Wheeling Gull Isle quit pushing away these girls (guys) that maybe really like me

Orochi found him before he found Orochi, which made sense, but he didn't sound... right. Hide paused, brows furrowing at the tone in his companion's voice, before he shook his head and offered him a smile. They hadn't been able to hang out much recently, because Hide had been so cooped up in the healer's den and had insisted he didn't want to get Orochi sick, and he didn't want to start out with a fight. 

"Well, I'm not sick anymore," he explained, taking a few hesitant steps toward the other boy. Head slightly lowered, cautious. He didn't know if Orochi was actually mad at him or not. "Got a clean bill of health today!"