Chapter Six: Why are adults so stupid?

(Rin POV)

Rin thought of himself as a pretty mediocre actor so when he got through the day without any of his fears coming to fruition he breathed a sigh of relief. He made his way to the baseball field to talk to Momokan. Rin knew in the back of his mind that Ren would want his coach to know what was going on.

When Rin saw her he couldn't help but be awestruck. He was comfortable in his sexuality, but he had to admire what he saw in Coach Momoe. The way even loose fitting sweatpants fit on her made him do a double take.

She was working with on pitching machine. Rin searched his counterpart's memory and remembered that it had broken a short while before.

And she can fix stuff too? His thoughts purred.

"Oh hey Mihashi, what's up?" she beamed, stopping her work. Even though he was the epitome of all Ren's confidence he couldn't help but flinch in her presence.

"Yeah, umm do you remember the party a couple weeks ago?" He began.

"The one where you turned into your evil clone?" she replied. Rin stifled a swear word, he didn't like being thought of as evil.

"That's the one, but I don't like being called an evil clone," he decided to pull the Abe-didn't-do-the-Release-phrase-right-so-I'm-the-evil-Mihashi bomb simply.

Momokan nodded, "Well that's alright with me, so long as you don't try to molest my catcher and can still pitch,"

"Sir yes ma'am!" He exclaimed, wondering why she believed him so easily.

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Rin was in the middle of his catching drills with Hanai when the team captain asked him a question.

"Why were you scared of the teachers figuring out you aren't Mihashi?"

"Who said I was?" Rin parried, tossing back the ball.

"Tajima told me," Hanai replied, catching effortlessly. "So why?"

"Azusa, do you really want to know?" Rin asked. Hanai held onto the ball, surprised that Rin was now referring to him by his given name.

"Yeah, I want to know," he nodded. Rin motioned for Hanai to throw the ball.

"When Ren was younger…" he started to say. "He had an imaginary friend."

Hanai nodded as he caught the ball again. He could understand imaginary friends, and though he wouldn't admit it to anyone else, he had one too. His name was B-chan and ironically he acted just like Tajima.

But that was a story for later.

"Well," Rin continued. "His 'friend' was also ironically named Rin. That Rin even acted like I do. The thing is that eventually via many bad events Ren's grandfather convinced his parents that there was something wrong in his head, and the doctors agreed."

Hanai flinched; Did Rin say that Mihashi was crazy?

"Long story short, Ren went away for a long time to a place without door, windows, or baseball and he doesn't want to go back," Rin sighed, cradling the ball in his hands. He allowed himself to sit and motioned for the team captain to do the same

"There were a few times when it almost happened, and that's part of why Ren had to go to Mihoshi." He explained. Since his grandfather would always be around there would be little chance of a 'relapse'."

Rin leaned back and lay flat on the grass, staring at the clouds waiting for the obviously flabbergasted captain to ask any questions.

"So why tell me all this?" he finally breathed, breaking the semi awkward silence.

Rin shrugged, "Just as Ren trusts Takaya I trust you for some odd reason."

Hanai raised his eyebrow, ready to ask more, but Rin stopped him with a lengthy yawn.

"I should go back to sleep if I want to become Ren in time to go home…"

No real cliffies, so please review!!!!