A/N: My first attempt to write an Eyeshield 21 fanfict… In fact I've just finished reading the manga and watching the anime recently. I found that SenaxSuzuna was a very good pairing, so I decided to write it since there's not too much SenaSuzu around here… So, here it is. This fanfict will be consisted in 4 chapters, and I've just finished 2 chapters. More will come around soon. Enjoy everyone! Please leave a review!!!! Thanks for reading! Oh yeah! HiruMamo will be taking part too here, just wait!!!

Disclaimer: Err... Nothing... Just this story...

It was another shiny day outside the window frame, a beautiful day where the birds were chirping and the sky was looked so bright, full with clouds hanging on the azure canvas. The sun shone brightly but it was maybe a little bit too intense for some people like Kobayakawa Sena, the first semester Enma University student. During the class that he's currently attending, his face was sweaty. He didn't give any attention of what his lecturer was saying, he's too busy using his sleeve to wipe it away from his exhausted-looking face.

'Hiiee, this day sure is too hot…' he thought while resting his head on the table, trying to push the dizzy away from his boiling brain. His face showed his famous usual distressed expression.

"Hey, Sena! Wake up! Why are you sleeping on the class?" the person next to his seat shook and ruffled his brown and spiky hair.

"Hey! Ouch! Easy, I have a little headache…"

"Oh… Is that so?" then Riku, the person that sat next to Sena, ruffled his own white hair and yawned a little. He scratched his arm a bit, trying to hush the sleepy away that crept slowly to his eyes. He himself actually was so tired and sleepy, but he just tried to keep his cool. Listening to the lecturer and doing nothing like this sure is boring. He noticed some students took a note while paying attention. But Kaitani Riku, the ex-safety of the Japanese youth team just wasn't that type of person. He preferred pretending to listen while his mind was traveling somewhere away then listening to that boring talk. "Nerd…" he mumbled under his breath after eyeing those people who took notes of what the lecturer's saying.

"Sena."

"Huh…?" Sena answered lazily, still keeping his face down and eyelids closed.

"Your headache… Is that really bothering you?"

"Uh-huh…"

"Then you'll have to skip the afternoon practice."

"Wh-What…? Oh no, this headache is nothing at all compared to… Ouch!" Sena's sudden movement to lift his head up was just adding more pain to his already suffering head. He put his hand on his temple and rubbed it slowly. "Maybe it's not nothing at all afterall, hehehe." Sena laughed nervously still with his eyes closed.

"See? Acting tough won't work, Sena. It's obvious that even a stupid person like Taki Natsuhiko could notice that you need a break today."

"Hahaha… Taki-san… I wonder what he is doing right now… I mean, did he go to the university like we did after the graduation?" Sena smiled slightly remembering his ex-teammate from the Deimon Devilbats.

"Why don't you ask his little sister? Speaking of which, I don't see her everywhere around this day. Isn't she supposed to have a class with us today?"

"Oh, Suzuna won't be attending any class today. She said that she's busy for something…" Sena stretched his hand above and yawned.

"I see…" then Riku dropped his head above his table and closed his eyes. The sleepiness had successfully crawled up to his eyes.

"Oi, Riku!"

"Hm?"

"You're sleeping on the class too!"

"I'm not sleeping, Sena. I'm just resting." Riku said it nonchalantly with a sly grin.

Sena didn't say anything but he rolled his eyes and then put his head down too above his table. "Yeah, I guess you're right." Then he fell to the dreamland, along with Riku as well.

*****

"Aha-ha, my sister… What's wrong? You sure are looked so aggravated today."

"This is all because of you, stupid brother! I have to skip all of my classes today just to be your team's cheerleader! And the worst, you lose!"

Suzuna then turned her head away from her stupid-looking-and-always-smiling-brother and folded her arms on her chest; she sure was having a bad mood today. Who'd not anyway? You had to skip all of your classes today, went to another university –not mentioning how far it was from your home—, being a cheerleader captain that wasn't even from your own team, and the worst of it all, the team that you were cheering was lost with a heavy gap.

"Aha-ha, I'm sorry my sister… It was just happened that my team's cheerleader captain had a sprained ankle the day before the match. So I decided to call you, my sister, to replace her. And actually you have done it well to replace her. Aha-ha…" Taki said it nonchalantly while lifting his thumb up and showing his infamous stupid smile to Suzuna.

Twitch

"Stupid brother!!! That's not the point!!! I've come all the way and busting out from my classes just for cheering up a losing team!!!" Suzuna said it exasperatedly while grinding her brother's back with his roller blade.

"Aha-ha, that's hurt, my sister… But you know, there's no such team that could always win all the time. Sometimes you must experience—Ack!"

