| Original Chap— Lookism ep. 33 |
Ep. 30  Caught you

Before the entire confrontation, Daniel had the worst feeling about that man and thought to call the police after the man left the convenience store.

And after he finished the report, the person on the line notified him that some responders will be arriving there shortly, agreeing to send out officers, he ended the call and than decided to hit up Vasco too just in case they weren't fast enough.

Vasco's reaction when he heard Y/N was endangered was a bit priceless through.

"Hello?" Vasco answers the call as Daniel pauses after hearing his voice. He shakes his head, as he knows that Vasco thought he was now the other Daniel instead of the one who was terrible towards him before.

"H-Hi!? Are you working out currently?" Daniel asks cautiously, trying to sound as normal as possible.

"A bit" Vasco answers, "Why?"

"I- Well, I'm worried. I was just working and this man showed up with Y/N's stream on his phone and he purchased a knife." Daniel recalls as he tightens the grip on his phone. "I just— well, thinking for the worst I was hoping you could—"

"Y/N! Run!" Daniel shouts as he rushes towards you down the street, blocking Gangnam Lord with his body.

"Wait Daniel? Which area?! Where's Y/N?!" Vasco yells worriedly through the abandoned phone.

Daniel wasn't able tell him the location but...

Here he is.

"I saw everything. Y/N...." A completely tired voice as he bent over for a moment to catch his breath, "You are something else"

"... You're too cool Y/N" Vasco lifts his head as sweat poured down his forehead, his hand combing through his hair as he looks up at you.

"Ahhh! My face!" Gangnam Lord screams as he rolls around on the ground, crying. "Y/N help me! Kill him for me wife! Ahhhh!"

"Dropping that barbell was a relief" Vasco says as he was referring to the one he chucked at Gangnam Lord.

'He ran carrying the barbell?! He could've just left it, and what's with his pants?' Daniel thinks quietly to himself as Vasco had definitely immediately ran out his house and tried scouring the entire neighborhood to find them.

"Ouch! Screwing with me again..." Gangnam Lord lifts his head surprisingly. You lift an eyebrow as you analyzed all the bruises on his face. "This time I won't lose! I'll kill you all!"

Gangnam Lord starts going crazy as he swings his knife everywhere "Think of all the balloons I gave you! I get screwed everyday! I-I-I did nothing wrong!"

'R/NiceGuys.' You nodded to yourself, crossing your arms.

Vasco was about to do something when the stalker guy started charging at you again, but you held your hand up while directly looking into Vasco's eyes.

"Nah I got this." You said as you had a bit of time to crack a single finger before looking the guy. "Yowai Mo."

"You bitch! How dare you speak like that to your husband!" He screams as he reaches his hand out to probably hit you or something.

"Helicopter Helicopter." You whispered into the guy's ear as his eyes splits wide open.

You grabbed his wrists before spinning him around in the air like a couple of nunchucks.

"AHHHHH!" He screams as he felt nauseous.

Zoey, Daniel and Vasco all watched in a complete daze as they stood back silently in the sidelines.

With his body, you did a couple tricks as you bop it, spin it, flicked it and pulled it. You even started to use him as a Yo-Yo as Daniel finally was the one who mutters up the courage to tell you to maybe stop using this man as living playground equipment.

"Ok, give me one second." You said before flicking your wrist and slamming the guy into a couple of bushes. Which had promptly led to him throwing up from the constant force that was inflicted onto him a couple seconds before.

"Holy— I think I'm gonna hurl." Zoey placed a hand over her mouth as she looked sick.

"Y/N that was maybe a tiny bit too far." Daniel says as he watched the man keep throwing up for a second before turning away, feeling nauseous himself.

"Urgh!" Vasco was bent over backwards over a trash can as he tries to hold it in but ultimately gags.

"W-Wait!"

You and everybody else glanced over at where the voice was coming from.

You furrowed your brows as you looked over at his son who was passed out in the bushes.

"I think you're a bit too late sir."

The old man used the skateboard to slither around to you, his legs wrapped in a garbage bag as he hugs your feet.

"That is my son! Please forgive him!" He begs you, tears streaming down his face as he begs for forgiveness. "I'll pay you any amount, please he's not a bad kid.

