Playing With Fire (Terry Silver)

Chapter Thirteen

"Ground rules? What are you talking about?"
Amara is frustrated.
"Yes ground rules. First one, you're not to leave this house unless you have my permission. I like to know where you are. I am responsible for you after all."
Terry starts and Amara shakes her head in disbelief.
"Oh so is that why you send your staff to follow me?"
Amara asks, raising her eyebrows and her voice.Terry smacks his hand loudly off of his desk,
"Enough!"
He shouts and Amara sits back, scared. She's never seen Terry so angry before.
"As long as you live under my roof, you follow my rules. Do you got that?"
Terry says loudly. Amara just shakes her head
"Yes, sir."
She says. Terry is pleased with the fear he is instilling in Amara. It reminds him just how powerful he is and more importantly, how much power he has over Amara.
"My staff are exactly that, mine. They will listen to you and do things for you but they serve me. When I send Michael to come and pick you up, you are not to fight him. You get in the car because I want you in that car. Amara, are we clear, doll?"
He asks, Amara takes a deep breath, scared.
"Yes sir."
She answers as confidently as she can in this moment, Terry moves closer to her placing his hands on her chin forcing her to look up at him,
"So I'm not going to hear anything from Michael again about you trying to punch him, right doll?"
He asks in a menacing tone. Amara shakes her head,
"N-no, sir."
"Good girl."
Terry praises her. Amara closes her eyes for a moment. She is so scared. One minute Terry is so sweet and the next, he's like her captor.

"Karate is more than a sport. Within every punch and kick, lies centuries of tradition. It has a rich past. And now, we want you to become part of its future. Welcome to Cobra Kai. While our martial arts date back hundred of years, our dojo is committed to providing state-of-the-art training. But a dojo is more than mats and machines. It's about the students. At Cobra Kai, we transform kids into champions. We are proud to be the home of the first female All Valley Tournament champion, Tory Nichols. At Cobra Kai, we believe anyone can be a winner. All you need is the right teacher. And now, you can be on of our students. Sign up now at our new flagship dojo in Encino, with more locations opening soon. It's a new era at Cobra Kai. Come join us."
The commercial finished playing on the large screen inside of the brand new dojo. By now, everyone had heard the news of John Kreese being arrested for assault and attempted murder. After last nights events between Amara and Terry, she was a little more quiet and sheltered than usual. The students were outside passing out Cobra Kai t-shirts, water bottles, flyers, and keychains. There was a line out the door.
"You okay?"
Tory asks Amara noticing her mood today. Amara nods her head,
"Yeah, yeah I'm good. I've just got a headache."
Amara lies.
"I have some Tylenol in my bag if you want."
Tory offers. Amara nods and the two go inside of the dojo passing the line. The girls head towards the new locker room where Tory pulls out a small bottle of Tylenol and hands two pills to Amara. Amara gladly accepts and swallows them down with her water bottle. Tory and Amara sat on a red bench that was placed in the locker room.
"This place is really amazing."
Tory says and Amara nods.
"Yeah it's super nice. But it's so fancy."
Tory agrees
"Well it's gotta be fancy to be in this neighborhood."
Tory's sighs. Encino was a very wealthy area compared to Resceda. The buildings here were all very nice whereas in Resceda, most were covered in graffiti.
"I liked the old dojo better. It had more character."
Amara chuckles,
"I miss Sensei Kreese."
Tory admits and Amara turns to look at her,
"Me too."
She sighs, sadly, leaning her head on Tory's shoulder.

Meanwhile, Terry was in the dojo sparring with some potential new Sensei's.
"Hasa!"
Terry shouts, knocking both Sensei's to the ground. Terry was taking out his anger at the same time while finding new Sensei's. He was angry that Robby just up and left Cobra Kai. Terry finishes up with his fight and lines up all of the interviewing Sensei's to give them a speech,
"This is the beginning of something special. But I can tell you, we won't be strangers for long. This is the start of something special. For everyone else, it's summer vacation. But for us, the real work is about to begin. Cobra Kai now has more students than ever before. That means we'll need more Sensei's. I'm gonna ask you to do more than what's expected. Which means, I'm going to pay more than what's expected. But first, you must prove yourself in the way of the fist. It's time to see if you're worthy."
He finishes before sending them away. That was the first round of interviews. He will be bringing all of those Sensei's back for part two of the interview process. Terry had to be very smart on who he hired. They had to be someone that could be trusted.

Amara was the last student left in the dojo. She was practicing some kicks and punches on a dummy. Terry had come out of his office, and went over to her.
"Get those legs higher, Kreese."
Terry says
"Yes, Sensei."
Amara replies and begins kicking higher.
"Very good."
Terry smirks, pleased with her kicks.
After a few more minutes, Terry stopped Amara,
"Let's get going, angel."
He says and Amara stops what she's doing and turns to look at Terry, she slightly bows,
"Yes, Sensei."
She says before taking off to the locker room. Amara throws on her Cobra Kai sweatshirt and heads back out to the dojo where Terry is waiting.
"I've got a stop to make on the way home."
Terry tells Amara who just nods.
"I would like you to get some new clothes. The maids have told me that all of your belongings take up hardly any room in your closet. I think it's time I spoiled you a little."
Terry smiles to Amara, taking her hand in his. They walk out of the dojo together,
"I mean if you're offering.."
Amara put her hands up,
"I'm not gonna say no."
She giggles a little, she loves this side of Terry. When he's calm and happy. She just doesn't like the other side when he becomes a complete control freak. Terry opens the passenger door on his car for Amara. She gets in and Terry sit down on the drivers side.

The two park outside of the expensive store where Amara got her prom dress. The two walk inside to find Monica,
"Mr.Silver, always a pleasure. Amara, so nice to see you again."
She smiles at the two.
"Darling, Amara here needs some new clothing, I trust I can leave her in your care?"
Terry demands.
"Of course, Mr.Silver."
Monica smiles and takes Amara's hand.
"Let's get you some champagne."
Monica says to Amara but Terry quickly interjects,
"Oh Monica, no drinking for her."
Monica nods, Terry takes a seat in the sitting area. He knows this will be a while.

(A/N Sorry for the short chapter. I've had one hell of a day today and just haven't had much time to write. I promise, I will be posting a longer chapter tomorrow :) thanks so much for all of the love and support on this book. I noticed today that it hit 400 reads. I also love reading your comments so thank you for those too. Hope you all are taking care -R❤️)