Prologue – Part 2...
...A Normal Everyday Experience
"Onii-sama, onii-sama... Onii-sama!" yelled a familiar and yet distinctive voice.
I was so tempted to tell the person who tried waking me up to get lost... wait, my sister? I must be lucky that I hesitated, once again. I opened my deadweight eyes, slowly sat up with my sister's help. Her pink hair was messy and her red eyes looked very heavy as if she was about to fall to sleep.
"Thanks, Kaede Shun," I appreciated my gratitude. I stretched out my arms, letting out a silent yawn.
"You're awfully formal this morning," she replied with a giggle.
"I see," I responded and stood up. On the verge of taking off my shirt, my mind clicked into place. I looked at my sister.
"I'll pay you for a piece of privacy..." I trailed off.
"Oh, um, right!" she exclaimed and went outside. I looked around my room in the apartment. It was small, but enough to hold at least five people. The white walls were tainted brown and the ceiling was half a metre above my head.
I quickly took off my clothes, chucked on a white t-shirt, a white school shirt then buttoned that up, put on my grey school pants and my beige coloured blazer, leaving that unbuttoned.
"You can come in now Kaede," I bluntly instructed. The door opens, revealing my sister once again, wearing only a white t-shirt and red panties. I realised that I sent her outside in that clothing... "Sorry."
"For what?" Kaede questioned in an embarrassed tone.
"For sending you out like that," I answered. Kaede looked down on the floor then giggled at me.
"It had to be done anyway!" she exclaimed and fisted the air like a happy girl nailing something. If that's how she feels.
"You should get dressed, I'm going to school now," I told her. She nodded then pulled up her shirt. "When I leave the building..." I trailed off while looking away and exited the room.
"Sorry!" Kaede apologised out loud. I heaved a sigh then took the path to school.
My sister, Kaede Shun, is currently spoiled by our parents. All the more reason to be glad I got kicked out of the home and sent to this crappy apartment. She's 14 years old, three years younger than me. Our father is a rich and powerful man, I wasn't surprised when he somehow got my sister to skip a year so she would be in the same school as me. He's only done that so he could keep a distant eye on me by getting my sister to check me out every day at school. But, she's being secretly disobedient to our father and every week, when Kaede comes to live over at my place on Fridays and Saturdays, she gives me half of the money she gets from our father each week. Which is about 10,000 yen I earn from her, along with my daily payment from my part-time job. I really couldn't ask for something like that, but I have to accept that she has her reasons to live and how she wants to take care of me.
"Ooooh! Shuuuuun-kun!" yelled a voice from behind. I quickly turned around and saw Nakagomi running out of the room next to mine, in the same apartment.
It's been around 30 days since I transferred to the school, things have been going smoothly after I got into that fight with those two big students. The one let-down was Nakagomi discovering where I'm currently living... and that she's the closest neighbour to me. We only found out three days ago when Nakagomi was going home early, I also went down the same path and she thought I was stalking her. I had to spill out the beans and tell her that I was living here, which I regret doing. Now I'm going to be stuck with this for a long time...
Nakagomi started running towards me and tried to dive onto me. I quickly took a side-step and grabbed her waist with my arm while she was mid-air, parallel to the ground. "Try not to kill yourself next time," I said while letting out a sigh.
"Humph! If you managed to move out the way and decided not to catch me, I would've died! So don't say it like that!" she exclaimed, then crossed her arms while I carried her with my right arm.
"Sorry," I apologised.
"Now take me to school!" she light-heartedly yelled, then giggled.
"Like this?" I asked with a puzzled face then I lifted up Nakagomi a little higher.
"Yeah! We can surprise all the students!" she exclaimed with a giggle.
"I see," I replied.
"Not to brag or anything, but... some boys have been eyeing me and I'm feeling uncomfortable about the whole thing. I don't know why, but for some reason, I feel unclean at the moment," she told me. I don't know what happened to myself but I somewhat clenched my left hand, and I don't know why.
