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"Speaking"
Thinking
#voice through cellphone, radio
"Barbeque~ Barbeque~ brabeque! Mamori-san no barbeque…" Monta sung while dragging an unmotivated Sena after himself.
"You're drooling… "Sena cringed slightly while trying to free himself from the receiver's clutches.
"Sena!" Mamori waved happily. Sena looked around as expected Hiruma along with Kurita and Mamori were already here. He wondered if it was alright for him to come so late. If Hiruma agreed then it probably didn't really mattered. Still the blonde was really secretive about today. Somehow Sena had a felling that Hiruma didn't invite them for barbeque just for fun, more like some crazy training idea.
"STOP!" The blonde shouted while firing some bullets effectively gathering everyone's attention and stopping Monta's mad rush.
"Could it be that Hiruma-san is after Mamori-san?" Monta asked baffled.
"That's not it!" the devil commander replied angrily while shooting in the air. "Take a look at this." He showed a piece of paper in the receivers face and it actually hurt. Monta wondered what did he say to make the blonde so angry at him.
"Up, Fade, Zig Out, Long Post, Corner…" Sena read aloud while Monta was thinking. "Ah, the routes!"
"Route?" Jumonji asked surprised.
"Um…They're one of the fundamental football strategies, where you send a receiver running along a preset path to catch a pass." Yukimitsu explained.
Kurita nodded then continued. "Right if you can't decide where to run, passes won't work." Through a sharp shout interrupted his speech.
"These routes are a pain!" Ignoring Monta Hiruma explained about the quiz they were going to take. Sena sighed…
"Hiruma-san… is it really okay if I participate in this quiz?" he asked with a hidden smirk through a little of his sadist nature may have leaked out cause the others flinched when they looked at him.
"Of course fucking chibi everyone participates." Hiruma said as if daring anyone to contradict him. While Sena just smiled happily.
So the game begun, surprisingly even through Monta was a catching expert he didn't get any meat. They all fall and tumbled, sabotaging each other without even wanting to. Another piece was sent they're way and they all ended up running into each other. With one exception.
"Damn it! This is unfair Sena gets all the meat." They all protested while Sena smiled amused.
"I did ask if it was alright for me to participate." He said smiling.
"But why are you even doing this?" Jumonji begun then the Kuroki continued "You already know the routes…" and Toganu finished "And you're not even hungry - you gave Cerberos all the meat."
"You guys really shouldn't have asked that…" Monta said with a sigh.
"Do you want to know?" Sena asked smiling.
"That's right damn secretary, where did you learn the routes?" even Hiruma looked intrigued.
"I do this because…" he waited for the dramatic effect "… I enjoy, watching you all suffer." He said smiling naturally. The fact that he could say something like that with a straight face seemed even more scary then what he said.
"W-what did I t-tell you…" Monta said while shacking from fear. "He's a-an S max!"
"I'm just kidding." Sena said smiling.
"That's so…" "For a moment I was really scared." "You heard him… it was just a joke…" the ha-ha brothers said relieved with a sigh. Hiruma only chuckled not believing for a moment that it was all just a joke.
"Sena maybe you should, take a break or something?" Mamori asked with a troubled expression.
"I guess I could do that. Right Hiruma-san?"
"We'll continue." The blond ignored Sena who moved to the sidelines. Taking that as permission Sena chose to lay down in the grass.
"Long-Pass!"
"This time for sure!" Monta shouted while running and since Sena wasn't there he almost got the meat if only a person wouldn't have appeared right in front of him.
"Tetsuma, Stop!" A voice shouted. The person in front of Monta reacted immediately and followed the command. Sena knew that voice, he was sure… and that name Tetsuma, Sena smirked deviously. He watched for a little the interaction between his captain and the other two. He decided to wait and see. Just as expected Tetsuna played along with the others and Kid flopped down beside him.
"So you play American Football."
"Yeah. Looks like it." Sena said smiling while Kid laughed somewhere between amused and troubled. "Still I'm just the Secretary."
"Still you're a challenge. And if I know you -then you're not just a Secretary. Am I wrong?" Kid asked while smiling slightly. Sena just let out a sigh he's been holding back.
"You know me…" Sena said not approving but either disapproving. "Right sempai?" He eyes seemed to glow from excitement. Kid set up with a smile and gestured to Tetsuma.
"Well we need to hurry. Our games in a bit."
"Then I shall see you there." Sena said while wearing a Cheshire-cat smile.
Hiruma watched Sena and Kid interacting. He certainly didn't expect them to know each other. They seemed really close too. Sena even called him 'Sempai' …maybe they knew each other from school. And Kid was his damn upperclassman. And chibi was…well- younger chibi- wonder what Sena looked younger okay bad thought… don't go there... his kohai. Younger chibi… the fucking secretary's mysterious past I always wanted to know about and couldn't find out.
