"SHE GOT FIRED ON THE FIRST DAY I WAS WORKING THERE!" Daisy cried, flopping face first on to her bed, bouncing slightly. Miguel and Juliet shared a concerned look as they watched the girl struggle to flip back around. "I got a job to talk to the cute girl! Now she's gone and I'm just working at a place that is so far away from my house! Like... how am I suppose to get there most days? It's not convenient what so ever! Why does nothing ever work out for me?"

"Okay, babe—"

"What?" Miguel asked, cutting Juliet off.

The blond looked confused, "What?"

"...You were talking to me."

"No, I was talking to Daisy."

"Do you call us both babe?!"

"Guys!" Daisy huffed, catching the two's attention. "I'm having a crisis here."

  "Yeah, Miguel. Geez." Juliet said with a smirk, before her face instantly turned into a comforting look as she took a seat beside her best friend. "Here's what we're gonna do. I have a plan. So don't panic."

  "I'm not panicking," Daisy said, started to breath heavier.

  "You are panicking."

  "No I'm not!"

  With a huff, Juliet flicked her on the nose, laughing as she jumped. "I can ask to be transferred to the McDonalds that's close to your new job. That way I can drive you out there. Don't worry, okay? All will be okay."

"Okay," Daisy closed her eyes, taking a deep breath.

"Now, let's watch some Twilight!"

"But—"

"Miguel!"

"Right, sorry. Sparkly vampires yay!"

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  "DEMETRI, NOT TO BE RUDE OR ANYTHING... but I can feel my self physically aging." Daisy said, feeling impatient with how long it's taking Demetri to serve the ball. The group was at the beach for the afternoon— Daisy and Hawk are playing volleyball against Moon and Demetri as Juliet takes a nap under the umbrella.

  Finally, after ages, Demetri serves the ball, only for it to hit the net. "Mulligan, send it back."

  "There are no mulligans in volleyball," Hawk snapped, narrowing his eyes at the boy.

  "Says you. Water break." Demetri announced, walking over to grab his water bottle.

"Can we stop playing now?" Daisy sighed, moving to sit on the sand. "I don't particularly enjoy sports that include balls." Her eyes widen slightly as she processed her words before quickly turning to send an amused Hawk a glare. "Don't say it."

"Oh, but I want too."

"Cobra Kai?" Two girls approach the group, the Cobra Kai towel that Demetri was using catching their eye. "You guys won that karate tournament, right?"

"Um... The All Valley?" Demetri trailed off. "The Rumble in Reseda? Yes, uh," he throws the towel over his shoulder before awkwardly leaning against the pole. "We, uh... we certainly did."

"Cool," the girl sent him a flirty smile. "We're gonna go for a swim, but maybe play with you later?"

"Pfft... most def! Uh, that means most definitely."

The two girls laughed before starting to walk away. The blond one looked over her shoulder, catching Daisy's eye and sending her a wink and a wave.

The McMaster girl's eyes widened in surprise and she hesitantly waved back, a blush creeping up her neck.

"Look at you two players," Moon laughed, walking by Daisy and ruffling her hair.

"It would be nice if you earned the Cobra Kai cred you're so happy to take." Hawk narrowed his eyes at Demetri, his arms crossed across his chest. "When are you ever gonna sign up?"

The black haired boy shrugged, not catching the annoyance in his friends words. "I don't know, I'm kind of enjoying the gain without the pain."

"Hawk," Miguel called from where he just arrived, waving the boy over.

With a groan, Daisy got to her feet, moving to sit with Juliet and Moon, pulling out her crocheting stuff.

"Ooo, what are you making?" Moon asked, leaning forward to rest face on her hand. "I love those colours." She said, nodding to the shades of orange, red, white and blues.

"I'm working on a bikini top, do you want it." Daisy perked up, excited to talk about her new hobby. "I love giving gifts!"

"Yes!" Moon gasped, placing a hand on her heart. "I would love one! You are a such a cutie."

Daisy laughed quietly, feeling a little bad about the light flirting. "Not as cute as Hawk." Even though she knows it's not serious, Hawk won't see it that way.

Juliet snorted out a laugh in her sleep.

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"SO, I DID A DEEP DIVE ONLINE, AND YOU WERE RIGHT. Sensei is definitely Keene's father." Hawk said, a scowl on his face as he stretches on the floor of the karate dojo.

Miguel sighs, "I just don't understand why he wouldn't tell us."

"It's his private business," Juliet shrugged, leaning forward to stretch her back and legs. "We're just his karate students, why would he tell us? I— ow!" Daisy pinched her arm, sending her a pointed look. "What?"

"You know, it explains why he's giving us shit for kicking Keene's ass at the tournament." Hawk scoffed, thinking back to Johnny's reaction. "Show no mercy, unless it's his son. Then we have to be pussies."

Daisy blinked at the boy.

"I'm not even gonna comment," Juliet shook her head with a laugh as she got to her feet, moving to the other side of the room.

Hawk looked after her, confused, before turning to look at Daisy. "What did I do?"

The black haired girl just stared at him, "All that hair dye has poisoned your brain."

He panicked, "is that possible?!"

"You guys!" Aisha approached the three urgently, her phone held tightly in her hand. She had a Cobra Kai phone case— Daisy didn't even know they made those. "Have you seen the commercial? Sam's dad started his own karate dojo and disses Cobra Kai."

