Epilogue

The bell rang.

The doors of the different class rooms opened and pupils filled the halls of Miami Jefferson Highschool. Amongst them was Lilly O'Conner.

Not Lilly Masterson, but Lilly O'Conner.

It was Friday and the last day of school before summer vacation would start.

All pupils were eager to return their books, receive and compare or hide their reports, and to get their year books signed by the others.

Many things had changed since Brian and Roman had a week and a half ago helped to arrest Carter Verone.

One day after all of this had happened, Brian has shown up at MJ High to talk with the principal. The siblings had come up with a story that was not even that far away from the actual truth.

They had said that, back in L.A., Brian had worked as a cop, yet, after having done a job, they had had to hide from the ones he had taken down, therefore, they had gotten a new identity here in Miami.

Lilly's record had already been changed and on her report and underneath her picture in the year book stood her real name. Lilliana O'Conner. Whenever she looked at it, she had to smile. No more hiding, just like Brian had pomised her.

Of course, the entire incidence had caused a spreat fire all over school, thus the girl's popularity had been upped a little……………although she thought that this was only because of Brian. She knew what kind of effect her brother had on women, especially on teenage girls. The blonde did not like it all that much, her friends having a crush on her older brother was somehow embarrassing.

"Hey, girl, come over here!"Lilly heard somebody shout as she stepped outside the building where tables and banks were standing for the pupils to dine at.

The voice belonged to a black senior called Shonna Fergis, the captain of the volleyball team and a good friend of Lilly's.

Shonna was sitting together with several other members of the volleyball, the football and the basketball team and of the cheerleaders at the table. The blonde knew all of them more or less, having talked to them at parties or during the breaks before.

She sat down between Shonna and Alysson, the first one she had talked to when having been new at MJ High.

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Lilly sat down on the chair the teacher had pointed at. Everybody was staring at her, at 'the new girl from L.A.'. Behind the blonde, there was another girl with hazelnut coloured hair and gray eyes smiling at her.

"Hi, I'm Alysson",she whispered because of the teacher having started to write something down on the blackboard, "you like it so far?"

"Yeah, thank you, just a little nervous",Lilly responded, "I'm Lilly."

"Don't worry, I'll show you around later on. The people are all okay, with a few exceptions, of course",her face changed into a pained expression, "you any good at mathematics?"

"Guys plus shopping equals not very entertaining."

They giggled silently.

"I already like you",Alysson stated.

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"Gimme your book",Alysson said once the blonde had taken place.

While getting the black book out of her bag together with a bottle of Pepsi, Lilly looked around, frowning.

"Lissa not here, yet? So much for being punctual." She handed the book to Alysson. "Don't write anything on the last page. Lissa demanded to have it all on her own."

Lissa, Melissa Anders, was Mike Anders older sister. She was a senior and would go to Yale in autumn. She was also captain of the cheerleaders and the president of Miami Jefferson Highschool. Melissa was, no doubt, the most popular girl at school, always dressed up to a T, her outfit matching each possible occasion. Lilly had made her connection three days after her first day at the new school.

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Alysson secretly liked Mike and when she walked up to him to ask him if he wanted to go to a dance with her, he made fun of her in front of everybody.

The hurt girl ran with tears in her eyes into the girls' room while Lilly took care of Mike and told him her opinion about him before following Alysson.

In the bathroom, the blonde tried to make her new friend realize that Mike was not worth it, yet, Alysson only said that she wanted him to respect her and, in that situation, Lilly could not think of anything else to advice her friend but this.

"Listen, this might sound harsh but how can you expect him to respect you, if you don't respect yourself. I mean, look at what you let him do to you. You have to stand above those things, Alysson, don't let yourself be pushed around. You gotta ignore such jerks that don't see what great a person you are, that's how you make people respect you."

Suddenly, a voice spoke up behind Lilly.

"She's right." It was Melissa. Finally, Alysson stopped the crying and sobbing so that Melissa could help her fixing her make up and then turned to Lilly, sticking out her hand."Hi, my name's Melissa. Do you already know with whom you're gonna have lunch today?" So Lilly ended up at Melissa's table, where she got to know a few more cheerleaders, a few members of the football and the baseball team and she had already known the people from the volleyball team.

