A different Hinata Shoyou

Chapter 7 - Six months have passed

Hinata POV

It's been 6 months since I first arrived in America and I've grown quite a bit, almost 15 cm to be exact, I honestly can't believe you can grow this much in just 6 months, but, I'm not complaining. In fact, it's nice. At this point I've accepted my situation and the changes that happened in my life, and I decided to live my life to the fullest. The team here in America became my new family, and I'm thankful for them. 'I have a place where I belong'.

I got ready for school in the morning like I usually do when I saw that Mike had texted me. I had actually developed a crush on him, so I felt my cheeks heat up slightly when I reached for my phone. 'I wish he would like me back someday' I thought as I read the message "Are you ready? I'm outside." is all it said... 'wait a minute, he's outside!? Why!?'

"How long have you been outside?" I asked, worried he had been waiting for long.

"Hmm, maybe 5 minutes or something, I realized I forgot to text you before I got here, so I texted you now." 'he wrote it like there was nothing odd about showing up at my house without prior notice..'

"The door is unlocked, so you can come inside while you wait." I responded, secretly thankful he hadn't been waiting for too long.

"Okay" is all he wrote before I heard the door downstairs open. I kept dressing and then brushed my teeth. After that I grabbed my keys and threw my gym bag over my shoulder. 'That should be all' I thought as I began making my way downstairs.

"Have you eaten yet Mike?" I asked him, a bit nervous. 'Thank god I didn't stutter'. Mike smiled slightly and nodded his head. "I see", I said, trying my best to smile, but eventually giving up when I realized it would look forced. Luckily the team is aware of my situation since I already explained to them it was hard for me to actually smile genuinely anymore. I remember the day I told them 'even if my smile is forced, it's real'. They all looked so sad but understanding. 'Mike knows that even though that looked forced and I had to give up, it was a real smile', the thought somehow comforted me as I told Mike to follow me, to which he did.

I had him sit down at the kitchen table for a moment, since I had yet to eat anything. It didn't take long, and soon I was sitting across him, eating, listening to what Mike was telling me. 'I enjoy spending my time with Mike, I wish I was able to express it'.

What I did next surprised not only Mike but also me. I suddenly stood up and placed a kiss on Mike's right cheek. It took me point blank seconds to realize what I had done, and I began frantically apologizing for what I did 'why did I do that!? What if he hates me now!?' I started panicking, scared. 'What if he leaves me now?' I could feel myself start to zone out, a panic attack was about to start, but then I felt something against my lips, it was Mike. He pulled away and looked me in the eyes "you don't need to apologize, Sho" he said and I felt something warm running down my cheeks.

"Eh?" I said touching my cheek with my right hand, looking down. "Why?" I then asked before Mike hugged me. "It's okay Sho, it's okay, so, cry as much as you need." I heard him say as he held onto me. I could feel more tears streaming down my face, at first I was crying quietly, the tears silently streaming down my face. 'After all, I'm still unable to show my feelings, I don't even feel much of anything properly anymore.' but at that moment something in me snapped, and I felt weak in my legs. I was about to fall but Mike held onto me and brought us both to the floor, still not letting go of me.

It was at this point I felt something for the first time in 6 months, 'what's this feeling? What does this feeling mean..? Is this... Relief?' I quietly asked myself as I suddenly let out a sniffle. I could tell Mike was shocked, the team had seen my cry before, but every time I did, I was quiet and empty, not making a single noise, but right now, I made a sound, although quiet, I made a noise.