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Chapter 5

After having Nora drop her off at the garage, Ruby opened up the garage door and was met with Yang and Blake dressed in what looked like hazmat suits.

Yang looked over as the garage door opened. "Hey, Rubes." she said. "Close the door, quick."

Ruby closed the garage door without question. She then walked over to the tool box and leaned against it, watching her sister and Blake load paint guns with what looked like black paint.

"Getting your car dolled up for tonight?" Ruby asked.

"Yep." Yang smiled as she put on her mask. "Hey, if you're gonna be in here while we paint, put a mask on."

Ruby rolled her eyes and grabbed a mask off the tool box. She put on the mask and leaned against the toolbox as she watched her sister and Blake start painting the car.

"Are you painting the entire car black?" Ruby asked with a cocked eyebrow. "I thought that wasn't your type of color."

"Not for the entire car." Yang said. "That would just make the entire thing look tacky." Yang then looked at Blake, who was giving her a glare.

Yang chuckled a bit. "But, it looks great on your car, Blake." she said.

Blake rolled her eyes and went back to painting the side of the car. "And we're just painting these decals black, right?"

"Yep." Yang answered. "Same thing with the decal on the hood."

"What other decal?" Ruby walked over to the girls as Yang was picking up a rather large stencil for another decal.

Yang spread the stencil on the hood of her car. From what Ruby could see, it looked like a heart, which was on fire. (Yang's emblem)

Ruby looked at the emblem's stencil, then back at Yang. "Don't you have this tattooed somewhere?"

Yang chuckled a bit and patted her left bicep. "Yup." she said. "Damn proud of it too."

Ruby cocked an eyebrow. "Won't that just make it easier for the cops to tie the car back to you?"

Ruby saw Yang blink through her mask as she stood in silence, obviously realizing her error. Blake chuckled through her mask and set down her paint gun, now finished painting the decals on her side of the car.

"I told you someone would bring that up." she said, patting Yang on the shoulder.

Yang finally broke out her trance and glared at Blake. "Yeah, yeah." she groaned. "Shut up, you two. The only way they'll tie the car to me is if they see the damn tattoo."

"Or your face." Ruby added. "They did see you at the restaurant today."

"Fuck..." Yang mumbled under her breath as she continued painting. "Looks like we're laying low for a few days, huh?"

"Speak for yourself." said Blake. "They only saw your and Nora's car. They didn't see mine."

Yang lifted up her mask and stuck her tongue out at Blake. Blake laughed and turned over to Ruby.

"Hey, do you plan on racing tonight, Ruby?" she asked the red head.

Ruby shrugged. "I might." she said. "Any good racers coming out tonight?"

"Two of them." Yang said, taking her mask off and tossing it onto a workbench. "Flynt Coal and Neon Katt. Both are from Atlas and both are extremely cocky."

"Let me guess, they've got the horsepower to back it up?" Ruby asked with an eyebrow cocked.

Yang nodded. "Flynt's driving a Viper and I heard Neon got a hold of a supped-up GTO last week."

Ruby gave a low whistle. "Sounds like they'll be tough to beat." She then cracked a smile. "I like a good challenge."

Vale's Underground - 6:43 P.M

Ruby parked her car beside Blake's and got out, surveying her surroundings. Vale's underground had to be packed with street racers from God know where. Most of them were just hanging around, talking with other racers and showing off their cars, while a handful of them were actually racing. Cars of all models and colors zipped back and forth on a track, just an empty stretch of road with one end surrounded by cars.

Ruby met Blake and Yang over by the track, who were talking to Nora and Pyrrha.

Nora grinned as Ruby joined the group. "Wassup, newbie?" she said to Ruby.

Ruby cocked an eyebrow. "Newbie, huh?" she said.

"It's your first race here in Vale, so yeah. You're a newbie." Nora smirked.

Ruby rolled her eyes and laughed. "So, what the competition like tonight?"

Pyrrha slumped her shoulders and sighed. "No one but the local talent is racing." she said. "The Altas racers are just standing around showing off their cars."

"What about Flynt and Katt?" asked Ruby, looking around. "Are they here yet?"

"Nope. Seems as though they want to be fashionably late." Pyrrha said before swearing under her breath.

"This is pretty much bullshit." Ruby said. "These Atlas assholes wanted to move this race up just to show off their fancy cars?" She rolled her eyes and spit on the ground next to a car. Little did she know, the driver of the car was standing right behind her and was none too pleased about her gesture.

"Yo." he said, tapping Ruby on the shoulder. "The fuck's you're problem?"

Ruby turned around and took a look at the man. Tall, punkish clothing, and a wannabe intimidating attitude. Ruby smirked. This guy was Atlas and was all talk.

"My problem is that most you assholes are all show." she said. "This is a race, not a car show. If you guys aren't gonna race, then don't bother to bring your cars"

The man seemed a bit offended. "You run your mouth pretty fast for someone new to the game." he said.

Ruby laughed. "Oh, trust me. I've been in the game longer than you've had that piece of shit you call an RX-8 in your garage."

The man clenched his fist. "I could run circles around you, you stupid cu-"

"Then prove it." Ruby suddenly stepped forward, causing the man to step back. "Five grand says that I smoke you right here, right now."

The man clenched his jaw and said nothing for a good few seconds. Ruby smirked and took this opportunity to rub dirt into the wound.

Ruby shrugged her shoulders. "I mean, I guess its fine if you wanna say no." she said. "I'm pretty sure your wallet's as small as your dick anyway."

A series of laugher and various damns were heard from the crowd around them. The man's face turned as red as the coat of paint of his car, although Ruby couldn't tell if it was from embarrassment or anger.

"You little bitch..." the man growled, pointing a finger in Ruby's face. "Six grand says I smoke whatever you throw on the table."

Ruby chuckled and pushed the man's finger out of her face. "That's more like it." she said. "Let's race."

Both racers turned and walked to their cars as the crowd moved back far enough to get their cars through. Ruby hopped into her car through the open window and started up her engine. Before she could go anywhere, Yang was at her driver's side with her hand on the door.

"Not exactly smart getting him pissed before a race, Ruby." she said with a sigh. "Don't be surprised if he swaps paint with you."

Ruby shrugged. "It's his money that'll be paying for it" she said. Yang rolled her eyes as Ruby cruised over the starting line, where the man was revving his engine.

Ruby rolled her eyes and lined her car up with his, revving her engine as well. She took a breath and stared out in front of her, right hand on her shifter and ready. Nora ran out in front of the cars with a pink bandana in her hands. She gave the man a thumbs up, checking to see if he was ready. Ruby nodded at Nora when she did the same to her. Nora skipped backwards a bit a raised the arm with the bandana in hand. With the smug expression that seemed to be pasted to her face, she floored the accelerator and knocked the car into gear when Nora brought the bandana down, signaling the start of the race.

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