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(𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚂𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗)

"ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪꜱᴋ, ɪ'ᴍ ɢᴏɴɴᴀ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ"

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"So he admitted he had a crush on you but you're not sure if he actually does?" Mia Carson questioned the Lawerence girl after Aurora had filled her in on the day she had. Aurora had come rushing into Mia's apartment before she began ranting on about her day. The Lawerence girl immediately found her way onto Mia's couch,

Aurora hummed in response, "Yes."

Mai tilted her head in confusion, not understanding why the boy would lie, "But he said he was crushing on you, Ror."

"So," Aurora shrugged her shoulders, "What if his friends put him up to it. What if he was just teasing me, what if..."

"Aurora, sweetheart. From what I've seen between the two of you. I think he genuinely does like you." Mia spoke softly taking a sip of her tea.

The curly blonde let out a sigh, not knowing what to do. She didn't know how she felt about the boy. Sometimes her face would flush and her stomach would fill with butterflies, while other times she felt like crying and screaming. "But, Mia..."

"Just take the risk and ask him, hon." Mia told her softly, "There's nothing wrong with just asking."

"I just don't want to ruin anything." The Lawerence girl mumbled quietly.

Mia reached over and rubbed the girls arm, "If he truly doesn't like you don't do anything. But see how tonight goes. If it goes well talk to him about it and if it doesn't just don't mention it."

Aurora nodded her head at the adults words. "Thanks Mi." 

"Of course, Rory." Mia sent her a small grin, "That what I'm here for."

A knock came to the door moments later, sending a bang through the apartment. The two girls glanced towards the towards the door. "Rory! If you're in there we gotta go. Hawk's here." Miguel called out from outside of the apartment.

Aurora's pleading eyes met Mia's soft ones, "You got this, hon. And if you need to, you can call me and I'll pick you up."

The curly blonde girl smiled over at Mia, "Thank you, Mia. Love you." The Lawrence girl quickly engulfed the Carson in a hug before rushing out the door.

"Be careful! Love you!" Mia bellowed with a smile, watching the young girl leave out the door.

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Aurora sat awkwardly in the back of Hawk's SUV with Anthony. The two youngest teens could even hear the movie with Miguel and Sam cuddling and making out in the middle row while Demitri and Hawk were discussing the differences between Star Wars and Star Trek.

The blonde had braided and unbraided her hair multiple times while Anthony played games on his phone for a while. The two both wanted to talk to each other but had no idea what to do or what to say.

Miguel and Sam noticed this after a while, it was Sam's initial idea to invite the two after seeing their interactions at dinner the other night. "They're not doing anything." Sam told Miguel quietly as she glanced towards the back seat.

Miguel looked back for a moment, "Should we send them to get snack?" Miguel questioned.

"That would work." Sam whispered back as she turned towards the back of the SUV, "Hey Ant, do you think you could get me more popcorn?"

Miguel followed Sam's actions, "And Ror, could you get me some M&M's?"

Aurora nodded her head at Miguel's words as Anthony let out an annoyed groan before agreeing. The two got out of the car and slowly made their way to the concessions stand. They walked side by side, hands almost brushing. 

"Can I get a pack of M&M's?" Aurora asked the cashier at the concessions.

"And a popcorn, as well as a pack of nerds gummy clusters and a pack of skittles." Anthony stated as he put down a ten dollar bill. The cashier nodded his head as he brought the food.

"I can pay." Aurora spoke softly.

Anthony hummed, "I know, but I wanted to." He sent a smile her way. Anthony then handed Aurora the M&M's and the nerds gummy clusters. "Here."

Aurora accepted the two, "Thanks, but how'd you know?" Aurora questioned as she gestured to the nerds gummy clusters.

"They used to be your go to when we hung out in elementary school and you are very horrible at sneaking food in class." Anthony said with a chuckle causing the girl to let out a small giggle, which let to Anthony smile brightening as well as more butterflies forming in his stomach.

"Wait is that why Mrs. Stewart is always glaring at me at the end of class?" The Lawerence girl questioned as she put the pieces together. The look Anthony sent her was enough to reassure her, "Seriously, Ant. You should have told me."

"How could I? And you probably wouldn't have been able to hear me over the wrapper." Anthony teased earning a playful smack from the blonde, "I'm telling the truth." 

Aurora rolled her eyes once more at the boy, "Whatever." She stated before letting out another small laugh.

From afar, Kenny Payne watched the two laugh with smiles plastered on their faces. He let out a scoff as his fist tightened. He marched over towards the two, displeased at the sight.

"Hey, Kenny," Aurora said with a smile as she saw her friend coming towards the two. Her smile faded at the sigh of his tight fist, "You okay, Kenny?"

"I would be if you weren't with him," The Payne boy told the blonde causing the girl to furrow her brows. "What do you mean?"

"He's a jerk, a bully." Kenny told Aurora as he took a step closer to Anthony.

Anthony crossed his arm before he argued, "I'm not," 

"You are." Kenny claimed as he took another step closer towards Anthony. Aurora saw where this was going and stood between the two before she was pushed to the side by Kenny. This caused her to fall to the ground, scratching her hands in the process.

"Rory." Kenny and Anthony called as they both tried to help her up but she pushed their hands away, not yet wanting either or their help as well as not wanting her blood to get into their hands.

