It was a cold late night, with the full moon rose up in the dark clouded sky. the shops in the street of kalos were now closed for the evening. Ash was now heading home and he is really late since it's past his bedtime. After the race, Ash felt angry yet sad that he lost against Calem which was humiliating infront of everyone. wrecking the mona car to pieces, however, he still thought about leaving town or stay after the guy told him not to leave. 

should he leave town and give up? or stay and fight?

when arriving at his dad house. Ash slowly slid the door opened and leans his head to check inside. in his sight, he saw Red, sitting comfortably down on a single comfy sofa, drinking a bottle of beer in his right hand and notices his son from the door. before putting the bottle on the table beside, having four empty bottles and book on it. 

Ash signed and enters the house, sliding the door closed behind, knowing what will his dad say.

"do you know what time it is,  Ash?" his father questioned towards his son.

"I thought it was late," Ash lied while taking off his jacket and hangs it on the coat-hanger. "you know, Kanto is a few hours behind"

Red nodded curiously and points at Ash before putting the beer bottle on the table once again.

"well, looks like the party was better here," Ash said as he was about to walk to his room until his father stood up from the comfy chair, standing in front of his son face-to-face making eye contact. Again this happened before for Ash, having a conversion between his father but now its Red turn to speak out to his son.

"did you race, Ash?" Red questioned.

Ash was a little surprise but hid it inside,  not to showing it. Replacing with a straighten face, however, Red can see through his son. and gave a slight nod.

"you're out," Red said and walked over to the desk, grabbing the phone and was about to dial the number.

"Go on," Ash said hatefully to his father and walks away, suddenly Red quickly grabbed his arm, stopping his tracks and looked into his son's eyes.

"don't you get it Ash!, you have nowhere else to go. if it doesn't work out here, then you're going to jail, understand" Red demanded, almost like he cared for his son. 

Ash looked at him and nods in understand. Red shrugged off his son's arm and spoke.

"this isn't a game Ash, I'm going tell you once more. if you going to live under my roof, you're gonna go by my rules or get out, understand?" Red clearly said to his son who didn't give an answer. 

"Understand!" Red demanded again. Ash looked at his father and nods.

"yes, sir," he said quietly, loud enough for Red to hear. before turning away from his father and began walking towards his bedroom which was a closet. sliding the door open and enters. he turns around to give one last look towards Red and slid the door closed, going to sleep.

Red watches on, he signed and walked towards his own bed.

the next day, the sun shined bright as lots of people walked by in the street. In the crowd, Ash was heading towards school shrugging his shoulder while walking with a backpack. 

when arriving at school, he saw most students looking and pointing towards him with their friends in a group, some were laughing while other just looked on. Ash deeply signed, knowing what they're talking about and proceeds on, ignoring the surrounding of the student's laughter and enters the school building. soon he walks upstairs, still, students were looking at him, there were even whispers from them, loud enough for Ash to hear.

"is it him"

"yeah i heard he lost to 'DK' Calem"

"is that guy who wrecked Mona"

the students whispered across the halfway. Ash ignores and continues walking on. he even saw Sawyer with Drew and may, who was looking at him as he was walking towards him, however, he ignores Ash by walking past. Ash looked at him in confusion then walks up to class, entering the classroom. As he did, Serena was sitting down on the front row seat then looks straight at Ash by giving a warm smile. Ash smiles back and walks towards his own seat at the back row, placing his backpack on the floor and sits down on the wooden chair, getting ready for the lesson to begin. 

time skip

when school finished. the students were now heading out of the building, through the gate and going to their homes. Ash came out from the crowd, throughout the day, Sawyer didn't even talk to him and students were still laughing at his loss for wreaking Mona.

Ash starts to walk until he saw a guy who gave him the car keys at the race, leaning on an orange with black stripes Mazda RX-7. the students walking by were looking at the car in amazement. Ash knew what he came for, so he walks up to the guy who was looking straight at Ash. 

