Okay, this is my very first attempt at shonen-ai so please don't be too harsh with me! It's not my first beyblade story, or beyblade romance story for that matter, but it's my first shonen-ai story…
I'm using Japanese names, and this story is a parody of the manga "Man of Many Faces" so if you know it, it's really similar to it but of course not line by line or that will be even more boring if you already know it.
I know Rei/Takao isn't a very popular couple but I like it a lot. I also favor Rei with Kai, but there's plenty of that, and Rei with Mystel but I've seen more of that than Rei and Takao so I decided to go with Rei and Taka for this story. And it fits pretty well.
I don't own Beyblade! If I did, there would be a few more seasons of the series and Mystel would appear more.
"I was told that a man's worth can be determined by his ability to make his bride the happiest in the world. I don't quite understand that, I am still young and single after all (kind of). I live with my very close friends who I see as family here in Japan: Rai, Mao, Kiki, and Gao. I told them about that quote and then Rai and Mao decided to help me by asking their parents back in China so they called them. Their mother replied that she doesn't know what it means but she is happy now and forever. Does that mean that Rai and Mao's father is a worthy man to make his wife so happy? I asked my other friends at the BBA School. Yeah, I live in the best and biggest campus in all of Japan. So I asked my friends, Kai Hiwatari and Max Mizuhura. Kai replied, "Some would considered marriage to be an important 'new beginning' in one's life while others would consider it to be the 'beginning of the end' so ask yourself and find out how you see it." Max smiled and said, "A man's worth is determined not only through love but in other ways too! Take Kai for example, it's obvious he's worthy because he gets girls chasing him all the time! That must mean something right?" Max pointed out; he seems to have forgotten that one-third of those fan girls that chases all three of us are his. Then there's my other friend, Daichi Sumeragi. Daichi only replied, "A man's worth is decided by how much food he can eat in his lifetime!" I should've known better than to ask him…
One Friday date with my secret date, I asked him the same thing. He looked at me puzzled with that same innocence and cuteness as when I first met him. He still looked confused but he asked me, "What about the groom? If the bride is happy then what about the groom? Shouldn't he be made happy too? I don't think it matters over how the bride or groom is made happy, as long as the couple works hard to achieve happiness then there's true bliss in their relationship and love. I hate working, but I in this case, I don't mind working hard to get my happiness because happiness doesn't just come to you." With that he smiled at me and I believe he is right…
"RRREEEEEEEIII!" Kiki shouted into the kitchen to get Rei's attention who was making breakfast for everyone, every morning.
"Is breakfast ready?!" Gao asked before Kiki could even ask his question.
My name is Rei Kon; I'm a Chinese boy from China.
"Almost! I'll be leaving to meet up with Daichi as soon as I'm done, okay?"
Rei puts down four plates for his friends and then took off, grabbing his backpack on the way.
I need to leave earlier because I walk to school with Daichi Sumeragi. He goes to the Elementary school so I walk with him until we have to separate. So to get to my school on time and walk with Daichi, I have to leave earlier.
"Thank you!" Mao shouted after him as they all sat down to eat Rei's food which are always the best of the best since he's the best cook they know,
"WAIT!" Kiki called and Rei stopped and turned back,
"What?" he asked,
"Gao and I have a favor to ask you," said Kiki and Gao nodded as he continued to eat.
"Favor?" Rei asked and puts the other strap of the backpack onto his other shoulder,
"You know that huge curtain at the school's auditorium?" Kiki asked as Rai and Mao sighed,
"Not again," said Rai,
"You guys, what can you do with a huge curtain?" Mao asked,
"You'll see. So Rei, we were wondering if you could get that for us." Kiki asked,
"But…that's belongs to the school," Rei pointed out,
"Oh come on Rei! We wouldn't ask unless we really wanted it…right Mao? Rai?" Kiki asked and Rai hits him over the head,
"Don't drag us into this!" he scolded as Mao nodded.
"Don't give in Rei," said Mao but Rei just sighed,
"Okay, I'll do it," he said and left the house.
Oh yeah, we are kind of considered rich in someway, not really... This is like a summer cottage except it's a huge house, like a mansion. But instead of just the summer, we started living here. We like the luxury here a lot.
"Yo! Rei! G' Morning!" Daichi called waving by the pole at the end of the street.
"Hey Daichi," Rei greeted and the two started walking.
"Have you heard?! 20 Faces did it again!" Daichi exclaimed with a bit of anger in his voice,
"Oh? Is that why you seem upset?" Rei asked as he watches Daichi have steam coming out of his head.
"Yes! Once again he slipped away!"
