Trouble Makers

Time to flip the script

I'm sitting at our lunch table. I got here quickly because our teacher let us out early. I've heard murmurs of a new kid. 'Hawk' I think his name is? Who would name their kid Hawk? I don't know but I'm intrigued by him.

The bell rings and everyone starts flooding in. How am I supposed to know who Hawk is? Or what he looks like? As quickly as I started, I give up looking for him.

Demetri dumps his food tray on our table. "Have you heard about that Hawk boy?" I ask.

"You don't know?" He looks at me with something like sympathy.

"Know what?" And my question is answered. Shouts of "hawk" are filling the hair as Eli enters surrounded by people. His hair in a dark blue Mohawk. He's Hawk. People are surrounding him like he's Chris Evans.

He's walking over with the smuggest look on his face. He sits down on the other side of me and puts his foot on the other chair next to him, stopping anyone from sitting there.

"Hey y/n." He smirks.

"Hi Eli." I say emotionless picking at my food. People are pointing and staring at him.

"I did it. I flipped the script." He says proudly.

"You've flipped your life." Demetri laughs.

"So your going back to Cobra Kai?" I question. He nods.

At that moment a random boy I've never seen before does that handshake and shoulder bump with him.
"Yo Hawk. How are u bro." He looks at me and we make eye contact. "Bro is this your girl?" He looks me up and down.

"No." He says hesitantly.

The boy moves closer to me and leans onto the table blocking my view of Eli. "Damn girl, you are fine." And Eli's on his feet, death staring him.

"Don't you have football practice to be at? Bro." He mocks.

The boy stands up, straight as he possibly can but he's still shorter than Eli. He then quickly scarpers and Eli collapses back into his chair. "What a pussy." He laughs.

"You didn't have to scare him like that." I say looking him in the eye for the first time since seeing him like this.

"The way he was talking to you? What did you expect me to do?" He asks.

"You didn't have to do anything. I can take care of myself." I pick up my bag and walk out of the cafeteria. I hear Demetri call after me but I keep walking. I don't need someone to speak for me. I don't understand him anymore. He's never done anything like that before. What is he doing?

I'm about to walk into my next class room when I feel a hand on my arm and I'm spun round to face him. "Y/n I'm sorry I just-" he stops. He tries again. "I've never had people listen to me. Or even notice me if not to insult me. So this is all new and I definitely stepped over the line. I just felt protective over you and you deserve better than him anyway." I go to talk but he interrupts me. "But... if I had to do it again I would." He turns and walks away without waiting for a response.

I feel so confused by this new Eli. It feels like everything about him has changed but also nothing has changed. He's still Eli. I hope.

*Btw we skip Eli's blue mohawk and go straight to Red mohawk. So this is his red Mohawk era.*