Happiness Doesn't Come Easily

Disclaimer: I don’t own any of the characters from the Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. I do however own Abigail Boswell, Helena Roberts Boswell, Derek, Brit and the name Jonathan as Sean and Abi’s father’s name since it was never mention in the movie to be otherwise. I also own Grady’s Garage. I don’t own Tierra or Hiero, but I am using them with permission from their owner. I am making no money off of this.

Chapter Four:

Abi walked into Han’s garage and straight up to him. "I have to leave tomorrow. Some friends need my help. I’ll be back in like a week. Also I can’t work today I need to find an apartment since my baby sister is coming to stay with me."

"You know you could always stay with me. I’ve got the room and that way you can just step outside and be at work. Did you say baby sister?"

"She’s not really my sister, but she’s always looked up to me and so I took her under my wing, so to speak, and we’ve been tight ever since. She called me last night and asked if I’d let her stay with me for a while. Of course, I said yes, and now I have to go pick her up in L.A." Abi said as she threw her arms around Han, "Oh and by the way you’ve got yourself two new roommates, but if you make a move on my baby sister I’ll kill you. Got that." Abi whispered in his ear before she let him go.

"Got it. No moves on your baby sister." Han said. Abi didn’t move away right away, but she stayed pressed close to him. "You want me don’t you?" Abi asked him as she ran her finger down his chest and stomach. She smiled as he nodded. She only stopped when she got to the waistband of his pants. She smiled when she saw him swallow hard. Running her hands back up his chest Abi leaned in and whispered in his ear, "Too bad you’ll never get me."

Abi really did walk away at the point of leaving Han feeling uncomfortably tight in his pants. She sniggered as she headed back out to start pulling apart the car that her brother Sean trashed the night before. God she loved doing that to guys. Some might call her a tease, but she really didn’t care what other people thought about her anymore.

Abi put in a good days work and as she left that night she thought about maybe not coming back. They wouldn’t miss her all that much and she’d be back with her friends and family. Then she thought about her father and her brother and the thought of maybe never seeing them again and she knew she’d be back. Hell, she’d bring her whole damn family back with her. That night she packed up her stuff and went to bed.

The next morning Abi woke up and headed for the shower. She grabbed her towel and quickly dried off. As she was pulling on her clothes, she remembered that she forgot to call Tie back yesterday. Swearing loudly Abi found her cell phone and started to dial when she thought better of it. She’d just call them when she got to the store. With that thought in her head, Abi grabbed her stuff, paid her bill and headed for the airport.

Once at the airport Abi paid the cabbie and headed inside. She checked both her bags and boarded her flight.
Abi sat down next to the window and fastened her safety belt. Feeling the plane taxi down the runway, Abi looked out her window and smiled. She knew she’d see Japan again soon. Closing her eyes, Abi thought about seeing the gang again.

Several hours later Abi woke up to the plane descending onto the tarmac. She looked out her window and smiled. She was finally back in L.A. and ready to kick some ass on the streets. Standing up Abi joined the crowd of people getting off the plane. As she walked towards baggage claim she laughed out loud much to the amusement of the people in the airport. Once Abi got her bags she headed outside and got into the first taxi she saw. Giving the driver an address two blocks away from where she wanted to be, Abi sat back and watched the scenery go by.

Twenty minutes later Abi got out of her cab and pulled out a 50 dollar bill to pay. "Keep the change." She told him as she walked away. Pulling out her cell phone she dialed the one number she wouldn’t ever forget.

"Toretto’s." answered a feminine voice.

"Hey, baby girl."

"ABI! Where are you?" shrieked Mia into the phone.

"Look up." Abi said as she hung up her phone and waited for Mia to notice her. Once Mia did she came running out of the shop and hugged Abi so hard she almost knocked her over.

"Air…air please. I need to breathe." Abi said as she tried to pry Mia off of her.

"Oh sorry. It’s just been so long since I’ve seen you. Where have you been?" Mia asked as she let Abi go.

"Well I went back to Barstow for awhile and then Mom died and I moved to Tokyo." Abi said as she started into the shop, "So where is everyone else?"

"Where else, but out back with their cars." Mia said as she grabbed both of Abi’s bags and threw them behind the counter. Abi smiled and headed out back. She saw Leon leaning over his car and snuck up behind him and grabbed his ass, "Hey, sexy man. What’s up?" Abi asked as she leaned next to him. Leon jumped a foot in the air and then grabbed Abi and swung her around, "Well, well, well, if it ain’t ‘ol Red herself. Where you been, sweetie?" he asked as he set her back down.

"Oh here and there. Just trying to stay one step ahead of my problems. You?"

"Just this and that." Leon said as the rest of the team came up to give her welcome home hugs.

