BBA High School:
"Taka! Hey! Wait up! Taka!"
Takao stopped walking and turned to find presents offered to him by long time friends: Hiromi, Kyoujyu, Mystel and Ming Ming.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" they all said with smiles on their faces.
"Oh, thank you…everyone," said Takao with a smile of his own.
"Last year of High School and 18 already, Taka? It's hard to believe how much we've all grown!" said Mystel,
"Your father has a thing for grand gestures, so I suspect he'll try to outdo last year's present!" said Ming Ming, excited on what Takao might get from his father this year.
"I want to get you something important! What's at the top of your wish list?" Hiromi asked,
"Me too! What do you have in mind, Takao?" Kyoujyu asked.
"Thanks guys…but this year, there's one thing I want more than anything. It would make me so happy…" said Takao as he smiled to himself.
"Rei! Is breakfast ready yet?" Kiki asked as he popped his head into the kitchen,
"I'll be done in a minute! Take a seat everyone!" said Rei as he just about finished up making breakfast.
"Thanks for waiting," said Rei as he puts plates down on the table,
"Don't worry about it. You're busy with school like the rest of us," said Mao as she and everyone sat down,
"It's not like we have jobs," said Kiki and Gao nodded in agreement,
"We're glad you slept in a little though, you've been working so late and it's not even like you need to," said Rai,
"I want to get someone a present with money I actually earned. That's why…uh oh! I'm going to be late for class! I have to go! Oh yeah, dessert's in the fridge! I'll be late again tonight. I've cooked dinner already, so heat it up when you're ready and dig in!" said Rei as he quickly ran out the door,
"Bye Rei!" Mao shouted after him,
"See you later!" Rei shouted back.
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"Yo! Rei! Late too?" Daichi asked when he saw Rei run up to him.
"Daichi! Good morning!" said Rei as he went into a walk to catch his breath real fast.
"Geez Rei, I remember back a few years ago, you were only as I tall as I am now," said Daichi measuring his own height to Rei's new height,
"Well we all grow after all! Time sure flies huh? So Daichi, still going for the DJ career?" Rei asked. Daichi is in his first year at High School despite still being as short as a Junior High student; it's about time to start thinking of his future at least a little bit.
"Yup! I'm going to rock Japan like no other before me!" said Daichi excitedly.
"That's great! And that's right! We're both running late!" Rei exclaimed and the two dashed for their schools.
BBA College/University Class Division office:
Rei crept open the door and took a peek in.
"Rei…" Kai's voice growled without even looking at the door.
Kai Hiwatari-Secretary
"Heh! Sorry I'm late you guys!" Rei apologized as he walked in and puts his stuff down.
"It's alright, Rei, you rarely are late so it must be one of your off days," said Max at his desk.
Max Mizuhara-Chairman
"I'm really sorry! I've been working late for a while and it's finally getting to me!" said Rei, apologizing sincerely and quickly gets to work.
Rei Kon-Treasurer
"Just don't let it happen again," said Kai as he drops off a pile of paper in front of Max,
"…What's this?" Max asked,
"Read through them and sign them," said Kai as he folded his arms,
"Kaaaiiii!" Max whined.
Rei giggled a bit, no matter how much older they get, some things just never change.
"Max! As chairman, you have a big responsibility and I'm getting sick and tired of lecturing you on this!" Kai scolded,
"Have you ever realized that I get sick and tired of you lecturing me as well?" Max asked innocently as Kai grew an anime vein.
"Hey Max, why don't you work a bit harder for today? For me? Kai, I need to speak with you," said Rei as he pulled Kai off to the side leaving Max to work on those papers.
"What is it?" Kai asked bluntly,
"I know it's not much, but…this is a token of my appreciation!" said Rei handing Kai a wrapped gift.
"Hn, how thoughtful of you…" Kai mumbled as he accepts the gift,
"You were always there for me when I needed you! It's the least I can do!" said Rei with a smile,
"Hn, yeah…have you saved enough?" Kai asked,
"Yes actually!" Rei replied excitedly,
"So, you…"
"I'm going to get it!"
