𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘 ― e. moskowitz / hawk [ COMPLETED UNTIL SEASON SIX PART TWO ]

xliii

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𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬

chapter forty-three
girls just wanna have fun
(sensei lawrence is one
of the girls)

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IT WAS A complete honor of Alyssa's to be invited to Sensei Lawrence and Ms. Diaz's baby shower. After all, she was close to both of them. Sensei Lawrence had been her first Sensei (even though it was for, like, two days) and gave her the nickname Fairy Princess, and Ms. Diaz had been like a second mother to her ever since she became friends with Miguel.

The others, including Eli, were supposed to show up a little later for the party, but Alyssa had offered her help to come early and set up, along with Sam, Tory, Robby, and Miguel. It was being hosted at the LaRusso's house, the very same house Alyssa spent quite a lot of her time in. Scattered around the kitchen were baby dolls, dressed in white gis with either pink or blue belts. Pink and blue food decorated the table with pink and blue baloons, and Alyssa straightened things out, trying to make sure everything was perfect.

She placed her hands on her hips, resting them against her blue denim skirt decorated with pink flowers with a matching pink top, taking a step back and tilting her head to admire her work. Vaguely, she could hear Miguel's grandmother (Alyssa absolutely adored his Yaya) have a conversation with his mother in Spanish, but it went in through her one ear and out the other. Besides, it not like she understood. No matter how many times Eli spoke to her in Spanish, she never picked up on anything. Well, besides mi amor.

"Here, let me help you," Tory then said, making Alyssa snap out of her thoughts.

Alyssa tore her eyes away from the table, watching as Tory helped Sam carry a large flower vase away. She felt her heart warm. Even after everything they'd been through, Alyssa was glad they were finally finding some common ground.

"Oh, thanks," Sam replied.

"I don't think I'm ever going to get used to that," Miguel admitted, slinging an arm around Alyssa's shoulders as he walked by her, dragging her along with him and Robby.

"Better than when they were trying to tear each other's faces off," Robby countered.

"What'd I tell you?" Alyssa asked, smiling smugly. "Time is the most important thing. I'm always right."

Miguel scoffed at her over Mrs. LaRusso screaming at Anthony for eating the cannolis. "Yeah, keep telling yourself that, Als."

Alyssa rolled her eyes, shrugging his arm off of her shoulders. "Oh, I do. Don't you worry that pretty little head of yours." She then glanced in between Miguel and Robby as they slowed to a stop next to Sam and Tory. "You two excited to find out the gender of your little sibling?"