"Hm…I guess…I guess it wouldn't be such a big deal since Sena's gay" Monta muttered "Since Sena's gay…WAIT… WHAT?"

"Did you not know, Monta-san" Yukimitsu asked

"No!" Monta replied "Did all of you know? Am I the last one to find out? How did this happen? I'm the best friend!"

"Yes, monkey, you're so slow" Hiruma said with a bored voice

"Yea, we all knew" replied Jumonji while glancing back and forth at Kuroki and Togano who followed his reply with a chorus of "Yeahs"

Mamori and Suzuna only nodded their heads and giggled loudly when Monta glanced at them. Taki, on the other hand, raised his leg up 180 degree and did a few turns while saying "AH-HA-HA". Monta ignored him and turn to Kurita and Musashi who glanced at each other with a slightly confused look on their faces. Kurita responded for both Musashi and himself.

"Umm…" said Kurita twirling his two pointer fingers together "We were surprised by Sena-kun's comment too. We thought Sena-kun and Suzuna-chan liked each other but were too shy to say anything"

Suzuna stopped giggling at that point and slowly turned a bright cherry red. She started to shudder "N-n-no, m-me and S-se-n-n-a…H-h-a-ha" and shook her head quickly and roughly in an attempt to emphasized her point. She turned her head slightly to sneak a peek at Sena to see how he responded to Kurita's accusation, but was surprised to see him asleep. She hadn't notice when Sena had fallen asleep throughout this whole exchange. No one else had notice the sleeping boy and was talking loudly over each other. Suzuna hushed everyone in the room and pointed at Sena. A few people chuckled at the sight and they all quickly left except for Hiruma who stayed behind to watch over Sena. After the door was closed, Hiruma walked over to Sena's bedside.

"Welcome back, squirt" he whispered

Mamori's footsteps echoed loudly as she walked down the hall to the exit. It was a hospital and usually she would have been more conscious of the noise she was making, but today, she had a lot on mind. She was angry with herself for not being able to figure out who Sena liked even though Sena had unknowingly given her the perfect opportunity with his "I'm gay" statement.

A few days before the accident, Sena had nervously told her with a cute blush on his face, that he had a crush on someone of the same gender. Upon hearing this, she had, of course, a fangirl moment and squealed over Sena. She did not care for what gender Sena liked and was well prepared with wedding plans for whichever one he chose, but she did harbored a secret desire for a same gender relationship. Although, she didn't look like it, Mamori was a yaoi fangirl and in the midst of hugging Sena and reviewing the wedding plans in her mind, she realized that she didn't know who Sena liked. She badgered Sena for days afterwards, but all she got from Sena was that he was undecided and that it was complicated. This bothered her to no ends and as a result, she launched a plan, the 'No more cream puffs until I find out who Sena likes" plan. She had also told Suzuna about the plan and about Sena, though, now she regretted not realizing about Suzuna's crush and not telling her more gently. It was too late to change anything now, but she made a mental note to find a boyfriend for Suzuna-chan after she was done with Sena.

After Sena got hurt, she was too preoccupied with worry to even think about implementing the plan, but since Sena finally woke up, it was time for her to do some snooping around. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was such a shame, that she did not see any unusual expressions on any of her team mates faces when Sena made his statement. It would have made things so much easier for her. She should have been paying close attentions instead of giggling so much.

Mamori stopped in her tracks. Why was she giggling so much? It was unlikely for her. It could have been Jumonji-kun's obvious lying. His constant glances at his two closest friends for support were pretty obvious that they did not know at all that Sena is gay. It could have been that, but she doubted it. She didn't understand it either, she was looking around the room and suddenly she felt the urge to giggle. Did she see something that was strange when she was looking around?

Jumonji was confused. He needed time to think so he made up some bullshit excuse and left his friends behind as he made his way to the park. He walked to an isolated area and plopped down onto the bench. He stretched out his limbs and stared at the clouds for a while as he gathered his thoughts. Jumonji was not the smartest guy nor was he dumb; he would call himself the simple sort of guy. Maybe that's why his position as a lineman is perfect for him; he has one clear objective, he would stand his ground and defend whether it would be to protect the quarterback or to assist Sena.

Sena. Sena is the problem. He is the reason why Jumonji was so confused. Why was he so upset when Sena was hurt? He deduced that it was because Sena was his team mate and friend. Why was he so happy that Sena woke up? Because Sena was his team mate and friend. Why was he so happy that Sena was gay? Because Sena was his team mate and friend. Jumonji was confused because the logic here was flawed and he did not know why. Why was he so happy that Sena was gay? Was he gay? But he never felt the same way towards Togano and Kuroki or any other boys in general. Maybe Sena was an exception. If that's the case, then does that mean he liked Sena?

Jumonji got up from the bench and walked towards the streets. He was no longer confused. He knew what he had to do now. He gotta go kiss Sena.

Hiruma was sitting in the same seat for the past few hours, mulling over the events that had passed today. He shifted his position slightly and debated whether or not he should take this chair with him when the squirt is discharge from the hospital. He's not sure where the chair will fit in his small apartment, but in the past week or so, he had been sleeping and sitting in the chair so long that he was positive that his butt print was firmly marked into the cushion. Hiruma shifted again in his seat and sighed. He noticed that he had been sighing a lot recently. It was another unwanted change in him and it was all the shrimp's fault.

He stared at the person in question who was still sleeping soundly despite the intense stares from him. He had been thinking about Sena's statement from this morning. When Hiruma had first realized that he liked the shrimp, he knew that he would have a difficult task in making Sena like him back. He would have to get Sena to go past the whole "I like boys" issue before Sena could even consider liking him, but with today's statement, his task had gotten a lot lighter. He was happy, to say the least, but he was not happy over the way he changed. The old Hiruma would not show his emotions; the closest to ever showing his happiness is a kick to his team mate's back. The new Hiruma, however, changed his expression, UNintentionally. What made it even worse was that although the change was slight, he could have sworn that the damn manager saw it. She may be oblivious when it came to Sena being Eyeshield 21, but she was still a member of the "Brainy Trio".

Hiruma got up from his chair and stretched his muscles. He finally came to a conclusion and made his decision. With one less obstacle in his path and the assurance that the shrimp was going to be fine, Hiruma decided that it was finally time to use his plan to seduce Sena, and the damn manager better not interfere.