Arlo Miller and Eli have been best friends since second grade. They spent every minute they could by each other's side. Everything was perfect, until they find themselves in the middle of a resurfaced karate rivalry from the 80s. The past continues...
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The next day at school, just like he had said, Hawk wasn't there. Arlo had barely paid attention to anything during the school day until she saw Miguel awkwardly standing in front of Sam's locker at the end of the day.
"Are you stalking her now?" Arlo tapped to boy's shoulder causing him to jump back.
"Can you stop sneaking up on me?" Miguel wiped his hands on his jeans nervously making Arlo laugh slightly. "I'm gonna ask Sam out."
Arlo stopped laughing and looked at Miguel. "I facetimed Sam last night and she was very adamant about being done with dating."
"Oh god." Miguel exhaled and ran his hands through his hair.
"Don't worry." Arlo patted his back as she saw Sam walking by, she turned around giving him a thumbs up. "You got this!"
Miguel nodded back to the girl and turned around to face Sam. Arlo didn't bother sticking around to hear the conversation she was sure she would find out what happened later at the dojo.
While she walked out of the school and toward her bike, she checked her text messages. One had just been sent to her.
Birdie
Im on my way to the dojo, you better be there
Arlo
dont worry bird im on my way
Arlo put her headphones in and began riding her bike to the karate dojo. The playlist her and her best friend was playing. Freaks by Surf Curse was the first song to play. The girl smiled as she sang along to the song. As every word came out of her mouth, her smile grew wider and she pedaled her bike faster.
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Practice had gone how it did almost everyday, Aisha, Miguel, Arlo, and Hawk at the front of the class. Practicing their punches. Practicing their kicks. Sparring. Now class was over and Arlo was sat with her three friends, on the ground, all of them were stretching.
"I need somewhere romantic, but not too romantic." Miguel looked around at the three teens sat around him. He had just got done telling his friends how he got Sam to go on a 'not-date' with him.
"You could take her to get tattoos." A smile appeared across Hawk's face as he spoke.
Aisha and Arlo laughed at him before Arlo looked at him. "You're not being serious right?"
"What?" Miguel stared at the other boy in disbelief.
"I know a guy who just hooked me up with this bad boy." Hawk stood up quickly untying his gi and turned around to show the group a new tattoo of a hawk that spread across his shoulder blades.
