One of the boys.

In the field she's one of the boys. She doesn't want anyone on her teammates to treat her differently just because she is a girl. Looking at him wearing a baseball uniform that represents her school who will tell that under those get up and boyish moves is really a girl.

She swung the bat on her hand many times. She's doing a shadow hitting. She started to sweat when a tall guy approached her.

"Hey look what we have here. I can't believe that the school who won first place for three consecutive years in a row will send a little boy here." The guy mocked her.

She just ignored him and continued warming up her arms. She saw in the corner of her eye the guy just walk away. That's what she thought. Then suddenly she saw a four-seam fastball coming towards her. In one swing of her bat that she's holding the ball flew away that makes the people saw it drop their jaw.

"Did you see that?!!!"

"Did that little boy just hit that ball suddenly throw to him?"

"Amazing!!! As expected to the school who always in the first place."

"Is he a batter? He's too small to be one."

"He's so cute.. I will cheer for him!!!"

As the crowd became noisy talking about what they saw, Suddenly Queen heard a voice behind her.

"Not bad for a freshman. But don't you know that when you hit that ball you're challenging them to come after you?"

Queen didn't answer. Judging by his gears on his body, this guy is a catcher on their team. His face is covered by the helmet that makes him hard to see his face clearly. She just shrugged her shoulders and continues her shadow batting.

"Well I guess you don't need any advice then. See you in the field." Then the guy walk away.

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"Looks like our shortie is in good shape huh. Man that was a sneaky attack!!!." Ivan said. Ivy's brother.

"You got it right there dude!! And dangerous too. If she didn't manage to see it before she can hit it. That fastball will sure gave her a serious injury." Bea's brother Nenjie said. They are talking about their game plan along with the former player of their school.

"That punk!! What school is that again? Geez all of them really change their style of uniform except ours." Charles can't help but get worried. He didn't see what happened. All he heard was his friends loud gasp and a sound of the bat hit by ball on the field. He's busy taking down notes on all their strategies suggestions.

"It's St. Michael the one who get forfeited on the game last year."

"Oh yeah I remember that. They did some dirty play back then!!"

Suddenly a crowd of students screaming caught their attention. They saw a teenager wearing a catcher's gear. When he took off his helmet and revealed his face. The crowd gone crazy again.

"Looks like this is going to be a big game indeed. Finally after two years of not playing King show himself on the baseball field again."

"Why does he look so familiar to me?" Charles narrowed his eyes and look at the young man more.

"Of course he's familiar to you!! . Aside that her family is famous, he's also that boy before who can make a home run out of your monster pitches!!. To think he's just a freshman back then."

"Really?" Charles said. He looked at the young man again who's now removing all his safety gear in his body. There's something on him that really looks familiar, he just can't point out.

"So Calvin King will play as a catcher and not a pitcher this time? Interesting.."

"What did you say his name again?" Charles asked his friend.

"Calvin King. That kid is the only son of the eldest and only daughter of the Kings. When his mother died his mother's twin brother adopted him. Don't tell me you don't know that?"

That's it!!! Charles finally remembered. He is that little boy before! He is that boy who always follow her niece whenever she's outside to play with Jayson. He is the reason why Queen learn how to play basketball. What a small world. His niece used to call him King. He just stay in their hometown with his grandparents for six months and after that Queen never saw or heard anything regarding him. But during that six months he's always playing with Queen whenever Jayson is not around.

Jayson is the other childhood friend of his niece. Jayson and King didn't get along well as Jayson always wants Queen's attention all just for him. He is a spoiled brat who always throws tantrums every time Queen ignored him. But he also treated his niece very nicely compared to other kids who plays with them. While King on the other hand always want to pissed off Jayson. King and Queen shares same hobby of building Legos. He remembers when the day King bid his goodbye to Queen, his niece gave him a transformer build with Lego.

"Hey Charles?!!! The game is about to start why don't you gather the kids here so we can all gave them some words from their seniors?."

Charles snapped back when he heard this. He immediately whistle using his fingers to call the attention of the kids who scattered everywhere in that wide field. Ian, their couch use that way to call them that's why he uses the same way. When the kids heard this they run immediately on the side of the field where their proxy couch is.

"OK gentlemen!!" Charles began when the kids gathered around him. then looked at her niece, the only girl in the group. "And lady.. This is it!! This is the time where you can show to all those people what you earn for those hard work you always do on your practice. Play like there's no tomorrow but don't forget the most important thing is to enjoy the game. Play with all your heart content. Play with all your best so that you would regret anything in the end and no #IFIJUST afterwards. Where here to play, and playing is fun right? So kids have fun and do your best."

Charles put his hand in the middle. The kids understand it immediately and put their hands on it to. When all hands is their Charles put his other hand on the top. "LET'S DO THIS GUYS!! FOR OUR TEAM, FOR OUR DREAM!!" He yelled. "WHAT'S OUR MOTTO AGAIN!!?"

"TEAMWORKS MAKES OUR DREAM WORKS!! ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE!!!" The kids all said in unison with loud voice which makes the people around them look at their way.

"That's right!! Believe in yourself and trust your teammates. We are all here as one, so we fight as one so kids…"

"BELIEVE IN OURSELVES. ACT AS ONE. SURVIVE WITH ONE MIND AND ONE HEART. AND AIM FOR THAT DREAM TO BECOME NUMBER ONE!!! FIGHTING!!!!" They all shout in unison again then throw their hands in the air on the last part.

Charles smile on the energy and excitement they show. This feeling. They are like that too before. It's just that they are more rowdy than them. He remained nostalgic about the good old days. The other former members approached them.

"So kids.. Good luck!! Do your best!! Always listen to coach and trust your team captain. Win or lose, there's a big treat waiting for all of you after this. Of course if you win there's much more bigger treats comes from all of us how's that?!!"

The kids all cheer in happiness. Charles saw her niece didn't pay any attention to what the seniors saying. She's looking around the audience trying to find someone. She has a sad face in her when she didn't see the familiar face she's expecting to be their in the seat she personally reserved for them.