I do not own Eyeshield 21 or Inuyasha

NOTE: The idea came from a request that was sent to me from a PM, by mywolfmoon. She wanted a Eyeshield 21 X-over with Riku/Kagome.

Well I never heard of it so I went and checked it out, and by the second episode I fell in love with it! It is a great anime and if you haven't seen it you should definitely check it out.

Though it isn't a Riku/Kagome like they requested, because I haven't gotten far enough into the series to even see him yet, I got another idea for Hiruma/Kagome--!! I hope that is alright, and I'll probably do Riku/Kagome later, when I finally get far enough into the show to when they introduce him.

Story

Kagome wasn't sure how it happened-- It was like he oozed out of the shadows and appeared before her. A demon bent on dragging her to hell with him, and never let her go… Well, maybe he wasn't as bad as everyone said? Maybe he was… nice?

Yet the moment the thought went through her mind, she resisted the urge to roll her eyes at her own foolish naive personality. No matter how many troubles or hardships she goes through, deep down it lurks inside of her, dormant, and she just can't get rid of-- Like a bad habit…

Yet even so, she figured it might be best if she just prides herself in thinking that 'Everyone has a least some good inside of them.' And not fight those naïve thoughts she has always had, and probably will never get rid of.

And so this is what was going though her mind when the demon first approached her, flashing that well known grin of his as he looked down at her, like a beast staring down its prey. Though he had sharp fangs, and ears larger then most bat demons she has come across, she wasn't scared of him. She has seen worse, and no human will ever frighten her… No matter how intimating he tries to be.

"You." He pointed down at her. "You have a pretty face." Though the words were obviously meant as a blunt observation, then a compliment. "You are going to join our cheering squad." He stated, more then requested.

"Cheer for you?" She raised her eyebrow at him.

"Yeah. Aren't you lucky or what?" His grin grew, and he confidently jabbed his hands back into his school uniform slacks.

"Sorry, but I'm not into skirts and flipping around." She rolled her eyes at him and shifted the pack that was on her shoulders. "Especially not for you."

"Oh?" Hey raised both his eyebrows, amused by her answer. "Well, let's see about that…" He trailed off while sticking his hand into his uniform jacket. Then he pulled out a small blackish book. Engraved onto the cover was 'The Devil's Handbook.' After a few quick shuffles through the pages, he stopped. "Kagome Higurashi." He pointed at the page, his grin never wavering. "Transferred here two months ago… Seems you like to jump schools a lot--" He mumbled to himself. "Looks like since middle school, for some unknown reason you came down with many 'sicknesses' and was forced to leave after your academy level became too low-- Since then, you haven't been making many friends because of rumors, and are constantly changing from one school to another… Aww, poor baby." He hummed with a smile. How does he know all of this--? "People question why you changed schools so many times and wonder if you are a delinquent or a trouble maker." Reaching up he placed his hand underneath his chin and chuckled. "Of course the students here don't know that yet--" He looked down at her with a satisfied expression, as if he won something over on her. "Maybe I should inform all the people and teachers here of this information?" He reached into his jacket again and pulled out a megaphone, as if by magic. "I believe they deserve to know--" He spoke into the device causing his voice to echo out of the other end, his cheeky grin grew, almost touching his eyes with an evil glint in his orbs. "--!!" He took a huge gulp of air and--

"I don't care. You can tell them if you want." She shrugged. Her words caused him to stop in mid-breath, as if he was caught off guard. "I don't care what others think of me. So go ahead and tell whoever you want, it won't matter." He looked down at her, blinking, registering what she just said. "You have anything else in that little book of yours that you want to throw at me or can I leave now?"

Slowly, his grin lost its luster and fell from his face.

Yoichi Hiruma wasn't sure what to think at first. No one has ever said that to him before. Not caring about what others think of them? It was unheard of. For a woman to say it to him… He liked it!

And you all know what Hiruma does to things that catch his interest--

He looked back down at his trusty handbook and hummed.

Scanning the page once more, he looked through the small information he had on the girl. No, that's not good enough-- Pointless-- He skipped several things until his eyes landed on something that looked useful… Seems she has a younger brother and--

His thoughts were immediately put to a halt when he felt something, or someone touch his ear--

He glanced over only too see the woman's face beside his, and she had her full attention on his ears. This of course didn't go too well with him--

"What the hell are you doing?" He said in a calm tone. Which was rare for him. He is never calm, but his curiosity got the best of him and overpowered his anger for the moment… but just for a moment. For when he felt her stoke the end of his ear again, his patients snapped and-- "Hey woman! You--…" His words stopped in his throat.

This girl…

Her expression was so soft, as if she was happy for some reason. Her cheeks were flushed pink, and she has a gentle smile on her face.

His angry snarl lowered to a small frown, wondering what in the world is wrong with this woman…

Kagome wasn't sure what came over her really…

After she asked him if he had any other tricks in that book of his, he looked down at it and-- A movement caught her attention and her blue orbs locked onto his large, pointed ears.

