Lightning: Bored... gone through almost a whole week of not doing anything and... my back aches...

Gouenji: When are you going to update your other stories?

Lightning: Probably tomorrow, sorry but I'm lazy right now and not much is happening in school.

Kazemaru: Actually, you're having a sports fest and soon, you'll be acting in a play a few weeks after that!

Lightning: Please don't mention about that play, I don't even know how to act and yet, my teacher chose me. Thank goodness that I don't have the main roles.

Kazemaru: So what is this story about?

Lightning: Umm... basically a compilation of stories that appear out of my mind. I already have four ideas for stories but I don't know which characters to use.

Gouenji: *sigh* Lightning doesn't own Inazuma Eleven...

Title: I'll be Your Protector, No Matter What

Pairing: GouenjixKazemaru

Requested by: Me!

Kazemaru's P.O.V.

Ever since that awful day, I've been haunted by these weird hallucinations.

Ever since Raimon woke me up, I've been hunted down by many things, some unexplained.

Why is this happening to me, I'm a good boy. Maybe it's just a dream, I'll get better soon...

Normal P.O.V.

It was another normal day here in Inazuma Town. Not much has happened but we all know where the Raimon 11 are, they're all playing soccer.

"Take it Kidou!" Ichinose said to his goggle-wearing friend, passing it to him and the ball landing on his foot.

Kidou ran and ran as he dodged the slides and steals of his teammates. They had just defeated Aliea Academy, and the Dark Emperors.

Kazemaru and the others were recovering after that Dark Emperor fiasco. A day after that, Kazemaru and Kurimatsu left the hospital while Someoka and the others were still recovering and taken some tests since they received the meteorite as soon as they recovered from their injuries.

"Make a shoot, Kazemaru!" Kidou said to his teal-haired friend as he kicked it to him.

Kazemaru caught the ball and ran to the goal. When he was ready to make the shoot, he suddenly felt a nudge coming from his brain.

You'll never make it, you're weak!

"Kazemaru, Kazemaru!" Endou yelled Kazemaru.

Kazemaru woke up from his daze. He didn't realize that the ball was stolen by Fubuki and now, he's running to the other goal, where Tachimukai was.

"I got it!" Kazemaru yelled, sliding down smoothly and got the ball from Fubuki.

Kazemaru ran again to the goal and when he tried to shoot again, he had the same feeling.

Give up, you'll never be as strong as anyone. No one even likes you anymore, they just pretend!

"Hey Kazemaru, you alright?" Tsunami asked Kazemaru.

Kazemaru realized that he was lying on the ground. He fainted a while ago but, he didn't remember why.

"Hey Kazemaru, you don't look well. Do you need to go to the doctor?" Aki asked him.

"Huh? Oh no, I'm fine but... thanks for the offer." Kazemaru replied, as he stood up, "I just need to uh... run around for a while." and Kazemaru left them, running to who knows where.

A while later...

Kazemaru has no idea where he is. He's been running for a few minutes around town and now, he's lost. He decided to take a break at a nearby bench. While he waited, he didn't notice the figure that was behind him.

The figure, being it's sly self, reached out for Kazemaru's shirt and the next thing that happened, Kazemaru was being dragged to a dark alley.

Kazemaru didn't know what was happening, his collar was being tugged forcefully by an unknown figure, he was being brought to a dark alley and worse, that man had a gun. He tried screaming for help but it was no use, he was stuck.

"Agh!" Kazemaru yelped as he was pushed to the hard brick wall. The figure tied him to a nearby steel fence and brought out his gun. Scared, Kazemaru tried to escape but it was no use.

"Hehe, I knew that you were still the same weakling you are!" the figure said, pointing his gun to Kazemaru.

"Wh-what do you want from me?" Kazemaru asked.

"Well, I want that power that you had during your little fight with Raimon." the figure said, it took only Kazemaru to realize what he meant.

"What? NO! You can't do that to me, it could your abuse your body and mind. I did it once, I don't want to do it again." Kazemaru protested.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, still the whiny baby you are Ichirouta. You have no idea what that power could do to me once I get ahold of it. Only, I can't just steal from you. According to my research, I need to get something from you in order to get that power, let's say... your soul?" the figure said, leaning close to Kazemaru.

Kazemaru shivered because the figure was so close to him, he felt a pang of fear building up inside of him.

"Please... stop..." Kazemaru said.

"Oh please, I know that you want to give up, just say it already!" the figure spat out.

"N...n...no..." Kazemaru answered, he could feel his body getting weaker by the minute. He was dying.

"I'll give you one last chance Ichirouta, give up or I'll destroy everything about you!" the figure screamed.

"N-NEVER!" Kazemaru shouted back. He could feel his energy surging back, he started running away from the figure, away from the alley, away from that place.

A few moments later, he accidentaly bumped into another figure. Kazemaru thought it was the mysterious figure but it wasn't, it was his good friend, Gouenji Shuuya.

"G-Gouenji, what are you doing here?" Kazemaru asked.

