Word of the day: Accident
Pairings: Sakuraba/Sena
Sakuraba Haruto is, in a nutshell, eye-candy. He may not be ruggedly handsome such as Jyuumonji or Shin, nor have that graceful charisma that Akaba and Taka have. He isn't a romantic and suave like Marco. Certainly not sly and seductive like Agon. Mysterious and sagacity did not suit him, unlike Hiruma and Kakei. Sakuraba Haruto is…just the simple cutie who would make your head turn to his direction and think, "Wow, he's really hot. I wonder if he has a girlfriend."
Yeah, sure. If a girl sees either Yamato or Agon walk by, they too would think the same think, but Sakuraba is different. He has that minimalism of cause of attention and yet he is very noticeable. Okay, let's think of a popular dancer-singer—he's definitely a cutie, right? Well, Sakuraba is just like that cutie.
People like Ikkyu and Riku (yeah, the shorties) are—plainly said—adorable. No, please do not mistake them as feminine men—that's Kisaragi's occupation, as Sena would gladly add. Those two are manly, oh so very manly, and Sakuraba is manly too, mind you. But what's so special about these shrimps is that they are manly and adorable at the same time. How can this be? Well, you take a fine look at them, why won't you.
Anyway, going back to what I said: Why did I bring up Ikkyu and Riku? Because there would be folks out there who would see these guys nothing more but non-hot men while fans try to transform them into hot-rods by using words. Example: Riku had this shock of white hair, which contrasted with his deep emerald eyes, and yet at the same time it made everything about him absolutely gorgeous. There was something…something special about him that you can't take your eyes off of—his face, his hair, his lean yet muscular body. There. An example. Now there would be some folks who would eagerly agree with this—however, there would be others who think this is an exaggeration that should be deleted.
I know. I know. There are people who have different tastes in men, like how I think that Ishimaru is a handsome young man, but sadly nobody bothers looking at him. (QUICK—must go back before ranting about Ishimaru!) Ahem. Furthermore, yeah, you guys may think that Sakuraba may not be all that striking as we speak, that all those fan girls were duped by his title as an idol. However, I disagree with this, and I shall tell you why.
Aside from his looks, did you see how he was after he shaved his head? Sure he was a wiener before when he had that cowlick that girls were somehow attracted to, but look at him now! He's a top-notch receiver who'll someday be part of Team Japan, playing in America with the strongest players! How amazing is that?
He went through depression like any other human being, because the pressure that had been placed upon him, and he felt as if he had been betraying everyone since they had high expectations from him when he's, frankly, a loser. He cried like how a REAL man should! Tears ran down his face and he expressed his emotions blatantly! Later, he made a vow that he'll make that flimsy name into a reality. He'll show them all that he's the real ace, and it's not just for publicity—no, that had never crossed his mind. He was doing it for his team to reach to the Christmas Bowl! And he was showing it to himself that he can do it. He can do it alright, even though he lost to Monta, the funny monkey boy who EVERYONE loves!
If you don't love Monta then please BASH YOURSELF AGAINST A FRIKIN WALL!
Sakuraba Haruto is not also eye-candy, but a true champion at heart, and all the ladies want that kind of hubby, right ladies?
Well, I do suppose that he does have one flaw: being diffident. True, he may not be quite so confident in his skills or even himself, and I do suppose that all the ladies do want a man who takes the lead. I mean, it's like Sena as a boy! Obviously, Sena is a girl, so that would be plain weird, huh? Anyway, I guess Sakuraba's overlooked timidity can be considered attractive if you're interested into the sensitive, warm-hearted, gentle man. I'm not sure if he's passionate, but that's a definite personality if he's your lover.
So yeah, he may not be a Jyuumonji, or a Shin, or an Akaba, or a Taka, and you get the idea. So just what is he? What? You want me to say it in a nutshell again? Okay then. Sakuraba Haruto is a man who you would want to rape—I mean, date! A-a-and…urm, yeah…
"He what?"
"See it yourself!" an excited Suzuna said, showing the Devil Bats and a visiting Riku the video that Monta and she had took. Please mind that Sena was not there at the time.
The boys huddled to see the small screen which revealed Sena going down Santa Lane on a wheelchair; she was clutching the thing as if it was life itself (must've been the MEATS thing again). At the end of the hill, an unaware Sakuraba was walking by with his headphones on and all of a sudden Sena lands right on top of the boy, causing both to tumble.
Jyuumonji's eyebrow twitched.
Sakuraba's large hands automatically grasped Sena's arms, unintentionally bringing her close to his chest. The younger girl clutched his shirt, and when they were done rolling around, Sakuraba was situated straddling the girl as their faces were too close.
Togano's eyes squinted. "Hey, wait, what are they doing…?"
Turns out, teeth clashed and lips collided. Both teens had their eyes closed (probably because their heads banged against something hard, like the cement or each others' foreheads). Their bodies were cuddling (or what it appears in the eyes of the baffled teammates plus Riku). And once Sakuraba rolled off of Sena, they both groaned and grabbed their heads, trying to stop the spinning. After a few minutes, they stood up and stumbled away—Mizumachi was hollering for Sena so she went up Santa Lane while Sakuraba wobbled back to home.
"Unbelievable."
"They didn't even know that they were sucking faces."
"Oh my gosh."
"What the hell!"
"It's a pity that they hit their heads hard to be conscious of what they were doing," Suzuna sighed, shaking her head, "but I'm sure that they'll remember before they go to bed!"
Jyuumonji's eye twitched uncontrollably.
Riku looked murderous.
"I don't know; Sena told me that she's been playing this MAX awesome videogame and couldn't stop playing it since 3 AM for the past couple days. It's kind of the reason why she looks like a zombie," Monta said. "Sena could have fried her brain cells out or that she'll be so exhausted she'll drop dead and forget everything the next day."
"Mou, that won't be fun." Suzuna pouted.
"I. Am. Gonna. KILL," Riku seethed, clenching and unclenching his fists.
Jyuumonji pinched the bridge of his nose.
Yukimitsu was staring off into the distance, having this awkward, shy blush on his face.
"Uh oh, big brother Riku needs restraints," Kuroki drawled, waving his hand dismissively. "Come on, dude, it's probably not the first time Sena kissed someone."
Riku's head turned like a whip-lash. "What?"
Kuroki shrugged, suddenly feeling nervous. "I-I mean, have you seen how the guys from the other team check her out?"
"What?" Riku and Jyuumonji said simultaneously.
So, wanna know how it ends? Turns out Sena did in fact fry out her brain cell due to late-night videogames, much to the mother's dismay. She didn't remember what had occurred the day before or why Jyuumonji seemed tensed or why Riku kept giving Sakuraba dirty looks or why Sakuraba approached her with a super flaming face and turned away. Apparently, Sakuraba recalled the accident, but was too shy to do anything with it.
He was going to ask Sena how was her day, but he was too shy, like I said.
Going back to my descriptions of Haruto-kun previously, I do hope that you WILL consider him to be a fine man. He is, after all, Sakuraba Haruto. Ex-idol, superb receiver, REAL MANLY (he cried!—you can't deny his manliness!), and stole Sena's first kiss.
Meh. He'll probably be enamored by Sena anyway. I guess this means he's taken.
A/N: Dear sketchfan, which guy do you like to be paired up with Sena? Dear Marco fans, do you think that there should be a Marco/Sena story? Dear Unsui fans, how about Unsui/Sena? Dear Ikkyu fans, do you think that Ikkyu needs more show-time with Sena? Dear Ishimaru fans, do you find this boy to be overlooked?