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Esumi sat on the bench, catching her breath. Her smile slowly grew bigger, as her brother was being hit and kicked by the upperclassmen on the field. It was such a usual sight, that she found it comforting.
Silently, the small framed girl thought of the night prior. Chris, Kanemaru, and Kataoka were helping Eijun with his pitches. The rest of the team was supposed to be cleaning the fields, but had all stopped to see what Eiju would do. Kataoka had been too close to the plate then, but without hesitation, Eijun pitched. Esumi knew all too well that her brother wasn't one to run away from a challenge. She smiled again. Eijun and Miyuki were out on the field, just finishing up their warmup pitches. He gold eyes wandered further past the field. Coach Kazunari was smirking, and Esumi almost laughed out loud. 'He thinks they can steal the game so easily? Think again..'
Akikawa batter stepped up to the batter's box. He swung his bat slightly, before resting in the proper position to bat. Everyone from Seidou was anxious, waiting and hoping that Eijun would be okay. "Don't be so stiff Ei-nii..." Esumi muttered to herself. Her heart was thumping in anticipation. She could practically feel her brother's anxiety. "Idiot.." She sighed to herself, quickly figuring out the thoughts that raced through Eijun's head.
Eijun exhaled, releasing a long puff of air. 'Hey, hey...Your expression is so stiff.' Miyuki shook his head slightly. 'What's the use in continuing Furuya's power play!!'
'Be on your guard and look around!!' Eijun had to mentally remind himself. 'Ahh..I forgot to glare at the runner...' He turned toward first base, where Akikawa's first runner led by a decent margin. Eijun threw the ball to Yuki, in attempts to get the runner out. But the ball flew high.
Seidou's student's gasped, thinking that the ball would hit the runner. Yuki jumped up and caught the ball. Immediately, the students from Seidou began to reprimand Eijun.
"Idiot!"
"That's dangerous!"
"Nice catch Tetsu!"
"W-where are you throwing!"
"Calm down, idiot!"
"Get off the mound!"
"You're too stiff!"
Oota, Seidou's club advisor, pointed at Eijun from the dugout. "Th-that's why I told you!!" He yelled, looking toward Kataoka. "He totally will screw up somewhere!!" When he didn't get a response, Oota glanced at Kataoka again. The coach was not fazed, though.
Esumi shook her head. He hands covered her mouth, hiding away her obvious grin. 'Coach believes in my brother too much to be fazed by something like this..I mean, didn't we all expect Eijun to blunder?'
Miyuki sighed, watching Eijun take deep breaths, trying to calm himself "Do that beafore!" Jun growled from the center field. 'Aw..he's panicking..He's really such a pain.' The second year catcher mentally complained. 'But now that he's up there, it's too late to say anything.' Eijun turned back toward Miyuki, nodding at the sign that the second year was signaling. 'First, a 4-seam in course.' Eijun looked down at the ball in his left hand, checking his grip. 'The pitch you throw for the coach--'
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I Am A Shadow (DnA Fanfic)
Hayran Kurgu> ** see last chapter for information Sawamura Esumi is a shadow. The shadow of her twin brother, Sawamura Eijun. He's also known as the loud mouthed, cocky baseball player that draws attention to himself. This allows Esumi to fulfill her assists as...
