You asked for more Mei, and here it is.
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Chapter 14:
"Fine, fine." You stated while huffing.
"What, it's tradition [your name]!" Mei stated before pouting.
"I get it Mei, sheesh!" You said before chuckling lightly.
"You can get away from Seido for a bit to, your old man would like the visit." Mei stated.
"I got it, we can go together."
The blond pitcher pumped his fist at his win.
"See you tomorrow [Your name]."
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That's how you ended up on the train home with the ever so energetic Inashiro ace. You would never tell him that you had asked for the time off long before he had even asked you to go with him. Your hometown had a small fair every year and the two of you had always gone together. From the small market to the inflatables, the two of you had so many memories from the town fair, there was no way you'd pass up the tradition.
"[Your name], you're going to put a dress on right? Run for Ms Town Princess?" The blonde stated while raising a brow.
"I don't need a dress to say that I'm the town princess, come now Mei." You stated while raising a brow.
"True enough." The southpaw stated casually as the two of you debarked the train.
The two of you made your way towards home, bags in toe as you chattered about nothing much. Mid conversation, your phone went off, grabbing your attention. You continued listening to Mei as he boasted about one of his games as you opened the message.
'Oi, you skippin' out on practice Slugger?'
You had to chuckle at the captain's message.
'Town fair.'
Was all you sent to the catcher before catching Mei's quizzical look.
"Miyuki." You stated with a shrug.
"Why is he texting you?" Mei asked while raising a brow.
'We have a town fair?' The captain's next messaged read.
"He's demanding to know why I'm skipping practice." You stated as you responded to the text.
'No you dunce, my local town's fair is this weekend.'
"Tell him that you'd rather spend time with me." Mei grumbled.
'Dunce, come now… That isn't what you really think of me is it?'
You snorted as Miyuki tried to make you feel guilty.
'Where is the lie?'
"Your house is right around the corner…" Mei led off.
You looked up, raising a brow in Mei's direction.
"Are you jealous?"
"Of?" Mei countered while narrowing his eyes.
"Nothing. Common then." You stated before grabbing Mei's hand and tugging him to run with you. "Let's surprise my dad!" You said with a bright smile.
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You were in your room putting your clothes away while Mei lounged on your bed. You hummed lightly as you pulled out some clutter you'd shoved in your bag to get out of your dorm room. Your phone blinked with an unread message, causing you to remember you had been speaking to Seido's captain. Turning the screen on, you had to stifle a laugh at the three unread messages. Once you unlocked the screen, you realized that two were from Miyuki and one of them was from Nori. Playing a little favorite's game, you opened up Nori's message first.
'Have fun at your town's fair. Bring me back some exotic foods.'
You sighed at Nori's joke. The sidearm pitcher had jumped on the bandwagon and joined Miyuki in joking about how far you were from Seido.
'Keep it up and I won't bring you anything.'
You sent before opening Miyuki's texts.
'Rude.'
'Fine, ignored your amazing captain.'
You snorted before answering.
'I got places to be captain, I'll see you when I get back. Don't miss me too much.'
You jumped when Mei snatched your phone from you. You brought your eyes up to see the small scowl on the Inashiro ace's face.
"What?" You asked while raising a brow.
"Detach for a day, it won't kill you." Mei stated casually.
"Sorry dad, it won't happen again." You stated with a nod.
"Good." Mei said with a nod of his own before heading towards your bed to plug your phone in.
You chuckled before pulling your closet open. You sifted through your wardrobe before sighing.
"I donno what to wear…" You murmured.
"You look fine in anything, just choose one." Mei said while shrugging.
"You're no help…" You grumbled.
"This one then." Mei said, sticking his hand into your closet and grabbing the first hanger his fingers wrapped around.
You were slightly miffed until your eyes landed on the dress that your brother had pulled out.
"Oh my gosh! You're a genius." You stated before grabbing the hanger.
"I mean, I try." Mei said with a shrug.
The dress that the Inashiro ace had pulled out was one of your simpler summer dresses, one you hadn't seen in quite a while; then again, you hadn't needed a dress for quite a while now.
Pastel colored flowers were splashed across the white and yellow background. You danced around excitedly before pulling the door open and rushing to the washroom.
"I'll be right back!" You called before shutting the bathroom door behind you.
You quickly shimmied out of your sweatpants and t-shirt, quickly undoing the wrapping around your chest, sighing happily at the freedom. You grabbed the bra you had brought to the bathroom with you, clipping it behind your back before taking the dress off of the hanger. You brought the straps up, letting them caress your shoulders gently before reaching for the zipper in the back. You scowled at the mere audacity it had in not letting you reach it. Sighing heavily, you grabbed your dirty clothes before heading towards your room.
"Help me…." You murmured.
Mei looked up with a silent question before you turned your back towards him. You heard him laugh before getting up and making his way towards you.
