A girl walked into the youth center, and walked over to the guys who were practicing some moves. "Excuse me?" asked the girl. "Yeah" replied Skull, looking at her. "I saw a sign up outside, that said there was karate lessons held here, and I was wondering if you knew anything about them?" asked the girl. "Uh, yeah we do" said Jason. "Do you know who I can see about lessons then?" asked the girl. "Basically all of us" replied Tommy. "You all teach karate?" she asked. "Pretty much" said Rocky. "What's your name?" asked Jason. "Kendrix" the girl replied. "Well, Kendrix, the best person to talk to would be my sister, Juanita" said Jason. "Your sister does karate?" asked Kendrix. "Yeah, she's the best around" said Jason. "Never thought we'd hear you say that about Nits" said Adam. "My sister has a black belt, and if you want to learn, then she is definitely the best person to talk to" said Jason. Kendrix nodded. "Is she here?" asked Kendrix. "No she and her friends are shopping, but you can give her a ring" said Jason. "Okay then, that would be good" said Kendrix, getting a pen and paper out of her bag, and handing it to Jason. Jason took it and wrote down Juanita's number. "She might be home now, it's hard to say though" said Jason. "Well thanks, I'll give her a call" said Kendrix. Jason handed Kendrix back the pen and paper. "See you around then I guess" said Kendrix. "Yeah okay" said Jason. Kendrix went to leave. "Oh, I'm sorry I didn't get your name" said Kendrix, looking at Jason. "Jason" he replied. "Well thanks Jason, I'll give your sister a call" said Kendrix. "Okay" said Jason. "Bye" said Kendrix and walked off. "Why did you tell her to call Nits, man?" asked Tommy. "Because I already have enough people to teach" said Jason. "So give her to Nits then" said Rocky. "Yeah" replied Jason. "She was cute" said Carlos. "Yeah, she wasn't bad looking" said Tommy. "I wouldn't let Kim hear you say that" said Adam. "She's not here" said Tommy. "I guess" said Jason. "Come on" said Skull. The guys got back down to practice.
The next day, the girls, including Sarah were at the mall. They had just picked up the photos they had took at the prom, both junior and senior. They were all looking at them. "It looks like you had a great time" said Sarah. "It was the best" replied Kimberley. "These are such good photos" said Karone. "Some of them are horrible" said Amanda. "Yeah, but they're memories" said Courtney. "Have you gotten the professional ones back yet?" asked Ashley. "Yeah, we have them at home" said Juanita. "You have to show them to us too" said Cassie. "When we get the chance" said Sandra. "Just as long as we see your ones as well" said Juanita. They all laughed. "I'm so jealous" said Sarah. "Why?" asked Aisha. "Because of you got to go to a prom and I didn't" said Sarah. "Sarah, you have two proms to look forward too" said Juanita. "Yeah, so quit complaining" said Ashley. "Some of us won't get to have another prom" said Courtney. "Well that's because you're all old" said Sarah. "Do you want to live to see a prom, Sarah?" asked Juanita. "Yes" replied Sarah. "Well quit calling us old" said Juanita. "Yeah, and not all of us are old" said Ashley. "Well you're all older then me" said Sarah. They all laughed. Karone started to walk backwards looking at the photos that Katherine was looking at also. She bumped into Kendrix, and they went crashing to the ground. Karone turned around. "I'm so sorry" said Karone. "That's okay, I wasn't looking where I was going" said Kendrix, getting up. Karone handed Kendrix her bag. "Sorry" said Karone. "It's fine" replied Kendrix. "I'm just a big klutz" said Karone. "You're not the only one" said Kendrix. They all laughed. "Bye" said Kendrix. "Yeah, sorry again" said Karone. Kendrix nodded. "Come on let's get out of here, before Karone ends up killing someone with her klutziness" said Ashley. They all laughed and headed to the youth center.