As he was looking over the words and thinking to himself, his ears would twitch. It was very small but she noticed it, and it would only be once every few seconds. When she saw them, memories of Inuyasha's ears flooded her mind, and a very old itch started to come back--

Next thing she knew she reached up and gently grabbed it. He asked what she was doing of course, but she was so focused on them she really didn't pay attention to him, but when he got angry, his ears twitched again.

She couldn't hold in her excitement as his ear twitched underneath her touch, causing a rush of blood to flood her cheeks and a warm expression to overtake her features. Yet her happy moment was soon put to an end when he gave a huff and pulled back, away from her grasp. She tried to resist the urge to give a disappointed sigh.

"What is the deal with you? Do you have like an ear f--" In an instant he shut up, and just stood there blinking, as if thinking about what he was just about to say.

Slowly his sly smirk appeared, flashing all his fangs for her to see. Reaching into his jacket he pulled out a pen and started writing in the book. Of course his actions where all very suspicious, but it was the fact that the whole time he was writing, he was chuckling to himself.

Naturally she got curious, and leaned over to take a peek at the page--

"I do NOT have an ear fetish!!" She yelled out to him. Her outburst only caused his cocky grin to grow and he laughed.

Of course he thought otherwise, and told his opinion to the rest of the school by placing posters all around the campus, stating so…

Yet she wouldn't realize till later, that was just his way of saying he likes you…


When those posters were placed, the rumors about her increased, and less people talked to her. She didn't worry about rumors, they never bothered her ever since coming home permanently from the past. And the fact that the one or two people that rarely struck a conversation with her stopped-- Didn't bother her either. After all, they weren't her friends, and she hasn't had any in a long time.

She has gotten use to being alone at school by this point…

Yet for some reason that boy wouldn't leave her alone. He came again the very next day. He realized the poster didn't work, so he tried to come up with new creative ways to try and upset her.

She was doing quite well at first, keeping him at bay, but then her habits kicked back in, and one twitch from those ears had her practically latching onto him, to touch them… Big mistake.

The moment she did so, his grin grew, as if he was expecting this, and suddenly a bright flashed blinded her. When she was finally able to see, he was gone.

Just a few hours later several hundred posters were littered around the school, and placed on the internet, proving the fact that she did have an ear fetish, with a picture proving it…


After that last poster, he finally came to realize that she wasn't lying, and she really didn't care. Of course this burst his bubble of joy and he quickly got bored of it… Yet to her luck he had other ideas still left inside his sleeves he has yet to use on her…

Kagome was just inside of her locker, minding her own business, when she suddenly felt an aura appear beside her. She paused what she was doing, and leaned back. Peeking over her locker door, she came face to face with a familiar fanged smile…

"Good mornin'." He greeted, with a gleam in his eyes as he looked down at her.

She just looked at him for a few moments, and then with a shake of her head went back to what she was doing. Yet as she was turning back towards her locker, a deep chuckle entered her ears, causing her to pause in her movement.

Leaning back over she looked at him and-- She raised an eyebrow when she saw him scribbling in his handbook, his smirk growing with each passing second, and his chuckle escaping through a slightly opened gap in his fangs.

Curiosity getting the best of her again, she peeked over and looked down at the page he was writing in. Her blue orbs skimmed across the words quickly and it read: 'Unsociable loner who doesn't even have the courtesy to greet someone good morning.'

Her eyebrows quirked upwards after reading this and she growled.

"Hey--!!" Yet she was only left to look on in confusion, as the spot he once occupied was now empty-- Vanished. "Ugh." She sighed and rolled her eyes.


The next day came rather quickly, and as luck would have it, he appeared before her yet again.

"Mornin'." He greeted her, his usual death smile plastered onto his face.

Since ignoring him didn't really work, she figured that she might as well reply to him this time--

"Good Morning." She greeted back.

She watched as his grin grew, and he reached into his jacket-- He chuckled to himself yet again as he started writing in his book. She could only look on in wonder, questioning what she did wrong this time.

"Is a flirt that seduces all men who come in contact with her…" The words whispered from her lips, as she peered over the edge of the book, reading it. "All I said was hello--!" Yet before she even had time to lift her head up, he was already gone, leaving a small echo of his amused chuckle in his wake.

Taking a deep breath she sighed, shaking her head…

He came to see her again, and again, and again. He continued coming to see her everyday just to try and find something about her so he could manipulate into his own advantage.

She tried different approaches to deal with him, but it was as if this man just twisted everything around to make her look bad.

Yet his attempts amused her, and she couldn't help but get excited, waiting for his usual time in the day to appear and try to anger her. It would never work, but that doesn't mean she couldn't have fun…


Kagome was just inside of her locker, and as she closed it, a familiar blond popped out of nowhere and placed his gleaming smile so close to her she could feel his breath brush across her ear.

"Hiru." She greeted with her own smirk. It was the nickname she decided to give him, just to get on his nerves.

"Woman." He replied back. Though it wasn't that creative, at least it wasn't 'Wench'.