You gave one look back at the poor dad as you looked at your phone, the video of him coming about behind Zoey and almost stabbing her was just in the palm of your hand.

And the dad's words and please we're almost enough to stop you from showing it to the officer.

Originally you didn't want to get the police involved, instead using it to blackmail him in some sort of way should be enough. But that was your thought process before finding out this man was a complete homicidal maniac.

You squeezed your phone as you showed them all the evidence you had gathered, and with the witness testimonies from Vasco, Daniel and Zoey, it was clear what was gonna happen to this man.

"Y/N! Y/N!" Gangnam Lord attempts to call out for you. His half lidded eyes trying to beg for help as if he hadn't tried to murder you just a second before.

He was caught red handed.

And due to the overwhelming amount of evidence and the testimonies. This would be a quick trial and Gangnam Lord would be locked up for attempted murder, aggravated assault, and breaking and entering.

And as soon as the cops had shown up, the random bystanders all came out of the shadows to examine the situation.

"Wait what happened?"
"The guy was caught with a knife"
"That girl single handedly disarmed him"

"Y/N..." Vasco walks up to you as he looks down on your slightly smaller former in worry "Are you... alright?"

"Had the time of my life, why?" Your eyes sparkled up at him as your skin looked radiant as if you had a perfect night of sleep.

Vasco pauses for a second before stifling out a quiet chuckle. "Well, no reason." He looks at you softly, with a kind gaze in his eyes as he was just happy that it hadn't affected you as much as it should.

Vasco knew it must've been scary right? At least for a lot of other people, but you looked perfectly fine. Happy even. But Vasco guesses that as long as you were fine, he'll be content enough with that.

"Y/N, did you get injured anywhere?" Daniel rushes up from behind you, he had just finished giving his testimony to one of the policeman as he kneels down to your side.

"Did he hurt you? Did you get injured?" Zoey also pops up, asking you as she takes your arm and looks around for any wounds or marks. "Any cuts?"

"I think I'm fine." You said, pulling your arm away from Zoey to examine for yourself.

Daniel's gaze only softens as he sighs in relief, "Thank goodness.".

"Here Y/N, your clothes." Zoey says as she wraps your hoodie around your shoulder tenderly before Daniel and Vasco remembers something.

"Oh yeah, Zoey?" Daniel asks quietly as Zoey hums in reply.

"How come you were pretending to be Y/N?" Vasco asks for Daniel, eyebrows raised as he looks at the two girls.

"Good question, how come we changed places Zoey?" You placed your chin in your palm, knowing that the plan would've worked better or as smoothly if you had just been the bait while Zoey could've recorded.

"Because! I wanted to see if I can pull off being you!" Zoey grins as she places her hand on her large chesticles. "I was pretty good, huh?"

"Yeah. It was a really good Y/N impression. Would've fooled me." You nodded your head in agreement.

"Never mind that through piggy, I thought you were really cool for standing up for me." Zoe smiles at him brightly.

"Oh! Well, uh—" Daniel looks away as a tiny blush itches on his cheeks. Noticing this might've been the first time Zoey smiled so genuinely at him.

As everybody chatted away, Vasco had a tear sliding down his face again as he was watching in the background like usual.

Why was it so hard for him to just fit in?

Vasco sighs before picking up his dumbbell that laid in the lawn, eyes almost melancholic as he was about to head home. He'll see Y/N tomorrow or something at school anyways, maybe then he'll get a chance to talk to her too.

"Hey Vasco" You shouted out.

He jolts a bit as he looks back at you with an innocent puppy dog face.

"When we going on that one dollar date?" You asked him with a grin, 'Almost forgotten about it'

His face brightens as a smile crossed it, he stutters out as he almost suddenly remembered that you and him had a date. "I- Well, I was thinking... Maybe, soon?"

You winked at him playfully, "Sure pal!"

And like that the endless night went by just like that.

"Oh wait! I forgot!" Daniel suddenly remembers, "The convenience store!"

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TOMORROW; CLASSROOM
You were just sitting at your desk, today through, you weren't drooling all over your table top but instead you were pretty deep in thought. Eyes trained on the ceiling above as you leaned back in your chair, just tinkering away with the mechanical pencil that swung between your fingertips.

