Batter up [Catcher Down] --Amai--

[ChiChu Aikou]

Physical Education. Some needed it, some didn't. Most were forced to endure, just so attention wasn't drawn to them.

Like ChiChu.

At least, that's how she saw it. To her,t was pointless. She got enough exercise hunting. But, apparently, the school didn't make exceptions for people who have extra curricular physical activity that did more for them then push ups and organized sports.

Which could clearly explain the scowl on her face as she emerged from the locker room. Her gym uniform was on, and embarrassing. The red shorts were too short, even by her standards, and the silver shirt just didn't seem like it belonged. She couldn't help but sigh as she walked into the gym; Couch Equee, the gym teacher, had a baseball glove on one hand and was using the other to throw a baseball into it.

"No goddamn freakin' way," She hissed, her eyes narrowing. there was a bag full of gloves and a bucket of balls by the door that lead to the baseball field.

"They just WANT me in hell, don't they...?" She hissed, shaking her head as she took a seat in the bleachers to wait for class to start.

[Amai Tenpi]

Amai ran quickly through the halls and almost missed her gym door. But she fixed that.

She tried to plant her feet on the floor, and instead of stopping like she intended, she slid past the door and fell backwards.

She lay on the floor infront of the gymnasium, shuffling her hair and mummbling.

The gym teacher face-palmed and slowly pulled it across his face until his eyes were visable.

"Well...." he said when Mai had picked her things off of the floor and walked in, "At least we aren't asking you to slide to any bases today...."

Mai blushed and scratched her head. "Yeah, I would'nt be too good at that would I? Heh heh..." She muttered, good-heartedly.

She took the bleachers two at a time until she spotted a familiar face.

She walked over to where her dark friend sat, the bangels she wore on her arms chimed as she moved.

Mai plopped down on the seat next to Chuchi.
"Hiya!" She piped.

[ChiChu Aikou]

A small smile flickered across Chewy's face at Mai's fall.

"Nice landing," She nodded when her friend sat beside her. She shook her head in mock-sadness.

"Baseball!" The couch called when everyone was seated. "Is a sport. A sport with a ball and a bat."

"Nice to know..." Chichu muttered under her breath, rolling her eyes.

"We'll start off with some exercises in throwing and catching the balls. Pair up and grab a ball per group and a glove each!"

"Great..." Chewy sighed, then turned to Mai. "Partners?" She asked. Surely there was no way her clumsy glowing friend could mss this sport up, right?

[Amai Tenpi]

Mai flashed one of her big, bright smiles. "Uhn huh!" She quirped, and jumped up.

She looked at her friend and leaned towards her.
"Do you think that really thinks that we don't know what Baseball IS?" She murmmered.

"I mean seriously, how would we EVER know that it envolved a bat and a ball?"

She motioned over to the equipment the gym teacher had set up.

[ChiChu Aikou]

"His insignia is Butteki Kyouyou," Chichu shrugged. "It means 'Physical Education', roughly. He's not the brightest bulb and doesn't alwas expect us to know."

She sighed, following Mai to the equipment.

"I, honestly, am not all that surprised. Gym teachers aren't always the smartest teachers."

[Amai Tenpi]

Mai nodded.

"Hate to say it, but they never have been." She shook her head and picked up a bat.

She picked up one of the balls and tossed it to Chichu.

"So Chewy, you wanna throw first?" She asked.

[ChiChu Aikou]

"Sure, but be forewarned; I throw hard and aim for your head," She smiled almost sweetly, catching the ball and picking up a glove.

When they were the correct distance from each other, Chewy tossed the ball in the air and caught it a few times, a cynical smile lighting her features.

"Ready?" She called, tilting her head, slightly.

[Amai Tenpi]

Mai held her hands out infront of her.

"Nya!" She answered.

Her quick way of saying 'yes'.

[ChiChu Aikou]

Chew's smirk widened as she brought hr hand back then snapped it forward, the ball that was supposed to be headed for the bat now on a direct course for the angels head.

"Oops," Chu laughed as soon as it left her hand.

[Amai Tenpi]

Mai's eyes widened as the ball came at her.

She tried to swing, but an angel's relexes were slower than that of a Vampire.

Crack.

The ball smaked her on the side of the head and she fell backwards, dazed.

Not only that, but the bat she had swung too late went flying across the room and wound up on the side of a bulky boy's head, who ended up on the ground as well.

[ChiChu Aikou]

"Yeah... that's an oops." Chichu sighed and shook her head before dropping her glove and running over to Mai.

"Maimai!" Se called as she approached, then dropped to her knees beside her friend. "I'm sorry! Are you ok? I.... don't smell blood..."

[Amai Tenpi]

Mai's eyes were closed for a moment.

Suddenly they popped open and she looked into her friends dark eyes.

She smiled brightly and piped,

"That really hurt Chewy!"

Mai shook her head.

"No blood. Promise."

She tried to get up and fell back down.

"Owwie!"

[ChiChu Aikou]

Chewy smiled in relief but shook her head.

"I swear, you might need a helmet." She sighed, reaching out a cold hand to help Mai up.

[Amai Tenpi]

Mai giggled.

"I need full body armor!" She chimed and grabbed her friends hand, pulling herself up.

She smiled and scratched her head.

"Heh heh...now what?"

[ChiChu Aikou]

"Now?" Chewy laughed. "Now I think that YOU should pitch. You can handle that, right?"

She smirked at her friend. offering the ball that had landed only a few feet from the fallen angel.

[Amai Tenpi]

"Nya Nya Nya!" She ran over and grabbed the ball from her friend's hand, then ran across from her and got ready to throw it.