princess -johnny lawrence-

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Johnny looks around the room of teenagers all talking amongst themselves minus Torrence, Miguel, and Aisha practicing with each other. "I'll be back." Torrence tells the two, walking to Eli and Demetri, taking Eli's hand. "Are you guys excited?" She asks. "Why did I let you guys talk me into this? This goes against everything I stand for. It's like extra gym class for no reason." Demetri complains. "Let's just give it a chance. You saw the fight. Torrence kicked ass." "That's right, I did." Torrence states, smiling proudly. "Quiet!" Johnny shouts, scowling when he watches Torrence kiss Eli's cheek before jogging to her spot.

"Face front." He says before starting to walk through the group of people, insulting people here and there. "When I look around this dojo, I don't see Cobra Kai material. I see losers, I see nerds. I see a fat kid with a funny hat with his tits popping out. But in my short time as a sensei, I've also seen some miracles." He glances at the three teenagers in their gis at the front of everyone. "So, maybe there's some hope for you yet. But first I need to see where you're at. So everybody, fall in!" Everyone whispers, confused by what he means. "That means line up." Everyone forms lines behind the three students in gis. Johnny groans.

"No, not... not line up in a line. Lines! Get in lines." "You mean like 'rows'?" Demetri asks. Johnny groans again causing Torrence to giggle quietly. The next day, they start. "Fighting positions!" Johnny calls. "Jab punch. Nope, wait 'til I say go. Hiyah!" They practice their punches as Johnny walks to the front of the room, 'helping' people along the way. "Hey, Lip." He says, Torrence immediately drops her hands, starting to speak but Miguel slaps his hand over her mouth, holding her to his chest. "Yeah, you. The one with the freaky lip. Who do you think I'm talking to?"

"Excuse me, uh, Mr. Lawrence." Demetri starts. "Sensei Lawrence." Aisha corrects loudly. "Okay." He chuckles. "You really shouldn't make fun of someone's physical appearance." Demetri continues. "Oh, is that so?" Johnny questions mockingly. Torrence bites Miguel causing him to let go, holding his hand in pain. "That is so." She snaps at Johnny. "So, I'm not supposed to mention his lip at all?" Johnny ignores her. "Well, yeah." Demetri states. "Yeah, maybe that's what they teach you in school, but in the real world, you can't expect people to do what they're supposed to do." Johnny states obviously.

Torrence moves from her spot, holding Eli's hand comfortingly. "You hear that, Lip? If you can't get through this without someone's hand to hold, how are you gonna handle an elbow to the teeth?" Johnny smirks slightly as Torrence goes red in anger. "By calling the police." Demetri says. "Dude. Knock it off." Miguel says. "What? He does realize the Nazis lost the war, right? Why should I be scared of him? Because he's got a snake on his wall? It's not like he's a teacher who can give us a bad grade. We're paying him. He works for us. It's not like he can actually hurt us." Demetri continues.

Even Torrence knows Demetri went too far. She pulls Eli back, keeping hold of his hand. Eli looks at her, watching as she bites her lip in anticipation as Johnny walks toward Demetri. "Oh shit." Miguel mumbles. "Are you done?" Johnny asks. "What?" "Hit me." He states, standing directly in front of Demetri. "Go ahead, hit me. Strike me right here." Johnny motions to his face. Demetri gets in his stance, throwing a weak punch, Johnny pushes it away. "Harder." He tries again. Johnny smacks it away again. "Is that all you got, princess?" Demetri tries a final time but Johnny flips him.

"Let that be a lesson to all of you." Johnny states, pointing around the room. The next day, Torrence, Miguel, and Demetri were walking down the hallway, trying to convince Demetri not to quit. "Yeah, but you can't quit." Miguel says. "I got yelled at, got my ass kicked, and then gave him my money. You know who lives like that? Hookers." "Yeah, but he's not that bad of a guy. You gotta give him a chance. You don't know him like we do." Torrence says, motioning between herself and Miguel. "That... that's hooker talk. Besides, I don't need to learn karate when I have you." Demetri says.