"…I'll be wishing you luck, Rei. Now don't get caught of out of all the nights you can get caught by the police. This is your last night as 20 Faces, right?" Kai asked with a sense of seriousness in his voice. Rei nodded,
"Thanks, Kai. And don't worry, there's no way I'm getting caught tonight, I'm too determined to get caught by amateur policemen!"
Kinomiya Residence-Night:
"NII-CHAAAAAAANN!"
"What?" Hitoshi immediately entered Takao's room thinking there was a fire or something but there wasn't anything that looked dangerous except Takao who looked really dangerous himself.
"What's this?!" Takao asked holding a piece of clothing up,
"…yours," Hitoshi answered,
"…Not wearing it!" Takao pushed the outfit to his brother who pushed it back and the two kept doing it back and forth with each other.
"Yes you are!"
"No I'm not!"
"Yes you are!
"No I'm not!"
"Yes you are!"
"No I'm not!"
"Yes you are!
"No I'm not!"
"It looks good on you," said Hitoshi and pushed it back to Takao,
"No it doesn't!"
"Yes it does!"
"No it doesn't!"
"Yes it does!"
"No it doesn't!"
"Yes it does!"
"No it doesn't!"
"Yes it does!"
"It's a dress!" Takao exclaimed pushing it back.
"So?"
"SO?! I'm not wearing it! And you can't make me!"
"Don't challenge me!"
"I'm telling you! You CAN'T make me wear it!"
"20 Faces will be drooling all over you once he sees you in this," said Hitoshi,
"No he won't! He's not sick-minded like you!"
"I'm not sick minded!"
"Yes you are!"
"No I'm not!"
"Prove it!"
"Just put on the damn dress!"
"Make me!"
Downstairs, Grandpa could hear the two arguing about something,
"Well that's the first verbal fight I've heard in a long time. Wonder what's causing it."
The brothers continued to argue for another 2 hours until one of them gave in.
"See? You look wonderful!" said Hitoshi, half teasing.
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Takao exclaimed with a large anime vein.
"Careful, I paid a lot for that dress," said Hitoshi and Takao only growled. He couldn't move since he knew if he took one step, he'd only trip on this oversized wedding dress.
"This isn't funny! Why the world am I even wearing this thing?! I'm cross-dressing for crying out loud!" Takao shouted,
"Hey, if girls can wear guy clothes, I don't see why we can't do it the other way around," Hitoshi pointed out,
"Then you do it!" Takao snapped,
"I'm not gay."
"Gr! I'm wearing a pure white dress with flowers in my hair! I also do not want to go to what I'm wearing under this!"
"Come on, Taka-Chan, you look nice and no one else is going to be seeing you in it," said Hitoshi,
"Yeah right, like you're not hiding a camera somewhere in here!"
"…Never said I was, never said I wasn't…"
"NII-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANN"
Rei was about to knock on the door when he heard a thump inside and some screaming and shouting,
"Maybe I came at a bad time…" Rei said out loud.
"That's it! Nii-Chan! Out! Out! Get out! Now!"
Rei heard Takao shout and then heard a door slam shut. He could tell Takao's having a very frustrated birthday at the moment…
Takao stumbled over to the curtains to open them and get some air but when he pulled them open to see Rei waiting, he lets out a yelp and quickly closes them again. The last thing he wanted was having Rei see him in this ridicules outfit!
"YOU CAME EARLY!" Takao shouted from inside,
"…It's past 10!"
"Oh…"
Takao's argument with his brother took longer than he thought.
Outside, Rei was shaking his head and trying to calm himself down, blushing hard and then holding his nose.
"I did NOT just see that…"
That image of Takao won't leave his mind at the moment and because of that, he's getting some pretty nasty thoughts…now he has to stop his nose from bleeding…
"I'm sorry, Rei! Please wait outside for a few minutes!"
"Uh…yeah! Sure! I'll just stay out here in the cold for a bit longer…" Rei mumbled the last part though Takao heard him anyway. He pulled out a handkerchief and held it against his nose.
"Fine! I'll just change in the closet…count to 20, then come in!" Takao unlocks it and struggles to make his way to his own closet.