The girls walked into the youth center and went over to the tables. "Man, am I thirsty" said Ashley. "Yeah, all that shopping does wear you out" said Juanita. They all laughed. A lady came over to there table. "Hello girls, I'm Adelle, is there anything I can get you?" she asked. "Where's Ernie?" asked Kimberley. "He's still here, it's just that since the gym is moving. Ernie got in a partner, and we're going to make this into more of a hang out for teens with video games and pool" said Adelle. "Cool" said Cassie. "So do you want anything?" asked Adelle. "Sodas all round" said Katherine. "Okay then" said Adelle, and walked back up to the counter. "I didn't realise Ernie was getting a partner" said Courtney. "Neither did I" said Sandra. "So when exactly is the gym leaving the youth center?" asked Karone. "In the next two weeks or so" replied Juanita. "So all classes will be there from now on?" asked Ashley. Juanita nodded. Adelle came back over with there drinks. "Here you are girls" said Adelle. "Thank you" said Aisha. "You're welcome" replied Adelle and left. "And there is going to be a bit more of a charge in the costs" said Juanita. "What do you mean?" asked Karone. "Well at the moment the only charges are for the belts. But from what I've been told by the council, the charges now will also incur with the hire of the space for the classes" said Juanita. "So how much will they go up?" asked Cassie. "It should only be a couple of dollars" said Juanita. "I hope it's not too much" said Karone. "Me either" said Cassie. Kendrix came into the youth center and went over to the counter. "Hey Karone, there's that girl" said Sarah. Karone looked over to the counter. "I still feel bad about that" said Karone. "Yeah usually it's Juanita that is the clumsy one" said Courtney. "I am not the clumsy one, I just have two left feet when it comes to most things" replied Juanita. "Don't we know" said Kimberley. "But yet you seem to have a real gift for bashing up the guys" said Trini. Juanita nodded. They all laughed. Karone stood up. "I'm going to go over and ask if she wants to join us" said Karone. "Okay" said Ashley. Karone went over to Kendrix. "Hi" she said. Kendrix turned and looked at her. "Hi" she replied. "I was wondering if you would like to come and join me and my friends?" asked Karone. "Oh, no I'm fine" replied Kendrix. "We don't bite" replied Karone. Kendrix laughed. "It's the least we can do after I knocked you over at the mall" said Karone. "Okay then" replied Kendrix and stood up. "I'm Karone" said Karone. "I'm Kendrix" replied Kendrix. They walked back over to the table. "This is Kendrix" said Karone. "Hi" said Kendrix. "Hi" replied everyone. Karone sat down and Kendrix got another chair. "And this is Ashley, Cassie, Sarah, Katherine, Juanita, Courtney, Kimberley, Trini, Aisha, Sandra, Amanda and Tanya" said Karone. They all waved. "So are you new in town?" asked Sandra. Kendrix nodded. "My family just moved here from Ohio" replied Kendrix. "So how long have you been here?" asked Katherine. "We just moved in on Friday" replied Kendrix. "Will you be going to Angel Grove High?" asked Ashley. "Is that the local school?" asked Kendrix. "Uh huh" replied Ashley. "Yeah then" said Kendrix. "Well we'll be there" said Cassie. "Do you all go there?" asked Kendrix. "Only some of us" replied Sarah. "The rest of us are going to start college in the new school year" said Courtney. "College?" asked Kendrix. They nodded. "Which one?" asked Kendrix. "Berkeley" replied Kimberley. Kendrix nodded. "So what year will you be in?" asked Cassie. "Year eleven" replied Kendrix. "That's the same as us" said Ashley. "Really?" asked Kendrix. Ashley nodded. "At least I'll know someone then" said Kendrix. They laughed. "So how do you like Angel Grove so far?" asked Katherine. "Well I haven't really seen much yet, but I guess it's okay" replied Kendrix. "Well it's a really nice place, and the people are really friendly" said Tanya. "I've noticed that the people are friendly" said Kendrix. They all laughed. "Well these guys are especially" said Karone. "So how do you all know each other?" asked Kendrix. "Well some of us have being friends since elementary school and some of us just met this year" said Trini. "And some of us are related" said Sarah. "Yeah" said Ashley. "And I also teach some of them karate" said Juanita. "Karate?" asked Kendrix. "Yeah" said Ashley. "That's weird" said Kendrix. "Why?" asked Sarah. "Well I came in here earlier and some guys were here, and they were sparring, and I asked them if they knew of anyone who would be able to teach me, and one of them gave me a phone number of a girl to ring" said Kendrix. "Really?" asked Courtney. Kendrix nodded. "Yeah, I have a orange belt. I started just before I left Ohio, but I really want to continue" replied Kendrix. "Who did they say to ring?" asked Juanita. "Well the guy I was talking to Jason, said to call his sister, Juanita" said Kendrix . "Do any of you know her?" asked Kendrix. They started to laugh. "What?" asked Kendrix. "I'm Juanita" said Juanita. "I know Karone, said your name was Juanita, but I didn't realise it was you" said Kendrix. "Well it's her" said Courtney. "This is so funny" said Kendrix. They all nodded. "I tried your house just before I went over to the counter, but there was no answer" said Kendrix. "Well we were at the mall" said Juanita. "So I realise" said Kendrix. They all laughed. "So you have an orange belt?" asked Karone. "Yeah. I started it up, because I was getting in to the higher areas with gymnastics, and I thought it would be good to try karate for the mediating" said Kendrix. "Well you have definitely found the right girl" said Ashley. "Why?" asked Kendrix. "Juanita is the resident expert" said Courtney. "I am not" replied Juanita. "Excuse me, who happens to hold the title four years running at Angel Grove High?" asked Sandra. "Me" replied Juanita. "If it's not too much to ask, would you be able to teach me?" asked Kendrix. "Sure" replied Juanita. "Thank you" said Kendrix. "Although, I will be leaving in about three months. But I'll get someone else to take over my classes" said Juanita. "Do you know who will be?" asked Karone. "Not yet" replied Juanita. "Ask Andros" said Karone. Juanita nodded. "Yeah I might" replied Juanita. "So do you want to get together some time, and I can see what level you're up to?" asked Juanita. "Well I can't now" said Kendrix. "What about tomorrow?" asked Juanita. Kendrix nodded. "I'll be here all day. I have to assess Karone for her green belt" said Juanita. "So when do you want me to come?" asked Kendrix. "Anytime in the afternoon" replied Juanita. "Okay" said Kendrix. "And we'll take it from there" said Juanita. "Great" replied Kendrix. "I thought the classes had finished at the youth center though?" asked Tanya. "Yeah the classes have, until they move to the sports center. But this isn't really a class" said Juanita. "Yeah Juanita needs to assess me for my belt" said Karone. "And progress checks and sparring are still going on" said Juanita. "Obviously" said Amanda. They all laughed. "Well I better be going, we still have a lot of unpacking to do" said Kendrix, getting up. "It was nice meeting you" said Karone. "Yeah it was nice meeting you too" replied Kendrix. "I'll see you tomorrow" said Juanita. "Definitely" replied Kendrix. "Bye" said Ashley. "Bye" they all replied. Kendrix left. "I have to get going too" said Kimberley. They all left the youth center.