"And how does this help?" I asked. She hummed.
"Well... you could say, most of them will probably think that you... um... and I... um... are official!" she stammered while going red, and pulled her gaze away from me.
"I see," I once again replied, emotionlessly.
"Damn it Shun-kun! Be more outgoing, and stop being sooooo blunt!" she cried out and whimpered. My breath hitched in response and I continued walking feeling disgusted. It's pretty understandable why she's such an eyeful for the boys. She's around 160 centimetres tall, has a really nice slim figure and pretty long, shiny black hair that stops just past her waist, along with astonishing purple saucer-pan eyes and an orange hair clip on the left side of her head that stopped her bangs from covering her face.
It's pretty early in the morning, and Nakagomi is always late to school, but this is different. She's always the troublemaker during school and in... everything else.
"So, when are you going to join our baseball club?" Nakagomi asked out of the blue.
"That's the tenth time you've asked," I replied while sighing.
"Well!" she blurted out. "It's just that, you look... fit?" she questioned. I guess she doesn't know about my left arm. I also don't remember what happened to it as well, I was able to use it perfectly before I was 15 years old, but I kept getting told that my arm was always weak. But since the age of 15, my sister started getting really close to me and kept doing all these nice for me things. Which also explains the current situation I'm in. But the most irritating thing about all this, is that I don't exactly remember anything during my 15th birthday.
"I'll think about it," I responded with a sigh. She laughed a victorious one.
The school bell rang and I left my class straight away. As soon as I took a left, and before I could exit the building, someone grabbed me by the sleeve. I stopped and turned around, revealing Nakagomi showing off her smile.
"I guess you want to walk with me...?" I assumed with curiosity. She nodded with a faint smile. I took her hand and beckoned her. Her breath hitched then she blushed. I walked with her to our apartment and parted our ways by going in our own rooms.
I went inside and took off my blazer, then hopped in bed. That moment when I was walking with Nakagomi, I could feel the eyes of many burning right through my soul. It was the most uncomfortable thing I've ever been through, from what I remember. Especially that part when I walked in school while carrying Nakagomi, people pretty much have a hard time trying to keep things to themselves. At least one guy decided to back me up, Morimoto, he tried to stop people from getting all fired up about it. The things I regret doing.
The door swung open and my sister Kaede walked in. "Good afternoon onii-sama!" she greeted me.
"Likewise," I greeted her back.
"Onii-sama, you have to put things away properly," she said with a motherly tone. She picked up my blazer and hung it on a hanger by the door handle, then put my school case against the wall.
My sister also has a slim figure like Nakagomi's, but instead, she has pinkish-red hair that also stopped above her waist, she has two locks that go down the sides of her face and stop at her chest along with nice, welcoming, deep red eyes. I also have red eyes, but they're not as deep as Kaede, and my hair is more of a darkish-red. I have a wavy hairstyle, I got bangs that go across my forehead and the length of my hair is pretty average.
I didn't go to the convenient store today because Kaede insisted that she'd get me some 'healthy' food. That's probably why she came in my room a bit later than usual.
"Want to go shopping with me, onii-sama?" she asked. "You don't have to... but if you want, I'd feel delighted having to spend some time with you, after all... you're my onii-sama," she explained while rubbing her hands together against her face.
"Even though I don't like shopping, if it makes you happy, I'll do it," I accepted her offer.
"Ahhhh! Onii-sama, you don't have to if you don't like shopping!" she exclaimed and bowed to me. I stood up then patted her in the head.
"I got nothing to do, let's go," I told her. She gasped in happiness and gave me a hug.
"You're the best onii-sama!" she praised me.
"It's alright, don't over exaggerate," I replied.
"Sorry," she apologised and broke off the hug.
"It's fine, let's get going." I took my wallet that Kaede put beside my bed and put it in my right back pocket.
"It's alright to go now in the school uniform?" Kaede asked and fluffed her school skirt.
"It's up to you, no one's really going to care anyway."
