"You're lucky I can pull hella strings around here." Kit said, throwing the red jerseys toward her team, "They were gonna put us in green."

"Green?" Hawk asked in disbelief, pulling it over his gym shirt and pointing to his head, "Green and red? Seriously?"

"Christmas." Kit shrugged, "Are we doing anything this year?"

"Us?" he asked, the pair walking side by side as the rest of their friends followed close behind.

"I mean like the dojo." Kit shrugged as she gave a slightly hopeful look, "Because I think we should really come together, you know? Be not just a team but a family. I've got this sick hot coco recipe my mom use to drink, it's all she ever did for a few days, helped her drop three pounds. And I still have that projector, I can put it in the dojo. We can secret santa, get Sensei Kreese a snake or something."

"You still have that projector?" Hawk asked her in disbelief, laughing suddenly as Kit looked over, "The one we watched Harry Potter on in the backyard?"

"When we were convinced if we stayed outside long enough Hagrid would show up and give us our letters." Kit nodded as the she added into his laughter with a insane look, "And then my dad got off early and we thought it was him so got scared. Demetri ran right through that thorn bush."

Kit and Hawk laughed loudly before the memory slowly sunk in, both of their smiles falling. Demetri. Hawk rolled his eyes, "Sounds like him, always messing stuff up."

"Yeah." Kit spoke. After she had gotten closer with Hawk, he told her all about Demetri and how he put a public, long hate message on yelp about Sensei Kreese and Cobra Kai Dojo. Kit understand his anger, it pissed her off as well. But she had a hard time understanding why this one thing lead to such a large fight between the two, especially Eli and Demetri, "Whatever, I still think we should do something. Plus, it'll be mine and Torys first christmas together."

"Aw." Hawk teased as he reached over and gave Kits face a squeeze, "Tory probably hates christmas."

"Probably so." Kit nodded her head, knocking her fist with Hawks as she jogged to the other side of the field.

As the soccer ball rolled her way, Kit hurried forward. Her foot grazed the ball when a cleat came up and kicked her right in the face. Kit huffed as she fell to the ground, looking up as she held her bloody nose. Sam grinned down at her, "Sorry, Kit."

The whistle blew, making Kit get up with a glare. She ran after Sam quickly, waiting until she went to kick the ball. Kit jumped up on her back, throwing herself backwards as the pair hit the ground. Giving Hawk enough time to kick the ball away from their net, "Who do you think you are, LaRusso?"

"Hey! Good sportsmanship!" the soccer coach called out to them knowingly. Sam climbed off of Kit, making the two stand up just as Demetri tripped Hawk and hopped over him. The whistle went again, the coach giving a harsh yell. Kit helped him up quickly as Dough went to go at Demetri.

"Hey, remember what Sensei said." Hawk said, slapping a hand across his chest, "Fight smart."

"I think that bitch made my nose crooked." Kit spoke, whipping her bloody nose.

"Lemme see that." Hawk said, eyeing her face, "Throw some dirt on it, you'll be fine."

The team ran off again, the ball being kicked high in the air. Kit threw her body into Demetris, knocking him to the side so Hawk could headbutt him and score them the ball. He then kicked the ball into another guys chest, making it fly back. The whistle blew once more, Kit kicking the ball as hard as she could with the side of her foot. It flew a few feet and hit Sam right in the face. Kit cheered as she chest bumped with Hawk.

"Stop!" the coach yelled out to them just as Sam tripped two Cobra Kais, Demetri kicking the ball as it hit one of their teammates in the face. Kit cringed, yanking him off the ground with a harsh shove in disbelief.

"That's it! Everyone to the principals office now!" the coach yelled out to them, grabbing their attention for the first time since the game began. Kit looked over, breathing heavy as she huffed in disbelief.

"Miss Clairmont, you're a good kid." the councilor spoke as she looked at Kit hopefully, "But you've had quite a few slip ups recently. First the school fight, the encounter with Couch French, and now this? It's not looking good for you."

"I'm sorry, truly." Kit lied, using her guilt trip tactic, "I have a lot going home."

"Is this about your dad?" she asked, Kits face fell slightly, "Your mom told us when she switched addresses, if you ever need to t-"

"I don't." Kit cut her off quickly with a stern look, "Could I just get my detention and go?"

The councilor looked slightly offended as she sighed, "Based off Eli's story you don't seem in the wrong, you're free to go."

Kit was quick to stand up, grabbing her bag.

"Kit." she spoke up once more before the teen could leave the office, "Your scholarships won't always stay there if you continue this path, keep that in mind."

Kit was well aware scholarships would be the only thing that got her into college. She had three as of right now, all for her outstanding grades and high SAT scores. Kits brain was more advanced then what she gave credit for, almost too advanced. She was offered to skip a grade but Kit stayed back to avoid not being able to graduate with her friends.

"Thanks." Was all Kit said before she left the office.

"Seriously? You're not taking her side in this?" Kit asked Tory in disbelief, just getting done telling her what her councilor told her, "You're siding with a stupid guidance councilor that shamed suicidal kids and makes public announcements calling people out?"

"I'm not siding with anyone." Tory defended herself with a look of disbelief, "All i'm saying is that she's right. You're gonna get yourself into some serious trouble and UCLA, and Chapman, and MIT aren't gonna want you anymore."

"Give me a break." Kit rolled her eyes in disbelief, "I'm leaving."

"I want better for you!" Tory argued with her, following toward her bedroom door to stop Kit for leaving, "You think I want both of us working day and nights at some lame ass restaurant and roller rink? You can do so much better then that, I know you can."

Kit stopped as she looked at Tory with a sigh. She cooled off a moment, "You're gonna get to come back eventually, you can go to college too."

"Yeah, right." Tory scoffed slightly as she sighed, "It doesn't matter."

"Of course it m-" Kit began once more before Tory cut her off.

"This is about you. Your brain is huge and full of things no person should be able to know. You're ridiculously smart and can get into any Dental program you want." Tory spoke, her voice was stern but gentle as she held Kits arms, "Three insane schools want you, i'm not gonna let you mess that up just because you think you need do whatever everyone else is doing. Let me handle that while you just go to UCLA and get us a big house with a pool in the back."

Kit cracked a grin as she stepped closer to her girlfriend, "Is it above or underground?"

"Underground, obviously." Tory spoke as she pulled Kit closer by the waist, "And we can have a karate dojo in the back, four bedrooms, five baths. A sauna upstairs, marble countertops."

"Can we get a dog?" Kit asked her with a slightly begging look, "I really do want a dog."

"We can get two dogs." Tory nodded her head, pulling the back of Kits head to lay in her neck, "You have to do better."

"I will." Kit sighed as she shut her eyes, "For us."

•

kylie speaks

tormont planning
their future together
makes me soft yet so
sad at the same time.