Jayden was invited via Tory.

He wasn't entirely sure how to get to where she invited him to, but he was on the search. She said the gate was right of the woods, and that had been all. Granted, he wasn't the best with directors at all, resulting in stumbling around the woods.

"Ugh, hello?" a new voice caught his attention, making the boy run straight into a tree.

"Ow." he held his face from how he laid on the ground, still a moment.

A shadow over took his body, making him remove his hand as a pair of green eyes stared down at him. "You okay?"

"Oh, yeah." he sat up with a small sigh. "Just...you know."

"Sure." he held his hand out, letting him take it. "You know."

"Why are you just walking around the woods?" Jayden became aware quickly that it was indeed creepy for a random boy to be walking around.

"Heading for the Zoo." he shrugged. "You?"

"Yeah, me too." he exhaled, brushing the orange leaves off his knees. "Tory invite?"

"Yup." he cracked a grin. "Sorry, i'm Robby."

"Robby Robby?" he repeated with wide eyes. "As in, THE Robby?"

"Um, maybe?" the Keene boy gave an odd look. "School fight?"

"You're the one." he gave a nod, tight lipped smile. "The girl i'm crazy about is dating the dude you nearly killed."

"Ah, THE Karter." Robby confirmed, the two started to walk together. "You're crazy about her?"

Jayden gave him a warning look at his tone. Robby held his hands up. "She's cute, she's beautiful. But, I don't know, she seems like she really likes him."

"She does. It was my fault." Jayden frowned with an exhale. "It's just hard to face her now, you know? It's embarrassing, and I don't want to be embarrassing."

Robby moved a branch for him to walk. "I don't think it's embarrassing."

Jayden gave him a little grin, waiting for him to lead the way.

"Is this gonna be..uncomfortable for you?" Miguel asked Karter as they walked down the street together, a few feet before Assface and Bert.

"Nah, i've always wanting to spend Christmas with my boyfriends ex girlfriend." Karter hummed, cracking him a grin. "It's for the dojos. If being a little uncomfortable means I get to get my baby cousin back, I think I can suffer in silence."

"Sam...she said she wanted you guys to be on good terms too." Miguel nodded, lacing his hand in hers. "You two will be the only girls, I think she really wants to have Eagle Fang and Miyagi-Do combine."

"Well, then we're on the same page." Karter hummed with a nod. "No need to go spinning on my turtle shell."

"No need at all." Miguel smiled, reaching his fist up to knock on the door. After a moment, Sam opened it for them as they stepped in.

"Oh, hell no." Chris stood up immediately as did Demetri and Nate did the same.

"This isn't a keg party." Mitch looked around, yanking his christmas hat off. "Bought this hat for nothing."

"Woah, I dig this painting." Karter looked at Sams wall. "Makes me wanna swim in it."

"Oh, yeah." Sam tried to agree with a little grin. Miguel winced at Karters words, rubbing her back.

"Wait. You Parent Trapped us? Why?" Demetri gave an offended look to Sam and Migeul.

"Look, I know we haven't always gotten along, but Cobra Kai is the bigger threat now." Sam spoke up as she looked around. "To all of us."

"We think we'd stand a better chance against them if we join forces." Miguel spoke to the group, taking Karters hand again. "Two dojos are stronger then one."

"This is ridiculous." Mitch whispered.

"I know, right?" Bert asked in return.

"Look, I know we've all done shitty things." Miguel sighed, trying to break through to them.

"Like breaking Demetris arm." Chris glared at Mitch. He doubled looked at Karter. "You do realize they're related."

"That doesn't mean shit." Karter defended herself with a glare.

"You guys started that fight!" Mitch defended himself.

"This is the same girl that tried to commit murder at Moons party!" Nate gapped in realization at Karter.

"What!" Demetri gapped.

"I wasn't gonna stab him, I tried to scare him." Karter rolled her eyes. "Get over yourself."

"This isn't gonna work." Miguel gave Sam a frightened look.

"It has to." she cut him off with a serious look. "We have one last chance to make things right. Alone, we're nothing. But if we work together, we have a shot. If we can't get over the past, the fighting will never end. We have to confront our enemies. This rivalry has to stop. One way or another."

