Live Through the Pain - Kagehina Angst

Chapter five - Hospital

Hinata POV

Everything hurts. It hurts! Is someone poking me? Ya...they're doing something to my head...please stop...it hurts...
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.
Hey...it's the alarm again...I wonder if I accidentally woke up Natsu again. Mom should have breakfast ready soon...I should get up....I need to get to Volleyball practice...
I'm tired...I don't want to move...maybe just...five more minutes. I'll get up after five more minutes.
Hmmm...I wonder why there's no sound of cooking...usually I can hear mom cooking in the kitchen...
Why do I feel so sad and heavy when I think of mom? Did...something happen? Ya...something happened...why can't I remember?
Hey...I smell breakfast...huh that's odd..it doesn't smell too good. Is it...burning? Ya..it's burning...I smell smoke...I really hate smoke. Wait..why do I hate smoke? It's really hot too...that's weird...it didn't feel hot before. I should go downstairs...ya. I've got to get out of bed for that. I don't want to move...I can't.

Wait what? Why can't I move? WHY CAN'T I MOVE?? I can't move a single muscle!
Aaaarrgghh it hurts! IT HURTS!

C'mon Hinata, get up. Sit up. SIT UP!

"Oi quit moving kid! I can't work if you keep fidgeting like that!"

Slowly...I opened my eyes. Immediately, I was met with blinding white light and loud voices.

Where am I?? Bright lights...loud voices..everythings white...it smells familiar....disenfectent...am I in a hospital?
Ya...it smells like the time I twisted my ankle...
It's so bright...Not wanting to put up with the blinding white, I closed my eyes.
Why do the voices have to be so loud?
"Oh my god! he's awake!"
"Help me sit him up!"
"Someone go get him a glass of water!"
"I'll go!"
"Your-you're awake."
"Quiet down...I'm sure you're hurting his ears."
Thank you random person.
Carefully, I felt two pairs of hands gently push me into a sitting position.
"Prop up is pillows too."
Both pairs of hands let go of me simultaneously. Not having the strength to hold my body up, I felt myself fall back onto comfy cushions.
"Hinata, can you hear me?"
Yes..I can hear you, quite clearly actually, so if you could quiet down that would be nice.

I slowly nodded, and squeezed my eyes in discomfort.
"Can you open your eyes for me?" He said more quietly.

The lights are too bright...I should tell them that.
I tried to find my voice, but my vocal chords didn't want to work.
Barely parting my lips I managed to croak out "...Lights..hurt..."

"Turn off the lights!"
I winced in pain.
Through my heavy lids, I could see the red turn to black. Slowly, and with incredible effort, I managed to open my eyes once more. I was greeted with the concerned, masked faces of hospital nurses. The room was considerably darker now, the only light coming from a curtained window, which was enough to see. The dark was peaceful.

"H-hinata? H-how ar-re you f-feeling?"
That voice is familiar, and soothing, I feel better already...or maybe it's in my head. But is the voice...shaking? It sounds like...crying...

"P-please let me t-talk to him...al-lone."
The nurses nodded and stepped away, out of my line of sight.

That's when I saw the face I most wanted to see. Dark inky hair, and midnight blue irises that were indeed filled with crystal tears. Kageyama. His expression changed from initial shock and worry, to pure relief, all the while crying silently, tear dripping down his beautiful face.
"...K-kageyama..." I croaked, my voice hoarse.
He smiled, his gorgeous, gentle, pure smile. Though admittedly, it was smaller than usual.
Wiping away his tears, he said "Th-thank god. I-I was s-so worried...H-how are you feeling?" he asked, his voice steadying slightly.