Warnings: Mature Language, Violence, Hints of Addiction, Wax on Wax Off, Threats, Alcohol Abuse.
Also Keenry is my life right now, I definitely prefer them over Samiguel! This chapter is currently unedited I'll be editing it in the morning.
❝𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐡, 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲, 𝐢𝐭'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞.❞
𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 having an argument and seeing Lola I did the only thing I thought would help, get drunk. I wanted to drink till I could forget, till nothing else mattered. "Stupid bitch trying to blame everything on me." I slurred strolling along the streets. "Telling me I'm wrong, she's wrong with treating me like a baby. I love her, her beautiful face..." I stumbled over my words walking toward the dojo and trying to open the door. "Shit, it's locked." I huffed irritated. I thought back to a conversation with John.
"If you ever need to crash and I'm not there, there's a spare key but I only want you to use it if it's an emergency." I pictured him saying before lifting up a bench that was near the dojo and grabbing the spare key. "Simples." I chuckled walking back to open the door with a grumble and slamming it shut. "
"Hello?" I whispered with a slur, I was trying to mask that I was drunk. I began stumbling along the dojo- luckily John was out for the night, some party with a Terrance. "Whose there?" A familiar voice asked as I shushed myself giggled and swaying along the place, knocking over Sensei's cardboard cut out.
"Nice try, thief." That voice snarled sweeping me down and making me fall flat in pain. "What the fuck!" I groaned as he jumped on me wrapping his hand around my throat, "It's me Keene, you prick!" I slurred as the lights flickered on, they sometimes take a minute to come on.
"What are you doing here?" He asked me confused, his hand still around my neck, "I took the key off John- I needed a place to crash." I grunted meeting his eyes. "Want me to let go?" He asked, I liked his grip on my neck but I had to remind myself that cheating isn't done now, "Yeah." I breathed as he removed his hand and helped me up, he was in small shorts and a baggy shirt.
"Why'd you need to crash here?" He asked whilst we walked to the gym- well I stumbled. "Watch me? I'm a bit drunk." I asked as her nodded and I slammed my fist into the punching bag. "Getting Tory away from all my negative energy of course. Surprised you didn't hear our fight earlier. I confessed continuing to punch the bag. "I did, but I tried to block it out." He replied.
"Whatever you've done just say sorry and don't do it again." He told me. "It's not that simple." I sighed. "Why didn't you defend me earlier?" Keene wondered as I grunted. "Because you didn't defend us, in my world unless you defend me or back me up I don't tend to like you." I sighed stopping my workout and slumping on the floor next to Robby. "Is that why you fight with Tory so much?" He asked softly.
"No, I fight with Tory because I can't admit my issues or even try tell her what's going on in my head." I admitted sadly. "What's going on in there?" Keene wondered tapping my temple and showing a hint of a smile. "I have nightmares of my father, before they left when Tory was around but now he's in prison and wants me to visit they keep coming back... Of him touching me and- Well..." I sighed tears in my eyes as Robby hugged me.
"It'll be okay, you could go visit David again or just talk to Tory or one of the Cobras." Robby spoke softly whilst I leant my head on his shoulder, "I just- it's not so simple so I drink and take the pain away." I explained. "Have you ever thought you're just making it hard for yourself? Maybe, when you tell Tory the truth things will clear up, arguments will stop and everything will go okay." Keene advised.
"Maybe...It was easier before all this, when the nightmares went away I didn't drink but now.... It's just a bit of fun yanno?" I mumbled my friend whilst my eyes fluttered.
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"𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲? 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 is it?" I asked the teen as my eyes opened, my head was pounding, I hated hangovers. "It's twelve thirty." Robby stated drinking coffee. "Shit shit!" I cursed scrambling on my clothes for Sugarfish. "I have to go to work, tell John I'm sorry." I hurriedly told him running off towards Sugarfish. "Fuck, fuck... I can't loose my job." I chanted angrily running towards Sugarfish.
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𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐈 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 on time, but what I forgot was that Tory was working here today. I didn't want to face her just yet, I love her but I feel like I'm gonna break her. "Hey, Tory." I spoke to her collecting tips from another table. "I don't think we should be talking at work." She replied doing the same thing as me with her tips. "Well can we talk after then? Let me explain." I offered. "If you're ready to talk to me sure." Tory agreed as I smiled slightly the pain hurting me.
I loved her, but I was scared for her to leave me like Lola. I walked over to the cooking station to get some food for a customer, "Here's you're soup madam, is there anything else I can get you?" I asked her politely. "How about you get yourself a water on me?" Lola smiled joining her mother as I looked over to see Tory talking to someone who I loosely recognised. "No, I'm fine thanks. Enjoy your meal." I scowled through gritted teeth and walked towards Tory. "Hey, I'm Tory. We waiting on anybody or is it just you?" She asked as the woman behind the menu revealed herself.
