Tangled in This Web – A Fast and the Furious Fan-fiction

Summery: I do no body's bitch work… Rikki yet again finds herself being dragged along for the ride as her brother, Brian O'Conner, pursues his career as a police officer. He doesn't like to let her out of his site, an old habit he has from watching her since she was sixteen, now at the age of nineteen he still treats her the same. Nineteen is the age where you take a look inside yourself and discover who you really are. Can Rikki do this while having Brian and his superiors constantly tugging at her to do what they want? Or will she fight tooth and nail and become the woman she was born to be?

Disclaimer: I am not the original creator of the movie 'Fast and the Furious'. I do not own any familiar characters or places you may find in this story. No prophet is being made by posting this story, if there were I wouldn't be posting it here.

Chapter One

"Brian, what's going on?" the almost nineteen year old asked as she walked through the door of the apartment she shared with her brother. She had just gotten back from the post office to find him going through the apartment, throwing things into boxes. "Are you moving out?"

Brian shook his head. "New assignment," he answered and paused his mad packing. "They finally put me out in under cover work, isn't that great Rik?" he asked in excitement. He had wanted this for ages, praying they would accept his file.

Rikki, or as her brother called her, Rik launched herself at her brother in a hug. He spun her around and laughed in their excitement. "That's great Brian!" she exclaimed as he sat her down. "Where are you going?"

"We," he told her, putting an extra emphasis on the 'we', "Are going to L.A."

"Whoa back up," Rikki stated and took a step back to get a good look at her brother. "What do you mean 'we'?" she asked. "I can't go."

Brian shook his head. "Of course you can and you are. I can't do this without you Rik."

"Don't hand me that," Rikki warned. "You go out on the streets find and dandy on your own. You're a big boy you can do this too."

"You can't mean that Rik. You don't have to do anything anyway. Just being there is good enough. We're family we stick together."

Rikki rolled her eyes. Try telling that one to their parents. Once Brian had graduated high school their parents had started neglecting their duties as parents. "I have school to think about Bri," she started but apparently Brian had already thought of that.

"There's still UCLA, didn't you apply there?" he asked.

Rikki shook her head. "I wasn't accepted there…" she wasn't given time to finish.

"Then you can come, what's the point of staying here on your own anyway?"

Rikki sighed. There was no point in arguing with him when Brian got like this. If he was set on his ways then he would get what he wanted.

"Are you at least taking time out to celebrate?"

Brian smiled. "Wanna head out for supper?"

Rikki looked at him skeptically, "Who's buying?"

Brian laughed. They were right back to where they normally were. "My treat," he told her and took out his car keys. Things would be great in L.A. She would see that when they got there.

XxXxX

"Brian you asshole," Rikki shouted and slammed her fist on the bathroom door. They had only been in L.A. for a week and he already had started up annoying habits… More of them then she remembered he had at any rate.

It was six o'clock in the morning and Rikki had yet to get ready for work. Brian at first had been a little iffy on the subject, not wanting to let her out of site. But she quickly reminded him that she couldn't just sit around at Harry's Auto Parts shop all day. She needed something to do and she was useless when it came to cars and their innards.

"I'll be out in a minute, keep your pants on," Brian shouted back. He had been doing this purposely to her ever since he found out she had gotten the job at a restaurant down the street. So far his attempts to make her late and therefore fired hadn't been all too successful.

Rikki banged on the door again with her fist. "I mean it Brian, I was lucky to get this job as it is. I don't wanna be late, hurry up!"

Brian opened the door with a smile on his face and his hair still went from his hour long shower. "All yours," he informed her and went to his room.

Rikki slammed the door behind her and turned on the shower water. There had best be hot water left or she was going to charged with murder one…

Eventually the end of the week came and Rikki couldn't be happier. She had never enjoyed working in restaurants and Friday was her least favorite day to work. It always seemed the busiest and she always received the morning shift.

Unlocking the apartment door, Rikki was greeted with the site of Brian running around like a chicken with his head cut off looking for something.

"What did you lose this time?" she asked blandly, shutting and locking the door behind her.

Brian paused long enough to send a weak glare in her direction before beginning his search again. "I can't find the damned car keys. I know I had them in the living room earlier…"

"Before or after you got up from the TV to make a snack?" Rikki asked as she walked into the kitchen.

What's it matter?" Brian called back as he tore the couch cushions off the couch.

Rolling her eyes Rikki repeated her question. "Common Bri, you don't have all night."

"Before," Brian answered and moved on to search the entertainment unit…Or what little of one there was.

Rikki opened the snack cupboard and smiled. "What do they look like?" Might as well get pay back from this morning.

"Uh, they have my Atlanta City key chain on them… There're only two keys on the ring."

Rikki nodded her head, the smile still on her face. After years of living with him and his father, her step-father, she knew his old habits front and back. "Haven't seen them," she called back to him and pocketed the keys after taking a pop-tart out for herself.

Brian sat up straight. Something was off, "Rikki," he said to catch her attention. Normally she would help him find them. She must have already found them, "My keys."

Trying not to laugh she took the keys out of her pocket and threw them over to him. "So what, you have a hot date tonight or something?" she asked.

Brian shook his head. "I have to deliver some parts for Harry. I thought I would go out for some lunch on my way back to the store, wanna come for the ride?"

Rikki shrugged her shoulders. "Sure, but I already ate."

"Doesn't matter, last one to the truck has to pay for gas."