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Kalina was furious. She couldn't describe the anger radiating off of her as she drove through the night toward Cobra Kai Dojo. Demetri, Sam and Robby had told her about their run-in with Cobra Kai ─ with Hawk ─ where they tried to beat Demetri up over a damn Yelp review, thankfully Robby and Sam got involved and ended the fight. But Kalina was beyond done with Hawk's new persona, his attitude and his new Alpha complex ─ she wanted to punch him.

She pulled up as Moon's car drove away, Kalina didn't bother to turn her engine off as she climbed out of her car and walked towards Hawk. "What happened?" Kalina asked as she approached him. "She dumped me," Hawk told her, part of him was hoping that Kalina would make him feel better about it considering Moon had dumped him because of his attempted beat down on Demetri and 'cause she knew he was still harbouring heavy feelings for Kalina; no one forgets their first love especially the "one that got away".

"Not surprised considering Moon wouldn't date a bully," Kalina snapped at him before shoving him back, "You went after Demetri?! He's your best friend!" Hawk stepped forward with an eye roll. "He was there before the mohawk, before the karate, before you were some macho badass with an Alpha complex! He had your back through everything and this is how you treat him?!" Kalina shouted at him angrily, her hands waving about in the process.

"Oh yeah, he was a great friend. Dating the girl I love, great bro code," Hawk snapped causing Kalina to freeze at his words. "L-Love?" Kalina stuttered out as Hawk stepped closer to her, she swallowed slowly as he smiled ─ a genuine smile on his face. "Yeah, Kalina... Love. I love you," Hawk whispered to her. Kalina's heart was racing at the word, she felt the butterflies in her stomach that betrayed her mind ─ she shouldn't respond like this; And she loathed that she did.

Before Kalina could say anything further, Hawk grabbed her face in his hands and slammed his lips onto her own. Kalina was frozen before she slightly melted into the kiss, her heart was racing as she slowly kissed back ─ her mind was a fuzzy mess. Hawk moved his hands from her face to her waist, pulling her closer to him when a truck horn startled Kalina from her mind. She pushed Hawk away and stepped back, shaking her head in the process while Hawk watched her closely.

"HOW COULD YOU? HOW COULD I?!" Kalina snapped as she turned away from Hawk, she ran her fingers through her hair. "Come on, Kalina. You can do better than Demetri... We─We can finally be together," Hawk spoke as he reached for her hand, pulling her towards him before leaning in to kiss her again. Kalina pushed him back and brought her fist back before colliding with his jaw, "I can't believe we'd do this to Demetri... that you'd put me in this position!" Kalina was pissed at herself, she knew that she played a role in this but it still felt like it was Hawks fault.

"Don't act like you didn't kiss me back," Hawk snapped back at her as he held his jaw, fury flamed through their eyes as they stared each other down. "It was a mistake..." Kalina replied before moving to walk away. "No, it wasn't! You're just too scared to admit that you love me back," Hawk told her as he grabbed her wrist and pulled her back towards him, looking down at her as she glared at him. "That's where you're wrong, Hawk," Kalina seethed out.

"Am I?" Hawk asked with a smug smirk. "I loved Eli... not Hawk," Kalina told him as she pulled her arm from his grip. "Well guess what baby, this is me. Hawk is here to stay and if Demetri gets in my way or disrespects Cobra Kai again, He'll be dealt with," Hawk told her as he backed her up against her own car, leaning down over her as he moved closer. "I don't even know who you are anymore... You're soulless," Kalina breathed out.

"Soulless? Get used to it!" Hawk snapped at her. "Stay away from me..." Kalina breathed out as a tear fell from her eye, she pushed Hawk away from her and climbed back into her car before speeding off leaving Hawk in her rearview mirror. She bit back a sob as realisation hit her hard, she had loved Eli Moskowitz and he was clearly gone with no intent to return. And now she was left in a painful yet dangerous predicament ─ Does she tell Demetri about the kiss or not?

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The next morning, Kalina had made a decision on what she was going to do next. She couldn't stay in No Man's land anymore, she had to pick a "side" before the battle went too far. She made her way towards the Dojo of her choice, her heart was racing as she walked towards the door of the Dojo only to stop when she noticed the destruction. Miyagi-do Karate had been trashed and Kalina knew instantly that it had to of been Cobra Kai, she seethed as she took in the damage.