Now he had a way to find out who Sena really is. And how he become who he is today. Hiruma grinned and Sena felt a shiver go down his spine. Whatever Hiruma was thinking about was certainly no-good for him. He bid good-bye to Kid and Tetsuma and walked up to Hiruma.
"Hiruma-san?" he asked cautiously.
"What is it fucking chibi?"
"Just wanted to know if you need me here."
"Huh?"
"The Seibu Wild Gunman VS Oujou White Knight play's today. And I want to go to the game."
"That's why you brought the camera?" Kurita asked gesturing toward Sena's sport-bag. There was a camera packed carefully in and Sena wondered how did Kurita know about it.
"Yeah. I wanted to tape it. I am the secretary after all this is kind of my job description." He smiled when he said the last part.
"That's a good idea Sena-kun." Kurita cheered happily. Hiruma smirked and nodded.
"All right, let's take the newbie's to see the game."
Sena looked at the stadium. The games already started by the time they arrived. While the others enjoyed the show Sena sneaked away in the free time.
"20 points from Oujou, not bad..."
"No this is bad, scoring 20 points from the Oujou team, it's going too well. When things go too well they never end well." Kid grimaced, his premonitions were never wrong. It was more like a lesson he learned from life and experience.
"Bad omen…" Sena said smirking. "Since you're going to lose at least make it interesting. I hoped to enjoy myself today after all." He said with an almost innocent smile. Kid sweat-dropped how could he forget for even one moment Sena's personality? He knew it all to well to be fooled by his innocent and charming character.
Sena walked away while the coach was looking at disbelief at the young men.
"Kid, who was that?"
"My kohai, from Middle School." Kid smiled mysteriously.
"How did he get here, to the field I mean? No one unauthorized should be allowed while the game-"
"Believe me you don't want to know." He said cutting off the older. "More importantly- Tetsuma!" He shouted in horror as he saw him drinking the nth flask of water.
Sena smiled amused as he heard his sempai shout. For some reason it felt good to watch the other in distress.
"Sena-kun!" Sena looked in the direction the voice called him.
"Ichiro-san." Sena smiled politely.
"Please don't call me that. Just Takami is fine. Didn't expect to see you here." Takami said smiling slightly.
"Actually-" Sena didn't get to finish because he was grabbed by the collar of his t-shirt.
"Damn chibi, don't fucking wonder around!" Hiruma said angrily while dragging the sulking teen away.
"Hiruma-san I'm perfectly capable of walking."
"Shut up." Hiruma said not caring about the others protest. Sena pouted but waved back happily to a dumb folded Takami.
"What just happened?" he asked himself.
"Oh it was-"
"Did you know him Shin?"
"I don't but I do know... he's fast." Takami sighed, count on Shin to make a situation even more awkward.
Oujou took back the game in the second half. Sena who now had to sit beside Hiruma "captain's order" watched the game with amusement. Shin was as a great player as he was a runner, through too bad Quick Draw Kid's talent couldn't be used at full potential. All in all it was a great game but it could have been better. Of course he was a perfectionist. At least Monta and the others learned a lot, not just about the routes. Sena leaned a lot, through in a different way. Like for example Hiruma always chewed pink gum. And that he can type really fast. Not to mention the blonde seem to enjoy hitting him on the head when he didn't concentrate on the game. Though that was highly unfair after all the blonde did just the same.
"Sena what are you doing? the game has ended." Monta asked aloud when Sena stopped at the exit.
"I'm waiting for someone. You guys go ahead."
"Are you going to meet with Kid?" Hiruma asked through he knew the answer. Sena smiled and nodded. Through before the blonde get a chance to ask Sena added.
"Alone."
"Why?" The blonde was intrigued.
"Why not?" Sena shoot back. But knowing that Hiruma would only just follow them he sighed and explained.
"Kid was one of the semapis I was close in Boarding School."
"In America?" Monta asked amazed. He would have never thought those two were actually friends. But looking it that way, now he understand why Sena left.
"Yeah. It's nice to meet again. "
"Sempai? As in friends? Or-" Mamori asked really interested. She knew that Sena was bullied when he was younger, and even through Kid didn't look like a bully, if he did something to his cute little Sena the there will be hell to pay.
"Yes friends." Sena clarified before Mamori murdered someone. Now he had to worry about two people following around. Sometimes he wondered why he spoke so much.
