❏ chapter, thirty nine.

↳ THE MASKED GROOMER !

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"the law says fourteen... BUT I LIKE THEM YOUNGER- ayo what the fuck." i cut off my singing and took out my headphones when i spotted none other then toko and nika hanging out at the bey park playing spin tops at the public stadium.

i looked around several times.

no valt, no parent, no one watching them.

oh that's not good😰

"AYO!!" i yelled out to the two midgets and they looked over in confusion. once realizing it was me, nika smiled and waved along with her brother.

"oh! it's y/n! hey-"

"GET BACK HERE! DO YOU TWO KNOW HOW MANY CHILD MOLESTERS THERE ARE IN JAPAN😐??"

toko clicked his tongue in annoyance, crossing his arms. "you're such a bitch..."

"what did you say."

"i have an itch-?"

nika then stomped on her brothers foot, making him yelp in pain. "NIKA WHAT THE HECK??!"

"IF YOU SAY ANOTHER BAD WORD I'M TELLING MOM!!"

"..."

"that's what i thought."

i watched their interaction, wondering what it's like to have a brother- oh wait, never mind i have shu for that. and he's just as abusive as a real one would be.

"erm, anyway..." i sat down in front of the stadium in the middle of the two, criss-cross style as i watched their two beys slowly come to a stop on the centre of the stadium. "i'm kinda bored. so is it cool if i hang out with you guys?"

"the fact you've been so down graded to the point you need to ask two nine year olds to hang out with you is sad."

"TOKO SHUT THE FU- oh shit wait i can't curse at children i'll get canceled😕" i sighed sadly, knowing damn well i'm this 🤏 close to getting sued for hate speech. "oh whatever! free country! i'll hang out with whoever i please."

they both sweat dropped, but never the less continued their battle with me as ref. still sitting on the ground by the way.

CLINK

"yay! looks like i win again bro!" nika cheered as she managed to get a burst finish on toko.

i was EXTRA dramatic when announcing it, too. "and the final win goes to none other then nika aoi!!" i exclaimed, clapping enthusiastically. i turned to toko with BaShFuL eyes. "how does it feel to lose, mr. toko🥺?"

"you're so annoying..."

"a lot of people say that, you ain't creative."

nika giggled at our banter, pointing a teasing finger at her brother. "haha! you're just saying that cause you like y/n, toko!"

"W-WHAT?! DO NOT!!"

"do too!!" she laughed at toko's bright red face. meanwhile i wasn't even paying attention, too busy staring at this cute red ant on the ground.

i'll name him almond-

"i like what i'm seeing!"

AYO WHO THE FUCK.

all three of us simultaneously looked over at the skate board parkour a few feet away. on top of it stood some twink in an fugly mask. "bey fans, huh? looks like we've got a lot in common!"

i pointed an accusing finger at him, "I FUCKING TOLD YOU YOU GUYS WERE GONNA GET GROOMED😭🫵"

they both ignored me.

fakes asses.

except for the masked weirdo over there, who merely laughed aloud as he jumped off the rail with a front flip, landing perfectly on his feet.

fucking show off😐

he then adjusted his mask, smirking to himself and mumbling, "parkour..." as he began approaching us.

boy get the fuck...

the twins freaked out and began throwing random shit at him. "he's after our beys!!"

"I DON'T THINK THATS WHAT HES AFTER GUYS...😰"

anyway, he dodged all of it nonchalantly. "no, no, nothing like that!" he reassured raising a finger. "i may look odd, and some even say i could use a little-" he paused when nika threw a bucket at him and it landed on his head. "less shine."

"man i THINK you need a little jail time🙁"

he ignored me. rude. "but trust me, you have nothing to fear!"

"that's what they all say..." the twins said at the same time, as the mysterious masked twink took the blue bucket off his head and spinning it around his index finger.

"my main mission in life is to spread the beyblade love like jam on bread!" he then dropped the bucket, and struck a really, really corny pose. "i am the masked blader!!"

