A Tale of Two Snakes

Disclaimer: I do not own any Riverdale and Cobra kai characters. This story is purely written for fun, not for any kind of profit.

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Chapter 10: Descry

Miguel was getting ready for school when he heard his phone ringing. He answered the call. It was none other than Aisha Robinson.

"Hello, Aisha, what's up?"

"First, you tell me why there is a video of yours going viral?" The fellow cobra asked in a joking tone.

Miguel's mind went to his first day in Riverdale high school.

"Oh, that was nothing. Some punks wanted to teach me some manners, but failed. Leave it; now tell me how the situation there is?"

He heard the girl sigh on the other side. She was silent for a moment.

"Aisha? Are you alright?"

"The school is not the same without you. Cobra kai vowed revenge on Miyagi do. But Miyagi do may be getting closed, because Mrs Larusso gave an ultimatum to her husband, either dojo or divorce."

"That's bad." Miguel sighed.

"Yeah, sure that is. Ok Diaz, I have to go to school. I will call you later. Bye."

Miguel  had pocketed his phone and started the wheelchair. When he reached the lawn, he saw Johnny standing besides Carmen's car.

"Your mom is too tired after her night shift, so I am dropping you to the school." He said.

"That sounds great, sensei." Johnny helped him to get inside the car. Then he got in the driving seat and started the car.

Both of them were silent during the drive. When the car reached Riverdale high school, Johnny saw the sheriff's car parked outside.

"He was probably here for some enquiry. Well Diaz, be safe and play cool." Johnny helped him on the wheelchair.

Miguel felt the other students' eyes on both of them. He felt warm tears on his cheeks. He quickly wiped them before Johnny could see him crying. He was now stuck with his wheelchair. He made his peace with it, but it still pained him sometimes. He waved at his sensei and started his wheelchair.

Johnny stood there until the wheelchair disappeared to the side of the school building. He did not miss the sight when he saw Miguel wiping his tears. The kid was fast, but Johnny was faster than him.

He was sad to see him hurting. But he did not know what to do. Both of them were hurt, one inside and one both in and outside. Tears were now forming in his eyes too.

"Mr Lawrence?" Suddenly he heard a voice behind him. It took all of his will power to control those tears which were forming in his eyes. He turned around and saw Sheriff Keller standing behind him.

"Good morning, Sheriff." Johnny greeted him.

Sheriff Tom Keller was curiously watching that tall blond man for the last couple of minutes. He saw Johnny helping Miguel on his wheelchair. It was a very emotional looking scene. He heard about the mugging attempt on him, but he was so busy with the murder of Jason Blossom, that he could not look in this matter. Also Johnny Lawrence did not lodge any official complaint to the police.

When Johnny looked at him after hearing his call, he saw the marks of that incident on his face. There was a long stitch in his head; also some faded bruises were there.

"Morning, Mr Lawrence.", both men shook their hands. The sheriff saw a bandage on the other man's palm. He was assaulted very badly, the sheriff thought.

"I heard about that incident. Why did not you come to the station and file a complaint?" Keller asked him.

"I was on bed rest sir, for the last three days." Johnny said. But Keller thought of this statement as a very poorly made excuse. He asked Johnny about the assailants. Johnny told him about the masked assailants and the snake tattoo of one's arm.

When Johnny finished his statement, he saw the sheriff's face. Tom Keller was now looking very angry.

"Are you sure about that tattoo?" He asked through gritted teeth.

Johnny vividly remembered that tattoo. He nodded affirmatively.

"Those serpents are now crossing their limits. Now they are assaulting people for mugging? I am not going to stay still, Mr Lawrence, mark my words." The sheriff walked towards his car.

Johnny heaved a sigh and turned around to face Carmen's car. He was opening the car's door when he saw a shadow on the glass. He could not see the face clearly, but he noticed the beanie cap.

He turned around to see Jughead standing behind him. But before he could say something, the boy opened his mouth.

"I am sorry." He said the line and practically ran towards the school, leaving a curious Johnny Lawrence behind.

Meanwhile, Miguel's wheelchair was sliding down through the school hall. He was thinking about yesterday when he spotted a familiar blond girl in the hall.

"Betty!!" He called.

Betty Cooper heard his voice and she stopped. She turned around and saw him. A thin smile came to her lips. She was wearing her cheerleader uniform.

"Hey Miguel." She came to him.

"Cheerleader practice?"He asked her.

"Yes, I am a member of the river vixens..." Betty could not finish the sentence because another loud call interrupted them.

"Hey, B, so you are here."

Both of them looked at the source of the voice. It came from a brunette girl who was also clad in a cheerleader uniform.

Betty gave the new girl a hug. Then she looked at Miguel.

"Miguel, let me introduce you to my best friend. This is Veronica Lodge and Veronica; this is my new friend, Miguel Diaz."

Veronica extended her hand to Miguel.

"I know you. You are the one who beat that ass Clayton in arm wrestling. Man, you have some skills in your hand."

Then she looked at Betty," The other girls are all waiting for you. Let's go."

Both of them started to walk. Miguel was also turning his wheelchair when he heard Betty calling him.

"Diaz, come with us and join the meeting."

Miguel looked at both of the girls. Veronica was giving Betty a curious look, but she did not say anything.

"Are you sure?" Miguel asked. Curiosity was now growing up inside him.

"I am one hundred percent sure. Let's go."

At the same time, a very pissed off Archie Andrews entered the school. The sheriff called his father and told about him being at the riverbank in the 4th of July. His father got angry because he lied to his father. He told his father that he will be in a road trip with Jughead. Now his father grounded him for two weeks. But thanks to the lord almighty that Ms Grundy's name did not come.

Now he was actually messed up. He did not really know what to do. He felt like a loser, a defeated warrior.

Suddenly something popped into his mind.

"Fear does not exist; pain does not exist; defeat does not exist."

Yes, that's right, defeat does not exist.

"We always got a choice, but some of us are too blind to see it. Use your brain Archie, and then strike first and strike hard." Archie chanted in his mind. It boosted his confidence a bit.

"Now I have to think a way out of this situation." He thought to himself. He messed it all up, now it's on him to clean it. He just has to form a plan. With this newly found confidence, he went to his classroom.

In the class, he became lab partner with Cheryl Blossom. The whole school would crucify that girl if Archie have not confirmed the gunshot. The whole town actually suspected her as the killer of her brother.

After class, Cheryl thanked him for his support. She granted him a wish. Archie took that as a chance. He asked her to vouch his name to Josie for helping him in his music, which Cheryl agreed.

Now he had to talk to his friends, both old and new. Perhaps, they could find a way to clear that mess he is in.

But Archie Andrews did not know that the mess is now getting bigger and bigger under him. The little town of Riverdale was now becoming a spiral of lies, mysteries and god knows what else, but he did not see five percent of it.

A/N: So this is the tenth chapters. Please read, vote and comment.