Hawk x Reader (Butterflies) [DISCONTINUED]

"Strike First"

Y/N's POV

Miguel and I stood in the Cobra Kai dojo for our first training. It was silent so Miguel spoke up, "So, are we gonna get the karate pajamas too?" "Quiet! The student only speaks when spoken to. Is that understood?" Johnny says. "Yes," Miguel and I say. Johnny stands there as if he's waiting for something. "Yes 'sir'?" I say. "Always address me as 'Sensei.' Is that understood?" He says. "Yes Sensei," we answer. He continues explaining, "These aren't pajamas. This is a gi. And you'll get one when you've earned it. All right, ready to begin your training?" Miguel answers first, "Yeah, Sensei." Sensei punches Miguel in the stomach and flips him on his back. "Lesson one. Strike first. Never wait for the enemy to attack." I help him up while snickering. He glares at me and says, "Well, you could have given me like a warning." "Quiet!" Sensei yells. "We do not train to be merciful here. Mercy is for the weak. Here on the street, in competition, a man confronts you he is the enemy," He continues. While he is saying this Miguel takes out his inhaler for his asthma and takes a puff. "An enemy deserves no mercy. What is the problem, Mr. Diaz?" Miguel hurries to explain, "There's no problem Sensei. You-you punched me, and I have asthma, so-" But, Sensei cuts Miguel off by throwing his inhaler against the wall and telling him, "Not anymore. We do not allow weakness in this dojo. So, you can leave your asthma and your peanut allergies and all that other made-up bullshit outside. Understood?" I quickly cut in, "Yes, but those are real medical problems. I was..."

"Yes Sensei, understood," I ended as Sensei glared at me. "Cobra Kai isn't just about karate. It's about a way of life. Take that first lesson. Strike first is the initial step towards victory. Ok? Like when you're at a party, and you see a hot babe or a hot guy. You don't wait for some other person to go talk to them first, do you?" Miguel shrugs and says, "I mean, we've never been to a party, so..." "Big surprise. All right, look. Striking first is about being aggressive, all right? If you're not aggressive, you're being a pussy, and you don't want to be a pussy. You wanna have balls." "Don't you think you're doing a lot of genderizing?" Miguel asks. "What?" Sensei asks. "Oh, sorry. Don't you think you're doing a lot of genderizing, Sensei?" Miguel corrects. "No. What the hell ate you talking about?" Sensei asks. "Oh, uh, our guidance counselor says that certain words perpetuate the sexist world view that can trigger-" Sensei cut me off by yelling , "Quiet! From now on, you won't listen to your guidance counselor. Your gonna listen to me. Is that understood?" "Yes, Sensei," we quickly nod. "Good. Now stop yapping like little girls and give me 50 push-ups on your knuckles." "Uh, ok." We get down on the floor and I manage one while Miguel does none. "All right, just do some crunches. Don't you have gym class or something?" Sensei asks. "Yeah," Miguel answers while we start our crunches.

A man walks in and starts talking to Sensei, "Howdy there, Mr., uh, Lawrence?" I correct him, "Oh, it's 'Sensei'." "y/n, shut up," Sensei says. "What brings you in? Looking to loose that gut and learn to kick some ass?" Sensei asks the man. "No. I'm from the city health department," The man says. "This is a list of requirement needed to open up an exercise studio," he continues. "This isn't an exercise studio. This is a karate dojo," Sensei corrects. "Yeah, same deal. Wow. This place needs a lot of work. You're not open for business are you?" The man asks Sensei. The man points to me and Miguel, "You. You guys customers here?" Sensei quickly answers, "Oh no, they're just some illegals I picked up this morning. They're helping me set up." The man says, "I don't need to know about all that. My job is just to make sure this place is u to code. You don't want a scabies outbreak like that hot yoga place over on Tujunga." "Wait, wait. So, I have to do all this crap before I even open?" Sensei asks. "No, you need to do all that to get the certification that's required to get the insurance you need to open. But you knew that when you signed your lease, right?" "Right, yeah." Sensei answers. "I'll drop in next week for another inspection. Huh. Cool Rattlesnake." "It's a cobra." "Oh. Right. Duh. I'm such an idiot. Cobra Kay." The man says before leaving.