The Rising Destiny

Disclaimer: I do not own any Cobra Kai characters. This story is written purely for fun, not for any profit.

Chapter 4

Aisha looked at the girl who was now standing in front of her. Her mind was getting blank; she could not process what was happening.

Now she saw the face. The same face which she saw in the DVD. The face which was smiling at her, slowly changed into a frown.

"Tory!" the name flashed in her mind.

Suddenly she heard her speaking.

"Why the hell are you looking at me like that?" Tory asked her in an irritated tone.

"I am sorry." Aisha somehow controlled herself. Her eyes again went to that bracelet. Tory noticed that too. In a swift motion, she moved her hand with the spiked bracelet in front of the other girl's face. Aisha flinched.

"That thing scared you?" she said, her frown again changed into a smile.

Aisha did not say anything. She just nodded her head.

"You know honey; the world is full of predators. They will tear down your flesh at the first chance. So this is my protection from them. Bye the way, my name is Tory, with a 'y'."Tory said.

"Aisha Robinson.", they shook hands again. Both of them had the same class, physics. They headed together towards the classroom. But Aisha could not concentrate a bit in the class. The thoughts in her mind were forming a complex cobweb. Tory was right in centre of that web.

After school, Aisha was walking alone towards the gate, hoping to find his new friends. She was just walking down the stairs when a strong hand grabbed her wrist. Aisha was startled at first, and then she saw Tory, who was standing in front of her, with a grin in her face.

"Leaving without me?" She asked her in a joyful tone.

Aisha looked into her eyes, trying to find the insane, jealous and psychotic girl in her. But she failed miserably to find anything.

"Hello! Earth to Aisha, can you hear me?"

"Why? I mean why are you doing this to me? Nobody wants to be my friend, so why you?" Aisha did not know what prompted her to say that. It was like her tongue had its own mind.

"I want to be your friend because you are a good person in heart, Aisha Robinson. You are not like those rich queen-bees who got everything in life for granted. You know, you are that rare combination with money, brain and kindness. If you aren't, then I won't bother with you." Tory said in a hard tone, and then she turned to leave.

"Stop!" Aisha called her. Tory stopped and came to her.

"I am sorry for my behaviour. But until yesterday, I had no friends in this school. They don't want to be friends with me, because I am ugly, fat and a nerd. Every day I get hate messages...my inbox becomes full of them. So I just find it hard to accept that a girl like you wants to be my friend. You know, I could not bear to lose another friend. Just today, I get new friends. They are also misfits like me..." Aisha stopped because Tory's right hand sealed her mouth.

"Man, Aisha, don't give me a lecture. I want us to become friends; it's as simple as that. Now come on, let's meet your so called 'misfit' friends." Tory pulled up her hand.

Aisha looked at her and smiled. There was hope for this girl, she thought to herself.

At the same time, a tall, bald man was getting out of a bus in Encino. He then started walking; his destination is the local Bishop's house.

"So, Pastor Robert Brown, you have transferred in your local area then?" After reading the documents, Bishop Ridley asked him with a smile.

"Your eminence, I assure you..." Bobby Brown tried to say something but the bishop stopped him with a gesture of his hand.

"I know Pastor. It was Bishop Emanuel, who actually placed you here. But don't worry. I know him from a very long time. If he took steps like these to place you here, then there must be some cause. Bishop Emanuel is that kind of man who will go to any path for saving mankind, and sometimes I felt that he can predict the future. But he sent me this message yesterday, and I did not understand a bit of it. Can you make something from it?" Bishop Ridley handed him a paper.

Bobby Brown took the paper and started reading. It said,

"A snake shaded his skin again. He wanted to teach the weaklings to defend themselves. He had good intention in heart, but his footsteps are flawed. Another snake must come to him to correct his flaws. They will face some difficulties from the small tree; but their path can be cleared. A snakeling will join hands with the small tree, but it will bear sweet fruit. Another snakelet must control his heart and mind and follow his head. But the snakes must took care every one of the snakelings and especially the hunter bird. The bird's soul was shattered; it must be sewed to proper form. But they must beware of the big bad snake.

P.S: Two tiny snakelets can help and the spiked snakelet must get rid of all her venoms."

Bobby read the letter two more times but he did not make a thing out of that. But he vaguely remembered that Bishop Emanuel told him something like that before his leaving. He also said that all snakes were not evil.

"Pastor Brown?" His trail of thoughts shattered by the voice of Bishop Ridley.

"Forgive me, your eminence." Bobby handed the letter to the Bishop but the later declined.

"Keep it with you. Take this day and settle down in your quarters. Oh, I almost forgot, the movers send your motorcycle yesterday. It is in the shed. See you next day, Bobby."

Bobby bid good bye to the Bishop and left. There were a lot of thoughts going inside his mind. First, there was the worst news about his friend Tommy. Tommy got blood cancer, last stage. The doctors actually gave the ultimatum, maximum five to seven months. Then his sudden transfer and the Bishop's cryptic message that did not make any sense.

"No more thoughts..." He thought to himself. Then he took out his motorcycle and left. He needed to buy some essential things so he turned his bike to Reseda. After sometime, his motorcycle stopped in front of Reseda mini-mart.

Then Bobby Brown saw something for which he was not prepared.

At the mini-mart, he saw a brand new signboard.

"Cobra Kai Karate.", it said.

A/N: I am back. Please read and review.