A nurse pops her head into my room, and I move my eyes away from the gymnast I see on the TV screen.

"Miss Yui? There's a... a boy here to see you. Shall I let him in?"

"Yeah, of course," I say, smiling. I've smiled every day for the past few days. Ever since meeting Hinata, I've had a reason to smile. I've been looking forward to the game tomorrow and the prospect of seeing him another time excites me even more.
The nurse leaves the room and Hinata walks in.

"Hey, you," he says, flopping down into the chair placed next to my bed. His attention turns to the window. "I see you got that fixed. They took their time." He grins at me, and I smirk at remembering his act of smashing it earlier in the week.

"How come you're here another day? I thought that yesterday you said you weren't coming until the day of the game and that's tomorrow," I ask. "Not that I have a problem with you being here! At all! I like having visitors." In truth, I liked seeing Hinata.

He had visited me nearly every day after the window incident and we spent such a long time talking. It was nice to just talk to someone who wasn't a nurse or my mum or someone that didn't really want to be there. It was nice to see someone from outside.

"I came to let you know that everything is okay for tomorrow and to check that everything was still going ahead. Oh, and I came to see you," he flashes a smile at me.

I fake being hurt. "Don't be mean!"

Hinata puts his hands in the air. "I'm not, I'm not! Sorry."

"Don't be. I can take a joke," I smile.

I always felt sad when our conversations came to a strange pause and neither of us knew what to say. Out of awkwardness, I turn my attention back to the TV, watching a different gymnast flipping along a beam.

"Does it make you sad watching these kinds of things on TV?"

Hinata's question surprises me. I hesitate before speaking. "A little... They make me sad, happy, angry... I have a strange outlook on things."

Hinata frowns. "Why do they make you angry?"

"Oh, it's stupid, really..." His bright eyes make me continue. "Some people are so lucky and they don't realise that and they take it for granted. It makes me jealous to see people like her-" I move my eyes to the TV and back. "-doing so much when I can do nothing. I had everything taken away from me before I had the chance to do something that mattered."

I didn't notice that tears had escaped from my eyes.

"Hey, hey," Hinata's voice is soft and he places his hand over mine. My heart fuzzes slightly at his touch. "Don't say that. You still have the chance to do something that matters, but what's more important is that you already matter. You're an important person, Yui. Never forget that."

I sniff. "Thanks. But…" A tear rolls down my cheek and I wish so hard that I could wipe it away so that Hinata wouldn't have to see this weak, sad, vulnerable girl, but I can't. "But how am I ever going to do the things I want? I'm trapped and it kills me being reminded every day."

Hinata puts his head in his hands and grabs at his hair. "You know what kills me?" He lifts his head to look at me, his eyes holding mine the way his hands hold mine. "Seeing such a beautiful person feeling so down because life was cruel to them. I would do anything to help you, Yui, but it kills me to see you sad."

His words cause my heartbeat to flutter and more tears to well up in my eyes.

"You don't mean that," I say quietly, looking down.

"But I do," Hinata says, his grasp on my hands becoming tighter. "Yui, I would do anything to make you happy. I know I only met you earlier in the week but I… I love being around you and hearing you laugh and seeing you smile. I feel honoured to be able to go to see a baseball game with you because I know it will make you happy."

I let the tears slip from my eyes, but they are not sad tears. These are tears of happiness and warmth.

"Hinata," I whisper. My cheeks turn pink as he wipes my tears off my face and I smile to show my appreciation. I would hug him, hug him tight if I could, to show how much his words mean to me, but instead I have to hope that my eyes show what gestures could not.

Hinata stands up. "Well, this has been emotional." He grins at me and laughs. I join in.

"I better go but I'll be here tomorrow. Is everything sorted?"

"I think so," I say. "I'll check on it."

"Okay then. Well, if everything is all okay to go, I shall see you tomorrow." He calls goodbye and waves from the door.

I grin to myself. I feel a little silly seeing as he saw me cry but at the same time, all I can think of is how my heartbeat went all funny when he held my hand.


Author's Note
Thanks again if you read this! :)
I know it was only short (well, shorter than the first chapter) but it was just to kind of set things up for the two of them ^.^ Next time, they go to the game and you'll find out what happens c: