A Dangerous Rival: Chapter 5
Author: DeviDale / HiruMamo2019
Disclaimer: Eyeshield 21 is NOT and will never be mine. If it was, HiruMamo would have been shown to have gotten married and had lots of children. Lol.
Eyeshield 21 is written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. Kudos to them.
Pairing: HiruMamo of course!
Rating: M
Warning: Hiruma’s foul language. Aphrodisiacs. Guns. Stalking.
A/N: This is my third fanfic about Es21 and HiruMamo. I wrote this after “Coward” on July 20, 2019. I originally planned this as a oneshot but since it’s too long, I decided to divide it into chapters.
Summary: Mamori and Hiruma went to Saikyoudai University after high school. They were not in a relationship. Or so they say. But one day, when Mamori was given aphrodisiac flowers; things started to turn into a very different ordeal both for the manager and the quarterback.
Chapter 5: You Like Him
Mamori bit her lip at Hiruma’s words. How could he tell her to just go and date with someone. As if it was that easy.
She felt defeated. But she decided to play a bit more. She would not back down so easily. She knew there was something else behind Hiruma’s actions.
Since their first year in Saikyoudai, Hiruma always had a say about Mamori’s suitors and all that time ‘til now, she was grateful. It prevented her from dating the wrong guys since all the facts his threat notebook contained saved her from troublesome men. It had become a habit and a custom; like a silent agreement between them that she ask him about her suitors first before dating with anyone. Unfortunately, most of them had dirty little secrets that she did not like and did not want to deal with. As for the other men, she tried having dinner with them and the like, but she did not find anyone interesting.
“What dirt do you have on him?” She knew his reaction to the flowers must be related to the information he has in his threat notebook. It made her curious. Why did Yagami Jin giving her roses make Hiruma act on impulse?
“Keh, relying on my threat notebook now to judge your suitors miss goody-to-shoes?” Hiruma grinned widely. He has lots of blackmail material on almost everyone in the university since he had started gathering right after they won the Christmas bowl in high school.
“It’s your fault for burning my roses. I’m curious now so take responsibility,” Mamori sat down beside him. Bribing him with another cup of coffee and a pack of sugarless gum.
“Tell me what you think about him first then. Every damn thing.” Hiruma took a sip of his coffee and retrieved the gum. Curious teammates all prepared their ears to listen as well.
Mamori was lost in thought for a few seconds as she recalled how she became associated with Yagami Jin. “Smart, competitive, confident, responsible, stable, good-looking… hmm… way too friendly, kind, and gentlemanly. And always smiling.”
“You like him,” Hiruma concluded. Their teammates eyed each other. They all have a premonition based on experience that this won’t end well. They wanted to leave the club room but instinct told them they need to continue listening.
“Let me finish first!” Mamori snapped. “Those were what I thought about him before. But something about him is odd. Especially the way he smiles. It’s a bit creepy,” the manager admitted. Hiruma’s pointy ears perked up at that and he looked at her. Their teammates exchanged glances. They have never heard of Mamori say that anyone is creepy or odd. Hiruma’s eyes urged her to go on. “He seems a bit too nice that it’s suspicious,” the manager pondered.
Yamato coughed, almost spilling his drink when Mamori said that. He is famous for being all sparkly and nice to everyone especially the ladies.
“Ah, gomen Yamato-kun. No offense intended. You’re genuinely nice,” the manager assured the runningback.
“Ah no, I’m sorry. Please don’t mind me,” the runningback replied, wanting to continue listening to the conversation of the two.
Mamori looked hesitant to continue but Hiruma was eyeing her. “I feel bad saying this,” she paused and inhaled. “But, the first time I talked to Yagami-kun, the instant I turned my back, I knew he checked me out. I felt his eyes on me.” The manager paused again. She felt embarrassed talking about such things with their teammates listening, but it seems Hiruma did not mind at all.
The men in the room blushed guiltily and avoided Mamori’s eyes. They too had checked the manager several times and they still do sometimes. After hearing what she had said, it meant that she had felt their eyes on her too and had just pretended not to notice. They felt relieved when her eyes returned to meet Hiruma’s who was waiting for her to proceed.
“It’s not like I’m not used to it. But for some reason it sent chills down my spine like no one ever did. I almost literally shivered and I had to hold on to one of my classmates so I could walk properly,” the manager recalled. Just the memory of being near the guy she had mentioned made her brace herself unconsciously. Hiruma noticed.
“You got the hots for him,” the quarterback stated flatly; still typing on his laptop. His face expressionless, like he didn’t give a damn. Then he smirked and said “my, my, fucking manager; it’s either you’re in love or lusting for the guy.”
Mamori’s eyes widened and she blinked several times when Hiruma spouted those words playfully, as if mocking her.
Juumonji face-palmed. He couldn’t quite grasp how could Mamori be so dense (when he knew fully well that she’s smart) so as to describe a guy like that to Hiruma. Meanwhile, Ikkyu looked like he was ready to kill someone. Banba and Yamato glanced at each other. Taka stopped reading his novel and peered at their captain and manager.