Instant Family (SWSH Fanfic)

Let's Get Physical

Bea watched the clock tick. 4:30 am. She stood up, reaching for the ceiling as the vertebrae in her back aligned and popped. Leaning to the side, she reached for her left foot, popping her hip. She did the same for her right hip. She rolled her shoulders and cracked her neck. Part one of her morning routine was checked off. After brushing her teeth and washing her face with ice cold water, she turned her gaze to her wrinkled sheets.

She proceeded to make her bed, meticulously folding and tucking the sheets crisply into the corners of her bed frame. She carefully placed her pillows back onto the bed, two white pillows on each side, one decorative pillow in the center of them. She took a step back, admiring her handiwork. She opened the doors of her wardrobe to reveal color coded sections of crisply pressed, folded, and hung clothes. Her hand hovered over one of ten identical black body suits that she usually wears. She paused.

Hmmm... Gloria's gonna be training with me today...

She closed the wardrobe and walked over to her dresser, pulling two drawers out. She picked up a pair of orange spandex booty shorts from one and a matching orange and white sports bra from the other. She swiftly closed the two drawers and walked into her closet. She grabbed her official gym leader warmup sweats from one of her shelves as well as a crop top with the fighting type logo printed on it. She smiled.

If there was ever a day to get her attention, today's feels like the day...

She gave herself a look in the mirror once she slipped into her gear.

Assets are still intact Bea, nice... Gotta work on those traps later next week though...

Reveling in the minutiae of her morning, she excitedly walked down the stairs, skipping steps as she scanned the living room for any misplaced objects. Satisfied with her quick scan, she placed the neatly folded articles of clothing on top of her tattered duffel bag, turning her attention to the kitchen. Her tea began to brew as she placed the warmups into their particular pocket as well as two protein bars, three bottles of water, two rolls of boxing tape, and the little terra cotta gengar that Allister gave her three years ago for good luck.

Plopping the duffel bag on the ground next to her, she took her place at the kitchen table with her tea, a pen, and a piece of paper.

Allister's going to wake up without me today— need to make sure to remind him to train... and that I love him...

Her little brother brought a smile to her face as she led the pen across the paper, her painfully neat handwriting showing her thoughts. She took one last sip of her tea before getting up, the sun now rising in the distance.

Time to get my cardio in for today...

Allister's note sat up, folded into a crisp tent on their kitchen island.

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Gloria's alarm blared painfully loud as she rolled over, swatting her hand at the wrong nightstand. Begrudgingly opening her eyes, she let out a tired moan as she rolled in a cocoon of covers to the correct nightstand, violently grabbing for the ringing phone.

The clock read 6:30 am.

"Shhhhutup..." Gloria sleepily slid her thumb over the unlock button and the phone granted her sweet release from its digital scream.

Oooooookay... 30 minutes till game time Gloria... Cheep can get me there in 5... maybe...

Gloria closed her eyes, her chest coming to an even rhythm as her breaths got deeper. Her second round of alarms shocked sleep out of her system.

She frantically threw the covers off of her and ripped off her big t-shirt, getting her head stuck in an ocean of cotton before finally wriggling free. She fished out a fresh sports bra and tee, but had a much harder time finding her shorts. Her eyes cautiously eyed her new uniform.