Oceans of Time
~Prologue~
"Foul!" Chiaki shouted as he ran to catch the ball.
"Gah! Why can't I hit it right!" Makoto exclaimed as she hit the bat against the base in frustration.
"Hold your hands closer together," Kosuke said demonstrating by holding his hands the way he said in the air, "and align your knuckles more."
"Like this?"
"Yeah."
A nice breeze relieved them of the summer heat. It was a nice day. The sun was shining and there wasn't a cloud in the sky but it was much too hot for comfort. Most of Tokyo was inside with their air conditioners on full blast, but not these three.
"Alright," Chiaki returned with the ball and tossed it to Kosuke. He took a pitching pose then threw it.
Makoto swung the bat through the air and it collided with the ball.
"CHEYEA!" she shouted as the ball sailed in the right direction.
"Nice one!" Chiaki shouted chasing after it. He picked the ball up and was about to throw it back over but stopped and looked in the direction of the road.
"Hey Chiaki! Hurry it up!" Makoto shouted.
"Yeah, yeah! Hold your horses!" he said running back over, "Did you guys see anything just now?" he asked receiving weird looks from his friends.
"You're going crazy," Kosuke said. Chiaki threw the ball at him and he caught it just before it hit him in the face.
"Jeez," Kosuke complained shaking his wrist out, "Don't throw so hard!"
"I'm being serious!"
"I didn't see anything," Makoto said.
"Tch…" Chiaki looked back over his shoulder. He couldn't shake this bad feeling that had overcome him.
"Eh! Let's go get some ice cream," Makoto said fanning herself, "I'm getting too hot."
"You're such a girly girl!"
"Am not!" Makoto shouted chasing after Chiaki with the bat.
Kosuke put his palm to his forehead, "I have two children for friends."
Makoto's and Chiaki's voices echoed down the street as a man in a dark overcoat walked away. This would do, he thought smirking. This would do very well.
