After a while, Ryoma soon drifted off to sleep. Amy and Fuji still talking.
"Suyusuke-kun, you were with my Onii-chan since freshman, right?" Amy asked.
Fuji looked over to her with his usual smile. "Aa. Nande?"
Amy just kept her smile on as well. "Well… why is it I've not seen you that time?" she asked, braiding her hair, as Fuji brushed it.
"Well… I attended the school at the 2nd semester of my freshman year, so… that must be the reason," Fuji answered, plainly.
"Ah… Sokka…" was all that came out of Amy's mouth.
As Fuji was brushing her hair, he noticed something, that he knew didn't belong on her skin. "Amy-chan! You have a bruise on your head!" Fuji said, looking at it closely.
Amy pulled away from him, holding onto the bruise. "I-It's nothing, really… I just… Just… Fell down," Amy said, her smile weakening.
"Amy-chan, don't be silly! Let me look at it!" Fuji said, moving closer to her. When he got as near as he needed, he grabbed Amy's hand, placed it behind her, locking her on the wall.
"Suyusuke-kun! Yameru!" Amy said, trying hard to get away.
Fuji didn't do anything and just observed the bruise. "Amy-chan… quit struggling… Tell me… Tell me what happened…" Fuji said, seriously, opening his eyes.
Amy just looked away from him, finally unleashing herself from the wall. "Nandemonai…" she whispered, hoping he got that she didn't want to talk about it.
Fuji sighed. "Amy-chan… You can trust me… I promise, I won't tell… I'll try to help you secretly from the others… Amy-chan…" Fuji whispered, looking at her, eyes filled with concern.
Amy sighed, not liking the fact that Fuji was so concerned over her. "Fine… I was just hit by a car… That's it. It's nothing serious. I've been to the doctor already, and they saw no sign of internal bleeding, broken bones, or anything that can harm me, but… this bruise on my head and on my stomach. That's it… it's nothing to worry about, Suyusuke-kun," Amy said, her smile returning.
Fuji just kept looking at her seriously, knowing Amy was mature enough to handle herself. He sighed then rose once more. "Fine, but you should really take care of yourself, next time. Who knows what might happen to you," Fuji said, moving to the other edge.
Amy kept her smile and climbed onto the bed, in the middle of the two angelic boys. "Hai. Oyasumi nasai, Suyusuke-kun," Amy said, turning off the lamp.
"Oyasumi."
--
The next day, Fuji woke up, only to see that what happened yesterday wasn't a dream. There she was, the woman of his dreams… the woman that brings him peace with a single smile. Fuji had to admit, he did like her. What he couldn't explain is if he actually loved her.
He moved gently off the bed, not wanting to wake the two younger ones up, then headed to the door.
When he got out, he was surprised that someone had already awoken earlier than him. It seems that Tezuka was waiting for him to wake up. "…You know I forgot to press record on the v-cam, huh?" Tezuka asked, his stoic face, not breaking.
Fuji just kept smiling. "Aa, Amy-chan and I found it rather amusing actually. What's wrong, Tezuka? No 'ohayo'?" Fuji asked, teasingly.
Tezuka closed his eyes with a sigh. "Ohayo," he said, frustrated.
Fuji just giggled, then headed downstairs to the kitchen.
--
After a while, Amy soon woke up, eyeing the boy next to her, realizing that the other one was missing.
'Hmm… Suyusuke-kun woke up earlier than me… but there's a possibility that Onii-chan woke up first to threaten Suyusuke-kun…' Amy thought, with a sigh. "I guess I should see if Suyusuke-kun's alive…" she mumbled to herself, slowly getting off the bed, trying hard not to wake the snoozing one next to her.
When she got off the bed, she took a small glance at Ryoma, smiling. "Ryoma-kun's so kawaii," she said, covering him with a blanket.
She thought that it was amazing that Ryoma had been able to fit in her brother's clothes, but not too surprised, because she too, could fit in the older one's clothes, but there are times when his shorts became her pants…
She giggled at the thought of Ryoma looking as if he wore pants instead of short pajamas. She moved some hair that was making its way to Ryoma's eyes. We wouldn't want to have the tennis star getting blind, fist thing he wakes up, would we?
As soon as she was done watching the Prince, she grabbed her robe, put it on, then headed out.
