Once there the race begun and the alien from planet Byrush was aheaed in points and distance alike. Eva was doing her best,being cheered by Rick,instead of hearing Don's whining was good for her spirits!
"Jordan,I hope you're ready,cause I have a real treat for ya"Eva told her bro,who was wipping his eyes,being colorblind
"I'm all over it"He said in return. Rush threw them at the poll,breaking it,then used his weapon to break it,but cut the poll,then Eva turned and Jordan aimed. He hit it once...twise and then in blew up.
"We did it!"Eva cheered
"Wahoo"Koji cheered
"Yeah!"Stan cheered as well,both with a smile on their faces. Once back to the pit,Eva and Jordan got out of the Soundspeed and Don congratulated Jordan with a big greatful smile on his face,one he had never,ever given to Eva. Rick noticed it and glared at Don,who even thought couldn't fully see the glare,could sense it and gave Eva a cold congratulation
"Thank you sir"The pilot said sadly
"Come on Mol,let's go out"Rick suggested
"No Rick,there is something you and I need to talk about"Don told the ex-pilot
"No way Don I-"Rick begun,but was cut by Eva
"It's okay Rick,you go ahead,I'll go out alone"Eva said and begun got on her rocket seat
"I'll come along!"Jordan said with a smile,as he climbed on the rocket seat as well
"WHatever,just don't be long"Rick said and walked away with Don
"Come on,let's go!"Eva said and took off. Rick and Don had their talk,that left Rick quite angry and with a-lot less respect for Don,aslo,Eva and Jordan had been gone for an hour and a half,leaving Rick worried,above all else. He was about to go out and look for them,when the star racer of the alien they had raced against not too long ago,stop infrond of their pit. Rick looked closer,and saw that the alien was holding Eva and Jordan
"You,what have you done to them?!"Rick asked protectivly
"I just happened to be close by and gave them a hand,when they were in a rough spot"Rush explained
"Thank you"Rick begun,letting out a breath"I'm sorry for the way I spoke,I'm just overprotective of them,especially Molly"Rick explained
"That's fine,I can see you care about her,but now I have to go,take care!"Rush said and left. Rick picked up the two and took them to their rooms,first Eva and then Jordan. Afterwards,he returned to Eva's room and sat by the edge of her bed.
"Ev,please be more careful,I couldn't stand the thought of losing you"He whispered"Losing you,would mean losing my lifemyou're the only reason I live for"He added
"I'll never leave you ,I promise"Eva whispered,her eyes still closed
"You promise?"Rick asked with a sad smirk
"Promise"She said sleepy
"Thank you"Rick said and got up to leave,only to have his hand grabbed by Eva
"Please stay"She begged
"Okay,okay,I'll stay"Rick agreed with a small moved to the side to leave some space for him. Rick took off his shirt and layed next to Eva. As soon as he did,Eva places her left hand on his bare chest and her head on his shoulder,while his left hand hugged her waist.
"Goodnight Eva"Rick said,getting sleepy
"Goodnight Rick,I love you"Eva said,half asleep. The slight sleep left Rick's eyes and they got wide
"E-eva...what are did you say?"He asked shocked
"I love you,is it wrong?"Eva asked back,a little sad
"No no,of course not Eva,I love you too"Rick told the girl
"Thank you Rick"Eva said and finally fell asleep
"Goodnight,my racer"Rick said and kissed the top of her head,before he fell asleep.
The following morning,Don woke up,like usually and after getting dressed went downstairs. Once there,he saw Stan and Koji working on Soundspeed and Jordan was cleaning his guns,while Molly and Rick were nowhere to be found.
"Goodmroning everyone"The manager greet them
"Goodmorning sir"The three said back
"Hm,where is Rick and Molly?"Don asked
"They haven't come out of their rooms yet sir"Koji answered
"I'll wake up Rick if you want"Jordan suggested and Don nod,so the gunner headed to Rick's room,while Don went to grab some coffe. Once outside the room,Jordan knocked on the door,when he got no answer he knocked again and then again. Getting worried,Jordan let Rick know he was coming in,just in case and walked in,only to get back out a second later and call out to Don
"What is it Jordan?"Don asked
"Rick isn't in his room"Jordan tol him
"Go out and look for him,I'll wake up Molly"The manager said and placed his cup of coffie on the table,before walking to Molly's room,while Jordan begun heading outside. As Don reached Eva's door,he knocked,but got no answer,so he knocked again. Getting impatient,Don called out to the team's pilot
"Molly,I'm coming in"And walked in the room,only to freez
"WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON IN HERE?!"He screamed at top of his lungs causing the two mechanics who were down to jog up and Jordan who was already outside to come back running like crazy up to the girl's room. Once there,he saw the freshly awake Eva and equally awake Rick,in only his pants get out of the bed that he was in with Molly
'What the heck?!'He thought to himself
"Dear Lord,it's too early for this"Eva complained,rubbing her eyes
"Don,get the heck out!"Rick demanded,but Don wasn't having any of this
"I'm not going anywhere!"He yelled"What in Avatar's name are you doing in Molly's room?!"He asked,still yelling
"Sleeping"Eva answered instead"Until you woke us up"She added with a galre"And I was comfortable"She complained,cutely in Rick's opinion
"Young lady,do you have any idea what you're doing?"Don asked the pilot"You're too young!"He added
"I am almost 17,how is that 'too young'?!"Eva asked,now angry
"What about your parents,what will they think?"Don asked the girl,making Eva and Rick inwardly want to kill him
"I have non,I thought you knew so"Eva answered him,looking down for a second in sadness,before looking back up with an angry look on her face"Besides,you're not one to talk anyway! Maya Wei was at least 7 years younger than you!"She yelled
"Yes,but we knew what we were doing! We were in love!"Don yelled back
"So are we!"Both Rick and Eva yelled
"What do you know about what love is?"Don asked them
"You know what,I've had enough!"Eva yelled and looked Don in the eyes"You have two choices,you either deal with me and Rick being a couple,or I'm out of here and you can find a different pilot!"She told her father and manager,who shut up,remembering his talk with Rick and how if Eva hadn't been here,then the Earth team would be done for good.
"Now that that's taken care of,OUT!"Rick yelled and threw everyone out,locking the door.
"Well,that went better than I thought"Rick joked
"Yeah,at least he didn't threaten to kill us"Eva joked back
"Anyway,get dressed,we['re going for a walk"Rick said and Eva nod
"I'll go change as well and come back to get you,otherwise,Don will take your ears"The ex-pilot said and Eva nod again with a wink and got on her tips to give Rick a small kiss on the lips,with a blush on her face. Once Eva got back on her feet,Rick smiled and leaned down and kissed her back,before walking out of the room. Eva turned to her bag and pulled out a light blue pair of jeans and a crimson colored short sleeveed shirt with a black bunny head on it. Not much later after she changed,Rick walked in,in a dark blue pair of jeans and a dark green short sleeved shirt
"Ready?"The ex-pilot asked
"You bet!"Eva answered with a wink
"Let's go then"Rick said and took Eva's hand,before walking out of her room. Once outside of their pit,the two ran a little to get away from the glares of Don,then begun walking around,while having fun,sharing kisses from time to time,until they came across Prince Aikka
"Hello,Molly"The prince greet the girl
"Prince Aikka,hi!"Eva greet back
"How are you doing?"Aikka asked
"I'm out for a walk,a break from training"Eva answered
"I see,you must be the original pilot for the Earth team,correct?"Aikka asked Rick
"That's right,my name in Rick,nice to meet you Prince"Rick told the Nourasian
"It's nice to meet you as well"Aikka said,before turning his attention back to Eva
"Tell me Molly,is it usuall for teachers to hang out with their students,or are you friends?"Aikka asked,somewhat rudely
"Well no,it ain't usual,but me and Rick share quite the bond"Eva said and took Rick's hand in hers
"Oh?"Aikka made in wonder
"Yeah,me and Mol are a couple"Rick added,seeing Aikka's confusion
"Um,I mean no offense,but aren't you...too old?"Aikka asked
"Everyone says that"Eva said with a small laugh"But we only have a 5 year age difference"She added
"Excuse me,I thought you had a bigger age difference"Aikka explained
"Everyone does"Rick told the prince"Anyway Mol,we have to get going,as much as I would rather stay here,Don will have our heads if we're not back soon"He added,now looking at Eva
"I guess you're right"Eva said with a nod then looked at the prince"Well,it was nice seeing you prince,I'll see you later"She told him
"It was nice seeing you as well,take care,Earth Princess"Aikka said and quickly took off,in a hurry to find his own master and get back to his pit.
"Princess?"Rick asked Eva
"Jealous,Ricky?"Eva asked playfully
"Whatevery,let's go"Rick said,ignoring Eva. On the way back,Eva came across Spirit and waved at him and he waved back at her,leaving Rick with a questioning look on his face
"Oh,I saw him a couple of days back and we talked,no big deal"Eva told him
"Wasn't he the one that killed your mother?"Rick asked her
"Well no,I thought it was him,but it was actually an accident and Spirit had tried to save her,but my mom told him to get away so he wouldn't get hurt himself,so you see..."Eva trailed off and Rick nod. Soon after they were back and Don begun yelling at them,until Eva finally reached her limits
"What is it to you anyway?! We love eachother,so just let us be!"She screamed at him. Don staired at her in shock,his mind going back so many years ago,when him and MAya first begun going out. They were both working at a star racing company back then and their boss found out about their relationship and Maya went crazy and yelled these exact same words at their boss,just like Molly had just now.
'M-maya'Don thought to himself,looking at the female pilot
"Y-you're right,it's not my place to say what you can or can't feel and for who,just...don't let it affect your training"Don said and left without another word,leaving the rest behind.