"Shut up! Shut up!" Suzuna kept on grinding madly until her brother almost lost his consciousness, and maybe his soul.

"Huh!" Suzuna mumbled while rolling leaving her brother behind, lying on the ground but still with his infamous stupid smile and mumbling, "Aha…Aha-ha…"

Taki Natsuhiko had enrolled and actually been accepted by Bakaba University. Well, the university was actually below the standard. It was desperately searching people to enroll into their university. It wasn't big, and it's not famous like the Saikyoudai University or even Enma University. Actually, that university was secluded and blacklisted because almost all of their fresh-graduated products were useless and kind of stupid, if you put it in the harsh way. And that's why Taki Natsuhiko could still continue his study after graduated (miraculously) from the Deimon High School.

Suzuna got out from the building and then sat down on the bench park not far from the university. She unzipped her backpack and then grabbed out her drinking bottle. After satisfying her throat's need for water, she put it down and then folded her arms on her chest. Her expression was still looked aggravated but she tried her best to relax.

The park wasn't too large, with a fountain of crystal clear water on the middle of it. The benches were arranged to surround the side of the park itself. The trees were planted surrounding the outside of the park, it large canopies gave a pleasure and the best hideaway from the sun for whoever sat down on the bench below that trees. And Suzuna was there, trying to feel the cool breeze and hear the sound of water splashing. That natural environment actually gave her a credit to relax and a smile slowly started to appear again on her cute face.

"Ya! What a nice place!" she stretched her arms above highly and then yawned a little. Well, that cool breeze actually would be drifting someone asleep sooner or later. "I wonder if the class has ended now." She took a glance at the clock on her cell phone, it was already 2 P.M. The class will be ended exactly at 3 P.M.

"Hmm, one more hour… So Sena must be still on the class." cheerfully she flipped open her cell phone and started texting Sena a short message.

*****

Drrt… Drrt…

"…"

Drrt… Drrt…

"Oi Sena, your phone…" lazily Riku poked Sena's head to wake him up. Riku himself was supposedly still sleeping, if not because of that vibrating phone noise from Sena's table that woke him up.

"Oi, Sena…" Riku poked his head once again, but all that he got was hearing small and deep snores.

"Geez… He's really that sleepy… But that's okay, I guess… Maybe if he gets some rest now, he can make it to the afternoon practice." Riku decided not to wake him up again but instead he picked up and flipped open Sena's cell phone.

"Hmm, a message from Taki Suzuna…" he murmured while opening the message that it was just received a couple minutes ago. Riku really shouldn't do the things like this, because it could be counted as crossing Sena's privacy. 'But, I am his brother in blood afterall… There shall be no secret between brothers in blood, right? So I guess it's okay…' Riku thought, trying to give his action a little righteous.

Ya! Sena! Is the class still going on? Is it boring or not? Is Rikkun attending as well? Reply ASAP, ok?

Suzuna

"R-Rikkun…?" veins popped up at his temple, Riku was obviously didn't like that nickname. That name was heard very childish, thanks to Anezaki Mamori. And for someone that always kept his cool and never admitted the fact that he's still looked like a 12 years old kid rather than a 19 years old university student, he felt kind of itch hearing that nickname. And by the way, why was it only Sena that didn't get that kind of weird nickname? And thanks once again to Mamori that now Suzuna called him by that name too.

Riku thought for a while, trying to get a way to pay Suzuna back. Then a flash of idea ran across his mind.

'Wait… Why is it only Sena that doesn't have any weird nickname from her? Even Hiruma Youichi was called You-nii by her… Kid was called Kiddon… Kurita Ryoukan was Kuritan… Why is it only him that… Oh wait! Can it be…?'

'And as long as I can remember, she's always hanging out with him...'

He combined all of that random thought of his mind and then finally he came with a conclusion. Maybe this wasn't exactly right, but it couldn't be hurt to give it a shot. He smirked slyly and mumbling a mischievous laugh.

He flipped up Sena's phone once again, opening that message again, selecting reply, and then he's starting to type a message for her. "Kekeke… If my prediction was correct, then this will be interesting." still with a sly and mischievous smirk on his face. His grin was now similar to Hiruma's infamous devilish grin.

Well, it's a good thing that Riku never collaborated even once with Hiruma… In a negative way, of course…

*****

Drrt… Drrt…

Quickly Suzuna flipped her phone open, and began reading a message from Sena's phone.

Hi Suzuna-chan! Uhm, yeah, the class is still going on. It is really boring without you here… And I mean it, Suzuna-chan.

Sena

Suzuna blushed a bit after reading that message. "Since when Sena's calling my name with –chan…?" she mumbled quietly under her breath. "Could it be that Sena… Sena is…" her cheeks were getting redder and redder.

