The sun rested up high in the azure sky, observing the baseball practice session down below with hot intensely. The viewing clouds were dotted around the sun and sky watching, waiting for the pitch to be thrown.

Sugino stood on top of the pitcher's mound gripping the baseball tightly. His middle finger was placed right on top of the baseball's bottom rusty red seam while his thumb was placed alongside the back of the seam. His index finger's knuckle rested on the ball all the while his middle knuckle pointed out his target. He was winding up for a knuckle curveball. This kind of curveball was difficult to master and he was sure that his opponent would not expect such an advanced attack, but just to be on the safe side he made sure to hide his obvious knuckle curveball by shielding it with his gloved left hand.

He took a deep breath and let it out. His dark blue eyes focusing on his target…It's time for the kill. He lifted up his opposite knee, rotated his hips forward, and bent his arm at a perfect 90 degree angle before he snapped the release. He watched the ball dart across the distance between him and the batter like a bullet before it curved from its course.

"Strike Three! You're out!"

"Yes!" Sugino cheered rather proud that he was able to pull off this technique.

The sun sat above the sky as it continued watching the game. Soon the baseball players started working on drills. Sugino was currently practicing his swings. He may be a good pitcher, but he still needed to work on his swings. The line moved up, soon he would have to batter up.

The players were separated into three lines and in front of each line was a pitching machine. The batters would walk up and the pitching machine would pitch three balls, the batter would have to try and hit all three and once his turn was over he would have to get in the back of the line and let the next batter go, after that it was just rinse and repeat.

After a grueling practice Sugino sat himself down on a bench greedily drinking up every last drop of water from his water bottle.

"Hey Sugino!"

"Hmm…?" He turned to the person calling his name. It was Shindo. "Oh, Shindo what's up?" Sugino asked as he watched the baseball captain jog up towards him.

"You up for some extra practice, me and a few others guys were going to play a quick game before we called it quits."

Sugino briefly thought about it. His shoulders were aching as were his arms which were silently pulsating with pain, but as the going says no pain, no game.

"Sure I don't mind just one quick game." He said. Shindo nodded in agreement.

Sugino was guarding second base. He would have been pitching but he didn't want to overwork his arm, besides as he stated before he wanted to be a well-rounded baseball player. The next batter was walking up to plate and Sugino readied himself if the ball headed his way. The sun gleamed brightly in excitement as Shindo, who was pitching, wound up for his throw….no doubt a fast ball from the looks of his stance. The ball was up in the air before Sugino had time to blink. It was a heading his way! It was soaring higher and higher and it was clear that Sugino would not be able to catch it. But, that wasn't going to stop him from trying. He couldn't let them score a homerun! He tried catching it but it had flown right over his head. He let out an annoyed 'tch'…before letting out a sigh.

"Hey Sugino mind getting the ball!?"

"Sure thing!" He responded before jogging off to find where the ball had landed.

As he searched for the baseball his mind wondered back to the game… Where at a great disadvantage now….If we want to win where going to need a homerun….Let's see….We could load up the bases and then…- Before he could finish that thought he heard a small yelp and before he knew it right in front of him seemingly out of nowhere stood Okuda Manami; Class-E's very own poisonous bespectacled angel witch. His eyes grew wide in terror realizing that he had little time to slow down his fast pace and before he knew it he full out body slammed her to the ground. A loud string of curses flew out of his mouth before he could stop them.

"Shit! I'm so sorry Okuda!" He apologized as he slowly got up from her. He really hoped he didn't squish her flat.

"Uh….i-it's fine…I should have been p-paying attention." She said meekly as she slowly got up from the ground, re adjusting her glasses as she did so.

"What are you doing here anyway?" Sugino asked curiously.

"Hmm…o-oh I was just coming back from E-class I was w-working on some new poisons t-that could kill Koro-sensei…" She said as she slowly dusted herself off.

"Geez…I am so sorry…"

"N-no, n-no it's fine."

"God I could have really hurt you….then Karma would have hurt me…" Sugino shivered at the thought of the devil red head. "Are you sure you're not hurt, no bruises or anything?" He asked very clearly worried for his frail petite classmate.

