Allan stared at the picture clutched in his hand. It showed him with a raven haired woman standing next to a Toyota Supra that had belonged to Darius. He had taken it when he bailed Palmont and returned to Palmont with it. The woman next to him had started as a blackmail against Wolf and then had taken his heart, now, she wanted him dead.
"Luna..."
He softly trailed his finger over the photo softly, pocketing it quickly he started the car he sat in. He had just gotten information that Luna and Wolf were on the move, racing to sharpen Luna's skill to what is was before. Allan knew he had to stop her before she was strong enough to take him down.
Speeding down the highway he saw Wolf's Aston Martin DB9 and a blue and silver BMW M3 GTR, it had to be Luna driving the Beamer. And the moment the BMW slowed down, he knew she had seen him and was coming to take him out.
As soon as, the Beamer was beside him the car slammed into the side of his Supra. Allan tried swerving away from the German car, but Luna knew him too well and went with him. Her car had hardly any damage to it, his was another story. The Supra had taken heavy damage and was...
Allan awoke with a start and glanced around his room, he was still alive and in bed. Good. Luna was probably doing the same thing she had done in his dream, but he was sure it was more than just her and Wolf. Standing from his bed Allan grabbed his cracked phone and decided he needed to call someone, someone who was in close with Luna.
"Hello?"
"Rog, long time no call," Allan sneered into the phone. "Heard you joined in with Luna"
"And what of it? She has hardly said a word to me, but she does communicate," Rog answered with spite. "She at least is nice enough to text, plus Luna is more than angry at you... She wants to make a show of you, or rather your defeat."
Allan couldn't believe his ears, she just wanted him to disappear again so she could say all of her feelings. She hated him, but still had enough empathy to have him leave before she bursts and wants him dead. Clicking the end call button Allan dropped the phone. He was so confused and angry, she was a girl that he couldn't shake.
Allan then looked at another picture that was sitting on the nightstand next to his bed. It was a photo of Rog, their friend Rida, and him. He sighed, Rida and Rog were friends when he had met them. Rida was like Rog's little sister and she quickly became their mutual friend. Allan had met Rog when he had challenged him to a race while he was in Rockport, Rida had helped him find a place to stay while he was in the city.
Frowning he turned from the picture, he and Rida were just friends. Luna was his heart, and by choosing her it seemed that he had hurt Rida enough for Rog to become angry and desert him. All he had now was Mia, she was willing to support his cause and arrest those who got in his way.
Speaking of Mia, she was sleeping in the bedroom down that hall from his. She was on his side, and he appreciated that. He walked out of his room quietly, Allan did not want to awake his new comrades that he had paid to help him take down his ex-lover.
Ex-lover.
That word still pained him every time he said or thought about it. Luna had been everything to him, she couldn't see that he had left her to protect her. Instead she viewed it as him being a selfish bastard. Allan was sure, in his mind, that Luna was unhappy with Wolf.
He could not see her being happy with that man. He was rich and selfish. All Wolf cared about was what car he drives and how many women he can hang off his arms. Luna deserved better. She had many relationships with many men. Her best relationship was with Colin, yet they had grown apart because of Wolf.
All Allan had done as well was put a wedge between Luna and Wolf, claiming her heart. Growling he walked into the main part of the garage, all around him were different muscle and tuner cars. He had gotten people based on skill not their pathetic cars.
He glanced at his Supra and felt a hand touch his arm.
"Thinking about her?" A feminine whisper echoed next to him. "You acted like this when you had left Rida."
"Rida was not, and is not Luna," Allan murmured. "Rida has nothing on Luna, Luna is the personification of perfect and yet she is with a harsh, selfish man."
Mia walked to stand in front of Allan, "you can't know if she is unhappy with him. All I have monitored of her and Wolf, are them enjoying each other."
Allan paled, what did Mia say. Luna was enjoying the company of Wolf? How? She had always hated selfish people, maybe he was threatening her.
"He has to be holding something over her head," Allan growled back at Mia. "There is no way she is happy with him."
