AN : Getting a break over night and finish this in the morning! I couldn't wonder at myself how I kept getting motivation for this one! so many emotions driven at me when I wrote for this one. Thanks for all the favorite and review! Osu Osu! I hope I don't let anyone down, (maybe my wording is hard to understand at some part, sorry.)

The Next day.

"Sawamura, go run until I call for you, do not touch the ball yet." Kataoka ordered Sawamura as he overlooked the batting practice of the whole team.

"…Ye-Yes!" Although Sawamura wanted to pitch and tried what Mei and Masa-san told him yesterday, he didn't want to refuse Kataoka's order and ran around the field.

"Miyuki, how's Furuya?"

"Well, the same as ever, sir. Although his stamina and control seems to improve a bit."

"Do you think it's enough for the upcoming tournament as a starter?" Kataoka asked as he glanced at Furuya and then Kawakami, checking on their form.

"I'd say, he's ready for the starter but to pitch for a long time would be difficult unless he learns something new. If the batter get used to his pitch, then it's getting difficult." Miyuki commented. "Nori only need to strengthen mentally, as he's still afraid of the big hitter."

"If so, then we need to get Sawamura back on his feet before next week." Miyuki nodded, actually he'd be glad to catch Sawamura's ball again. "I'll leave him in your care then Miyuki."

Miyuki nodded and took his leave to run after Sawamura. "Zono, Kuramochi, get over here!" Kataoka shouted as he called the vice captains. "I need to talk with you two, followed me."

"Let's get you warmed up as Kanemaru setting the protective gear." Sawamura nodded as he slowly threw to the ball to Miyuki several times.

"I'm ready, Miyuki-Senpai." Kanemaru said as he stood in the batter box. "Come, Sawamura!" Kanemaru shouted.

Miyuki started by calling the out course first and as usual, Sawamura didn't have problem throwing to the out course. Then when Miyuki asked for the in course, the usual also happened, Sawamura threw the ball horribly as it almost hit Miyuki instead this time. "S-Sorry! Miyuki-Senpai…"

"Don't mind it, you have to get over it." Sawamura nodded.

Kanemaru was ready to avoid Sawamura's ball but the balls never went into his direction even once, it all went wild to the outside course.

"Sawamura, take a rest and go run a few laps." Miyuki said after he caught the 20th ball from Sawamura.

"Bu-But I still want to try…"

"Go run a few laps."

"Why…? Can't I try again?" Sawamura said.

"Kanemaru, you can go back to batting practice first." Miyuki ordered his Kouhai.

"But Miyuki-Senpai…"

"Go, now." Kanemaru nodded and left the battery alone.

"Why can't I pitch a few more…?"

"Because you need to relax, that dead ball happened because you felt the pressured."

"Bu-But, if I practiced harder, then maybe it'll be different."

"It's not going to be any different."

"Then can I try something…different?"

"No, you can't."

"But Narumiya-senpai and Masa-san said that-!" Sawamura quickly covered his mouth as his tongue slipped the word it shouldn't slip out.

"What did you just say!?" Miyuki's expression changed swiftly and sharply, his face turned grim and gave out a terrifying aura.

"N-Nothing, I-I'm going to run around the field." As Sawamura readied his feet, Miyuki grabbed his wrist with strength. "M-Miyuki-senpai! That hurts! P-Please let me go!"

"Then tell me, what did those two said to you?"

"T-They didn't say anything. Ouch!" Miyuki tighten his gripped on the pitcher's wrist.

"Are you still going to lie to me!? So that's how it is, huh? You trust another catcher more than me?" Sawamura felt the chill ran up on his spine in the middle of the day, Miyuki's voice was as cold and sharp as icicle in the cave at snow mountain.

"N-No! It's not like that!"

"Then how about you stop lying to me!?" Miyuki's voice started to get louder, as he noticed that his voice just now caught the attention of his teammates, he dragged Sawamura far away, where they can be private.

Sawamura couldn't do anything but to follow Miyuki, he didn't even dare to shout that Miyuki's hurting his wrists.

Miyuki dragged Sawamura back to his room and threw Sawamura onto his bed as he pinned the boy down. "Now spill it out, Sawamura…"

"S-Spill what?"

"…I'm losing my patient, Sawamura…"

"T-They just told me to work harder before the next tournament!" Sawamura shouted as he struggled to get free of Miyuki's grasp.

"You think I'm an idiot like you to fall for that crap!? If you're not going to tell me what's exactly happened then I'm not going to catch your ball anymore." Miyuki snapped at Sawamura.

