Authors note: Hey guys, Fire Slash here and welcome to another chapter of Healing Wounds. Sorry for the late update, school has been killing me recently. First off, I'd like to thank all those who've supported me so far. 102 favorites and 127 followers, never have I thought I'd achieve so much support for one story. I'm truly happy that so many of you enjoy this thing! Anyways, for the next two chapters, I plan to have Hinata hang out with some of his classmates and you guys get to pick which ones he hangs out with (basically the more demanded characters will get some action a chapter before the least demanded). The only one you're not allowed to vote for is Tsumiki, seeing as she'll be getting some action in both chapters (this is a Hinamiki story after all). So anyways, review and enjoy :-).

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The rest of the day went by fast for Hinata. Nothing of significance occurred seeing as how his classmates were surprisingly quiet in comparison to the other days he has spent with them. Owari and Nidi did not train in the middle of any classes, Saionji barely threw any insults at anyone, and even Tanaka, the strangest person in the class, was rather quiet. All in all, it was a very average day.

After packing his bag, Hinata began to look for Tsumiki, wanting to walk home with her again. After being put into the same class as her, Hinata found himself quickly bonding with her. In fact, he currently considered the nurse his best friend. Spending a few minutes of his time searching for her, he eventually managed to find her. The girl was currently shuffling through her locker, seemingly looking for something specific, her eyes glowing when she managed to find the object. Quickly putting the object into her bag, she began scurrying away from the locker, but was stopped by Hinata.

"Hey Tsumiki" Hinata greeted. Unfortunately, this caused the nurse to let out a shriek in surprise.

"GHAAA! Oh…Hinata" Tsumiki said after recovering from shock. "I-I'm sorry for freaking out!"

"You have nothing to apologize for" Hinata told her, realizing how much he's said that phrase since meeting the nurse. "It's my bad for scaring you. I shouldn't have been so sudden. Anyways, do you want to walk home together?"

"I-I can't" the nurse said, looking down at the floor in regret. For a quick second, Hinata thought he saw fear on her face. "I-I have s-something I need to do. I-I'm sorry."

"Hey, stuff happens" Hinata said, shrugging his shoulders. "You're a nurse after all, so you'll obviously be busy on certain days. Well, I'll see you tomorrow."

"B-bye" Tsumiki said as the two began to walk opposite directions. However, a few seconds later, Hinata began to secretly follow Tsumiki. He knew she was hiding something which was negativity affecting her based on her facial expressions when she was talking to him, and Hinata was going to find out what it was.

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After following Tsumiki to one of the various open fields of Hopes Peak, Hinata dove into a nearby bush, making sure no one would be able to find him. The nurse was just currently standing in the field, seemingly waiting for someone. Eventually, after about five minutes, three boys who Hinata believed to be upperclassmen, walked up to the nurse.

"Listen bitch" one of the men said to her in an angry tone. "We've been waiting a damn week for our money. You better have all of it, or else things will get ugly."

"Gah! I-I have it!" Tsumiki said before giving the men a large wad of cash. The man began counting the yen before growling.

"The fuck! This is isn't enough!" The man growled. "We said we wanted two hundred thousand yen, this is only one thousand!"

"I-I'm sorry! Give me another week..."

"You've made me wait long enough" the man stated. "Now it's time for your punishment!" With that, the man swung a powerful fist at the poor nurse's face, managing to knock her out. He and his men were about to strike her while she was down, but were interrupted by a voice.

"Don't lay another finger on her" Hinata said, coming out from his hiding place. The three boys looked at him in surprise before sending him threatening glares.

"Who the fuck are you?" One of the boys asked.

"The person who's going to kick your ass if you don't leave her alone" Hinata responded, hatred seeping through his mouth. How dare they attack poor, innocent Tsumiki.

"Listen bud, stay the fuck out of this! This doesn't concern you!" One of the other boys shouted.

"This does. You attacked my friend and are probably conning her. I see no reason as to why I shouldn't get involved."

"How about this, you leave now and don't tell anyone, we won't kick your ass. Sounds fair?"

"I'd like to see you try" Hinata stated, getting into a fighting position. If he was able to beat master martial artists in a matter of seconds, taking on three thugs did not worry him in the slightest.