"You're in denial, why would she want to be with someone who tried to kill her and had threatened her family?" Mia sighed softly. "You are my friend Allan but , this maybe too far. Maybe it's time to stop."
Allan shook his head, "no, not until she is mine again. Or she's dead."
"So that's it," Mia stared at him pleadingly. "Either she's yours or she dies. How is that fair to her? She deserves a life, you left her after all. Luna is not an object!"
'She's not an object...' Allan froze, he had a mind-set that she was an object. Mia was right, Luna deserved better. Better than him, and she had chosen Wolf. She had chosen the man who was willing to change for her, willing to be persistent in getting her back. That's when Allan realised that his beef wasn't with Luna, but rather Wolf. Wolf had always been better than him, Wolf just was never given the opportunity.
Allan looked up to Mia, "get everyone else up, our new target is Wolf McCoy. He is the reason that I'm acting like this. He was always better than me and always rubbed that in my face and other's as well."
Mia sighed but did as she was told. She regretted helping Allan, she just couldn't abandon her friend when he needed her the most. Mia felt bad for Luna, that girl did not deserve all the pain she went through in life. As Mia woke up Allan's new payroll allies, she remembered the file she read on Luna's past lovers. Each had been kind to her, but they just weren't the one. Except Wolf. He had so many similar interest and a very rough, yet happy upbringing. he had been apart of most of Luna's teen and young adult years. Along with Colin, he had shaped her kind self and Allan had caused all that work to be locked away until now.
She wondered what it was like to be Luna, to see her pain. Maybe then she could understand what the other woman was going through.
Weaving in and out of traffic gracefully, Luna was driving like she had never left the road. Wolf, Colin, and Rog followed in their respective cars, the Aston Martin DB9, Porsche Carrera GT, and a Pontiac GTO. She felt alive again, though she did remember clearly the Lotus going airborne. The memory terrified her and she always remembered it when someone sped up next to her. She didn't react in fear, she just froze up for split second or until she realised she was in the M3 GTR.
Luna continued to drive, though she was slowing down her paced. Turning into a parking lot and finally stopping she realised that she had driven to Fortuna's coast. She turned off the Beamer and got out to stare at the waves hitting the cliff. She gazed at the waves as the men came to join her. They didn't know why she had stopped her, they weren't going to interrogate her either.
"Pretty isn't it," Luna murmured quietly. "I wish our lives were as calm as those waves."
Colin stepped next to her, "You know that, based on our personalities prevent that."
Luna laughed happily, "I know, maybe our lives must always be an adventure."
"Can't get any better," Colin laughed alongside Luna. "How about we race to your favourite tea place?"
Luna's eyes sparkled, "You are on!"
Luna ran back to her car as did Colin. Wolf and Rog just calmly followed the two Brits. Luna got into the Beamer quickly, turning it on she shifted it into gear and sped off towards the shop with Colin close behind. Wolf and Rog followed behind enjoying the drive rather than racing to a shop that never moves.
Luna swerved out of the way of a pedestrian vehicle and that allowed Colin to gain ground on Luna. He was right behind her, and Luna tried to speed up to stop Colin from passing her. However, Colin's Porsche passed her Beamer and cut her off quickly. Luna growled and saw Colin's shadow in his car laughing.
Colin looked back at Luna and smiled, he was winning and Luna was frustrated with that. He sped around a van and was shocked to see Luna speed up next to him. Shocked he allowed Luna's BMW to pass his Porsche and leave him in the dust. Grunting he realised they were very close to the tea shop, and that Luna was pulling into its parking lot.
Luna grinned as she pulled into a parking space next to the small shop. Colin pulled up a minute later, and Wolf and Rog pulled up a few minutes after Colin. Luna got out to greet and hug Wolf as they walked into the shop to get coffee and tea. She and Wolf sat at a table while Colin and Rog went to get the drinks.
"Are you okay?" Wolf questioned. "I noticed before we stopped at the cliff look out that you were driving very cautiously."
"I kept remembering the accident every time someone was next to me," Luna stared at her hands. "I'm fine, it just makes me nervous."
