Kickin It Fanfiction

What Matters Most

Chapter One: Wrath Of The Swan

Cassidy opened the door to the Brewer's house. "JACK! I'm home!" She called out to her brother, putting her duffel bag on the sofa and walking into the kitchen. As she grabbed a water bottle from the refrigerator and took a sip of it, she noticed a note on the freezer. She closed the refrigerator and put the water bottle on the table. She grabbed the note that was addressed to her.

Cassidy,

I'm sorry that I couldn't greet you a welcome home hug from your hard few weeks abroad but I had to go to the Dojo to train. Come by if you have the chance. I'll get us some food for dinner.

Jack.

Cassidy rolled her eyes. "All you do is train." She scrunched up the paper and threw it into the trash. She went to the living room to sit down, already checking her phone seeing a spam of calls and messages from her loving boyfriend, when she noticed that her brother's duffel bag was beside the TV. Cassidy sighed. "Of course…" She sighed, picked up his duffel bag and walked to the Wasabi Warriors Dojo.

Cassidy walked into the Wasabi Warriors dojo. Kim saw the brunette walk in with a duffel bag. "Hi, can I help you?" she asked.

Cassidy smiled. "Hi, I'm looking for Jack." The brunette looked around the dojo, raising her eyebrows. Where were all the students? She thought to herself.

Kim furrowed her eyebrows. "Uh, he's just in the locker room. He'll be out in a sec." Kim pointed at the changing room.

Cassidy nodded. "Okay, I'll wait. Oh, I'm Cassidy." Cassidy held her arm out to Kim and Kim took it.

"I'm Kim."

Cassidy smiled. "Jack has told me so much about you." She wanted to roll her eyes but didn't want to seem like a brat about it. Jack did talk a lot about Kim. She wished she could do the same and talk about her boyfriend to Jack. A little part of her knew that she couldn't, even if she wanted to. She was dating a Black Dragon, after all. Well…soon to be Black Dragon. She had started dating him after she battled him in the competition she had just gotten back from and lying to Jack about the competition being expanded was the only lie she had ever told her older brother. He just couldn't know she was dating a Black Dragon. She was already disgracing and dishonoring her family.

"He has?" Kim was surprised.

"Yeah." Just then, Jack comes out of the locker room and she could already see the chemistry between her older brother and Kim.

"Hey, Cas. What are you doing here?" he asked as he gave her big hug. Cassidy hugged him back. It had been a long time since she saw him and she missed him so much.

"You left your duffel bag at the house." Cassidy handed him his duffel bag, then kissed his cheek. "See you later."

Jack nodded. "Yeah, see ya." Kim looked back at Cassidy as she left the dojo. There was something off about Cassidy.

"She seems nice." Kim said.

Jack nodded. "Yeah. Sometimes she's a pain in the ass."

"Really?"

"Yeah." And with that he went to the changing room to change into his uniform leaving Kim behind thinking that there was something going on about Jack and Cassidy. Where they dating? Jealous coursed through Kim's veins.

Jack and Cassidy walk to school together. Jack, on his skateboard while Cassidy on her roller skates. She frowns. "Do I have to go to school, Jack?" she asked his brother.

And for the millionth time she asked, the millionth time he answered the same. "Yes."

She pouts. "But I don't want to."

Jack looks at his sister. "Are you okay, Cas? I mean before you left you loved going to school. What changed? What happened?" he asked, stopping his skateboard to look at his sister. He realized how much she had changed and that was odd on his part. Hearing that she didn't win the competition might have stressed her out a bit. That's Jack's theory of it. Little did he know. "Was it something to do with the Karate competition you were in?" he asked.

Cassidy looked away. "Of course not." Now, her eyes were filling with tears and then with a blink of each eye, the tears ran down her beautiful cheeks. Jack got out of his skate board and hugged his sister.

"Hey, it's okay. Just because you were beaten and got awarded second place, doesn't mean you have to be ashamed about it." Jack reasoned but he didn't know why she was crying. She didn't care about the competition. She only cared about…

"Thanks Jack," she smiled as she wiped her tears. "I just think I'm always dishonoring our family name."

Jack shook his head. "Not at all. We win some, we lose some. It's life, Cassidy. Now let's go. You have to meet my friends. I'm pretty sure you could render Milton speechless. You're a smart girl after all." Jack grinned and Cassidy nodded.