"Okay"Jordan begun"Did Don Wei just shutter,or did I hear wrong?"He asked,looking shocked and amused
"Yup,you bet he did"Stan said with a smirk
"Anyway,it's almost lunch time,I'll go cook"Eva said and headed to the kitchen,leaving the four boys to themselfs
"So"Stan begun,eyeing Rick"How did it go?"He asked. Rick begun telling them how much he loved her and how he was the earth and sky for him,how he kept his life in the light and made him hold on to the joy of life.
"When I love something,I hold on to it for dear life and Mol is the only thing in this life I love"He finished
"That's deep"Koji said
"Guys!"Eva's yell interupted them"Lunch is ready!"She informed them
"Coming!"The guys yelled
"I'll go get Don"Rick said and headed to get the older man,while the rest went to Eva.
"Don,can I come in?"Rick asked,standing outside the door of Don's office
"Y-yeah,come in Rick"Don's voice came from the other side of the door. Rick walked in and saw Don looking at a picture he was holding,behind his desk
"Come on Don,lunch is ready"Rick told him
"Come overe here Rick"Don said,as if he hadn't heard a word of what Rick said.
"What is it?"Rick asked,walking up next to him
"This is my wife and daughter"Don said,pointing at the picture
"Wife and daughter,Don,you have a family?"Rick asked,pertending he didn't know. Don,in a few quick words explained his family's story and how Molly reminded him of his wife,Maya
"Well,there is nothing you can do for yuor daughter now,right?"Rick asked and Don only nod "Well then,now come on,the others are waiting"He added,placing a hand on Don's shoulder and a supportive smile on his lips,causing Don to let out a small smile of his own,as he got up.
"Thank you Rick"Don told the ex-pilot and with that,the two left the office and joined the rest for lunch.
A couple of hours later,the group was getting ready for their race.
"Okay everyone,you're set to go!"Koji said and gave Eva a thumbs up that she returned before kissing Rick on the lips
"Okay then,I'm off"Eva said and got in the Soundspeed,followed by Jordan
"Good luck you guys!"Stan called out as Eva left the pit and headed to the arena
"For the next race I call forth...the Earth Team!"The judge called out and Eva flew in
"Challenged by Spirit,ambasitor of the Fills!"The other added and the black alien creature walked in. Jordan begun joking about Spirit not having a ship with him and Don was simply freaking out,while Eva was simply waiting for the race to start with a smile on her face. Once Spirit begun body-shifting,Jordan got freaked out and shut his mouth up and Don got himself under control enough to speak.
"Molly,listen to me,I want you to be very careful against this alien,he's dangerous!"He yelled
"No need to worry sir,I'll be just fine"Eva said with a smile
"Don,calm down,or you'll nerve her up as well"Rick told the older man
"Keep a staight head Mol and good luck!"The ex-pilot spoke to his girlfriend and she gave a nod,before the race begun.
Much to Don's relief and everyone's pleasure the young girl beat the alien that gained a smile from her boyfriend,Rush and Aikka and a cheere from the two mechanics. When Spirit and Eva were both at the end,Eva got out of Soundspeed and walked over to the alien
"Great race Spirit!"She told the alien with a big smile
'Thank you young one'Spirit told her inside her head
"You almost had me there,to be honest"She said again
'Thank you,you beat me fair and squair,I'm sure you'll do fine on Oban'Spirit told her
"Thank you Spirit"Eva said and opened her arms,giving the alien a hug that he returned
'Take care young on,goodbye'He said as her let her go
"Take care as well Spirit,goodbye!"Eva said and ran back to the Soundspeed,as Spirit begun walking away. Once back in,Jordan begun asking her questions that Eva didn't answer,but instead glared at him and told him to shut up. As they reached the pit,everyone congratulated Eva and Rick gave her a kiss
"Tell me Molly,do you know Spirit?"Don asked,as he walked at her
"I do,he's a nice guy,he asked me to say something to you"Eva answered
"What did he say?"Don asked her
"He told me to tell you that he's sorry he couldn't save her and that he tried,but she told him to get away,but...I don't know what he was talking about,do you?"Eva asked Don with an inner smirk at her needed lie and her father's reaction.
Don,tried to speak,but found his voice wouldn't dare come out,so he simply nod and felt for his room
"Well,I'm going to bed,I'm beat,goodnight Stan,Koji,bro"Eva said to everyone and took Rick's hand,who waved at the others,before letting Eva drag him to her room. Seconds after they entered,the two mechanics and the gunner heard laughter coming from the room,that made them smile.
"What a great couple"Koji said
"Yup"Stan agreed
"Well,I'm going to bed as well,goodnight,sleep well"Jordan said and went to his room.
Stan smiled and stood next to Koji,taking his hand. Koji turned to the other and smiled back,before returning his look at Eva;s room,with his head on Stan's shoulder. Soon after they turned around and headed to their room,falling asleep with the question of what tomorrow would bring their way.