Stringer13: Here's chapter 8.
When Ryoma woke up he decided to go downstairs and see Saeki since no one was in his room. However he was still not feeling very well so while he was going down the stairs he tripped and fell down the stairs. Saeki heard a loud noise from the other room. When he came into the room he saw Ryoma in a pool of blood. Saeki face went into shock.
Saeki ran to Ryoma's side to see what happened. He realized Ryoma fell down the stairs.
'Oh no' thought Saeki. 'I have to call 911 quickly' and then he ran to the phone. He swiftly dialed the numbers and in a second a woman's voice answered the phone.
"Hello" asked the voice.
"My friend fell down the stairs and he's bleeding." Saeki said a little too quickly.
"Calm down sir and tell me what happened slowly" the woman said calmly.
"My friend fell down the stairs and is bleeding very badly miss" he told her.
"Sir an ambulance is on the way while we speak. Go to your friend and try to stop the bleeding with a towel," the woman said slowly.
"Yes miss. Thank you for everything" Saeki said and then hung up. Saeki then ran to Ryoma and soaked up the blood with a towel. He heard an ambulance's sound and carried Ryoma to the door carefully. He opened the door and two men in white came into the room and took Ryoma from Saeki and carried him into the truck.
Saeki followed them but one of the men stopped him. "Are you one of the boy's friends? Can you call his parents for us and tell him to meet us at the hospital?"
"His parents are at America. He's staying at my house so I'll fill out the forms for him if you let me come." He told the man.
"Alright get in the car." The man stated. When they got to the hospital Ryoma was quickly rushed inside. Saeki followed the men to fill out the forms needed for Ryoma. He then showed Saeki to the waiting room. Saeki sat there for a while and a couple hours later a nurse approached him.
"Are you Echizen Ryoma's friend," asked the nurse kindly.
"Yes" he responded.
"Follow me please" the nurse stated. Saeki then followed the nurse and she brought him to Ryoma's room.
"Ryoma seems to have hit his head very hard and has broken his knee. He also has a big gash on his hip which will make it even harder to move. He's going to need a wheelchair. He only has a small concussion on his head. No other damage but a few other scratches though. He should be able to leave after we put a cast on him next week. We'd usually let him out earlier but we'd like to be more careful so we'll keep him for a little while. Can you call his parents?"
Saeki nodded in understanding. He wrote down something on a piece of paper and handed it to the nurse. "This is my phone number. If there's a change in his condition call me. Can you show me Ryoma's room please? He asked her politely.
"Of course" the young nurse said. She then showed Saeki to Ryoma's room and left without a sound.
Saeki then walked up to Ryoma's bed quietly and sat down in a chair. He was saddened that Ryoma was in this state. He looked just the opposite of when he played his school tennis captain Aoi Kentaro. When he played his captain he was cocky and smug. Saeki was wooed by his skill and how much the match turned around. He watched when they first played a short match at his coach's park and Kentarou showed his skill by beating Ryoma but later when they played again in an official match Echizen easily overpowered his captain. Saeki was very interested. He wondered how a 7th grader had so much skill. He wanted to meet him personally and get to know him better. Some might say that he had a crush on him at that moment. He just didn't know it yet.
He looked at the young boy in the bed all cuddled up. It reminded him of a cat somewhat.
He then remembered what the nurse told him. He was supposed to call Ryoma's parents. He first dialed home to tell his mom where he was and why and told her not to worry about Ryoma. He also asked her to pick him up in an hour or so. He then asked her to give him the phone number to Ryoma's dad which he had written on a piece of paper and put it on the kitchen table. She told him the number and they said their goodbyes.
Then he called Ryoma's dad.
"Hello" asked Nanjiroh.
"Hi this is Saeki Kojirou. I'm the guy looking after your son." Saeki stated
"Oh hello again Saeki, how's my son" Nanjiroh asked.
"That's why I called. Your son has been injured. He's fell down the stairs. Right now he's at the hospital. He has broken 1 leg and has a gash on the other so he can't walk for a while. He also has a small concussion but it's not to serious." Saeki told Ryoma's father.
"I see. That doesn't sound like Ryoma. He's not that careless."
"He was hurt mentally and he has a cold." Saeki explained.
"How was he hurt mentally" Nanjiroh questioned.
"Fuji was cheating on him again." Saeki explained.
"I never liked that Fuji boy anyway." Nanjiroh stated.
"He'll be released in about a week anyway." Saeki said.
"Alright thanks for the info. Keep an eye on him okay. Oh one more thing. Ryoma's cousin Nanako will be coming home a little early. She'll be home in 3 weeks because of some unfortunate events at the fundraiser activity she was at. I'll tell her what happened okay? See Ya!" and then he hung up.
Later the nurse came in with his mom. The nurse told him that Ryoma will be able to walk in a cast in 4 weeks. Then when they left the room Saeki gave Ryoma a good night kiss on the cheek and left. Unknown to him Ryoma had just woken up and bkushed.