"Hold your hair up so I don't get it stuck in the zipper by accident." The blond stated as his fingers wrapped around the zipper at the base of the trail.
"Kay." You chirped before bringing the short strands up and out of Mei's way.
Once Mei had brought the zipper up, you spun around, the bottom of your dress flying with the wind.
"How's it look?" You asked with a bright smile.
"Man… I'm gonna have to plat security while we're at the fair… again…" Mei murmured with a long sigh.
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Both you and Mei made your ways through the small street fair, smiles in place as you spoke with some of the neighbors from your street and some of the street vendors.
You managed to grab some nonperishable goods for Nori and actually bought something for Miyuki as well. While Mei wasn't pleased that you were spending all your money on others, you couldn't have been happier. For some reason, buying things for others, especially those you were close to, made you much happier than buying things for yourself. You found it weird, but shrugged the thought away.
"Oh! Cotton candy!" You called excitedly, your eyes brightening up along with a smile painting itself across your lips.
Mei's sky blue eyes followed your gaze to the cotton candy, a small smile playing on his lips as you guys made your way towards the stand.
"Do you actually need the sugar?" The blonde asked while raising a brow.
"I have to eat healthy while I'm at Seido, one day treating myself won't kill me. You either Mr. Ace." You stated as you pointed towards a flavor.
"Coming right up." The vendor smiled happily before heading to get you what you had pointed out.
"Grab me something, I just gotta use the washroom. Wait for me by our usual spot." Mei stated, slipping five bucks into your pocket before leaving.
"Wait! Mei! I don't need the- Arg! Fine." You huffed as you pointed out another cotton candy bag for your brother.
You paid the vendor with Mei's money before taking the bags with a thank you. The vendor waved as you left before focusing on his next customer. You hummed happily as you ripped open your bag of cotton candy as you walked towards your meeting place with Mei. You plopped the sweet treat into your mouth, loving the way it practically dissolved as soon as it touched your tongue.
You leant up against the small chalet, waiting for Mei to show up. You were tempted to start on the blonde's cotton candy, just for the hell of it, but you managed to hold yourself back.
"Woa!"
You glanced over to see a group of teens staring at you. Your first reaction was to wipe at your face, fearful of having drawn their attention because you had food on your face. Your other hand clutched at the two bags of cotton candy you had purchased.
Your eyes flickered around the group that was enclosing around you.
"What's a babe like you doing alone?"
You almost gagged at the guy's audacity to use that line.
"Not waiting for you." You murmured flippantly before turning away.
"Don't be that way."
The boy reached out towards you, trying to brush the hair out of your face.
"My suggestion is that you take a step back. I might look calm, but I seriously don't take lightly to my sister getting hit on by people of your caliber."
You glanced towards the voice, only to smile as Mei came out of the washroom, paper towel in hand as he dried his hands.
"Hey man, we aren't doing anything wrong." One of the boys stated before a chorus of agreement followed.
"That's nice." Mei drawled as you made your way around the boys and towards what you felt as more of a safer place.
"Whatever."
The boys were on their way, not wanting to start anything.
"Oh, my hero." You stated dramatically before smiling.
Mei turned a cold gaze towards you, stopping your smile.
"You need to be more aware of your surroundings." The Inashiro ace stated.
You frowned before nodding in agreement.
"You're right. I'm sorry. Forgive me?" You asked before holding up his bag of cotton candy.
Mei sighed heavily before plucking the treat from your fingers.
"Do you think he knew what you were saying back there? You used such good English." You joked.
"I'm pretty sure they got it." The blonde said before ripping his bag open. "Where's my change?" He then inquired.
"You paid for mine too." You stated before stealing a piece of his cotton candy.
"And why is that?" The blonde asked while raising a brow.
"You know I hate it when you hand me money, so, I spent it all." You stated with a nod.
Mei sighed heavily before taking a bite of his cotton candy.
"You're eating it wrong." You stated while shaking your head.
"And you don't watch your surroundings, guess we both have faults." The Inshiro ace stated before taking another bite.
"I said sorry." You stated before bumping shoulders with the ace. "And I really appreciate your help." You added.
"Yea…" Mei murmured as he continued to eat his sweet treat.
"You're the besssst." You drawled before smiling.
"Why're you buttering me up?" The Inashiro ace demanded while raising a brow.
"Cause I actually mean it, but also-" You paused before smirking. "I'm taking another piece." You stated before plucking some of Mei's cotton candy from his bag and bouncing ahead of him a couple of paces as he tried to stop you.
You smirked as you put the treat into your mouth, your lips stained blue because of said treat.
"Mmmmm, so good." You stated before laughing at Mei's pout.
"You suck." The southpaw grumbled.
"You love me." You stated while laughing.
Mei turned away, pout still in place. You smiled as the two of you continued to make your way down the tiny streets of your hometown. Even with the stupidity involved in your evening, you were glad you were able to take some time off to spend with your brother and best friend.