𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗻

Team Z was holding yet another party for the big win. You just wanted to go to sleep, but there's no way you're passing up a chance to eat a different variety of food in here.

Everyone was gathered around the table filled with steaks and everyone's food they offered up. It was heaven, true bliss. You were sitting in between Chigiri and Kunigami, a plate of meat in your lap. You reached you hand out to grab something from the table, but Chigiri spoke up once he swallowed his food.

"When did you get your nails painted?" he asked.

Shiiiiiit, you'd completely forgotten about that, honestly. "I, uh... don't remember."

He raised his eyebrow in suspicion, "You don't remember?"

"Nope."

"Right...Then, how did you even do it in here?"

You'd been functioning on 1% the entire day, does he really have to interrogate you right now? "The power of friendship." The power of being an absolute moron.

He let out a frustrated breath, "You are so annoying."

Kunigami cleared his throat, "The whole mysterious manicure thing reminds me...why were you called out earlier?"

By now most of the team was listening in as well, you were trying not to bolt out of the room and avoid all of this, "My parents...needed to call me, ... urgently." Believable, kinda. You didn't pay attention at all when the basic rules of this place were being explained, so that maybe not even be allowed.

Bachira had been staring at you intently for a while, but he decided to break the silence, "Is that right? Hm, I hope everything's okay."

"Yeah. It's cool." You went back to happily munching on your food, hopefully you'd be able to go to sleep soon. Man, that sounds so nice.

"Can someone go get drinks?" Iemon called out.

Isagi and Bachira got up, "Sure."

After they left, it didn't take long for the rest of the team to drop like flies. You were surprisingly one of the last, getting too much enjoyment out of watching them fold unconscious over their dinners.

The surviving pair, loaded with bottles in their arms, walked into the room to find every last person asleep.

"Are you kidding me..." Isagi didn't know whether to laugh or kick a wall. They'd gotten all those drinks for nothing.

Bachira started grabbing people and dragging them back to their futons. He stopped for a second once he got to you, "You should cut them some slack, Isagi. We all had a pretty rough day, some more than others."

You were all staring up at the ridiculously high-placed TV that displayed Ego, sadly. Even a badly edited football compilation with cheesy motivational music would be better. You knew what ever he was about to say was going to ruin your day, it always does.

"Until the beginning of the second selection, you will all undergo rigorous physical training." And, it surely did.

A residual groan sounded from most of the team, which resulted in a degrading lecture from the one and only devil on earth. You were honestly risking death at this point. But, nonetheless, you slung your bag over your shoulder to change into your uniform in the bathroom.

Everyone was already in the training gym when you got there, and you looked at the workout routine posted on the wall. Your jaw hit the floor. No way. No way in hell.

How does he expect me to do that? You'd burst a lung, for sure. It's not even an 'if.'

"Isagi..." You looked over at him, "If this is where I die, just go on without me."

"What?"

Instead of answering him, you just got on the treadmill and resigned to your condemnation for ever agreeing to be here.

No matter how many times you snuck off to the bathroom to get a break and breathe, you didn't even have the will to stand up at the end of the day.

Consequentially, you were collapsed on the gym floor, trying to suck in as much air as you could. To think you were still on your period, too. This... this is hell.

Bachira crouched down next to you with everyone else was struggling to put everything way with their fatigued muscles, "You okay, Kazuma?" How is he smiling right now?

"No," you got out between gasps.

He snaked snaked his arm under yours and lifted you off the ground to stand with his support, "I think I know how to help you."

You slumped against him while he dragged you out the door. It felt like you were slipping in and out of consciousness on the way to wherever you guys were going, probably from lack of oxygen. Bachira opened a door and walked you two inside. When you looked up, you were in the...bathroom.

You let go of him and stood on your own, "Why are we in here?" you questioned.

He let out a short laugh under his breath, "What do you mean? You always seem to end up in here. Today, when you'd come back, you seemed a bit more lively. Do what you have to, I guess."

"..."

"..."

You just stared at him for a while, "What?"

"I don't know what girls do in the bathroom, just go in the stall."

All the blood in your face practically fell to your feet, "What?"

He stared back at you while his eyebrows slowly knitted together. They soon shot back up and he pointed is finger in realization, "Oh! Surely you didn't think I wouldn't figure it out, did you?"

Your mouth hung open like a Ghostface mask, trying to figure out something to say, "Pfft, no, what! I know how I look, hah, but c'mon, man." you couldn't help but laugh nervously, no way were you that obvious, right?

He shook his head with a smile, "Just drop it. I followed you out of the room a couple nights ago."

Oh...so that noise really was something.

Fuck.

You took a deep breath, "Bachira, loo-"

"Wait! Unless, I have this mixed up, I know some guys have periods too. I'm sorry! I didn't mean to assume anything!" he exclaimed. Now he was the one with a frantic, panicked expression.

"No! No! Chill," you urged. You let a moment pass for him to settle down a bit, "No, you were right before. I'm a girl."

He sighed in relief, "Thank god, I thought I was being a serious douchebag for a second."

You still kind of are, cornering me like this, "Uh-huh...so, it was just you seeing me and Anri, right? That gave it away?"

"I guess..."

You smiled, "Yeah, obviously. My disguise is flawless." Was it all Ego's idea? Yeah. Will you give him credit? Absolutely not.

"I wouldn't say that," he jested.

"Shut up. You can't tell anyone about this, alright?"

He nodded, "Yeah. Who else knows, though?"

"Just Ego and his assistant, Anri. This was all his set up, anyway." You walked toward one of the stalls, you needed to breathe, urgently. "I can explain that all later. Just leave the bathroom."

He frowned, "What? Why-"

"Get the fuck out, Bachira."

You had finished showering later than usual. In fact, you had no idea what time it was or where you should currently be. So, in a similar situation to a few days ago, you were on your way to the cafeteria. There really was no variety in your life in this place, was there?

When you opened the door, all the lights were shut off. Not a good sign. It was probably way too late to be eating, and everyone else was probably sleeping. At least I'll get some peace and quiet.

You flipped on the light switch and nearly jumped out of your skin. The hairs on the back of your neck shot up and your heart felt like it was running a marathon, "What the fuck?"

"What?" Reo asked from his table. He had his utensils in hand and a tray of food in front of him, like he was just in the middle of a meal.

You felt your heart rate begin to slow back down, and you walked closer to his table, "Why were you eating dinner...alone, in the dark?"

He shrugged after taking another bite of food, "All the guys knocked out early from the training, I just woke back up."

"That's fair." You went over to the dispensers to get your own food before you sat back down at his table, "So, your training was hellish, too?"

"Oh my god...I've never truly felt the urge to die like I did on those fucking treadmills."

You laughed, "That Ego guy has to be some kind of sadist."

"I would be far from surprised."

You two chattered while you finished up your dinners. The game yesterday, how bad Nagi smelled.

"While I was walking down here, I saw that assistant lady. She's super hot."

"I agree wholeheartedly."

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had to slip in the thing abt reo liking older women bc the man has taste what can i say

posting a nagi fic in a couple hours !!