Through no one cached the look Hiruma gave Mamori friends or what exactly? Lovers?… is that why Sena was so chummy with Kid. Were they together, and is that the reason why the brunet sneaked away… To cheer on Kid? And about sneaking away, how did Sena and Takami know each other. Not to mention Hiruma saw the recognition in Shin's eyes too…
"Kid!" Sena shoted happily as he saw him. Through the other growled a little as he heard the brunet. Even through everyone could tell that he was happy to see the younger.
"I'll be going then!" Sena waved and jogged toward Seibu Wild Guman's quarterback. Hiruma glared at his retreating back the turned around and the whole team jumped a little.
"Let's train some!" he said with a devious expression and even Mamori looked scared.
"So you guys lost." He said flatly.
"You have a very bad character. You know that, right?" Kid asked unshaken, though the whole team looked even more depressed and disheartened after hearing Sena's words.
"Myeah, but I remember someone telling me to be just myself And I'll be Okay."
"Worst advice I ever gave you." Kid sighed. "Could someone send me back into the past I need to save the world from a notorious brat."
Kid's team looked at disbelief at him. Did Kid just –joke? Then their gaze followed the laughter. Sena was having fun.
"Long time since someone called me a brat."
"Remind me to call Albert." Sena cringed a little at the name. "Don't tell me you didn't call him?"
"Didn't have time?" he said uncertain. Then Kid begun laughing and even Tetsuma was somehow shocked. Kid didn't just laugh happily just like that. He and Kid were friends but he didn't hear the other laughing so carefree since a long time. His face turned back to his normal expression. Through he was certain whoever Sena was, Kid cared a lot for him.
"Hey want to go grab some food?"
"As usual. All right, Tetsuma you go back with the others. Couch I hope is alright if I take off?"
"Ah. Certainly, have a good time."
Sena smirked. "I will, through I can't say the same about him."
"?"Sena grinned and the coach was afraid that he may have made a mistake. Was Kid really going to be safe with this punk? He looked dangerous.
"Hai-hai… let's go." Kid said half dragging Sena who was now smiling innocently.
"Oi stop manhandling me." Sena said giving Kid a half glare. Kid dropped his hands he knew Sena was giving him a warning. "What's with everyone and dragging today?" the brunette asked with a pout.
"What's with you being extra creepy today?"
"I'm not creepy." Sena said daring Kid to contradict him.
"Right… And back to dragging, it didn't seem to me like you minded it when it was Hiruma."
"That's because… because he's my captain. And I'm used to him I guess."
"Oh, so you're used to him. Who you know for what like 3 months. And You know me for like 5 years now."
"4 years and 8 months. And just what are you implying?"
"I wonder." Kid smiled as he left Sena thinking about it.
"Whatever it is, don't." The younger said caching up with the other.
"So, you haven't called Albert yet." Sena glared at the older who continued speaking unimpressed. "You know death by hugs seems a very interesting way to go." Sena's glare intensified. Kid stopped before a Family Restaurant. "Shall we?"
"As usual." He said smiling naturally again.
They choose a more secluded space away from the noise in the front. The waitress took their order and left quickly.
"Let's be frank. What's the real reason you haven't call him? I know he can be annoying and all, still-"
"Is just, I'm scared I guess."Kid looked uncertain but Sena continued talking. "You know how he usually is, just imagine what would happen if I told him I joined the American Football Team."
"I can see how that could be a problem. His overprotective nature could cause havoc."
"Yeah. He would be on the next flight to Japan."
"You know that's true still, if you guys haven't talked for so long… "
"I sent him e-mails every day."
"Every-day." Kid chuckled.
"Don't." Sena said sending a half-glare/half irritated look toward Kid. Not that the other was bothered by it.
"Who would have though, when we first meet… " Kid said with a fond smile.
~ about 4.8 years ago~
Kid studied the child before him with critical eye. He couldn't have been older then 10 and looked even younger. He had a small build, which was normal, and after his features he was Japanese. He had a messy brown hair and some ridiculously big hazel eyes. He looked adorable, that was quite true but there was just something that bothered Kid. He looked lifeless, unmotivated like a porcelain doll. The child was wearing a white uniform surrounded by books, almost like a fortress. He was currently sitting on the floor and didn't look bothered by it or the look the others sent him.
Not once since Kid entered the library had the kid looked at him or bother to stop reading.
"Don't mind him." Whispered one of his classmates. She was quite cute actually, but Kid know that she flirted with him not just for his looks. More like because he came from a good family and old money.
"Who is he?"
"I don't remember his name but he's always here, always reading some ridiculously complicated book. I've been here for over a year and there's haven't been a day he wasn't just sitting there. It's kind of creepy."
Kid looked at the child once again. Kid's eyes locked with his for just one second. Creepy? certainly not, more like… lonely.