So here's how this is gonna work,
I haven't gotten any reviews the last 2 chapters.
If I don't get any reviews for this (guest or not) I'm no longer going to continue writing this.
I'm not enjoying this as much as I thought I would, and if you guys feel the same way, then I'll stop it now.
I hate incomplete fics as much as the next person, but if I'm not enjoying it, forcing myself to write it equals shitty content.
Anime4us
Chapter 9:
"No, seriously dad. I'm fine." You stated.
"I can come down and at least check on you [your name]…" You father stated somewhat meekly.
"No, I'm seriously fine. Mei and I are coming down in like two days anyways." You stated.
"Wait? You guys are coming to visit this weekend?" Your father asked.
"Mhm, Mei too. He hasn't visited in a while." You stated with a small smile.
"How is the Narumiya boy?" Your father exclaimed jovially.
"You know him. Confidence brimming, ego dripping over the edge." You stated before chuckling.
Just as you could hear your father' familiar laugh, there was a knock at the door. You glanced towards the source.
"Come in." You called before you went back to your call. "Gotta go dad, one of the nurses is knocking at the door. Love ya."
"Love you too kiddo, be more careful from now on. Kick ass but don't hurt yourself." He stated.
"Thanks." You stated with a small smile before hanging up and putting your phone on the small night stand.
"[your name], you've a guest." The nurse stated as she pulled the door open.
"Oh?" You asked, trying to look over the nurse's shoulder.
"Relax, I'm coming."
You couldn't help the smile that grew on your lips.
"Nori! Oh my gosh, thank god, the walls weren't very good conversers." You stated casually.
"They've got you on some pretty good drug eh?" The sidearm pitcher asked while chuckling.
Nori went to sit in on of the chairs beside your bed as the nurse pulled the door closed.
"You've got no idea." You stated while laughing.
"So, how long are you stuck on these beauties?" The sidearm pitcher asked as he pulled your crutches towards you.
"Doc said a week. Like I said, all they did was remove the cartilage that was building up under the knee cap." You stated while shrugging.
"That's all? You made it seems so much worse at the park. You're such a drama queen."
"Oi! I strained the meniscus too!" You were quick to defend yourself.
"Get well soon. The guys are definitely missing you." Nori stated.
"The guys barely know me. I showed up. Got sick then ended up in the hospital." You stated before huffing.
"That's not your fault… well, the hospital part may be. You slowed down mid sprint…" Nori stated.
"I thought Mei had been hit by your liner!" You stated.
"I was told he re-directed it with his glove. You know, cause we're not supposed to watch the ball. Especially with two outs." Nori stated while raising a brow.
"Bite me." You grumbled under your breathe.
"I donno what drugs you're taking so, just to be safe…." Nori murmured before leaning back into his chair.
You rolled your eyes at the sidearm pitcher.
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It was relatively rare that Miyuki had some free time. It was even rarer that he had free time where he was alone. The catcher had managed to grab a bus away from Seido without any pesky pitchers demanding his attention.
He was on his way to the local hospital to check on the new kid. He'd watched the way Aki's face had distorted as soon as he met the catcher mid slide. Miyuki himself had cringed before the play had even been executed.
He'd seen Aki stumble on his leg before and had yet to assess just how bad the injury was. Of course, there was no way he brought it up to the coach… He knew how much Aki wanted to play against Mei.
The whole team wanted to play against the egotistical blonde. Miyuki sighed as he relaxed into the bus seat. He'd seen the look on Aki's face when Mei had fallen on the mound. The look of sheer horror. Of course, no one wanted to see anyone hurt, but the runner had made a mistake in slowing down to gape at the blonde southpaw.
As soon as he'd slowed down, Miyuki knew it was over. Aki was fast, but it was hard to start full tilt, stop and then go again at full tilt. Of course, after the whole fiasco with Aki and having to go to the hospital, the team had managed to crumple in on itself. Even Mei shut down. Both coaches dubbed the game to not be going anywhere and decided to call it quits.
Kataoka was not pleased, the team had to listen to a lecture during the whole bus ride home.
Miyuki leaned forward to hit the 'please stop' button on the bus railing. The small bell went off and the front lit up with a sign saying 'stop asked for'. The catcher stood and made his way off the bus and towards the hospital down the road.
He couldn't believe that Aki had been here for just over a week and had already managed to get himself a hospital room. Miyuki shook his head before sighing. He pushed the glass doors to the hospital open, making his way towards the receptionist's desk. What he didn't expect was to see a blonde southpaw already there speaking with the lady occupying the desk.
"Yea, I'm looking for a [your full name]." The southpaw stated casually.
Miyuki rose a brow in questioning. Why was Mei looking for a girl in the hospital? Wasn't his childhood friend here? Maybe a family member?
"Fancy meeting you here." The catcher stated with a coy smile.
The look on Mei's face was simply priceless.
"Kazuya? What are you doing here?" The blonde southpaw demanded.
"Obviously I'm visiting the teammate that your catcher crippled." Miyuki stated while shrugging.
Of course, a smirk graced his features.
"We didn't cripple her! Damn." Mei huffed.
"Uh, I donno about you, but he's sitting in a hospital bed and that's pretty crippled to me." Miyuki stated.
