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West Valley High !!

"AS YOU CAN SEE, the West Valley High campus is a lot larger than the middle school. And, when you become a freshman next year, you- you'll have access to some amazing facilities." Mr. Peters guided the students through the Highschool entrance.

Today was the 8th graders' intro to the Highschool, to prepare them for next year.

"Our science lab is state of the art." He stopped and turned to face the students. "Well, at least it was."

"Did it get destroyed in the fight?"

"Uh, no. The district required us to remove anything that could potentially be used as a weapon in the event of another karate incident."

While everyone was looking around the entrance, Eliana was focused on the staircase. Her eyes glued to the same step Miguel had fallen on before.

Heard a door slam shut and when she turned to see where it come from, she saw Kenny walking out the boys bathroom. She hadn't talked to Kenny all day, so she shook off the memories and walked to the boy.

"Hey." Kenny turned to see the girl that approached him.

"What's up."

Eliana's eyes lowered to see Kenny's shirt. A Cobra Kai shirt.

Her jaw dropped. "You joined Cobra Kai?"

"The other day."

Her face laced with confusion. "Why?"

"To learn karate..?" Her friend looked around, puzzled.

Her head shook, "Join Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang."

Kenny's eyes narrowed, "Why?"

"Cobra Kai is run by John Kreese. He's totally evil, Johnny told me all about him." Eliana crossed her arms.

"Who's Johnny?"

"Johnny Lawrence."

"I have no idea who that is." He walked off, speed walking to catch up with the rest of their classmates.

Eliana hurried to stay beside him, "So, you've joined a dojo dead-set on winning against the founder's old student and didn't bother to research him?"

"He can't be that good."

She was speechless. Surprised not only at the fact that Kenny joined Cobra Kai and inserted himself into a karate war, but he didn't even think to look up the dojos he'd be competing against?

She quickened her pace to catch up with the group when her phone dinged.

How's the tour going

Walking thru the cafeteria rn

Cool

Anthony had been randomly texting her about whatever he could think of for 2 days already. Eliana noticed ever since Kenny started school, he'd been getting more friendly towards her.

Are tou guys coming to dinner again

Not that I know of

Why?

He read the text but didn't respond.

"Excuse me." Mr. Peters pointed out Eliana. "Do I need to take that?"

Her head shot up and she quickly tucked her phone into her back pocket. "No, sir. Sorry."

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Miyagi-Do dojo !!

This week's training was easy and enjoyable. Eliana would switch between the Miyagi-Dos and Eagle Fangs each day. Today, she was with Johnny.

They took turns practicing their kicks, Johnny holding up pads for them to kick. Unfortunately, he was too busy staring at Miguel and Daniel to notice when Demetri kicked his leg up, accidentally hitting the blond right in the face.

"Oh! Um, im not gonna get in any trouble, am I?" Johnny stared silently at the poor kid, and suddenly Demetri was duct taped to a punching bag with an old couch cushion over him.

"Alright, remember, one of the best ways to get a point is to aim for the torso." And he punched the cushion where Demetri's gut was.

"Alright, front kick, side kick. Ready?" He tugged Eliana to the front of the line, "Ellie, why don't you show them how it's done."

She readied herself, whispering an apology to Demetri before kicking him the hardest she could, twice.

"Nice job."

She moved to the back of the line and waited for the rest to kick the guy hanging.

Sam kicked into Demetri. "Good, LaRusso. Remember, whip that foot through the target."

At least 2 kids went by when Demetri was kicked in the groin.

"Oh shit. I missed. My bad, Meat." Chris slowly backed away from sound of what was probably holding back tears.

Besides that little happy accident, practice was fun. Eliana was really starting to believe her classmates when they told her she was a really good fighter.

Soon enough, class was over and they all walked to the front of the dojo.

"Good day. You guys showed toughness." Johnny looked over his shoulder to Demetri slightly limping, "You sure you're okay?"

"Oh, yeah. No, they're starting to turn back to their normal color."

"Unnecessary information." Eliana patted Demetri's back and stopped to stand next to Johnny.

"Diaz. You hungry? I'll make your favorite." Miguel slowly turned to face Johnny. "Spicy Manwich, side of steak fries."

Eliana's mouth watered at the thought, but she knew Johnny wanted to hang out with Miguel alone.

"I'm actually going with Me. LaRusso." There was her opening. "We're finishing my mom's car."

"Oh, okay. No problem." Johnny threw his bag into his van, pausing at hearing Miguel call Daniel sensei.

Eliana quietly sat in the backseat of the van, getting hit in the face with Johnny's duffel.

Johnny spun to see her. "What are you doing back there?"

She answered in a low voice, "Miguel sits in the front."

"He's not coming with us today."

Eliana nodded.

"Get your ass up here."

She hurriedly climbed into the passenger seat, bringing her bag with her.

Johnny paused before turning on the vehicle. "How do you feel about a sandwich and steak fries." He hesitated to ask.

"Please. I'm so hungry." She was dramatic, and Johnny chuckled as he pulled out into the road.

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Diaz apartment !!