Wolf frowned, his father was slightly right, Luna wasn't ready to be on the streets just yet. But as he looked at her, he smiled. Luna would've gone anyways whether she was allowed to or not. He reached and grabbed one of Luna's hands, in response she snapped her head up to look at him.
"It'll be okay," Wolf smiled. "He'll realise that needs to leave you alone or else."
Luna smiled back softly, "I trust you, love."
A large tea cup was placed in front of her, Luna glanced up to a smiling Colin who sat to her right while Wolf sat to her left. Picking up the cup slowly she blew on the hot liquid. She felt safe, and boosted her mood. Rog while sitting across from Luna, watched her slowly calm and open up to Wolf and Colin. It was obvious to Rog that that both Colin and Wolf held love for the girl, and that Luna no longer felt anything for Allan.
In fact, it seemed that Luna had just about enough of Allan. To the point she just didn't want him anymore. Also, it seemed she became the Street Queen without even truly taking over territories, but rather by touching their hearts. She had powerful allies and she couldn't see that, all she saw was her past horrors.
Rog watched Luna look over to her right to talk to Colin and freeze as if she saw her death. Following her gaze he caught the eyes of Allan, who also saw that sneered. Luna reacted by becoming very defensive, she stood up and glared at Allan. Wolf was right behind her and Colin stood protecting Luna.
"Fancy seeing all of you here," Allan sneered. "Just had to get a cup of tea?"
Luna looked at Allan's companion seeing her regretful gaze, "I wish you were dead."
"Funny I would have said the same several hours ago," Allan smiled at Luna. "I'm not here to fight you anymore, I realised who I hated more. Your fiancé has been my true enemy, you just were my distraction."
Wolf glanced at Allan calmly and smirked. He was not at all surprised by this revelation, Allan's female companion had contacted him earlier to warn him.
"If you want to take me out," Wolf paused to kiss the top of Luna's head. "You are a bigger fool than I thought."
Luna growled, "whether you're after me or Wolf, you'll have to go through me."
Allan closed his eyes and opened to look sadly at Luna. She had made her decision and it looked as if he couldn't sway her back to him.
"Fine," He sighed. "I wish you would've seen reason-"
"Reason?!" Luna sneered putting her ice cold front up. "You are the one who started this. You could've left me alone three years ago, and you should have never come back to Palmont if you didn't want this to happen."
Allan was taken by surprise, "Wolf corrupted you..."
"If he did then I went willingly," Luna reached into her pocket. "We'll race, this is your last chance to back off. I'm not Darius, I'm not full of myself anymore... Not after the accident."
Allan frowned, "then I guess we race, see you tonight."
Allan got out of his seat followed by his female companion, both of them left leaving the four to think about the race.
Luna glanced at the trio, "who says we have to play fair with him? He has been playing with my emotions for so long he deserves to suffer."
The trio of men agreed with her as Luna, Colin and Wolf sat back down. Wolf allowed Luna to cuddle with him and he glanced at Rog with an unreadable expression. Rog was sure that floating in Wolf's eyes were the raw emotions of rage, hatred, and regret.
"We won't play nice, my love," Wolf whispered to Luna. "It's time to take out the trash.*"
A/N: So sorry this took so long to be posted, midway through I had a major Writer's block. I just couldn't think of what to write, also I have had several mini requests from my friends. Lastly, I'm preparing to go to Junior year of high school so it's been stressful getting all of my required stuff for school. So that means there will be a possibility of very long periods of where I don't post anything.
*Once again Wolf is speaking German.
Side note: Rida is a character based of one of my really good friends. She makes a small appearance here because I felt like that Allan (my main character for Need for Speed Most Wanted '05) had to have more friends than just Rog and Mia. Even then I felt like it was strange that Rog didn't really have a flushed out character in Most Wanted, sure he had the calls to help the player and when he raced the player, he really didn't have any true depth to who he was. This is somewhat how I assume he would be when faced with anger/betrayl against my player character Allan.
Until next time, ciao!