She smiled to herself, and reached up, capturing his ear within her hand. He gave a dissatisfied sigh, and rolled his eyes, a frown marring his face. She gave a small laugh, before he grunted and pulled his head back, away from her touch.

By now, seeing each other became a normal and regular occurrence. He would find her, and begin with his usual greeting, or she would say hello first--

It wasn't long before it became normal for her to also grab his ear whenever she saw him. She didn't know why, but she just couldn't resist. Even when she barely sees his strangely styled hair sticking up from the crowd-- She would run over to him with a smile on her face, waving, before latching on to his ear like a life line. He would just sigh and roll his eyes, frowning from the treatment, before pulling away…

They didn't talk much, other then to say things to ruffle each others feathers. But even if it was just small conversations like that, it made her feel normal again.

At least she finally had someone she talked to, other then herself…


Kagome was walking down the hallway, going to leave and go home now that school was over. She gave a small sigh, wondering why she didn't see Hiru today--

Suddenly, something wrapped around her neck, before she heard a small clicking sound. Her eyes widened and she reached up in worry, her fingers touching something dense and with a leather-like texture. She quickly hooked her finger and started tugging on it, trying to release it from her throat. Yet her efforts proved futile.

"Ya-Ha!" A familiar cocky laugh entered her ears and she looked up. Her eyes narrowed at him and his large grin only grew in amusement. "That's the spirit! I like that look in your eyes…"

"What did you do?!" She questioned, and looked down at herself.

Her eyes widened when she spotted a circular silver tag just low enough for her to see. She looked at it curiously and lifted it up, to try and get a better view. She then saw that it had engraved letters on it, so she tried her best to read the upside down words:

Yoichi Hiruma 1. If she wasn't mistaken that was his jersey number--

"…" His laughter entered her ears, and she snapped her head up to look at him.

"I am not a dog!" She growled and stomped her foot.

"You're mine." He stated, pointing down at her. His words caused her blue orbs to harden at him once more. How dare he--! "And this will make sure everyone else knows it too." He laughed.

She grumbled to herself and reached behind her neck, to take it off. Yet after just feeling around for a few seconds, her eyes widened in shock and disbelief as her fingers ran across a metal square with hole, the shape of a key, planted in the middle of it. He wouldn't dare--

Yet she was proven wrong when she looked up, and spotted him playfully waving the key in his hand, his cocky grin growing until it almost touched his ears.

"Take this off of me!!" She ordered, poking him in the chest.

"No." He plainly stated.

"Take this off of me now!" She shoved him hard, yet she wasn't strong enough to move him and he just stood there, laughing at her.

"No." He mocked her by dangling the key in her face.

"…" She growled and reached out to take it, but he pulled it away just before she touched it. "Give me the key!" She jumped for it, but he just laughed, and held it far above his head, beyond her reach.

"Oh, almost had it." He continued to toy with her.

Just as she was about to jump again, she paused. Slowly she took a step back, and reached up, hooking the collar once more and tugging on it with a sigh. Now she knows how Inuyasha must have felt…

"No wonder he was so angry with me about it…" She mumbled underneath her breath.

"What was that?" He questioned and leaned closer to her, his ears twitching.

Her eyes narrowed at him and she raised her hand, suddenly smacking him across his face with all she had. She stood there for a few moments, her trembling hand still in the air, and her chest heaving. He had his head turned to the side with a slightly surprised look on his face, his cocky grin missing.

"Like I would tell you." She huffed. "Asshole…" She whispered to him and turned on her heels, walking away.

She wasn't going to be made fun of and toyed with, playing into his hands. So instead she left him, deciding not to worry about the stupid collar anymore. He could keep that key for all she cared!

Reaching up she tugged lightly on the band once more, sighing. It felt as if a weak person was constantly choking her, it was an extremely uncomfortable and creepy feeling--

But she guessed she could learn to deal with it… For now.


Hiruma was just sitting on a bench outside, inspecting his favorite hand gun. Reaching into his jacket he pulled out a pack of gum, humming. With a flick of his wrist a single stick popped up--

Feeling a familiar soft touch rubbing his ear he sighed, and looked at her out of the corner of his eyes.

"Hiru." She greeted him with a smile.

"Woman." He acknowledged her presence, and leaned his head to the side pulling away from her touch.

"Is that sugarless?" She questioned while pointing at his pack.

"…" He thought for a few seconds before moving his hand so she could take the piece.

"Thanks!" She reached out and took the gum. She happily unwrapped it and stuck the chewy material into her mouth.

He watched for a few moments before flicking out another piece for himself. He picked it up with his teeth, and placed the pack back into his jacket. Using just his one hand he took off the wrapper and discarded the litter, while chewing on his own piece.

Just as he was about to continue on his gun, he saw a small hand reach out and touch it. He raised an eyebrow as he watched her trail her finger down the barrel with a curious look in her eyes. Without his permission she then took his gun and looked at it carefully.

"Wow this looks so real…" She whispered to herself and flipped the gun several times to look at it in different directions. "It's heavy too…" She held it with one hand, gripping the handle, and her finger on the trigger. "What are you doing with this kind of toy any--" Her words were cut off as a blast tore threw the air, and a shot ripped through the gun and into the sky. All she could do was stand there with her eyes wide open, like a deer caught in the headlights. It was rather amusing to him and he laughed.

