Chapter 20: The blonde Baseball Idiot (Part 1)

"The Narumiya Corp is our first sponsor?!" Sora cried out in utter disbelief, much to her family's surprise.

"Indeed. Narumiya-san is a very successful and influential businessman and on top of it very interested in sports and athletes, especially when it comes to baseball. He is known as a sponsor for many different athletes or whole teams and he usually provides them not only with money, but also with equipment, helpful contacts, information and helps them with networking", her father explained with an impressed expression, not noticing how his daughter made a face and stuck her tongue out at the name of their new sponsor. "We received his attention because we can be of use for not only injured athletes to help with rehab and recovering, but also for massages and relaxation during their usual training routine. If we are lucky enough, he will send us many of well-known players who are also sponsored by him and we will be able to make a name for ourselves not only in Tokyo, but also beyond. He promised us that with his influence and with many famous baseball teams visiting our facilities that our business would exceed our own expectations over some time"

Also Sora's mother nodded her head and agreed with her husband's explanation.

"And on top of it, Narumiya-san has also a son who plays baseball. He is one year older, but same grade as you and he is also a pitcher at a school called Inashiro Industrial here in Tokyo. Apparently, he is the ace, so he is really good and also popular. I'm quite sure with your love and knowledge about baseball you might already know Mei-kun, Sora"

"With that information of course, we couldn't help it but to brag a little bit about you. Sorry, if you're embarrassed by that, but we're so proud of you that we told Narumiya-san about you", her father started again and confessed, causing Sora's jaw to drop. "Although the conversation got kind of private after that, Narumiya-san and also Mei-kun were very much interested in the fact that a girl was good enough to play in a team like Seidou's. They had nothing but praise for you, Sora. Just imagine that. Such an important businessperson acknowledged your skills instead of being against your enrollment in a powerhouse for boys only. He even said that both of your coaches in your Junior High made the wrong decisions and that they should've supported you much more to be able to stay in the team"

"Whoa, awesome!" even Ten cheered with sparkles in his green eyes. "So, my peanut impresses everyone, huh?! Isn't that amazing, Sora?"

"What the hell is amazing about telling our archenemy my secret?!" Sora shouted in shock. "I'm happy that you're proud and all, but Inashiro is Seidou's biggest obstacle to overcome and those bastards were at fault for Eijun's yips! Not to mention that this Narumiya guy is an even more arrogant prick than Kaz and that's almost impossible. I'm sure the blonde venom will use all the helpful information against us in the next game. Maybe he'll even announce it in the press to damage Seidou's and Kataoka's reputation! Oh… c'mon guys, what have you done?! Seriously!"

"Sora, would you not talk like that about someone you've never met before?!" her mother scolded with slight anger in her voice. "I thought that I taught you better than having prejudices like that. Accusing Mei-kun, the son of our sponsor, do you know that we could get into big trouble if you were to say something like that in front of other people? I have to admit that he was a little… special. But Mei-kun is in fact a very well-behaved and nice boy and he wants to meet you. He basically insisted"

"Not to mention that his father ordered him to keep quiet about your secret and even if he hadn't done that, Mei-kun promised so himself. He said that he doesn't need underhanded methods to win a baseball match and that his skills as an ace alone were enough to beat Seidou a thousand times if he just wanted to", her father added again, crossing his arms over his chest.

Sora raised her eyebrows.

"See? Arrogant prick, I told you so!"

Ten tried to suppress a chuckle, but without success. Soon he sat beside his parents and laughed somewhat wholeheartedly. Their mother just sighed and shook her head.

"Well, maybe he'll be able to convince you otherwise today. We agreed that you would show him around in our center so that he would have the chance to meet you and his father entrusted him with the task to inspect our facility with a critical eye"

"What?! No!" Sora screeched.

Also Ten stopped laughing and gave his parents a look of reproach.

"Are you trying to marry her off to some rich boy now or somethin'?"

"No way in hell. I'd rather die!" the blue haired girl complained. "I can't forgive them what they've done to Eijun and our upperclassmen. I wasn't at Seidou at that time yet, but I've heard plenty about it and about how much they've suffered. I'm definitely not gonna chum up with the enemy! I'm a loyal person!"

"Then be loyal to your family and our business and business partners", her father suddenly demanded with a sterner tone of voice than before and also her mother patted her shoulder, trying to calm her down.

