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            It was another bustling day in Neo Yokio as the streets were filled with cars and the sidewalks with people making their way to their destination. A certain pink-haired magistocrat was currently spending that time in one of his favourite locations, Bergdorf’s department store.

            Kaz Kaan stood in a changing room and looked at himself in the mirror as he finished tying a purple necktie before sliding the knot up to the collar of his pink silk dress shirt. He then brushed his hands down the sleeves and along the torso of his shirt to smooth it out, as well as to feel the smooth sensation of the silk fabric.

            “Are you ready?” a voice came from the next changing room over.

            “Yes, I think I am,” Kaz replied as he looked himself over in the mirror and really admired his appearance. The magistocrat then opened the curtain of the dressing room and stepped out in his new outfit. Arcangelo Corelli then stepped out a neighbouring changing room while wearing a purple silk dress shirt with a pink necktie, as well as the same kind of black dress pants that Kaz was wearing. He turned to look at the magistocrat.

            “Kazzy, my man. Don’t you look good,” the rich blond said with a bright smile as he threw an arm around the pink-haired gentleman. “I mean to say, don’t we look good,” he then added while looking at their reflections in a mirror. The two of them were dressed so that their neckties matched the exact colour of the other’s dress shirt. They had purposely coordinated their colours.

            “I must admit, when I first heard your idea, I wasn’t quite sure it would work. But now that I see how we look, I’m sure people will be in for quite a surprise at Freddie’s party,” Kaz said while looking at Arcangelo. The two guys had secretly hooked up but didn’t tell anyone in order to maintain their top positions on the city’s Bachelor Board. However, they had decided to use Freddie Miles’ party to finally reveal their relationship to everyone. Arcangelo had been getting tired of hiding it and eventually convinced Kaz that they shouldn’t be keeping it a secret any longer.

            “Oh, Kaz, Kaz, Kaz. How could you doubt my stylish vision? Of course, I would pick the perfect outfits for us to show off our relationship. You can always count on me to find what looks the best. Wink,” Arcangelo said as he gave their reflection a wink and patted Kaz on the shoulder.

            “My, my. You two gentlemen look incredibly elegant and dashing,” came the voice of Herbert the salesclerk as he stood there with his fingers laced together and a beaming smile upon his face.

            “But of course. How else would we look?” Arcangelo replied with a cocky smile and gave his hair a flip as the two of them turned in the direction of the salesclerk. The rich blond then held up an index finger as he looked directly at Herbert. “Now, no mention of our little trip here to get these outfits. It’s our little secret,” Arcangelo stated.

            “Of course, sirs. My lips are sealed and mum’s the word,” Herbert replied while making a zipping motion over his lips.

            “Wonderful! We’ll be getting these outfits,” Arcangelo stated. He then turned his head toward Kaz. “My treat,” he added with a grin while rubbing his hand up and down Kaz’s upper arm, both as a sign of affection and so that he could feel the smooth silkiness of Kaz’s dress shirt. The magistocrat couldn’t help but give a small smile. Arcangelo always seemed to be showering him with gifts, mostly in the form of designer attire and expensive alcohol, even though Kaz could certainly afford those things himself.

            “Then I shall ring them up for you right away,” Herbert said and went off to make the charges directly to Arcangelo’s account.

            The two gentlemen changed back into their regular outfits so that they wouldn’t spoil anything before they arrived at Freddie Miles’ party. The partygoers were certainly going to be in for a shock and surprise.

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            Charles landed by Freddie Miles’ manor in the Hamptons and Kaz hopped off his mecha-butler. The magistocrat fixed his purple necktie and smoothed out his pink silk dress shirt so that he looked perfectly presentable for the party. Once he felt he was good to go, Kaz entered the establishment.

            “Hey, Kaz! You made it,” Lexy said as he waved Kaz over to where he and Gottlieb were standing.

            “Of course! I wouldn’t have missed this party for anything,” the magistocrat replied. He was really glad that Aunt Agatha hadn’t forced him to go on any demon-slaying missions. That would have ruined the whole plan.

            “Now this party can really get into motion,” Gottlieb said.

            “Yeah, unless Arcangelo and his crew show up and kill the mood,” Lexy added. The two guys then laughed.

