Chapter 6: Adrenaline

A/N: Sorry it's taken so long. I had a lot of stuff to do. But here you go my wonderful fans.

I woke up the next morning, ready for action. I was so glad that I found a way to see and hear Riley again. I quickly got dressed, did my hygiene thing, and ran downstairs. I kissed my mom on the cheek and left. While I was walking down the porch stairs I ran into Zoey and Meagan.

"Hey ladies." I said.

"I see someone's feeling better." Zoey said raising an eyebrow. I just smiled as I ran past them. "Where're you going?"

"I'm going to Owens'." I said as I entered my truck. The girls looked at each other and squealed as they went into the house. I backed out of the driveway and was off to Old Toronto. Oh Langston, if only you were here. I know I saw him. If that makes me crazy, then so what. I discovered that if a sudden blast of danger is what brings him to me, then that's what I'm gonna find. I pulled into Owens' driveway and got out. When I saw him, he looked completely taken aback.

"Hey dude." he said as he bear hugged me. Man, it seem like he was starting to get buff. "Where've you been?"

"Here and there and there and here." I said.

"Same old Zane." I scratched the back of my head.

"You wanna have some fun?" I asked. He raised an eyebrow.

"Um, sure." he said.

"Then get it." I said.

When we pulled up to Mark Fitzgerald otherwise known as 'Fitz' we got out. I had been talking to him lately about those old go-carts.

"Yo Fitz!" I yelled. He came out if his house and took us to his garage.

"What are we doing here?" he asked.

"You'll see." I said. Fitz opened his garage to reveal some go-carts. They weren't in the best condition, but they'd do.

"These okay?" Fitz asked.

"They'll do nicely." I said as he and Owen piled them into the back of the truck. We said our goodbyes and headed back to Owens' house.

"Okay, I'm lost. What the hell are we doing?" Owen asked with a smile.

"Well, I've decided I need to have some fun back in my life. So I decided that these go-carts are gonna provide just that." I said. And a whole lot more.

"So we're going to ride in those junky things?" he asked. I looked at him and smiled.

"Nope." He looked confused.

"Then what're we gonna do?"

"I was hoping that you knew a mechanic that could help us out." I said. He caught the hint and smiled deviously.

"And this mechanic, is he as good as me?" he asked.

"Who knows?" I said as I shrugged my shoulders. We looked at each other and laughed. It felt so good to laugh. I hadn't felt this good in months and I could tell this was just the beginning.

I got out of my truck and unlocked the back. I watched as Owen was about to take the carts down on his own.

"Dude, be careful those weigh like a…" I watched as he took them out with ease. "Ton." I just stared at him. "Okay, I'm lost. You're 16, how are you so buff?"

"It's all in the work out." he said as he flexed his muscles. "See? Look at this bicep." I looked and scrunched up my face.

"What am I looking at?" I asked with a smile. He glowered at me and then smiled.

"Ha, ha, you're so funny. You should be a comedian." he said sarcastically. I just smiled.

"Now before we do this, I just want to ask. Do you think that this is completely thoughtless or asinine?" I asked. His face turned serious.

"Yes, I do." I looked at the ground. This isn't going very well. "That's what makes it so much more fun!" he said as he pushed a go-cart into his garage. He had totally got me back for the bicep joke.

"Now, you think that since I'm 16, that I shouldn't be this buff right?" he asked as he went to go get the second cart.

"Yeah!" I yelled.

"Well, I believe that age is pointless. And besides, if it actually counted wouldn't you be like 42?" he asked as he sat down. I mocked like I was offended, but softened my expression.

"You know, it actually feels like that." I said. He smiled and went to go get his tools. I noticed the radio was on and I immediately went to turn it off. Music wasn't my best friend right now. When Owen came back he noticed that the music was off.

"I'm guessing that you didn't like the song?" he said as he sat down. I rolled my eyes.

"No it isn't that. I just don't like music anymore." he looked at me and nodded in agreement.

"Okay." I let out a breath of relief that he wasn't the type to pester me with inane questions. He just let it go. I saw Tristan coming out of the house. I waved to him and he came over to us.

"Whoa, sweet rides. You about to fix them, O?" he asked. Owen nodded his head yes. "Sweet, I can't wait to see how they turn out." He turned to leave.

"Hey worm?" Owen called out. "Where're you off to?"

"Oh, I'm going to Donnie's house, dumb jock." he said as he walked off. I smiled at that. These two guys were as close as brothers could be.

Owen and I talked for a while. We even laughed. Ah, laughing felt so good. I never thought I'd be able to do it again. But Owen did it. He broke through my walls.

"Okay, I've decided that if we're going to do this, that we should definitely do our homework. Can't have our grades going down the drain." I said as I handed him a screwdriver.

"Deal." he said.

"And besides, that would me a bad role model for you." I said with a slight giggle. He stopped working and turned around to face me.

"You a role model for me, ha!" he smirked.

"Wha- I'm like, the oldest out of the both of us. You're actually building two metal death traps for the both of us. So if I'm not mistaking, that makes you an adolescent and guileless." I said crossing my arms.

"Oh puh-leeze. My knowledge of cars and basic common sense makes me older than you. Because you have lack of experience." he said as he continued to work.

"Hmm. We'll have to doing something about that." I said with a smile.

"Oh really? Like what?"

"I say we compromise. I'm 30 and you're 28." I said.

"Okay deal." he smiled.

"Hey Owen!" an unfamiliar voice said. I quickly tried to cover the cart.

"Oh don't worry. It's just a few friends." he said. I watched as a girl with a purple streak in her hair walk into the garage.

"Hey O, who's your friend?" she asked.

"Hey Grace, this is Zane Park. He goes to our school." Owen said. I could see Grace's eyes light up.

"Grace Torres, charmed I'm sure." she said as she stuck out her hand. I shook it and smiled.

"Nice to meet you Grace." I said with a smile. I could she her cheeks turn a dark crimson.

"Oh thank you." she said as she tucked a loose strand of her behind her ear. I saw then saw a boy enter the garage.

"Sup' O, and um, guy I've never met." he said.

"Hey Pauly, you've already meet Zane. When we went to the lake?" Owen said.

"Oh right, sorry dude." he said. I smiled politely.

"So, what're you guys working on?" He asked.

"Just some go-carts. My boy Zane decided to have some fun." Owen said. Grace raised an eyebrow.

"You suggested this?" she asked.

"Guilty as charged." I said.

"Ooh, I like bad boys." she said. I just smiled.

"Grace back off, he's with Owen." Pauly said with a smile. Owen dropped the wrench he had in his hand.

"We're just friends." I said.

"Really?" Pauly said. "That's not the impression he gave us."

"Dude, I said he was my boy, that's a family friend." Owen said, obviously lying. I could see the red on his face. How cute, wait, what?

"So, I'm guessing you both go out?" I said trying to help Owen out. Grace and Pauly looked at each other and shivered.

"Eww, gross. He's so not my type." she said.

"Well you aren't so easy on the eyes either, toots." Pauly replied. Grace just stuck her tongue out at him. Owen came beside me as his two friends bickered.

"Thanks." he whispered.

"No problem." I said. These next few weeks were going to be very interesting.

A/N: Okay guys here's chapter 6. This resolves highly around Zane and Owen. I know it may seem like a filler chapter, but going by the movie will shorten the story out. By going by both the book and the movie, it lengthens it. More Zowen and Wild Zane to come. Meagan thanks again for the help. I've decided to make Adam and Grace separate people. I think its cooler that way. Besides, that means more girl power in the wolf pack. R&R ShadowBeauty.