Later that night at his house Tezuka was laying on his bed thinking about what had been happening. He felt awful about trying to keep Ryoma away from Kazuki but he had been in love with Ryoma for so long that he let those feelings cloud his judgment. The past few days he had been trying to ask him out on a date or to just hang out after school and practice but he had always declined because he had to go and meet with Kazuki. Tezuka had been trying different things to break them up and even asked Fuji for some kind of idea but all he got was the cold shoulder and a punch to the face that made him crash into a wall on the other side of the room they had been talking in. When Kazuki had been taken to the hospital he had tried to keep Ryoma there on the pretense of leaving an important game but his heart broke when he saw the wedding band the young man was wearing and the words "my husband" coming out of his mouth. He rolled over to face the wall and just kept thinking about everything that had been going on lately: "I lost my beloved forever...curse you Kazama!"

Back at the hospital it was already midnight but no one had gone anywhere. Yukimura and Eiji had called their respective homes to tell them what had happened and where they would be and then sat down to wait for the rest of the night. Yamato and Nanjiroh had gone home to rest, Yukimura, Eiji and Fuji were asleep in seats by the windows and Kevin along with Sai were asleep sitting against one of the walls. The Uchiha twins had not moved from where they were before and were now asleep huddled together on the seats with their hands still grasping each other tightly. But Ryoma had found himself unable to sleep because of his worry. He would pace the room and would look at the doors every now and then before turning around to pace some more. He was sitting down gripping the hat he always wore in his hands when the doors finally opened and the two doctors came in with relief shining on their faces: "Are all of you here for Kazama-sama?" The voice of the doctor woke up the other and they jumped up from their places, the young men gathering around Ryoma to hear what they were saying: "Yes we are doctor. He is my husband and three others here are betrothed to him. So please, can you tell us how he is doing right now?"

The doctors motioned for the group to follow and they went up two flights of stairs where they then went down a private hallways that had a large window at the far end. They looked inside and tears came to their eyes when they saw a sleeping Kazuki with two I.V needles in one arms and a breathing mask on his face with some machines connected to him as well: "Kazama-sama has an infection because he is no longer used to the atmosphere on this side of the Veil and he did not take the medicine that would have prevented this. He will need to remain in the hospital for a week and maybe take a small dose of the medicine but then he will be fine. The mask can come off in the late morning and you can see him during regular hospital visiting hours. We would let you in now but he really needs to rest after the day he has had." The group thanked the doctors and once they had left Ryoma said: "ONI ANBU and ROOT!" The air around them rippled and two units of each division appeared before him on one knee: "Kazuki needs to remain here for a week so please keep security tight around the hospital and do not let any unauthorized personnel anywhere near him please." "Hai Ryoma-sama."

Once the men and women had disappeared to resume their duties Ryoma slumped down against the wall and cried tears of relief: "I was so scared that something was seriously wrong with him! I have just found him again and there is no way in hell that I am going to let him go this easily." The group just watched him for a little while but then Yamato appeared and said in a low voice: "All of you should go to the Estates to get some rest. Rooms have been prepared for all of you who are not living there at the moment." None of them wanted to leave but Yamato rolled his eyes for a second before he used his "must scare everyone" face, making everyone run away to get into the limo and making the Uchiha twins and Eiji cry fat tears. Once they had gotten into the large limo and it had taken off towards the Estates Eiji and Fuji turned to Ryoma to ask him something but held back their questions when they saw that he had fallen asleep with Obito asleep on his left and Tobi asleep on his right, or at least that is what they thought, since no one was able to tell them apart: "So you are Fuji Syuusuke and Kikumaru Eiji as well as Yukimura Seiichi."

The group turned around and sat in silence when they saw Kevin and Sai staring at them with harsh looks on their faces, their eyes slightly narrowed as they looked them over, the three older boys starting to wiggle a little in their nervousness. After a few moments the two turned away and did not utter a word to them, both of them just writing in their notebooks with looks on their faces that was beginning to frighten those who were still awake. When the car had finally come to a stop at the Estates Sai and Kevin took the twins up to their rooms while Nanjiroh carefully picked up his son and took him to the master bedroom with a warm look in his eyes as he looked at the sleeping face of his son. Deidara went to the two and said after Fuji had gone to his bedroom for some sleep: "Follow me and I will escort you to your rooms, Un." Eiji and Seiichi nodded and followed him to the second floor where he pointed out two of the rooms that were not that far from the stairs: "Kikumaru-kun is in this room on the left and Yukimura-san is in the one on the left, Un. We already had someone go to your homes to pick up some clothes and spare uniforms for school tomorrow, Un. Someone will wake you up in the morning so that you can have breakfast before having to go to practice, Un." Deidara bowed and disappeared back down the stairs while the two bid each other good night and closed their doors, the two of them tired at what had happened that day.

