Live Through the Pain - Kagehina Angst

Chapter eighteen - Red

Hinata POV

It had been exactly a week since the icident with the car.
I was happy!....

....on th outside.

I was practicing all the time. Non-stop. I had gotten better. I knew I had. But I had to keep practicing.

The past few weeks had been alright, save for the suicidal thoughts, ongoing pain and the draining mask I had plastered on my face....
Yeah they had been exhausting.

The worst part? The coughs. Over the past twenty one days, I had had a total of thirteen coughing fits. It was hell.

Out of nowhere, the oxygen would vanish from the air. A tight band would grip my lungs. The ringing in my ears would increase by three-fold. My insides would lurch as my throat grew soar and dry. It was hell.

Everything hurt, it hurt so bad...
It was like someone was attacking me day and night.

But now, I was practicing, in the gym, Kageyama by my side.

Kageyama POV

I smiled at the little ginger haired floof as he walked beside me, careful to make sure he didn't notice. We were walking towards our first class, after another successful morning practice. I felt happy, things had gone back to normal. Hinata was at his best once more, and even better he still loved me and I still loved him. For awhile it had seemed that he would always have that aura of sadness hanging over him, but he had shaken it off. Still, there were times after practice that he seemed a little down, but I thought it was because he was tired. It would make sense after all, he was pushing himself harder then ever , receiving fantastic results.

He was okay. He was okay and that was what mattered.
He was fine, he was fine.

Is he though?

A small part of my brain refused to beleive it. Especially after last week....I wanted to bleive him...I really did...
but part of me refused to....

Something had changed though, between us. I felt that some pride I had built up regarding him began to dissolve, slowly but surely. I was no longer scared of the physical affection, it actually made me really happy. While I still tried not to show it too much, I really did love him.

We reached the classroom. The hallway was empty. Before we entered, I stole a quick kiss from him. He looked surprised but happy, a strawberry blush shading his cheeks. Then he looked slightly worried.
"What if someone sees us?" He said.
"So what?" I shrugged.
"Arent you embarresed?"
A slight pang of sadness hit me. Was he embarresed of us?
"What do you mean?" I asked questioningly.
"Of me, I mean..."
"What?"
"A-are you?..."
"Of course not! Why on earth would I be embarressed of you Hinata?" I asked, laughing slightly, releif seeping through me.
He shrugged "I..maybe you are-are you sure?-"
"Hey c'mere."
I gently pulled his face and pressed my lips against his once more. His eyes widened with shock, before relaxing. I smiled into the kiss before pulling away. I held him aginst me for a moment, enjoying the feeling of him safe in my arms.
Then I looked at him.
"Does that answer your question?" I smirked.
He nodded, the feint strawberry blush turning into cherry.

There was silence for a moment before-
"Hey what are you lovebirds doing?"
We both jumped in surprise.
It was Suga and he was looking at us, amused.
"U-um Suga-san! What are you doing on the first year floor?"
"We are on break rightnow and Tadashi left his bag in the club room so I came to give it to him. But nevermind that, shouldn't you be in class right now?" He said smirking.
"R-right sorry..."
"Its alright could you give Tadashi his bag too? That should give you an excuse, seeing as the real reason isn't probably acceptable by teachers." He winked.