Tail Pipe-CH1 incomplete
It was late at night, a slight drizzle of rain coated the road the whole way down. The gentle hum of an idling engine faint as a crack of lightning and thunder streaked and echoed across the sky. She sat inside the vehicle gripping the steering wheel with her paws. She lightly tapped the accelerator bringing the V-six engine to life with a slight roar at thirty-five hundred rpm's and again, harder, jumping it to just under seven grand. The engine wound down with a twin whistle heard over the dual exhaust note. She grinned to herself and glanced in the rear view mirror, her saphire blue eyes staring back at her. Letting her eyes wander she revved the engine again as they set on the Nismo Gauges, double checking everything. "After two years, I will finally have my chance to beat those assholes."
As she threw the gear shift into first her foot-paw came off the clutch, her left ear twitched subtly as the rear tires lit up in a cloud of smoke. There was a slight click as the gear shift was pulled into second gear, the twin plate clutch letting the transmission slip slightly allowing the differential to kick in and barreling the car forward. Another faint whistle sounded as the vehicle hit third gear pushing up over fifty miles an hour heading for the first turn. She spun the wheel left into the turn and with her heel on the accelerator used her toes to brake the car her left foot catching the clutch and down-shifting . The car began its maneuver, it began to slide out and with that she spun the wheel to the right to correct her slide. Her grin became a smirk as she rounded the corner sideways, mere inches off the guard rail. She came around shifting up again to third and then fourth as she hit the next straight. From behind the silver 300ZX logo and the Twin Turbo badge glinted off the street light contrasting the black paint of the car.
She shifted slightly in her seat, the adrenalin rush of running down the mountain starting to get to her. A paw moved up, brushing a lock of her black hair from her face. Her tail giving a light flicker as she rounded the next corner, she tossed the transmission into 3rd from 5th the car lurching forward and spinning sideways again in the darkness of the night. The suspension, the engine, the body everything was talking to her. It all whispered to her subconcious, a little more correction, lighter on the brakes, shift sooner. She nodded as the next part of the S-curve came up and she let the rear of the car swing out a little more than normal before flooring the gas and causing the rear to shoot back around in the opposite direction.It was perfect everything was perfect and she would have her comeback soon, she only prayed her friends would help her in her time of need. Another smirk played across her lips as she downshifted, the exhaust Echoing in the silence of the night.
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*DING*
"Welcome to Tail-Pipe, be right with ya'!" A voice echoed from behind the counter of the shop.In the near distance the sound of power tools whining and the Dull Idle of powerful engines filled the canines ears. "Rachel? Is that you ? " The feline-vixen smirked walking up to the counter wiping her paws with a shop rag. "Been a while, eh Jules?&qot; Grinning, the canine sat on the counter and swung her legs over coming to land on the other side next to the lovely kixen. "What brings you back here you crazy wolf you?" The wolfess eyed the leopard fox and smile. Julia was still as beautiful as she had always been. The leopard fur with the black paws and tail tip. Even though the kixens eyes were a deep shade of saphire much like her own, they showed more compassion than that of the gray wolfs experience. "Julia, I know I left without explaining much bu-..."
"Stop DAMNIT!" The kittyfox sighed deeply placing one paw at her hip and lowering her head into the other. "I don't care why you left. I know you went east to like Miami or something but it doesn't matter." Shaking her head Julia sighed again."You hurt a lot of your friends and It just doesn't sit well." "Jules listen I'm in some serious trouble and I need some help. I didn't want to come back and bother you guys with my shit but I need to put the crew back together and I need a place to crash, and work on my car."She rubbed the tip of her nose, causing her tail to twitch as she waited for a response from the other femme. "Kayla, you know we will do anything for you." The kittyfox glanced up with a gentle expression played over her face. "You think you can convince the others?" "Look you just get some rest in the back room. I'll pull the WRX into the last bay for you-" "I don't have the WRX. I kinda wrecked it.: :Kay... you wrecked your sisters car ?She is gonna flip when she finds out." "That's why i'm here. Just get the old crew together tomorrow and we can discuss it then. But anyway I'm driving the Black Nissan out front." She moved to toss the other girl the keys before leaning back against the counter. Julia caught the keys and shook her head walking out a side door and to the 300 out front.
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*A couple hours later*
"Kayla, you in here?" "Yeah give me a second ."She replied smoothing out the black shirt she was wearing as she sat up on her couch-made-bed. "I heard you were back,girl." Yin stood in the doorway, her shirt thrown over his shoulders and his ears drooped in front of his face. He smiled to the wolfess and walked into the break room. "You wanna talk about it?" She shook her head slightly. "Lets just say I got in with the wrong crowd and I owe somebody a lot of money." "Well..." He shook his head shifting his feet on the ground and spinning to fall on the couch beside her."Well if you must know."She sighed. "I took Cassie's WRX to a race in Vegas and made a big bet that I was sure I could win.Was deciding to go pro and all and was entering in an enduro rally race. A lot of turns and such you know the ones." "Yeah." He smiled laying his arm over her shoulders and pulling her close."Well I get to the last corner on the last lap and this guy rubs me wrong and I spin and flipped the car."She closed her eyes as if in deep thought trying to remember the events of what had happened two years ago."Anyway long story short the guy I bet against wants his money. I raced for him in Miami but cops got close so I ran and he is following. I made a deal with the devil if you will." "A deal with the devil?" He smirked and gave her shoulder a squeeze"Can't be all that bad" Giving a wince she looked up to him." I told him that I would set up races. Whoever he had against me and my friends and would race for the money. Just was kinda hoping you wouldn't be mad at me." "Well hell Kayla, I'm in even if I was mad at you. I'm sure Jules will be there as well as Cassie. Your really gonna have to pray that Damien and Derk are in. Hell I'll call Lilly tomorrow and see if she can convince those two bums to come. You know we are here for you Kayla. All of us." "Yin I'm just so scared."
"My clouded rose, only the night could keep you in such dispare." He moved to turn her to him and stare into her eyes. She smiled warmly taking his hands into her own as she looked to him. Gently he brushed a lock of her hair from her face."I need you...." She whispered to him, her voice barely an afterthought on the wind.He nodded and took his arms, wrapping them around her and pulling her close,hugging her tightly to his chest."And me you shall have my beautiful Kayla. I missed you."