While in the back, Daniel was all cleaned up, and got rid of that rugged attire and attitude he had held for the last week. His hair was glossy and polished and his eye bags were gone (it's probably just witchcraft). He was concentrating on his homework as he placed the pencil's eraser up to his lip, tapping it ever so rhythmically. 

It was break time, and a few students had left the room, including Mira and Zack, who went out together to get a drink from the vending machine for themselves and you. They were great.

"Y/N's cool today, her demeanor is just so chill all the time."
"Daniel looks a lot nicer now too."
"They both look good!"

"Hi Daniel!" Zoe's voice popped in outta thin air as she immediately comes up to greet him politely, "You look better today!"

The two of you had quit broadcasting for good, after the incident, both Zoe and you thought live-streaming was just too risky and not worth it. You only had been broadcasting for a week or so, and the fact a murderer came to your house in that amount of time had gotten you aggravated.

It was just too much work to deal with people. And plus, the money wasn't worth getting to know the police on a first name basis if an influx of stalkers could come find you easily.

"Zoe... Are you ok? From yesterday?" Daniel asks with concern.

"Yeah I was fine, I mean he didn't hurt me or anything because Y/N was so strong and manly~" Zoe spoke the last part a tiny bit louder so you could've picked up on her compliment.

"Hell yeah I am!" You yelled out without turning around.

"Me and Y/N gave all the money we made from live-streaming to his dad, everything except for the commission" Zoe explains before a blush tints her cheeks, Daniel smiles at her, knowing that bit from Y/N "But anyways... I was wondering... Does your chubby friend live near you?"

"Oh him? Why?" Daniel asks as he leans back.

Zoe gasps in shock 'After he tried protecting me I can't stop thinking about him! I must be an idiot to think about Piggy when Daniel is right in front of me!'

Zoe than starts to hit herself clumsily as she pouts away. Which made Daniel quite concern about her well being.

She was... somewhat unique.

You heard the door break open as you noticed a shadow falling over you desk as the footsteps end in front of you. Glancing up you met eyes with a certain somebody.

"Geez look at Yui's face!"
"What happened?"
"Check out her face!"

Yui had been hurt badly after the incident, through it didn't form when you last saw her through you were certain she'd stay home to let it heal a bit more...

"Yui, my god." You jolted up as you looked at her bruises. "Holy shit, why didn't you stay home longer?"

Yui flinched by your tone but slowly allowed it, her large eyes looking down at her skirt before she pulls something out (honestly I do not know where and how she pulled that out from it's amazing).

"Y/N"

This seemed to shock everybody around the classroom as they watched this exchange. You looked down at her hands before holding her wrists.

"It's fine, I don't need a gift, you should keep it for yourself so you can have something to wrap around your ice." You spoke calmly before placing the handkerchief back on her cheek. "I'm just glad you're okay."

Yui's heart felt like it skipped a beat when you said those words to her as she basically felt sparks when you touched her hand. Which was weird, how could she feel something like this for another female classmate? It was absurd, especially towards the crazy bitch everybody either admired or hated.

"I broke up and cut all ties with him." Yui finally says as she grips onto the handkerchief. "Y/N... I—"

"What are you guys talking about?" Mira suddenly chimes in as she hands you a cold soda. Zack in the back as he only looks confused at why everybody was looking at Yui and you. "Oh my god Yui! What happened?"

"What—? Holy shit!" Zack shouts out as he looks at Yui's bruised face. "How'd it get so bad bruh?"

"Get so bad?" Mira says before grasping onto her sodas tightly. "Who— wait, what?"

"Sup, Mira. Thanks." You said before taking the cold soda from her and handing it over to Yui. You placed the cold drink against her face with a concentrated look. "Keep this there for at least five minutes at a time."

"Zack, Y/N, seriously what happened?" Mira exclaims at you, pointing an almost accusing finger on your chest and Zack's. "We're you two involved in something again?!"

"Mira, quit it!" Yui shouts at her, "Jesus Christ, what is your deal? Why do you always try to accuse Y/N when she hasn't done anything? No wonder why everyone says you're such a buzzkill."

