Hope you like this chapter. I fixed some errors I didn't notice before.
I don't own Eyeshield 21.
Chapter 10
As soon as Sena got home that night he went up to his room and called Monta. When they had been forced to leave the riverbank, not to be late for practice, things had felt very awkward. Sena had wanted to talk to his best friend, but there hadn't been enough time. Instead they had run back to Deimon in silence, Monta shifting worried eyes onto Sena every few seconds.
It took Monta a long while to pick up and when he answered he sounded very cautious. Sena took the initiative to talk.
"I know you must be chocked about Hiruma, but just listen." he said and explained how he felt he had the situation under control and was interested in where this might lead. When Monta pressed on that Hiruma was a very dangerous person Sena told him that he hadn't been forced into anything, which wasn't really a lie, even thought he had done things that Hiruma had strongly urged him to do.
He added that he was sure that Hiruma wouldn't do anything to hurt him, he was his ace player after all, but that was stretching the truth a bit. With Hiruma you could never be sure about anything. Eventually he promised Monta that if he got into any trouble because of this he wouldn't keep it to himself.
After half an hour of talking Monta finally loosened up and they fell into a conversation about the game they were going to play the next day. When they had to stop, because Sena's mom called him down to dinner, Sena smiled, happy that things between him and Monta were almost back to normal.
As Sena walked down to the kitchen he noticed that two suitcases laid open in the living room. Small piles of clothes and other things were scattered around the room.
At the dinner table he asked his parents about it. Sena's mother shone up.
"Oh yes! We never had a chance to tell you yesterday. I won a three day trip to an onsen for two on the neighborhood lottery. We're leaving tomorrow." she said but then took on a face of worry.
"Oh, I hope you'll be fine on your own. Maybe we should ask the Anezakis if it's ok if Sena stays with them? I'm sure that Mamori would be happy to have him over." She turned the question to Sena's father, who was pouring himself a glass of water from the sink. Sena sighted.
"No mom. I can take care of myself." Sena said as his father took his seat at the table.
"Besides, wouldn't it be a bother for them if we came and asked that with such short notice?" Shiyuma added in a low voice but did not turn to meet his wife's eyes. She looked from her husband to her son.
"As you wish, but I'll call home to check on you." she said and dug into her food. They ate for a while in comfortable silence, until Mihae took up the conversation once again.
"I was so surprised when your friend called yesterday. It seems this football idea might not have been that bad after all. It was good you could be the secretary, if you had been playing on the field I had been so worried." she said and Sena gave a nervous laugh. Mihae turned to her husband.
"Isn't it nice that Sena has gotten all these new friends? First that Monta-boy who comes over sometimes, then those others that Sena told us about and now one of his friends wanted him to sleep over." she said and Shiyuma nodded.
"What's he like, this Hiruma?" he asked Sena, who felt a bit like a deer in the headlights. He tried to think of a way to describe Hiruma that didn't make him sound dangerous.
"Well… He's the team captain and quarterback. He's very smart. It's Hiruma who makes up most of the tactics for the team. He's disciplined and has a bit of a temper." Sena said. That wasn't really lying, he just didn't tell them everything.
"He sounds like a lovely friend. I was interested in where he lives." his mom said. Sena almost giggled, ha had never heard anyone describe Hiruma as lovely. While Sena explained the whereabouts of Hiruma's apartment Mihae's eyebrows slowly rose into her hair.
"Really? Then he must come from a wealthy family. Do you know what his parents work with?" she asked and Sena was puzzled. He had never met Hiruma's parents, nor thought about them.
"No. I have no idea." He answered and tried to imagine what they would be like. To this inner eye he saw two tall blond demons and a shiver went down his spine. It had been surprise when he saw Hiruma naked and realized that the blond hair on his head was dyed.
Sena was woken from his thoughts when Mihae spoke again.
"You should introduce him to us, Sena." She said and Shiyuma got a pained look on his face.
"It would just be embarrassing for Sena. I wouldn't know what to talk about with a rich and talented kind like that Hiruma." he said and Sena's mother rolled her eyes. Sena was thankful that his father had opposed, otherwise ha would have had to do it himself. Sena had a strong suspicion that Hiruma did not fit into his parents' image of a good friend for their son, especially if they knew that Sena had been exploring his sexuality with him.
"Don't be silly, Shiyuma. I'll be nice." Sena's mother said, but her husband had his eyes fixed on their son.
"What is it?" she inquired and turned to look at Sena. Sena's father blushed slightly and suddenly seemed very embarrassed. He scratched the back if his head and cleared his throat.
"Em… Sena, you seem to have a hickey on your neck."