Diamond no Ace

To be honest, I don't know what to call this collection of mine, so i'll probably change later on. So yeah, I posted this one on my blog a week or so ago and I really wanted to put this here as well. It's kind of old since it relates to Valentine's Day and all.

So, yeah. Thanks for checking out my stuff and sorry for all the grammatical errors. It's just that DNA took over my life.

The First of Many

There was just no way he could approach him with a straight face. Whenever he stood in front of him with his chocolate in his hand, his body would freeze and his mouth would go dry. He would stumble around with his words and his cheeks would blush brighter than ever. Miyuki's curious gaze would paralyze him, making him run away in total defeat and embarrassment. By now, he was probably starting to suspect that something was up since the same procedure had already happened more than a couple of times.

He really wanted to thank Miyuki for everything he had done for him in the past year and he really couldn't find a better opportunity for it. However, Valentine's Day had already passed and he still had the chocolate he had rightfully made him. He had tried his best to make it and even though he got Haruno to help him out a little, his heart shaped chocolate didn't look like a heart at all. One side was way too long while the other side looked a bit too circular. It was truly depressing to look at, but he had hoped Miyuki would still like it anyways.

When Valentine's Day finally came, Eijun looked for him all over the place and when he finally found him, he was quite surprised to see him surrounded by lots of cute girls. He wore a bright smirk as he and Kuramochi were swarmed with Valentine stuff. Eijun always knew Miyuki was popular as a teammate, but he never imagined he would be so popular with the girls as well.

Of course, this sudden surprise caused Eijun to back away from the crowd. He looked at his ugly chocolate and resolved to not give it to him at all. He concluded that Miyuki would only make fun of him if he saw such a thing coming from him. Then again, after getting a whole bunch of chocolate from others, he doubted he would even want his. With this in mind, Eijun ran away from them before they had a chance to spot him.

That's what he decided to do, so he didn't understand why he was still attempting to give it to him. Valentine's Day was already long gone and he was still carrying around his badly made chocolate. He knew agonizing over it was going to solve anything and he knew that if he didn't get rid of it soon he was going to go insane. Letting out a frustrated groan, Eijun stood in front of the stairs and debated whether he should climb them or not.

It just didn't make sense. He was able to give some his leftover chocolate to Furuya and Haruichi so easily, so why did Miyuki make him nervous? Why did his heart race whenever he got close to him? How was he any different from his other friends? After giving it much thought, Eijun gulped, tightly gripped his bag, and headed up to the third years' floor.

The hallways were empty, but Eijun figured everyone had either gone home or had some sort of club they were participating in. He was also suppose to get ready for practice, but instead he was hunting down Miyuki, who had told him in advance that he going to miss practice to do some unfinished work. As he slowly continued to approach Miyuki's homeroom classroom, Eijun started fidgeting with his fingers anxiously as his pace declined. A part him still couldn't believe what he was doing and he hoped he wouldn't regret it at the last second like the way he had done so many times before.

When he finally stood in front of the door, he carefully peaked inside through the small window and sure enough, he spotted Miyuki on the other side of the classroom. He seemed so focused and his serious face almost made him look like a decent person. However, as concentrated as he was, he quickly looked up when he heard him turning the door knob. As Miyuki's eyes landed on him, Eijun suddenly got the feeling to run away. He would have done so if his catcher hadn't called him.

"What in the world are you doing here?" He asked him, lifting an eyebrow. He didn't look to happy to see him, but after a small pause, he shook his head with a sigh. "The coach is going to get you for missing practice."

"Yeah, I know." Eijun replied as he quickly hid his bag behind his back. He stood there by the doorway for a couple of seconds before Miyuki motioned him to come over. Nodding at his suggestion, Eijun walked toward him and sat down in the desk right in front of his. "It's just…"

Eijun looked inside his bag to see the wrapped up chocolate he had for Miyuki. He wanted to give it to him and get it over with, but he was too nervous and a part of him was even afraid. After all, it was pretty unnatural for a guy to give another guy chocolate. Whether he was his pitcher or not, Eijun couldn't help but feel embarrassed and he couldn't even think the amount of teasing he get from him. Eijun stuck his hand inside his bag to grab the chocolate, but quickly pulled it out when he heard Miyuki's voice.

"It's just what?" Miyuki asked him, but luckily enough, his eyes were looking at the papers he had over his desk. He seemed to be writing something that Eijun couldn't exactly make out. "You've been acting kind of strange lately. If something's wrong, you should just say it. What are you holding back for?" Then, he suddenly paused and turned to look at him with a devilish smirk. "Or what? Can't go to practice without me?"

"That's not it at all!"

He had no idea why he even bothered making something for someone so egocentric. His attitude was far from annoying and sometimes he wondered how he even put up with him. Even so, Miyuki continued grinning, not bothering to hide his amusement, which irritated Eijun even more. He knew that he easily lost his temper and yet, he liked to mess around with him. Standing up from his chair, Eijun curled his hands into fists as he let out some his frustration. Clearly his catcher had no idea why he was even there for.