The next day. Juanita was at the youth center with Kendrix. Juanita had just finished assessing Kendrix's level of ability. They went over to the juice bar, and went over to the counter. Adelle was at the counter. "Hi Adelle" said Juanita. "Hello" replied Adelle. "Can we have two waters please?" asked Juanita. "Sure" replied Adelle, and got two bottled waters out of the refrigerator. "There you go" said Adelle. Kendrix and Juanita paid. "We didn't introduce ourselves yesterday" said Juanita. "Oh that's okay. I probably wouldn't have had remembered all the names" said Adelle. Juanita laughed. "Well I'm Juanita and this is Kendrix" said Juanita. "Well it's nice to meet you both" said Adelle. "Yeah" said Kendrix. "Ernie can probably tell you that we're pretty much regulars here" said Juanita. Adelle laughed. "So I've heard" said Adelle. "It was nice talking to you again" said Juanita. "Yes you too Juanita" said Adelle. "Bye" said Kendrix. Juanita and Kendrix went over to a table and sat down. "So what level do you think I am?" asked Kendrix. "Well you have some obvious skill" replied Juanita. "Really?" asked Kendrix. Juanita nodded, and opened her water. "Yeah. You should be up to your red belt in no time" replied Juanita. "Really?" asked Kendrix. Juanita got a notebook out if her backpack and opened it. "What's that?" asked Kendrix. "A book in which I keep info about all the people I teach" replied Juanita. "Okay" said Kendrix. "And this is will be going to whoever takes on my classes" said Juanita. Kendrix nodded. "Do you think you could put your address and stuff like that in it?" asked Juanita, opening to a blank page. "Sure" replied Kendrix. Juanita handed her the book and a pen. Kendrix started to write her details in it. Adam came over to the table. "Hey Nits" he said, sitting down. "Oh hi" replied Juanita. "What are you doing?" asked Adam. "Nothing much" replied Juanita. "What about you?" asked Juanita. "Nothing" replied Adam. Kendrix handed the book back to Juanita. "There you are" she said. "Thanks" replied Juanita, and looked at what Kendrix had wrote. Juanita wrote something down in the book and put it back in her bag. "I'll get back to you with the information about the sports center. It's just that I haven't really found that much out myself" said Juanita. "Whenever is fine" replied Kendrix. "Great" said Juanita. "Are we still going to the movies tonight Nits?" asked Adam. She looked at Adam. "Yeah" replied Juanita. Adam nodded. "Oh I'm sorry. I haven't introduced you two" said Juanita. "That's okay" replied Kendrix. "Adam this is Kendrix. Kendrix this is Adam" said Juanita. "You're the girl that came into the youth center yesterday and got Nit's phone number" said Adam. Kendrix nodded. "That was me" replied Kendrix. "Nice meeting you" said Adam. "Yeah" replied Kendrix. ""So you ended up finding Juanita then" said Adam. "Well Karone actually knocked her down in the mall yesterday, but at the time we didn't realise that Jason had told her to ring me" said Juanita. "Karone knocked her over?" asked Adam. Juanita nodded. "And you're usually the one who's clumsy" said Adam. Juanita laughed. "Well I came into the youth center after that, and Karone asked me to come over and then I found out that she was Juanita" said Kendrix. "Well she's not hard too miss" replied Adam. "Yeah, everyone knows me around here" said Juanita. Kendrix laughed. "So I take it that you and Juanita are friends then?" asked Kendrix. "We go out" replied Juanita. Kendrix nodded. "I don't mean to be rude, but I really should be getting home" said Kendrix. "Oh that's okay" replied Juanita. "It's just that we still have a lot of unpacking to do" said Kendrix. "I totally understand" said Juanita. "I'll give you a call" said Kendrix. "Yeah, you have my number" said Juanita. Kendrix nodded, and stood up. "It was nice meeting you Adam" said Kendrix. "Yeah you too" replied Adam. "Bye Kendrix" said Juanita. "Bye" replied Kendrix, and left. "Has she just moved to town?" asked Adam. "Yeah, from Ohio I think" replied Juanita. "And now she knows the gang" said Adam. "Well the girls" replied Juanita. "What year will she be in next year?" asked Adam. "Year eleven" replied Juanita. "So she'll be going to school with Ashley, Sarah and that" said Adam. Juanita nodded. "Did you want to get going?" asked Adam. "Okay" said Juanita. They both left the youth center.