"W-what!? You never explained your action to me in the first place! You just keep telling me to do this and that and never explained anything to me properly, and now you're angry with me for not explaining things!? Aren't you the one being so self-centered and selfish here!?" Sawamura yet again, realized what he said too late, as his mouth get the better of his brain.

Miyuki's loosened the grip and simply told Sawamura to get away from his face, now.

"I-I'm sorry, Miyuki-senpai, I didn't mean to-"

"Just go, Sawamura…" Sawamura slowly ran away, crying. All he wanted to tell Miyuki is that he wanted to work harder, he appreciate what Miyuki did to him actually, but he want to learns how to think about how to improve himself alone and yet he was such an idiot, unable to convey his objective properly.

Sawamura ran away from the dorm as fast as he could, but he didn't know where to go. He quickly went by the clubroom to grab his stuff and that was the last time everyone saw him.

"Hey, that idiot haven't come back yet, it's about to be night time." Kuramochi shouted in Miyuki's room, waiting for Sawamura to come back to the room already made him went crazy as no one saw Sawamura on the school's ground for the past few hours.

"Just let him do whatever he wants…I don't care." Miyuki replied as he went back to read the score book.

"What the hell? Did you two get into a fight?"

"We're not."

"It's obvious that you two had an argument! He's been missing for 3-4 hours already, can't you just go and get him?"

"He'll come back when he wanted to, just leave him be."

"And what if he didn't come back? Last night, I check his phone, he was exchanging text with Narumiya. Aren't you af-"

"I knew that already, that idiot slipped his tongue, that's why I'm so angry at him. He went to Inajitsu , to Narumiya for help and he never said anything to me. How can I catah a ball from someone who doesn't trust me?"

"Isn't that a bit too far fetch to say he didn't trust you?"

"it's just the beginning isn't it? If he trusted and understood what I meant for him then-"

"Then have you ever tried to understand that idiot? You think he said that everything's fine and he's actually fine? Did you think that Sawamura get over the loss at Inajitsu already? Even though no one said it's his fault or whatever, but deep down he blamed himself." Kuramochi said and Miyuki kept quiet as he listened to what Kuramochi got to say.

"Didn't you notice? That idiot have been trying hard, he didn't cry even once after the match, he's pressuring himself to work harder. If you asked me, why he didn't ask you for advice that's partly because of your fault too. You never took him seriously and try anything out with him, saying no and trying and fail is different. Also, I think that he felt that-"

"I'm going to look for him…" Miyuki said and left the room.

"Tch…both of them are really idiots…"

"S-Sawamura!? What are you doing here?" Narumiya asked in surprised, he saw Sawamura sat far away from the field at his school

"I-I didn't know where to go, s-so my legs just bring me here on my own." Sawamura looked up toward the 2nd year pitcher, a sad looked appeared on his face.

"How did you even get into the school premises with Seidou's baseball uniform."

"I-I sneaked in…" Sawamura said, stuttered.

"Are you an idiot? That's a grave problem if anyone found out, get up. I'm going to send you back."

Sawamura shook his head and refused to get up from his position. "I don't want to go back…"

"Why not?" Narumiya sighed as he slowly sat down besides Sawamura, he didn't think that he's going to pamper Sawamura this much, not that he hated it. "Say it, I'm all ears, but quickly. Even though I finished practiced today, the coach's still around and he won't be happy seeing you here."

"I had a fight with that self-centered idiot…" Sawamura started.

"Kazuya, how did that happen? Kazuya was never one to show his expression that much, well but lately maybe he's showing too much…" Narumiya said. "So what's the problem?"

"W-well…" Sawamura explained everything to Narumiya, before he started whining about how Miyuki is so self-centered and never explained anything to him even once.

Narumiya smacked Sawamura in the head once. "That's for slipping my name and Masa-san name. You're really an idiot, have you ever think why I told you to keep it secret?" Narumiya asked

"N-not really…" Sawamura blushed, even though he said he want to use his brain but in the end he never really think about why he had to keep it secret.

"Because it's Kazuya, he may got a bad personality and egoistic, but deep down, he also wanted you to respect him, not as a senior but as the partner. What Kazuya said was right, you SHOULD ask him not us." Sawamura flinched, now that Narumiya mentioned it, he finally caught on what Miyuki was implying. "But then, not that I don't understand you, since Kazuya was that kind of person, his bad personality sometimes cause people to misunderstand him just like you."

"Seems like…you know a lot about Miyuki…" Sawamura grunted, he never try to understand Miyuki either.

"But, Kazuya is at fault to for not listening to you. I bet he didn't know how hard you want to try and how pressured you are feeling right now because if he did, that wouldn't happen in our match."

"What do you mean..?" Sawamura asked, curious.

