Chapter Four: Forgotten Promises

Johnny please, please. Please. You promised that I would never be alone

Daniel heard nothing, felt nothing.

Daniel choked back a sob as he opened his eyes, swiping the back of his hand across them and taking another deep breath. He knew he wouldn't get an answer. He's been doing this for almost two months now, he couldn't explain would he thought today would be different. Daniel knew he would alone but for once he now felt truly alone without Johnny in his mind.

"Okay, it's okay. I'll win you back Johnny Lawerence." Daniel said as he glanced towards the disappearing crappy apartment in the background. Lucille didn't say anything as she watched from the mirror as she started the car driving away. Daniel sighed as he held on tighter to his pillow against his chest.

"Daniel-"

"I'm fine mom, I promise." Daniel whispered as he cut his mother off. They both knew he wasn't fine but he could pretend for them both. Just for the moment.

"What do you mean you broke the bond! He's your fucking soulmate Johnny!" Dutch shouted earning silence from everyone in the locker room however a shared glare from the rest of the Cobra Kai quickly sent them back to their own business.

Johnny ignored Dutch as he continues to dress for gym only to be shoved against the locker. Groaning Johnny rolled his eyes as he shoved Dutch away.

"I know you heard me Johnny." Dutch hissed out.

Many of the other boys were shocked. Dutch and Johnny were like brothers joining karate at the exact time and forming a friendship that never strained over the years. Later they added Jimmy, Tommy, and Bobby to their own clique but the other boys were never as close as Johnny and Dutch.

Johnny and Dutch been through some many things together making their friendship completely concrete.

"I don't have to explain nothing to you Dutch. You still ignore your soulmate and he's in the damn locker room with you!" Johnny hissed out as he shoved Dutch back.

It was known throughout school that Freddy Fernandez was Dutch's soulmate. The boy was untouchable because no one wanted the wrath of Cobra Kai especially Dutch.

"You know why I can't approach him!" Dutch hissed as he glanced towards Freddy who looked away at the same time.

Johnny and the rest of the group did know why Dutch couldn't approach Freddy. Dutch's mom was an well known lady in the area but it wasn't known she couldn't stand homosexuals.

Not after her husband left.

Back in the old days soulmates didn't always find each other so it wasn't wrong to be with someone who wasn't your soulmate. Dutch parents were arranged to be married and later on in their life fell in love. It all came crashing down when Dutch's dad found his soulmate in waiter at a coffee shop. They two men fell in love and since then Dutch's mom held an grudge against every homosexual man.

If her only son had an male soulmate, nothing would stop her from separating them or worst.

"Whatever."

Tommy, Bobby, and Jimmy immediately moved to step in as Dutch and Johnny got in each other faces shoving. Dutch rolled his eyes at Johnny shrugging off Bobby and Jimmy as he stormed out of the locker room.

"Dutch wasn't trying to make you mad." Tommy said as he watched Johnny dress.

"It's Dutch everything he does makes me mad. I don't understand why it's his business anyway."

"You really don't get it. You got lucky, you actually heard your soulmate, and he actually wants to be with you. Dutch meet his soulmate but can't approach him because of his mother's actions. He can only watch but you could with yours and you just broken the bond. I can't blame him for being mad so am I and I know the rest of the boys are too. It's not everyday someone finds their soulmate let alone one that wants to be with them. You have and you've just throw it anyway because of an stupid argument. I expected more from you Johnny but I guess I expected too much from you." Tommy snapped as he stormed out of the locker room followed by Jimmy, and Bobby.

Johnny sighed as he leaned back again st the cold metal locker room.

"Daniel." Can you hear me? Did I really break our connection over a stupid argument?