The Furuya Twins

24. The Date (Part 1)

It was late on Friday night when Miyuki saw the message from Satomi congratulating him on becoming captain. It brought a smile to his face, and maybe a warm feeling to his heart. He knew he hadn't talked to her in a while; he was so busy with the new first string that he hasn't found the time. Even as he was reading her message, he was typing a reply when he fell asleep, no reply sent.

Satomi hadn't seen Miyuki in a while; he still hadn't replied to her message congratulating him on becoming captain. Satomi was sad that he hadn't replied. She missed spending time with him. She was on her way back to her dorm when someone joined her, falling into step next to her.

"Onii-chan!" Satomi exclaimed, giving a startled Furuya a tight hug. Furuya had seen Satomi looking down these past few days and he knew she was also working hard for the team. He hugged her back, a small unseen smile on his face. As they walked to Satomi's dorm they chatted about the new team and the new polar bear plushie Furuya had received.

"So who gave it to you, Onii-chan?" Furuya thought for a moment. "Sakura? Miyu? A girl from my class. I can't remember her name." Satomi was shocked. Furuya hasn't really l been interested in girls, so him accepting a gift from one is very surprising. The thing even more surprising then Furuya accepting the gift, is that the girl knew what he liked. That's the only reason he would take a gift.

Satomi kept her surprise to herself though, as they walked. "Did you want to go get ice cream tomorrow?" Furuya asked Satomi. She almost happily accepted, but frowned when she remembered that she had a date with Narumiya the next day. "... Uh, I can't. I have a date tomorrow, with Narumiya." Furuya just nodded.

They parted ways when they reached Satomi's door. As Satomi got ready for bed her phone pinged with a message. Satomi-chan >.< Don't forget to meet me at the station at 8:00, I'll be waiting for you <3- Mei. Satomi gave a sigh. She wasn't really in the mood to go, but she had given her word... She replied him with a 👍. When Narumiya got Satomi's reply he frowned. She doesn't seem very exited... But she's also not her usual self... I'll cheer her up tomorrow! He thought to himself.

The next morning at 5:00 the first string members were up already, having a quick meeting to discuss the final details of their day keeping an eye on Narumiya and Satomi. All of them already had their disguises on; Yuki was wearing a blond bowl cut wig with sunglasses, Ryosuke was wearing a bucket hat over his pink hair with a scarf covering the lower part of his face, Isashiki was dressed like a hobo (to blend in to the crowd he said), earning laughs from the others. They were all wearing something so they could 'blend in' and not be noticed by Satomi or Narumiya.

Narumiya had been up since 4:00 because he was so exited for the date. He started sending Satomi messages at 6:00, he just couldn't contain his excitement anymore. Satomi-chan, don't forget to wear a hat and sunblock! They say it will be hot today, so don't forget to bring something to cool you down. I'm here already Satomi-chan. I can't wait to see how cute you look >.<.The last message was sent at 6:30.

Satomi gave a chuckle at Narumiya's eagerness for the date. His messages had woken her up (making her grumpy) , but his excitement was so cute. Even though Satomi was very reluctant to go on this date, she couldn't help but feel a little cheered up with his eagerness. She replied with I'll see you at 8:00 😊. Narumiya gave a pout at her reply but was glad she responded. He made himself comfortable on the bench to wait for her.

Meanwhile the 1st string members had been at the station from 6:00. "Narumiya spotted. Over." Ishashiki spoke into a walkie-talkie, peering from behind a bush. "Confirmed. Over." Yuki replied, having a different angle of the bench on the other side.

At 8:00 exactly Satomi arrived at the station, dressed in cute denim shorts with a flowy top, her hair up in a ponytail and her baseball clip keeping her hair out of her face. She was looking around for Narumiya, when he suddenly appeared in front of her, giving her a tight hug. "Satomi-chan, you came! You look so cute today!" Satomi just gave an awkward chuckle, discreetly moving away. "Uh,yes... I'm here. So where are we going?" She asked Narumiya.

With his eyes sparkling he said "It's a surprise! But I know you'll like it." Satomi was doubtful, but off they went. They finally arrived at their destination, and Satomi have an exited clap when she saw were they were. "Ah, the batting cages! I haven't been here in so long!" Narumiya smiled; he was glad she liked the place. "Let's gooo!" Satomi cheered, and made her way inside.

Time passed quickly, and Satomi was having a great time. She was enjoying just hitting the ball, smiling and laughing when the machine said 'home run!'. Narumiya would laugh with her, smiling all the while. He even sneaked a picture of Satomi biting her tongue while focusing on the next pitch. After a while they were competing to see who could hit the most homeruns.

"I bet that I could hit more than you," Narumiya was saying to Satomi. "Fine then, let's make a bet." "What kind of bet?" Narumiya was silent for a moment. "If I win, you must take me seriously for 5 minutes." Narumiya's request confused Satomi, but she agreed.

They were tied at 8 homeruns after their bet started, and the next one to hit one would be the winner. Satomi was up to bat first. She focused, getting into her batting stance. Her eyes were locked on the ball coming towards her, and she swung the bat. Narumiya was also watching carefully, focused on Satomi batting.

Satomi made contact with the ball, and it moved farward. Come on! Hit that homerun marker! She was chanting in her head, waiting for the ball to end its course.

When it finally did, it was a 3 base run. Satomi sighed in defeat. She knew Narumiya would hit a homerun next.

Her prediction wasn't wrong, but she also couldn't help but admire Narumiya's batting style. It gets overlooked because he is such a good pitcher. "Satomi-chan! I won the bet!" Narumiya was saying to Satomi, his eyes sparkling in happiness. "Yes yes, now let's go." Satomi replied, laughing a little at his cuteness.

The 1st string was also there, 'under cover' the whole time, watching Narumiya with a hawks eye. So far he hadn't tried anything funny, but they were not taking any chances. Ryosuke was seated on Isashiki's shoulders to get a better view into the batting cage, binoculars aimed at Satomi and Narumiya.

Yuki was the lookout for other people coming closer so they can quickly hide behind the corner so that no-one must think they are stalkers or perverts. Masuko was stationed at the vending machine, for reasons unknown.

Yuki was just dozing off a little when he heard the door opening suddenly, and quickly sent into the walky talky "They are on the move. I repeat, they are on the move." Everyone quickly sprung to action, hiding.

Satomi and Narumiya were on their way to a Cafe to get something sweet to eat when Satomi's phone suddenly rang. While she was taking her phone out Narumiya took it from her and answered. "Satomi is busy right now. Can I take a message?". There was silence on the other side. Satomi was staring at Narumiya with big eyes. She had seen the caller ID. Miyuki was the one that called.

Miyuki was shocked. He just wanted to hear Satomi's voice, so he dicided to call her. He was in shock now. Why would Mei answer Satomi's phone?
"If that's all Kazuya, we have a date to get back to." Narumiya said to Miyuki and hung up. Miyuki stood frozen, his phone still next to his ear. Date? Satomi and Mei?

Miyuki ran, a thousand thoughts running through his mind. Date? Why? Why didn't she tell me? Miyuki felt a sudden throbbing pain near his heart. He rubbed at the spot while he ran, his thoughts cloudy. The only thing he could think now was to get to Satomi. I'll get to the bottom of this mess, Miyuki thought, running towards the school gate.