Out of Place [Cobra Kai OC x Robby Keene]

18- What Are You Doing Here?

TW: Talk of abuse

"Park? What are you doing here?" somebody asks. I jump. It's Robby? With a bag? Mr LaRusso walks up behind him, looking a little solemn.

"Robby could you give us a second?" he asks. Oh no... am I getting kicked out? Please, no... I don't have anywhere else to go. I can't go back home, my dad might kill me.

"Yeah, sure..." Robby says, looking just as confused as I feel. Why is he here? Why does he have a bag? He walks off, though judging by the fact that I don't hear the door open nor close, he's just waiting around the corner. Mr LaRusso sits down on the edge of the cot with a sigh.

"Le cose a casa di Robby... non vanno bene. Ha vissuto da solo per la maggior parte. Il suo potere è stato spento e il bambino stava per mangiare cereali con acqua per cena. Ha bisogno di un posto dove stare... (things at Robby's home... aren't good. He's been living alone for the most part. His power's been shut off and- the kid was about to eat cereal with water for dinner. He needs a place to stay)..." Mr LaRusso explains. Italian... I guess that means Robby won't be able to tell what we're saying, even if he's eavesdropping. Smart... and I knew it was bad but I didn't know it was this bad... cereal with water? This poor boy.

"Se hai bisogno di metterlo in questa stanza capisco ma non ho nessun altro posto dove andare... Non posso tornare indietro, non posso, non posso (if you need to put him in this room I understand but I don't have anywhere else to go... I can't go back, I can't, I can't)," I plead, keeping my voice low.

"No, no, Parker, stai qui. Non ti lascerei mai tornare a una cosa del genere. Puoi stare nella stanza di Sam se vuoi, semplicemente non voglio che tu sia a disagio (no, no, Parker, you're staying here. I would never let you go back to something like that. You can stay in Sam's room if you want to, I just don't want you to be uncomfortable)," he says. Ay, gracias a Dios.

"Non voglio sentirmi come se mi stessi intromettendo nel suo spazio, va bene. Non mi dispiace condividere una stanza (I don't want to feel like I'm intruding on her space, it's alright. I don't mind sharing a room)," I say. If there's one thing church camps and retreats and cousin sleepovers have taught me, it's how to share a room. And Robby and I have slept in the same room twice. We vibe just fine together.

"I just... sai che mi fido di voi ragazzi, solo... lo sapete... Non voglio che succeda niente... succede (you know I trust you guys, I just... you know... I don't want anything to... happen)," he says. What? Oh wait- hey! No! Good lord no!

"Mr LaRusso posso assicurarvi con assoluta certezza che non succederà nulla. Quella... la roba non mi ha letteralmente mai avuto importanza. Sappiamo entrambi che Robby non farebbe mai niente del genere, ed entrambi sappiamo che se lo facesse, potrei gestire il mio. È la tua casa, quindi se ti dà fastidio, capisco, ma non succederà nulla con noi. Abbiamo dormito nella stessa stanza due volte prima e la cosa più grande che sia mai successa tra di noi è stata decidere di partecipare al torneo

(I can assure you with complete certainty that nothing will happen. That... stuff has literally never mattered to me. We both know that Robby would never do anything like that, and we both know that if he did, I could handle my own. It's your house so if it bothers you, I understand, but nothing will happen with us. We've slept in the same room twice before and the biggest thing that ever happened between us was deciding to join the tournament)," I reassure. The guest house dojo is very nice and it has a very comforting vibe. I feel safer here. Mr LaRusso smiles at me.

"Alright. But if you ever get uncomfortable, just let me or Amanda know, okay?" He says/asks, switching back to english. Mr LaRusso is the mildly over protective dad I never had. I nod. Robby Keene wouldn't even dare to touch me in that way without my consent. He knows what happened with Hawk and he also knows that I love him as my friend, but I would not hesitate to mess him up.