The Battle Royale...That Never Was

The Battle Royale...That Never Was: Side Stories

Chapter 27: Day 10 Revisited: Yuichiro & Chisato

Day 10 4:00 PM

Chisato sighed as she looked up at the sky, almost a shade of mixed blue and orange as the sun was setting. When Yuka told her about Shinji and Takako being a couple, she seemed upset, but managed to handle it well.

Yet time seem to flew so fast before her eyes. In a few days, they would be going home and would be back in school until the day they would graduate.

Realizing that if Shinji had a girlfriend, then Chisato needed a boyfriend...if she could find one, of course. As she took a walk around the campgrounds, occasionally bumping into her friends along the way, as well as discovering Noriko and Shuya together, she seemed to be lost in her thoughts, until she stumbled across the ballpark, where tomorrow's showdown would be held.

It turned out she wasn't the only one here: she also noticed Tadakatsu and Yuichiro praticing baseball while Yumiko and Yukiko were rooting for them.

As she walked closer to them, Chisato asked, "Oh, hi guys. Um...is it allright if I can practice baseball, too?"

This surprised Yuichiro, who noticed her on the spot. Of course, he knew he was glad that his friend was in love with the tomboy of the duo, but he probably needed a girl of his own as well, so that he wouldn't feel envious about them.

"Oh, hey, Chisato! We don't mind if you can practice with us." Yuichiro replied with a smile.

"Thank you." Chisato replied, smiling back as she added, "I'd like to pitch, though. I don't know if batting is my forte."

"Allright then. Here's my glove since you need it." Tadakatsu replied before handing her the pitching glove, making her smile back as she soon took the center of the field.

Although nervous at first, Chisato probably didn't know if her first pitch was going to happen or not. Taking a deep breath, she slowly got into position, and threw the ball towards Yuichiro, who was batting while Tadakatsu took the role of catcher.

However, it was a strike, but still, Yuichiro was confident he could pull off a homerun. That would make her very happy...but why was he acting lovestruck all of a sudden? Then again...

Perhaps he always thought that Chisato was cute, especially with her big eyes and freckles. Tadakatsu told him back at school that girls with freckles were cute in his opinion.

Tadakatsu threw the ball towards Chisato, making her catch it. Taking another deep breath, she soon threw the ball towards Yuichiro, causing him to hit the ball with his bat, and the ball was flying almost out of the ballpark when she ran over to where it heading towards to and catched it.

"Wow! You sure know how to catch, Chisato!" Yuichiro exclaimed, causing her to blush lightly before she replied, "Erm...Thank you, I feel flattered all of a sudden."

"But I'd like to go for a big hit: to see the ball fly right out of the ballpark!" Yuichiro said, surprising Tadakatsu and even the girls.

"Allright. If you say so." Chisato replied, then went back to the center plate and finally threw the ball towards Yuichiro one more time.

As Yuichiro hit the ball, it was flying high until it soon left the ballpark in a flash, causing him to exclaim, "Did you see that? I knew I could do it!"

Chisato's eyes widened as the ball dissapeared for good. Tomorrow was the baseball game showdown, but some of the counselors might have a hard time searching for the ball that was used during one of Tadakatsu and Yuichiro's baseball practices.

"Wow...I didn't know you could do that! Did you ever score a home run before, Yuichiro?" Chisato asked.

"Well, pretty much. I actually pulled it off during one of our summer games." Yuichiro replied as he wiped the sweat from his brow with a smile.

Chisato smiled back. Pretty soon, the students left the ballpark and Tadakatsu said, "I'm gonna go cool off back at the cabins. How about you, Yuichiro?"

Yuichiro thought about it before he replied, "Uh...I think I'll talk to Chisato a little more."

"Thanks for letting us watch! That was fun!" Yumiko replied as she and Yukiko left for the cabins as well, leaving Yuichiro and Chisato alone.

"I want to thank you for letting me pitch for you. I'm truly honored." Chisato replied, a small blush forming on her freckled cheeks.

"No problem. Do you think you can make a good pitcher for your team tomorrow?" Yuichiro asked.

Chisato's eyes widened in surprise before she blushed even more as she replied, "Um, uh...Sure. I'd like to."

Before Yuichiro could resume talking, Chisato managed to kiss him on the cheek, causing him to blush brightly. He was also surprised at her sudden move towards him but smiled as he asked, "Why'd you kiss me all of a sudden?"

"Well...the truth is, I have a crush on Mimura...but I think I like you more." Chisato replied, smiling back as well.

"You do? Wow..." Yuichiro said, pressing his index fingers together as he looked towards the ground with a bright blush.

"Uh...Yuichiro, will you be more than just a classmate...? Oh no...!" Chisato said, then blushed and covered her face, almost embarrassed and scared that she said the wrong thing.

However, Yuichiro reassured her by pulling her hands from her face and smiled as he said, "Sure. We can go get something to eat or go see some sports movies after the trip."

Chisato was no longer embarrassed but very gladdened by his words. "Oh, Yuichiro...I'm very happy that you managed to say 'yes'!" she said before she hugged him tightly, and the two students managed to smile and chuckle with one another.

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After the trip, Yuichiro and Chisato had kept their promise and began hanging out together. When they were out on a date on Christmas Eve, Yuichiro told her that they would officially be a couple.

After graduating from school and beyond, Yuichiro became a star baseball player, while Chisato became a gymnast. Both of them have plans to marry, like Tadakatsu and Yumiko had done.

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