FASH: Suzuna is the easiest plot device in Eyeshield, really, she makes these things happen. I was just looking up name definitions one day, because I'm innately curious, and when I saw what Sena's apparently means... Well...

Disclaimer: Still don't own it, so don't sue me please, I'm poor.

When Sena had caught sight of Suzuna lounging on a large, comfortable looking couch in the hotel's lobby, flipping through a sizeable book sporadically with an oddly satisfied look on her face, he hadn't known how to react. When she glanced up at him with a widening smile reminiscent of the Cheshire Cat of Alice in Wonderland, he had begun to suspect something strange was going on.

"Did you know that Rikiya means strong? And Manabu means study? Their names are really spot on aren't they?" She asked conversationally before flipping to the very front of the book.

It took Sena a moment to realize that Rikiya and Manabu were Gaou and Yukimitsu's given names, and although he mentally agreed that yes, they were very spot on, he couldn't help but wonder why Suzuna felt the need to know what their names meant.

"Suzuna, why do the meanings of their given names matter? Don't you have more... Interesting things to do then look up what names mean?"

Suzuna allowed herself a moment to look up at him with a raised eyebrow. "Aren't you curious? Parent's name their children according to what they want them to be, don't they?"

"Well, I suppose..." Sena trailed off, now feeling a little curious as to what the names of his other friends could mean.

Suzuna, seeming to sense his curiosity, sat up straight and patted the now free space beside her and Sena sat down, looking over the large name dictionary curiously.

"Did you look up your own name?"

"Suzu means little bell." She replied, her eyes once again focussed on the pages before her as she searched for a familiar name.

"That suits you, you're pretty cheery." Sena commented lightly before leaning closer. "Who are you looking for anyways?"

"Found him! Akira means intelligent."

"Akira?" Sena parroted and Suzuna gave him a dry look.

"Chuubou. Honestly Sena, I know you hardly call anyone by their given name, but you could at least try to remember it." Suzuna rolled her eyes before brightening up considerably and flipping to pages she marked with make-shift bookmarks made of a ripped magazine page.

"Kazuki means radiant hope. Isn't that adorable?"

"Um, I suppose so." Sena agreed, although he felt rather strange calling Juumonji's given name adorable.

"Shun means speed and fine horse, Gen means source of spring, Hayato means falconer, Reiji means courteous child..." Suzuna trailed off and quickly began flipping through the book once again.

"And now we're going to find out what Sena means." She shuffled through the pages and Sena took a moment to try and recall if he'd ever met someone with his name before, and if so, what type of person they had been.

Suzuna stopped flipping and scanned the pages in front of her, eyebrows furrowing.

"What does it mean?" Sena leaned in curiously, although he quickly leaned back when Suzuna let out an excited, shrill cry.

"A name originating from Japan: in Greek the meaning is Goddess of the moon, in Latin it means blessed. In both instances, the names are for a girl."

Sena could almost feel his heart sinking. "B-but what about what it means in Japanese, that's the name's origin after all."

"It doesn't say." Suzuna snapped the book shut and turned to him with a wide grin.

"Sena, I think your parents might have thought you were going to be a girl!"

Sena flushed, a little embarrassed that while some of his team mates' names were spot on, his was entirely off.

"Suzuna, never tell anybody else about this."

"I won't, I won't." Suzuna said with a dismissive wave of her hand, although she seemed far to excited to keep the information to herself. "Besides, who was it asking why people's given names matter? That's right, it was you. Besides: What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

Sena frowned. "Don't use Shakespeare quotes to confuse me, just promise you won't tell anyone."

"Fine, I promise." Suzuna relented before flipping back through the name dictionary.

But of course, if she were to leave the name dictionary out in the open and someone else got curious and happened to flip through the S section, well, that wouldn't be her fault now, would it?