Headphones 21
Genre: Romance, Humor, Adventure
Summary: Sena's gotten himself hooked into signing his life away in the devil's contract aka a music contract! Why, because he wanted to be close to someone he admires, but… he didn't expect to become a secretary to the DEVIL himself, nor did he expect to sing while X DRESSING! Then surprise surprise he has another job… thanks to his acrobatic act he's now a spy all under the name TWENTY ONE!
Disclaimer: Eyeshield 21 © Inagaki Riichiro and Murata Yusuke
KH: Um I know this may sound like an excuse, but I have my research report due soon, and my Japanese report is due tomorrow, and I have a book to finish by Tuesday and things relating to monetary problems… and I have finals in a week and yesterday was my birthday… so I'm so sorry!
But I have two chapters for this done… well almost still checking the chapter after this, but yeah, I'll post the one after this right after I'm done with it.
I'm going on a hiatus until winter break so that means no SYM or SL, but by then I'll have no school until spring~ Ah… but my permit test… I have to study for that… sigh… I'll get some writing done after finals when I can. Well… enjoy?
THANK-YOUS TO REVIEWERS~
Thank-you doodle808 for the review. Ah yes, Sena is strong, scrawny guys are strong so why wouldn't a gymnast not be? (Ah I just gave something away… forget~ *waves arms*) Ahahaha I was just writing about Agon when I read your comment~
Thank-you killmemarzgurl. Yup I may be random, but why he calls Yoichi Yoru now make sense… Hiruma is a liar, like Sena stated, but that was his penname, he wasn't technically 'lying' Ah yes… the suffering hasn't ended yet…
Thank-you Baka-no-desu-21, hahaha… okay here's an update and another one in a while. Oh gosh, you made my day, even if it is raining, I think it's a pretty gosh darn good day.
Reminders
Bold- Japanese & titles
Italicize- English
Bold & Italicize- Emphasis
Chapter 8: Hiruma's Rose Part 1
Sitting in the waiting room, in the hospital lobby were most of the Devil Bat's company employees, all except for the CEO Hiruma, VP Musashi, Manager Mamori, and the bouncers.
The bouncers were outside keeping the press under control, after last evening's events they were front page news material… After the police arrived to get the paparazzi to leave, so the hospital could actually receive incoming patients, the bouncers came into the lobby, dead tired.
Monta was sent to get coffee for everyone, Yukimitsu volunteered to help.
"I wonder if he's okay…" Monta muttered as he came back holding one of the trays of caffeinated drinks; he was worried.
"How can he be okay you stupid monkey, he was shot!" Suzuna shouted raising her hands in protest; she was worried; of course they all were. So what if they didn't know Sena long, it didn't mean they didn't know him at all, they knew him, and knew him well enough to know he didn't deserve it. (Of course no one deserves to get shot, peace and love people~).
"I was just askin'… don't need to bite my head off!" Monta shouted irritated, but instantly backed away towards the bouncers when Suzuna growled. Juumonji shook his head as Kurita tried to intervene.
"Can you both keep it down, you're in a hospital" a nurse walked up to them personally and asked.
"Sorry…" they both apologized, heads lowered, she nodded and left.
That's when Musashi came to update them on the Sena news.
"How is he?" Juumonji asked stepping up.
"The bullet missed his vital organs, and it wasn't lodged too deep, he didn't need surgery …" the group just nodded understandingly.
"He woke up once, but passed out soon after. The doctors said he's still weak from the blood lost, too much blood lost. But after resting for a few days, he can go back to work, but nothing too stressful" Musashi carried on while pocketing his hands into his dress pants. The others looked at each other wearily,
'No stressing… tell that to… Him' they all thought (=_=) except for Kurita, Komusubi, and Musashi. Slave driver… Kuroki and Monta muttered under their breaths.
They wanted to check to see if he was okay, and were about to head off, but Musashi cut them off.
"He'll be fine, visiting hours are over, so we'll have to see him another day…" Musashi crossed his arms.
"Alright…" they all agreed, nodding, that's when Mamori down the hall with a doctor by her side. They saw her thank the man and come toward them.
"So where's Mr. H?" Suzuna asked.
"…" Mamori looked away while pretending to search for something from her purse… she was obviously irritated.
