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[yotsume]

_{[That's...no good. She can't help but look worried despite Oikawa's smile. Hopefully she was okay. The last thing Hinami wanted was something awful to happen to her.]}

You're welcome. I hope you enjoy them.

_{[It's then she moves to hold up the makeshift napkin bag Yachi had wrapped them in, fingers looking worse for wear. Her nails have been bit down completely, the edges chewed raw.]}

Here, Tooru-oniichan.

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[Ah. If his own hands weren't coming up and the necessity of not dropping them being there, Oikawa would have dropped those cookies in a heartbeat at this first sight of Hinami's fingers. She must be stress chewing on them, is all he can think, before he's gently accepting that napkin bag.]

... Hina-chan? Let's get your fingers bandaged up, okay? [His voice was softer, and one of his hands was already coming down to gently touch her hands to catch one and inspect the damage. Really, all the bandages will do is keep her from chewing on her hands.]

[yotsume]

_{[Oh. Right. It's only when he snags one of her hands that she realizes the extent of the damage. He doesn't...expect anything, right?]}

I'm sorry.

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Hey, nothing to apologize about.

[Gentle with his words and tugging even more gently when he has her follow her back to the storage room, those cookies get set aside on one of the shelves while he fishes out the first aid kit they have - there's not much left to it, but they do have enough gauze and medical tape to last them a while. Moving to have a seat in the doorway then to pat his lap so she will sit, he reaches around her with his head leaning against hers in a comforting gesture while he works to carefully bandage each finger and wrap the gauze with the tape to keep it in place - but not so tightly that it hurts.]

See, we're taking care of it right now.

[yotsume]

_{[She makes herself comfortable in his lap when he beckons her to come join her. There's no fuss and she offers up her fingers willingly, watching as he begins to wrap each digit gently and diligently. ...Had she really chewed them that badly? Apparently she had.]}

Thank you, Tooru-oniichan...

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You're welcome, Hina-chan. Just take care not to chew on the bandages, okay?

[When he finally finished and held those little hands in his, he pressed his cheek into her hair for a moment, trying to hide the somber expression on his face. She's scared enough to be picking and biting her hands, this place really.... sucks. Not just for his own pains and aches, not just for his teammates pains and aches.

This place is an ass for scaring a little girl.]

Everything will be okay.

[yotsume]

Mm...

<sub>[The small sound is all she can really give in agreement as he cradles her bandaged fingers in his own. The weight of his head pressed against her own has her scrunching up her features, bottom lip worried between her teeth. He's too good to her. He wouldn't treat her like this if he knew what she was. He'd hate her. He'd want her dead. There's no way he'd hold her hand or hug her or smile at her as if he really was happy to see her. How many people had smiled for her in such a way? She could probably count the number between her set of bandaged fingers.

He smells delicious. It's distracting.]</sub>

I'll try and leave my fingers alone.

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Good, glad to hear it.

[Rubbing the backs of her hands gently, so careful about those bandages, Oikawa shuts his eyes and just relaxes like this for a long minute - he's trying to think. She needs something to do with her hands to keep her busy, to keep her from chewing on them, if she's really this scared.]

When your fingers heal up, do you want Iwa-chan and I to show you some neat volleyball tricks? [As if they aren't already showing her bits and pieces when she visits - but maybe something as simple as having a ball around to toss and play will could help her.] I can give you one of the volleyballs if you want, so you can try it even when you're with Touka-san.

[yotsume]

_{[He's too nice. He's too nice to her. He shouldn't be. She doesn't deserve it. Her hands in his are incredibly small, but despite the pang in her gut his presence has a calming effect.]}

I'd like that, if you'd show me...I don't want to bother oneechan though to play with me.

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It won't be a bother, these are things you can do all on your own. Just neat things with receiving, bouncing it in place as many times as you can.

[Her hands really are so small in his and it scares him a little that she's trying so hard to stay strong. Reluctantly moving one hand from hers to reach and snag a ball out of the nearby bin without needing to move, Oikawa gently plants it in her lap before taking her hand again and curling his arms around in a squeeze.]

It will be easy, I promise.

[yotsume]

<sub>[She lets herself melt into the squeeze, chin dipping down as she stares at the ball placed in her lap. He has no clue how much she worries about being a bother, about being unwanted. She had only just begun to find her place in the world back home; what was she supposed to do here? Mingling in the lives of humans would only bring disaster and ultimately heartache and yet she yearns for a sense of connection, of familial ties that were snuffed out by the CCG.

She doesn't want to disappoint the boy she's sitting on. She doesn't want to disappoint anyone.]</sub>

If you think I can do it, I'll do my best.