"What am I thinking? Stupid, stupid Suzuna! Maybe that's just a joke!" she snapped herself back to reality instantly and shook her head to get rid of that thought

It's true that Suzuna had a crush on Sena. Well, maybe it's not a love at the first sight at all, but she learned to fall for him step by step since then. When Suzuna first saw Sena at that stadium on the America, where she unintentionally collided with him, she saw him as a fragile person, a person that you couldn't possibly depend on. His face was so childish and somewhat pure… His brunette hair was rather weird for her… His spike was dark while his pony was bright. Did he bleach his hair, or was it his natural hair color? Well, she still couldn't figure out that yet even until now. But all her thoughts about him were changed when she saw his action on Armadillo football team entry test. It was too… Amazing. And obviously his appearance was deceiving. That innocence and pure expression on his face turned out to be an aggressive and dependable on the field. He was really… well, amazing. She learned to like his personality from there. A very modest person, that was very strong indeed.

And then when her brother had decided to do a deathmarch, she could saw the determination that would never be sank by anything. How he determined to finish it, though physically it was a total absurd for his body, was touching her heart back then. He carried Yukimitsu Manabu on his shoulder while doing a slalom zigzag of kicking the stone on the route of deathmarch. From there she knew that Sena was a really good friend, and he couldn't even think about abandoning his friend. Ever. Somehow, that kind of person was a perfect friend… And a mate, maybe…

With the acceptance of his brother as a tight end on Deimon Devilbats, she had decided to become the first cheerleader of the Deimon, since Deimon had a lack of it on that sector. Honestly she was there not just simply to cheer his brother up; she was secretly found an interest in the certain running back. After finishing her study at her school, she'd always spend her time to visit the afternoon practice of Deimon Devilbats. She was amazed with everyone's determination, specially that certain running back. Though he had a physical disadvantage, he never complained about it. He kept on working hard to polish his skill. His eyes… They were so full of determination, yet so beautiful. His eyes were exactly the second thing that made Suzuna fall for him, after his modest and friend-oriented personality.

And the third thing was… that unintentional hug with him after the match with Bando Spider. The way Sena rested on her body, his deep and calm breath on her nape, and how tall Sena now that she just realized that moment, settled her feeling toward him. For that short moment, Suzuna could observe him deeply and more. His sweaty face… The face that showed a never-ending determination to turn a lie into a reality. His eyes were so… peaceful and calm. His breath was so soft and even, as if he was a baby that rested on her brace. His arm… it was so gentle yet so well-built, thanks to hellish American Football training that was set up by Hiruma. His body, though it's lean but had a shape on it. He's just… perfect. Both of his personality and his appearance. And those two factors were more than enough for her to fall for him.

But still, Suzuna couldn't expect anything from him. Sena seemed to acknowledge her only as his best friend, nothing more.

Afterall she kept on trying to assure herself that Sena was joking. Sena couldn't possibly have a feeling toward her, right? She didn't like to have an overestimate expectation. She's just simply too afraid. So she pushed the reply option and then starting to type a message for him. Half expecting that Sena was joking and half was… well, expecting that Sena really meant it.

*****

"Pfft… This is really amusing afterall…" Riku lifted his left palm to cover his mouth, trying to resist the burst of laughter from it after reading the reply from her. An even wider grin was painted on his face.

Ya! Is that true??? I'm so happy! I miss you too here! Hehehe… By the way will you make it to the afternoon practice?

Suzuna-CHAN

"Fu… She considered that as a joke afterall… Well, let's see your reaction about this." Quickly he replied her message still with his Hiruma-like devilish grin.

*****

Once again her phone was vibrating slowly on her right palm. She flipped it open and she read the reply from him. After reading the message, her eyes were widened in surprise.

*****

"Kekekeke… Fuhahaha…." Riku couldn't resist his laughter after pushed the send button.

"Ngh… Riku… What's up…? Is the class over al—Hey! Is that my phone???" Sena that was wakened up by Riku's laughter was staring suspiciously at the electronic device on Riku's palm.

"Oh! Sena! The class isn't over yet. How's your head? Any better?" Riku tried to change the subject while he busily trying to erase the 'inbox' and the 'sent item' folder. And Sena naively bought into that.

"Oh well, now that you mention it I'm feeling better now." He stretched his arm a little and wiped away his sleepy tears from his eyes. He looked around and noticed that the class was actually still going on. But the lecturer seemed to only sit down and counting on something on his wrist. He also noticed that the other students, excluding Riku of course, were writing something seriously and desperately.

"Hey, Riku."

"Hm?"

