Bell's Barracuda
Author's Note: Enjoy the story and R&R.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to or of the Beyblade series.
Summary:
Bell gets a pet barracuda.
"Is that a –?"
"Hmph! Impressed? It's a barracuda! I picked it up when we visited Brazil for the Beyblade event in Ranzo's hometown!" Bell crossed his arms, a royally smug look on his face.
"WHY DO YOU HAVE A BARRACUDA?" Ranzo's lollipop fell out of his mouth.
"You can't keep one as a pet!" Hanna put her foot down.
"Says who? I'm the Demon King!"
"That kind of fish isn't meant for captivity!" Hanna pulled out her phone. "According to the internet, they're ferocious and grow huge and need lots of space to swim! Before long, it'll be bigger than its tank!"
"What, this tiny thing? No! This is just the starter tank!" Bell pulled a tasselled rope that Jiji lowered for him, dropping a floor-to-ceiling red curtain around the room to the floor. "This is the real tank!"
The floor-to-ceiling curtain was concealing a floor-to-ceiling underwater habitat.
"You rebuilt part of your house as an AQUARIUM? Do you know how crazy that is?"
"No, he's just Bell…" Hanna side-eyed Ranzo. It was just another day at the Gates of Hell.
"Ranzo! Take a good look!" Bell laughed diabolically. "This is your room, hahahaha!"
"Meu Deus!"
"What are you even going to feed it, Bell?" Hanna ignored Ranzo's man tears.
"Goldfish."
"Goldfish?"
"Live goldfish!" Bell turned around, turned around again hiding something behind his cape, then flung his cape open to reveal a pail full of splashing goldfish.
"And he keeps getting worse!" Ranzo lost another lollipop.
"I'm calling Lean Walhalla on you!" An appalled Hanna held her phone like the pointy branch she used to pop Bell's robot.
"Lean Walhalla who?"
"The Lean Walhalla who has a pet hedgehog! He'll understand how terrible to animals you are and set you right!"
"I bet you don't even have his number!"
Hanna growled.
"Hanna, wait."
"What, Ranzo? You're as outraged as I am!"
"I know, I know. But hear me out," the blond got quieter as he neared Bell. "Here, Bell. Let me help you move Barry into his new home."
"His name isn't Barry, Ranzo. That's stupid!"
"Lean's hedgehog is named Harry."
"He's stupid!"
Ranzo continued walking. Up to the open top of the aquarium, where he flipped the tank in his hands and the barracuda inside into the larger tank.
"Oops."
"What?"
"I…You better come and have a look at this, Bell."
"I don't see any –"
Ranzo grabbed Bell's legs and flipped Bell into the aquarium.
"Ahh!"
Hanna ah-hah'd while Bell ahh'd. On her phone, she played the musical cue from that movie about the killer shark.
Dun dun…
Panicked bubbles.
"Think Bell's learned his lesson?"
Dun dun…
Bell flailed his arms in the water.
"No, let's leave him in there for a few more seconds."
Dundundundundundundun…