Author's Note: An update again! Thanks for all the reviews and requests guys! Y'know the reviews made my day. I love you guys so much! Oh so I'm back to school again and I believe I won't be updating for some time. I've got a college entrance exam next week so I need to study. And I sure have simple sentences here because I don't know why.

Also, I have received a lot of requests. I am currently working on them one by one. I will try to make all of them but school makes me damn slow.

Disclaimer: Hai, hai Yuki-chan doesn't own Inazuma Eleven and yeah because Level-5 owns it!

Chapter 3: Best Friend

"Ibuki-san!" Aoi called the white haired goalkeeper who was currently practicing with Shindou. Ibuki stopped and walked towards the manager's direction. "What is it?"

"Someone asked me to give you this. I don't exactly know who she is but she said that she was a friend of yours." Aoi said as she handed a white bento box with a small paper inserted in it. He pulled the paper out and it said: "I hope you're doing well. Good luck!~ [f/n]"

The goalkeeper smiled.

"Is that from your girlfriend, Ibuki-san?" The childish captain joked.

That made the tall goalkeeper to blush. "It's from my best friend, silly!"

Ibuki entertains himself by going to the nearby park since they don't have practice. He eyed someone who was . "Is that...?"

"Ah, Ibuki-kun!" A girl wearing casual clothes waved her hand and went towards the other teen's direction.

"[f/n]?" He asked.

"How are you?" You cheerfully asked as you show your sweet smile. You were fond of smiling, yeah.

"Y-yeah, I'm alright. Thanks for the bento from the other day." He replied as he scratched the back of his head. "And you know, you've gotten taller."

"Really?!" You happily shouted.

"Yeah, by one millimeter." The male laughed.

You frowned. Your haven't reached his shoulders. He was a basketball player afterall!

"Mou. I'm starting to drink milk, y'know. Someday I'm gonna be as tall as you!"

"Someday's not gonna happen." Ibuki marveled as he pats your head. You're forever a child according to whom?

"What?!" You hissed in a childish way. "Anyways, wanna have lunch together? My treat."

"Well, okay!"

Everything was normal the next day. As the team had their water break, Ibuki searched for his phone inside his messy bag. When he got it, he quickly read the unread message and it came from you. It says; 'Ibuki-kun, there's a theif at my house but I'm okay because he doesn't know that I'm here, uhm, what will I do?'

Ibuki frowned. He texted back and said, 'Remain calm. I'll go there asap to make sure you're safe. Reply, okay?'

When he came back to the field, he started to have an unusual feeling. 'What...what is this feeling?' That gave him goosebumps.

Shindou, being his practice partner shoots several balls to the goal which Ibuki unables to catch.

"Hey, are you okay? Got a fever or something?" The brunette belted arrogantly. Ibuki wiped his sweat and ignores the brunette's question.

"L-Let's continue, Shindou-san."

After half an hour, Aoi called the goalkeeper...again.

"Ibuki-san! Your phone is ringing!" Aoi yelled.

Ibuki left the goalpost without saying a word and immediately got his phone from the manager.

'He's acting weird.' Shindou said to himself.

"Hello?"

'Munemasa? Can you come home early? You've got to fetch your little sister from her extension classes.'

It was his mom.

"Y-yeah, right. Okay, Okaa-san."

'Be careful. Bye!'

Ibuki hung the phone. He went to Kuroiwa-kantoku and asked if he could leave early, telling the reason why. The coach agreed. He swiftly took a shower, dressed up, got his bag and made his way to his sister's school.

'Why didn't she reply? Did something happen?' He thought.

When he arrived, he texted you while he waits for his sister and got a response.

An alarming response.

"Onii-chan!" A little girl shouted as she ran towards the tall kid.

Ibuki smiled when he saw his sister and patted her on her head. "How was school?"

"It was awesome! I got an A in my drawing because I used the crayons you bought for me!" The teen smiled. "That's good!"

He suddenly remembered you, his bestfriend because of his sister's attitude. Suddenly his little sister felt that he was trembling.

"Onii-chan? Onii-chan! Why are you trembling?" His little sister asked.

Ibuki came back to earth. "Oh, sorry. It's nothing. Come on, we've got to hurry." "H-hai!"

When the siblings reached home, he quickly grabbed on his green jacket and rushed outside.

His mother saw him as he went out. "What's the rush, Munemasa?"

"Oh, I just left something at the field. I'll be back soon!" He left.

"Be careful!"

Ibuki ran as fast as he could just to save you. 'That bastard will surely pay!'

Upon reaching your house, he saw a man who was beside a helpless girl with tattered clothes. He sure has done enough, huh.

"[f/n]!" He yelled as his voice was shaking. He seems to be worried about you. Of course, he is!

"Well, who are you? Her boyfriend, perhaps?" A tall, brunette man in his forties(40s) boasted.

The goalkeeper looked at you. Judging your appearance, he wanted to mercilessly kill everyone. "What do you want from her?!" Ibuki fumed.

"Oh, I just happen to pass by here. I just thought of stealing things but when I saw this girl, I was tempted to do bad things to her. I am a criminal afterall!" Then he followed it with a laugh. A loud laugh. An evil loud laugh.

That statement made him insane like a ferocious dog. "What?! I'll never forgive you for what you've done to her! You will pay for this!" Ibuki charged forward with clenched fists and hit the thief. The thief revealed his gun and shot the white haired protagonist causing him to be wounded on his upper right arm. It was bleeding but he didn't mind it. Ibuki still tried to hit the guy again, but unfortunately, the thief pointed the gun on your head.

"If you try to move closer, I'll shoot her!"

You were helpless. You had no energy to escape nor to shout for help. Ibuki, on the other hand was thinking of ways to retrieve you. He was covering his bleeding arm. He was in pain. 'This is nothing compared to her's!' He huffed. He was losing his energy. He thought of moving closer but a sound of a whistle was heard. Policemen started to enter the scene which caused the criminal to be in panic. He tried to escape but the police captured him in time.

A policeman talked to Ibuki and sent the news that an old lady, who happens to pass by, heard a scream from the house. She immediately called for the police when she reached home but it seems that Ibuki was faster to arrive.

Ibuki sighed in relief and rushed towards you, half of your flesh was already seen thanks to the bad guy. It was a miracle that you're still awake after all what's happened.

"P-pervert. Don't look at me like that." You muttered.

His cheeks became pink. "H-Here." He looked away. He removed his jacket and gave it to you. He was a gentleman there!

"T-Thank...you."

As you were wearing the jacket, tears started to collect on your eyes.

Ibuki, seeing his bestfriend crying, sat beside you and pulled you closer to him.

"I-I'm sorry. I know it's a bad experience. I'm always here, [f/n]." You smiled.

"T-thank you, Ibuki-kun. I would've been dead if you didn't come for me." The other teen closed his eyes.

"It's alright. I saved you because I...I..."

A teardrop fell on your face.

"I don't want to lose you...I love you." That's your cue! Super duper blushing and crying here.

You buried your face on his chest and you started crying.

"You can cry as long as you want, crybaby."

So what happens after the incident. Back to normal. What.

Shindou asked the perplexed goalkeeper of what happened before. Tenma butted in and asked about the bento. Aoi asked about the phone calls and the bento.

"WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON, IBUKI?"

Ibuki smiled sweetly. "I'm just protecting a best friend, more like, my princess."

A/N: Mou! How's it? Ibuki's so cute and sweet! I recently have an addiction to him and I don't know why so I made this fanfic! Okay, your thoughts?