This random attack entirely flabbergasted Mira, who barely could choke up a few words of her own, "W-What?"

"Hey Yui, watch it." Zack scowls at her. "I'm sorry for what happened but it gives you no right to-"

"What you sorry? If anything you look like you're gonna beat me up too." Yui flips her hair before flipping him off.

You backed up as you were also as flabbergasted as Mira. You honestly were out of words and all you could think of saying was 'Ooh... Burn.' But you wisely decided against that.

"Thank you Y/N again, you're the only trustable person in this entire school." She smiles at you angelically before seething the last part towards Mira and Zack. She waves at you before heading out of the class, probably to join her friends or something as she left everybody in that room stunned.

Daniel was just like a deer in headlights as he had front row seats to the entire thing, he had even stopped all movement in his studying to watch too.

A few seconds of silence passed before Zack slams his fist into the desk, seething in anger as he basically spits out fire. "Argh! That fucking—! Why is she so mean? Like I was sorry for everything! I paid, what more can I do?!"

"Y/N, Zack, spill everything, now." Mira grabs both of your shoulders, she was smiling. But even through she was smiling, it looked completely forced as you could see a literal vein popping at the side of her head.

Zack immediately puts his hands up in the air defensively as you felt a complete chill speed down your spine.
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DUKE

"Mira, please forgive me, come on!" Zack pleads as he claps his hands together, trying to beg for forgiveness. "I didn't mean too, I was only doing it out of anger. I know I was stupid, but please."

Mira crossed her arms together, looking at him like he was a lowly bug. Mira hadn't said a single word after Zack and you spilled everything to her, even Daniel included in some details too. And after she heard the entire story, she looked down at Zack for his role and said he deserved all the anger Yui portrayed and had to bite her tongue to keep the word 'moron' from slipping out.

She also condemned you for not call i the police and instead of doing your own little social experiment of brainwashing him.

"It was gaslighting!" You exclaimed with both your hands, "Plus I was gonna do something about it later anyways..."

"Whatever" She turned up her nose, continuing in walking towards her home. Apparently, Zack and Mira lived nearby so they usually walked home together. But you only tagged along so you could also help apologize. Also, there was a yummy food stand down the road that sold a variety of street food you wanted to pick up.

"Ugh... Why are you both so..." She looks back at Zack and your face with an agitated blush, she grins her teeth before turning her head once more. "Urgh!"

"So what?" Zack and you spoke in unison.

"You both seriously drive me insane!" Mira cries out, stomping her foot before speeding down the street, and before both you or Zack could sprint after her, she yells out a- "Don't follow me!"

"... Damn, we fucked up huh?" Zack scratched his head before you placed a hand in your gym uniform's joggers.

"What you mean by we?" You asked nonchalantly.

"There! They're right there! The bitch and asshole who tried to brainwash me!" A familiar voice shouts out as you saw Yui's ex with a couple of familiar faces. You noticed that were the group of wannabe gangsters from a couple chapters back, but since they weren't that important you didn't bother learning their names at all. "You're fucked today, haha!"

The group just chuckled to themselves, slurring some obscene comments as they approached the two figures who they quite didn't see since the sun was starting to set behind them. Their figures almost shadowy.

You and Zack both just stand in place before looking back at them, and the moment both of your gazes met theirs—

"Sup."

"Oh, I've been looking for you Yui's ex." You smiled with a small wave while Zack stood intimidatory in the back, eyes completely slanted downwards as he looked like an angry Doberman about to attack.

"OH FUCK"

"Looking for me? Huh! Well here I am, but good luck trying to get through my defenses babe!" He laughs out loud as he stands behind the apes.

"Um..."
"Well..." The apes shrinks back noticeably as Yui's ex was a bit off put by their newly meek behavior.

"Guys?" He asked.

"Zack" You spoke as he nods and stands up with you as the two of you crack your knuckles "We're going all about today."

"Hehe... um hey we didn't know—"
"Well the thing is..."

"Don't gotta tell me twice." Zack answers back with an intimidating glare.

We had fun.

Good End: Yui's Ex moved to another city after getting discharged from the hospital, in order to avoid Y/N.