Disclaimer: I do not own Karate Kid or any of its characters. The only thing I own is my OC, Jessie.
AN: I'm using AnnaLyne McCord as my face claim for my OC Jessie.
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The difference a sister can make
Chapter Two: Karate kid: The beach party
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The summer sun shone down on a secluded strip of sand at the bottom of a steep brush covered hill. The air was hot and the sand warm, and not a single cloud was in the sky. The perfect weather for an end of the summer beach party. A dozen boys raced around the beach, kicking a soccer ball between them. While a small group of girls sat on a blanket around a radio. Among the small group of girls was Ali Mills, and Jessie Lawrence.
The two were having fun hanging out with their friends and enjoying the last day of summer before they had to go back to school. Jessie was just happy to get out of the house for a while. Her twin brother was driving her crazy. He couldn't take the hint that she was mad at him, and that she wanted to be mad at him for a while. He also kept bugging her about talking to Ali for him and getting her to forgive him.
He didn't seem to understand just why the two girls were mad at him, nor did he seem to want to understand. He just wanted him and Ali to get back together without actually fixing the problem that caused Ali to break up with him. Jessie made a face at the direction that her thoughts had taken and went back to looking over the boys playing soccer. She knew most of them from school. But there was one kid on the beach that she'd never seen before.
He was just a tad bit taller than her and had black hair and the prettiest pair of brown eyes she'd ever seen. Honestly she thought he was pretty cute. Jessie had never had a boyfriend before, mostly because her brother was overprotective and the karate king of the area. None of the boys at school even came near her for fear that her brother would beat them up. Maybe this one wouldn't be afraid of her brother.
Suddenly the soccer ball that the boys were playing with came flying at her, and she had to duck to keep from getting hit by the ball. The boy she'd been admiring raced over towards Jessie and her friends as Ali picked up the ball. Jessie glanced over at Ali and noticed the look on her friends face as Ali looked up at the boy standing before them. Jessie sighed, disappointment churning in her gut.
It was obvious that Ali had noticed the boy as well, and also thought he was cute. And she wasn't about to fight with her best friend over a boy. Jessie glanced back over at the boy standing in front of them. He was smiling at the two of them, and Jessie couldn't help but give him a smile in return, feeling a blush forming on her face. He had a really cute smile.
Ali tossed the soccer ball to the boy, and the two girls watched in fascination as he caught it on his knee, then bounced it to his other knee, then to his head, then his instep, then finally up to his hand. Ali giggled and Jessie clapped her hands giggling as well. The two girls were distracted for a second as their friends jumped up and raced towards the water.
"Come on," Barbara shouted, waving at Ali and Jessie.
Jessie stood up and held her hand out to her friend to help her up off the sand. Once the two were standing they both glanced back at the boy standing a few steps away from them. He was still starring at the two of them, a goofy smile plastered across his face. Both girls glanced at each other and giggled, then took off towards their friends.
Neither girl heard the boy, Daniel, ask his friends about them. Nor did they see the lingering look he shot the both of them. He thought they were both cute as all hell, and he wouldn't mind getting to know either one of them.
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The sun had set not to long ago, and the two groups of kids were gathered around two different campfires, roasting hot dogs. The girls were at one fire, and the boys at another. All the girls were talking and giggling to each other. Jessie and Ali were the only two not talking. Both couldn't stop themselves from glancing over at the group of boys, specifically the new boy. And every now and then they'd both look over at him to find him looking at them as well. Then the two girls would blush and look away.
"He's cute," Jessie whispered, glancing over at her friend.
"Very cute!" Ali agreed, a smile on her face.
Jessie sighed once more. She wouldn't have minded trying for a relationship with the new boy. But she didn't want to fight her friend over a boy. And if her friend like him, she wouldn't get in the way. She'd just have to settle for being the boy's friend.
Suddenly the soccer ball that the boys had been playing with rolled across the sand and smacked into Jessie's legs. She picked the ball up then glanced up to see the new boy that her and Ali had been mooning over approaching them. Jessie felt her face heat up the closer he got and decided to toss the ball over to Ali. The boy stopped in front of the two of them and Ali tossed the ball to him.
He caught the ball with his knee once more and started bouncing it between his feet. Ali and Jessie both stood up and watched him bounce the ball.
"Is that hard to learn?" Ali asked.
"Not really," He replied, catching the ball in his hands.
"Can you show us how to do it?" Ali asked, motioning towards Jessie.
"Sure," The boy stated.
