Diamond no Ace

I had given up on this idea a very long time ago, but I decided to pick it back up and try again. Ahh, and I'm pretty bad at coming up with titles so sorry I couldn't call this something a little bit better. Anyways, I was going to put this in my oneshot pile, but I decided to give it's own thing at the last minute, so I really hope you enjoy it! Like always, thanks for checking this out and please excuse grammatical errors.

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Down the Road

Chapter 1

It was early and the room was still dark, but his alarm was already buzzing like crazy. Annoyed by the loud sound, he slowly opened his eyes again before letting out a yawn. He was more tired than usual and once again, he was unable to get enough sleep. He wished he could stay in bed a little while longer, but he knew that was impossible. He needed to get ready for the new day.

Stretching out his hand to turn off the alarm, Miyuki suddenly felt something heavy and warm pressing against his body. He looked to the left side of the bed to find Eijun curled up against him. He was still fast asleep despite the sound of his alarm and he wore a dreamy look on his face. He was drooling all over his shirt which always ticked Miyuki off. It was his fault he had to wake up so early since Eijun was too dumb to make breakfast or get her ready properly. He always ended up doing everything himself. Frustrated, Miyuki rolled his eyes to himself as pushed the blankets aside. Then again, he didn't have much of a choice since this was the life he had chosen.

Eijun stirred in his sleep as he laid there quietly looking up at the ceiling. He scooted closer to him before Eijun unconsciously placed his head over his arm. Miyuki glared at him, but didn't say anything as he tried to shake off the rest of his sleep. He stared at Eijun for a while, wondering how he could even sleep so soundly and peacefully. Seeing him that way irritated him, but it also made him quite happy. After all, he was one of the few lucky people that shared an everyday life with the person he loved. Letting out a sigh in utter defeat, Miyuki briefly smiled before he gently pushed back Eijun's hair. He leaned in closer and gave him a small peck in the forehead. He looked at his sleeping face for a few more seconds before he started pinching his cheeks without mercy.

"Hey? Hey! What are you doing?!" He barked at him, trying to push his hands away still half asleep. His eyes were still closed and he was swinging his hands randomly probably hoping he would get him. Sitting up on the bed, Miyuki let out another yawn as he stretched his hands in the air. His entire body felt sore, but that was only to be expected. He had trained harder than ever the day before with others since his current job was really beating him down. Picking up his glasses off the night table, Miyuki turned around to find Eijun starting to fall back asleep. He was all wrapped up with the bed sheet, his arms tightly hugging on his pillow. Irritated by his childish behavior, he snatched Eijun's blanket away and forced him to get up. For some reason, this was their routine everyday.

"Get up already. How old are you?" Miyuki scolded at him as his eyes unconsciously wavered up and down the shirtless Eijun. He silently gulped when he realized that Eijun had fallen asleep in his boxers again. It was amazing just how well he tempted him even after knowing him for so many years. "Do I have to wake you up everyday?! Take some responsibility for once!"

Eijun didn't say anything but he somehow managed to sit up. He stared at him blankly as his eyes kept wanting to roll back. Then, he waved him off and laid back down on the bed. By that point, he was really starting to get on his nerves. "Five more minutes...I promise...Five more…."

With a sigh, Miyuki stood up and headed toward the bathroom. He didn't get why he even bothered to argue with him in the first place. It was always the same and in the end, Eijun always ended up getting things his way. It was amazing just how much they both had changed over the past few years, but nothing surprised him more than realizing that they had both given up their professional baseball careers for each other. Miyuki smiled to himself as he got ready to take a shower. While everyone was shocked to hear he was quitting for a time, Miyuki didn't regret it one bit.

It was crazy to think that anyone would give up fame and fortune for a stupid idiot who couldn't even take care of himself. He didn't think anyone in their right mind would ever think of doing such a thing. Then again, he still had trouble believing it himself and it was clear that it was a decision he had made on pure impulse. However, despite the irrationality behind everything, he was very happy with his current life. He had a well paying job that still involved him with baseball and he lived with a stupid idiot that somehow managed to take over his thoughts. Then, a little angel happened to appear in his life as well.

After taking a shower, Miyuki headed back to his room and thankfully, Eijun was already up. He was stumbling around the room in his sweat pants, trying to find some decent clothes. With a smirk on his face, Miyuki sneaked up behind him and wrapped one of his arm around his waist. He let his hand travel up to his bare chest, a feeling that he passionately loved. Eijun, however, was quickly taken aback, but he recomposed himself and reluctantly took his hand. Leaning his chin on his shoulder, Miyuki gave him a kiss on the cheek before turning him around completely. Taking advantage of silence and as they stood face to face to one another, he quietly gave him another kiss but on the lips this time.