"It's just me- I'm glad I caught you both actually." Amanda answered putting her hands together, I rolled my eyes as if my headache wasn't bad enough she had to cause more issues. "Oh well isn't that perfect." I faked a smile. "Can we start you off with something?" Tory asked her kindly, I knew how hard it was for her to have to be nice to someone like that. "Actually, there's only one thing I need. And that's for you both to stay the hell away from my daughter." She sternly spoke.
"Wait you're-" The realisation hit my girlfriend. "Amanda LaRusso. You really came to our job? Is your daughter that scared?" I taunted scowling at her. "Well, I tried calling your parents, no call back, big surprise. Except from your mother Isabelle. Although she could only stay on the phone for a moment. Should I have kicked in your front door? Is that more your speeds?" She replied.
"Don't you come here and threaten me and my girlfriend. My grandfather he'll-" I tried to say. "He'll what? Send you Cobra bullies to do his dirty work? Everyday in my house, there are little reminders of the mess you made. I see my daughter covering up her scars and bruises. The only reason the pair of you aren't behind bars right now is because she asked me not to drag this ordeal out." She continued as I scowled.
"Mrs LaRusso, I'd care for you to not threat the woman I love and myself." I told her. "You can have your little tournament. But if either of you touch a hair on her head before then, you'll be scrubbing toilets for the rest of your life... Both of you. For the rest of your life." LaRusso threatened as I rubbed Tory's hand. "I got you." I whispered. "I got you too." She muttered.
"Excuse me, Miss? I think my soup is on the counter ready." A customer spoke. "Yeah just a minute." Tory told him. "I think you should leave." She told Mrs LaRusso. "I will." She replied. "Well you better hurry the fuck up before my fist meets your face." I warned. "I am not here to cause a scene, just deliver a message. But I need to know you both got that message." The older woman told us. "What if we didn't?" Tory asked as I smirked.
"Yeah sometimes manners help." I sneered. "Well, then that would be a big mistake." She glowered standing up. "Is everything okay here ma'am, Isabelle you really shouldn't be hanging around with your girlfriend all the time." One of the fellow waiters said. "I don't know, is it?" Amanda asked us gritting her teeth. "Miss I don't want my soup to get cold?" The man pointed out again.
"She said in a fucking minute!" I shouted punching my fist through the table. "Would you shut the hell up!" Tory yelled slamming her fist harshly on the table. "Tory! Isabelle! That's it, put away your uniforms. I've had enough of your attitudes. You're both fired." He told us. "What the fuck!" I huffed throwing my uniform off as did Tory. "Thanks a lot." She glared at LaRusso.
"You best pray for your daughter and her little friends." I glared at Amanda throwing her my apron. "Yanno, this place got a B on the health inspection. They hide the sign so you can't see it." Tory shouted as I nodded standing next to her. "And I saw one of the cooks dip his balls in the miso." I spat as we walked out.
"Are you okay?" I asked her. "I love you." Tory smiled as I pressed an urgent kiss against her lips, "I love you too and I'm so sorry." I apologised.
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"𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐠𝐢 𝐃𝐨 our enemies are uniting against us." Robby Keene stated as we both stood in front of the class, yet it didn't feel like my grandfather saw me as a Queen Cobra but second best. He already admitted he wanted to speak to me after class. "They think by working together, that they have the advantage. They think that they're better than us." I chimed in as Tory stood next to me. I was stood in the middle of the pair (A/N: Slight foreshadowing) as Robby continued his message, we were top three at the dojo that's one thing I loved.
"And I should know, I used to be one of them. That officially ends today." He spoke as I made eyes with Tory, nodding at her as she smirked, I loved her with all my heart and now I'd told her most of the truth. "I admit, at first I didn't wanna join Cobra Kai. Eventually, we all need to look ourselves in the mirror and realise who we really are." Robby explained.
"Now we may have taken some losses but we build ourselves back up because it's not about how we start, it's about how we finish." I declared. "And to beat the enemy, it helps to know the enemy's playbook. So I'm going to teach you Miyagi Do Karate, so we can beat Miyagi Do." Robby shouted. "Unce!"
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"𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐠𝐢 Do Karate is so difficult to learn." Robby stated as I stood next to my girlfriend waxing on and off, to think I mocked it prior to now. "These blocks are incredibly precise. Each one is designed to overcome a specific attack." Robby explained before stepping in front of me. "Show me wax on, wax off." He ordered swinging a couple punches at me to which I did the blocking for. "Good, now show Nichols." He told me as I didn't reply going to do so.