EwW... BROTHER EwW😨

"that's what people call you?" nika asked, low key concerned for what the heck was going on. also, is it just me or does this dude look really familiar?? and for some reason, i don't really like him either.

and no, it's not cause he's a groomer tryna prey on toko and nika, it's something else...

i wonder who he is...🤔

"better believe it," he said, placing a hand on his chest and going full on anime on our asses. "there's only one thing my mask can't hide... my passion for beyblade always shines through!!"

he struck another corny pose.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THATS A GROOMER IF IVE EVER SEEN ONE😐🫵 hide your kids, for real.

me and toko both side eyed each other like 'what the fuck is going on'. "this is why we don't talk to strangers..." he said uncomfortably.

"SEE?? TOLD YA'LL HES AFTER MORE THEN JUST YOUR BEYS!!"

"hey wait a sec..." nika mumbled, catching both me and toko's attention. "i think i recognize his voice! the way he talks is weird, but also kinda familiar!"

MAN I KNEW I WASN'T CRAZY!! my girl nika over here is backing me up. love her, for real.

"hey mister!" she called out, as the guy was fidgeting with one of his red highlights at the top of his head. "sorry to bother you, but could i ask you something?"

"sure. ask away!"

"if you were to name one person, who would you say is the best blader?"

"oh, that's easy!" he brought up a finger, pulling a whole '😄☝️' look. "it's as easy as the fact the earth revolves around the sun... wanna know...? ZAC THE SUNRISE, CLEARLY!! HES DEFINITELY THE NUMBER ONE BLADER RIGHT NOW ASK ANYONE!!"

"that twink...😨??" i said aloud, and for some reason the masked guy looked like he had been shot in the heart.

"knew it!" the twins exclaimed and i looked at them confused.

"knew what?"

"god you're stupid..."

"TOKO I REALLY DON'T CARE THAT YOU'RE A CHILD I WILL SLAP-"

i was cut off when the masked guy got over me calling a twink a twink (like sorry i'm right). "dazzling! you know your popstars kids! and you've obviously got great taste too!"

he then handed nika an album with a picture of that hoe stealing, raggedy ass barbie doll. "here, for you!"

"it's zac's new album!"

"and look! it's autographed!" nika squeeled, her face going red and having a heart float around the top of her head. "are you sure about this, mister masked blader??"

"you bet!"

"WELL I'M NOT!!" i deadpanned, still in the background. "DID YA'LLS PARENTS NEVER TEACH YOU TO NOT TAKE STUFF FROM STRANGERS??"

"hey, didn't you take candy from that guy in a van last week?"

"TOKO SHUT THE FU-"

"there is a little something you could do for me though..." the masked guy chuckled and my jaw DROPPED at what i think he meant by that...

he then started pointing at his stomach. "no point in beating around the bush! i'm famished! don't suppose you brought along anything to eat??"

oh... that's what he wanted.

my bad😇

"well, no..." nika said, thinking as her and toko exchanged looks.

GRUMBLE

we all looked over at the sound of the masked dudes stomach going feral.

fucking big back, control yourself i swear🙄 (i'm no one to talk, i could totally commit cannibalism
no shame).

the twins laughed a bit, before nika spoke up, "let's go to moms bakery! we have lots there!"

the way i WHIPPED myself up from my seat. bro... like, did you say moms bakery? as in, valts mom? and... bakery? FOOD??

YES PLEASE.

"YAY! THEN WHAT WE WAITING FOR?? LETS GO!" i clapped, jumping onto the grass and walking past the others. "come on masky!" don't you dare try and steal valts mom from me or i swear ITS ON SIGHT.

"please. call me the masked blader, my dear!" he announced proudly, following me as the twins watched from the background with sweat drops on their foreheads.

he took my hand (BROTHER EwW😨🫵) and held it up between us. "say, what did you saw was your name was, my dear? y/n? i must say, your win at the district tournament was quite dazzling!"

"yeah i'm amazing i know- CAN YOU LET GO??" i laughed hysterically, eye twitching as i slowly pulled my hand away. you know guys i'm getting really tired of this gay twink men tryna be a little TOO buddy buddy with me...