"Onii-sama, you don't have to bring your wallet! I'll do the buying!" exclaimed Kaede, she then tugged my right arm.
"It's alright, besides, it's your money that I have in my wallet anyway. So technically, you're buying it," I straightforwardly told her.
"But... n-never mind, sorry," she apologised, feeling embarrassed.
"How long do we go shopping for?" I asked.
"Half an hour is probably enough."
"That's alright, now shall we get going?"
"Of course, onii-sama," Kaede agreed. We head out to the shopping mall, which is located two blocks behind the school. She took out her phone and started texting on it.
"I'm blogging about how we are going to spend out time together during shopping!" she excitedly exclaimed. "But the replies aren't what I'm expecting..." she trailed off and showed me the comments on her posts about me.
Some of the comments read: 'Reverse Siscon!' 'Brocon!' 'Your brother must be a fag.'
"Well, maybe you shouldn't blog stuff about me... and I don't think you should be showing me that stuff..." I bluntly trailed off.
"Well... I..." she stammered, then cleared her throat. "I just wanted to show you..." she trailed off while blushing a bit.
"I feel embarrassed."
"Oh... well, anyways! What do you want for your upcoming birthday?" she asked me loudly.
"I wouldn't mind some romance, comedy or drama manga."
"I see, you're still in the stuff I'm into!" replied Kaede, really happily.
"I grew up with you, of course."
"If I never existed, would you still have the same outcome?" Kaede asked out of the blue.
"What type of question is that? And to be honest, I don't think so," I replied harshly. What ticked me off was the word 'existed'.
"Onii-sama..." whimpered Kaede. I sighed then patted her on the head.
"I just had a long day, that's all. Sorry." I apologised. She embraced my right arm tightly and continued to walk to the mall.
…
"Well, we were there for more than an hour," I asserted, but lightly chuckled.
"Onii-sama! Did you just chuckle?!" loudly asked Kaede. My breath hitched in response.
"No."
"You did!"
"No I didn't."
"I swear you did, I heard you!"
"You're mistaken, there's no way that-... get down!" I turned around and blocked my face from the incoming baseball ball. That was the last thing I remembered before everything went all pitch black.
…
For some reason, I could hear the sound of my own breath. "Kaede... it's alright, he's awake now!" yelled a really familiar voice.
"Oh my! Thank lord he's alright!" yelled Kaede's voice. I gently opened my eyes, to be greeted with Kaede and Nakagomi's presence. But something was a bit off...
"Why are you sitting on my chest, in a sexual position?" I blurted out to Nakagomi. She turned as red as an apple and pounded my chest.
"As if you thought up something dirty like that! That's not like you..." she exclaimed, while fluffing her skirt as she stood up.
"I'm so glad you're okay, onii-sama!" Kaede exclaimed and hugged me tightly.
"Brocon?" Nakagomi silently muttered with a smirk.
"Shut up Nakagomi-chan!" yelled my sister.
"It's okay! There's nothing to worry about!"
"I said shut up!" Kaede repeated and pouted at Nakagomi.
"Okay, stop now... my head really hurts..." I trailed off.
"Nakagomi-chan here almost killed you!" Kaede exclaimed.
"How so?" I gave Nakagomi a sharp gaze. She went all red then slightly shifted her eyes away from me.
"Well, she basically hit a home run and the ball she hit... hit you right outside of the school. I put my right hand on my forehead and felt some bandage wrapped around.
"About that... there was pretty much blood everywhere since you took a nasty fall, according to Kaede," Nakagomi told me.
"By the way Nakagomi, what are you doing here, in my place?"
"Honorifics!" she yelled. "Well, because I felt bad for hitting you, and I just wanted to stay over and see how you're doing..."
"And you decided to sit on my chest in that sexual position?" I mentioned that moment again.
"Quiet!" she ordered me, then she blushed really hard. She's been in a really blushy mood today... I bet she doesn't feel comfortable around me for a reason that I don't want to state because it might end up as a misunderstanding... Wait, why am I thinking like this?
