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Patten Park, 9:00 pm.

With Deangelo….

Night time fell upon Birmingham and when night time falls the temperature falls, it was about 35 degrees right now and even though it was pretty cold outside it still didn't stop people from street racing, it didn't stop people from hanging out or anything.

There was an abandoned high school that the street racers use as a hangout, the main floor area was full of street racers and onlookers tonight and there were cars of different class and different types lined up outside of the building, I stood near the front door area waiting for the loan shark to show up.

My brother Sai Saici was busy putting the last finishing touches on his Mazda RX-7, the car was colored yellow and had dark black tinted windows, chrome 18 inch rims from Sparco, a wide body kit from Veilside Japan, and a vinyl of a checkered flag on both side of his car.

I didn't tell Sai Saici about the loan shark if I do he's gonna only make things worse for my mom, Beating up the loan shark would skyrocket the debt up even more.

"Shit its cold like a son of a bitch tonight." the loan shark said walking into the main area of the building, "So Deangelo I hope you're ready my friend."

"Yeah, whatever, head over to the betting booth down there," I said pointing him the directions, "They're going to be closing in the next few minutes so you best hurry."

"What kind of car you're driving?"

I sighed and pointed my finger at the black 1969 Dodge Charger that was parked outside; it had a 8-71 BDS blower sticking out the hood of the ride, 19 inch alloy rims and a vinyl of a dragon on both side of the car.

"Now that's what I call American muscle!!" the loan shark whistled, "How much horsepower it's pushing?"

"It's just under 900 horsepower and under the hood is a 540 Hemi engine, it goes zero to sixty in about 3.5 seconds," I answered him, "The cars that I've checked out, it'll be a walk in the park for both me and you."

Before the loan shark could make a couple of steps he turned back around and asked me to do one last thing for him, "I want you to lose in the final round of the drag race," he said, "Just spin out intentionally, but make it look like you were bumped or something."

I nodded as I went back to my ride and started to warm the engine up for the race; while I was starting the motor up I looked across the street and saw a makeshift cross that was near the curb, it had "RIP Minato Namikaze" written on it.

I'm surprised that it's still there after all these years I placed it there after my family and I came back from Minato's funeral, I can still remember that very night what happened the flames coming from the car, the sound of people screaming, the sound of my dad yelling for help, the sound of Naruto screaming and crying after the car exploded.

I came back to reality when Sai Saici started knocking on the driver side window, "You okay bro?" he asked, "You look pretty beat man."

"It's nothing I'm just sleepy," I answered still revving the engine, "I'm surprised dad is not here tonight."

"Yeah he had something he had to do, but he said that he might show up later on."

By the time that happens I'll be long gone back to the house trying to get some sleep, finally the betting booths were closed and most of the racers were getting prepared to race, I was in the first one.

I was racing against a 1998 Nissan 240SX; it was colored black and had a carbon fiber hood, a full vertex body kit and chrome 19 inch rims.

One of the pedestrians came up to the front to count the race down, "Alright you guys ready!?" he yelled at the top of his lungs, the driver in the 240SX revved his engine loudly he was trying to show out and intimidate me.

"He must not know what kind of car I got." I muttered, I revved the engine so loud people nearby were covering their ears, the driver had a look of worry on his face.

"Three……two….one….GO!!!"

The rear tires spun as I slammed my foot on the accelerator the car did a wheelie as I went blasting out of the starting line, both front wheels went back on the ground as I put the car in first and second gear going down the road at almost 125 mph and up, the 240SX sped up with me due to the nitrous oxide the driver had in his ride.

"Used your NOS too early pal." I said as I hit the nitrous button, I quickly started to gain speed going almost 200 mph eventually winning the race.

The crowd started to cheer as I drove back into the parking lot area where the loan shark was waiting for me, "Damn you don't fuck around when you race huh?" he asked, "You only got to win the next race and after that you take the fall in the third one understand?"

"Yeah, yeah, I got it man." I replied sitting in the car waiting for the next race to come up, the sooner I get my mothers debt paid off the better.

Sai Saici was in the next race he was facing off against a sky blue 2005 Subaru Impreza GX Sport, the ride didn't have a body kit on it but it did have some bronze colored rims and a black colored JDM spoiler on top of the trunk.

They went speeding down the road once the race got started both the RX-7 and the Subaru going side by side at incredible speeds, the sound of the engines roaring in the night was music to my ears.

Sai Saici flew across the finish line winning the race I got to say, Uncle Mike and I really did a good job on Sai Saici's car.

My brother won the RX-7 in a pink slip race, the first car he really had was a Toyota AE86 that was given to him by his grandfather, it was in bad shape and on it's last leg but thanks to my father he managed to do a complete overhaul on the ride.

I was up again and this time I was facing off against a 1967 Mustang GT 500, it looked just like the Mustang in the Gone In Sixty Seconds movie only difference is this Mustang was colored dark green, we both approached the starting line again I could see the loan shark giving me a thumbs up as he was counting the cash.