"The more you learn Miyagi Do, the tougher you are to defeat." Keene stated as I stood in front of my girlfriend. "So, you giving the speech was pretty cool." She smiled. "Yeah, I like to think of myself as the new inspirational speaker round here." I joked, "Kyo!" I hissed punching to when she blocked. "Stronger." I whispered kissing her knuckle before punching again and she harshly blocked it.
"Except for one tiny flaw." My grandfather declared leading me to go back to my spot next to Tory, I wouldn't say we made up but I'd say it was getting there. "Their entire style is reactive, which means all their moves are counter moves. That means we are in control. And we can use that to set traps." Sensei declared whilst Robby went to Tory, "Show me paint the fence." He ordered as she did so then he swept her leg.
"Trap set I guess, but why did you-" I went to say when Tory flipped Robby over and got ready to finish him, I ran over there kicking Tory off of him, "Oh you wanna go huh Kreese?" She questioned. "I'm trying to stop you both from being stupid!" I retorted. "Because we all know about stupid huh?" She replied. "Hey! I love you!" I shouted front kicking her. "Yeah and I love you too!" Tory shouted back roundhousing me, to which I got up and climbed on top of her.
"Then let's stop this shall we and I'll...I'll come back." I told her as she grabbed my face, "Sounds like a-" She tried to say. "Nichols, Kreese! In my office. Now and Keene continue the lesson." Sensei ordered as I sighed and Tory let go of me.
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𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠 our heads in shame as we sat in our grandfather's office. "What is it with the two of you? Is it your mother and your father?" He asked us. "No, it's nothing." Tory refused. "Don't worry about it." I attempted to assure him yet he looked unconvinced. "We lost our jobs, okay?" Tory sighed reaching for my hand. "And it's not so easy looking for one on probation." She stated. "Or with a criminal record." I pointed out.
"And do you both feel sorry for yourself?" John wondered. "I usually turn to other ways to forget but uh..." I trailed off as my girlfriend did the same. "When something bad happens, you have to choices, you let it tear you down or you let it build up. Sometimes a step backwards opens a new path forward. Now, what happened?" He asked.
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𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 informed my grandfather of the situation we both went to go back to the lesson, "Isabelle, please stay for a moment." He voiced as Tory looked at me with a curious yet confused look. "I'll catch up, it'll be fine." I promised her kissing her nose and going to sit back down. "What's up?" I asked him. "Why did you sneak into the dojo yesterday and knock over the cardboard cut out and almost break my trophy?" John asked as I gulped, there was no use in lying to him.
"I'm sorry." I apologised. "You're only sorry because you got caught, why did you do it Isabelle?" He repeated the question to me. "I was drunk and I needed to crash here, I'm really sorry if it was an issue I meant to ask but your phone was off and I remember you mentioned a spare key." I explained. "And this drinking- is it becoming a problem?" John wondered. "No, why would it?" I questioned back.
"Well make sure it isn't going to become one, if you have a weakness it can overpower you. I'll sort your problems if you make sure you don't pull a stunt like that again." He offered as I got up and bowed. "Yes Sensei." I nodded. "How's the pain from the tattoo by the way?" My grandfather asked me. "Everyone needs a little pain." I commented walking off.
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"𝐒𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 now?" I asked Tory whilst we rode home, "I forgive you, it makes sense why you didn't tell me the truth in the first place, if my good for nothing dad did anything like that to anyone especially not someone as amazing and beautiful to you." Tory spoke softly wrapping her arms around my body and pressing a kiss on the nape of my neck. "I'm promise you Tory- I won't get drunk so bad that I forget where I am or anything." I assured her.
"What did you talk to sensei about?" She wondered as I lit up a smoke, when we was near our apartment of course. "Oh, I crashed last night and I knocked over his cut out, no need to worry though." I assured her parking up my bike. "Come on, let's get home and relax, we have a lot of making up to do." Tory smirked picking me up off my bike, "Put me down!" I laughed taking a puff of my cigarette.
"Not until we get inside." She refused nibbling on my skin, "Tory!" I giggled as she spun me around. "Say it go on." She cooed. "I love you!" I smirked leading her to put me down. "I love you." Tory grinned passionately kiss my lips. "Come on, our carriage awaits." I joked with a wink as we walked to our door. "What the fuck is this?" Tory grumbled as we saw a bag of groceries from an expensive store. "Hold up." I told her squinting to see a note and I picked it up.
