Abe is in Shock.

Abe was looking for Mihashi. Recently the guy has been disappearing. The trade-off has been a happier (for Mihashi), more relaxed (for Mihashi), easier to communicate with (for Abe) Mihashi. His pitches were stronger too, so the only one worried about Mihashi was Abe.

Abe walked to the far end of the practice field and heard the guy's voice. He hurried toward the storage shed and heard Mihashi talking to someone behind the building.

"Not now Yuu-kun…Not here…"

Abe stopped at the corner of the building, something was off about Mihashi's voice. He sounded giggly. Abe wondered who "Yuu-kun" was.

"Yes, now. It will be hours before we can do this again." Said Tajima.

Abe gritted his teeth and thought:

"What is that pervert doing? Did he bring porn to the practice field?"

Abe took a steadying breath and peeped around the corner. He almost fainted in shock at what he saw. Tajima was kissing Mihashi's neck and the other boy was sighing in pleasure. Tajima's hand was under his shirt. They had their eyes closed and Tajima moved to Mihashi's mouth. Tajima kissed Mihashi deeply and they moaned.

Abe turned away from the scene and sunk to the ground. He was in shock.

"Could it be Tajima is the reason for Mihashi's behavior? How could this have happened? They're not gay." Thought Abe.

Abe took another peek at the lovers from his crouched position. They were clutched and deeply kissing. Tajima had his hand on Mihashi's nipple and the boy groaned and leaned into it. Mihashi arms went up Tajima's chest and around his neck. Tajima purred in response. Abe had to admit that Mihashi was a willing participant. He turned away confused and unsure of how to proceed.

"They're not gay? But what they are doing is very gay." Thought Abe.

"We can't go any further." Said Tajima, alerting Abe and he peeped again. Tajima pulled away from his lover and Mihashi said:

"Yeah, I need to go back…"

"Or Abe will look for you?" Tajima finished Mihashi's thought. Mihashi nodded and Tajima gave him one last hug and whispered something in his ear. Mihashi blushed and nodded.

"Me too." Said Mihashi. He turned and with one final wave, he dashed in the opposite direction of where Abe was hiding. He could get back to the bull pen quicker that way. Tajima sighed and turned to return to the practice field. As he went around the corner, Abe reached out and grabbed his pants leg. Tajima stifled a scream. He saw it was Abe standing up and brushing himself off. Tajima stiffened, Abe looked pissed.

"What are you doing to my pitcher?" Demanded Abe, but he somehow kept his voice low to keep the others from hearing.

"You saw, we're lovers. You got a problem with that?"

Tajima was embarrassed, angry and defiant. Abe hesitated, he was only their teammate, and not their best friend. If Mihashi had a best friend, it was…Tajima. In that moment Abe understood how this must have happened. He took a breath as his only concern should be Mihashi's performance. He shook his head to clear it. Tajima relaxed a bit as it looked like a "no".

"No I can't judge…" Abe paused. "…aren't you guys straight?"

"We're bisexual. I've experimented as I've always knew I like both sexes. But Mihashi was a virgin until I…" Said Tajima with a big grin.

"Spare me the details." Abe put his hands up in surrender.

"Trust me Mihashi likes both guys and girls and is willing. You saw us. You can't call me the pervert when you watched."

"That isn't the point!" Abe yelled drawing the attention of the guys on the field. Abe signaled to Hanai he wasn't fighting. Hanai chose to ignore it. Coach noticed them too but she decided to give them a minute.

"What is the point?" Said Tajima, defiantly.

"I just want to clarify. Mihashi, our skinny pitcher, is bi?"

"Yup, I slept over at his house a lot and we talked. Mihashi talks a lot when he is relaxed, and if you are patient with him." Tajima was proud he could understand Mihashi better than the catcher.

"You don't find him annoying?"

"No, I like the shy ones, he's cute. He has gentle eyes and a sweet smile. I kept wanting to hug him…"

Abe stood in shocked silence as Tajima continued:

"Anyway the more we talked, the more he relaxed and then he felt he could say anything. That's when his liking both girls and boys came out. I asked if he want to try a kiss and here we are."

Tajima moved to go to practice, when Abe grabbed his arm.

"I need to go. Coach is waiting for me." Said Tajima.

"I'm a vice-captain, I'll excuse you. Just wait a minute. I'm still taking this all in."

Abe took a deep breath and let go of Tajima's arm.

"You swear he goes to you of his own free will?"

"Yup."

"What if you break up? What if Mihashi gets depressed?"

"I won't break up with him. I really like him." Tajima had a gentle look on his face and Abe believed him.

"Just take good care of the guy. He's just as important to the team as you are."

"I will." Said Tajima, firmly.

"Come on let's go back." Said Abe, embarrassed.

Abe walked with Tajima back to the practice field without another word. Abe excused Tajima and the Coach ordered him to the bull pen.

"Mihashi is waiting. You need to look after your pitcher."

"Yes ma'am."

Abe went to the bull pen and spotted Mihashi pitching into a net.

"Mihashi." Said Abe and Mihashi wasn't startled as he saw him coming.

"Abe-kun."

"I was just talking to Tajima, I mean your boyfriend."

Mihashi panicked and Abe put his hands up.

"It's ok Mihashi. I'm not mad. I'm just confused."

Mihashi calmed down but he didn't know what to say. Abe took a breath and approached Mihashi. The guy got nervous but stayed still. Abe put his hands on Mihashi's shoulders and looked into his eyes. Mihashi could see he was worried and not angry. It made Mihashi happy that Abe worried about him.

"Do you really like Tajima?"

Mihashi nodded. Abe could see a twinkle in his eyes.

"Yeah, I like him a lot." Mihashi blushed.

"As a boyfriend?"

"Yup." Mihashi smiled. Abe relaxed. There was no hesitation in Mihashi and his hands dropped.

"I told Tajima to take good care of you. If he hurts you or breaks up with you. You have to tell me. Don't hide it from me or lie. I need to know because if you are too upset to pitch there will be problems for the team. Understand?"

"I won't…he won't…Tajima loves me." Mihashi blushed, smiled and looked away. Abe was embarrassed but stayed quiet and waited for the guy to finish his thoughts.

"I pitched a lot in middle school too…when upset. I promise to tell you…but no need, he loves me. I love him. It's ok…" The words trailed off and Abe barely heard him but understood. Mihashi sort of promised to tell him if they break up. That is all he could hope for. As long as Mihashi was happy and was pitching well, he had no right to complain. Abe let out a breath, as he realized that Mihashi went on with his pitching in middle school even though he was hurt and lonely.

"I guess it's alright." Abe thought. He changed the mood by suggesting they warm up. Mihashi happily complied. Abe decided to think about it later and focused on what they were doing.

That night, he had to admit Mihashi's pitches were better and the guy was more relaxed and easier to talk to. He prayed they stayed together until graduation.

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I'm thinking about writing the scene of Tajima and Mihashi's first kiss based on this story.

Please review.