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"Na",Daniela, a junior cheerleader, did a motion with her hand, "you know Lissa. Fashionably late."

The entire group at the table laughed.

"I got a party tonight, you comin'?"Roman, a senior member of the football team, sitting opposite to her, asked.

"Sure",Lilly shrugged. Ever since the whole 'Verone-incident' had been over, the girl had not gone to the races, yet, feeling uncomfortable around the cars. They made her remember the conclusions she had drawn at Verone's, that cars were like a drug and she was nothing but an addict.

"There",Alysson said, giving the girl a year book, "you gotta sign it for me, or better yet, can you sketch something for me, like, one of these cartoon sketches you always do in the lessons?"

"I don't know what you're talking about, I'm always paying attention",she rolled her eyes innocently, gaining a laugh from the others and their year books to sign them as well. So Lilly took out a black ball point pen to begin with the signing while her year book was going around the table.

Mouse had been the first one to sign hers.

They had exchanged their books to sign them simultaneously. Both of them had flipped them open to where their pictures were and had signed right onto them. Mouse had written "Great time", Lilly "Burns, baby".

Finally, Melissa Anders together with her boyfriend Victor "Vic" Samos arrived at the table, greeting everybody.

"My brother is such a moron!"The brunette exclaimed. "I just saw him in the hall, spitting into one of his friend's year book, saying that his signature would need some time to dry! How can I honestly be related to somebody that stupid?! Well, at least he managed to do 10th grade on his second try."

When Lilly had received this information for the first time, she had not really been surprised. Mike Anders had had to repeat 10th grade. So he was seventeen now, therefore, he felt way more important than the other sophomores, yet, he did actually not have people considered true friends. The blonde had experienced that the others were merely tolerating him when necessary, except for the few that thought by admiring Mike, they would gain popularity due to him being the captain of the football team. Originally, Vic, Melissa's boyfriend, had been the captain, however, after having had an accident over Christmas last year, he had had to stop playing. Mike's father, being rich and good friends with the principal, had talked the other man into taking his son for the position. His marks would have gotten better over the last semester, he had enthusiasm and team spirit…………….eventually, he had become the captain, although Vic had suggested Mouse for the next captain, him being also seventeen, having great marks and being a great wide receiver. Nonetheless, Mouse had turned this offer down. He had not like the thought of so much responsibility on his shoulders………………….not that Mike was any better.

"Here, sign it",Melissa gave Lilly her year book, "write what perfect a person I am and how much I have impressed you."

"Yes, Lissa",the blonde had just finished signing the last of the other books and was now searching for some free space within the brunette's one. Finally, she found a page that was only covered in lyrics to a quarter.

Doing a comic sketch of herself wearing a cheerleader outfit, Lilly wrote next to it: "Gimme an M, gimme an E, gimme an L…………..and so on, you know the procedure, don't you? Dear Melissa, I want to thank you for the many times you reminded me that not all cheerleaders are the stereotypes they always show in the movies. You are not some stupid spoilt girl, running to her Daddy to buy her everything. You respect yourself. You never give up. You don't date a guy only to gain popularity. You are intelligent and you always manage to look perfect. Thank you also for reminding me that good looks do not always equal superficialty – strange word. You accepted me the way I was, although the entire time complaining that I should join the cheerleaders and make more out of myself. I guess this is your way to show how much you actually care and I want to thank you for that care……………even if it was very annoying at times. Che sera, sera, whatever will be, will be. I wish you all the best for your future at Yale and hope that we'll stay in contact, even when you meet lots of new people at college. Lilly.

P.S.: where did you get that dark green shirt with the white seam? I like it."

She returned the book to Melissa immediatley reading what the blonde had written. A warm smile was tugging at the corners of her mouth after severl seconds.

"You're welcome",she answered, looking at Lilly, "where's yours? Hope the last page is still free, isn't it?"

"Just coming round",Vic told her while signing, then, giving it to his girlfriend.

"You're not to read it until the day of Au revoir",Melissa adviced the girl.

