is spidered into all of that. Hell, whoever is tracking these cars will know whenever you don't wear your seatbelt." Jimmy pulled his head back out. "That all you need, Bullet?"

"Yeah, that's cool Jimmy. Thanks, bro."

Finally Tej shrugged and turned away from the blue eyes of his friend. "Whatever. Just don't look to me for help when Kaiden kicks your pretty boy face in for destroying a Skyline, and when Drake razes you to the ground for making Kaiden angry enough to kick your face in, in the first place." Tej stated, before he disappeared out back. Jimmy let out a low laugh.

"Oh snap. You're in for it now, Brian."

"What?"

"Emerald-" When Brian just looked at him blankly, Jimmy elaborated. "It's Kaiden's street name. He absolutely loves Skylines. And he absolutely hates it when somebody fucks one up. Drake, or Dragon, is Kaiden's best friend and he hates it when somebody hurts Kaiden. And destroying a Skyline is something that hurts Kaiden, in a weird Kaiden way."

"So, in other words…"

"You're screwed." Jimmy told him with a bright smile. Brian looked away from Jimmy's dancing eyes in time to see vivid emerald eyes locked on him as Kaiden stalked towards him.

Oh fuck.

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