Summary: After 2 long weeks of staying home because of chicken pocks, Mamori finds that she has been replaced by a better, more sophisticated manager than her. Who has done this? Well, it's no other than our favorite devil captain himself; Hiruma Youichi! But trouble brews as the 'temporary manager' no longer becomes temporary but a permanent one!! Read & review if you want to find out…,
CHAPTER I:
It was a cool and refreshing morning, I yawned as I woke up early that day. I stretched my arms and feet, inhaled deeply and let it all out. I took my schedule notebook out to check on the things I have missed for the past 2 weeks. I had chicken pocks therefore I had to skip school for containment purposes. Because of my illness I had to skip 2 weeks of my lessons, 2 weeks of committee meetings and worst of all 2 weeks of football practice. Although I've already excused myself from it, I still fee guilty. But now that those 2 weeks are over I can finally catch up on everything.
Oh, before I forget my name is Mamori, Mamori Anezaki. I'm an honor student, a disciplinarian officer, and I'm the one and only manager of the Deimon Devilbats American Football team. From this point of view you could see me as an overachieving geek or nerd but actually I'm quite popular in my current school, especially from the boys. It's probably because of my outer appearance. I appreciate those boys who like me for who I am (if there is such) but I also appreciate those other boys who like me for other reasons. But please do not mistake me as a cruel, filthy, play-around-with-boys-just-for-fun kind of girl. I guess I just like their thoughtfulness towards me.
Uh-oh…. I've got to go now. It's time for school. Well, actually it's only 6:25a.m but like they say; "The early bird gets the early worm"
DEIMON DEVILBATS FOOTBALL CLUB, 6:55a.m
'Hhmmmm…..it looks like nobody's here yet.' I thought. I went in the dark and empty clubhouse to check if anyone was indeed inside but an idea popped in my head.
'Maybe I could do some cleaning up first as a surprise to the team.' I thought excitedly.
I was trying to find the light switch and when I found it, I could not believe my eyes. It was….it was…..clean. No dirt, no muddy footprints, no icky toilet paper lying around the floor, nothing. It was amazing!
Was this true? Did the guys really clean the clubhouse? Were they that mature already? Could they have really cared so much that they even do this?
…………
Of course not, that's impossible!! Something fishy was going on and it had the traces of gun powder in it.
Hmmm, come to think I haven't seen that person this morning. He's usually early; sometimes I even think he lives in that clubhouse. I checked his usual spots; his favorite seat, the coffee machine, I even checked the rooftops for him but no dice. He was nowhere to be found.
Thinking that he must've done something again, I proceeded to get my broom.
CRASH!!
"What was that??"
I rushed outside.
OUTSIDE DEVILBAT'S CLUB HOUSE, 6:58a.m
"I-Itai…..."
"Anou, are you Ok?" I asked the poor girl
"Hai…I'm fine, thank you." the girl said. I helped her up but she immediately went down to pick up her things. I decided to help pick her things up as well.
"Um, thank you so much….. uhm, uhh…."
"It's Anezaki Mamori !" I answered giving her a warm smile.
"…and you?" I continued.
"Ah, I'm Kana! Minami Kana." She said returning a smile.
'She's nice.' I thought to myself
'Eh?'
"Nani?" she asked. A sweatdrop formed on her forehead as she saw me staring at her….. strangely.
'What… what…w-what was going on?'
"Anezaki-san, are you alright?" she asked extending a hand at me.
"K-Kana-san, why are you…."
I pointed at her clothes. It was the Deimon Devilbats uniform. Why was she wearing our uniform? More importantly my uniform. THE MANAGER'S UNIFORM?!
"Do I have something on my face?" she asked
"N-no it's just that you're… you're…you're wearing my…"
I was cut short when the doors of the clubhouse swung open, HARD!
A dark aura came out of it and the smell of gunpowder filled the air. The sound of a reloading gun was heard from out of it. Crimson red eyes formed in the darkness.
Only one person could've emitted such atmosphere.
Hiruma Youichi
My basic instincts took over me. I covered Kana with one arm protecting her.
"Kana-san, stay behind me, ne?" I said. I made sure that Kana wasn't going to be scared or traumati……..
Wait a minute, why isn't this girl frightened? She rather looked dazed or somewhat in love.
'What is really going on here??'
"Kekekekekeke!!"
I returned my attention to figure in front of me. The beast or devil rather was coming out the dark fog blowing some kind of weird breeze towards me. I had to keep my cool or else I was going to make a fool out of me. More importantly he will make a fool out of me.
Click-clack
Oh no, Here it comes
"Back from your vacation…."
twitch
"…fucking manager?"
"Excuse me!? You call having red itchy spots all over my body a vacation??" I yelled. (So much for keeping my cool.)
"Tch, I'd say you're just avoiding manual labor and instead stuffing your face with those fucking Kariya creampuffs and pigging out all fucking day long!!" he teased. His toothy grin grew wide as he cackled and his eyes were just screaming with arrogance; annoying me even more!! Oh, and I could tell. Oh, I could tell…
He was enjoying it!!
I swear steam was coming out my ears, the number of my popped veins were uncountable! I didn't even notice that my arm wasn't protecting Kana anymore but it was pointing at Hiruma. He, however, was still grinning like an idiot. God! He is so….he is so…
"YOU….YOU…. YOU ARE SO……"
"Eh??" Kana interrupted. I turned my head to Kana.
"You're up, Hiruma-chan? Ohayoo, then!" Kana said popping out from my side. The young girl went towards Hiruma making lovey-dovey eyes towards him. (Of course Hiruma would only reply harshly, coldly or y'know violently)
Hiruma raised a brow staring at the making-signals-at-him girl. He popped his sugarless gum blankly at her.
"Ah." He grunted looking away from the gaze she was giving.
'Hi-hiruma…..chan?'
"K-Kana-san, do you know Hiruma-kun?" I asked, wide-eyed, pointing at him.
"Yup! Actually he's the one who let me join the club" she replied.
"Joined? Um, joined as what?" I asked. My stomach ached as if I knew what she was going to say next. The girl tilted her head a bit looking clueless.
"Don't you know? I'm the team's…."
My eyes widened, everything went dark. I couldn't move a muscle, I couldn't utter a single word. I felt as though the earth under me was going to crumble and everything seemed to slowdown as Kana mouthed the word;
"……manager"