Sena POV

"Aww what a cute dog!" Cherry leaned down to Cerberus, who was still on his chain by his dog house.

"No, Cherry-chan!" Mamori called, too late. Cherry was already in Cerberus' range.

"That's a good boy!" WHAT THE HELL? Cerberus wasn't attacking, in fact he was being the most tame I'd ever seen him be. "Roll over." Cerberus did as Cherry commanded, rolling over and offering his belly, "Aww!" Cherry pet his belly, unchaining the dog.

"What are you doing to my dog, you fucking red-haired bitch?!" Hiruma demanded, shooting into the air.

"He's so cuddly, I couldn't resist!" She scooped up the dog, which I was pretty sure weighed more than any normal dog its size.

"Why are you even here?!" Hiruma snapped, pointing his gun at her.

"Of course I'd come to watch my dearest husband practice." Cherry snickered as Hiruma glared daggers at her. "Tsk tsk, and you liked me so much last night, for shame." It was amazing to see Hiruma actually back down for once in his life. Gritting his teeth and not responding as Cherry made her way to the sidelines of the field with Cerberus, sitting the evil dog in her lap.

"You're amazing, Cherry-chan..." Mamori said to the red-head as she stood by the girl. Cerberus growled lowly, looking ready to attack Mamori.

"Oh, I can handle any male, of any species." Cherry laughed, petting Cerberus' head, making the dog settle back down. Wah, so amazing!

"Hold this, don't mess with it." Hiruma growled, handing Cherry his laptop. I think this was the first time I'd ever seen him let that computer out of his hands.

"I can't play solitaire?" Cherry inquired, pursing her lips teasingly.

"No! There's no games even on there!" Hiruma growled back.

"Fine fine, I'll behave myself, if only for now." She smiled brightly, tucking the laptop in her bag that rested next to her.

"Get your asses over here and start practicing!" Hiruma yelled, taking control of the team. I wish I was out there with them.

"Sena-boy! Come sit with me!" Cherry called to me with a gesture. I obliged, sitting next to her, flinching as Cerberus growled menacingly. She grabbed his ear, rubbing the back of it, he calmed. "How's your ankle doing?"

"Ok I guess." I answered, staring at her in awe; how could anyone go toe-to-toe with Hiruma and Cerberus in the same day?

"Good, I'm sure it'll be all the better when you get to play again." She reached out and tweaked my ear, "The rise of Eyeshield 21, round 2." She winked. I found myself smiling, maybe it was this cheerfulness that made Hiruma unable to combat her.

"If 13 doesn't take my spot, of course..." I meant to say it jokingly, but it came out pitifully. I really didn't want that 13 guy to take my position, even if he did seem like the better player.

Cherry laughed aloud, a bright little giggle, "As if. You are a far better player."

I frowned, "Huh?" He was faster, or at least seemed a lot faster, maybe it was just because I was benched, unable to run at all.

"You have the heart for it, little one." She poked my chest where my heart was, "That is truly the best power that a player can have. Combine the want to be out there, with the fact of how fast your legs are," She did a fake shudder, "what a weapon." Her smile was infectious, it made me happy too, I believed her words on top of it too.

Author's Note: Thanks for caring people. I'm currently trying to watch through all of Eyeshield 21 to get a deeper feel for the anime and make my story more interesting. But my story will probably still be cliche'd, but oh well :) (And yes, nobody had any idea that Cherry is not human, which I think makes it all the more ironic that Hiruma calls her 'demon 13'.) ^o^