1 year later

My heart pounded as I looked at the magazine cover my mind trying to figure out how to function long enough to get Hoodie in the car and drive to Connie's to tell her the…good? News?

Thankfully after an hour I sat at Connie's kitchen table Hoodie next to me. We had told Connie about her son, about what he was and why he left. She's has been doing quite well with the information even when she found out that her son hadn't stopped using humans as feeding bags but of course only humans he deemed evil enough to die. Which is exactly what Hoodie and I do. We just have more specific targets.

"I found him." Connie gave me a shocked look. "Toby? You found Toby?" I nodded. "But first there is something you need to understand. The underworld of crime they show in movies? That's only one of the many. The one Toby is living in is called Creepypasta. It works like your world, but magic users and demons are the majority population and humans are the minority. They have fame and fortune unknown to the world you've been living in. Laws and rules but murder isn't against them. Rape is one of the few universal crimes."

"Ok but you can get to this world, right?"

"Hoodie and I are hated by this community because of something we did a long time ago. But our master, slender and you are not in fact you two can go completely unnoticed."

"What do I have to do?"

"First? Look at this." I handed them the magazine and their eyes nearly tripled in size. Toby was on the cover shirtless, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth as he sat in a thrown a bored look on his face. He had more muscle definition than I remember. The title read "Most Eligible Bachelor" Connie scoffed. "Toby?"

"Turns out he's quite popular. Famous even. Which will make getting to him that much harder." I went behind Connie and began to look through the magazine with them. Finding an ad for "Ticci-Toby's newest album: False Gods" in the picture behind them Toby again was shirtless but hung by a noose around his neck. "Holy shit! Album? He sings?"

"He did take choir, maybe he enjoyed it more than we though. But 'Ticci-Toby?' That's the name he was bullied with when he was really young."

"You can be laughed at or you can laugh with them."

"More like make them fear the name you once feared."

"That also works."

"So? What's the plan?" Connie asked looking up at me expectantly now used to our undercover plans to find Toby. "Research."

This little underground world had its own internet like is the normal internet and the dark web had a baby, a really fucked up baby. Getting on it isn't all that hard if you know what you're doing. So, we went to its equivalent of YouTube and searched "Ticci-Toby" coming up with music videos, interviews and things like that. The profile picture for Toby's channel was the picture from the front of his album. From what I could tell there was no original music which, is a law. The closest thing to an exception is you can change the lyrics slightly to give the music a more personal feel.

The channel had a wide range of music stretching from Victoria Justice to My Chemical Romance to Avenge Sevenfold. We watched a few videos finding Toby wasn't a bad singer at all! In almost all of his videos he was shirtless for at least part of it and he constantly wore a bandana that was black with white stripes that never reached the edges and orange goggles. In fact, everyone in the videos wore some kind of mask.

We just kept hitting next regardless of what the next song was. Which turned out to be my doom.

A lyric video for one of Toby's songs came up which was "BFB" by Victoria Justice. "BFB" meaning "Best Friend's Brother" which is about having a crush on said person. Everything was find till we got to the chorus which the original lyrics are "My best friends brother is the one for me, punk rock drummer and he's 6 foot 3" but Toby changed it to my best friend's brother is the one for me, huge math nerd and he's 5 foot 8" why change it to that? Well I am a huge math nerd and 5 foot 8.

Connie and Hoodie looked at me in shock as I could feel my face turning bright red. "You know I wondered why in every love song he changes the female pronouns to male ones." Connie said quirking a brow at me. "It's just a coincidence." Hoodie snorted shaking his head as Toby repeated the chorus he'd made. "There's no way it's me! There are other short math nerds." Hoodie scoffed and began signing at me. "He fed off only you for over a month and before that you spent hours alone with him teaching him, preparing him to go home from a mental hospital. All I did was beat him up."

"He's right Tim." Connie said giving me a knowing look. "I shouldn't have taught you sign." She huffed at me. "Tim in all the love songs he does he refers to a male from his early work to his more recent stuff its highly likely that he was and still is in love with you."

"No way."

"Uh huh. You should've seen the way he talked about you and how often he talked about you. Actually, if it's not you I will be massively surprised. "Hello Masqueraders!" we all turned to back to see a kid in a black mask that only covered her eyes and she grinned big at the camera. "My dad has a concert on the 25th of March for my birthday! And you're all invited to listen to all my favorites! And some never before heard songs! Buy your tickets here!" The child pointed to a link on the screen above her.

