CHAPTER 4


Missing Space


"No! Hinata, you have to press the right and down arrows at the same time to jump even high. Press A, press A!" The small girl in between his legs fingers pressed the said buttons rapidly. The two kids sat onSasuke's hospital bed playing his PSP. Hinata was the one to pick Super Mario game. She made herself fit between his legs, leaning backwards on his chest. Sasuke busy looking over her shoulder to see what she's doing.

She was going so well, but she couldn't pass the simplest part of the game. Jumping high.

"I'm trying Sasuke! I'm trying!" She panicked. In that second, a turtle regenerated. The turtle calmly walked towards her. That's when Hinata started pressing on every button on the right side. The dark-hairedboy cried in laughter. His head flew back, a soft marshmallow pillowing his head. The small girl clumsily missed the turned when shooting fire balls everywhere. In an instant, the game made that sound when youloose a life.

Sasuke sat back up to see her epic fail. Hinata whimpered.

"I lost again! Why are you so good at these!? I want to be good as Sasuke!" She complained. Sasukechuckles softened. He took the device away from her and turned it off. Hinata slid off the bed, heading to the door.

"Are you coming?" She stopped as she reached the door. She turned to Sasuke. He hesitantly thought it was wrong for him to go along. This was Hinata's visitor. Not his. She should enjoy her time socializing with her own peers. Right? Either way, Sasuke followed her.

The two walked through the halls looking for room two twenty-seven. Hinata's room. Her mother mentioned that a visitor will be there waiting for her, but she excused herself. She was really interested playing Sasuke's games. Hinata promised her mother that she'll be there when she finished playing.

By the time they made it to the room, Hinata's light lavender eyes sparkled. She ran up to someone with her arms stretched out like a soaring bird. Sasuke peeked in to see...

"Hanabi! So glad to see you!" Hinata hugged the smaller child in her arms. Sasuke looked around the room to see Hinata's mom sitting next to a man. Hinata didn't notice the man beside her mother but squealed even more when she jumped on him. The man with long brown hair lifted her body in the air like an air plane.

"Papa! You're here too!"

"Of course, Hina. I wouldn't live to see your face." He pulled the girl in a hug. Hinata returned the hug. Stuffing her face between his shoulder and neck. The man stuck his nose in the tresses of her short smiled while looking at her small family. The younger girl, with brown hair like he man, cutesy climbed on Yuna's lap. The young mother helped her child out and set the girl on her lap.

Yuna noticed Sasuke's presence.

"Oh! Hello Sasuke! Come on in." Sasuke awkwardly walked in the room. He felt like an unwanted guest. It's weird. He sat on a chair near the loving family.

"So this is Sasuke. An Uchiha." The silver eyed man daggered his gaze at him. Sasuke nodded. The boy wondering how he knows. Probably a grown up thing. They know everyone. Plus, his family last name is popular. In business. In society.

"He's my best friend, papa! We play games, watch movies, and eat lunch together! When we get out the hospital, we're going to play at the park!" She sprung up her arms in the air. Her father chuckles made her blushed. He stroked his daughter indigo hair.

"Well, we have good news for you." The man glanced at his wife for one quick second. Hinata eagerly hopped on his lap. Wanting to squeeze the surprise out of him. He opened his mouth to say what Hinatahave been waiting for but his daughter, Hanabi, beat him to it.

"Onee san coming back home this week!" Hinata's sister exclaimed. The parents giggled. Hinata hid her exhilaration behind her small hands. Her pearl like eyes grew big from hearing the news. The smile on her face replaced in to a frown when she noticed that someone's missing. She hopped off her father, looking around the room.

"What's wrong honey?" Her father asked.

"Aren't you happy, onee san?" Her little sister's eyes narrowed as her brows furrowed inward. Hinatapaused for a minute before exiting out. She turned around showing them her signature smiles.

"I'm excited...I'll be back!" She ran out the room. Her small trots through the halls gave her the time to get to the young boy's room quicker. She opened the door to see no one there.

"Here." She turned around to see an ice pop. She took the ice pop from...Sasuke! She happily took the ice pop from him.

"Thanks, Sasuke!" Sasuke nodded. He began to walk up, she followed behind him. A bench came in view and he sat down on it. She sat next to him.

"Shouldn't you be with your family?" Sasuke asked out of nowhere. Surprising the girl, she sucked the ice's flavor out before biting it. Hinata opened her mouth before she stopping to see that he's staring at the wall. Blank face expression on his face.

"Are you mad?"

"No."

"Will you be lonely?"

"For what?" He eyed her. Hinata avoided his eyes.

"When I leave."

"No." He lied. Lied to her Lied to himself. That hurts. Both of them.

"Oh." She finished half of the ice pop in her hand. Turning her eyes back on him, she frozen by his face. The boy next to her revealed his inner emotions. Hinata reached for his face. Touching the warm wet drops that were down his eyes. She sniffled as she stared to lose her vision.

"Tears, te-tears. Go away. Tears, tears. Wa-wa-wash away. Please don't make Sasuke... sad on this very da-day." She weep in his hospital gown. The gown soaked up by her fat tears. The girl contains so much water in her that her tears can flood the build. Her tiny fingers scrunched his gown, wrinkling it.

Sasuke buried his face between her neck. There's no stitches on her neck. Just a closed up scar with a stitch print as the flesh.

Deep inside, Sasuke felt happy for her. And jealous. She was lucky. Luckier than him. She gets to go to school. Make more friends. Learn more things. She can play outside. Eat more pleasant food. Go home. Sleep on her own comfy bed. Be even closer to her family.

She's so lucky.

"Go-Gomenasai, Sasu-Sasuke! I don't w-want to go! I don't want to lea-leave you..." She broke down crying. He did too.

She should be the one happy. This is her week to appreciate her early discharge. The one that gets to leave with a smile on her face. Sasuke removed her form off of him. He wiped his face on his thin pale arms. She lifted the hems of the gown and cleared her face. Both flushed from crying.

"Promise me that we see each other again." Her hand placed over his. Sasuke didn't move.

"Promise me that when you get out, you come visit me and play with me." She looked up at him.

He still didn't say nothing.

"Can you-you promise me..." Her hand tighten around his. Sasuke sighed.

"I don't make promises." He don't know if he's able to see her one day. He don't know where she lives. He don't know what school he's attending to. He don't know if the bond that they created will be the same. Sasuke just didn't want to over think it. It hurts his chest enough.

"Oh."

"I'll try my best to see you." His words made her warm inside. Her heart pounded like a drum. That drum was beating out of control though. She mashed her hands against her round cheeks. The heat of her cheeks radiated her hands. She thought about what to say next. Then an idea came up. She cupped her hands around his ear. A whisper tickled his ear.

"I'll be... Waiting for you then." She jumped off the bench, running back the direction of her room. Last time Sasuke cried in the hospital. First friend that he made in his life. I'll miss her. Her annoying beady pearls staring at him when he wakes up. Her bunny like energy dragging him from room to room. Her gentle touches putting him to sleep.

He'll miss her.


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