Title: Who's the Fool?
Theme: HiruSena for April fool's Day 2009
Author: Tahleena
Disclaimer: Sadly I don't have the privilege of owning Eyeshield 21 (that honour belongs to the respective owners). I have simply *cough* "borrowed" the players for the purpose of setting them in unreal situations...
-Italics- = thoughts
[[words]] = Author's comments within story text
Japanesewords = translations (if applicable, please note: may have some spelling errors!)
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= apologies again for the delay between chapters, I had a computer failing and had to reformate and lost half my stuff (luckily these chapters were stored on a temporary laptop) :D
=apologies also; on reflection the previous chapter may have been somewhat lacklustre – I hope to improve in this chapter (if I can get the flow going…Dammit 'river dragons of thought' get swimming! Grr!) This chapter and the last are basically same events, just different viewpoints…just seemed like the right thing to do – sorry if folks think I'm spending too much time on the spies instead of the potential smut couple (no promises, you'll have to read to find out 3
=*sigh* hard to believe that another April Fool's has come and gone… and to think this was SUPPOSE to be a 'oneshot' – one year and it's still not finished T^T
= I also aim to make this the LAST time I add drivel to the beginning of the text – it's really unprofessional when I think about it
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Chapter 12 = Trouble at the Cinema
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"Well, at least Hiruma's enjoying the movie..." Suzuna observed after unplugging her ears from another (very loud) yell of enthusiasm from the blonde demon.
"He could remove his arm from around Sena though!" fumed Mamori. Riku privately agreed. Now that the couple were both engrossed the movie the spies were relatively free from discovery. However, even when the Blonde removed is arm to stand and pretend to fire at the screen - when he sat back down... that arm would be surreptitiously wrapped back around the lithe high schooler beside him. Repressing a sigh, the speedy footballer watched the other runningback; hoping against hope but of course, the Brunette didn't notice one whit. It wasn't that unexpected given Riku's previous experience; Sena was fairly oblivious once he got into a movie - especially one he was looking forward too. He'd never noticed that he'd hitched closer to Riku whenever a plot twist was scary or startled him in the movies he'd watched with the older boy. The white haired boy looked on sourly as Sena wound up snuggling against the Blonde as an explosion sounded out through the theatre. Riku couldn't bring himself to be angry with the younger boy; it wasn't like he was doing it consciously. It was just a habit that Sena unconsciously did (though right now, Riku considered it a pretty bad habit).
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Time past, and the movie finished with the typical 'glorious heroes' finish [[again imagine Star Wars III meets Cowboy Bebop – I guess instead of light sabers they use guns like a western *shrug*]]; the principle players in this drama, chose to wait till the crowds had dispersed. One group remaining in their seats to discuss points of interest they found in the movie. The other avidly watching the first; Riku was sadly rueful as he listened to the pair.
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Sena had completely relaxed in the presence of Deimon's Demon. Given the adrenaline rush from the movie; it was probably to be expected. Suzuna was jotting down notes like mad and taking covert photo after covert photo, Mamori was fretting as per usual and Monta was trying to calm her down to the best of his ability (and being completely ignored in the process). The silver haired boy sighed; in a week's time that would have been him receiving the deimon runningback's undivided attention as he waxed lyrical about the movie. Eyes bright with excitement, cheeks flushed and tinged in pink with happiness, his whole face animated instead of the usual timid shy expression of a 'kicked dog' and his lips smiling wholeheartedly as he joyfully recounted his favourite parts of the just seen movie. Riku could certainly taste the bittersweet flavour of jealously deep in his heart. It was their tradition to watch this series together (without Mamori, nice and as well meaning as she was) and thanks to a hyperactive cheerleader, it had been broken. It galled him that the blonde quarterback was receiving the happy glow emanating from the tiny sprinter instead of himself; who was usually on the receiving end of that glow. He was somewhat mollified as he listened to their changing conversation (and the swiftly hidden annoyance that flickered briefly across the older student's face as he listened to Sena's dialogue). But that in itself was another point to worry about, since the Demon was obviously trying not to scare his current companion with a scathing remark.
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Slowly the Spies followed the avidly chatting couple at a distance; as they left the theatre for the foyer (well Sena, at least was chatting avidly).
"So where did you want to go for dinner?" The four avid watchers quickly dived behind a pillar and watched as the taller quarterback edged his smaller companion into a pillar at the opposite end of the hall.
"OOOoooooH! He better not be trying anything!" fumed Mamori.
"Dammit I can't see!" whined Suzuna trying to get a better view without putting herself in plain view. With the Blonde's back to them, it was very hard to see the interchange between the two.
"Not so loud!" hissed Riku, "he'll hear you!" They dived back behind their pillar of observation as the older high schooler straightened up and backed off from their fellow student.
"….gotta head to the john... don't get' picked up!" they heard as they strained their ears to catch what was said as they watched as the Blonde head off after ruffling the smaller boy's hair and leaving a rather pink Sena staring wide eyed at the retreating quarterback.
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After a few moments watching the brunette space out while waiting for Hiruma to return; Mamori turned to her companions, "Now's the time for us to grab him and call this Prank off!"
"But Mamo-neechan, it hasn't even started yet!" pleaded Suzuna.
"Suzuna we CAN NOT allow this to continue!" Mamori argued hotly.
"I agree!" Riku said, looming over the smaller girl with Mamori.
"Demooooou!" whined the younger girl as she cowered before them, "eh?"
Suzuna peeked out from around the two defenders
"Mukkyaa! Something bad's gonna happen!"