When the door was heard click, Ryoma immediately rose from the bed; his face beat red. "Nani…?" escaped his mouth as breathed in and out heavily.
Thinking he was alone, he had no worries, but a little girl was peeking through the peep hole of her door, her mind in, 'I knew he was awake!'
Amy soon went down, greeted by her two loved one's (me: Wow, she considered him as a loved one already :D), Fuji and Tezuka.
"Ohayo Gozaimasu, Suyusuke-kun, Onii-chan," Amy said, walking down the stairs, heading to the kitchen, where Fuji and Tezuka were.
She noticed the food on the table, not believing that the guys actually did 'em. "Nii-chan, Suyusuke-kun… Did you…?" Amy couldn't find the words, not wanting to be rude.
Tezuka just gave a small smile. "Aa, I don't know much about cooking, so I had Fuji help me… You need a break, Amy. You do this every morning for me, and I thought that feeding 5 people including yourself, was too much, so we took the liberty of cooking," Tezuka said, trying to hide his happiness with a small smile.
Amy gave a warm smile, grateful. "Arigato… Nii-chan… Suyusuke-kun…" Amy said, slightly opening her eyes.
"Saa don't thank me… All I did was tell Tezuka what to do… which was kind of refreshing, since I've been doing that for some years… I'm like his buchou in cooking for this morning," Fuji said, looking at Tezuka with his usual smile.
Tezuka gave him his usual glare. "Fuji… eat…" was all that came out of Tezuka's mouth, knowing he can't order anyone laps, since they were in the household, and surely Amy wouldn't allow it.
After a short while, the rest came down, Ryoma already wearing his hat. "Ohayo/ gozaimasu," they chorused.
"Ohayo, minna-san's," Amy said, with her cute smile.
They went to the table filled with food, and started their peaceful breakfast, until, "Amy-chan, are you going to Seigaku with us?" Inui asked, breaking the silence.
Amy looked up at him with a smile. "Aa, though I don't plan on doing much," Amy answered, politely.
Everyone looked at her, interested. "Why don't you plan on doing much nya?" Kikumaru asked, mouth circled by little egg crums.
Amy grabbed a napkin and wiped the egg crum off of Kikumaru's face. She giggled and mumbled a, "We should always look our best."
Kikumaru just gave a weak smile, and blushed.
Ryoma and Tezuka were giving him harsh looks, while Fuji just forced a smile, Inui writing on his evil notebook. 'Ii Data…'
They soon got back to the subject. "Why don't you want to do much, Amy-chan?" Kikumaru again asked.
Amy gave a thinking expression. "Well… I really just don't want to be noticed," she said, honestly.
"With your looks, intelligence, and history, there's a 98.8 chance that the whole school will notice you…" Inui said, pushing back his spectacles.
Everyone turned to Inui, Inui just mumbling, "Ii Data."
Amy just continued eating her food, when, "Do you plan on getting a boy friend, Amy-chan, or… have you had enough?" the question soon popped.
Everyone, but Inui, Fuji, and Amy chocked at the sudden question.
"Fuji!" Tezuka exclaimed.
Amy gave a soft glare at her brother. "Onii-chan… manners," she scolded.
Tezuka took a deep breath, apologized, then sat back down, returning to his normal posture.
Amy looked away from her brother, then went back to Fuji. "Hmm… It's not that I've had enough… I guess it's just hard to find the right one for me… " Amy said, with her smile.
Fuji just nodded, then, "So you'd rather have someone perfecy?"
Amy shook her head. "Iie… Have you ever heard of the saying; perfection is-"
"Imperfection? Aa, I've told some people about that… One, is this guy," he said, referring to Ryoma, who just gave him a glare.
"Don't bring me in this, Fuji-senpai," Ryoma said, after drinking his juice.
Fuji and Amy just gave their natural smile.
Amy took one last bite of her food, mumbling an, "Itedakimasu," then heading to the kitchen with her plate
Kikumaru stopped her, eyeing the plate. "Amy-chan… you aren't finished yet," Kikumaru said, concerned.
Amy just smiled. "Iie… Kiku-chan, it's just that I'm not very hungry… Sumimasen," Amy said, continuing her walk
Kikumaru kept eyeing her, still concerned, but soon continued his breakfast after noticing the looks, Tezuka was giving him.