"…18…19…20!" Rei walks in and closes the balcony door behind him. He found the tissue box to quickly stop the blood from flowing,
"Rei! Can you hand me my shirt?" Takao asked from inside the closet, still. He had his arm out, waiting for Rei to hand it to him.
"Which one?" Rei asked as he scanned the floor, which was a mess yet again.
"The one closest to my cap!" Rei looked around and grabbed the yellow shirt with his other hand, that's not holding the tissue against his nose, off the chair where the cap lied and handed it to Takao,
"You know that I'm allowed to see you without a top on right?" Rei asked and the closet door slammed open, Rei quickly threw away the tissue, with Takao pulling the shirt down with one hand,
"Pervert…" Takao mumbled and walked out, shutting his closet door to hind that hideous clothing.
"I am NOT!"
"Forget it! You were late! I wanted you here at 9! And instead I had my brother driving me up the wall!" Takao pouted angrily and sat on his bed with his arms crossed and back to Rei,
"Oh Taka, I'm sorry I was late," Rei apologized and puts his hands on Takao's shoulders from behind, gently massaging his shoulders.
"Hn…I know I should be worrying whether you were alright but instead I was thinking about how much I wanted you here! I hate it when I'm this selfish!" Takao scolded himself and almost started to have another emotional breakdown.
"Hey, hey, it's alright. Taka, it's okay. I do that too, I do that too so don't worry about it," said Rei, calming Takao down. Takao nodded,
"I hate celebrating my birthday without you…I thought you didn't want to come," said Takao and Rei only smiled as he sat by Takao's side.
"Of course I wanted to come; I just had to pick up something. And I did bring you a present. Should I give it to you? It took me a while to actually decide to get this, but I decided to do it before I chicken out (again…). But if you don't like it, just throw it away or something. I don't mind…"
"Rei! I would never, and I mean NEVER, throw anything away that's from you! Even if the world stops turning! So…what is it?"
Rei started to lose his nerves again. If only this were as easy as stealing the Mona Lisa and bring it back to Japan without being caught.
Rei took a few fast breaths and took out a small wrapped package and quickly handed it to Takao while looking away. Rei tried to keep himself calm as Takao cutely tilted his head in curiosity as he unwraps the gift and opens the box that's now unwrapped. Rei was really losing his nerves now as his breathing got heavier and almost started pacing when he got up from the bed.
"Y-You're 18 now…I-I know where's still young but…well, uh, um…" Rei struggled for the right words as Takao stared almost blankly at the beautiful ring that's been given to him.
Takao grabbed Rei's collar and stood up to face him,
"You're proposing to me? Is that it?!"
"Y-Y-Yes! But i-if you don't-" Rei was cut off when Takao hugged him.
"How do you always know exactly what I want?" Takao asked as he buried his face in Rei's neck.
"I don't really know…" Rei answered, which was the full fledge truth. Takao smiled,
"Nothing would make me happier than to be with you forever…"
Rei just got a huge relief of stress off his chest.
"I was worried you'd throw the ring back at my face or something," Rei admitted as he tightly wraps his arms around Takao,
"Not a chance! There's no way I'm letting anyone else have you! Especially after seeing my rival in…everything! And you together all the time!" said Takao and lightly pouts. Takao then paid attention to the ring, now on his finger.
"Who? Kai? He's already got someone and we're just best friends," said Rei but Takao didn't seem convinced by that.
"That better be true…for your sake!"
"Taka…"
"What? I love you! Only you! I'm not letting anyone else say that to you!" said Takao and grabs onto Rei almost for dear life. Rei smiled,
"Same here…I love you, Takao."
Takao looked at the sunlight filled room in the church he's standing in.
"I can't believe I was put into this thing…again…" Takao thought as he waited patiently for his forever to-be-lover in a certain dress that he thought he buried in the closet on the night of the proposal. This was a private moment, I mean, who knows how many people will show up to see the mysterious 20 Faces being wed.
"Taka-Chan?"
Takao was fully awake the moment he heard that voice.
"I…can't believe its happening. Rei?"
