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

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

(Chapter Nine – Unwanted Confrontation)

She wanted to look back, she wanted to look at him one last time, but she couldn't do that. Seeing him would only make her want to turn back. She had no idea how far away she was from the plane, she must have ran quite a long distance. The scenery was very beautiful for such a saddening time.

The fact that the sky was clearing up a little, showing off the early morning sky, and the rain was still pouring down rather heavily as the sun gleamed down on the surface of the area making it look so bright looking was such a sight to see. Soon enough, she finally made it over to the plane, quickly running up the stairs and into the aircraft.

When she entered inside, she got the hardest slap to the face she has ever endured. The blow caught her off guard and made her fall to the ground, a light yelp of pain escaped her throat when she took the hit. "When I call you, you better LISTEN!" yelled Chigusa, afterwards kicking her in the stomach, which made her make another sound of hurting.

"What on earth was your problem, Maya? Who was that boy?" asked her mentor, her voice sounded so dark and haunting to her at the moment. She didn't answer back to her, she just held her stomach in pain as she tried her best not to cry, but that wasn't going to last long.

Chigusa then kneeled down on the ground and grabbed Maya by her hair, forcefully pulling her head up and spoke, "I'm going to ask you again! Who was that person, Maya! I will not tolerate anything that will get in the way of your work!" At this very moment, Maya heard Sena's voice speak inside of her head.

'So please, promise me that you will be stronger. We both can do this together; we both can overcome our hardships. Promise me,' said the voice.

Maya then looked at her and said, "Let go of me!" She was fairly shocked to see Maya speak back to her like this, but sadly she was going to pay for her words.

Chigusa then slammed Maya's head hard against the ground and yelled, "Watch who you are talking to, child! Whoever that boy is, I'm sure he has already become a bad influence on you!"

"Is everything OK, Miss Tsukikage?" asked the pilot of the plane. She then stood up and nodded her head. "Uh, is she OK, too?" the man then asked as he pointed his finger at Maya.

"She's fine!" she loudly replied back, making the pilot jump a bit.

"Uh, okay then. We will now begin the flight, so please get safely buckled up in your seats," said the man. Chigusa and Maya soon sat down in their seats, and then strapped themselves in; the plane's engine then began to startup, the aircraft now slowly moving on the ground, getting closer to lift off into the air.

The astonished, jagged haired boy began to focus back on reality, and he quickly noticed that the plane was moving. Without any hesitation, he began to run towards the plane, and he caught up to it within seconds. He was running beside its right side, spotting Maya in the window. When she seen him, that bright smile he loved to see so much was back on her face.

"Kobayakawa!" she shouted with ecstasy. When Chigusa heard that, she got out of the chair and looked out of the window that was next to Maya's, seeing the boy running next to the plane.

"It's him!" she said with antagonism. "Go faster!" demanded Chigusa.

"Uh, please be patient," replied the pilot. The plane soon began to go faster, in fact it was going really fast, but Sena was still keeping up with it. The old lady couldn't believe her eyes. He was actually keeping up with this thing.

"How is this possible?" asked the elder.

"He's amazing," sighed Maya as she smiled at him. Sena then started to wave his hand at her and she waved back at him. The plane was now slowly lifting off into the air; their time was now almost up.

"We have lift-off!" shouted the pilot. Right at the last second, Maya blew a kiss at Sena; he then did a gesture with his hand, making it look as if he caught it. He then touched his mouth afterwards. After that, the plane flew high into the air. He stopped running, and then watched the plane as it flew far, far away.

"I'll never forget you, Maya Kitajima," he said to himself, looking into the sky until he couldn't see the plane anymore.

"So, you're Sena Kobayakawa, correct?" spoke a voice from behind him. Sena turned around to see who it was, and who he saw was Masumi Hayami.

"It's you," said the boy, not looking too friendly.

"Why yes, yes it is. I heard much about you and Maya," stated the business man while holding his chin.

"What did you hear? And who did you hear this stuff from?" he then asked.

The man gave him a serious look as he answered, "I heard PEOPLE saying that you and Maya were close friends. I also heard that you sort of have a thing for her."

"Is that any of your concern? I don't believe you are Kitajima's father, so why do you care?" Sena said back. Masumi then started to walk over towards the young boy, looking pretty angry as he did.

"I had enough of these guys after Miss Kitajima. She is my responsibility, she is my concern, and she will be, SHE WILL BE… my wife when she is of AGE!" The man then began to run towards him, throwing off his shirt in the process. All of this caught Sena off guard, he wasn't prepared for this, but he had to react fast.

"What did you say?" was his reply, Masumi's fist now coming in his direction. Sena ducked and dodged his attack, which made his violent instincts kick in. Usually he would run away at a time like this, but over time Sena has gotten braver, he's matured quite a lot lately. Masumi then tried to kick him, but he swiftly dodged that, too.

Sena ran to the right at a fast speed, but then quickly turned to the left, leaving Masumi still thinking he ran to the right. When he confused him, he kicked him in the nuts, which made him fall down to the ground. Sena then walked over to him, looked him in the face and said, "Kitajima will decide who she will marry, not you!" Sena then punched him out cold.

Okay… Just, wow… ^_^.