ELAPID ✪ COBRA KAI

VI. Silence In The Library

"Hold my breath as you're moving in,
Taste your lips and feel your skin."

Kiss Me Slowly by Parachute

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"So, that's it?" Demetri asked Miguel, "No more karate?"

The last few days had gone by in a blur. Ever since Kyler brutally beat Miguel up at the Halloween bash, things had been tense at home. 

Miguel's secret was finally out; he was a Cobra Kai. Though not anymore, apparently, since his Mom forbid him from ever setting foot in the dojo or near Sensei Lareence ever again. 

"I guess so," Miguel answered frustratedly, focusing on the math equations in front of him rather than his current predicament. 

"It's probably for the best. It was starting to boost your confidence." Demetri said matter of factly. 

Andi looked at the boy, shocked.

"isn't that a good thing," She asked as Miguel kept his focus on his homework. 

"no," 'Mitri answered curtly. "What has confidence ever gotten anybody except for a black eye and their backpack thrown in the trash. 

Andi side-eyed Demetri as everyone went quiet, only interrupted by Eli's shy voice. 

"well... I- I thought it was kind of cool how you stood up to Kyler."

Andi smiled at the boy's sudden courage to stand up to his friend. Though she loved Demetri, she knew how rude he could be at times. It was difficult to stand up to your enemy, but even harder to stand up to your friend. 

Dumbledore would be proud of him, She thought. 

"Are you insane?" Dimitrie countered as Andi rolled her eyes. "Let me ask you, what is the best superpower anyone could have?" 

"Super strength," Miguel said confidently.

"Telepathy," Andi also answered.  

"Wrong and wrong," Demetri said, pointing at the siblings. "Invisibility." 

Everyone turned to look at him. 

"A distant second would be super speed to run away fast." he reasoned.

Andi laughed while the others smiled silently at the boy's train of thought. 

"run away from who?" an unwelcome voice bellowed. 

...

It was Kyler, followed closely by his goon- Brucks. 

"Whom," his friend corrected. 

Andi's mouth fell open a bit at the jock. Who would have thought the asshat knew his grammar. 

"It's the object of a preposition. Remember? English class?" He continued before realizing Kyler didn't care. 

"We were just leaving," Miguel told the bullies as they all gathered their backpacks and made their way out of the library. 

"Hey, where are you going!" Kyler barked as he grabbed the back of Eli's neck suddenly and turned him to face forward. "Ohhh, look at this freak," He remarked after seeing Eli's scar.

Andi felt her blood boil at Kyler's words.  

"What kind of girl would ever kiss this shit?" Kyler continued. 

That's it. Andi couldn't stand by anymore. 

She acknowledged that she couldn't fight the guy; she was still frail, small, and terrible at Karate... mostly because she'd never tried. She had to be smart about her approach. Enough to piss him off- but not have him kill her.