Too Hard - Cobra Kai x Reader

[23] Convincing

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It was now early December. Y/N had been back in the rink for some time now. The two teens were almost done learning the choreography for the Competition.

"Guys" Jenna said "competition is in 2 months. We're going to finish this today and then from then on we're going to do this over, and over, and over again. I know we need to work on a few tosses and we will but right now we need to finish"

*first person*

We just nodded our heads as we got on the ice. Jenna and Brian had to clear out the rink a few times since people kept going in. Since it's cold out in other states people tend to come at this time to get the taste of ice skating and cold temperature.

Matt and I have been doing well and have been picking up the choreo real fast. Kreese has helped me regain the skills I had and helped me gain confidence to do sports without being scared of injuring myself.

I haven't talk to Miguel, Sam, Demetri, and any of the Miyagi Do and Eagle Fang members in weeks. I haven't had the guts to talk to Lawrence yet. Robby has been staying at Cobra Kai for a bit. He isn't doing classes but he's living there.

As the Jenna and Brian finish teaching us the routine they told us to do the full thing full out without the jumps. In the choreo there's not of hand holding and times where we HAVE to be on sync.

"Up... good... faster! Ok... and... up! Up! And... up! Good... turn! Keep your hands straight! Hold... up! Hands Matt! Keep your hands up! Good... faster! Okay... Legs straight! Keep your legs straight Y/N..." Jenna kept shouting tips and correcting us as we did the routine. We only have 1/3 tosses mastered and 3/5 of the lifts mastered. We haven't had time to practice them much.

Once we finished we had to do it 2 more times then Jenna dismissed us. Matt and I left and decided to walk home instead of taking an Uber or getting a ride.

"Wanna practice the lifts later?" Matt asked

"Do we have a place?" I asked "i mean the rink is PACKED right now"

"My sister does gymnastics, she's having a private right now."

"Would they even let us practice? It's her private..."

"Of course" Matt grinned "my aunt owns the place"

"You should of said that in the first place" I laughed

"Probably" Matt laughed.

We both walked to the gymnasium and Matt got us into a private room.

"No way" I laughed. I ran towards balance beam. "I haven't been one of these in forever" I got up on it.

"I use to use one of those. Never competed with them though."

"Hold on... you did gymnastics?" I asked

"Yea, i did this for a few years before I started skating. It helped a lot"

"Do you still do it?"

"No but Im planning to rejoin"

We started to work on the lifts. We first started with the ones we already knew. With the years experience I had with cheer and other sports I was able to hold my balance easily.

Lifting someone up isn't always about weight. It's mainly about keeping balance and holding it. Both people have work to put in.

We tried one of the lifts that we were having trouble with. He was able to get me up and I did the position but after a few seconds we started to wobble so Matt put me down.

"Sorry" Matt apologized

"For what?" I asked

"That, I'm not that strong"

"Its not about strength. Its about working together" I reassured

"But still, I don't want to accidentally drop you"

"We'll" I said sitting on a stack of matts. "If your worried that much about strength then maybe... you can join karate?..."

"Karate?" Matt repeated.

"Yea! Im in cobra Kai and It's helped me a lot!"

"Isn't cobra Kai the dojo that started the school fight?"

"Yes but-"

"And wasn't one of the students from cobra Kai the one who attacked you?" Matt interrupted

"Ok yea-"

"And isn't Kyler and the rest of the schools jerks in cobra Kai?"

"Okay I get it" I sighed. "I only have two real friends in cobra Kai... I just want you to join so we can hang out more" I lightly smiled

"I want to be stronger... not learn to fight-"

"I both learned to fight and how to be stronger. And I gained confidence from it"

"But isn't it expensive-"

"Not as expensive as figure skating." I interrupted

"I don't know..."

"Matt you don't have to join. But I strongly recommend taking karate... you never know what you might learn" I smiled again.

"Okay, I'll think about it" Matt smiled.

We both stayed at the gym for an hour or two longer practicing the lifts. Afterwards Matt walked me home and I spend the rest of the day there.

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A/N: sorry for the short and late chapter. I've been really busy this week and I will be for around 2 more weeks. I'll try to write whenever I have time.
Thank you so much for being patient <3