Whoa…me making a CarsFanFic? Well, if some of you have been reading my other DP story, you wouldn't be surprised to see this. ^^ I was just in such a Cars mood that I had to write a Fanfiction about my favourite animated couple of all time! :D

FYI this is not humanized, for some reason I prefer non-humanized Cars stories over humanized ones. I think because it's easier to imagine the characters as what kind they are. With humans they appear like everyone else and a lot of their car world is gone. I'm not saying that humanized Cars stories are bad; I'm just saying that I prefer original non-humanized Cars stories over the humanized ones.

Oh, and also I may use terms that would likely describe humans such as heart or face or whatever. Sorry if that confuses you, I just can't find a correct term for it, that and I prefer to use those terms to describe them.

Cars (C) Disney Pixar

Chapter 1 – A Drive

At a glance all that could be seen were trees with leaves blowing in the summer wind, with hills and mountains surrounding the landscape, and then a magnificent waterfall surrounded by nature.

And two cars racing each other.

One was a light blue, the other a strong red. One was a famous race car, while the other was an attorney. Quite an unusual combination, but it worked out for these two. For these two cars loved each other dearly, and had been together for more than 4 years.

Their first encounter may have not been the best, but surely they would not spend another moment like that together, for they had understood each other's past and had connected strongly. Their personalities unmatched but both challenged each other without the struggle for success.

Nothing had ever come between them, even if one had a fan girl crush on another race car because of his open wheels, she still loved her red car more than anything else in the world. The red car too, had countless fan girls but he knew that none of them could match up to the one he cared about the most.

Lightning McQueen and Sally Carrera. The most popular couple known in Radiator Springs, a small and old but newly populated town that Lightning had ran into more than 4 years ago. It was that one wrong turn that turned out to be the best mistake he had ever made. The ride may have been a little bumpy, but he was glad that he could find someone to care for other than himself, and not just Sally, but everyone else in town; his best friend Mater too, and many other residents of the town.

As Sally passed the waterfall, she gave a flirtatious glance at Lightning, who gasped the same way he did when he first saw her driving past the waterfall. It was a breathtaking moment that made Lightning's heart skip a beat. When Lightning first saw her in the courtroom, he found her to be the most beautiful car he had ever seen. Groupies were nothing compared to the beauty he saw once she drove into the room.

He wasn't looking for love, but he found it in a light blue Porsche who lived in a small deserted town which now Lightning called home. The two of them lived together, aside from them not being married they felt comfortable living together, and ever since Radiator Springs became more populated, the Cozy Cone Motel and Wheel Well Motel were overbooked.

Sally had Lightning to thank for that, the night in which he had to leave for his race she would never forget. She had never been so happy and sad in all her life. It was that night that she realized Lightning had meant something to her. It was the night that made Lightning realized how much he cared for everyone who lived in Radiator Springs, especially Sally who with one touch made his heart race and want more from her.

As the couple arrived at Wheel Well Motel, they saw that it was deserted. The motel had been closed for the day since it was a public holiday. And today was a day that Sally and Lightning wanted to share together, just the two of them and no one else.

The next day would be a reckless amount of work for the two of them. Lightning would have to go out and practice while Sally would be busy managing both Cozy Cone Motel and Wheel Well, with the assistance of her friends.

Lightning had been feeling that their relationship was being neglected, not by everyone else but because of the amount of time they spent apart. On the outside, they both didn't seem to care that one or the other was busy or out of town for a while, but on the inside they deeply missed each other. During races or even practice, Lightning would be busy thinking about her before he would be knocked by one of his competitors, most likely the green car with a moustache that would do anything to win the trophy for the season.

Sally on the other hand, would get carried away with just daydreaming at her desk at the Cozy Cone about Lightning and their moments shared together. She was lucky that it was easier for her to snap out of it.

But for Lightning it was much harder, because he was still new to respecting and loving others more than he cared for himself. So the more he took in, the more he couldn't stop.

