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You sat on the couch and just stared off into space.

"I'm gonna call Tai," you said suddenly as you grabbed your phone.

"You do that," Dray said from the kitchen where he was making something. You dialed Tai's number, and you heard someone pick up.

"Tai-" you said.

"Sorry, Tai's a little busy right now. I'll have him call you back. K, bye!" said a peppy voice. She hung up Tai's phone.

You stared at the phone.

"Not again..." you muttered as you threw your phone across the room and put your head in your hands.

QUIZ START

"Sorry, Izzy. But I'm going to have to call you back. There's something wrong with Tailer," Taylor said from where she was eavesdropping on Tailer.

"Okay. What's wrong with her?" Izzy asked.

"I don't know. She looks like she's going to cry though. I'll talk to you later," she said.

"Alright, bye," Izzy said before he hung up. Taylor closed her cell phone and walked into the living room. She sat down on the couch next to you.

"Tailer? Are you okay?" she asked softly. You took your head from your hands and looked at her.

"Tay... I think Tai's cheating on me again," you said quietly.

"Oh, TaiTai, I'm so sorry," Taylor said as she hugged you lightly. You just let her hold you for a minute.

Suddenly a banging sound occurred in the kitchen.

"Shit!" you heard Dray say. You grinned slightly as Taylor let go of you.

"Havin' technical difficulties, Dray?" you asked.

"Just a bit..." he muttered. You and Taylor snickered.

Then a sweet tone filled the air.

"Tailer... What song is that?" Taylor asked as she looked at your ringing cell phone across the room.

"It's um The Start of Something New..." you said quietly.

"Are you serious, Tailer? High School Musical?" Taylor asked.

"Yeah," you said.

"Well, are you going to get it?" Taylor asked.

"Nope. It's Tai," you said. Her face tightened in anger and she jumped up to get the cell phone.

"Kamiya!" she answered the phone. You watched Taylor as she spoke to Tai on the phone.

"It's because she's pissed at you!" she said.

"What do you mean, 'what did I do'!? You're cheating on her again aren't you!?" she said. Her face relaxed a bit.

"Oh..." she said. Then she tossed the phone at you.

"What?" you asked Taylor.

"Talk," she ordered. You put the phone up to your ear.

"TaiTai... Are you there?" he asked softly.

"Mhm..." you mumbled.

"Listen Tailer, I'm not cheating on you. I swear! I'll never make that mistake again," he said.

"Then who's the girl that answered your phone?" you asked quietly.

"That's my cousin, Tailer. She's here visiting. I haven't seen her since we were about five. And I was in the bathroom when you called. And 'cause of your name she thought you were a guy, so she thought it wouldn't matter," he said, softly. You remained silent. Tai sighed.

"Hi Tailer! This is Jenny! Yeah, I'm sorry about that! I didn't know that Tai had a girlfriend! Sorry if I worried you!" the girl's voice said suddenly.

"It's fine," you said.

"No! I feel terrible now! I'd wonder too if some chick answered the phone when I called my boyfriend!" she said.

"Um... yeah. Hey, are you American? You've got the western accent," you asked.

"Yeah. I am. That's why Tai and I haven't seen each other in years!" she said.

"Oh, okay. Um... Can I talk to Tai again?" you asked.

"Oh yeah! Sure! Oh, be sure to torture him quite a bit for me!" she said. You grinned.

"Of course!" you said.

"Bye, Tailer!" she said.

"Later, Jenny," you said.

"TaiTai... you're not going to listen to her about torturing me, are you?" Tai asked as he got the phone back.

"Of course I am!" you said. Tai groaned.

"Damnit... Jenny! I'm going to kill you!" Tai said. You heard laughter in the background then a "Yeah right!" from Jenny. You laughed.

"Tailer! You've got to call Dad, remember? Then we've gotta go! The track's gonna be closing soon!" Dray said as he walked into the living room.

"Tai, I've got to go," you said.

"Why?" he asked.

"I've got to call my dad. Then we're going to head over to the track," you said.

"Aw man... Do you have to?" he asked softly.

"Yeah. I haven't had a one-on-one conversation with my dad since I left America," you said.

"True. Alright. I'll talk to you later. Or tomorrow when you come to take all of us to the track," he said.

"Alright," you said. It got quiet a second.

"I love you, Tailer," he said. You smiled softly.

"Love you too," you said.

"Bye," he said.