"get in," he said motioning his head at the Mazda

"look, I'll get the money, I promise" Ash replied, almost like he was begging. 

"why you talking like you have a choice" he grins and walks to his car, opening the door and enters. Ash didn't have a choice so he went inside, sitting down on the passenger seat.

"so your name is Han, right," Ash said putting his seat belt on with a click as it attaches.

"yeah, and your Ash" Han said to him, then starts the engine and drive off away from the school. they were now driving through the streets which weren't busy at all. 

Han drives through the narrow road and parks the Mazda near a shop. he turns his head at Ash then motioned his head the shop.

"theirs a guy in that building, who has a paw on his shoulder that owns me some money" Han said to Ash while looking at the building.

" A paw," Ash said confusingly, narrowing his eyebrows before speaking out.

Han looks at Ash then at the building "go get me my money" he said

Ash looks at Han and signed, clips the seatbelt as it detaches off and opens the door.

"okay," Ash replied and got out of the Mazda Rx-7. closing it behind him and walks towards the building, giving one last look at Han and takes some stairs before entering.

after entering the building, Ash looks around and was about to enter the door straight on, until a man spoke out which stopped him in his tracks. 

"hey you, you can't dress to like that," the man said on the registration till.

"what do you mean," Ash said confusingly

"you have to wear those" the man pointed out the table where there were white plain towels on the table. Ash signed knew what he meant.

After his recent talk to the till. he came out of the changing room with a towel on his waistline while the top body was bared. showing his visible six pack abs with a little hair from the chest. Ash starts to look around to see if anyone has a paw. the room was filled up with little hot steam. He walks slowly straight seeing men taking shower while sitting down, taking shampoo, rubbing on their upper body and head of hair, but not naked, they too covered their towel on the waistline. 

while he was walking on, he soon stopped in his tracks and found his target. in his sight, a big man with a tattoo on the back near the left shoulder,  lying in the bath. showing his back side.

Ash walks up to him as the big man leans back revealing a paw on his shoulder with water sliding down and hot steam coming from the bath. 

"you got to be kidding me" Ash murmured to himself and signed, knowing its going to be difficult handling this man. 

"er, excuse me," Ash said to the man trying to get attention but he didn't listen, so Ash spoke again

"excuse me," he said again, no reply from the big man. 

"Han said..-" Ash trailed off at the end of the sentence when the big man turned around looking at him with a grumpy face kind of. and stood up showing his chest in front of him with hot water sliding down from the shoulder to his below tummy. Ash wanted to throw up from the sight, luckily he held on.

"Han said, he...has" Ash stutterers to speak, then the big man motioned both his arms up on side like a sumo wrestler getting ready to fight. 

meanwhile, with Han, he was eating popcorn from the packet, sitting on the Mazda hood waiting for Ash to come. Suddenly. a raven boy was chucked roughly out from the building and grunts, landing on the ground with thrown shoes and jacket as it lands beside him. Ash looks up with a angry face before grabbing his jacket waving it in frustration, slamming it on the ground fast, while Han snickered of his reaction. Ash looks at Han then at building and gets up, rushing inside the building once again. 

Soon a big guy came out grabbing Ash on the back shirt and throws him on the ground as he slides while landing. after the big man came out he got the money from his pocket and threw it to Han who catches it safely in one hand, before entering the building. 

Ash looks at Han solemnly who got the keys out from his pocket and chucked towards Ash who single handedly catches it.

"let's go," Han said, getting off from the hood and goes around the car entering the passenger seat. Ash got up from the ground and entered the car in the driver seat. he turns the engine on and drives off away from the building. 

the two were now driving off on the motorway road as the sun sets with the sky turned to dusk with night coming in an hour. while Ash was driving, focusing on the road ahead, Han spoke out. 

"you're in the pickup and delivery business now, I might call you once a week or once an hour. I don't care if you're sick as a dog or In bed with ariana grande, I call, you show up" Han explained to Ash about the job who looks a bit flattered about it. then a mind popped in his mind with a smirk spread over his face. 

