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"You do know you don't have to walk me into the dojo, right? I've been here a million times." Jamie says walking into Miyagi-Do with her bag on her shoulder.
Sienna scoffs, "Yeah, well, it gives me an excuse to see what these losers are up to."
"One of those "losers" is your boyfriend."
"I know." Sienna says as Jamie sets her bag down and begins stretching, "It also gives me an excuse to see him."
Jamie chuckles as Sienna walks off towards Hawk. Miguel lets out a sigh as he and Robby walk into the dojo, "I feel bad for sensei. He really loved that dojo."
"Yeah." Robby nods as they stop, "At least Miyagi-Do is alive and well. We don't have to deal with Cobra Kai anymore, and now we're all one big karate family."
"Yeah." Miguel mumbles as they start to look around the dojo. Their eyes land on Sam, Tory, and Jamie who all seemed to keep their distance as they warm up, "Well, most of us."
"Look, it took a while for you and me to figure our shit out, but... we got there." Robby shrugs, "Sam and Tory only recently stopped hating each other. Hopefully, they'll be friends someday. If they can do it, I'm sure Jamie and Tory can fix whatever's going on. Maybe we just need to do something to jumpstart it."
Miguel nods as Sienna walks over, "Hey, Losers."
Robby chuckles as Miguel smiles, "Hey, Sienna. Still not up for karate?"
"Oh, please. Like I'd enjoy this shit." Sienna says standing beside Miguel, "Listen, I know there's the whole Sekai Taikai thing, but something's going on with Jamie."
Miguel frowns, "What do you mean?"
"I don't know. Something's on her mind and she won't talk to me about it." Sienna says
"Well, what if it's just about Sam and Tory?" Robby says, "They haven't exactly figured everything out."
"I know Jamie like the back of my hand." Sienna says, "Something's wrong. I don't think it's anything terrible, but it's something."
Miguel nods, "Yeah, I'll see if I can talk to her about it."
"Okay." Sienna nods, "Bye, guys."
"Bye." They say as she walks off toward the exit
"Hey, I'm gonna go warm up with Tory." Robby says patting his shoulder
"Yeah, I should talk to Jamie anyway." Miguel nods. Robby nods to him before walking off. Miguel turns toward Jamie before making his way over to her. Jamie stands up as Miguel sets his bag beside hers.
"Hey." He says
Jamie turns to him and a smile immediately covers her features, "Hey."
"How are you doing?"
"Good." She nods, "I feel good."
"That's good."
"What about you?" She says walking closer, "How do you feel?"
"Good." He nods, "I'm ready."
"That's great." She smiles. Miguel takes a second to look over her face causing Jamie to furrow her brows, "What's wrong?"
"You sure you're okay?" Miguel asks again. Jamie's frown deepens, "I just mean, like with Tory and Sam. You sure it's not bothering you?"
"I mean, it bothers me. Of course, it does." Jamie chuckles, "Tory and Sam were able to talk and figure their shit out. Sam and I just don't click and we've come to terms with the fact that we're probably never gonna be friends. But Tory and I were friends. We should be able to get through this and we just can't."
"It takes time." Miguel says, "There was a wedge put between you forcing you apart. I'm sure you guys can figure this out."
Jamie sighs, "Hopefully."
"Hey, guys gather around for a sec." Hawk calls out. The students walk over as Hawk and Demetri stand up on the platform with a canvas covered by a blanket. All three senseis walk over and stand beside the teens.
"It's been a long road, but we're finally all on the same side. And as a reward? The toughest test any of us have ever had to face." Hawk says
"The Sekai Taikai is the most prestigious karate tournament in modern martial arts history. For over a century, fighters from across the globe have gathered every two years to compete for the title of World's Best." Demetri nods
"If the All Valley is March Madness, this is the Olympics, plus the gladiator games and the kumite from Bloodsport all rolled into one."
"Yeah. If we win-" Demetri starts before Hawk clears his throat, "Excuse me. When we win, the spoils will be life-changing."
"But it's gonna take all of our focus and all the wisdom our senseis have to offer."
"Yes, which is why we decided to take at least one thing off your plates. Coming up with our new dojo name."
"Yes! After some spirited brainstorming and ad hoc focus-grouping, and also a dojo-wide vote, we have a winner." Hawk says as the students begin to get excited, "We give you..."
"Miyagi Fang Karate!" Demetri and Hawk exclaim. The students cheer as they pull the cover from the canvas to reveal the logo. It was a painting of Mr. Miyagi with fangs and the dojo name underneath him. For what the dojo name came out to be, Jamie could admit that the painting was pretty good.
Jamie claps as Miguel bumps his shoulder into hers. Jamie looks up at him and gives him a smile before turning back toward Hawk and Demetri.
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After practice, Robby and Miguel brought up the idea for all of them plus Tory to hang out at Golf-n-Stuff. Jamie knew it was more than likely their way of trying to get the two to talk, but Jamie couldn't say she was looking forward to it.
She watches as Robby hits the punching bag before stepping back. Miguel leans over as the score lights up on the screen.
"It's all in the legs." Robby smiles
"Yeah, well, congrats on your rather average leg strength, sir." Miguel jokes
"All right, who's next?"
Jamie looks up as Tory shakes her head, "I'm good."
"Me too."
"Okay." Miguel nods, "What about the, uh, batting cages? I heard there's a new fast pitch."
Jamie sighs, "Sure."
"Sounds fun." Tory deadpans as she walks off. Robby raises his brows before following her
Miguel comes up beside Jamie as the two follow the couple, "For some reason, I don't think it sounds fun."
"It's a double date with your ex, who's also in some twisted way my enemy. So how'd you think it was gonna go?" Jamie scoffs
"I didn't think she was your enemy anymore."
"I don't know what we are, but... we're not double-daters. Whose idea was this?"
"Both of us." Miguel shrugs. Jamie looks over at him as she tilts her head, "We just thought it'd be a good way to get you guys to talk."
"I appreciate the effort, but it's deeper than just karate." Jamie says, "I'm not even sure what it is, but for now, we're on the same team. That's probably as good as it's gonna get."
"Just give her some time, okay? She'll come around." Miguel says
The teens stop as they spot Kenny playing a basketball game.
"He's still not talking to you?" Tory asks
"No. I've gotta give it another shot." Robby sighs, "He needs to know there's another way besides the shit Silver was feeding him. At least here, he can't send my call to voicemail."
As Kenny walks away from the game, Robby turns to them, "I'm gonna be right back."
Tory nods before Robby walks off. Miguel raises his brows with a smile as she turns back to them. He looks over to Jamie who lets out a huff as she looks away.
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