8 Chapter 7

Four of them went to the stands to join the others who had their spots right next to the track. Jake, Matt, and Freddie were already there with them while Theo was already in his car, lining up with the other six racers. He grinned at Meera and gave her a flying kiss but Meera just flipped on him. 

"Oh come on.. Wish me luck, baby," pouted Theo as the others laughed. 

There was another loud boom and a loud voice came to the speaker.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the first category.. The DRAAAAAAGGGG," the voice roared, "Winners for this race will receive two thousand pound and if they made a bet amongst each other, that's not on us,". 

There was a loud cheer from the crowd. 

"Racers!! On your mark.. Get set.. GO!!," yelled the voice and at the same time there was a sound of a loud bang and at once the cars shot off. 

Engines roar throughout the night as cars perform their race to the finish line. As the cars headed towards the finish line, the crowd started to cheer loudly and when Theo's car crossed the finish line first, Meera's scream was the loudest of all as she jumped and hugged Megan. Theo's car made a U-turn and came back towards the starting line. The driver's door opened and Theo grinned at Meera as he got out of the car.

"Congratulations," Meera smiled at him.

"Thanks.. That reminds me," replied Theo and he suddenly kneeled down in front of her.

"What the hell, Theo what are you doing?," asked Meera in alarm as the crowd cheered. 

"Meera Akbar, will you be my girlfriend?," asked Theo, holding her hand to his chest. 

Meera narrowed her eyes on him, making him gulp nervously. 

"Fine then, guess I could be your girlfriend since we're in front of a lot of people," sighed Meera as she pretended to think about it. 

Theo's face cracked into a grin before pulling her into a tight hug and kissed her forehead as people cheered again. There was another loud booming noise signaling the next category. 

"Racers.. Get ready for the Drift in ten minutes," said the announcer. 

"Ezra, you're up," said Dylan as both Ezra and Sienna head towards his Mustang.

Few minutes later, Ezra's car was lined up on the starting line with a few other racers with Sienna sitting in the passenger's seat. Theo and Shane on the other hand were dealing with a stubborn driver who had lost his car at Theo and seconds later, the crying driver handed his key to a grinning Shane and both of them walked back towards the family. 

"What did you get?," asked Harvey. 

"A Mitsubishi Lancer," replied Theo, "But we need to tune it a bit,".

"Good job," Dylan nodded in approval.

"So this is how you shop for cars?," asked Jake looking at them.

"Oh yeah, it's how we roll," replied Theo. 

The sound of a loud boom was heard again and the crowd started to cheer again to show support at the racers. Ezra gave them a thumb up before rolling up his window while Sienna gave them a small wave. 

"Welcome to the second category where we call it the DRIFT!!," said a female voice this time, "Winners will receive three thousand pound and again, if they made bets amongst themselves, that is not our responsibility,". 

The crowd cheered again.

"Racers.. On your mark," said the voice and there was a loud sound of roaring engines, "Get set.. GO!!,".

At once the cars jerked forward, starting the race. Sounds of screeching tires and brakes were heard at once as the cars started to drift at every corner. The Hunters watched in amazement since they never watched street race in a close position. Theseus turned to gaze at Zara who was sitting at the fence lazily, watching her twin's car. Her arms wrapped around Leon's neck who were standing in front of her. Once or twice they cheered at a few actions that Ezra performed in the Drift and laughed when another car messed up. 

Few minutes later, Ezra's car arrived first and the Phoenix roared with excitement as the spectators applauded the winner. Sienna got out of the car first and rushed towards the driver's door as Ezra stepped out. He pulled Sienna into a deep kiss, picking her up at the same time and hugging her tight. They both looked at Dylan as a Toyota Supra arrived next to them and Dylan gave them a thumbs up. The driver climbed out of the car angrily and threw down his cap on the ground and cursed as Ezra walked up to him holding out his hand. The driver tossed the key bitterly and it landed on Sienna's feet which she laughed when she picked it up. 

"Well someone's a sore loser," said Sienna cheekily, "Looks like I'm driving it, baby,". 

"Nah.. Let one of the Hunters drive it this time," said Ezra, wrapping his arms around her waist, "You're riding with me, my lady,".

Ezra took the key and handed it to Jake. 

"Let's see if you can detect errors in that car," said Ezra and Jake nodded. 

Suddenly, there was a sound of a boom which was louder than the previous making the crowd yelled in excitement. They all turned to Zara who started to grin at them. 

"May the force be with you, baby sis," said Dylan and the Phoenix murmured the same thing to her. 

She gave Dylan a salute and started to walk towards her McLaren to get ready for the third and final category. As she lined up her car at the starting point, she rolled down her window and gave them a thumb up before rolling back her window.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the final category.. The RIIISKK!!!," the voice roared, "Winners will receive five thousand pound and for the last time, for those who made bets with each other is not our responsibility,". 

Zara turned her head to the car next to her who happened to be Carlos, the driver who made a bet to her. She gave him a flying kiss which she got back in return when suddenly her passenger door was flung open and Theseus got inside smirking at her.

"Hello, love," Theseus gave her a coy smile. 

"What the fuck do you think you're doing here?," Zara glared at him. 

"I just want to see how you do it," replied Theseus looking at her innocently.

"Get out," Zara seethed at him.

"Nah.. I'm fine," said Theseus as he put on the seat belt.

But before she could retort back, the announcer started to speak again.

"Racers!! On your mark!! Get Set!!.. GO!!!!," the voice yelled.

At once Zara pressed down and her car shot forward as she cursed at Theseus. 

"You better glued your mouth while I'm working or I swear to God, I'll kick you out of my car," said Zara furiously, her eyes concentrate on the road. 

"So violent," said Theseus softly, his eyes gazing at his Goddess. 

Zara completely ignored him after that and she focused herself on the race. Theseus wished he had another pair of eyes so he could watch her and the road at the same time. Her hand shifted the gear skillfully and at one time her lips curled into a smile as she took down a few cars. Theseus eyes look back at the road and realize that they had entered the city and there were more cars on the highway. How the hell did they arrive he had no idea. Just as the car passed a flyover, sirens were heard and he heard Zara chuckled. 

"Well looks like we have a race crasher," said Zara to herself glancing at the rear view mirrors, "Let's loosen up with some music shall we?,".