Suddenly, they heard glass break, and their eyes immediately landed on Amy, lying on the floor.
"Amy/-chan!" they chorused, running towards her.
Fuji, who couldn't believe he was so gullible to believe that Amy was okay… thought of only one thing, 'I shouldn't have believed her…'
--
They immediately rushed her to the hospital, hoping the conclusion of Amy's health wasn't drastic.
When they got there, Amy was quickly placed in the operating room, Tezuka signing some forms.
"I shouldn't have believed her," Fuji mumbled, over and over, as he paced.
Ryoma, Inui, and Kikumaru eyed the tensai, obvious that they were worried as well.
"Fujiko," Kikumaru soon said. "Worrying won't do anything… try to keep calm nya, and could you explain to us, what you shouldn't have believed her of?"
Fuji gave a sigh, then sat down. "Amy-chan… Amy-chan told me that she was hit by a car not so long ago… she said she had already taken medical tests to see if she was okay… I believed her…" Fuji said, feeling guilty.
Ryoma soon stood up and said, "It's not your fault, Fuji-senpai… I need to go get a Ponta…" Ryoma then walked to the vending machine.
After a short while, Tezuka came in, breathing heavily. "Is she okay?" he asked, rather quickly.
Everyone gave a shrug. "The doctor hasn't told us anything… Though there is a 75 chance that Amy-chan, internally bled, holding it for herself, until it suddenly reacted," Inui said, pushing back his spectacles.
Tezuka ran his hand through his hair, now pacing. "Why would she internally bleed?" the question soon popped out.
Fuji sighed and said, "She was hit by a car not so long ago…"
Tezuka looked at him, wondering how he could know. "How did you know that? Did she tell you?" Tezuka asked, pausing.
Fuji just gave a nod, then looked at him.
Tezuka gave an angered look. "Why did she tell you, and not me? I'm her brother… Why couldn't she open herself up to me?" Tezuka sighed, so many questions filling his head.
"She didn't tell me, Tezuka… I found a bruise on her head, and she wouldn't explain… I begged her to tell me, and she soon gave in… she said she got he check-up's already, but… I was fooled too easily…" Fuji said, looking even guiltier.
Tezuka charged to him, and punched him across the face. "You knew she only arrived here! How could she know there's a hospital here! And seeing through her personality, she could hide things easily! Are you that pathetic, Fuji!" Tezuka yelled, trying to get closer to him, but Inui held him back.
Fuji wiped the blood off of his mouth and stood tall, his eyes opened. "No, Tezuka… what you do as a brother, is pathetic… You should've known from the beginning, because you know of her actions… and yet, you focus much more on your life, than the loved one that was always by your side, regardless of where she was… Do you here me, Tezuka? And you know what's even more pathetic? …That you blamed me for your wrong doing…" Fuji said, coldly.
Tezuka didn't know what to say… Fuji was telling him the truth, and… for words… it hurt…
Tezuka got away from Inui's grip, and made his way to the bathroom, hands in his pocket.
While, Fuji, Kikumaru, Inui and Ryoma… eyed him, walk away…
'Keep going, Tezuka… Keep going, and surely she'll do more than not open herself up to you…'
--
After a while, the glowing sign, that said, "operating," stopped glowing, which meant only one thing… the operation was finished.
Amy soon came out, on a hospital bed, the nurses, taking her to a room, while the doctor approached them.
"Do you happen to be relatives of the patient?" the doctor asked, holding up his clip board.
Tezuka got up from his seat, and walked towards the doctor. "I am her brother," he said. "What's wrong with my sister? Will she be, okay?"
The doctor gave him an uneasy smile. "Well… the operation was a success, though I fear that if you didn't get here sooner… she would've died, but… luckily, you did, so… it's all good… but… we did all we can, and… waking up… is all up to her, now… Excuse me," the doctor said, soon leaving.
Tezuka paused, his mind, blank. "Minna… go check on Amy… I'll just be gone for a while…" Tezuka said soon leaving.
They gave him one last glance, then head on to Amy's room, there they saw the angel, sleeping peacefully on the hospital bed.
"Fujiko… Will Amy-chan be alright?" Kikumaru asked, looking over to Fuji.
Fuji just kept staring at Amy. "I don't know, Eiji… I absolutely don't know…" was all that came out of the tensai's mouth.
