Masks Off (Proxies X Reader)

Chapter 13

Y/N's POV

After the shower, Y/n swiftly got ready for her training. She had no idea what to expect, but she knew that it was going to be difficult. She was up to the challenge, though; she was always up for a good fight. She quickly raced down the stairs and made her way outside, where the moon shone brightly over the villa. Hoodie, Masky, and Toby were all standing outside, mingling among themselves. Toby was also carrying a large box, which Y/n found slightly offputting.

"Took ya long enough!" Hoodie shouted.

"Don't make me hurt you." She warned him, not in the mood to deal with his bull.

"Who pissed in your fruit loops?" He teased. Y/n shot him a death glare and crossed her arms. "What kind of training are we going to do?"

"First, we're gonna t-teach y-y-you how to control your scent urges." Toby explained, setting the box down. He took out several weapons, such as a chainsaw, a machete, an axe, and a large kitchen knife. The dangerous metals gleamed in the moonlight.

"How...?" She cocked an eyebrow.

"Well..." Toby reached back into the box and pulled out a jar. He held up the contents in front of Y/n, and she felt her heart begin to throb.

It was a jar full of kidneys.

"Courtesy o-of EJ, we're gonna be using th-these kidneys to help you." Toby set them on the ground in front of the girl.

"What... What should I..." Y/n struggled with her words, licking her lips as drool escaped from her mouth just at the pure sight. She began to shake, her entire from paralyzed by the organs.

"Stand back." Masky grabbed her shoulder and pulled her back with her trying her best not to resist. She stepped a few feet back away from the jar and squeezed her arms across her chest, glaring daggers at the ground.

"Now, w-we're going to take o-out kidney after kidney a-and place them on the ground." Toby and Hoodie proceeded to pick up the organs, with Hoodie gagging in the process, and dropped them in various places on the grass with a loud SPLAT!

"Alright, n-now you and Masky are going to walk up to each k-k-kidney, and you're going t-to stand next to them for at l-least a minute." Toby crossed his arms.

Y/n gulped, her nerves a tangled mess. She knew that the seemingly simple task would turn out to be more difficult than she thought. She turned to Masky with a nervous glance and he nodded at her, his mask slightly bobbing up and down. That's when Y/n suddenly realized that she had never seen Masky, Hoodie, or Toby without their masks on. She couldn't help but wonder what they looked like without their masks.

Masky took her forearm in his hand, his grip slightly startling her, and they began to walk. Y/n took in a deep breath as she focused her attention straight forward, Masky leading her to where they needed to go. The pair suddenly stopped, the stench of the organ soon growing too overwhelming for her to handle. She dug her fingernails into her palms as she squeezed her eyes shut, fighting it.

"Breathing exercises help." Masky whispered in her ear. Chills were sent down her spine as a result of his deep, slightly smoker voice. She nodded, swallowing a thick load of saliva.

'I can do this... I can do this...'

Closing her eyes, Y/n took a deep breath in, inhaling the sweet scent of the organ, and exhaled shakily.

'Fight it...'

She repeated the process a few more times, focusing her attention on the background noises of the forest. The birds chirping, the trees and leaves swaying in the wind, Toby's foot tapping on the ground...

She blinked. She could see clearly, no red or black in sight. She sighed out in relief, the urge shrinking to a manageable size. 

Y/n did it again. She took in a deep, long breath of the scent of the decaying kidney, and breathed out. Her shakiness halted, along with the urges. They slowly began to fade away.

"Is it working?" Masky asked.

She nodded, mouthing a "Yes."

So, the two of them went from kidney to kidney, Y/n keeping a steady breathing pace as she could hear her heart pound harshly in her ears. She was doing it, she was actually doing it. She couldn't believe how much her control really grew when she focused.

They approached the last kidney, Hoodie smiling giddily like a proud parent and Toby's eyes wide, impressed at the progress. Masky was also impressed, not that he would ever admit it out loud.

"Well done!" Hoodie cheered, swinging a playful arm around Y/n's shoulder. "That was pretty impressive!" 

"Phew..." Y/n held her chest, relieved that it was over. "That was... an experience."

"It w-will help, the m-more you practice." Toby nodded.

"Thank you... For helping me." Y/n nodded, sending the boys a genuine smile. She was very thankful to them for going through all that trouble just for her; sure, they may have not had a choice, but she still appreciated their actions.

Unbeknownst to her, that smile she flashed sent the trio into a minor panic. Bright blush exploded onto their faces, each of them going silent and thanking God they had their masks to cover their expressions. Hoodie coughed a bit and gave her two thumbs up.

"Let's head back inside and tell Boss about your progress!" He cheered. Y/n giggled as she followed him inside, Masky and Toby hanging back for a minute.

"What do you think?" Masky turned to Toby.

He shrugged, scratching harshly at his neck. "I-I honestly don't know. Sh-She seems to be doing alright for the time being, but we'll have to wait a-a-and see what her other training does to her." He crossed his arms.

"Yeah, we'll see."