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She twisted a bit on the bed as the red covered the vision behind her eyelids. It was only at moments like these that her immense dislike for the sun, surfaced. That, and the days when it was too hot. But that was beside the point. Tera kept moving in the bed trying to find the best possible position to clear her view of the sun. It was refusing to let her sleep! Wait, the sun was completely up. And she was trying to go to sleep. As the final clues clicked, she jumped up hastily and directed her glance to the bedside clock. 12:30 pm! There was absolutely no way they would even let her into the school at this time. She gave a sigh. At least that would mean that she could get the day off. The thought of not going to school for one day cheered her up immensely, though she would miss her friends. She wondered if Tezuka would bring her the assigned homework. Or maybe she should just wing it when she went to school the following day, and act like she had been unconscious the entire day? As if the teachers would actually believe it. Oh well, just fantasizing about the privileges she could enjoy cheered her up just as much.

She tried to get out of bed but as she was about to plant her feet on the ground, her right knee gave a painful lurch. She uncovered the blanket that was wrapped around her, and looked at her leg. The right leg of her pajamas was pulled up above her knee, the edge digging into her thigh. But the sight that shocked her most was the big swell at her right knee. It was visible beneath all the bandages so that must have meant that it was a lot bigger than what she was seeing. The injury definitely puzzled her and she needed only a minute of thinking back to recall the events that had taken place the previous night.

The sudden realization startled her. How could it have not hit her as soon as she had awoken? She closed her eyes and the entire event came back to her like a flashback.

Don't worry. I'm here.

The two small statements she could remember with perfect clarity. It was almost demeaning how she could remember that and not the dates for History. But she could still feel the calming effect that they had on her. It was instantaneous. That was- until the rest of the memory resurfaced. She stiffened at the thought of how she had acted. It was perfect. Perfectly stupid. She had practically demeaned herself in front of him. Hugging him as tightly as she had done was impossibly embarrassing and even a situation as tense as that was not an excuse for her behavior. She felt her face warming and a light blush crept up to her cheeks. So now she was blushing? Maybe, she had hit her head or something because this was not possible.

''Ugh…thinking about all this is making my head hurt'' she muttered aloud, rubbing her head as she squeezed he eyes shut and fell back on the bed. In the end, she concluded that it was a late reaction due to sudden shock of someone trying to …sort of..uh…kidnap her. She dismissed the thought and left it at that. She heard the door slide open noiselessly and directed her glance towards the approaching figures.

"Oh, my dear daughter, my Tera. How are you feeling?" her worried mother put her arms around Tera in a gentle hug. Her hair was down and messy and she looked like she hadn't slept for hours. Clearly, she had been worrying.

"Mom, you worry too much. I'm fine!" Tera gave her mother a bright smile.

"Fine my foot! You don't know how worried we've been. You should be glad Tezuka was around." Her dad came bursting into the room with his fake-angry expression on, which clearly meant that he had been worried too.

"Oh, but I do know how worried you've been. That's why it looks like you got even more bald. I didn't even know that was possible." She flashed him a grin to show that she was truly just fine.

Her father snorted indignantly and crossed his arms as he came closer. Tera kept her grin on and before she knew it, she was being crushed in a combined bear hug by both her parents. She felt as if her heart would burst in happiness. Knowing that you are loved and that there are people out there who really care about, is an indescribably joyous feeling. It was beyond anything money could buy.

The door slid open again like the glass doors in offices or hospitals.

"Mr. and Mrs. Kisame, the doctor is here. And there is a young man waiting downstairs as well." A young lady informed them. She wore a maid's outfit and carried a small tray of water in her hand, which she placed on the bedside table as her mother talked softly.

"Tell them both to come up."

"Yes ma'am." She said before leaving through the translucent doors.

A few minutes later Tera found herself face to face with the cheerful family doctor. He was examining her knee carefully while talking and joking at the same time. Her father knew quite a lot of influential people and the connections really paid off when it came to emergencies.

