End Of The Line

Let Him Go

I stand by Johnny and the guys as they begin coming out from the tournament. Daniel was showing and getting ready too. Ma and Ali were already ahead of us; we were all going to the restaurant to celebrate my brother's win.

My arms were wrapped around Johnny as I consoled the guys on their loss, but something tells me that Kreese wouldn't be happy. I have a feeling that something was going to change tonight for everyone.

Dutch hadn't been very talkative since being disqualified, and speaking of disqualified, I found Bobby loitering around outside, and he explained everything to me. I just wish that the other guys would see Kreese for what he was.

But I also know he had his claws deep in them, especially Johnny.

"Kat come on, we gotta go!" I hear Daniel shout as he stops with some kids; where it looks like they ask for his autograph, I just wave him off.

Suddenly I feel a presence behind me and turn to see an angry-looking Kreese. "The champ's calling for you, Kitty Kat," he says slyly as my eyes narrow at him. I wasn't scared of him at all; I was more nervous at what he would do to the guys.

"I heard," I hissed, giving him a dirty look before turning to kiss Johnny and say bye to the guys and walking around the older man whose eyes never left mine.

Walking over to the truck, I give Mr. Miyagi as smile as the old man reciprocates before saying, "Come, getting late" I nod and open the door to the truck when I hear Johnny's voice over everyone else.

"That's not fair. I got second place".

Turning around, I noticed Johnny and Kreese standing toe to toe as the older man glares down at him. "Second place is no place! You're off the team!".

Closing the door, I started walking over to them, as did everyone else in the car park. "That sucks; I did my best" it's true, he did do his best, and so did the other guys, but I guess that wan't good enough for Kreese.

"What did you say?"

I felt my stomach knot at the look on Johnny's face. "I said 'I did my best'" I could hear both Daniel and Miyagi calling me back, but I needed to stay and make sure Johnny would be okay.

"You're nothin'! You lost, you're a loser!" The old man mocks as the crowd begins to get bigger, everyone now watching the scene in front of them. A sore loser berating his students, it was an embarrassing sight.

"No, you're the loser, man" The blond bit back, and I nodded, feeling happy that he was sticking up for himself.

"Oh! I'm the loser, huh?" The Sensei grabs Johnny's 2nd place trophy out of his hand and snaps it in two, throwing it on the ground of the parking lot like an overgrown bully. "Now who's the loser?".

Still you.

Johnny glanced down at his now broken trophy before looking back up at his Sensei. "You know you're really sick, man" Kreese quickly grabs Johnny around the neck as the crowd all gasps.

"Let him go!" I shouted, moving forward as Kreese glares at me, but I keep moving forward. I won't be bullied by him, especially when he has his arm around my boyfriend's neck.

Reeling my fist back, I cracked Kreese across the cheek, the man turned to the side with a groan, but his grip on Johnny didn't loosen at all. "Bad move, Princess," I gasped when his hand made contact with my cheek, and I fell to the floor.

"Hey! what are you, doin'?" Bobby shouted as the guys instantly jumped to my aid after seeing me being backhanded across the face; Kreese hit Bobby in the stomach, forcing him down to his knees next to me.

Dutch walked around the car to kneel next to me and holding me into him but made no move to say anything to Kreese, unlike Tommy, who moved forward only to jump back when Kreese growled at him, "Don't!"

I glanced up to see Johnny's face turning red. "How does second place feel now, huh?" The older man scoffed in my boyfriend's face.

Moving to get up again, I was held down by Dutch, who just shook his head as his arms tightened around me before checking my face over.

"He can't breathe!" Tommy shouted at the furious Ex-army man.

"Mind your business," The man growled, keeping his arms locked around Johnny's neck tightly.

"You're gonna kill him!" Bobby shouted out as he held his ribs from where he had been punched before, but nothing was stopping Kreese.

"Sensei, please. You're hurting him. He's sorry. He really is" Johnny's eyes began to roll back as tears welled up in my eyes.

I glanced back to see Mr. Miyagi marching over to us, his eyes full of worry as they trained on me. My face ached, my fist hurt but seeing the older Japanese man's expression made my heart feels terrible.

"Let him go."

I felt Miyagi's hand skim my hair as he moved passed and I nodded, knowing that was his way of asking if I was okay.

"Mr. Miyagi's right. Let him go!" Tommy begged one last time before he too was backhanded across the face. Assaulting your students wasn't the right was to be a Sensei. It was no wonder these guys act the way they do.

"I said, let him go!" Miyagi says again, his voice taking a rougher edge than before.

"Beat it, slope, or you're next," Kreese warns before Miyagi grabs him by the coat and throws him around. Johnny comes from Kreese's arms and lands in mine as he holds me, breathing heavily.

I felt him touch my face as I held onto him tighter.

Kreese holds his fists up, but I wasn't worried anymore; he was fighting against Mr. Miyagi. He stood no chance of winning against him. Holding up his hands, Kreese his one fist flew forward, but Miyagi sidestepped in time.

I gasped, seeing the blood coming from Kreese's fist when he pulls it back out from the car window. Turning around, Kreese lifts his fists up once more and lets out a yell as he punches forward, smashing another car window when Miyagi moves.

A wide-eyed Kreese is put on his knees by Miyagi, who lifts his hand in the air. "Mercy is s for the weak. We do not train to be merciful here. A man face you, he is enemy. Enemy deserve no mercy".

The guys all look at Mr. Miyagi in awe as he recites their motto before his fist comes down and honks the nose of a shocked Kreese. Miyagi pushes the man to the ground as people begin to laugh. The Japanese man gives us a wink.

I felt Johnny kiss the top of my head. "Are you okay?" Johnny asks as he frantically checks over my face, which had probably started bruising; I just nod with a small whimper as I press myself into his chest.

Although not afraid of Kreese, I had been terrified by the situation.

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