The Quarterback and His Assistant

by itsdaul

A collection of one-shots, drabbles, and ficlets dedicated to our one and only quarterback and his lovely personal assistant. Each one will have a different theme to it and it's a challenge I decided to do myself. Most of them will be rated T, for those not, I will put a M or warning. Disclaimer: I don't own Eyeshield 21.

6. Bittersweet Parting

Bittersweet Parting

6th Down: Break Away

Graduation for many is a wonderful memory. There's the throwing of the graduation cap, the triumphant shouts that they finally made it past the four years, and the dreams of the future. For two people, however, it was different. It was the end of an era. There wouldn't be any more teasing of being a creampuff glutton or a trigger-happy maniac. No more secret hand signals from the bench to field. No more brooms used a shield against bullets. No more private moments shared in the club room kept neat by a certain manager and dirtied by a certain quarterback.

The two were destined for different things: him as a quarterback for the NFL and her as a kindergarten teacher for a prestigious school. He wanted badly to ask her to come with him, but he knew the answer she would reply with and understood how it would be unfair to her. She had her own dreams too and couldn't follow him forever. The past five years had been wonderful, but all wonderful things came to an end.

So amidst the large graduating crowd, they looked at each other from across the auditorium. He grinned widely and took out his guns and she stared angrily with a broom in her hand. If they were parting – they're parting with a bang, gun smoke, tears and a smile on their faces.