The next morning Kazuki was slowly opening his eyes. He blinked a few times and moved his head a little to see Iruka, Kakashi and Yamato looking over his charts at the end of the bed and whispering to one another: "W...w...what h...happened? W...w...where...?" When the three heard his mumbling through the mask they jerked their heads towards the other end of the bed and saw that he was awake: "Majesty you are awake! Thank Kami that you are awake! We have all been so worried about you." the three sat down by his side and Kazuki tried to take the mask off but Kakashi gently stopped him and said with an eye-smile: "You can't take off the mask just yet Kazuki-Chan. The doctor needs to check you over first before we can do anything major like that. Now Ryoma-chan is in the hallway outside so would you like for us to send him in?"

Kazuki nodded slowly and then lay back with a tired look on his face: "I s...should have taken the m...medicine before lea...leaving Konoha." the three widened their eyes and were going to say something but then the door opened and Ryoma came in, tears of relief rolling down his face as he walked in and the other three left them alone: "Kazu-chan! Thank goodness that you are awake! We were all so frightened when you collapsed at the tournament yesterday." Ryoma sat down at his side and Kazuki squeezed his hand softly, an apologetic look in his eyes: "I am s...sorry for sc...scaring you Ryoma." they just stayed in a comfortable silence for a little while and after about two hours one of the doctors came in with an ANBU close behind and said with a soft smile on his face: "I am sorry Kazama-sama but His Majesty needs to rest and you need to get to school. We will inform you of any changes in his condition." Ryoma hesitated by the bed for a moment but then he nodded and said to the ANBU before he walked out of the hospital: "Please do inform me if anything happens and be sure the Uchiha twins eat something since they have been too worried to do so." The ANBU and the doctor nodded so Ryoma gave the now sleeping Kazuki a kiss on his forehead and left so he could change into his uniform and head for school as his three guests had already left earlier in the morning.

Back at Seigaku Fuji and Eiji had just walked onto the court for morning practice, Eiji having a serious face that looked completely unnatural on him. The regulars gathered around the two and Momoshiro asked: "How is Kazama-senpai doing Eiji-senpai and Fuji-senpai?" The two looked down and Fuji said as Eiji put a comforting hand on his shoulder: "He is still very sick. Right now he is in isolation with 2 I.V tubes and a breathing mask on his face. We waited at the hospital until after midnight in order for Kazuki to be stabilized enough for us to even see him." "Fuji! Euji-senpai!" everyone turned and saw Ryoma dashing into the courts with happiness shining on his face, making Tezuka blush, which he covered with a hand before anyone could see. Ryoma gathered the two into a hug and said happily: "Kazuki is awake and doing much better that before. The doctors said that he will be good enough to at least take off the breathing mask by this afternoon. We can all go and see him this afternoon after your practice."

Fuji and Eiji squeezed him tightly and then let go after a minute, Ryoma turning to Coach Ryuzaki and handing over a bag with a letter on the top: "Coach Ryuzaki I Ryoma Kazama hereby resign from the Seishun Gakuen tennis club and will be transferring to a new school next Monday so this is going to be my last week here. Fuji, Eiji I will see the two of you at lunch in our normal spot." Ryoma bowed to the rest of the team and glared at Tezuka with borderline hate in his eyes before leaving the tennis courts, which were now completely silent. Coach Ryuzaki looked inside of the bag to find his uniform and his Seishun Gakuen tennis bag inside but it was in pieces and looked as if it had been burned slightly. Momoshiro watched Ryoma disappear into the main school building and said: "I was not expecting that to happen, no I wasn't. I thought that it was just something he had thought up in the heat of the moment." Fuji just walked away so he would not have to talk to them and Eiji said with his head down and in a slightly sad voice: "Ochibi always does what he says he is going to do, 'nya. It will be really lonely here without Ochibi or Ochibi 2 coming after school, 'nya."

At Rikkaidai at around the same time Yukimura had called the remaining regulars together since their two doubles teams had left and the only original left was Kirihara and Sanada; "I have an announcement to make so everyone SHUT THE HELL UP!" all of the people stopped talking at once and he continued: "Do any of you remember the Elemental Monarchy doubles team?" everyone nodded and started whispering quietly and excitedly as he continued: "Well one half of that team is our own Madara-kun and the other is Ryoma Echizen-Kazama. Now the reason I am telling you this is because Ryoma had a falling out with the captain of Seigaku and because of it will be attending our school starting on Monday. We are also getting two other young men who have been attending school in America that play as well and they are very good friends of the Kazama Companions." All of them cheered and Sanada said: "But this doesn't mean we are going to slack off in training so LET'S GO!" everyone cheered again and then they went back to practice for their next tournament that was coming up soon.

In his private room at the hospital Kazuki was having fever-induced dreams when he felt a comfortable, cooling and familiar pair of hands on his forehead: "H...Haku is Th...Th..." "Shh please do not speak Emperor Kazama. You have a very high fever again and we are doing what we can to bring it back down." Kazuki nodded slightly and fell asleep again as Haku put a cold compress on his forehead before going into the private waiting room where Iruka was sitting along with Gaara and Neji, worry showing on their normally stoic faces. They stood up when Haku came into the room and he said once they were all sitting down again: "His Majesty is asleep once again and I managed to bring his fever down two degrees but it is still holding at 103 degrees. I need to administer the medicine for Veil sickness but now that he is married I need the permission of his alpha husband in order to do so."