--
Meanwhile, Tezuka, "Moshi moshi… Ojii-san… Hai, this is Kunimitsu… It's about Amy… She's at the hospital right now… She was internally bleeding… No, she'll be okay, she just needs to wake up… Hai, I'll call you again when there's more news… Hai… hai… Sayonara…" with that, Tezuka hung up.
He gave a sigh, then drunk his water, that he recently bought, when suddenly, a certain tensai popped out. "Tezuka… I… just wanted to apologize…" Fuji said, in a low tone.
Tezuka just eyed him, with his usual stoic face. He sighed, and looked down. "Iie… It's my fault, and Fuji… You're absolutely right… I was pathetic for blaming you for my wrong doing… Gomenasai," Tezuka as well, apologized.
Fuji's smile returned, then said, "Well… now that that is over… Let's head over to Amy-chan… maybe if we wait a little longer… a miracle will sprout…"
Tezuka nodded, then left with Fuji.
--
(Amy's head)
'Where am I…? Why is it so dark…? It's so cold… Onii-chan… Ryoma-kun… Fuji-kun…' Amy thought, as she clutched the grip on her other hand which holds her legs together (me: It has to be italic because… well… we're inside her mind :D).
'Hello…' came a voice.
Amy jumped.
'Who's there…? Please answer me… I'm scared…'Amy whimpered.
'Maa, maa, it'll be okay. It's just me,' said the voice, approaching her.
Amy's eyes widened, at the sight, of who it was. 'You… Wha-what are you doing here! I told you never to come back! I-.'
'Am very scared, and don't want to be alone… Ya, that's what you'll say if I leave you…' the voice said, cockily (the voice is continuing Amy's sentence).
Amy just looked away from him with a defeated expression.
The boy smirked. 'Aya Amahime Tezuka… What shall I do with you? Remember what I told you on our first meeting?' the voice asked, walking around her.
'Aa…' Amy answered, dimly.
'Good… do you believe me now…?'
Amy looked at him, not knowing what he meant.
The voice noticed and nodded his head. 'Aa… I guess you don't know yet… Never mind then…' the voice said, calmly.
'Nande…? Is there something-.'
'No… not that you won't find out… You'll figure it out… Oh, and you know, you're quite the player, Hime… I never thought that you'd be so popular with the guys in a matter of minutes,' the man said, sitting next to her.
Amy gave an annoyed sigh. 'That isn't any of your concern…' Amy said, looking away from him,
'Hmm… nande? Has the spunky Amahime Tezuka lost her battle force? I mean, at our first meeting, you were like a lion that has first gotten out of it's cage, ready to kill those before it… What happened?' he asked, smugly.
Amy glared at him. 'Ryoga Echizen, the reason why I despised you at that time, is because regardless of me being in your family, you should have never left them…' Amy scolded, remembering their meeting.
'Hey, why look at me? I'm just a figure of your imagination… this is a dream…' he said, slowly, so she could get it.
Again, Amy broke into tears, just wanting to leave.
'It's fine to cry here, Amahime… no one will see your pain… And besides… those tears aren't even…'
'REAL…' once that word came out, Amy's world got even darker.
Her tears getting heavier, her cries getting louder, and her pain getting even painful (me: I was planning on putting her pain getting even 'something with an –er' but I couldn't joke at a scene like this :D).
'Nande…? Why can't everyone just leave me alone…? I can't sleep… baka… you're already asleep,' Amy said, to herself, whipping away her tears.
--
When Tezuka and Fuji were halfway to Amy's room, Kikumaru popped out, looking worried. "Tezuka! Fuji! It's Amy-chan!" he yelled, in a panicking way.
Tezuka and Fuji looked at one another, then ran to her room, sighting Amy crying and sweating, as her eyes remained closed.
"Call the sensei! Now!" Tezuka yelled.
Ryoma, Inui, and Kikumaru ran to find the doctor, while Fuji and Tezuka just held Amy's hand, trying to keep her calm.
"Tezuka… What's happening to her…? I thought she was well…?" Fuji panicked.
Tezuka wanted to answer, but he couldn't… He didn't know what to say, for he feared that his dear sister's death was to come.
The doctor soon ran in the room, immediately taking Amy's hand, and checking the heart beat.
