Cold Hearted ⭒ Cobra Kai

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Chapter Twenty-Three: Bad Influence

"So yeah, it's a fire. It's a goddamn blaze in the dark and you started it, you started it. So yeah, it's a war. It's the goddamn fight of my life and you started it, you started it."

~ivy by Taylor Swift~

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Revised: July 12, 2022

Warnings: abuse, domestic violence, sexual harassment/assault, language, violence, and other mature themes

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Eli's POV

We surround Demetri in the food court. "It didn't have to be this way. You could've joined Cobra Kai if you weren't such a pussy."

"At least I'm not an asshole," Demetri backs right into Assface.

"You're dead meat," I glare at him as Assface holds him steady.

A figure jumps between us and pulls Demetri back, "Get back. You guys need to back off." Miguel's ex-girlfriend.

"You need to mind your damn business," Z spits.

"I don't wanna have to hit a girl," I tell her.

"You wouldn't stand a chance," Robby Keene joins them. 

Z's game face drops for a second when she sees him. I may be a little threatened by him and whatever history he has with Z, but I know that what we have is real. And anyway, he's a traitor for siding with Daniel LaRusso and not his own father and then having Sensei Lawrence berate us for trying to win the tournament.

"Six against three? More like two and a half," I say in reference to Demetri. 

I glance at the Cobras, but see them instead looking to Z. We wait for her "go."

"Let's do it."

I smirk proudly when this happens. Douchebag grabs Robby and I try to kick him in his smug face, but he blocks me and punches Mikey in the face quickly. He has really fast reflexes.

If there's one thing I learned from the tournament, it's that Robby sucked at offense. So, I go after Demetri to piss him off.

"Demetri, look out!" It's unexpected when Sam sees me coming and moves him away from me and then kicks my chest twice.

"Zion! Stop!" I hear Robby yell at Z.

I pause for a moment to watch what they're saying. "Move, Robby."

"This isn't you." Robby kicks Douchebag away. "You aren't a bully. Stop this."

"Maybe this is exactly what I am," Z says darkly. 

She reverse crescent kicks his ass and Sam helps him back up. My confidence inflates when I know she's on my side. 

She gets Sam in the ribs with a kick, but then I see Robby rush over to her. I try to stop him in time, but instead he shoves Z to the ground and Sam leans on a table and kicks me around the neck until I fall back. I see half of our guys are down and Demetri is untouched.

"Stay down," Robby continues to talk to Z. 

I rush over, throttle him back, punch, and kick him until he flies forward into a table with trash all over it. I smirk as I then rush over for one final blow to knock him out.

Keene kicks high and gets me right in the face. The next thing I know, I'm on the ground and my head is throbbing. That hurt like a motherfucker.

I try to take in my surroundings, but all I can see are two girls fighting each other. Then, one of them falls beside me and I see blood on the ground. Is that mine or theirs? I hear screams... or, uh, cheering?