"It wasn't on purpose. You think I'd actually cripple her of all people on purpose?"
"Is Aki trans?" The catcher asked all of a sudden.
"What the hell Kazuya? She's a girl dumbass, a gi- oh shit…"
The receptionist just watched the conversation progress, slightly amused.
"She's a girl is she?" Miyuki asked, brow twitching somewhat.
"She's in room XXX." The receptionist said with a much too innocent look.
Miyuki shoved his hands into his pockets before making his way down the hallway. Mei shot the receptionist a glare before following after the catcher.
"Kazuya. Wait up." The blonde southpaw called after him.
"I need to go talk to my teammate about some very, emphasis on very, important matters." Miyuki stated without even looking towards Mei.
"You need to listen for sec Kazuya! If she found out that I told you, she'd kill me!" Mei stated as he tried to keep up with Miyuki's haste steps.
"That'd probably be entertaining to watch." Miyuki stated, though there was no hint of a smirk on his lips.
"It's not like she purposely joined to duke you guys… She just wanted to play baseball at a higher level…" Mei stated, desperately trying to stop the angry catcher from blowing up at his younger sister.
"Mei. Take it from my perspective. She shows up outta nowhere and is integrated into the team with a snap of the fingers. You know how hard anyone works to get a place on the first string… and this girl swings her bat and makes it? Are you kidding me? She doesn't even belong here."
Mei bit into his lip as he tried to find a way to condone his sister's choices.
"Kazuya, believe me, I know what you're feeling. Trust me… I'm trying to…"
"You know what I'm feeling do you?" Miyuki scoffed. "She didn't show up at Inashiro and infect your team."
"What the fuck Kazuya?! You act like she's a goddamn infection."
"What else am I suppose think she is Mei!?"
"Don't treat her like she's a bloody fungus. She's a person like you and me!" Mei growled.
"Well I'm sorry that I don't enjoy having your girlfriend make me feel like a dunce."
"You don't need her to look like a dunce, you're already there." Mei growled.
"So what? I'm supposed to smile like I don't know that she isn't a guy?! Let her prance around Seido with that aloof attitude of hers?"
"Jesus Christ what is wrong with you?!" Mei snapped. "Get over yourself Kazuya. Pull you head out of your ass. I'm tired of you-"
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You had decided to go on a walk with Nori down the hospital corridors to get off the bed. The crutches were hurting your underarms, but you pushed passed it, continuing to joke around with the sidearm pitcher to get your mind off the pain.
Of course, you did not expect to find two boys raging at each other.
"Mei?.. And Miyuki?"
When both boys turned towards you, you could feel a cold shiver run down your spine.
"Uh, hey guys." You stated with a meek smile.
"Hey Aki."
The way Miyuki just said your name felt weird. You cocked your head somewhat at the catcher's attitude.
"Is everything ok Miyuki?..." You asked.
"Just peachy." The catcher stated before turning on his heel.
You turned to send a gaze towards Nori, who merely shrugged, the two of you sharing a united front in confusion.
"Uh… Did I do something?" You called.
When you were completely ignored by the catcher for no apparent reason, your aggravation started to spike. You wrapped your fingers around the foam of the handle and started to chase after the rude catcher.
"Miyuki! Hey!" You called as you tried to follow after the other but without the full function of your legs, you weren't exactly quick. "Common Miyuki! I'm hobbling as fast as I can…"
You tried to quicken your pace to catch up to the catcher but that only resulted in you getting tangled with the crutches. A disgruntled shriek left your lips as you fell to the ground. You coughed before pushing yourself up casually.
"You're an asshole you know that? God. What did I do to you?!" You snapped as you rubbed at your cheek.
Both Mei and Nori were quick to be right by your side but you didn't want it. You shrugged off their touch.
"What crawled up your ass eh, Miyuki?" You shouted, tears of frustration building up.
"You're a bloody-" Miyuki had turned towards you and stopped point blank.
He took in your appearance. The tears that threatened to spill over at any moment. The crutches that lay discarded by your thighs. The anger that shone through the tears.
"I'm a bloody what hm?!" You demanded.
Miyuki simply stared at you, not saying anything.
"What, are you stunned silent by how much of a dick you're being?" You grumbled.
Both Mei and Nori simply glanced at each other, not really wanting to get in the middle of the argument.
"I need to head back to Seido…" Miyuki stated before turning away.
"Ya, ya. Be a dick and go be the cocky guy back at school. How's Aki doing? Oh he's fine, just decided to be a dick to him for no bloody reason cause I'm Mr. cool." You stated, putting air quotes around the title you gave the catcher.
Miyuki pressed his lips together, his muscles looking tense. You picked up one of the crutches to try and pull yourself up.
"Man, I didn't even do anything to you." You grumbled as Mei tried to help you up.
"You're right. You're an angel. What could I possibly be so pissed about?" Miyuki grumbled while rolling his eyes.
"I donno Miyuki, that's what I'm waiting for you to enlighten me on." You snided, clearly not willing to let it go.
Nori passed you your other crutch, giving you yet another solid post to lean on. Your right leg was unhappy with the fall, starting to pulse with unwanted and unneeded pain.
"Why don't you ask Mei, [Your name]?"
You felt Mei tense up next to you as Miyuki continued to glare at you.
