Dang! First story on this website! Please forgive me, I have never used this website before. This is my first story on here and I hope many of you guys will enjoy it! Thank you so much!

Like to give a shout-out to daiya-scenarios on Tumblr for helping me write this story and giving me great pointers! Couldn't be able to do it w/o you guys!

New Girl in Town

Everything was new. The air was new, the people were new, and the surroundings were new. Signs, billboards, and posters were all new. Everything was in a different language and nothing was the same compared to what this person was used to. It was like a foreign land; a person visiting a whole other planet.

This person, a teenage girl, took one small step out of the subway train. People were rushing in and out – in all different directions. The young girl was overwhelmed by the large commotion from the overly crowded subway. Feeling herself getting bumped into, she tried to break free and find a safe haven.

She quickly went to the side and pressed her large duffle bag close to her chest. She heaved a shaky sigh and thought this place was going to kill her quickly.

"Welcome to Tokyo, Japan, Miss Alex," she heard a feminine voice.

She looked around and spotted a tall, thin Asian women with glasses.

"U-um, who are you?" Alex asked, cautiously stepping back.

"I'm Takashima Rei, scouter of the Seidou Baseball Team," she stated, smiling.

Alex gleamed. "Oh, thank goodness! It's a pleasure to meet you,"

"The pleasure is mine. Come on, let's get you out of this crowd," Rei stated, helping Alex with her luggage.

"Thank you,"

Rei helped Alex get through the crowded subway station. As they reached the surface, Alex gawked at the large city that stood above. It was crowded, loud, and flashy. Large buildings filled each inch of the place, people swarmed the streets, and lights were shining like bright stars. She was no longer in her home state anymore…

"Miss Alex, this way," Rei called, opening the taxi's door.

"O-oh, right!" She quickly shuffled her way to the taxi and got in; Rei following behind her.

"Seidou High School, please," Rei requested.

Alex stared out the car's window and couldn't find a way to look away from the beautiful scenery of the city. She never thought Japan will be this beautiful.

"This is amazing!" Alex stated, smiling, "Is that the Tokyo Tower?"

The taxi driver and Miss Rei chuckled. Slightly embarrassed, Alex grinned and joined in on their laughter.

"No, that is not the Tokyo Tower. It's a guess that you have never been to Japan?" Rei asked.

Alex shook her head. "No ma'am. This is my very first time here in Japan. It's so different from back home,"

Rei smiled. "You're from America, right?"

"Yes ma'am. I lived in the South; it was more suburban than city. I haven't seen so many people in one place before!"

Rei chuckled. "I'm glad you like it here. I hope you further enjoy your stay,"

"Yes, I definitely will," Alex replied, smiling.

Alex was thinking optimistically about her stay here in Tokyo, Japan. She worked hard to be where she is right now, and she wishes to go higher. She prayed that this place will help her grow even more.

The taxi finally made it to their destination. Alex, once again, stared in awe at the large high school.

"T-this is the school?" Alex asked, gaping, "It has so many stories!"

Rei smiled, "I'm guessing it's not like that in America,"

Alex shook her head. "Not even the slightest. Some schools were only two stories,"

Rei helped gather Alex's luggage and led her into the Seidou's dorms where she would be staying.

"Right now, the team is practicing on the field," Rei stated, "Every student who is on this team will be sleeping in a dorm, like you,"

"A dorm? Wow, that's usually in colleges! That's so cool," Alex stated.

Rei smiled, "Well, this school is well known in Tokyo. Its sports division is really popular, so it is recommended for students to stay in dorms so they can have better access to equipment to practice. However, your dorm will be farther from this part of the building,"

"Makes sense," Alex replied.

Alex followed Rei down the large sidewalk that was beside the two large, baseball fields. Alex heard yelling and hollering from one of them. She noticed large groups of players running, fielding, and batting.

"Whoa," she watched.

Rei and Alex stopped to watch the players practice baseball. Alex thought all of this was a dream – it was too surreal.

"One more time!" one of the players screamed.

The man on the plate, she assumed was the coach, batted a ball towards the anticipated athlete. The athlete quickly caught it and threw it to the side.

"I'm not done!" another one screamed.

The same was done to him and he caught the ball perfectly. Alex was excited to see the team practice, slowly bringing her back to the old days.

"Over here!" one player laughed, "Hyaha!"

"Is this how they practice?" Alex asked, gripping tightly to the bag's strap.

"Yes, this is one way they practice," Rei replied, crossing her arms.

"Cool," Alex said, smiling.

