For King, the last few days had consisted of being Masamune's plus one. He was his plus one to the tenth anniversary celebration of the world championships, he attended as his plus one for the Japan tournament that invited Gan Gan Galaxy as guests of honor, he was even Masamune's plus one or "arm candy" for the interviews that followed afterward…And now he was his plus one at a sleepover.

Since they were all tired after the interviews, and Madoka's place was the closest, they figured it was a good chance to crash at the B-Pit and have a sleepover like in the old days….

Well, the old days for Gan Gan Galaxy. King was familiar with Madoka's house, but he hadn't been there more than on a handful of occasions.

He couldn't complain though… Because Masamune was jumping excited the minute a sleepover was on the table.

King refused to ruin this week for his boyfriend. He noticed just how much fun Masamune was having reuniting with his team, being part of the celebration, and reminiscing about such an important time of his life.

So, if King had to endure a bit of awkwardness to ensure his boyfriend's happiness, then bring it on!

…Although, he wishes he had foreseen this and reserved a hotel room as soon as they got to Japan.

Oh well, what's done is done. Besides, it is just a sleepover.

What's the worst that could happen?

"Huh… Well that was fun." King sighed in relaxation as he let himself fall on his sleeping bag.

"What?" Masamune arched his eyebrow and smirked, "Did you think we were gonna drink tea and 'talk about the good ol' days' or something?"

King couldn't help but to let out a giggle as Masamune enunciates that question in the most exaggerated "old man voice" he could muster.

"Sorry, it's just, I didn't expect Madoka to have a collection of fucked up horror movies, okay?" The legendary blader ran a hand through his hair. "Nor did I expect to see Tsubasa laughing his ass off when that guy slashed his entire family."

Masamune made, "well, duh" face and shrugged his shoulders.

"Well, what can I say?" He poked King's nose. "We are a bunch of desensitized fucks."

King felt his face heat up after feeling Masamune's touch. He would normally pout after being poked like that, but he just couldn't imagine doing so after seeing his boyfriend's smile. Soon enough, he started regretting how they were divided by their respective sleeping bags. King wanted nothing more than to hug his boyfriend close and snuggle as they both fell asleep in each other's arms.

Masamune must have realized what he wanted, because he wasted no time before scooching closer and using King's chest as a pillow. The position was quite awkward because of their sleeping bags acting as a barrier between them, but it was still comfortable enough to sleep.

Which King wanted more than nothing else in the world…

"Guys! Take a look at this!"

…And was definitely not going to get any time soon.

Both bladers opened their eyes and looked up. They were immediately greeted with Yu's grin as he smirked at them from the couch above.

King blushed. He didn't even think of the possibility of anyone else being awake.

"What's up?" Masamune smiles and sits up, looking completely unbothered.

"Look." Yu whispers rather loudly again and points at the couch facing to the opposite side of him.

Masamune and King turn their heads and look at it.

…It's empty.

"Gingki is not here…" Yu's grin only becomes wider as he tries to hold back a giggle.

King notices how Masamune laughs under his breath and smirks too. He is not exactly sure of what's going on.

"Tsubasa never came downstairs either…" Masamune whispers, and another giggle escapes him.

King blinks…What are they talking about?

"Guys I don't-"

"Shh! Shh! Listen!" Masamune quickly uses a finger to make King shut his mouth.

"Here, let me help with that…"

King blinks.

Was that Madoka's voice?

Yu gets closer to him and Masamune, but puts a hand behind his ear to listen closely to whatever is going on.

"Eeee! It's happening!" The blonde guy whispers loudly, barely containing his glee.

King is so lost.

What the fuck is going on?!

-*WRRRRR*-

What's that noise? King doesn't recognize it.

…It kinda sounds like an electric saw…

Or a drill….

…Maybe it's a blender-

A squeak immediately shuts the legendary blader's thoughts as both guys grip on his shoulders and start jumping in their place

"MIDNIGHT MARGARITAS!" Masamune and Yu screamed in unison, each of their voices drilling this confusing information into King's ears.