Lightning looked at Sally, her paint shining against the summer sun gave him a slight chill, she always looked beautiful in the sunlight, and when she would turn to face him, her eyes would tell it all. Sally smiled at Lightning in return then drove inside the Motel. He followed her in, and found her next to the bar with two drinks there. He smirked at her; he loved it when she thought ahead.

They both sat together at the bar with freshly made drinks and nothing else but the two of them in complete silence. Lightning was thinking, so was Sally about what they should talk about. The only thing that was coming to their minds was the past; how they met and that night where it all came down on them at once.

It was truly a night that neither of them would never forget, it meant all too much to the both of them. The moment when their fenders touched instantly produced a long connecting spark that could almost never be broken. Sally knew that this was the kind she was looking for in him; she didn't expect to see it when she saw him for the first time, but later on she could tell that he was changing.

Then, Sally ended the silence with a heavy sigh with a dreamy look on her face as she began to reminisce about the moments they had shared together.

"Remember when we first came up here?" She asked, knowing that he would most definitely remember that particular event.

"Yeah, the time when you tricked me into a race." He added, jokingly.

Sally chuckled as she remembered that moment. "Yeah, I wanted to see how fast you can really go. That and it was just for fun." She ended with a smile slightly turning to him after taking another sip of her drink.

Lightning laughed in doubt of his speed, he was a race car, and of course he could easily beat her. "You know, I only take it easy on you because I can actually go miles ahead of you."

"Is it also because I'm a girl?" She asked with a smirk and a raised eyelid of suspicion.

"No," He replied in a different and more caring tone. "It's because I don't get to see you if I'm miles ahead." He answered as he nuzzled her fender which made her do the same.

The two embraced in a gentle nuzzle of each other's fenders, at that moment they both remembered that moment that they shared intimately together; it was a moment that would always make their hearts race.

But when Sally remembered the moment after, she backed away with a saddened expression. Lightning opened his eyes and looked at her with deep concern. He worried that he had done something wrong.

"Are you alright?" He asked, knowing very well from her expression that she wasn't.

"Oh…" Sally began, slightly stuttering as she sniffled a little before turning to her drink again. "Nothing it's just…I missed you when you had to leave."

"But I came back." Lightning added with a smile, giving her a sign of hope. "And you know that I'll have to leave for my races. But in the end I will always come back." He added, moving a little closer to her.

Sally turned slightly and gave a half smile, letting him know that she understood, but still saddened by how the rest of that day turned out. She was glad that she came back a couple of days later, and she was glad that he knew exactly where to find her. It made her think that he understood her more than anyone else.

Of all the time they spent together, they cherished their first moments together the most. Their first encounter may have not been the best, but it was something that would make the couple laugh at how playful they used to be before they became anything.

"After four years I still can't believe you're that same car that tried to ask me out at first glance." Sally stated jokingly, finding doubt and disbelief that this was the same car that used to be very stubborn and full of himself.

Lightning chuckled as he remembered how he used to act; he shook his hood in disbelief of ever being that kind of car again. "You won't see that car again. He's changed." He said with a flirtatious expression and gazing into Sally's blue eyes.

Sally smiled in return, with her eyes half closed. She couldn't help but love that look he would give her, even if it did hint towards how he used to act, she didn't mind a little of how he used to be. It made her feel more like this was indeed that car that used to be arrogant and stubborn, she was glad that he didn't completely change, but it did bug her from time to time when he would show off his lucky sticker to the crowds.

"Oh I'm sure I'll see some of that car very soon." She teased with a wink, reminding him that he acted more like he used to be during his races.

"Hey…" He said in a quiet and mildly annoyed tone. "I can't help that, you know that. I try my best to be a different car as I was before I met you guys."

She knew that, they had been together for 4 years, how could she not know this much about him already? The same could be said with Lightning, even though he did not know much about her past, he was happy with the knowledge he had about her. Although she knew a lot more about him because of how famous he was.

Sally sighed as she turned back to her drink and took another mouthful, Lightning did the same. The silence had returned, it was beginning to feel that the moment they were sharing together was rather quiet and slightly awkward.

The only thing they could do was think about the past events; they both wondered why they didn't think about anything else that whole silent moment. It was because of the past events that they had shared together, they were so memorable that they couldn't be forgotten.

