The Real Bully: Some Things You can't Undo

Kill Em With Kindness

AUTHOR'S NOTES: I do not own any images, videos or songs I post with my stories. I use images from "Cobra Kai Series" The song and video is "Kill Em With Kindness" by Selena Gomez.

Ever since Demetri was a child, his parents always told him, don't stoop to their level. Don't fight back against a bully. Just walk away, turn the other cheek. Demetri was a weak nerd who didn't know how to fight, so that's what he did. Another thing Demetri was told was to "kill them with kindness" Whatever that meant. No matter what he did; Demetri was always bullied. Especially by the popular kids. Kylar and his gang mostly. He wasn't alone. His best friend since kindergarten, Eli Moskowitz was also constantly bullied. Eli had was born with a cleft lip. After he had surgery, his face had a scar above his lip. Everybody constantly picked on him. Even in high school. Yasmine and Kylar called Eli, shit lip. Kylar even said he'd kill himself if he looked like that.

Demetri and Eli put up with the abuse. Till one day, a boy named Miguel Diaz came to their school. He asked to sit with them. When Demetri told his this was the loser table, Miguel still sat with them. Turns out, Miguel had a run in with Kylar and his gang. Miguel said he took Karate with a man named Sensei Johnny Lawrence. (The man helped Miguel when Kylar and his goons beat him up at the convenience store) Miguel told Demetri and Hawk they should come by the dojo and learn how to fight. Demetri declined. When Miguel tried to stick up for Eli when Kylar made fun of him. Kylar and his gang beat him up. Then there was the Halloween dance where they ganged up on Miguel and hurt him bad. Demetri said that Miguel should give up fighting. It gave him way too much hope and confidence. He told Eli and Miguel the best super power was invisibility, number two was super speed.

Then there was the fateful day of the cafeteria fight. Miguel single handedly fought off Kylar and the gang. The whole fight made it to You Tube and Miguel was popular. So was Johnny Lawrence and the Cobra Kai dojo. Eli and Demetri decided to join.

When they arrived, Johnny Lawrence was very rude to both boys. He picked on Eli's lip. Demetri told Sensei Lawrence to stop. Johnny got upset and told Demetri to hit him. Demetri tried, but Sensei blocked him. Then he threw him on the ground. Tripped him.

Eli was so upset with the abuse, he left. Demetri quit after that also. A few days later Demetri was shocked to hear that Eli went back to Cobra Kai. Eli now had a mow hawk and said he wanted to be called "Hawk" from now on. Eli said he "flipped the script" just like Sensei Johnny Lawrence said. Eli was so happy when Sensei Lawrence said he became badass.

Hawk took Karate at Cobra Kai along with Aisha and Miguel. They became Cobra Kais top three students. Hawk, Aisha and Miguel became more confident and popular. Demetri hung out with them and was more popular by default. After the all valley tournament, when Miguel won, he became even more popular. Demetri loved hanging out with them without having to do any karate work. Until Hawk said, quit being a pussy and join Cobra Kai. Demetri decided to give Cobra Kai another chance.