A Pause

An accident

" Kwon. NO!" Daniel shouted from his place. Kwon was filled with rage. He had the knife and was in the air, attempting to hit Axel. Faster than most could have seen, Kwon was on the floor, shouting. 

Daniel was the first to him. " Kwon?" He asked. Everyone's whispering. Daniel looks at him, scared. He reached over slowly, then his body. There's Kreese's blade. Everyone's looking around, terrified.

" Cut the feed." The announcer says. Then, looking at the camera, " Cut the feed!" The news stops. 

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All the dojos are back at the hotel. The sponsors and those in charge sent them back, unsure if they were to continue the tournament. 

The Miyagi-Do's were hanging out in the main lobby. They were quiet, all still in their gi's. They had been there for the past half hour. Tory was in her room, thinking, but trying not to. She had earbuds in, attempting to silence her thoughts, but if anything, the songs weren't helping. 

As much as Kwon wasn't her favorite person, she had never wished death upon him. He didn't deserve this death. 

She sat up. Kreese and Kim were somewhere. The others knew Kwon better than her and were probably mourning together. She changed into leggings and a shirt, then wiping a tear, headed downstairs. She needed a distraction. 

To her surprise, when she entered the lobby, the Miyagi-Do's were there.

" Tory." Robby said, being the first to see her and talk. Everyone looked her way. Looking down, she started to walk faster out the door. Robby got to his feet.

" Robby no." Daniel said. " You should give her space." Robby gave him a pained look, and Daniel sighed. " Go." 

He saw her round the corner outside.

" Tory." He tried to catch up, but couldn't find her. He clenched his hands and groaned. She was gone. 

He sat down on the stairs outside of the hotel. She would be back soon. Half on hour later, she was in front of the hotel. She saw him, but looked away. As she went through the door, he grabbed her hand.

" Tory, please. Talk to me." 

" Robby, now isn't the time. I can't do this right now." She said.

" Then when?" He asked. She looked up. 

" What?" She asked quietly.

" When do you want to talk? You can't keep it all bottled in Tor. This isn't healthy. I know they say with time, but you're going to hold it in. I know you. You'll say in time but never. So when do you want to do this? Now or later?"

" Later." She said quickly. 

" So tomorrow?" He asked. She looked away. " Look, I meant what I said. I'm sorry about your mom. And Kwon? What happened to him wasn't fair, even if I wasn't fond of him."

" Just stop Robby." She said, letting go of his hand. " The Sekai Taikai is probably done. There hasn't been a death in forever. And even if it does continue, we're probably disqualified for starting a fight. It's over. There's nothing else to say about it." She kept her face blank. 

" There's a lot to say." 

" Well, I don't want to here it." 

" I know you don't."

" Ok then, we're done here." She said, walking back. He watched her go. He wasn't going to force her into something she didn't want, but he wanted what was best for her, even if that wasn't what she wanted. Sighing, he headed back inside. 

Everyone was crowded in the girl's hotel room. Sam was sitting on her bed, next to Miguel. Devon and Kenny were in the corner. Hawk was sitting on the floor, and Demetri was sitting on a chair. 

" How did it go?" Miguel asked.

" Do you even have to ask?" Robby replied. " Where's  Mr. Larusso and my dad?" He asked. 

" They went to talk to the people at the Sekai Taikai about what happened. They're going to take that into consideration if they should continue the tournament."

" Great." Robby said, bitterly.

" It'll be fine." Sam said, " Even if the tournament doesn't continue." 

" This is all my fault." Robby said.

" How?" Miguel asked. " This was Cobra Kai's for starting the fight. Plus, I'm the one who went after Axel." 

" I shouldn't have escalated it." 

" Robby, don't blame yourself." Hawk said. " It's everyone's fault." 

" I mean technically-"

" Demetri don't." Devon said. " Just don't."

" Right, sorry." He said. 

" What are we going to do?" Sam asked. 

" I don't know." Miguel replied. 

" How's Tory?" Devon asked. " I mean, how's she coping with it?" 

" I'm not sure. She's not showing any emotion. But when it happened, she started to tear up. Everyone did though, didn't they?" 

" I was shocked." Miguel said. 

" It scared me." Sam said. Devon nodded in agreement. 

" I think you should try Tory again." Sam said to Robby. He looked at her confused. 

" Why?"

" I... I don't want her to get hurt, or something bad to happen to her. She lost her mom, and now Kwon's dead. I just... She needs support." 

Robby nodded. " I'll try again tonight." He said. Sam nodded in relief.  

" How are the sensei's handling it?" Robby asked.

" Same way as before. My dad's terrified and guilty he couldn't save him." 

" And Johnny blames Kreese." Miguel added. 

Everyone went quiet after that, thinking back to earlier. 

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Another fun keenry story to hold onto until part 3!!