The Sun in a Sea of Darkness

Encounter

"Oi- did you hear me?" Kageyama spoke up again, making sure that he got his question across. Kageyama sat up straighter. He could feel the tension in the room get thicker and the air getting tighter. "Hinata," He repeated.

"What?" the redhead turned around, unknown tears rolling down his cheeks. His voice didn't even crack or show any sign of quiver. He pretended to not hear the question, desperately trying to avoid it at all costs. He was glad at this moment Kageyama couldn't see. The redness in his face surely would've given it away.

"What happened?" Kageyama repeated as he did before, unaware of the tears that were coming out of his partner's eyes. With all the thinking he had done, all he could manage was a few smells and feelings. Kageyama awaited his response, getting antsier by the second. Kageyama was never a patient man, and Hinata knew that. Hinata also knew that he was digging himself a larger hole than he had done before. Before any thoughts could cross Hinata's mind, he blurted out the last thing he wanted to say.

"We were crossing the street near the bus stop and the car didn't see us coming. You ended up pushing me just out of the way but you took the brunt of it," Hinata blurted, covering his mouth silently afterward. His eyes widened. He didn't want to say that. He wanted to tell Kageyama the truth. That's the only thing Hinata wanted to tell him, so why didn't he? Was it the guilt? Was it the fact that Kageyama saved Hinata's life? Well, that part wasn't bent, he thought, that was true.

"Seriously?" Kageyama questioned, Hinata tensed up, hoping Kageyama couldn't notice, "The bastard couldn't see? HAH, that makes two of us," he scoffed, somehow finding the humor in the seriousness. Relief washed over Hinata, thankful that his partner didn't notice the sudden tension in his body. He was sure he wouldn't know what to say if he did notice. Would he reassure Kageyama that was indeed what happened, or would Hinata freeze and tell Kageyama the truth? Either way, Hinata was relieved that Kageyama was even still alive and breathing and talking nonetheless.

"Are you in any pain?" Hinata asked, trying to change the subject, but genuinely not knowing what the answer could be. I mean he was just hit by a car so there was no way he wasn't in pain. Kageyama stared at the redhead and furrowed his brows.

"So you're asking me if I'm in pain after I got hit by a car? Yes, dumbass, I am in pain. I hurt all over. But especially my head, my left side and my hands. And you know me, I'd rather die than hurt my hands but here we are," Kageyama sighed, speaking with an occasional wince from accidentally brushing his hands over his arms. "Oh and I can't see so there's that," He concluded. Hinata held back a weak laugh.

Guilt washed over Hinata; nothing in this situation was funny. All of it was serious, and even if he had convinced himself that this blindness would be temporary, there was that lingering thought in a dark dusty corner of his brain haunting his every move. His stomach churned, a knot tightening in it, making his entire body stiff again. He was going to be sick. He always got like this before games, but Kageyama and the rest of the team was always there to calm him down, and it always went away. Now, with Kageyama unable to help and the team nowhere to be found, he wasn't doing well at all. A nurse walked into Kageyama's room just as Hinata was sitting back down, holding his stomach, praying everything would stay down.

"Sir, you're extremely pale- are you alright?" The nurse asked, clearly concerned for the older teen's well-being. Hinata weakly nodded, but that was the last thing he should've done. Nausea overcame his head, sending unwanted signals to his stomach. He sat there in silence for a second before speaking up.

"Where's the nearest restroom?" He stated with a sense of urgency, seconds away from bringing everything up. The nurse's eyes widened, realizing what was going to happen if she didn't tell him within the next 3 seconds.