The little jaguars are in the lead with 3 runs, while the lions still down with no runs. Number 20, Ortega, playing for the little lions is up next taking up the bat. He walks up to the home plate, stretches out his arms and positions himself ready to hit whatever ball is pitched at him. The jaguars' pitcher, number 12, prepares for the pitch, swings his arm back, moves his right leg back, and steps forward as he swings the ball towards the batter. Ortega focusing on the ball, notices it starting to curve outward as it is about to reach him, he holds his bat up and does not move. The ball ends up going around past him from behind. "Ball!" Yells the umpire standing behind the catcher.
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"C'mon Jason, you got this!" Jason teammates yell from the benches encouraging him to keep focus. This is his first time off the bench and when the coach called his name out to be next batter, Jason started feeling anxious. His chest tightening, hands sweating, he felt afraid to let his team down. They were already losing, no runs, but he wanted to be the one to turn things around. They had a player on third and a player on first, all he had to do was hit this ball good enough to give enough time for the runners to move on and get at least one run if not more. He readies himself for the next pitch.
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Number 12, readies another pitch, positions himself, steps back then forward and sends the ball out. Jason continues to focus on the ball heading to him. It is coming up really fast, as it gets about five feet from him, he goes for the swing. His swing starting low and moves upward until it reaches the ball making contact. He could hear the clash between the ball and the wooden bat as well as feel the vibrations running down the bat. The ball bounces back and upward at a pretty fast rate of speed flying over the pitcher and curving over to the left field barely staying on the inside of the foul line continuing to stay in the air.
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"Run, Run!!" Jason hears his teammates as they all notice the ball flying away. Jason drops the bat immediately and starts to sprint to first base.
Number 8, starts to sprint from third to home base, and Number 15 runs to second base. The ball descends and lands on the grass inside the foul line and right against the back wall. The Left fielder still running to grab the ball.
Number 8 reaches home base, the crowd is going wild, 1 run is added on the scoreboard under the 9th inning for the team, as well as the team's total score.
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Number 15, who just passed second base is now halfway to third base, and Jason is just arriving at second base. The left fielder grabs the ball and starts running back towards the main field. He looks around to know where to throw the ball. He sees Jason starting to run from second base, and number 15 just recently on the way to home base. He throws the ball at the third base player, number 13. Jason is just a few feet from third base as number 13 reaches up for the ball. Jason, looks at the ball, then the player's glove. He knew he would catch it.
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Jason, somehow managed to twist around number 13, making number 13 step off the third base mat to try to tag him. Jason crouches down just enough to avoid the tag as he continues to run, step on the base, and run towards home base. "What are you doing? Stay on Third!" The coach yells out. There was no way he could make it home.
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"Please God, give this to me, let me make it." Jason prays in a low voice as he continues to run home. The ball going over his head towards the catcher who stands on home base ready to catch the ball and take him out. Both Jason and the ball reach the catcher at the same time, Jason steps at the edge of the mat and looks up at the glove the catcher is holding right over him. The ball hits the glove and looks like he is going to be able to hold it when suddenly he feels a tingling, like electricity, running from his hand up his arm causing him to not be able to hold the ball tight and it rolls right off the glove.
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"SAFE!" Yells the umpire. The crowd going wild, creaming with joy, the teammates running up to Jason to high five him. The game is now tied, they have one more out before the game ends. They just need one more run or end with a tie. This game would take them into the little league tournament for the very first time if they win.
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Blaine, standing next to the catcher sees how happy and excited Jason is after getting his first run on the first chance he gets to play. Though he didn't have
to do anything with Jason to give him the confidence to hit the ball and make his run, he wanted him to not feel disappointed by being taken out from such a risk going to home base. So he decided to intervene and made the catcher feel the ball hitting the glove hard enough hoping the pain makes him drop it.
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Blaine walks over to Jason, places a hand on his head, and gives him the feeling of being lucky and makes him start to think about not taking a risk like that again. He watches Jason head to the benches, grab some water and sit down to watch the next batter take their position. The whole team cheering and encouraging him to take the team to the tournament. Blaine's job here is done, Jason is happy and accomplished what he wanted. He turns around looks up and takes flight to the sky heading back to headquarters.
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Reaching headquarters, outside the building, Blaine is approached by another guardian angel, "Hey Blaine, What's up!"
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"Oh Hello Klein, How are your charges coming along?" Blaine asks.
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"Pretty good, simple tasks of helping them concentrate, or giving them a slight push to keep them out of danger, nothing too serious," Klein answers. "Anyway, I've been getting together with some other angels lately, they seem to have some interesting views about the way things are here. You should come check it out."