"Well someone seems confident. Let's see if you'll be feeling that way once I'm done with you" one of the men said before running up to Hinata. He attempted to punch the boy, but Hinata was far too quick. Throwing a massively powerful left hook, the man was knocked out in the blink of an eye. Seeing their companion go down, the other two men ran up to Hinata, eager to try to hit him. Smirking at their stupidity, Hinata ran up to them, first throwing a roundhouse kick at one of the boys, following up with a devastating uppercut on his friend. All of this took a maximum of two seconds, and the boys hit the floor, rendered unconscious by Hinata's attacks.

"How boring" Hinata said, remarking on the anticlimactic fight which just occurred. Paying the thugs no attention, he went to Tsumiki's body and picked her up bridal style. Making his way back to Hopes Peak, he intended to take her to the nurses office. As he began walking, he was stopped by both Nidi and Owari who were drawn towards the field by the sounds of fighting.

"Yo, what happened here?" Owari asked, glancing at the unconscious bodies. "Me and Nidi were training when we heard the sounds of punches. Did ya do all this?"

"…Its a long story" Hinata stated.

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"I'm sorry! Please don't hate me!" Tsumiki shouted upon waking up. Glancing around the room, she was surprised to see she was in the nurses office. However, what surprised her even more was that Hinata was currently next to her.

"H-Hinata!"

"Hey" Hinata said with a smile. "Glad to see that you're awake."

"W-what happened?"

"You were knocked out by that gang of boys you gave money to" Hinata told her. Seeing her facial expression change from one of tiredness to fear, he gave her a reassuring smile. "Don't worry, I've dealt with them. They won't bother you anymore."

"Really?" Tsumiki asked, her face lighting up.

"Yea" Hinata said, before pulling out a wad of cash. "I believe this is yours."

Glancing at the money and then at the boy who was holding it, Tsumiki's eyes began to water, not from sadness, but from joy. Never has anyone stood up for her the way Hinata has during the short time she has known him. While Hinata mentioned multiple times that he cared about her, this single event confirmed it for the nurse. As such, she wrapped her arms around Hinata, crying into his chest. Taken aback by this move, Hinata pulled her into a hug. The two stayed like this for a few minutes before Hinata asked her a question. "Who were those guys anyways?"

"U-um, I once took care of t-them after they got into a fight. T-they then threatened to hurt me i-if I did not give them money monthly."

"Don't worry about having to pay them anymore" Hinata said, angry at them for taking advantage of a girl like her. "They didn't know this, but the area they asked you to meet them at has a lot of security cameras. The whole scene was recorded. They'll probably get expelled tomorrow."

"B-but what about you?" Tsumiki asked, scared of the fate of her friend.

"Don't worry about me. They attempted to throw the first punch and they knocked you out. What I did was in both self defense and to protect you. According to Mr. Kirigiri, I'll be fine."

"Y-you talked to him?"

"Yea. Besides the cameras, I told him what happened before bringing you here. He seemed to believe me" Hinata said, hiding the fact he was close to the headmaster.

"G-good. I would be very sad if you left. Y-you've done so much for me."

"Hey, I'm not going anywhere" Hinata said, giving her a reassuring smile.

"Promise?"

"I promise."

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The next day, staying true to his word, Hinata was in his homeroom talking to Mitarai when someone slammed their hand on his desk. Looking up, he saw Owari giving him an excited grin.

"I want to fight you" Owari said suddenly.

"I'm sorry, what?" Hinata asked, surprised.

"Yesterday, when I found ya next to those boys you knocked unconscious, I realized that I have to fight you. Those were three strong boys ya went up against yet you came out just fine."

"Wait, Hinata did what?" Koizumi asked Owari. Glancing around, he noticed that his classmates were staring at him, managing to listen to Owari's explanation.

"Yea, three boys challenged him to a fight and he whooped their asses." Nidi said with a grunt.

"Geez, you boys and always starting fights" Koizumi said with a disappointed tone.

"H-hey, they were going to kick the crap out of Tsumiki if I didn't step in" Hinata explained in an attempt to defend himself.