Both girls crowded around him as he showed them how to bounce the ball on their knees. Both girls took turns bouncing the ball on their knees, both giggling like mad. Unbeknownst to them a group of boys were sitting on their motorcycles at the top of the hill. And one of those boys was Johnny Lawrence, Jessie's twin brother and Ali's ex-boyfriend.
The boys were passing around a joint, but Johnny refused it proclaiming himself to be an ex-degenerate. One of the boys, Tommy, glanced down at the beach below and caught sight of Ali and Jessie bouncing the soccer ball around with Daniel. The two girls were laughing and giggling, and Daniel was smiling at the two of them. Tommy smacked Johnny's shoulder and pointed down at the beach.
Johnny glanced down at the beach and watched as his girlfriend… ex-girlfriend and sister played soccer with some random boy. He felt his blood boil as he watched both girls flirt with the boy. A scowl formed on his face. He started up his bike and took off down the hill with his friends right behind him.
Down on the beach, both girls heard the sound of motorcycle engines coming from up the hill. The girls glanced up the hill and saw the group of Cobra Kai boys making their way down the hill, with Johnny in the lead. Jessie groaned, feeling irritation run through her. She loved her twin, but recently he'd been acting like a real jerk. Ali quickly kicked the soccer ball off towards the surf to get their new friend away from the trouble that was coming their way.
Ali and Jessie both moved closer to their group of friends, hoping that that would deter Johnny from bothering them. But it was no use. Johnny jumped off his bike and stormed over to the two girls.
"Hey, Jessie, Ali, I wanna talked to you both," Johnny announced, stopping in front of them.
"Yeah well we've already told you, we don't wanna talk," Jessie snarked, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Come on Jessie, you've gotta talk to me!" Johnny pleaded.
"No! I've already talked to you dozens of times. And every time it goes in one ear and out the other. You just don't listen, and we're tired of talking. So just leave us alone," Jessie stated, shaking her head.
Ali turned the volume up on her radio, trying to tune Johnny out.
"I just want to talk," Johnny shouted, turning the radio off.
"We don't want to talk," Ali replied, switching the radio back on.
Jessie could feel everyone's eyes on them, and it made her feel very uncomfortable. She wished her brother would just let them enjoy the rest of the party. Suddenly Johnny snatched the radio from Ali.
"Hey, give me my radio!" Ali demanded.
"You promise you'll talk to me?" Johnny asked, staring the two girls down.
Both girls glanced at each other for a second before looking back at Johnny.
"Yes, just give me the radio," Ali replied.
Johnny smiled and handed the radio back to her. Once more the two girls glanced at each other, and smirked. Jessie reached over and flicked the switch on the radio, turning it back on. Johnny scowled and snatched the radio from Ali, and threw it to the ground, smashing it. Jessie stared down at the radio, anger building up in her.
"You're such a jerk!" She shouted, shoving her brother away from her friend.
Out of the corner of her eye she saw someone step closer to them, and she turned to see that it was the new boy who she and Ali had been talking with. Two things ran through her mind. First, she really needed to learn his name. And second, she really hoped he didn't try to get involved. She could handle her brother and his temper, and she knew he would never hit her. But she knew he would definitely hit this kid if he got in the way. The boy bent down to grab the radio off the ground.
"Don't touch it punk!" Johnny shouted, scowling at the boy.
The boy looked between Ali, Jessie, and Johnny with wide eyes for a moment. Jessie shook her head at him, trying to get him to let her handle it, but he didn't seem to take notice of the gesture. He grabbed the radio off the sand and tried to hand it to Ali. But Johnny ripped it from his hands.
"You deaf?" Johnny growled.
"Leave him alone Johnny."
"Let him have it."
Jessie and Ali spoke at the same time.
"You want it, alright," Johnny stated, shoving it into the boys chest.
The boy fell back onto the sand from the force of the shove.
"What the hell Johnny," Jessie shouted.
The boy flung the radio off to the side and jumped up off the ground and into a fighting stance. Johnny pushed Ali and Jessie back into his friends, who each grabbed hold of the girls to keep them from interfering in the fight that was about to happen. Suddenly the boy ran at Johnny, who side stepped, tripping him. But the kid just got back up and ran at him again with the same result.
"Leave him alone!" Jessie shouted, trying to break out of Dutch's hold.
"Johnny stop it!" Ali shouted as well.
"I didn't do anything," Johnny replied smugly, smiling at both girls.
He turned back to face his opponent. Jessie struggled in Dutch's arms, trying to break free, but it was no use. Her brother was going to beat the crap out of this kid. And what, just because he was trying to help her and Ali out?
