Robby's hands messed at his gi, looking for the string to tie it, becoming annoyed and yanking it off. Kody called for Eli. "Take yours off!"

The ref shrugged toward Hawk, making him strip his off and throw toward the side as well. Kody wolf howled for him. Demetri added in.

"Next point wins. Good luck, gentlemen. Ready?" the ref got between the two. "Fight!"

Robby kicked first, bouncing off his legs to kick high, hoping to end this, only for Eli to duck and dodge it. He did it again, his feet pressing into his thigh as he kicked backwards, flipping in the air as Eli fell against the mat. He was pushing off his palms and onto his feet before Robby was fully up, running toward to wrap his legs around his shoulders and swinging him against, only for it to backfire as his back was against the mat, Robbys fist rose before his eyes fell onto Kenny, who was yelling and cheering him on.

It gave Eli the perfect opportunity to kick him in the shoulder, separating the pair. Kody smiled. "Come on, Eli!"

Robby dodged and back up at the multiple kicks Eli was throwing and twisting around to send his way. Robby ducked under his arm and was on the opposite side, both breathing heavy and tired like. Robby swung around to try and kick him in the face, blocking a punch with a harsh kick to the side, not scoring the point. Eli stumbled in minor pain. Kodys hand tightened on Sams, taking Demetris in his other.

They backed off a second, Eli turned around on his left leg, wrapping it right around Robbys waist, taking him down on the mat with him, a kick straight to the chest. Kody felt like he was floating . "Point! Winner!"

Kody had a minor shocked look, Eli turned his way with wide eyes. The brunette grinned, tossing his hands above his head. "Yeah!"

Eli mimicked him. "Yeah!"

He lost his shoes, running on the mat to push through the crowd of Miyagi-Dos. Eli held the trophy in the air, cheering loudly. He waited for Eli to turn to him to wrap his arms around him. Kody smiled, holding the back of his head. "You make me proud, dude."

"Good." Eli smiled, pulling back to look at him. "I owe you."

"I don't mind being your cheerleader...again." he squinted his nose, leaning in to kiss Eli on the forehead. "Let's go show that thing off!"

Tory had been having a moment to herself in the hallway, taking a sip of water. "Hey, pretty lady."

She turned, a sigh of relief over came her at the sight of Alaska. "I was waiting for you to show up."

"Had a little run in." she cracked a grin, meeting her. "So, it's you and Sam?"

Tory nodded, looking down some. "I'm not gonna...like, i'm not gonna purposely hurt her. It's karate, but, you know what I mean."

"I do." Alaska nodded her head. "Whatever I say won't matter much, but I really hope whatever happens tonight can solve whatever hatred you guys have. I really like it when it's the three of us."

Tory hesitated. "I liked last night too."

Alaska smiled, pulling a little bottle from her pocket. "Lavender essential oil. Let's calms nerves and relax anger."

Tory took it, her palm lingered on hers a moment. "See you out there?"

"I'll be the one in yellow and black." Tory hummed.

Alaska smiled. "I'll be the one...cheering for both teams?"

Tory had to laugh at her face, nodding her head as she headed back in.

"Ali." Kody came down the hallway with a grin. "Where's you go, chick?"

"Drove Miguel." she hummed, clutching her bag closer to her. "So, Eli did it then?"

"He did it." Kody smiled. "I'm sorry for not telling you about us."

She shrugged. "I'm sure you had your reasons, right?"

"Right." he nodded quickly. "I want you guys to get along. He's gonna be in my life for a really long time. And you...I obviously hold you higher then I do anyone else."

Alaska peaked her head into the All Valley to see Eli still smiling, celebrating his win. "He's kinda cute, you know?"

"Yeah." Kody smiled as he watched him. "I really like him."

Alaska inhaled, nodding her head. "We'll make it work. For you."

Kody smiled, wrapping his arm around her as they headed in. Sam was relived to see Alaska, smiling at her from the mat. The Lee girl gave a little wave, following Kody toward Eli and Demetri.

"Fight!"

Tory struck first with an angry kick, Sam blocking it with her own leg. She went at her again, swinging her foot as Tory tried to kick her legs out from under her, the LaRusso girl twisting around and kicking her across the face. Kodys jaw fell. "What in the Miyagi-Do?"

Tory walk toward Terry and Kreese, Sam looked back. Kody flashed her a thumbs up, his arm slung around Eli.

They took their marks again, Tory bounced on the mat infront of Sam, kicking forward and swinging a punch backwards when circling her. Sam dodged it, blocking her kick, sending her own, forearms coming up and blocking the string of punches Tory threw at her. Sam kicked to the side, Tory punching her in the stomach and scoring the point. "Score, one-one. Fight!"

Sam kicked toward Tory, having it blocked before Tory twisted around, kicking in return to get her once again. "Point! Two-one, Nichols."

Alaska winced slightly at Sams discouraging look.