Rei lifted the veil to see Takao's face,
"Believe it," said Rei and smiled. Unlike his usual clothes, he's wearing white today. A full fledge white tuxedo.
Takao lifts his hand,
"Before I swear to god…I'll swear to you!"
Rei smiled sweetly and waited to hear what Takao has to say.
"…I'll love you more than anyone else in the universe!"
Kon Residence, morning-8 years later:
The digital clock read 6: 28 a.m. when Rei awoke to look at it over Takao since the side drawer where the clock laid was on Takao's side. Speaking of Takao, he slept so peacefully that he really did look like an angel...with a white cat and a black dog sleeping with him. Rei smiled and lied back down; try to get back to sleep for Takao. At 6:30, the alarm went off in a light sound. After 5 minutes without being touched, it rang louder, finally waking Takao who turned the alarm off and taking the clock in his hand to look at it without lifting his head. Takao mentally groaned when he saw the time. Takao slowly got out bed, careful not to wake up Rei or his pets. Though his pets were awake immediately after Takao tripped and fell on his way to the door. The two joined Takao on the floor as Kitty mewed and Puppy licked Takao's face. Takao had his hand over his mouth to prevent any sounds to come out.
"Shhhhhh…" Takao whispered to his pets. Takao looked over at Rei, making sure he didn't wake his beloved and he sighed in relief as he slowly opened and closed their door. Rei opened an eye and sat up to see if they all left the room and smiled for Takao.
On the table was a full-fledge breakfast for everyone in the family. Takao hung up his apron and picked up his two pets,
"Okay, time to go wake up Rei-Rei!" said Takao cheerfully as he walked back to the bedroom. Takao knelt down to the 'sleeping' Rei and gently shook him as the pets climbed onto the bed to help out Takao.
"Good morning!" said Rei as he opened his eyes,
"Morning!" Takao greeted back. The pets immediately sensed that Rei here has been faking sleep the whole time.
Rei got ready for the morning and then joined Takao for breakfast.
"How is it?" Takao asked nervously,
"Scrumptious!" came Rei's reply,
"I'm trying to improve…but you're still a much better cook than I am…" said Takao sadly,
"That's not true!" said Rei quickly. He always hated to see Takao sad,
"Yes it is!" Takao pouted.
"Taka, don't think like that!"
"I've been practicing since we met. I've trained for all these years and I think I've only reached average…" said Takao and sighed a disappointing sigh.
"But Taka, the fact that you're improving makes me happy. And the fact that I eat the breakfast made by my own beloved will always make me feel good and it will always taste good to me!" said Rei, showing off his sweetest smile.
"I love you very much, Rei…" said Takao as he leaned closer on the table,
"Oh! Uh, I love you a lot too!"
"I think about how much I love you, always. It's been a joy and absolutely wonderful spending my time and the rest of my life with you. Words aren't enough…to tell even a fraction of how I feel for you. I just hope to give back a small percentage of the bliss you give to me…I try hard to be best person I can be for you," said Takao and Rei only smiled in understanding,
"I too, try my best to be the best I can be for you. I want us to strive for each other's love for the rest of our lives. I want it to last forever…"
Takao smiled and stood up,
"And one day, just maybe, I'll finally kick your butt in something you're good at! Though, there's no way you can beat me at my favorite hobby despite the fact that you already know the basics of kendo! I'll always stay the best at that in the family!" said Takao proudly,
"We'll see about that, Taka-Chan!"
"Arf! Arf!" the dog barked to show his owners the time and a sudden loud cry was heard throughout the house.
"Uh oh! I forgot to wake up Makoto!" said Takao as slapped himself. A young boy, with long black hair tied in a short rattail with a cute Takao-looking face and hairstyle, with cat yellow eyes, ran into the kitchen.
"Why didn't anyone wake me?! I'm going to be late!"
"Ah! So am!" said Rei as he looked at his watch and stood up.
Makoto grabbed his bag and ran for the door,
"Makoto! Eat your breakfast!" Takao called after him,
"Daddy! I'm going to be late!" Makoto protested,
"At least take the toasts!"
