Okay so i decided to do a drabble series. Let's see I own nothing, and there is more info at the bottom.

In which there is a misunderstanding and Abe is more clueless than Mihashi.

Prompts: Substitute & Permission

"Is there any reason why you're staring at me, Hamada?"

Abe had noticed that ouendan leader had, in fact, been staring at him all day. No, it wasn't so much as staring but rather glaring. Abe had thought about asking him about it earlier, but he resolved to do so when he knew that no one else was around just in case a shouting match or a fight broke out.

Hamada rubbed the back of his head, "Umm… well… you see…"

Talking to Hamada feels like talking to Mihashi sometimes, Abe reasoned. He kept his face blank and nodded for the blond to continue.

"I was wondering what your… um… intentions were…" Hamada chuckled nervously. "With, you know, Ren."

The catcher had no idea what Hamada meant by "intentions". To him "intent" had no other meaning so he gave his standard answer of desiring to help Mihashi perfect his pitching control, get to Koshien, win it all, and possibly form a close battery on the way; though not (unfortunately) necessarily in that order.

Hamada shook his head, "Maybe I'm asking this wrong…"

"But I answered your question, didn't I?" Abe asked, nonplussed.

"Yes and no," Hamada sighed. "I'll figure out how to phrase it in a way you'll understand tomorrow."

And with that Hamada hopped on his bike and pedaled away at the speed of light to get away from the very confused catcher.

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The next morning at practice Abe relayed the events from the previous day to Hanai. Since he was one of the only other members of the team that wasn't crazy and gave pretty good advice Abe usually went to him first for anything. As he told the story he watched his captain's face change from one of honest concern to trying not to laugh.

"So you're saying," Hanai asked with a snicker. "Hamada asked you about your intentions?"

Abe nodded, "And when I told him he said I didn't get it, what was there to get?"

"Please tell me you're joking,"

"Why would I joke? Did I do something wrong with Mihashi?"

Hanai shook his head in pity and called Izumi and Sakaeguchi over. He did not want to be the one to explain how everyone viewed Abe and Mihashi's relationship. Hanai would have thrown Tajima under the bus to explain, but he needed someone who would explain it at least moderately gently. Izumi would be able to explain it bluntly, and then Sakaeguchi would save the day by saying something nice.

"What's up?"

"Yeah, is everything okay?"

Hanai quickly retold Abe's story and asked them to explain what "intentions" Hamada had been talking about.

"Seriously, you don't know?" Izumi cackled.

"And I won't know until someone TELLS ME WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!" Abe bellowed.

Izumi rubbed his temples, "Abe, most of us think that you and Mihashi are dating."

"WHAT?"

Izumi held his hands up to shield himself, "You bring it on yourself with how you treat him you know, kind of like an obsessive boyfriend."

"WHAT?"

"Actually now that I think about it Hamada asking you for your intentions make perfect sense," Sakaeguchi explained. "I mean he does see himself as Mihashi's big brother…"

"But why is he asking me about my intentions?"

Hanai, Izumi, and Sakaeguchi's jaws collectively dropped. None of them honestly wanted to have to explain this of all things to Abe for fear that they would end up a little bit dead.

Hanai sighed, deciding that since he was captain it was his responsibility to explain this to Abe (even though his duties should have theoretically ended with baseball problems), "It's kind of a thing older siblings do. For example when my sisters get boyfriends I would pretty much have to give them a talk that says if they hurt my sisters in any way I'll hurt them back."

Abe's eyes widened in shock again, "But I'm not Mihashi's boyfriend!"

Izumi rolled his eyes, "Tell him that."

Right on cue Hamada ran onto the practice field and greeted everyone with a hearty good morning. The moment he saw Abe Hamada began to make his way to the catcher, with a piece of paper in his hands.

"Hey Abe, I just wanted to talk to you about yesterday!" he exclaimed, looking down at the paper. "I meant to ask you if you wished to have se-"

"Hamada, I don't like Mihashi that way," Abe interrupted. "But I think he would be happy to know that he's got someone like you looking out for him."

Silence?

Silence…

Silence!

"Wait, are you telling me I did all this, and you guys aren't even…" Hamada mumbled.

Abe laughed, "Maybe you can give Tajima and Izumi your talk instead."

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