Flashback

Cassidy packed her bag to go to the temple where she would meet her boyfriend. Right in the corner of her eyes, she saw a shadow and she smiled. She crouched down, pretending to tie her shoes when all of a sudden she turned around just in time to trip the person who was going to scare her. She smirked as she put her hands on her hips. She looked at the soon-to-be Black Dragon. "Trying to scare me again?" she asked.

He laughed and shook his head. "Maybe."

Cassidy rolled her eyes. "You know, if you're going to be a Black Dragon, the least you could do is make your footsteps a little more quitter."

The boy smiled at her. "You're a smart girl." He stated. "Of course you would know when I'm around."

Cassidy laughed. "You're such a kiss ass."

"That's why you love me, baby." He shrugged.

Cassidy shoved him. "And don't you know it." She smiled.

Cassidy followed her brother on their way to school, silent as ever, thinking of the boy that was her boyfriend. She could never tell Jack she was dating a Black Dragon. It already symbolized dishonor. Black Dragons and Wasabi Warriors were enemies. She hated the rules of a Black Dragon and a Wasabi Warrior never allowed to date each other. That's why she didn't keep in touch with him. It would only break her heart even more than it already did. It hurt her how she has ignored all his texts and calls. She knew she will give in to him soon.

Jack smiled at her. "You'll like Milton. He's very smart. You guys might even be a cute couple. He's all into science and stuff." That's the thing about Jack, he always tried to set his sister up with someone because most of the time, she was alone and never liked hanging out with anyone. She always buried herself into books because those were her only friends.

At lunch, Cassidy was getting to know more of Jack's friends and while she liked Milton, she didn't like like him as much as she wanted to. She wanted to get over her boyfriend but every second without him just made it worst. She was making herself the bad guy all over again. She met Jerry and Eddie. They were nice too but not her type. At least Jerry was kind of good looking. But nothing…no one could distract her from her relationship problems.

Jack glanced at the door. "I think your dates for the Cotillion just walked in." Cassidy looked at the door while she ate her salad. Two girls stood near the door talking to each other. One had huge glasses on while the other had extended braces. Even though their looks weren't so pretty, Cassidy knew that they must be nice girls. For her, "Never judge a book by its cover" was a quote she used a lot and looks were always deceiving. She took note that they might be nice girls to hang out with one time.

Milton sighed. "Here comes the nerd herd."

Cassidy frowned. Clearly Milton seemed like the person who would value the outer beauty instead of the inner beauty. "That's not a very nice thing to say." Milton shrugged.

The two girls walked to their table. The girl with the braces was carrying a brown paper bag with the name, "Jennie" on it. Jerry didn't seem to like their presence either. "Hey Milton. Hi Jerry."

Jerry sighed. "Jennie," he greeted then looked at the girl with the braces and looked surprised from her appearance, then looked away from her. "Wow, rocking some new head gear?"

She smiled. "My dentist said I was born with seven extra molars." She told him. "And only five of them are in my mouth."

He looked disgusted. "Where are the other two?" he asked.

"They're in my uvula!" she exclaimed. Milton and Jerry gagged. Jack and Cassidy stayed out of the conversation. Cassidy looked down at her salad. Green. Those were his favorite color. She shook her head. She couldn't be thinking about him like this. She sounded so desperate. Once Jennie and her friend left, Jerry and Milton laughed sarcastically for the girls sakes and then Jerry looked at Milton as he folded his arms.

"Man, what did you get us into?" he almost cried.

"Wow," was all Jack could say. Cassidy shook her head.

"You guys need to learn to not just a book by its cover." She leaned closer to them. "You'll never know…" she shrugged and then finished her salad.

"There's Kim, I'll see you guys." Jack stood up from his chair as soon as he spotted the blond he had a crush with.

"I'm going with you, in case, you know, offend her again." Cassidy said, raising her eyebrows when Jack glared at her. Cassidy took her brother by the arm and Jack rolled his eyes.

"Hey Kim, snagged the last piece of red velvet for you and you remember Cassidy, right?" Jack smiled, putting the plate that had the piece of cake as he sat next to Kim.

"Hi!" Cassidy greeted, sitting next to Jack.

"Thanks, I got an apple." Kim turned to Cassidy. "Hey, Cassidy." Cassidy smiled.