"Sora, you don't have to dramatize it so much. They've won a baseball match against Seidou fair and square and although the consequences might've been very painful for your new friends, neither Mei-kun nor his team are at fault for anything and they surely didn't intend to hurt anyone on purpose. If Seidou had won that game, then also Inashiro's boys would've cried and suffered. There are always winners and losers in any competition, but especially in sports and you know that very well"

"Besides, we aren't asking you to befriend Mei-kun if you don't want to. We ask you to give him a tour through our center and to explain him what he wants to know on a professional basis as a member of our family business. He specifically asked for you and we expect you to be polite and friendly, nothing more than that", her father spoke up once again with a look at his daughter that made fairly clear that there wasn't anything to discuss about this.

Sora sighed in desperation.

"Gee, fine. So, I'm gonna be the babysitter for our prodigy ace… 'Cause why not…"

"Oh, I wish you two a lot of fun together, peanut", Ten teased, causing her to groan exasperatedly.

Her homestay over new year had been so much fun up to this very moment. They had been at the shrine together wearing traditional clothes and praying for their next year and she had spent her time with Ten and her parents, although they had been working often enough. But now… Sora scratched her head. Narumiya Mei of all people… Which deity exactly had she angered to deserve something like that?!

Not that she wasn't grateful that her parents had found a sponsor. Narumiya's dad at least sounded like a great person. In business life that was. So, how bad could an afternoon with his son possibly be? Sora finished her breakfast together with her family and they made their way to the wellness center where some of the staff members greeted them eagerly.

The blue haired girl agreed to help at the counter until her appointment would arrive. She was wearing blue skinny jeans, brown comfy winter ankle boots and a warm orange hoodie. Her long sky blue hair was braided and hanging over her right shoulder so it wouldn't bother her at work.

"Excuse me, but I'm supposed to meet the owners here", Sora could hear a loud and smug voice behind her back while she was organizing some documents and she rolled her eyes. "I'm sure you already know that, but I'm Narumiya Mei, Inashiro's super talented and handsome ace. I'll give you an autograph if you ask me nicely"

Acting skills, acting skills, utilize your acting skills, Sora!

She needed every little bit of patience and willpower not to give him a snarky answer and instead she plastered the cutest and most glittery smile on her face that she was able to pull off before she turned around.

"Ah, Narumiya-senpai! Welcome to our little oasis. I've been waiting for you already to show you around. My name is Aoki Sora. Very nice to meet you. And thank you very much for coming here today. Please make yourself at home"

Or I could simply drown you in our pool and ask Ten-nii to get rid of the corpse…

The blue head was immensely proud that she even managed to give him a polite bow before she locked eyes with her special customer for today. He almost had the same eye color as Sora, just maybe one or two shades darker and a little bit more piercing even when in a relaxed state. The arrogant ace had blonde hair and was wearing gray jeans, red sneakers and a black shirt beneath a darker red sweat jacket. The zipper was left casually open and his one hand was put into a pocket while his other arm rested on the counter, making him look nonchalant. Until he met her gaze.

Looking into the young girl's cerulean eyes and scanning her up and down while processing the words she had just told him, Narumiya tensed and his own blue eyes widened a bit. He tried to mask his surprise and to remain seemingly cool, but as a splendid actress herself, of course the blue haired girl had already noticed.

"Heh… So, you're the baseball girl I've heard so much about from your parents. Interesting"

"Yes, that would be correct. You may call me Sora if you want. Can I offer you something to drink?"

Or some potassium cyanide maybe?

His outer composure returned together with a smug smirk that looked very familiar. Honestly now, had they practiced this together? Like Miyuki and Narumiya sitting in front of a mirror together competing who of them could look the most arrogant or something?

"Nah, c'mon let's get going already and finish this so that we can have some fun!" the blonde ordered and waved a hand in a gesture for Sora to hurry up and start with her tour.

Wait… What?

"…Fun…?!"

Narumiya spluttered with laughter and even had the nerve to point his finger at her.

"Oh wow, you should see your face, hilarious!"

Sora sweat dropped. This guy was Miyuki's twin, without doubt. A true soulmate. Maybe she should make an effort to set them up with each other.

"You didn't really believe that I just came here all the way only to have a look on a wellness center now, did ya? I mean, I'll fulfill my role here since my dad has asked me and stuff, but my true objective has been you from the very beginning, obviously"

The blue haired girl blinked and suppressed a sigh. Why, oh why had her parents agreed on this?!