A voice then called out, "Hey! What's going on over there?" The three heads turned to face Hawk, who was now walking their way. His brows rose in confusion as he saw Aurora on the floor. His protective instincts kicked in as he went over to help Aurora up, examining the scratches on her hands before standing in front of her and turning towards the two boys, "Which one of you two did this? I bet it was you." He stated angrily as he walked closer towards Kenny. "You better stay away from them."

"Yeah, same goes for you. Stay away from the kid." Robby spoke as he walked towards the group, not yet noticing his sister. Aurora looked down the moment she saw her brother. She truly  did miss him but he hadn't even tried to see her after his arrest. She didn't know if it was because of her father or because Robby didn't want to. All she knew was that it hurt.

Hawk smirked, "Look who it is."

"You betrayed Miyagi-Do. Traitor." Nate directed towards Robby.

"Oh, there's a traitor here for sure." Troy spoke as she walked up to the group with other Cobra Kai members following behind her. "He's gonna get what he deserves."

Sam then walked up, "I don't think so. Not if I have anything to say about it, princess."

Miguel followed behind Sam, not without noticing Aurora clutching her hands. He furrowed his brows as he made his way over to her. "You okay, Ror." He whispered to the girl. Aurora only nodded her head not wanting Miguel to see her hands and not wanting to worry the boy.

"Hey, guys. Can you believe that they have Mr. Pibb and Dr. Pepper?" Demitri questioned in amazement as the whole group turned to face him, his expression changed as he read the room, "Oh, shit. Not another rumble."

"Careful, LaRusso. Your mommy isn't here to play peacemaker." Tory taunted over at Sam.

Sam then questioned, "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Stop, we can't do this." Miguel said trying to break up the rising fight, "We'll beat them on the mat."

Robby scoffed, "Oh really? You remember what happened last time we fought, right?"

Aurora rolled her eyes at her brother's comment before making her presence known to the group, "Yes, we remember Robby." She spoke as she took a step forward.

"Rory..." Robby whispered as he saw his sister, taking her in. Seeing how much she had grown and changed in the months they hadn't seen each other. He then saw her hand and tilted his head in confusion, "What happened to your hands?"

Aurora brought her hands to her chest, "Nothing! They're fine." Kenny made eye contact with the girl before looking down upset, knowing the harm and pain that he caused the girl. The whole group looked at the girl in concern, even though the team was divided, each side was fond of the Lawerence girl.

The blonde took a few steps back from the group, wanting to escape the tense space. She zoned out before she felt someone's hand take her. She looked up to see Anthony holding her hands. "We should get you over to the first aid station." The Lawrence nodded her head as the LaRusso's words as the boy guided her along, leaving the group behind to go to the first aid area.

The two both didn't want to play any part in the fight. Aurora didn't like violence and Anthony didn't really care enough about karate to learn any. They also both knew they wouldn't be much help. They'd only be in the way or just an annoyance. And besides no one would notice if the two were gone, the two teens had a record of being the forgotten siblings.

The medical staff took a look at Aurora's hands before cleaning the blood and dirt off of them. They then wrapped a few bandage wraps around the young girl's hands, similar to how they would to prepare for a boxing match. 

Anthony watched carefully and listened to every wince that escaped the girls mouth. He continued to silently curse at himself for putting his girl in that position while he tapped his foot against the floor.

The Lawrence girl gave a small thank you as the medical worker. She then took a small glance at her wrapped hands before ignoring the bag thoughts that came to her mind before walking over to Anthony.

Anthony sent Aurora a comforting smile, "Do they feel a bit better now?"

"They do." Aurora admitted, "It's nice not looking at my bloody skin." The blonde joked as the two began to walk towards Hawks SUV that was parked near the baseball field.

The LaRusso let out a small laugh. He then glanced over at the girl only to see her looking down at the white bandages. A wave of guilt washed over the boy knowing that she got hurt because of him. "I'm sorry, Rory."

Aurora glanced up at the boy, "For what?" She questioned as she looked into his chocolate brown eyes.

"I'm the reason you got hurt." He told the girl softly.

The blonde shrugged her shoulders, "Not really. Kenny was the one to push me."

"But he wouldn't have pushed you if I hadn't of tried to defend myself." Anthony stated.

Aurora rolled her eyes, "Seriously, Ant. It's fine." She assured the boy, knowing that the scratches would heal in a few days, "You know, you're starting to sound like Peter Parker."

Anthony let out a small laugh at the girls words, "And you're acting like Gwen, trying to protect me and everything."

Aurora smiled at his response, "I guess so."

"You totally are." The raven haired boy teased as he playfully shoved the girl's shoulders a little.

The Lawerence let out a small laugh, "Whatever, Ant." 

A honk blared causing the two to turn towards the noise. Hawk was half out the window yelling at the two to, "Hurry up," from the SUV.

"We should go." Aurora spoke as she glanced at the SUV then set her gaze back on the boy in front of her.

Anthony hummed in response as the two began walking towards the SUV, "Probably. This was fun though."

"The movie getting interrupted by a 'karate fight' and me scratching my hands?" Aurora questioned earning a glare from the boy, "I'm kidding. But it was. I liked hanging out with you."

Blood rushed into Anthony's cheeks at the blonde girls words, "Then we should do it again sometime."

Aurora nodded her head as she bit her lip to hide her squeal of excitement. The thought of Anthony asking to spend more time with her made her giddy. Butterflies erupted in her stomach, "Definitely."

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Ahh! Rory and Ant are so cute!!

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