"Miyuki, help Furuya stretch and come with me. The car is already waiting," Rei said during training before looking at Furuya. "Oh, I almost forgot. The talent scouts are here, Furuya. They said they want to speak to you, so go see the coach after you're done, okay?" We both nodded and she left.

"You heard her, time to wrap up," I said getting up.

"Can't we pitch a little more?" Oh, God. Here we go again. No matter how long we've gone through this, I never can get used to it.

"You heard her, the car is waiting for me and those scouts are waiting for you." I got up and approached him. "Who knows? Maybe you'll be lucky enough to be my pitcher once you graduate."

"We both know you haven't been scouted by anyone yet, Kazuya…" Ouch. True, but ouch. Maybe he had spent way too much time with me and I had started to influence him.

"Still, I've already applied to universities and have been accepted in most of them. You really shouldn't underestimate me."

I managed to make him sit down and started to help him stretch.

"Over a year of helping you stretch and you're still as stiff as a rock. When will you get some flexibility?"

"Never heard you complain about it before…captain" Oh, I made him mad. I wish I had known how to be a more tactful person. Over 6 months of being in a relationship and I still couldn't get over old habits.

"Hey, I'm sorry." He didn't say a word and didn't even look in my general direction. "I'm trying, you know? Really trying here."

"Why is there a car waiting for you?" He said an eternity later.

"Going to the eye doctor." That caught his interest. "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong. Just a regular check-up. They'll dilate my pupils, check I'm not having any problems besides the normal stuff and I'll be back before dinner, okay?" I kissed the back of his neck and he relaxed a little bit. "You better make me proud and get some scholarships, okay? You're not just my boyfriend, you're my pride. I've been working with you for almost 2 years, so if you fail, I fail, get it?"

I pat his back and got on my feet. I was probably more nervous than him. There was no way he wouldn't get scholarships. I mean, who wouldn't want a pitcher who could pitch faster than some MLB professionals? Hell, maybe there were some MLB scouts wanting to save him for a year out there! But I couldn't help being nervous, anyway. It's normal, though, isn't it? To care about that special person and wanting only the best for them?

"Well, then, you better go change and not make them wait. No matter what people tell you, there really is no such thing as being fashionably late."

"You should know…" I couldn't believe it. There was no denying it, he had spent way too much time with me.

"Come again? When has your lovely boyfriend been late to anything?" I walked up to him until we were face to face. Damn it, why did he have to be so fucking tall? There was no way I could act impose myself when I was the shorter one? Granted, he was only 4 centimeters taller than me, but still.

"My lovely boyfriend has never been late to anything." He said calmly while caressing my back. "My senpai, however…" I should have seen that one coming.

"Okay, okay, I get it, I'm not the perfect example. But, you should be better than me."

I gave him a quick kiss and stepped back before he got carried away. Not that I didn't want to go on, but we both had things to do. I heard him moan in complain and laughed a little. No matter how long we stayed together and we did that, he wouldn't get used to it and I wouldn't stop finding it amusing.

"Show them your best, okay? I'll promise I'll make you some creamy crab croquettes if you get some good deals with them." I could almost see the stars in his eyes when he thought about his favorite dish. Once again, there was no way I would ever stop finding the little things he did with me and me alone amusing. And with that, I left the bullpen to find Rei waiting impatiently for me at the school entrance next to a car. After some scolding, we got in the car and took off to the eye doctor.

There were some fears I would never understand. Like the fear of heights. Every time I'd go to a tall place, like a mountain or the edge of a cliff, people would freak out. I always found it funny how people were missing one of the most beautiful sights of the world just because they were afraid. Of course, I'd make fun of whoever was with me and walk as close to the edge as possible. Some people just scream at me but some others go to extremes and pull me back – those are the most entertaining one. But I guess I could understand their fear if I thought about it for a while; the whole falling off and not being able to stop until you die probably scares a lot of people.

The fear of hospitals and doctors, however, had always been there in the back of my mind. I could never understand that and I probably never would. What's to fear about a place filled with people that are there to make you feel better? I'd understand it if people told me they're afraid of catching some terrible illness or having some serious injury that could mean the end of them, but fearing the place where those things can be treated is something that will never get through my head, no matter how hard I try.

Maybe, my lack of fear to hospitals has something to do with the fact that I've gone to them regularly ever since I was a kid. Having been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was only 4 years old, I had been visiting doctors at least twice a year just for a regular check-up, so, naturally, hospitals became my second home and doctors became almost close friends of mine.

Rei and I arrived to the hospital and were greeted by the secretary. She crossed my name out from the list of appointments for the day and told us to have a seat, that the doctor would call me in no time. We smiled and sat down. I never did believe secretaries. They always said the doctor would call you in no time and they always took forever. Thank God for technology. I took my phone out and started texting some of the guys from the team while Rei grabbed one of the fashion magazines that were on the table. After some thirty minutes (seriously? Do secretaries even know what "in no time" means?) the doctor called for me. Rei and I stood up and got in the office.

Everything was just like every single time I went to visit him. We did some small talk, he asked me how I was feeling, if I felt like I needed him to fix anything from my glasses and he asked me to read some letters from a distance. So far, so good. Now he just had to dilate my pupils and check to see that once again, nothing was wrong with me cause I would have noticed if there was something out of the ordinary. He did so and then Rei and I went back to the waiting room. This time, however, we had to talk about something or else I would get bored out of my mind since I couldn't text or do anything with my phone cause I couldn't see right. We talked about how the team was doing this year and how we were definitely going to make it to nationals. She also asked me how my relationship with Furuya was going on and I was more than glad to talk about that.

After a while, the doctor called me back and Rei helped me get there and sit on the chair. I could see some strong light, but I couldn't tell exactly what he was doing.

I should've seen it coming.

I should've noticed the way Rei looked in the waiting room.

I should've noticed the way the doctor was talking to me.

But I didn't.

I couldn't believe what I was listening.

This was not happening.

Not right now.

Not when things were going just perfectly.

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