Chapter 8: Worry in the Night

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Hello everyone. From here I will use the anime as a bit of a guide to my story. Disclaimer everything besides Yumi and her family belong to Takeshi Konomi who's is the creator of the story. Please comment and vote.

P.s.: from all the chapter, I think this is the longest one so far I posted.

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It has been two weeks since we met at the airport and I would say that we were friends. We would talk about our rehabilitation progress to each other. I learned a lot about Tezuka's life in Japan. He is the Captain of the Seigaku tennis team. He left his friend, Oishi, the vice captain, in charge of the team until The rehabilitation was complete. Also, he is class president. Come to think of it, I actually been spending a lot of time with him. More than I thought. Then again, we keep each other company since we were the only Japanese people in the facility.

It was almost 2 am. I woke up from my sleep. I wore a white long sleeve shirt and purple pants. I heard some noises next door. It was coming from Tezuka's room. "What is that noise?" I said to myself half asleep. I put on my slippers and walked out of my room. I went in front of his room and knocked his door lightly. He did not answer. The noises continued in his room. I decided to grab the knob and turn it. The door was unlocked. I let myself in. I could see Tezuka tossing and turning in his bed. I got really worried.

I went up to his bed and sat on the edge of it. I put my hand on his shoulder and shook him lightly. "Tezuka," I whispered. He sat up immediately from his sleep. {Did he have a nightmare?}He turned to his bedstand and took his glasses. After he put on his glasses, he was shocked and surprised to see me in his room. "Yumi, what are you doing here?" He asked still in shock. I knew what to say but, I just stared. I put my hand down from his shoulder. "Um... I heard noises from your room so I went up to your door and knocked but, you didn't answer. Your door was unlocked so I let myself in. I saw you tossing and turning in your bed and decided to wake you. I was really worried," I said truthfully. I looked at him. His face soften to a frown. {Was it what I just said?} "Sorry," he said. He really sounded sorry. "No, it's ok. As long as you're ok, then I'm ok," I said. He nodded. He understood what I said.

He faced the clock. "It's 2 am. so it's 10 am in Japan. I hope everyone is ok," he said. He must be really worried about the team. "I am sure that they are ok, Tezuka," I assured him. He faced me and nodded. His face wasn't stoic. I notice that we were staring at each other for a while. After a few minutes, I broke the silence. "Well I should get back to bed. Goodnight, Tezuka," I said. I got off his bed slowly and made my way to the door. "Goodnight, Yumi," I heard him say. I turned my head to him and smiled. I closed the door behind me. I leaned against the door. {Why do I feel this way for him.} I shook my head. I went to my room and sleep.

I woke up at six in the morning for rehab. After I was done, it was 6:20 am. I decided to go to Tezuka's room. I locked my door and go to his room. I knocked on his door. "Who is it?" I heard. "It's me, Yumi," I answered. The door opened and Tezuka had a white shirt and green sweat pants on. "Come in," he said. I walked in and sat in his chair. "Are you ok?" I asked. He still had a worried look on his face. "Hai (Yes)," he said. He tried to tie his shoes. His shoelace broke. My heart sank. Now I was really worried for him again. "Are you sure?" I asked. He looked up at me and notice the expression on my face. He sighed and began to speak. "I am worried about the team. I wonder if they are really ok," he said. I turned my head down to look at the floor for a minute. {He is still worried about the team.} I looked at him again. "I am sure that they are fine. I think that they would be more worried about you. I am sure that they wouldn't want you to worry," I said to him. He looked at me and nodded his head. He looked at the clock. "We should get going," he said. I agreed and we went out.

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