Poor Daichi, I don't know what will happen if he found out that I am 20 Faces. He's a great kid but he can get pretty daring. Once he chased me right off a skyscraper and I had to save him since I had a ride and he didn't. Since then, I tried not to do any drastic escapes. No one knows how or why but Daichi really wants to bring 20 Faces to justice, either that or to get fame and glory, and he also bosses the police around to try and catch me. But I always get away every time (grin)…
"Hey look guys! 20 Faces left a notice again!" Max exclaimed slowly running into the room with a piece of paper. Sometimes it's scary to run while in a blimp since you're so high up. It was almost noon and the sky was clear as a big blimp with its own luxurious services onboard.
This is Max Mizuhura; he's the chairman, or president, of our Junior High School's Class Division/Class Board. We go to the BBA School, where talented students enroll. It's a huge campus with every grade level in it, not only that, BBA is bets known for partying and who knows how to party best but Max? We're currently riding a blimp to find a place for this year's Christmas party for our school, though we've been circling the Tokyo Tower for some time now…
"Max, he always leaves a notice before he steals something," Kai pointed out while having some tea at the table and looking outside the window.
Here's Kai Hiwatari, he's the Sectary. Every male in the entire campus is in his debt after he got us better and less embarrassing uniforms. That is, unless you like wearing such formal clothes and tight pants, not to mention those socks that are supposed to be worn high on your leg…It was humiliating and uncomfortable. Now we make do with long and loose black pants and a nice, white shirt with a tie: Simple and comfortable. Kai would make a very good chairman but he takes things too seriously at times so we make do with him keeping Max in line.
"Yeah but it's at our school! He wants the auditorium curtain!"
"Weirdo…who cares about the curtain?"
"Kai!" Max whined as he sits down as well across from Kai,
"We're supposed to be looking for a good place for this year's Christmas party," Kai reminded and left the cup in midair waiting for Rei to pour some more tea.
Oh yeah, as for me, I'm the Treasurer. But no, I didn't pay for this blimp ride, Kai did. I don't know why he can't be treasurer, he's better with money than I am since he owns much more than I do.
"Here Kai. Don't worry too much about this Max, Kai is right, the school can always get a new curtain, it's not like the school doesn't have enough money already. They're as rich as the Hiwatari family," Rei reminded as he sits down at the table too and Kai takes another sip,
"My family is still richer than all of Japan," said Kai, partly gloating.
"Yeah…so where should our Christmas party be?" Max asked cheerfully, forgetting about 20 Faces' notice.
"Well since the driver isn't taking us anywhere, the only thing I can see is Tokyo Tower," said Rei pointing outside,
"Okay, we'll have it here," Kai shrugged as Max and Rei sweat drops.
The three of us run everything. We organize events and pay for them. At least Kai does, last year, was very expensive since Kai awarded a contest winner of an event a trip around the world…
"Isn't this my decision? Oh who cares, I was going to say here as well!" said Max and Rei sighed,
"But you how much it will cost to rent the place for a party?" Rei reminded with a worried expression,
"I'll handle it," said Kai in his usual monotone voice,
"You always handle it…" said Rei and sighed again.
Max's face hit the window like he just saw something very important,
"It's a damsel in distress!"
Rei and Kai anime falls.
That night, Mao was sewing a small rip on the black tuxedo and then fixed up Rei's red bow that looked more like a cat head than a regular bow. As Rei moves, the sounds of bells were heard since a bell was attached to his bow; the bell represented the cat head. Another bell was waiting to be tied.
"Thanks, Mao, I can always count on you," said Rei as he ties the mask around his head. The ends of the mask was pointed a bit up, giving it cat shaped ears and the outline of the see through eyeholes are slanted a bit giving it cat shaped eyes.
"You're welcome, but I really don't want you to be doing things like this," said Mao and puts on the tuxedo hat on Rei's head and then went to brush his long hair so it won't be tangled when Rei ties it as a ponytail instead of a rattail. If not, anyone could figure who 20 Faces is since Rei is the only boy on the campus that actually has a long enough rattail to be recognized anywhere. When Rei tied his hair, it was tied with the bell.
Rai and Gao were carrying around balloons and pumping some air into some more.
"Here's your dinner and dessert," said Kiki walking in and handed Rei a lunchbox,
"Uh, thanks," said Rei and puts in under his cape that can cover his entire body. Even thieves can get hungry so every time he goes out, someone makes him something to eat.
"Just don't get caught," said Rai before he started on another set of balloons. Gao nodded in agreement and did the same thing.
"Do I ever?" Rei reminded and started leaving,
"Be careful," said Mao worriedly,
"I will. And have those balloons ready soon okay?"
