Out of Place [Cobra Kai OC x Robby Keene]

141 - Somos Más Que de Donde Venimos

One more match... and it's against Cobra Kai... whoever wins will go on to the finals... and it has to be us. I won't let us fail. I'll do whatever it takes so we go through to the finals. I look around at my team as we sit in the locker room.

"Come on guys," Robby says, trying to lighten the mood, "we beat Cobra Kai before. We can do it again."

"One more time," Miguel agrees with a small smile. One more time... one more time and hopefully, this will all be over for good... "Let's send our captains into the finals."

I smile back at him as he looks over at Robby and I.

"One last time," I say.

"Win or lose... this is the last time we'll ever fight together as a team," Sam says. Holy shit... I never thought about that... the rest of them will be too old for the All Valley by the time it rolls around... I've been so caught up in everything going on that I didn't even realize that this is it. We'll never compete as a team ever again...

"Damn. I guess I never thought about it like that..." Miguel says, "after everything we've been through, this is... this is it."

Robby looks around at us, smiling.

"So?" he asks, "how do we wanna go out?"

I love that he's finally realized who he is. He's a leader. He's a role model. He's my everything.

"Eli?" Demetri asks, the first one to speak up.

"Dude..." Eli returns as they both stand up, "I'm really sorry."

They meet for a hug, and even though I've been upset with both of them this entire time, I can't help but smile as tears spring to my eyes.

"I- I didn't mean to hurt you," Eli says.

"Oh, I- I know you didn't," Demetri says as he releases him, "I... I'm just scared of losing my best friend. I'm gonna miss you so much, man."

"Yeah..." Eli says, "but you'll always be my brother... and Parker?"

I look up as they both look to me.

"I'm sorry for how I've been treating you this entire time... I just- I don't even know... but with you and Eli not coming with me I just- I'm so scared to be alone..." Demetri says, finally apologizing. I stand up. I know exactly what he's talking about. He knows we won't be with him, so he's pushing us away before we can do so to him.

"I know a thing or two about what you mean," I say, glancing over at Eli, whose expression softens, "I forgive you. You guys will always be like my brothers."

They both pull me into an embrace. Just like when Robby apologized, I feel as if a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I hate being upset with my friends. I hate being taken for granted. So to have them apologize? It means the world to me. I'm glad the Syntax Siblings are finally back together again. I let them go as Miguel stands up as well.