Chris frowned as he sat beside Miyuki. Glancing sideways at the other catcher he asked, "When did you write the note?"
Miyuki raised an eyebrow. "What note?"
Chris regarded the second year for a few moments. He wouldn't put it passed the catcher to have written the note and give the flowers as a joke, but he honestly seemed confused. Then again, it was Miyuki. He could easily be faking it. "The note on my desk. You left it there this morning."
"I didn't leave you a note. Why do you think I gave you a note?"
"It seemed like something you would do."
"Really? What did it say?"
Before the third year could answer, Eijun happily put his tray across from the two and asked, "Did you get my note Chris-senpai?"
Miyuki grinned. "Oh? What note?"
"That was you?" Chris asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Of course," Eijun said, confused. "I put my name on it, didn't I? Ah! Don't tell me I forgot to sign it! Gah!"
"No, you did put your name on it," Chris assured the player, "It just didn't seem like something you would do is all."
"Really?" Eijun stopped, relief clear on his face.
Chris nodded. "Why did you leave it?"
Eijun blinked and flushed a little, staring down at his plate as he muttered, "I wanted to give you something because you're always helping me and teaching me things and I wanted to say thank you and that I hope you keep helping me and catching my pitches." His face was red by the end and his voice died off.
Miyuki grinned. "How sweet," He cooed, "Confessing to Chris-senpai on Valentines' Day." Eijun's face turned even redder as he began sputtering, trying to deny the acquisitions. Miyuki laughed and stood up, taking his tray. "I'll leave you two love birds alone."
When he was gone, Eijun's voice cut off and he awkwardly stared at his plate, occasionally glancing up at the third year. He sat like that until he was finished, nearly bolting to the door when he finished.
"Sawamura," Chris called, stopping him in his tracks. Smiling, Chris said, "Go get your glove. I'll catch for you a little bit."
Eijun brightened up and beamed. "Hai!" He ran to get his glove before practically teleporting to the bull pen, scrambling to help Chris suit up.
The catcher stopped him before he could start, putting his hands on Eijun's shoulders. "I don't need it for just a few pitches," He said, walking to one end and crouching down. Eijun scampered to the other end and took a deep breath before winding up and throwing the first pitch.
Chris smiled as he caught it. "You're getting better." Eijun started crying in happiness. "Your control is still weak though." The pitcher twitched before preparing to throw another.
Ten pitches later, Chris called an end to their short session. "But I barely threw! I can keep going!" Eijun protested, latching onto the catcher.
"You're still sore from practice," Chris said. "You need to rest or you may wind up hurting yourself." Eijun pouted but nodded. Chris ruffled his hair a bit. "Maybe I'll catch for you tomorrow." The pitcher instantly perked up at the thought. "Go get some sleep."
"Hai!" Eijun shouted, bowing before turning and running to the entrance. He turned back before he left and bowed again. "Thank you Chris-senpai!"
"Sawamura," Chris called again, walking toward the pitcher. Eijun looked up at him expectantly. "Don't forget to stretch." Leaning down, he gave the first year a soft, gentle kiss. "Thank you for the flowers." He whispered to the shell shocked Eijun. Walking away, Chris covered the bottom half of his burning face, his heart beating much faster than normal.
When Eijun finally snapped out of it, he whirled around, only to find Chris gone. "What flowers?" He asked himself, heading back to his room with a burning face and a huge, beaming smile.
This is my first time writing for this pairing, but it was actually kind of fun. No clue if I did it well or not, but here you go! Any other pairings you guys want to see? I'll do my best! (Will post until Friday night (my time) so if you have any ideas, let me know before then!) ~Akirafanatic