Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis and any of the characters. All of the characters belong to Takeshi Konomi Sensei.
Pairings: OT5
A/N: This is the sequel for I Will Always Trust You. Thank you for the supports that all of you gave me and hopefully all of you will loves this sequel. Whomever that get emotional easily or cry easily, please prepare a box of tissue by your side when you read this sequel. Kidding.
To the story then…
Chapter 1
The wall is in white colour. In the lone corridor, there sat a boy on the plastic chair with his head buried in his hands. The whole corridor was quiet as not even a soul was present there. A lone tear dripped from his face because he has been in this place for so long. He had no memories of his life. He felt empty inside.
"Seishounen". The boy looked up and turned his head to the left and right. There was nobody in the corridor. He stood up and walked along the corridor to search for the source of voice.
"Who are you? Where are you?" He shouted and his voice echoed in the corridor. He called out again and only his voice greets him back. He leaned on the wall and slide down. He held his legs closer to his chest with his head buried in between his knees and chest.
"Ryoma", a female voice said. This time the boy didn't look up and neither did he shout out. He just stayed at that position.
A man materialised in front of the boy. He has short dark blue hair with dark brown eyes. His eyes shape was exactly the same shape as the boy. He squatted down and placed his large hand on the boy's head. He ruffled the boy's hair and got a respond from the boy.
The boy looked up. Tear stains can be seen on his cheek. The man grabbed the boy's hands that are around his legs and pull him into a hug. The boy wrapped his arms around the man's waist and broke down.
"Don't cry, Ryoma", another female voice said. The boy felt someone rubbed his back in a circular way. He remembered. It was his mother, as only his mother will rub his back this way. After the boy had ceased crying, he looked up and saw his parents with a small on their face.
"Kaa-san, Oyaji". The boy released his hold on the man. He looked up at his parents face.
"Done crying Seishounen?" The man said. The boy ignored his remark and turn to hug the woman. The woman runs her fingers down his hair which just brushed his collarbone. He took a deep breath to inhale his mother's scent. He hugged even tighter as if he was afraid of her going away.
"Ryoma?" She can feel her son's loneliness and sadness from the hug. She just let him hugged her even though his hugged was tight. She knew that the boy had suffered a lot considering all the incidents that had happened just in the span of less than 10 years.
After quite sometime, the boy released his mother. He looked back and forth from his father and mother. Then he asked, "Is this a dream?"
"No Ryoma. It's not a dream. This is the place where you decide which direction you wanted to go. It is either to the living world or the world where the souls resides". Ryoma looked at his mother with a why-I-here look.
"Come on Seishounen", the man stood up from his crouched position. He walked towards the room that was at the end of the corridor. Ryoma followed behind him with his mother at his side.
They reached their destination. Ryoma tried to peep inside the room through the window but the blinds were down. Nanjiroh opened the door and walked inside. Ryoma followed him hesitantly. His gut told him that it was something that he wouldn't want to remember.
His mother gave his hand a squeeze to let him knew that she will always be there for him. When he reached the doorway, he gasped. Inside the room, there was a bed. On the bed was an exact replica of him but the person on the bed was as pale as a sheet.
There were multiple machines connected to the body of the boy on the bed. His mother gave him another squeeze before releasing his hand. He knew what his mother was trying to tell him but he refused to believe in it. It can't be. There was no way that it was he himself that was lying down on that bed.
"Can you remember now Seishounen?" Ryoma turned to look at his father. He turned to look at his father with a questioning look. Nanjiroh let out a sigh and with a wave of his hand, the room revolves. Within a second, Ryoma found himself standing in the middle of a T-junction.
From afar he saw a red car speeding towards where he was standing. He turned to his right when he saw an oil truck heading towards him also. No matter what, both of the vehicles are going to ram into him if he doesn't move from his current spot. He tried to command his legs to move but he his brain was ignoring his it.
As the red car was getting nearer, he saw the driver. It was he himself. He really can't believe it. He turned his attention towards the oil truck and now he realised that both the oil truck is going to hit the red car and him if it doesn't slow down anytime soon.
He shifted his gaze towards where driver's seat was located. The man driving it was a man with greyish short hair. He has quite a noticeable scar on his left eye down to his cheek. He had wicked and evil smile plastered on his face and whoever that saw his face would definitely have nightmares for days.
