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"So..." Eli trialed off, leaning against the door frame of the tattoo shop. "You like it?"
Cora walked in to the tattoo shop, ready to hear about how the removal would go down in a few weeks. She had been sat in the chair before she realized how it would look. Like they had won, like she got rid of something, that she went through more pain that they already went through. Rico managed to help Cora out a lot, using the ends of the letters to blend together in order for it to seem like tattooed barbwire wrapped around her forearm and stopped right under her elbow.
Cora spun around to look at him, a smile on her face. It was a lot better seeing her that way versus when he first had found out and she was so sad and hurt. Now, she seemed stronger, more confident. "It's kinda badass, right?"
He laughed slightly, nodding his head. "Kinda badass indeed."
Cora met him half way, wrapping her good arm around his neck. "My parents will still kill me."
"Probably so." he agreed, grabbing her hand to look at it. "You can't even see the original anymore."
Cora frowned, leaning in so her head pressed into his chest, looking down at her tatted up arm. Eli sensed it. "They're gonna pay. At the All Valley, we can beat them."
"Yeah, it would help if I was in a dojo." Cora pulled back with an exhale, shaking her head. "I don't know if I want to join another one."
Eli frowned, tilting his head slightly. "You love karate, C."
"Yeah, I do. But, I don't want anything like this too happen again." Cora said honestly, and despite being so strong about it, he knew how much it bothered her. "The All Valley is just a few weeks away, there's no use anyways."
Eli sighed, thinking about it. "So, you just never wanna do karate again?"
Cora pulled back. "Can we not talk about this right now?"
He sighed, shaking his head. "No, yeah. That's fine."
Cora wasn't home long before a knock came at her door, making her sigh, getting off the couch. She passed Thor, opening the door. She hadn't expected to see Daniel LaRusso so soon. "Mr.LaRusso."
He exhaled dramatically. "Hi, Cora."
She looked around slightly alarmed. "Is everything okay?"
"No, it's not." he shook his head, accepting her offer as she held the door open. "I heard you're quitting karate."
Cora sighed, giving a minor eye roll. "Don't know if I should be flattered or offended that he talks about me that much."
"Look, I know Cobra Kai really messed with you." he nodded, looking to her arm. "Oh, woah, look at that."
Cora held it out with a minor grin. "You dig it?"
"Way better then before." he agreed, giving an approving look to her arm.