Musashi chuckled as he stared across the floor like it was something amusing and then smirked, "Did you think he'd follow the rules…?" he looked up at them. (So basically Hiruma blackmailed the doctors into letting him stay in the room).
Everyone got the message, and left it at that.
In the hospital room~
Hiruma was clicking away on his laptop in the semi-dark room; the lights had been dimmed so Sena could rest easily while it was bright enough so Hiruma wouldn't strain his eyes.
Hiruma sighed, and then glanced over at Sena, who lay comfortably on the hospital bed with a light sheet covering half his body.
"Damn…" Hiruma cursed, he hadn't expected that gunman to be there; he should have been more alert. Of course the fact that he had just forced the committee, or rather sent Musashi, to allow his company entrance into the award ceremony a day before the ceremony, he didn't calculate that anyone would catch on until the end of the event. But he was wrong, so very wrong… he turned his head to the hospital bed.
If Sena hadn't been there… he didn't want to think about it, what's passed has passed he couldn't change that fact.
Hiruma closed his laptop and stood up walking over to the bed. He stared at the lean body in the hospital gown, only covered by the thin blanket… leaning over the boy.
"Mm…" Sena whimpered, though he was still very much asleep, his eyes tighten shut as if trying to avoid something (perhaps Hiruma's face which is only a breath away?)
Hiruma smirked and emitted a low chuckle; he was enjoying causing Sena discomfort.
"If it weren't for that… interruption, do you know where you'd be now?" Hiruma asked. He had big things planned, and he wasn't going to let one shooting deferrer his plans.
On the contrary, because it was the fact that security had been breached at the award ceremony, which the bigger corporations had been liable for, they were basically offered money, which Hiruma then used to pay for the hospital fees and if needed Sena's therapy, but that didn't satisfy Hiruma, oh no, he would suck them dry until they were whittled husks for what had happened…
'Those idiots better have it ready by the end of the week… if not…' Hiruma chuckled evilly… causing Sena more discomfort. That's when the nurse walked in…
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-!" Hiruma steadily stood up, not taking his eyes off the young nurse whom now seem paralyze by fear at the sight of Hiruma's dark expression, his eyes pinned her to where she stood and he casually walk over.
"What do you want…?" he asked nonchalantly.
"…"
"I don't like repeating myself" he glowered at the small nurse.
"Eep, I-I w-w-w" the poor girl was trembling so much, it would seem she would pass out before saying another word when Sena slowly open his eyes and stared at the ceiling.
"Ugh…" he felt a little light headed, as he pressed his forehead and slowly pushed himself up. His hand slipped, but before he hit his head on the rail of the bed Hiruma held his shoulder up.
"Y-Yoru…san… doushite ore no ie ni imasu ka?" (Why are you in my house?) Sena blinked a few times.
"Ba-ka, omai ie ka? Miro kono basho" (Stu-pid, is this your house? Look at the place) Hiruma tilted his head while rolling his eyes. He kept his arm on Sena's shoulder.
"Ah… sokka… koko biyouin desho ne… EH! DO-DO-DOSHITE? Dare ka! mi-mina daijoubu desu ka!" (Ah… I see… this is a hospital, huh… HUH! W-WHY? Who! is everyone okay!) Sena panicked as he sat up on his knees shaking Hiruma.
"Ba-ka omaira, onaka ga-" (Stu-pid it's you, your stomach) Hiruma was cut off…
(Note in Japanese, and most other language, they say things in this order. In your stomach got shot).
"Eh sou na…" (Eh, no way…) Sena lifted his gown up and saw the stitches on his stomach, Hiruma just stared, and the nurse blushed looking away (she's new~).
"Ah, honto ne…" (Ah, it's true…) Sena pouted… he was engrossed with looking at the stitches that when he looked at Hiruma and smiled wearily… Sena released that the devil was staring at him.
"Hm…?" Sena looked back and forth between his own smooth flat stomach, to the look in Hiruma's face, in actuality the look in his eyes… then he noticed the nurse who was blushing behind Hiruma.
"AH!" Sena high-pitched squeaked, and dropped his gown. "S-Sorry…" he apologized to the lady. (Note: Sena's a guy; he's use to public bathhouses in his village, so a guy looking is fine, a girl… not so much.)
