all-american bitch - cobra kai | on hold!

chapter one

CHAPTER ONE
halloween

"Cyberbullying is no laughing matter," The school counselor speaks during lunch, "Sending a cruel message to someone online can be just as hurtful as saying it to their face. I won't name names, but the other day a mother called me up because her son was crying after some kids online made fun of his facial deformity."

"Make it a little more obvious, why don't you?" Maeve mutters sarcastically, nudging Eli softly to calm his nerves.

"If you're sick of getting bullied, my karate dojo is looking for new recruits." Miguel suggests.

"You do karate?" Venus furrows her eyebrows.

"Yeah." Miguel says, confidently, "Why? Do you?"

Venus chuckles, "I dabble. I'm gonna have to stop by your dojo. See what all the hype is."

"Please," Demetri shakes his head, "Karate is just an extra gym class that you pay for. Who wants that? It's stupid.

"One last thing," The counselor says, "Let's make sure our costumes for the Halloween dance are culturally sensitive. Instead of... going as a 'sexy nurse', maybe go as 'gender-neutral hospital employee'."

Miguel sighs, "Karate really isn't stupid, Demetri. I know it may seem like it but I promise it could help. Just think about it."

•••

Venus walks into the dojo with Miguel, looking around and taking off her shoes before stepping on the mat.

A blond man walks out from the back, furrowing his eyebrows at the sight.

"Kid, why'd you bring a girl here?"

Venus scoffs, "Okay. Wow. I changed my mind, this was a bad idea."

Miguel shakes his head, "No, Venus, look, he doesn't mean..."

"No, whatever you're about to say, kid, I do mean." He denies.

"What's your name?" Venus questions.

"Johnny Lawrence," The man answers.

Venus chuckles, "Oh. So this is the guy who got his ass kicked by Daniel LaRusso back in the eighties."

Johnny shakes his head, "I didn't-- you know what? I'll give you a shot. Face me and bow."

Venus sighs and Miguel and her both face him and bow.

"Face each other, bow."

They both follow suit, and Miguel visibly hesitates.

"Show her everything I've taught you," Johnny says.

"I don't..."

"You don't...?" Venus furrows her brows.

"She's a girl." Miguel says, "I can't hit a girl."

"Bullshit," Venus shakes her head, "C'mon, Miguel, don't be a pussy."

"Okay, fight!" Johnny calls.

Miguel apologizes before sending a kick to Venus's stomach, just as Venus catches his foot mid-air.

She watches him scramble a bit and lets go of his foot, before she lands a quick kick to his chest, knocking him to the ground.

"Uh, ouch," Miguel mutters in pain.

"That wasn't your first time doing karate, was it?" Johnny questions.

"Kung Fu," Venus shrugs, "I guess you could say it's a little passion of mine."

"Alright, what's your name?" Johnny asks.

"Venus."

"How would you like to be an official cobra, Jupiter?" Johnny suggests.

"No thanks," Venus says, grabbing her shoes and backpack, "This is cool, but I've already got karate lessons. But I'll definitely recommend this to friends. Beating the shit out of Miguel once a week sounds like so much fun."

"Hey!"

•••

"I mean, I feel bad for Aisha, but at the same time, I don't want to dress as a molecular compound." Sam explains.

"Nobody gives a shit," Maeve mutters.

Amanda LaRusso gives Maeve a warning glare, "I understand, Sam, but just because you guys aren't wearing the same costume doesn't mean you can't hang out the dance together."

"Speaking of the dance," Daniel says, "I got an email from the school. They're looking for chaperones. Just signed up."

Sam looks at Daniel in utter irritation, "What?"

"Uh..." Amanda sighs, "Would you want your parents at your high school dance?"

"My mom drove me on dates, okay?" Daniel explains.

"And how did that go?"

Maeve snorts and lamely attempts to cover it up with a cough.

"You won't even notice me," Daniel reasons, "I'll be a ghost."

"Ghosts are lame," Anthony LaRusso disagrees.

"Not talking about a costume," Maeve chuckles, "In that case, he'd be a shower."

"For the record, it was a well-made costume, Maeve," Daniel argues.

"Just promise you won't embarrass me." Sam requests.

"I promise."

•••

It's the Halloween dance, and Miguel is a skeleton, Eli is a plastic surgeon, Demetri is a necromancer, Maeve is a... shower, and Venus is Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice.

"You're a shower," Venus deadpans.

"Thank you," Maeve smiles.

While the boys are gone in the bathroom, Love skips over to Venus, grabbing her arm, "Vee! I wish you would've been a Laker girl with us. You're so pretty, you just don't utilize it."

"I'm not... sexy, Love." Venus disagrees, "Not my strong suit. You know that."

"All your costumes are so dark and scary..." Love says with a soft laugh, "You're so weird."

"Yeah, okay, Love," Venus nods softly.

Demetri and Eli run up to the three girls in panicked worry.

"Miguel is getting his ass beat by Kyler." Demetri says with wide eyes.

Venus proceeds to run to find Miguel with Demetri and Eli while Maeve shrugs off her shower curtain and runs to find Kyler's friends.

Once she finds them, she calls out: "Hey, Kyler! Did you beat up Miguel?"

Kyler chuckles, "You mean 'Rhea?"

"Did you beat up Miguel?" Maeve raises her voice.

"What are you gonna do about it?"

Maeve kicks him in the face, successfully knocking him to the ground.

Kyler's friends attempt to fight back, but Maeve tosses them to the side easily.

Maeve presses her shoe to Kyler's chest, "Go near my friends again, and I'll come for you, bitch."

"What, are you in Cobra Kai too?" Kyler chuckles lightly.

Maeve presses her heel into his chest further, "My dad's the fucking karate kid!"

She lands one last kick to his nose, causing him to bleed, and walks off casually to find Miguel.

A/N: me because you still don't know why venus had to stop staying with her mom: 😈