"Haven't you noticed that?"

"Notice what?"

Suddenly the lecturer stood up and then…

"Okay, time's up. Collect your paper to me in 1 minute. If you late even a single second I won't accept it."

"What the…?" Riku was confused, but then he decided to ask the person beside him. "Hey, what is he talking about?"

"Huh? Isn't it obvious? If we don't collect this damn paper in 1 minute we'll be doomed." the person whom Riku asked was looking at him quizzically.

"And what about that paper? What's that?" Sena asked nervously.

"This is the quiz paper, duh! For the final test's bonus point! It's nearly impossible to pass without this!" he pointed his artwork on his desk furiously and then started to write again. Riku and Sena were stoned for 3 seconds. And then…

"WHAT?!"

*****

"Riku, why didn't you wake me up…?" Sena asked desperately while doing his routine running practice activity at the afternoon practice.

"How should I know? I was sleeping too, Sena!" Riku answered nonchalantly to cover up his lie. He was also doing the run practice with Sena.

"Geez… How can we possibly pass that subject without the bonus point…?" as usual, Sena was a very unconfident person.

"We'll find it out soon. Relax, Sena. They said that there's a hundred ways to go to Rome." again, still with his nonchalant tone.

"Yeah, I guess so…" then they continued their practice again with more speed.

It was already 6 P.M. but the sky was still so bright, though the azure color had been replaced by the crimson one. The crows were already flying on the sky, flapping their wings and floated on the scenery of crimson sunset. The cool and calming breeze was flowing mildly; it was a lot better than that boiling ray of sunlight to accompany the Enma University's football club did their afternoon practice.

"Sena-kun! Riku-kun!" Kurita Ryoukan, the strongest line in Japan was waving his huge hand to call the boys from their running practice to join the skirmish practice.

"Ah! Kurita-san! What's up?" Sena shouted to him, considering the far distance between them. He lowered his speed a little bit.

"Come here you two! The skirmish practice will begin soon!"

"Okay! We'll be there soon!" then Sena started to increase his speed again, approaching the Enma University's football field along with Riku beside him.

"Oi, Sena!"

"Huh?" Sena turned his face to Riku.

"Can I ask you a question? And I'd appreciate an honest answer."

"Okay… What's this all about?" Sena frowned, didn't have any clue of Riku's words.

"What do you think about Taki Suzuna?"

"Huh? What do you mean?" Sena lowered his pace a bit, and then he dead stopped. He's getting confused of Riku's question.

"You heard me, didn't you? What do you think about her?" Riku stopped his run too and then a smirk was appeared on his face.

"Riku, why do you—"

"Just answer my question, okay? Honest."

"Err… Let's see… She's smart, easy-going, fun, understanding, care, and honest. Though, she can be very annoying sometimes. Hehehe." Sena scratched the back of his head and laughed nervously.

"Physically?"

"Uhm… Physically… She's pretty cute, and I like her violet eyes. Why are you asking about this, Riku?" he kept on scratching the back of his head, a sign of the nervous person being asked something that he didn't really want to answer.

"I'll straight to the point. Do you like her?" Riku ignored Sena's words.

"W-What???" Sena's eyes were widened in surprise and his mouth gaped. He'd never expect this kind of question was asked directly to him.

"Do you like her, as in, general? Not only his personality or physically, but as a whole? Well, duh; that's not straight to the point… No, wait. I will change my question. Do you love her?"

Sena was stoned for 3 seconds and then a burst of words was coming out from his mouth.

"N-No! Of course not! I-I mean, not that I don't like her as a whole! I like her as in physically and personality, but no deeper emotion than that. I just like her in a friend context; she's a nice and supportive friend. I don't like her as in… you know… but don't get it wrong! I like her. Really, really like her as a friend. But—"

"Okay, okay, that's enough, Sena. I understand." A weary look was appeared on Riku's face; hearing Sena's blabbering was tiring. He's only repeating the same statement over and over again only with different words and structures. After that Sena was looked stoned and his sight was blank. "Oi, Sena! Sena! What's wrong?" Riku waved his palm in the front of his eyes, trying to get his attention.

"Sena-kun! Riku-kun! Hurry up!" once again Kurita waved his hand toward their direction. The defense and the offense team had started to huddle up and discussed their strategy.

"Wait up, Kurita-sempai! C'mon Sena, let's go!" Riku slapped Sena's arm and then started running again to the field.

"Huh? O-Oh yeah! Let's go, Riku!" after being dumbfounded for a short moment he finally managed to snap himself back to reality from his train of thought, thank to Riku's slap. Then he ran again to catch up with his teammates on the field.

'Do I really…? Ah, not a chance, Sena…'