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 chapter happened in the two-year gap found in IWATY. It will explain why the OT4 didn't bother to look for Ryoma. Hopefully this chapter will be able to fill in the blanks found in IWATY.

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POTL…thanks.

FallenAngel Sayu…He was supposed to be dead if IWATY remains a one shot. If nobody asked for the sequel then the readers will have to bear with the ending found in IWATY. I'm not sure what the kind of ending will this fic be XD

BlackVixin…I was preparing my exam when I typed IWATY. So I got to wait after my exam ended then only I can start typing.

Tenshi No Toiki…you will have to read on if you want the answers.

To whomever that reviewed, thanks a lot. It really makes me want to type it even faster but I got the other fic to update which I have put it on hold for a month already. Hopefully each and every one of you enjoys this chapter as much as you enjoy the last chapter.

To the story then…

Chapter 2

Haruto was really confused when Master Ryoma walked out of mansion. He knew that Master Ryoma had work hard on the surprised party for his other masters because that day was their 10th anniversary. He was totally shock when Master Atobe ordered him and the staff not to mention the word 'Ryoma' under this roof. Each of the staff were also confused.

The next day, Yukimura-kun called to ask how the surprise went. Haruto told him the truth and he thought that Ryoma would be Yukimura-kun's house since they were very close. Then another surprise hit him. Apparently, his Master didn't contact his best friend at all. Yukimura tried to call his apartment but no one pick up.

Both of them thought that Ryoma had escape to America and thus Haruto called the airport and asked the person in charged whether a person with the name Echizen Ryoma boards any plane yesterday or today.

The person in charged confirmed that Master Ryoma had booked and even paid the ticket to America but he did not board the plane. He was startled. He knew Master Ryoma would never miss a flight unless it was his lovers that delayed him. And since yesterday, he had already broken up with his lovers leaving Haruto to doubt that anything could delay or stop him from boarding the plane.

He can remember that there was only one time that Master Ryoma had missed his flight. His other four masters were so worried of Master Ryoma when they found out that he didn't managed to reach the airport safely and was reported missing for almost a month. Master Atobe used all the power he can gather to find him.

He shivered slightly when he remembered how badly in shape Master Ryoma was when they found him in an abandoned warehouse located at the outskirt. According to the doctor, the wounds found on his body were resulted from getting punch and kicked continuously and they found a few broken ribs in addition to a few fractured limbs. The doctor deduced that the person who had done that must have used some kind of weapon to beat him up. Besides that, they also found whipping wounds at his back.

Because of this, Master Atobe was so enraged that he ordered every capable investigation team which includes the police and private investigators found in the entire Japan to find the culprit. Within 2 days, the police arrested a middle-aged man whom they suspected as the sinner. His hair was grey in colour and because of his attempted escape, he acquired a scar that span from his left eyes down to his cheek.

The investigators and police failed to get his statement as to his motif for kidnapping Master Ryoma. Haruto knew that he was to spend a few years of his life in jail but the exact amount of year was unsure.

'If the convicted was released or escaped from prison, then Master Ryoma's missing might have a connection with him. Oh god! Master Ryoma might be in danger', realised Haruto. Haruto quickly called his cousin who works in the police department to get some information about that person.

When his cousin confirmed that the convict escaped from prison a few weeks ago, he dropped his hand phone causing it to break into two. His eyes were wide in shock and his fear for Ryoma's safety caused him to broke into a run.

"Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!" Haruto exclaimed repeatedly as he ran to his Master Atobe's study room and barged in without knocking the door. This action caused Atobe to look up with a frown and dislike on his face.

"Haruto, what happen to your manner?!" Atobe asked with great dislikes in his voice. He hates being disturbed when he was doing his work.

"Master Atobe, this was about Master Ryo-"

"Didn't I order you not to mention that name in this mansion?! Get out!" shouted Atobe.

"But Ma-".

"OUT!" Atobe shouted as he threw his cup at the butler. The next thing that can pelting towards him were a big business book. Sensing the danger, Haruto ducked and walked out of the room as fast as his legs could. He headed towards the phone and called Yukimura. He doesn't care about the rules in the Atobe household anymore. Master Ryoma's safety was going to be the first priority.

Besides that, he was also the one and only one who knew about the escape prisoner. He called Yukimura and told him what he had found out.

"WHAT!! He escaped from the prison! #". Haruto distanced his ear from the receiver when Yukimura shouted.

"Hai. I tried to tell Master Atobe but before I could utter Master Ryoma's name, he threw his cup and also his big tome of business book at me", Haruto explained.

"I'll call him and tell him about it. Hopefully he will pick up the phone since he knew that I'm a good friend of Ryoma", Yukimura sighed after he said that. He really will have a hard time in making Atobe to listen.

"Hai. Then I'll call the hospital to check. Hopefully he will not be there".

"I agree. Let's hope for the best for him", Yukimura said before cutting off.

