Strawberry Mentos

Chapter 2: Secrets

Yamaguchi finally got out of the clinic
"finally! I got out of the clinic"
He rolled up his sleeves and he noticed something from his arm...
"Eh.. what is this?" Yamaguchi touched it
"It hurts a bit...I should hide it or people will notice it too"
He didn't realize that painful scar are bruise and it's started showing Because of Leukemia
Yamaguchi rolls back his sleeves.
After leaving he decided to go home first....

while he was on his way home
Yamaguchi felt an another pain but this time it's in his chest and he can't breathe. He tried calling his friends but he remembered that if he told him what is happening right now, they'll figure out his cancer. Yamaguchi called his mom instead

"Are you alright son? why did you call me?"
"M-mom please pick me up i...I can't breathe"
"S-SON WHERE ARE YOU!?"
"Mom! D...Don't pani-"
"Yamaguchi?!"
A familiar voice he heard
"Yamaguchi uhh are you okay?"
He turned around and he saw Hinata

Yamaguchi nervously looked at Hinata
"Yams stop looking at me like that are you okay!? Are you calling your mom?"
"A-ah no"
"Are you sure you're okay!? It doesn't look like your okay"

*sheet...* Yamaguchi said in his mind
"Mom"
"Yes are you alright?"
"Yes m-mom, my teammate is here"
"Oh...Okay be careful going home"
"Okay bye mom"
"Bye"
The call ends Yamaguchi felt a pain again he puts his hand on his chest
"UWAAAA YAMAGUCHI ARE YOU OKAY!? I'll take you home!!"
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Hinata carried Yamaguchi on his way home, he was concern why is Yamaguchi acting like that he tried to question but Yamaguchi refused answering it "is..Is there something wrong Yams?" After Hinata questioning it Yamaguchi finally want to tell the truth "Hinata...You promise not to tell anyone our secrets"
Hinata smiles and he said "ofcourse yams!" I'll even sacrifice kageyama for you" Yamaguchi doesn't trust Hinata but he needs to tell the truth

"You see...I have an illness that can take my life-"
"YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!?"
"oh no no no i can survive if my body can take it!"
"I NEED TO TELL THE OTHERS!!"
"HINATA NO! YOU PROMISED NOT TO TELL!"
"BUT! YOU HAVE AN DANGEROUS ILLNESS!"
"I KNOW! BUT I SAID THAT THERE'S A CHANCE TO SURVIVE!"
"Oh... What kind of illness?"
"Eh?" The conversation ends here

*You're really are an idiot*
Yamaguchi said in his mind
"Leukemia"
"Leukemia? What's that?"
*Idiot*
"

Leukemia is an uhh.. It's hard to explain but the doctor said it was an illness to the blood"
"Is that the reason why you're pale?"
"Oh yeah...True"
"Don't worry yams! I'll keep it a secret!!"
"Thanks Hinata I'll kill you if you tell them that!"
"Ofcourse!"

Yamaguchi felt relieved that he finally said his secret to someone
Meanwhile Hinata he was so scared Because he never saw Yamaguchi gets mad "ah! We're almost there"
Yamaguchi finally got home and thanks Hinata
His mom is finally relieved too because his son got home safe but she remembered that Yamaguchi told her that he can't breathe
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"Yamaguchi"
"Yes mom?"
"You said earlier that you can't breathe"
"Ah! About that it's part of the cancer"
"That makes me worried, oh yeah did you tell about them your illness"
"Well only for Hinata"
"Why?"
"Mom i...I am too scared to tell them"
"Sweety, Do you trust your teammates?"
"Ofcourse mom! I was just too scared to tell them about this"
"Why are you scared"
"Be-because maybe they won't accept me"

"If you're scared then that means you don't trust them, it's okay to tell them, be brave and don't be scared, I'm here to kick them if they don't accept you..."
Yamaguchi tearing up
"Thanks for being here with me mom"
"No problems son, and I'm not forcing you to say that to them, just tell them about the illness if you're ready...OH wait did you drink your medicines already?"
"I forgot..."

Yamaguchi brings a glass of water and a medicine
"More than that if you already tell them the illness you have to stop playing volleyball-"
"But mom!"
"If you keep playing it,then your illness get worse!"
Yamaguchi felt a pain in his arms and he dropped the glass of water
"Son?"

