Hinata slapped his cheeks with his hands at the same time as hard as he dared to and looked in the mirror. The feeling in his chest was hard to handle, but the fact that he had to go outside was even more difficult to bare. He inhaled deeply, slowly while closing his eyes. He was feeling sick. He didn't worry about that. The feeling always came and went whenever it pleased. He was used to it. So used to it. There were other things to worry about. Today he wasn't good. He wasn't ok. He was able to feel the darkness picking at the corners of his mind. Hinata tried to push it away, but the feeling just tangled itself in his thoughts even more. His head was boiling.
He rushed to the window and opened it with such force that it scared the crows in the tree nearby away. Fresh morning air rushed in filling the room with cold, humid air. Hinata's lungs couldn't keep up with him anymore. He gripped the edges of the window as he leaned out. Tears started pooling in his eyes, blurring his vision. He gasped for air. Panic filled him. The world was crumbling on his frail body. A pit started forming in his stomach. Half of his body was in the room while the other half was hanging outside. He just wanted to fall. Fall into nothingness. Fall and fall until nothing existed anymore. He was scared. Terrified.
Someone grabbed him by the clothes and took him away from the window.
Hinata stumbled and fell to the floor like a sack of rocks. The person in front of him put his hands on Hinata's shoulders, gripping him hard.
"Hey! Take it easy! Try to calm down, ok? Count with me. 1...2...3..."
The voice was cold and distant. It felt like Hinata was underwater. Still, Hinata held on to it. He lifted his eyes and his vision landed on the person kneeling in front of him. Hinata started pulling himself back together. Now all the despair was washed away for a few moments by the surprise.
"Focus!" the voice said harshly.
Hinata blinked twice and all the tears cleared from his eyes. He was able to see a pair of dark blue ones. The eyes of Kageyama Tobio.