Hiruma glared death at the girl, why, Sena didn't know.
"Mr. Hiruma… you're scaring her…" Sena whispered into Hiruma's ear. Hiruma turned to face him, Sena stared at Hiruma, still a little dazed as far as Hiruma could tell in the dimmed room.
Sena then turned back to looking at the young nurse, and then sat back down on his bottom with his legs crossed underneath him. He looked to the right and noticed a small vase with a single rose in it.
"Hm… doesn't a red rose mean something…? I can't remember… uh" Sena muttered and blinked. Giving up because his head was suddenly heavy he stretched his legs, placed the blanket over himself and turned to the nurse.
"Is it lunch time yet?" he asked, his stomach felt completely empty, and numb.
"O-oh, that's w-why I came, to ask if you'd like dinner"
"Dinner?" Sena turned to the veranda, the curtains were closed. 'I guess it's nighttime'
"Yes, please. Mr. Hiruma, will you eat with me?" Sena asked arching an eyebrow, but not as well as Hiruma, who did it every now and then.
Hiruma just went to sit back down on the couches and opened his laptop.
"That's a yes…" he paused and tilted his head "I think" he told the nurse, who looked confused, though he wasn't sure himself.
"O-Oh, okay, I'll be back"
"Um, you didn't ask what we'd like" Sena called after her waving a hand gently.
"O-oh sorry, I-I'm kinda n-new" she squeaked.
"Che" Hiruma sounded which then made the other two flinched.
"It's o-okay, really! People make mistakes… believe me I would know…" Sena looked away, the nurse saddened at the sight of the depress patient, but then became alert when she heard the sound of not only clicking of computer keys, but teeth grinding… very sharp teeth… grinding…
'I think… I better leave…'
"I really should get going to soon s-so… w-what would you like?" she asked in a rush.
"Um, something easy to swallow would be nice… chicken soup"
"Okay, a-and you s-sir?"
"…" Hiruma just blatantly ignored her. She wanted to cry.
"Anything with beef" Sena whispered loudly. Hiruma smirked while keeping his attention on his screen, but only the nurse had seen it because of the angle at which Hiruma had been sitting.
"Oh… O-okay…" and the nurse rushed out the door nearly tripping. Their food was soon brought in by a different nurse…
'I think she quit…' Sena felt bad for her as he the spoon dangled from his mouth 'I didn't get her name… wait why would I want her name… I like Shin-san! No matter how cute she was… uh! No she was a nurse… nurse and doctors are evil!' Sena muttered the last part and nodded pouting as he slurped down the rest of his soup. Hiruma smirked at the comment and watched as Sena made idiotic expressions while they ate in silence.
Two days later…
After much complaining from Sena, he was finally allowed to leave the hospital.
"We're going where?" Sena asked sitting in his room, barely had just gotten back from the hospital when Suzuna burst into his room and sat him down, pulling a swivel chair to sit on she explained to him that they were going somewhere.
"A ball, and not we, just you and Mr. H" Suzuna waggled her eyebrows.
"… Why do I have to go?" Sena asked as he waggled his eyebrows, well attempted to 'How does she do that…?'
"Because you're the guest of honor, that's why!" Suzuna she stood up looming over him.
"…WHAT? !" he fell back onto his bed "No way… why would I be-"
"You got shot at the award ceremony; they're trying to keep you quiet, so they threw you a ball/party"
"… America is strange…" Sena said as he narrowed his eyes wearily.
"It's called show biz~" Suzuna shrugged and then spun in the chair.
"Well, it's still… strange… that … uh I forgot what I was going to say" Sena had look away from the spinning girl and shut his eyes. He pressed his hand to his forehead; this was becoming a bad habit for him.
"So…" Suzuna stopped spinning, feeling that she was causing him discomfort "I'm in charge of dressing you up~ And I'm thinking gold!"
"Gold? Why gold?"
"Your skin tone and the fact that you are now Mr. H's most prize possession, the gold medal means number 1!" she shouted leaping up on and back flipping landing perfectly on the swivel chair in her rollerblades.
Sena had to clap as she bowed. Mamori had just entered right when she flipped, clipboard under her arm, she was clapping as well. She walked over complimenting the girl and warning the boy.