"Son are...Are you okay!? Go and take a rest, I'll take care of this"
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The next day...
"Good afternoon Yamaguchi!!! About yesterday"
"Hinata...."
"Ofcourse i won't tell them!"
"Good..."
"Tell what?"
Kageyama said in the back
"A-ah kageyama!"
"Kageyama!! Stop following us!"
"I WEREN'T DUMBASS! And what are you two talking about!?"
They stopped and turned around to kageyama
"We... We're talking about Uhh the..."
"Prank!"

*HINATA WHAT THE HECK!?*
"UHH AH! yes A prank"
*I hate you Hinata*
The two resumed walking
"Prank for?"
The two stoped again
"A prank for..."
"TSUKISHIMA!!"
*HINATA WHY!?*
"Right? Yamaguchi!?"
"Uhh ah.... OF-OFCOURSE HAHA-"
"CAN I JOIN!!! ILL TAKE REVENGE FOR TAKING MY LAST MILK AND HE JUST WASTED IT!"
"SURE!"

"But becareful it's tsukki"
"What do you mean me yams?"
The three idiots shocked they are nervous after they heard Tsukishima's voice.
"Ts-tsukki! Uh haha!! What are you doing in here!?"
"Yamaguchi...I came here to practice"

"Tsukishima!! Stop following us!"
"Yeah!!"
Hinata and kageyama said
"Idiots i weren't following you three"
"Ah... Tsukki"
"What is it yams?"
"Well uhh...Can you two leave us alone?"
"Ofcourse Yamaguchi!! Kageyama! Come toss to me!!"
"Okay,okay dumbass hinata"
The two simpletons rush over to the court

Meanwhile Yamaguchi and Tsukishima
Yamaguchi was too nervous to tell about the illness but Tsukishima's saltiness is rising "Yamaguchi hurry up I'll leave you here"
"AH uhh! Wait tsukki! About uhh the other day..."
"Yeah,i forgot what happened to you? Are you fine now?"
"Ofcourse tsukki!well the reason why i-"
"YAMAGUCHI! TSUKISHIMA! HURRY UP TO THE COURT!"
Daichi ended the conversation
"AH! Yeah!! We'll go now daichi san! Ah I'll tell you later"
Yamaguchi runs toward trough the court, Tsukishima is worried because he knows that there is something wrong on Yamaguchi and he almost reveals the truth

"Are you feeling good today yamaguchi?, We are worried yesterday"
Asahi said
Yamaguchi responded
"Im doing well asahi san, thank you for worrying" and Finnished it with a smile.
"Yamaguchi, if there's anything wrong with you,you need to tell us and we'll help you" Ukai Said
"Yes, thank you coach..."
Yamaguchi still can't tell the truth, because he was scared.
"Psst yamaguchi"
Hinata calls yamaguchi while waving his hands,he walk towards to Hinata
"What is it hinata?"
"I'm very sorry about earlier, my mouth just started to talk"
Yamaguchi sighs and glanced at hinata
"If your mouth did that again, I'll rip your mouth off,piece by piece until you can't talk again "
Hinata begin to shake and responded
"Y-Yes!" Then Hinata started to worried about yamaguchi
"Ah! Yamaguchi" he called him again
"What is it again?"
"Yamaguchi,i know you love volleyball but you need to take a rest"
Yamaguchi suddenly remembered that his mom told the same sentence too
"I know...But..."
Kageyama joined in the chat
"What do you mean he'll take a rest?"
"K-KAGEYAMA STOP FOLLOWING US"
hinata screamed
"WHAT THE?? I TOLD YOU I WASN'T FOLLOWING YOU TWO,DARN IT"

"STOP SCREAMING"
daichi Scold the two idiots and then they apologize
And they came back to the conversation they had earlier
"Kageyama it's nothing, it just that yamaguchi need to take a rest from his canc- C-COLD"
"yeah..."
"Oh yeah,i forgot about that and of course yamaguchi you need to take a break"
Kageyama responded
"Thank you Kageyama kun..."
Kageyama left after that
Yamaguchi sighs and death glance at hinata again,Hinata looks away terrified and walks away
Suddenly Yamaguchi started to feel a pain in his head and his nose starts bleeding, everyone doesn't noticed him until he fell down on his knees,
"E-everyone..." after that He begin to faint
"YAMAGUCHI!?!?" Yachi screamed
"ENNOSHITA CALL THE AMBULANCE"
Daichi Said
"YAMAGUCHI WAKE UP"
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