"I can easily pair up with any other catcher! It doesn't have to be you!"

"Oh, really?" Miyuki stated in much less sarcastic manner. Then, pulling on his sleeve, Miyuki motioned him to sit back down, surprising Eijun a little. Miyuki's face went a bit serious before he turned to look at his papers again. "So, what do you want? Why did you come all the way up here looking for me?"

The chocolate in his bag came to mind again and he silently blushed to himself as he calmly sat back down. Unsure of what to say, there was a long moment of silence between. Eijun looked outside the window and stared the setting sun. The room was barely illuminated, but because they were sitting next to the window, he could easily make out Miyuki's facial expression. He could see his eyes lost deep in thought, his lips slightly curved with discomfort. Letting out a sigh, Eijun once again stuck his hand inside his bag.

"You sure got a lot of chocolate on Valentine's Day, huh?" Eijun started with a nervous chuckle. "I had no idea you were so popular."

"I guess. It's been like that every year really. To be honest, it's kind of annoying." He replied in a cool manner as he continued on working. "Still, I didn't get any from the person I wanted."

"Oh, well, here then." Eijun responded by pure impulse, smacking his homemade chocolate over the desk and startling Miyuki. He didn't know Miyuki was actually expecting to get chocolate from a certain someone. If he would have known, he probably would have never bothered to make him anything. He felt so stupid for going on about something that probably didn't even matter to Miyuki. It was just chocolate after all.

"Sorry it's kind of ugly. Happy late Valentine's Day. Anyways, that was all I wanted to give you."

After speaking as fast as he could, Eijun grabbed his bag and set out to the door, but stopped when he heard Miyuki's laughter. He turned around to find him inspecting the chocolate that had taken him hours to make while he laughed nonstop. Unwrapping it, Miyuki held the oddly shaped sweet in the air, but for some reason, his smile seemed happier than before. "What is this suppose to be?! It looks like a football or something."

"It's suppose to be heart!" Eijun exclaimed and he was almost sure that his blush had expanded more than before. He stomped toward Miyuki and tried to take back his gift. "If you're going to make fun of it, then give it back! No one is forcing you to accept it! I'll just give it someone else!"

"Why didn't you give it to me on Valentine's Day?" Miyuki asked with a smirk, standing up from his desk. Eijun kept trying to get the chocolate that he didn't even realize he was pinning Miyuki back against the wall. Of course, he only kept laughing about it. "How long have you had this? Is it still even good enough to eat?"

He sniffed it and just when Eijun was about to snatch it from his hands, Miyuki took a bite out of it. Surprisingly enough, he gave a satisfied look. "Hey, it's pretty good. Did you really make it yourself?"

Eijun didn't say anything as he watched Miyuki eat his chocolate. He definitely hadn't expected such a reaction, but a part of him was glad that he had managed to give it to him. "Yeah, sort of."

He had asked Haruno for some help since he didn't have the slightest clue how to make homemade chocolate. He could have easily bought some from the store, but he felt it wouldn't have as much meaning. Of course, Eijun didn't tell her who he was giving it to. She probably found it strange that he even asked her since Valentine's Day was typically a girl thing. He didn't even want to imagine the reaction she would get if he told her he was making chocolate for his catcher.

"I wasn't going to give this to you either, but here." Miyuki unexpectedly held out a small box that he had pulled from underneath his desk. "I'm sure it tastes a lot better than yours, though."

Eijun's eyes widen as he took the box from Miyuki. Casually leaning back, Miyuki watched him silently open the box. Eijun looked inside to find a nicely shaped baseball chocolate and in the center the words "Be Mine" were written on it. He didn't know much English, but he knew exactly what that phrase mean. With a blush, Eijun turned to look at Miyuki, who was giving him another mischievous smirk. It seemed to him that his catcher had planned everything from the start. Gripping the box tightly, Eijun lowered his head with embarrassment. "What the heck?"

"Try it." Miyuki told him, breaking a piece. Then, without a warning, he slowly placed it in his mouth. "I made it for you, but I wasn't going to give it to you until you gave me something first."

"Just how self-centered are you?!" Eijun was amazed by how delicious Miyuki's chocolate was. It was sweet, but it also had a bitter flavor somewhere in the mix, giving it the perfect balance. However, nothing made him more happy than knowing that Miyuki had especially made it for him. Still, that was something he wasn't planning to admit out loud. "What if I didn't give you any, huh?!"

"Then I would have ate it myself." Miyuki smirked again before grabbing him by the shirt and pulling him closer toward him. With their faces only inches apart, Miyuki broke another piece of his chocolate and placed it on the tip of his lips. "I didn't accept any chocolate from anyone because I was expecting some from you. Do you get what I'm saying?"

Before Eijun had a chance to respond, Miyuki pulled him close enough to kiss him. Immediately, the sweetness of the chocolate that had been caught in between them filled his mouth. However, just as quick as it came, Miyuki pulled away with his sly smile across his face. Eijun, on the other hand, was too astounded to say or do anything.

"Don't look so surprised." Miyuki whispered in his ear. "This is just the first of many."

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