"Only if you teach me how to drift" Ash replied while driving the Mazda.

Han shook his head slightly "this ain't a negotiation,"

Ash shook his head, looking at Han "I wasn't negotiating" then focuses on the road. 

Han looks at Ash then straight ahead on the road with a little laugh, knowing he picked the right man for the job.

Soon they arrived at an another destination where the area is busy with people walking by and there were shops nearby. Ash drove the Mazda near a shop and parked on the side next to two vending machines while people were walking past. Han got out first and walks around the car while Ash turn the engine off, comes out and follows Han who now enters the shop.

when the two entered, there was arcade games, where people were putting their own money and play the game trying to win some cash. Ash follow Han at the back door and walks to where another door around the corner. where a guy standing near the door with a white coat standing like a bodyguard.

Han nods at the guy who does the same and opens the door with Han entering the room first and Ash coming after. As the two entered, Ash saw his rival playing a card game with his friends they soon look back and stop the game seeing Ash with Han, silence filled up in the room while a random music was playing. 

Calem looks at Han with one eyebrow, looking at him for an explanation and knew why he bought Ash with him so he looks towards his friends and told them to play another time as they leave the game and exited the room. After they left, calem spoke out in a casual tone. 

"what's the clown doing here" leaning his arms on the table

"he's paying back for that crumpled beer can, sitting in my garage" Han replied by throwing cash on the table near Calem.

"hope he's not driving, we don't want another car wrecked up," the purple haired boy said in a mocking tone, sitting beside Calem.

Ash shrugged his shoulders as Calem got out from his seat and stood up grabbing the money from the table and walked towards the office behind him.

"so, when your next race? I'd really like to be there" the purple haired boy asked. 

"why not be there," Ash said with a smug look.

"you really are a bad-ass, or you just talk like one."

Ash nods "you heard me"

calem sits down and spoke "ready to lose another car, Han?" he questioned

"I'm ready to take that 86 corolla off your hands" Han answered, drinking a cup of shot vodka

Calem smirks " All right, put up the 72 skyline"

the purple haired boy laughs in a strange way 

Han nods for the offer "done" he said while Ash grins. 

Calem looks at him then at his friend "what do you think Paul?" he said.

Paul gives a mocking face towards Ash who looks back at him with a straitened face.

"get him out of here, we have business to discuss", Calem said to Han mentioning to Ash.

Han looks at Ash motioned him, as he gets out of the room.

when he did, he walks past the arcade games that was surrounded by people and headed towards the exit.

Walking to the phone line where the Mazda was nearby by. He took some money out from his pocket enough to make a call and took the phone out, dialing the number calling his dad. he waited for the call but went into voice mail.

"hey dad its me, I had to stay after school for extra curricular activities." while saying this he looks up to see Serena walking and slowly stops near "so ill be home little later, sir" ash finished, putting the phone on the machine ending the phone line and turns to look at Serena who stops in front of him.

Ash smiles "you really need to stop following me around"

Serena smiles back "what are you doing here?" she questioned.

"well, I just thought I stop by and ask your friends for some drifting lesson"

Serena shake her head a little "trust me Ash, you don't wanna be a part of this world"

" it good enough for you"

"you don know know anything about me" Serena smiles

"well, why don't you think I know? let me guess, you're an army brat who moves around a lot. your mommy and daddy were never home so you walked around pissed off all the time and now you found your family with these drift nuts" Ash finishes. 

Han comes out from the arcade and looks on the two speaking to each other. 

Serena shakes her once again and spoke: "zero for one, cowboy," she said and heads towards the arcade shop walking past Han and enters.

Ash walks to the Mazda where Han was waiting for him who walks to the passenger seat.

"can't you find another kalosian girl around here," he said and enters inside the Mazda as Ash opens the door of the drivers seat and sits down. 

"um, na" Ash shook his head, switches the engine on and drives off in the street.