Haruto make a list of hospitals that are available through out Japan. So far the result was negative. It means that there was no such patient. He was really happy when each time the hospital confirmed that there was no such patient. His happiness was short live though. When he called the last hospital in the list, the nurse confirmed that the said person was involved in an accident yesterday evening and right now the he was unconscious.

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Yukimura was really having a real hard time to talk to Atobe. He called his cell but apparently he had it switched off. He call the house but somebody were using it (Remember Haruto broke his own phone and use the house phone). In the end, he called Sanada.

"Moshi moshi. This is Sanada Genichirou speaking".

"Gen, it's me, Seiichi".

"What is it Seiichi?"

"It's about Ryoma". Sanada stiffen slightly when he heard Ryoma's name. Before Yukimura could utter another word, Sanada cut him off.

"What the-". 'What really happen? Were the photos so bad that Sanada refused to hear anything about Ryoma at all?'

Yukimura called Sanada again. Sanada pressed the ignore button every time. After the 10th time, Sanada relented and press accept.

"What do you want Seiichi? If this was about Echizen, I'm not listening. Do you hear me?"

"Gen, what really happen? May I know why were you so pissed at him?"

"I'm not telling you. Why don't you ask your best friend?" Sanada said sarcastically. Yukimura got a cringed slightly when he heard Sanada's tone. This was the first time that he had heard Sanada talked in this sarcastic tone. Thanks to this tone, he knew that his suspicion was correct after all.

"He is not with me", Yukimura stated matter-of-factly.

"Ohh…then he must be with one of his boyfriends then".

"Which one? He only got the four of you in all his life". He was almost there.

"Ohh…really? Then he still keeps it as a secret from you then".

"What secret? The only secret that he hides from me was the events that happened during the night". 'Almost there. Almost there. Patience, patience". Inside, he was wishing that Sanada didn't realise that he was luring him into telling him what was in the photo.

"The things he was doing with other men. In the photos he was doing the night activities and every photo shows a different man".

"WHAT!! NO WAY!!" shouted Yukimura through the phone. Today was definitely full of shocking news. Inside, he knew that Ryoma would not do this kind of stuff. There must me some misunderstanding or he might be framed by that person.

"You don't have to shout Seiichi since this had nothing to do with you", Sanada said before cutting off him again. Yukimura didn't call back as he knew that Sanada would need time to heal the wounds that the photos inflicted.

After done thinking on what to do next, he called Haruto. The first few tries, he cannot get through, as the line was busy. On the 5th try, he got through. What he heard was definitely a bad news. They're too late. He got Ryoma and now he was unconscious and his states were still unsure.

"Haruto, can you give me the photos. There was something fishy with them. I hope it will be what I had suspected".

"Okay, Yukimura-kun. I'll bring tomorrow when we went to visit Master Ryoma".

"Aa. I'll inform the rest".

Yukimura called the rest and asked them to gather at his apartment. When he broke the news to them, their reaction was the same as his. Each of them swore loudly and that really hurts his ears. Oishi and Eiji was having a hard time in restraining Momo as he wanted to go find the # and kill him.

The next day, the whole group went to the hospital to visit the prodigy. The doctor had already warned them about his condition and when they saw him, some of them broke down and some just stared at the sheet white boy with unreadable expression.

"Here were the photos, Yukimura-kun. Hopefully you can find what you want", Haruto said in a sad voice.

"Aa. I hope so". After a while, the pack leaves the hospital. They really can't stand anymore seeing Ryoma like that.

The moment Yukimura reached his apartment; he switched on his computer and scanned the photos. He zoomed in and found out that the pixels of Ryoma's face were different from the rest.

"Bingo". The culprit had place Ryoma's face in the pornography photos. He immediately called Haruto and told him about it. The man exploded for the first time. Yukimura hold the earpiece an arm away. After Haruto had found out about it, he immediately went to his four masters to tell them about it.

Before he managed to utter a single word about the fake photos, Atobe ordered him to leave the living room and forced to take a half-year leaves. Apparently Atobe had found out that Haruto had disobeyed his order and since Haruto has worked for quite a long time, he just ordered him to take a half-year leave.

Ryoma's friend and also Haruto visited him regularly. In each visit, they went back disappointed and as there was once that they thought he would wake up but no. Instead, his condition got worse.

As time goes by, the amount of visitors gets less as each one of them has their own life to lead. It wasn't their fault that the amount of visits they make got less. Yukimura will always visit Ryoma no matter how busy he was but one day, he got a letter from his manager stating that he would be transferred to another country to work. He wanted to refuse it but with Haruto's persuasion, he accepted the transfer since it would help greatly with his future.

Haruto tried his hardest to tell his masters that Master Ryoma was not guilty when his half-year leaves ended. His Masters will always ended up either throwing stuff at him or ordered him to go out. After the first year Ryoma got comatose, his persistency decreases as he knew that his masters would take time to get the wounds at their hearts to heal.

To be continued…

A/N: Hopefully that will answer some of the questions. The next chapter will took up where IWATY left off which was when the OT4 found out about Ryoma being in coma. Unless all of you would like to see how the OT4 were doing during the 2 years span. Tell me what you think.

-Yuujirou-