That Time Of The Month

Monday morning...

Kai woke up with really bad cramps and knew it was "that time of the month".

His body felt exhausted while other parts of his body felt sore, especially his breasts...or should I say her breasts.

So when Kai was binding her chest like she always does, she was in even more pain than before.

The cramps, the soreness and the headache were all just too much for the first day of the week.

But there was no helping it since she had to go to work today and she most certainly cannot reveal her identity to others.

With no other choice, Kai left her apartment after getting dressed although she didn't bother with breakfast because she was sure she'd throw up if she were to eat anything.

Putting on the usual mask, Kai...now dressed as a man, had made her way to her office and found the usual cup of tea sitting on her desk.

She was actually grateful for the drink because it was ginger tea today.

It was as if someone had known that she was in pain and had bought her the drink.

As Kai drank the hot beverage, she could feel her cramps were slowly subsiding and this obviously was the effects of the ginger.

She glanced at the landline phone sitting on her desk and saw the flashing red light, signalling her that the President was calling her to his office.

With a small sigh, Kai stood up and headed to the President's office.

...

Several hours later...

Kai continued to work as usual even through the pain.

No one actually noticed that the blond male (I'll address Kai as a male from time to time) wasn't feeling well, even the President was unaware of his secretary's condition because Kai was so good at hiding everything.

It was soon lunchtime and President Levi had invited Kai out for a meal since the raven haired male wanted to get closer to the blond male.

However, Kai didn't want to eat at all.

The mere mention of food was enough to make the blond male gag and he instantly rejected his boss's offer.

Although Kai really wanted to eat delicious food, his stomach could not handle solid food at the moment, so he had no choice but to decline the offer.

The blond male had already skipped breakfast and now he was planning to skip lunch.

President Levi was upset he had been rejected but he hid his disappointment well.

While the raven haired male left to have lunch with his bodyguard by his side, Kai sat in her office while rubbing her temples.

She soon rested her head against her desk before closing her eyes while clutching her stomach.

Kai's cramps weren't usually this bad, but there were rare occasions when the female would be in so much pain while other times, she'd be fine.

Today, was just one of the bad days.

The blonde female had dozed off and when she jolted awake, she found that 45 minutes had already passed.

With 15 minutes remaining of her lunch break, Kai texted Zach and asked the male if he could buy her chicken soup since she was a little hungry.

...

Zach had just been returning with his colleagues after having lunch when he had spotted the President and Eren.

The tall male approached his boss and spoke to him in a casual yet polite manner.

After the President had treated them to dinner on Saturday, Zach had been friendly with his boss although he never crossed the line.

Levi wasn't exactly bothered by the conversation so he spoke to his employee like normal.

Zach soon said that he had to leave after checking a text and since the tall male was heading in the opposite direction of the company building, Eren asked him where he was going.

The tall male said that he's going to buy a meal for Kai since the blond male has asked him to.

While Zach ran off to buy chicken soup for the blond male, Levi was left in a very foul mood.

'You don't want to eat lunch with me but you ask this brat to buy you food?', the President thought to himself, 'What's wrong with asking me?', he thought.

Levi didn't like to see his secretary getting along with others while he ignored him.

'Have you forgotten what I said two days ago?', Levi had explicitly told Kai that he wanted his secretary to be at ease around him but the blond male was just refusing to lower his guard.

...

Kai ate the chicken soup which Zach had bought for him.

Now that the tall male was sitting next to the blond male, Zach seemed to notice that Kai's complexion didn't look good.

"Are you not feeling well?", Zach asked with worry.

"It's nothing.", Kai said, "It's just a headache.", he said.

"Shall I get you painkillers?", Zach felt bad for not having noticed sooner that the blond male wasn't feeling well.

Kai only shook his head since taking painkillers during this time of the month, didn't actually help him since it just makes him feel sicker.

Once having had the small meal, Kai returned back to work and although Zach was a little hesitant to leave his friend alone, the tall male knew that he had a lot of work to complete.

...

An hour later...

Kai was in search of the President since there was a form that the raven haired male needed to look over and sign for approval.

Levi was not in his office and with a small sigh, Kai went to see Eren and ask for their boss's whereabouts.

On normal circumstances, the blonde female wouldn't have been bothered but today of all days, Kai didn't like the fact that she had to walk around while having cramps.

'Where did this guy disappear to?', the pain in her lower abdomen only made the female feel more frustration.

