Chapter 1

Our Beginning

'As I look out from the window to the sunny day, I begin to become sickened of this life. Why must I be like this?'

'No matter what we do, time will not I walk, I know even though I have not faced regrets yet, I am sure to face it soon.'

'Lately…I've been having this dream.'

'It is a pleasant dream that I see.'

'That dream that I see every night now.'

'The dream that encases me to paradise.'

'I can faintly see your image.'

'I can faintly hear the beautiful voice you have.'

'Who is that person?'

'What is their name?'

'Will I…'

'Ever get to meet you?'

…

"Yui, are you up yet?" Yui's mother, a kind looking lady with pink-brown hair said to her daughter.

"Yeah…" Yui said gently. Yui's mother helped Yui lean against her pillow as Yui smiled to her mother. Yui had long pink hair, and her petite body seemed like that of a middle schooler. However, she was actually at the age of a first year high school student. Yui's voice also sounded like a little kid's voice at times, but there was a beautiful charm to it.

"Should we go out today?" Yui's mom asked Yui nicely as she fixed Yui's hair, into having two small pig tails, with twin tails at the side of her face, and the rest of it down.

"No, it's okay. I'll just watch T.V. today."

"Okay then. Are you hungry? Do you want me to make something?"

"No, it's okay. I'm not hungry yet."

"Then I'll be downstairs. If anything happens, just call for me." Yui's mom turned on the T.V. for Yui and walked down the stairs.

Even though Yui was at the age of a first year high schooler, she was not able to go to school because of her body.

"Man! It's really been a while since we got to walk home with each other, right Otanashi!" A blue haired teenager said to his friend.

"Hey…by any chance…are you actually…" A red haired boy said back to the blue haired boy with an implied voice.

"The heck is that suppose to mean!" He interrupted back.

The blue haired boy and red haired boy were both in their second year of high school. Hinata Hideki, the blue haired boy, carried his baseball bat with him, while his friend Otonashi Yuzuru carried only his bag and a baseball.

"It's amazing we don't have practice today though!" Otonashi said in both surprise and happiness.

"Yeah, it's pretty rare for the coach not to be here. Hey…" Hinata began to get an idea, and grinned to himself. He ran in front of Otonashi, and began to swing his bat.

"Give me your best pitch!" Hinata said with a smirk.

"You insane? We're walking on a road filled with houses. What if the baseball hits a window?" Otonashi said back.

"Stop being a wimp, Otonashi! It'll be fine!"

"Okay okay. But if we do break a window, you're going to have to apologize! And by yourself!"

Otonashi took a few steps back, while Hinata readied his bat. He quickly pitched the ball, while Hinata swung at it easily.

Sweet! I got it-"

*CRASH*

Hinata and Otonashi looked at each other, frozen in shock.

"W-well then…Give me the baseball back when you get it!" Otonashi quickly ran off, not wanting to go apologize a.k.a. get yelled at by the owners of the unlucky house who had his baseball.

"Ah! Otonashi! Damn it!" Hinata sighed to himself as he went to go the front door of the house.

'I hope they don't yell at me! If they do, I'm screwed!' Hinata panicked to himself as he stood in front of the house. He looked up once more, trying to take a peek at the window he broke. As he did, he saw a faint image inside, and he felt nostalgia. He quickly shook it away, and rang the doorbell.

"Yes? Can I help you?"

"I'm so sorry! My baseball hit your house's window! Please forgive me!" Hinata shouted out as he bowed. He looked up to see the image of the person he was apologizing to. He saw a beautiful kind lady, who stared at him surprise.

"Oh, so that was what the sound was." The lady said as she looked back.

'Huh? She's not angry? Or is she ignoring me?' Hinata thought to himself. He slowly got back up, while the lady turned back to him, and examined him.

"Hmm…you're the same age as her…"

"Huh?" At this point, Hinata was getting confused. 'Am I getting yelled at or not!'

"You seem to be the same age as my daughter." The lady said to Hinata.