Jack sighed. "I know you're mad at me about the Cotillion but trust me you do not want me to be there. My manners are horrible." Cassidy rolled her eyes...she knew where this would end up. "At any moment this finger could be in any hole in my face."

Kim shook her head. "Jack, believe me, I'm over the Cotillion." Cassidy raised her eyebrows. Oh really? She was over it? Right….

"Hey Kim. Sup brochacho." A brunette wearing an orange button down shirt and jeans walked up to Kim and sat next to her. Cassidy's jaw dropped. Oh...my...god... The guy locked eyes with Cassidy before looking at Kim again.

"I'm sorry...uh...who are you and what's a brochacho?" Jack asked, not noticing his sister's look when she saw the guy but Kim noticed and smiled.

"Oh, this is the guy who stepped up and asked me to the Cotillion when you, you know, didn't." Kim smirked. "Although he's been here for just a short time, we've become very close." Kim leaned into the brunette who sat next to her. "What's your name again, Hun?"

"Brody." The guy answered, looking at Cassidy.

"Oh, his name is Brody." Kim looked at Brody. "Oh, I like that."

'She didn't even know his name...' Cassidy clenched her fist.

Jack nodded. "So, uh, Brody, uh, you taking Kim to the Cotillion?" he asked.

Inside, Cassidy was shaking her head. Please say no, please. You can't be going with her, Brody!

Brody smirked. "Yeah." He stood up from his seat. "I kinda like putting on a tuxedo and dancing the night away with my favorite lady." He did a little dance and then sat down again.

His favorite lady? I used to be his… Cassidy shook the thought away. She looked at her brother. "Um, Jack, I'm just going to go. I don't feel very well." Cassidy clutched at her stomach. She really didn't want to see Brody flirting with Kim. She hated the idea.

Kim looked concerned now. "Are you okay, Cassidy? You're kinda looking a little green?" she asked.

Cassidy nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just going to go home." And in a flash, she ran away from the table not even taking a last glance at Brody. From her locker, she took her skates out and put them on her, shoving her shoes into her bag. In a matter of minutes, she skated home, her eyes filling with water.

Cassidy cried as she collapsed on her bed. She couldn't believe he went all this way to torment her. She couldn't believe he was with Kim. After a few days without her, Brody was already trying to win his way to another girl's heart. And yes, her boyfriend, Brody Carlson, was cheating on her. She thought he loved her.

Flashback

"I'm going to miss you so much." Cassidy cried as she hugged Brody as tight as she can. Brody held onto her.

"I could try and move closer to where you live." He suggested and she shook her head.

"My brother would find out about us and I don't want that." She cried even more."He would freak out!"

Brody pulled away and looked at Cassidy straight in the eyes. "Don't worry, chicka, we'll find a way to be together."

Cassidy wiped her tears. "How?"

Brody looked to the ground. "I don't know but I know we can make it."

"You don't know that Brody. Maybe…" she looked up at him. "Maybe, this is finally, goodbye."

Brody's eyes widened. "No!" he shook his head and cupped his hands on her face. "Cassy, no. Never. We can't say goodbye. Not when…" he looked at Cassidy and then kissed her with everything he had. "Not when I've fallen in love with you."

Cassidy remembered how her heart melted that day. He had told her he had fallen in love with her and she told him she loved him. She couldn't understand how one year of being together wasn't enough for Brody. They had a love so pure. Star crossed love, but still…it was amazing. She frowned as new tears formed in her eyes. Kim was a Wasabi Warrior now and Cassidy just knew Brody was a Black Dragon. If Kim and Brody started to date then their love will be star crossed too. Like Cassidy and Brody's were. She cried harder. Brody was replacing her. No. Brody did replace her. She never thought Brody could hurt her like that but he did. He played with her heart. Took it out of her chest, crushed it, let it fall to the ground and walk all over it. How could she let her heart be taken away like that? Why Brody?

Cassidy and Jack walked into the Wasabi Warriors dojo. She was finally going to meet the Sensei of the dojo, Rudy. They walked in to find Brody and Kim dancing to a slow song. It broke Cassidy's heart even more. Jack turned off the music which came from a small pink boom box. Brody and Kim glanced at him, stopping their dance. "Woah, woah, what's going on in here?" Jack asked, walking up to them.

"Uh, we're practicing our dance for the Cotillion." Kim explained.

Jack scoffed. "Yeah, not in here you're not. This is a dojo, brochacho!"

