"Tell whoever it is to go away." Kit whined as she slept on Torys chest, hearing her phone buzzing. Tory laughed slightly as she moved, grabbing her phone. Kit slowly started to drift off again before Tory spoke.

"Are you freaking kidding me?" she asked in disbelief, sitting up so quickly that Kit fell off her chest and hit the pillow. The Clairmont girl groaned slightly as she rolled over, her nap ruined completely.

"Tor, what is it?" Kit complained, rubbing her tired eyes as she sat up. Kit leaned on Torys shoulder again before she shot up, making Kit hit the bed again, "Are you serious?"

"Get up, we've gotta go." Tory said quickly, grabbing Kit a pair of shoes and pulling her out of bed, "How do you feel about Laser Tag?"

"Sam Larusso." Tory spoke as the pair of girlfriends and the fellow two behind them walking in. The blue light illuminated the room brightly, Cobra Kais fighting Miyago Dos everywhere you looked, "Where are you bitch?"

Kit jumped up on Chris's back, trying to take him back. Instead, he ran back and smoothed her into the wall. Kit groaned as she hit the ground, feeling the ace of pain in her spine. Her foot came out quickly and sweeped his feet from under him. Hawk helped her up, "Nice moves."

"Yeah?" Kit asked with a small grin, standing up and stretching her back, "Your mom taught me."

Before Hawk had the chance to argue, Kit shoved him aside and kicked Nate in the chest before he could get to Hawk. They speed up quick after that, fighting off their little minded enemies that tried to attack either of them.

"Show yourself, LaRusso!" Tory yelled out, Kit looked around for any sight of Sam, "Have you seen her?"

"No." Kit answered, going to speak again before loud plees went through the air. Kit looked over, barley turning as she saw Hawk had Demetri arm bent behind his back.

"Eli, stop! Stop! No! Please, stop!" Demetri begged as Hawk held his arm tightly. Kit froze, Torys laugh echoed in her ears as Kits girlfriend jogged closer. Kit stayed back, kept a large distance between them. She watched Hawk, watched his every move, "It's me! Don't do it!"

"Do it! Finish him!" Tory shouted at him quickly, the three behind her yelling at Hawk to do the same.

"He deserves it!"

"Do it, pussy!"

"Do it!"

Kits mouth fell slightly as she stared, she hated herself for not saying anything, for just standing still. Eli looked back at her, her distance much farther then what he thought it had been. Kit shook her head at him quickly, a slight beg in her eyes. He turned back around, staring down at Demetris arm as he begged him. Kit took a step forward.

Just as Hawk broke Demetris arm.

Kit flinched when she heard the crack, her one step stopping. Tory praised him, the three behind her doing the same. Hawk slowly stood up as Demetri cried in pain from on the floor, his arm in a weird position that had Kits stomach flip. When Hawk turned around, he met her eye immediately. He didn't know how he'd expected her to act, but the way she looked at him made everything so much worse.

"This isn't over, LaRusso!" Tory yelled out as they all began walking away, her hand grabbing Kits forearm and pulling her out of the laser tag center. Kit looked over her shoulder, catching sight of Hawk lingering back before turning and following them.

"I can probably hook us up with sushi, Kit loves sushi." Tory spoke as the six stood in the parking lot. Kit was behind them again, a good few feet. She stared at Hawk until he looked at her, immediately looking away, "What do you say, babe? Wanna get some sushi."

"I-Ive got my shift." Kit made the excuse. Her tone was off, weak like. Kit always spoke with so much confidence, with a voice that would strike fear in you. Now she seemed so quiet, like a puppy that had been hit over and over.

"I thought you had today off?" Tory asked her, looking back at Kit who she realized was farther behind them then she realized.

"Change of plans." Kit lied to her, something she rarely did when it came to Tory.

The Nicholes girl frowned slightly, "Okay, i'll just bring you some home. Hawk, give Kit a ride to the ice cream parlor."

"No!" Kit said quick, so quick that it alarmed every single one of them. Kit reddened slightly as she rocked on her heels, "My mom said she'd pick me up, she's on her break and wanted to spend a little time together."

"Okay." Tory said, eyeing her girlfriend, "Thats funny, I didn't think ice cream shops were open on sundays."

Kit shrugged, "I don't know."

"Sucks, I guess." Tory spoke back. Kit stared at her, catching on to Tory knowing she was lying, "I'll see you back at home."

Kit nodded, she walked off with the three close behind. Hawk waiting, staring at her, "Kit i'm-"

He was cut off as Kit suddenly turned away and puked. His eyes widened at the sudden sight, hurrying over and trying to hold her hair out of her face. Before he could get the chance to touch her, Kit was backing away and shoving him away from her, "Do not touch me."

"Your hair, it was-" he tried to explain.

"Do not ever touch me again." Kit spoke to him with a knowing look, whipping her mouth as she took long strides backwards before turning on her heels and hurrying away.

Kit sat in her empty living room that night, the darkness of her apartment mocking her. The small light from the stove was enough to see, it was orange like and was clearly needed for a clean. Kit held her head in one of her hands, crying. She hated herself for crying, hated feeling like a pussy. But she did, and maybe she was. Kit cried and cried, cried over everything that happened today.

She'd wished she could stop the world for a little bit and just exist in one tiny moment for as much time as she needed.

Kit whipped her eyes as she looked up at the ceiling with a deep breath, trying to stop herself from crying. The loud knock on her door came soon after as the voice came from the other side, "Kit, it's me!"

Tory.

"Go away." Kit begged as she rose and walked to the other side of the door, "Please, Tory. Just go."

She started to cry again.

"Baby." Tory gushed from the other side, hearing Kit cry, "Is it the stomach bug? Hawk said you got really sick. Let me in, I brought you soup."

Kit leaned on the door as she let a silent cry echoed, more so a whine before she hit her head on the door, "Please."

"Kit." Tory begged.

"Please go." Kit begged her back, sniffling harshly as she kept her head on the door. She couldn't be around her right now, Kit didn't think she could look at anyone right now besides the weak bitch that stared at her in the mirror.

Tory frowned, setting the soup on the outside of the door. She put her hand on Kits apartment door, looking at the three numbers before walking away. Kit heard her do so, another silent sob leaving her lips as she sat down on the shitty tiled floors.

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kylie speaks

my poor babies.
first i had to rewatch
that scene with demetri
and now kit? my heart
hurts.

this chapter is a HUGE
turning point in this book.