Chapter 6: Seeing is most definitely believing

Title: Thrilling Vacation

(Rewritten version)

By: Namikaze Naruto, Tenma no Ouji

Disclaimer; I don't own anything...

Warnings: I am not sure if they will be Yaoi (Boys Love), but I am placing it here just encase there should be any in future chapters. Language, Sadisms, OOC...

Pairing: Saa...We shall see as the story progresses. I am not sure if the story will have one yet or not. But for now, it is a friendship fic...

Seeing is

most definitely

believing

The sound of a body colliding with a wall, cause the group to run forward, shouts of worry were being echoed, not one voice could be distinguished from another as they all blended together. Ryoma lay crumpled on the ground, groans of pain leaving his lips, blood slowly dripping from a wound on the side of his head, staining his shirt crimson.

The fastest of the three groups were the first to reach him, which consisted of the Seigaku team, after all they had lots of practice in running, so it was no surprise they reached him first. Fuji dropped to his kness and gently turned the boy, soft apologies being offered when painfilled grunts were released.

"Ryo-chan? Are you hurt anywhere that's not obvious? Arm, wrist, leg, side, anything?" Fuji asked, blue eyes opened and worried as he grabbed the first aid kit that Ohtori was holding to wipe at the blood. "Ryo-chan?" he glanced towards the dazed freshman, concerned.

Oishi, Taka, and Ohtori were practically having a panic attack, while Eiji, Momo and Shishido were trying to calm them down and telling them everything was going to be alright, though you could tell they were just as worried, especially Eiji and Momo.

Tezuka clenched his fist as finger-like bruises began appearing around Ryoma's throat, the skin around it was dark blue, purple and black. Before he could say anything though, Jigoku appeared from the ground in front of them.

"You?" Momo yelled, purple eyes narrowed and glaring. "Get away?"

A cold chuckle was his only anwser. "I've already said this." cruel eyes glared at them from beneath half-massed eyes, "Echizen Ryoma is mine. He belongs to me and I will have him whether he is alive or dead, he will always be mine." the spirit hissed as he grabbed Ryoma, knocking Fuji towards the rest of the group.

The group stood frozen when that ghost person, thing, whatever he was grabbed Ryoma and flung Fuji away from them. Taka, Kabaji and Jackal caught the light haired male, who nodded his thanks to them with a shaky smile, eyes opened and staring at the figure holding his precious little kitten. "Why do you insist that Ryoma is yours? He doesn't belong to you? And he certainly doesn't know you?" Fuji's lips quivered a bit, "Why are you trying to hurt him?"

"Ryoma was mine first. I saw him before any of you did, that's for sure. And if I can't have him then I'll make sure no one else can as well. With his death. I'll make sure he can never leave me again." with that said, Jigoku brandish his scythe and swung if towards Ryoma, impaling his chest.

Screams and cries of anguish and rage filled the room.

"Save him if you can." with those words, Jigoku rose his weapon, Ryoma still impaled upon it, and swung it forward. sending the small boy towards the group of frozen teens. "But I'm most certain you won't succeed." jigoku vanished from the room amongst the sounds of mad laughter.

Tezuka lunged forward and caught the younger boy before he could hit the floor, blood poured from his chest wound, causing Tezuka to falter slightly in worry, fear oozed from his pores, "Ryoma?"

A small cry escaped the boys lips, "Buchou, it hurts." he groaned

If ever there was a time they were happy that their father's are doctors, it was now. Oishi and Oshitari rushed forward, thanking Kami they were taught basic medical care in cases like this, they told Tezuka to lay him down.

Oshitari turned and requested towels and a bowl of warm water. Gakuto and Jirou nodded and ran off. Yukimura grabbed the phone and dialed the emergency number and growled when there was no connection.

"The phone has no connection." he called, eyes darting towards the small pale boy, blood was pouring into a small puddle around him; a shiver shook his bosy. He had never seen so much blood leave a single person, especially not from someone he knew' someone who was especially dear to his heart.

Atobe pulled out his cell and got the same results, "Ore-sama can't get a signal from here." he called out, gripping the electronic tightly. "Damn it." he hissed.

Momoshiro ran towards the doors, "Maybe if we leave the house, we can go down to the road, maybe they'll be service down there, or help will arrive." with that said, the second year, power player of Seigaku touched the door, and was flung backwards, smacking the wall some ways behind him.

"Are you alright Momoshiro-san?" Ohtori questioned, gripping his lovers arm tightly, he was scared. Scared that Ryoma might not make it. Afraid of what this ghost will do next, should Ryoma survive. He wanted out of this house. And he wanted everyone to be alive and safe.

Momo grunted. "Fine, but this damn bastard surely doesn't want us to leave."

Oishi bit his bottom lip as he checked Ryoma's airway, to make sure he wasn't going to be choking on his own blood, deeming it alright, he gently removed the boys shirt while Oshitari took the towels from his partner and nodded his thanks to Jirou who sat the warm water down.

Once the shirt was removed, Oshitari wasted no time in applying the towel to the wound, putting pressure on it, in hopes of stopping any more blood from leaving Ryoma's pale body.

"Eiji, Marui, can the both of you get blankets, a lot of them. We need to keep him warm as much as possible to stop his body from going into shock, if he loses consciousness at all, he might never wake up. The wound is serious, and this ghost not letting us leave, well..." Oishi trailed off, his eyes connecting with his best friend, "We can't let him go into shock Tezuka." he whispered.

Tezuka eyes widened slightly. "How do we do that Oishi? Oshitari?"

"Sit by him and talk to him. Ask him questions, anything, just make sure he keeps talking to you." Oshitari replied, glancing towards Yukimura, Atobe and everyone else. "Just make sure he doesn't close his eyes for longer then a blink."