"It's real." He pointed to the gun in her hands that she just accidentally set off.

He watched as her eyes slowly looked down at the gun in her hand. Yet as a few moments passed, her eyes started to shift back and forth, and a blush of pink rushed into her cheeks, across her nose.

"You like guns?" He asked with a grin. Reaching out he took his gun back, and started looking over it again.

"…" She looked down at the ground and her cheeks darkened. "…No."

He knew she was obviously lying, and laughed. Quickly he reached out before she could react and wrapped his arm around her waist. She gave a small squeak as he pulled her to him, and she plopped down beside him on the bench.

"If you say so." His grin grew and his hand moved up, slapping her on the back, causing her to grunt at the rough treatment. Looking back at his gun, he started to inspect it again with her sitting beside him.

"That was… my first time firing a gun." Her meek voice whispered against his ear, causing his grin to grow, flashing his fangs.

"Did you like it?" He asked while glancing at her out of the corner of his eyes.

"…" She nodded, her cheeks red with embarrassment. "Yes." He laughed at her childish fidgeting, grinning to himself. "What are you doing checking your gun when it's loaded anyway? That's dangerous." She warned him. Yet he was more amused with the fact that she didn't mention that he shouldn't bring guns to school in the first place…

"What good is a gun with no bullets?" He questioned back.

While he was looking over his gun, he tweaked it a little, and emptied it. With a few quick movements took the barrel apart to examine the inside more carefully. An excited yet soft gasp beside him caused him to pause and look over towards her.

Her eyes were dilated, her full attention on the object in his hand. Her blush returned as she watched with complete amazement and awe on her face, staring at his gun as if she just watched a magic trick.

He smiled, chuckling at her reaction, finding it amusing. He never would have thought she would like guns… He shook his head and went back to his work.

That day was the longest time he has ever been with her… and not been slapped.

That could easily be fixed-- A sly smirk crept its way onto his face.

"That collar looks good on you--"

He felt a familiar force smack across his face, causing his head to whip to the side from the power. She give a angry huff, and he slowly turned his head back around just in time to watch her storm away from him, her movements stiff and full of rage.

He smiled in satisfaction and gave a pleased laugh. The stinging tingles of her attack were still present on his cheek, and he looked down at his pistol, humming to himself.

She was such a spitfire… He liked it!


The first time the Devil Bat saw Kagome, they questioned whether or not they were seeing things…

They were walking to the club, when they spotted Hiruma sitting outside, cleaning his rifle. That was a normal occurrence, and they didn't pay attention to that, but a pretty girl willingly walking up to him, and grabbing his ear while smiling-- that was practically unheard of!

He pulled away from her touch, and brushed it off as if it were nothing. She said something to him with a smile and he spoke back to her. What they said they weren't sure, they were too far to hear.

Yet they were shocked again when Hiruma suddenly pulled out a small lollypop from his jacket and handed it to her. Her smile brightened and she reached out and took the sweet treat. They could only question their eyes, before thinking that Hiruma was actually being nice to someone as they watched the girl unwrap the snack and put it into her mouth.

But they were proven wrong moments later…

The girl suddenly turned sickly green and pulled the lollypop from her mouth, sticking her tongue out in disgust. She then yelled and pointed an accusing finger at him, then at the sucker, obviously angry.

His familiar fanged smile grew on his face and he replied to her outburst calmly. She huffed then the others watched in horror as she suddenly jabbed the lollypop into his hair, and it got stuck within his blond locks. They gasped in surprise by the girl's actions, but she just smiled as she saw the white stick protruding out of the side of his head, satisfied she got her revenge.

This did not make Hiruma happy at all…

He yelled at her, jumping up from his sitting position and started shouting in her face. Yet the brave girl just shouted back with the same intensity, shocking the members yet again. This continued for several turns, Hiruma yelling at the woman, while she retorted back with her own insults. That is until Hiruma suddenly stopped, and leaned back, his evil grin slowly appearing on his face.

They then watched as he said something to her in a calming way-- They gave huge gasps as they watched the young woman smack their team leader so hard across the cheek they heard the thundering sound all the way to where they were hiding. The woman then huffed, turning on her heels and walking back the way she came.

Just as they were about to go to him, to see if he was alright, they watched as he slowly turned his head, focusing on her back as she stormed away from him. Their mouths almost dropped to the floor as they saw a small smile appear on his face, and was looking at her with an unknown gleam in his eyes. Which was a strange scene, considering the lollypop was still stuck in his hair.

They whispered under their breath, question their own eyes. They must be seeing things…

Yes. It must have been a hallucination that they all somehow saw at the same time-- There was no other explanation…


"You want me to come to your game?" She repeated his request, and she looked at him questionably.

"No." He shook his head and pointed down at her. "You are coming to the game." He stated matter of fact. Her eyes narrowed at his pushy attitude and she huffed. Why couldn't he just ask her nicely instead of ordering her around?!

