Hey guys! I hope you'll like my first attempt on a fanfic. This was inspired mainly of course by Ace of Diamond, but it is also inspired from my experiences as an athlete and as a daughte of a man who coaches various sports. The story might sound stiff or it might even be cliche but I do hope this comes out nice. I'd definitely appreciate it if you could give comments and suggestions to further improve the plot. I'll be thanking you guys in advance and well, that would be all for now.
Note: I decided to edit stuff from the beginning. So this one here is the edited version. I hope it's a lot better than what I had first published (for those who read the first version).
Sawamura was well, kinda ignored (or I accidentally made him shut up /slapped) in this chapter but he'll be a lot noisier in the following ones since I originally plan for the OC to have a lot of interactions with the first year trio. As for the romance part, I'm still cloudy whether she'll end up with one of the certain second year regulars.
Nice to Meet You
A brunette made her way to Seido High's baseball fields. Her hair was tied into low twin tails and she wore a blue long sleeved shirt under jumper shorts. By her appearance you'd think she was just a fan that came to watch the team practice, but that wasn't her case. She went beyond the fence that separated the team from their supporters. She had entered the area occupied by the fields and facilities that surrounded it.
As she was going to pass by the bullpen her feet suddenly halted. A certain noisy pitcher had caught her attention. She quietly observed him and soon, you could see sparks of interest in her eyes. No longer able to contain herself, she called out to the men in the bullpen.
"Excuse me! Can I try hitting one off that guy?" While she directed the question to the catcher, she took a finger out and pointed it out to the loud brunette boy. She was now met with confused stares. "Huh? Who the heck are you?" The young pitcher retorted. "Is there something we can help you with miss?" Standing from his sitting position, the catcher asked the girl this.
Suddenly snapping out from the excitement that had been slowly welling up inside her, the girl introduced herself "My bad. I'm Takashima Rina and I came here looking for someone, but… we can put that aside for now. I really want to try hitting his pitches. Can't I?" The girl looked at the two with begging eyes, almost making them give in to her request. But before she actually could a female voice called out her name "Rina!?"
The three present in the bullpen looked at the direction where the voice came from. The girl suddenly dashed and leapt in for a hug once she recognized the person who called out her name "Rei-nee!" It was the person she was looking for, Takashima Rei.
"What are you doing here? I thought you were supposed to arrive tomorrow?"
"Hihi! I wanted to surprise you because it's been so long since the last time I came back here in Japan."
While the two ladies where given confused looks, the older woman showed a gentle smile and continued speaking "If you're here already you should have went straight to me. What are you even doing here in the bullpen? You shouldn't bother with the players' practice. Of all people, you should be aware of that." Rina replied "I know, I know. But you see, that boy's pitching is an interesting one."
The girl's statement brought another smile to Rei's face. "Excuse me Takashima-sensei but…" The catcher that Rina had been talking to just a while ago interrupted the reunion. "Chris-kun, you can continue with your practice. We'll have the introductions later. Rina, let's go and greet the coach."
"Okay!" Rina energetically replied. The two started walking away from the battery but just before they reached a too long distance, Rina looked back and waved her hand "Bye bye! See you later!"