"If you say so." Au revoir was a special tradition at Miami Jefferson High. The first week of the vacation period was homecoming week. All the alumnis would come to play against this year's teams and at the end of the week, there would be a dance. Everybody having been at Au revoir, a dance at the last weekend in the holidays, would be at the Homecoming dance. Au revoir was special in many ways. One had to be invited to get in. The invitations were given out by the seniors, they decided who would be there and who would be left outside. It was called Au revoir because it was the last chance for practically an entire year to spend an evening together, before all of the seniors would leave for college. Lilly had received her invitation from Melissa, with the demand "wear a dress".

Soon after having gotten her book back and some more talk, the bell rang again.

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Literally each pupil's eyes were focused on the clock hanging above the door. Everybody was awaiting the hand to move up to the twelve. Four more minutes and they would be free for three months.

Actually, the class was supposed to be watching a movie about the mass media, but no one was really interested in it, the clock was way more entertaining.

Suddenly, Lilly felt Mouse, who was sitting behind her, kicking lightly against one of the legs of her chair…………….their sign, if one of them wanted to give the other one a message written on a little piece of paper.

Lilly reached back with her left hand that was no longer taped and almost completely healed by now. Feeling the paper in her hand, she closed her fingers around it, bringing it slowly onto her table, where she opened it.

Drill after?

Taking the pencil into her right hand, hoping that it would not scratch too loud on the paper, she wrote: Deal and returned the paper to Mouse the way she had gotten it.

The bell rang!

Everybody was jumping up on their seats, papers and pens were flying through the room.

Holidays!

No school for three months!

It was the last Friday on May, so the vacation would start on June 1st.

Lilly would have to work at Tej's, but she did not mind at all. Tej's and the guys' conception of work was very open-minded, so she did not fear having to work the entire time.

Together with Mouse, the blonde left the class room, only to see people in the hall celebrating, too.

"Up o dere?"The boy next to her asked.

"Dere, I've see",she shrugged while they were leaving the school building. Many people were already outside, looking at something standing right on the street in front of the main entrance: Brian, who had gotten his hair cut a few milimetres short a week ago, leaning against the side of the Evo that was now his. The Customs had given the cars to Roman and him, having claimed that they had no longer any use for them. Of course, the GPS had already been built out.

"No Drill, man",Lilly told her friend, "he planning me. Sor."

"Righ'",he responded, "Phoenix mo nigh'?"

"Finite",the blonde nodded,"sa."

She walked over to where her brother was standing, thinking that it was somehow embarrassing to get picked up like that, therefore, she merely said "hi" to Brian while getting onto the passenger's seat.

Her brother also got in, frowning.

"You don't wanna drive?"He had imagined it to be quite impressive on his sister's school mates, if she had driven the Evo away.

"No."

"So",the man breathed out, "how's the report, junior?"

"I ain't gonna show you, if you keep on calling me that",Lilly warned him, receiving a chuckle.

"C'mon, let me enjoy this."

"Whatever."

Brian suppressed the urge to roll his eyes. Ever since the 'Verone-incidence' had been over, 'whatever' seemed to be his sister's new favourite word.

"Hey, is that Shane in front of us?"He questioned, nodding his head into the direction he was talking about.

"Yeah, driving to Tej's to get Mika done",the girl sighed in frustration. Shane's birthday way in June, therefore, he would turn seventeen in less then three weeks. Due to this date being very close to the last day of school, his parents always made the presents depending on his reports. So, last year, his average had been C, the reason he had not gotten a car on his sixteenth birthday. Now, after Lilly having worked her ass off to help her friend, his average was B. Even though his birthday was still three weaks ahead, he was already allowed to drive around with his car: a second hand Honda S2000.

Lilly was actually quite happy for her friend, yet, after having had to listen to Shane three times telling her what he wanted to be done on Mika, she was pretty much annoyed by it.

"Mika?"The blonde man laughed. "Oh, well, it's his first car, that's always special. What does he want to be done, anyways?"