When their drinks were finished, they both drove outside and parked next to a table closest to the magnificent view of Radiator Springs, Ornament Valley and many other amazing places. The couple couldn't help but reminisce about how it used to look before Lightning made the town populated again.

Past events were all that Sally and Lightning could think about, it annoyed them a little that they couldn't think about anything else but the past. Lightning then thought about the memories had shared without her when he was out of town racing.

It made Lightning feel disappointed and drawn back to reality, but when he looked at Sally once more he smiled with content and moved closer so that their fenders were barely touching. He began to think about the distant future, the parts that included Sally and him in particular. That was the only part of his future that he was smiling dreamily about, when he thought about his races he felt drawn back to reality. He knew that he couldn't just be around her all the time, even if it was the only thing he truly wanted to do all the time.

Sally felt the same; it was the main thing they both had in common that they both felt the same way about certain things.

She looked over at Lightning to see him staring off into space; she wondered what he was thinking about. She raised an eyebrow and nudged his side to get his attention. Lightning's eyes fluttered in the sudden touch and the feeling of being drawn back to reality. When he turned he gazed at Sally with a dreamy smile.

Sally looked down, feeling modest that he almost always looked at her in that way, but then she looked back up with a devilish smile.

"So, what were you thinking about?" She asked.

"Oh nothing really..." He answered with a sigh as he looked over the countryside. "Just what the future might hold for us."

"Hm? What do you mean?" Sally asked, sounding worried.

It could've meant a thousand things to Sally, she couldn't figure out what part of the future he was thinking about for them. Was it his racing career affecting their relationship or taking their relationship to the next level or if they would break up and meet new people. Some thoughts Sally did not dare to think about.

"Whether we're still together ten years from now, or if we've started a family by then while I'm still out there racing." He replied, still looking out towards the countryside view as he gave a worried look then a sigh of hope.

A family? Sally thought. She wondered if Lightning wanted to go that far, but in time it would be nice to start a family with him, but when it came to their careers she had doubt that it would ever work out. They would be far too busy all the time, with Sally managing two hotels, not to mention the fact if any cases had to be held in court and she was needed, but also the fact that Lightning wasn't retiring from racing any time soon.

"I see..." Sally replied, with a sign of doubt in her tone, and this caught Lightning's eye.

He reversed to face her; he could see that she had doubt in her eyes. This worried him, what did she doubt about their future? He thought, showing an expression of concern through his medium blue eyes and bright red lips.

"What's wrong?" Lightning asked, with his worried expression becoming more defined.

"Stickers," She began to say, also saying the nickname she gave him the first day she saw him. "We have careers; they could get in the way of things. And not that I hate you for making this town so busy since it's early days, it's just that this town I think has become more busier than it used to be."

"So? Is that a bad thing?"

"What did I just say?" Sally replied in sarcasm, giving an annoyed expression.

"Oh..." Lightning said with a sigh, realizing that she did say it wasn't a bad thing. "So…?" He asked, wanting her to continue the point she was making.

Sally drove away from the spectacular view of the town and the rest of the country as she looked at Wheel Well and remembering how it looked before it was restored. She felt her eyelids close on her with a heavy sigh as Lightning parked right next to her.

"We don't have time for those things. I think we're best staying the way we are." She suggested, thinking about how much stress they would have to deal with if starting a family was going to happen.

Lightning felt almost heartbroken, but nodded in reply as he understood that their careers are what made them who they are and what kept everyone busy. They couldn't just lay back for the rest of their lives, with so many decades ahead of them; there was no time for laying back now.

But, did Sally really want her two careers over a commitment with him and possibly a family? He knew that he wouldn't rush things with her, that's why he hasn't proposed yet after 4 years of dating. No one said raising a family or even just tying the knot would be easy.

Well, there's the first Chapter for you! Now, I'll be updating this on a regular basis so expect this Chapter around the same time next week (Nov 6th). So hope you enjoyed my first Chapter of my first Cars Fanfic! I'll see you all soon! ^^