Disclaimer: Don't own Prince of Tennis, all honor to Konomi Takeshi.

Pairing(s): In the first chapter there isn't pairings, but there will be, eventually. ^^~

And last thing before I start the story:

In the fic Rikkai's regulars are 17-18 years old, and they are in high school. Yukimura, Sanada, Niou, Yagyuu, Marui, Jackal and Yanagi are in their third year, and Kirihara is second year. They are all tennis team's regulars again, like they were in junior high.

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The Rikkai high school tennis team's practice have just ended, and the regulars were now walking on the street, intending to go to eat something together. But their journey ended when they had to witness shocking car accident scene before them. The dark blue van crashed right to the little red car's side, and due to the impact's forge, little car crashed into the brick wall. The mess was horrible, and though some people has already rushed to check the red car, it was clear that no one could survive such crush. Kirihara Akaya stood unmoving, just staring the scene. His breath was abrupt, and he just couldn't move before he heard his Marui-senpai's shocked whisper behind him.

"H-hey, was... That car wasn't Akaya's parents, was is?"

"Fuck!" Akaya shouted and sprinted towards cars, totally ignoring tear that has just escaped his eye without his notice. The only thing in his head was just the damn blue van. He ran to it's side and yanked the front door open. But when just a empty seat greeted him, his eyes widened and he hit the car hard before shouting:

"Someone care to tell what the fuck is this! The fucking car without fucking driver just crushed my parents!"

"Akaya, calm down!" Rikkai's captain Yukimura Seiichi said with calm, though clearly shocked, tone while rushing to Akaya's side.

"The hell I am going to calm down! My parents are dead! Shit! Someone killed them!" Akaya was now on his knees besides his mother's mangled body that have just got out from the crushed car. He didn't seems to even realize the tears that were now openly coming from his eyes. He crabbed handful of class shards from ground, squeezed his hand unless it started to bleed, and then throw the shards towards the wall. Yukimura hugged his kouhai and said firmly:

"Calm. Down. Now! And watch your mouth, I don't want to hear you to swear. I know it is difficult, your parent's have just dead, and you have no one to blame about it. But you have to understand that that might have been also just an accident."

"It wasn't accident, damn it!" Akaya whispered, but something in Yukimura's voice got him to quiet down, though, and now he was just crying against Yukimura's shirt.

The other regulars walked to them and gathered around them. Yanagi kneeled next to the two and crabbed Kirihara's bleeding hand, wiped the blood off with his regular jacket, and bandaged the hand. Luckily he always brings bandages with him, his life as an athlete has teached him that you never know when you need them. Yanagi didn't say anything after he bandaged Akaya's hand, he just nodded when Yukimura silently thanked him. He turned his closed eyes towards the empty van, which the police was now investigating. In quick glance the crash might have seems to be an accident, but when Yanagi watched the cars, he knew (and he was sure others knew it too) that it wasn't just an accident. Someone has drived the car, then somehow managed to jump off, and let the car continue it's way and crash right to the other car's side. But the van didn't have license plate, so there's no way the police would know whose car it is.

Yanagi glanced the other regulars and just knew they were thinking the same thing, what the hell is going on? Akaya's parent's death wasn't an accident, but who wanted to kill them. Why? With serious expression and mouth as a tight line he turned again towards the polices, who where now ending their investigation. They talked something, and then two young policemen walked to them.

"We are from Japan's National Police Agency, my name is Hiraida Tama and this is Kaoshin Akira. Normally we don't allow outsiders near murder scene, but since it seemed that you knew the victims, we let you stay. Now, how are you related to victims?"

Yanagi looked at Yukimura who was still comforting exhausted Akaya, who was now almost cryied himself to sleep. The captain nodded to data man and hugged Akaya tighter. Yanagi turned back to policemen.

"My name is Yanagi Renji, I am from Rikkai High School, we all are. Our relationipsh with... Victims.. Is.. That that little blackhaired boy there", Yanagi was spoking quietly so Akaya or Yukimura didn't hear him, but the others hear, and now he nodded towards the two, "Kirihara Akaya, is the son of them. I understand you might want to talk to Kirihara-kun, but I wish you wouldn't just now, he isn't in condition to talk about situation. So please, just let us handle him, we will give him all of our support, and we can try to talk to him and ask if he knows something about the situation, and let you know if he says something important. But I doubt he even knows anything about it, so though you would talk to him, it don't think it would help you."

Hiraida looked at Yanagi, then the other regulars and then Yukimura and Akaya. He opened his mouth and looked like he was going to refuse Yanagi's proposal, but then he seemed to change his mind (maybe it was Yukimura's I-will-give-you-painful-death-if-you-ever-dare-to-touch-our-kohai-expression that made him change his mind, or maybe it was somethin else..).

"Fine. We will leave him to you now, but I expect you to inform us if he says or does something, anything, that might help us with the case. And we want to talk to him personally, but that will wait until tomorrow. There's my card, don't hesitate to call if anything happens or you get to know something. It's absolutely important that we get all information related to this case, so you have to tell everything which seems to be even a little important. And I will visit the Rikkai high school tomorrow morning, 10 am or so, and I expect I can talk to Kirihara-kun then. Understood?"

"Understood", the dataman answered and bowed to the policemen when they took their leave. The other regulars followed his example and bowed, and when they were outside their hearing range, Marui opened his mouth:

"Hey someone tell me, what was that?! Why are Akaya's parents dead? And what are we going to do now?"

"I don't know what's going on, or why they had to die, but now our most important task is support and take care of Akaya." Yanagi answered and walked to Yukimura.

"He fell asleep, and he just keeps sobbing is his dreams", Yukimura whispered and petted Akaya's hair, tears sliding silently across his cheek. Akaya cried silently in his dreams, and snuggled to better position in Yukimura's lap.

"We should go somewhere from here. I don't think it is good for Akaya to see those corpses again right after he has awaken." Jackal suggested. He glanced two bodies and winced. He really didn't like blood, and there were too much blood to his likes.

"Yes, I think we should. But where we should go?" Yukimura answered and moved Akaya so he could lift him and carry him. He tried to stand up, and Sanada looked worriedly when he almost fall under Akaya's weight. Sanada and Yagyuu hurried to his side and gently lifted Akaya from his lap and placed him to Sanada's. Yukimura opened his mouth to protest, but when his eyes meet Sanada's, he just nodded sadly. Sanada could carry their little kouhai, he was bigger and stronger than Yukimura, Akaya was in better safe in his hands.

"We could go to Akaya's house. It's near here, and... Since his parents are...", Yanagi said hesitated, "well... They are not home, so house should be empty, we wouldn't bother anyone if we go there." The others shuddered when Yanagi mentioned Akaya's parents and empty house but didn't say anything. No one said anything when they walked away from the centre of murder scene and headed towards Kirihara's house.

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A/N: Sorry about my bad English.. I just hope it is understandable enough..o_o If it isn't, feel free to tell me, I will try to write better ^^ And.. All kind of reviews are welcomed, but please don't bash me too badly, okay? ^^*