"Will you cease to amaze me with your acrobatics, Sena don't ever try that its dangerous" Mamori just sent him a look.
"Mamori-neechan, why would I ever do that?" Sena asked wearily as he chuckled.
'Hiruma…' both girls thought as they stared at the boy who went to get tea and snacks for the three of them.
"So why can't everyone go?" Sena came back with the tea and crème puffs, which to Mamori's delight caused her to stuff herself which only left Suzuna to answer.
After sipping her chamomile tea (I love Egypt~ sorry obsessing right now…) she placed her cup on his lap and looked up with a straight face and said…
Meanwhile back on the second floor, Monta had just come across Yukimitsu and asked the tech producer where Mamori was. He wanted to eat with her that's when they all heard Mamori's scream.
Back with Sena-tachi~
'Wow… if my ears weren't ringing right now, I'd say Mamori-neechan has a chance in the Opera' Sena laid on the bed, staring at the ceiling. Suzuna was slumped in her chair twitching. Mamori was huffing and that's when everyone, well not Musashi or Hiruma, came rushing in.
"Mamori are you okay" Monta came running up to her knocking the semiconscious Suzuna onto the ground.
"MAI SISTAH!" Taki shouted gripping his face and running over to pick her up.
"What's wrong?" Juumonji asked looking around for any signs of intrusion or blood.
"I. WILL. KILL. HIM" Mamori uttered, Monta briefly moved away.
"…w-who…?" Monta was afraid to ask.
"Yoru…san, I think" Sena sat up as he poked his ears and blinked trying to get them to pop.
"Why…?" Yukimitsu asked eyebrows raised, Mamori turned to him sharply, which made them all flinched.
"He's a nasty perverted demon who's trying to corrupt MY little brother THAT'S WHY!" she shouted tossing her hands up as she stepped forward with each step and with each step they backed away shrinking, all except Sena who was standing behind Mamori.
Sena lifted his hands up and wiggled his fingers, the only one who didn't see it was Mamori.
'Oh I say he's pretty corrupt…' they thought obviously thinking something naughty… Sena leaned forward and tickled Mamori's side, she squeaked and busted into full on laughter, he didn't stop until she was grounded.
"That always works when Mamori-neechan gets into a fit of rage, jot it down" Sena pointed down and then knelt to help up the giggling Mamori who was rolling on the ground. They all nodded as they stared at the pink woman.
"So… what did Hiruma do this time?" Kurita asked wearily smiling and fidgeting with his tie.
"Ugh…" Suzuna came around, she shook her head as her brother set her down.
"He's taking Sena to that ball thing, Sena's the guest of honor and it's a couples ball… since none of us are a couple we can't go…"
"Hm… I heard that you can go, just gotta pair up with someone if not you can't give that 'thing'…" Toganou explained as he fixed his glasses which had slipped when Mamori was on the prowl…
"Oh" Kurita, Monta, Kuroki, and Taki nodded.
"What 'thing'?" Sena asked.
"That thing" Suzuna pointed to the rose in the vase that was losing it's petals.
"Oh no it's dying… hm maybe I should dry it and keep it in a jar"
"Potpourri?" Suzuna asked.
"No thank-you I'm not thirsty" Sena stated smiling
"…?"
"It's a type of drink, but it's spelled differently" Mamori stated as she gain her self control again, "Ah look at the time, I have to get back to work, you all should to, I'll talk to you later Sena" she stated as she rushed out.
Kuroki pointed her leaving and turned to Sena.
"After tickling her she forgets what she's upset about, handy huh?" Sena stated smiling.
"Cool" Kuroki stated nodding.
"Weird is more like it" Toganou stated as they all herded out of the room, they all said their goodbyes and Sena shut the door.
"Now where do I get good sunlight, first floor or second?" Sena muttered to himself as he picked up the small white vase.
TBC…
You guessed it, the rose is a symbol of love, too bad I'm evil, that means heartache for dozens of guys and Sena remains dense!
KH: You'll understand why Sena got a rose in the next chapter…
Next up is Chapter 9: Hiruma's rose part 2.
New character intros! Who will Sena meet next~ *giggles creepily*
