Cat Got Your Tongue?

Demetri Alexopoulos was smitten, absolutely in love with his childhood friend, Tabitha Cole. Growing up together, the two were conjoined at the hip, inseparable throughout the years as they entered West Valley High School. However, when feelings started to blossom for the gorgeous coffee-colored brunette, Demetri panicked and did what he did best, conceal and deny. 

Joining Miyagi-Do had been one of the best experiences of Demetri's life, he'd grown into a more confident man who Tabitha was proud of, making those feelings blossom yet again until he could no longer hide them, word vomiting the love he had for Tabitha in the pool house of the LaRusso home, face flush and eyes wide, swimming with unbridled fear at the possible scenarios he had dreamt up in his head over the years. He was pleasantly surprised when her lips pressed to his, silencing his rambling as lithe fingers slide through his hair to elicit a visceral response from him, all but putty in her palms. 

"Hey," Demetri furrowed his brows, looking around with a heavy sigh. "Has anyone seen my Tabby-cat?" As if on queue, silence befell the entirety of Miyagi-Do. Looking at the confused faces of Sam and his other pupils, he blinked.

"What?" He questioned, hearing scattered chuckles around him. "Have I say something weird?"

"My Tabby-cat?" Chris questioned out, a smirk tugging at his lips as Demetri's face burned scarlet at the words slowly rolled around in the back of his mind. A slip of the tongue and he was back to being that nerd who couldn't admit his feelings.

"What'd I miss?" The familiar tone of Tabitha's voice broke him from his stupor as wide eyes landed on her form, seeing the smile on her lips as her head titled to the side, doe eyes blinking. "What?"

"Hey, it's Demetri's Tabby-cat." A voice broke through the silence, making both Tabitha and Demetri to lock eyes as their faces burned with embarrassment. 

"I'm sorry, it just slipped out!"