Love Isn't As Simple As It Should Be

Oblivious

Thanks to Haruno's kind and encouraging words Satomi stopped feeling upset over that girl she saw confessing to Miyuki. She had to admit that she felt silly for getting so upset over that. Usually she wouldn't mind since she was already used to him being popular with girls at school, but after hearing those girls' hurtful words she just broke down. Satomi didn't bring it up to Miyuki since she saw that he rejected the confession. He never paid his fangirls any attention and has never given her any reason to her doubt him. It wasn't his fault that she was an insecure mess at times and didn't want to make a big deal out of nothing.

Especially after they defeated the dark horse of the summer tournament Yakushi High School and are now moving on to the semifinal round. If Seido wins against Sensen then they would most likely play against Inashiro where Narumiya Mei was playing at. They defeated them last year and according to Miyuki crushed them, especially the third years. Hopefully the same thing wouldn't happen this time around. Satomi has known Mei since Junior High thanks to Miyuki who introduced them at one of their games. The two baseball players had a strangely close relationship despite the pitcher being both angry and disappointed at Miyuki for choosing Seido over him. It would be nice to see him again regardless. He was too arrogant for his own good but deep inside he was not a bad person.

The possibility of facing off against Inashiro wasn't the only thing looming over her head. Sawamura was not doing so well either after Yakushi's first year batter Todoroki Raichi got a home run against him. That was the first time that Satomi has ever Sawamura so upset and it deeply concerned her. She knows that it's sort of stupid to be so surprised to see him upset since he is human just like everyone else, but she never thought that she was ever going to see him other than being that energetic loudmouth with a positive outlook as bright as the sun. Hopefully he will go back to being his usual self before the next match.

Satomi was his friend and she was going to help him no matter what.

There are more things at stake and she can't dwell on her petty problems.

"Sawamura-kun are you paying attention?" She called out to him.

They were in the school library along with Furuya and Kominato completing their last homework assignments and projects since the trimester was going to end soon and it was crunch time.

The southpaw who was sitting across from her snapped out of his trance. "Huh?" He blinked and then looked away embarrassed. "No I was not," Sawamura admitted looking down. "I'm sorry Nakamura-san."

Satomi was taken aback by his crestfallen expression. He usually wouldn't be so apologetic whenever she caught him spacing off during her tutoring sessions. "Is there something wrong Sawamura-kun?" She asked half-knowing the answer.

Both Furuya and Kominato looked at the southpaw in concern since he hasn't been the same since the game ended.

"I'm fine." He lied.

Satomi narrowed her golden orbs at him. "No, you are not," She simply said. "You are still upset over that home run right?"

Sawamura widened his eyes in surprise not expecting her to bring it up since she wasn't usually straightforward. He just looked away feeling even more embarrassed. He knows that he should be fine since the coach was going to include him in next game's line-up, but he just couldn't shake off that image of Todoroki hitting his best pitch. Why did the coach still trust him? What if he disappointed them again?

She rubbed her temples in mild frustration, letting out a loud sigh since she hated looking him like this. "Sawamura-kun, I understand that you weren't expecting that to happen. Neither of us were, but that doesn't change anybody's perception of you," Satomi began in a soothing tone. "You are a great pitcher and a home run won't ever change that."