Strike Hard: Miguel Diaz x Female!Reader

Chapter 23- Story Time

"Oh my god."

"Eventually, we decided to work things out at the All Valley Tournament. So we both made it to the finals. It was two to two..."

"What...what happened? Who won?"

"I'm assuming it was LaRusso," Y/N stated, even though she already knew the answer. Johnny nodded. "He won, I lost. But what's worse...is that I lost Ali." Johnny said sadly. Miguel looked down. "Yeah." He mumbled. "All right, the reason I'm telling you both this is because you gotta watch out for the LaRussos." He stated. Miguel looked at him in sadness while Y/N chuckled under her breathe. Daniel's probably saying the same thing to Sam, stay away from Cobra Kais.

Miguel got up and walked into the dojo, leaving Y/N and Johnny outside. "So we both lost to LaRussos, huh?" She asked, turning to the blonde. Johnny laughed "Yeah I guess so." The two sat in silence for a bit until Johnny spoke up.

"Hey, why don't you date Robby? You guys seem close."

"I would like to date Robby, but I can't."

"Why not?"

"When you were in love with Ali, would you have been able to date anyone else?"

"Fair point."

"And besides, it wouldn't be fair to him. He knows it and I know it too. He's a good guy though."

"It feels weird talking about my son's dating life with someone who isn't my son."

Y/N let out a laugh. Buddy came over and nudged his ay into between the two, giving Johnny a lick on the face. "I think he likes you." She chuckled. Johnny rolled his eyes and scratched him behind the ears as the two sat outside, watching the sun slowly sink. "Well, I should get you guys home." He stated, pushing himself off the ground.

They got Miguel from inside and Johnny locked up before they got into the car and drove off to their apartments. The drive was short and they soon arrived, just as night had started to fall. They all got out and started walking when Carmen came into view. "Hey, guys." She greeted. "How was training?"

"Oh, your son's doing great." Johnny complimented, patting Miguel on the back. Carmen smiled. "Miggy, go get cleaned up. Yaya's making Seco de Carne." She told her son. He nodded and fist-bumped Johnny before walking away. "You too, Y/N," Carmen said, noticing the girl just standing there. Y/N was a bit taken aback but nodded and walked to her apartment. She made sure Buddy was comfortable and washed her hands before walking back over to Miguel's apartment.

Y/N walked in and noticed Johnny sitting at the table. "Oh hey. Looks like Carmen convinced you to eat something other than Hot Pockets and fried bologna." Y/N teased, taking the seat in between him and Miguel. "Haha very funny."

After Miguel's grandmother gave the prayer, the five dug into their food. Y/N took a bite had to resist from groaning in delight. Carmen always made such good food and it felt nice to have a home-cooked meal. "So, Miguel told me about the tournament. I hope he doesn't get hurt." Carmen stated, staring at Johnny. "Mom, I told you there's referees. You can't get hurt." Miguel stated, his tone annoyed.

"At least not permanently," Johnny said, making Y/N nudge him. He definitely wasn't helping. "He'll be fine." He added, noticing the worried look on Carmen's face. "So have you always lived in Reseda?" Carmen asked, moving the conversation.

"No, I grew up in Encino."

"Really? Really nice houses there."

"Yeah. Well, just because you live in a nice house doesn't mean nice things are going on inside."

The tension around the table suddenly became heavy, making everyone feel a bit awkward. Johnny bit into a plantain and moaned in delight. "I really like these bananas." He said, making Y/N snort. "They're called plantains." Carmen corrected with a smile. "Oh. In English, we call them bananas." He said making everyone chuckle. He looked around confused. "What's so funny?"

Before anyone could reply, Miguel's phone started buzzing. He pulled it out and his face lit up. "Oh, God. Sorry." He apologized. "Answer it, mijo. It's fine. Don't take too long. Your food will get cold." Carmen said with a smile. Miguel nodded and ran to his room, closing the door behind him.

"I'm so glad Miguel's finally making some nice friends. It's been difficult for him. We've had to move around a lot." Carmen stated, giving Johnny and Y/N a smile. "Where are you guys from originally?" Johnny asked. "Ecuador." She replied. "Oh. Why'd you leave?"

"Porque ella se enamoró de una cabeza de mierda" (Because she fell in love with a shit head), Yaya said, making Y/N suppress her laugh. "Mama!" Carmen scolded. Johnny looked between the three ladies confused. "I got married at 18. After I became pregnant with Miguel, I learned the truth about my husband's job. Let's just say he was a very bad man. I had to get far away from him." She explained.

Y/N gave her a sympathetic smile while Johnny looked down. "Sorry to hear that." He said sincerely. "Don't be sorry. I moved on long ago. You can't let the mistakes of the past determine your future." Carmen said, smiling at the two. Johnny nodded and went back to eating while Y/N felt a buzz in her pocket. She pulled her phone out to see she had two text messages:

Sam💝🌸: hey do u mind coming over I need to talk

Mr. LaRusso👊🏻🌸: im training Robby tomorrow, would you like to come along?

She internally sighed and quickly replied before putting her phone away. "I've gotta go but thank you so much for dinner." She thanked, pushing herself up. "Oh, it's no problem, sweetheart. You're welcome over anytime." Carmen replied, pulling her into a hug with Yaya doing the same.

"Where're you going?" Johnny asked, getting up as well. "My friend needs help with something, so I'm gonna go see her." She replied vaguely. "Ok be careful." He said pulling her into a hug. "I will. See you tomorrow." She said before walking out of the apartment and into the night.
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A/N: I love spoiling y'all because y'all deserve it. Love you guys and drink water🥺❤️