𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓, cobra kai imagines

looking at me ( miguel diaz )

LOOKING AT ME
( miguel diaz x fem! reader )

The clock had just struck five as Miguel glanced down at his watch. He stood alongside Hawk, Aisha and Tory, waiting for Sensei Lawrence to show up for their training session, discussing who would be able to destroy who in a fight (Hawk was adamant that he would win; the girls begged to differ). Miguel, however, wasn't really engaged in the conversation. His mind was elsewhere, and Tory could tell. "Oi, Diaz," The girl called, throwing a playful punch at Miguel's arm which he took with an eye roll and a slight smile. "What're you thinking about?" "Oh, nothing-" The brown haired boy started before Hawk cut him off by placing a hand to his chest. "Quit lying, Diaz. We all know you're thinking about Y/N."

"Y/N?" Tory exclaimed, a joyous gleam on her face. Y/N was one of the few girls at Cobra Kai, and admittedly one of the best fighters on the team. Also admittedly, Miguel's crush. "I am not thinking about Y/N," Miguel insisted, though his burning cheeks said otherwise. "Sure you're not," Hawk hummed with a grin, causing the brown eyed boy to roll his eyes. "Speak of the devil," Aisha chimed in as she sighted the h/c from across the parking lot. The girl was dressed in her typical white gi, the brown belt strapped around her waist. Y/N was the highest graded student in Cobra Kai, alongside Hawk and Miguel who were also brown belts, but she was by far the most advanced (a fact Hawk profusely denied).

"Hi, guys," Y/N smiled, her e/c eyes sparkling in the hot sun shining down on the Valley. "Nothing-" Miguel started before he was cut off by Hawk. "We were just talking about who would win in a fight between you and Miguel." "No we weren't-" Miguel attempted to correct, confused, but he just earned himself an elbow to the side from Tory. "My bets are on you," The blonde girl told Y/N with a wink. "Hawk here said Miguel would beat you." "Yeah, right," The h/c disagreed, shoving at the red haired boy's shoulder. Y/N was believing every word the two Cobras said, whereas Miguel was still beyond confused. "Go with it," Aisha insisted as Sensei Lawrence arrived and the students began to file into the dojo.

Training had begun, and the Cobras were warming up. Miguel stood one row from the back, with Y/N not far in front of him. He tried to keep his eyes forward, but they kept drifting across the mirror on the front wall so that he was watching her. Watching the h/c train was mesmerising. All her moves were beautifully sequenced and flowed perfectly, showing strength and agility. Before Y/N, Miguel had never realised how entrancing fighting could actually be. Maybe it wasn't the karate; maybe it was just Y/N. As he kept working through the techniques, his focus entirely on the girl, her e/c eyes shifted slightly to meet his brown ones. Miguel blushed as she smirked at him, not faltering in her movement. He smiled back at her softly, not wanting to draw the attention of Sensei to the exchange, and she grinned back, her own cheeks dusted pink, but she played it off far better than he did.

Whilst Sensei didn't notice the teens smiling at each other, Tory sure did. When Miguel caught her eyes in the mirror, he looked to his left and saw her wink, before she twisted behind her to whisper to Hawk. Miguel's brown eyes widened at the thought of what his two friends could be discussing, but he didn't have to wonder for too long. After warming up, Sensei Lawrence got his students to stand around the mat for sparring practise. "Alright," Sensei yelled in his overly aggressive manner. "Who wants to spar first?" One of the kids went to step forwards, but Hawk cut him off. "Sensei," He grinned, nodding with his chin. "Me, Tory and Aisha have a bet. We want to see Miguel and Y/N fight." At the boy's words, Sensei's harsh face fell into a grin. "I'll never pass up on a bet. Diaz, Y/L/N, on the mat." Miguel sighed, throwing a scowl to his friends who chuckled like little kids, before stepping onto the mat. Y/N cocked her eyebrows, looking from Miguel, to Sensei, to the others, before hopping onto the mat herself.

"I hope you're prepared to lose a bet, Hawk," The h/c haired girl smirked, raising her fists and getting into her stance. "And, you, Diaz," She added, her e/c eyes locking with his, "You just better be prepared to lose." "Wow, this is gonna be interesting," Johnny said to Hawk, his eyebrows raised before stepping onto the edge of the mat. "Okay, bow towards me-" They both did, "-Bow towards each other-" They did, Miguel blushing as Y/N smirked at him. "And fight!" Sensei finished, and so the teens did. Y/N made the first move, stepping forwards and throwing a kick to Miguel's side which he only just managed to block. The brown haired boy made a mental note to kill Hawk, Aisha and Tory; normally he was an incredible fighter, but something about the girl just left him so distracted. Y/N threw a roundhouse punch to his head and Miguel only just managed to block, earning a smirk from the girl. "Close call, Diaz," Y/N whispered, stepping inside his guard, and at this short of a distance, the boy couldn't hide his blush.

Side stepping, Miguel went to launch a powerful kick at the h/c's head, but she blocked it with a huff. He went to repeat the same kick-- his own mistake, he telegraphed far too much and it was such a predictable move-- and Y/N caught his leg under her arm. In an instant, the girl had flicked Miguel onto his back, still holding his leg in the air. He hit the ground with a thud, knocking the air from his lungs, and before he could comprehend the situation, Y/N's knees were either side of his chest as she straddled him.

Tory and Hawk jeered at the edge of the at, which seemed strange to the girl since Hawk had supposedly bet against him, but she let it slide. As her e/c eyes bore into Miguel from where she hovered above him, a strand of her h/c hair fell into her face. Miguel reached up to swipe it to one side for her, before his hands were forced down onto the mat. Y/N grinned down at him smugly. "I guess Tory won the bet," She spoke, glancing up at where the other Cobra Kais were giggling like little kids at the scene. "What bet?" Hawk laughed, causing the girl to look at him with puzzled eyes. Apparently Sensei was still piecing the scenario together, too, and it took him a moment longer. However, the realisation did hit when he blurted out; "Oh, you wanted Y/N and Diaz to fight because he likes her. I get it."

As the other students cracked up at this, Miguel's face ignited. He struggled for something to say, still flustered from being in the pin, until Y/N leaned down and whispered something in his ear, her soft hair brushing against his cheek. "Guess that's why you keep looking at me, huh?"