The black phone.
Finneys younger cousin moves up the street from him. They're reasoning for their move was for his cousin not to be alone. He's excited for her to start school with him but he forgot how much a fire cracker she can be. He was not pre...
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"that girl is poison..."
Nicos pov,
I watched Marianna run to the batter's box, but while I was watching her I felt Ivan tap my shoulder. "You really going to let a girl bat for you?" Ivan asked me 'was he being serious? I turned around to face him "yeah... what's wrong with that?" I asked him. "C'mon bro, I've seen you strike out the neighboring school's best batter, and he's good," Ivan explained while grabbing my shoulder. "Okay? and what does that have to do with Marianna batting for me?" I asked Ivan, I don't get why Ivan is even questioning me about letting Marianna bat for me.
Ivan took a big sigh, "she's a girl, girls can't play baseball, I doubt she knows how to even hit a ball," Ivan finally let out. 'So this is what he means by me choosing Mari to bat for me' I just sigh and look at him in the eye. "Clearly you haven't seen this girl bat yet, so cmon just go to the outfield," I said pushing Ivan slightly. "Whatever you say man" Ivan shouted out to me while ruining out to the outfield.
Marianna's pov.
Nico and Ivan were talking, I couldn't hear them but I know Ivan was complaining about how Nico was letting a girl bat, I'm not stupid, yes I'm a girl but this girl could kill you with this bat. "Whatever you say man" Ivan yelled at Nico. that pretty much confirms my assumption, okay now I'm mad. how does this boy with dirt on his lip even try to doubt ME? This is only gonna end with someone's head on a platter.
"Are you ready marina?" Nico yelled I could tell he was ready to pitch. "When am I not ready?" I yelled back in response. He just laughed and got into position.
'I watched Nico focus on the ball in his hand, this is what I live for when I play. Baseball. the thrill of being able to watch the way the pitcher's face starts to focus on the ball. they think about how the pitch should be thrown. what pitch could be the o best to throw off the batter. I love being the one to bat. you have seconds to figure out what pitch is being thrown at you, seconds to figure out when is the right moment to swing, and Seconds to react once you hit it.
WACK!
It was a curveball, and I hit... I hit it a little too hard. My anger from earlier built up so much that I sent the ball FLYING. I had no intention to send the ball flying across the field. "Uhm sorry, Nico," I said apologizing to Nico until I notice his mouth is wide open and he had a shocked expression on his face. "You were not lying when you said you got better..." Nico said while stretching his arm, guess he realized he would need to work a lot harder to be able to strike me out. "Ivan stop standing there like an idiot and go get the ball" Nico yelled at Ivan. I hadn't noticed that Ivan was standing there mouth wide open like a dog who had just gone for a walk. I looked around while waiting for Ivan to learn how to use his legs again so he could go get the ball, but it didn't take me long until I noticed that other people were watching us, and had probably seen everything that just went down.
This was not part of the plan. I just wanted to show Ivan I could hit the ball....and maybe kill him with it, not show him that I can send a ball into another Dimensión. I also didn't notice the coach coming toward us.
"Hey, you three! Come here for a second" the coach yelled at us he wasn't standing too far from us. Can he not walk a few steps toward us? It starts to hit me that we might be in trouble....I mean I am out here batting with no permission.
We all jogged up to the coach, "so Nico, who is this girl you got with you?" The coach asked Nico. "She's my friend" Nico responds this boy and his little peanut of a brain didn't get the social cue to introduce me. "My name is Marianna, Marianna Ramirez sir" I introduce myself while holding out my hand to shake his, Gross right? "Well, Ms.Ramirez I just watched you bat and I have to say you got a hell of an arm," he said he looked impressed, maybe his team sucks and he's never seen someone good at the game "do you have any experience with baseball?" The coach asked me. "Uhm well I've been playing since I was 5, and I was part of the MLB junior team for the doggers in California" I start to explain.
I wasn't lying about this, I was the manager because girls can't play with boys, but They did still allow me to train with the guys so I have gotten pretty good at the game. Although I was pulled out after my mom told me we were moving, I could have been a star if it weren't for this dumb town.
"Ms. Ramirez seems like you have plenty of experience, would you like to be our team manager?" The coach asked. Okay wow, buy me a drink first or something. All I did is hit a ball? he must be desperate for good players then. "I would like to see the team play first before I make any decision if that's okay?" I asked the coach, like cmon! I wasn't gonna agree to anything unless I see these guys play. "Fine by me, you two keep practicing, Ivan I need you to help me with something, I'll send in Blake to be your outfielder in second" the coach started to explain. "Alright coach!" Nico said smiling while grabbing me to go back to our practice.
Bruce's pov
Shit shit shit!
I'm so late to practice! The coach is gonna kill me.... My mom had made me help her with some paperwork and I lost track of time once I looked at the clock I saw I was deadly late to practice.
I finally arrive at the field and run to the dugout to leave all my stuff. "Bruce you are so late!" Ivan says laughing while I was trying to put everything down. "Yeah, I know, I just need to get on the field before the coach notices-" I was trying to explain but when I looked up I saw the coach. "Yamada, you are late!" Coach says in a serious tone, great I'm going to be in trouble now. "Sorry sir I had to help my mom-" I tried explaining but he cut me off. "Your mom called me, it's fine but there's no point in you going out to practice since there are only a few minutes before the other team gets here, so just sit here and wait," the coach told me and then walked away.
I was watching everyone practice, nothing looked abnormal everyone was doing the usual. Until I saw three people farther out in the field. it was Nico our team's best pitcher, also known as my best friend, out on the field with Finney Blake. And some more person they were batting for them, I couldn't tell who it was, they weren't wearing a uniform.
Wait...is that a girl-?
There was a girl on the field batting, I guess I was staring a little too hard that even Ivan noticed. "Her name is Marianna Ramirez, she a pretty little thing" Ivan started to say while looking into the distance. "But she's straight-up poison, she might be pretty but that girl can kill with that arm of hers," Ivan said. I don't think calling a girl poison is very appropriate "What do you mean she can kill with that arm?" I asked Ivan tryna figure out what he was talking about. "Just watch Nicos about to pitch," Ivan said never taking his eyes off the field.
Nico threw the pitch, it was a slider and a good one AND SHE HIT IT. She hit that so nicely and it was a home run. "See I told you her arm could kill," Ivan said finally taking his gaze off the field. he was right, that arm could kill. And I hope I'm her next victim. "You know coach asked her to be our manager" Ivan adds on out of nowhere. "Wait what-?" I asked him. "Yep believe it or not she's been on n MLB team " Ivan started to tell me. " she hasn't agreed yet, she wants to see us play, sooooooo Bruce give it all you have brother!" Ivan said patting my back.
Marianna's pov.
"The teams here" the coach yelled out for us, so we start to walk to the dugout. Ivan sat there with the team. "Well guys ima head off to the stands," I said while giving fin a good Pat on the back making him go "oof" in response. "Marianna just leave your stuff in here I'll give it to you after the game," Nico says before I leave. "Yeah okay here catch" I threw at him my bat, I laughed at him as he tried catching it and letting it slip out his hands. I just laughed and walked away
A/n here you go guys, we are getting a long chapter for being so patient. Also I just played some tennis