"Uhm… Excuse me, Narumiya-sen-…"

"Mei!"

"Huh?"

"You call me Mei!"

"Alright then, Mei-sa-…"

"No! Just Mei. Heck, you're a little dense, huh?!"

"What?! Hey!"

Narumiya had stepped behind the counter and grabbed Sora by her wrist to drag her along.

"I said let's get going already!"

A child… Sora had to look after a child! Even his tone of voice changed into that of a child. A whining, wailing, annoying child… Heaven help! She couldn't have been more exact when she had told her family that she'd babysit the arrogant ace today.

"Besides, you should feel honored that you can use my first name and that I'm planning on gracing you with my presence today!"

"Well, aren't we humble…" Sora snorted under her breath and shook off Narumiya's grip around her wrist to walk in front and lead the way through the facility.

What she didn't know was that the blonde ace had heard her, but since Sora walked slightly ahead of him now, she couldn't catch his smirk growing wider and his sharp blue eyes narrowing down on her a bit. It was the first time a girl reacted that way to him after all, so she had to be special in some way.

Usually, girls and especially his fangirls screamed and squealed and fawned all over him. There was not a single one who wouldn't even blush or stutter or swoon when he was around and Narumiya loved all the attention he got as the Prince of the Capital. Sora however not only remained neutral and professional, no, she also rejected his touch and gave sarcastic answers. He wouldn't be Narumiya Mei anymore if he didn't want to test his boundaries with her in that kind of a new situation.

Nevertheless, Sora was actually genuinely surprised at how serious and professional the blonde could be if he only wanted to. During the whole tour through the wellness center Narumiya was listening to her explanations, was typing some notes into his smartphone and even went as far as to ask questions occasionally. Like the blue haired girl had already guessed, in business life and she guessed also in baseball related stuff the Narumiyas were great and important people. Like father, like son. She was clever enough to give them at least as much credit.

However, as soon as they arrived in the lobby at the front desk again, his whole attitude changed once again. He was such a rollercoaster! Sora rolled her eyes in secret and suppressed an unnerved groan.

"Are we done now, Sora?!" Narumiya rushed her for the umpteenth time and she just couldn't help it but to give him a sigh as a response.

"Yes, Mei. We are done now. There isn't anything else I can show you"

Thank goodness…

He smirked triumphantly and stretched his body with a pleased sound.

"Finally! Took you long enough!"

Well, she wouldn't really argue with that, it had felt like an eternity!

One of the staff members of the center brought Narumiya his jacket and the young girl was about to let out a long breath of relief, but unfortunately this shouldn't be the end of her odyssey.

"What are you waiting for? Get your jacket. Hurry up a bit!" the ace pitcher started to complain again and Sora blinked at him in confusion.

"My jacket? For what?"

It wasn't particularly cold in the center or something and there wasn't anything outside of the building she wanted to show him anymore. They were done with the tour after all. But Narumiya only clicked his tongue at her, sounding annoyed.

"For our date, stupid", he oh so very generously clarified. "I told you before, I'm here for you, right? So, you better be prepared to have the time of your life with me today. I'll make very sure it's gonna be a day you'll never be able to forget. Ah, but then again, every day with me is quite unforgettable"

Sora was speechless. She gaped at the blonde with a slightly opened mouth and honestly didn't know how to react. How could Narumiya say something like that out right with so much confidence and a straight face without being embarrassed at all?! Seriously, the blue haired girl was surprised his big ego was fitting into the wellness center.

That was it. She was done! She didn't care anymore. Business was over, so she was in private now, which meant she could as well give that arrogant little jerk a piece of her mind.

"What in the ever-loving hell gave you the impression that I would voluntarily go on a date with you?!"

This time it was Narumiya's jaw that dropped significantly. For a short moment he honestly seemed highly offended and made a face as if telling her "Which girl wouldn't?!", but luckily for him he already knew better and didn't say it out loud. Instead, he just huffed and his startled expression was soon enough replaced with his usually smug smirk and an all too interested sparkle in his blue eyes.

"Heh… I knew you were interesting from the beginning…"

"Why, thanks"

Sora sweat dropped and Narumiya started chuckling. Before the blue haired girl knew it, he reached out to a young female employee of the center and told her to please get Sora's jacket for her, which the girl happily complied with, so that the blonde ace could grab her wrist a second time on this day to simply drag her along with him, ignoring her protests.