"Did that bother you onii-sama?"
"Yeah, of course it did! It was the most embarrassing thing, after what happened this morning, that I've been through in my life!" I exclaimed.
"Onii-sama... I thought you liked that kinda stuff, so..."
"..."
"Sorry, Shun-kun," apologised Nakagomi.
"Forget about what happened! How long have I been... out for?" I asked curiously.
"Two hours," Kaede instantly answered.
"So, I'm guessing it's around three o'clock?" I slowly sat up.
"It's 4:27," Nakagomi corrected me while looking at her watch.
"Hmm, anyways, I feel like going out and doing something... fun!" I exclaimed.
"My baseball club is training right now, if you'd like, we could have a game with you in it... and maybe your sister as well," Nakagomi offered. Even though I was mentally bashing myself to decline her offer, I really wanted to try it out, regardless of my left arm. I don't want her to know about my left arm though, because once she finds out, she's going to start feeling bad about everything.
"Participating in this doesn't mean I'll be joining though," I accepted with a smirk.
"You'll join one day..." Nakagomi replied, pouting.
"Besides, isn't it an all girls club?" I asked.
"Well, it's also opened to boys, but a very few only join."
"Why is that?"
"Well, the reason why boys don't join is because I'm the captain... and they probably don't like being lead by a girl."
"I can relate..." I blurted out.
"Quiet!" Nakagomi yelled.
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Well, here we are!" Nakagomi exclaimed. We entered the field, surrounded by a three metre high fence. I was greeted with the sight of 11 girls in their red and white sports uniform. There were two boys, one of them was Morimoto... and some other guy that I've never laid eyes on, he had black hair and was about the same height as Morimoto.
"Hey Shun-kun!" screamed out Morimoto.
"You."
"Alright, I bet the reason why you're staying here is because of all the girls in their 'hot' sports uniform!" Nakagomi yelled at me while pouting. Ah, she caught me.
"Well, it would be safe to say that... um... you're 'maybe' right," I replied, feeling embarrassed. I turned around and saw my sister looking around.
"I want to make friends with the girl who has the big breasts! She's so hot!" Kaede exclaimed and ran towards the girl who was sitting on the bench.
"Wait... Shun-kun, you're sister is..." Nakagomi trailed off, expecting me to finish it off for her.
"Yeah, but it can't be helped." I took a look at Morimoto who was jogging towards us.
"Prepare for retardism," Nakagomi warned me.
"I'm immune to it," I replied with a very sharp grin. Nakagomi started laughing.
"No need to unleash the badass side of you, you really have changed a lot after school!" Nakagomi stated while giggling. I noticed it too, I've pretty much changed... not just my personality, but also my decision making. I'd normally decline most of her requests.
"Try make up with Morimoto-kun with whatever the hell is happening between you and him, I gotta go talk to the girls and break them up into two teams," Nakagomi obliged. She started jogging, after a few steps, she turned her head and said, "Shun-kun, you'll be going against me." Then she winked and continued jogging. I guess she's trying to prove something to me, well she's on.
"It's been a while Shun-kun!" Morimoto asserted. I sighed and gazed at him.
"You still won't tell me what happened during my 15th birthday?" I sharply asked questioned him.
"You got a lot of nerve bringing that up again," he shot back. "Besides, there's no way I'm going to tell you. How about let's make a bet, if I win – I'll go make a move on your sister."
"You're a disgusting person... what if I win?" I harshly replied.
"Well, I'll give you a hint of your past," he muttered slyly.
"If that's all it takes to get closer to what I'm trying to remember... you're on."
"By the way, Nakagomi put me on her team so I could go up against you," he responded.
"Why is that?"
"Because she knows you were an amazing baseball player during your fifth grade until your eighth grade, and your team won every single interschool title," he told me. That part is true, but that doesn't really change the fact that I might not be able to play it like I used to... because of my left arm.
"I see."