Their respective grip on King's shoulders was over as soon as the two excited bladers jumped on their feet and ran upstairs as fast as they could.

King was left there, eyes wide open, and with absolutely no thoughts inside his head.

Sadly, he didn't have any time to process what was going on because Masamune immediately came back and grabbed his hand.

"You're gonna love this!" Was all his boyfriend said before going back to the stairs.

Maybe Tsubasa's unexpected love for gory movie scenes was not the most surprising part of the night…

Nope.

Watching Gan Gan Galaxy drinking margaritas and dancing all over Madoka's kitchen definitely takes the cake.

King was baffled.

These guys were swinging around, laughing, singing, and drinking as they went around the kitchen island in some kind of improvised conga line.

They were enjoying the hell out of a VERY old song….

"Last Friday night!~" Gingka and Tsubasa half sang, half screamed, in a very out-of-tune chorus.

"Yeah, we danced on table tops!~" Madoka took the verse and then took another sip.

"And we took too many shots!~" Yu continued, rising his margarita high with a loud giggle.

"Think we kissed, but I forgot!~" Masamune didn't miss the chance to look at his boyfriend and wink at him.

King couldn't hide his laughter quick enough this time.

"LAST FRIDAY NIGHT!~" Gan Gan Galaxy shouted in unison.

The conga line was broken, and then every single team member was left to swing around on their own.

King was sort of amazed at how comfortable they all were to be making fools out of themselves. There was a certain familiarity that could be felt through this "midnight margaritas" night. It seemed as if it was something that belonged to Gan Gan Galaxy, and only Gan Gan Galaxy.

If there was something the legendary blader of Mars could not deny, is that Masamune looked so fucking adorable while he was dancing. He twirled around, laughing nonstop, his cheeks and nose wore a red tint and his eyes sparkled with absolute joy and drunken confidence.

Masamune is such a goofball…He wants to kiss him.

"Do it aaaall~ Agaaaain~!" Masamune sang this final verse while ambushing his boyfriend with a hug from behind.

King felt his boyfriend put all of his weight on him, he wasn't that heavy, but it was best to make sure he didn't cause the both of them to fall. A new song had started. This one was, surprisingly, more…bubblegum pop than the previous one.

"I threw a wish in the well~" Madoka sang while trying to take another sip of her margarita and leaving the room.

"Don't ask me, I'll never tell~ Woooooh! Yeah! THIS IS MY JAM!" Yu shouted at the top of his lungs and raised his drink in the air. "TURN IT UP!"

Gingka didn't waste a second before turning up the volume.

"Look at what I found!" Madoka announces as she walks back into her kitchen.

Before King can even turn around, the lights are suddenly gone. However, all sorts of colorful lights started to shower them in less than a second. Seems like Madoka had brought one of those small party lights machines.

"Oh! Oh! Put the sparkles effect on!" Gingka tried to reach to do it himself, but only waved his arm around and giggled stupidly.

"Put up the lilac lights too! Those are my favorite!" Tsubasa pleaded like a little kid, basically jumping off the excitement.

"Haha! Alright! Alright!" Madoka giggled and tried to push him off to reach the buttons herself.

As promised, they were now surrounded by lilac lights and silver sparkles.

With the volume all the way up and the lights to set up the mood, the kitchen resembled a club more than anything. They just might get a noise complaint for this, which made King kind of impressed.

He never got the impression of these guys being such party animals.

Or that they loved pop music this much…

Despite this being the most bubbly song he's heard in his life, King noticed how his boyfriend acted like this was a slow and romantic symphony they could slowly dance to.

"Dance with me, pretty boy~" Masamune whispered, he tightened his arms around King's shoulders.

King laughed under his breath. Masamune fully believed that he was dancing, but he was just moving from side to side.

"Whatever you want, silly." King mumbles, touching Masamune's arms and slightly basking in his warm yet firm grasp.

