Interlude #2:

Manic Street Preachers – Your love alone is not enough

(But your love alone won't save the world.)

One game – and it was all over. It was a good over. Not a Game over.

And he should be happy.

He even thinks Holy Fuck, I Did It but the smile, the one where he grins maniacally, or just smiles, for real, it's just not there.

Congratulate the man on the field, he got his dream. He doesn't have an idea what to do with his life.

He looks around, there are so many faces, Fucking Kid is grinning at him, same for Tamaki, and the damn commentator just keeps on talking… Somewhere on the top gallery there is a person he really doesn't want to talk to, and that person knows it, things will stay as they are.

He is somewhat proud that he is proud of him.

And then, there is the damn pixie running across the field to join in on a ruckus that his team has become.

And Fucking Geezer nudges him slightly on the side, a small bow towards the benches and he turns to look.

Fucking Manager is crying again.

He cocks his eyebrow and makes a sign with hand.

Come here.

She shakes her head, and goes on crying, a smile showing through the wet lines on her cheeks she smears so vigorously.

He shoves his helmet into Musashi's hands and walks to the edge of the field.

"Fucking waterworks again?" He looks her down, and thinks his next move. "What is it this time?"

There is a sound, something between a sigh and a hiccup, and she looks up, her eyes slightly red.

"You won." And a smile.

"And you are crying. Fucking hell, sometimes there is no way to fucking understand you."

He looks around, Fucking Shrimp seems to be taken care of, Monkey is talking to that Taka guy, and why the hell not?

"Stand still," he says and before she can argue, he hooks his arm under her knees and she is sitting on his shoulder.

"Yoichi! Hiruma! Put me down, put me down now!" She grabs onto his head like he is going to throw her down, while he carries her to the middle of the field, whole stadium watching with interest.

"Stop fidgeting, you are heavy enough without it. Being pigging yourself again?" Now he is just teasing, but she is bright red and gives him a clip on the back on the head.

This is definitely something he can entertain himself with for the next couple of decades.