"Huh? Your daugther? Does she go to the school near here?" In their town, since it was really small, there was only one school. Of course, it was a humongous school, with many students in it.

"Uh, well, not exactly…Anyways, please come in!" Hinata noticed the hesitation in the lady's voice, but dismissed it. He accepted the invitation and went inside.

As they went up the stairs, he continued to apologize while the lady laughed.

"It's alright! Please calm down."

"I'm really sorry though!" Hinata continued to say, until they got to the top, in front of a door.

"Yui, we have a guest here!" The lady said happily. Hinata felt a tinge in his brain. "Yui? Yui…where did I…?' The name began to spin around in his head. As the lady opened the door, he stared in surprise.

In front of him was a petite girl. Everything about her was so familiar. Her pink hair, the small body of hers, the bright gleam in her eyes, and the shape of her face. Snapping out of his daze, Hinata began to speak.

"I'm really sorry for hitting that baseball into your window!"

"It's okay! I'm sure you must have had lots of fun playing with the baseball!" Yui said cheerfully. As soon as she had seen him, she felt joyful all of a sudden. He seemed like the type of guy who enjoyed his life fulfillingly. To be honest, she felt a bit envious of him.

'She has a really pretty voice. Although it sounds like it can be a whiny voice as well…' Hinata thought to himself. He went up to Yui's bed and smiled.

"My name's Hinata Hideki! You can call me Hideki if you like!"

"My name is Yui! You can just call me by that! I think I'll just call you 'Hinata' instead!" Yui said back cheerfully. Hinata smiled to her. 'Yui…what a pretty yet simple name…'

"Then, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Hinata reached out his hand towards her.

At that very moment, the whole atmosphere was destroyed. Yui stared in surprise at Hinata's hand, who looked back confused.

"O-oh! Look at the time! It's best you start getting home, right Hinata-kun?" Yui's mom quickly interrupted.

"Huh? Oh yeah…I'll see you later Yui!" Hinata said reluctantly as he left. He looked back once more at Yui, who stared back at him. Yui's mom saw Hinata out of the door, as Yui sat in her bed, and sighed to herself.

"…Thank you, mom." Yui said in a voice that could've been like a whisper to her mother. They were the only two in the room, yet she still spoke like that.

"It's fine, Yui. I'll always be there for you." Yui's mother said with a smile as she left the room. Yui looked out and began to think. 'It's not alright. She's always had to take care of me after that…One day, she'll die from working so hard for helping me…' Yui thought to herself. She stared out into the indigo dyed sky. The night was beginning to come. Just like her heart, it was shrouded in darkness.

Meanwhile, even though the sky was turning dark, Hinata did not go home. He continued to walk around, not knowing where he was going. He was deep in thought, and replayed those several few minutes over and over again in his head. Even though it was short, he couldn't help but be intrigued by Yui. Maybe it was just because of that nostalgic feeling he had when he saw her, but he wasn't sure at this point.

The next day, it was a day off, and Hinata went to hang out with the others to play baseball. Yui stayed at home, looking out her window, answering her mother's questions in an absentminded way.

As the day ended, Hinata walked home by himself. Otonashi had left early because of some errands, so he was alone during the time the sky became orange. He passed by Yui's house, and stood in front of it, thinking for a while. However, Yui did not notice him, since she could not see him from this angle. Hinata continued to stand outside the house, and opened his mouth, as if he was about to say something. But he closed it, and walked away, and continued to think to himself.

"Oh yeah, I never got to ask you about what happened two days ago." Otonashi brought up Yui while both Otonashi and Hinata stood at the rooftop.

"Huh, oh that…"

"What, you got yelled at or something?" Otonashi said with a smirk.

"No, they instead gave me a million dollars for destroying their window, as it had a curse in it."

"WHAT! SERIOUSLY!"

"Jok-ing~"

"Man, your lips are sealed of what happened huh? I give up." Otonashi said depressingly with a sigh. Hinata continued to look out into the sky, and kept thinking about Yui.