Amy soon calmed down, breathing heavily in her sleep.
Tezuka walked towards the doctor, and grabbed him by the collars. "You said all she needed was to wake up… What is happening?" he asked, angrily.
The doctor gave him an unintimidated look. "It's true… What she had was just a nightmare… At least we know she'll be able to wake up now… She's only asleep…" the doctor said, getting away from Tezuka's grip.
Tezuka turned to Amy, and found her sleeping peacefully. "You mean… you're sure that she'll wake up, now?" Tezuka asked, hoping
The sensei nodded. "Aa… I expect her to wake up tomorrow… Now… It's late… so please either go home, or stay the night… Sumimasen," the doctor excused himself, leaving the 5 tennis regulars, and the sleeping angel in the room.
Tezuka and Fuji, who have been doing nothing but gawking at Amy was thinking, 'She's saved…' though there was another thing, that was wondering in Fuji's head.
--
Amy sat there, holding her legs together, shaking.
'Koi… do you think she's alright?' said a voice.
Amy was sure that it wasn't Ryoga's.
'Who's there?' she asked, knowing it's useless.
'I think she's alright… should we approach her' another voice said.
Amy realized that the two voices sounded familiar.
'Oka-san… Oto-san…' those words came from Amy's mouth as she stood up, searching for the two people.
'Aa, Amy-chan… How are you?' Amy's mom asked, with a smile.
'Daijobu, demo… I'm scared…' Amy said, tears running down her cheeks.
'Daijobu, daijobu… Amy-chan… it will be alright. Keep saying that to yourself and it will be alright…' Amy's dad said, petting her.
Amy pouted at her father's action. 'Please don't treat me like a puppy… Onii-chan already does…' Amy said, quietly.
Her mother frowned. 'Koi… Your brother does not treat you like a puppy… he treats you that way because he loves you… The same as you love him, okay?' Amy's mom said, hugging her.
Amy just stayed still, feeling absolutely no sadness, happiness, or any slight pain. 'It doesn't matter… that's not my problem… I already know that…'
Amy's mom separated from her and just looked at her in the eyes. She saw nothing but pain in her heart. 'Gomen, Amy-chan… we must go…' Amy's mom said, with a painful expression.
'It's not as if anything's change… you're always gone…' Amy commented, coldly.
Her parents just looked at her, their expression upset.
'Gomen… I don't know what came over me,' Amy then said, with a painful expression. 'It's just that… You're never home. I'm always alone with Onii-chan. We need someone to guide us. I know I have Onii-chan to do that, demo… it's too much for him…' Amy said, tears rolling down her eyes.
'Honto ni gomenasai… I'm guessing your brother has not told you yet…' her mom said, tearing.
'Told me? What has he not told me?' Amy asked, whipping her tears.
'We really miss you, Amy-chan… You and your brother…' her father said, hugging her mother.
'We must go… Amy-chan… don't fall in love carelessly, okay?' her mom said, walking backwards, beside her was Amy's dad.
'We will always love you, Amy-chan,' Amy's dad said.
'Aa… I love you too…' Amy said, crying.
'don't fall in love carelessly…' those words echoed through Amy's mind.
--
Amy shot her eyes open, sitting up, quickly, practically forgetting everything she just encountered.
She looked at her surroundings and found the person she least expected to see. "Yo," came a shrill voice… It was Ryoma.
Amy looked at him oddly, wondering why he was there… or more importantly why 'she' was there. "Ano… Ryoma-kun… What time is it…? And… where am I…?" she asked, continuing to look around.
Ryoma stood up from his seat, putting his hands in his pockets, walking towards the princess. "Well… It's 3am in the morning, and actually, you're in the hospital, for… internal bleeding? Hmm… that's very unlike you, Amy-chan… though I've only known you for a couple of days, I don't know…" Ryoma said, teasingly.
Amy turned slightly red. "G-gomenasai," Amy said, bowing her head.
Ryoma chuckled, then, "mada mada dane."
Amy chuckled as well, then, "Wow… I'm honored to hear the quote from the famous Echizen Ryoma," Amy teased.
Ryoma smirked. "You're welcome," he teased back.
"Mou, Ryoma-kun!" she pouted.
And that was it for the rest of the night… until…
'Don't fall in love carelessly…' those words, again, echoed in Amy's head.
