TICKETS TO MY DOWNFALL, cobra kai [completed]

chapter twelve.

Cupid's chokehold — Gym class heroes

  CYNTHIA'S HANDS WERE FOLDED BEHIND her back as she took in Johnny's words. She had a long night the night before, spending her time hanging out with Hawk but, karate was important to her and she'd stay focused. There was no way that she'd loose her train of thought now, not when this was so important to her, not with the tournament fast approaching.

"You've trained hard." Johnny said loudly after taking a long sip of his Coors Banquet. "You've gotten stronger, tougher, faster. You've done your best. You're ready for this tournament, am I right?"

"Yes, sensei!" Everyone responded, especially Cyn who was feeling pumped up from little pep talk she was getting.

"Wrong." The Lawrence man threw his beer at them, the liquid spilling onto the girls shoes.

"He's such a bitch." The girl mumbled, stepping back as she scrunched up her face angrily.

"Your best ain't shit! If you wanna win the all valley under - 18 karate tournament, you gotta give me better than your best. Which is why from now on, you're going to get my worst." The man yelled loudly, Hawk's hand finding his way to Cyn's, the girl taking it into her own as their sensei continued to talk. "Do you understand?"

"Yes, sensei!" They all replied, some already losing their voices from the amount of yelling they had done.

"Are you losers?" The blonde man asked, walking back and forth.

"No, sensei!" Their voices all went up yet again, everyone just getting louder and louder.

"Are you nerds?" He questioned, his eyes narrowed in on the group of teens before him.

"No, sensei!"

"Are you sure?" This was a question that tripped a few people up, Cynthia nodding her head.

"No, sensei!" Everyone around her yelled.

"Oh, god." The girl sighed slightly, shaking her head as Johnny placed a hand over his face.

There was obviously still a lot of work to be done.

CYNTHIA LAUGHED AS SHE RAISED HER arms up before letting her sledge hammer hit the window in front of her. This was definitely a different type of training day but so far it had been her favorite. Breaking stuff was honestly just really therapeutic for her.

"I could do this all day." The Sari girl commented as she shook the sledge hammer away from the glass it had connected with.

"I'm actually having fun, you know, since sensei is too far away to yell at us." Eli laughed as he looked at his glass covered shoes. "I had fun last night."

"Me too." Cynthia nodded her head slightly, looking towards her.... boyfriend? She didn't really know what he was. "Is everything okay?"

"Just thinking." The Moskowitz boy shrugged his shoulders.