They stay like that for a while, moving slowly to yet another fast-paced pop song from the early 2010's.

"What kind of god gives you those legs and no rhythm?…" Masamune giggles, he was on his tiptoes and could barely move his own feet.

King rolls his eyes and decides to spin his boyfriend around. That way, Masamune didn't have to struggle to keep up with his height. Besides, he was also able to shift their position and hug him tight as they practically waltzed through the song Gan Gan Galaxy was singing in the back.

"Hehe~ Your shirt is soft…" Masamune practically snuggled King as they danced.

"Dude, this shirt is yours." King quipped, but Masamune didn't seem to have a response to it. So, he just kissed his boyfriend's forehead.

After that, he feels Masamune's breathing soften…He is definitely about to fall asleep.

King turned his head and looked at his friends.

…Yeah, they were very much awake.

"Hey, I just met you~!" Madoka raised her glass again.

"And this is crazy~" Gingka followed suit and clashed his own cup against it.

"But here's my number~!" Yu attempted to do the same, but almost fell in the process.

"So call me, maybe~!" Tsubasa practically screamed as he caught him.

The legendary blader sighs and smiles.

These guys are so silly…But at least it's kinda wholesome.

Well, it didn't stay wholesome for long.

At some point, the group got tired of dancing and landed on Madoka's dinner table, passing drinks around and ranting about stuff that annoyed them at the World Championships all those years ago.

Masamune seemed to regain a second wind, and immediately woke up to rant alongside them.

It was sort of funny…if you didn't count how they were swearing so hard, they'd make sailors blush.

"And what does that fucking bitch does after crashing the selection tournament?! Flip us off and join another team!" Gingka slammed his plastic cup on the table after he finished that statement. "What was his end-goal there?! This ain't an airport! You don't have to announce your fucking departure!"

King wasn't sure he heard Gingka curse before this moment….He didn't think Gingka KNEW how to curse.

"A-and then! THEN! He just keeps making it MY FAULT!" Gingka now slams a hand against the table. "Why do people blame me for so much shit?! It's not my fault Kyoya had his third crisis of the week, or that Ryuuga terrorizes an island to make me battle him! I'M JUST OVER HERE, EXISTING! Why can't anyone just consider my feelings?! It makes me feel soooo objectified! Like, guys! THERE'S A PERSON ATTACHED TO THIS LAUNCHER, YOU KNOW?!"

Well that's….that's a lot to unpack. King didn't know what to say.

…Granted, he hadn't say anything yet…Did anyone remember he was sitting there too?

"Awwww! I'm sowwy!" Tsubasa slammed his drink on the table and spoke with an exaggerated pitiful tone. "Does it bother you that people objectify you based on a skill you CONSCIOUSLY MADE your entire personality?! WELL! Boo-FUCKING-Hoo! At least people haven't been posting thirst traps of you on the internet since you were a GODDAMNED TEENAGER!"

King blinks.

…What the hell is a thirst-trap?

"Back in my day, everyone just called them 'Character AMVs' and moved on." Madoka giggled as she took off the pink straw of her drink and started waving it around.

"Nah, not all character AMV's were thirst traps." Masamune corrected her. "It really depends on the character and the music."

"Well the 'character AMVs' people were making of me had songs that should not be ANYWHERE near a minor!" Tsubasa huffed and crossed his arms.

"What does that have to do with me?!" Gingka frowned. "I'm just tired that bladers just make their anger issues my problems ALL THE FUCKING TIME!"

"Cry me a river, Gingka!" Tsubasa rolled his eyes. "You didn't even get the worst of it with your own rivals!"

"What's that supposed to mean?!" Gingka grabs a random glass and drinks from it.

"Hey! That's mine!" Madoka complained and tried to snatch her glass back.

"Don't play dumb, Gingka." Tsubasa practically grumbles at him. "You aren't pretty enough to pull it off."

Gingka gasped, clearly offended.

King's mouth falls open.

