The Shadow and the Angel

Chapter 10:

Batsu and Hinata took a train to head to Gorin High to see Natsu’s Volleyball championship game, apparently they missed the game, mainly because of their little…ahem, “romp” under the bleachers back at Taiyo.

Anyhow, they ran into Roberto eating a bento lunch. “Hey guys, what are you doing here.”

“To see if Natsu won her game, but where is Natsu?” Hinata asked.

“She won, and she is on a date with Shoma.” Roberto said with a smile.

“NANIIIIIIIII!?” Hinata and Batsu shouted simultaneously in disbelief.

“That was my response, too.”

“How the hell…I mean, they are always yelling at each other!” Batsu said trying to make sense of this.

“Let me tell you what happened after the game.” Roberto said.


*Flashback* (Lotta flashbacks is this story, huh?)

“Yatta de! We won. We won.” Natsu said jumping for joy after spiking the ball to the opposing teams floor to end the game. Shoma was on the sidelines cheering her on. Over the past few weeks Natsu and Shoma haven’t shouted at each other, instead they always helped each other with homework, projects and cheered each other on the sidelines, in a way they have gotten a little closer to each other. Shoma was asked to hand out the trophy, and by the time he got near her, Natsu still in her ecstatic state, hugged him and then the impossible happened.

Something told Shoma to hug her back and kiss her. They kissed for about two seconds and then broke off to look at each other in disbelief. They both looked at each other slack jawed until Shoma closed his eyes and thought; He quickly walked away from Natsu and out the gym.

Shoma avoided Natsu for the rest of the day until she finally caught up with him as soon as school let out for the day. Shoma was making a beeline to the El train station until Natsu grabbed his shoulder. Shoma didn’t need to turn around for he knew who it was.

“Why were you avoiding me all day, you blockhead? I wanted to talk to you.” Natsu said.

“……………” With his back still to Natsu, Shoma said nothing in response.

“Why won’t you say something? And why were you avoiding me all day?”

“You know why…”

“Enlighten me.” She said gruffly.

“I was…” Shoma stalled. “…I was worried what you might say, it was that or you were going to knock me senseless for…kissing you.”

“You baka. You make it sound like I didn’t enjoy it.”

“Yeah I didn’t think you would enjoy…! What did you say!?” Shoma said half stunned as he turned around to face Natsu.

“I was kinda wondering when you was going to make your move, or were you going to let me make the move.” She said with a sly smirk.

“Natsu I…” Shoma was speechless.

“I… have been attracted to you since we were ninth grade, but your hot-headedness kept me away and…”

“Oh, MY hot-headedness!? Shoma had to interrupt. “You’re the one to talk! Back then you had a temper of a frickin’ wildcat! You wouldn’t even talk to me!”

“Hey, I was scared too, you know, so sue me!”

“The way you were screaming, you could have fo me! me!”

“Shut up, Shoma!”

“You shut up, Natsu!”

They just growled at each other then stopped, then without even thinking, the impossible happened again. Shoma smiled and caressed her cheek and Natsu leaned against his hand. Then Shoma slowly leaned forward and kissed her right on the lips. Natsu eagerly responded by slipping her tongue into his mouth. Soon the kiss turned into an all out war of “who ciss iss better” and they were close to ravaging each other. They broke the kiss and just walked down the street.

*End Flashback*

“Heh, It figures, I mean eventually they would get together.” Batsu grunted.

“Roberto-chan, if you saw the whole thing, where were you exactly?” Hinata asked.

“Yeah, you had to be close to get the whole detail.” Batsu included.

“Are you joking? “Roberto scoffed. “I kept my distance through all that. If I got anywhere close to those hotheads in that predicament and get caught, I’d end up with either a flaming volleyball hurtling toward me, or Shoma’s baseball bat shoved up where the son’ton’t even THINK about shininr BOr BOTH! And…what the hell what that?” Roberto stop talking because he heard a sound that sounded like a lion that broke loose from a Zoo.

These wse was heard again and this time they found the source of the noise…Batsu’s stomach.

“Batsu, did you even eat ANYTHING today!?” Hinata asked with a disgusted look on her face.

“Lets see, I ate five panc for for breakfast…”

Small sweat drops formed on Hinata and Roberto’s heads…

“…Then I ate six breakfast burritos at the school cafeteria…”

Bigger sweat drops formed…

“…And I ate eight slices of Pizza and drank two sodas.”

One BIG sweat drop formed on their heads…

“And damn, I’m STILL hungry!”

And that was the last straw. Hinata and Roberto both just fell over Anime style.

“Now what did I say?” Batsu asked looking down at the two.

“Nothing.” Hinata said getting up. “Lets head to the park for a little while.
“Hopefully it will get food out of your mind.

“Yeah, right.” Batsu said as they both walked towards the train station to go to the park.

* * * * * * *

They made it to the park with no problem, and then Hinata saw something that made her grab Batsu and pull him behind a bush.

“Hina, what the hell…”

“Shhh.” Hinata shushed Batsu and points to a certain direction. Batsu and Hinata looked to see Kyosuke and Yurika kissing deeply near the fountain, holding each other tightly as if it was the last day on Earth.

“Oh that i rom romantic, why can’t you be like that?” Hinata said with a smirking scowl.

Batsu just shrugged.

As they looked on they heard a twig snap. Instinct told the two to get down quick. Then they saw two men with masks on walk toward Kyosuke and Yurika.

“Batsu, I don’t like the looks of this…” Hinata said with concern.

“Me either. Hina, get ready.” Batsu warned.