Chapter Fifty Nine
Primadonna

THE NEXT MORNING at school,  Sydney stood at her locker and was brushing her hair in the small mirror that hung on the inside of the door.  She twirled the ends with her fingers to define the curls and hummed in delight,  flicking the hair off her shoulder.

Miguel turned a corner and found her,  quickly making his way over to her.  "Hey babe,"

She smiled instantly.  "Hi love,"

He kissed her cheek and took out his phone.  "You're never gonna believe this,"

Her smile dropped and she groaned.  "Please don't tell me you dropped your phone in the toilet again,"

He furrowed his brows.  "What?  No!  That was one time,"

"It was last week."  She corrected.

Miguel waved her off.  "Anyways,  look at this.  Sensei went on a Twitter rampage last night,"

Sydney leaned closer to him and looked at his phone screen.  Miguel was right.  Johnny's Twitter was full of angry and threatening tweets that he posted about Mr.  Larusso.  Her eyes widened in shock.  "Wow,  he knows how to use Twitter?"

Miguel rolled his eyes.  He looked over her head and saw Demetri,  Eli,  and Sam making their way down the hallway.  "Yo,  you guys won't believe this,"  he started and he and Sydney walked up to them.  "Sensei got drunk and went on a Twitter rant,"

He gave his phone to Demetri.  "I believe everything except for the part where he knows how to tweet,"

Sydney's pointed at herself.  "That's what I said!"

Miguel shook his head.  "It looks like he and Sensei Larusso are gonna have a rematch,"

"Wait,  so,  they're really gonna fight?"  Eli asked in surprise.

"Apparently.  Should've seen this coming,"  Sam sighed.

"Who does he even think he's tweeting to?"  Demetri questioned.  "You and Sydney are his only followers?"

Sydney gasped and took out her phone.  "Really?  He follows me?"

Miguel gave her a weird look.  "I don't know.  H-He seems serious about it,"

"So this is real?  Sensei and Sensei are gonna throw down?"  Eli asked with a small laugh.

They all nodded.

"That's awesome!"

"Not for us.  We'll be the ones having to call the ambulance."  Sydney pointed out.

They grimaced at the thought.

Sydney sat lazily in her desk in study hall, scrolling through the multiple angry tweets that Johnny posted. She snorted at a few of them and respond to a few others, telling him that he was doing a great job.

Miguel entered the classroom and walked up behind her, looking at her phone screen and he pulled a face. "Are you responding to them?"

She threw her hands up in defense. "What? It's funny!"

Miguel rolled his eyes slightly and plopped down in the chair beside her, sighing. "It's not funny. He's just doing it for revenge,"

Sydney shrugged. "So what? At least we get to have some fun out of it,"

When he didn't respond, she looked over to see a deep frown on his face and he was slumped over. She put her phone down and rested her chin on the palm of her hand. "Okay, lover, What's the real problem?"

Miguel sighed. "There's no problem,"

"You forget that I know you better than anyone," she reminded him. "Come on, talk to me."

He closed his eyes for a brief second and looked over at her. "It's just. . ."  he sighed. "I feel like Sensei and Sensei are forgetting why they started doing karate again in the first place,"

She raised one of her brows. "Which is?"

He pointed between the two of them. "Us. They started their own dojos for us, for kids who want to learn to defend themselves. For kids who want to be more confident in themselves.  I mean,  I joined Cobra Kai because I wanted something better for myself and to stand up for myself. . ." 

She frowned slightly.  "And now?"

Miguel frowned again.  "And now I feel like they're only doing it to get back at each other for what happened in high school."

Sydney frowned deeper and scooted her chair closer to him.  She grabbed his hand.  "I know it may seem that way,  but I promise you,  they're doing it for us.  Johnny loves you,  Mig.  Without you,  none of this would even be possible.  You helped him realize who he really is.  Sam did the same thing for her father.  Without us,  this whole karate thing wouldn't even be a thing."

Miguel looked at her again.  "Yeah?"

She nodded.  "Yeah.  They're just in their own heads right now.  All we need to do is remind them who this is all for."

He gave a small smile.  "You're right."

She nodded confidently.  "I know."

After a minute,  she looked at him again with soft eyes.  "I think you'd be a really great Sensei one day."

He smiled sheepishly.  "You think so?"