"If Kazuya did a check on you before the pitch, everything will be different by now. But let's not dwell in the past, just do your best so you don't regret later. And don't blame yourself for the result of the match, okay?" Narumiya glanced at him gently and softly ruffled Sawamura's brown hair. "Get up now, I'll go send you back." Sawamura nodded.

Sawamura walked behind Narumiya and thought why Narumiya is doing all of this for him, it's more than a feeling of a rival, he supported him in a way he'd hope from Miyuki. "N-Narumiya-senpai, may I ask why are you doing all of this for me…?" After they walked pass the school gate, Narumiya turned back and answered.

"You know, what got you into this mess is because of your thickness, Eijun." Narumiya pulled Sawamura into a kiss, their lips connected. Sawamura was speechless after they broke the kiss, his brain couldn't register what just happened. "I like you, Eijun." Narumiya whispered into Sawamura's ear.

"Thank you for taking care of him, but I'll be taking him back." Another whispered into Narumiya's ear.

"Finally show up, huh? Kazuya. I was wondering when you're about to show up." Narumiya grinned.

"You bastard, that was on purpose just now as I thought. Sawamura! We're going back." Miyuki dragged Sawamura back by the arms, Narumiya waving goodbye to them and smirked.

Sawamura was still speechless until they're at the station. "Hey, take the ticket and get yourself together!"

"M-Miyuki-senpai…s-sorry…" Sawamura took the ticket from Miyuki's hand and entered the station.

It was a long cold and silence trip, Miyuki didn't say anything and Sawamura was thinking about what Narumiya just did to him.

When they arrived at the dorm, Miyuki walked Sawamura to his room but then just when he entered the room, he told Kuramochi to get out and give them some private time. Kuramochi felt the chill when he heard and saw Miyuki's expression.

Miyuki pinned Sawamura onto the bed again, this time he's not going to let the boy go for sure. "So, you like Narumiya that much that you have to sneak out to see him?" Miyuki's sentence was simple but his voice could kill someone right now.

"N-No, I'm not!"

"You liar, you blushed when he did, I saw it. How does it feel, his kiss? Did it made you feel hot over?" Never once in his life that Sawamura feel like he's going to be killed, if Miyuki was a murderer and he was a civilian, he would die after the first glance by Miyuki.

"Stop Miyuki! Listen to-" Miyuki forced a rough kiss on Sawamura and shoved his tongue down Sawamura's lip. Sawamura squirmed at the force by the catcher as he slowly felt strength leaving his body. "How does it feel? Did it remind you of Mei's lip? Does it feel good like when Mei did?"

Sawamura managed to get one hand free and he slapped Miyuki with that hand of his. "Listen, you jerk! I don't like him!"

"How do you know, this is just the beginning, soon you would just leave and be with him!"

"What the hell are you talking about! I'd never do something like that!"

"But you just did, you just left the school to see him. Isn't that enough of a proof?"

Sawamura was speechless, Miyuki was right, he did leave the school to see Narumiya. Sawamura couldn't guess in the slightest what made Miyuki getting all so worked up just by a kiss from Narumiya, and Sawamura didn't even feel anything that way to Narumiya.

"So you can't trust yourself on your words huh? Just as the same that you couldn't trust me." There was a glimpse of sad expression coming from Miyuki. "Good luck…finding a new catcher…" Miyuki said as he released the grip from Sawamura. That instant Sawamura remembered the first day he came to Seidou on tryout with Takashima Rei, he was impressed with Miyuki that's why he choose to come to Seidou, and now the person that heavily influences his existence in Seidou is about to leave him.

Tears began to flow down from Sawamura's eyes, he unconsciously wrapped his hand around Miyuki. "S-Senpai! Please wait!" Sawamura holding Miyuki back from leaving him began to realize how much Miyuki meant to him, and how he treated Miyuki, wasn't what he ought to do. He never cared for Miyuki's feeling, all he wanted from Miyuki was his acceptance of Sawamura's existence as a pitcher here in Seidou, that drove him up the wall and made him desperate to improve in anyway he could.

"Senpai, please…please don't leave me…I… I came to Seidou because I want to form a battery with you." Sawamura, decided to tell his wish to Miyuki, the wish that he had never spoken out loud to anyone.

"Then why did you go to see Mei?"

"Because…I was such an idiot…I only thought that…I wanted to improve and show myself to you…so you would catch my pitch...if I make myself worth it...I haven't thought about how…you would feel…I was so stupid…that somehow I only think of you as a someone who merely catch my pitch…a mere catcher"

"Sawamura…"

"But just now…when you said that you'd leave me…I-I felt so empty and horrible…the thought of not being able to pitch into your mitt, scared me more of anything…so please…please don't leave me…Sen…pai…" Sawamura let out a heavy cried, his tears were leaking from his eyes and his body is shaking very hardly.