Makoto groaned and ran back and grabbed the two pieces of bread and ran towards the door again,
"By Daddy! Bye Otosan! I love you!" said Makoto as he quickly got his shoes on and opened the door,
"Are you walking with Gou again today?" Takao asked, shouting after his son,
"YES!" Makoto replied and ran out the door.
"Bye, Love!" said Rei as he quickly raced for the door. Takao quickly grabbed Rei's arm to pull him towards him for Takao to plant a kiss on his cheek,
"A special kiss…so you'll have a good day!"
Rei smiled,
"Thank you…"
Makoto ran down the street, good thing kendo practice and martial arts keeps you in shape. Makoto continued to run, with his long hair flowing in the wind, until he saw a familiar two-toned hair boy walking at a normal pace.
"GOU! Gou! Wait! Gou!" Makoto shouted until the boy stopped and turned around,
"There you are, Makoto! I've been waiting for you for 20 minutes! What's with you waking up late all the time?!" Gou scolded as he waits for Makoto to catch up,
"I'm sorry! Neither my fathers woke me up…" said Makoto as he walked while catching his breath.
"There's a thing invented long ago called an alarm clock," said Gou bluntly as the two walked to school together.
"You know I'm a sound sleeper!" said Makoto and Gou only sighed,
"Then buy 3 alarm clocks! Why can't you be less lazy and more responsible?"
"Whaaa! Gou you're so mean!" Makoto cried anime tears,
"Am not!"
"Yes you are! You're the meanest best friend!" Makoto cried,
"Then I don't want to see what 'just a friend' is…Alright! I'm sorry! Come on, stop being a baby, Makoto," said Gou,
"I'm not a baby!"
"I don't know why I put up with you…come on Makoto, stop it. I know you're not really crying, come on, people are going to stare when we get to school!"
"Who cares?! You're one of the most popular kids in school! You even run the Elementary class division school board! I'm one year younger so I'm still stuck in Kindergarten! I'm just a nobody with two fathers…" said Makoto sadly as tears started to form.
"That's not true, Mako. I'm your friend right?"
"You sure don't show that in school…" Makoto pointed out and Gou grunted,
"Give me break! I have a reputation here!"
"See? Selfish spoiled brat, Hiwatari!" Makoto pointed,
"I'm not a spoiled brat! I'm a responsible, mature, and well raised child!" said Gou proudly,
"Whatever you say…Gou, do you want to come over and play some time?" Makoto asked, changing the subject,
"Hn? Sure, why not?"
"Good! My friend Rin from China is coming over to stay for a couple of weeks! We can all play together!" said Makoto happily,
"Makoto…alright, I'll play with you. And I'm sorry that I don't play with you often. I promise you, I'll make time for you in the future…" admitted Gou, and sighed. It was only fair to his only friend, Makoto.
"Yay! You truly are my best friend Gou!" Makoto cheered as he hugged his friend tightly,
"H-Hey! Let go! People are going to see!" said Gou, trying to push Makoto off him, while trying to hide his embarrassment,
"No! You like it!"
"I do not!"
"Yes you do!"
"Stop hugging me!"
"No!"
"Makoto!"
"What?"
"Let go!"
"No! I love my best friend, Gou!"
"Makoto! You're embarrassing me!"
"Say that you love your best friend too!"
"No way!"
"Say it or I won't let go!"
"I like you, okay? Now let go!"
"I don't like you, I love you! Now admit you love your best friend too!"
"Gr! MAKOTOOOOO!"
After Makoto finally releases Gou, Gou fixed his clothes.
"So, are we playing at your place or at your friend from China's place?" Gou asked,
"My place of course!" Makoto answered cheerfully and Gou groaned,
"Does it really have to?" Gou asked,
"What's wrong with my place?" Makoto asked,
"Well…"
Quick Flashback:
(The scene before Gou appears wasn't in Gou's memory but its here so that no one will get confused)
Takao was watching television. He just finished all the housework and he just wants to relax with Rei, who came home early, for the rest of the day. At least until Makoto comes home…
Rei quickly joins Takao who right away leans on Rei's shoulder.
