Haha... It is like more than half a year that I come back to continue with my fiction again... ;;; Please accept my apology about that as I have been very busy with schoolwork and not until now can I spare some time to update. I know that it's not a long update but I hope that you will still catch up with my story. I promise to write more later! See you!
Chapter 10
Once after reaching home, Fuji collapsed into his bed and went deep into sleep. Yuuta, even though denying that he concerned about his brother, couldn't hide his anxiety when his sister returned and asked him what happened. Yumiko suggested not to disturb Fuji, as he must has had a tiring day. Therefore, nobody entered Fuji's room afterwards. That night, however, while Yuuta brought supper upstairs to his brother, he failed to wake him. Without second thought, Yuuta immediately lifted up Fuji's light body and rushed outside. A strange kind of fear developed within him which cause him making such a haste reaction that he didn't even notify Yumiko about that before leaving the house. Deep inside, he was so scared to lose Fuji and he held him in his arm so tightly as though his elder brother would disappear in any moment. It was not until Yumiko drove her car to him and asked him to get in did he gained back some of his sanity to realize how stupid he was planning to run straight to the hospital.
While they arrived, Fuji was transferred to the emergency room once again. His condition was unbelievably unstable, according to the doctor. It was the shock of obtaining a large amount of memory in a short period of time that caused coma in Fuji.
"His mind should be in a mess currently," said the doctor, "and he needs time to tidy his thoughts. Before achieving that, he may not be able to wake up. As for how long it will take, it depends on the will power of patient himself."
And so Fuji ended up to be hospitalized for four days before regaining consciousness. After he was permitted to go back home for rest, he stayed indoors for another three days. During the time when he was in sick leave, nobody in Seigaku was told about exactly what happened to him. Knowing his special case due to the previous accident, Fuji just disappeared in the campus and the Seigaku Tennis Club naturally. Though there were always some caring and nosy teammates who would like to get some idea about the absence.
"Ne, ne, Oishi, do you know anything about what's wrong with Fuji? I am so bored in class when he is not here! Moreover, I am used to have Fuji as my assignment assistant. Without his presence, I have nobody to ask before and during lessons!" moaned Kikumaru.
"Eiji-senpai, to be frank, do you really care about Fuji-senpai?" interrupted Momoshiro before Oishi wanted to make his response.
"Momo is right. You shouldn't be like that, Eiji."
"Like what? What do you mean?"
"…" Both Oishi and Momoshiro were made speechless and wondered how they could deliver the message to the innocent Kikumaru in a passive way. Soon, they all forgot about the matter. They didn't know, though, their conversation was overheard by their captain and has risen his attention.
"Talking during practice, 20 laps!" ordered Tezuka, folding up his hands and went deep in thought after making his command.