"Where’s Tie and Hiero?" Abi asked as she looked around for them. Not hearing an answer from any of them, Abi turned back to Leon and stared at him.

"Leon, where is Hiero?"

"No one’s seen him in a couple of days. Tie’s back at the house waiting by the phone."

"God, Dom I thought he was your best friend! Didn’t you go looking for him?"

"Yeah, but we couldn’t find him."

"God, you all are stupid. He’s at her house, people. You know who I’m talking about. Leon, give me your keys I’m going after him." Abi said as she got into Leon’s car. He handed her the keys and watched her drive away.
Abi shook her head as she pulled into the driveway of a rundown old house. Abi got out of the car and locked the doors. She didn’t see Hiero’s car anywhere, but that didn’t mean anything. She walked up to the door and didn’t even bother knocking. She just walked right in and up to the second floor. She walked right into the first room she came too and looked at Hiero laying on the bed with a bottle of tequila in one hand and a bag of cocaine in the other.

"Damn it, Hiero. What are you doing to yourself?" Abi asked as she tried to get Hiero to sit up. She pulled the bottle away from him and threw it into a corner. She did same with the bag of cocaine.

"Ok. Up we get man. Time to go to hospital." Abi said as she pulled Hiero to his feet and started to lead him downstairs.

"Abi?" asked Hiero.

"The one and only. Sweetie, why are you doing this to yourself? You’re smarter than this." Abi said as she put him into the car. She got into the drivers’ seat and sped away for the hospital. Ten minutes later, Abi pulled up to the Emergency Room and ran inside.

"I have a 21 year old male out in the car that has been drinking heavily and doing cocaine. He’s barely conscious and needs help." Abi told the first person she saw in a uniform. Everyone started into action, then leaving Abi to go to the front desk and start filling out the paperwork. She knew it was going to be a long night. After filling out all the paperwork that she could, Abi called the house and waited for someone to answer.

"Hiero?" asked a voice on the other line.

"No, sorry it’s me, Abi. How are you Tie?"

"Not good. Hiero’s gone."

"No, he’s not anymore. He’s in hospital. I found him. Can you have everyone come here? It’s going to be a long night."

"Oh, thank god you found him. We’ll be there in a few minutes." Tie said as she hung up.
Abi sat down in the waiting room and thought back to the last time everyone was at the hospital, not knowing if a member of the team was going to live or die. She should know. She was that person whose life hung in the balance. Thanks to her ex.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~

"YOU STUPID BITCH. I’LL KILL YOU FOR THIS!" screamed Derek as he punched Abi in the face. She tried to get away from him, but he grabbed her by the hair and pulled her into the kitchen where he grabbed a knife from the counter.

"Derek, please. I’m sorry. I’ll never do it again. I swear. Just put the knife down and we’ll talk about it." Abi pleaded with her boyfriend. He just wasn’t listening to her.

"NO I’M DONE WITH YOU AND YOUR WHORING WAYS. I’LL MAKE SURE NO MAN EVER TOUCHES YOU AGAIN." He yelled at her as he brought the knife point down the front of her top and sliced it clean open. He then proceeded to bring the knife down to her stomach and slice her open from one side to the other. He was careful not to go too deep, but he went deep enough to leave a scar.

Abi cried out as she felt the knife pierce her belly. She couldn’t believe this. It must be a dream. She thought if she closed her eyes she’d wake up and it would all be a dream. She closed her eyes as Derek’s fist came down to pound on her face. She didn’t cry out any more, but the tears slid down her face as she finally succumbed to the pain and passed out.

Several hours later Abi woke up with a scream. Her entire body felt like it was on fire and she couldn’t open her right eye. Abi groped for her cell phone and found it. She dialed the phone and tried to hold it to her ear.

"Hello?"

"Leon…help me." Abi said as she passed out again from the pain.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Abi looked up from her thoughts as she heard Tie’s voice.

"In here, guys."

"Where is he?" asked Tierra frantically.

"Their still working on him, hun. He had down a bottle of tequila and I’m not sure how much cocaine was in his system. He was barely conscious when I got to him and got him here." Abi told her as she sat Tierra down next to her. The rest of the team found places to sit and wait.

"Remember last time we were here like this?" asked Mia as she looked at Abi. Everyone nodded.

"Yeah I was just thinking about that before you guys got here. God knows I still have nightmares from it." Abi said as she leaned on Leon. He was always her rock and protector from the world. He’d have made a great boyfriend if he wasn’t such a male whore. Vince sat down next to Tierra and pulled her in next to his side. Tierra, exhausted from worry, quickly fell asleep leaning on Vince. He didn’t really care. She was like his baby sister.