Cassidy sighed and put a hand on his shoulder. "Bro, let the love birds go back to their dancing. With feet like that, Brody, could use a little more practice." She smirked as she put her duffel bag down and tied up her hair for practice. Brody furrowed his eyebrows at her comment. Cassidy brushed him off and went to the changing rooms. She didn't have time for him.

Bro? Kim thought. Realization suddenly hit her. All this time Kim had been trying to make both Jack and Cassidy jealous by using Brody that she didn't see how much Jack and Cassidy looked alike. They weren't dating at all. They were siblings.

After Cassidy changed into her Wasabi Warriors uniform, she saw Jack watch Brody chopping off four boards. It impressed Jack but it didn't impress her that much. Brody had shown it to her a few weeks ago. It amazed her the first time he tried it but not right now when she was angry at him. When Brody left, Jack ran up to the chopped boards and picked one up, glancing as Brody walked away. "Don't know anything about karate, huh."

Cassidy gulped. If Jack found out…she would be in huge trouble.

Cassidy had promised Jack that she would train with him during the time everyone else was going to the Cotillion. She went into Falafel Phil's getting a bite to eat when she saw Brody sitting alone in one of the food stalls. Turning around, she headed out of the restaurant.

"Cassidy!" Brody called. "Wait!" Cassidy hurried her pace, not wanting to have to talk to Brody. She was going to tear up if he did talk to her. She ran from Falafel Phil's into a deserted alleyway. Brody finally caught up to her. He grabbed her arm and made her turn around.

Cassidy couldn't believe how fast Brody had become. She never expected him to catch her. He smiled at her. "Hey."

Cassidy was furious. "Hey? Hey?" she asked, angrily. "I've been trying to ignore you all this time and you say hey?"

Brody looks taken aback. "What am I supposed to say?" he asked.

Cassidy shook her head. "Nothing. I didn't expect anything from you?" she turned to leave but Brody held onto her arm.

"What's the matter with you, Cas? You've never been angry with me." Brody shrugged. "Except for the time when we first met and I called you a skinny chicken but…you were never angry with me."

Cassidy put her hands into fists. She wanted to punch Brody square in the face. "I can't believe you're cheating on me!" Cassidy hissed and shoved Brody.

"Ow…what was that for?" he said, stumbling backward, finally releasing his hand on her arm. "And I'm not cheating on you."

"Oh yeah, well what the hell are you doing with Kim Crawford, then?" She glared at Brody, her arms crossed.

"I'm only doing it because Frank told me to. Kim's a nice girl but I already have eyes on one beautiful brunette babe." Brody smiled, pulling Cassidy closer and kissing her.

Cassidy couldn't resist his touch. She kissed him back, blushing and then scowled. "You're such a kiss ass." She muttered.

Brody grinned. "That's why you love me, baby." Cassidy rolled her eyes. She couldn't believe he was here. He still loved her. It had been a long time since she saw him. She really did miss him.

"My place, tonight." She cupped Brody's cheek and he sighed.

"I have to go to the Cotillion and what about your brother?" he asked.

Cassidy shrugged. "He's never home. He'd rather be in that stupid dojo." She frowned, dropping her hand.

"Hey…it's okay. You have me now." Brody squeezed her hand and kissed her. "You don't need anything else."

Cassidy nodded. "Yeah, you're right."

While everyone else was at Cotillion, she spent her night with her brother, Jack. He promised a match between them before they headed home. Cassidy had been practicing for a year without Jack and he wanted to know how good she was at it. When she left, she was lacking on her defense. He wanted to know if her defense was why she lost the championship.

Cassidy and jack are warming up with their own routines. Sensei Rudy looked outside his dojo and then walked to them on the blue mats. "Tonight, I put an end to the lie I've lived for the last fifteen years."

Cassidy was doing yoga and Jack was practicing the techniques he was going to use on his sister. "We all know you died your hair, Rudy." Jack told him.

Cassidy looked up from her yoga position. "I didn't. I'm a newbie here, remember." She told her brother and both of the boys ignored her. Like always, she sighed.

"Not that lie." Rudy told Jack. "I'm talking about a completely different lie." He realized this conversation was going nowhere so he changed the subject. "Hey," he looked at Jack. "Who'd ended up taking Kim to the Cotillion?"

