Note: I don't own Eyeshield 21. This story is just a figment of my imagination. XD
Oh and, I've tweaked some infos a bit, just a bit… XD
I apologize in advance for some unreal occurrences in the story but please read.
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It was another match for the American football season. The members of the Oujou White Knights, one of the strongest teams in the tournament were already on their seats waiting for the game between Seibu and another team.
"Announcement" said a woman's voice from the speaker, "There will be a short delay for the Game to make way for the archery tournament. We sincerely apologize for the occurrence."
People's buzz as a cause of the disappointment bloated around the sports complex.
"What!!?" Sakuraba Haruto, Oujou's receiver exclaimed, "How many minutes do you suppose the archery contest would last?"
"An archery competition usually lasts for about 40 minutes or so" Takami Ichirou answered,
"40 minutes? And they call that short?"
"Let's just wait. Patience is one of the most important virtues for a player" Shin replied in his usual serious player-noted tone.
A few short minutes passed and a short line was drawn on the left side of the football field and straight away from it on the middle of the court was a circular target with a red mark on the middle. People's dismay caused them to yell awful words to five contestants who just came out and sat on the side about 10 yards from the short line.
"I kinda feel sorry for them" Sakuraba said,
"It must be hard doing that with people reacting like this." Their team manager added, focusing the camera on the players and then turning it off after a while
"Shirasuki Ryuu", the announcer called
He shot the arrow and managed to get a bull's eye.
The people's retort haven't stopped,
"Matsumiya Akira"
A girl stepped on the line and shot her arrow but it did not get the bull's eye. The girl then sat back,
"Aida Hiroshi"
The boy stepped forward and managed to hit the red target,
"Imamoto Maiyumi"
A girl started and did not hit the target.
"Hiruma Ayumi"
Another girl stepped on the line and managed to hit the bull's eye.
"Second round, 100 meters" The announcer spoke,
The two girls who haven't hit the target stood up, bowed their heads and left the other three.
The people were a bit silent now as some of them were attentively watching the current tournament.
The three players managed to get their target successfully thus, they move to the next round.
"Third round, 175 meters"
The three managed to get it again and made it to the next round.
"Fourth round, 250 meters"
This time, only Aida Hiroshi and Hiruma Ayumi managed, Shirosuki Ryuu bowed his head and stepped out of the field,
"Fifth round, 300 meters"
The two made it. All the people were now paying special attention to the two. Almost holding their breath as the strut their position on the field and clapping their hands as the contestant hit the bull's eye
"Sixth round, 350 meters"
"Seventh round, 400 meters"
"Eight round, 450 meters"
"Ninth round, 500 meters"
The tension and excitement was so high that the whole arena was quiet while waiting for the person holding the bow to shoot. It was Aida's turn, he carefully targeted and shoot his arrow and managed to hit the arrow about half an inch from the bull's eye. The people clapped their hands, almost sure that he was going to get the victory.
"Wow, that's some far target. It's amazing that he managed to hit it there" Sakuraba commented.
"But the girl, haven't made her move yet" Takami replied,
"You think she can beat the guy?"
"I can't say. But she did manage her early targets well. It's possible that she can get this one"
The announcer called the girl's name,
"Hiruma?" Takami recalled, "I wonder how she's related to Deimon's Hiruma-san."
The girl stepped to her position breathed in and released her arrow. To everyone's amusement, she managed to hit the red target. People cheered and clapped their hands.
"She really managed, amazing" Sakuraba said,
They see the other guy congratulating the girl who smiled back at him.
"High School Archery tournament Open division rankings, Third place - Shirosuki Ryuu-san, Bando High School, Second place - Aida Hiroshi-san, Kyoshin High School, First Place – Hiruma Ayumi-san Deimon High School"
People applauded and the arena was filled with people's cheers,
"Thank you very much for your patience. The match between Seibu and Hana will now proceed"
The two top rankers bowed their head and left the field. Some people commented on the lack of proper credits.
"One time they were so angry about the delay, now they're berating about the lack of credits" Sakuraba Haruto said unbelievably, turning to Shin who at that moment was staring at the two contestants walking towards the exit,
"Shin?" he called his attention,
Shin Seijirou turned to him,
"You seem like you liked the match. They're amazing aren't they?"
"Yes, you need a lot of training and concentration to win that match"
The match between the two teams started and at the end, Seibu dominated the field and won with a large lead.