"You should know by now asking me like this is not going to work." She sighed, shifting the backpack that was on her shoulder. If he just asked her like a normal person, she would probably have said yes-- But he had to be an Asshole… like usual. He reminded her of Inuyasha at times, and it made her feel uncomfortable. "Why would I come to your game anyway?" She questioned, glaring at him.

"…"

He didn't really answer, and all she could do was stare as she watched him sigh, his body deflating slightly. The movements were small, but she noticed them. Was he-- Was he actually upset she rejected his offer? This left her to question his motives for wanting her to come and watch the game. She sighed and turned on her heels.

"Besides, I thought I already told you that I wasn't going to be a cheerleader for your team?" She spoke over her shoulder while she walked away from him.

She shifted the backpack onto her shoulder uneasily, questioning whether she did the right thing or not. Knowing him, it was probably just some trap to embarrass her or make her angry…

Yes, he asked her to come to his game, because it was a trap in disguise…


Kagome fidgeted in her desk, staring at the clock on the wall. A sigh escaped her lips as she tapped her pencil on the wooden furniture in worry. Glancing out of the window beside her, she spotted the open field the players will be using for the game today.

A feeling started to eat up inside her, and she sighed again, looking away from the scene with a saddened expression. Out of habit, she gently started to play with the tag that had his name written onto it, lost in thought.

His reaction to her rejection played over and over again in her mind, causing her chest to feel heavy and constricted.

She sighed for the hundredth time that day, wondering if she made the right decision…


Kagome stayed in her class room long after the bell rang. She stared out of the window, down at the field as the men gathered to play the game. Soon after, a crowd formed as the students gathered onto the hillside beside the field to watch. She shook her head and went back to her notepad, scribbling down more notes for the day, so she wouldn't fall behind because of the daydreaming she had during class.

Yet her pencil was put to a halt when a whistle sounded throughout the area, signaling the start of the game. She shifted in her spot and forced her eyes forward, staring at her work.

Don't look. Don't look. She repeated in her mind over and over again. It is none of your business, and you don't even like sports. She reminded herself…

"One look wouldn't hurt…" She mumbled under her breath. "Just one peek and that's it." Slowly her eyes glanced over, and she quickly spotted the man with the number 1 on his jersey. "Hey, it's Hiru." She smiled down at him-- "Ah~!" She gave a squeak in surprise, and jumped, covering her eyes as she just witnessed him being tackled to the ground. Slowly she spread her fingers, and peered through the large gaps to make sure he was alright.

She sighed in relief as she watched him get up from the ground, and dust himself off as if it were no big deal. Placing her hand onto her chest, she tried to still her beating heart-- Why was she worried for him anyway?! He was a jerk! She huffed and glanced back out the window--

She tilted her head curiously as she watched the team leave their huddle. Hiru paused in his walk to his position, and looked over towards the grassy hill beside the field. Slowly he scanned the area, but then turned his head away and walked towards his spot, getting ready.

"He was looking for me." She quickly realized. She nibbled on her lip nervously, and looked down at the floor.

Reaching up she gently touched the tag, running her finger over the engravings that spelled his name and number. After her mind went blank for several minutes, she looked back out the window. Her chest ached as she watched him leave another huddle, and look towards the hill once more.

Her eyes hardened and she huffed stubbornly. Quickly gathering her things into her pack, she left the class, not wanting to stick around anymore.


"Excuse me." She mumbled under her breath as she passed the people sitting on the grassy floor, trying to find an empty spot. She gave a small cheer in her head when she saw an opening between two guys. "Is this spot taken?" She questioned them, smiling.

They looked up from the game, and when they spotted her, their eyes widened in fear. They quickly shook their heads, and she smiled, gently plopping down between them, putting her pack behind her.

The moment she sat down though, the boys quickly dispersed, scooting away from her until they were at a safe distance. She looked around, and raised her eyebrows as she realized there was a perfect circle around her, as if there was an invisible barrier, because no one wanted to sit beside 'Hiruma's property.' As they so graciously called her behind her back.

She gave a shrug and sighed, reaching up she touched the tag that was the cause of that particular rumor. Oh well, not like it matter to her why they ignored her, or even at times run from her in fear…

A whistle broke her thoughts and she looked up. She scanned the field and her eyes landed on the man wearing the same number that was printed on her tag. His back was to her, as they were gathered inside of another huddle, discussing their next move. When they broke up, walking to their assigned stations, she placed her hand beside her mouth.

"Hiru!" She tried to yell over the others, to get his attention.

He paused mid-step, and looked in her direction. She watched as his eyes widened in surprise, before a sly grin appeared on his face. She smiled to herself, and then casually waved at him. He huffed, as if finding it amusing, and then turned away from her, jogging towards his position.

After the game was over, she waited until everyone left and the members walked to the locker room to change, before standing up. Hiru strolled up to her, his helmet off and tucked underneath his arm. She smiled and waved at him as he approached.

"You won! Congratulations!" She cheered.

