The last chapter was Miyuki-POV Centric but the entire story won't be like that. There are going to be times that it's going to be Ai-POV Centric too or just like in the first chapter.

I know that Miyuki made the first string team as a first year ever since he joined. But I never really understood if he made the team as soon as he got there like Furuya or when the coach was deciding which two players were going to join the team like it happened with Sawamura and Haruichi. So I'm just going with the Furuya scenario to add to his genius qualities lol.

Disclaimer: I don't own Daiya No Ace, Yuji Terajima does. I only own my OC and this storyline.

Enjoy!

CHAPTER 3

The first day of school was as predictable as Ai thought it would be. The swarm of new students filling up the hallways, the endless meaningless chatter, the boring introductions, among other things. 'Well not as predictable." Ai later mused as the image of that guy popped into her head. 'Miyuki Kazuya eh?' The first thing that came into her mind when she first saw him was that he was handsome. Like… very handsome and... Pretty. Very pretty. Maybe a little bit too pretty. It almost made her insecure about her own looks so she decided to stop thinking about how pretty he was. (And here we go again).

But the thing that sparked her curiosity the most about him was something that she couldn't quite pinpoint. She usually didn't start interactions with people that easily like she did with him (Especially not with the opposite sex). She doesn't even know why she did it in the first place. For Ai, friendships were unnecessary and distracting since relationships didn't last forever. Most likely she wasn't even going to see her classmates after they graduate high school. If anyone read her thoughts, they would be perplexed as to why she was lingering on her short lived conversation with Miyuki-kun for so long. Since to any other person that wasn't really anything special or intimate but for her it was strange. Something about Miyuki-kun, made her feel comfortable enough to be like that around him, but she didn't know what it was. But why him of all people? He was clearly caught off-guard when she first talked to him and that's not really reassuring.

A week has passed since the first day of school started. She was adjusting fairly well to high school life and everything was going as she expected it to be. Well not really since she wasn't counting on being the class representative. At first she was surprised with herself that she volunteered for the position since she didn't make rash decisions. It was not her in nature. She calculated every situation and always had a plan. So why did she volunteered? It occurred to her in that moment that if she took on an extra responsibility, then that would make her more busy which meant less time at home, so she volunteered. Simple as that. Also she figured that it could look nice on her future college application. College was her next goal in her life. She was obsessed with everything that had to do with science (hence why she decided to join the club) and her dream was to become a doctor. Which is one of the main reasons why she didn't bother with friendships or just with interactions at all. Ai was always a good student and she has to get the highest grades possible in order to get into a good university and then medical school. She didn't have time for fun.

It seems that Miyuki Kazuya shares similar sentiments as her because Ai has never seen him interact with anyone in class other than Kuramochi-kun. At first she thought that they were friends, but now she is not so sure. It seemed that the only thing they did was fight. Usually Miyuki-kun would tease the green-haired teen and in return he would get mad which it just would make Miyuki-kun laugh. But then again it could mean that they are close; she remembered reading something like that somewhere. She thought it was odd that he didn't make any attempts at fraternizing with his peers, considering the fact that he was good-looking and apparently a baseball player. Seidou High School is known for its baseball team and therefore their players are like demi-gods in the school, and she heard her female classmates gush about what an amazing catcher he was since he made the first-string team as a first year, which apparently is almost unheard of.

'Hypocrite much?' Ai thought to herself. She knew that she was considered to be attractive as well and many people had to wonder why wasn't she very popular and friendly.

'Baseball player huh?' She mused as she stared at his back. It was currently free period and she was reading another book but sometimes she couldn't help but to stare at his back and notice how toned it was. She noticed that Miyuki-kun was reading a book as well even though she didn't know what it was about. Ai was bored so it made her curious. She usually didn't care about what other people were doing but this was slightly different. During the past week she has noticed that he doesn't look nearly as interested in class as he does when he reads that book. 'Probably something about baseball.' She guessed as she tapped her fingertips against her desk in boredom. It's not like she could ask him anyways. Ever since the first day of school they have only exchanged greetings in the morning and only if he was already at his desk. A simple 'Good morning Miyuki-kun, good morning Yukimura-san.' and that was it. Did that bothered her? And why did she care so much anyways?

She started tapping her fingers faster, annoyance replacing boredom this time around and now she was a burning a hole on his back with her intense gaze. After a couple of minutes he stopped reading the book and her eyes started to follow his towards the left where he was staring towards the direction of the window. Perhaps he was getting distracted by the spring scenery since today was a beautiful day and the flowers were beginning to bloom. Ai got caught up studying his features now that he was in profile. She noticed how sharp his jawline was and couldn't help but to keep staring at it.

A couple of seconds later Miyuki caught her staring with the corner of his left eye. "Are you seeing something you like Yukimura-san?" He asked saying her name in a sing-song tone.

"It's n-nothing li-like that!" Ai stuttered in embarrassment and with a blush creeping on her cheeks. "I just spaced out. Sorry if it made you uncomfortable Miyuki-kun." She tried to explain and hoping to save herself from future humiliation.