That same day, Courtney was over at Rocky's house, watching movies in the lounge room, when the doorbell rang. "I better go get that" said Rocky, standing up. "Okay" replied Courtney. Rocky went to the door and opened it. He was surprised to see the person who was standing there. "Dad" said Rocky, in pure shock. "Hello Rocky" replied his father, Matthew. "What do you want?" asked Rocky. "Well I came to see my family" replied Matthew. "What after nearly ten years of no contact?" asked Rocky. "I sent birthday and christmas gifts" said Matthew. "Yeah, right" said Rocky. "Can I come in Rocky?" asked Matthew. "No" replied Rocky. "Why not?" asked Matthew. "Because I don't want you too" replied Rocky. "Well is your mother home?" asked Matthew. "She's at work" replied Rocky. "What about the others?" asked Matthew. "They're out, it's just me here" replied Rocky. "Okay" replied Matthew. "So why don't you just leave then" said Rocky. "Rocky. I don't want you speaking to me that way" said Matthew. "What do you care, you were never around" said Rocky. "I know, I'm sorry" replied Matthew. "Well it's a bit late for that" said Rocky. "Yes I know" replied Matthew. Courtney came to the front door. "What's taking so long?" asked Courtney. Rocky looked at her and put his arm around her waist. "Nothing. They're just leaving" replied Rocky, looking at his father. Matthew looked at Courtney. "Hello" he said. "Hi" replied Courtney. "I don't believe we've met" said Matthew. Courtney shook her head. "I'm Courtney" she said. "Matthew DeSantos" replied Matthew. Courtney looked at Rocky. He nodded. "Oh" said Courtney. "So are you a friend of Rocky's?" asked Matthew. "Yeah" replied Courtney. "I thought you were leaving" said Rocky, to his father. "Yes" replied Matthew, looking at his son. Rocky just looked at him back. Stacey, Rocky's mother came up the pathway to her house, and saw her ex husband standing there. "Matthew" she said when she saw him. Matthew turned around. "Hello Stacey" replied Matthew. "What a surprise" said Stacey. Matthew nodded. "What are you doing here?" asked Stacey. "I was in town" replied Matthew. "Well come on in" said Stacey, going up to the front door. Rocky glared at his mother. "Excuse me you two" said Stacey. Rocky and Courtney moved out of the way. Stacey walked inside. "Come on in, Matthew" she said again. Matthew walked inside, ignoring Rocky's annoyed looks. Stacey and Matthew went into the kitchen. "I think I might go" said Courtney. "You don't have to" replied Rocky. "I think it's best if I do" replied Courtney. "Well I'll give you a call" said Rocky. "Okay" replied Courtney, and kissed him. "I'll see you later" said Rocky. "Yeah" replied Courtney and left. Rocky closed the front door, and went into the kitchen. His parents were sitting at the kitchen table, talking. "Sit down sweetie" said Stacey. "No thanks" replied Rocky, going over to the refrigerator and getting a drink. "Your father wants to speak to you" said Stacey. "Yeah, well I don't want speak to him" replied Rocky. "I think this is something you need to hear" said Stacey. "Fine" replied Rocky, and sat down at the table. "What?" he asked, opening his can of drink. "There's a reason I came back to town" said Matthew. Rocky just looked at him. "You're aware that I remarried" said Matthew. "Yes" replied Rocky. "Well my wife, has gotten a job teaching at Angel Grove High, so we're moving here" said Matthew. "You're moving to Angel Grove?" asked Rocky. "That's right. Sharon, Maya and I are moving here" said Matthew. "Who's Maya?" asked Rocky. "Sharon's daughter from her first marriage" replied Matthew. Rocky nodded. "Are you okay with this?" asked Matthew. Rocky shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know" he replied. "Now I've just spoken this through with your mother, and I would like for you to come over to our house for dinner one night. You and the other kids" said Matthew. "I don't want to" replied Rocky. "Rocky, please. Sharon and Maya really want to meet you" said Matthew. "Well I don't want to meet them" replied Rocky. "Please Rocky. It would mean everything to them" said Matthew. "It would mean something to them?" asked Rocky. Matthew nodded. "Have you forgotten about your other family?" asked Rocky. "Rocky" said Stacey. "If it makes you feel any better, you can bring someone along with you" said Matthew. "And what if I don't want too go at all?" asked Rocky. "I'm asking you to, do this for me, please" said Matthew. Rocky looked at his mother. "Only if you want to Rocky" said Stacey. Rocky looked at his father. "Fine. I'll go" said Rocky. "Why don't you ask Courtney to go with you?" asked Stacey. Rocky nodded. "The girl who was just here?" asked Matthew. "Yeah" replied Rocky. "Is she your girlfriend?" asked Matthew. "Yeah" replied Rocky. Ruth, one of Rocky's sister came through the back door. "Dad?" she asked, when she saw her father sitting at the table. "Ruthie?" asked Matthew, standing up. Ruth nodded. Matthew hugged her. "What are you doing here?" asked Ruth. "I'm moving to Angel Grove" replied Matthew. "You are?" asked Ruth. Matthew nodded. "That's great" said Ruth. "Really?" asked Matthew. "Yeah" replied Ruth. Rocky got up. "If you want me. I'll be at the youth center" said Rocky, and walked out of the kitchen. Leaving his mother, father and sister there staring after him.