"Dear Gods in heaven, you really are an annoying pain in the ass, Narumiya Mei!" Sora cursed while being pulled out of the center, causing the blonde to widen his eyes at her in shock.

"Wha-…?! Oi! And you're rude and ungrateful!" he shot back in his wailing, complaining tone of voice. "I'm going through the trouble to be nice and generous enough to take you out and that is what I get?! Not a single girl has ever called me annoying up until now, just so you know! They're all completely smitten with my charms, so consider yourself very lucky!"

"I've never agreed on your stupid date anyway. You're basically kidnapping me, so why am I lucky?!" Sora grumbled displeased. "Maybe they're all blind. Or deaf. Or both! I'm certainly not one of your little fangirls!"

Meanwhile Narumiya had successfully dragged the young girl into a subway with him and readjusted his grip around her wrist so that he was holding her hand instead.

"Oh c'mon, how couldn't you love me? You just don't want to admit it. But that's okay, sometimes I also like it a lil' feisty"

"Has anyone ever told you that arrogance makes you hella unattractive?! Modesty is a virtue they say, ya know!"

That seemed to have triggered at least some kind of emotion in him, because this time the blonde didn't complain. He stared at her in an awkward kind of silence for a minute and averted his gaze with a pout. A pout! Like a six-year-old girly! And against her will, Sora just had to admit that the arrogant ace looked rather cute and also a little bit vulnerable and insecure in this moment. Given, he was still holding her hand, but he wasn't looking at her anymore, turning his head to the side and puffing out his cheeks while his lower lip actually quivered a bit. He was clearly sulking. Oh my…

"Do you really… not like me?" he finally mumbled quietly with a new and almost sad sounding seriousness that took her by surprise.

Sora sighed in exasperation. What now?! Was he manipulating her or was that the true Narumiya?

"I don't know, Mei", she decided to be as honest as possible. "We just barely met today after all. To like you or to not like you I would've get to know to you properly first. And I mean the real you. Not the Prince of the Capital or Inashiro's super prodigy ace or however they call you in the press. And definitely not that arrogant and self-important jerk that you've shown me all day. Just Narumiya Mei. That'd be more than enough for me"

She was already coping with Miyuki Kazuya on a daily basis after all, so just a little bit of a Narumiya Mei surely wouldn't hurt as well if he just stopped making that kicked-puppy-face.

"That's what I'm trying!" he protested.

"Yeah, but… Well, it would've been nice if you just had asked me normally. You know, like any other person with common sense and a bit of decency…"

"…"

Narumiya ran his fingers through his blonde hair and a very faint blush colored his cheeks lightly pink. Really now? What on earth was wrong with this guy?!

"So, will you… Or no… Would you like to… keep going out with me today? Since we're already in the subway and all, I mean…" he finally managed to press out and locked eyes with her again.

The blue head suppressed another sigh and forced herself to nod.

"Yeah, I'd like that"

In just a split second, Narumiya puffed out his chest in pride and a superior aura of glittering stars surrounded him again. He grinned cheekily at Sora. His energy was back.

"Great, I've got it all planned out, so leave everything to me!"

The blue haired girl let out a disbelieving laugh and shook her head at his antics.

"You planned this?"

"Of course! Who do you think you're talking to?!"

Sora continued laughing about this weird, annoying, but strangely still somewhat likeable guy. Narumiya was a unique mixture of Miyuki's and Sawamura's characteristics, she noticed while throwing him side glances sitting beside him in the subway.

"Your attitude, bro…" she teased and winked at him with a smirk.

"Ah, heck! Be quiet!" Narumiya whined. "I know, okay. I know! I got it now, so no need to repeat it!"

As he got up, he let go of her hand and instead of pulling her along, the blonde ace just gestured for her to get out at the next stop. The young girl complied without any protest and together they made their way through the station, up to the street and into a big shopping mall.

"So, you're actually aware of… uhm…"

Sora stopped, not wanting to insult him or to tease him any further and instead gestured vaguely with one hand. Finding the correct words for his behavior without being rude was unexpectedly difficult. Narumiya shot her a short glare and hmphed audibly.

"I really don't now what you're talking about. Not in the slightest!" the blonde insisted stubbornly, causing Sora to chuckle again.