"I-It's fine, it's fine….really…" She said hoping he wasn't beating himself up for an accident that was partially her fault.

"Hey, Sugino! What's taking so long?" A distant voice asked.

"I'm coming wait!" Sugino cried back.

"O-Oh I-I'm so sorry I didn't mean to keep you long." Okuda said sheepishly.

"Nonsense its fine. Hey you wouldn't have happened to see a baseball near here?"

"A baseball… Oh! Yes, I saw one fly by right before you crashed into me!" She said bluntly not knowing that she had made Sugino feel even guiltier when she reminded him of what he had done.

"W-well could you help me find it?"

"Sure!"

"Ah! I-Is this it?" Okuda asked holding up the beaten up baseball.

"Oh yeah! Thanks, Okuda you're a life saver." Sugino exclaimed as he took the ball from her, briefly noticing how small and dainty her hands were.

"O-oh it's no problem…I-I'm happy I could help." She said as she fiddled with her skirt shyly. It was so cute. So very cute that before he knew it Sugino said:

"Hey, would you like to stay and watch me practice." The words fell from his lips before he had time to process their implications.

"O-oh uhh…" Okuda contemplated the offer silently as she bit her nail in thought. Sugino just stood rock still and it seemed like his words were just coming out without his command.

"I-It would be nice to have someone cheer me on." He said. Okuda took a second to think about it, but she quickly agreed with a smile on her face, after all she wanted to be supportive towards all her classmates.

"Of course, anything for you." She said innocently.

Sugino tried to laugh it off, he knew Okuda didn't mean it that way...but...was it still wrong that he felt his heart go pitter patter...

His teammates sent a few curious glances towards the two. They knew the girl was from the E-class since Sugino took the time to briefly introduce her to them. But they didn't understand why Sugino insisted she stay and watch them practice. The two E-class students were having a brief discussion on a bench before Sugino finally got up and headed towards the baseball field.

"Are you finally done talking to your girlfriend?" One of them teased. Sugino just laughed nervously his cheeks turning pink.

"Hey come on now she's just a friendly classmate of mine." Sugino explained.

"They're just teasing, after all this is the first time you've ever brought a girl to watch you practice." Shindo said.

"W-well don't go on assuming things, she's not my girlfriend."

"Whatever let's get on with the game." Shindo replied brushing of Sugino's defensive tone.

And so the game continued with Okuda quietly watching from the sidelines….every so often she would catch Sugino glancing at her….She wondered why…until she remembered. I'm supposed to be cheering him on! On no! I've just been doing nothing all this time! I'm really bad at this! In order to make it up to Sugino she nervously got up from where she was sitting and made her way towards the chain fence that separated her and the baseball players.

"G-Go Sugino!" She nervously shouted. Hoping her words of encouragement would improve his game play.

Sugino was currently making his way up to batter and from the corner of his eyes he saw her make her way towards them…and when she called out to him like that in her pretty nervous voice with purple eyes alit with determination and support he could feel his heart skip a beat. Without permission a large cheesy grin made its way on to his face. He wanted to shift his body slightly to give her a wink….NOT A FLIRTIOUS ONE MIND YOU! It….was going to be a 'roger that' kind of wink….that's all….

But before he knew it the pitch was made and as he shifted his weight to give Okuda a quick wink and possibly a thumbs up he by some miracle had actually hit the ball. It wasn't a home run but at least it wasn't a dud. He stood still for a few seconds processing what happened. His feet only stated moving when he heard his teammates yelling at him to move.

He managed to reach second base…barley…. He let out a huff of exhaustion and his eyes automatically searched for Okuda. Blue meet with purple. Okuda had a proud smile on her face and then she cried out.

"Good j-job!"

He had to pull down his baseball cap to try and hide the reddening of his cheeks and the smile that was making its way across his face….Why was his chest fluttering? Maybe he's just happy that a close classmate is cheering him on and he's nervous because he's never practiced in front of a close classmate before…yes that must be it he reasoned. Regardless of the reason his body felt like it had been renewed with a new found of energy…He wanted to impress her….Next time I go to batter I'll make it a homerun…that should impress her right?

