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

[Author Note] Here's the sixth chapter. Sorry about any typos and other writing errors.

(Chapter Six - Souls Connected)

During this great victory of the D-Bats winning against the White Knights, the team celebrated with a party. Hiruma thought that the party was pointless because they had another big game coming up; in fact, it was the championship game. If they win that game, they would get a big, golden trophy. He let them celebrate anyway, but only because he was actually in quite a good mood.

Sena decided to leave early, so he exited from their hangout and tried to find Maya. It didn't take long to find her at all; they practically walked right into each other. They were right by the stadium, no one was really there; it was only her and a few strangers who were cleaning up after the fans.

"Kitajima," he said with a smile, his voice sounding happier than ever.

"Kobayakawa," she said back to him, the tone of her voice just as enthusiastic.

"How long were you here?" he asked.

She brushed some of the strands of her hair in back of her ear as she replied, "Not long, only about 14 minutes I'd say."

"Oh," he replied. They both then started to lightly laugh for what seemed to be no reason at all. They felt so shy and nervous around each other, but actually liked the feeling because of how welcoming it felt, it didn't feel uncomfortable.

Maya's face then started to tint pink as she uttered softly, "You were amazing out there on the field, Kobayakawa. I never have seen someone who could run so fast!" The jovial boy with spiked hair felt like screaming with joy after receiving her compliment, his face turning a shade of pink itself.

"Aw, shucks. Thanks, Kitajima," he said as he turned his head a bit. She couldn't help but to giggle at him; he, too, started to chuckle. After their usual brief moment of silence was over, one of them decided to take a bold step and ask something, and it was Sena. "Kitajima?" he began to say, the look on his face looked like a mixed expression of being nervous and serious at the same time.

"Yes, Kobayakawa?" she said back, the way she said this sounded so soft and acquitted, it sounded as if she was expecting him to say a specific thing to her. Her grace and beauty perplexed him; he was now in a trance, a daydream that he could not escape from, not right now. Maya was lost in her own thoughts as well, she couldn't stop looking and thinking about him. This sequence of staring was full of love, young and innocent love that was true, solid, and could not be broken by people, opinions or anything else. Soon enough, they began to feel like they were dreaming.

"You're so beautiful," he unobtrusively said in a very silent way, looking completely lost in her eyes. Maya was wholly touched by his words; he was so open with them.

Sena was actually just thinking those words, he really didn't want to say them, but it just slipped out of his mouth so easily, and when it did, he didn't care, he was glad that she heard his true feelings speak out.

"Thank you. I think you're handsome," she found herself saying. Her words had such a heavy effect on him, an affectionate affect. They were now starting to open up with their feelings towards one another, but still didn't exactly tell each other the whole thing. They both kind of felt like it was love at first sight, and it kind of was that way.

"Maya Kitajima, would you please go out with me?" he shamelessly asked her with a serious look on his face. The fact that he called her by her first name took her by surprise, but not only that, also what he asked her. He was actually asking her out.

"He actually likes me?" she thought to herself. She felt herself about to cry because she was so happy. Sena was essentially staggered at himself, he actually asked the girl he loved would she go out with him. This was something he's never done before. Maya couldn't help it any longer; she just let her tears fall down her face. This made the boy feel even more nervous than he already did.

"Are you okay, Kitajima? Uh, I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! Forget what I said, okay?" he loudly spoke out in a remorseful voice, bowing soon after. Maya wiped the tears away from her eyes and started to smile very widely, probably the biggest smile she has ever done.

"Yes, I will go out with you. I don't care where we go, just as long as I'm with you, Sena Kobayakawa." After hearing that, he then stood up and looked at her in shock. She walked over to him and gave him a hug. "Just as long as I'm with you… I don't care," she whispered.

"Kitajima," he breathed back, returning the loving embrace; little did he know that Hiruma seen them from afar.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" the sharp toothed blond said to himself with a creepy smile.

Okay! That's it for now… again! ^_^.