Inu: Well, I finally decided to type this up. Sorry if it isn't up to par—I'm not feeling the inspiration, but I've left you guys waiting long enough. There will be a little HiruSena, because I have love for the couple, but it'll be mostly friendship. SenaSuzu is also in here, but strictly friendship—there will be no romantic relationship between them. If this does not suit your tastes, leave. Now.

A/N: This pic takes place after the Eyeshield manga—much later. If you haven't read the manga or finished the anime, then I suggest you either do and avoid this fanfic until then, or you read on and read the spoilers.

Warnings: Shounen ai, cursing, and spoilers.

Three days had passed since Sena managed to win the Rice Bowl, and already he was sent various offers from hundreds of pro-recruiters—both American and Japanese—and an invitation to play in the college level all-stars world-wide football game. He didn't know what to make of it all.

"Sena, do you know what you want to do then?" Suzuna asked, lying down on his bed, reading all the letters.

"You know I don't, Suzuna-chan. That's why you're my manager," Sena smiled good-naturedly.

Suzuna grinned at him, and sat up straight, "Right! I'll get you the best deal available!"

Sena nodded.

"I just have one request. Please make sure that no matter what, I can continue my college education. It wouldn't do to rely completely on football, I suppose."

Suzuna nodded once, "Right. I'll make a note of that."

Sena smiled, and shifted from his small homework table to hug Suzuna's waist firmly, "I don't know what I'd do without you, Suzuna-chan."

Suzuna smiled, patting his head gently, whispering, "Who knows? I think the same goes for me."

Suddenly, the door slammed open, a certain blonde-haired demon standing in its wake. Suzuna and Sena jumped, separating themselves.

"What's this? You two professing your love for each other? That hurts, chibi," Hiruma's fang-like teeth were visible as he smiled, "I thought you loved me."

Sena shook his head, giving his old captain a crooked smile, "I'm sorry, Hiruma-san. I didn't mean to cheat on you. "

Hiruma cackled, wrapping an arm around Sena, "It's fine, fucking chibi. I'm cheating on you, too!"

Suzuna watched them laugh and shook her head, standing and grabbing her bag along with all the letters.

"Well," she announced, "I'd better get to work on finding you a deal."

"Hold on," Hiruma demanded, "You find him a good deal, I'll take care of negotiations."

Suzuna nodded and walked out, waving her goodbyes.

Sena gulped, worried for the poor team he'd be playing for—they'd be yet more slaves to the already innumerable unfortunates who'd joined the ranks of Hiruma's unwilling servants.

"Listen up, fucking chibi, I have something to tell you," Hiruma recalled Sena's attention, face clear of any demonic delight.

Sena nodded, turning to his captain, the adulthood he'd grown into more obvious.

Riku stood outside, staring up at Sena's window. He'd meant to go in there and ask Sena out—to lunch, not a date!—just to catch up. Ever since the Rice Bowl started, they'd been drifting apart. Riku was getting attention from the pros, too, but not nearly as much as his old protégé, and Sena was swamped in recruiters, papers to fill, not to mention all his duties as the team captain. The only time they'd really spoken to each other was when Sena would tell him what positions to play and what routes he needed him to follow.

Riku smirked. As team captain, Sena definitely became a jack of all trades. Sena realized he needed to be more versatile, and became a very able quarterback, as well as an amazing linebacker. While Sena was still slight, he improved his strength to suit his needs and managed to be amazing in all positions he played. Riku still recalled the awe he felt when he saw Sena play as quarterback—and defeat Takami and the other White Knights.

But, with all of Sena's intense training and hard-work, he never had time that wasn't sports related—except for Suzuna. He had time for her. Which was distressing. Because, right as he was about to turn the corner to Sena's house, he saw Suzuna and Sena walking in together, laughing. Thus, he stood outside, watching Sena's window, making sure that his gay-vibes weren't ill-placed.

Shortly after, a certain blonde-haired asshole walked by him, completely ignoring his existence, picked the lock, and waltzed into the house, creating some sort of commotion. Riku was extremely jealous. Now that they weren't enemies anymore, Riku had no doubt Sena would make time to see that blonde demon. Sena absolutely looked up to Hiruma and did his best to make Hiruma proud of him. Riku couldn't fathom why—while he regarded Hiruma highly in terms of his playing, he hated him as a person. Said hatred had nothing to do with the fact that Hiruma got away with breaking into Sena's house. Not at all.

Riku had stood, rooted in the spot before Sena's window, glaring at it heatedly. What could that demon be doing to his innocent Sena? What if he was tying Sena to the bed, now, stroking him in inappropriate places that only he should have the right to touch? What if Sena was crying, struggling feebly against Hiruma's wishes? What if he was crying right now for Riku to burst in and save him with his Rodeo Drive? He could knock out Hiruma, and Sena would be so glad to see him. He could see it now.

"Riku! You came! I knew you'd save me…" Sena would say sweetly, smiling that shy smile of his.

"Of course," Riku would say, his voice a few heroic octaves lower, "I would never let anyone hurt you."

He would put his hand upon Sena's face, stroking it tenderly before leaning in for a kiss. His lips would meet Sena's soft, full lips in a gentle, loving kiss.

"I'll get you out of those bindings right now," he'd say, "And then I can show you how much I love you."

Sena would give him a cat-like smile and say, "No, leave the bindings. You can show me like this," he'd whisper seductively.

"Sena…"

"Riku…"

He could hear him moaning.

"Riku…"

"Rikuuuu…."

"RIKU!" Suzuna's loud, definitely female and not-the-moaning-voice-of-his-secret-crush voice yelled.

"Augh!" he yelled, stepping back, "Suzuna? What are you doing? Don't sneak up on people like that!"

