Eeey how long has it been? I have no idea but probably too long. It'll probably be October by the time I get this out so you know what that means, spooks everywhere.
Thanks to everyone who's reviewed and whatnot. It helps out with motivation and everything so I'll try to work a lot on this to get it out sooner.
Uuuuh still don't own Prince of Tennis but I've seen lots of gifs from like mini episodes or whatnot and have no idea where to watch them so if you know of anywhere I can that'd be great.
Here's chapter five. Enjoy!
The drive back felt serene. He would've fallen asleep again but the security that was driving him kept going over what the schedule was and what he should expect to happen now that it was just him in the house.
He knew he should've listened but he tuned it out and nodded every once in a while in response to nothing. He was thinking of what the day was going to be like, what he missed in his classes and for practice and if Momo had told the other regulars what had happened and how they would react but all of that was gone in an instant when the car he was in collided with another.
The car spun and finally came to a halt. Echizen tried to get a sense of what had happened but everything was a blur. He banged his head on the side window and the force from the impact and the seatbelt keeping him in place made it difficult to breath. He could feel blood flowing down the side of his head. If he didn't have a concussion from the attack the night before, he most certainly had one now.
He straightened himself and forced his eyes to focus. The right side of the car was completely bashed in and the driver most likely dead and the one in the passenger's seat was injured and fighting to stay conscious. Echizen looked out the window to see people starting to gather and attempting to help. He heard the security in the front ask if he was alright and responded with a series of grunts as he unbuckled himself and tried to open the door. He then heard them call to the others that were waiting at the house telling them to meet them. Echizen quickly said something about the news stations that would most likely show up and how they should be dealt with.
He opened the car door and almost crumbled to the ground. He didn't realize how much he hurt until he actually tried to move. There were several people at the door when Echizen pried it open, telling him he shouldn't move and they had called paramedics. He got out of the car despite the urges from the people around him telling him not to. They had also opened up the door to the passenger and were helping the security as they did him.
Echizen drew in long, painful breaths as he looked around to see what had really happened. He hobbled to the back of the car and looked over to the one that had bashed into them. The front of theirs was all crunched up and smoking, the windshield was shattered, and it looked like someone was hunched over the steering wheel. He couldn't tell if they were breathing or not and was thankful it wasn't a total head on collision.
There was glass and pieces of plastic and metal scattered everywhere and the smell of burnt rubber and exhaust filled the air which made it even more painful to breath. He slid down the back of the car and sat on the ground. Several people came up asking if he was alright and saying the paramedics would be there soon but one face stood out to him; a young man with shoulder length dark brown hair knelt in front of him and was telling him to take it easy and take nice slow breaths. He even distinctly heard him call him 'Echizen-san' but couldn't put his finger on where he had seen him before.
The next thing he knew was the security that was in the car was checking him over for the most part and telling him to keep his eyes open. It wasn't until that was said that Echizen began to feel extremely tired. His breathing had become quick and shallow and his vision was nothing more than blurred colors that were slowly fading to black. He barely heard the sirens of the police and paramedics drawing closer and regardless of being told to stay awake, he drifted into a lull of unconsciousness.
There was a constant beep every few seconds that he found annoying. He tried to open his eyes but the light in the room was too bright. His chest hurt immensely and he could feel something wrapped around his head. A hospital; that's where he was. He heard someone say something as he stirred in the bed then the taps of their shoes against tile as they walked out of the room.
He looked around to find a clock. It was just a little past noon which meant he was out for a few hours after the whole thing happened. He tried to think back to the crash, his driver was dead that was for sure and he knew the other person in the car was also injured but he didn't know how badly and the person in the other car, what had happened to them? He only got a glance at them before he passed out. There were so many questions he wanted answers to and trying to think of them made him realize how much his head hurt. His hand met his head and he felt the bandages that were there. So much for living a normal life.
"Echizen." He tuned to the doorway to see Oishi coming in the room. "How are you feeling?"
"Fine I guess, considering what happened." He put his hand down. "What are you doing here?"
"This is my family's hospital. My father contacted the school and had me brought here. Do you need anything?"
