Karters eye hit the corner of the island after getting punched in the face.

"Really?" she asked from the ground, kicking upwards to knock the Cobra Kai in the face, hooking her ankle around the chair leg, spinning on her back as she kicked the other in the back of the leg, making him stumble and give Miguel enough time to tackle him. "Told you spinning on that turtle shell would work."

"Karter, watch out!" Chris called when she stood, saving her from one of the boys that lunged for her, kicking him to the side.

"Ah, forever greatful that you saved my life, kind sir." she put on her best accent with a tip of an invisible hat.

"Is it really the time?" Miguel called to her. Karter out reached her arm, causing their neck to run into her wrist and hit the ground. "Never mind, I think you're on the right track."

Karter ducked down, wrapping her arms around Eli's waist and taking him to the ground. "I don't wanna hurt you!"

He cut her words off with a head butt. "You're not."

She elbowed him in the eye harshly, he rolled them over so her back hit the ground. Karter kicked her leg up, hit him right in the jaw as blood flew from his mouth and splattered onto the windows in the hall. Karter gapped, stilling as he did the same. He was still, holding his lip. Then, he looked down at her. His cousin. The same girl that did everything in her power to protect and make him happy. He was always compared to her, but she never intentionally did it. Karter loved him, probably the person she loved most. And this was who they were now? They were hurting each other?

It couldn't be like that anymore.

"I'm sorry." he whispered to her, his hand wrapped around her wrist. "I really need you right now."

Karters eyes softened, sitting up from the ground and wrapping her arms around his shoulders. Eli hugged her back, squeezing his eyes shut as he felt the first form of comfort, that hadn't been karate related, in months. "I love you. Even when you're being a complete dick and breaking your boys arm, I still love you."

"I love you too." he said nearly immediately. "Even when you're banging my best friend and stealing my moves."

Karter saw a boy coming their way. "Not to alarm you, but there's a red headed boy running at us right now."

Hawk turned, kicking his leg in the air to hit him in the jaw. As he stumbled backwards, Eli reached down and pulling Karter to her feet. Only, they hadn't stayed planted on the ground long, his hands latched onto her biceps, swinging her around as Karters foot, that consisted of a heavy combat boot, collided with Big Reds face and knocked him out. Karter grinned. "Yeah, man!"

"Woo!" Eli cheered, high fiving her. His face fell at the sight of Demetri bent over with his arm bent. "Gotta go save Demetri."

"Yes, yes, you've inspired me to go save my lover as well!" Karter called, running down the hallway in search of where Miguel ended up at. She hit a vase over someone's head in the process of making it to the kitchen, right as Miguel tossed Kyler aside and stood to his feet.

He looked back at Karter, breathing heavy with a bloody nose. She rose her eyebrows, pursing her lips. "Okay. Hell yeah, dude."

"Stop calling me dude, we're dating." Miguel panted, slinging an arm around her with a weak hug, taking notice of her eye. "You good?"

"Better then you." she eyed his nose. "You're a bleeder, Rwanda."

"Where's Tory?" Hawk ran into the area with the two.

"And Sam?" Demetri right by his side, Miguel provided Hawk a smile. He nodded back, a hello, an apology, and an approval.

"Ah, shit. I see the light!" Karter called loudly, running out the back door toward the dojo, the boys followed. She made it in first, just as Sam used the bo to chunk Torys nunchucks to the side. "Wow, watch it, Commander."

"Tory, enough. The fights over." Hawk stood by Karter side, Miguel pulled her back some in fear of Tory possibly going after her next.

"It's not over." Tory stared in disbelief, looking to San. "This will never be over, LaRusso. You hear me?"

"You know where to find me." she glared in return, keeping her bo before her.

Tory glared at Hawk as she walked by. "You better watch your back."

"Worry about your own back." Karter said in return, she forcefully shoved Eli behind her. "You hurt him, I hurt you."

"He has friends watching it for him." Demetri mocked Tory once again, making her give all four of them a stare before leaving.

Karter looked toward Sam as she panted, walking forward. "You good over here, Heda?"

"A The 100 reference?" Sam caught her breath.

"Regret giving you the netflix password." Miguel rubbed Karters arms. "Let's go home."

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