The Seigaku Regulars were practicing on the school courts. Everything seemed normal. After a while though, Fuji seemed to become tired and walked off the court. To Echizen, he seemed to be acting strange, so he followed silently. Shusuke went to talk to his brother, Yuuta. He seemed to be upset or worried. Yuuta jumped slightly as his brother suddenly doubled over, coughing and wheezing.

"This is strange........something is wrong....." Ryoma thought as he approached the buchou. Tezuka looked up as Ryoma explained the scene he had just witnessed.

"Shusuke has asthma," Tezuka explained, "he used to experience severe attacks, but I guess it must have returned....." He turned away, trying to hide his rising worry for his love. "Knowing him, however, he won't realize he's ill until it really hits him....."

Days passed. Fuji never missed a day of practice. But, as usual, Tezuka was right. It was late into the practice when he fell to his knees, almost unable to breathe. Tezuka ran to him and grabbed him before he could collapse to the ground. He quickly threw the unconscious Fuji onto his back and ran to a nearby hospital.

The doctors confirmed Tezuka's fears: the asthma had returned, worse than before.

------Ryoma's POV-------

I was a bit worried. I couldn't help it. It was odd to see Fuji-senpai so sick, and to see Tezuka-buchou so frantic. Not calm. So unlike him. We all decided as a team to go visit Fuji-senpai in the hospital. I got there first. I knocked, but there was no answer. I opened the door. What I saw was Fuji-senpai...........from his bed...........sucking.......Tezuka-buchou's cock. I blushed brightly and turned away. I was frozen as they recomposed themselves. I wasn't sure what to do. Suddenly, Momoshiro burst into the room.

"Oi! I came to visit.....!" He looked around. "What happened.....?"

Tezuka explained quietly. Momo looked at me worriedly. He put his arm around me. "Let's go back to my house..." I nodded and he took me to his house and into his room. He sat down on his bed. We were alone. "It's hot in here....." he stated as he stripped off his shirt and pants.

"Yeah......" I agreed and took off my shirt. He grabbed my pants.

"Aren't you hot in these?" he asked as he slid them off. My boxers came off too. I blushed and reached to grab them. Momo stopped my hands and pulled them all the way off. He smiled and pushed me onto the bed. He slid off his own boxers. "There's no need to be embarrassed by what you saw........you should want it..." He lowered his open mouth over my slight errection and closed it gently. He began to suck.

I writhed and moaned as he bit lightly. I could now see why Tezuka-buchou would want it. He soon pulled away, but he wasn't done. He lowered his head slightly and began lapping at my entrance. He slid his tongue in slowly, then out. He rose up again and forced two of his fingers into me. I tears formed in my eyes as he slid in a third finger, but suddenly, he pulled them out. I soon felt something larger pushing against me, then into me. I moaned, more in pain than in pleasure, as he forced it in deeper and thrusted against me.

Tears streamed down my flushed cheeks, but surprisingly, most of the pain had subsided. I moaned now in pure pleasure as he continued, biting my neck and chest, leaving love marks and hickeys on my skin. His lips found mine. He bit my lower lip and I let him explore my mouth as he pleased. He came within me. I nearly screamed at the feeling of it flooding my insides. It was so good. I had never experienced anything like this before. I loved it.

He pulled himself out of me and pulled his pants on. We talked about various things as I got dressed too. As soon as we had finished getting dressed he seemed to sway. I stood up, but could only watch as he toppled to the floor.

"Momo-chan!" I gasped and tried to help him up.

"I.......I don't feel well..........Ryoma....." He passed out cold.

I used his phone to call the available Regulars. They helped me take him to the hospital. I sat in the waiting room, staring at the floor. Eiji walked up to me.

"You okay, kiddo?"

I nodded, blushing slightly.

"You and Momo together yet?"

I looked up, shocked. "N-no....!" I looked back down at the floor.

Eiji smiled and put his arm around me. "He'll be fine......"

Kikumaru-senpai was right. Momo was soon released, but he seemed to be more quiet than usual. It bothered me so much, that I finally confronted him.

"What happened that night?"

He looked away. "I fainted. It was nothin'. Just a disease....."

I gasped. "Nani? What disease?"

He remained silent.

"Tell me Momo-chan! I have a right to know!"

"It's sickle cell disease." he said looking up.

I froze where I stood. As he explained to me what it was, I couldn't think of words to say. I couldn't move. I couldn't speak. I could just stand there and realize that this person that I hold so dearly to me is sick. Has a disease.

Could die.

Somewhere deep within me, I feel a twinge of pain. An aching, a burning, spreading slowly throughout my nervous system. Somewhere, in the back of my mind, I know that it's deadly. I know I can stop it. But I'm just too numb to even notice.

To even care.