I Really Wish It Was Only Me And You [BENNY RODRIGUEZ]{BXB}

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Harley's POV
I go to the sandlot after putting my pocket knife in my jeans pocket and all the guys are gathered near the fence and I say "what are you guys doing?" Squints says "is that all you say?" I say "I'm curious, how else should I ask that? What's up?" We chuckle and Benny comes up to me saying "I had this crazy dream and this person in my dream told me the only way were gonna get that ball is just to go in there and get it so that's what I'm gonna do." Squints says "Benny, man, that's like suicide" and they all agree saying something along those lines. Scott says "it's ok, it's my fault, you don't have to do this" and Benny looks at me saying "can you tell them that I'm gonna do it whether they like it or not?" I say "guys, I'm sure this beast isn't as bad as you think it is, just let him go" quietly. I know my man well even if I just met him a week and a half ago, if he's putting his mind to it, he's doing it whether we like it or not. I bite my lip and I turn to him and I go up to him saying "you sure about this, love?" He nods saying "I gotta get that ball" and I say "I know, I love you" and he says "I love you too" kissing him and he laces up a new pair of PF Flyers, putting his old ones in the new box. I bite my lip and he hands me the box, staring into my eyes and I nod at him and he nods and jumps the fence. I hear the growl of The Beast as soon as I hear his feet hit the ground and I bite my lip waiting and hoping for him to jump back over the tall green metal fence. I hear a few scuffs and he jumps back over the fence and rolls onto the ground and as soon as he is up he tosses the ball to hand and the big dog is back over the fence and he says "oh shit" and the dog is after him. As soon as he's out, he's gone. I bite my lip and we all decide to follow him and the dog to see where they go. I mumble "I hope he's ok" rubbing my forehead and I see him running back and he says "sandlot! Go!" We go back to the sandlot through a shortcut that Squints pointed out and we get back to the sandlot and Ham says "where is he?" I bite my lip saying "he'll be here" clasping my hands together and he comes around the corner and I take a sigh of relief. I bite my lip and he runs and jumps the fence and the dog jumps right over it after him. The fence falls on top of the dog as soon as the dog jumps it, known as The Beast. Benny is just catching his breath and Scott immediately moves to try and lift the fence. He says "Benny, can you help me? He's hurt!" I bite my lip and Benny goes to help him lift the fence and the dog swiftly gets up and sits in front of Scott and they all look terrified but frankly I'm not worried. The dog licks his face and we all chuckle, more relieved than any of us would ever own up to knowing that Scott is right up The Beasts alley. I up to Benny saying "you ok?" He nods and I kiss his cheek saying "you sure?" He says "yeah, love you" quietly and I say "love you" quietly and Benny and Scott bring the dog to the door and knock nervously, thinking that Mr. Mertle is the meanest old man to ever live. They talk to him for a minute and we hear the old man say "well, I would've gone and got it for you" then they get invited inside and Benny looks at me and I shrug and nod and they go inside. I sit on the ground and I say "you guys are so dumb" and they all start hitting Squints with their hats and they all are protesting to Squints saying they could've just went and knocked on the door. I chuckle and I mumble "my man is magical" and Ham says "get out of dreamland" and I say "have you seen your friends? They're just as bad as me" and Ham says "snap out of it, fools" and they all shake their head of the awe of The Beast they were in. The dog didn't go inside and he comes over to me and sits in front of me. I pet him saying "what's your name?" I look at his tag and it says: Hercules and I say "Hercules, huh? You're such a good boy" petting him and Benny and Scott come out and I feel a hand go through my hair and Benny says "what are you doing?" I say "petting a dog" and he chuckles mumbling "you're cute" and I stand up and the dog walks away and Scott comes up to me saying "I traded the ball with Mr. Mertle" and I say "you what?!" He says "traded it for this one" and hands it to me and I unwrap the cloth and it's signed by his whole team not just The Babe. I smile saying "that's so cool" and Scott nods saying "so now, I won't be dead, I might actually live" and we laugh and Scott goes to give the ball to Bill. We all meet in the sandlot and Hercules is just laying next to me, his head in his lap just chilling like I do when I watch them play. I hear a truck drive up and the guys are all playing ball and a girl comes in with a notebook and a camera man and when they see Hercules, they seem slightly terrified. I smile and I say "stay here, boy" getting up and all the guys stop for a second and I say "keep playing, I'll talk to her." They come over to me and I stand up saying "I'm Harley, what can I do for you?" I smile and the girl says "I'm Andrea, I heard there was some commotion happening over here and I'm a journalist so I want to report on what just happened. Could I ask you and maybe a couple of these guys a couple questions?" I say "sure" and Hercules sits next to me and she says "do you mind if I record this?" I say "I don't mind" smiling and the cameraman starts recording and Andrea says "ok, so, everyone in town saw a teen being chased by this dog right next to you, yes?" I say "yes, I assume everyone saw it, yeah." Andrea says "who was this teen being chased and how did this all start?" I say "it all started with a ball getting hit behind a fence and these guys over here kept trying to make different contraptions to get it all day yesterday and today, Benny 'The Jet' Rodriguez pickled The Beast." I hear my man mumble "cool nickname" as he goes to bat and I say "we might wanna move" and we chuckle and we move away from the guys and she says "Benny 'The Jet' Rodriguez, who is this teen that pickled The Beast?" I say "he's the greatest guy I've ever met and he's the best baseball player I've ever seen" smiling and I say "he's about to hit a home run right over there" and the cameraman turns the camera to him hitting the ball past the outfielders. He runs it as he does everyday and I smile saying "that's The Jet, the man that pickled The Beast" and they stop recording and the journalist says "thank you so much! That was amazing" and she goes on to interview yeah-yeah, Ham and Squints briefly then she interviews Benny.