"Hey, Otonashi. What should I do?"

"Huh?"

"I bet she's upset and all…But I'm scared she'll get more upset if she sees me.

"Dude, I have no idea what you're talking about." Otonashi said, confused.

"Man…what do I do with her?"

"Uh…if you're really worried, just see her and apologize. It ain't that hard…" Otonashi said, with both sincerity and confusion. The words hit Hinata really hard.

"You're right! I should just see her if I want to! I don't care anymore about what she thinks! She'll have to listen to my opinion first!"

"Huh! Wait, that's not what I meant!" But Otonashi's words were ignored.

"I'm going to her house right now!" Hinata quickly made a burst towards the exit of the rooftop.

"Hey! We still have classes!" But Otonashi had no time to stop Hinata.

"I'm going to see her right now-"

*BANG*

There, Hinata laid flat on the ground, knocked out. With the door opened, a girl with purple-pink hair stood there, starring at him.

"What the hell are you doing there on the ground, Hinata?"

"Oww…YURIPEE! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!" Hinata quickly shot up in anger.

There stood in front of them, the cute adorable Yuri, nicknamed Yuripee by Hinata himself. A cute headband was on her hair, with a light yellow ribbon attached. Her hands were on her hips as she scowled.

"We were all suppose to meet up before to talk about the project, yet you two skipped out! I should be screaming at you!"

"Uh…" Hinata and Otonashi both stayed silent, as Yuri continued.

"I had to pick up your slack, because of both of your irresponsibility!"

"Uh…" At this point, Hinata's determination from before was beginning to get drained out.

"Not to mention this isn't the first time I had to finish YOUR work! How long do you both plan on skipping out! At least tell one of us first, idiots!"

*RING*

At this point, the school bell had rung, signaling it was time to get to class. Yuri sighed to herself.

"You both better get to class! Hurry!"

"Yes ma'am!" Hinata and Otonashi quickly ran to class, with Yuri going to her own class. 'Maybe I'll just go after school instead…' Hinata thought to himself, as he quickly ran to class. 'Man,and I was planning on telling Hinata about her…' Otonashi thought to himself, as he followed along.

As soon as the bell rang, Hinata was the first to get out of the classroom, ignoring the shouts of Yuri. He quickly changed his shoes, carried his bag in one arm, and ran out as fast as he could. His shoes could be heard slamming against the pavement as he began to reach Yui's house. He quickly made a turn to go into the house, and knocked on the door.

"Yes? Oh, Hinata-kun!" Yui's mother answered the door again, just like last time. Surprised to see Hinata-kun so tired, she blinked in confusion.

"Sorry! I need to see Yui! It's important!"

"…Yes, come in." Yui gave a small smile, inviting Hinata in. Somehow, Yui's mom felt comfort from seeing Hinata like this.

Hinata quickly dashed up to Yui's room, and slammed the door open. If Yui could have moved, she would have jumped out of her bed. But instead, she quickly turned to face the door. There, she saw Hinata, panting with almost no breath. Yui's face became stern, almost solemn, as her head turned away to face the window.

"Why are you here?"

"Huh?"

"You…you're wondering right?" Yui said, pausing for a moment when she said her sentence. Hinata's eyes closed for a second, replaying their last meeting in his head, and he opened them as he replied.

"Yeah…but I bet you already know what my question is, huh?"

Yui only gave a slight nod in response. She took a breath, breathed out, and began to tell her story.

"I was only a kid at the time. I was in grade 5, walking to school. On that day, I had been walking by myself. Man, that day looked so beautiful. The sun shining, with a warm temperature. Yet little did I know…"

Yui walked on the sidewalk, carrying her bag with her. Only looking ahead. She reached the intersection, which was pretty big, for the young Yui. She looked both ways before crossing. It was a red light, and she would've been fine. But…

*VROOM*

Hearing the loud sound, Yui turned her head only slightly before…

*BAM*

She could already feel her body going numb before she even hit the ground. Her eyes were already starting to see red at that point. Yet as she smashed into the ground from gravity, the numbness went away, and all she could feel was pain. A deep amount of pain, as she laid there in a warm liquid. It was none other than her own blood.