"EH!" Riku and Mamori joined the other two in peering round their hiding place as brutal man leaned up against the pillar Sena was waiting at with a nasty sneer.
"Ahhh! It's … that's Koda-kun!" Mamori recognised
"Who?" the others chorused.
"Aiya! He was one of Sena's bullies from before…"
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The group of spies had to wait impatiently as a cheerful group of passerbys crossed their line of vison. When the group had passed 'Koda' was leaning dangerously towards the petite brunette and poor Sena had no avenue of escape what with the bully's hand around his neck and the smaller brunette ineffectually pushing against the older man's chest.
"Get Your Han-nnnnnnnnnn!" Mamori flailed helplessly as the other three quickly grabbed her and dragged her back behind their pillar.
"Hsssssst! Shhhhhh! Mamo-nee onegai!"
"mukkya Max bad! We'll be killed if he finds out!"
Riku looked around the pillar again, worried for his friend – he at least could probably do something to assist and argue his 'total ignorance' to the Blonde Demon….
"Speak of the Devil..." Riku caught his breath quickly as he caught sight Hiruma just as this Koda pushed Sena's arms above his head.
"Eh! Wha Wha What!"
"What is it Rikkun?"
"Mukkya! Saved Maxed!" exclaimed the others as they stopped their restraining of Mamori and joined Riku in watching the event unfold…
"WHAT! THE! FUCK!"
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Spellbound by the scene unfolding in front of them, the quartet of spies could only watch from the safety of their pillar. They couldn't step out to help without giving their position away and if they intervened they could get in the way of any unenviable crossfire that was about to start.
Suzuna had seen many faces of the Demon commander since her joining of the amefuto fanclub and this was mostly likely one of the scariest profiles that she had seen. Granted, only his back was visible but she'd never seen it as stiff and as ramrod straight as she did tonight. For the Deimon amefuto members there was a distinct impression of their previous captain holding off an explosion of temper - that in itself was unnerving as Hiruma wasn't known for keeping his temper in check...
-Hiruma….-
-Sscccarey Max! -
Riku could only stand there watching with an ever tightening fist as he felt the sour bile of jealousy rising at the back at his throat. -Why couldn't' that have been me? This was supposed to be our 'date'!- Part of him was relieved, as much as he might refute it; now that his rival was back on the scene; nothing was likely to happen to his friend…
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It was unfortunate that the crowds were starting to notice the altercation and the murmurs were beginning to drown out the conversation.
"Boy-Friend?"
The watchers held their breath as the oversized bully turned back to their small friend.
"I THOUGHT I told you not to get picked up?"
Riku bit his lip as unobtrusively as he could, it was really too much -who does that blonde freak think he is? –
"Hey…"
"How long do you intend to stand there fucking pipsqueak?"
"G-gomen nasai Hi-hiruma-k-kun"
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"Ne, Mamo-nee?"
"Eh?"
"Just who is Koda anyways?" asked Suzuna quickly as they waited with bated breath.
" … I don't really remember all the details - he shoved me against the wall when I tried to protect Sena and I lost conciousness…"
"He's a really bad guy then….don't worry Mamori-neechan! I'm here! Protect MAX!" Monta whispered enegetically with his excessive thumbs up.
-hwaaa!- Suzana sighed, a little cloud of discouragement escaping her mouth. She really wished that she could have left the idiot monkey behind but she hadn't been able to talk him out of it.
"… anyways, he basically beat my poor little Sena up and got expelled from school for it. He probably blames Sena – so that Monster had better do something quick so that we can rescue Sena from HIM instead!" Mamori finished quickly, jumping a little to get a clearer view over the slowly building crowd.
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"Now listen here you stinking piece of sh..."
"Move your ass Fucking Chibi"
The spies gave up on the pillar and edged their way cautiously though the murmuring crowd to get a clearer view. A bystander moved, and still protected by the crowd the watchers were confronted with the vision of Deimon's runningback suddenly wrapped around the Commander of Hell's waist. His lithe, shuddering form gripping tightly to the immovable rock that was Hiruma; the demon remained immobile…then like a dream or a nightmare, they watched in stunned silence as the uncaring captain of the football team - the man that did his best to kill you for the team's common goal – casually draped his free arm around their terrified runningback and pulled the boy in gentle but an obvious caress.
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Body tense, it took all of Riku's control NOT to go charging up to rip his 'little brother' from the – oh, who was he kidding – his 'crush' from the grip of the Demon footballer of Deimon High. Didn't anyone realise that the Blonde was… was… Violating their friend? Suzuna wasn't a help, the rabid gossip hound was sneaking pictures like crazy (relying on the foyer lights & other tourists to cover up the flash of the camera). The platinum blonde flinched and turned to glare at the blue haired she-demon only to rub his eyes as another flash left spots on his retinas. The monkey was just staring with a stupid bug eyed, jaw dropped face – for once not looking at Mamori and Mamori…
-Why is she just standing there?- Riku squinted through his watering eyes at the stunned older girl who was just standing there with her hand covering her mouth… -Wha? Why is she blushing?-
It was true; Sena's childhood protector was just standing there with and indescribable look on her face, a combination of shocked and as if she'd seen something both embarrassing & adorable at the same time.
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= once again please memo/note me regarding spell errors/grammar mistakes and any other foul ups so I can correct and improve my writing skills
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= it's been awhile since I last updated and this seems to be a good place to stop! (seems like a short chapter tho )
= someone commented about how suzuna switched from flashless spy cam to normal cam – so I added a quick amendment!