At the mention of Sam, Daisy laid on the ground and began to log roll across the room. She briefly apologized to Burt (who she almost tripped) before stopping beside Juliet. "Did we accidentally join a cult?"

The blond sighed, looking around the dojo. She looked from the American Flag, then towards the No Mercy sign, and then at how weird everyone was acting. "I think so, Day. I think so."

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"THERE'S A TALK GOING AROUND THE VALLEY, ABOUT FREE KARATE." Johnny began, walking back and forth in front of the room, with Aisha filming him and the rest of the Cobra Kai students standing in their lines. "But everyone knows, that in life, you get what you pay for."

Juliet huffed, placing her hands on her hips. "And all of us don't have a successful car dealership on the side. Fucking rich prick." After seeing the commercial, she was more pissed about Daniel LaRusso saying 'it's not about the money, it's about the karate.' Who says shit like that? He's already rich and owns his own company. Cobra Kai is Johnny's job and only source of income.

Johnny clapped his hands, pointing to Juliet in approval. "That's good. Keep that in." He cleared his throat, before continuing with his speech. "You want to really kick the competition?" Breaks a board with his foot without looking away from the camera. "Then you need to get your ass over to Cobra Kai. Screw that lame meditation bullshit. What you need is bone-crunching, face smashing, good old American karate." Punches a dummy twice before elbowing it roughly in the face. "Enough self defence. Learn self-offence. Don't be a pussy. Join Cobra Kai and let me teach you the way of the fist—"

Daisy let's out a wheeze, bending over and holding her stomach as she breaks out into giggles. She's been holding them in since they started filming— she just can't take Johnny seriously.

"Pinky! I swear—"

"And cut!" Aisha stops filming. "I'll make sure to edit out that last part."

"Great." Johnny sent Daisy one last glare. "Just make sure the Cobra Kai snake comes in at the end, all right?" He told Aisha, slowly beginning to make his way to his office. "Want it to really pop. Make it chrome. And throw 'thunderstruck' under it."

"I'm pretty sure that rights for that song will cost too much."

"No, I already own it." Johnny said proudly. "Cassettes in the car. Oh, and put one of those hash browns at the end. You know, 'Hash Brown Team Cobra Kai'. Or something. And send it to the internet!" With that, the crazy man returned to his office.

Daisy stood up, recovering from her laughing fit. Her stomach rumbled. "A hash brown sounds really good, honestly."

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  "IT'S ALL JUST COMPLETELY CRAZY BACK THERE." Daisy huffed, taking a long sip from her iced coffee. "I feel like I'm drowning in testosterone. It's making me nauseous. I definitely needed some girl time."

  "Hey!" Demetri complained, throwing his arms in the air dramatically. "I'm here too."

  "You're an honorary girl, Demetri." Moon told him, patting his shoulder reassuringly. "Don't worry, it's a complement."

  Daisy, Juliet, Moon, Marley, and Demetri sat on a patio at a small coffee shop. Daisy and Juliet decided to skip out all together on Johnny's whole 'take over valley fest' idea. It sounds stressful. So, while the rest of the Cobra Kai's practise, the two girls are relaxing. Honestly, they're both very close to quitting. It's just not fun anymore. Doing karate is beginning to get more toxic and less about self defence— which is the only reason they joined in the first place.

  "So, I should just stay at my dojo then?" Marley asked, cringing at everything she was just told.

  "I would say yes, but we need more girls there." Juliet huffed, placing on her sunglasses. "We're outnumbered."

  "Oh! Oh!" Moon gasped, clapping her hands excitedly. "We could open our own karate studio— you obviously don't need a license since everyone seems to be doing it. We can call it self defence for the girls, gays and they's!"

  Daisy's jaw dropped, "that is the best idea I have ever heard! We could, like, use the park or something? I like that 'lame meditation bullshit'."

  "We could use my backyard?" Moon offered, "I just planted some sunflowers and they're so pretty."

  "Outside actually sounds like a good place for a karate studio, less feet smell." Marley shrugged, "I'm in. Like, I won't quit my dojo, but we could definitely do it on Sunday's?"

  "I'm in! I'll bring lemonade." Demetri grinned, getting out his phone to make a note.

  "Sundays work for me!" Daisy basically beamed, absolutely in love with the idea. "Maybe I can invite Tory?"

  "Do you have her number?" Juliet asked.

  "...no."

  "Give me her full name." Moon said, opening her phone. "I am amazing at finding people. It's basically a talent at this point. I should add it to my business card!"

  "Tory... maybe she doesn't have a last name."

  "...You're really testing my skills, babe."

  Juliet shook her head, "there's no way you can find her just from the first name."

  "I got it!"

  "I stand corrected."

  "Is this her?" Moon turned the phone to face Daisy, showing her a profile that says Tory Nichols. And the profile pic is the blond.

  "Yes! Moon, I might be in love with you."

  "She's public, so I'll DM her. I'll say I know you and see if she wants to meet up with us at Valley Fest tonight." Moon explained, already began to write out the message.

  "Do we have to go to valley fest," Juliet groans, throwing her head back. "I don't wanna."

  "Jules," Daisy sighed, patting her best friend on the cheek. "We said we'd be there. You don't want to disappoint Miguel, do you?"

  "Ugh... fine."

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