Juanita and Adam, walked up the pathway of her house. Juanita got her keys out and opened the front door. They walked into the living room and Juanita grabbed the television remote and turned it on. "What are you doing?" asked Adam. "Exhibition hockey match is on" replied Juanita. Adam looked at her. "Why does it not surprise me that you enjoy watching hockey" said Adam. Juanita sat down and looked at him. "Why wouldn't I. Guys bashing each other up with a stick, good fun" said Juanita. Adam laughed and sat down next to her. "So who's playing?" he asked. "Kings versus Rangers" replied Juanita. "East versus West" said Adam. "Uh huh" replied Juanita. "Should be an interesting game" said Adam. "And Gretzky scores, Kings down by three now" said the announcer on the television. "Come on, what is wrong with with you Kings, block the shots, you morons" said Juanita. Adam looked at her and laughed. "I don't think they can hear you" said Adam. Juanita looked at him. "What do you think, I'm dumb or something?" asked Juanita. "No just slightly nuts" said Adam. "I knew that already" said Juanita. They both laughed. The doorbell rang. Juanita just sat on the couch watching the hockey. "Aren't you going to answer that" said Adam. "It's probably Jase, and he's forgotten his keys again" said Juanita. The doorbell rang again. "And you're going to make him wait" said Adam. "Yeah" replied Juanita. Adam laughed. There was now a knocking sound at the front door. "I think he wants to come in" said Adam. "What if I wasn't home" said Juanita, standing up and going over to the front door. "He'd just have to wait" said Adam, from the living room. "Exactly" replied Juanita. Juanita opened the door. "I was beginning to think that no one was here" said Cole. Juanita gasped in shock when she saw her older brother and hugged him. "Cole" she said. "Hey sis" he said. "What are you doing here?" asked Juanita. "What a guy can't come home now?" asked Cole. Juanita laughed. "Of course you can" replied Juanita. "Good, now give me a hand with my stuff" said Cole, throwing a backpack at her. "Oww" said Juanita. "Oh come on, it wasn't that hard" said Cole, picking up another two bags, and walking inside. Juanita closed the door. "What have you got in here, rocks from the bottom of ocean?" asked Juanita. "Crabs" replied Cole. Juanita quickly threw the bag on the ground. "Kidding" said Cole, putting the bag down he was carrying. "Not funny" replied Juanita. "What happened to your sense of humor, Nits?" asked Cole. "I'll show you what happened to my sense of humor" said Juanita, punching him. "You want to play that game, huh" said Cole, picking Juanita up. "Put me down, now Cole" said Juanita. Cole laughed, and put Juanita over his shoulder. "Cole" said Juanita. Cole laughed and walked into the living room. "Hockey, cool" said Cole. Adam turned around. "Hi" he said. "Hey man" replied Cole. "Cole, put me down" said Juanita, punching him on the back. "Fine" replied Cole, and threw Juanita down on the couch. Juanita glared at him. "I really hate you sometimes" said Juanita. "And you're annoying" said Cole. Juanita poked her tongue out. "That's really mature, Nits" said Cole. "You remember my brother Cole, right Adam" said Juanita. "Yeah" replied Adam. "How's it going?" asked Adam. "Good man" said Cole. "How are you?" asked Cole. "Okay, just listening to Nits, tell them how to play hockey" said Adam. "That's a trait we got from dad" said Cole. Adam nodded. "So where are the others?" asked Cole. "Mom and dad went shopping, Jase is at Amanda's and Sarah went shopping with Ash" replied Juanita. "So you're home alone, with a guy in the house" said Cole. Juanita glared at him. "Don't start that" said Juanita. "Well do mom and dad know?" asked Cole. "Know and don't mind" said Juanita. "What have you brainwashed them or something?" asked Cole. "No, I'm just not as naughty as you were" said Juanita. "The troublesome two, not as naughty as me" said Cole. "Uh huh" replied Juanita. "That I believe" said Cole. Juanita looked at him. "So you're on holiday from college?" asked Adam. Cole looked at him and nodded. "Yeah, just finished up a research assignment in the ocean on a the marine life in the Pacific Ocean, on a boat" said Cole. "And here I was thinking that you were out there swimming around the whole time" said Juanita. Cole looked at her. "You're an idiot" said Cole. Adam laughed. Juanita glared at him. "Sorry" he said. "That would have been interesting, doing all that research" said Adam. "It was" replied Cole. Adam nodded. "So you're dating my sister" said Cole. "Uh, yeah I am" replied Adam. Cole looked at him. "You do know what she is capable of" said Cole. "First hand" replied Adam. Cole looked at Juanita. "Please, do not tell me that you're bashing up your boyfriend" said Cole. "It was only once" replied Juanita. "Yeah, sure" replied Cole. Juanita hit him. "Hey, if you want to hit someone hit your twin" said Cole. "He's no fun, but you are" said Juanita, punching him again. "Stop that" said Cole, grabbing her arm. Juanita looked at him. "I'm serious Nits" said Cole. "Man, I'm only having