"Sorry for my outburst, here's some groceries for you, Isabelle and your family. Hope this is a small step to a big help- Amanda LaRusso." I read out with a scowl. "Oh... No she doesn't." Tory scowled as I tore up the note. "I don't want this shit." Tory fumed, picking the bag up. "Hey, might we need this stuff?" I asked her. "I don't want charity Iz." She informed me. "Let's go to LaRusso Auto then." I grinned.
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𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 into LaRusso Auto, "There she is." I pointed out as we stomped over there as she slammed the groceries down. "You think this makes up for it?" Tory snapped. "Leaving this posh shit on our doorstep?" I scoffed at her. "We don't need your sympathy." My girlfriend sternly stated. "I just wanted to make sure you and your family had enough food." Amanda softly replied.
"Yeah and we feed our family." Tory snarled as we both pointed at ourselves. "We don't need your sympathy because you feel bad for having a rich life." I growled. "Why don't we go talk in my office?" Amanda wondered. "No I wanna talk it right here don't you babe?" My girlfriend shouted. "Yeah I wanna talk it right here." I hissed. "Okay maybe we just lower the volume huh?" This guy in a suit- think his name was Anoosh spoke.
"Ghandi once said that nobody can hurt me without my permission." He spoke getting closer to my girlfriend so I got in front of her protectively, "Take one more step towards my girlfriend and I will snap you like a pencil, feel me?" I snarled wrapping an arm protectively around Tory. "Why do I step into these karate situations?" He asked walking off.
"Look, Tory, Isabelle, I just want this to be over. The war with you both, my daughter and Nancy her best friend." Amanda softly spoke. "Yeah, well don't worry, it'll be all over soon. When I humiliate your daughter at the All Valley in front of everyone." Tory snarled. "Mmm, tell Nancy it'll be more than I scar she receives huh? Maybe a scar wouldn't hurt you rich LaRusso's.." I grinned whilst sneering. "Thanks for lighting a fire under us." Tory sneered kicking the bag over.
"We needed that." I snarled kicking over a bonsai tree, "Now I'm kicking the competition!" I laughed as we walked off. "Bye Bye, LaRusso."
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"𝐒𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, simply the best?" I asked Robby with a grin as we sat in the dojo, John was practicing karate as we sat in the front dojo. "Better than all the rest." He grinned leading me to throw a fry at him but he caught it in his mouth. "I heard you've had a mixed day, want me to be your therapist again?" Robby smirked as I rolled my eyes in response. "If anything, I should be yours. Daddy issues is a hot thing and therapists love analysing that shit." I stated as he smacked my shoulder.
"I don't wanna be analysed. I just wondered how you were feeling after loosing your job?" He wondered causing me to sigh, "I can't really get into anywhere with a criminal record, it took me ages to get a job like that." I confessed slurping my shake and placing my empty fries holder in the trash. "Wait- how did you know about that anyway?" I asked him as he stood behind me, "Excellent hearing I suppose." He mused placing his shake in the trash.
"Fucking spying on me Keene?" I asked him spinning around to see how close we were. "No, not spying, just observant." Robby smirked to me, "Wanna spar?" I wondered. "Sure, you could use the training." He joked, "Oh yeah." I scoffed in disbelief as we got onto the mat, in fighting positions of course. I swung for him getting blocked of course, "Relying on Miyagi Do tactics." I smirked as Robby swept me to the floor.
"Oh wanna go pretty boy." I sneered jumping up and kicking Robby hard in the face. "Pretty boy, that's new." He smirked jumping up with me and going to front kick me yet I used paint the fence, shit. I front swept him to the floor and climbed on top of him, "Like that Keene, little me leaving you at your mercy." I teased feeling how close we were to one another, I stroked Robby's cheek softly.
"Your mercy huh? Ever think I like it like that?" He replied lifting his head up making us even closed to one another, "I-I should go..." I trailed off meeting his eyes. "Or you could stay." Robby spoke, "Choice is yours." He smiled at me.
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Tory's POV
𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 Isabelle for a while but I presumed she was just with Sensei or Robby, I'd rather her be with Sensei Kreese though. I trust her and I trust Robby but I can't shake the feeling of jealousy when they're together more and more. There was a knock at the door, "Brandon can you check on mom while I get the door?" I called out, "Sure Tor." He agreed going to mom's room and I went to open the door.
"Whatever you're selling I don't want it." I told the dark skinned woman with braids in her hair sternly with a scowl. "Oh I'm not selling anything, I just wondered where Isabelle Kreese lives" She asked me as I quirked a brow at her. "What's it to you?" I wondered, how the hell did this woman know my nightmare, my girlfriend.
"I'm just an old friend wanting to catch up, I'll see her another time." The girl brushed it off going to walk off. "What's your name?" I asked her. "Lola Carlye." Lola replied walking off...
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