"Alright you guys ready!?" the racer said standing in front of me and the Mustang, "Three, two, one, GO!!!"

We came out of the starting line simultaneously as I put the car in second gear going down the road at 85 to 90 mph and up, the Mustang was trailing behind a little bit but it still staying with me, that muscle car really got some horsepower under the hood.

Suddenly I saw flames coming out of the tailpipes that were on the side of the Mustang, the driver unleashed the nitrous oxide making the car speed up and pass right by me, "You ain't getting too far pal." I muttered hitting the Nitrous button as well.

I accelerated going 197mph passing by the Mustang and going across the finish line winning the race, I drove back up into the parking lot as I saw the onlookers cheering an applauding for me, I sat in the Charger waiting for the final race to start.

Meanwhile in the abandoned school on the second floor……

"The driver of the Dodge Charger is real good," I said staring out of the window, "He could probably be a promising street racer for our crew, what do you think?"

"Eh probably, want us to keep an eye on him for now?" one of the members asked.

"Yeah you do that, we're going to need to recruit some more people anyway."

Back with Deangelo……

Sai Saici was up yet again and this time he was racing against a white Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV, it had a carbon fiber hood and the body kit was carbon fiber also and it had the Mitsubishi logo as it's vinyl on the hood of the car.

Both cars accelerated from the starting line and went speeding down the road with Sai Saici in the lead, looks like I was going to be facing off against my brother.

The loan shark came up towards the car with a huge wad of cash in his hands, he had a huge smile on his face, "I hope you're ready for the final race kid," he said as he poked his head through the open window, "Remember you got to take the fall."

"How many fucking times you're going to tell me that!?" I asked now annoyed, "I told you that I was going to do it okay!?"

"Damn chill man; just want to make sure you don't forget, you don't want your mom to see me angry now do we?"

Before I could respond I saw one of the street racers waving at me to head to the starting line for the final race, I saw Sai Saici waiting for me as I approached the starting area, the people were standing around watching and cheering as I revved the engine up.

"Okay lets get this over with." I muttered gripping the steering wheel tightly.

"Hey bro, ready to get your ass whipped?" my brother taunted making the engine roar, under normal circumstances I would say something back but I didn't.

The street racer stood in front of us raising both of his hands up, "Ready, get set, GO!!!!!"

I slammed my foot on the gas leaving a trail of smoke behind as both Sai Saici and I left the starting line, I managed to gain the lead as I went down the road going 70 mph with my brother right behind me.

I put the car in second gear wondering when was the right time to spin out without hurting me and my brother in the process, I continued speeding down the road trying to wait for the right moment.

Finally it came when I saw a pedestrian vehicle approaching towards me, I reduced my speed a little bit and placed my right hand on the handbrake, I swerved to the left into Sai Saici's lane, yanked on the hand brake and immediately made a hard right spinning the car out.

Luckily Sai Saici manage to pass by me safely as he went on and won the race, I slumped in the seat and let out a huge sigh, "I'm glad this shit is over."

I drove back into the parking lot where everyone was congratulating Sai Saici on his victory; the loan shark approached me once I got out of the car.

"Is that it, is the debt paid off?" I asked him.

"Yeah it's paid off, tell her she wont be seeing me anymore." He answered putting the cash in his pocket.

"Yeah and I don't want to see you again neither, if I catch you around my mom's place again I'll kill you!!"

The loan shark walked off after I gave him the warning, I just shook my head and sighed I was starting to get a headache.

Probably from stress I've been too busy getting myself prepared for school next week, buying school clothes and other equipment, this is my last year in high school after all.

"Deangelo you what happened out there?" Sai Saici asked as he walked towards me, "It almost looks like you deliberately spun out or something."

"Actually I did," I answered, "There was a reason I did it, the man that just got done talking to me was a loan shark."

"You were in debt with somebody?"

"No mom was, but I managed to pay it off for her thankfully, I had to win two races and take the fall on the third one."

"Damn bro, you could at least told me all this beforehand."

"It's a good thing I didn't because knowing you, you would've beaten up the loan shark and made things worse for mom."

I yawned after I took a quick glance at the time I told Sai Saici that I was heading back home so I could rest, "Tell Uncle Mike that one of his homeboys need some work did on his Nissan Skyline." I said getting back into the car.

Interstate 50, 11:06 pm.

With Deangelo....

I drove down the freeway heading back to the downtown district of Birmingham, the roads were pretty empty around this time every now and then I would pass by a few 18 wheelers, as I continued driving I saw bright blue lights shining in the rearview mirror.

I looked behind me and saw a red Acura RSX pulling up right beside me, it had a wide body kit from BOMEX, black 17 inch rims, dark black tinted windows and a vinyl of autumn leaves on the sides.

The RSX flashed it's headlights challenging me, "So you want to race huh?" I said, "Well I'm not going to deny your request."

Next chapter coming up.