Disclaimer: I do not own the series Prince of Tennis or any of it's characters.
A/N This is taking place at a camp with all the other main tennis teams. I always wanted Ryoma to open up to Momo, it would be really cute. Ryoma's so small and Momo's so big, and don't make nasty jokes about what I just said I was talking about their height. Please give me criticism, I always like to improve my work! ^-^
Momo and Echizen exited their room, locking the door and made their way down the hallway.
"Morning Momo, Echizen." The two were greeted by Kikumaru and Oishi. "Echizen you look kinda tiered, are you homesick?" Oishi was going motherly mode again.
"Oh, is Echizen missing his mommy and daddy, scare you're never going to see them again?" Momo spoke teasingly, going for a little early morning laughs. If looks could kill, Momo would have died right on the spot. Ryoma gave him such a disgusted, hateful glare that it would even have put Fujis own to shame."Shut up, what do you know?" With that Echizen stormed down the hall.
"Momo I think we should apologize, we've upset him." Oishi being always worried about everyone. "Ya, lets go find him, he's probably on the courts." After various agreements they set out to the obvious place they would find their first year tennis star.
The three Seigaku players started for the courts after the misunderstanding in the hallway. Echizen was practising by himself at the wall completely oblivious to all the worried glances that his teammates were shooting at him, or so they thought. Momo, getting annoyed walked over to where Ryoma was standing.
"Eh, Echizen want to play a match?"
"no..." Was all Momo got for a response, and after offering the kid a match, that's weird .
"Sorry for invading your personnel space earlier, we didn't mean to..."
"Mn" Again all Momo was getting was one word answers and sounds. Finally giving up Momo headed back to the courts.
"Momo, what did he say!" Asked Kikimaru, while jumping up and down.
"Nothing really, I don't think he excepts our apology though." Momo spoke bluntly, Kikumaru looked crestfallen.
"I knew it, ochibi really is going to die!"Kikumaru sputtered out while sobbing.
"Calm down Kikumaru, Echizen not going to die, hes just having a bad day."Oishi spoke in his motherly tone which just made everyone's worries grow.
No one talked to each other, scared to take a breath, the tension in the air was so thick it threatened to suffocate anyone who dared inhale it. lest, a day with out air means a day without speach.
When dinner was finished and everyone was washed up and in their rooms. Momo was studying the boy who claimed he was not tiered, peacefully asleep in his bed before it was even six. sleep had come to take over Momos body as well, his eyelids slid closed as he fell into the dark abyss know as unconsciousness.
Moaning, the crumpling of sheets, Momo had not fully understood where these sounds were coming from, his mind still plagued with sleepiness. Then the reality dawned on him, he turned to see his room mate, Ryoma tossing in his bed sweating more than he ever had in any of his matches. Then he spoke."Don't leave me."
Momo was completely and utterly at a loss of words when his stubborn, emotionless,hard as a rock team mate, began to cry... Tears streamed down his face wetting his raven black hair and staining his pillow. he looked like he was in so much pain.
Taking responsibility Momo stood, a little shaky on his feet. he slowly stumbled through the mess of a room and over to his friend.
"Echizen." Momo spoke in a hushed tone not wanting to wake other team mates in rooms close to his own. The pained boy stirred but did not wake this worried Momo.
"Echizen" he said a little louder this time, still Ryoma remained asleep. Momo didn't know what to do, he didn't know how to wake him. His tears fell heavier than before almost like he was silently sobbing.
"I don't want to be alone" his words weren't spoken quite like before, Ryoma sounded harsher like he had a raw throat. Not knowing what else to do Momo began to furiously shake the boy, Ryoma awoke with a start. He was staring up at Momo who was now sitting on the edge of his bed looking at him with worry evident in his eyes.
"Ryoma... were you having a nightmare?" Echizen looked shocked and a little scared, like a deer caught in the headlights.
Momo shot his determined gaze at Ryomas half lidded exhausted one, only to have the younger boy divert his eyes. He was trying to find something anything to keep him for thinking of his nightmare, but he knew that Momo wouldn't let him have his way.
"yea... maybe I did, so what." the raven haired teen said while wiping away the last remnants of his tears.
Well, Momo got Echizen to at least admit that."That's pretty obvious isn't it Echizen, you were sweating like a crazy, and i thought that you would have grown out of nightmares by now."
Echizen made a face of disgust, showing that he was not pleased with being called a kid. Momo reached his arm and placed his hand on Echizen forehead. Only to have his hand swatted away by Echizen. "You have a bit of a fever, have you been sleeping well lately?"
"Go back to sleep Momo senpai." Momo looked at him with a scrutinizing glare but complied to demand and hoped into bed. "Night Echizen."
All Momo got in return was a small grunt. Momo quickly fell back asleep, but Echizen on the other
hand just stared up at the ceiling while thoughts buzzed around in his head. Ryomas didn't want to fall back asleep afraid the nightmares would come for him. "I don't want to be alone..."
His voice echoed into the night.
A/N Hey this is my second story so don't tell me it's armature, because I already know. Please criticize, I welcome criticism with open arms! R&R