A/N: I just wondered how the show would be if Johnny was married too. This story started from that plot bunny.
A/N: I own nothing. Also, I've only seen the original and Cobra Kai, so things that happened in Part 2 and 3 won't be in this fic unless shown in Cobra Kai. Also, I tried to keep this Teen rated, but if you think I need to make it mature, just let me know.
A/N: I changed the Johnny/Daniel confrontation scene.
Chapter 11
Johnny wasn't sure how long he stood outside of LaRusso's house, trying to get his temper in check. He wanted to kill Daniel. He didn't know why Daniel couldn't just let the past go. Getting his rent raised was one thing. Trying to keep his kids out of the All Valley was another, but this shit? This shit was another dimension of fucked up. He had tried to make it right. Just stay away from Daniel and everything would work out. But to send a bunch of goons to his house? Why?
He started towards the house when he saw Daniel and was filled with rage again. He clenched his fist by his side, resisting the urge to go drag Daniel outside and beat the shit out of him right then.
When Daniel saw him, he rushed outside and demanded to know what Johnny was doing at this house.
"Oh that's rich," Johnny said. "At least I am man enough to come myself and not send a bunch of pussy bitches to burn your neighborhood down."
"What are you talking about?"
"Like you don't know," He replied. "Your Hell's Angels wannabes flipped on you right away. Real tough group."
Daniel looked past him at the bike and rolled his eyes. "That was Louie. My cousin. I don't know what happened, but it was all him."
"Yeah, that's the bastard that hit my wife," Johnny snarled. He knew he had seen the man before. "He's lucky I didn't kill him."
"He hit Kayla? Is she okay?" Daniel looked shocked.
"Like you give a damn," Johnny replied. "They could have burned the whole damn building down, setting my car on fire in the courtyard like that. How many people would that have hurt?"
"Look, I had nothing to do with any of it," Daniel replied. "I'm sorry Kayla got hurt. Put Louie in jail if you want, but you need to leave my property."
"I did."
"Good, then it's over," Daniel said.
"It's not over because you won't let it be over. You still don't know how to let well enough alone," Johnny said, getting into a fighting stance. "But I'm going to end it. You got the rent at the dojo raised, fine. You tried to block my kids for the tournament, fine. Whatever. You're a dick, I already knew that. But this? I won't let this stand. I will not let my wife be terrorized."
"Okay, that's it," Daniel said, pulling his phone out. "I'm calling the cops."
"You scared?" he grabbed for the phone but Daniel swung it away from him, spinning into a fighting stance himself. Johnny would have hit him if his kid hadn't run out right then followed shortly by Daniel's wife.
"What is going on?" Amanda asked.
"Just take Anthony back inside while I deal with Sensei Lawrence," Daniel said.
"Yeah, no," Amanda said, then continued on about 'grown men kicking each other into a pool' and solving the problem a better way.
"What do you want to do?" Daniel asked Johnny.
"They came to my house. He hit my wife. What would you want to do?" Johnny growled.
"Is he talking about Louie?" Amanda asks.
"He says that Louie and his biker friends attacked Kayla and burned his car," Daniel said, his tone belying that he clearly didn't believe the story.
"And that would be why Lucille just called here and wanted you to go bail Louie out of jail," Amanda said, folding her arms over her chest.
"What?" Daniel dropped his defensive stance and looked at Amanda.
"He's telling the truth," she said. "Louie is in jail for assault and arson. Your mom wants you to save his ass again."
"Damn it, Louie!" Daniel swore. He looked at Johnny. "Oh, stop. I'm not going to fight you so you can either jump me, or you can come in the house and talk about it."
Thirty minutes later Daniel was arguing with Amanda about how to solve the problem, especially with the added information about Sam's hit and run.
"Why am I the one who has to be the bigger person?" he asked.
"Because it was your cousin who caused this latest mess," she said. "You should have shut him down when he started talking about doing something at dinner two days ago."
"What do you want me to do, Amanda?" he snapped.
She looked at Johnny still sitting at the table, then back at Daniel. "Here's what I want you to do," she said, folding her arms over her chest. "I want you to put yourself in his shoes. I want you to think, for just a minute, how you would feel if some borderline criminals came to our house, roughed me up, attacked you, destroyed something Mr. Miyagi left you and told you that Johnny sent them to do it?"
The look that crossed his face and the way his fists clenched at his sides showed that she had gotten to him. "Now, I want you to take a minute and think about what it would take for Johnny to make that right to you. Whatever that would be is what you need to do to make it right. To end this stupid feud and get him out of our lives forever and you to get out of his. You need to end this because I want my husband back. I know you didn't have anything to do with what Louie did, but he doesn't, and quite frankly, the way you've been acting lately, from his view, it's not unimaginable that you could have and that's why you have to be the bigger person."
Daniel looked at Johnny, taking a minute to really think about the latest situation. "You're right," he agreed with a sigh. He kissed her. "I'll take care of it. I will."
So there was no way to really make up for what Louie had done. Daniel knew that but he could replace Johnny's car. Well, after what Kayla had told him, he knew he couldn't even really do that, his mind briefly flashing back to his 1948 Ford and how he would feel if it was destroyed and he didn't even drive it often anymore, just if he could convince Amanda to go to a car show with him. He could give him something to drive. That was better than nothing. He didn't have to like it though. He did feel bad about the whole thing but he still didn't like Johnny.
That was how he came to be driving Johnny to his dealership. It was a practice in restraint not to start another fight with the asshole in the twenty-minute drive.
He chuckled when Johnny's phone rang. "Seriously, John? How old is that thing?"
"Screw you," Johnny replied before answering. "Hello? Hey, Diaz." He listened for a moment. "No, that's okay."
Daniel tried to appear that he wasn't listening to the conversation.
"Yeah, I appreciate that but those guys aren't coming back," Johnny said. "Kay will be fine. She's just going to go to sleep. I'll be back soon and your Yaya is staying with her. You need to go take your test." He paused. "No, no. That's not necessary. Go to school." He stopped to listen, finally cutting in. "Are you questioning what I say, Diaz?"
"No, Sensei," Miguel said firmly.
Even Daniel could hear the respect in the boy's voice through the phone.
"Alright," Johnny replied. "And listen, I don't want you going to the dojo today...I know you have a competition tomorrow, that's why you need to take the day off and rest. You, Robinson, and Hawk. Go have some fun. Take that little guy with you..., No, not Virgin, the other one..., Bert, yeah him. Y'all go have some fun and then get in bed early. I'll see you in the morning...Oh, and thanks for your help, Diaz. Good luck." He hung up and looked at Daniel who was looking at him with surprise. "What?"
"Nothing," he shrugged but couldn't reconcile what he had heard with what he knew. Was Johnny Lawrence encouraging the kid to go to school and not to the dojo? Also, he had noticed the way that Johnny had shown the boy enough respect to not point out that he wouldn't be able to take on Louie and his pals even if they did come back. But then he'd also called another of his students 'Virgin' and couldn't remember the name of another.
"Are your students ready for the All-Valley?" he asked.
"They're going to kick ass," Johnny replied with a proud smile.
Daniel just shook his head. Wasis possible that Johnny was actually taking being a Sensei seriously?
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