            “Oh, I don’t know about that…,” Kaz said absentmindedly.

            “Huh?!” the other two guys exclaimed, being rather taken aback by Kaz’s comment.

            “Uh, er, I mean, yeah, that would totally ruin the party vibes,” Kaz immediately stated in order to not raise any suspicion. The magistocrat quickly grabbed himself a glass of champagne and started sipping it.

            As if on cue, Arcangelo and his crew of East Side Gentlemen entered the area where the party was happening.

            “We have arrived! Now the party can really begin!” Arcangelo announced to the party crowd and then took a glass of champagne in hand.

            “Ugh! Never mind. The vibe is ruined,” Gottlieb griped.

            “Yeah, for real,” Lexy added. He then saw what Arcangelo was wearing, then looked at Kaz’s outfit. “Yo, B! Blondie over there seems to be aping your style!” he said to the magistocrat.

            Kaz turned his head to see that Arcangelo was indeed wearing the coordinating outfit he had gotten at Bergdorf’s.

            “Hey, Arcangelo. The rat catcher over there is wearing an outfit that looks a lot like yours. I think he’s trying to copy your look,” one of the East Side Gentleman said to the rich blond.

            Arcangelo looked over at Kaz to see that the magistocrat was wearing the outfit he was supposed to be wearing. “Humph! So, he is. I guess I’d better go give him a piece of my mind,” Arcangelo said with a smirk and began walking in Kaz’s direction.

            “Blondie at 12 o’clock,” Gottlieb whispered to Kaz.

            “You’d better go confront him for trying to mooch off your brand,” Lexy said to Kaz as he placed a hand on the magistocrat’s shoulder.

            “Yes, I do think I should speak to him,” Kaz stated with a nod. He then began walking toward Arcangelo. The two gentlemen kept walking until they stood right in front of each other, both staring at the other with an intense look in their eyes.

            “Show that rat catcher his proper place!” another one of the East Side Gentlemen called to Arcangelo.

            “Come on, Kaz! Rip him a new one!” Lexy shouted to Kaz.

            The two gentlemen continued to stare intensely at each other until Arcangelo wrapped his arm around Kaz’s waist. “You look good,” he said with a smile to the magistocrat.

            Kaz gave a smirk in response. “We look good,” he stated as he placed his free hand on Arcangelo’s back and gave it a few soft pats.

            Lexy, Gottlieb, and all the East Side Gentlemen just stared with eyes wide and jaws hanging low. None of them could believe what they just witnessed.

            “Arcangelo, Kaz! Are the two of you really together?!” another party guest asked the couple.

            “Indeed, we are,” Kaz replied, still staring at Arcangelo. The magistocrat couldn’t help but smile as he gazed into his boyfriend’s eyes. “And have been so for quite a while,” he added. There was no need to keep things a secret any longer.

            “But what about the Bachelor Board?” a different party guest inquired.

            Arcangelo looked around at the crowd of people who were now all looking at them. “You know what?!” the rich blond announced before looking back at Kaz, “Fuck the Bachelor Board!” Arcangelo raised his champagne glass in the air as he made that statement.

            “Indeed. Fuck the Bachelor Board!” Kaz echoed, also raising his champaign glass in the air while making his declaration.

            A number of partygoers gasped and murmured about the two gentlemen making such a bold and shocking statement. However, neither Kaz nor Arcangelo cared. Now that their relationship was out in the open, they no longer worried about having to keep things discreet or gossip being spread around (as they knew their fellow social elites sure liked their juicy rumours).

            “I…I need a drink,” Lexy said with a look of disbelief on his face and began making his way toward the bar.

            “Me too,” Gottlieb stated, also still in a state of shock as he followed his friend.

            “So do we,” the East Side Gentlemen all said in unison as they followed the other two.

            “So, Kaz. Are you ready to be part of Neo Yokio’s number one power couple?” Arcangelo asked as he smiled at the magistocrat.

            “With you? Of course!” Kaz replied before the two of them embraced each other on the lips to the sounds of hoots and cheers.

            “Wow! This is certainly turning out to be quite the party,” one of the partygoers said to another as he witnessed the event unfolding.