Eren didn't know where their boss had disappeared to either so both the secretary and the bodyguard were in search of the President.

Kai and Eren had gone their separate ways to look for the raven haired male and just when the blonde female was about to give up because the pain had become unbearable, one of the employees approached Secretary Kai.

"I saw the President downstairs at the courts.", one of the male employees said.

Because this was a large company, an indoor basketball court and gym had been built on the lower floors for the employees' use, which they could use during their breaks to relieve their stress.

Hearing that the President was at the courts was a surprise for Kai because the raven haired male doesn't use the facilities during his work hours.

Kai thanked the male for letting him know and she then sent a text to Eren telling the tall male not to worry since he had found their boss.

While Eren returned to finish off his work, Kai went downstairs to tell the President that there was still work left to complete.

The blonde female paused once she caught sight of her boss.

The raven haired male had removed his suit jacket and his tie, leaving him in his white shirt which was tucked into his trousers.

Kai was a little stunned to see her boss playing basketball because she had never thought that the male was into sports in the first place.

When she had competed with President Mike for a bet, her own boss had made no mention about the sport, so she had naturally assumed that the raven haired male was not into any kind of sports.

Of course, people were surprised to see Kai play so well because it was assumed that her short stature would give her a disadvantage, but Kai had proved them all wrong.

Now that the pair of amber eyes watched President Levi playing basketball by himself, the blonde female's interest was evoked.

Kai loved basketball although she had stopped playing after high school, so seeing others play the sport, the female would be reminded of the good old days.

However, the blonde female wasn't feeling well today and although there was an interest in the raven haired male who was playing basketball, Kai was in no condition to play.

Kai hadn't realised that she had been staring, so when Levi spotted his secretary, she didn't look away.

Levi's lips twitched up in a faint smirk once noticing that the blond male couldn't take his eyes off him.

'So I finally got your attention?', the President thought to himself, not realising that Kai was thinking about something else.

"Oi brat.", Levi spoke up.

The blonde female snapped out of her thoughts, finally realising that she had been staring at her boss the entire time.

Kai had felt her heart get flustered for a mere second once having been caught staring, however, the blonde female managed to compose her expression really well, that even Levi was left unable to read Kai's emotions.

The President was slightly upset that he was unable to see an expression change in his secretary but that disappointment didn't last for long because the raven haired male was already pleased with himself for having made Kai lost in thoughts.

'You play this really well.', Levi was impressed with the way Kai is able to stay composed but this only increased the raven haired male's desire to make his secretary lose his composure around him, 'But let's see how long you can last.', he thought to himself.

The rare sight of President Levi playing basketball would get any women swooning instantly, but this would also be because of the sensual air around the raven haired male.

Levi knew that Kai wasn't a woman (well, in his eyes and the eyes of others, Kai is a man), however, the raven haired male wanted to make Kai's heart race.

"Let's play a game.", the President threw over the basketball towards the blond male.

Secretary Kai caught the ball but her expression showed that she had no interest to play right now.

"Sir, this is a highly inappropriate time to be playing basketball. There are forms to sign and meetings to attend to.", Kai said although the main reason she was rejecting the game was because of her cramps.

A frown soon appeared on the President's face.

Just a few seconds ago, Levi had seen the way his secretary had been lost in thought when watching him play, but now, the blond male was refusing to play a small game with him.

The raven haired male soon recalled how Kai had easily accepted Mike's request to a game and he also recalled how Kai had asked Zach to buy him lunch.

'You're fine with every other guy except for me.', Levi was beginning to wonder whether he had done something to offend Kai because the blond male's behaviour had been like this from the first day on the job.

Although this had never bothered Levi before, now the raven haired male found himself getting easily pissed at the thought.

The President had come down to the basketball court during work hours because he wanted to forget what had happened at lunch.

Levi wasn't going to be forceful with Kai because he wanted the blond male to approach him with ease, so the raven haired male was doing his best to befriend him, however, the frustration only built up because his secretary was so wary of him.

He was only asking for a simple basketball game yet the raven haired male felt offended once he was rejected.

This wasn't the first rejection he's received from his secretary, but he certainly was not going to let this matter slide.

Kai was not fazed by her boss's change in expression and only waited to hear what he would say next.

After all, the blonde female just wanted to get her work done early so that she could go home and sleep.

"If you don't play, you'll work overtime. If you lose this game, you'll work overtime.", Levi said.

