::I DO NOT OWN THE PRINCE OF TENNIS, IT'S CHARACTERS OR STORY::

Ryoga's POV

I didn't dare let my eyes wander for a second.

"This may feel uncomfortable, Ryoma." The nurse said as she popped her head up from the cloth over Ryoma's lower body.

Ryoma nodded, closed his eyes and waited for the pain.

I reached my hand over to his forehead and rubbed it gently with my thumb as a desperate attempt to soothe him. 'Hmm, I could do with an orange right now…' I lifted my hand away from his head and was about to lay it back in my lap, when out of nowhere, Ryoma grabbed it. I figured quickly that the nurse had begun the uncomfortable part of the examination, so I let him clinch my arm for a while. A few seconds later, the nurse somewhat finished, and got up.

"All finished Ryoma. We'll have the test results back later, so you can probably go home now." The nurse exclaimed.

Then, my mobile rang. "Sorry." I mumbled as I took it out and answered the call, "Hello?"

"Ryoga, where are you? What happened? I'm at the reception desk with your mother."

I sighed, flipped the phone shut, and went to the reception right near the examination room. I found dad, yelling at his phone as if it were me.

"Ryoga? Why did you hang up? Ryoga! Where are yo-?"

I tapped him on the shoulder. "Dad, I'm here."

Dad laughed awkwardly. "I knew that, I just well, I um…"

"Ryoga what happened?" Rinko cut in.

Dad suddenly looked behind me. "Hey Ryoma."

I turned around, and sure enough there he was (fully clothed of course by now).

"Oh Ryoma! Are you alright?" Mum fussed. "What happened?"

"I'm fine." Ryoma said softly.

I swallowed hard; dad's reaction to this may be to kill the guy responsible. "Ryoma, do you want me to tell them?"

He nodded slowly.

I hesitated. "Ryoma was, nearly raped."

"What?!" Mum yelled as she pulled Ryoma to her.

Dad wasn't showing much emotion, but that was how I knew that he was extremely enraged, perhaps a volcano just before it's about to erupt. "Right, who did it?" (Ten seconds until eruption).

"He was arrested." I replied calmly (seven, six, five). "But I'm not sure who did it."

Three, two, one…

"I WANT TO KNOW THE NAME OF THIS GUY SO HE WON'T LIVE TIL' THE NEXT SUNRISE!"

"Nanjiroh, please quiet down." Mum pleaded, still hugging Ryoma tightly.

"QUIET DOWN? WHEN THIS MENACE IS STILL BREATHING? I DON'T THINK SO!"

Ryoma, obviously not liking the fact we were talking about him, broke free of mum's grasp and stood next to me. "Dad?"

"OH, WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON HIM-"

"Enough!" I shouted, letting all my anger ooze out of me. "Yelling out pointless crap like that isn't going to help the matter, it will only discomfort Ryoma and make you a very unlikable character!"

Dad immediately simmered down. "I, uh. Sorry…"

I softened my expression.

"If you don't mind, I want to go home." Ryoma said.

Mum nodded, approving the demand. "I think we all should go home and have some rest."

"Ah." I agreed, slightly ashamed of my sudden outburst.

Dad didn't respond, making me feel all the more awkward.

Chapter 5 is now finished.

YAY!