…That's it. The biggest surprise of the night was Tsubasa drinking enough to go into "bitch-mode."

"Ryuuga might be an ass to you, but at least he didn't infect you with dark energy!" Tsubasa pointed a finger at him, and slowly moved it in circles. "But remember who got infected and nearly died? ME!"

"Well, at least he only terrorized you once and then fucked off forever!" Gingka retorted, pointing a finger back at Tsubasa. "I don't know what I did to have so many bladers on my doorstep telling me I ruined their lives somehow!"

"I think it's because of your hair. Hehe." Yu giggles. He is snuggling close to the table, trying to sleep but stopping himself from doing so because of his giggling. "Hehe, Ginkgi…I'm sorry but your hair makes you live rent-free in people's heads, hehe…"

"That hair was DEFINITELY a factor in me wanting to defeat you, broooo." Masamune extended a finger and pointed it across the table in Gingka's direction. "It made it so easy to be angry at you and stalking you for-! For…. Shit, man. Why did I hate you so much again?"

Gingka shrugged and huffed, "Heh! Hell if I know! I was so used to getting stalked, I didn't keep tabs on your stuff."

Madoka raised her hand, "I remember! Haha! Youuuu had a lot of shit going on and decided to make it our problem~"

"Ooooh! Yeeeah! I remember now!" Masamune started giggling again. "I wanted to prove I could wipe the floor with Gingka because I was afraid of losing my friends~!"

Gingka wheezed at that confession, "HA! And you chose the worst time! I had just lost MY best friend!"

"Whaaaa? I thought Madoka was your best friend, two-timer." Masamune tilted his head to the side. "And I remember it clearly! She was right there when I stalked you!... You lived in her basement, so I was KINDAAAA stalking you both."

"Madoka is my best HUMAN friend, dummy!" Gingka shook his head and made an exaggerated gasp, clearly offended at how Masamune didn't know this difference. "My best beyblade friend is Pegasus! Remember what happened in Battle Bladers? I lost Pegasus and then we reunited but it was kinda weird…Like I still had lost a part of myself…"

"Oh shiiit, then I was acting like a hater while you were grieving!" Masamune's eyes went wide. "Fuck! I said so many things and made you do so many stupid dares… I threw down a flute solo while you were saaaad!"

King blinked.

He knew Gingka and Masamune could sometimes get on each other's nerves, but he never pictured them…not getting along upon meeting.

"Heh, it's all good, buddy! I was grieving harder when I thought my dad was dead, and I was the one begging people for battles! Haha!" Gingka lets out a giggle. "Damn, I'm messed up…"

King blinked again.

What did he say?...

"Besides!" Gingka squeaked between giggles and pointed his finger straight to his friend. "You had your karmaaaa~"

"Yeah!" Now it's Madoka's turn to wheeze and join in the pointing of Masamune, "IN RUSSIA, YOU SKANK!"

Instead of being offended at that insult, Masamune threw his head back with a howl of laughter. He whiplashes so hard that he almost fell off, had his boyfriend not catch him.

King wanted to ask what the hell happened in Russia, but Masamune started giving context before he could speak.

"HA! None of those burgers were even worth it, you know?!" Masamune complained as if getting lost in a foreign country had not been a big deal. "I was stuck in the desert, thought I'd die many times…And none of you even called me when I went missing….That was saaaad."

….The context was somehow weirdly detailed AND agonizingly vague…

"Hey, don't look at me." Madoka waved her hand. "Aleksei was distracting me on purpose."

"Please!" Gingka laughed his ass off. "He was seducing you BIG TIME! We all noticed~!"

"Oooooh yeah!" Tsubasa's eyes went wide with the realization. "That astronaut guy was the real skank!"

"Hah! Madoka got seduced by a nerdy skank!" Masamune wheezed.

King blinked once more.

…Again…

Weirdly detailed AND AGONIZINGLY VAGUE INFORMATION.

"Well, that's a form of distraction, isn't it?!" Madoka got defensive and slammed her drink on the table. "Point is, I was distracted and couldn't check if Masamune was still alive! What's your excuse, guys?!"

King tilts his head. Did they really have excuses to not check on Masamune after he SOMEHOW got lost in Russia?!

"Good ol' dark energy trauma did it for me~" Tsubasa giggles. He tried to drink another sip, but accidentally kept fidgeting with his own cup.

"Will that well EVER run dry, Tsubasa?" Madoka mumbled.

"Nope!"

"Well, I was gonna look for him after the tournament." Gingka shrugs. "Well….Maybe after dinner."

"I tried calling you and found your phone next to me at the train, Masamoomoo." Yu mumbles, still sleepy.

"Awwww, you do care!" Masamune gushed at his friend and tried to hug him. Although it was hard since Yu's torso was still lying on the table. So, he opted for giving him a few pats on the back. "Come here, buddy! I'm so sorry I was planning to abandon you in Greece and let you get arrested!"

"Whaaaa?" Yu tried to gasp, but it sounded more like a tired moan.

"Yeaaaah" Masamune nods and keeps patting him. "After you desecrated that ancient stadium, I was so ready to snitch on you and leave."

Instead of getting mad, the blonde blader ended up giggling.

"The nerve, duuude." Yu yawns as he speaks. "And I stuck by you after you destroyed The Great Wall of China…"

King turned his head and stared dumbfounded at his boyfriend.

Masamune destroyed THE WHAT?!

"You are right…I'm a bad frieeeend!" Masamune suddenly got emotional over Yu's quiet accusation. "No wonder Zeo was so mad at meeee!"

King looked at Masamune in confusion, those tears looked real.

"Nah, I think that had to do more with his boyfriend being in the hospital, don't you think?" Madoka asked.

"I thought he was mad for being on the same team as Damian." Gingka shrugged.

"Still haven't forgiven him, huh?" The mechanic asked with a giggle.

"I still see those chains in my nightmares!" Gingka practically growled.

"Damian this, Damian that! Can we go over what's important?!" Masamune whined. "I'm such a bad friend! There's a pattern here!"

King didn't know what to do to help the black-haired blader calm down, so he just opted for patting him in the back.

"Is two people a pattern?" Tsubasa's mumble was barely audible, he was clearly falling asleep too.

"I dunno." Madoka turns her head and smirks at Gingka. "Hey, Gingka! Was it a pattern that the special move you created after the world championships was so similar to Ian's special move?"

Gingka gasped with indignation. The red haired boy slammed both hands on the table, which spooked Tsubasa and Yu awake, and stood up.

"That's it! I joined for a wholesome night of midnight margaritas with my friends! I DID NOT join to be slandered!"

With nothing else to say, he left.

"Awww! Don't be so sensitive!" Madoka giggled once more and went after him.

"You can forget about me braiding your hair tonight, by the way!" Gingka's voice could be heard from the other room.

"Well, then you can forget about borrowing my nail polish!" Madoka's could be heard too.

The rest of the group remained at the kitchen table. Silence prevailed as Tsubasa and Yu went back to sleep, and Masamune had stopped whining.

"Waaah! I made them leave me too!"

Well, the silence didn't last long.

King sighed and kept patting his boyfriend's back. Thankfully, Masamune's wailing started to fade little by little.

"I'm such a bad friend." The young blader mumbles.

"You are not. I promise." King somehow managed to say that without laughing.

"Am I a good boyfriend, at least?" Masamune ignored his response and asked this while looking up with teary eyes.

Instead of saying anything, King just kissed Masamune on his forehead and gave him a hug.

"I love youuuu." Masamune mumbles on King's chest as he tightens the hug.

"I love you too, silly." King giggles.

Welp, these guys are definitely going to have one hell of a hangover tomorrow, but at least King can finally enjoy some peace and quiet with his boyfriend.

And it was worth every second he spent feeling awkward tonight.