The raven haired male knew that he was being unreasonable right now but he actually felt hurt each time Kai would reject him without a reason.

Levi wasn't sure why he felt as though a needle was poking into his heart each time Kai would reject him yet accept other men's request.

The raven haired male didn't think he was being treated fairly so he was only doing this as a counter-attack.

Kai stared back at her boss but she didn't utter a word for a minute.

She didn't like the way the President was abusing his power right now but the female didn't have the energy to argue back.

There was only one choice left for her.

She had to play this game and win the match, however, her weak condition wasn't ready to run around at the moment.

"Sir, this isn't fair.", Kai finally responded.

"And what about the way you've been treating me? Is that fair?", Levi asked.

The blonde female sighed internally.

'Is this guy a child?', she thought to herself while wondering why this grown man was sulking like a child.

Kai had actually been oblivious to the way she'd been treating her boss so she couldn't understand what he was sulking about.

And since the pain in her lower abdomen was controlling her thoughts, the blonde female wasn't taking the male's words seriously.

"I don't understand what you're trying to insinuate, sir.", Kai said.

The blonde female honestly didn't understand what was wrong with the way she had been treating her boss.

'I speak normally to him, don't I?', Kai thought to herself.

"You don't understand?", Levi raised his eyebrow.

From Kai's expression, Levi wasn't sure if his secretary was telling the truth or if he was lying.

'This is amusing.', Levi thought to himself sarcastically, 'Because I don't understand how you can't understand.', the raven haired male thought.

The President couldn't understand how his secretary was oblivious to his own behaviour.

'Do you seriously not know how you've been treating me?', Levi was feeling displeased at the blond male's unawareness, 'But enough of that.', the raven haired male decided to handle this matter another time.

"T'ch, never mind that.", Levi said, "I take it that you want to work overtime today.", he said.

Kai clenched her jaw for a mere second.

Not only was she in physical pain, but her boss was getting on her nerves today of all days.

'Sometimes I wonder why no one's ever punched you yet.', Kai thought to herself.

Secretary Kai set the file she had been carrying on the bench before walking onto the court.

There was a pleased smirk on Levi's face as he watched the blond male approach.

"Only 3 rounds.", Kai told her boss.

Kai wasn't well enough to play in the first place but because the raven haired male was being so persistent, she had no choice but to play a match with him.

"Very well.", Levi said although he had wanted to play 5 rounds against his secretary since that was the same number the blond male had played with Mike.

The blonde female started off with the basketball but because her body wasn't ready for the sudden physical activity, she was caught off guard when the ball was easily swiped from her hands.

Kai was knocked off her feet and she landed on the ground with a small thud while Levi shot the basketball into the hoop.

"Brat, have you lost your game?", Levi asked with an amused tone.

The blonde female merely looked back at her boss but didn't utter a word.

The President was taunting her and she knew that.

Unfortunately, Kai was in too much pain to retort back but it didn't mean that she was going to give up on the game.

She got to her feet and was passed the basketball.

The blonde female exerted her energy in this second round and although Levi was just about able to keep up with her lightning-fast speed, he was unable to block her accurate shot.

This time, Kai had won the second round.

For the third and final round, Levi started with the basketball but Kai managed to easily snatch the ball from the raven haired male.

It seems that the President was keen on winning because he used a dirty trick to get the ball back.

Having tripped over his secretary, Levi was heading to the hoop with the basketball in his hand.

Kai glared back at her boss from where she sat on the floor.

'That's cheating!', she thought to herself, 'Fine. If you want to play like this, two can play at that game.', she was quick on her feet as she ran after the raven haired male.

Instead of stealing the ball, Kai jumped onto Levi's back, taking the raven haired male completely off guard.

The pair of steel grey eyes widened in surprise but the President still shot the ball towards the hoop even though it was a clumsy shot.

Levi was about to turn around to pry the blond male off, but Kai quickly hooked her right leg under his knee, causing the raven haired male to buckle forwards.

Both the President and Kai turned towards the basketball, which by chance fell into the hoop even though it had been a clumsy shot.

Levi turned back to Kai who was straddling his left thigh, while the blonde female felt a wave of dizziness hit her.

While her left hand rested on Levi's right thigh, her right hand was resting on the raven haired male's chest for support since she felt the world spin under her.

President Levi felt his breath get caught at the back of his throat.

The raven haired male could feel the heat spreading through his clothes at Kai's touch and Levi clenched his jaw to suppress the growing reaction in his pants.