"yo y/n! masked blader!" toko called out to us and we turned around to see them all the way on the other side of the park.

"YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY!!"

"..."

"pfft- i knew that🙄"

'you're an idiot.'

'drop dead.'

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man, that entire walk to the bakery was MAD UNCOMFORTABLE. like for one, buddy why you staring at me like that? EVEN I CAN SEE THE HEARTS IN YOUR EYES THROUGH THAT THICK GOGGLE ASS MASK.

huh, wonder why...🤔

"has anyone told you how beautifully dazzling you look today, my dear?" he asked for the 352727 time, just a different compliment. last one was about my eyes and smile.

"has anyone told you how beautiful you look today, masky?"

he flushed red, laughing nervously. "well i- n-no?"

"better luck tomorrow."

"..."

"hey guys, we're here!" toko said in a... oddly pissed off way. LIKE WHY HE GLARING AT MR. MASKED TWINK LIKE THAT?? the little blue headed child came over and gently took my hand and pulled me into the bakery, away from repunzel.

saved my ass, for real.

amen.

i swear i could see masky's eye twitching in slight annoyance but the way his cheek kept glitching, along with the forced awkward smile as he watched toko drag me away. he followed us to the door inside, but then toko stopped him.

"maybe... you should stay out here. we'll bring you the food!" he laughed awkwardly in a very forced manner as he shoved me into the bakery with nika. hey i ain't complaining, as long as i can see valts mom im chill.

"but i-"

"WE'LL BE BACK IN A SEC!!" toko then shoved us all inside and closed the door. "...i don't trust that guy."

"clearly," i yawned, not really caring for why toko was acting so weird. "anyway, where your guy's mo-"

"oh, y/n? you're here?"

never mind. found her😍

i immediately put on my 'i don't call your son fifty slurs a day in three different languages' act on, and bowed politely as if i wasn't three steps away from going to jail for hate speech.

"good afternoon, mrs. aoi! sorry to drop by so suddenly like this but i ran into the twins at the park, and we met a... friend along the way." guys i'm trying so fucking hard not to throw up at calling that twink a 'friend' it's actually crazy.

the twins stared with their jaws DROPPED. like come on fam, you've already seen me pull this shit before. get it together.

the milf- i mean mrs. aoi smiled, waving her hand in a dismissive manner. "no worries at all! you're always welcome here, y/n."

AAH PLEASE ADOPT ME INTO YOUR HOUSE RIGHT NOW.

"anyway..." toko started, slowly stepping away from me as he probably thought i casted some spell on their mom to make her think i wasn't a total lunatic. "we just came to get some food!"

"you're just on time! i got a fresh batch of bey bread!"

"AW HELL YEAH- i mean..." i cut my fatass off from saying something that would possibly ruin my facade. "that's perfect! thank you so much!"

she smiled sweetly, "no problem, kids. i'll go grab a batch!"

"age ain't nothing but a number😈🔥🔥"

"hm? sorry, what did you say, y/n?"

"NOTHING."

erm, anyway, she grabbed us a basket of bey bread and handed it to me with a smile. "there you go!"

"thanks so much, mrs. aoi! i'll go take it outside to that mask gu-"

SNATCH

"i'll take it."

...girl what the fu-

TOKO LEGIT JUST TOOK THE BASKET FROM ME AND WALKED OUT THE DOOR TO GIVE IT TO THAT GAY LUNATIC HIMSELF.

i blinked in confusion. why would toko wanna do that? and whys he acting so weird-

then it clicked.

TOKO HAS A CRUSH ON THAT DISCORD LOOKIN PEDO AND WANTS TO GET GROOMED??😨

FUCK I TAKE IT BACK AGE ISNT JUST A NUMBER I'M CALLING THE COPS...😰

"so... who exactly is that?" mrs. aoi asked, hands on hips and a very skeptic look as she looked at the masked dude outside the window, fawning over the bread toko brought.

aww, that's so cute.

still hate him though😐

"this musician!" nika replied, handing her mom the signed album he gave her earlier. "we met him at the park!"

