A/n: Hey everyone! I'm back!! So I have my desktop back at least a little bit anyways. So here's a present to all of you. I hope you all like it and I hope you all continue to read my story. I still don't know where this story is going or where I want it to end up so I hope all of you bare with me.
Chapter 7
Nanako's words pierce through me, running through my head. It's all I can hear, all I can think about. "Ryoma-kun, Oba-san and Oji-san have been in a car accident… They died on impact." She said to me as I walked in the door after the team gave me a celebration at Kawamura sushi for my performance in the musical concourse. It can't be true right? It's just some sick and stupid joke that Oyaji is playing on me right? Right? But Nanako-san's face, the way she said it, the way she looked, the utter shock and despair she showed. It's true.
I have no idea what's going on around me at the moment, I can vaguely feel someone helping me up and being put in a car. Nothing else exists for me. The only thing I can see and hear is Nanako-san as she told me about Oyaji and Okaa-san.
I don't believe it! As much as my reasoning is telling me! I can't believe it! I won't believe it. I keep telling myself this as I can feel another pair of arms help me out of the car and we walk into a building. My feet are moving on it's own now, trusting the person beside me. The next thing I know is that I am seated again. I am still lost in my own little world. I just want to stay here for a little while, here, in this place, in my mind, where everything is like it was, where I still have a family.
"Ryoma!" The voice penetrates my mind, through my self-induced stupor and calls me out. My mind immediately reawakens from the loud scream and the first thing I see is a blinding light before me, and I cover my eyes automatically with my hands in response. I hear several sighs being emitted.
"Echizen-sama will be fine. He was in a state of shock." I hear someone in front of me say as I blink rapidly trying to get the dots out of my eyes. (A/N: I'm sure all of you know what I mean. You know when you look at a bright light, like a camera flash or what not a lot of times and when the light disappears, you always see a bunch of dots.) Now that I can finally see, I see that the people in front of me are Nanako-san and the Doctor. His nameplate reads Dr. Akihira.
"Ryoma-kun. Yokatta. I was so worried about you." She said as she wrapped her arms around me in a crushing bear hug. "This is Dr. Akihira, he's … he's here to take us to oba-san and oji-san." She said with distraught eyes, staring down at the floor. "We…We have to … identify their bodies." She said on the verge of tears.
"If you'll follow me, I'll take you to them."
Ten minutes later we were in a room at the hospital, Nanako, with arms wrapped around my shoulder as we stood by the hospital bed waiting for the doctor to remove the sheets that covered both of the bodies. He pulls back the sheets ever so slowly and as the faces of both are finally revealed, my legs give way as Nanako braces herself on the wall crying her eyes out and nodding to the doctor indicating that it's them.
Oyaji. Oka-san. I--. Its-- How? Why? I'm all alone now, the only one left. (A/N: For all intents and purposes, Ryoga does not exist.) I'll never be able to play another tennis game with Oyaji. No more holidays or birthdays to spend with them, I'm alone. I'll never be able to hear Oyaji call me bishounen again. I wanted to get him to stop calling me that but not this way. Not like this. I wanted to wipe that smirk off his face and make him cry, BUT I STILL WANTED HIM HERE! I didn't want them to die. I'd give anything to here him snicker and call me "bishounen" or have 'kaa-san call me "Kawaii" again. I'd eat western-style breakfast everyday if it meant that they'd still be here.
"H-How … What happened?" asked Nanako-san to the doctor in a strained voice, bringing me out of my thoughts while I sat motionless on the floor
"It was a car accident. From what I was told it was a drunk driver. If it helps at all, know that they didn't suffer at all. They died upon impact. I'm so sorry for your loss. Echizen Nanjiroh-san was a hero of mine from when I was little. He was a great person. I'll leave you two in peace." He said as he quietly walked out of the room.
A/N:
I'm mean aren't I? I killed off BOTH of his parents. I know most already expected something to happen to his parents. So what do you all think? I know it's short, but this is where the scene cuts off and I'm still working on the next chapter. Please Review! I won't know what all of you think of my chapters if you don't review.BTW. GO CANADA in the summer Olympics (even though we completely suck and I won't be surprised if we don't win a single meddle, see how much national pride I have) but more than that. I wanna see another NADAl/FEDERER match up for tennis!