The group nodded and sat down. Eiji, Gakuto, Kirihara, Marui, Ohtori and Momo started talking, about everything and anything,, asking for Ryoma's opinion on things, about his family. What his dad did? How was his mom? If he had any siblings? How much? Who are they? Where are they? They asked him every thing and any thing they could think of.

Oishi placed another towel over the blood-stained one Oshitari was using. The Kansai nodded his thanks. Standing, the kindhearted male made to move but pause when he saw the curious looks the group was giving him, "I'm going to look for anything we could use to hold the dressing." he explained "I'll be right back." heading towards the kitchen, Seigaku's vice captain, browsed through drawers and cabinet until coming to a stop. "Aha." he pulled out a box marked Saran Wrap. and headed back towards the group.

"Nyo, Oishi, why are you holding the Saran wrap?"

Oishi glanced at his double partner, "Because we need to wrap the the towel to the wound in hopes that it will help stop the bleeding." the vice captain replied as he nodded to Oshitari as they wrapped three sides of the would, leaving the left side exposed for air to escape. After that was done, Oishi glanced at Tezuka,

"Can you lift him, gently Tezuka, and have him rest against your chest. We need to cover him with the blankets to keep him warm."

With a nod Tezuka sat against the wall, while Atobe and Sanada helped lift Ryoma, so his head was positioned against the older boys shoulder. Oshitari and Oishi grabbed the blankets and wrapped them around Ryoma.

"Are you still awake Ryoma?" Fuji asked leaning beside the boy, blue eyes glinting. A grunt was isssued from the bundle lying in Tezuka's arms, "Tell us about your life in America, Ryoma. Did you have any friends?"

Golden eyes slitted, "Yeah." voice was light, soft, and everyone had to lean in to hear the boy better. "I have five close friends, then there is also the American team that we played in the goodwill game, I reconnected with them when I went to the US Open, Kevin especially."

"So what's you other friends like?" Yukimura asked

Ryoma blinked, blurry eyes, "Ken looks like Fuji a bit with brown hair and light brown eyes. And he loves tennis just as much as any of us do. Amanda, she has blonde hair and blue eyes, she's the big sister of the group, always making sure everyone is okay. Tyson, is dark skinned with equally dark hair and eyes, he loves hanging out with friends and having a good time. Adam always wears a yellow bandana, he has brown hair and eyes, and will always be there for a friend if they need him; very loyal. Thomas, wears a blue cap covering his dirty blond hair and blue eyes; his the same as Tyson." he whispered, shivers raked through his body, leaving goosebumps across his arms.

Oishi bit his bottom lip. "We have to find a way out of this house." he stood up, he needs to see a doctor and get checked...out." he trailed off when a figure walked over to them. He was older then them by a few years with dark hair and light eyes; he could've been mistaken for Ryoma's twin if it hadn't been for the coloring and age difference. "Who are you?" he couldn't handle any-more ghost coming here to kill Ryoma.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to harm your Ryoma." he whispered walking closer to the group, "You have no need to fear me." he added.

Kirihara nodded his head, "He's Ryuunosuke, he was protexting Ryoma earlier."

Walking closer, Ryuunosuke kneeled beside Tezuka and uncurled the blankets from the small boy, aware of the many pairs of eyes boring into him, but ignoring them at the moment. With caring hands, Ryuunosuke unwrapped the makeshift bandage and went to removed the towel from the wound when a pair of hands gripped his.

"What are you doing? If you remove that, his going to bleed more." Oishi cried out, green eyes staring fearfully at the spirit, "I thought you said you weren't going to kill him."

Ryuunosuke smiled, "I'm not going to." he shook his head, "As a ghost, there's an ability that we can do, if we want that is. we are able to heal humans, and before you even ask, we aren't sure why this is." a sad smile replaced the one he wore previously. "The first time I actually did it, was an accident. I was just killed and the killer, Jigoku, he was going ofter my younger brother, and the only thing I could remember then was wanting to protect him. I wanted him to live. And..." the spirit trailed off.

"You healed him." Yagyuu finished.

With a nod of his head, Ryuunosuke faced the group, "And just like my brother, I want to protect your Ryoma as well." he responded, removing his hand from Oishi's hold, he peeled the bloody towels off the wound and placed his hands over it. Hands glowing green, the group watched in stunned, facination as the wound closed up in front of their very eyes.

"Who are you?" Atobe questioned.

The spirit glanced towards them, a smile forming on his lips. "Ryuunosuke. Echizen Ryuunosuke, you call me Ryuu, though." light brown eyes shone beneath the dim lights, "Yoroshiku onegaishimasu."

The sound of a chair hitting the ground, caused a closed eyes brunet to turn towards his companion, "What is it Sadaharu?"

"I think I've got something Renji." The spiky haired, Seigaku player gathered the books he had been looking at, "I'll fill you in on the way. This is unbelievable, but in a way, it makes perfect sense."

Renji opened his eyes briefly, "Alright then, let's get going."

With a nod, Inui followed Yanagi out of the library, explaining everything he found out and gaped in surprise. "This is a shock. Let's hurry, they should really know about this."

Tsuzuku

(To be continued)

AN: I have a question, to those of you who actually reads this.

-Does anyone know what the name of the episode is, where Ryoma meets up with these five American friends of his? The only name I could get was Ken, so he's pretty cannon the other four, might as well be OC's I couldn't get anything on them, and I can't seem to find the episode, I know it's sometime after the Prince of Naniwa but before the U-17, so if anyone knows what this OVA is, could you let me know? Thanks.

Tenma