𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑴𝑬 ⁻ ᵏʷᵒⁿ ʲᵃᵉ⁻ˢᵘⁿᵍ

𝟶𝟷 - ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʟᴀᴍʙ

༺ 𝘈 𝘒 𝘐 𝘙 𝘈 ༻

Living up to my mothers expectations was always the main thing on my mind, the one thing that influenced most of my decisions. Getting me into karate was her idea, she thought it would be a good idea to help me with my temper.

She was right, it did help. Sometimes just being able to blow off steam by throwing a few kicks or punches at a boxing bag helped me cool off when I was upset. I wasn't always upset, I was friendly to most people but when I got upset I would have the urge to punch something or someone.

Karate was the main thing in my life at the moment, I didn't have time for things like other sports, boys, or hanging out with friends as much as I'd like. I was too focused on living up to my mothers legacy, causing me to push myself to be the best that I could be at karate.

My mother as well as a man named John Kreese were the sensei's of the dojo I was a part of. The dojo was called Cobra Kai, which had the mindset of Striking first, striking hard and having no mercy whether you were on the mat or you were going about your normal life.

Thanks to my mother teaching me from such a young age, I was one of my top students in my dojo, beside Kwon Jae-Sung of course.

Me and Kwon were always competitive, and not in a friendly way. From the moment we crossed paths at my grandfathers and mothers dojo before Cobra Kai there was this thick tension between us.

Kwon wasn't just trying to win, he wanted to break his opponents, to prove he was better in every way by taunting them. It wasn't about getting better at karate either, it was about domination. But me being me I couldn't back down from a fight, no matter who the opponent was.

Every training session, every fight, even when I won, it never felt like a victory because Kwon would find a way to make it seem that he just let me win because he would go and knock me down in the next fight in training.

The worst part was that we were more alike in some ways. Kwon's obsession with being on top made me realize I was just as driven by pride and insecurity as he was. Looking at him was like looking in a mirror, no matter how much I wanted to deny it, both of us always wanted to be at the top.

Since me and Kwon were the top students of our dojo, we were chosen as captains for the tournament Cobra Kai was taking part in. The tournament was called the Sekai Taikai. This year it was held in Spain, Barcelona to be exact and it was by far the biggest karate tournament in the world.

Our dojo had only gotten here earlier today, having met all the other teams competing against us already. We had a new member named Tory, who joined us recently. I heard from my mother that she had come from another karate dojo called Miyagi Do, who were one of the teams we would be facing in the tournament.

I walked past the rest of my team as they sized up some of our opponents, my Cobra Kai jacket hung over my arm. I was wandering through the hotel everyone was staying at, still slightly tired from the flight, having my suitcase pulled behind me and my hair in a lazy messy ponytail. As I walked I thought about what I'd do in my free time, even though I'd probably be only doing training. I made my way up the elevator and to my room that I was sharing with Tory.

I used my card to open the door, seeing Tory already unpacking her stuff.

"Looks like you're my roommate hm?" I say, throwing my suitcase down on the floor and plopping down on my bed a slightly further away from hers, crossing my legs as I look at the blond haired girl.