A/N: When I say drabbles, I honestly meant 'a story without continuously checked grammar, organized timetable of events, and planned scenarios' so one can say this is the story I give the least attention to. And because of all of the above, this one's the easiest to write.

Chapter Summary:

Endou told Gouenji and Kidou about his crush with Natsumi. The striker and the strategist became his wingmen.

Disclaimer: Do I own Inazuma Eleven now? No. No, I still don't.


= Playing Cupid =


"Help me!! What should I do?!" Endou exclaimed in a panicking tone. He was in the middle of punching a black tire hanging from a tree that seemed to be too big for any normal middle schooler to carry and even moreso to punch and cause a reaction to.

"Hmm," Kidou, sitting on the lone bench and crossing his arms, tried to consider. He was staring at the beautiful scenery in front of him instead of on his left where Endou was. "You could always ask her on a date first before telling her how you feel," he replied all the while side glancing Gouenji, wondering if he thought it was a good idea. The striker was comfortably leaning against the fence but more on Kidou's right side so he wouldn't be blocking the strategist from the town that reminisced them of a painting. The whole team made a silent agreement that the view would never really get old for any of them.

"A—Ask her on a date?!" Endou turned to Kidou in an instant with an incredulous look. "Are you crazy?! I can't do that!!" Without ever realizing so, the punched tire that was left on the air swayed fast towards his direction, hitting his back and causing him to fall on the ground, face first.

"Of course you can. You just need a little push," Gouenji said as he walked closed to the goalkeeper and offered his hand to him.

"You mean like that tire?" Endou took his hand and brushed off the dirt that made it to his soccer uniform.

"No," Gouenji smiled, amused at his friend's unbelievable innocence. "I have a plan," he added as he hid his hands in his orange jacket's pockets.

"You do?" Kidou arched an eyebrow as he asked skeptical.

"You don't seem to be the type to know about dates, Gouenji," Endou, synchronizing with Kidou for once, basically said what the dreadlock was implying.

"I made a love confession once," Gouenji stated simply on the same way one talks about the weather. He smirked as he didn't miss how a certain red and white jacketed male suddenly turned his head back to the view a little too nervously while obviously not thinking about the scenery.

"You did?!?" Endou's eyes widened and he leaned closer to Gouenji, clenching both his fists in great surprise. "Who's she?! How come we never met her?! Did she turned the confession down?!?"

"No, he didn't," Gouenji supplied teasingly as he saw Kidou straightened his back from his peripheral vision, he could tell that he was trying to possibly hide all his emotions behind the blue eyewear.

"He?!" Endou caught on, even more surprised than before.

"Endou, this isn't about me. Do you want to get Natsumi or what?" Gouenji said in all seriousness, facing the orange headbanded teen completely.

"Of course I do!!" Endou perked up, making his answer known with full determination. He completely forgotten all about what they were talking about in a second, as Gouenji planned.

"Then, listen..."


"Are you really sure about this, Gouenji? Is this really gonna work?!" Endou said to the platinum blond beside him as he clutched 3 red roses on one hand and a small red-ribboned box on the other. The two were hiding behind the bushes as they spy on Kidou and Natsumi. The former Teikoku captain and the manager were on their way to the Steel Tower Plaza where their plan would unfold.

"Endou, relax. We got your back," as if to confirm, he tapped the goalie's back. They watched as Kidou said something to the auburn-haired female before he walked down the stairs again, leaving her alone.

"Guess that's your cue," Gouenji then pushed Endou out on the open as he held a snicker and move backwards to reach for a string not too far away.

"Endou-kun?" The Raimon heiress said in confusion.

"N—N—Natsumi!!" Endou stuttered as he straightened his whole body like a pole, his nervousness reaching to new heights.

Now that Endou was facing her, Natsumi couldn't help but notice his brand new blackish brown pants and his white and black striped polo shirt. She almost never saw the goofy captain on civilian attire, much less on a rather formal-looking one but she did admit that he looked really good in them.

"What are you... doing here?" Natsumi asked, pulling her hair on the back of her ear. A visible blush could be seen on her cheeks, finally completely convinced that Kidou never invited her there for a private discussion about some sort of business.

"Er well... This is for you!" Endou gave her the gifts that both Gouenji and Kidou helped him pick, faster than what would have required.

"T—Thanks, Endou-kun..." She accepted them, her face now equal to her hair in color.

"O—Open it!" Endou said, shakily pointing at the box.

She opened it and pulled out a pink scarf much like her own, only it had a messy yet distinguishably sewn red 'Natsumi' on it beside a black and white soccer ball. "Endou-kun, you made this for me?" She asked, her eyes beginning to wet with tears.

"Hehe... yeah. Gouenji, taught me," he scratched the back of his head with a sincere grin.

"Endou-kun, tha—"

Before she could even end her gratitude, a wide summer themed tarpaulin rolled down from the Steel Tower with a swarm of confetti, catching her off guard. She accidentally let go of the box and the flowers as she clasped her hand on her mouth, overwhelmed by the words printed on it. She was so captivated that she didn't realize that she was holding the scarf over her mouth as well.

"W—W—Will you b—be my... girlfriend?" Endou repeated the written proposal as he kneeled on one knee and took her free hand, stuttering again much to his dismay.

Natsumi's happiness filled her eyes, she let it fell as she nodded to the young captain. Endou immediately got up and hug her with all his might, lifting her in the process.

After more twirling, he put her down for them to look at each other until Endou sported a feature that of a sudden realization.

"Oh yeah!" Endou said as he searched from all his pockets. "Here! Natsumi, you like museums don't you?" The perplexed Natsumi simply nodded. "I got us tickets for the train! Let's go there now!" He enthusiastically pulled her hand and dragged her to their destination as she smiled in turn.

"Like what Midorikawa would say, 'All's well and ends well'," Gouenji said as he got out of the bushes, Kidou slowly following him. "Is there something wrong?" He then said to his unusually quiet companion.

"Earlier today... Why did you have to tell him that?" Kidou said, his features — both hidden and not — turning solemn.

"Now that he knows that little detail, I thought it will be easier when we tell him the truth," Gouenji answered as he faced him, knowing exactly what he was talking about.

"When will that be?" Kidou said, ruby eyes showing themselves from the goggles.

Gouenji returned the solemn expression. It was the one thing he didn't know the answer to. They both have their fathers who were surely against them to think about, not to mention Kidou's family business, and their sisters that they didn't want to gross out or at least disappoint. He wished he could say that it would be soon but that would be lie. He didn't even know if that day would ever come. Neither of them do. But for now, he would just cherish every moment with him.

Gouenji gave him a sad yet sincere smile. He leaned close and left a light kiss on his forehead.

Understanding the gesture, Kidou smiled back. He then waved at the striker and pointed at the tarpaulin and the ground. "We're the ones to clean that, you know."

"I know."


= Fin =


A/N: What's that I hear? You want to know about Gouenji's confession? Welp, don't worry. We'll get there someday. Yep, someday. And yes, this is kinda crappy and rushed..

Hope my writing's tolerable enough for you to enjoy it! Cheers!