"Well, of course, he wants it to be a racer, so we'll go routine on it",the girl shrugged, "NOS system, pimped engine, racing seats, new chrome exhaust with built-in flame thrower, new racer tires 'n chrome rims, new paint job, some changes on the body kit, so, a new front and rear bumper, another rear spoiler, some side skirts, a nice drop to make it a real low-rider, but,"she shook her head no, "in my opinion, he's overdoing it when it comes down to extras. I mean…………I can understand neons and a new dash and if you want to, like, one or two specials nobody else's got, yet, he is gone nuts. He wants neons everywhere, two fifteen and two ten inch woofers in his trunk, two amps, and, a twenty-five inch TV. But that's not everything. Crash also wants five inch monitors in his visors, two monitors in his dash, one for the NOS and the other for watching DVDs with the DVD player he wants, next to the three disc CD and mp3 player. I stopped listening when he mentioned a PS2 or an Xbox, I dunno………….that's insane. It's nothing but unnecessary weight in a racer!"

"C'mon",Brian was still laughing, this time because of his sibling's pragmatism, though, "he's seventeen. He just wants something to impress girls with."

"What's that look supposed to mean?"Lilly folded her arms in front of her chest, eying her brother suspiciously.

"What look?"He asked while shifting into another gear.

"The look you've just sent my way when you mentioned Shane wanting to impress girls."

"I did not look at you. I concentrated on the road."

"Since when are there any traffic signs on me, then? So why did you look at me like that?"

"I did. Not. Look at you!"

"Did too!"The girl felt herself getting furious. The moment Brian had looked at her, his eyes had clearly said 'he just wants something to impress you', not girls in general. Why was he denying it now?

"Did not!"Brian hated his sister's stubborness, on top of that, she was also on her period, so she was very agitated, too.

"Did too!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"Argh",the man ran a hand over his short hair. He could have sworn that he would have pulled out some of it, if it had still been long enough! He had not looked at her!

"Just shut up and let me drive. I don't wanna cause any accidents because of you distracting me",so, this was it for Brian. The big brother had spoken!

Lilly merely turned her head to the right side, regarding the sidewalk.

"Whatever."

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If you wonder what Mouse and Lilly are saying:

Drill after? – Drill this afternoon?

Up o dere? – Shall I pick you up or are you there?

He planning me. Sor. – He's planning something for me. I'm sorry.

Righ'. Phoenix mo nigh'? – It's alright. The Phoenix tomorrow night?

Finite. Sa. – Definitely. See ya.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters of The Fast and the Furious or 2 Fast 2 Furious. I do also not own the storylines of the movies. Nevertheless, this story is mine, the idea belongs to me. Characters that belong to me are: Lilliana/Lilly O'Conner, Shane/Crash, Mike Anders, Alexander/Alex Praca, Diego Hernandez, Marco Merisi, Thomas, Will, Raymond/Spike, Nicolas/Nico, Jenyza/Sugar, Julian/Mouse, Anthony/Tony, Marisa/Risa, Claire/Lola, Verena/V, Nathalie Rigot, Melissa/Lissa Anders, Victor/Vic Samos, Shonna Fergis, Alysson, 'Cathy' and Mona.

If any of you have ever wondered: the story is set in 2003, so a short time before 2 Fast 2 Furious was released in the U.S..

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I'M DONE!!!! YEAH!! AN ENTIRE YEAR!!! I'M DONE!!!!AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

I wanna say THANKS to everybody supporting me during this year, I know I was horrible!!! I let you wait so long!!! I hope you think the waiting was worth it!!!

Special THANKS to all the ones of you having written a review!!! They always made me smile!!!

I'M DONE!!!

ESPECIALLY KATE! You're always so great and supported me with all of your e-mails and helped me to develop new ideas! I love you! You're great!

I LOVE Y'ALL!!!

Ahhh, I'm happy that this is finally done…………………………….although………………………..

This epilogue might be the prologue of a new story. What you thinking? Shall I give it another try? You wanna know what happens during Lilly's vacation period? Or are you pissed at me for having made you guys wait so long? I could understand it, if you were. I'd be mad.

So, merry christmas and a happy new year to all of you.

Thanks for spending precious time of your life on reading my story.

Thank you.

PS: one last question: how do you imagine Lilly to sound or to talk like? I always wondered what her voice would be like………..

It's over, now.

Bye,

djaly