Break Ups and Make Ups

Part 4

"Hoshi let's go!"

"I'm coming!"

I grab my sweater and rush downstairs to everyone. Yuta suggested we all head to the park for a small little picnic since the weather is so great today. As I walk outside with everyone else,I think of other stuff. Like how long it has been since I've last had seen Yamato. Almost 3 weeks is it? I feel like it's been longer. I wonder how Yamato is,or what he's doing. I hope he's doing alright. I get inside the van Uncle got a while ago. We started getting annoyed when we all had to take separate cars,especially when one of us didn't know how to get to a place. So,Uncle bought a nice van so we can all ride together. I sit down next to Ren with Yuta on the other side of him. Takao took shotgun,so Saeki's by himself in the back.

"Everyone ready to go?"

"Yes!!"

"Okay!"

Uncle started the car and drove off.

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"Yuta I wanted some onigiri!"

"I'm only giving you one!"

"Guys share!"

"Tch...you guys are never quiet..."

Just as I expected. I had a feeling that once we started eating,someone will complain about something. In this case,Yuta keeps taking some of the onigiri I made,Saeki's complaining that he keeps taking it all,so Takao is trying to stop the little argument,while Ren,Uncle,and I watch in silence.

"Fine! There!"

"Thanks!"

"Now was that so hard?"

"Yes!"

I giggle. Out of the 5 onigiri's Yuta had,he had to give Saeki 3 of them.

"Good. Now that that's settled,please eat some more. There's not just onigiri you know."

We all continued eating. Yuta had a small pout on his face for a bit but soon enough he started smiling again. It's pretty peaceful now. I remember when I used to come here with the guys when I visited. My mother and father didn't let me come to Japan for a while,even though Ren was already here. I didn't really have a reason but Ren did,and our parents thought that they'd let him. I begged them for a while,asking if I was able to go with Ren,but they didn't budge. They only allowed me to go to Japan for small visits when Ren came,also because Uncle lived here too. Uncle basically helped convince my parents to let me live here. I still visit home once in a while when Ren goes though. I also convinced my parents by telling them I wanted to go to school here,since I read that Japan had really great collages for computer programming. But yeah,whenever I visited Uncle took me and the others here to the park. I remember those times. Everyone always went down to the baseball field and tried to make me play. Just as I started remembering that,

"Hey Hoshi! Come play a game with us!"

"Yeah come on Hoshi!"

"Guys,you know it's no."

Saeki and Yuta pouted and kneeled down in front of me. Yuta had this face that looked adorable. No.

"Please Hoshi?"

"Just one game!"

I shook my head.

"Please? Pretty pretty please?"

"Pretty pretty please with a cherry on top?"

I looked up at the two. Ugh,they'll keep going if I don't go...

"...fine. I'm only hitting once..."

"WHOO HOO!!"

"Alright! Good enough!"

Saeki and Yuta bumped fists and rushed off,not before getting me as well. They took me down to the field,but I sat down on the benches.

"I'm gonna be the last one to hit."

"Fiiiine."

The two ran off.

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"Come on Hoshi~!"

"Win this!"

I was just sitting on the bench,watching everyone play,and then they called me. It's my turn already? Ugh. I stand up straightening out my sweater and walked up to the plate where Yuta handed me a bat. Saeki was pitching. He smirked at me and I rolled my eyes.

"I'll go easy."

"No. Give me all ya got."

"Oh? Alright then."

I heard Uncle and Yuta 'ooh'. I rolled my eyes again and looked at Saeki. He then threw the ball. My actions were quick.

*smack*

I smirked and dropped the bat slowly walking away. I heard everyone else in the distance.

"She hit a home run!"

"How'd she do that?!"

I sat down on the bench where I was before,my face expressionless as everyone ran up to me.

"Hoshi,that was great!"

"You hit a home run!"

"I didn't think you'd get a home run!"

I smiled a bit and chuckled. I always played baseball as a kid. Well,not actual baseball. I just got a stick and a ball and hit it across the garden all the time.

"...I completely forgot."

"What Ren?"

"Hoshi's really good at hitting a ball. She did that a lot before she moved here. She could beat all of us,because she also runs really fast."

"What?!"

They all then begged me to play a game with them. I finally agreed,I got nothing better to do. So,I spent the rest of the day playing baseball with the guys.

I didn't think about anything else.

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We all go back to Long Island after playing. I head upstairs to my room to change clothes,and when I open the door,I feel very happy. My guitar is sitting there on my bed. I haven't played this in forever. I used to play it every morning. I pick it up and rush downstairs to the guys.

"Who brought this here?"

"Oh,I also picked that up when I went to get you clothes. I forgot it was in my car."

I look over at Uncle and smile. I bowed.

"Thank you Uncle!"

I sat down on one of the chairs with my guitar and started tuning it. Once that was done,I started strumming a soft tune and closed my eyes.

I feel like I'm home.