Diamond no Ace

Curiousity

He couldn't stop staring at it and the constant blinking was getting on his nerves. The phone was laying over his desk, waiting for someone to pick it up. He wasn't even suppose to be there, but he had stopped by his pitcher's room to tell him something from the coach. However, Eijun was still in the showers and he ended up stepping inside the empty room. Immediately, he was greeted by Eijun's vibrating cellphone.

Miyuki wasn't the type of person that would take particular interest in someone elses things, but he wasn't going to deny that he was a bit curious. With this mind, he grabbed Eijun's phone and turned it on to realize it was unlocked. As his lips curved into a smile, Miyuki sat down on a nearby chair, leaning back on it casually. He held Eijun's phone in the air, getting ready to look through it completely. Then again, he couldn't even imagine the tantrum Eijun would throw if he caught him reading his stuff.

The reason his cellphone had vibrated was because he had gotten a text message by someone named Wakana. Without thinking about it twice, feeling his eyebrow twitch, Miyuki clicked his messages to see that most of them were in fact from this Wakana girl. He had heard about her before from Kuramochi, but at the time, he hadn't given it much importance.

Wakana : Hey, Eijun! I know you're busy, but I just wanted to tell you that we played our first game today. It was okay, but we still lost in the end.

He had heard about Eijun's junior high baseball team from Takashima and he knew that Eijun cared about them a lot. They were the reason why Eijun was unsure about coming to Seidou. He didn't want to leave them behind, so it was only natural he kept tabs on them. At least that's what he wanted to think. Shrugging his shoulders to himself, Miyuki skipped on to see Eijun's response.

Eijun: Oh, man really? I'm sorry you lost. I'm sure you'll get them next time! XD

He would never understand Eijun's patience and consideration. He had also heard from Takashima that Eijun's old team never won a single game and yet, that idiot wanted stick when them even in high school. Then again, that was a quality to admire.

Wakana: Remember that it's your grandpa's birthday this Saturday. Knowing you, you'd probably forget.

They seemed awfully close and that kind of bothered him.

Eijun: I know! I know! How could I forget that old man's birthday?! He would whack me everytime I forget it in the past!

Wakana: When are you going to come visit?! There's so much we need catch up on. I know you have a busy schedule, so if you can't come, I'm going to end up visiting you.

If she ever did come visit, he would have to make sure she knew that Eijun belonged to him. Still, there were two responses to this and they were both a couple of minutes a part.

Eijun: I don't think I'll be able to visit you guys soon. I really want to, but coach is a killer. I don't think he would let me...:(

The next one made Miyuki laugh a little.

Eijun: Wait, what?! No, don't come! You'll be scared away if you come!

There was no doubt about that. Kuromochi was a little more than obsessed with her and he hadn't even met her yet. If she was cute, he probably wouldn't stop talking about her and complain to Eijun for being so lucky.

Wakana: Hey. I got made fun of today again because I'm a girl in the baseball team. I mean, this school does have a softball team, but it's not the same.

Eijun: OMG, WAKANA! DON'T LISTEN TO THOSE IDIOTS! IF THEY KEEP BOTHERING YOU JUST TELL ME! I'LL BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF THEM! :C

"Oh, such a protective boyfriend." Miyuki whispered to himself, releasing a smirk that was filled with displeasure and jealousy. He couldn't stand reading anymore of their messages. It was so obvious that she cared about him more than she should. She didn't have to keep him updated like that and yet, she did. Sitting up straight, Miyuki's cool composure was long gone and his shoulders were even starting to get a bit stiff.

Instead of putting down the phone like he should have, Miyuki left Eijun's messages and looked at his screen wallpaper. It was just as plain as can be since the only thing special about it was a baseball that was centered in the middle. Skipping on ahead, Miyuki decided it was time to look through his pictures. He first checked the doorway to make sure no one was coming. After all, he knew that his personal feelings were taking over his simple curiosity.

He didn't have many pictures to begin with, but the few that he did have were about his old friends. Eijun was hardly included in any of them, so everyone in the pictures were unfamiliar to him. There was a cute looking girl among the group which he assumed was Wakana. Miyuki kept scanning through the pictures when there was one that caught his attention. His eyes widen a little as he was suddenly overwhelmed by the amount of feeling the picture had.

They were all together and they seemed to be standing in front of the train station. There were cherry blossoms scattered all around them as they posed for the picture. They looked happy for the most part, but there was a certain sadness expressed in their faces. Then, Eijun was the only that had a long bag strapped over his shoulder. Miyuki came to understand the situation when he saw Takashima on the far side of the picture. That was the day Eijun left them for Seidou.

Letting out a sigh, Miyuki left Eijun's pictures to see what kind of games he had. Much to his surprise, though, he only had one and he couldn't help but laugh when he saw that it was Flappy Bird. He never would have guessed Eijun was into such a pointless game especially considering that he was low in patience. Surprising enough, his best score was actually pretty high, but not as high as his. He would love to make fun of him for it.

Since there was nothing else that seemed to interest him, Miyuki was finally going to put the cellphone down, but then he saw that Eijun had a few web pages saved. Wondering what they could be, he clicked on them to see that they were all baseball articles that talked about him. There were some that listed his stats and there were others that had a thorough analysis of how he played. His lips curved into a smile at the sight of this before he leaned back on the chair. He might not have been a part of Eijun's past or former team, but he was sure as heck part of his present and hopefully future.

Pushing aside all his negative feelings, Miyuki headed to Eijun's contacts. Of course, the only phone numbers he had were either his family or his old friends. He didn't have anyone from Seidou, but Miyuki was about to secretly change that.

"Hey, what are you doing!?" Eijun exclaimed as he stomped inside. He placed his towel over his neck, bringing in the aroma of sweet shampoo. Miyuki gave him a smirk as he held his cellphone over the palm of his hand. Eijun suddenly panicked and quickly snatched his phone away from him. "Were you looking through my things!?"

"Not really." He lied as he stood up from the chair. Eijun gave him a sneer look since he didn't believe him. "The coach told me to remind you that you're not playing in tomorrow's game. So, you better not be annoying people that you want to pitch."

"Okay, fine! I get it!" Eijun replied before he nervously eyed his phone. He held it close to him like if he was hiding something. Little did he know that he had seen most of it.

With this, he ruffled Eijun's wet hair which startled him enough to cause him to take a step back. Miyuki calmly laughed, placing his hands inside his pockets before he walked toward the doorway. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow then."

He had added his phone number to Eijun's contact list with the title "my catcher". Now, he would just have to wait for him to notice it.

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