Together the two teenagers strolled through some shops and had a look on various kinds of clothes. Sora had fun with putting different hats, caps and sunglasses on Narumiya and the blonde ace stated with confidence that he looked good in anything anyway, so he let her go with it. In return he requested that they would take some selfies with each other to remember the day of their first date, causing Sora to roll her eyes once again, but she agreed to make him happy.

Once they got a little bit more serious, the blue haired girl found a white hoodie with some simple, but beautiful patterns on the long sleeves in the same color of Narumiya's eyes. She picked it from the rack and walked over to the southpaw ace who was skimming through some colorful T-shirts he would usually wear for jogging.

"What do you think? You wear stuff like that?"

Sora held up the hoodie in front of Narumiya and checked the size. He spread his arms a bit so that she could have a closer look.

"Kind of your color. The size would fit, too", she said, nodding.

He took the piece of clothing from her and eyed himself with the hoodie in front of his body skeptically in the mirror until his furrowed brows turned into a satisfied expression.

"That's pretty cool", he admitted. "You have a keen eye for this stuff, Sora. Gotta take you shopping with me more often"

"Because we have so much time in our school and baseball schedules, you mean?" the young girl snickered and the blonde let out a snort.

"Let me pick something for you too then"

"Oh, sure. I'm curious about what you think would look good on me"

Narumiya put his hands on his hips and raised his head a bit in his signature arrogant pose, but he turned away from Sora to hide his embarrassment.

"I'm quite sure that there isn't much you wouldn't look good in, but whatever"

"Naw, Mei… You don't have to flatter me. That's cheesy as hell, ya know"

"Chee-…?! I'm genuinely complimenting you here!"

"And I'm teasing you"

Narumiya frowned.

"I still don't know if that's rather cute or annoying, but I kind of like it. Usually girls don't do that with me, so that's something new"

Sora began giggling and followed the blonde walking through the shop.

"Well, if you really wanna hang out with me more often, you'll have to get used to it", she informed him casually, shrugging her shoulders and stopping here and there to have a look on some pieces. "It's called friendship, by the way. Just in case you didn't recognize"

The arrogant ace suddenly stopped and the blue haired girl almost would've walked right into him if he hadn't turned around to her quickly to give her an astonished look.

"I don't know how to be just friends with a girl! I only know how to mesmerize them!"

"Ugh, Mei… You sound like a fuckboy! Stop being such a creep!"

"S-S-Sora!" he yelled, flushing furiously red in utter embarrassment.

"Ah, sorry. Didn't mean it like that. But you just walked into this one, so chill"

"I'm not like that, you know! Even if I'm popular and I like it. Doesn't mean I'm acting up on it"

"Okay, no offense, but that's certainly a surprise. I thought you'd use one or the other opportunity. Not that I'd accuse you of anything, but having a thing with a cute fangirl every now and then wouldn't be a crime now, would it? I mean actually that'd be fairly normal for a guy in puberty"

"Yeah… well… I had one or two, but I'm not… breaking hearts or sleeping with them just randomly or something. Besides as you said, I'm pretty busy. But it's true, I like to flirt and I'm usually good at it if it isn't you", Narumiya explained a little calmer. "You're the first one to react so weird!"

"Good for you, then you better remember to treat me as a boy properly when we meet the next time. I'm almost sure it's gonna be on the ground anyway. Maybe you can picture being friends with a male Sora better. You could even see me as a rival since I'm also a pitcher. Not the ace of Seidou though", the young girl gave back matter-of-factly.

"Ah! That's right! I almost forgot, but it's true, that might actually help. I already promised to keep your secret anyway…"

"Yeah, thanks by the way"

The blonde flashed her a proud grin as an answer and shifted his attention back to the clothes until he perked up and took out another hoodie. It was smaller, obviously because it was for Sora and it was an opposite match of Narumiya's in a way. The piece was sky blue and the patterns were white, but they weren't exactly the same as on his own. They were also placed differently, not leading down the long sleeves, but twirling over the shoulders and around the collar and the upper part of the hoodie.

"You wanna match?" the blonde teen asked eagerly with glittering blue eyes, showing his more childish personality once again.

Sora smiled and took the hoodie from him.

"Sure, it's nice and it suits me. I can wear it as girl and as boy. I'll take it back with me to Seidou when I return to the dorms"

"Really? You like it?"