"I was on my way home and looking for you at the same time. What took you so long?" Gouenji asked.

"Well, you see. I was just... on my way to my home. I got lost while I was running and... you know what happens." Kazemaru explained, rubbing the back of his head.

He thought that Gouenji won't buy his lie but Gouenji just smiled and patted his back.

"Okay. Since you're lost, why not sleep over my house. You can just go back home in the morning." Gouenji offered.

"Oh okay!" Kazemaru accepted.

A while later, they reached Gouenji's apartment. The both of them entered the house, only to be greeted by Yuuka. She seemed happy to see Kazemaru since they knew each other well.

They ate dinner in silence and reached for the showers. After their shower, Kazemaru decided to sleep on the couch and Gouenji slept in his room. Gouenji's father was in a business trip so he thinks that his dad won't mind if his friend slept over.

A few hours later...

It was already midnight and Kazemaru still couldn't sleep. He tossed and turned in his bed, thinking of the past events that occurred in the afternoon. He was wondering what happened to the figure.

Maybe that person's gone, I better sleep. I better sle... and Kazemaru slept right before he could finish his thought.

In the dream...

Kazemaru saw that he was surrounded in nothingness. He could hear cries of pain and sorrow around him. He shivered in fright as he felt a strange feeling around him. There was no way out.

"Looks like you're here on time, Ichirouta..." a voice said.

Kazemaru turned around that it was the same figure that scared him a while back. His eyes widened and his body stiffened. He felt weak all over again.

"You really think I'll let you get away? Give up, you know that you'll never stop." the figure said.

"Why do you keep haunting me?" Kazemaru asked.

"HAHAHA! You really don't get it, don't you? I want you... to be MINE!" the figure said and the next thing that happened, the figure jumped on him.

"NOOOO!" Kazemaru screamed and closed his eyes.

Back in the real world...

Gouenji woke up, he swore that he heard a scream from his room. He got up from his bed and walked to the door of his bedroom, opened it and saw Kazemaru jump up to him. Kazemaru wrapped his arms around the blond and Gouenji could feel a shiver in Kazemaru's spine.

"Gouenji... I had a horrible dream..." Kazemaru said, breathing in and out, trying to relax himself.

"Kazemaru..." Gouenji replied, "It's okay, don't think about it."

"But... but... it wants me..." Kazemaru panted.

"It's alright, how about you sleep in my room tonight?" Gouenji asked.

Kazemaru blushed instantly at Gouenji's suggestion. He didn't feel comfortable about it, not one bit.

"Umm... okay..." Kazemaru accepted and entered Gouenji's room.

Gouenji wrapped himself and Kazemaru with his bed's blankets. Together, they tried fitting in the small bed but it seems too small. In the end, Gouenji almost felt himself fall on the side of the bed. Since the both of them couldn't sleep, they decided to talk for a while.

"So tell me Kazemaru, what's been bothering you?" Gouenji asked.

"Uhhh..." Kazemaru started, he knew that he didn't want to tell him but, they're friends and friends trust each other, "Someone's been haunting my life ever since the Dark Emperors fiasco, I don't know why but... I don't want to die."

A few moments have past after Kazemaru explained everything to Gouenji. He thought that he was asleep so he closed his eyes. But Kazemaru was wrong, he felt arms wrap around his waist and he turned to see Gouenji hugging him.

He shivered slightly but he didn't hold back. Then the unexpected happened, Gouenji leaned close to Kazemaru and kissed his lips. Kazemaru's eyes widened but he didn't want to let go. He wrapped his arms around Gouenji's neck and kissed back.

When they parted, the both of them blushed furiously and let go of each other's arms. Gouenji and Kazemaru looked back at each other and Gouenji spoke up.

"Kazemaru... I think I love you..." he said.

"G-Gouenji..." Kazemaru replied, "I think I do too..."

Kazemaru snuggled close to Gouenji's chest and he felt his eyes close. He never felt this tired before but he felt happiness and protection around him. Gouenji was playing with Kazemaru's hair and leaned by him.

"And Kazemaru, since you're afraid, I'll say one thing to you. I'll be your protector, no matter what..." Gouenji whispered in his friends ear and together, they slept in each others arms.

Lightning: O0O My very first yaoi story complete!

Gouenji and Kazemaru: *blushes* Why did you pair me up with him?

Lightning: Cause I want to... OKAY?

Gouenji: Now what...

Lightning: Well, this story isn't finished because it's a one-shot collection... sort of...

Kazemaru: Why sort of?

Lightning: Because some stories will be connected to other one-shots here!

Gouenji: I see...

Lightning: I'm accepting requests so here are the rules...

1. NO OCS!

2. I accept any pairing, except yuri and for the pairings that you want me to write, IT CAN BE ANY PAIRING IN INAZUMA ELEVEN OR INAZUMA ELEVEN GO, even those that I hate *ahem*GouenjixNatsumi*ahem*!

Lightning: That's it, PLEASE REVIEW AND VOTE IN MY POLL~!