Can I just say, I know the chapters are short. This will be a short chapter
story so sue me. I like it this way, very random, very.fooly cooly. You do
it kinda like this ::makes hand movements::
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It was nighttime. The full moon was the color of butter as we walked down the sidewalk away from the bakery, my bat making scraping noises as I dragged it on the pavement. Spike had nodded to me in front of the bakery, but I wasn't sure what that meant. So I stood looking at his back as he walked away. I felt foolish for not knowing what he wanted me to do.
I walked behind him with my head down. Soon I noticed he was whistling, it was a sad tune. I looked up to the back of his green fuzzy head, and almost ran into him when he stopped. We were in front or the baseball field. Spike turned to lean on the fence, spitting out his cigarette where it glowed on the grass. "Why did you stop here?" I asked him. "Because I've never been to a baseball field before," he answered sincerely; all the while staring at the cigarette.
I still stood in the middle of the sidewalk; under the blaring yellow streetlight holding my bat with one hand. Spike looked at me over his shoulder and extended his hand out for the bat. Reluctantly I gave it to him, and he one-handedly jumped over the fence and started walking. I just stood and stared.
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I turned back to see that the kid wasn't following. I tilted my head as if to ask why. After several minutes of staring at the fence he walked up to it and slowly began to climb over. I waited till he was in, and then started walking to the cage.
What called me here? I have no idea. Maybe it was the shining lights that lit up the field, or the thousands of stars that lit up the sky making targets for me to hit. I didn't know how to play though.
Once there I picked up a spare ball that was lying on the ground. "So, how do you do this?" I asked him. He didn't answer; he just looked sideways with a slight blush on his face. I shrugged and walked to the plate. I had seen this game played on television and thought I could probably figure it out.
I tossed the ball high into the air as I got into position and readied the bat. I swung hard but the ball went far to the left. "Your hands are upside down" said Naota shyly. I quickly flipped my hands and gave him a grin. This only caused him to look away again.
I went to retrieve the ball, but on my way back I noticed someone riding down the hill next to the field crazily on a vespa. I took on a confused look and scratched my head with the ball still in my hand as she came plummeting down the incline. Was there someone else on there too? If there were two, both were screaming at the top of their lungs.
They came to a screeching halt in front of Naota. I saw in the light that it was Haruko with Ed clinging on dear life with a look of pure horror on her face. I came back to cage chuckling as Haruko tried to pry Ed off of her. Naota just had a look of confusion and intrigue.
Haruko straightened up as she saw me. I thought I saw her blush but it was hard to tell because she had a muffler, helmet, and goggles. I looked at her with a puzzled look but she blushed even further and turned to Naota. " Heya Takkun." " Takkun?" I asked. "It's what she calls me" replied a blushing Naota. "Takkun, that's cute" I chuckled.
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It was nighttime. The full moon was the color of butter as we walked down the sidewalk away from the bakery, my bat making scraping noises as I dragged it on the pavement. Spike had nodded to me in front of the bakery, but I wasn't sure what that meant. So I stood looking at his back as he walked away. I felt foolish for not knowing what he wanted me to do.
I walked behind him with my head down. Soon I noticed he was whistling, it was a sad tune. I looked up to the back of his green fuzzy head, and almost ran into him when he stopped. We were in front or the baseball field. Spike turned to lean on the fence, spitting out his cigarette where it glowed on the grass. "Why did you stop here?" I asked him. "Because I've never been to a baseball field before," he answered sincerely; all the while staring at the cigarette.
I still stood in the middle of the sidewalk; under the blaring yellow streetlight holding my bat with one hand. Spike looked at me over his shoulder and extended his hand out for the bat. Reluctantly I gave it to him, and he one-handedly jumped over the fence and started walking. I just stood and stared.
ยทยทยท
I turned back to see that the kid wasn't following. I tilted my head as if to ask why. After several minutes of staring at the fence he walked up to it and slowly began to climb over. I waited till he was in, and then started walking to the cage.
What called me here? I have no idea. Maybe it was the shining lights that lit up the field, or the thousands of stars that lit up the sky making targets for me to hit. I didn't know how to play though.
Once there I picked up a spare ball that was lying on the ground. "So, how do you do this?" I asked him. He didn't answer; he just looked sideways with a slight blush on his face. I shrugged and walked to the plate. I had seen this game played on television and thought I could probably figure it out.
I tossed the ball high into the air as I got into position and readied the bat. I swung hard but the ball went far to the left. "Your hands are upside down" said Naota shyly. I quickly flipped my hands and gave him a grin. This only caused him to look away again.
I went to retrieve the ball, but on my way back I noticed someone riding down the hill next to the field crazily on a vespa. I took on a confused look and scratched my head with the ball still in my hand as she came plummeting down the incline. Was there someone else on there too? If there were two, both were screaming at the top of their lungs.
They came to a screeching halt in front of Naota. I saw in the light that it was Haruko with Ed clinging on dear life with a look of pure horror on her face. I came back to cage chuckling as Haruko tried to pry Ed off of her. Naota just had a look of confusion and intrigue.
Haruko straightened up as she saw me. I thought I saw her blush but it was hard to tell because she had a muffler, helmet, and goggles. I looked at her with a puzzled look but she blushed even further and turned to Naota. " Heya Takkun." " Takkun?" I asked. "It's what she calls me" replied a blushing Naota. "Takkun, that's cute" I chuckled.