"No, it's alright. Did they tell you anything about the accident or about the people in the car that hit us?"
"Not much but if it'll help I could ask Tezuka." Oishi sat on a chair next to the bed." The security that was brought in with you wasn't too badly injured. The doctors said he should be fine in a day or two. You on the other hand have a concussion and bruised ribs so you might take a bit more time before you can be fully functional."
"What do you mean you'll ask Buchou? How would he know anything about it?" Echizen tilted his head slightly.
"You don't know? Tezuka's the police chief's son. Usually he doesn't get involved with his father's line of work but seeing it's you he'll probably pry into it to find out some facts." That made a lot of sense. He had been wondering what Tezuka's role in everything was and seeing he was the son of the police chief it made a lot of sense with the type of attitude he had. "I suppose the good news it you should be able to go home later today seeing as there was nothing truly life threatening."
"Thank you Oishi-sempai." Echizen meant that with everything he had. He had been in hospitals for accidents with his father's rivals before but this was the first time someone actually visited him that wasn't family or a security designated to watching him. "Do the others know about this?"
"As far as I know they don't unless someone called Ryuuzaki-sensei and told her-" Oishi scratched his head. "-but I don't think they would know anyways unless she decided to pull them out of their classes."
"I see…" Echizen looked down at his sheets.
The look Echizen's face made Oishi's heart sink. "I can tell them if you want if they don't already know. Practice is going to start in a bit and I was planning to go back and tell them anyways." He hoped that was what Echizen wanted to hear but his face remained the same.
"Ah. Thank you sempai." Echizen laid back on the bed and turned away from him.
"Do you need anything before I go?" Echizen silently shook his head. "I'll be going then. I'll come by later if you're still here." Oishi got up from the chair and headed for the door. "Ah, Momo said he was excited to stay with you from now on. I also think Eiji and Kaidou will be for tonight at least and I know the others plan to stop by." Maybe that would calm him down. "Well I'll see you later Echizen."
Echizen sighed and tuned towards the ceiling when the door clicked shut. He was upset but what bothered him was why. It was fine if no one else knew about it; as a matter of fact it was probably better. If word got out he was in an accident literally right after his family left him- he just wanted to go home.
He kept trying to sleep but was startled awake every time a doctor or nurse came in to check on him. After a few more hours of being there a doctor gave him a prescription for pain medication and told him not to move around too much or his ribs would just make the pain worse. He thanked everyone who helped him and went out with the security to find several more waiting for him.
"Isn't this a bit much?" The fact that there were two cars and about ten people made Echizen sweat drop.
"Ryoma-sama with what just happened I think it's best to make sure you're secure." A security said as they opened the door for him.
"Weren't we supposed to be discreet about everything though?" Echizen mumbled as he got in the car. The whole drive back to the house made him feel uneasy, not just because he was in a car accident hours before but he still didn't know all the facts about what happened to the other person or people in the car and he was sandwiched between two of his security. The ride was peaceful enough though.
When they got back to the house the sun was starting to make it's descend. Echizen thought about what Oishi said about Momo still going to come over along with Kaidou and Kikumaru. Unless Tezuka was going to keep them extra, practice was just about over. He didn't know when they would be over or if they were going to stop at their houses first but either way Echizen was tired and although he was grateful for what they were doing for him, he really didn't want to entertain company.
He went up to his room and flopped on the bed which he probably shouldn't have done because it sent a wave of pain throughout his body. He carefully rolled over and placed his hand on his chest. It didn't hurt as much as it did but he still couldn't take normal breaths. He let his hand flop off the side of the bed and he jolted when something rubbed against it but then smiled as Karupin jumped on the bed and curled next to him.
It was weird, having the whole house to himself. It was too quiet. Usually there would be a few footsteps every now and again of a maid or security walking past his room but this wasn't one of the super houses he lived in before.
It wasn't long before someone came to his room and told him he had company. He walked down the stairs and a small smile crept onto Echizen's face when he heard Momo yelling that they were no one suspicious and demanded to be let in. He told the people blocking the door to let them in and braced himself for Kikumaru's impact but was happy when it never came.