"and he thinks that disguise is working...?"

meanwhile i just stared with my jaw fucking DROPPED.

LIKE WHAT DO YOU MEAN ZAC THE BALLSACK IS THE SAME PERSON AS THE MASKED GROOMER??

"nika what on earth are you talking about??" i scoffed, shaking my head as i took the album and held it up at the window to compare the masked blader to that hoe stealing k-pop dick.

both have long blonde hair, red highlights, the exact same outfit, both reek of roses and hair products, annoying british accent...

but ones wearing a mask.

sooo...

"THEY LOOK NOTHING ALIKE!!"

"...are you okay?"

yeah so after nika was being literally INSANE—like how could you even think that? their completely different people, trust.

anyway, we went back outside the bakery to see the masked FATASS ate all the bread in like three seconds.

slow down big back it ain't going no where...😰

"ah! now that hits the spot!" he exclaimed, clearly happy with the meal. like what next, you gonna eat us biggie? forget the masked groomer, bros the masked ape.

"hey, so anyway, whats the story with you twos big brother?" he asked to toko and nika. "shouldn't he be home by now?"

"he'll be a while! knowing him, he's probably still practicing at school!" toko explained.

the masked ape- i mean masked blader nodded in response. "well, no point in standing around if he's gonna be a while! you three mind tagging along with me for a bit?"

"DO WE MIND?? WE'D LOVE TO COME WITH YOU!!" nika exclaimed, bushing all anime girl like, staring at this guy with hearts in her eyes.

the way i WHIPPED my head in her direction. "WE?? who is we🤨??" i laughed hysterically, checking my magical girl watch. "you know guys, dang, it's getting pretty late... and i'm pretty sure i forgot to wash my walls so i'll be going now-"

but just as i turned around to get the fuck outta here, the masked twink grabbed my hand and pulled me back a little TOO close to him. like damn fam, my chest does NOT want to touch yours...😥

yes, that is how close he yanked me, and we ain't even gonna talk about how close our faces were...

"not so fast, my dear!" he smiled, blinding me with his shiny ass, pitch white teeth. "believe me, you won't wanna miss this. i promise to make it worth your while." he winked.

THE FUCK IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN.

"i promise to impress you, my dear!"

i mumbled VERY quietly, "i'm gonna hang myself if you don't let go of me in the next thirty seconds..."

"hm? pardon, dear?"

"oh, nothing...🥰" i laughed hysterically, eye twitching as i turned to the twins. "TOKO GET ME MY BLEACH I NEED TO WASH MYSELF."

"your what."

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okay... tell me why the FUCK i'm in the fowl, ratchet, ugly box mansion house of wakiya murasaki.

does god truly hate me this much? WHAT DID I EVER DO??

yeah don't answer that.

"so what's your deal, man? how come i've never heard of any masked bla- YOU BRAT!! DON'T TOUCH THAT!!" wakiya cut off his own interrogation on masky to yell at me to not touch touch his gay little workout machines.

"KNOWING YOU YOU'D BREAK IT BY JUST BREATHING ON IT!!"

"MAN SHUT YO BITCH ASS-"

"please, please, everyone! let's not fight!" masky said with his up loose attitude. he turned back to wakiya, "and i'm failing to see the issue here. i came specifically to offer you the privilege of battling me in the great-"

"hoji, throw 'em out."

DAMN WAKIYA GOT STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. but fair enough, not like i wanna be here either-

"except y/n."

"HUH." i WHIPPED my head over to his direction, to which he looked at me as if i was stupid, hands on hips before crossing his arms.

"what? do you actually know this guy? don't go out hanging around with weirdos like this or you're gonna regret it by getting yourself hurt!" he scoffed, before finally processing his own words and seeing how that could be interpreted.

his face went red, "NOT THAT I CARE OR ANYTHING!!"

"...hoji throw me out."

"wait a second!" toko stopped hoji from stomping over to drop kick the groomer outta here. hoji leaned down to hear him out, as the twins explained in hushed voices.

"i go out of my