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"That's good, my charges have been pretty simple as well, I just came back from helping a charge make it through his first baseball game actually playing instead of watching from the bench. What do you mean by views about the ways things are here?" Blaine responds.
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"Well you know, just trying to have more freedom and choices like humans do, but you'll understand if you come. We are meeting up later in about an hour at the temple of the forgotten. Come by and you'll understand." He says inviting him to the meetup.
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"We'll see, it seems a bit weird but I can keep an open mind I guess. If I have time available I'll see if I check it out. Anyway, I gotta go get this report in and check the board. I'll talk to you later." Blaine says. He is not sure about this meeting, seems like trouble, but Klein has been around as a guardian
angel almost as long as Blaine and they even have worked together on some charge cases.
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"Alright man, nice talking to you then, hope to see you there," Klein replies and takes off.
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Blaine walks into headquarters and makes his last job report then checks the bulletin board, "Well, nothing to do for now," he says in a low voice.
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"Hmm... I have nothing to do either," says a female angel voice from behind him.
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He turns around to find the beautiful Amelia, "Oh Hello Amelia!" He says with a smile quickly formed upon seeing her.
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"Hey Blaine, I guess we both are free for now," she says. "Yup, seems so, what you up to?" Blaine asks.
"Don't know... Hmm, how about we go hang out down with the humans and check out the children playing. It's so nice to see their happy faces playing with no worries as children," she says offering to hangout together.
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Blaine's stomach started getting the weird feeling, "umm... sure... okay, yea let's do it," he replies.
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"Sweet, let's go then," Amelia says with excitement. They both walk out of the building and take flight going through a portal Amelia opened.
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They now find themselves standing at a Beachwalk, the sand and water to their left, people sitting, running and playing all over it. To the right are stores and restaurants. People walking up and down the walkway by them enjoying their time together. Blaine and Amelia begin walking down the walkway, Blaine looks at a pizza restaurant seeing the people sitting at the tables eating and laughing together. Just having a good time. Some couples sitting together arms around each other.
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He looks at Amelia, What am I doing here? He wonders as the feeling in the pit of his stomach continues. He knows they are just to angels hanging out an
nothing more, but being here with just her just feels like more, or like it could be more. What is this feeling?
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Amelia looking around the crowd of people walking by them, sees couples holding hands and smiling at each other. Some leaning over and kissing each other on the lips as they walk. She then looks at Blaine next to her, she admires his face, his blue eyes, short nose, small lips, tan skin. She looks down to his torso, and admires the tightness of his muscles, how strong his shoulders and arms look. She begins to move her eyes down past his waist when she suddenly shakes her head to stop herself from the thoughts that were now going through her mind. What is happening to me? Why am I looking at him like that? She thinks confused about her feelings. She has never had feelings like this towards anyone, and as far as she knows, she shouldn't be either. "This is wrong." She says.
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Blaine looks at her confused, "Huh, What's wrong?"
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She looks at him and sees the confusion on his face, I can't do this to him, she thinks not wanting to hurt him but also thinking that she shouldn't let this go any farther. What would anyone think, or say? What if higher angels find out about these feelings? Does he have these feelings too?
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"I'm sorry Blaine, I know I said to go see the children, but I have to go back," she says, a tear going down her cheek from her right eye. Her throat feeling tight and dry as she gets the words out.
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"Gotta go? Why, what happened?" He asks looking even more confused, "I thought you didn't have anything to do."
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Blaine's stomach feeling getting stronger as he starts to feel disappointed and downhearted that they won't spend more time together now.
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"I'm sorry Blaine, I just remembered I didn't do the report for my last job, it's only a matter of time before they contact me and reprimand me for not doing the report," she says lying and feeling even more weird and confused. Angels do not lie, they have no reason to lie. She feels like she really has to talk to someone now about what is happening to her, to find a way to stop it before something bad happens to her and maybe him too.
"Oh really? okay then, I guess we'll go back," he replies with disappointment and looks at his time piece. "I have to be somewhere else soon anyway."
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"I'm really sorry Blaine, I'll make it up to you," she says not liking how hurt he looks. Does he even know how much he shows his disappointment? Why are they both acting like this towards each other. Maybe I should tell him to talk to someone... no no, I can't tell him that, then he'll know I have these feelings, she thinks.
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Amelia starts to fly and teleports back to heaven, Blaine just stands there confused and wondering about what just happened. Why do I feel so sad about this? Why do I feel like I want her to stay here with me? To do as humans are doing. Holding hands, hugging, kis... He shakes his head, Stop it Blaine, you shouldn't be having these thoughts, these are human feelings, He immediately says to himself.
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He walks over to a bar fence on the side of the walkway and leans over it with his arms crossed on top of the bar facing out looking towards the ocean.
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