Proxies are Still People- A Masky x Hoodie story (Rewrite)

Chapter 4

Masky froze in surprise, his cheeks turning bright red. After a few moments he started to lean into the kiss but Hoodie pulled back and repositioned their masks. He took a deep breath, "S-sorry. I-I just wanted- I mean- I've just wanted to do that for a while, I suppose."
His face was burning under his mask as he looked away from his friend.
"H-Holy shit," Masky stuttered, stunned as he could feel his heart racing.
Hoodie crossed his arms, refusing to look at his friend.
"That was amazing," Masky said in a breathless tone.
Hoodie looked at him, shock running through him, "R-really?"
His eyes were wide under his mask. Masky nodded and if he wasn't wearing his mask he could have sworn his blush would be making the whole forest glow with how bright it was. Hoodie pulled him into a tight hug. Masky hugged him back, coming down from his high from the unexpected kiss.
"You have no idea how happy this makes me, Tim," A smile could be heard in Hoodie's voice.
"Oh, I bet I can have some kind of idea, Brian," Masky said, failing at hiding his own smile.
Hoodie chuckled, lightly, as he tightened his embrace.
"Okay, don't crush me, man," Masky laughed.
"S-sorry," Hoodie loosened up his grip.
"Let's go home; I'm tired, like, really tired," Masky said, exhaustion in his voice.
Hoodie nodded and pulled out of the hug. He laced his gloved fingers with Masky's making him smile and they headed back to the manor; Masky prayed he wouldn't be teased for not leaving. 

They arrived in the small unshaded area in front of the Manor as the black of night was starting to fade. Hoodie sighed in exhaustion, everything was catching up to him finally.
As they headed up the steps the door flung open, Sally ran out but she stopped when she saw Masky and Hoodie. Her eyes got all big with excitement, "Masky didn't leave!"
She hugged his leg, a grin on her face. Masky smiled down at her and leaned down slightly to pat her head, "Yeah, Sally, I didn't leave."
Hoodie chuckled as he watched Sally smiled at them both before squinting her eyes and making a weird face that only an 8 year old could truly pull off.
“Boys shouldn't hold hands."
Hoodie shook his head, letting out a small chuckle at the little girl's narrow-mindedness. Masky chuckled as well, making Sally look at them in confusion.
"Sally," Hoodie started, gaining the little one's attention, "Masky and I need to get some sleep. We- We've been through a lot today."
Sally pouted a moment and Hoodie smiled under his mask, "But we'll play with you later. Okay? Besides," a smirk could be heard in his voice, "I think I recall Jeff telling me earlier that he wanted to play with you."
Sally blinked, grinning again, "Really?! Jeffy never wants to play with me! I can't wait for him to get back!"
She let go of Masky's leg and skipped back into the manor. Hoodie chuckled to himself, knowing he'd lied to the girl but it was the only way to get her to go and let them inside. Besides it would be early payback for when Jeff started to tease them, despite him being pretty much a third wheel in Ben and Ablaze's relationship only used for sex.
Masky smiled under his mask and the two of them walked inside. He felt a lot calmer now that he was with Hoodie and he remembered who they both were. The kiss was a definite bonus as well. The loft was for the most part empty. The tween twins of the house, Robin and Hayden, were watching TV and Sally was setting up her dollhouse. Robin reached over with his foot and nudged it, causing a few things to fall over.
The little girl pouted at him. Robin chuckled and Hayden smacked her twin. Hoodie chuckled at the young members of the household as he and Masky made their way through the room.
Masky thought the young ones were adorable, to be honest, being so naïve and never really leaving the house… Well aside from Robin but that was a trainwreck that made everyone's head hurt, not to mention how the situation literally made Ablaze and Ben see red. Thanks to his situation Ben, Ablaze and Jeff never let Isabel and Blair leave the manor.

They walked up the stairs side by side and stopped on the second floor, the floor where proxies reside. Well the few that were in the manor. The other rooms were usually used for new agents until they were out of training. They made their way to their shared room at the end of the hall, they got inside and Masky went to his bed and Hoodie went to the bathroom. A quick shower late and Masky went in for his own. Now they lay in their respective beds.

“Thanks, Brian,” Tim spoke from his bed. 

“For?”

“Not listening to me,” Tim smiled at him.

“No problem, Timmy,” Brian smirked.

Tim groaned and threw his pillow at the other, “Thanks for ruining the moment, Asshole.”

Brian chuckled.

“Goodnight, Brian,” Tim grumbled, using his jacket as a pillow.

Brian smiled, waiting until he heard the other’s snores before he too fell asleep.