Futago
Race & Negotiation.

Race day. The players started to get off the bus after the managers at the back. Yuki and Sakura were busy checking out the items that might be left behind. Once in the sense of no one they walk after the group.

Lots of people wear all-white uniforms with different motifs and school names, some also wear black and gray.

Though the entrance was still far ahead but Yuki already felt the atmosphere of the match, shrill screams made the girl goosebumps.

"Aaaarr!!!, Kotaro!!." Yuki raised an eyebrow.

"Look over here!, over here!." Huge screams from fans in the middle of nowhere.

"Senpai surprised?." Sakura's voice resuscitated Yuki.

"I just found out Kudo kun is famous." Sakura giggled as her fingers were placed in front of her mouth.

"Kudo senpai has been very famous since first grade. Not just Kudo senpai." Just now Sakura said it another horror shout splitting the summer breeze.

"Yahoo!!... Hajime kuuun!. I support you!."

"Yuuki saaan ...!"

"Look at that fastest pitcher!, Nakashima kuuuunn!!. Kyaaaa!, he glanced over here!."

Yuki's dizzy.

"Ryouuu saaaannn ...!."

"Haruno kuunnn, sweet as ever!." The owner of the name met with red lowered his hat covering his face.

Shouts for the sake of screams attacked Yuki's eardrums. He was aware of something, his foot stepping before Sakura.

Puk. Puk.

Inuzuka looked back. His face asked Yuki. The girl smiled sweetly as she clenched her fists in front of her chest.

"Inuzuka kun, ganbatte." Yuki said sincerely, his flat voice was lost somehow replaced by the melodious voice that he used to give to Hotaru.

The young man's face turned red to his neck and ears. His typical silly smile he held until biting his own lips made Yuki shut his mouth holding a laugh.

Buk!.

"Oi!, why are you silent heh. You should be happy, you little shit!." Grumpily Kawazune Ryou after punching Inuzuka in the back.

"Hiks, I'm envious." Knock the other one.

"Just kill you Shinichi!." Another senior cast a curse.

Sretti.

Nakashima immediately stood beside Yuki.

"My senpai." Strictly the young man.

"Let's see you're a belaguer boy!." Hirogane wrapped his arms around Nakashima's neck and dragged the young man away from Yuki.

Their debate was stalled when a louder and more bustling shout from the new group came beside them. Yuki realized, the look on the player's face immediately turned serious, their gazes turned sharp, intimidating.

Heeeeh, they can be serious as well, inner Yuki who is always looking at their relaxed face. The girl looked curious.

"They're from high school midori senpai." It was clearly Sakura who was already standing beside Yuki.

Hordes of midori players one by one get off the bus. Yuki raised one eyebrow, red hair, brown, gray, navy, they were coloring a lot of hair.

"That hair, didn't it break the school rules?." Ask Sakura Yuki.

"No, senpai. They are free to dye their hair as long as they remain outstanding, in our school there is also an exception." Yuki remembered the cheerleaders boy who bullied her.

It's fitting that cousin Ueno has blond hair, inner Yuki. And long live that man.

Chizuru breaks through her horde of friends from behind, as she is about to get off the bus a pair of blue beads grabbing her attention. Because the child's body is relatively short compared to others makes it a little difficult.

Successfully, after a push effort pushed he managed to get out and without a second thought ran cheerfully towards the owner of the blue bead.

"Saaan hachibara!."

Taps.

Chizuru stopped right in front of Yuki giving her distinctive smile.

"Waahh, we can finally meet again, in every game I look for you on the bench manager loh." Obviously the young man.

On the other hand the hordes of midori high school players are confused and surprised.

"What's wrong with our ace?, he's a playboy but never comes to women first." Navy hair chirps.

"It's no wonder that women are modeled that way." Chubby brunette.

"Is he human?. Look, she's like a goddess, very pretty." Red hair srobot.

"I never knew the high school wolf had a model manager like this. Aaakh!, unfair, I envy." Sewot grey hair.

"Stop you guys, don't embarrass yourself." Bare hair black.

"Captain, to be honest you think the same as us don't." The black hair glanced at the blue-mannered female then turned to the blond male.

"Huufft, he's gonna get in trouble." He walked over to Chizuru.

Yuki saw how enthusiastic cousin Ueno was. He also got a no-wearing shout from the male fan.

"There was important business then so, it can only come now." Answer Yuki.

"It doesn't matter, you'll support me right?." Yuki was about to reply but a barricade (barrier) formed in front of him.

Inuzuka, Nakashima, and Haruno were already standing firmly covering Yuki's body from the view of the enemy ace.

"What business are you doing with our manager!?." Inuzuka.

"Don't try to get close to him!." Threat Nakashima.

"Go." Haruno was trying to make her voice more threatening which sounded funny in Yuki's ear.

