Alright I know I kept you long enough so here's the next chapter. This is the second to last chapter sorry this one is a bit smaller than the first one. No too much to say but thank you for all the reviews and I'm not going to say much until I can think of things to say LOL. Onward to the next chapter! By the way driving class is going good I suppose haven't hit anything yet LOL.

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Chapter Nine

Ryoma sat idly in the chair, waiting for the verdict on Tezuka. He felt extremely guilty for what had happened and stopped himself from going out there attracting Akutsu's attention. The rest of the team sat on various chairs around the waiting area. Ryoma got up and moved over to the window. They have been waiting for an hour now and who knows how long Eiji was at the hospital before he called Fuji.

"I hear it's not looking good for the young man in room 316. The doctors have been in and out, attempting to keep him alive. It's ashame. He looks so young," said a nurse, talking to another one obviously leaving for the day, judging by how they weren't dressed in their white uniforms.

Ryoma bit down on his lip. He didn't know what room Tezuka was in, but he prayed that he wasn't the young man they were having trouble with. Eiji was sketchy on what condition their captain had been in, but judging by his reaction to the nurses talking, Ryoma came to the conclusion that Tezuka was in fact in room 316.

Ryoma moved away from the window and walked passed Fuji. "I'm heading to the bathroom," he said only getting a nod as the response. He assumed Fuji was exhausted. Everyone was tired and worried. Ryoma walked down the hallway lost in his own thoughts. He didn't really have to go to the bathroom; he just said that.

As he rounded the corner to the front entrance, he stopped. Akutsu stood at the entrance with most of his face covered by a hat and scarf. He didn't look out of place with everyone else around him dressed so heavily with the snow storm that suddenly started outside. Akutsu motioned for Ryoma to follow him, but he stood still for a few seconds. This was his chance to finally end everything between the two and protect the rest of his teammates.

Everything inside of him told him to go back with the others and ignore Akutsu,, but for some peculiar reason Ryoma moved towards the entrance. He knew he didn't stand a chance against Akutsu. Baring for the worst, he approached the taller man. "What is it?"

"Don't talk to me like that. You treat me with respect."

Something inside of Ryoma snapped. "Respect! You kidnap me and rape me. Then you kidnap all my teammates and nearly kill Tezuka and you speak of respect! How dare you! He could die and you don't care."

Akutsu grabbed Ryoma and slammed him into a nearby car. "Listen, Echizen. That was just a small message. You are mine and no one can take you away from me."

"Stay away from my friends." Ryoma kicked Akutsu and struggled to get free of his grasp, but the other man wouldn't let him.

"Oh please. You think you're a challenge to me."

As he struggled, Ryoma got a glimpse of Fuji sneaking up behind Akutsu. Ryoma grabbed onto Akutsu's arms. "I'll make sure you never get out of jail this time."

Fuji grabbed Akutsu by the neck and pulled him to the ground. In one swift motion, Akutsu was pinned under Fuji's full weight, and Ryoma was freed. Ryoma pulled out his cellphone and called the police, making sure they knew that he needed someone right away within the next few seconds. No one was a match for Akutsu, but Fuji struggled to keep his foot pressed firmly down on Akutsu's neck. The man struggled to breath, but neither one cared if the man died. It was a small price to pay for what he did to Tezuka. Fuji didn't say anything to the man underneath his foot not only because he didn't have the patience nor the will to talk to him.

A police car pulled up quickly and a few security guards came running out of the building. Fuji didn't bother to move until the one officer pushed him out of the way. Ryoma wrapped his arms around Fuji feeling his warmth, but most of all feeling Fuji's rapid heart beat. "What were you thinking?" he asked suddenly.

"Tezuka may die."

Fuji pushed Ryoma away from him. "And you thought that getting yourself killed would amend for that. You're wrong."

Ryoma felt hurt for that comment. "But, I wasn't." Ryoma sighed and walked away from him, ignoring the commotion coming from the police. He didn't care for answering questions. He just kept moving further away from everyone. "He wouldn't believe me anyway! All we do now is fight. Maybe this fantasy relationship should have never happened. Maybe Dad was right. I had it, Fuji!" He didn't know if Fuji or anyone was paying attention to him. All he cared about was getting away from all this.

Ryoma moved quickly through the streets, up and down, never stopping just running further and further away from it all. He was extremely depressed and knew that he was being selfish, but nothing matter to him right about now. He stopped at the edge of the street. Down below him was a long drop to the water linked somewhere down the lines to the Pacific Ocean. It was time to eliminate himself from the world. Everything would be better that way. His mind was fuzzy and the only thoughts that swirled around in his mind were about Tezuka. "Please forgive me," he whispered, praying to whichever god would listen to him.

He climbed up on the railing and held his balance on the thin piece of steel. "Ryoma," a soft voice spoke.

The boy turned half around, making sure he kept his balance. Sakuno stood a little ways from the young man. "Please," was all he could say.

"Don't do this. Let's go talk somewhere. Get some tea. I'm sure you don't want to do this."

Ryoma blinked a few tears away. "I should have done it a long time ago. I shouldn't be here causing trouble right about now."

"That's not true. Now please. Let's go to a small diner and get something to eat. Please, Ryoma." Ryoma glanced back at the water, splashing against the cement walls. He debated for several minutes, wandering which would be the better option.

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Okay! One more chapter after this and I think I've finished it. I'm so tired and just want to go to sleep LOL. Good night everyone! I hope you enjoyed this story so far. Thanks for reading please review.

Angel Dove