What if Hikaru and Sousuke's conversation went on a little further? – Decisions chapter 3

After practicing in the Samezuka swimming pool, Hikaru prepared her things and exited the pool area. As she was exiting, she bumped into Sousuke.

"O-Oh sorry!" She apologized quickly.

Sousuke looked at the person he bumped into. "It's okay." He knew this girl. She was Rin's girlfriend. Rin had introduced him to her at prefecturals. She was really nice and he was impressed by her swimming.

Hikaru smiled and went past him.

"What are you doing here?" Sousuke asked.

Hikaru stopped in her tracks. "I went to see-"

"Bullshit."

Hikaru's eyes widened and she turned to face him.

Sousuke stared back at her, brows furrowed. "Tell me." He demanded.

"I come here to practice." Hikaru replied.

"Come? So you practice here a lot?"

"Yeah."

"Well, be careful. You might overwork your body. You wouldn't want to worry your team and Rin would you?" Sousuke told her.

Hikaru frowned.Rin…she couldn't tell him."You too, be careful."

"What do you mean?"

"Your shoulder injury."

Sousuke's eyes widened. "H-How do you know that?" He asked.

"While watching the relay the other day, I noticed you hesitated for a second." Hikaru explained. "And just now. I bumped into your right side and I saw you flinch."

Sousuke's brows furrowed.She found out so easily.

"Did you tell Rin?" Hikaru asked.

"No." Came his reply.

"Why not?"

"Because, it's not the right time." Sousuke wanted to avoid this conversation as soon as possible.

"What do you mean this isn't the right time?"

"Will you just let it go?" Sousuke was getting annoyed.

"No, I won't!" Hikaru exclaimed. "This could get serious! You have to stop, what if you'll never be able to swim again?"

"I SAID THAT'S ENOUGH!" Sousuke shouted.

Silence filled the air.

Hikaru broke the silence. "I guess we're both in the same boat."

"Don't tell me you're injured too?" Sousuke asked. He calmed down and he had a feeling he was right about her overworking her body. "You did overwork your body, didn't you?"

Tears formed in Hikaru's eyes. She pursed her lips and nodded. The tears flowed down her cheeks. "I am." She said softly.

"Who else knows?" Sousuke asked.

"Makoto." Hikaru replied, wiping her tears away. "I want to tell Rin, I really do but I just can't." It did no good because the tears kept coming. "I'm just so afraid of what will happen to me. What if I can't swim anymore? I love swimming."

"To be honest," Sousuke looked at her with a pained expression on his face. "I'm scared too."

Hikaru's eyes widened at his expression. He was usually so calm and collected; to see this expression honestly scared her.

"Yamazaki-senpai? Hikaru-senpai?" Came a voice.

Nitori stood there, looking worried.

Hikaru gave them a little nod and began to walk home.

Nitori watched her go. "Yamazaki-senpai, what happened?"

"Nothing, let's go and train."

"O-Oh okay." Nitori headed into the swim area to get ready for their training lesson.