Inextricable//A Cobra Kai Story

Chapter 17

This party was going to be the death of AJ Mills.

On her left was her boyfriend who looked anything but impressed with the party himself as he searched around for something and on her right was her best friend and Demetri making out like wild animals.

Her only savior was whatever drink was in her second cup of the night and she knew very well that she needed more very soon.

"I guess Moon and Richie aren't coming." Eli observed as he turned back around to face AJ.

AJ raised an eyebrow at him our of confusion and annoyance. Why did it matter where they were? Why was that specific couple such a concern for him. She had a suspicion of why but she didn't want to bring it up due to the heavy pit in her stomach.

She just shrugged in response to him and downed the rest of her cup in record time before getting up off the couch, "I need more." AJ muttered softly as she waked off in the direction of the kitchen.

AJ looked back at Eli who was witnessing what looked like Yasmine and Demetri going off to have sex. She rolled her eyes and went back to grabbing more alcohol to drink.

As she turned back around to grab a chip that was on the table next to her she was met with Miguel's eyes.

"Hey Diaz." She grinned at him before putting a chip in her mouth.

"Hey Mills," Miguel responded with a small nod, "Nice dress," he awkwardly complemented her.

He did mean it, the black looked nice. Made her look twenty times more intimidating than she usually did.

"Thanks, I like the pink," AJ circled around to the front of the counter to stand next to him, "Shooter?" She offered the boy a small bottle of Fireball.

Miguel stared at it and then at her, "Where did you get that?" he asked bewildered as to where she managed to hide the bottles during prom.

"Stole it from Kyler and his goons when they weren't looking." AJ responded with a smile.

"Classy as always aren't you Mills?" Miguel teased before shockingly accepting her offer of alcohol.

Miguel didn't plan on actually drinking the shooter, he was just going to keep it on his shelf with the date on it as a memory from his prom. It was tacky he knew that but he wanted to remember this night, at least so he thought.

Just as AJ was about to respond, Robby stepped into the kitchen holding a red solo cup in his hands.

The brunet boy stopped and stared at Miguel and AJ and their sudden closeness once they noticed he had appeared. Robby subtly raised an eyebrow at the two of them wondering why they were suddenly so protective of the other.

Miguel and AJ refused to break their glare at the boy. They both had their reasons for doing so. Miguels being all the hurt that he had caused him and all the hurt he was continuing to cause him. And AJ's well her's was about betrayal and what he did to Eli.

The only thing that stopped their glaring contest was the music getting shut off. They all looked around confused as they tried to figure out the source of why the music was turned off.

The man hosting the party, who AJ had never met, but was told that his name was Stingray by Eli which honestly made her concerned for her safety and the mans sanity. Instantly started yelling.

"Whoa! The day the music died." Stingray walked into the kitchen in front of Miguel, Robby and AJ, "Whats going on? Guys, turn it back on."

"There are families on this street trying to get some sleep!" A middle aged man in a robe came sprinting into the living room, "If you all don't go home right now, you are going to get arrested for underage drinking!"