This meant that the President was oblivious to Kai's condition while the blonde female was oblivious to the reaction she was causing.

When the dizziness finally subsided, Kai looked up and found herself straddling her boss, making her instantly stiffen on the spot.

Their eyes met and Levi could hear his heart palpitating so loudly that he was worried his secretary would be able to hear it.

Kai snapped out of her frozen state and quickly got off her boss.

Levi stood up after her but he avoided her eyes altogether as he began walking away.

"Bring the files to my office.", Levi's voice was surprisingly stable after that incident which took place a few seconds ago.

Kai facepalmed herself once her boss had left, wondering what had gotten in herself to do such a thing in the first place.

With a pounding headache, the blonde female fixed her clothes and picked up the file she had left on the bench before heading to the President's office.

...

A few minutes later...

Kai stood in Levi's office as she explained the details of one of the projects and several other proposal forms which the President needed to approve or reject if he's not happy with it.

Kai's P.O.V

I was carrying the approved files in my arms while waiting for the President to make his decision on the last folder which I handed him.

Because I had exerted all my energy during the basketball game with the President, my headache only became worse.

It felt as though someone had taken a hammer and was giving heavy blows against my temples, and the pulsing pain made it hard for me to concentrate.

Soon enough there was a buzzing sound in my ears and the ground under my feet felt as though it was moving.

I noticed that the President was saying something since his mouth was moving but there was no audible sound.

Small black spots appeared in my vision and I felt my body being yanked towards the ground by gravity.

I wasn't actually sure what was going on but I knew that something was wrong because the President's eyes had widened.

I blinked and when I opened my eyes again, the President was no longer sitting on his chair behind his desk.

3rd Person's P.O.V

When his secretary hadn't replied to his question, Levi looked up to find that the blond male's complexion was really bad.

Kai's skin had turned paler than usual and the blond male seemed to be unsteady on his feet.

"Oi! Oi!", Levi's eyes widened as he watched his secretary beginning to drop.

The President moved at a lightning-fast speed and was now standing by Kai's side, having caught the blond male before he dropped on the ground.

Levi's right arm had snaked around Kai's slim waist, keeping the blond male steady on his feet.

Kai found her head resting against something firm but her concern was focused on getting rid of the dizziness.

'Ah, it feels nice.', the blonde female thought to herself.

She found that her boss's embrace was oddly comforting and this made her muscles relax as she closed her eyes while waiting for the buzzing sound to disappear.

It only took a few seconds for Kai to regain her hearing senses and the blonde female opened her eyes when the raven haired male spoke up.

"Are you alright? What's wrong?", Levi's voice held worry as the pair of concerned steel grey eyes were focused on the small individual in his embrace.

Kai stood up straight and lightly pushed at the male's chest as a signal to be released, however, Levi kept his arm firmly around her waist.

The raven haired male quickly pulled one of the guest chairs opposite his desk with his left hand and sat Kai down.

"Sit still. I'll call a doctor.", Levi had released his secretary and was now reaching for the landline phone.

Kai, who had been slowly regaining her awareness after having felt light-headed, instantly froze up when she heard the word 'doctor'.

'Wait a sec. If a doctor comes here, then my identity will be revealed.', the blonde female began to panic.

Kai quickly grabbed Levi's hand.

With his left hand in her right, Kai stopped the raven haired male from making the call.

"I don't need a doctor.", the blonde female looked up at the male from where she sat.

Levi ignored the burning heat at his fingertips as his mind was preoccupied with Kai's condition.

'Don't tell me he's afraid of doctors.', Levi thought to himself as he stared at the blond male's slightly distressed expression.

The raven haired male put the handset back down and he now firmly held onto Kai's hand before kneeling down in front of the chair which his secretary was sitting on.

'Wait, is this guy actually lowering himself down for me?', Kai was surprised to see her boss kneeling down in front of her.

The raven haired male would never allow anyone to look down upon him, nor would he ever allow anyone to speak to him in a disdainful manner.

It wasn't because Levi was an egocentric man, it's just that he could be described as a poised or perhaps an assertive man when it comes to his job, and being the CEO of one of the top companies in the country, the raven haired male certainly would not let anyone take his position so lightly.

So it was a given that he would never be seen kneeling down or showing any signs of submission for anyone, yet here Levi was, on his knees in front of Kai.

The blonde female felt a little uncomfortable to see her boss like that.

