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Hideki was hyperventilating by the time Chinami and Yui rushed into the room. Sobs escaped his lips as his whole body shook.

Unable to breath, his face had turned pale and Yuta suddenly looked alive.
He frankly looked through his brother's bag the one, he had, when the accident happened.

“Where is his inhaler?” he shouted in anger and fear. Yui and Chinami exchanged a glance as Ichika rushed into the room.

Inhaler?

“He has one?!”

“Are you all idiots?” the male yelled frankly. “Help my brother you idiots, he has light asthma!”

“You again? And no, we're no idiots, we help your brother!” Ichika hissed.

If Yui wouldn't be worried for her patient she would have yelled at the male. The two didn't notice how Chinami pressed an oxygen mask against Hideki's face, softly whispering.

“I— I am fine, Yuta.”

The hoarse voice of his brother stopped the man from yelling and he rushed over to him. “Are you okay?”

Hideki nodded, fiddling with his fingers.
Yui turned to the older male.
“May I talk to you outside?” she asked curtly. Yuta nodded leaving Chinami and Hideki alone.

“You sneaked out, didn't you?” Chinami whispered. The boy nodded against her chest. “I wanted to see the sky” he said, “the sunrise.”

Chinami looked at him silently, waiting for him to continue. “The sky looked pretty, look” he said, taking out his phone. She caught a glimpse of his background, surprised to see that it was a picture of them. It was taken one month ago in the sushi bar.

Then, he opened the picture and showed it to her. He was right. The sky was pink and lilac, vibrating over the slowly awakening city Osaka.

“It's beautiful” she said.

“Like you.”

Hideki blushed violently, before he looked down.

“Uhm, what would you say— once I'm released” he rubbed his neck. “can we go out? Not just for lunch, but also for dinner?”

“As in a date?”

“Y— yes.”

She smiled at him and leaned in. His lips touched hers, energy surging through her body. He was the one.

“Is that answer enough?”

Hideki smiled his gummy smile, before they hugged each other.

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Outside, Yui and Yuta looked at the scenery.

“You see? They're made for each other” Yui voiced. Yuta nodded.
“So about that holiday in Thailand” she said.

“Hm?”

“How about we also take Chinami with us?”

“Ichika, Chinami, my brother, you and me?”

“Yes.”