I made my way to the door where Yui's mother waited. I bowed my head in thanks and slid the door closed behind me. The darkness of night swallowed me whole as I walked down the gravel pathway crunching under my feet in the light of the moon.

I wasn't too worried about being home late. My mother traveled for her job so I almost never had the chance to see her until she had a small break or was on holiday. My father works 10 hour shifts from morning to night at his pottery shop, making it only possible for me to see him late in the evening and on Sundays when the store was closed. He trusted me to be responsible with myself and he didn't care where I was most of the time. I wasn't sure if that was supposed to make me happy that he trusted me, or sad that he just didn't care. My home was fairly small with only 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen and a room with the TV, but I liked it. I had it to myself every morning which at least gave some time alone.

The home wasn't far from Yui's, but in the dead of night the walk seemed to take forever. I couldn't take my mind off of her. I had no idea when I would see her again. Baseball practice was four to five days a week after school depending on if we had a game or not, and school kept me busy during the day.

I made my way to the front door and slid it open. The first thing I saw was my father sitting comefortably watching the television, eating dinner. He didn't even look at me when I walked in.

"Hey Dad."

"Hello Hinata," he said, still looking at the screen and taking a bite of a rice ball. "You're home a bit late."

"Yeah, I was at a friends house for a bit. Sorry," I said, untying my shoes. The room was quite dark, only being lit by a single lamp and the small flickering TV screen.

"Theres some extra rice left over on the counter if you're hungry," he answered, like he hadn't even heard me.

I strolled over to the kitchen, which was made up of a small stove, a sink, a tiny fridge and some countertops. "How was work today?"

"Alright. Sold a few things but otherwise it was slow." He ran his fingers through his dark hair and looked like he needed a good shave.

I put poured the white rice into my bowl and grabbed some chopsticks. It wasn't the best meal in the world but I was too tired to make anything. Although his back was facing me I knew he was completely worn out. His hands were always raw from creating clay pots and plates and cups, his eyes red and dry from staying up so late.

He swallowd awkwardly as I sat down in the chair next to him. "How was the game?"

My father wasn't into sports, much less baseball. He thought they were a waste of time, so I was taken by surprise when he asked about it.

"It was good. We won with my hit which I guess was cool." I didn't go into detail in fear I would just bore him.

He just nodded in responce.

The rest of dinner was in silence. I tried to listen to what the news reporter was saying on the TV, but I got lost in my thoughts about Yui. I felt my eyes beginning to feel heavy when I realized how tired I actually was.

I took a quick shower after I finished eating and went to bed without saying anything to my dad. It was almost midnight and I had school tomorrow, and the last thing I needed was to fall asleep in class. In the back of my head I knew my report that sat in my backpack wasn't finished and the teacher would yell at me yet again when she found out.

I pulled the covers tighter around me, and eventually fell asleep.

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My alarm blazed to life and I sat up. I had expected to see the sun, but instead was in the presence of a storm filled with clouds and rain.

I groaned as I kicked my legs out of bed. I hated school so much.

I threw on my uniform and tried to comb my hair so it didn't look like I had just had been wrestling with an animal. My dad was already gone at work when I entered the kitchen, so I just ate some fruit as breakfast.

The rain pounded on the roof and I dreaded having to walk in it. I knew my umbrella was here somewhere, but I didn't know if I could find it in time.

To me school was just a place I was required to be every morning. It wasn't a place I was happy to be at, or a place that meant anything to me. Sure I had made a few friends there, but I felt like teachers should teach us things that were actually useful. Half the stuff I learn in school I don't even remember a week later.

After a few minutes of searching the closets I finally found it, and almost ran out the door in the pouring rain. Thunder rumbled softly in the distance while I walked to the large building filled with students just down the street.

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School went just like any other day. I went to class, talked with my friends, and went home to get ready for practice. It's how everyday went.

All the time I thought about her. I had kept such a simple promise to see her again, but I was so caught up in school and practice and homework that I didn't have the time. It was the same routine, and each day I felt guiltier and guiltier.

School in the morning, practice or a game afterwords, dinner and by that time it was so late I didn't have the energy to go and see her. I had planned to see Yui on Sunday, which was the only day I was free to go and see her, but my mother was coming home for a few days starting Sunday and I had to be here when she came back. I looked for any excuse to get out of it, but if I told my mom I had someone to see I would just feel bad.

So when she finally did come on that Sunday afternoon she walked through the door and my dad and I were there to greet her.

She had long jet black hair and was short compaired to me and Dad. I was slightly taller than her and I hugged her tightly right when she stepped inside.

"I've missed you Hinata," she smiled. I tried to hide my feelings as best I could and smiled back at her. She reunited with my dad and I started taking her things into her bedroom.

During dinner she told us all about her buisness trip to America as we ate. I only half listened to her while I scarfed down my fish.

"It was really fun to see all the landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and the giant buildings..."

Feeling extremly tired already, and also feeling bad about Yui, I stood up from my chair. My parents both looked up at me.

"Where are you going?" My dad asked as I grabbed my plate and put it by the sink.

I rubbed my eyes and brushed the hair out of my face. "I'm worn out. Sorry l'm going to sleep early tonight."

My mom nodded like it wasn't a problem. "Goodnight then Hinata."

And once again, my dad didn't say a word as I went to my bedroom.

Sorry for taking awhile to update! I was camping the past week and had no internet haha. Thank you for all the reviews/favorites/follows! The next chapter should be posted either later today or tomorrow!