a bit of fun" replied Juanita. Cole looked at her. "I better get going Nits" said Adam, standing up. "Okay, I'll see you later" said Juanita. "Yeah" said Adam and kissed her. "Bye" said Juanita. "Nice to see you again Cole" said Adam. "Yeah you too Adam" said Cole. "I''ll walk out with you" said Juanita, standing up. "Okay" said Adam. Juanita and Adam walked to the front door. "Are you sure you're going to be okay with your brother here?" asked Adam. Juanita looked at him. "Why wouldn't I be?" asked Juanita. "Well you don't seem to get along with him" said Adam. Juanita laughed. "Cole and I get along fine, it's just sibling stuff" said Juanita. "Okay, I guess I don't really get all of that since I'm an only child" said Adam. "Yeah, you are so lucky to be an only child" said Juanita. Adam laughed. "See you later" said Adam. "Uh huh" said Juanita, opening the front door. "Bye" said Adam and kissed her. "Oh man" said Jason, who was coming up the pathway. Juanita looked at him. "What do you want" said Juanita. Jason looked at her. "Well I was going to try and get inside but you and your boyfriend are blocking the door" said Jason. "I was just leaving anyway, Jase'" said Adam. Jason laughed. "Don't leave on my account" said Jason. "I wasn't" said Adam. "Bye" said Juanita. "Yeah bye" said Adam. "See you man" said Jason. Adam walked down the pathway and went home. "Is that Cole's car?" asked Jason, noticing an extra car in the driveway. "Sure is" replied Juanita. "He's home?" asked Jason. Juanita nodded. They walked inside, and Juanita closed the door behind them. Jason walked into the living room. Cole was watching the hockey match. "Hey bro, what's happening" said Jason. "Hey Jase" said Cole, giving him a hug. "The research project finished?" asked Jason. "Yeah, it sure has" replied Cole. "Well it's really good to have you back bro, I was beginning to get sick and tired of being surrounded by girls" said Jason. "And I'm sick and tired of my brothers" said Juanita, and walked upstairs. "What's with her?" asked Jason. "I don't know, she's not my twin sister" said Cole. "Well something is definitely bugging her" said Jason. "I told her to stop punching me before, maybe that pissed her off" said Cole. Jason looked at him. "Well Nits does like to bash people up" said Jason. "And even more so when it's us" said Cole. Jason laughed. "Yeah" he said. Cole laughed. "So what's been happening in Angel Grove?" asked Cole. "The usual" replied Jason. "Well then it looks like you have a lot of filling in to do" said Cole. Jason laughed. "Maybe you should be asking the gossip queen this" said Jason. Cole laughed. "I think I'm going to let her cool down a bit" said Cole. "Yeah" said Jason. "So did you want to get a drink and you can then tell me everything that's been happening" said Cole. "I'm not twenty one Cole" said Jason. "I meant a soda from the kitchen, Jason" replied Cole. "Right" said Jason. They laughed and went into the kitchen.
Later that night, after getting back from the movies with Adam, Juanita was sitting up in her bedroom, reading a magazine and painting her nails. There was a knock on her bedroom door. "Can I come in Juanita?" asked Cole. "Yeah" replied Juanita. Cole opened the bedroom door and walked in. "Hi" he said. "Hi" replied Juanita. "So how have you been?" asked Cole, sitting on her bed. "Okay, I guess" replied Juanita. "Hey Nits, I'm sorry if I upset you before, I just didn't like the idea of getting home and getting bashed up by my sister" said Cole. Juanita looked at him. "Can I bash you up now?" asked Juanita. Cole laughed. "Maybe later" said Cole. Juanita laughed. "So Jase tells me that you won the martial arts single competition again" said Cole. "Uh huh, champion four years in a row" said Juanita. "Wow" said Cole. Juanita nodded. "You broke Wes's record" said Cole. "Yeah" replied Juanita. "He's not going to be happy to hear that" said Cole. "He'll live" replied Juanita. Cole laughed. "Yeah" he said. "So college is next on the agenda then" said Cole. "Uh huh" replied Juanita. "You going to Cal U?" asked Cole. "Berkeley" replied Juanita. "Thank heavens for that" said Cole. Juanita laughed. "San Diego, doesn't have any of the courses I want" said Juanita. Cole nodded. "Jase said he's going to be going to Berkeley" said Cole. "Yeah, I still have to put up with Jase" said Juanita. Cole laughed. "I'm sure you'll manage somehow" said Cole. "Yeah" said Juanita. "It's just so weird having you back" said Juanita. "Yeah it's certainly weird being back" said Cole. "So college is good?" asked Juanita. "Uh huh" replied Cole. Juanita nodded. "I can't wait until I'm there" said Juanita. Cole laughed. "The freedom is definitely the best part of it" said Cole. Juanita laughed. "Okay, I'll let you get back to your trashy magazine" said Cole, standing up. "Hey" said Juanita. Cole laughed. "We'll hang out okay" said Cole. "You can count on it, bro" said Juanita. "Okay" said Cole, going over to her bedroom door. "See you later" said Cole. "Yeah" replied Juanita. Cole left her bedroom, and Juanita went back to painting her nails and reading her magazine.