Rei looked at Alex and noticed the large, shining grin that grew on her face. Her eyes seemed to sparkle and she couldn't look away from the field. In her mind, Alex was dreaming of being on that field. All the years of getting to this point of her life may finally pay off. She wouldn't let her dreams go down without a fight!

"Alex," Rei said, "do you know what position you want to play?"

"Uh, yes. It's nothing really, but I decided that I want to be a left fielder,"

"Left fielder? Are you not a pitcher?" Rei inquired, curiously.

"Um, no. I gave it some thinking and decided not to be a pitcher anymore," Alex stated, bashfully.

"What made you change your mind?"

"Well," Alex said, saddened.

Rei noticed the glimmering spark in her eyes to have vanished; however, the spark soon came back when Alex gave Rei a charming smile. "I just want to try something new!"

On the field, a couple baseball players noticed a girl standing by Miss Rei. One of the players nudged the player next to him and pointed at the girl.

"Hey, who's that over there?" one of the athletes asked. He pointed to the girl that was standing next to Rei.

"I don't know, it looks like a girl," another athlete replied, "What could a girl be doing here?"

"Maybe she is a new manager," the other athlete stated.

"Eh, possibly,"

The first-string athletes walked to the dugout and grabbed the water jugs to take a few sips and have a slight break.

"Eh, it appears that Stupidmura and Furuya are competing over each other again," one of the first-string athletes stated, "Hyaha! What a bunch of idiots!"

"Their rivalry is on a whole other level. It's kind of ridiculous," another athlete stated.

"Hey! Idiots! How about actually practicing and not fooling around, damn it!" an athlete yelled, shaking his fist at them.

"You look like a grandpa, Jun," one of the athletes stated, chuckling.

"What!"

Alex and Rei went to the staff's room to introduce her to her future coach and to discuss the plan of Alex's stay.

"Alex, this will be your future coach, Coach Kataoka," Rei stated, "and this is our other head manager, Kazuyoshi Ōta,"

Alex noticed the intimidating aura that surrounded her future coach. Alex could feel her stomach tighten and chills crawl up her spine. His expression was a scowl and Alex couldn't tell if he was looking at her or not due to his thick, dark sunglasses.

Alex bowed politely. "Thank you for letting me on your team, Coach Kataoka. I will not disappoint you,"

"Tell me," the scary coach spoke, "why do you want to play baseball?"

The manager and Miss Rei stiffened and noticed Alex look at the coach with a blank expression.

"Um," Alex responded, feeling her hands get clammy.

"Do you understand that you will need to work hard to stay apart of this team? No one is going to go easy," the coach continued, "there will not be any take backs,"

"Y-yes sir, I understand," Alex replied, nodding her head.

The coach was skeptical about this young girl joining her team. The only reason the coach accepted her form was because she seems to have potential. From the DVDs that were sent to him from her previous coach, it appeared that she had great skills to become a player. However, he wasn't too sure if she was great enough for his baseball team.

"The reason why I play baseball, sir," Alex started, rubbing her hands, "is because I love it. It may seem like a pointless reason, but I love being on the field. I love the adrenaline rush that comes with playing baseball. Also, I love the way the team works together like a unit and how each and every one has each other's backs. Isn't that why anyone plays baseball? To have the feeling of being part of something? No matter what, I will help my future team go to new heights, including myself. We only limit ourselves, uh, sir,"

The coach stared at Alex with an unreadable expression. He turned around and looked out the window that displayed the large baseball field.

"You start practice today," he stated, "Miss Rei, can you give her both the practice and official game uniform?"

"Yes," Miss Rei stated, bowing her head, "Alex, please come with me,"

Alex was glad that the coach could let her stay. However, in the back of her mind, it seemed she had a lot to go to be officially part of the team.

Before leaving the room, Rei turned around and stared at the coach's back. A smile crept along her face and she closed the door behind her.

Rei introduced Alex to her new dorm that was empty and blank. However, there was one, twin sized bed that was neatly made.

Alex grinned and quickly entered the room, feeling excited.

"I can't believe I have my own room!" she stated, grinning, "I can't wait to start already!"

Rei chuckled, "Well, this is your uniform. The coach told you that you can start practice today. Get ready so I can introduce you to the team,"

Alex froze and watched Rei walk out of the room. "M-meet the team?" Alex thought, feeling her heart race.

"Everyone!" The coach called, "Line up!"

Coach Kataoka and Rei stood in front of the dugout and waited for the team to finish lining up.

"What's going on?" one athlete asked.

"I have no idea, dude," the other replied.

