Blame Game ; Eli Moskowitz

05 ― prove him wrong.

"As much as I hate to agree with them, they're right," Flora replied. "And we all know that there's nothing you hate more than being underestimated. Maybe Eli..."

Nathalie rolled her eyes and turned back around just in time to see Miguel and Johnny walking out of the office.

"Okay, take off your shoes. Hop on the mat."

Aisha started to take off her shoes, eager that Johnny had changed his mind. Nathalie started to unlace her boots, staring at Johnny the entire time. She stepped on the mat and stood up as straight as she could.

Flora gulped as she stood next to Nathalie, realizing that maybe it wasn't such a good idea to convince Nathalie to stay. Sebastian and Oliver stood to the left of Flora, unable to control their excitement.

"Okay, after further review, I've decided to allow female students," Johnny announced. "But if you wanna in Cobra Kai, you can't act like girl."

"What do you mean?" Aisha asked.

"And how do girls act?" Nathalie questioned.

"Don't give me that," Johnny responded. "You know, all emotional, loud, complain-y. Never letting you finish a sentence."

"Well, I know a few guys who act just—"

"Quiet!" Johnny yelled in Aisha's face.

Nathalie stared at him wide-eyed before blinking several times in a row. Sebastian and Oliver flinched in unison. Flora jumped back and gave him a confused stare before she exchanged a look with Nathalie.

"My student tells me you've been harassed at school,"
Johnny continued talking to Aisha.

"Yeah," Aisha answered. "Mostly online. Um, I get mean texts and e-mails sent to me. Makes me not wanna go."

"And who sends you these messages?" Johnny asked as he paced back and forth.

"Well, they're mostly anonymous," Aisha told him. "These kids create fake accounts, and they tell me things like I'm ugly and that I should kill myself."

"Oh my god," Johnny exclaimed, stopping in front of Aisha. "What a bunch of pussies!"

Aisha tilted her head to the side and looked at him in confusion. Sebastian and Oliver turned their heads to look at each other, impressed smirks on their faces.

"Back in my day, if you wanted to tease someone, you did it to their face," Johnny continued. "There was honor, respect. These geeks hiding behind their computers, what a bunch of spineless losers."

Nathalie hated the fact that she was finding herself agreeing with what he was saying. She always thought that there was absolutely no way that she would ever agree with anything that came from Johnny Lawrence's mouth, yet here she was.

"You're not afraid of these losers, are you?" Johnny asked Aisha.

"No," Aisha shook her head, staring at the ground.

"Are you gonna take shit from these losers?" Johnny asked.

"No," Aisha replied, more confidence in her voice.

"Good, because when I'm done with you, you're gonna be sending a message back," Johnny responded. "Only it's not gonna be with your keyboard. It's gonna be with your fists."

Johnny turned away from Aisha and directed his attention towards Nathalie. "And what about you, Runt?"

Nathalie laughed. "You're going to have to come up with a better nickname than that if you wanna get under my skin. I've heard it all. Runt, Shortstack, Little Red Riding Hood, and anything involving the words tiny, teeny, or small. I've heard it all."