"Anyways! Shall we get it to it?" Morimoto said happily, after he glimpsed at his right for a split second. I turned to my left and saw Nakagomi near while jogging to us.
"Nakagomi-chan, I'm ready for anything... bring it on," I said pridefully. I looked at what was happening behind her and tilted my head in disbelief. Kaede was latched onto that girl's body.
"Anyways, I'm going to introduce you to the girls and that boy," Nakagomi replied with a smile. We walked over to the bench, where the girls were preparing for a quick match against me and whoever is on my team. It would be safe to say that, half of them didn't look particularly... happy. Was it because the teams aren't right? Or is it because the ones supposedly on my team wanted to be on Nakagomi's team? "Alright girls and... boy! Let me introduce you to our idol, Yuuma Shun!" She pointed to me. Idol? What idol? Wait, Morimoto did mention to me that she knew that I was a good baseball player. But how did they know?
"No way!" one of the girls exclaimed.
"He's so much taller than last time!"
"He looks pretty dull..."
"I can't believe I'm on his team!" happily exclaimed the girl with short, light-green hair and green eyes.
"Nakagomi, are you sure this was a good idea? What if you lose?" the girl with the big beasts... short, brown hair and orange eyes questioned Nakagomi.
"Calm down everyone! He may have been our school's rival a long time ago," she exclaimed. "Well many school's rival..." she then muttered. "But, it's not like he's going to beat us now," she assumed, smiling while harshly patting me on the shoulder.
"Umm... hi?" I greeted them.
"Told you he was dull," the girl with long brown hair with yellow eyes said.
"Hi!" the girl with green hair greeted back. The others all greeted me with a bow, except for that long, brown hair girl.
"Do you need to stretch before the match?" Nakagomi whispered me in ear. I shook my head and smiled.
"The earlier, the better," I quietly replied back.
"Alright, we'll have two matches, three if a match draw is set. Alright, Shun-kun's team will be fielding first. Let's go!" Nakagomi set out the game rules. The girls that were on my team were looking at me, with embarrassed faces.
"The reason why Nakagomi put all the good people on her team is because she's determined to beat you..." one of the girls on my team trailed off. So that's how it's going to be? Nakagomi is trying to go all out on me.
"So that's the way she wants to play? Don't worry we'll win!" I exclaimed.
"That's right, we got Shun-san on our team!" pridefully yelled the girl with the short, light-green hair and green eyes.
"Yeah!"
"Damn straight!"
"Doesn't matter how bad we are, we can still do this!"
"The name is Oshiro, Rina Oshiro," the girl with the green hair introduced herself and bowed.
"Shun, Yuuma Shun..." I trailed off. She laughed.
"Obviously, you were already introduced!" she exclaimed happily.
"I'm Hana Kagome. You're pitching, I don't care," said the girl with the supposedly big breasts, brown short hair and orange eyes.
"I never really pitched in an actual game before... but okay," I accepted, feeling confused. But I practiced pitching for a very long time in my own time, just in case this moment would come... but it never did, until now. She gave me the ball, and I put on my baseball glove on my left hand. I stood on the pitch and took a sideways position with my left leg closest towards the batter and with the ball in my right hand. The first batter was the boy I never met before, he is left-handed. I took a glimpse at the batters on bench, the girl who kept calling me 'dull' was the next batter, then it was a blue-haired girl. Of course Nakagomi would be the fourth batter, and Morimoto is the fifth... he's probably the backup if Nakagomi makes a mistake. There's 8 players per team, Kaede joined the batters team to even up the teams since there was 15 of us, she's the 16th player. She was the last batter though, but I'll give Nakagomi a sharp pitch the moment she hops in.
"Let's go!" yelled Nakagomi. I nodded. I lifted my left leg up and pulled my right arm back, I dropped my left leg, using my support leg, I launched the ball from my hand and pitched it as hard as I could...
Author's Notes/Updates:
- I was told that I have too much redundancy in my pieces, so I'll try to work on that.
- Will be releasing Chapter 2 after this.
- Criticism is much appreciated.