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LUNA FROWNS coming downstairs seeing her parents smiling happily at her.

"Okay. I'm scared. What's going on?" Luna questions cautiously.

"Come with us," Amanda suggests grabbing a hold of Luna's hand leading her towards the back of the house where the studio office is located.

"Your father and I spent all night working on this and we pray you like it." Amanda explains standing outside the office door before opening the door revealing painting supplies hearing Luna gasp.

"What is this?" Luna asks tearfully, "We wanted you to have your own little area for your painting instead of your bedroom." Daniel states walking into the office.

"I love it. Thank you mom, dad." Luna replies rushing to hug both of her adoptive parents tightly who both tighten their hold on their daughter.

While Luna looks around her new area for her artwork she overhears shouting outside by Anthony— who is cheering on their father to kick someone's ass.

Luna frowns walking into the kitchen seeing Johnny Lawrence sitting at her kitchen table munching on the breakfast her mother made for him.

"What the hell?" Luna mutters walking past the man avoiding eye contact with him because she's not in the mood for the drama and recognising the man from months ago when Yasmine crashed her car into his.

After her breakfast Luna sits inside one of the classrooms at the high school studying for an upcoming test of hers.

Overhearing Miguel and Demetri's conversation before the bell chimes for them to leave the said classroom.

Luna smiles at her sister waiting for her boyfriend beside the door before walking away hearing Demetri rushing after her to sit with her for lunch knowing no one will bother him if his with her.

"So what's been going Dem?" Luna wonders sitting at the table in the cafeteria.

"Nothing. For some reason Eli's been ignoring my calls and just me all together due to being too nerdy." Demetri explains seeing Luna frown at the mention of their best friend.

Since joining Cobra Kai completely, both of them barely hear from the Moskowitz boy— unless Eli's hitting up Luna, only to flirt with her.

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AFTER SCHOOL, Luna walks out of the school towards the carpark seeing Sam walking slowly with a spaced out look upon her face.

"Sammy, you okay?" Luna questions rushing up to walk alongside her distracted sister.

"Just Miguel. I feel like him and I are becoming distant." Sam responds with a sigh.

"What makes you say that? He's really fond of you." Luna states with a shrug digging through her bag for her car keys.

"I don't know. He's just always training or suggesting to come meet our parents. I'm just worried about the whole Cobra Kai subject." Sam responds which Luna nods her head in understanding.

"Well come on. I'll drive us home." Luna offers gesturing to her car seeing Sam's face automatically light up at the suggestion.

Said girl runs towards the passenger seat of the car Luna just unlocked with a giggle.

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MIGUEL, HAWK, Aisha and Demetri sit in the park so Miguel can vent to them about how his feeling.

"Come on. Eat something. It'll make you feel better." Demetri voices, "Told you I'm not hungry, man." Miguel mumbles.

"I still think you're overreacting." Demetri responds, "I'm not overreacting, dude. I know what I saw." Miguel mutters.

"All right. So you saw her eating dinner with some chode." Hawk comments kicking one of his teammates in the face practicing what Johnny taught them.

The boy grunts falling to the ground while Hawk walks towards the three sitting on the park bench.

"It's probably just her brother or something. Although I don't think Lun has anymore siblings other than Sam and Anthony." Hawk shrugs.

"No. Dude... brothers don't look at their sisters like that." Miguel responds, "Depends on what part of the country you're in." Demetri voices.

"Look, I just don't want what happened to Sensei to happen to me." Miguel utters.

"All right. So you go over to this kid and beat his ass so he doesn't have the chance." Hawk suggests, "Don't listen to Eli." Demetri mutters.

"It's Hawk." Hawk snaps looking at his 'best' friend, "Yeah, whatever. The fact is, Sam's given you no reason not to trust her. But— why don't you ask Luna? I mean you're friends right?" Demetri wonders looking at both Miguel and Hawk.

"Yeah. I guess you're right. Although the way he was also looking at Luna... my god man." Miguel mutters capturing Hawk's full attention at the mention of someone eyeballing Luna.

"Wait what? He's after Luna as well?" Hawk questions feeling a sudden nagging feeling in the pit of his stomach.

"Yeah. Yes, you should've seen them at the dinner. He was looking at Sam all lovingly. But he was looking at Luna with more passion." Miguel mutters annoyed sensing Hawk's jealousy.

Demetri smirks going to say something only for Aisha to scoff, "Oh! That little bitch!" Aisha snarls looking at her phone, "What?" Miguel asks confused.

"You know that video I posted of me breaking that board?" Aisha quizzes, "Yeah." Miguel confirms.

"Look what Yasmine commented." Aisha states showing the three boys her phone and the comment Yasmine made, "Oh, shit." Miguel mumbles disgusted by Yasmine's behaviour.

"I gotta do something." Aisha comments, "All right. How about we kidnap her and have my boy Rico tattoo "bitch" on her face?" Hawk suggests with a smirk on his face.

"Calm down, Hawk." Demetri scoffs, "All right... I hear how you're saying it. And I don't like it." Hawk responds.

"Wait. Wait, wait, I've got a better idea. Look." Aisha says showing them her phone once again and the banner on the screen.

"Yasmine's throwing a birthday party at the canyon later?" Miguel questions from reading the girls story on Instagram, "Not if we strike first." Aisha shrugs.

"Hell yeah!" Hawk says keen for the party and incredibly keen on inviting Luna to the said party secretly missing her and their friendship.

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WIPING HER forehead feeling paint spreading across her forehead from the brush in her hand looking at the incoming piece of art she's currently working on.

Sam stomps into the room knowing her sister's currently in there doing her own thing for her said art.

"I'm grounded and I give you about ten seconds before Mom yells out for you." Sam states confusing Luna.

"Wait what? Why?" Luna wonders sitting her brush down on the paint pallet sitting beside her angry sister.

Sam goes to respond but is interrupted by Amanda yelling from the kitchen.

"Luna Scarlett Azalea-LaRusso!" Amanda yells out loudly making Luna wince from the usage of her full name.

"Did you get into a hit-and-run accident a few months back?" Amanda quizzes using the same technique as she did with Sam earlier seeing Luna look up at her wide eyed.

"Oh my god!" Amanda gasps horrified, "It was Yasmine driving. I swear!" Luna voices with a wince knowing she should've told her parents the night it happened.

"I don't care who was driving. You and Sam should have told us this. I mean, do you have any idea the kind of trouble you caused?" Amanda questions raising her voice is a little bit.

"I'm sorry, mom." Luna mumbles guilty, "Sorry's just not gonna cut it. I can't believe I'm saying this... but you're grounded. Since I made Sam give me her phone you also have to give me yours." Amanda demands.

"What? Why? How am I suppose to get inspiration for my art?" Luna screeches alarmed.

"Because I know as long as you have internet... sending you to your room is like sending you out to play. Now, hand it over. And I'm sure whatever you're working on right now... your father or myself can print out the photo for inspiration." Amanda voices.

Luna gets her phone from her back pocket handing it to her mouth with a pout.

"Don't forget her laptop and smartwatch. Along with her iPad." Anthony voices from beside them after raiding the fridge for food.

"Are you kidding me?" Luna scoffs handing Amanda the said items before going upstairs to get her iPad and MacBook handing them off to her mother as well with an annoyed huff stomping back up the staircase and plumping onto her bed.

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LATER THAT night Luna and Sam sit at the table with their mother and Anthony studying since they're unable to do anything else.

Luna watches while Sam glares at Amanda's bag hearing one of their phone vibrating inside of it.

"God. I just love the internet. There's just so much to do. Chat with your friends, watch videos, shop online." Anthony taunts with a smirk on his face.

"You're going to hell. You know that, right?" Sam voices, "All the coolest people go to hell." Anthony mutters in a duh tone.

"Guys, be quiet. I have a lot of work to do." Amanda voices without looking up from her paperwork.

While Luna's phone chimes in her mother's bag irritating both LaRusso daughters further.

"Come on, Mom. Please just let me or Lulu answer our phones!" Sam begs looking at her mother while she pulls said mobile phones out of her bag and declining the incoming calls from Miguel and Hawk.

"Nice." Anthony chuckles while Luna sinks in her chair knowing Eli will be thinking she's trying to avoid him, "Go back to work." Amanda orders quietly.

"Ooh. Another friend request!" Anthony perks up while Luna scoffs quietly and Sam stares at her mother's bag hoping for some excuse to respond to Miguel.

Luna jumps at the sound of the doorbell due to the quietness around the table.

"Ooh. Maybe that's the drone I bought from Amazon." Anthony states shooting out of his seat and running towards the front door.

"Wait. Woah! You bought a drone?" Amanda repeats in alert chasing after the boy leaving the two girls in the kitchen.

One staring blankly at her finished assessments and one staring at her mother's bag with her phone inside of it.

Sam jumps up out of her seat digging through the said bag determined to respond to Miguel since they're already in a rough spot.

Luna taps on the table signalling that their mother is coming back into the kitchen.

"Hey! Don't even think about it." Amanda shouts in which Luna rolls her eyes standing up from her seat getting ready to walk upstairs to her bedroom.

Sam huffs under her breath following after Luna seeing Robby smiling at the two of them. More so Luna.

"Hey, how's it going?" Robby questions for both of them.

"We're prisoners. Gotta get out of here." Luna responds while Sam angrily walks up the staircase.

Leaving Luna behind with Robby before said girl walks off with a sigh up to her bedroom oblivious to the look on Robby's face.

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HAWK STANDS beside the fire staring at his phone and the lack of Luna's response.

Before noticing Moon smiling at him from up in the carpark before walking towards leaving Yasmine staring at her in disbelief eventually following after her.

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SAM AND Luna both lay on the living room's sofa reading books huffing loudly every five seconds out of boredom.

"Luna?" Amanda shouts from downstairs, "Yes, warden?" Luna responds rolling her eyes and walking over to the kitchen seeing Sam sitting up from the sofa.

"Yeah?" Luna voices standing in front of Robby and her mother curiously.

"Robby sprained his ankle. He needs a ride home. So drop him off and come right back, okay?" Amanda orders looking at her eldest daughter.

"Yeah. Uh... sure. Okay." Luna mumbles looking at Sam and motioning to upstairs discreetly telling her to sneak out of her window to also escape the jail they're locked in.

"Come on." Luna gently says walking towards the front of the house grabbing her car keys and purse walking outside seeing Sam smirking at both of them beside Luna's vehicle.

"Do you need some help?" Luna questions, "No. I just need to walk it off," Robby explains with a grunt before jumping into a skip and smiling at the brunette.

"Ha! Ha! Oh. There it is. All better." Robby smirks looking at Luna sharing a look with Sam before stopping just before her car in shock.

"Wait. Wait, did you just pull a Keyser Soze?" Sam wonders with a laugh.

"You said you were a prisoner. I figured I'd break you out and I guess Sam too." Robby laughs seeing Luna looking at him thankfully.

"So, where we going?" Robby asks, "To a party. How does that sound?" Sam questions winking at Luna, "That sounds great." Robby confirms not looking away from Luna.

"Awesome. Sam's boyfriend's probably wondering where the hell she is right now. Alongside Hawk. Come on... let's go." Luna giggles rushing towards the drivers side of her car.

Not noticing the flicker of jealousy run through Robby at the mention of her possibly having a boyfriend.

"Wouldn't want to keep him waiting." Robby mumbles quietly so neither of them hear him before getting into Luna's vehicle in the backseat hearing Luna and Sam giggle along to the music on the girls radio.

"Sorry for all the girly music." Luna voices focusing on the road driving towards the party.

"Oh. No worries." Robby smiles with a nod while Luna parks her car noticing the pack of people around the canyon.

