[Disclaimer] I do not own Eye shield 21 or Garasu no Kamen! All credit goes to the awesome creators.

[Author Note] Here's the second chapter. I hope you like it, because if you don't? Nothing, I guess. Sorry about any typos and other writing errors.

(Chapter Two - Start of Friendship)

The rain was beginning to dull down, and the wind was blowing less hard, a clear sign that the rain storm was on its way of ending. Maya told Sena practically everything she's been through and why she gets hit so much, but he still didn't like it. "Being an actress sounds so hard, and for all the hard work you do, you get hit all of the time?" asked the boy.

She simply nodded and afterwards replied, "I guess if I didn't get hit so much, I wouldn't focus as much. Well, that's the way I see it."

He slightly turned his head to look at her as he spoke, "You're very strong, Kitajima." A light gasp came from out of her throat, her eyes now looking into his.

"Me, strong?" she silently said, sounding confused. He then closed his eyes and gave her a warm smile.

"Yeah, you must be! From all of the things you told me about, it's only natural that someone must have a strong will and heart to keep that up. It's strange if no one has ever told you that before," said Sena, his eyes now open, noticing that she was smiling quite brightly herself. She didn't know what to say at the moment, she never met someone who was so nice to her like this.

She started to giggle lightly as she put her hand up to her mouth. He now had a deep, baffled look of misunderstanding on his face when he seen her sudden gesture. "What's funny?" he asked. She soon stopped her giggles and looked at him; her face looked so much more bright and happy from when he first met her.

"I'm sorry. It's just that no one has ever been so nice to me. You're a really nice person, Kobayakawa. It feels as though I knew you for a very long time, but we actually just met today," she happily said.

"Aw, thanks. You're a really nice person, too," he said back as he began to scratch the back of his head.

"So, what do you do, Kobayakawa?" asked Maya, looking and sounding very interested to find out.

Sena chuckled and replied nervously, "Uh, well, I'm a football player."

"A football player?" she exclaimed in shock. "That sounds so cool." Sena didn't expect such a response from her; he thought she wouldn't even be interested in that.

He then continued by saying, "Well, I was actually forced into joining the football team at Deimon, but overtime I grew to love the game."

"Forced? Who forced you to do that?" she asked.

"That's a long story," he lightly laughed. "I'm very glad I was forced into this life, because if I wasn't, I wouldn't have had any happiness or friends. Life is strange that way, I guess."

"I guess you're right," she said in agreement, a bright smile still across her face. As time went by, they soon reached their destination. The clouds in the sky were so very puffy looking; each cloud shaded a different tint of sliver.

The sun shined through the cracks of the clouds, showing off the reddish-orange sky as the sun was setting. Some droplets of rain were still falling from the heavens, and the wind was much more mild, but yet still so cool. He walked her over toward the front door and she turned around to face him.

"Thank you so much for walking me home. It was very sweet of you," Maya cheerfully said with that million dollar smile on her face.

The young boy just smiled and replied back, "It was nothing. I'm just glad that I helped you in your time of need." They then both started to laugh, their laughter shortly ending after a few seconds later. They both were now staring at each other, but that didn't last long because they immediately turned their heads away from each other's.

A few seconds later, Sena decided to ask her something. "Kitajima?" he said, his voice quickly capturing Maya's attention.

"Y-Yes?" she replied with her voice sounding shaky.

"Is it okay if I come to your upcoming performance? I could just buy the tickets and go see you. I'd love to see you act." She was shocked. Did he really ask her that? She just couldn't believe it.

"You would go?" she asked him, still not believing what she just heard.

"Of course I would go. What's the play called anyway?" he asked.

She shook her head, trying to shake off the bemused feeling she had, and then responded, "It's called The Great Bay, and I would be most delighted if you came to see me, Kobayakawa!"

"All right, I'll be there," was his response, the two both smiling at each other. Maya started to feel so warm inside, and so did Sena. They felt like they knew each other forever. "I'm glad I met you, Kitajima," he said to her. She tried her best to hold back her sudden gasp, but her uprising emotions didn't let her do that so well.

"Thank you. I'm glad I met you, too, Kobayakawa," she responded back, her voice sounding as breathy as it ever could be.

"Well, good-bye, Kitajima. I'll see you at the play!" he exclaimed happily as he began to run away.

"Okay!" she shouted back to him, waving farewell to him as he ran away. He waved back at her and was gone within seconds; she was amazed of how fast he was. "He's so fast!" she said to herself, completely dazzled by his speed. She then leaned back against the door and sighed, later walking inside of her house and thinking about how her day started out crappy, but ended good.

End of the second chapter. Well, was it good? Huh? What's that? It wasn't? That's harsh, my friend, very harsh ^_^.