A/N:Ready for chapter 5 of surprise? I know, I've been holding it off lately. Hopefully you forgot about me and didn't check off the alert story box . This will certainly be a 'Surprise' for you
Today's date: YamamotoxChrome ;D Guess where they're going! GUESS~!
"You ready, Dokuro?" Yamamoto asked while standing next to the ice cold metal door. It was early in the morning, and the baseball nut was extremely eager for today. There's one thing he loves as much as sword fighting it's baseball. And today (surprisingly) for the date he decided to go to an All-Stars baseball game. It was one of those high energy baseball game, with plenty of room for unexpected results and plays.
Chrome had worn tom boy clothes that day. It was completely different from her normal attire. Instead of her usual uniform, she wore a white UVERworld t-shirt, with a black cardigan over it. Then instead of her skirt, she wore dark blue denim short shorts and converse. It seemed like she put a lot of thought into what to wear for this particular date, since she realized that Yamamoto was more into casual clothing.
Yamamoto on the other hand wore a dark olive-colored jersey jacket with a plain white tea. He only wore dark blue skinny jeans and red limited edition Nikes. Chrome had guessed right, he was into casual out-going sporty clothes after all. Leave it to Chikusa to know what boys wore.
"Yes, Yamamto Takeshi." Chrome said as politely as she could muster. She never really interacted with Yamamoto before, so of course her date with him is going to be very awkward. Sighing, she started a countdown in her head. The game is going to be over in a few hours, so all she needed to do is live through that time. Simple, yet it's so hard.
"Hop in the taxi, and let's have fun!" He grinned from ear and ear while talking about baseball. It was like he was an encyclopedia of baseball terms, knowing every single hit and batting average of a player, also knowing the number of balls and strikes. Unknowingly, Chrome got pulled further in to his baseball world. Soon, she was talking quite eagerly with him too.
Despite being quite unwillingly to go to this date with Yamamoto, she was quite amazed stepping into a baseball stadium for the first time. It was something about the tension in the air and the grandness of it all. Seeing so many fans that would rave about their favorite team, or people just watching for good times.
"Isn't it amazing? So, how do you like your first time at a baseball game?"
"More than I thought it would be, Yamamoto Takeshi!" She smiled and suddenly remembered that they had to find their seats. An unfamiliar feeling overcame her. She searched her mind for that one word to describe whatever she was feeling that moment. Uncertainty. Yes, uncertainty and uneasiness.
Thoughts flooded her mind as she kept thinking about her date. What if Yamamoto thinks that Chrome was a hassle and in the way of him enjoying the game? With each passing step she got more and more depressed. Finally when they reached their assigned seats she sighed loudly.
"What's wrong, Dokuro?" Yamamoto was quite concerned. Chrome was known to have a weak body, and he was worried she would collapse any moment.
"I'm a burden. You shouldn't have brought me here, if you did you would've enjoyed the game to the fullest extent." Just then smoke bombs exploded announcing the start of the game. Chrome watched with such intensity at the opening ceremony that Yamamoto chuckled at her star twinkling eyes.
"About what you said, I think I enjoy it more with friends." Yamamoto said in a serious manner.
"Are you sure about that?"
"Quite sure."
The day went on with Chrome and Yamamoto happily exchanging opinions of the teams and players. There were times where they would high-five each other when a homerun would be hit. Once, their hands lingered for more than five seconds, rendering Chrome to stutter and look away. Yamamoto slightly blushed and nervously talked about the game again. Moments like those were one of those "treasured memories" Yamamoto wanted.
Chrome also got her first taste of hotdogs, and extremely liked them. It was as if it was a new exotic food that you could only get at baseball games.
"This is so delicious!"
The taste was salty, warm, and plain meaty. Ketchup and mustard also dressed the wiener nicely enough to bite it down. Chrome closed her eyes to savor the taste, for she was almost done with it.
"Haha, we should get back to the game though. It looks like it's the final inning!" At that note, he literally glowed with happiness. Chrome was taken back at his innocence and bursted out laughing. Yamamoto stopped and stared, was Chrome really this beautiful whenever she laughed?
"Yeah, okay. Let's get going then!" She took hold of Yamamoto's wrist and sprinted back towards the seat. By the time they sat down, it was already dark and the light's switched on. Chrome blinked quickly at the sudden brightness and noticed something when she looked on the field. Suddenly she could see the details of the players so well.
The sweat on their brow, the nervous twitching of their mouths, and the gripping on the baseball bat. It was as if the whole game just changed just like that. New respect filled Chrome as she gazed down from her seat. However, beside her Yamamoto stared at her with thoughts running through his head.
"W-What's happening to me? I usually focus so much on the game.."
As puzzled as he was, he knew that it was a nostalgic feeling. The baseball game had ended and Chrome was practically a ball of happiness. Since she had never joined sports ever in her school, she didn't know what it felt like.
"Hey, Yamamoto Takeshi, why did that player leave the..the..the home base?" Happy that she got a term right, she giggled.
"Ah, that means that it was a strike out."
"What's that?"
"He missed hitting the ball three times. Each time he misses is a 'strike'."
"Does that mean he's a bad player?"
"..W-..N-Not all the time..(I think)"
"When that team won, it felt like I won." She told Yamamoto while they were strolling in the park.
"It feels thrilling doesn't it?" Yamamoto knew full to well what she meant. In fact, he himself have felt the sweet taste of victory whenever he won. Of course there were drawbacks, such as jealousy from other team members and the sour taste of losing. It's certainly a bitter-sweet game, baseball was.
"Thank you."
"For?"
"Showing me that experience.. I-Thanks."
"…You're welcome. Oh, we're here at your house, er living space." A little bit disappointed that the conversation couldn't last longer, he slowly turned towards Chrome who was fumbling with her clothes. It seemed as if the awkward tension was rising higher and higher. Finally Chrome couldn't stand it anymore and broke the ice.
"I'll repay you back for the tickets-" Chrome started, and stopped when Yamamoto hung his head.
"I kinda liked today's date. Let's do it again sometime, ok?" He asked hopelessly, as if his world would come crashing down if she said no.
"Sure! Another baseball game would be great."
"Ha..yeah.."
That night ended with a kind of disappointment for Yamamoto. Chrome hadn't gotten what he mean by, "doing it again sometime." Of course, she was the lofty-headed Dokuro that the Vongola treasures as their Mist guardian.
"But, that means I can see her whenever I want!" Yamamoto immediately lit up when this thought suddenly popped into his mind. It was quite sneaky for Yamamoto, to use an excuse to see a girl. But that meant he's gained determination for something other than baseball or swords. Something worth fighting for…
(A/N:Alright bonus content, because xAngelic says it was short I'll extend it! HA!)
"How was your date, Yamamoto-kun?" Tsuna asked eagerly, waiting for the results. His date failed, atleast in his opinion. If Chrome could get a more successful date then him, it would be fine. Right?
"It was better than I expected." A smile was pasted on his face as he kept on thinking about Chrome. He never knew a person, much less a girl, could make him feel that..happy. Just what was the name of that feeling? It nagged his mind to no end.
"You seem, happy." Tsuna remarked, a sense of deja vu overcame him.
"I do."
Yamamoto suddenly sat up when he noticed the time. Eleven o' clock was way too late, and he would surely get scolded by his old man. He bowed to Tsuna and Rebron and hurriedly left the Sawada household.
"Now I remember!" Tsuna gasped, finally making the connection. He had felt as happy as Yamamoto seemed after he went on a date with Chrome. What does that mean?
"Go to sleep, No-Good-Tsuna. You have an exam tomorrow." Reborn muttered good night, and fell asleep in his 'bed'.
"Gah!"
A/N: Hoho, do you get the last line? It's that song from MuLang. "Something worth fighting for! And something about girls.."
Heh, it means that Yamamoto will fight for that girl, if you hadn't caught my drift. Anyways thanks for reading!