The kid lunged at Johnny once more, and Johnny spun around and kicked the boy in the stomach knocking him to the ground.
"Stop it!" Jessie screamed, feeling tears prick at her eyes.
She hated watching her brother fight people. And she absolutely hated watching her brother beat up on other kids. It was times like these that she really missed who her brother used to be before he found Cobra Kai.
"Look you two started this. All I wanted to was talk about it," Johnny stated, pointing at the two girls.
"Well just leave him alone and we'll go talk," Ali pleaded
"Fine," Johnny moved towards the kid on the ground, "How bout you hero had enough?"
Jessie really wished the boy would stay down, but of course he didn't. He jumped up, punching Johnny in the face. Jessie winced, knowing things where about to get ugly.
"Okay man, now we're even huh," He stated, one arm raised up to protect his face.
"Oh yeah sure," Johnny muttered.
"No! Just leave him alone," Jessie shouted.
She knew what was about to happen. Her brother was going to really hurt this kid.
"No Mercy!" Johnny growled, kicking the boy in the stomach again.
He kicked him in the chest, then elbowed him in the face knocking him to the ground.
"Let go of me!" Ali shouted, pulling away from Tommy.
"Why do you got to be such a jerk!" Jessi yelled, finally managing to pull away from Dutch.
"It's your fault!" Johnny stated, glaring at both girls.
"You ever think maybe it's your fault?" Ali yelled.
"You're such an asshole!" Jessie shouted.
"You ever think that you don't have to fight!" Ali added after a moment.
"Yeah sure, come on boys get on your bikes. Come on Jessie let's go," Johnny ordered, grabbing Jessie's arm.
"I'd rather walk," Jessie replied, pulling her arm out of his grasp.
Jessie crossed her arms over her chest, and glared at him, daring him to try and make her leave with him. He scoffed and rolled his eyes.
"Fine! Walk then!" Johnny stated, getting back on his bike.
Jessie scowled at her brother and his friends as they road off, then turned back towards the boy still lying on the sand clutching his stomach. Ali had already made her way over to him and was trying to help him, but he shrugged her off, telling her to leave him alone. Ali glanced forlornly at him, but back off.
"Come on, let's go," Susan said, tugging on both Ali and Jessie's sleeves.
Ali started walking away with their friends, but Jessie shook her head.
"I'm gonna stay and make sure he's okay," She replied.
Ali nodded her head, as the rest of their friends rolled their eyes.
"Whatever," Barbara muttered.
The girls took off, and Jessie quietly walked over to the boy. She knelt down in the sand next to him, and gently reached out and touched his shoulder.
"I said leave me alone," He muttered, shaking off her hand.
"I'm not leaving till I know you're okay," Jessie stated stubbornly.
He groaned, and glanced up at her, pain written across his face. She could already see the black eye forming, and she cringed.
"God, that looks bad," She whispered, shaking her head and kneeling down next to him.
"I'm fine," He muttered, sitting up slowly.
"You don't look fine," Jessie stated.
"Gee thanks," He grumbled, rolling his eyes.
"No problem. How are your ribs?" She asked him.
"They're fine, a little sore," He answered, wrapping his arm protectively around his ribs.
Jessie eyed him for a moment, then glanced around at the empty beach. Everyone else had left already, and now it was just the two of them. Jessie glanced down at the watch on her wrist and cringed when she saw the time. 11:30. Her mom was going to kill her for being out this late.
"Look, it's getting late. And I'm pretty sure neither of our parents are going to be happy with us being out so late. You think you can walk home on your own or do you need help?" Jessie questioned.
He frowned at her and stood up slowly, being careful of his side. Jessie stood up as well, brushing sand off her knees.
"I can walk on my own just fine," He muttered.
"Well good, I didn't want to have to carry you," Jessie joked, smirking at him.
A smile flickered over his face and he shook his head.
"I'm Jessie by the way," She introduced, holding her hand out to him.
"Daniel," He replied, shaking her hand.
"Well Daniel, I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow. Get home safe, and put some ice on that eye," She ordered, patting him on the shoulder.
"See you," He muttered, watching her take off down the beach.
Jessie raced back towards her house, a thousand things running through her mind. The one thing most prominent was that she was going to have a serious talk with her twin brother about how he acted tonight. And hopefully this time he would actually listen to her this time…
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AN: Wow, that one took me a while. I tried writing it out in Jessie's POV, but it just wouldn't work with me. I finally had to rewrite the whole thing in third person POV, and after that everything just kinda flowed together. But you know how it goes, sometimes you write the story and sometimes the story writes you! Hope ya'll liked it!