Yui's POV

I hate storms. Not only are they loud and uncontrolable, but they swallow the outside world in darkness, and lashes out all its anger down on the land at once.

I ordered Hinata to pull my blankets over me so I couldn't see. He rolled his eyes jokingly before obeying, and soon I was curled up under the warmth of the cloth, listening to the ear-splitting booms, and thankfully not seeing any lightning. I couldn't figure out if it was more scary to not see what was happening, or to know if something was there that scares you. I was having that debate in my head when Hinata spoke.

"So do you collect snow globes?"

I tried to keep my voice steady as possible. "Yes, my mom buys them for me."

Everytime we traveled to a new place, or when she had taken me somwhere with a gift shop she always bought me a snow globe. I loved them for some reason; how beautiful they were and how much time were put into some of them. I could stare at them all day if I wanted to.

"That's cool. I wish I collected something. Do they play music?" His voice sounded distant and muffled over all the noise.

"Some of them do. You can touch them if you want," I said, hoping maybe it would distract him from seeing me in a complete mess. Gosh, if I could only move my legs I would have ran and hid safely in the basement.

I felt the bed move as he got up, and I shut my eyes. I didn't think there was any way I could get over my fear. It was all my cousins fault for leaving me outside while a storm came one day when I was young, and it scared me so bad that I never wanted to go out in the rain again.

Forcing my mind to think of something else, I wondered why Hinata was being so quiet. He was probably just looking at my collection.

Then the power shut off. Even under the bed sheets I could tell the lights were out and the regular humming of the electricity in the house when silent. A few quivers ecsaped my mouth, but I could not stop them. I was surprised Hinata had not called me a baby yet.

"You alright Yui?" His voice sounded close. I then heard my mom enter, and it took all my willpower not to make noises. If she found out how scared I was, she'd never leave me alone until she fixed my phobia. I'm sure most people would kill to be in my position with a caring mother, but the problem was she cared too much. She was so over protective of me that if something hurt me, she'd ask a billion questions trying to make me feel better, when it just made me feel worse.

Hinata spoke to her, but I didn't catch what they said as I had my own thoughts. The rain poured outside, and I felt his hand through the blankets touch my shoulder. "Yui?"

I couldn't make myself to answer him. My voice felt caught in my throat. And it wasn't so much about the rain anymore, but about all the things I had been feeling the past few years. All my pain and suffering swelled up in my lungs, like heavy sandpaper scraping on my insides.

I hadn't realized I was crying until Hinata pulled back my covers and stared at me with widened eyes. "Yui?" He asked again.

"Hinata..." I choked on my tears, and before I knew it everything came flooding out at once. He grabbed me and held me close to him as I let out all the emotions I had been feeling for so long. All the people who had left me, who hadn't cared enough, who took advantage of me, and all the hurtful things they did to me that I never had the guts to tell them.

I never had a friend who stayed with me more than a week or two. They would always find someone better who could actually do things with them. I had people who had promised me they would come back again, and never returned. Of course they had to have sympathy for the disabled girl, maybe spend a few days with her and then pretend that nothing had gone on. Every single person I met had left me. This time I was determined not to let him get away. The past month we had known each other was the best time of my whole life. If Hinata left me now, I don't know what I'd do.

"It's okay, Yui. Nothing is going to hurt you. Everything's fine," he assured me.

But he was wrong. So many people had hurt me that I didn't know how much more I could take. There were days where happiness came to me easily, and others where I felt like I had no purpose.

Somehow I had convinced myself that I was completely and utterly useless. I mean, I had almost no chance of ever getting a job because I couldn't, well, move anything. I'd be living with my mother my whole life - doing what? Sleeping? Eating? Wasting time? There was no reason for me to live. I'd stay motionless in my bed as I always have. I have no goals set for myself, since I cannot achieve any of them.

All I was was a meaningless, lifeless object in the way. In the way of my mother - she could be doing so much more if I wasn't alive. She might have a better job, more free time to get things done, or possibly even got re-married and started a new life with someone. And knowing that I was the reason holding her back made me feel so hopeless.

Hinata took my arms and put them around his own neck, which I was grateful for. He was the only person who had cared about me for once, and against all my negativity, being there with him made me so happy I thought my heart would burst.

"It's okay, Yui. I'm here... I'm here."