Hours later, Eliana sat on her bedroom floor. She watched her dvd of her favorite movie. She was still full from her meal with Johnny and was a bit bored.

She glanced at her phone. She had someone to call, but she wasn't sure he wanted to call him. She watched the movie while her favorite scene played out.

The main love interest sang to the main character, embarrassing himself like he embarrassed the girl the night of their first Highschool party.

She groaned and picked up her phone, dialing a number and holding her phone up to her face.

"Hello?.." Anthony's voiced rang through the speakers.

"Hey. What are you doing?"

"Nothing." Eliana could hear shuffling in the background and she fell silent.

"Did you want something?"

"No."

It was quiet for a bit until Eliana tapped her phone screen to hang up and grabbed a pillow to scream into.

She looked at the paused movie waiting to be watched on her TV. And then her eyes widened.

"Are you good?"

She didn't hang up the phone. She just put it on speaker.

"Yeah! Uh." She quickly made sure to hang up the call and put her phone on the floor again, screaming into her pillow once more.

Miguel opened the door, eyebrows furrowed "Ellie, are you okay?"

"Yes, what do you want!" She looked to see Miguel slightly concerned, continuing in a softer tone. "Sorry. What's up?"

"I just wanted to know if you wanted to come with me and Sam to the drive in?.."

Her eyes narrowed. "Why would I want to third wheel with you and your girlfriend?"

"Sam said Anthony's coming. Aren't you guys friends?"

She paused for a moment, "I guess?"

"So... yes or no?"

She thought about it, factoring in the call she just had with him. Did she really want to risk him asking about it? In front of Sam and Miguel?

"I'm good." And she watched Miguel leave the room.

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Apartment complex parking lot !!

Eliana stood in front of Johnny Lawrence's front door. He was the only one she could think of that could give decent relationship advice without making it awkward.

She knew about him and her mom, and she noticed how much happier her mom seemed when she talked to Johnny. So, he must be good at this.

She knocked on the door and waited a few seconds for him to answer.

"Eliana." He nodded his head to her.

She waved and immediately noticed the smell of beans, and chips. "Did I interrupt your dinner?"

She started to apologize but was cut off by Johnny shaking his head. "No, no. What's up, something on your mind?"

She sighed. "I need your opinion on a.. situation."

He moved to the side and gestured her in. "Shoot."

"So, there's this guy. He's kind of an ass but, like, lately he's been nicer..?" She sat down at his dining table.

"I called him earlier and tried to talk to him. Y'know, start a conversation. The same way he's been doing for past few days. But I panicked."

Johnny opened his mouth to say something, "Oh, and Miguel invited me to go to the drive in with him and Sam and said he would be there, too. And I said no."

He was quiet for a few seconds, making sure she was done until finally speaking. "Do you like the kid?"

"I don't know! He's cute, I guess." She hid her face in her hands. "He's really cute. But he likes this other girl and he's just trying to be friendly."

"How do you know he likes this other girl."

"Every time I see him talking with her he's smiling like an idiot and when I talk to him, he barely looks at me."

"Make him like you." Johnny took a sip of his booze, offering a can of cola to Eliana.

She raises her head, taking to soda and chugging half of it. "What do you mean."

"Hang out with him, make sure you look good around him. Back then, all the hottest girls' priority was their looks. And it worked for them."

"That's pretty shallow."

"You asked, I answered."

She finished the soda and looked at her phone when it vibrated. She groaned when she read the notification.

"Is that him?"

"He asked why I didn't come to the drive in."

Johnny asked to see the message and she hesitantly scooted her seat closer to him so he could see her screen.

Why didnt you come to the movie

They're playing that Rocky movie

Felt tired

Dang

It's a good movie

Shoulda came

Or I could watch a better movie

Like what

Not a boxing movie

Name a better genre

I prefer comedies and action movies

Why don't I show you some good ones

"What are you doing?" Eliana snatched the phone back from Johnny's hand.

"What? This is a good way to be casual buddies." He pointed to the phone.

She looked at the response, eyes wide.

Whos house

Mine

Cool

She has a movie date with Anthony LaRusso.

"I have a movie date with Anthony LaRusso."

"Wait, that's the LaRusso kid?" Johnny finished his bottle.

"Yeah."

Johnny thought for a moment. "How are you gonna date that kid when your brothers dating his sister."

Eliana shouted, "The goal here isn't to date him!"

"Kinda sounds like it is."

The girl struggled to counter, stuttering all kinds of words.

Was that the goal?

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English classroom !!

Eliana sat in her seat beside Anthony, giving him a small smile as a greeting. He smiled back.

"Are we gonna watch those movies today?" Anthony spoke in a quiet voice, presumably trying not to be heard by Mr. Crane.

"I have practice today."

"Skip it." He shrugged, "I'm sure I could convince my dad to let you skip today."

Eliana stared at him, thinking. Her eyes narrowed while her mind thought of the long term consequences of not practicing. Maybe she could just work with Johnny for a while longer to make up for it.

She sighed subtly and agreed, causing Anthony to briefly smile widely and say 'cool' over and over.

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Dylan speaks !!

Uh srry this is kinda short but wtv 🤷🏻‍♀️