"I-Idiot…if you said it like that…how could I…leave you…" Miyuki let bit of tears flow down from his eyes, he was happy to hear Sawamura said that.

"Please…please don't leave me, Miyuki-Senpai…I'm sorry…I'm so sorry for what I have done…!"

"You idiot…if you're going to say something like that…then don't make me feel so heartbroken in the first place!" Miyuki slowly turned back and gave Sawamura a soft kiss to the lip.

"Huh…?" Sawamura thought to himself again, did he mishear something? "Heartbroken?"

"Do you know how I feel when I heard you go to see Mei and Masa-san to ask about the baseball stuff, I felt so horrible you know. I wanted to help you and support you however I can and yet you leave me to ask someone else, I felt so miserable…and upset that I couldn't think straight." Miyuki pulled Sawamura into an embrace, he didn't wish for Sawamura to see his weak expression like now.

"Senpai…? Sawamura asked as blankly stared into the wall

"I like you…Sawamura, ever since…we finished our first official match, I've began to fell for you…so I ask of you…anything just ask me…I'm sorry that I didn't say or trying to understand you either…so just don't leave me and go somewhere alone…okay?"

"Se-Senpai…I'm sorry too…I've never tried to understand you either…but…but I promised…that I won't leave you and go anywhere alone anymore…so promise…please promise me that you're not going to…leave…me…either…" Sawamura let out another huge amount of tear as he was pulled into a soft and sweet kiss by Miyuki, Miyuki slowly shifted his hand to support Sawamura's head for the kiss.

After they broke the kiss, Miyuki softly asked "So why did you go and see Mei?"

"I-I…thought that I want to get stronger…alone…without you but I see now…that I was wrong…that's why Narumiya-Senpai told me to never mentioned it to you…and yet…I did it, I was so stupid…I didn't think about why I shouldn't and the consequences of if I said it…" Sawamura tried to speak as he holding back his tears.

"Idiot….you're really a one big idiot…you still blamed yourself…for Inajitsu match right...?"

"Mmph…"

"I told you…that it's my fault…don't think too hard about it…if I checked up on you…things would have been different…" Miyuki said as he ruffled Sawamura's hair gently.

"Narumiya..senpai said the same thing."

"If you said Narumiya's name again even once tonight, I'm going to leave you."

"So-Sorry…"

"Actually…never mind…I should stop being so…possessive of you…I just feeling jealous and upset whenever someone got your attention…"

"I-Is that a bad thing…? To feel like you want to monopolize someone to your own…I got upset too sometimes…whenever I saw you smiled for someone else…" Sawamura said and blushed, he used to feel that way but he didn't know when did he stop to feel that way, maybe that's why he wanted to get better, to get Miyuki's attention and will catch most of his pitch.

"If you're ever feeling upset…or troubled by anything…next time…come to me okay? I'll always be there for you…whatever it is…I'll listen to you…" Sawamura nodded. "Hey…say…that you like me…just once…I want to hear it from your mouth."

"W-why do I have to say such an embarrassing things!" Sawamura shouted.

"Come on…just say it…didn't I say it to you just now…?"

"Mi-Miyuki-Senpai…I…I…l-l-l-like…" Sawamura's face gushed with emotions and exploded, he couldn't finish the sentence but he his face was red like a cherry as he blushed. "Hahaha, you're so adorable, maybe that's why I fell for you…idiot…always shouting and acting like an idiot, well, even though you're really an idiot…"

"Y-You jerk Miyuki! I'm not going to say that I like you for the rest of my life!"

"You just said it." Miyuki grinned, Sawamura grabbed the pillow and stuffed it into Miyuki's face, hiding his embarrassing face. "That hurt! So…will you go out with me, Sawamura?"

"D-Do I have to answer that question after all of this…?"

"Haha, seems like you don't." As Sawamura slowly lowered the pillow, this time it was Sawamura who pulled Miyuki into a kiss, finally they're starting to reach out to each other's feeling. Sawamura finally found his moral support from Miyuki, that's what he had asked for.

AN: I almost cried when I wrote this, trying to think how they could fight intensely and I kept rewriting a few times. Orz...thanks for reading my fanfiction!
Next gonna be kind of extra chapter before I wrote a sequel! (A sequel would be like a fight between Miyuki and Mei, as Mei tried to shake Sawamura's feeling to his side. And a rivalry between Mei and Sawamura for pitching!...Orz...time to do research about baseball stuff...if someone have a good website about baseball stuff, i'd gladly take it.)

Thanks for all the support!