Well, i'm back (and busier than ever XD). I was just reviewing for one of my subjects finals tomorrow when this story popped into my head. So, I decided to write it out before studying. XD

Standard disclaimers apply, and before I forget, this is a BL. XD

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Neither one of them could forget that day. What seemed to be at first, an ordinary day turned out to be the day Fate decided to entwine their lives together...

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On the bench of the city park sat a guy in his teens, wearing a cheerful grin, waiting for his date. He can't explain why, but his gut told him that today, he must arrive early on their meeting place and not be late. So he happily skipped his last class and basketball practice to come to the park. Not that he was lazy or anything, he just followed what his gut told him and whenever his gut tells him something, he does it. 'Just follow your instinct' as a saying goes. And so here he is, sitting in the park, waiting.

And waiting.

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And waiting.

An hour passed by and his date is still to be sighted. He sighed. He glanced at his wristwatch to see that he was apparently 'too' early for their date. Three and a half hours early, to be exact.

And so the cheerful teen, in order to pass the remaining two and a half hours decided to walk around and go to a cafe or something. But, like what happened a while ago, his gut told him again that no, he mustn't leave the park or not even the bench. He can't explain why, but the urge this time was stronger and more, well dictating. So the teen merely shrugged, sighed and sat down on the bench.

After an eternity or so in the said teen's continuum (which, in reality was just thirty minutes), kids began appearing in the parks with their mommies and nannies and all filling the park with boisterous laughing and crying and playing. Balls, shoes, shorts flew as the kids played and bickered with one another. The noise crept up the teen's ears. He was tempted to leave but his gut was insistent and so he spent merely contented himself in watching kids play and in tuning out whatever gossips mother's and nannies alike devoted themselves in.

He was about to doze off when he saw a pack of big kids grouping in on a kid near a sakura tree. He couldn't see the kid being picked upon because of the backs of the kids. He was about to just let the situation pass when he saw that one of the big kid was trying to pry away a basketball ball from a tiny hands. He heard the big kids say 'Teme! Give us the ball or we'll break your arms! Loser!'. He wasn't sure if he clearly heard what the kid being picked upon said but it was something akin to 'do ahou'. Or maybe he was just hearing things. The sight if the orange basketball got his attention so he decided to watch kids. He thought the fight was nothing but a kids' quarrel but when he saw one of the big kids raising a baseball bat, he thought maybe not.

Maybe it was gut, because the moment the teen saw the bat swing, he immediately stood up and dashed to the pack, unmindful of the blow that'll collide with his body. He just thought that he had to shield the kid and that was exactly what he did.

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A lone kid sat on the corner of the rooms at Xavier Elementary School. He looked bored as he stared out of the window. The class was having their usual painting activity and his classmates were busy merrily participating in the activity. They were supposed to work in groups but he didn't join any groups. For him, his classmates were too noisy and that they distract him, so he decided to work on his own. His teacher urged him to join his classmates, but being a stubborn kid, he didn't even budge when his teacher asked him to stand. After moments of locking gazes with his teacher, his teacher finally gave up and left him to do his work alone at the corner.

The bell rang, signalling that it was time to go home. Immediately, his classmates stood up from their chairs and hurriedly took their backpacks and got out of the room to meet their mommies and nannies. The kid copied what his classmates did, only in a gentler and slow manner. He left the classroom to meet his nanny. This was always his favourite part of the day because it means that he could go to the park and play basketball.

Upon arriving at the park, his nanny told him to go play with the other kids, sauntering off to meet her gossip-mates totally forgetting the fact that he was not the most sociable kid on the block. Not that he minded of course. So being the obedient, anti-social kid he was, he sauntered off himself to the nearby basketball court. He has barely walked a few yards when he saw some big kids approaching. He continued walking but when he reached the sakura tree, the big kids closed in on him effectively trapping him in a semi-circle.

One of the big kids, who looked like a gorilla to him, told him to hand over his basketball. It's not that he wanted to pick a fight but he thought that his basketball is far too precious to just land in the filthy hands of chimps. So instead of giving the ball, he merely snorted at them and tried to walk away. A hand stopped him in his track while another snaked its way to the ball and made a grab at it. The kid who tried to take the ball was clearly larger and stronger but there's no way he'd give the ball, so they ended up playing thug of war with each other. He heard one kid with a funny, green hair say 'Teme! Give us the ball or we'll break your arm!Loser!' but he retaliated with a 'do ahou' and continued tugging at the ball. That seemed to be a wrong move on his part because at the corner of his eye, he saw one kid levelling a baseball bat in his arms.

For a moment, time seemed to stop. All he saw was the bat, high up in the air, slowly descending, making its way into his body. For once in his life, he felt scared and wanted to run away. He simply wanted to drop the ball and make a run for it but he knew it's too late now. He shut his eyes closed and awaited the pain that will surely rack his body when the bat collides with his arm, all the while hoping that someone or something will save him.

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