Iruka nodded and said as he turned to the other two: "Gaara, Neji can you take Kevin and Sai to Seigaku to get Ryoma-sama please? We need his permission in order to treat Kazuki." the two nodded quickly and went to their car where the other two were already waiting for them, the car taking off once they were inside and moving through traffic as if it were not even there. At the school Ryoma was in his classroom bored as usual because it was a study period when Horio almost strutted up to his desk and said in his obnoxious voice: "Echizen! Why did you have to quit the tennis team? We need your help..." before he could get more into his ranting Ryoma grabbed him by the collar and held him up in the air as his eyes flashed blue/green before going back to his normal gold: "You have been one of the most annoying people since I first came here and seem to believe that we are friends but let me let you in on something. We are NOT friends and we will never be friends. You also think that you are Kami's gift to tennis when in reality you suck so bad that a dead man with two broken arms and a missing leg can do better than you."

He let Horio fall on his butt and Ryoma said: "Do not attempt to talk to me again and if you come near me again I will let them have you." He pointed over his shoulder and Horio paled when he saw a man in black with a blank white mask with a short sword in hand, looking as if he were waiting for Horio to make a wrong move. Ryoma sat down at his desk again and started to finish the final section of his test that would tell him what grade he would be put in once he reached Rikkaidai. He was doing the final page and was signing it when he felt his ROOT guard in the tree trying to get his attention. He looked out the window and his eyes widened when he saw the purple and black Cadillac in front of his school with Sai and Kevin coming out and dashing into the building with urgent looks on their faces. Ryoma put his things away, jumped up and dashed out of the classroom and down the stairs where he collided with Sai, both of them falling to the ground.

Once they had both stood up Kevin went up to him and said: "Ryoma we need you at the hospital right now. His majesty needs to have an injection and they need your permission to do so." "What is the matter with Kazu-chan? Why does he need to get an injection?" The two hesitated in saying anything for a moment but then Sai said: "Not long after you left this morning the temperature of his majesty went up to 105 and he went into a convulsion fit. Haku the palace medic managed to stop them and dropped the fever down two degrees but in order to get rid of the sickness he needs your permission to give him the injection that will do so." Ryoma widened his eyes and they ran out of the building after grabbing his bad and took off for the hospital with the stationed ANBU. Eiji and Fuji saw what was happening and just stood by the window hoping that nothing bad was going to happen and neither of them hearing their teacher yelling to get their attention.

Back at the hospital about an hour later Ryoma was at the bedside of Kazuki, who was now sleeping soundly with a peaceful look on his face, the breathing mask still firmly in place and the I.V tubes having been switched to his other arm when they had been ripped out during the convulsions: "Ryoma?" he looked up and saw one of the Uchiha twins, Obito or maybe it was Tobi standing at the door motioning for him to join some of the others that were waiting for him in the private waiting room. Once he had reached the room and the twin rejoined his brother in another section of the floor the two who were there stood up and the one with the silver eyes came forward and said in a low voice: "Greetings to you Ryoma-san. My name is Neji Hyuuga and this is my friend Gaara no Sabaku. We are also going to be royal husbands but in a year and a half." The three shook hands and Ryoma said as they sat down by one of the windows: "I am very happy to meet you if only it were under better circumstances."

Back at the school Eiji was walking down the hall with a worried look on his face. Both he and Fuji had tried to call the Kazama Estates, the phone of Ryoma and the phones of Kazuki but they were not able to get a hold of anyone. Eiji just kept thinking and was so distracted that he did not hear Oishi calling for him to be careful and he walked right into a wall, smashing his face as he did so: "MOTHERFUCKING KAMI DAMMIT! THAT FUCKING SHIT HURT LIKE HELL!" Oishi froze and yelled in a scolding tone: "EIJI! Since when do you curse like..." "Oh shut your fucking hole for once in your life Oishi." everyone in the hall froze ad Oishi started sputtering with a red face as Eiji massaged his nose with one hand and glaring at the wall as if it had done something wrong. Fuji went forward before Eiji could take out his frustrations on the wall and said: "Eiji come with me please. Iruka-san is in the school office waiting for us so he can explain what happened when Ryoma left and why no one has been answering their phones." Kikumaru jerked his head around and the two dashed down the stairs to the office, leaving Oishi standing in the middle of the hall with a red face and jaw on the ground because of what his friend had just told them. Inui was standing to the side writing in his notebook and mumbling: "Iie data..." while Tezuka just watched with a neutral look on his face but feeling extremely shocked on the inside for what he had just witnessed.

Behold, another chapter bites the dust! I know that it may not be as good as I am hoping this time and may be short but I got some things confused and ended the chapter early. Now as always read and review and catch you on the flip side! (unless you are a flamer, which in that case you can fall and die for all I care) Obi-Chan away!