She nodded.  "Yeah.  As long as I'm your partner,"

Miguel grinned and kissed her hand.  "I wouldn't do it without you."

nancy 🙍🏻‍♀️📚🔫    (sydney)
jonathan 📸 demetri)
steve 💇🏻‍♂️ ⚾️ (eli)

nancy 🙍🏻‍♀️📚🔫
eli,  why the hell
are you steve?

steve 💇🏻‍♂️⚾️
why wouldn't I be?

nancy 🙍🏻‍♀️📚🔫
nancy dated steve AND jonathan
I wouldn't date either of you

jonathan 📸
i'm slightly offended
by that statement

steve 💇🏻‍♂️⚾️
I have the best hair so
obviously i'm steve

nancy 🙍🏻‍♀️📚🔫
oh,  I know you're lying

jonathan 📸
yeah!
obviously I have the best hair

nancy 🙍🏻‍♀️📚🔫
my shampoo and conditioner
is $50 each
I win

steve 💇🏻‍♂️⚾️
dammit

nancy🙍🏻‍♀️📚🔫
also
why's there a gun emoji
by my name?

steve 💇🏻‍♂️⚾️
cause nancy's always
strapped up

jonathan 📸
always pulling a gun
out of nowhere

nancy 🙍🏻‍♀️📚🔫
huh
anyways
are you guys coming
to watch the fight?

steve 💇🏻‍♂️⚾️
ugh,  I wish but I can't. 
gotta get the tat touched up

jonathan 📸
i'm going
will you pick me up?

nancy 🙍🏻‍♀️📚🔫
yeah
I just downloaded lana del rey's
new album though so you'll
be forced to listen to it on the way

jonathan 📸
wdym FORCE me?
i've been ready for her
new album since
honeymoon

steve 💇🏻‍♂️⚾️
you two are fucking weird

nancy 🙍🏻‍♀️📚📸
says the one who cried
when I played this is my trying
from folklore

steve 💇🏻‍♂️⚾️
I DID NOT

jonathan 📸
YOU DID?

nancy 🙍🏻‍♀️📚🔫
HE DID

steve 💇🏻‍♂️⚾️
YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T
SAY ANYTHING

jonathan 📸
don't worry
I cried to my tears ricochet

nancy 🙍🏻‍♀️📚🔫
SEE

steve 💇🏻‍♂️⚾️
I hate you,  sydney

nancy  🙍🏻‍♀️📚🔫
yeah,  i'm sure you do
i'm the only one who knows
you cry to high school
musical 3

steve 💇🏻‍♂️⚾️
SYDNEY

jonathan 📸
LMAOO

nancy 🙍🏻‍♀️📚🔫
whoops

It was the night of the fight and Sydney stood beside Sam in the backyard.  She swayed side to side.  "How are you feeling?"

Sam shrugged slightly.  "I don't know.  I wish they wouldn't fight but I know they're going to either way,"

Sydney nodded.  "At least it's in the safety of your own home and not in the middle of the street."

"Why would it be in the middle of the street?"

Sydney went quiet and thought about one of the tweets Johnny posted.  "No reason."

After a while and all the students were gathered in the backyard, Johnny made himself present. 

"He's here, here's here, here!" Chris exclaimed into his phone that was attached to a selfie stick. "Anything you wanna say to the camera, Sensei Lawrence?"

Johnny walked onto the deck where Mr. Larusso was already standing.

Sydney nudged Miguel with her elbow. "You ready for this?"

The boy sighed. "I don't think I ever will be."

She smiled sadly and he and Sam walked onto the deck and stood at both corners.

"What happens if one of them breaks a hip?" Demetri asked.

"Don't worry. I am 911 already typed in on my phone." Sydney responded.

"Ready. . . fight!" Sam shouted.

Johnny immediately charged at Daniel. He attempted a side kick and backed Daniel into the corner of the deck. Mr. Larusso was quick to block all the punches that Johnny was throwing. He raised his arm up and gave Johnny full access to his ribs.

"Point, Lawrence!" Sam announced.

"Damn, I should've took bets," Sydney groaned. "Anyone want to place bets?"

"Sydney." Miguel said in disbelief.

She only shrugged.

"I got $20 on Sensei Larusso," said Nathan from behind her.

Sydney shook his hand. "You're on, kid."

"Sensei Lawrence, strike first!" Chris shouted.

"True to the motto painted on his former dojo wall, and craved into his very being," Mitch said into the phone like a sports announcer.

Chris looked at him weirdly.

"What? I'm trying to capture the sport of th-the thing."

Sydney nodded in approval. "Good job."

He smiled proudly.

The two Sensei's got back in their stances. "Score 1-0 Lawrence. Ready. . . fight!" Miguel announced.

Again, Johnny went to strike first but mr Larusso kicked his knee up, making Johnny hesitate. The two of them linger at each other. Daniel striked first and Johnny blocked his hit.

Daniel let out a cry and kicked Johnny in the chest.

"Point Larusso!" said Miguel.

"Come on, Johnny! Where's that Twitter rage?" Sydney called out.

When Sam called the next fight,  Johnny changed forward with a kick and Daniel spun around him.  Johnny did a spin kick in his direction and Daniel ducked to avoid it.  Johnny backed Daniel into the corner but Daniel managed to get past him back into the open.

Sydney chewed on her thumb nail nervously.

Mr.  Larusso managed to throw another punch into Johnny's side,  making everyone ooh.

"Hell yeah!  Two to one.  Larusso takes the lead!"  Chris announced.

"All he has to do is score one more point and Larusso is the winner!"  Mitch followed.

Charlie entered the backyard and stood beside Sydney.  "Hey,  what'd I miss?"

