This Will Never Be Over: A Cobra Kai Fanfic

Episode 10 | The Songs Of Secrets & Lies Part 3

"WHO ARE YOU?! I REALLY WANT TO KNOW!!"

"You think he has that loud enough?" Tory asked as they walked through the Miyagi-Fang gates.

Sam laughed, shaking her head in bemusement. "Not sure. Why don't you try asking him."

"Not a good idea," Hawk smirked.

"And why not?" Tory raised her eyebrow.

"Man, it has been a long time since you trained with him, huh?" Miguel chuckled.

"...Not that long..."

"Then you know he's playing this song for a reason?" Sam asked slyly.

"What reason could he possibly have for —!"

"QUIET!" Johnny yelled.

"Maybe someone should tell him that for once," Tory muttered.

"You have something to say, Nichols?" Johnny shot her a glare.

"...No, Sensei."

"That's too bad," Johnny replied, motioning for the rest of the dojo to line up. "Because the Sekai Taikai is only five months away, and to prepare for the badassness that's waiting for you —!"

"Since when is 'badassness' even a word," Tory rolled her eyes.

"— you all need to answer the most important question of your lives," Johnny ignored her. "The same question that the legendary band blaring through these speakers are rocking out to. Who are you?"

"Excuse me?" Demetri frowned.

"Not your names or any shit like that," Johnny started to pace atop the sparring deck and pointed at his own heart. "But who you really are on the inside! Because everyone of you standing right here in front of me has switched sides and personalities so many damn times it's like watching one of those Multipurse movies!"

"I think you mean Multiverse, Sensei," Anthony replied.

"Yeah, that's what I said," Johnny waved off his correction. "Point is — think about it long and hard. Who you were, who you are — and who you want to be. You don't have to answer that last one now, that'll be for later."

"How in the hell are we supposed to answer something like that?" Tory frowned. "We need more time to —!"

"You want an example, Nichols? I'll give you one. ...LaPusso! You used to be a loser, then you became an asshole, then back to a loser until..."

"Until what?" Anthony frowned.

"That's for you to figure out," Johnny replied. "I want you all to answer with the first thing you think of. Go with your gut feeling. ...Hawk! You were a pussy, a prick, a has-been, then a champion! Who are you now?"

"...The Hawk."

Johnny shook his head.

"Miguel? Who were you?"

"...I was nerd, I guess," Miguel thought for a second. "Then an asshole, before being broken and sort of lost."

"Who are you now?"

"...A survivor."

Johnny again shook his head.

"Robby? Who were you?"

"Lost, angry... and alone," Robby frowned.

"And who are you now?"

"Someone who's not," Robby replied thoughtfully. "But still someone who's trying to figure himself out."