Cassidy froze and then ended up tumbling as she lost her focus on her yoga. Jack and Rudy looked at her. "Oh, I'm fine. Just day dreaming." She said and quickly composed herself.

Jack shook his head. "This new kid, Brody Carlson." Jack said out of disgust.

"Brody?" Rudy questioned. Cassidy looked up.

"You know Brody?" she asked.

"Yeah." Rudy said. "He's a first degree black belt. I tried to recruit him but he was dead set on being a Black Dragon."

"Of course. His parents gave up everything just so he could get the training it takes to become a Black Dragon. He's been trying to be one for the last three years and boy…" Cassidy shook her head. "He still hasn't given up." Rudy and Jack look at her. "What?" Her eyes widened. "I mean, I don't know anything." She said and quickly went to her duffel bag and got her water bottle out.

"Brody's a Black Dragon?!" Jack exclaimed. "I knew there was something off with that guy!"

Cassidy turned around. "He's not a bad guy!" she exclaimed.

Jack turned to her. "Cassidy, do you know him?"

Cassidy nodded. "He was the one who beat me in the championships." She looked down to the ground. "I let him win because his parents would have been disappointed. All that training would have been for nothing if I won…so I let him win." She looked down to the ground.

"Cass.." Jack approached her and put a hand on her shoulder. "That's why you've been saying that you dishonored the family because you let him win." Cassidy nodded.

"Wait, there's something else you need to know." Cassidy said.

Jack shook his head. "Wait…I have to go to the Cotillion." Jack ran to the door of the dojo then stopped, turning back to Cassidy and Rudy. "Man, I need a tux." He said.

Cassidy realized what he was going to do and started doing her yoga routine again. She didn't want to tag along. She knew Brody had to do what he had to do and Jack had to save Kim from whatever the Black Dragons were going to do to her. Cassidy couldn't pick which side to choose. Her brother's or Brody's? She watched as Rudy lent Jack his magician tuxedo and Jack went straight to the Cotillion. Rudy went outside. Cassidy sighed. "Another lonely night for a lonely girl." She got up, went to the dummy at the corner of the dojo and started to practice on it.

After the chaos that happened in the Cotillion, all Brody wanted to do was go and spend time with Cassidy. He saw the chemistry of Jack and Kim. They looked great together and honestly, even though he liked Kim, he loved Cassidy. Brody smiled as he approached the Wasabi Warriors dojo. Cassidy was still practicing. He knew how hard she worked during training sessions. Even though he was giving up with becoming a Black Dragon, he wasn't giving up on Cassidy. She was there for him for the last year, trying to make him a better fighter.

He walked into the dojo. Cassidy didn't sense his presence so he sat on one of the benches and watched her fight the dummy. He watched as Cassidy threw a party full of aggressive punches at the dummy. "You're going to tire yourself out if you don't take a break, beautiful."

Cassidy jumped as he spoke up and turned around. "Brody!" she exclaimed.

He smiled at her. "You're an amazing fighter, you know that."

"Did Jack give you a hard time?" she asked as she came over and took a drink from her water bottle.

Brody shook his head. "No but he did mention something about me and you." Cassidy stopped drinking. "About you letting me win."

Cassidy put her water bottle down. "Brody…"

"You told me It was a fair fight. That I won fair and square. You lied to me?" Brody asked.

Cassidy sighed. "You told me that your parents would be disappointed if you didn't win so I…"

"You gave me an open just so that I could knock you out and win the championships." Brody finished for her.

"Even if I didn't give you an open, I wouldn't have won, Brody." Cassidy said, burying her face in her hands.

"What do you mean?"

Cassidy looked up at him. "I can't hurt you. You had so many opens and I couldn't…I couldn't hit you. I was so worried that you would hate me for breaking a wrist or something. I couldn't have you hate me, Brody. I'm sorry." Cassidy started to tear up and Brody held her in his arms.

"It's okay. I understand." He kissed her forehead.

Cassidy shook her head. "I'm such a mess, Brody." She smiled.

"Aren't we all?"

Cassidy wiped her eyes. "One thing's for sure, you look hot in that tux."

Brody grinned. "I would do anything just to impress my favorite lady." He looked at Cassidy then sighed. "I should have taken you to the Cotillion."

Cassidy rolled her eyes. "Are you kidding? I'd rather be here than go to a stupid Cotillion. I wouldn't even go if you begged on your knees."

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