Barbie | j.jungkook

1; first time with bangtan 🌸

"You want to what??" Sydney, my best friend got her mouth hanging open after what I told her.

I looked around embarrassedly as I pulled her down to her seat when people began staring, "Did you have to yell?"

"Have you gone crazy?" She said, eyes wide as she gave me a look. "We haven't been here that long and you want to stir up trouble so soon?"

"I just want to play baseball like the old days. What's so wrong with that?" I replied, "You know how much I love baseball and nothing, not even you, can stop me from joining the baseball team."

"I know you liked baseball ever since we were young but you do know that our school only has the men's baseball team. How can you possibly want to join a team full of boys?" She added, trying to put some sense into my brain. "I'm sure it's against the rules so you should stop thinking about it."

"Rules don't apply to me." I said stubbornly, "Besides, there's no harm in trying."

The whole day I was staring outside the classroom's window, dreaming about the day I'd be able to wear the school's baseball uniform as I ran across the field. It's always been my dream to be a professional baseball player. I want to feel the warmth of the sun against my skin and smell the earth on my clothes.

I'm unlike other girls, I didn't dream of becoming prettier or getting a cute boyfriend in high school. I wanted to play baseball for as long as I live but being a girl was always a hindrance. I hated the fact that I was born with long lashes, delicate fingers and a curvy body. I hated that every time I tell the coach to let me play, they'd spare one look at me and say I'm not built to play baseball.

I think it's very unfair that they limit my skills based on how I look. Yes, I do look a bit fragile on the outside but I know to myself that I play way better than most of the boys in my previous school.

"Just come with me, please Syd? For me?" I begged my best friend when classes ended.

"What if your dad finds out?" Sydney asked. "It'll be big trouble, Vee."

I almost left out this very crucial part about my life; my dad didn't want me to play baseball. He used to love the sport so much when my mom was around. I grew up loving the sport because of him. In my eyes, he was like the coolest dad anyone could have until my mom left us. She died of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, a terminal type of blood cancer.

My dad still blamed himself for paying more attention to baseball more than his wife. We both lost her but I never blamed him. I knew something was wrong with my mom but she chose to hide it from him but still I didn't blame. It was for that reason that I want to play. I want my dad to be able to look beyond that part of himself. I want to prove to him that mom would've wanted him to do what he love.

"I'll figure it out later." I told her, dragging her along.

"Fine but don't go sulking to me when they don't accept you." She said and I gave her a quick grin before we entered the faculty room.

I found the baseball team's coach who was also the club's manager and told him about my concern, explaining in great enthusiasm how much I want to join the baseball team.

"Venus Yoo from class 2-A." He spoke, eyeing me up and down with an uncertain look on his face. "Let me tell you something about our school, the thing is, we don't have a women's baseball team."

"I know that." I replied rather quickly. "I came here to get permission to join the men's baseball team."

He raised an eyebrow at me before giving out a laugh, "Well, you're the first to tell me that."