After getting out of the car and leaving Sam and Robby to converse with each other.

Luna walks down the hill crashing into Yasmine running up the hill holding onto her groin area grimacing in pain.

Luna frowns in confusion before noticing Hawk, Moon and Aisha standing together laughing.

"You're here! Finally, babe!" Moon exclaims seeing Luna standing behind them.

"Hi. I'm sorry... my phone was taken off me. Grounded life," Luna explains smiling at her best friend who smiles leaning against Hawk's figure.

"Sorry. I didn't answer any of your messages." Luna voices looking at Hawk awkwardly.

"It's okay. Come here." Hawk states gesturing for a hug which Luna immediately accepts wrapping her arms around the male tightly, "Hurt her and I'll kill you." Luna states looking up at Hawk's face.

Hawk nods with a gulp seeing the way Luna's looking at him before separating herself from him and walking back towards Sam and Robby seeing a drunk Miguel angrily shouting at her sister.

"Wait. Have you been drinking?" Sam asks seeing Luna joining them standing beside Robby staring over at Hawk already looking at her with an emotional look on his face.

"No. No. No! You don't get to turn this on me. I texted and called you all day and you couldn't answer me back once?" Miguel drunkly rambles annoyed.

"No. I literally couldn't. My mom took Luna and I phones." Sam responds confused.

"Oh! Oh. That's so convenient." Miguel scoffs throwing his head back annoyed.

"Hey man." Robby intervenes trying to stop a fight from breaking out.

"You get out of here!" Miguel snaps pushing Robby away from him which leads to Robby falling onto the ground.

"Miguel, stop it!" Luna orders not wanting any of them getting hurt, "Hey man. You want to try that again?" Robby snaps getting up from the ground.

"Try it again, huh?" Miguel taunts while Sam and Luna hold back both of the boys.

More so Luna holding Robby's jacket tightly and Miguel hitting Sam in the face knocking her down.

"Are you okay?" Luna exclaims helping Sam stand up alongside Robby.

"Sam. Sam, I'm sorry!" Miguel states realising his mistake, "God. You asshole! What the hell was that?" Sam snaps looking at Miguel hurt seeing said male looking Sam angrily and upset.

"My dad was right about Cobra Kai. Good luck at the tournament. I won't be there." Sam mutters walking away.

Which leads to Luna and Robby chasing after her since Luna's car is the one they drove to the canyon.

Moon waves seeing Luna looking at her already with a small smile said girl waves goodbye back.

Before facing Hawk and mouthing the words 'I'm sorry' to him knowing they've had a lot of mixed signals between each other lately.

Hawk shakes his head and nods motioning for her to go and that they'll talk soon since his been making out with Moon all night anyways.

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LUNA LAYS in her bed from showering and freshening up with a frown on her face questioning herself on what is going on with herself and Hawk.

Months ago it was just a friendship and now his confessed his feelings for her and left her a little conflicted.

Luna flinches hearing shouting coming from the dojo outside.

Said girl walks outside standing just outside the dojo doors overhearing Johnny Lawrence pushing her father into the metals on the side table.

Robby jumps in to protect her father before muttering the words 'Dad' towards Johnny Lawrence confusing her even more.

Johnny then walks out of the dojo drunkly nearly slamming into the teenager scoffing at her and walking towards his car and speeding off out of the driveway leaving behind his son who's in a shouting match with Daniel inside the dojo.

"Get out now! And don't come back to this house. Not to the dealership. Not ever," Daniel orders shoving Robby out of the dojo slamming the doors in his face.

"You got that? Ever again!" Daniel snarls leaving Robby shouting at the doors.

Not noticing Luna standing close to him overhearing the entire conversation a little betrayed at the thought of him using them to get back at his father.

"Wow," Luna speaks capturing Robby's attention who faces her guiltily.

"Just wow." Luna scoffs rushing back into the house leaving Robby staring at her retreating figure with tears in his eyes before leaving the LaRusso house with a new found broken heart.

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