Juanita, Jason and Cole walked into the youth center. "This place has not changed at all" said Cole. "Well it will be soon" said Juanita. "What do you mean?" asked Cole, looking at her. "The gymnasium and that, they're moving to the old abandoned warehouses, where a massive sports center has been set up" said Juanita. "Really?" asked Cole. "Yeah, it should be really cool" said Jason. "I'll say" said Cole. They walked over to the others, except Courtney and Rocky who were sitting up in the juice bar. "Hey guys" said Jason. "Hey man" said Tommy. "Oh my god" said Kimberley, noticing Cole, with Jason and Juanita. "Hey Kim" said Cole. "Hi" said Kimberley. "What are you doing here?" asked Trini. "I've decided to come and visit for a while" said Cole. "And annoy me" said Juanita. "Well that's what we're meant to do" said Jason. Juanita glared at him. "You must be Amanda, right?" asked Cole, looking at Amanda, who Jason had his arm around. "Yeah, I am" replied Amanda. "Nice to meet you" said Cole. "Yeah, you too, Jase mentioned that there he had a brother at college" said Amanda. "Well that would be me" said Cole. "So how is college life?" asked Billy. "It's really great" said Cole. "It's just a pity that, when I go to college, I have to put up with Juanita for another four years" said Jason. "We all do" said Zack. "Hey" said Juanita. They all laughed. "Why do you think I love college so much, I get away from this lot" said Cole. They all laughed. "Oh, and Billy, I heard about you getting into Harvard, congrats on that" said Cole. "Thanks" said Billy. "Just make sure you keep in touch with everyone, friends are really important" said Cole. "Yeah, I will be keeping in touch with everyone" said Billy. "You better" said Sandra. "You're Sandra aren't you?" asked Cole, looking at her. Sandra nodded. "The one that absolutely hated Jase and Nits" said Cole. "Well I did, but we're all really good friends now" said Sandra. "Well that's good to see" said Cole. "Yeah" said Sandra. "Okay, who else don't I know here, Nits?" asked Cole, looking at her. "Don't you have your own friends?" asked Juanita. "Yeah, but I just like pestering yours" said Cole. They all laughed. "Okay, the others you don't know are, David, who is Tommy's brother, Katherine who lives next door to us and Dex, Skull and Tanya who all transferred in this year" said Juanita, pointing to them all. "Well hi to you all" said Cole. "Hi" said Tanya. "So we finally got new neighbours" said Cole. "Yeah" said Jason. "I hope you're nicer then the last lot Katherine" said Cole. Katherine looked at him. "What do you mean?" asked Katherine. "The old neighbours hated us" said Jason. "The new neighbours hate me" said Juanita. "Well that's because you make yourself so easy to hate" said Jason. Juanita glared at him. "I don't hate you Juanita" said Katherine. "No, but your mom certainly does" said Juanita. "Well my mom doesn't like Jason either" said Katherine. "But I'm loveable" said Jason. They all laughed. "Yeah, you keep telling yourself that Jase" said Juanita. They all laughed again. Rocky and Courtney came over. "Hey guys" said Courtney. Rocky didn't say anything. "What's with him?" asked Jason. "He's in a bad mood" replied Courtney. "Why?" asked Adam. Rocky and Courtney both sat down. "My dad's come back" said Rocky. "That's great, man" said Jason. "Not really" replied Rocky. "Why?" asked Kimberley. "Because he wants me to meet his new wife and her daughter" said Rocky. "Ouch" said Kimberley. "Yeah" replied Rocky. "So are you going to?" asked Tommy. "Well my mom really wants us to, and I don't want her to be disappointed" said Rocky. "Yeah" said Adam. "So when are you going?" asked Juanita. "Tonight. He said that I could bring along Courtney" said Rocky. "And his brothers and sisters will be there also" said Courtney. "So you won't be totally alone" said Aisha. "I'd really like to invite all of you guys as well, but I don't think that would go down to well" said Rocky. "Neither do I" said Kimberley. "Yeah, especially if you turn up with me, and we all know that I have a tendency to say what I think" said Juanita. They all laughed. "And yet, you know that it gets you in trouble, you still fire your mouth off" said Cole. "Shut up" said Juanita. "What are you doing back Cole?" asked Courtney. "On break, just like you" replied Cole. "And he thought that he would come and annoy his family" said Jason. "Exactly" said Cole. "Good to see you again" said Courtney. "Yeah" said Cole. "Hey Rocky" said Cole. "Yeah, whatever" said Rocky. "You do know that we're here if you want to talk" said Aisha. "Yeah thanks" replied Rocky. "Do you guys want to head to the park?" asked Skull. "Yeah" replied Rocky, and they all headed to the park.
