Miyuki-senpai...? (Discontinued)

Part 6 - embarrassment and a kiss

Sawamura Pov

Everyone on the table was silently eating while everyone else continued chatting not noticing the silence at one table. This silence is going to kill me. I look at Miyuki with begging eyes while eating, he nods knowing that I must be uncomfortable.

"Kuramochi... um, have you done any batting practice today?" I look at Miyuki with a look that says what kind of question is that! Kuramochi hums a yes while eating. "What an amazing question to ask captain, don't have anything better to ask? Out of quick remarks?" I ask trying to start a conversation even if it's short, he looks at me behind his glasses before rolling his eyes, "it's all I could think of... and I'm not out of remarks. Were you raised in a barn Sawamura? You have rice on your face," he goes back to eating his rice and I glare at him as I try and wipe the rice off my face.

"Do I need to baby you Sawamura?" Miyuki asks before reaching forward and wiping the rice off my face and going back to eating his own rice. "Why did you do that?! I could have gotten it myself," I glare at him as I start to eat again. Silence enveloping our table again.

Kuramochi looks at me before whispering in my ear, "he just treated you like you are both in a relationship," he laughs quietly and I feel my face heat up. "Shut up Kuramochi," I whisper before eating some of my rice. I take something off the tray putting it in my mouth, I bite it sticking out my tongue. I glare at Miyuki who is laughing at me. "You bastard! I thought you took all of it. No, you left a small amount so I would eat it accidentally," I close my eyes forcing myself to swallow it and gagging slightly.

Everyone on the table is laughing now and I glare at Miyuki again before eating my rice and standing up with my empty bowl. I walk over to the rice sighing that I'm away from that table I pile rice into my bowl but not as much as normal. I walk past Haruichi mouthing 'please help me' he laughs at me as I sit back down next to Kominato and Kuramochi. I see a slight slit of Kominato's eyes when I look at him and I look at him in shock. "Why don't you have your eyes completely closed?!" I say looking between Kuramochi and Kominato.

Kominato laughs nervously as he starts eating to avoid talking to me. Kuramochi taps me on the shoulder, "he isn't comfortable with his eyes, he only lets a very rare few see them so don't ask about them," he says as he glares at me challenging me to continue asking questions. Everyone goes back to eating and I try to avoid eye contact or physical contact with anyone near me. I eat quietly until my tray is finished and I stand up cautiously to go get a third bowl of rice. When I put the minimum allowed in the bowl I walk back to my seat and I eat my last bowl of rice quietly.

Until I feel someone tapping me a couple of times on the shoulder, I look up at Miyuki who looks concerned, "are you okay?" I nod smiling slightly going back to eating my last few clumps of rice. I stand up with my tray walking to the chefs putting the tray down, "thank you for the food," I bow before I walk out the canteen to my dorm room.

I open the door not turning the light on, I walk to my drawers taking off my clothes and putting on my nightclothes. We don't have practice after dinner but many will be swinging a bat or pitching and catching. I pull my covers back lying down on my bed covering myself with the covers and curling up slightly trying to get warm I close my eyes turning to face the wall.

I hear the door opening and I groan in protest when the covers are softly moved off me. Hm... kuramochi would just throw the covers off of me if he wanted me out of bed. With the covers not over me, I curl up, even more, shivering at the lack of warmth. I open my eyes glaring at whoever took my small amount of warmth. I see Miyuki going to lie down next to me, he pulls the covers over us and pulls me to him.

"I'm really sorry about earlier and I hope you know that. I didn't mean to baby you at dinner either," he looks into my eyes as I lean turn towards him hugging him closing my eyes, "it's okay... can I go to sleep now? You're very warm," I groggily say the last part as I sigh in content burying my face in his chest. "Warm I mumble," he laughs slightly at me putting a hand around me and the other holding my right hand that was draped over him.