Her mask made it look like her eyes were all black and gave them white spots that looked like her eyes contained the stairs while her black hair sat in her face.

"Diana?" A familiar voice came from off the camera and the girl turned hearing her name. "Hi daddy! I'm making a video about my birthday party."

"Oh? Can I join you?" No way, no way, Toby is her father she must be like 8! He's only been gone for a year! "Sure!" in walked Toby his goggles sitting on his head and a blank face adorned with a tiny smile as he sat down behind her pulling Diana into his lap. Toby was a little too tall for the camera as the link had to move to the bottom of the screen to fit his face. "Buy your tickets I want lots of people at my party! BYE BYE!" Toby waved with the girl before speaking. "See you there, Masqueraders, as always don't forget your masks." The video ended, and we sat in silent shock. "She can't actually be his right?" Connie asked in disbelief. "N-no couldn't be she's like 8." Hoodie didn't seem convinced. "Hoodie join us on this." He sighed. "Dhampir children grow extremely fast and that's when they're only half human. Vampires are able to have children so assuming her mother is also a vampire she could very well his. And if she is she probably wasn't planned. This changes things. We can't drag him home to his mother if he's a father."

"Doesn't keep us from going to see him."

I managed to get tickets to Toby's concert from an old friend who is bill gate's equivalent of this world BEN_DROWNED or Ben. He's capitalized on making electronic devices that can reach this world's internet which runs completely on magic. He was reluctant to give me the tickets knowing what Hoodie and I did years ago but figured it had been long enough that I would get through the world with a mask easy.

4 tickets and 4 costumes Slender, Connie, Hoodie and I headed for the concert. We arrived a little late and Toby was already on stage hyping up the crowd. "How we all doing tonight!?" the crowd cheered loudly. Toby bent down picking up the little girl and spoke again how about y'all wish little Diana a happy 8th birthday!?" the crowd began to sing happy birthday with Toby and right after Toby began singing "Planetary (Go!)" By My Chemical Romance dancing on stage with Diana, seeming to have a blast with his daughter.

We stayed towards the back with Slender's arm around Connie. The pair had grown close since Toby's disappearance. They claim they're not sleeping together but I doubt that. I don't care either way I just wish they'd be more honest about it.

I thought back to my meeting with Ben remembering when my fate had been sealed.

Ben sighed shaking his head at me. "Toby is a family friendly my son plays with little Diana. So, you know what I'm risking by doing this." I nodded. "Please it's not for me-."

"Oh yeah sure."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I'm sure you've listened to 'BFB' by now." I huffed. "It's not just for me." I said through clenched teeth thanking the heavens I hadn't brought Hoodie. "That's more like it." Ben walked over to his computer and typed a few things. Before he walked over. "4 tickets, but only one is VIP that's all I can get you." I nodded in thanks. "I can't thank you enough. I owe you one."

"Just…just think of it as payment for the shit you got my brother out of…"

"How is he anyway?"

"Get out Masky."

I looked at the VIP ticket in my hand and sighed turning to my group. "Who's going?" The group just pointed at me not bothering to look at me. "Yeah, thought you might say that." I pushed off the wall I was leaning against and headed to the VIP room which had a few other inhabitants but was otherwise empty.

Toby was still on stage, so I just sat at the bar getting a beer and soon heard the music die down outside and I heard Toby's voice behind. "Hey Cujo! Gimme a water for the little one." The bar tender smile tossing a water bottle to Toby who I didn't turn to look at. God damn it why am I so nervous!? I heard Toby leave and took the fact that the "little one" aka Diana drank water which means she's probably at least part human.

I was reflecting on the fact that I'd probably missed my chance for another 4 or 5 songs when the bar tender walked over setting a shot of a clear liquid in front of me. "What's this?"

"Toby calls it an Mr. Rogers. He usually gives it to people he thinks fucked up. It's got vodka and banana flavoring. What'd you do to earn one?"

"Showed up." Cujo the bar tender smirked before leaving the bar and as I watched him leave I noted that I was alone. I sighed before downing the shot.