Sam stood infront of Tory, using balancing hand motions, Miyagi-Do. Tory looked oddly before Sam ended it with one fist above her head, the other before her. The ref nodded. "Ready? And fight!"

Tory struck first, kicking as Sma blocked them, Tory side kicking her in the ribs as Sam threw her fist her way, Tory blocking it. The Miyagi-Do tossed her leg over Torys head, taking her original position again as they backed up away from each other for a second. Tory swung around twice, trying to kick her, having each blocked. She blocked Sams hits in return, linking their arms together and yanking her harshly.

Sam broke free, ducking as Tory swung her fist above her head. Sam hit her in the chest, Tory stumbling back over the line. "No point. Out of bounce."

Johnny called out in announce. "Come on, Ref! She went out after she got hit!"

The two took their stance again, one of Sams legs rose in her final position. With a full kick forward, she swung her fist as Tory blocked them, kicking at her, Sam blocking it. The two were moving quickly this round. Sam hit Tory in the chest, scoring herself a point, Kody whooped and hollered for her. "Scores two to two. Next point wins. Ready? Fight!"

Tory threw her legs in Sams direction, her getting a hit, but it was blocked. They both rose their hands, each having them blocked above their heads before Sam kicked Tory, being shoved away. Sam kicked her again, Tory grasping under Sams leg and throwing her down on the mat, Sam flipping over her and got to her feet, grabbing Torys middle and forward rolling as Torys elbow collided with her eye.

Alaska gasped, her body stumbled forward some.

"Warning. Elbow to the face. Go to your senseis." the ref called.

"Warning? Should be a point deduction!" Johnny yelled his way.

"I didn't mean to. No, it was an accident." Tory got on her feet and looked down at Sam, who held her eye in pain, squinting and running toward her senseis. Alaska met Sam on the mat before Daniel got the chance to.

"You okay?" she eyed her. "It's a little red. You wanna call a time out?"

"She got me good, but I can still fight." Sam blinked a few times. "Now that I can see...you look nice, Abby."

"So do you, Leah." Alaska cracked a grin at their book nicknames. "You sure you're good?"

"I'm good." she nodded, looking to her Dad before going back to the mat. Alaska gave Tory a mini thumbs up.

"She's kinda cute sometimes." Eli cracked a minor smile toward Kody. "Just a tad."

"Cute is a lot better then the whole "you're a creep, bitch!" thing y'all had going on." he smiled, tightening his hold around him.

"Fight!"

Sam kicked her way, having it blocked. They circled each other slightly, Tory throwing a kick toward Sams head, having it blocked immediately as was her punch toward the chest and the elbow. Sam kicked Tory, her arms blocking it. The Nichols girls was so close to hitting Sams chest, but she was too quick, and too good at blocking.

Sam came close to kicking Tory, having it blocked quickly as Tory landed a kick to her back. Twisting around, she kicked Sam harshly, despite her blocking it, Sams shorter body stumbling back. Tory fell to the floor, giving Sam another kick, scoring herself the point. "Winner!"

"Hey, you okay?" Tory tried to help her.

"What?" Sam gapped in fear, not getting an answer as Cobra Kai lifted and bounced with Tory.

"Is Sam okay?" Tory met Alaska outside. "I didn't mean to do the elbow thing."

"She'll be okay. Just needs a minute." she confirmed with a nod, facing her. "A win looks good on you."

Tory flushed, nodding her head. "You think so?"

"Think we can finish this conversation after I deliver an important message?" she asked, holding an envelope.

"I'll grab my bag." Tory nodded, heading inside.

Alaska took a breath, walking toward Sensei Lawrence. "Excuse me? Mr.Lawrence?"

He turned, gapping at her. "Jesus, you look like her."

She gave him a tiny smile, holding the envelope out. "Miguel asked me to give you that. I'm really sorry."

"Looks good up there." Kody grinned, in Eli's room with him as he put his trophy up on the wall. "How high is your ego right now?"

"Better not sound arrogant." Eli turned, wrapping his arms around his waist and tackling him onto the bed with a grin, sitting up some. "I'm really, really glad you got to be there."

"Wouldn't have missed that." he brushed a eyelash off his cheek. "You know, we kissed infront of all those people."

"Yeah." Eli flushed some. "Does this means...we're boyfriends now?"

Kody rose his eyebrows. "Do you wanna be?"

"Duh!" he laughed in disbelief. "I really, really love being your boyfriend."

Kody leaned in to kiss him again, pulling back. "I love that you really love being my boyfriend."

•

kylie speaks

lovers...i'm gonna spend
the rest of the day crying
about them now. IVE LOVED
THIS. when kody made a sudden appearance in cry baby
and flawless, i knew i wanted
to give him his own book bc of
how much i genuinely loved
writing his little lines. i never
thought i'd like the book as much as i did though once i
started writing, and i definitely
didn't think i'd get this much
support. i'm so thankful bc kody
has became one of the biggest
comforts to write about and all
of you never fail to make my day a little brighter each time i
updated. i'll see you all again
in september!!!!