"Tough day?" Rei asked,
"Always…" Takao replied,
"I'm sorry I can't be at home more…though, I can make it up to you now," said Rei and started nuzzling Takao's neck,
"Ah! Rei! Not now! Makoto will be home any minute! And there's no way I'm giving birth again! The surgery was as scary as hell! So if you get me pregnant, you can say goodbye to any sort of sex for the rest of your life!" Takao protested as well as threatened when he was pushed onto his back on the couch.
"Didn't Makoto say he's coming home late today? Besides, after all the lovemaking we did, we only got Makoto," Rei pointed out.
"Good point…well in that case!" Takao pulled Rei's lips to his and they started kissing passionately. Takao reached for the remote to turn off the noisy television and Rei slipped his hand up Takao's shirt. They would've continued all the way…
"DADDY! OTOSAN! I'm home!"
Rei and Takao immediately pushed each other away at the sound of Makoto's voice.
"Makoto! I thought you were staying late today!" said Takao as he fixes his hair.
"I was! But I really wanted to bring my new friend home! Gou!" Makoto announced as stood by his new friend, Gou who had a very disturbed look on.
"Why did he make me go in first?" Gou thought.
"Gou? Hey! You're Kai's son aren't you? We're close friend of his," said Rei with a smile,
"Nice to meet you, my father has told me much about you," said Gou politely and bowed.
End Quick Flashback:
"Lets just say, I was lucky I'm mature and intelligent enough to learn about couples such as your parents," said Gou using easy words for Makoto to maybe understand.
"Oh, okay, but I still don't get why you don't want to go to my place," said Makoto and Gou sighed.
"Let's say, again, I'm a genius, you're just a very feminine looking boy. You're not going to be understanding me for a long time," said Gou and Makoto tilted his head,
"What's a feminennynine?" Makoto asked and Gou lightly slapped himself,
"It's feminine, and why do I even bother?"
The two continued on their way to school with Makoto and Gou holding their conversation until they reached school and went separate ways to their classes.
Like Gou promised, he did go play with Makoto and his friend, Rin from China.
Though their times together wasn't spend very long, because of Gou's intelligence, he's needed, or wanted, everywhere. Though some are by Gou's own choice. He likes going on business trips with his father, he even got to meet DJ Daichi once during a friend visit. At least, he thought his father and DJ Daichi were friends.
Soon, fourth grade came by, and no one expected that it would change Gou's life forever.
Gou and both his parents were in the family room. His father was catching up on some reading he hasn't done in a while, and his mother was working on her artwork. Gou was planning out a festival for the school while watching his favorite anime that's currently on. The anime ended and during the ending credits, the news came on.
"This is live at the art museum! After about ten years, 20 Faces has stuck again! The policemen are currently inside, trying to capture this masked man!"
"20 Faces? Father, Mother, I thought you told me he was just a story," said Gou,
"I never said that, did you, Kaida?" Kai asked and his wife shook her head,
"I never did," she replied,
"Oh…never mind then," said Gou and then Kai joined him in front of the T.V.
"Let's see what this old bag of tricks is up to this time," said Kai and Kaida joined them as well. Gou raised a brow, confused, If 20 Faces was real, then that means he's been stealing stuff when his parents were around their teenage years. They must be used to this.
"Up there! The rooftop! It's 20 Faces!"
There were helicopters above the roof; people below pointed at the mysterious masked man in the corner of the roof…well, not exactly a man.
"That's not the 20 Faces I remember," said Kaida,
"Hn…"
"That guy's way too young to be stealing during my parents' days," Gou thought with a sweat drop.
"Hey, can't we all play nice?" 20 Faces asked and nearly lost his balance at the edge of the roof. He nearly fell and gave himself a heart attack but he held onto the roof tightly now.
"Not to mention clumsy…" Gou added.
"Well, sorry to cause a ruckus, but I really need to go to bed. It's past my bed time! See ya!" 20 Faces then let himself fall off the roof causing many people to gasp. Then, 20 Faces grabbed a horizontal flag pole sticking out of the building and used it to swing onto another building and started running. Some guns started to shoot him, others refused, saying he's just a kid. 20 Faces just kept running until finally, he slipped away.