"Bye," you said before you closed your phone.

"Ready, Tailer?" Dray asked as him and Taylor walked back into the living room.

"Let me call Dad first," you said.

"It's a cell phone. Call on the way!" Dray said.

"Dray... I have to ride my bike, remember?" you said.

"Do you seriously want to ride your bike when it's like that?" Dray asked.

"Yes, I do. They should have the things I need to get the spray paint off," you said. Dray sighed.

"Alright. Call dad," he said. You grinned as you dialed your dad's number.

It rang for a while.

"Hello?" he asked, half asleep.

"Daddy?" you said.

"Tailer?" he asked.

"Uh-huh! Hi, Daddy!" you said smiling.

"Baby Girl, how are you doing?" he asked.

"I'm doing okay. I'm living with Dray for now," you said.

"Why?" he asked.

"Mom decided to go and kick me out," you said.

"WHAT!?" he roared. You pulled the phone away from your ear as he swore at the top of his lungs.

"Daddy! Stop!" you said. He stopped swearing and listened.

"I want to be out of there! I hate her," you said.

"I know, Tailer. But, I'm going to have to have you come back here," he said.

"WHAT!?" you screamed.

"I'm sorry. But I can't just have you living with your brother. As much as I trust him, I just don't think it'll be safe. I don't want anything to happen to you, Tailer," he said. You sighed.

"I know, Daddy. But I'm going to be racing here soon, and I'm going to get my own apartment near the track with my friends," you said.

"I told you that you were never to race again, Tailer!" he said.

"I don't care, Dad. I have your blood in my veins. I'm not just going to quit something I love," you said. He sighed.

"What am I going to do with you?" he asked. You grinned.

"Just be careful, TaiTai," he said.

"Of course I will. Anywho, um, what would you say if I came back to the States for a few weeks?" you asked quietly so that Taylor and Dray couldn't hear.

"That'd be great! Bring any of your friends too! You know I've got a lot of space at my house! Bring Dray back too!" he said. You smiled.

"Well, Taylor said something about us going on tour, and I kind of wanted to do it," you said.

"I know. I've been working with the girls. They're doing very well," he said.

"Really?" you asked.

"Yeah, they've been rehearsing their parts to no limit since you left," he said.

"Great, so I'm going to suck horribly when we come back?" you asked.

"Probably not. You're a natural at this kind of thing, Tailer. You're good at everything," he said.

"I hate that, Daddy," you said.

"You hate it? Why?" he asked.

"It sucks being the best. Yeah, it was cool at first. But people hate me for always being better at things than them," you said.

"That just means that they can't take rejection well, Tailer," he said.

"They all hate me because I can beat everyone at everything," you said.

"Don't worry about it, TaiTai," he said.

"Alright," you said.

"Tailer, I've got to go. I need to get ready for work," he said.

"Okay. Love you, Daddy," you said.

"Tailer! I need to talk to Dad!" Dray said as he walked into the room.

"Oh, hold on, Daddy. Dray wants to talk to you," you said.

"Alright. Love you, Tailer," he said.

"Ditto," you said before you handed the phone to Dray.

"Ready now, Tailer?" Taylor asked.

"Nope," you said.

"Now what?" she asked.

"I really have to pee!" you said as you ran into the bathroom.

"TMI, Tailer!" Taylor screamed at you. You laughed.

Once you were done in the bathroom, you walked into the living room and saw Taylor standing by the door, and Dray getting off the phone with your dad. He handed you your phone back.

"Now, let's go, Tailer," he said. You grabbed your keys and anything else you needed, and you led the way outside. You went and grabbed your bike and met back up with Dray and Taylor before you took off.

"Now, just follow me, okay? And try to keep up," he said smirking. You glared at him.

"If I knew where we were going, I'd beat you there!" you said. He grinned.

"But you don't. Now hurry up!" he said as him and Taylor got settled in his truck. You got on your Crotch Rocket, and you followed Dray's pickup out onto the streets.

After about fifteen minutes of driving, Dray pulled into the racetrack parking lot. He drove around the back way into the pit. He pulled next to a trailer that was all blue and silver. He honked his horn and about five people walked out of the trailer.

"Matthews! Welcome back! Where's this star racer sister of yours?" asked a guy that had brown hair and he was in a mechanics uniform that matched the trailer. You turned off your crotch-rocket.

"Right here!" you said as you stepped off the bike. He walked up to you, and looked you up and down.

