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

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

(Chapter Seven - The Date of Splendor and Bad News)

The day has begun anew, everybody's daily lives continue. Every second that ticks by, a soul leaves from the Earth and into the afterlife, and every other second that ticks on by, a new life is brought into this corrupt world we call Earth. Everyday something new happens, and for two particular young teenagers, something very new was going to happen to them today.

The hobnailed haired football player woke up and got out of bed. He did what his body was used of doing every day, such as brushing his teeth, taking a shower, and eating breakfast. All throughout morning and onward, he had a certain girl on his mind, a girl that stole his heart and kept it somewhere safe along with her own.

That girl was Maya Kitajima, the most talented young actress to ever live, so he believed. The first time he seen her he couldn't get her out of his mind. Many things about the girl attracted him to her, and the more time went on, the stronger the feeling became. Just yesterday he asked her would she go out with him somewhere, and she accepted his offer, she actually told him yes. He wanted to make this day the best he could. He was so new to this, he never went on a date before, and he never got so close to a girl before, though it was bound to happen someday when he met the right one, and that he did.

After he finished eating, he left from his house, now on his way to football practice and to meet up with his friends. When he arrived he noticed something different, everybody was acting kind of abnormal to him. "What's going on? Why are you guys acting like this?" Sena asked Hiruma, also everyone else as he looked at every single one of them.

"Don't play dumb, pipsqueak! We all know you gotta girl!" replied the evil looking young man. "I saw you talking to some girl yesterday, and then that's when I figured something! I knew that SHE was the one that YOU were trying to look for yesterday at the game, and SHE was the reason why YOU left early that one day of practice before the game," he finished saying.

Sena was put on the spot, and he really did not like it. Hiruma figured him out so easily, which kind of flabbergasted him. Sena then started to look angry as everybody began to laugh at him. He expected something like this from Hiruma, and maybe even Monta, but not Kurita.

"So, who is this chick?" asked the team leader, his disturbing smile widening as he snickered.

"Her name is Maya, Maya Kitajima," answered Sena.

"Sena has a girlfriend!" Monta shouted in a sardonic manner. Sena really took no offense in this, but why were they acting like this was something to even talk about?

"She's not my girlfriend… but I do admit that I am…"

"You're what?" asked Kurita as he nudged one of the team members, laughing as he did so. The muddled, young runner looked at the fat boy, and he looked at him for almost half a minute. He then started to walk over to him, and he walked over to him until he was a few feet away from his overweight stature. He then took off his helmet and threw it to the ground, his angry face now exposed to the world.

"I love her, Kurita; I love her with all of my heart. Do you have a problem with that?" said the boy, his voice sounding deeper than usual. No one has ever seen him so serious like this before, well maybe a few times, but not like this.

"Like, how long did you know her, huh? What, a day?" Kurita then asked.

"I met Kitajima a few days ago! And let me tell you something, no other girl has ever made me feel the way she makes me feel! I heard people talking about being in love before, I may have even thought that I was in love with some of the girls that I've met in the past, but now I know how that feeling really feels! I know we sort of just met, but I feel like I've always known her! We can relate to each other so much, her presence sets such a burning feeling inside of my soul, she's the most amazing and beautiful girl I have ever seen, and there is no doubt, no doubt at all, that I am in love with her," Sena quickly replied, practically cutting Kurita off.

Everybody was quiet, no one knew what to say at the moment, but Monta decided to ask him one thing since he just thought about it. "What about Suzuna, Sena? I thought that you guys were together, right?" he said.

Sena gave Monta a strong look of misperception as he responded, "Suzuna and me together? Uh, no… we're not in a relationship, Monta. I don't know whatever gave you that idea. There's nothing wrong with her, but I don't like her in that kind of way."

"Wow, you'd choose that ugly girl over someone like Suzuna? That's pretty funny," Kurita rudely blurted, which made everybody, except Sena, laugh out loud. What the heck was this? Everybody was so unlike themselves. Hearing him say that made Sena snap.

"Shut up, Kurita! What the heck is wrong with you! This is so unlike you! What's wrong with all of you people! Have you even seen Kitajima before? Do you have any idea at all how she acts and what she looks like? No, you don't! But I do, and she looks ten times better looking than that freak who always wears rollerblades! She can go back to The Facts of Life where she belongs! I think all of you guys are just jealous. Yeah, that's it! All of you guys are just green-eyed at me, because I found someone that I like a lot, and none of you guys did! Well, unless a girl would find interest in someone who looks like a demon, a monkey or a fat slob, then none of you jerks haven't the slightest chance! You hear me!"

When he finished yelling, he began to pant; he was quite tired out because of all the shouting he just did. Moments later he snapped back to normal, realizing all of the hurtful things he has just said. He started to look around and he noticed that everybody looked shaken, even Hiruma. "I'm sorry," he said before running away.

"It's your entire fault, fatty! You overdid it!" Hiruma screamed as he started to shoot bullets into the air with his guns. Awhile later, Sena and Maya then began their day of hanging out with each other all day long. Sena was wearing ordinary cloths, which was a white T-shirt and black shorts, and Maya was wearing a pink shirt and a long, red skirt.

They went to the arcade, a museum, an aquarium, the carnival, and also got all sorts of things to eat during all of this. This was the best day of their lives. They felt so happy to be around each other, and meeting each other was definitely the start of a beautiful friendship, but sadly… all good things must come to an end. When the sun went down and the day was basically over, he walked her back to her home and up to her doorstep.

The happy girl then quickly gave him a very tight hug as she said, "Thank you, Kobayakawa! Today was so amazing!"

He laughed and hugged her back as he said, "No, thank you, Kitajima. Without you, today wouldn't have been as great as it was." Maya then stopped hugging him, and then started to look him in the eyes. He gazed back into her beautiful, brown colored eyes.

"Kobayakawa," whispered the girl.

"Kitajima," he whispered back.

"Kobayakawa," she softly spoke again, now moving closer towards his face.

"Kitajima," he quietly said again, his head also moving closer to hers.

"I have dreadful news," she then said, completely throwing him off.

"W-What is it?" he asked her, his voice sounding overly concerned.

She moved away from him, put her arms behind her back, and looked very sad as she declared, "I'm going to leave this town. I won't be able to see you anymore. The reason why is because of these plays I have to do. Tomorrow, I have to take a plane to Africa to do a play there. Then after that, I have to go to Greenland, and then China, and after that Egypt. I'm sorry, Kobayakawa. You are the nicest boy I have ever met, and not being able to see you anymore... how horrible." She then started to cry, and he couldn't stand seeing her in this kind of way.

"This isn't good-bye, Kitajima. I know we will see each other again one day," said the boy, the sounds of depression and sadness could easily be heard in his voice.

"But what if its years from now, I don't want to wait that long!" she harshly replied; he could tell she was very upset, but so was he.

"Then we'll just have to wait that long," he simply and softly said back to her. He then hugged her and said, "Thank you for everything, Kitajima. I'm glad that I've met you. I'll be sure to see you tomorrow." After saying that, he left; the weeping girl watched him as he ran away.

"Kobayakawa," she said to herself with her hands against her chest, feeling the steady beats of her heart. "My heart… it's beating for you."

That's all, folks! See you later! Well, I hope so ^_^.