He probably thought I was just terrified of the storm- which I was- but I never had a chance to let everythig out to someone before. Heck, I hadn't had anyone hold me so tightly as he was. It caused a small tugging in the pit of my stomach which I hadn't felt before.

"Sorry..." I managed to say although I had no idea what I was sorry for. "I... I don't..."

"Don't apologize."

"But I've ruined your shirt..." I observed, genuinly feeling embarassed.

He smiled down at me. "It's alright. It's just a shirt.

"I'm so pathetic," my voice sounded weak.

"Nonsense. Everyone has their own phobias."

"It's not that-" I tried to tell him, but he cut me off.

"It's fine Yui. I mean it."

I wanted to speak everything I had kept locked up in my mind to him, just to finally let it all go. My thoughts were like a river building up against a dam, slowly getting stronger until it would eventually break through the cold, hard stone and flood and destroy everything.

He gulped. "Yui... I-"

I knew there was something he was urging to tell me too. I looked up at him, waiting, but his lips couldn't seem to form words.

"I... I-"

Then the lights switched on.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

It was one of the few days where I was happy to be in my bed. Out my window it looked colder than being stranded in the middle of a cloud. As usual I watched my TV, stifling small laughs at all the horrible jokes being made on the show. But while watching, somehow I always caught myself thinking about Hinata.

What was he going to tell me? The one time he might have actually opened up to me, my mom decided to fix the lights. Of course she did. Just my luck.

If I could have ripped a book in half in frustration, I would have.

"Hey Yui. Time for your medication," I hadn't even notice my mom come in. She had my pills in her hand and a glass of water.

"Ugh fine."

She helped me drink the meds down my throat. To be honest, it didn't feel like the pills did anything, but I wasn't going to tell her that. I didn't want her feeling like she'd wasted so much money on medication that was ineffective.

"So," she shifted awkwardly. "Hinata called."

"Did he?" I sounded happier than I meant to sound.

She nodded, putting a piece of hair behind my ear. "He'll be over in a few minutes. He sounded really excited about something," she added.

"Well he hasn't been over in a few days. Something exciting was bound to happen," I said, forgetting how much I truly missed him. Maybe it was about what he wanted to tell me so badly the other day...

Just as my mom predicted, a few minutes later Hinata walked into my room. His arms where balled into fists, holding his arms straight up into the air. The grin on his face was so big, I didn't think he could make it any larger.

"What?" I laughed.

"Take a guess."

I took note of him dressed in his full baseball uniform. "You won?"

He nodded, motioning for me to keep going. "Not just any game."

I thought. "A special game?"

"Yes!" He got impatient. "The playoff game! My team's going to the playoffs!"

"Oh," I blinked, then smiled. "That's great. I wish I could have seen you win."

"Well," he smirked. "That's just what I came to talk about." He leaned against the wall next to my bed. "You watch baseball much?"

"Yeah, I watch it on TV all the time- it's one of my favorite sports," I said truthfully.

"Good then. So," he smiled at me. "You interested in watching me play at my game next week? I'll take you and everything. You know the rules and stuff so it won't be too boring," he joked.

"Yeah, I'd love to," I breathed. "Sounds great."

He grinned again. "Thanks Yui. I'll be sure to put on a good show for you," he half laughed.

He was acting so much happier than usual. I had never seem him like this before, and it made my heart flutter.

He took his baseball cap off and placed it down on my head. He stepped back and made a little frame around me with his fingers. "It suits you."

"Yeah sure," I rolled my eyes.

"I'm serious!"

"Mhmm," I wanted to take it off, but I didn't want to shake my head around like an idiot to make it fall off.

"Have I ever told you what position I play?"

"I don't think so."

"Second base," Hinata said proudly. "But I'm also known to be a pretty wicked hitter," he pretended to swing an imaginary baseball bat in the middle of the room. "If I do say so myself."

I laughed. "What did you eat this morning?"

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"Nothing, you're just acting all funny."

"Oh?" he raised an eyebrow. "I never knew it was illegal to be excited."

"It's not, Hinata-the-baseball-maniac."

He chuckled. "That has to be the worst nickname for myself I've ever heard. I'll have to remember that one."

Yayy first chapter in Yui's point of view :) So yes, most of the story will be in Hinata's perspective but once in awhile I will do Yui's so it's better to understand certain parts :) anyway I actually updated at a decent time this week so hopefully it'll be the same for the next chapter. Thanks for all the nice reviews- you guys are awesome c: