So hello there. :)

I have set a personal goal to upload at least once a month on either of my stories. I find that when I have a specific and achievable goal to work towards, I am more likely to actually make it. So yeah, here is the next chapter. :)

By the way, I took Suho out of the story. 1. I don't like him and 2. I find him just kind of hard to write. As the story is already kind of hard, as there are sooooooo many characters, I'm going to just take him out. So if you would be so kind and just ignore everything he said till now, thank you. <3

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(I am not doing a recap; just reread the last bit of the other stories, or do y'all want me to do recaps?)

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Lane.

Aiger just kind of stared at him as he still doesn't know what to feel after everything that had happened in Sparking, and Lane, being Lane, gladly stared back at him. Which all obviously didn't go unnoticed by Shu. "Lane, would you mind stopping staring? ... Anyways, it is good to see you all well," he said, trying to lighten the mood a little. All of them just gave a short, halfhearted answer and dissolved into short, welcoming small talk about how long ago it was that they hadn't talked/seen each other.

So after the boys got up from the floor and everyone got into the living room—obviously only after taking off their shoes and coats because they ain't no pigs—they all went to the trusty, musty living room to chat until they actually had something to do. (Not before grabbing some snacks, of course.)

"Ngl I think that is the first time I see you not wearing a tie..." said Free, leaning his head to the side while looking at Shu. "Now that you say it, ME EITHER—AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!" said Rantaro while dramatically putting his hand to his head and striking a pose, making an "Ugh" sound at the end. "Neither did I!" said Aiger, matching Honcho's energy.

"Well, I've known him since kindergarten, so I did see him without a tie," mentioned Valt, looking unbothered while eating some of the popcorn they had made before. "Yeah, us too," said Nika as Tuck just nodded. "but that doesn't really count, yk? You all are practically family, but me? ME? We're best buddies, and I haven't seen that," said Well, practically shouting, Rantaro, being at his peak of being a drama queen, Valt just gave him a kind of Are you serious? look while Ranjiro was debating whether to just dig a hole and die in embarrassment or to pretend that this isn't his brother.

"Well..." Shu starts trying to calm the blond (not rich) drama queen: "Now you have, and talking about best buddies, when is the rest of the Beyclub coming?" "We're here!" said Ranjiro and Aiger in unison as Fubuki added, "Yeah, nobody else is coming; all of them who are coming are already here." "No, sorry, I meant the old Beyclub, of Valt, Rantaro, me, and so on," Shu clarified as Valt just looked astonished. "Ehh, you good?" Silas asked, wondering whether he had just died of an unexpected heart attack or was just being dramatic. "Old BeYclUb..." was all Valt managed to get out. "Yeah man, we're getting old..." said Rantro while glaring at Ranjiro, who just looked away, pretending not to know what he was talking about.

"ANYway, I actually don't know," said Rantaro, but we could always ask Chris, I guess, plus who else is coming?" "I don't know and don't care," said Free, half asleep, while handing out his phone because they knew that if they wanted to talk to Chris, they always used his phone, as Chris tended to answer Free faster. Silas took it as he spoke. "Well, as long as I know the 'old' Beyclub is coming, plus some guys from the Snake Pit." "Who?" said Shu in a slight panic after he recovered from half-ly choking on his beverage.

Valt's POV, because why the fuck not:

(Everything that isn't hbcxüyi is Valt's thoughts.)

the second Silas mentioned the Snake Pit guys that are coming Shu looked kind of panicky as he managed to blurt out a slightly shocked, "Who?" But before he could mutter another word, a phone started ringing. "Oh, it's Chris," said Free and handed me the phone as lazily as possible. Honestly, how can someone be so sleepy and lazy at one moment, but the second they are participating in a tournament, they become an absolute workout monster that literally lifts boulders as training??

Anyways, "Thanks, Champ," I answered before grabbing the phone to see that it was Chris calling. "Who is it?" Honcho asked, being curious as always, "It's Chris." How does she always manage to call at the best and worst times only? anyhow, I answer the phone, not before sharing a quick and worried look with Shu, which I am pretty sure went unnoticed by most of the others.

"Hi Chris," "Hello Valt, is everything alright there?" "Jup, everything is fine." "Great to hear. Say, could you do me a favor and put me on speaker, please? I have some announcements to make. "Sure," I said as I put her on speaker for everyone to hear. "So my dear bladers, I hope everything has been ok till now. We kind of expected some to come a bit earlier than when they are actually coming, so sorry that all of you must be waiting for everything to start." "No props, Chris," said Honcho, giving a thumbs up, being that optimistic friend we all love. "Well, thank you, Rantaro, but to everyone, luck the final bladers are coming in today! - Well, I shouldn't really call you bladers, now should I?" At that comment of Chris's, I could hear some grumpy noises coming from the youngest one (especially Aiger and Ranjiro, of course). I can't help but chuckle at that while remembering that I also used to be this impatient and that if someone told me that I could blade for a while, that sure would have been the end of the world for me.

As I looked over to Shu, I guess he has been thinking about the same thing; we always tend to have similar thoughts nowadays, huh? Must be fate, I guess. "Anyway, the reason I called was to give you all a slight plan on what is going to happen today. As the original Beyclub—" original that sounds way better than old ngl "—are going to arrive in about an hour or so and the two former members of the Snake Pit in about one and a half," "Why would you invite them?" asked Silas rather dely. But I know he meant it well, as he too has seen what happened back then and seen how much they made Shu and other children suffer.

(btw, short cut to the story, my absolute favorite headcanon is that Shu joined the snake pit just like in the show, but after a while being in the snake pit, he started to regret it and wanted to leave the snake pit. But Theodor, being the little shit he is, didn't let him, so he brainwashed him to force him to stay. So that is the summary version, which I am also going to use in this and any other story I make. (I might make this into a one-shot one day tbh.)

"Well, first of all, it wasn't just my decision; it was also Wbbas's, and they were also the ones who suggested it," but you accept it was all I could think while becoming slightly bit pissed at her for accepting such an obviously awful deal, and judging by the faces of some of the others, I wasn't the only one with that feeling.

"They are coming now, and there is no changing that. Plus, I have met them myself, and they are quite nice young men's, so be polite to them, everyone. Back to today's plan: as soon as they arrive, you all should have dinner, and after that, you should start deciding who is going to share their room with whom. There are 2er rooms and 3er" rooms. The second she said that, we are going to choose our oommate. I immediately looked at Shu, who also looked at me as we nonverbally already reassured us that we are going to be sharing a room. You know that moment when the teacher announced some kind of project and you look at your best friend as you two knew that you were going to pair up with each other? Yeah, this is exactly this. We always have done that and always will. That's just us.

"When you have decided on your roommates, go ahead and unpack your stuff." Make sure to actually unpack your stuff and not let in your luggage, as it will become messy. After that, you can explore the place a bit till it's time to go to bed. And remember to come back at your CORRESPOTIAL time!" Damn, okay lady, we get it: no overdoing our time. AHH, I can't wait to unpack all my stuff! I actually hate unpacking stuff... but I am doing it with Shu. So da da dara da, I'm loving it! (Yes, McDonald, I love you too, but that is not about you.) Anyway, it probably is going to take a while, though he can be quite a neat freak... sometimes even a bit too much. I have always suspected him of being slightly OCD, but oh well. I'll test him someday.

"Hope you all are well up and that there is not going to be any problem considering the others who are coming. If you have any questions, feel free to call, and see you tomorrow!" and then she hung up. All of us just kind of stayed silent for a hot minute, unsure of what to say. To be honest, I think us who have seen and witnessed what happened back then with Theodor, the snake pit, and such seem to be kind of rethinking it, and those who have not just seem to be confused. Well, maybe not Fubuki and Lane, so I'm guessing Shu has told them a bit about it. Talking about Shu, he doesn't seem to be so panicked anymore, more like relaxed. Oh, how I wished to be able to read his mind! Yeah, sure, I know him quite well, so reading emotions is actually quite easy, but why is he is feeling them? It is just one mystery wrapped up in another...

"So... uh," Toko said. I guess he is trying to break the silence. To which I obviously don't blame him; it is kind of awkward. But as if the universe had heard us, the door rang. Which I and some others found quite weird, as they aren't supposed to arrive till in an hour, and we kind of are in the middle of nowhere, so it is quite unusual for someone to pass through here. As soon as we hear the doorbell ring, Silas got up to see who it is. I feel like that this is starting to become his job. Not that he likes it, but as much as he denies it, he is kind of protective toward people he likes. but well, this is under us. :)

As Silas walked to the door, Honcho asked, "Who is it?" "How the fuck would I know?" Silas shot back, obviously being a bit moody, "Language!" Both Honcho and Shu shot back at him as Silas just snorted away. Man, both of my best friends are coaches now, so they pay attention to everyone's language. Which is kind of weird considering the fact that they actually curse quite a lot when we are alone.

So anyway, Silas went to open the door, and the second he did, we all heard an all-too-familiar voice: "Well, it took you long enough!" Ah yeah, the blond, rich, drama queen has arrived.

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Hope you liked it! And please tell me which ships you all want, because again, I don't know which one I should add. So ShuValt ofc and WakiyaRantaro too, and I got the requester to do FubukiAiger, which I am a bit unsure of, but I may do it. So yeah, if no one says any more, I'll leave it at that and add no more.

-Meme