"Been a Long Time"

Chapter 14: Period and Catching Up

A/n: Don't kill me! I am so sorry that this has taken so long! I have been very busy lately with school, extracurricular activities, and other stuff. I wrote this in a little bit of a rush so please don't judge. Anyway, I have updated now, and I hope you enjoy!

'Welcome to what we call a Period,' I thought to whatever deity or spirit was watching. 'Whoever made this, thanks for letting us know we can have children, but couldn't you have found a less painful and annoying way?'

I sat up in my bed, uncovering myself to see that the bed was, thankfully, not dyed red. Not even my pants were red. I ran to the bathroom and quickly took care of it before trying to get the blood stain off my underwear. I had gotten most of it off, but the rest of it had already dried. I gave up, throwing it in the laundry basket next to my bathroom door.

I dramatically threw myself back down on my bed before groaning. Thankfully, it's Saturday! I don't have to work! I do need to clean my house, though, I realize. I groan again, rolling onto my stomach before pushing myself off the bed. I walked to the kitchen, hoping to get some food and pain tablets in me before the cramps decide to kick in. And as if they were listening, the cramps kicked in.

"OUCH!! WHY'D YOU HAVE TO DO THAT?!" I crouched down, hoping to somehow get it to pass. It lulled for a second making me jump up and shoot to the fridge to grab the milk before taking a box of cereal out of the cabinet along with a bowl. I quickly made a bowl of cereal and put the cereal and milk away. I sat down on the couch, covered myself with a blanket, and ate my breakfast. Cramps are the worst. The cramps came back in full force as soon as I sat down, making me lose my appetite. I still ate the cereal due to the fact that I had to eat something before I can take any pain pills.

Once I had finished the cereal I put my dishes in the sink, grabbed a cup of water, and headed for the bathroom. I found my pain pills, shaking the recommended amount out of the bottle before downing them with water.

With the pills taken and my stomach full, I hobbled to my bedroom, grabbed a giant hot water bottle, went to the kitchen, and filled it with hot water. After it was full, I stoppered the opening and went to sit on the couch. I grabbed the remote and turned my favorite show on.

A few hours later, I was feeling well enough to start moving around so I started cleaning with frequent breaks due to cramps and trips to the bathroom.

Once done cleaning I flopped back down on the couch to rest. Grabbing my phone, I checked the time. Noon. Well, I might as well eat lunch then check in on the boys and Yao Tong. I hope they didn't scare her off. 

I got dressed and went to my car, making sure to lock my door behind me. I got in my car and buckled up before backing out of my driveway. I need to figure out where I wanna get some food. I decided on (f/f) from (f/restaurant) because I was kinda craving it. It sounded good.

After acquiring the desired food, I quickly ate on my way to the Base. I finished just before I pulled into the driveway, wishing I hadn't finished it. Well, life's life I guess. I can always get more later if I really need to.

Parking the car, I headed inside.

"HELLO! Y/N'S HERE!" I yelled as I entered the door.

"HI!" somebody yelled from further inside. I smiled. I made my way to the gaming area, finding them all playing. Yao Tong was live-streaming and everyone else was either watching her stream or playing their own game. Cheng was watching over her shoulder. 

'I see what's happening here~!' (A/n: I can only hear Maui from Moana. -_-) I thought, grinning. I walked over to the sitting area and pulled out my phone to scroll through whatever while I waited for them to be finished with what they were doing.

Rui soon came over to me, tapping me on the shoulder.

"Hi! How are you, Miss Lu?" he asked, the sweetest smile on his face. I smiled back at him.

"I'm doing well, how about you?" I asked, genuinely curious. He has a stressful job you know.

"I'm doing well, could be better, but doing well." He said, sighing. We both looked at the people practicing their gaming and Ming coaching them.

"You know, Ming has a real talent for this. I guess it helps that he knows almost all of them really well. He's getting very good with Yao Tong, too. He has a slight advantage of them both being Mid players, though. Overall, he's doing a great job for a first time coach," I said, glancing at the man in question.

"He is. I am very glad that the overseers agreed to allow him to be coach. I think we will have a good year this year thanks to him. I hope so, at least," Rui said, nodding. I nodded with him.

"Same here. We can only hope for the best! I just hope Yao Tong's nerve doesn't fail her when the time comes," I said, contemplatively. Rui nodded again, but more slowly this time as if considering.

"Same."

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That night we all sat around the weird table, eating supper while discussing various topics. Apparently there had been a scandal of rumors running around along with other things. I was quickly fought up to speed by Fatty and Lao Mao. I also learned that Yao Tong's ex, Jian Yang,  was trying to make moves again, but she kept shutting him down. 

I also caught Cheng trying to make moves on Yao Tong. I smirked. I knew it. A big sister always knows. I'll tease him about it later. I tried to hide the devil smirk rising to my face, but obviously failed when Ming gave me a weird look. I smiled apologetically.

It seems I had also missed the fun of Yao Tong's parent's arriving unexpectedly to the Base, catching K dancing. I laughed so hard during that story. I wish I had been there to see that. Apparently, Cheng had been so nice that it made him seem like an angel. Where was this attitude when we were growing up, huh? Where is it currently? He's a stone wall!

They now have a new schedule of getting up early, aka the normal person's normal time. They have also been banned from unhealthy foods. Hah! Cheng can't eat candy! He will still hide some though. I laughed while Cheng glared at me. This is getting too entertaining.

Unfortunately, they also were forced to accept a practice match with Cheng's old team and Ah Tai. I hope they don't fall apart due to this. Especially Yao Tong. The match is tomorrow. I decided to stay the night and be there when the match takes place.