Chapter Eight — Scene
Sena thought back to yesterday—the photos, the TV, the rain and the girl, Kagome.
She wasn't much taller than him, closer to Mamori-nee's height than his but she was so pretty. Very pretty. He remembered his face heating up so much his clothes must've dried in an instant—he had to stop thinking of her! He could feel his face becoming redder than the Devil Bats' uniform!
Sena shook his head and returned his attention to the football in his hands.
He remembered Hiruma's words about how told hold it, tucking the end into his elbow, clutching it between his forearms, and gripping at the leather firmly with his fingers—
And it nearly fell into the road.
"Geh!"—Sena dived toward the ball—"It's really hard to hold it between my palms…"
"OI—! Pass me the ball!"
Sena looked at the uniformed boy and the football, back and forth, several times.
"The ball…? This ball?"
The teen waved his hand impatiently. "Throw it here!"
…If he'd been confused about how to hold the ball, now he was even more confused as to why this guy wanted the ball. Was he another member?
Sena flicked the ball forward with both hands. "Catch!"
An inhuman screech and furious honking pierced the air and Sena panicked.
Crap—! The ball's going haywire—!
A large hand snatched the ball out of the air and furious eyes turned to look at him.
"I MEANT THE BASEBALL, YOU IDIOT!" The boy seethed, "Can't you tell from my uniform? I was talkin' 'bout that baseball behind you! Just 'cause I've been a ballboy forever doesn't make me a lesser member of the Baseball Team! Are you trying to insult me, huh?!"
"No—No! It was an honest mistake…" Sena meekly tried to wave off the other's fury.
"YOU'VE PISSED ME OFF I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW! People call me clumsy—BUT YOU! You KLUTZ, you got two different sports mixed up!"
Sena cringed away in fear.
"DON'T YOU DARE CONFUSE RUGBY WITH BASEBALL!"
…But you're confusing Rugby with American Football!
"Ano…"
The boys turned towards the girl standing off to the side.
"Ah! Kagome-san!"
"You guys are kind of making a scene and…" the blue-eyed girl trailed off pointing to another teen dressed in the Baseball Team's uniform. "I think your teammate is looking for you Yakyū-san."
A/N:
And Kagome has finally met the Devil Bats! Kind of.