Robby noticed Kalina looking at the damage, he made his way over to her and smiled sadly despite the fury in his own mind. "I can't believe someone would actually do this! I mean... the disrespect," Kalina said as she ran her fingers through her hair looking from the destruction to her brother with stormy eyes. "Guessing that you are here to join Miyagi-do?" Robby asked, receiving a nod in response before he lead her inside the dojo where Daniel was.

Kalina frowned as she spotted Daniel holding a frame in his hands, a broken expression on his face as the twins stepped up behind him. "They even took Mr Miyagi's Medal of Honor," Daniel told the twins, Kalina let out a slow breath to calm herself down. "Dad!" Sam's voice caught their attention, and the three of them made their way outside to where Sam stood staring at the side of the yellow '47 Ford Super De Luxe ─ writing on the side of it saying; "Cobra Kai Never Dies."

Kalina's heart broke at the broken expression on Daniel's face, she knew the importance of the car as he had told her about his bond with Mr Miyagi and it hurt her to see a kind man disrespected so harshly. Daniel climbed into the car, the pink-haired girl moved quickly to the passenger side. "Mr LaRusso? Kali?" Robby called as Kalina looked at Daniel and nodded. "Dad, where are you two going?" Sam asked despite having an idea of where the two were heading.

The two arrived at Cobra Kai fairly quickly before Kalina let Daniel walk inside first, she slowly followed behind him just out of sight. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" Johnny asked Daniel the moment LaRusso stepped up towards them on the mat without removing his shoes. "Like you don't know," Daniel snapped back at him. "Take your shoes off the mat. You're disrespecting my dojo," Johnny told him passive-aggressively.

"You're seriously gonna talk to me about disrespecting dojos after what you just did to mine?" Daniel asked angrily as he approached Johnny. "What are you talking about? I didn't do anything to your dojo," Johnny replied to him, genuine confusion on his face as Hawk moved to stand behind his Sensei. "Just like you didn't slug one of my employees, huh?" Daniel asked getting a shrug in response, Kalina rolled her eyes.

"You know, part of me actually felt bad for you at one point, but you make it so easy to remember who the bad guy is in all of this," Daniel expressed to Johnny openly, the students looking from their Sensei to Daniel. "You call yourself a Sensei? You don't even know what Sensei is," Daniel seethed out keeping his anger in control so he wouldn't snap fully at Johnny despite wanting to ─ but he knew better than that.

"A Sensei mentors. A Sensei elevates. He doesn't teach destruction and disrespect!" Daniel snapped as he stepped closer to Johnny. "I already said I don't know what you're talking about, LaRusso," Johnny replied simply to Daniel, his passive behaviour threw Kalina off. "And you don't know what you're talking about either," Johnny finished off as he now stood in front of Daniel. "Yeah, well I know you don't─You don't earn the Medal of Honor by stealing it," Daniel snapped, his tone broken and hurt causing Johnny to falter.

"Let me tell you something about your Sensei. He might teach you how to fight, but he doesn't know a thing about what it takes to truly win at life. If you want to help yourselves before it's too late, the doors of Miyagi-Do are wide open," Daniel addressed the class. "You think you can come in here and poach my students?" Johnny asked him. "And what are you gonna do about it?" Daniel asked Johnny, tempting him to strike first but Johnny backed down.

Kalina stepped into the view of the class, Johnny's eyes landing on her as she walked over and stood beside Daniel with her arms crossed. "Disrespecting another dojo is not a game or some funny prank, it's pathetic and childish," Kalina snapped at the class, they lowered their gazes as she looked from Kreese to Daniel then finally to her father. "Which is why I refuse to be part of a dojo that does such a dishonourable thing. I'm joining Miyagi-Do... I guess Cobra Kai isn't all that, after all," Kalina told them, her eyes locked with Hawks before she walked out with Daniel leaving Hawk pissed.

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Rosemary Speaks

And just like that, it crashes and burns...
Things aren't looking too good for Hawk, Kalina holds a new fury towards him.
Enemies to lovers?! We shall find out...

Will she tell Demetri about the kiss or will someone else? Please genuinely answer this, I want to know what you think Kalina would do!

How will they all respond to her decision to join Miyagi-Do Karate?

It's gonna be interesting!

Anything else you wish to ask or say?

See you in the next chapter!