It was only a week until I saw her again. It's always the times I don't want her to see me as well, which currently is grocery shopping. That's my 'me' time.

"Ah, aren't you Slugger? From, um, the...t-the..."

"Ausville Hornets."

Starting to walk away, I sighed as I heard the excited tapping of shoes behind me getting closer.

"Y-Yes! Um, you're quite good, you know. Nobody has ever bested my throw so...skillfully, before."

I felt a little pride bubble up in my chest, but I didn't let it show. I actually hope she doesn't keep going on here, I'm busy.

"...Hmm."

"...Not one to talk, Slugger?"

I turned to look at her. She immediately got flustered, and if I was more of an honest person I would've told her that it looked incredibly cute.

"I am not. But I thought that buying dinner didn't need talk."

"S-Sorry! I didn't m-mean to interrupt! I-I just wanted to talk, I s-"

"It's fine. Hey...I might buy for two."

"...Eh?"

Damn, I'm being way too forward right now. Plus, what chances do I even have? Why'd I go and-

"...You mean it?"

"Uh, yeah. So, do you want to come over and have lunch with me?"

Maybe...?

"...I'd love to! Why didn't you ask me sooner, huh?"

Her small hands grasped mine, and I saw a few stares in my direction. I felt my face heat up.

"H-Hey, don't do this here, dummy!"

"Do you know how long I've been waiting, mister?"

"Well, n-no. I mean, I'm...not a looker, so I thought-"

I felt her hand lightly connect with my cheek. It was enough to surprise me, but it didn't hurt.

"Thought I would say no? Slugger, I'm feeling really brave right now, s-so just accept it!"

Just nod. Try to keep from looking too excited, Slugger, you might scare her off.

"...Fine. But you better not slow me down, alright?"

"M-More like, uh, you don't...s-slow me...uh..."

Patting her on the head, I made my way over to the cold isle.

It's going to be one of those nights.

A/N: Short story, but had fun writing it. Although virtually nobody will read it, at least I managed to eke out a chapter on my favorite crack pairing. Thanks for reading, sorry it was short and kind of mediocre.