Red venom, Cobra Kai.

26. Triple K.

For the past few days, Johnny had been helping Miguel to be able to walk again, and Taylor was still going to Cobra Kai. Miguel now knew since Johnny accidentally asked her about how everything was while he was lifting the coffee table.

Now, Taylor was sitting at the kitchen counter, waiting for Miguel to hand her a soda can. Johnny was sitting at the table, trying to figure out a new name for his new dojo, and Miguel and Taylor were helping him. Well, it was basically all Miguel. Taylor was just judging the names.

"What about... Johnny Lawrence Karate?" Miguel suggested as he handed Taylor a coca-cola can. "Or... Strike Hard Karate?" Johnny wasn't answering. He was too busy staring at his computer screen as he chewed on Jerky.

Miguel let out a sigh before sitting at the table next to him. "Come on, Sensei, I'm trying to help us think of names for our new dojo."

"How long does it take for Facebook messages to get delivered?" Johnny asked, looking over at Miguel. Miguel raised his eyebrows. "Ali lives in Colorado, so probably a while, right?"

"It's instantaneous, Dad," Johnny huffed before slamming his computer shut. "Why are you still trying, anyway?"

Miguel looked over at her. "Ali's his teenage love. Of course he's gonna try." But Taylor just rolled her eyes before taking a sip of her soda and going back to her phone. She thought this whole Ali thing was a bit stupid. Sure, it was wholesome, but how could someone still be in love decades later?

"Okay, what about All American Karate?" Miguel seemed really eager for this thing.

"It's not good enough." Johnny stated, shaking his head. "We need something that tells everyone we're the most badass dojo in the Valley."

"Yeah, it sucks that Cobra Kai's such a badass name." Miguel loured.

Johnny sat up, an idea popping into his mind. "What if we just keep that? But we spell Cobra with a K. They can call us triple K."

Taylor looked up at furrowed her brows. "Like KKK?" she muttered.

Johnny nodded as he looked out the window. "Yeah, it's probably a bad idea. Why do you even care about this thing? You're in Cobra Kai."

"Hey, I'm not actually in Cobra Kai. Speaking of that, I should probably leave now. It's kind of getting overwhelming. Remember when I told you about what happened to that Brucks dude? That was brutal."

Miguel looked over at her and shrugged. "Maybe you should leave. If Kreese allowed that to happen, that what else could happen?" Taylor looked at the counter, now getting into thought. He was right, in a way. "Anyway, back to, uh, the dojo thing."

"We'll figure it out." Johnny reassured. "First we need some students."

"It's my first day back at school today. I could do some recruiting." Miguel said, "But where are we gonna train?"

Johnny stood up from his seat. "You let me worry about that."

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Taylor walked into the school with Miguel. Right in front of them, a big sign that read 'Welcome back Miguel!' hanged against the stairs. A lot of people welcomed Miguel back with fist bumps and everything.

"I'll catch you later," Taylor told Miguel before walking off to her locker.

As she walked through the hallway, her mind traveled back to Cobra Kai. How the hell was she going to leave now? She knew that she couldn't walk out just like that. Well, she could, but it would make her look bad. The same with Harvey. And then, a familiar voice snapped her out of her deep thoughts.