oooo thanks for the reviews....... Personally I like flames... I don't know why, I just do.
Bad Grammar okay... so don't go crazy on me i'm typing this really fast.
oh yeah i noticed in the last chapter i spelled lied, l-y-e-d. srry Also don't complain Japanese don't play baseball. They do! Even though they don't have a professional league, the sport is actually popular with their cycling. Hello, the Japanese kids last year won the championship Little League last year! They kicked our American asses.
The rain finally stopped, only after yesterday. I was washing my breakfast bowl in the kitchen, all alone. The rushing water, that was too much for one measly bowl, poured like icy flames. I was absent minded into my thoughts. When I woke up Gaara was gone and I was glad too. What was yesterday? A kiss too many with no meaning? Questions rushed through my head. Still in my pink pajamas, with a minor stuffy nose, I walked into my dim room. Laying by the unmade bed was th damp uniform, I wore yesterday. Luckily, I had four other pairs.
SFX
"Ziiiiiiip"
At school
There I was in front of the classroom's closed door. I had everything in check, with my small bag on my back. My classmates were in their with no worries of the outside world. I couldn't join them while those "two" were in there. The sense of " weirdness" was in my spine. It was two minutes to eight and my hand just stayed at the know. My hand was ready to open, curled half way to fit the cold knob, but my nerves froze. I was standing there like an idiot.
"Miss Haruno, are you going in or not?" Kaka-sensei was behind me, smiling.
"Hai, Sensei!" I bowed to him and opened the door.
"You're a funny girl, Sakura."
I entered while the room was silenced, behind trotted Sensei. He dropped his express bag on the far right corner of his desk, near unmarked test papers. He then took his body to the chalkboard and wrote our daily entry. I just stood there in the front of the classroom, staring at the front row who were staring at me. Sasuke seemed queer as he smiled to me. His appearance changed today. A big black bruise was around his left eye. Did Gaara do this...."
My breath was caught in a moment as my eyes met Gaara. No, it couldn't be. He didn't have a scratch on him.
Kaka-sensei stopped at writing a clear "A."
"Miss Haruno, please sit down so the class can copy the warm up." He waited patiently for me to react. I started walking to the table. It was like facing death. Passing Sasuke's seat to go to mine, trust was on the manner. Either it was my imagination, but I felt a tight clench on my butt. Whether it happened or not, I ignored it and sat slowly between them. My heart was thumping fast, like after running a mile without stopping. Being watched was the problem. Their eyes were on me... A clash of rivalry would soon begin.
P.E
P.E. Attire
White Shirt
Red shorts
The P.E field is quite large, since its divided into two sections. The boy's side and the girls side. Administrators somehow had a problem with the co-ed idea. But as each side is with green the only acception is the baseball field. It's right in center in both fields. It doesn't matter anyway, since boys have more interest in the game. The girls just watch to get out of running a mile.
Right now a baseball game was held. Behind homeplate is the back stop and behind that is two long steel benches. One for the boys(front bench) and one for the girls(back bench) Gossip was carried from one girl to the next ,while the boys played. I was the only girl paying attention to the game. Two teams were created: Red(Gaara) and Blue(Sasuke). Blue team was on the out field and Sasuke was first base man. Shikimaru was the pitcher. Red Team sat in front of us waiting patiently for their turn at bat. The first inning began.
"Sakura! What happened at Sasuke's house yesterday? You never answered back my call,"asked Ino with envy. The other girls giggled and waited for an answer. And with great luck, Gaara was sitting in front of me. His body was complete still, pretending to watch the game.
"Uh... Nothing. We just drank tea and I went home," I lied trying to focus my eyes on the game and not on Gaara's back.
Giggles were heard.
"Lier...Lier..." they teased. "What really happened, Sakura? Did he kiss you?" My heart was struck and my face reddened with anger. It wasn't their business.
"Saskura is blushing, so he did kiss you!"
My hands were rolling up up my P.E shirt to a wrinkling cloth. What did these girls want! They're acting like a bunch of pre-teens. The adolencence of wanting to know how it felt, was immature.
"You're up," called out one of Gaara's teamates. Gaara was calm and got up to go in front of the back stop. He chose the common wooden bat and took his position on the left batter box. His cleats rubbed the dirt , warming up his feet. He took his bat and gripped it to the air, his knees slightly bent. The pitcher focused his eyes on the batter and the catcher. His head nodded at the pitch signal. Was it a fast ball, curve ball...?
This inning was on Gaara. The bases were loaded. Sweat trickled down his fore-head. Shikamaru made the motion for the pitch.
Swing The ball flew into the air with great impact. Even the other girls kept quiet watching in awe.
"Strike One!" It was a foul ball.
Sasuke chuckled. "Gaara, I see you lost your touch."
Gaara grew pissed and spitted saliva out. He took gripped on the bat again. Keep your eye on the ball....... The pitch was thrown....and...
"Strike Two!" Another foul ball.
Sasuke commented again, "My, your swings are big, but your aim is lame." Now that pissed off.
"Gaara!,"I yelled from the bench. He turned his head with a surprised look. The girls had their eyes on me.
"Don't let him get to you. Dammit! Prove to him, that your not the same person. It's not just about the game!
Do it for you and....me!"
He stared back at me, deciding a conjecture. He simply grinned at me, then turned back around. My heart pounded. At least a foul ball on the third hit would not count as a stike.
I sensed an aura around him, then. An aura of confidence. His feet were now tightly gripped on ground. His eyes were more focused. Shikimaru nodded at his future pitch and rose his led. The pitch was thrown.
SFX: Cling!
And it was out of here
The bat was dropped on the ground. It was a grandslammer.......
After School
Students were crowded around the front lawn of the school. P.E was just over and I just finished dressing. Gaara was amazing on the field. He was almost faced with a tag out, but somehow escaped it. His team even won the game. I blushed a deep red thinking of him. Then someone popped out from the back of me.
"You're thinking of Gaara... aren't you, Sakura?" asked the annoying Ino with big wide eyes.
My response, "........."
"Come one! You've been acting funny ever since he came to live with you. And please, isn't obvious on that little speech you gave him."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Hahaha, don't give me that B.S. Gaara do it for yourself, do it for me," she mimicked me.
"Yeah, whatever." I didn't have time for this.
"Ah, don't deny it. I think it's kind of sweet. It's sort of like a soap opera. Foster brother liking his foster sister."
My face blushed again. "He doesn't have feeling for me. He's a wall, barracading himself from people!." I really didn't have time for this.
"Sure..."
Then I saw him. Well, I mean, I saw his hair. I pushed Ino aside.
"Sorry, I have to go!."
Making my way though the crowd I ran across the street. Catching my breath, I called," Gaara, wait for me."
His body stopped when he heard my voice. I ran up to him and pushed him slightly.
"I didn't know you were good at baseball. You were great!"
He stared at me fron a slanted direction. His was confused. You know, about last night and all. He then knew, I knew, it was nothing anymore. It didn't mean anything right?
"Well, I had some practice where I came from..." Gaara was bragging!? We continued on walking home, like sister and brother. And that's how it will be forever....
TO BE CONTIUED
Review please! I know this chapter sucks, but this was the only way to go on through the story.