At the auditorium, Rei grunted as he hauled the curtain,
"This thing's heavy! What in the world will those two do with this thing?" Rei asked himself and headed for the roof, at least, not without having the police see him, or hears his bells, first. Rei darted and when he got to the top, he can hear Daichi and the police running up too, he can also hear Daichi screaming at the police to hurry up.
"Uh-oh…" Rei said aloud as he prepares his escape,
"There's no escape 20 Faces!" Daichi exclaimed when he and the police reached the top, panting.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting," Rei apologized, getting ready to jump,
"Oh that's okay-WAIT A MINUTE! Get him!" Daichi exclaimed, pointing at 20 Faces.
"I'd love to stay and chat with everyone but it's almost past my curfew, as a matter of fact, you should be home too Little Boy," said Rei and jumped, holding onto a rope ladder.
"I'M NOT A LITTLE BOY!" Daichi shouted and that's when he noticed that 20 Faces is getting away…on a hot air balloon made of a lot of balloons and the curtain he just stole.
"Get back here you coward!" Daichi shouted as he runs towards the edge of the roof and has a fit as he watches 20 Faces get away once again.
"See you guys tonight!" Rei shouted to his friends as he left for school the next morning and met up with Daichi who looked really upset,
"What's wrong, Daichi?" Rei asked innocently,
"20 FACES GOT AWAY AGAIN! It's not fair!" Daichi whined like a little kid…well he is a little kid. Rei felt guilt for making a friend feel that way,
"I'm sorry," Rei apologized sincerely.
Everyone else back at the house got ready for school as Kiki looked at one of the living rooms,
"Isn't this great, Gao? That curtain makes such a great carpet," said Kiki and Gao nods in agreement finishing Rei's breakfast.
At BBA Junior High School Park:
One very young man was sitting on the swings waiting for the other to sit. The younger waited to hear what the other had to say as he sat down.
"I really like you, Taka-Chan…" said the fiery red-orange haired young man.
"He's sugar-coating it…"
"But unfortunately, our ages are a tad apart."
"Does age really matter?"
"You'll always be my favorite student."
"You're a very young teacher! You're in High School and you're already a teacher. We're only a few years apart! I could be a teacher if I had natural talent at everything! It's not my fault I don't have natural talent like most people at this school..."
"I'm very sorry, but I still like you a lot. I'll see you in class…"
"Okay Brooklyn…"
"My first love and my heart were brutally shattered…"
"STOP 20 FACES!" Daichi shouted and fell on his own face when 20 Faces escaped with roller blades and disappeared into the crowd of people that were confused and walking around the streets. Once again, Daichi is chasing the thief around instead of going to bed as a kid should.
"He escaped again I see," said Kai drinking a beverage with a light smirk kneeling over Daichi,
"Not funny! What are you even doing here?!" Daichi exclaimed and got on a bike along with the policemen.
"This reminds me of Rush Hour in China," said Kai as he rode with them for boredom's sake.
"Who asked you?!" Daichi asked angrily as the chase went on.
The Kinomiya Mansion:
A pillow was thrown across the room,
"He likes me doesn't he?! Ages are only a tad apart! So what?! He's a teacher now, so what?! What's wrong with a teacher-student relationship?! CREEP! Could he have at least lied and said nothing at all?! WHY?" The room pretty much looked like a tornado just passed in less than a minute. A shadow and a 'thump' sound were heard from the window balcony and someone quickly entered the room and shuts it and closes the curtains.
"Oh, good evening! Who are you?" asked 20 Faces with a smile when he turned around to find out he wasn't alone in the room.
"Uh…I'm, uh, Takao Kinomiya…YOU'RE 20 FACES?" Takao exclaimed and back up a bit from him and trips over something and falls back.
"Oh I'm sorry! Are you okay? Don't worry, I'm harmless!" said 20 Faces showing that he's got nothing on him that can hurt anyone unless you count the cane/rod with a cat head on top with a bell.
Takao stood back up slowly, not breaking eye contact, if he could even seen 20 Faces' eyes at all through that mask.
"Do you always break into peoples' bedrooms at night?" he asked nervously as he fixes his yellow shirt. Apparently, he likes to change out of his school uniform.
"Well it's not a rule right? Ha Ha Ha! Oh! You'll have to excuse me for being so impolite! I'm sorry!" 20 Faces apologized and Takao just stared at him. This is a very strange thief.
"This isn't funny! Aren't you an expert thief or something?"
"You've heard of me?" 20 Faces asked, tilting his head and Takao sweat drops,
"You're on T.V…all the time."
"Oh…How embarrassing! (I don't even have time to watch T.V.)"
