A/N …. I was really bored.. that's my excuse…. I have no idea where this is going… Probably somewhere very bad…..

Jetravenex: *SWEATDROPS* um *glances around* good no ones around well I don't own bakugan and I have no idea what possessed me to write this. (evil brain spat it out when I was thinking of Masquerade x Dan 0/0)

Rain was relentlessly pouring down on Wardington City. In a dark alleyway rats were sniffing around the edges of a trash bin. Suddenly splashing footsteps rang out through the alleyway causing the rats to scatter in fear.

The producer of the sound glanced over his shoulder and finally paused to rest beneath a slight overhang by the building.

He shivered slightly shaking his head a little bit flinging water droplets from the tips of his spiky golden blond hair. His clothes were drenched and it was cold enough that he could see his breath come out in small clouds.

At the sound of more sets of footsteps he tensed up ready to flee again.

"Now where the hell did that bastard run off to?" One of the males growled.

"What a coward, running away from a fight."

"Yeah, who knew Masquerade was such a big-ole yellow bellied chicken?" Another added.

Masquerade gritted his teeth and clenched his fists but forced himself to remain still. He was tired of running and wanted to get out of his drenched clothing as soon as possible.

Finally his pursuers left the alleyway Masquerade had ducked in and Masquerade heaved a sigh of relief, though a shiver racked through his body.

"Alright," Masquerade grumbled yanking out the DT hidden within his pocket. "I'd like to go home now..." He muttered.

There was a pause and masquerade suppressed the urge to groan. Surely Hal-G hadn't made the DT so that if it got wet...

Then it wouldn't function.

Even worse Masquerade had only come to Wardington just to speak to their information source about the brawlers, thus he had left Hydranoid behind watching the SpongeBob Squarepants marathon…That crazy bakugan... Though as luck would have it, his search for his informant had lead him into a bit of a rough area and he'd ended up getting himself tangled up in a bit of a gang fight. He'd been pushed down into a puddle thus soaking him to the bone and then the gang members decided that they were going to try and chase him down to burn off their anger.

Thus he was now stuck in this predicament. Freezing cold, soaking wet, and stuck in the city where he had too many enemies with absolutely no means of escape.

If he died he was going to kill Hal-G.

"No point in just waiting around to die." Masquerade muttered to himself pushing himself off the wall, into the rain, though he was past caring, he was already drenched, so what's a little more?

He approached the exit of the alleyway and he glanced around checking to see if the gang was still nearby. To his relief the street was deserted and he walked out trying to avoid the light emitting from the streetlamps. It was then he wondered how long it had been since he had left… Then he shrugged, Hydranoid wouldn't notice nor care, he'd be too absorbed in his television viewing to notice the time difference.

Masquerade let out a groan, "Can this night get any worse?" He moaned shoving his hands into his pockets in a failed attempt to keep them warmer than the vast majority of his body. He continued to trek down the street failing to notice the boy who was following him.

Dan couldn't believe his mom had actually sent him out to get pudding for his dad, in this weather! He glared out the window of the store waiting for it to let up a little when he noticed a figure emerging out of an alleyway on the other side of the street.

The figure glanced around warily before stepping out of the alleyway and Dan gasped as he recognized them.

"Masquerade?" He thought. "What's he doing here?" Dan watched him for a moment when he noticed that the blonde's clothes were clinging to him a lot more and showing the blonde's slight feminine figure.

What his rival was doing and being out in this weather made Dan curious.

"Maybe I'll follow him." Dan decided. The pudding forgotten Dan exited out of the store and began to follow his arch enemy.

His foe paused at the street corner and Dan ducked behind a building. He peeked out slightly studying the blond. He noticed the blond seemed to be shivering and his clothing looked to be completely soaked.

"But why haven't you left yet?" Dan wondered. "What's so interesting that you're here for, despite the cold and rain." As he continued to study the blond, Dan was tempted to just go out there and confront him. He gripped the edge of the wall and was about to announce his presence when he remembered something Shun had once told him "Observe and discover what you originally sought to find out." Though it didn't make a horrible lot of sense to him, he decided that it meant he should just wait a little longer.

"Can this night get any worse?" he heard Masquerade mutter as the blond shifted slightly another series of shivers taking over.

Then a though hit Dan, maybe Masquerade couldn't escape. He was in the rain freezing, because he couldn't go back to his evil hideaway.

An evil grin crossed Dan's face, but then another thought came to him. "What if you're wrong?" Then Dan pushed it aside. This might be the best chance he had on actually snagging the blond, if Masquerade ended up fleeing then at least he'd prevented him from doing any more damage, and if he managed to trap Masquerade…

Another evil grin crossed his face. In truth ever since he'd set eyes on the older boy, he'd been impressed by his great brawling skills (proving he wasn't number 1 for nothing) but also he couldn't deny that Masquerade was pretty good looking, enough to make Dan's heart skip every now and then.

If only they weren't enemies out to tear each other down.

With a new resolve Dan stepped out from behind the building.

"Hey Masquerade!" the blond whipped around, and Dan smirked at the look of surprise that crossed Masquerade's visible facial features. "What are you doing out here in this horrible weather?" Note to self: work on intros.

Masquerade didn't answer; instead he turned away from Dan. "Leave me alone Dan, I don't have time for you."

That irritated Dan at how, how casually the blond had brushed him off.

"Well too bad," Dan said his voice dropping low. "I can't allow that." He rushed over to bar Masquerade's way and to prevent the blond from walking away from him. Then Dan's tone of voice dropped lower still. "You have something I want.."

Masquerade stared at him and cocked his head to one side. "And that is?"

Dan grinned and took a step closer to the blond. "You."

A/N wow Dan grew a brain... is that even possible?

Masquerade and Dan: JETRAVENEX! WHAT THE HECK?

Hn must've been the Coca cola I had earlier.

Both: 0.0

No, the soda you dimwits! *waves arms frantically*

Anyways if you are going to tell me that I am insane then tell me so... in a review.

Or if you like it, hate it, love it, want me to burn it in the depths of hell…

Then also please review.

Jetravenex: hmm maybe it came from the horrible headache I've been having lately.

Both: -.-