He didn't say anything, and she suddenly felt him kick her in the back, causing her to stumbling forward a few steps. It didn't hurt, but it was a strong kick none-the-less. She could only raise an eyebrow at him, as he walked away from her, going toward the club room to change as well.

She wouldn't find out till much later, but that was just his way of saying that he was happy…


Kagome was walking home like she normally does. She was happy with the fact that she didn't have any homework today, and she had time to herself to relax. Smiling to herself, she wasn't watching where she was going and accidentally bumped into someone ahead of her, not seeing him.

"Oh, I'm sorry." She mumbled, and took a step away from him, shifting her empty pack back onto her shoulder. She didn't look up, and chose to just stare at his chest, before turning, trying to quickly pass him. But he suddenly got in front of her again, and this caused her to raise an eyebrow. "What are you--" She finally looked up and her eyes widened when she saw a smirk on his face and some unknown expression in his eyes. A chill went down her spine and she quickly turned around to go the other way.

Her breath caught in her throat when she saw another man standing directly behind her, blocking her way, with that same look in his eyes. She turned to the side, so that she could see both of them at the same time. They chuckled and slowly started to come closer to her, and in reaction she began to walk backwards, away from them.

It wasn't until her body was shrouded in darkness, did she realize she backed into an alleyway. Hope filled her, and as her last chance to get away form them, she turned around and ran. Yet she could only squeak when she ran into something solid, causing her to groan. The wall chuckled, and the sound caused a chill to go through her veins, and her heart jumped out of her chest.

Slowly she raised her head, and her eyes widened when she spotted the third man staring down at her. He was waiting for her this whole time--

"Well well." He reached out and grabbed her arm before she could react, causing her to yell out.

"Let go of me!" She shouted in anger. Grabbing her backpack with her free hand she slammed it into his head, causing him to grunt out in surprise. "Damn." She cursed underneath her breath when he quickly recovered, wishing that for the first time that she had homework…

Yet that didn't stop her from trying again, but his was ready for it this time, and grabbed it before it hit him. He ripped it from her grasp and threw it onto the ground. She reached out and scratched his face, but that only seemed to make him angry, and he captured her other hand with a smirk.

Placing both her wrists into his large hand he held them above her head and she winced as the muscles in her shoulders stretched uncomfortably.

"Let go!" She yelled out, and with her feet she kicked him in the place that no man can be hit without doubling over in pain-- and he did just that.

She called out in joy inside her mind as he let go, but she forgot the other two who were behind her, and as she was about to jump over the man, they grabbed her from behind.

She screamed out in both frustration and fear, starting to kick and struggle in the man's grasp. Yet she soon found herself in the same position with her hands above her head, only this time she was facing away from him, and his other arm was around her thighs, so she couldn't kick anymore.

"Are you okay boss?" He man questioned his fallen leader. He just grunted from his position on the floor.

"Just fuckin' great!" He hissed out, slowly standing to his feet. She could practically feel her thrashing heart pounding inside her ears, and her body was trembling as she watched him stagger towards her. She took a deep breath and was about to scream, but his dirty and large hand clamped over her mouth, preventing it. "Stupid woman!" He yelled at her, causing her to flinch at the loud sound. He reached out, gripping the collar Hiru gave her. "Damn Hiruma!!" He cursed. His hate and anger was whipping around his body, as he growled through clinched teeth. "It's his fault we are in this fuckin' mess!"

Hiru!? She repeated in her mind, and struggled harder to try and free herself from the men's hold. What does he have to do with this?! She gave a small yelp of pain as he suddenly pulled hard on the collar, pinching her skin. Then suddenly the band gave way, snapping, and he placed the now broken gift next to his face and snarled at it, before throwing it off to the side, discarding it.

"Well, we will just have to teach that Hiruma bastard that he can't mess with us!!" He roared, causing his two buddies to cheer with him.

Her eyes started to sting, as the familiar feeling of tears started to appear in them. So she is just a toy to get to Hiru? Just the thought alone almost had her laugh-- but now was not the time to be laughing, so she was forced to continue to try and fight them, even though her movements were limited. Why would they think that he cared whether something happened to her or not… He treated her like crap most of the time and picked on her--

What were they going to do with her?

Yet once the thought left her mind, she instantly regretted it, when the answer came all too quickly, and he reached up and grabbed the collar of her shirt. With little effort he ripped her shirt apart, and the sound caused her heart to thump even louder and her throat suddenly became dry.

Using her last strength she struggled against the mans grip, and cheered inside her mind when she got one leg free-- Before he could react she reared her leg back, and using all her power slammed her foot against his face. She huffed in satisfaction as the man grunted in pain and stumbled backwards.

Yet she didn't have time to do anything else, before she felt a powerful hit across her face, sending her head whipping to the side.

"Damn woman!" He yelled out, and he placed his large hand onto her throat. "Let her go." He ordered.

"But boss she--"

"Do it!!" He roared out, making them jump in surprise and quickly let her go. She started to struggle against him, putting her hands onto his wrist and kicking the air beneath her as he held her up with just his one arm.

