Author's Note: We see Tadakatsu for the first time today - these two certainly have an interesting relationship - and I'm starting to run out of one-shots, so there won't be many chapters left after this one.

Tadakatsu x Mitsuko

Prompt: Your character teaching mine something.


"Stop, stop. The angle is still off."

Mitsuko sighed at Tadakatsu and let the baseball bat fall to her side, where it swayed back and forth lightly. "I did exactly what you said!"

Shaking his head, Tadakatsu approached her. "No, look. Raise the bat up to about here." He helped her adjust its position. "And you've got to fix your stance, or you'll end up missing the ball." His hands moved to Mitsuko's waist and lingered there for just a moment longer than was probably necessary. "Turn… a bit more… there."

"This is exactly how I was standing before!" Mitsuko insisted.

Tadakatsu rolled his eyes. "Yeah, sure. Just hold still." He backed up several yards. "Ready?"

"Whatever," Mitsuko grumbled.

Taking that as confirmation, Tadakatsu lightly tossed the baseball he was holding in Mitsuko's direction. She swung and missed by at least a foot, and he couldn't hold back a snort of laughter. Mitsuko glared at him and tossed the bat to the ground. "This is dumb. I'm out."

"You're the one who was so eager for a lesson," Tadakatsu reminded her pointedly. "Not my fault you're completely hopeless," he added under his breath.

Mitsuko strode towards him quickly, her dark eyes glimmering. "What was that?"

"Nothing," he said quickly.

She smirked. "That's what I thought. Now let's get out of here."