"Tsumiki, is that true?" Koizumi asked the nurse, who was sitting right next to Hinata.

"Y-yea" Tsumiki stuttered. "Hinata saved me."

"Really? Well, then I guess it's fine that Hinata beat up three people…"

"So what do ya say, will you fight me?" Owari asked him, her grin not faltering. "I'll let you use my boobs as pillows if you win!"

"Uh…no thanks" Hinata awkwardly answered, somewhat freaked out by Owari's offer.

"Please?" Owari asked him. After pestering Hinata for an entire ten minutes, he finally gave into her demands.

"Fine, I'll fight you when it's lunch time."

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When lunch time came, Hinata and his classmates quickly ate their lunches before heading out to a field. Taking their positions, Owari and Hinata assumed battle stances, Owari eying her opponent in excitement. In the background, all of Hinata's classmates were eagerly watching, seeing if Hinata would be able to beat the ultimate gymnast in a fight. Standing in the middle of the two fighters was Nidi, whose job was to begin the fight.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Hinata asked, feeling strange about the fact he was about to fight against someone who he considered a friend.

"Hell yea!" Owari eagerly shouted. "I wanna see how tough you are!"

"FIGHTERS!" Nidi shouted, raising his hand. "Are you ready?!"

"Just start the fight already" Owari said impatiently.

"Very well then, you may BEGIN!" Nidi shouted, lowering his arm. Wasting no time, Owari ran towards Hinata with a surprising amount of speed before unleashing a flurry of punches and kicks. However, much to her surprise, Hinata was able to dodge, block, and parry every single one of her attacks. Deciding he needed some space, Hinata threw a punch of his own. The punch was too fast for the ultimate gymnast to react against, which allowed it to nail Owari in the stomach, sending her flying through the field. Despite suffering from the heavy blow, Owari immediately got back up and proceeded to throw another batch of attacks, all of which Hinata was able to block.

"Damn, you're pretty good" Owari said as she attempted to kick him, only for Hinata to dodge out of the way.

"Thanks" Hinata said. "You are as well, but you rely on your strength too much. Use your speed to your advantage so that stuff like this doesn't happen." After saying that, Hinata swung a devastating right hook, striking Owari's face, knocking her out. A few seconds later, Owari woke up, having recovered from her hit.

"Damn. I wasn't able to hit you" Owari said before giving Hinata a determined smile. "However next time, I'll win for sure!"

"Wait, next time?"

"Hell yea! When I see someone strong, I just have to fight them ya know? I continue challenging them until I beat them."

"You did good Hinata" Nidi said, walking towards the pair. After helping Owari up from the ground, he turned his attention towards Hinata. "LETS SEE HOW WELL YOU DO AGAINST ME!"

"Huh?"

"I challenge you to a fight! You are a remarkable athlete, as such, I must test your skill for myself!"

"You're not going to accept no for an answer are you?" Hinata asked with a sign.

"NOPE!" Nidi said before throwing a punch at Hinata, surprising the ultimate hope for a split second. Thankfully for Nidi, this was enough time for him to land a nasty punch on Hinata's stomach, sending the poor boy flying all the way to the other side of the field. However, Hinata immediately got right back up, and went into a battle stance, waiting for Nidi's next move.

"Impressive! You're able to take a hit!" Nidi said before running towards Hinata. "Let's see how long you could last against ME!" Nidi attempted to hit the boy with another attack, but Hinata was easily able to dodge his attacks. From observing both Nidi's and Owari's battle styles, he noticed that while Owari was faster, Nidi was stronger and more experienced. However, due to his lack of speed, he was unable to block the ouch Hinata threw at his stomach. Collapsing on his knees, Nidi gave him an impressed look.

"ALRIGHT, that's enough for now" Nidi said as he staggered upwards. "You clearly process a vast knowledge of fighting. I can't wait to fight you again!"

"Again?" Hinata asked.

"Yea, again! I will keep fighting you so you never lose your physique!"

"Seems like I'm going to be doing a lot of fighting from now on" Hinata muttered to himself. A few seconds later, the bell rang, signaling the start of class. Staying next to Tsumiki, Hinata made his way into the school, ready for his next class.