"20 Faces has made a mysterious escape! But it seems that it's not the same 20 Faces from 10 years ago!"
"No kidding…" Kai commented,
"He looks about Gou's age," said Kaida,
"Pretty young for a thief," said Kai and crossed his arms,
"Wasn't our 20 Faces around that age when he started stealing things?" Kaida reminded,
"Oh, guess so…"
"20 Faces…hey, has anyone ever caught the 20 Faces before this one? Or even find out his identity?" Gou asked and his parents shook their heads,
"20 Faces has gotten away from every single theft he's committed until he hung up his cape and 20 Faces never showed his face again until now. And no one ever found out who he really was. Unless those that did find out, didn't reveal it to the press," said Kai,
"When did 20 Faces stop being 20 Faces?" Gou asked with curiosity,
"Let's see…I'd say when he reached young adulthood. No one really knew why though. Some said he just wanted to, others said because someone he cared about got hurt when he was being 20 Faces, and some other people said it's because he's got nothing left to steal. And other rumors also said it's because he's got himself a family and running around as thief won't exactly help the family," Kai explained,
"…Do you know the real reason why he stopped at such a young age?" Gou asked,
"…yes, I do. But I'm not telling…"
"DAD!"
"Not telling!"
"Please? Alright, then do you know the previous 20 Faces real identity?"
"Maybe…"
"Tell me! Please?!"
"Sorry, no can do. Why do you want to know anyway?" Kai asked,
"Well, any clue could help me find out who this new thief is," said Gou standing up,
"Why do you want to do that?" Kaida asked,
"I don't see why not. All the stories I've heard of 20 Faces were always amazing to me. If this new one can live up to the old one's reputation, then I want to find out who he is. I'm going to be the first and only person to find out just who 20 Faces really is and what his motives are!"
That's one thing Gou committed his life to since then. 20 Faces returns with a new person under the mask, a new styled tuxedo, and a new challenge in life. The reign of the mysterious 20 Faces continues!
THE END
Notes:
-In the original Japanese of Beyblade, Kai and Rei are two years older than Takao. Which is why they're not in High School since Takao was on his last year in High School. I'm not sure about Max though…
-Daichi is only 2-3 years younger than Takao despite how much older Takao looks.
-Takao's son is really named Makoto and really does look just like him.
-Kai's son really is named Gou/Go/Goh and really does look just like him. (Go has a little carrot above the o but I don't know how to make it)
-Daichi really did become a DJ called DJ Daichi
-Rin/Lin/Ling really is Mao/Mariah's daughter except she was married to Rei but I had to make an exception for this story obviously.
-Otosan is the polite way of saying 'father' in Japanese. I know Rei's Chinese but typing Otosan is easier than typing father politely in Chinese.
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This story has come to a close! It was fun! My first shonen-ai story! I think I did okay on it.
Guess what?! SEQUEL! Yes! Sequel! You don't think 20 Faces will be done with that easily do you?! Coming soon: "Samurai of Many Faces"
20 Faces has a new thief under the mask! Trained by Rei himself, Makoto becomes the one criminal everyone is after. Though some for other reasons…
This time, the thief isn't doing the stealing nor is he being stolen that easily! Gou Hiwatari tries to capture the thief's heart for himself not knowing who's the under that mask!
And while you're waiting for the sequel to come out, entertain yourself with: BBA School Detectives!
Rei doesn't spend all his time being a thief while trying to get Takao's heart at the same time. He's working at school with Max and Kai and the trouble they get themselves in to! First chapter introduces the characters and the idea. So I hope it isn't that dull for you all.
So it's type this site's name then:
/secure/livepreview.php?storyid3416960
Here's the link to my picture. No color or shading! I've never drawn someone in a full fledge black outfit so I was unable to complete the drawing. Plus, colors and I don't mix well. Also note, my beyblade drawing suck so…yeah…But hey! I got Takao in a wedding dress!
Type deviantart dot com and add:
/deviation/50227319/