This is where it all begins. This is the chapter when Daniel begins his karate training. :)
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Mr. Miyagi gave Daniel his first karate lessons. He was to wash all of the cars that sat in his yard and then wax them. The best part, he had to make circular motions while doing the waxing. No up or down movements.
Daniel was confused; heck, Johnny was too. He'd never seen karate until now.
Mr. Miyagi wandered off saying the same phrase over and over again. "Wax on, wax off. Wax on, wax off," Johnny wasn't sure what he meant, so he let it slide by.
Johnny leaned against the car, not caring if his clothes got dirty or not. He was use to it anyway. Daniel picked up a sponge and began to wash the bright yellow car.
"Nice headband," Johnny commented. Daniel looked up at him and glared. "What? I'm being serious." He glanced back at the car and continued washing it.
"How does this help with karate?" Daniel asked Johnny. He shrugged in response.
"I dunno. This is the first time I've ever seen karate," A humorless laugh escaped Daniel's lips.
"He's probably not even training me. He's probably just saying this is training, but instead, I'm doing stuff that needs to be done, but he doesn't want to do it himself," Daniel answered coldly.
"I don't think Mr. Miyagi would do that," Johnny answered. "Maybe this really is teaching you karate." Daniel sighed.
"I don't know. Only time will tell, I guess,"
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It was dark by the time Daniel finished his first activity. He dropped the sponge and looked over towards Johnny.
"I'm going to tell him I'm done. We can leave afterwards," Johnny nodded and watched Daniel walk off into the house.
To keep himself occupied, he wandered around the yard. He admired the different cars. Though, in his opinion, a couple looked like they belonged to socs.
Those were Johnny's least favorites for multiple reasons.
Daniel returned moments later with a slight smile on his face. Johnny looked at him funnily.
"He wasn't awake," he chuckled. "The way he's sleeping was amusing though." Daniel started walking towards the gate with Johnny following behind.
"Do you know how to get home?" Daniel shook his head and frowned.
"Nope but I've got enough change that we can call Mom if we get lost and come across a payphone," he answered. Johnny shrugged. That was good enough for him.
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Johnny heard what they said. He heard every negative thing that Lawrence and his friend said about his brother. It really bothered him too.
The one that stuck out to him the most was when Tommy called him a worm. Johnny was exactly sure what it meant, but he was sure it wasn't a compliment.
As soon as the bell rang, Johnny was out of the classroom. He took off down the sidewalk and quickly met up with Daniel. He had to tell him what he had been called.
Daniel approached him faster than he predicted. When the two boys collided, Daniel stumbled forward, and Johnny ended up meeting the pavement. Daniel turned around angrily, but as soon as he realized it was Johnny, his expression softened, and he ended up laughing.
"I don't see why you're so excited for the cafeteria's macaroni and cheese. It's not that great," Daniel teased, holding out his hand. Johnny accepted it and was pulled to his feet. He stared at Daniel with big, nervous eyes.
"No, it's not that. In biology, Tommy and Johnny were calling you names," Johnny explained. "They called you a worm and some of the other names aren't school appropriate." Daniel sighed and rolled his eyes.
"I know. Tommy called me that earlier. The other names are probably because they know Ali and I are going on a date this weekend," he explained. Johnny looked at him blankly.
"You two are?" Daniel nodded. The tardy bell rang, and Daniel grabbed Johnny's sleeve.
"Come on, lets go get a good seat," he said, pulling Johnny towards the cafeteria.
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Johnny couldn't focus in English. His mind was stuck on the fact that Daniel and Ali were going on a date. A date.
Wasn't Ali the whole reason Lawrence hated Daniel? Isn't she the reason this feud started? Wouldn't their date spark more bullying for Daniel? If it did, would Johnny get brought into the mix again?
Gosh, he hoped not. Lawrence didn't do much to him, but he sure could hit. His cheek stung for the next couple days after the blow.
Mrs. Stacy wasn't happy that Johnny didn't pay attention to her boring lecture about iambic pentameter. And whenever she called on Johnny, he just added more fuel to the fire by not knowing the answering.
"Mr. LaRusso," Mrs. Stacy called. Johnny's head snapped up in the direction of her voice. "Can you please tell the class what iambic pentameter is?" Johnny felt his cheeks heat up, and despite his tan skin, he knew his face was a deep crimson color.
"I-I'm not sure," he answered softly. She groaned loudly.
"Please pay attention," Johnny stifled some laughter. That was the fifth time he heard her say that this hour. She should know it's not going to happen. Not today anyway.
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