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Beta-ed by King of Procrastination
Chapter 2: Good Luck Charm
"Strike one!" the umpire called out.
Yamamoto sighed, and tried to hit the baseball. He missed again.
"Strike two!"
The raven could hear the mutters of the crowd.
"He hasn't been playing as well as he usually does."
"Yeah, is he going to go through another slump like last year?"
"Hah, maybe this time Dame-Tsuna won't try to save him, and then Yamamoto will actually die. He deserves to, if he makes our team lose the district finals."
Takeshi's eyes shadowed, and he looked at his feet. This was like last year, wasn't is? He had been in a slump. Then, he had overtrained, injuring his arm. The Rain Guardian of the Vongola remembered the moment, that moment when he was going to commit suicide. Tsuna had come to the rescue then, hadn't he? If only his Sky was here now, cheering him on. Maybe the kid and Gokudera, too.
"Yamamoto! You can do it!"
"Baseball idiot! Don't you dare upset Jyuudaime!"
Looking up, he could see Tsuna and Gokudera on the bleachers, cheering for him.
'I can do this.'
At that moment, a fastball was pitched at him. Bringing the baseball bat back, he swung forward.
This time, he could hear the crack of the bat meeting the ball. The ball flew out of the field, and into the shrubbery beyond. Yamamoto sprinted forward, not stopping until he reached home base again.
"That was amazing, Yamamoto!" Tsuna cheered as they walked back to Takesushi.
"T-t-that was a g-g-good game, baseball idiot," Gokudera said, obviously struggling with the compliment.
"Ahaha, thanks, you both. Hey, I think I know how I managed to hit a home run!" the 'baseball idiot' replied, "It's because Tsuna's my good luck charm! Hey Tsuna, will you go to my other games to cheer for me too?"
Tsuna sputtered, blushed, and nodded, while the grey haired Italian threatened to bomb the raven.