Chizuru was about to advance against the sturdy barrier in front of her but a large arm pulled her back, away.

"I'm sorry for the behavior." Say black hair while smiling stiffly.

"Captain!, don't get in my way!." Chizuru Shouts.

Hap.

Suddenly Chizuru's legs drift, her arms flanked by Navi's hair and brown runs away from Yuki.

"Oii, you fuckers. Release!, watch. Release." Chizuru.

"You don't see them all staring at you like hungry lions, Chizuru." The young man threw his face away.

"Hmp!, what's the deal with me." The two friends of Chizuru took a deep breath.

"As for you, now we have to go."

A huge stadium filled with a sea of people of all ages enlivened the match, coupled with the sounds of marching band music and the cheers of the cheerleaders' children suffocating the air. Don't be asked what's up with Yuki, the girl has already replied to Mizutani's message asking about her situation and is answered with 'too much noise, heat'.

Yuki sat in line with the other manager while Nana sat on the bench in charge of recording the pitchers' throws. In the side row was Ueno holding the brass of the wind instrument, and among them were women in white sleeveless uniforms and cheerleaders-style short skirts. Sakai continued to move, shaking his body following the music of the marching band while shouting words of encouragement.

Complete already suffering ears Yuki. Yuki unintentionally saw a blonde figure across the left stands waving her hands excitedly. The girl nodded small in return.

Yuki School for now will not fight Chizuru school, high school midori will compete after school. Two more matches to get to the final, if Yuki school wins today they will enter the semi-finals and then in the final they meet with high school midori.

Yuki glanced down after the players who were not competing excitedly pointed to their school bench. The players who did not compete gathered in the stands right on the bench gave spirit to the core team.

Below, Yuki sees the players forming a circle with Hajime in their midst.

Yuki was surprised when Hajime shouted his school yell, leading the players to gather their fighting spirit. The heavy and calm voice that Yuki used to hear now turned fiery, the aura of Hajime's leadership shrouding its members, the look of those eyes changed, Yuki just saw the other side of Hajime. Determination, competition, and ambition to win. The man looked like a knight who was ready with war in front of his eyes.

The game starts, everyone shouts, shouts to call the names of the players who are on the pitch, praises if their game is good, gives encouragement when players make mistakes, cheering happily when the supported school earned points, what about Yuki?, he was silent. Drifting with the flow of the match, the noise still hurt his ears but on the other hand also made him excited.

The girl gets nervous when the player at third base runs to home plate, when the punch cannot bounce far, when the player is hit by a strike. He also observed the strategies of both schools, his lips smiling sideways when reading Kudo's bold direction, the way the man got out by trapping the opposing player, he was also happy when Hajime hit a home run.

This .., interesting, inner Yuki.

At the end of Inuzuka's play, Yuki knew the boy was full of vigor and noise, thinking that maybe the young man would act calmer during the game. But wrong, Inuzuka was also noisy in the middle of the field shouting his slogan. Yuki let out a soft laugh that was only heard by him.

The game was finished and won by the school. The supporters return to the bus to go home to school while Yuki asks Mizutani for permission to see the midori high school match.

The stands are now filled by the core players, they are not allowed to go home to watch midori high school matches, observe and look for the shortcomings of the opposing team.

Yuki was sitting next to Mizutani and Suzune on the other side while Nana was next to the woman.

"Ung, it was in front of the stadium." Answer Yuki.

"What do you see?." They chatted without shifting the focus of the players who were warming up on the pitch.

"Always four young children and one teenager maybe, their faces are not clear." Yuki answered honestly.

Mizutani.

"What about yesterday?, what stops with one pill?."

"No, the night after I got home from Senpai's house I took the second pill." Yuki paused for a moment.

"The next morning Masa san was surprised by the pile of red towels in the room." Mizutani glanced at Yuki.

"Have you explained it to him?." Yuki nodded small.

"I need more blood bags." Mizutani massaged his nose.

"It's not good for your body to continue like this." Yuki's response instead smiled laughing at Mizutani.

"Mi chan, this is nothing compared to what Korea used to be." The man clenched his hands.

Yuki who realized that patted softly Mizutani's large hand calmed the shadow leader down.

"Is there a problem with the shadows?." Yuki asked, her manic caught Chizuru leaping around waving towards him. Yuki just smiled slightly holding back the embarrassment. The man gets a sharp glare from the players sitting under Yuki, Inuzuka cs.

"I'm too busy, can't keep an eye on you. Is it necessary to tell Dazai to stay at home?." Mizutani does not answer Yuki's question, there must be something hidden from the man.

"No need, just give me another bag of blood." Yuki replied, besides that if Dazai stays at Yuki's house it will be hard to sneak out again.

