The sun was blazing and the win was gentle and crisp. The screams and cries of adoring fans in the stands can be heard from the teams below on the field. There stood a brown haired boy smiling from ear to ear with tears in his eyes as he's picked up by the waist by his teammates as they won the Junior Nationals. He laughs as his friends all jump on him and give him the biggest hug he's ever received.
"EIJUN!!!", "You moron, I love you so damn much. I can't believe you just did that." "I'm so happy to have been your catcher you beautiful human." says the Akagi team screams together as they hug their pitcher.
Eijun keeps laughing and gives them his 1000 watt smile, "I couldn't have done it without you guys, don't just thank me." he says as he gets let down by Nobu who is crying behind his catcher's mask.
Eijun couldn't believe it, they won the Junior Baseball National of Japan, and not only was he speechless but also thankful. He looks over and see as the other team they were playing were crying or looking down with hurt expressions on their faces. As he sits and watches them he can't help but feel a bit of sympathy, "I know how it feels to feel like the world is crumbling around you and you did all you could do to stop it from happening" He sighs and turns back to his team as he calms them down as he hears the umpire yell." Both teams! Line Up!"
Both teams all go to the middle of the field to line up with their heads held high. "Thank you for the game!!" says both teams as the yell and bow to each other. They all lift their heads, and shake hands while trying not to cry or smile too much. As the Akagi teams heads back to their dugout, they notice the other teams captain stands there behind Eijun waiting for him to turn around. Eijun stops to see what the team is staring at behind him and his brows shoot up in surprise.
"Hello?" he says to the captain. The boy looks at Eijun and holds his hand out for him to shake, Eijun looks down at his hand and slowly reaches to shake it.
"I just wanna say... you were an amazing opponent and you deserved to win this year. Whatever high school you end up with will be amazed and excited to have you." he bows and smiles "Thank you once again for this game Sawamura-kun" he lifts back up and smiles at the brown haired boy. Eijun looks at him with his mouth agape and then he straightens up and smiles at the boy while shaking his hand, "Thank you so much for your kinds words, and no matter where you go I hope we face each other in the future." he says as he laughs. The other boy laughs with him and takes him hand back while shoving them in his pockets looking at Eijun.
"That would be awesome Sawamura-kun, but I have to go before my team throws a fit. You and your team take care of yourselves and I'll see you around." He smiles and turns around and walks to his team's dugout where they are giving him questionable looks as he comes back.
"Take care!!" Eijun shouts as he waves behind him with a smile on his face.
Eijun walks back to his teammates as they all look at him with confused faces, he wants to laugh but he keeps a normal face. Nobu looks at him and asks "What did the kid want E?" he says as he looks at Eijun. Eijun just smiles at them while waving his hand, "He told me that we were a good team to play against and he can't wait to see us in the future." He watches as the team smiles and goes to the dugout to pack up their equipment and head back to their school.
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In the crowd of people in the stands stood a beautiful woman with long brown hair with glasses dressed in formal wear with a grin on her face. She begin to rub her chin while giggling and shaking her head. She looked to dugout to see the brown hair pitcher smile and talk with his teammates about something.
"What an interesting game this was, I'll be sure to report this but.. that boy is something else on the mound" She stares at the brown hair boy as him and his team walk off the field to get to their bus. "Sawamura Eijun, he sure is a powerhouse with just himself alone. This is the power that Seidou needs to get to Koshien. I guess my work here is done..for now."
She grabs her bag and begins to walk out of the stands towards the arena to leave. Oh was Coach Kataoka in for a treat when she returns back to Seidou.