Characters: Abe and Mihashi
Idea: something fluffy, like going home from school together
Rating: G
Word Count: 211
It starts to rain just as they're about to leave. It's just the two of then, Abe and Mihashi, because they've got a game coming up soon and Abe insisted they practice late. He keeps remembering Shiga-sensei's comment about a battery being one in body and soul, and it annoys him when he realizes that they've got a lot of work until they get that far.
So he makes them stay after practice, just Mihashi and him. Today, though, they've stayed later than usual, late enough that Abe can see the moon shining fuzzy light through the clouds overhead.
It's pouring by the time he changes out of his uniform, and Mihashi's standing under the awning, staring out at the street. He jumps when Abe calls his name.
"Not going home?" Abe asks, opening the umbrella he grabbed on the way to school that morning.
Mihashi shakes his head agitatedly. "I forgot... my umbrella."
"Oh." Says Abe, staring at the pitcher thoughtfully. As the moment drags on, Mihashi's face turns red and he begins to stutter, eyes wide and panicked.
"A-abe-kun? What--"
Abe steps closer, lifting the umbrella until it covers both of them. "C'mon," he says, amused at the hopeful look that flits across Mihashi's face, "I'll walk you."