"You almost fainted.", Levi was waiting for an explanation as to what had happened just now because if Kai's condition is serious, then he would instantly call Hanji.

Meanwhile, the blonde female didn't realise that her boss was holding her hand because she was too busy panicking over the fact that the President may call a doctor over.

"It's nothing serious.", Kai quickly said, "I just...", the blonde female tried to think of an excuse.

'Come on, think of something!', she thought to herself before an idea soon came to her mind, 'Ah, I got it!', the female thought.

"I just have a stomach ache.", Kai said.

Technically, this wasn't a complete lie.

Levi stared back at his secretary.

He wasn't able to pick up on the lie but the raven haired male was still concerned about the blond male.

"Then I'll get you some medicine.", Levi didn't wait for a response and had already picked up the landline phone, asking Eren to bring some medicine to his office.

Eren quickly brought over a box of expensive medicine which he carries around for his boss and there was a knock at the door as the bodyguard waited for the President's permission to enter.

Both Levi and Kai directed their attention to their interlocked hands.

"Sorry.", Kai instantly pulled her hand away before looking away, not realising that she had been holding the male's hand the whole time.

Levi looked down at his left hand, feeling the heat slowly beginning to melt away into his palm.

The pair of steel grey eyes landed on the blond male for a second before the raven haired male walked to the door where Eren was waiting.

Once taking the box from Eren, Levi sent the tall male away.

Kai watched her boss set the box of medicine on his desk before beginning to search through it for stomach ache medicine.

The blonde female soon closed her eyes as this eased up the pain in her lower abdomen.

She had her left arm propped up onto the armrest of the chair and then rested her chin against her fist.

Levi had finally found the correct medicine and when he turned back, he found that the blond male had his eyes closed.

'Ah, beautiful.', that was the first thought that crossed Levi's mind as he looked at his secretary.

The raven haired male quickly shook his head, reminding himself that now was not the time to admire the younger male's features.

Levi poured a glass of water before walking over to his secretary again.

"Secretary Kai.", Levi had actually never addressed the blond male just by his first name without the title of his job.

Kai's eyebrows creased at having been disturbed and her voice came out grumpier than what was intended.

"What?", the blonde female snapped without opening her eyes.

Of course, she was angry.

Because if it wasn't for the President forcing her to play basketball, then she wouldn't have been in this much pain.

On normal circumstances, Kai would have been able to endure the rest of the day but because she had used up her energy, her body felt too sore to even move an inch now.

Levi was surprised by his secretary's irritated tone but the raven haired male realised that he deserved it since he had been too jealous of other men to even pay attention to the younger male's condition.

"I'm sorry.", Levi's tone was somewhat gentle as he apologised.

Kai opened her eyes once hearing the apology,

She looked up at the raven haired male and was able to see a certain emotion in the pair of steel grey eyes which she had never seen before.

'Is this guy actually...sad?', Kai thought to herself in confusion.

This matter wasn't something to get upset over, yet the pair of steel grey eyes held such a wounded expression that Kai felt her heart sting for a second.

The blonde female wasn't sure what to make of the expression she was seeing and so, she decided to change the subject.

Kai wasn't actually good at handling other people's emotions and this was because of the strict environment she had lived in for the 24 years of her life.

So this particular scene made Kai uncomfortable.

"Just forget it, it's nothing.", the blonde female said.

She got to her feet and took the pill and the glass of water from the raven haired male's hands.

Once taking the medicine, she handed the glass back to him and walked past the raven haired male to collect the files she had dropped while having felt light-headed a couple of minutes ago.

Levi set the glass on his desk before quickly approaching his secretary and helping the younger male with the files.

Kai glanced at her boss but didn't say anything as she got to her feet once having collected anything.

"Sir, please let me know once you've finished reading that file.", Kai pointed to the last file which the President had previously been looking through, before the raven haired male had come to catch her.

Levi was not concerned about the work right now since he was worried about Kai's condition.

"Why don't you take the rest of the day off?", the raven haired male wanted to send his secretary home because he was worried that something would happen to the younger male even though it was just a stomach ache.

"There's no need for that.", Kai had returned to her work mode, "I'll have these files processed now.", giving her boss a small bow, she left the room as there was still work to complete.

Once left alone in his office, Levi felt that his body was strangely cold.

This wasn't the usual freezing temperature he had felt for the past 28 years of his life, this numbing cold sensation was different and it started deep within his heart.