FASH: Hello again my lovely readers, it is once again time for some blondie love!

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Sena had spent his lunch hour detention convincing himself that Hiruma's kiss hadn't affected him in any way other than making him a little angry and by the end of the school day he almost believed himself, but still wished he could stop thinking about it so much.

Thankfully he had agreed to go on a 'light jog' with Shin after school today, although a light jog to Shin might be significantly more tiring to Sena who still didn't have nearly as much stamina as the other boy. But training with Shin would surely take his mind off of some current events and then after that he'd be heading over to Mamori's house for a small birthday party with his teammates. Just as long as he didn't look at Hiruma too much maybe he'd be able to forget about it or convince himself it was a dream by morning.

He waited patiently outside the school gates as he glanced up and down the street for his rival of all rivals. He'd left his school blazer and his backpack in the clubhouse and would pick them up before he went over to Mamori's.

It was another fifteen minutes before Sena caught sight of Shin and immediately a grin began forming on his face only to turn into an awkward expression as soon as he saw the tall blonde jogging alongside Shin.

It really shouldn't be a surprise that Sakuraba was jogging as well, after all he'd been training with Shin for a long time now not to mention that if both of them were going to be the team captains next year it would probably be better to train together than on their own. But after the stuff Hiruma had mentioned it was all Sena could do to not run and hide and never come out again.

'Why would Sakuraba-san find me attractive anyways?' He thought warily as the pair got closer. 'He still has a bunch of fangirls and a lot of them are really pretty. Ah, maybe he doesn't like freakishly obsessed girls who know almost everything about him.' He smiled a bit more and waved to them as they approached. 'I, on the other hand, am not an obsessed fangirl and uh, well, that's the only reason I can think of to explain why Sakuraba-san would like me.' He quickly turned and joined the small group jogging, although he wasn't concentrating on it as much as he usually did.

Well, at least he wasn't thinking about Hiruma's kiss.

As they jogged Sena carefully took notice of the occasional look Sakuraba threw him, as if he wanted to start a conversation but wasn't quite sure what to talk about. Sena never felt the need to talk to Shin during any of their previous jogs, simply running beside his greatest rival was a thrilling feeling and no words were needed, but he couldn't help but notice how awkward the silence seemed to be.

He took a deep breath and turned his face partially so that he could look the other boy in the eyes. "So Sakuraba-san, what's your type?"

Sakuraba stumbled, his face turning pink and Sena wondered for a moment, maybe he shouldn't have asked? Because there was still the slim chance that Hiruma had just been lying to him out of boredom and just for the hell of it.

"Uh, well, I wouldn't want to be with anyone who was completely obsessed with me, I get kind of freaked out when every once in a while a girl just pops up out of nowhere and says that she knows everything about me and that our astrological signs match up and that she took some test on the internet that says we'd be perfect for each other." He let out a deep sigh and Sena pursed his lips together tightly. 'It must have been tough being a teen idol, and he's still got girls flocking around him even now, poor guy.' Then, so that it didn't seem weird that he was only asking Sakuraba questions he chirruped. "What's your type Shin-san?"

The older boy paused for a moment before running forward again. "Type?" "Yes, what type of girl do you like?" "Someone who will support her team from the sidelines." Sena gave Sakuraba a curious look. "Like a team's manager or secretary?" He question lowly. "I dont think he really understands the question, Shin's kind of asexual, he doesn't like anyone in that way." Sakuraba whispered back.

Well, Shin was Shin after all, and it always seemed like Shin was far to busy to be training to have a girlfriend anyways.

They spent the rest of the jog sharing some casual conversation, Shin only participating if he was asked a question directly. By the time they were a few blocks from the Deimon Sena picked up the pace, claiming he had to be somewhere.

"Where are you off to? Are you going on a date with someone?" Sakuraba asked casually, although his eyes seemed sharper than usual.

"Oh no, I'm just going to a birthday party." "For who?" "Me." "Oh, happy birthday." Sakuraba said lamely, Shin echoing the phrase a moment later.

"Thanks, see you all later." He said before speeding off to gather his things, and get to Mamori's in record time.

The party at Mamori's house was fun, the cake was good, as usual and it felt wonderful to kick back and relax with his friends on his birthday.

He'd been feeling good the whole evening, so it was only natural that Hiruma would come up to him, grinning some evil smile that would scare away most people, but Sena was used to it by now.

"That was a rather vague description he gave you, anyone in the room could fit it, he must have been trying to hide his feelings." Sena sank lower into the chair he was sitting in.

"Is it in your job description to follow me around or something?" "Yes." Hiruma replied curtly before walking away, the grin never leaving his face.

"With a team captain like that, who needs enemies?" He asked himself before moving out of the chair and wondering over to Monta's side to talk about the big game coming up.

No matter what Hiruma said and no matter what Sena felt, it wouldn't be until after the Christmas Bowl at least until he'd even start thinking about having a relationship with anyone.