I was flung to the side and didn't realize I'd been punched till instincts kicked in and I flipped to keep myself from hitting the floor. The second I straightened Toby had me by the collar against the wall lifting me to his height, so my feet wouldn't reach the ground. "Of all the concerts! Of all the fan meetings you had to pick this one! It is my god daughter's birthday! And I had all day planned this was the big finale! But now I gotta deal with you and Brian and slender and for some fucking reason my mom. Which probably means she knows what I am. Which is exactly what I told you not to do." He finished each sentence with a punch to my stomach. "I…also…told you…not to feed off anyone but me."

"I didn't break that promise on purpose."

"The first time." He growled ripping my cheap dollar store mask off and pulling his bandanna down. "Damn it…" he dropped me and before I could react pulled my jacket off and sank his teeth into my now exposed neck. I yelped but refused to scream digging my nails into the chest of his jacket. "T-Toby." I whimpered in pain, but he only growled before shoving something in my hand and stopping. "11:00 just you. I'll talk to the others later." He then pulled my jacket on and shoved my mask on pulling me out of the room onto the stage. "Why not help my friend here get to the back of the room with a little crowd surfing!" he then tossed me onto the crowd and I was raced to the back of the room at break neck speed and was dropped on the floor. The crowd went back to enjoying the concert as I stumbled to my feet realizing the shot I was given was roofied.

Hoodie and Slender ran over to help me up. "Bar tender…roofied me…Diana is Toby's god daughter. He was not happy to see me…wants to talk to me alone…he said he'll talk to the rest later. Let's go home." They helped me to the car and we drove off.

11:00 I arrived at a motel for the damned and went up to the room with the room number on the small piece of paper. I knocked but found it was open and stepped in closing the door behind me. I sat at a chair facing away from the door and just waited.

Soon after arms slid under mine and wrapped around me before I was picked up like I didn't weight a thing. Toby laid me on the bed face up and pinned my wrist above my head putting his hatchet against my throat. "Kinda surprised you showed up alone."

"Why?"

"Cause, you know what's going on and if the press finds out about us down here? Your life will never be the same."

"That's the least of my worries they won't affect my work. It's against their laws."

"Just had to be sure." Toby dropped the hatchet and placed a hand on my chest slowly unzipping my jacket before using his teeth to pull off his glove. He then placed his oddly warm hand under my shirt causing me to give a tiny twitch in surprise. "Is the ruthless mass murder Masky…nervous?"

"Not used to have people who are stronger than me."

"Yeah you proxy's get all the benefits of being a vampire with none of the down sides." He said his hand slowly trailing under my shirt. "You don't seem to mind being out during the day."

"High quality sun screen, still don't show up in mirrors though."

"Crosses affect you?"

"Nah that's a myth." His hand brushed against one of the little pink spots on my chest and I twitched more violently now, my arms instinctively struggling in his grip. "Calm down Tim." He said a smirk on his face with eyes red and his fangs showing. I gave an awkward smirk. "I don't know that I like that look." I said noting the fact that my shirt was around my armpits and I couldn't move as he had my hands pinned and my legs were between his and he was holding them together with little effort. At most I could straighten my legs and squirm and I did squirm.

Toby ducked his head and began lightly kissing my chest while freeing my hands to get my jacket off but bound them with my shirt. My heart was pounding out of my chest and then I felt Toby's hand begin to pull down my pants. "Wait!" Toby's head shot up a worried look on his face. "Wait, wait, wait, wait…wait."

"Waiting…you ok?"

"Yup."

"Then what's the problem? You are more nervous than I was when I lost my virginity. If I didn't know better, I'd think you were a virgin." I didn't respond and just looked away. "Tim?"

"Yeah?"

"Have you ever been in a relationship before?"

"Yes."

"Female or male."

"Female."

"Did you ever have sex with said female?"

"She wanted to wait till marriage."

"And you spent most of your life in a mental hospital?"

"Till I was 17 yeah."

"Since then your best and only friend has been Brian."

"Correct."

"You're a fucking virgin."

"If I was fucking I wouldn't be a virgin."

"Well if you hadn't stopped me you would be fucking."