That night Rocky and Courtney drove around to his father's house. Helen, Rocky's older sister, who was at college, had come back for the night and was taking the other kids. When they pulled up to the house, Helen's car was already there. Rocky and Courtney went up to the front door and Rocky knocked. A lady with long brown hair opened the door. "Hi" she said. "Hi" replied Rocky and Courtney. "Are you Rocky?" she asked. "Yeah" replied Rocky. "I'm Sharon. Come on in" said the lady. Courtney and Rocky went inside. "And you must be Courtney" said Sharon, to Courtney. "That's right" replied Courtney. "Well it's nice to meet you both. Especially you Rocky, I've heard a lot about you" said Sharon. "Pity, I can't say the same" replied Rocky. Sharon didn't answer. "This way" she said, and walked into the dining room. Courtney and Rocky followed Sharon into the dining room. Rocky's father, brothers and sisters and a girl, with long dark brown hair that they didn't recognise, presumed to be Maya, were sitting at the table. "Matt. Look who's here" said Sharon. Matthew stood up. "You made it" said Matthew. "Yeah" replied Rocky. Matthew turned towards Courtney. "We didn't meet properly yesterday. I'm Matthew, Rocky's father" said Matthew. "Courtney Kane" replied Courtney. "Nice meeting you Courtney" said Matthew. "Yeah" replied Courtney. Matthew turned back to the table. "Maya, sweetie" he said. Maya got up and walked over to Matthew. "What dad?" she asked. "This is my son Rocky" said Matthew. Maya smiled at him. "Hi" she said, giving him a hug. Rocky shrugged her off. "And this is Courtney. Rocky's girlfriend" said Matthew. "Hello" said Maya, and hugged her. "Hi" replied Courtney. "Come and sit down" said Matthew. Maya returned to her seat at the table, and Rocky and Courtney went and sat next to Helen. Sharon came out with some food, and put it in the middle of the table. "I hope you all like roast" she said. "It sounds lovely" replied Matthew. Sharon sat at the table. "Please help yourself" said Sharon. They all put some food on their plates. "So Rocky, your father tells me that you just finished year twelve at Angel Grove High" said Sharon. "Uh yeah" replied Rocky, passing a plate of food to Courtney. "Did you like it there?" asked Sharon. "It was okay" replied Rocky. "What about you Courtney?" asked Matthew. "It's school" replied Courtney. "I'm going to be teaching there in the new school year" said Sharon. "Sharon is going to be teaching cooking and textiles class" said Matthew. "Are you replacing a teacher?" asked Courtney. "Yes I am, a Ms McBride" said Sharon. "Ms McButt" said Courtney. Rocky laughed. "Why do you call her that?" asked Sharon. "Because she loves cakes, and always had us cooking them" said Courtney. "I see" said Sharon. Courtney nodded. "Maya will also be attending Angel Grove" said Sharon. "What year?" asked Courtney. "Year eleven" replied Maya. "We know some people who are going to be in year eleven" said Courtney. "Well maybe you could introduce Maya to them" said Sharon. "I don't think so" said Rocky. "That's okay mom, they don't have too" said Maya. "But it would be nice if they would" said Matthew, looking at Rocky. "I just don't think there Maya's type" said Rocky. "And what do you mean by that?" asked Matthew. "Well there pretty much like me and Courtney. Nothing at all like Maya" said Rocky. "You don't even know Maya" said Matthew. "And from what your father has said of you Rocky, I think you and Maya are a lot alike" said Sharon. "I don't think so" replied Rocky. "Are you still doing karate, Rocky?" asked Matthew. "Yes" replied Rocky. "What level are you?" asked Maya. "Second level black belt" replied Rocky. "Wow" said Maya. "Maya has been doing karate for a couple of years as well" said Matthew. "I have a purple belt" said Maya. "That's a really high level" said Courtney. Maya nodded. "Well dad's been helping me out" said Maya. "I remember when you use to help me" said Rocky. "Yes, I do too" replied Matthew. "What about you Courtney, are you into karate?" asked Matthew. "Not really. I do learn some from my best friend, but I've been doing gymnastics since I was six, and I still do it now" said Courtney. Matthew nodded. "So a few of your friends are into karate as well?" asked Sharon. "Most of them" replied Courtney. "Well I think Maya would get along okay with them then" said Matthew. "Yeah" said Courtney. Rocky looked at her. "What?" she asked. "Nothing" replied Rocky. "Maybe you could introduce them to Maya tomorrow" said Matthew. "I'm busy tomorrow" replied Rocky. "Well whenever, you can" said Matthew. "If I want to" replied Rocky. "He doesn't have to dad. I can make friends on my own" said Maya. "Well I think it would be nice if you and your brother could get along" said Matthew. "I'm not her brother" said Rocky. "Rocky. Maya is your sister now" said Matthew. "Well I already have two sisters, I don't need another one" said Rocky. Matthew looked at Sharon. She shrugged her shoulders. "You know what it's like to be new Rocky. Think how Maya feels" said Matthew. "I didn't go around telling people that they had to be my friend" said Rocky. "But you did decide that you wanted to be friends with them" said Matthew. "Yeah, because we had things in common" replied Rocky. "And what exactly is that?" asked Matthew. "I don't know. We care about each other, that's all" said Rocky. "Well maybe you should care about Maya too. She's family" said Matthew. "Yeah whatever" replied Rocky. "What kind of attitude is that Rocky?" asked Matthew. "Can we just eat?" asked Rocky. They were quiet for the rest of the evening.
Rocky dropped Courtney off at her house. He had been quiet all the way driving her home. "Do you want to talk about it?" asked Courtney. "No" replied Rocky. "You know I'll listen" said Courtney. "The nerve of that guy" said Rocky. "You mean you're father?" asked Courtney. "If you can call him that, he walked out on my mother when I was eight" said Rocky. Courtney nodded. "Robby was only a couple of months old at the time" said Rocky. "I guess it was pretty hard on your mom then" said Courtney. "Yeah" replied Rocky. "And now he comes back into town and expects to be a part of our lives again" said Rocky. "He is your father" said Courtney. "I know that, and I missed him, but he really has no right, telling me that I have to be friends with his step daughter" said Rocky. "I think he just wants you to get along with her" said Courtney. "Who's side are you on?" asked Rocky. "No ones, but Maya seemed nice enough" said Courtney. "Well I don't want anything to do with her" said Rocky. "I better get inside" said Courtney. "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow" said Rocky and kissed her. "Yeah" said Courtney, opening the door and she walked up to her house. Rocky drove off.