"I didn't sneak up to you," she muttered, "You were standing in front of Sena's house in a daze and I came over to see if you were okay. What's up with you? You look like you were imagining something perverted."

Riku immediately tensed, blushing scarlet.

Suzuna laughed after another moment, "Just kidding! Don't take it so seriously!"

Riku sighed in relief.

"So, what were you doing here anyway?" she asked.

Riku glanced back up to Sena's window, "I wanted to see if Sena wanted to hang out, but it looks like he's too busy…"

"Oh, is that all? You should have come to me for that," Suzuna replied, and pulled out a very full agenda, flipping through the pages.

"Oh?" Riku asked, putting his hands on his waist, "Why is that? You his secretary or something?"

Suzuna smirked, her bangs casting a shadow over her eyes, "Why, funny that you should ask."

One eye glinted. Riku stepped back for safety.

"I handle all of his affairs, legal and otherwise. That way Sena will only have to focus on his game."

Riku raised an eyebrow, "When's the next time he's free then? And I'm talking a full day."

Suzuna flipped through the book quickly, expert eyes scanning the pages flawlessly, "Actually, you're in luck. This Friday."

"Book it. Now. For me."

Suzuna looked up at him, "You want it? What business do you have with him?"

"I already told you I wanted to hang out with him. It's unfair that I don't get to see my little brother anymore."

Suzuna's antenna like hair immediately shot up, picking up the undertones, and she smirked viciously—in a manner too much like Hiruma for Riku's liking.

"I see…so I was right when I said you were thinking of doing something perverted to Sena."

Riku blushed again, sputtering in the negative.

"Don't try and deny it. I can sense these things. And why lie to the one person who can help you most?"

Riku was about to yell at her, but he realized that—to his dismay—she was right. She was the person closest to Sena, closer even than Hiruma, and she handled everything in his day to day schedule. She could pencil Riku in and out as she pleased. Riku grit his teeth—it certainly wasn't in his fashion to depend so heavily on another, but what choice did he have?—and sighed.

"Fine. Yes, I was thinking perverted things."

"About who?" she prodded, grinning.

"About Se-Sena."

"Pray tell, why?"

Riku could feel his eye twitch.

"Cause….I have…look, you already know why! Just help me out here, okay?"

Suzuna cackled evilly behind her hand, and eventually calmed down enough to nod. Grinning wickedly, she scheduled Friday as Sena's and Riku's day together.

"Alright, Rikkun," she purred, "Keep me entertained with this relationship of yours, and I'll keep you in his schedule. Mind you, I wanna see some serious tension!"

Riku bit his cheek to keep from barking at her. She really hadn't changed much since he first met her.

"Well, I'll tell Sena about his date—"

"—hangout!—"

"—with you later tonight. And how should I tell him to dress?"

"Casually. I don't want him actually knowing about it 'til later…"

"Ooh, I see. A relationship in which Sena doesn't know a relationship exists! How sly of you!"

Riku sighed, "Yeah, yeah, sure, sure, just get it done, please."

"Alright then, if that's all you need," she said, turning away with an all-too-satisfied grin on her face.

"Wait!" Riku beckoned, "About Hiruma…"

Suzuna's smile only widened, and it took all her recalling everything she learned in acting class to turn around with a serious face.

"Yes? What about You-nii?"

The corner of Riku's mouth twitched—so, she hadn't lost that nickname after all.

"Are he and Sena…you know…an item? Or trying to be?"

"Hm," Suzuna smirked, "Who knows? They are pretty close, aren't they? And Sena looks up to You-nii so much. It'll be hard for you, that's for sure. You-nii isn't the only one with his eyes on Sena-chan."

Riku's eyes widened, "Wh-what?"

Suzuna laughed earnestly now—how could he be so blind?—"There are others who have a thing for Sena; men and women alike want to woo him off his feet."

Riku growled, "So I have competition, eh? And more than that blonde demon up there? That's fine. I'll win," he looked at Sena's window with determination, "He'll be mine."

Suzuna smirked—she knew being Sena's manager would have its perks.

Sena had ingested everything Hiruma had said and let out a long, ragged sigh.

"So you see, Sena, that's the gist of it," Hiruma concluded.

"I-I see. But wow. I didn't know."

"Yeah, it was kept under wraps pretty well, but as you know," Hiruma grinned, "No one can keep anything from me."

Sena smiled as best he could, "That's certainly true. Thank you for telling me. If that's the case, I have to clear my schedule right away and make time for him."

Hiruma nodded, "Yeah, he'll definitely want to see you."

Sena picked up his cell to call Suzuna, when the girl in question happened to have saved him the trouble. Picking up his phone, he answered "Hello? Suzuna? I need a favor."

"What's that?" Suzuna asked over the phone.

"Please clear my schedule for the next week. I have to see someone very precious to me."

Suzuna blinked, "Oh? But Riku wanted to see you this Friday. He said it was urgent."

Sena blinked in honest surprise. It had been a while since he and Riku had spoken. It was largely his fault for that—he simply didn't have the time anymore. But he was determined to make the time.

"Did he? What's it about?"

Suzuna grinned, and though Sena couldn't see it, he could certainly hear it, "He wanted to ask you out on a date. Dress casually."

Sena blushed deeply, before rolling his eyes, "Sure, okay. But before and after Friday, please clear everything."

"Okay, sure. Why, if I may know?"

"I need to see someone very important. He really needs me right now."

Suzuna nodded, never quite hearing Sena so serious—and so worried.

"I'll get right on it."

Sena smiled, "Thanks Suzuna. I don't know what I'd do without you."

Suzuna smiled as she hung up her phone.

'Idiot,' she thought, 'it's me who's lost without you.'

There. Be pleased. I did something. I'm on a roll, and school starts late tomorrow, so I'll probably have the next chapter up sooner than you'd expect.