Rei pushed up her glasses, "We have a new member to the team and we would like all of you to treat this member like part of the team. Alex, come here,"

"Alex!" one team member gasped.

"Isn't it a foreign name?"

Alex walked out from behind the Coach and Rei and stood beside them.

She bowed and introduced herself, "I-it is a pleasure to meet all of you! I'm Alexandra Portugal, a foreign exchange student. You may call me Alex! Um, please take care of me!"

"Was this how people in Japan introduced themselves?" Alex thought, nervously.

"I-is this a joke?" one member whispered, a little bit too loudly.

"Why did the coach let a girl on the team?"

"Can she even play?"

The first string that stood in front of the crowd stared at Alex with a blank expression. They couldn't believe this either. Was it true that the coach actually allowed a girl on the team? This couldn't be real.

"How cool! A westerner!" one of the players stated, his eyes gleaming.

"Ejiun, relax," his friend stated, patting his back.

However, one of the members stepped up. Alex stiffened and noticed how the boy looked stern and intimidating. "Oh, man. Oh, man. Oh, man." She thought, clenching her fists.

"I'm Tetsuya Yuki, the captain of the baseball team," the boy bowed, "It's a pleasure to have you on the team,"

Alex blankly blinked at the boy and quickly bowed. "R-right! T-thank you!"

Yuki stared at the girl and began to wonder how this girl became part of the team; however, he knew that if the Coach entrusts her to the team, she may be capable.

The coach stepped up and laid his hands on his hips. "Alright! We are going to practice!" the coach boomed.

"Alex, you said you wish to be a left-fielder, right?" Rei asked Alex.

Alex nodded, "Yes ma'am,"

"Go to the left field, get your glove and get ready to play some ball," the coach ordered.

"Yes sir!" Alex stated, bowing her head.

The young girl went to grab a glove and went to the left field. Trying to ignore the stares, she quickly jogged to her position.

"I'm surprised you had let her start off today, Coach Kataoka," Rei stated, gazing at him.

The Coach crossed his arms and said, sternly, "If what she says is true, then she must prove that she is capable,"

Rei chuckled and glanced towards Alex who stood on the left side of the baseball field looking a bit nervous.

"Did you know she was a pitcher?" Rei stated, crossing her arms.

"Yes, in the video that her former coach sent showed that she had powerful curveballs and fastballs," the coach replied.

"She decided to be a left-fielder instead," Rei added, "Do you know why?"

The coach stared at Alex who was scrapping the dirt with her shoe.

"She wanted to try something new," Rei finished, smiling.

"Is that so?" Coach Kataoka thought.

From what Alex was gathering from the game, it was first-string versus the second-string. At the moment, she was battling against the first-string. As she stood all the way in the left side of the field, she could see the ball soaring towards her.

"Left field!" one of the members called out.

"Okay, just catch the ball! Catch the ball!" Alex yelled in her mind.

She quickly raced towards the ball with her arm outstretched. Each foot pounding against the dirt, her heart pounding against her chest, and her breath heaving. She squatted and pushed herself off the ground. Gliding onto the earth, the ball fell right into her mitt.

"Out!" the umpire called.

Alex noticed one of the boys with the sport's glasses was up to bat. Alex recognized his face during the practice earlier. She looked over at the third base and noticed the boy that, she knew, had a distinct laugh. She looked back at the dugout and spotted the other members of the first-string. She saw the captain, the boy who yells a lot, the boy with pink hair, and the other member who had a stern face.

"Hey, girl! Pay attention!" someone called.

"Huh?" Alex snapped out of it and looked around confused.

She looked up and saw a ball flying right towards her. Just like a natural reflex, Alex caught the ball. Looking a bit lost, she tried to find someone to throw the ball to.

One of the basemen screamed at Alex, "Hey! Throw it home!"

Alex locked onto the catcher and noticed the hyena speeding his way to home base.

"I don't think so!" Alex stated, tightening her grip onto the baseball.

Targeting the catcher's mitt, she took one step forward, wind her arm back and thrown it with all her might. Like a speeding bullet, only a split second, the ball was caught in the catcher's mitt. A loud boom resonated in the air and the runner's jaw dropped.

"Whoa…" the runner thought, "How did she…"

The girl's eyes glowed like flickering flames and a smile crept along her face. "Out," she whispered.

A/N: Understanding that this scenarios is unrealistic (and fictional), I would like to say that I want all the readers to be inspired to do the unimaginable! If you're mind seeks it, then reach it!

Thank you!

That song that inspired me to write this is, Sol Invictus by Paul Dinletir