"It's like, I don't know how to handle it all." Karter sat in her car as she spoke to Aisha from the other line. "I'm loosing my family, my best friend moved away, now my only other friend is ignoring me because I seriously hurt his feelings."

"Karter, you can't help that you don't feel the same way about this guy." Aisha spoke honestly. "He'll come around. He probably just needs time to recover from his feelings getting hurt."

"Stupid Miguel." Karter rolled her eyes. "If he wasn't here, I could date Jayden."

"Oh, yeah, stupid Miguel." Aisha laughed. "You know, it sounds like you can use some Miguel love right now."

She exhaled. "What's that suppose to mean?"

"I don't know. He calms you." she explained from the other line. "And it reallyyyy sounds like you need to be calmed."

"What about Hawk? That's my little baby man! Now, he's a grown ass bird." Karter huffed in annoyance. "How do I get him back?"

"I can't tell you how. Sensei Kreese clearly has gotten in his head for the worse." she explained as Karter leaned against the steering wheel. "But, maybe there's a way to pull him back in. Remind him about the old times you've had together."

"I said I love you and he didn't say it back." she pointed out in return. "What am I suppose to do?"

"I know you'll figure it out." Aisha reassured her. "I miss you."

"I miss you too." Karter frowned slightly.

Karter gave a scream. "Oh my god!"

"Carful!" Miguel yelled as Karter tackled him in a hug.

"You're walking, my love!" she cheered as they laid on the floor. She flooded his face with small kisses. "I feel so proud! Your legs work!"

"Well, they aren't now!" he laughed. "Still a little unsteady."

"Oh, it's okay. You think George Washington or Rocky Balboa were steady? Nah." Karter held Miguel's face from how they laid, grinning down at him. "Oh my god, just in time!"

"In time for what?" Miguel asked with a questionable look as Karter got off him.

"Christmas in Clearlake!" she cheered, reaching down. "Hawk bailed, Demetri obviously isn't coming, Jayden is ignoring all my messages, Aisha will be busy with her rich family, and-and those are my only friends."

"So, just the two of us again?" he flashed her a little grin.

"And Lolly and Pop." she nodded. "Likely my Moms too."

"Well, now that I can walk again, my mom wants me to go back to school." Miguel stood up as they sat on the couch together. "Does that mean, now that i'm better, you have to go home?"

"They'll probably let me finish out the school year. Definitely the semester online, but maybe next semester at school with you guys." Karter nodded. "Since we only have six months left. But, maybe not."

"What if you moved in with us?" Miguel offered.

"Aye, is your head screwed on right?" Karter reached over and patted his head. "Loose brain cells in the process of standing up?"

"I'm serious." Miguel smiled as he removed her hand. "Yaya and Mom love you. And, i'm sure your Moms will feel better knowing you are living with people instead of in a hotel all alone. You're already here all the time."

"That was when I was your personal stay at home nurse." Karter pointed out as Miguel smiled. "I'll tell you what. You talk to my Moms at Christmas and see what they say."

"Deal." Miguel held his hand out for her to shake.

"This is day one. We've been here before. But things are different now." Johnny spoke as he eyed the small group in the park. Karter and Miguel stood side by side, "They tried to tear us down, didn't work! Said we needed a roof and four walls, screw that! This park will be our new dojo!"

"What if we get a hurricane warning?" Karter asked. "Like, the Wizard Of Oz. I'll just start flying around like Chuba-"

"Quiet!" Johnny cut her short, "You don't need a dojo to be a dojo. Is that understood?"

"Yes Sensei!" the seven shouted.

"I started Cobra Kai with one nerd," Johnny began with a nod toward Miguel, "This is a step up. And if we're going to be taken seriously we need a name that commands respect."

"Cobras are strong. They may be the king of the jungle but the worlds more then just a jungle. And there's only one animal who can kill a snake." Sensei said as he eyed the seven before him.

"A mongoose?" Bert questioned from the other side of Mitch.

"A real animal, Bert." Sensei spoke with a huff as Miguel and Karter shared a look, "Welcome to Eagle Fang Karate."

The blonde threw shirts to each of them, "Put them on! Everybody fall in!"

"Karter." Miguel got her attention as she followed his gaze, landing on her cousin walking her way.

"Look what the cat dragged in." She grinned with a squint in his direction. "My favorite young man! My little magician, the rabbit I pull from the hat!"

She was cut off by the rest of Cobra Kai following, her face fell completely. Migeul wrapped his arms around her.

"I told you, i'm Cobra Kai for life." Hawk stated as Karter didn't bother to fight back, looking away.

"Don't worry, Johnny. I'm not here for a fight." Kreese stated.

"Yeah? Then why the hell are you here?" Johnny asked as he got closer to Kreese, glaring harshly at him.

"I'd like the make you another offer to come back to Cobra Kai where you belong." Kreese stated as he squinted his eyes slightly.

"You're crazy if you think i'm ever teaming up with you again." Johnny spoke with a judgmental look, "The garbage you're feeding them, the shit they're pulling, it's messed up! And you're to blame for that."

"I have to disagree with you there." Kreese said calmly toward Johnny, "I care about my students."

"If this is what you call care, i'd hate to see what hate is." Karter glared as Migeul arm tightened around her.

"What would you know about it?" Tory spoke up. "You don't care about anyone or their feelings."

"That's not true." Karter glared at her.

"Sure seems true." Tory mocked her.

"They're strong, and they're true fighters. And they wouldn't make the mistake of showing mercy and ending up in a coma!" Kreese mocked Miguel, his jaw tightened as he let Karter go. Hawk did the same, Karter watched closely at the pair.

"This is it, Johnny. There's not gonna be another chance." Kreese spoke as he glanced away from the four.

"Good!"

"Miguel." Karter spoke when her head was spinning with what Tory said. "Do you remember the night of Moons party?"

"Yeah." he looked over after stopping the multiple sit ups he was doing, trying to get back in shape.

"Why'd you kiss Sam?" Karter met his eye. "I mean, I know we started fake dating to win her back, but then you said you were over her because of Tory."

He looked away, ignoring her. "Hello? Rwanda?"

"I was just...really upset." Miguel explained. "And we were talking, and I just wanted to stop being so upset. I wasn't completely sober either."

"Why were you so upset?" she asked, blinked.

Migeul hesitated, shaking his head. "It doesn't matter."

"It does to me." Karter climbed off the bed and sat infront of him.

He looked annoyed, shrugged. "I didn't want you to go back to Arizona."

•

kylie speaks

plot twist, miguel threw himself
over the staircase because he
knew it would keep karter in
the valley