I Am A Shadow (DnA Fanfic)

15. End of Camp Practice Match! Day 1 Part 2

A/n: (・ω・)ノHey readers! I'm better!!...kinda. Still coughing, but I feel better! Sorry for the LONG wait! ☆〜（ゝ。∂）Enjoy~!

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Furuya had just come back to the dugout after swinging a homerun. The last couple batters were now making bases. Esumi was up to bat again. Tachi smirked seeing the girl reappear in the batter's box. Tachi's ghostly looking eyes stared down at the girl that was almost three times smaller than himself. Esumi pulled her bat back. The shadow like ball was pitched. The familiar green lights of Esumi's grid flashed and stretched over the field. Instead of one spot highlighting in white, all of the boxes next to the fence lit up.

Everything returned to its normal speed and with all her strength, Esumi smashed the ball toward the far fence. Kiryu was taken off guard because her last shot was infield. So now, the whole outfield was empty with no defenders. The white ball bounced three feet from the fence in outfield. Esumi was already passing first base, heading to second. Kiryu's center fielder got the ball and shot it to second base. By this time, Esumi made it to third and stopped. Unfortunately, the next Seidou batter was unable to bring Esumi home.

The next inning was just beginning, and now the older Sawamura twin was pitching. Miyuki and Eijun did a couple of practice throws, before the umpire let the Kiryu batter step up to the plate. Eijun took a deep breath, lifting his leg. With a fired up glare, the boy slammed his left arm down to the ground. "Strike!" The umpire announced.

Eijun grinned a little bit. 'Hope you saw that Esu!' He thought. From the fields, Esumi gave a small grin of her own.

'Great job Ei-nii..' She thought, but pain kept her from continuing her thoughts. 'I just have to last a little while longer..'

Eijun pitched another ball. The ball ricocheted off the aluminum bat. It bounced off the ground, heading toward Kuramochi. "Short stop!" Eijun yelled, looking back. Kuramochi got the ball in a tight position, so when he turned around to throw the ball at first base, the batter was already there.

At the current moment, there was a runner on first and third. Not to mention that there were no outs. Esumi could easily tell that her brother was in a pinch. Eijun heard the spectators berating him. His face contorted into a look of shock and minor stage fright. Gold eyes met another pair of gold eyes when Eijun looked to his sister for help. Esumi flashed a tight and thin smile back at her older twin brother.

"Focus on the batter Sawamura!" Yuki called from his position on the field.

"Let them hit to this spot! I'll pass back home and get them out!" Jun yelled loudly, with his voice laced with confidence.

"We aren't expecting your strikeouts.." Ryosuke teased a bit. He smirked and tipped his hat down over his face.

"You got this Ei-nii. Trust us." Esumi said quietly to herself. Her brother may not have heard her speak, but she knew he felt how she felt.

Eijun turned to the field and bowed his head to the fielders, albeit stiffly. "Yes! I'm depending on everyone!" Something bubbled in his chest, urging him to looked at his sister. They met eyes once again. 'I'll do my best, Esumi.' He thought, facing the next batter from Kiryu.

Esumi watched her brother's back. Movement caught her eyes. She glanced toward the guest dugout. Kiryu's coach was making gestures. The runners on the bases gave discreet nods back. Esumi looked at the stiff body of her brother. 'You've got to relax Ei-nii.' She thought, silently willing Eijun to calm down.

Eijun eyed the runners, silently thinking to himself. He wasn't sure if they were planning on stealing a base. He was second guessing himself, unsure. The weight on his shoulders made him tense up even more. Again, Eijun felt the silent words from his sister. He took a deep breath and thought back to his training. 'First a glare...Use a glare and stop the runner from running!' He thought glaring at one of the runners. 'Then feint a pick off..and pitch quickly!'