"Morning," He whispered, pushing back his hair so he could get another look at his cute forehead. Eijun stayed quiet and turned to look away with some embarrassment. It was obvious that he felt uncomfortable when he did those sort of gestures, but that was probably the main reason why he even bothered with them in first place. Even though he was already a grown man, he still loved to see Eijun blushing madly because of him.

As the awkward silence continued on between them, Miyuki watched as Eijun got the courage to kiss him back. It wasn't anything big, but his Eijun's soft kisses meant so much to him. While the smirk on his face widen, Miyuki playfully ruffled his bed hair around and decided to kill the sudden arising mood. "Anyways, you should go wake her up."

With that being said, Miyuki stepped outside the room and lazily headed toward the kitchen. He put on his apron, rolled up his sleeves and got ready to make breakfast. He always enjoyed cooking, but he never thought that he would actually cook for someone other than himself. For some reason, ever since he and Eijun moved in together, he became the one responsible for making meals and lunches. While he didn't really mind, making breakfast every morning took up quite a bit of his time. That was partially the reason why he woke up earlier than what was actually expected from him. He spent the majority of his morning pushing Eijun around and making food. Even so, he didn't really have much time to spend with his family beside the mornings since his current job was quite demanding.

If he had continued playing professional baseball, he and Eijun probably wouldn't have any time for each other at all. Then it was likely that she wouldn't be there with them either. He would have probably continued traveling without rest and without having the chance to experience the real family warmth. As these thoughts floated around his head, Miyuki silently gripped the pan's handle with frustration as he fried the stuffed omelet.

With a sigh, Miyuki turned off the stove and headed down the hallway to the room. He needed to get dressed and see if those two weren't having any problems. The entire apartment was too quiet and that worried him. Usually, when those two got up, a revolution was bound to start and sure enough, before he even stepped inside his bedroom, he came across the most disastrous thing he had ever seen. His jaw dropped and he couldn't believe the idiot Eijun could be sometimes. "What in the world did you do to her hair!? It's a mess! Did you even bother to use the damn brush!? You're completely pathetic! I can't believe this."

"What?! I really did try this time!" Eijun hollered as he stepped out of the bathroom. He was already dressed and he was wearing the suit that he loved the most. He angrily walked in their direction, but he only directed irritation toward him. "See. I parted her hair perfectly. I didn't even pull her it this time. Isn't that right, Mizuki?"

She was definitely not pleased with Eijun's excuse and she probably would have been better off brushing her hair on her own. Miyuki kneeled down to get better look at her disastrous hair. He could tell that Eijun had tried to brush her hair into pigtails, but somehow, he ended up tangling her hair with the hair tie. Then, half of her bangs were missing and there were a few loose strands of hair in different places. Clearly, Eijun wasn't cut out for it.

"Dad, I don't like it." Mizuki told him, pulling on one of her badly made pigtails to show him Eijun's failure. "I hate it! I hate the way Daddy did my hair today!"

By that point, she was getting ready to cry, but Miyuki couldn't really blame her since her hair looked impossible to untangle. Picking her up, Miyuki decided he would have to find a way to fix it properly like always. Eijun scratched the back of his head before he tried to apologize. "I'm so sorry, Mizu-chan! I promise I'll brush your hair better next time, okay!? I'm already getting better at it, right?! Besides, there's no way he's better than me at it!"

"No, I don't want you to anymore!" She exclaimed as she playfully stuck out her tongue. Then, she quickly buried her small face on his shoulder, her small hands embracing him tightly by the neck. "I prefer Dad!"

Eijun was completely shocked by his daughters words, but Miyuki couldn't help giving him the smug look of triumph. "Oh, you hear that. She prefers me over you. I guess that shows who's the better dad, huh?"

After that, Eijun threw a tantrum and no one could get him to shut up. He started raging on about how he was better than him. He ended up bickering with Mizuki again like a small child, but that was something that he had already grown used to. In fact, sometimes it seemed that he was the parent of two kids instead of one. Laughing at Eijun's pathetic attempt to convince Mizuki that he was a better, Miyuki looked at the two human beings that gave his life meaning.

This was it. This was the life he had chosen over baseball.

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