"Ass…hole." She wheezed out as his grip on his neck tightened.

He growled in anger and suddenly tossed her off to the side. She flew threw the air before slamming against a wall. The air got knocked out of her, and her head snapped back, hitting the wall so hard that spots dotted her vision. As she laid there on the floor, her sight started to fade, and she knew she would black out soon.

She started to think about things, questioning if she should have done this, or should have done that better, then maybe this would never have happened to her…

If she would have just learned to fight back when she was visiting the past, instead of relying on the others for protection--

Maybe if she packed her books into her pack anyway today, instead of leaving them at school--

She should have just taken another route home this time, then maybe…

Yet the whole time she was questioning herself, she never once thought that this was Hiru's fault-- Even as her eyelids became too heavy, and she was forced to close them, the idea never even crossed her mind…

If only Inuyasha were here…

Just as she was on the brink of unconsciousness, the sound of yelling and shoots buzzed in the back of her mind, before screams of terror followed in its wake-- Then it all went quiet…

She tried to move, but her body felt heavy and wouldn't listen to her commands-- Suddenly the ground disappeared below her, and she felt lighter then air, as if lifted up by soft clouds.

She sighed in relief as the strong aroma of smoke, with a small hint of cinnamon mix with it, touched her senses.

"Hiru…" She whispered, before she could no longer stay awake, and was forced into darkness.


With a small gasp, Kagome shot up and looked around franticly. She sighed in relief when she realized she was inside her room, on her bed, and reached up to her chest, trying to still her rapidly beating heart.

Looking down, she noticed she was changed into the dress shirt she usual wore to sleep-- Her eyes widened when she didn't see a familiar shimmer of the tag, and her heart sank. Gently touching her neck, she looked down at the ground sadly, knowing that it wasn't just a dream…

Getting out of bed she walked through her small apartment and into the kitchen to get something to drink.

She had to live alone, because her school was too far away to stay at the shrine, and travel the long distance everyday-- but she didn't mind…

Then again…

She paused on her way to the kitchen and started at the front door. Being alone could be… lonely at times.

But it wasn't until today, when she needed someone to comfort her the most, that she realized this too late…

Yet even so, ever since that time, she noticed an aura following her to and from school everyday, just out of sight…


Hiruma was casually walking down the hallway. His hands were inside of his pockets, and every now and then he would blow a bubble with his chewed gum.

He paused in his steps when he felt a familiar touch on his ear, and he glanced down. Usually he would pull away, but instead he decided this time he would allow her to touch it until she was satisfied…

After a few moments she stopped her rubbing and pulled her hand away, a small smile on her face.

"Hiru." She greeted.

"Woman." He replied back. "You look like shit." He spoke his thoughts as he looked at the pale woman, and she fidgeted under his gaze.

"…" She sighed, and reached up, touching her now bare neck. "I lost the gift you gave me…" She confessed and looked at the ground sadly. Completely skipping the facts of what happened to her yesterday on her way home--

"Is that so?" He questioned her. Gift? He forced her to ware it-- His eyes widened in surprise when he suddenly felt her wrap her arms around his neck, embracing him.

"You don't have to pretend. I know it was you." She told him. "Thank you…" She whispered against his ear, causing a small shiver to go up his spine. Her hold around his neck tightened, and he heard her take a deep breath, sighing against him.

An unknown feeling hit him hard in the stomach and he felt his chest tighten slightly. Rising his arms, he slowly brought them around her, but then stopped himself before he did. He shook his head, and then brought his arms back to their rightful place by his sides.

Realizing what she was doing she quickly pulled away from him and took a step back.

"Umm…" She looked at the floor nervously. "Sorry. I didn't mean to hug you so suddenly like that-- I just…" She mumbled.

"Whatever." He shrugged, as if it where no big deal. "You're so flat-chested it doesn't matter anyway."

Suddenly he felt an oddly familiar smack across his check, and it caused him to whip his head to the side from the force, leaving a red mark in its wake.

"Jerk!" She huffed, before turning on her heels and storming away like she usually does.

Slowly, he turned his head back and watched her leave. A sly grin on his face…


Hiruma was walking down the empty corridor, while chewing his sugar-free gum. Coming up to his destination, he turned and opened the door. Anyone seeing him would stop and stare, questioning their eyes, for the sign above the wooden doorway said 'Library'.

He strolled down the room, checking each aisle, before he spotted his target and smirked.

She was standing on the balls of her feet, reaching far above her head. She had a concentrated look on her face, as she stretched her arm as far as it would go to reach the top shelf for the book she wanted, yet she was just a hair too short. Out of habit she raised one of her legs up, and gave a small huff in frustration. The image gave him something to look at, and he tilted his head, until an amused chuckle rumbled through his chest.

He slowly walked up to her, and got directly behind her. She gave a small gasp when his appeared, as he gently leaned forward and reached above her. His body barely brushed against her back, but he paid that no mind and quickly retrieved the book she was so desperately trying to reach. With a sly smile he handed it to her, and she nodded her head, blushing.