"Two to one,  Mr.  Larusso in the lead.  I'm about to lose $20,"  she explained in annoyance.

Charlie chuckled.  "At least we get entertainment."

"That's what I said!"

The tension between the two sensei's was very high.  Sydney was starting to grow uncomfortable by the glares they were giving each other.  Miguel and Sam stood in the middle again.  "Scores 2-1 Larusso,"  said Miguel uncertainty.  "Ready. . . fight!"

Johnny went in for a kick and Daniel swiftly blocked it.  He leaned backwards and karate chopped Johnny's wrist when he went in for a swing. 

Sydney let out a gasp in shock when Daniel elbowed Johnny's arm and manged to get him in the pit of his arm.

"This is really freaking intense,"  Charlie muttered.

"Might want to get ready for that call,  Syd."  Demetri mentioned.

"I'm not hearing a crack so I think we're good."  The Brit nodded.

Johnny looked shocked by Daniel's force.  "What the hell,  man?"

But Daniel ignored him and struck again.  Sydney started to get nervous again.  At first,  she thought the fight was gonna be small and weak and that the two of them were just all talk,  but now,  it was different.  She could see the rage in mr  Larusso's face and she started to wonder if Miguel was right.

Johnny's scored another point by hitting Daniel in the chest with his foot.

The next point was the winner.

The sensei's grunted as the kicked and punched in each other's direction.  The students from both dojos watched closely and intensely.  Sydney gripped Demetri's arm tightly from all the nerves.

The fight ended when the two sensei's managed to kick each other in the face and they went tumbling down on the deck.

"Shit!"  Sydney said in shock.

"Point,  Larusso—Point,  Lawrence!"  Miguel and Sam shouted at the same time.

"Are you sure?"  Miguel asked.

"Are you sure?"  Sam asked back,  equally as confused.

"Check the replay!"  said Demetri.

Everyone gathered around Chris and held his phone outward.  The replay started and again,  they saw Johnny and Daniel hit each other at the same time.  Sydney groaned.  "Well,  that was all for nothing,"

"Go to another angle,"  Johnny said to Chris.

Chris looked at him weirdly.  "There is no other angle."

"Don't you guys have another phone?"

"Hawk?"  Miguel suddenly said.

Sydney lifted her head and saw Eli had entered the backyard.  He had the hood of his black hoodie pulled over his head and he appeared to be crying. 

"Shit,  Eli,  what happened?" Demetri asked in concern.

Sydney gasped when Eli took off his hood and revealed his hair, which was no longer in a vibrant purple mohawk. It was shaved down to his scalp with tuffs on purple sticking up in random spots. Tears stained his cheeks and there were red rings around his eyes.

Johnny pushed past the group of students and stood in front of him. "Who did this?"

"Cobra Kai." Eli answered in a broken voice.

Charlie's stomach started to hurt and he closed his eyes tightly.

"Kreese and Silver did this. They need to pay," Johnny stated.

"Jesus, Johnny, please. Kreese tried to kill you. You wanna fight them both?" Daniel asked.

Eli put the hood back over his head.

"Damn right I do. Look what they did!"

"Dousing the fire with gasoline, that's your answer? Why am I not surprised?"

"Sensei stop," Miguel said to Johnny.

"You still think your way's the only way," Johnny hissed, ignoring Miguel. "You were so proud when they pulled their little sprinkler prank the other day. But if they stood their ground and kicked ass like I taught them, this never would've happened!"

"And if they fight every time they're provoked, where does that lead?" Daniel argued. "Back to the hospital? Or to jail? Hust cause you spend your fair share of time in both. . ." 

"Okay, stop!" Sydney interrupted their banter with a red face. "You two can keep at it all night long, it's still not gonna change the fact that cobra kai's not going to stop,"

"Sydney's right," Charlie nodded. "It doesn't matter how many times we stand up to Cobra Kai.  If we don't strike back, they're gonna keep coming at us."

But Daniel didn't seem to take in either of their words because he gave Johnny an evil look. "And you were worried about my influence on your kids? Is this what you want, Johnny? To have my daughter and the rest of my students acting just like you?"

"Yeah, you don't have to worry about it anymore. Cause we're done," Johnny said darkly.

"Works for me." Daniel agreed.

"Eagle Fangs, let's go."

Sydney and Miguel stood frozen in their spots, not knowing what to do. Johnny stared at them expectedly while Sydney could feel the eyes of her other friends begging her not to go.

She gently grabbed Miguel's arm. "Come on, Mig."

She mouthed an I'm sorry to her friends and followed the Eagle Fangs out. She looped her arm through Eli's and laid her head on his shoulder, hoping to bring him kind of comfort.

Sydney being a group chat with Demetri and Eli>>>

I hated Johnny and Daniel this season, like they really ignored all of their student's warnings because they were stuck in their old high school drama 😭 and then they wondered why Miguel decided leave!

I'll say it again, I love Sydney and Johnny's relationship