"Look, um, there's nothing valuable to steal here, unless you're talking about the family heirloom…"
"I was being chased, so I jumped through the closest window and here I am! Sorry for bothering you so late. The police must have passed here by now so goodbye!" As 20 Faces began to leave, he tripped over one of Takao's items lying around on the floor after his tantrum and his dinner and dessert for the night fell out. Takao's eyes opened a bit,
"…Is that candy?" he asked.
The two were sitting down on the bed eating 20 Faces' dinner and dessert. 20 Faces kept his mask on but took his hat off and served some cake and candy for Takao as Takao served tea.
"Takao-Kun right? Tell me about yourself," said 20 Faces as he sips some tea that Takao.
"I'm from the Moon class at BBA Junior High School…and I happen to be single…" Takao mumbled the last part.
"You seem upset about something; did I really upset you by coming here?" 20 Faces asked worriedly,
"No! Not you…"
"Then what's bothering you?"
"…Nothing important," Takao replied as he stares at his untouched tea.
"Oh? Are you sad about something? Judging from your red eyes, something must've really bothered you today or recently," said 20 Faces and Takao looked at him and then touched his face and he could feel a bit of some of his dried tears.
"I have a broken heart…"
"Well whoever that person was, that person made a big mistake. You seem like a very kind and pure-hearted person. People would kill for you to be their boyfriend," said 20 Faces and finished his tea and puts the cup down and went for the rice ball. Takao looked at him, 20 Faces seemed pretty honest even though he couldn't see his full face. Takao stared longer,
"Is something wrong?" 20 Faces asked when he noticed he had eyes laying on him for a while and Takao only continued to stare,
"You look familiar…" he said and 20 Faces went from calm to alert.
"Uh! I, uh, have to go now! I just realized it really is past my curfew!"
"A thief has a curfew?" Takao asked like he really doesn't realize that he's about the same age as himself.
"It's midnight! And I really have to go," said 20 Faces cleaning up the dinner and jumped off the bed and got ready to leave,
"Hey wait!" Takao reached for his cape and missed and grabbed the long ends of the ribbon that tied the mask and pulled the mask right off on accident when 20 Faces kept going but stopped in his tracks when his mask was torn off and he turned around to face Takao,
"I'm sorry…uh…Rei?" Takao stared wide-eyed at one of the boys that's part of the Junior High school division.
"Um…yeah you caught me, I'm not going to try and pretend," said Rei and grabbed his mask back and was ready to put it back on but decides to do that when he really leaves but he had to make sure that Takeo won't tell anyone.
"Y-You're 20 Faces? But, you're Rei Kon! You're as innocent as the chairman, Max!"
"This is why no one suspects me and no one ever will so as long as you don't tell anyone! Please!" Rei pleaded desperately,
"Um…I guess…" said Takao, not sure.
"Please! I'll do anything! Just don't reveal my identity to anyone okay? I did give you my dinner and dessert," Rei reminded, not that it's going to work.
"I guess that's fair, it was really good," said Takao and Rei looked at him; he must love food a lot then.
"So…you won't tell anyone?" Rei asked,
"…I guess not. On one condition!" Takao added and Rei groaned,
"What is the condition?"
"…You give me more candy."
Rei anime falls.
"Um, sure. I guess I have to come back again…" Rei shrugs,
"Yeah, but give me something that belongs to you," said Takao holding his hand out,
"Why?" Rei asked,
"So I know you'll come back with my candy," said Takao and Rei reached for favorite headband in his pocket that he wears everyday.
"If you lose this, you're not getting any candy," said Rei seriously and hands it over to Takao,
"Don't worry; I don't lose anything…except a lover…"
Rei looked at Takao as his sad face comes back and he couldn't help for feel sorry for the boy with that cute and innocent face. Rei smiled at him,
"I'll be back with candy and cake! I'll make it myself!" said Rei and puts the mask back on and opened the window that leads out to the balcony.
"…Okay," said Takao and rubs his eyes. It was past midnight and he had school tomorrow.
"We can talk about your problems if you want. Goodnight, Takao-Kun," said Rei and gave him a warm smile and jumped off the balcony into the night. Takao ran after him but 20 Faces was already gone, but he could've sworn that a black cat just ran off.
"Rei-Kun…Why do I trust you already?"
Rei got back home safely and falls onto his bed; this was the longest night of going through the trouble of stealing something than he ever had before.
"It was worth it…" Rei thought as he fell asleep, still in his costume.
Well here's chapter one, tell me what you think if I even have any readers at all…
Please R and R!
And don't ask about the whole Takao/Brooklyn thing. I've seen some fans of that couple but I'm not a fan of that, I'm just using it for the sake of the story and b/c I don't know anyone else that's a tad older besides everyone else on BEGA except Ming Ming and Mystel.