New Teammates

I stare at the other ex-Cobra Kai students who are currently standing in Miyagi Do. They look at me alarmed.

"What brings you to Miyagi-Do."

An awkward silence ensures and Chris finally answers.

"We left Cobra Kai. I never liked it there. Once we heard about what happened here, that was enough." Chris states shrugging.

Figures. With how Hawk is now, he would certainly rub people the wrong way.

"Yeah. That place changed Hawk. When he first joined he didn't act like that."

"Did you leave to?" I nod yes.

"Long before you five did in fact." I informed them.

"Did you… do this?" Chris asks looking at the still wrecked backyard.

"I actually tried to stop it from happening, but got knocked out and left here."

"Wow, I'm surprised they had the balls to try and fight you. A bunch of dickheads." Nate sneers.

I snicker at the small Asian kid. That kid had the foulest mouth of the entire dojo when he was a cobra and it was absolutely hilarious.

"So you came back." Mr. LaRusso says sounding actually happy to see me.

"Don't expect me to apologize to Robby after his comments." I firmly state folding my arms.

Mr. LaRusso sighs, but I don't budge.

"I'm not going to hurt him though."

Suddenly, we hear arguing from a few yards away.

"You think I'm just gonna let you diss me?!"

"I didn't diss you. It was constructive criticism," Demetri retorts with a lot of snark in his tone.

Just like Demetri to start a fight with someone. He's frequently bitten off more than he can chew due to his mouth.

"Alright what's going on over here?" Mr. L asks annoyed.

As Mr. LaRusso mediates the situation, I decide to check my phone. I get a mini heart attack as I see a bunch of notifications light up my screen.

Ten and six missed calls from my ex Cobra Kai teammates Miguel and Aisha. There weren't any from Hawk though.

*MD: Dude where are you?*

*MD: ?*

*MD*: *YO DID YOU TRASH MIYAGI-DO?!*

*MD: ^^^^*

I decide to wait until training was done at my former dojo before responding.

They should wrap it up in about an hour. Suddenly someone calls me.

The screen says "Spam Risk."

"Spam Risk." I stated.

Maybe a sales person or something. I should just ignore it, but I answer cause why not.

"Who is this?" I ask.

A loud, very familiar voice screams into the phone.

"RODRIGUEZ WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?! You better be sick or dead! Or you aren't showing your face because you were too much of a pussy to confess!" Sensei Lawrence yells into the phone.

"I have nothing to confess to."

"Don't play dumb. Why else would you disappear, huh?! Did you trash the Miyagi Dojo?!" Johnny yells sounding frustrated.

"No." I replied bitterly.

"Did Hawk and the others pin it on me?" I ask.

"No one was man enough to admit it, but at least they had the balls to show their faces," Sensei yells into the phone.

Sensei Lawrence and I keep talking over each other and unintentionally interrupting each other.

"SHUT UP!" Johnny finally yells after we shout gibberish.

"I wasn't responsible. Why don't you ask Hawk about that?"

"Oh it was Hawk? Then how come he had the balls to show up and endure the hell the class is currently going through while you're sitting on your ass at home?!" Johnny yells into the phone.

I put the phone on mute for a second to figure out what to say next.

"Is Hawk still there?" I ask.

"Yeah." Johnny answered.

"Good. Keep him there for now. Everyone else in Cobra Kai will want to hear what I'm about to say." I head to the driveway and hop on it speeding towards the strip mall where the Cobra Kai dojo was located.

*Five minutes later...*

I stood outside the doors of the Cobra Kai dojo, preparing myself to face Hawk.

Then I pull them open and storm inside getting the attention of the person I came here to see.

"What are you doing here?" Hawk demanded.

Then I rear my fist back and punch Hawk, knocking him to the floor.

"Think you can get away with leaving me to take the fall for trashing Miyagi-Do."

"What?" Tory repeated in shock.

"Did you do that Eli?" Miguel demanded.

Hawk didn't say anything.

"Answer the question Hawk." Aisha insisted.

"I...yes." Hawk ultimately confessed to vandalizing Miyagi-Do due to the stares he was receiving.

"You're out of Cobra Kai." Johnny coldly dismissed Hawk from the dojo.