Turning Red One Shots (Completed)

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It was the night Ming invited Mei's friends for dinner and they all sat at the table, eating some traditional Chinese food. They were all enjoying Mr. Lee's food and were complimenting him when they tried something new. Through the dinner, they talked about the usual things they liked but would get a slight glare when 4*town was brought up.

"Thanks for having me!" Tyler suddenly said as he put his utensils down. He stood up while Ming nodded, trying to stop her eye from twitching since he didn't clean up his set.

"No problem,"

"Gonna head out, bye guys!" Tyler said as he walked away from the table and left the house. The girls said bye to him before the door closed. Ming sighed and stood up, pushing Tyler's chair and bringing his plate to the sink.

"That boy has no manners," She mumbled while shaking her head. Jin put his hand on Ming's shoulder and smiled gently in an attempt to calm her down. She smiled back at him and the two sat back in their seats. However, her smile quickly fell when she saw Miriam picking some broccoli out of her braces. Scoffing, she turned her head.

"Bad table manners,"

"Oh! Yeah sorry, Mrs. Lee!" Miriam said apologetically and frantically. She stopped picking at her teeth and tried using her tongue to remove the veggie.

"Mhm," Ming sighed. Priya looked over at Miriam then Ming before at Mei. Mei looked at Priya and shrugged, confused by the reaction as well. Abby's eyes wandered back and forth between the two, just to get some action in.

"So 4*town," Abby said, tapping her fingers against the table. The girls seem to brighten up at the mention of the concert.

"It was so much fun! We were still able to get a picture with them and meet them!" Mei expressed, happily tapping her, now red panda feet, against the ground.

"Mei Mei," Ming warned and Mei understood but she didn't put it away immediately.

"My panda my choice mom," Ming shook her head but still cracked a smile. Mei started chatting with the girls about the sleepover they were having after this, suggesting scary stories, crushes, and of course 4*town.

"I got a scary story, you'll be frightened," Priya said, dramatically waving her hands around. Abby and Mei locked eyes with each other and turned to Priya.

"Betcha you can't scare us," Mei said, proudly crossing her arms.

"Bring on the fear!" Abby shouted, though one stern look from Ming made her quiet down. Priya smirked at her friend's attempts of fearlessness, she knew the story was going to terrify them. After feeling a tap on her shoulder, Mei uncrossed her arms and turned to Miriam.

"Can you show me where your bathroom is?" Miriam asked, seemingly giving up on retrieving the dumb broccoli out of her teeth.

"Yeah!" Mei pushed her chair out and stood up, leaning down to offer Miriam her hand.

"Come o-"

"It's down the hall to the right," Ming interrupted causing Mei to pull her hand away from Miriam, who seemed disappointed by the action. Mei awkwardly shuffles back into her seat under the pressure of Ming's glare. Miriam just nodded and abruptly stood up in her seat, knocking it over causing a light bang.

"S-Sorry Mrs. Lee!" Miriam quickly pulled the chair back up and ran down the hallway as her face became bright red.

"What's with her?" Priya asked while looking at Mei who was staring at Miriam's chair. Mei, sensing Priya's eyes on her, looked away and hummed.

"Dunno. And mom," Ming crossed her arms, closed her eyes, and turned her head away.

"Mom, you said you were gonna try and be more welcoming towards my friends. Especially Miriam!"