"Yeah, I like it"

"Then, let's take a picture later. I wanna brag a bit to my teammates. Oh, and give it back, I'll pay today, of course"

"Mei, you don't have to…"

"No, but I want to. I told you, it's already planned"

"Gee, fine! Have it your way then"

"You're very welcome"

After the blonde pitcher had paid and was now carrying the shopping bag with both hoodies in it, much to Sora's dismay since this was so truly romantic-date-like, Narumiya led her to a baseball store, claiming that this was one of his major destinations since it was one of the best shops specialized on baseball that he knew of. Apparently, he was a regular customer already and Sora was wondering as to why she could go shopping with Inashiro's ace without being run over by his whole fan club. Didn't he usually attract any attention in public or was that cliché? Then again, he lived in Tokyo, he went to Inashiro and if he really came here for shopping on a regular basis, maybe this wasn't so special anymore. Every journalist and fangirl all over Japan knew where to usually find him after all. They just had to visit Inashiro to see him.

They took their time in the store and Narumiya was searching for some new cleats, while Sora didn't really need anything, but had a look around anyway since it truly was a nice and fancy shop.

When the southpaw was finally done, he invited her to lunch. In the mall there were plenty of possibilities and they picked something where they could sit down together and have a chat while waiting for their meal to arrive. Food to go while walking wasn't exactly to Sora's liking and the blonde had scrunched his nose and agreed.

"So, about the annex your parents were planning for that new bigger gym", the blonde started quite out of the blue. "Why don't you ask Kazuya to help you guys out with that? His father runs a steel factory and construction business after all. It would be a family business supporting another family business. Connections like that are always welcome, right?"

Sora's eyes almost plopped out of her head. She had to suppress a gasp for air. That was some bomb Narumiya had just so casually dropped on her! Not only was that complete news to her, but the blue head was also more than surprised that someone else actually had so much private information about Miyuki. And… first name basis? So, they were close? With someone from Inashiro of all people?! What were the odds?

But then again…

"Why am I so not surprised that you guys know each other…?! That fits perfectly, no seriously…" she sighed and the picture of the two boys practicing their smug smirks in front of a mirror together came to her mind once again. "You're basically twins in spirit. True soulmates. I've rarely ever seen two so like-minded people. But it has to be difficult to fit both of you and your huge egos into one room"

"Huh?!"

Narumiya's voice was full of indignation.

"You don't really want to compare me to Kazuya now, do ya, Sora? That's an insult. No, better, a sin! I'm highly offended!"

"You share certain attributes…" Sora deadpanned dryly, making Narumia fume even more.

"We just happen to know each other from Junior High because we played against each other often enough. That's all there is to it! Nothing more, nothing less!" he began ranting erratically. "And when I offered him to come to Inashiro with me, he honestly had the nerve to refuse. Just imagine that! He wanted to be our enemy instead. I told him multiple times already that he has made the wrong choice, but he only ever smirks at me, that bastard!"

"Ugh, I don't even want to imagine you two forming a battery together…" the blue haired girl shuddered.

"It would've been perfect!"

It would've been a nightmare! But for her own safety, Sora kept her mouth shut. She honestly had to process that new amount of information properly.

"Ah, right. Off the point… A steel factory and construction company, you said?"

Narumiya nodded curtly.

"Miyuki Steel"

"Well, thanks for the info. I'll let my dad know when I get home today"

Or maybe, she could give Miyuki a call and wish him a happy new year at the same time. They had texted, but the young girl missed her teammates. Especially Sawamura, Kuramochi and Miyuki, the always loud, energetic and bickering bunch.

"You're on the same team and don't know stuff like that?!"

"Not that Kaz is very sociable, as you may know…"

Narumiya dropped his chopsticks with a flabbergasted expression on his face.

A/N:

asmiii30:

Hey, I don't really know if you'll be reading this, but since you've disabled the private messaging, there's no other way for me to reply to you lol.

First of all, thank you very much for reading and for your support, you were the first one to comment and honestly it means so much to me as an author, you wouldn't believe it! It gives me a lot of motivation to continue writing. I'm so, so glad that you like it so far, omg it made me smile like an idiot!

And to answer your question: YES! It definitely is because I love them both and so does Sora and both of us can't decide, so we just take them both. Since it's anime and fanfic it's that easy and we girls can be greedy sometimes lol. And I also really love Sawamura, but he's the cute younger brother type, so that relationship will stay like family vibes. Hope you'll enjoy my next chapters as well :D

SoraXMiyuki and SoraXKuramochi ships have officially sailed uwu!