"I was so scared back then. It still amazes me that I'm alive. It scares me to think about that moment all over again. However, because of that accident, even though I survived, I was only like a soul stuck in this world. I can't move, except a slight turn of the head. I'm just waiting to basically die. I cause so much trouble for my mom. My dad loves me, I know it, but he has to go overseas all the time just ot earn us enough money. It's hard for my mom. She has to take the overwhelming patience of waiting for my father, and having to take care of my every single need. I'm a person who can't feel anything, yet she has to take care of me." Yui finally finished, looking at Hinata's reaction through his small reflection in the window.

He was left with no words. It seemed as though he was completely shocked. Yui gave a small, pitiful smile to herself.

"Now then, tell me, your reaction is going to be the same as the others right?"

"…Others?"

"Well, of course I had friends before the accident. Yet they didn't truly care about me. They'd just laugh about my situation. The ones who cared, cared in a way that was sickening. Their eyes were so pitiful, as if they knew no matter what, I couldn't do anything. Before I knew it, they gave up on me. Tch, after hearing that, I bet you'll pity me as well. If you want to, then just leave and never come back."

"Man, oh man, you can't even let me say a single word, huh?" Hinata propped himself onto the chair that stood beside Yui's bed.

"All I came here today, was for me to finish what I started the other day."

"What do you mean?" Yui asked curiously.

"I'm not leaving, that's for sure."

"Huh?"

"I still want us to be friends."

"Pft, stop trying to pity me."

"As if I'm pitying you!"

Yui was surprised to hear the shout in Hinata's voice. She slowly turned her head to face him. 'He really isn't lying…' Yui thought. She stared into his eyes, which showed only his honest feelings and the truth. She could see his determination, and there was no look of disgust or pity towards her.

"I…after my accident, I won't ever grow."

"That's fine."

"I can't play games."

"We can play word games, you know."

"I can't go outside by myself."

"Then I'll go with you."

"I can't feel anything."

"If you couldn't, you wouldn't be resisting my offer."

Yui was left speechless from their quiet argument, as Hinata smiled towards her.

"My name is Hinata Hideki, but please call me Hideki."

"I'll call you 'Hinata'. Please just call me Yui."

"Than Yui…may I be your friend?" Yui stayed silent for a moment.

"Yes, let's be friends." She said with a small smile. Hinata grinned towards her.

"But man, you're more stubborn than I imagined! Ha ha ha!" Hinata said while laughing.

"W-what! Better than you!" If Yui could, she would flail her arms in frustration.

"How am I stubborn!"

"You just are!"

"That's a terrible explanation…"

"I don't care!"

Yui and Hinata continued to happily argue, with Yui's mom outside the room, looking on with a smile. Even though she had a smile, her eyes were filled with tears. 'Yui…I think you've found it. A reason you can enjoy life. I'm so glad for you…' Yui's mom thought to herself as she looked onto the Yui that seemed to have more energy then usual. She wiped her tears away, and entered the room, planning to join into her daughter's and friend's conversation.

A.N.- Well then, I've been procrastinating from my Kimi ni Todoke fanfic, so I bet all of those fans are gonna shoot me for writing for Angel Beats instead DX But I couldn't help it. I've been hooked onto Angel Beats as well. I had heard Hinata and Yui were an amazing couple, and I went to see Angel Beats. I thought at first there was no relationship until ep 10, where I was left crying. It was so cute w Anyways, I felt I had to write a fanfic for them XD it is gonna be a series as well. I wonder if I can handle two series :3 Gotta give it my best, I guess! Also, plz review if you liked it or hated it :D

EDIT: If you're reading this now, this is v2 of Chapter 1. Due to mistakes I've made, I had to edit it. My mistake was basically Hinata's order of name XD So it may be a different than before, to match the situation. Forgive me m(_ _)m