Miyuki laughed at her reaction. "You don't have to apologize, I was just teasing you Yukimura-san." He smirked and said her name in that sing-song tone again. "I'm just glad that you were the one who embarrassed herself this time around." He grinned and his teasing tone not leaving him.

Ai chuckled. "I guess we are even now Miyuki-kun."

Miyuki turned his torso towards her to face her better. "What are you reading this time around?" He asked motioning at the book lying open on her desk.

Ai laughed again. "Miyuki-kun this is the biology textbook. I was just doing some reading for tomorrow's assignment." She said while holding the book closer to him so he could recognize it.

"Ahh you are so smart Yukimura-san." Miyuki quipped. "I should've done that instead of reading this scorebook so I could have more free time this evening." He said while scratching his head.

"Scorebook?" Ai cocked an eyebrow in inquiry.

"Hai. I'm on the baseball team and I like to keep up with the scores of my teammates to know how are we doing as a team and I also like to keep tabs on other teams that we are going to play against in the future. The Spring Tournament is approaching soon so this is from another team." He explained as he motioned to the scorebook lying on his desk.

"Ahh I see. I don't know if you know but you are quite popular out on these Seidou streets so I already knew that you were a baseball player. Catcher right?" Ai asked.

Miyuki laughed in response to her statement. "Yes, I'm a catcher. And I'm quite aware that I'm popular so I have to ask.. Are you one of my fangirls? Yu-ki-mu-ra-san?" He asked drawing out her name in that now annoying sing-songy tone.

'Who the hell does he think he is?' Ai thought in anger. "Hardly." She flatly replied and crossed her arms across her chest and 'Humphed'.

Her reaction made Miyuki laugh loudly this time around. "Why are you so mean Yukimura-san?" He playfully pouted. "You wound me."

'How could ever I thought that this guy was 'interesting' or 'different'? He is nothing but a sarcastic, conniving, cheeky bastard.'

"I'm mean?" Ai asked dramatically as she put her head on her chest in disbelief. "You are the one who has done nothing but tease me." She accused.

"Now now, Yukimura-san. While it might be true that I thoroughly enjoy teasing people. You can't blame me for thinking that you are one of my fangirls since I caught you staring at me." Miyuki sarcastically smirked triumphantly.

"I. Was. Not. Staring. At. You." Ai said in a low menacing voice. "I already explained it to you. I spaced out." She glared at him this time around.

"Sure, sure whatever you say. Yu-ki-mu-ra-san." Miyuki snickered and turned around to face forward.

'How dare he?' Ai was beyond infuriated at this point. He was so childish but she couldn't help but to engage in his childish antics anyway.

"I haven't even attended to any of the practice matches so don't flatter yourself." Ai said low enough for him to hear her.

"Really?" Miyuki perked up and slightly turned around to face her. "Then my what a dedicated fangirl you are. You haven't even see me in action and you are already a fan of mine. You should go see me play at one of the practice matches or just in practice." He teased her again with that annoying trademark grin of his.

"As if." She turned up her nose at him. "Even if I end up going, I will be going to see the team play not you."

"Whatever helps you sleep at night." Miyuki teased her with a dismissive hand. "Either way, I'm going to be waiting for you." Miyuki declared.

"Then I hope you won't die waiting for me." Ai deadpanned.

Miyuki snickered and turned around to face the board since the free period was over and the teacher just entered the room.

'There is no way I'm going to see any baseball team. Besides I don't even like sports that much.' Ai scoffed and rolled her eyes.

There was no way that she was going to go. No way.

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Omake:

The school day already ended and with that so did Ai's responsibilities. She left the school right after her club meeting ended and was heading home in a slow pace. Her house wasn't really far away from the campus (only about 10 minutes) so she walked home from school and vice versa every day. The convenient distance was one of the reasons why she decided to go to Seidou. Even though she doesn't mind not being at home for long periods of time, travelling was always a drag, and there was no way that she would ride the train to school everyday.

She arrived home soon not even bothering to say 'Tadaima' knowing fully well that no one was expecting her to come home. She changed into her slippers, showered, cooked dinner for herself, and ate it alone in peace. A typical after-school evening. She decided to start on her homework and study some material beforehand after washing the dishes. Doing her homework didn't take her that long since the material so far hasn't been very challenging. But she couldn't really concentrate on studying because her conversation with a certain catcher kept popping into her head.

Ai couldn't understand how is she allowing such an immature guy consume her thoughts like this. Is she going boy-crazy? No that's ridiculous. She didn't bother with having crushes. It was simply not in her nature. She gave up and sighed in defeat as she closed her book. She decided to lie down on her bed and try to go to sleep but she kept recalling her conversation with him. 'Wanting ME to go to his practice matches. HA! The gall of him.' She bitterly thought. 'Keep dreaming Miyuki Kazuya, keep dreaming.'

There was no way she was going to go. No way.