"What's with that face?" miyuki asked
Sawamura stayed silent, visibly irritated with his arms crossed over his chest and his cheeks puffed, the coach kept his word to switch him out the second the opposing team got a run, no! he took him out when there was a runner on third base!! he could have definetely kept that runner stranded there but the fact that the coach doesn't trust him to carry on the game in that situation, he just needed one more out!
"oi earth to sawamura" miyuki poked his cheek, the first year groaned and slapped miyuki's hand away
"i'm fine!" sawamura exclaimed
Sawamura rolled his eyes and refocused on the game they were watching, a game with Ichidaisan against Yakushi. At first he didn't want to come along but after some threats from his seniors he had no choice but to go.
He wasn't suprised though when there were a ton of journalists and people watching this game, it's a game between two national treasures afterall. Or so they thought, for some reason Amahisa was nowhere to be found, not even in their dugout. But as sawamura expected Sanada is Yakushi's ace, and there's also a monster first year batter, he dealt with Ichidaisan's pitchers splendidly.
Sawamura admired Sanada, if he were to be asked who he's closest to out of the eight then it would definetely be Sanada, he's an older brother figure to the brunette.
As they were about to leave sawamura looked down at Yakushi's team, he first took note of Todoroki, the first year batter. Then he accidentally made eye contact with Sanada, the Ace pitcher was glaring at him coldly, at this point he's pretty used to that look. He can only think of his past relations with him and the fact that their teams will be facing each other in the following round.
He turned away and followed behind his team, not giving a second glace down below.
"i was wondering why there were a lot more people, turns out it was a game against national treasures" miyuki said
Sawamura nodded "supposed to be, Amahisa didn't play though" he said
Miyuki hummed "I'm assuming this Amahisa you mentioned is the national treasure supposedly playing for Ichidaisan" he said
"Yes, i don't know what his intentions are, honestly he's always doing what he wants without a care" Sawamura said
After dinner he decided to practice his batting with haruichi, he admits that he completely sucks when it comes to batting, and from the look of things he's gonna need to step it up because he can't perform half assed when it comes to Sanada or Narumiya as his opponent.
"am i dreaming or is this sawamura i see on his way to practice batting?" kuramochi snickered
"what's that supposed to mean?? i practice from time to time!" sawamura exclaimed
then miyuki approached "he probably got fired up from Yakushi's first year batter, are you threatened?" he smirked
The first year huffed, stomping away from the two second years "I'm not!! that Todoroki might be good at batting but there's no way this Sawamura Eijun is threatened!!"
But now that he thinks about it, Todoroki is definetely a threat in a way, he destroyed Ichidaisan's pitchers with his batting and not to mention he's only a first year, he was amazing offensive abilities and to be in the same team with Sanada who's an amazing pitcher himself, Yakushi is the dark horse of the tournament no doubt.
He continued to swing his bat while immersed in his thoughts, then suddenly he felt a jolt of pain in his arm, he immediately stopped to confirm the condition of his arm, there wasn't any swelling or redness so it was probably just a one time thing.
Before he could continue to swing his bat, his arm was suddenly grabbed from behind, he turned looking suprised to Miyuki who had furrowed brows and a serious look
"what's wrong?" sawamura asked
Miyuki quickly dragged him outside next to the vending machines, the first year had no choice but to comply with the catcher after seeing the look on miyuki's face
"is your arm alright?" miyuki asked
"i'm fine! geez! stop worrying so much" sawamura said
Miyuki didn't look convinced "i saw you flinch and inspect your arm, you better not be lying to me sawamura" he said
Sawamura stayed silent for a while then spoke "there was a jolt of pain, it was only for a second! it then went away" he admitted
"We're gonna have to report this to the coach, your arm isn't fully recovered yet afterall" Miyuki said
The younger male immediately grabbed miyuki before he could walk away "Please don't!" he exclaimed, which surprised miyuki
"You know we can't risk your injury getting worse" miyuki said
"I know that! but if something might truly be wrong then he might pull me out for the rest of the games!" sawamura said
Miyuki looked pissed at him "obviously! we're can't let you play if your condition is not well"
Sawamura was desperate at this point "you can't tell them! i need to prove myself to the others, i need to get them to listen to me!!" he said
"Oh for goodness sake!! is that really more important than yourself??" miyuki argued
"I wouldn't be here if it wasn't!" sawamura said
Miyuki gritted his teeth, he stayed silent for a few seconds as both males calmed down
"fine do what you want, but the second you feel any discomfort you WILL tell me or the coach" miyuki said "Atleast promise me that"
Sawamura pressed his lips together "i promise"
Miyuki couldn't sleep that night, Sawamura's words echoed in his mind all night
'i wouldn't be here if it wasn't!'
It bothered him for some reason, he knew fully well that sawamura came to seidou to regain his relations with the other national treasures, but it somehow made miyuki feel odd, it was a feeling new and uncomfortable for him
that's right sawamura is in seidou purely because it was his best bet to grow and improve himself.
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Yet he somehow wished he could have been part of the reason of Sawamura's enrollment to seidou, he WANTED to be part of the reason.
That's odd he never felt like this before.
Then an image of sawamura flashed into his mind as he closed his eyes, his smile, his crying look, the determined face he put on, his expression on the mound.
It hurts and yet Miyuki can't help but feel drawn to sawamura, he admits that he keeps a close eye on the first year more than anybody else but that;s because sawamura's his pitcher right? and a complete idiot too, yeah that's probably it.
his pitcher...?
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National Treasure
Fanfiction(Probably won't update this anymore, it will be marked as complete but it's not) Eight National Treasures aiming to be the best in Japanese baseball. one of them is sawamura eijun, a golden eyed southpaw pitcher and is the best in terms of versatil...
