Opposing Hearts - Kwon Jae-Sung x Reader

Chapter 19: The Awakening

Oblivious to the senseis' newfound awareness of your relationship with Kwon, training tomorrow would be completely different. And one you that you would certainly never forget...
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Sensei Kim and Kreese remained in their office for a few hours. Not only did they have to plan tomorrow's session, but now they were aware of an issue regarding you and Kwon that needed to be dealt with. It was mutually decided that Kwon needed to be guided back on track at his full potential. He must not show mercy because of you again.
And, to deal with you, Kim was tasked with that uncomfortable conversation.
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7:40
Training started bright and early. It was your final session before your fight with Sam, so it was your last day training as a Cobra Kai. Would you miss it? Not Kreese, of course, but the sense of teamship. Here, you felt valued and respected, whereas in Miyagi-Do, you were ostracised and disrespected by your team. In all honesty, you would miss training with Tory and Kwon.

Interrupting your chain of thoughts, Tory approached you as the students began heading for the mat.

An unsettling feeling began to gnaw inside of you as you shifted your gaze to the clock. 7:40
Training was meant to start almost 20 minutes ago, but the senseis were nowhere to be seen.

Curious whispers circulated across the training room like fresh gossip. The senseis were never late. I mean, how could they after the reprimanding you and Kwon received yesterday from them for being late? Something wasn't right.

"Where are they? Our senseis are never late. Ever." Tory emphasised with a slight frown resting on her face.

Kwon had now stood beside you, joining in the conversation with his signature smirk. "I wonder what has happened. I have been training at this dojang since I was a child, and Sensei Kim has never been late." Kwon remarked, his voice dripping with curiousness.

Your eyebrows remained furrowed, and your head slightly tilted as your mind whirled with seemingly reasonable explanations. But there was a foreboding feeling that was gnawing inside of you, one that you couldn't quite work out.

Kwon interrupted the brief, uneasy silence between the three of you, as a fresh idea dominated his mind entirely. "Look around. Noticing anybody missing?" He questioned
with an amused expression.

Shifting your gaze around the room, you analysed the students thoroughly. There stood Yoon, Kwon, Tory, and the others. Everyone was there. Apart from a certain person.

Your eyes slightly widened as you gasped in sudden realisation. Mira. Yesterday, the animosity was so intense between the two of you that a fight almost broke out. And now, she suspiciously disappeared along with the senseis as training was meant to start. Something wasn't right.

"Mira has definitely done something, that bitch." You retorted as you shook your head in incredulity. At this moment, you really wished you had hit her yesterday.
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8:00
There was still no sign of the senseis, despite training meant to start almost an hour ago. Bewildered whispers encompassed the air, accompanied by various distorted rumours.

A sense of thirst soon began to form a dull ache in your throat, which intensified after every breath. "I'm going to get a drink." You explained to Tory before walking towards the locker room.

Upon arrival, you noticed a girl in a Cobra Kai gi; it was Mira. She was slouched onto the bench comfortably with a forbidding smirk on her face. As her gaze shifted to yours, her sinister smirk widened as she chuckled.

In response to her overbearing smugness, your jaw clenched along with your fists. "Got something to admit?" You challenged.

She broke out into a long laugh as she shrugged her shoulders. "I think you have worked it out already, y/n." She retorted, her tone condescending.