"Nice. Now, we've seen the videos of you racing. How old were you then?" he asked.

"I was what? Twelve, Dray?" you asked.

"Yeah, I think so. Oh, Tailer, this is my main mechanic, Adam. Then there's Billy, Dave, Tyson, and Rydon. Guys, this is Tailer," Dray said as he pointed to each one of the guys. Billy had black hair and green eyes. Dave appeared very American. He had bleach blonde hair, blue eyes, and he was wearing a Yankees T-shirt. Tyson had curly dirty-dish blonde hair, and brown eyes. Rydon had naturally brown hair, but it appeared that he added some different colored streaks to his hair. Over his brown locks, he had blue, green, and red streaks. You grinned as you looked at them all.

"So, hows about we get you started on the track?" Dave asked. You, Dray, and Taylor exchanged some looks.

"Actually... I wanted to see if y'all could help me get this spray paint off my bike," you said as you frowned and looked back at your bike with sad eyes. The guys all looked over at your bike.

"I thought you said that she was a great rider. That means being able to take care of your bike," Adam said, eyes slightly narrowed. You sent him a hard death glare.

"I do take care of it. I've had it since I first got my license. I just accidentally pissed someone off and they did this to my baby!" you said.

"Okay, okay, okay. Take it easy, Tailer! We'll get it taken care of, okay?" he said.

"Thank you," you said.

"Now, hows about we get you onto the track? I'll go and get you a uniform to race in, and we'll get the new bike out and ready for you," Dave said.

"Alright. you guys go get the bike set up. I'll take Tailer to get ready," Dray said. The guys nodded and walked away to get things set up.

"Follow me guys," Dray said as he started walking away.

You and Taylor followed him into the trailer. He walked over to a cabinet and opened it. He pulled out the only thing that wasn't blue and silver. He handed you and Taylor a set of red and black racing uniforms.

"Slip them on," he said. You and Taylor took off your shoes and pulled the uniform over your jeans.

"Why do I need one?" Taylor asked.

"To match. And so that the owners don't take you as some random twit," Dray said.

"Oh," Taylor said.

"So, Dray, am I seriously going to be the first person to test this bike out?" you asked.

"Yep. But, you are going to need to sign paperwork saying that if you crash, you can't sue us or the track. But we will help pay medical and stuff," he said.

"No worries. I trust you and your bikes. And I know I'm a damn good racer," you said grinning as Dray held up a red helmet for you. You looked at it. On the back of the helmet read 'MATTHEWS'

"You specially made this for me?" you asked.

"Yeah, of course. Now, come on," he said as he started out the door. You and Taylor walked out the trailer behind Dray. All five of the mechanics were standing around something.

"Is it ready?" Dray asked.

"Yep," Dave replied.

"Move," Dray said.

All the boys stepped aside. You smiled widely as you looked at the bike. It was painted to match your uniform, red and black. You grinned and hugged your brother.

"I love it, Dray! I can't believe you guys are letting me use this!" you said.

"Well, as long as you don't crash it, it's yours," Dray said.

"Yeah, go ahead. Take it for a spin," he said. You jumped up, excited and ran over to the bike. You strapped your helmet on and got settled.

"Do two laps and come back. We're going to be monitoring you just because it's a tester, so be careful and don't work it too hard," Dray said. You nodded.

"Got it! Wish me luck, Tay!" you said. Taylor sent you a thumbs up sign which you returned.

You turned the key in the ignition and you gasped at how well it sounded.

"Yes!" you whispered sharply to yourself. You took off out of the pit and onto the track.

**Taylor's POV**

"Wow..." she whispered as she watched Tailer round her first corner.

"Amazing, isn't it? I didn't think she'd still have it in her," Dray said.

"Yeah, I mean, she never rode after your accident," Tay said.

"Really? What about her bike? She's been riding it all around here," he replied.

"Yeah, well, I was surprised too. She always used someone's car back home after you left. She said that she was too worried that she would crash her bike," she said.

"Really? I don't see why. She's a better racer than I am sometimes. But, don't tell her that. We don't need to inflate her ego," he said. Taylor grinned as Tailer pulled back into the pit.

**Your POV**

You parked the bike and took off your helmet.

"Oh my God, that was awesome!" you yelled. Taylor and Dray laughed as they ran up to you.

"You did great, TaiTai," Dray said. The rest of the guys ran up to you.

