Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis is not mine.

Note: Thanks for Urchin Power and Alaena Flame Dragonstar for proofreading my work. I mostly used the Urchin Power one, sorry Alaena Flame Dragonstar but I used some of your too. Thanks a lot. I just have to say that Urchin is so HARSHED, I almost cry… not, hehehe. Anyway thanks, I shall be more careful next time.

One thing that I realize, writing an essay is so much easier than writing a story. sigh

Chapter 2

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"Happiness for me is the same as emptiness"

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While walking down the staircase, passing the 5th floor, Tezuka, who was still thinking about his previous encounter with Fuji was suddenly greeted by Dr. Takada who was searching for him.

"There you are! I've been looking all around for you. It's time to check on your patient. Where have you been?" Asked Dr. Takada.

"I was in the rooftop. I needed fresh air." Answered Tezuka as they walked down the corridor. They then arrived in a room where they could check and give the patient medicine.

"Hmm… the rooftop huh, you must have met him then."

"You mean Fuji?"

"Yeah, him. He's pretty popular here among the doctors and patients, especially because of his beauty."

That's right, thought Tezuka.

"He was admitted to this hospital about a year ago. Everyone was very surprise by his arrival. He came late at night and he was totally drenched because of the rain." Explained Dr. Takada as he checked upon an old lady for her health and improvement. "He insisted to be one of the patients here even though he doesn't show any serious mental sickness but he might suffer from Manic Depression."

Dr. Takada pauses and instructs the nearest nurse to get a bottle of medicine located in the top drawer. Receiving the medicine and check it to ensure it's the correct one, he then instruct the nurse to remember to give this old lady 2 pills once a day alongside with the usual medicine. Finish checking up the old lady, Dr. Takada moves on to the next patient who is still young, probably around 25 years old. This patient is wearing blue underwear on his head and another one outside his long tight pants. Running around and shouting that he's Batman. Dr. Takada has to instruct the nurses to calm him down and sit on a chair.

As he checks on the patient, Dr. Takada continues, "So yeah, umm… where am I again? Ummm… Oh yeah, I remember." Smile Dr. Takada who is having trouble checking on the Batman wannabe because he keeps on moving and trying to break free from the nurses who is holding him to the chair. "Anyway, he doesn't seem to have home to go to or family, since no one ever visited him but he does have a lot of money since he gave us a bag full of money enough for 6 years of treatment here. We don't know how he got the money from and we didn't hear any bank robbery by 17yrs old, so we took half of the money as a payment for 3 years and told him to keep the rest."

As Dr. Takada finished his sentence, he continues having problem checking the Batman wannabe while Tezuka was so deep in thought about Fuji that he that he didn't say a word or even notice that Dr. Takada got punched by the Batman wannabe, right on the face.

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The next day.

"Tezuka you're back to see me! Hehehe." Said Fuji happily as Tezuka walked from the rooftop's door to a bench that was located left from the door.

"No. I came here to eat my lunch." Tezuka replied as he sat down and took out his bread.

"Huh, you haven't eaten lunch yet. I feel sorry for you, Tezuka." Joked Fuji as he sat down beside Tezuka. "By the way, why do you only eat bread? You can take the cafeteria food you know."

Ignoring Fuji's question and suggestion, Tezuka continued to eat his bread.

"Fine, if you don't want to answer me."

Standing up, Fuji started to walk towards the high black fence in front of him and when the wind blew, he stretched his arms out to feel the wind blowing past him through his body. For a moment, Fuji looks so beautiful, like an angel.

Turning around suddenly, Fuji started to talk to Tezuka, "Do you know why I like the sky Tezuka? Because it will never change and whenever I look at it it's still here and will never leave me, such thing comforts me. But sometimes the fact that the sky is too high and is impossible to reach scares me. No matter how hard I try to reach it, I could never touch it just like the sunflowers." Said Fuji as he stretched his arms out to the sky and tried to reach it. "If I could never reach it, it will never notice me down here. The fact that it's impossible for me to touch it makes me really sad and depressed."

"You're just lonely aren't you?" Replied Tezuka as he finished his bread.

"Hehe, I guess so…" Smiled Fuji with a hint of sadness in his tone.

"Anyway you have a check up now don't you? Let's go."

"Umm." Agree Fuji as he followed Tezuka towards the exit door.

Walking down the stairs, Tezuka decided to use the elevator since the medical rooms were on the 2nd floor, while they were on the 8th floor. Pressing the down button of the elevator with Fuji right beside him, the elevator doors opened and they both went in. As it went down, there was silence in the elevator. There is no one else using the elevator except for them, and they both didn't say anything as the elevator went down. When they passed the 5th floor, the elevator suddenly shook and stopped, followed by a black out. Recovering from the shake, Tezuka began to check on the elevator's button to find that none of them worked, even the help/speaker button. Sighing to himself, he suddenly hears a mumbling sound from where Fuji was located.

Even in the dark, Tezuka could see that Fuji was sitting down on the floor, knee and hand locked together and breathing heavily. Fuji also started to mumble and talk in a soft voice. He was also shaking quite badly.

In the world of darkness there is only me and the darkness.

Seeing how Fuji was very scared, Tezuka kneeled down in front of him and started to comfort Fuji, saying that everything will be all right. Seeing that it didn't work, Tezuka, without much thinking, hugged Fuji tightly to stop the shaking and tried to comfort him. Fuji, who was surprised by Tezuka actions, stopped mumbling and shaking. He grabbed Tezuka's arms tightly as if his life depended on it.

Several minutes later the lights went on and the elevator started to operate again. Seeing that the elevator worked, Fuji released his hold and Tezuka released Fuji. They both then stood up as if nothing has happened. The elevator door then opened as they arrived at the 4th floor. As it opened, some doctors, including Dr. Takada and some technician, greeted them. It seemed that there was a technical malfunction that made the elevator stop. Seeing that everything was all right, Dr. Takada offered to take Fuji to his room, where he could rest. Agreeing, Tezuka entrust Fuji to Dr. Takada. But before leaving, Fuji grabbed Tezuka's arms and said in a very small voice, "Thank you." He then released his hold and followed Dr. Takada.

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Finish editing this chapter at 1.52am… I don't know what to say…

Anyway thanks for those peoples that commented on the first chapter.

Notes:

1. Maniac Depression: s/he has sudden and extreme mood shifts, from euphoric highs to suicidal lows. Thanks for Urchin Power for this.

2. I've just been told that it took so long for peoples to graduate from Medical/ Psychology University so I give you 2 choices, 1: Tezuka is taking a break from school and trying to gain experience as a doctor in trainee or something like that. 2. Tezuka is a total genius.

Notes on clothing:

1. This hospital allows the patients to wear casual clothes but they have to wear tags on their left hands or right hands, whichever they prefer. Why do the patients wear casual clothes? It's because the hospital wants them to be comfortable and the tags have signals built within them, so when a patient runs away the signal will give their location. It's also because I'm too lazy to explain the clothes.

2. The doctors, including Tezuka wear white coats and casual clothes underneath, so you people who read this fic can imagine yourself what Tezuka and Fuji are wearing.