"Shut it." Toby sighed pull my shirt off my arms and tossing it to the side. "Might as well make this even." He stood up and pulled off his goggles, bandanna, jacket and shirt before pulling my shoes off and forcing me to wrap my legs around him. He then leaned back over me and wrapped his arms around me. "Come on grab on to me." I did as I was told, and he picked me up and I soon found myself cuddling with Toby under the covers of the motel bed. He kissed my neck starting from the tip of my shoulder and slowly moved to my cheek before kissing my lips.

The next morning, I woke pantless and feeling less than well rested, nothing actually happened last night just some fooling around. The bed had blood on it and quite a bit and I found Toby sleeping soundly next to me. I scooted closer to him and cuddled into my chest. Toby soon wrapped his arms around me climbing back on top of me and biting into my neck. I let out a small hiss of pain and soon finding he was going to try to…distract me from the pain. Needless to say, it worked that is until my phone buzzed away on the night stand. "Toby- I- have a job."

"Then answer it. Your hands are free."

"W-what!? No!"

"Fine. I will." He placed a knee on my chest and used the other hand to answer my phone. "Oh, look it's Slender!" he said placing the phone to his ear and began chatting with slender as if it was a normal fucking day. Slender is like a Vulcan he doesn't get overly excited or emotional so talking to Toby after not even being sure if he was alive for over a year he just chats like talking to an old friend as they passed each other in a grocery store as I screamed profanity at Toby trying to break free of his grip. "Lunch? I suppose but I won't be eating…yeah Tim will be there but so will Diana…good cause y'all don't have a choice…yup see you then." Toby then hung up the phone and tossed it to the side and finished feeding off me.

I sat in my car next to Toby unaware of how he managed to convince me to let him drive but here I am sitting next to him thanking my gods that it wasn't a stick shift and enjoying the fact that my truck sat three people very close together so if I sat in the middle I could cuddle him as we drove. "You can drive on the way to the restaurant."

"That's not where we're going now?"

"Weren't you listening? We gotta pick up Diana first."

"Oh god…"

"What?"

"How is she gonna react?"

"To what?"

"Me!" he laughed. "What? Afraid she'll have the 'you can't replace my mommy' persona? I'm not her father and I've only been her god father for about 6 months."

"Yeah can you explain that to me?" Toby sighed. "When I first found out about Creepypasta, her parents Judge Angel and Bloody Painter-."

"Whoa what? They're like legends!"

"yes, you're very smart shut up, they took me in despite of what I am and even let me around their daughter who once I started staying around started calling me 'big brother Toby' and then…"

"They got arrested…"

"Yeah the second people found out who they were death penalty was practically set in stone. Ben did his best to at the very least keep them alive but having already escaped prison once? They weren't getting out of it. Ben was able to give me their final wishes but Diana well she never really recovered. She knows full well I'm not her father she still talks about her parents the wound is still very fresh I think calling me 'dad' is just comforting." I nodded holding on to Toby's arm tighter. "I feel different." I said changing the subject. "What do you mean?"

"I mean I feel different after last night."

"Oh…right…still can't believe you're a virgin."

"Shut it." He chuckled. "You're what 40?"

"41. And you're what 17?"

"18 and how does that reflect badly on me?"

"Might look like you're only with me for my money."

"The money is intriguing." I rolled my eyes and turned on the radio and Toby laughed hearing the music playing. "What?"

"This is one of the songs I've done. In my car we have a radio for Creepypasta I'm used to hearing myself when the radio comes on."

"That often?"

"Well I'm like 1 of the 19 singers of Creepypasta and certainly one of the most popular because of the diversity of my music." We soon pulled up to a huge building and I looked up to the towering sky scraper. "You live here?"

"What? No, this is Ben's place."

"Ben's? Why are we here?"

"Um Diana is 8 I'm not gonna leave her home alone, especially not on her birthday. And Ben's son couldn't make it to the party because of a dentist appointment so I let her stay here for a sleep over." Toby said climbing out of the truck. "You coming?"

"Uh…no."

"You're gonna wait here in the hot car in the middle of June? In Colorado?"

"I've got the key's I'll keep it cool."

"You're gonna kill the battery."

"It'll be fine."

"Would you just come inside?"

"You don't seem to be giving me a choice." He pulled the keys out of the ignition. "5 minutes, max."

"I'd rather not." He huffed at me his eyes narrowing.