"It's in perfect working condition. With a few minor adjustments considering that Tailer was shredding, it'll be at it's best," Dan said.

"Right on!" Tailer said.

"I'm proud of you, sis. I'm glad you're racing again," Dray said.

"Hell yeah! I am too! I haven't done that in a long time!" Tailer said.

"C'mon, let's go get you signed in as a racer here. Then we'll hopefully get you an apartment so I'm not stuck with you forever," Dray said, grinning. You slapped him playfully on the arm.

"We're not that bad!" Tailer said.

"Not anymore. But I've had to live with you my entire life. I really don't want to spend all my time with my little sister," he said.

"Very true..." you said.

Dray led you and Taylor into the main building of the race center. He walked down a couple of hallways and into a room. There were chairs and tables all over, and a TV on the far wall. Behind the desk sat a lady about thirty-two with brown hair and green eyes. Dray walked up to her.

"Maggie, can you help assign my sister in?" Dray asked.

"Of course, Dray. So, this is the amazing Tailer Matthews we've heard so much about?" the lady asked, looking at Taylor.

"Not me! I couldn't ride a bike to save my life! It's her!" Taylor said, pointing to you. You grinned and walked up to the desk.

"I'm Tailer Matthews," you said holding you hand over the desk. She took your hand in a firm grip.

"Maggie Adams. So, you've got a team and everything I presume?" she asked. You looked at Dray.

"I'm going to steal my brother's team," she replied.

"Alright. And are you going to need an apartment?" she asked.

"Yeah," you said. She typed a few things into her computer and got out a form.

"I'm going to need you to fill this out and give it back to me,"she said as she handed you the paper on a clipboard. You grabbed a pen from the desk.

"I'll be back in a few," you said as you walked over to a chair and plopped down in it. Taylor sat next to you and Dray continued to talk to Maggie.

"Name- Taila Draco Lee Anne Matthews. Jeez I hate my parents for naming me that..." you said. Taylor laughed.

"Parents address? I think I'll put my dad's," you said. You thought for a moment.

"What's my dad's address?" you asked. Taylor stared at you in disbelief.

"Are you kidding me?" she asked.

"No, I'm not," you said. Taylor thought hard for a moment.

"I think it's 1275 N. Adam street. Then Spokane Valley, Washington 99206," she said. (Me: It's a fake address. lol)

"How is it that you remember my dad's address when I don't?" you asked.

"Easy. We always get lost on the way there, so we need to search for his address," she said laughing.

"Y'all still go over there?" you asked.

"Yeah, we record over there," she said.

"Record? So, you guys are still recording? Without me?" you asked, hurt.

"No, not without you. See, we've been trying to do a remix of Free and we take your voice out and try and redo our parts," she said.

"But you're still recording without me," you said.

"Well, yeah I guess. But we never replaced you," she said.

"True. Anywho, my date of birth..." you said as you started to finish filling out the paperwork.

Once you finished the paperwork, you walked back over to the desk and handed it back to Maggie.

"Alright. Just let me get this into the computer and I'll get you an apartment," Maggie said.

"Okay, call for me when you get it all done," you said.

You and Taylor went back to sit down in the chairs. Right as you lowered into the seat, Maggie called you.

"Done," she said. You chuckled lightly as you got back up and walked over to her.

"Do I have a home now? Cause I really dont want to live with my bother again!" you said. She laughed.

"Yes, you do. Heres all your information. Now, when you go back there, give this to the owner or secretary. Whoevers at the front desk. And theyll get you assigned to an apartment, alright?" she said.

"Gotcha!" you said. You took the paperwork and looked back over at your brother.

"Can we go now?" you asked.

"Yeah. Thanks again, Maggie," Dray said as he started for the door. You smiled in thanks and followed Taylor and Dray out the door.

You walked back into the Pit and Dray explained to the crew that you were going to head back and that youd see them tomorrow.

Once you got back to the apartment, you and Taylor collapsed on the couch and Dray went to the bathroom.

"So, are you excited?" Taylor asked.

"Of course! I havent raced since I was back in America!" you said.

"Wow," Taylor said. It got silent between you two for a few minutes.

The front door soon opened and a tall boy with dark hair and bright blue eyes stepped inside. Taylor gasped as she stared at the boy. She jumped on her feet and pointed her index finger at him.

"WHAT THE FUCK!? YOU DIED!" she yelled.