The loud thumping sound between the glove and the ball made Yuki raise one eyebrow. Down there Chizuru was throwing, her arrogant and haughty style clearly stamped on the young man's face. In accordance with his abilities, not a single player managed to hit the ball.

Round after round has passed, the result is 15 - 0, a landslide victory for high school midori. Yuki could read what was inside his team's mind.

"He's great, but you're better than him." Yuki held her elbows on her knees and propped her chin up.

"Don't joke. Senpai can hit that throw." Yuki was still staring at Chizuru's throw.

"But I admit, the midori sma catcher is better than our catcher." Kudo who heard the conversation looked up at Yuki with an annoying smile.

"Do you want to try?." Yuki ignored Kudo glancing at Mizutani.

"What?."

"The simulation is against the first team, with you and Kudo as its partners." Yuki switched to the field.

"Kudo kun has already caught my throw." Yuki.

"That's during the practice of hitting, this is the simulation of competing." Yuki thought. Without him realizing the players looked up interested in the conversation of their coach and manager.

"The team will help if you want to help them practice." Mizutani continued, Yuki was still thinking.

"There's a condition." Yuki said, Mizutani and Suzune looked at the girl curiously.

"Say." Yuki smiled faintly.

"I'm playing full set." Said Yuki.

The goddess is crazy, the inner players.

"Good." Answer Mizutani.

Coach!, exclaimed players inwardly disagree.

"Then, there's no audience."

Was he intending to chase away the parents who usually watched, the inner players again.

"Hm."

Coach!, how do I drive the public away?, the players protested inwardly.

"And," is there any more?, their inner self.

Yuki brought her face closer to Mizutani's ears while closing her lips from the side so that no one could read her lips.

"Lend me Ryuu's grandfather's workshop." Yuki Whisper. Yuki moved her face away looking at Mizutani.

The man stiffened his jaw, looking straight at Yuki's bead. The players, Suzune, and Nana were shocked to see the expression of their coach, despite being angry while training the Mizutani players never showing such an expression.

"Ok, not a deal." Yuki said casually.

What does the manager say?, what makes a coach like that, their inner self.

"We'll talk later." Mizutani said in the end. Yuki shook her head slowly.

"Yuki's." Tegur Mizutani is calmer.

If I don't force him now, I'll lose my chance. I can't force Dazai anymore, or the man will get Mi chan's rampage, Yuki's inner.

Yuki raised one eyebrow looking at the man. Mizutani sighed and stood up.

"Let's talk." Yuki moved on from her seat following Mizutani.

They will fight again, inner Kudo and Hajime.

"What's wrong with them?." Ask Ryou.

"Why are you so serious?." Hirogane.

"My senpai." Chirps Nakashima is sad to see Yuki go with Mizutani.

Mizutani stops on the quiet outer bench of the stadian, telling Yuki to sit next to him.

"You know it's dangerous. You know the big lady forbid you." Mizutani said directly to the subject.

"Yes, you don't have to remind me. But I've now got a computer, got into the hospital lab, and then what's wrong with getting into Ryuu's grandfather's workshop." Yuki kekeh.

"The big lady, Daren dono, no one knows about all the experiments you've created let alone the owl. Can you just play with Dazai's computer and lab?." Bujuk Mizutani's.

"No Mi chan, I need Grandpa Ryuu's workshop." Reject Yuki.

"If I don't allow you and forbid Dazai from going in there?." Yuki rolled her eyeballs.

"I'll force one of the shadow members." Answer Yuki.

"All members are on duty."

"Do you think I can't find them?." Mizutani took a heavy breath throwing her back into the long chair. Yuki understands Mizutani's unrest. But he also knows what he has to do.

"There's no point in continuing to dodge, from me or from them." Yuki slightly turned her body to look at Mizutani's face.

"Do you trust me Mi Chan?."

"I believe it, but. Ojou san." Yuki gasped at the call, Mizutani in shadow leader mode.

"Can you stop doing it yourself?, can you let us take care of it?." Yuki's turn took a deep breath.

"Don't feel pity and pity for me. There's no point in complaining about this disease, I'm no longer the little princess of the Hachibara family." Yuki convinced Mizutani.

"You shouldn't be like this." Mizutani pressed his forehead. Yuki leaned in.

"If it's time I'll ask you for help, so don't worry." Mizutani put her hand away.

"Please promise me one thing."

"Hm?."

"Don't make anything weird again, like that owl or something." Yuki chuckled.

"Forget, after all make it take a long time." Yuki glanced at Mizutani.

"Deal?."

"Deal." Yuki revealed a happy smile, he could not help but be engraved on his face.

"Sorry!, you guys don't fight anymore right?!." Both men looked. Found all the troupe standing far enough away from them.

"I'll play to the hospital later." Lirih Yuki stood towards Suzune.

"Hospitals aren't ojou san's playground." Mizutani muttered as he approached his entourage.