"Looks like you have your own personal cheerleader huh Sugino?" Shindo teased. Sugino just scratched his flushed cheeks in embarrassment…but it's not like he denied it either.

BONUS:

He was up to batter. He readied himself for the pitch. Okuda was nearby and she was shouting out words of encouragement. Throughout the game she had begun feeling more comfortable and slowly but surely she was fully invested in the game.

"Go Sugino!" She cheered happily her cheeks a rosy red still a little embarrassed for being so loud she really hoped she wasn't distracting the other players.

But the way her braids swayed with her every moment and the way they bounced up and down with her as she cheered him on. Smile bright and pure…If the fence wasn't there he would have tacked her into a bear hug by now.

He craned his head slightly to face her before giving her a wink and mouthing 'this one's for you.' The pitch came just as he returned his attention to the game. The ball and baseball meet with a violent clang and off went the ball flying. He actually couldn't believe he did it all things considered. He stood still for a moments before Okuda's voice brought him back to reality.

She had let out a cute excited laugh as she clapped her hands.

"Run Sugino! Go!" She exclaimed.

He didn't need to be told twice he ran as fast as he could around the bases, he wanted to get to home base as soon as possible so he could see Okuda. So she could congratulate him! He's never felt so vivid and alive as he did then. It felt like he was running towards the airport to catch up with his lover before she flew away on her airplane….in short he was filled with adrenaline and dopamine. He should invite Okuda to his practices more often….

"Safe!"

"Yes!" He exclaimed as he pumped his fist in the air.

"Good game."

His teammates came and congratulated him on a good game. But their praises fell deaf on his ears he wanted her to say it….

"U-uh…Sugino….t-that was amazing!" Okuda commented as she slightly adjusted her glasses.

"It was all because of you."

"M-Me…" Sugino froze…what did I say?!

"Yooouu Y-Your cheering! I meant your cheering….I work well under positive reinforcement…is what I meant to say…"

"O-Oh well I'm glad I could help!" She said happily. Shit that' so cute…. Since when did he start sweating….and why was he heart hammering against his chest….Exercise! That's why b-because of the game! Yup! That's why!

"You should come more o-often…"

"I-I would love to…I wouldn't mind seeing an actual game….When I see you put your all into it…I just can't help but cheer you on!" She said innocently as she interlaced her fingers together in front of her as a light blush dusted her porcelain face.

"I-I-I…." WARNING, WARNING CUTENESS OVERLOAD! SHUTTING FRONTAL CORTEX SHUTTING DOWN WARNING THIS IS NOT A DRILL WARNING!

"Oh ah…but I get it if you don't want me to….I could be distraction after all." Okuda said apologetically franticly waving her hands around as she saw how nervous and unresponsive Sugingo got when she mentioned the idea of her going to see more practices and actual games.

"No! I-I-I want you…I mean I want you to be there…I-I want to see you…c-cheer me on that is! I-it's next Friday….c-can you come….?"

"Of course I'll be there! It's a date."

"D-date…" Blood rushed up to his whole face as steam poured out of his ears…

"Yes…"

"By d-date you mean like a uhh…"

"An appointment! You know a date."

"O-O-of course hahaha….." He responded very clearly disappointed.

"Dude you got it bad…" Shindo snickered.

"Oh my god how long have you guys been standing there!?"

"We never left. We saw the whole thing and you guys totally have our blessing." Shindo casually stated as the other baseball players nodded in agreement some sporting supportive thumbs up.

"Huh?" Okuda said innocently as she titled her head in confusion.

Oh Okuda still oblivious as ever! XD Sorry for not uploading (Tho I did warn yall I wouldn't update frequently XP) But school stuff happened then I got a fever. Ughhhhhh ANYWAY Hope you like this chapter. For the next one i'm thinking...

Either Nagisa or Isogai. You guys can decided in the comments. Thanks for supporting me with you reviews they make me so happy!