The members of Oujou White Knights headed for the bus afterwards, some of them still talking about the recent game and the sudden archery competition.
Shin decided to take a jog back to school.
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Three days later, another game between Deimon and Yuki took place. The members of Oujou American Football team again watched the match and are seated comfortably. The game was about to start when someone arrived and checked the empty seat beside Shin,
"Excuse me, is this seat available?" The girl asked,
"Yes" he replied, he stared at the girl's face and recalled her. She was the person who won the archery competition three days ago.
The girl bowed and took the seat.
"Ah, you're the person who won the archery competition right? Hiruma-san" Sakuraba asked,
"Yes, sort of" she smiled,
"Ah, if I may ask, how are you related to Deimon's quarterback, Hiruma Youichi?" Takami wondered,
"He's my older brother"
"Nee-san you're pretty" Toruichi told her bluntly,
"Well, thank you" she answered politely,
"You're also good with archery, you're move at the competition is amazing" Sakuraba added,
"You think so?"
"Yeah"
"I kinda get the thought that I was only lucky" she laughed,
"It's not luck." Shin answered, "You won because you did not lose your concentration and you did well in the match"
Ayumi stared at him, "Oh. Thanks"
"Just like Shin" Ootawara spoke proudly,
The game started and Yuki lead.
"Deimon's in a pinch" The glassed man said,
"Yuki's dominating the game." Sakuraba agreed, "What do you think Shin?"
"It's still too early to say that, Deimon haven't showed their strength yet"
"Nee-san, what do you think?" Torokichi asked almost finding ways to create a conversation with her.
"Me? Well, let's see, I think Yuki's going to have a long pass this time, but Nii-sama will read through them and order Sena-kun to tackle the receiver and he'd have Monta-kun catch the ball. He will give it to Sena-kun and he'll run a touchdown. Considering the remaining time, Deimon will win by 56 points to 14."
Except for Shin, the other guys' jaws dropped at her sudden statement containing the outcome of the game and the scores.
"What makes you say that?" Shin asked,
"Um… Well, I was just basing it from what they were showing at the start of the game and at the way my brother thinks, but it's just a speculation" she laughed, "I'm not really sure"
"Uh" he uttered and concentrated at the game.
It turned out that what Ayumi said was true, Yuki did a pass and the rest followed, the score were also exact. Shin and the rest were stunned at this while Ayumi was smiling happily for her school's victory.
"I'll go and congratulate them" she told the Oujou team and Torukichi, and walked cheerfully.
"She's… something" Their quarterback remarked,
"Yeah, she's very pretty" Torukichi said,
"You really like her huh Torukichi?" Sakuraba smiled,
"Yup!" He said enthusiastically.
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The next morning, Oujou White Knights went to the bus station. They are going to go training somewhere far from the city. Their coach said that it's more convenient to rent a bus than to use their own because they're going to stay in the place for a week and nobody would look after it, since they're hiking to the place after the drive.
While they were on the way to their bus, they met up with the guys from Deimon High school American football team.
"Shin-san" Sena politely greeted,
Shin looked at him,
"huh, Oujou? What are you guys doing here?" Asked Monta,
"Ah… It's you guys" Ootawara said happily,
"We're going to train" answered Sakuraba, "And you?"
"We're also training." Monta replied,
"Oi, you damn shrimp and monkey," Hiruma called, "Find my sister, we're leaving in 5 minutes."
"Heeeh? A-Ayumi-san… She's not yet here?" Sena asked,
"I wouldn't tell you to find her if she's already here" he answered in his usual tone,
"I wonder why the two of them did not come here together" Monta whispered, and Hiruma pulled his machine gun trigger and aimed it high, so loud it made the two of them rush.
"Ayumi… ahh, so she's coming with them" Takami said as the Oujou team entered the bus.
After a few hours of traveling, they finally reached the place. The bus stopped and they unloaded their things. Ootawara brought a huge pile of things from the bus and placed it on the ground. Their coach instructed the bus driver and he left after.
"Ok" their coach told them, "We'll be hiking from here. Get your things and we'll start"
They followed his orders and everyone went to get their bags. While pulling out their things, they paused and saw a girl sleeping. It took them a while to react,
"Er… That's a girl right?" Ootawara commented,
"Isn't that?" Sakuraba started,
"Hiruma Ayumi-san" Takami finished,
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That's the first chapter,
Thanks for reading!! XD