"You're just anger my family has good genes!" Karter defended herself as she rose her hands.

"Good genes that break peoples arms." Chris glared at her.

"Good genes that will kick your ass into a new reality." she snapped at him.

"Karter!" Miguel gapped at her words.

"Enough." Sam spoke up. "I don't know how to say this any plainer. Eagle Fang and Miyagi-Do have to work together."

"Even if we wanted to team up, it'll never work." Chris said with a shrug. "I was in Cobra Kai. Their style mixes with ours like..."

"Oil and vinegar?" Nate questioned.

"No, not salad dressing. I would say like the British Bulldogs and the Hart Foundation." Chris explained with a shrug of his shoulders.

"They were friends, dipshit." Mitch looked his way in annoyance.

"Not at WrestleMania 3, Penis Breath." he shot back.

"You can't call me Penis Breath. Only they can call me Penis Breath." Mitch cut in.

"Why are you okay with anyone calling you Penis Breath?" Chris looked at him in disbelief.

"Don't be mean to Assface." Karter rolled her eyes. "He probably still thinks we're at a keg party."

"My brain is fine." Mitch gapped at her.

"Hers probably isn't." Nate mocked Karter.

"Do you want me to turn your balls into earrings?" she shot him a glare, wiggling her ear lobes. "Merry Christmas to me!"

"Karter!" Miguel gapped at her again. "You can't just say that to people."

"You know what? Screw this. Come on, let's go." Mitch stood up.

"Hey, pussies!" Demetri called out, standing up. They all turned to watch. "This is exactly what those assholes at Cobra Kai want. Since you were one of 'em, you're an asshole too. So was I. Well, at least I wanted to be one. But now Cobra Kai is the worst collection of assholes in the Valley, run by the king of all assholes. So if by merging with Eagle Fang, weird name by the way, can keep us all from getting shit on anymore, then we'd all be assholes not to do it."

The living room all stared, silent. Demetri took a breath. "I'm sorry for all the assholes. I usually take pride in my grandiloquence, but...it's an emotional time."

"Agree." Karter sighed, looking forward Chris and Nate. "How about some apple pie to calm our nerves?"

Before long, they had merged to the kitchen and discussed their plan with apple pie slices. Miguel leaned on Karters shoulder, thinking his arms around her waist would prevent anything from happening.
Demetri had a notebook as he read from it. "So, we're all in agreement that our new combined dojo should train at Miyagi-Do. But deadlocked on a new name, Gi Design, Post-Training Snacks, and Sensei Dispute Resolution Protocol."

Karter leaned back against Miguel. "Maybe we'll look cute with matching gi's."

"Okay, not good, but still, it's a start." Demetri explained with a nod, tucking the notebook under his arm. A cat meowed in the distance, making the others look toward the back door.

"Aw, I think your cat wants to come in." Bert gushed, walking out the door. "Here, kitty, kitty."

"I didn't know you had a cat." Miguel glanced over at San.

"We don't." she nodded, an odd look in her eye before Bert's small body was tossed through the kitchen window. They all stood, hurrying to look down at him.

"Bert, what happened?" Miguel asked in a panic.

The small boy looked up from the ground. "No cat."

Hawk, Kyler, and a few other Cobra Kais walked through the front door. Karter shoved Migeul behind her in worry, doing the same with Demetri. "Knew i'd need to spin around on that turtle shell."

"It's payback time, Rhea." Kyler stared at Miguel with a pop of his neck. The front door kicked open, having them all turn to see Tory and two other boys walking in.

"Heard you were throwing a party." Tory stared at the group with risen eyebrows. "Hope you don't mind if we crash."

"Tory, you don't have to do this." Migeul spoke her way quickly, still shoved behind his girlfriend.

"It's too late." she answered with a shake of her head. "This ends tonight."

Karter met her eye, she stared at her for a moment. "No mercy!"

•

kylie speaks

i'm sorry this took a while
to get up, i have been focused
on binge writing books to
get them finished before i have
to take on seven more books
when season four of stranger
things comes out