Disclaimer: I do not own The Karate Kid, any of it's characters or any of the screenplay. I'm just borrowing them to play with and add my spin on things.
First Date
He'd waited all week for Friday to finally arrive. He thought the school day would never end; it seemed like it went on forever. Finally, the bell rang, signaling the end of the day had finally arrived. He rushed out of the school and to his house as quick as he could. He knew he had plenty of time to shower and get ready before he saw her, but he wanted to have a little time to run to the store first.
Should have stopped on my way home, he thought to himself.
He quickly dressed before running downstairs and out to the garage. He hopped into his car, quickly starting it and backing out of the driveway before he took off down the road. He headed in the direction of the nearest florist. He made it there quickly, got what he needed and headed back home. He still had a little time to kill before he picked Kellie up. It wasn't like he had far to travel to her house either, since she lived right across the street from him.
He flopped down on the couch as he flipped through a karate magazine. Every couple of minutes, he glanced at the clock. Time seemed to slow to a crawl. He was more than ready to see Kellie. He'd never felt so anxious about anything before.
Finally, after what felt like days, it was time to pick her up. He pulled his car up to the curb on her side of the street so she wouldn't have to walk far, and he walked up the sidewalk to the front door. Before he even had a chance to knock, the front door swung open.
"Hey," Kellie said, as she smiled up at him.
"You look great," Johnny complimented.
She blushed as she looked down at her feet before smiling again, that time trying to hide the nervousness she suddenly felt. She and Johnny had always been good friends, but now, things seemed different. To her, it was like they were just meeting for the first time. She didn't know what to say or how to act. From what she could tell, from how he kept shifting his weight from one foot to another, looked like he was feeling the same way.
Johnny broke the awkward silence by speaking first. "Ready to go?"
"Yeah," Kellie replied as she followed him to the car.
As they approached the car, Johnny mentally kicked himself as he remembered he left the flowers he'd gotten her in the car. He opened the door for her and made sure she was settled in before closing it. He rushed around to the driver's side, quickly hopping in.
"I'm such a dork. I completely forgot to bring these up to give to you," Johnny said as he handed her the bouquet of flowers.
Kellie laughed. "Thank you. They're beautiful."
Johnny shifted the car into drive and drove off.
It wasn't a very long drive to The Burger Grill. Johnny parked the car, and then walked around to the passenger side to open the door for Kellie.
"Such a gentleman," she complimented as she stepped out.
"Shall we?" Johnny lightly mocked as he offered her his arm on the way to the entrance.
Kellie laughed but hooked her arm into his.
They picked a quiet corner booth and sat down. Kellie quickly grabbed a menu and started looking over the food options. Johnny did the same, but he shifted his gaze between the menu and Kellie. It didn't take long before Kellie caught him staring.
"What?" she asked awkwardly.
"You look amazing. Can't believe I never noticed before," Johnny replied, slightly embarrassed by his confession.
"You look pretty good yourself," she said playfully. She did think he was very attractive and had for a long time. She never thought he was all that into her though. Sure, they were friends, but she never thought he would take a romantic interest in her.
"You seem nervous?" he said. It was more of a question than anything else.
"Maybe a little."
"It's' just me, Kel," he said, trying to put her at ease and calm his own nerves.
"I know. I just never expected this."
"Expected what?"
"Us on a date. I mean honestly, I had thought we would graduate high school, you and Ali would end up getting married and moving off somewhere. Guess things don't always work out the way you think they would though."
"Guess not," he said smiling at her. "Besides, you're much cooler than Ali."
Kellie laughed at his remark. She knew the insides of that relationship. Johnny had always talked to her whenever he needed advice on how to deal with a problem they were having. He had told her that, "Sometimes I just need a girl's perspective. You all are too complicated for us guys to figure out."
A waitress interrupted their conversation to take their drink order. "Are you ready to order or do you need a few minutes?" she asked politely.
"I think I know what I'm getting," Kellie replied, looking up at Johnny.
"Yeah, me too."
They both quickly told the waitress what they were having. She wrote it down on her note pad. "Alright, I'll have that out to you shortly," she said before she walked away.
They talked and laughed until the waitress brought out their orders. They ate and talked more. After they were finished, Johnny paid the check and they left.
"Wanna go to Golf N Stuff?" he asked as he settled into the driver's seat once again.
"If you want to," Kellie replied.
"But do you want to?" he questioned again.
"Sure," she said simply.
"We don't have to."
"I don't care where we go. I'm happy to spend time with you," she said, finally putting an end to the back and forth debate.
Johnny sat for a minute in thought. "I have an idea." He put the car into drive and drove off.
"Where are we going?" she asked curious as to what his idea was.
"You'll see."
Johnny pulled into a parking spot before they both exited the car. Kellie could hear the waves crashing against the shore before the water even came into view from the parking lot. They walked down a narrow pathway to the beach and sat in the sand. The sun was just starting to set.
"How's this?" Johnny asked.
"Perfect." was her simple reply.
Johnny wrapped an arm around her shoulder. She leaned into him, resting her head on his shoulder as they watched the sunset and listened to the waves roll into shore.
As the final light from the sun was setting down the horizon and disappearing into the ocean, Johnny leaned over and softly kissed Kellie. The kiss was short and light. He leaned back to gauge her reaction before kissing her again. That time, she kissed him back.
"We should probably head back," Johnny said. "It's starting to get late. Wouldn't want to get you in any kind of trouble."
"Yeah, guess so," Kellie replied sadly.
Johnny once again pulled his car alongside the curb before he exited and opened the door for her. He helped her out, closed the door, and walked her to her front door.
"I really had a great time tonight," she said, as she turned around to face him.
"Me too," he said once again, leaning forward to kiss her.
"Good night," she said as she opened the door, slowly stepping inside. She wished the night wasn't over. She didn't want to say good night yet.
Johnny backed off the front porch, slowly walking down the walk way towards the car, turning every few feet to look back at her. He wasn't too happy about the night being over with either, but as he climbed back into his car he couldn't help but smile.