"Didn't expect to see you here, unexpected but not an unpleasant surprise." Miyuki said as he wrapped an arm around your waste, pulling you into his side.

"Hey, Kazuya." You giggled, leaning into him.

"Whatcha got there, it for me?" He asked, motioning to the container in your hands.

"Well, yes but it's also for- oh, Kou! Look, I brought you snacks!!" You called out to your brother who was walking over to you slowly, with a less than happy expression on his face.

"Wait, Kou? Is he your-"

"Get your hands off my sister." Every player in a 10 yard vicinity to the three of you immediately stopped what they were doing.

Miyuki became rigid next to you. Koushuu stood in front the two off you with white hot rage radiating off of him.

"Hold on!" You removed Miyuki's arm from your shoulder and took a step in between the two of them. "Sorry about this being your first meeting but, Kazuya, this is Okumura Koushuu, my brother. Kou, this is Miyuki Kazuya, my boyfriend."

"You never said your brother was on the baseball team!"

"You also never said you had a boyfriend." Okumura gave Miyuki the side eye as he spoke to you."

"You never told your fam-" Okumura sent a glare Miyuki's way and Miyuki decided now was not the time.

"Sorry this is how you're finding out, Kou. Just really didn't want Mom and Dad to sit me down and give me the talk, it's just too awkward, but I really was planning on telling you!" You told your brother sincerely, taking a step back, next to Miyuki.

"Yeah, so sorry this is how you found out little brother."

"Don't call me that." Okumura stood firmly in front of the two of you sizing Miyuki up. "I don't approve of him."

You just sigh. "Yeah, he really makes bad first impressions, but he's a good, really! I promise you'll warm up to him." You beam at Okumura.

Okumura eventually melts and gives up on glaring at your boyfriend. "Anyways, I just stopped by to bring you these," You hand Koushuu the container in your hands. "Make sure to share some with Seto!"

You turn to leave when Miyuki interjects. "Wait, didn't you say that I could get some-"

"Well, I'll see you two later~ Make sure you try to get along!" You call out as you left.

---

"Kou! So tell me about everything, are you and Sawamura on good terms? Can you still not eat all of your food? I would eat it all for you if I could..."

"No need to worry, Nee-san. I'm almost able to completely eat my food without feeling sick. And now I'm showing Sawamura-senpai the respect he deserves." Senpai? "But I've vowed that I won't catch for him until I've earned it by getting a spot on the first string." So intense, what have I been missing out on?? "And he always compares me to wolf, and calls me 'wolf boy'" That at least makes sense.

"And what about Kazuya? You two getting along well?" You ask.

Koushuu's mood immediately sours. "I still don't approve of him. He's always leering and looking down at me smugly, I think he has the blood of a demon. He never leaves me alone, I swear he takes every opportunity he has to torment me. He also keeps calling me 'little brother', I hate it. He is a tanuki bastard." Jesus christ what has Miyuki been doing to him???

---

"Miyuki, I need to talk to you about your treatment towards my little brother." You stared into his eyes as if you were looking past him.

Miyuki shivered at your tone as you said his Surname. "What?"

You only continued to stare, crossing your arms. "Hey- I have been doing my best to be friendly and give him tips but whenever I speak he looks at me like I'm scum on his shoe. I swear I really am trying."

Your intimidating aura finally came to a halt as a snort left your body. "Ha, so I guess it's just your horrible personality rubbing him the wrong way. He's probably misinterpreting you. I guess there's nothing to worry about. He'll warm up to you eventually, probably." You laugh.

"Horrible personality?"

"Sawamura's words, not mine-"

"And why did you automatically assume I was bullying your brother?"

"So, you really turned down Narumiya?" You asked as Miyuki joined your side on a bench that you had slumped into as you waited for his meeting with Narumiya to end.

"I already planned to go to Seidou." He replied nonchalantly.

"Yeah but, you want to go to Koshien, that team will most definitely go to Koshien." You told him. It's not that you thought it was a bad thing to turn down Narumiya, you just wanted to make sure he'd thought it through.

"I'll still be going to Koshien, without the help of any of them. Seidou is where I'm going."

You nodded. "Guess I'm going to Seidou too."

Miyuki's headed whipped around to look at you. "What?"

"What?" You turned your head to the side to avoid his gaze, face becoming hot.

"You know you'd have to live in the dorms."

"So what..." You tried hard to keep your composure. It honestly felt like you were confessing. "It just wouldn't feel right to go where you aren't."

Miyuki did his best to mask his elation at your words. "So I guess that means you'll be my manager again?"

You had to stop yourself from saying some noncommittal response. There was no point, he was your lifelong best friend, you had no reason to act as if you didn't care. "Yeah, of course."

Miyuki smile slightly and looked away. "Well, then. I promise, I'll be taking you to Koshien with me. Summer Koshien, specifically."

He looked back at you, to see you staring at him with a warm gaze and red cheeks. "I'll look forward to it."

---

Miyuki moved past all the rest of his team as they came out of the dugout to join the players on the field, he had one goal in mind, and that was getting to you.

As he stepped down into the dugout you began to speak. "Kazuya, you-"

Miyuki doesn't wait to hear you out, instead scooping you up in his arms. You squeak as he squeezes you tightly. Having you by his side for his win only made it all the more sweeter. "You did it, Kazuya!"

"Just like you promised me." You added as he set you down.

His heart swelled over the fact that you remembered what he told you years ago, a memory that he held onto, one that motivated him.

Overcome with euphoria, he swept you to the side, blocking you from the view of the team who were still celebrating on the field. You weren't given time to think anything of it before Miyuki was kissing you.

When he pulled away, the weight of his own actions seemed to dawn on him as his expression went blank, but you didn't leave him much time for contemplation since you kissed him again a second later. Pulling him in by the front of his jersey and pressing your lips firmly to his.

Miyuki heard a wolf whistle which he would bet all of his money on was Kuramochi. He barely spared his team a quick flip of the bird as he grinned down at you.