The Last to Leave || Ryeji ff

- Chapter 9 -

Ryujin winced in pain as she lay on her couch with a heating pad and a pint of ice cream. This was the one time of month she hated being a girl. She was happy her period had come this weekend instead of next though. She would hate to deal with this during Soobin's bachelor party, especially since she talked to Soobin a few days earlier and it seemed Yeonjun was acting even douchier than usual. Ryujin could only imagine how he would act at the bachelor party.

She put down the spoon for her ice cream when she felt her phone vibrating. She looked to find that it was Yeji calling and couldn't help the smile that spread on her face. "Hey, you," she said when she picked up.

"Wanna go out tonight?" Yeji asked. She didn't even let Ryujin answer before she started talking again. "Some of my friends who live in the city asked if I wanted to go out in the gayborhood tonight and I thought you might want to come. I don't know about you, but I had a long freaking week and could really use dancing and drinks."

Ryujin took a moment to unpack everything Yeji was saying. Yeji wasn't just inviting her to go out, but to meet some of her friends. Normally, Ryujin would jump at this opportunity. The gayborhood was the part of Philly with all the gay bars and she had only been there a few times since moving to West Chester. Drinking and dancing also sounded great. It was too bad her body currently felt like it was being attacked from the inside and doing anything more than laying on her couch felt like too much.

"I know the city is like 45 minutes from you, but it's only a half hour from me. You can drive here and we can split an uber. It won't be cheap, but totally worth it, right?"

Ryujin wasn't sure why Yeji was rambling, but she had to admit that she found it incredibly cute. It was too bad she was going to have to turn her down. "I can't do it tonight. I'm sorry. My red mistress came to visit, so now I'm spending the night with my heating pad and Ben and Jerry."

"Wow. Sounds like things are getting crazy over there. Maybe I should skip going out and come to you instead."

Yeji laughed, leading Ryujin to believe it was all a joke, but part of her was tempted to ask Yeji if she really did want to spend the night with her instead. She couldn't do that though. Yeji already had plans and seemed to be very excited about them. Ryujin couldn't expect her to drop those plans for her almost-friend with benefits, even though whatever this was was starting to feel like so much more than that.

"Have fun tonight. Maybe we could hang out tomorrow and you can tell me all about it?"

"Sounds great. I'll text you after my hangover wears off. Feel better." Yeji hung up, and Ryujin developed a heavy feeling in her stomach that wasn't related to her monthly gift. She tried to tell herself it wasn't jealousy. Yeji had every right to go out and dance and hook up with whomever she wanted to. Ryujin just had every right not to think about it. She was too emotional from her period and that was making her extra sensitive. She walked her ice cream to the kitchen and put it away, then went back to the couch and shut her eyes. She just needed to sleep. Then she would feel better about everything.

Ryujin was woken from her sleep by the sound of someone knocking on her door. Who the hell...?

She rubbed at her eyes, then stood up and stretched, before slowly making her way to the door. When she opened the door and found Yeji standing there with what looked like an overnight bag in her hands, she rubbed at her eyes again.

"It took you long enough," Yeji said sarcastically. "Are you going to let me in or am I going to have to stand out here all night?"

Ryujin moved to the side and Yeji breezed past her, dropping her bag on the floor as if her presence was completely normal and expected.
"Hi?"