When both the vehicles were just a mere metre away, he closed his eyes and readied himself to be throw a few metres away or feel his bones breaks into million pieces. Surprisingly, nothing happened.
He opened his eyes slowly and realised that he was unscathed. He looked around to see what had happened. What he saw made him widen his eyes in shock. The red car was a few metres away from where he was standing.
Right at the moment his memories came flashing across like a movie. He was the famous Prince of Tennis and also the youngest to win a Grand Slam. Two years after he started his relationship with the four of them, his favourite cat was dead because of being poison. Few years later, his parents were involved in an accident and before he managed to get over the death of his parents, his cousin passed away.
Ryoma thought that it was the end of his memories but then the most recent memories flashes through his mind. How he was preparing to surprise his four lovers since it was the 10th anniversary of them getting together as a foursome.
The day came fast in a blink. He was walking in and saw the sad expression. They confronted him and how they accused him for cheating them. They asked him to leave the house and he was speeding until he got himself in the accident.
Someone hugged him from behind and he broke down again. His crying ceased after a few minutes. He realised that he was now back in the room. The person who had hugged him was his mother.
"Rinko, we have to go". The woman nodded and released the hold of the boy.
"Where are you all going? Don't leave me again", whimpered Ryoma.
"We are going back to where we came from", Nanjiroh said as he exited the room.
"Bring me along, please. I don't want to stay here anymore. There's nobody in this place. I've been in this place for so long".
"We can't bring you along Ryoma. Be strong Ryoma", Rinko said with a sad smile on her face.
"Go back to the living world Boy", Nanjiroh said.
"Strong? Go back? How can I go back when there's nobody there for me? How can I be strong when my heart was already in pieces! Tell me! TELL ME!"
"Ryoma…" Rinko walked towards the boy and pull him into a hug but he pushed her away. He took a step back looking at his mother. Rinko saw his eyes. It was not the usual lively and full of hopes eyes. His eyes were lifeless. This really caused her heart to break. She walked towards him and hugged no matter how he has pushed her away. She really wants to be there for him but she can't.
"Ryoma…please listen. No matter what happen, we will always be there with you. Even though we are dead, but we exist in your heart. Remember that Ryoma. But for the time being, it is still not the time for you to follow us. There are still people waiting for you to wake up", Rinko said.
"There's nobody waiting for me. I'm all alone. They asked me to leave them. They didn't trust me when they promised that they would trust me no matter what happen. They lied to me! I didn't cheat them but they didn't trust me. They left me!"
"No they didn't Ryoma. Look". Rinko released him. She was pointing at the bed. Ryoma saw Fuji, Tezuka, Sanada and Atobe besides the bed where his look alike boy was lying.
Fuji's eyes were red. Tezuka and Sanada have tears in their eyes. Atobe was staring into space. He seems to be the one who was the most shocked. His hands were running down Ryoma's hair.
"They still loves you Ryoma. Go back to them. We will wait for you", Rinko said while smiling.
"Go back Seishounen. 10 years of relationship are a long time. Give them a chance".
"No. I don't want to go through the same pain again. It hurts kaa-san. I hate this pain. I want to-". Rinko cut him off by placing a finger on his lips.
"It's up to you Ryoma. You can refuse to fall in love again but remember Ryoma, humans need loves to be happy and be contented. You can't live without loves in this world. Running away is not a solution. Remember, we will always be there for you. Go back Ryoma". In the end, Ryoma nodded.
"We Will Always Be There For You"
This is the last seven words he heard before he was suck back to the living world.
To be continued…
A/N: Hopefully all of you enjoy this chapter and sorry for all the grammar mistakes XD
Please reviews as the reviews really made me really happy and whomever that wants a fast update, its better you review XD I will update real fast this time as I have just ended my exam and in one-week time, I got HOLS!!
Mini Drama
Fuji: Ryo-chan, you are so cute when crying.
Yuujirou: I agreed. He looks so cute isn't? looks at the still crying Ryoma
Ryoma: glares at Yuujirou and Fuji
Atobe: Brat, you are cute also with that glare and tears in the eyes. Don't you agree, Gen, Mitsu?
Sanada: nods curtly
Tezuka: … too absorbs with the cute Ryoma to realise that he has nosebleed
Lame mini drama. Oh well…Ja! See you all next time.