what demetri said to hawk
his soft spot

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IT HAD ALL started at that soccer game, the very same one that had sparkled up an immense amount of tension that was practically begging to be released.

"What'd you say to him?" Alyssa inquired. "He looks pissed."

Demetri shrugged. "I hit him in his soft spot."

"Which is?"

"You."

Alyssa had never dwelled on that for long. After all, she was in the middle of trying to win a soccer game, and to prove a point that Miyagi-Do wouldn't let Cobra Kai walk all over them anymore. Also, she would've rather died than allow Hawk to get his soccer ball back after that whole scene in the cafeteria. Heartbreak was one thing — she had dealt with her hurt of what Eli had turned into for months now. Her ego was another.

Besides, that realization in the girls' locker room of how she liked Eli despite Hawk's ego being fucking huge had kind of made her forget about everything, including being called his soft spot by Demetri.

It was something Hawk had kept to himself. At the time, nothing but anger in his veins and turning into the one thing he hated — a bully, he liked to pretend that anything that Alyssa did didn't get under his skin. But what actually happened is that she was getting under his skin.

He hated how she walked around with the Miyagi-Do's, claiming them as part of her family when they didn't know her. He hated how she defended Sam LaRusso like her life depended on it, something that she always used to do with him. He hated how absolutely gorgeous she was, because it was driving him crazy and he couldn't do anything about it for the sake of Cobra Kai. And he hated, oh dear fucking God, he hated how she kept talking to that Cam Williams kid, the kind of sparkle in her eyes and smile on her face that practically screamed she liked him.

So when Hawk saw her standing by Cam and Moon off to the side of the soccer field, tying her long black hair up into a ponytail (which definitely made his mind short-circuit), he had to put a stop to it.

He had just pinned her to the ground, and had her flip them around so she was just pinning him to the ground (something that made his stomach do a little flip-flop, and not just from the movement of that situation), and was currently back up and running. Hawk kept his gaze on her, blaring into the back of her head. Eventually, Alyssa turned back around, and as soon as she did, Hawk smirked at her and shot a wink her way. She scowled at him in return before turning back to the others, and a sense of satisfaction settled into Hawk's chest.

Getting her all riled up was his favorite past time nowadays.

That moment was, unfortunately, interrupted. Demetri — fucking nerd — jogged up beside him. The satisfaction was instantly replaced with annoyance.

"She really likes him, you know," Demetri said.

Hawk looked over at him, his eyebrows scrunching in thought — he knew it, but hearing it out loud fucking sucked. "What'd you say?"

"Oh, yeah. She told me. Man, you know, you had a chance with Ally for years. Your relationship was unmatched. She would've accepted anything you threw her way if you actually had the balls to do it. You had a good thing going with the hottest girl in school, and you ruined it . . . by becoming a loser."

Hawk should've never let his guard down. He knew he shouldn't have let Demetri's words get to his head, but they did. Alyssa, his Lys, would've given him a chance? He could've had her all along?

Before he knew it, Demetri had taken his shoulders and pushed him forwards. He stumbled forwards a bit, and Demetri bent down, completely sweeping his legs from under him. Hawk fell to the ground, clenching his eyes shut in pain as his body made contact with the grass.

The coach blew her whistle. "Hey!"

"I guess that's why the Europeans call it football," Demetri remarked, backing away.

And when Hawk's eyes set on Alyssa, who was in the midst of tightening her ponytail as she walked up to Demetri, he knew that one way or another, he was going to find away to make her his.

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doing this to distract myself from whatever the fuck I saw in that trailer (if you know, you know) by red hair hawk being his prime