𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐞 - 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐜

𝟬𝟬𝟭. 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱

It was a cold and wet morning in Sochi but not even the weather could upset 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐀 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑 as it was finally the weekend the world would know she was set to be a Ferrari driver for the next season.

"What's gotten you so excited?" 𝐒𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐕𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐋 asked as he was sat at a table with two of the Schumacher children,

"Nothing," Valentina tried to keep her mouth shut about the news but she had, unfortunately, let it slip to one person,

"She's got a new team for next season," 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑 blurted out,

"Mick!" The older Schumacher let out a groan as she reached over to hit him,

"That's great Val!" The Aston Martin driver smiled as he was proud of the girl for getting a new contract,

"Care to tell me who signed the nurser," he added as he had jokingly given her the name after a race in Spa a few years ago where she held the car onto P7 despite numerous tyre and energy issues,

The name stuck.

"Ferrari," the younger Schumacher added not even giving his sister a moment to think of a logical excuse,

"I'm never telling you another contract secret in my life," the Williams driver confessed as she sent him a glare,

"I'm sorry it's just that you aren't excited enough for it!" The Haas driver let out a sigh as he shrugged,

"Mick, don't you have anything better to do than irritate your sister?" Sebastian asked as he tried to hold back a chuckle as he watched the duo bicker,

"Yeah, um I gotta go see the team," Mick looked at the older German and nodded as he realised that Seb wanted to talk to the girl alone.

"I should get going too," Valentina agreed as she got up off her seat,

"Uh uh sit," the man shook his head as he motioned to the girl to sit down,

"But-" the girl groaned as she watched her brother walk-off,

"Sit or I tell Charles what you said about him," the Aston Martin driver warned,

When she first met 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐂 she told Sebastian all about it and seemed to have a childish crush on the Monegasque,

Yet she made sure to shut up about it after two weeks when he began to annoy her.

"I was eight!" The Williams driver threw her arms around feeling annoyed as she really wished she could go back and tell past her to shut up,

"Still sure he would love to know," Sebastian often used it when he needed blackmail against the girl,

"Fine, I'll sit," Valentina shook her head as she sat down.

"Now why aren't you excited about the move to Ferrari?" He asked as he cocked his head,

"I've been a Mercedes backed driver since formula four," the girl explained as she tucked her hair behind her ears,

It was all she knew,

"I can't help but wonder if I'm making the right call going across the pond." She added as she let out a sigh,

"That's the thing about big decisions," the Aston Martin driver was often the man she went to for advice so he knew he would have to choose his words wisely,

"You never know until you go through with it," he added as he leaned back into his chair,

"And if all else fails I'm sure Mick would convince Haas to take you in," the older German joked noticing that it made the girl crack a smile,

"I might do shit but I won't do that shit." The Williams driver shook her head,

"Don't slander your brother's team," Sebastian shot her an unimpressed look,

"What truth hurts?" Valentina shot back as she fiddled with the straw of her drink,

"Just promise me you won't overthink the move." He spoke in a serious tone as he placed his hand onto her leg to stop it from bouncing,

He found it rather irritating.

"Fine," the girl nodded as she knew it was probably best for her to listen,

"That's the spirit!" The older German smiled as he clasped his hands together.

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A few paces away in the Ferrari Hub there stood a certain unimpressed Monegasque,

"Why did you have to pick her to replace him!" Charles let out a groan as he acted like a child in the middle of a temper tantrum,

"Charles she is a good driver," 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐀 𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐎 spoke in a duh tone,

"And I will not put up with this childishness when she is here," he added clearly not being impressed with how the driver was acting,

"I'll be nice," the Monegasque began,

"But I will not be her friend," he added as he shook his head,

"And I'll remind you of that when in four years." The Italian nodded as he decided to mentally note it,

"She's on a four-year contract!" The driver let out a groan as he pinched the bridge of his nose,

"It's what happens when you're a good driver," the team principal spoke in a duh tone,

"She's not even that good though," Charles grumbled as he crossed his arms and nearly sulked,

"Well Valentina is coming to meet some of the team in a few minutes and I want you to be nice," Mattia warned as he looked at his watch,

"I need a minute," with that the Ferrari driver pushed himself out of the hub.

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Embarrassingly enough Charles and Valentina didn't remember why they disliked each other so much,

And they were far too stubborn to admit that.

"You rode into the back of me!" Valentina yelled as she clutched onto her helmet,

"There you go complaining again," Charles groaned as he turned around to face her,

"Hey!" The German scoffed as she crossed her arms,

"It's always my fault to you," the Monegasque pointed out how she usually blamed him for things,

"Well, when you go into the back of me it is your fault!" The girl spoke in a duh tone as she rolled her eyes,

"Val just ignore him," 𝐌𝐀𝐗 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍 suggested seeing how angry his best friend was getting,

"Having him fight your battles like always," Charles smirked as he looked at the girl and he could have sworn he saw red in her eyes,

"I swear to god if you don't shut up," Valentina warned as she took a step close to him,

"What will you do?" He asked as he cocked his head,

"Val no!" The Dutchman let out a groan as he watched the girl lunge and the Monegasque,

"Come on," he added as he pulled her away from the whole thing,

"This isn't over shit head!" The German yelled as she looked over her shoulder sending Charles a harsh glare in the process.

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－ 𝔞 𝔫𝔬𝔱𝔢 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔢

I'm well aware that Mick is a lovely guy but like I needed him to be a little shit of a brother.