"Umm." She seemed surprised he would help her. "Hiru." All she could think of was greet him like she normally does.

"Woman." He replied.

She shifted the book in her arm, and pressed it against her chest, while looking to the ground nervously.

"You here to make fun of me again?" She huffed, and suddenly looked up at him with fire in her eyes. His grin only grew, as he stared into that fiery expression of hers… He always did like that look.

"…" Reaching into his pocket, he pulled something out, and presented it to her by holding it up in front of her.

"You--!" She gave a small gasp and she brought her hand up to her lips, trying to hide her excitement. Yet her dilated eyes, and the pink color dotting her cheeks gave it away instantly. She slowly raised her hand and traced her finger along the new tag with his name engraved on it. "Is this for me?" She looked up at him with hopeful eyes.

"Of course it is, stupid. Who else would it be for?" Reaching out he gently placed the black collar around her neck, and clipped it on for her. He didn't have a lock on it this time, so she could willingly take it on and off whenever she wanted--

Her eyes lit up and she raised her hand, softly touching her fingers along the tag, a smile on her face. He rolled his eyes and scratched his head, looking away. He didn't think she would like it that much…

"Oomph!" He gave a small grunt in surprise as she suddenly slammed into him and wrapped her arms around his neck in joy. She laughed happily, causing him to shiver slightly as her breath brushed across his ear.

"Thank you!" Her grip on his neck tightened and he sighed.

He didn't know what came over him, but he reached up and gently patted her back in praise. She hummed in excitement, and her vanilla scent slowly enclosed around him, causing him to sigh once more, his body becoming loose and relaxed.

Glancing over towards her, he barely got a look at her cheerful expression, beyond her silk raven locks. He looked away for a moment, before sifting in his spot and clearing his throat.

"Okay." He reached out and gently placed his hands underneath her arms, and carefully pulled her away from him, out of her happy grasp. "That is enough--" Yet as he did so, while he still held her in the air slightly above his own height, he felt a soft touch on his cheek, causing him to stop.

His eyes widened slightly as she trailed her fingers across his flesh, her eyes were soft as she started down at him, and a blush was spread across her cheek. She had a small smile on her face, and the book was still hugged to her chest with one arm.

She gently moved her fingers down his cheek, before pausing for just a moment. She reached out and he felt his breath stop dead cold in his throat as she curiously glided her touch along his lips, as if treading across a grave.

He quickly got a hold of himself and shook his head, huffing. Placing her down onto the floor he could swear he saw a disappointed look on her face, but brushed it aside.

"Go on now." He turned her around and started to coax her away from him, using short but soft pushes, as if shooing her away like a dog. When he stopped, she slowly turned her head to look at him over her shoulder with a confused expression. He growled. "Go on!" He yelled out and raised his foot, harshly kicking her in the right direction.

"…" She stumbled forward a few steps, but after just one more glance at him, she jogged away, going to the check out desk.

He snorted and reached up, scratching his head in frustration at the stupid girl…

Slowly his hand slid down, and landed on his cheek. He looked at the ground in thought, still feeling her warm touch against his skin. The corners of his lips twitched slightly, and he hummed to himself.

"Damn woman…"


Kagome was sitting in the bleachers, watching the game. Anytime he did something amazing, she found herself cheering inside her head. She didn't know football could be so exciting, after all, this human sport couldn't compare to demons killing each other for a shard, but she couldn't help herself feeling pumped up whenever his pass landed another score on the board for his team.

Though it confused her as to why he kicked her every time she came to his games, she let the thought slide, not minding since it didn't really hurt. Reaching up and gently touching the tag he gave her, she smiled to herself and looked down at her lap.

Even though she said she wasn't going to cheer for his team, she comes to every one of his games-- Yet when she watches them, her eyes always focuses on one particular man that was out on the filed. Though the short boy with the green eyeshield was fast, she only found herself cheering for the man with the number 1 printed on his jersey…

And even if she said she didn't care about what others thought of her before--

Unsociable loner who doesn't even have the courtesy to greet someone good morning.

Is a flirt that seduces all men who come in contact with her.

She didn't know how or when it happened, but she has started wondering what he really thought about her…

"Yoichi!" She called out to him as he approached her in his usual way, helmet underneath his arm. He paused in mid-step though, when he realized she called him by his first name, instead of the usual 'Hiru.' Smiling, she happily waved at him. He shook his head and continued walking towards her. "Congratulations!" She cheered for his win. She gave a soft grunt as she felt a familiar kick on her back, causing her to stumble forward.

"Come on…" He called to her over his shoulder. "Kagome…"

Her eyes widened slightly, before her smile brightened and a blush went across her cheeks. Quickly catching up to him, she found herself by his side as they both strolled to the locker rooms together…

Just maybe… He feels the same way too…

Fin~


Yay! Finished! There isn't many Eyeshield 21 X-over's out there, and it makes me sad because it is such a good anime! You guys should really check it out! I hope this story helps to inspire you to make your own Eyeshield X-over!

Hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I did creating it.

ShadowFoxMoon