"So Tera-san. You thought you'd go for a little crime fighting in the streets, did you?" Her parents had left the room for a while and the only person present were the sad patient, the doctor and the stoic young man who was sitting silently in a chair at the corner of the room. No one would have noticed his presence had they not looked around the room properly.

"Um…actually I just got lost while I was day dreaming," Tera felt a little embarrassed at having to say this in front of the two guests. She wasn't very well-known for her day dreaming. That was more like Serena, as Tezuka would know.

The doctor gave a little chuckle at her reluctant answer but didn't say anymore as he continued his checkup silently. For the next ten or so minutes, no one uttered a single word as Tera listened to the doctor and obeyed the actions he asked her to carry out.

And then, he gave a final nod and explained her condition to her. "I think I'll go talk to your parents about this." He got up and prepared to leave when Tezuka interrupted.

"How is her condition?" His tone was calm, lowered and polite.

"It's nothing major. Just a small sprain." He told him before turning back so that him and Tera were face to face and Tezuka could only see his back.

"You're a very lucky girl, Tera." He added with a wink and turned to leave the room, closing the door behind him.

For a second Tera was astonished. Why had he winked like that? What could it possibly mean? She was pretty sure it didn't have anything to do with her injury being 'just a sprain' but what else could it have been? That--? She tried to think of a possible explanation but her mind came up blank before she realized that she was alone with Tezuka in the room. Um…okay….awkward!! She tried to think of something to say but her mind seemed devoid of all good subjects to talk about. She had survived the wrath of teachers by calmly talking her way out of it and also the wrath of her parents. But she couldn't think of a simple subject to talk about with her best childhood friend?

They both sat in a hushed and awkward silence.

"So…uh…did you get any injuries..or anything?" she asked, a little lamely, as she thought.

"No." His reply was straightforward.

Another awkward silence ensued as they both just sat there. Tera took a deep breath and calmed herself. She wasn't about to let shock make a complete fool out of her.

"Okayyy….awkward." she grinned at Tezuka who gave no reply but to shift into a more comfortable position in his chair; though internally, he was glad that the awkward moment between them had passed and that she was back to being much like her old self. It relieved him somewhat.

"How are you feeling?" he asked in his usual stoic manner but Tera could tell that he didn't really mind her.

"What are you? My dad?" she asked with a snort.

He gave a little sigh but didn't answer.

"And what exactly is that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing."

"You think I'm childish don't you?!"

"No."

"Yes you do!"

"Get some rest." He said as he got up and disappeared behind the door.

"Tezuka Kunimitsu, you get back here this instant! A sprained leg isn't going to stop me from kicking your butt!" she called out, laughing as she spoke.

'I'm sure it won't' Tezuka thought to himself as he descended the stairs and prepared to head home. Things were finally going right in his world.

(Back to Serena)

Ryoma….For an infinite second she was frozen. Her brain could register just the one name and her arms and legs laid limp as if she had suddenly lost the ability to move. She could practically smell his sweet grapey scent. His eyes were wide open with his pupils dilated, mimicking her own shocked expression. Then, after those 60 long milliseconds, her brain registered their extremely close proximity and her brain regained its control over her body.

Within a matter of seconds, she was up on her feet. Her face felt very hot and she was pretty sure that meant that it was about a hundred shades of scarlet. She watched as Ryoma got up slowly and brushed the dust off from his pants. His hair hid his eyes so she had no chance to see in what state his emotions were in.

"Next time, look where you're going." He said emotionlessly before walking away leaving a stunned Serena behind to brood over what had just happened.

Well, what do you think? Liked it? Hated it? Thought Tezuka was a bit OOC? (I'm sorry if you think so. I really tried my best to get into that dense head of his!!) Whatever you thought of this chapter, just post it in a review! We're going a bit slow and focusing on their feelings for now, but don't worry-things will heat up from the next chapter onwards! SO. leave. A. REVIEW! By the way, guys, if you like La Corda D'oro- check out my new story -Static. =D

~Dark~