"Waa Ochibi your house is so pretty." Kikumaru rushed past the security and Echizen. He let his bag drop to the floor and went running into the house.
"Sempai don't just leave your bag in the middle of the walkway." Kaidou went walking in next. He picked up Kikumaru's bag, nodded at Echizen then went into the house.
"Kora Echizen, did you even tell all of these people we were coming? I never knew you had an army at your command." Momo grinned while Echizen rolled his eyes. He peeked over Momo's shoulder to see a group of six people, including the one he saw at the car wreck. "Don't mind them. They're here for me and Mamoshi as much as your people are for you." He called over his shoulder to them to get lost and not cause trouble. The group wondered off into the street and Momo and Echizen went into the living room.
"Momo-sempai, the one with the dark brown hair, he's a part of your group?" Echizen sat next to Kaidou while Momo took a chair across from them.
"Yuko? Yeah; actually he's highly respected in both of the groups. He's how we figured out you were in an accident." Echizen knew he had seen him somewhere previously, either when he went with Momo on the first day or when they saved him in the park.
"We had him trail you so you wouldn't get into trouble again." Kaidou said as he looked though his bag. "Here, your homework from your classes."
Echizen nodded a thanks. Kaidou really was just a big softy under that tough guy façade. The three of them looked towards the door when they heard Kikumaru yell and footsteps echoing around the room.
"Ochibi I found a cat!" Kikumaru burst into the room while holding Karupin above his head. "He's so cute."
"Sempai honestly." Kaidou said as he crossed his arms. "We didn't come here for-"
"Isn't he cute?" Karupin was suddenly shoved into his face
"How do you feel Echizen?" Momo said ignoring Kaidou and Kikumaru.
"How would you feel after being in an accident?" Echizen sighed. His tone was a lot more callous sounding than he intended. "Overall just tired and sore."
"Don't you think it's a little too convenient though? Right after your family leaves you get in an accident?" Of course he thought it was a set up, he just didn't know how anyone else would know about it.
"We looked into it a bit." Kaidou said now with Karupin sitting on his lap. "The car that hit you was registered to a Heizo Takayama."
"Does that name sound familiar to you Ochibi?" Kikumaru asked as he sat down with them.
"No, it doesn't. Were they the one who were driving?"
"We didn't get that far although we know they were taken to the same hospital as you were so Oishi-sempai might know something about it." Momo threw his arms behind his head. "Buchou might find out something too if he talks to his father, but in the meantime-" Momo bent over and whispered to him. "Is it possible to get these guys out of here?" He gestured to the group of security that had been standing around them.
"It's our duty to protect Ryoma-sama." Glasses said. "While he is here, he will not leave our sight."
"Over protective much?" Kaidou raised an eyebrow.
"With what just happened I think it's in his best interest that we remain cautious. There's no time to rest."
"But Ochibi is home now. He's safe here and we're with him." Kikumaru pouted.
"Seriously you guys, I'll be fine. Take a day off or something." Echizen placed his arm over his eyes. "You're giving me a headache."
"Ryoma-sama, we were ordered by Nanjiro-sama to keep watch over you."
"He's not here right now and I'm telling you to leave. Go find something more inconspicuous to wear or something. You guys stick out to much to be discreet." No one could really argue with that. It was hard not to notice a group wearing black suits escorting a teenager around.
"Ryoma-sama-"
"Go." The security around them started to leave. "Make some friends. Try to blend in with the people."
"Wasn't that a bit rough?" Kikumaru asked.
"They'll be fine. Tomorrow they'll probably be back in kimonos and watching from around corners. If anything they'll look like mob members looking for their next target."
"You sound sure of yourself." Kaidou pointed out. "I take it something like that's happened before?"
"Several times actually but we've never been in a place long enough for it to matter." That sounded more depressing than it actually was. Echizen never really got to know anyone so he didn't really care.
"Well it should matter now seeing as you're not going anywhere soon." Kikumaru said with a grin. "Taka-san even said he'd come by with sushi from his shop."
"At least we won't have to worry about food tonight." Just then Momo's phone rang. "Ah hold on a second." He took his phone into the other room.
"Ah Ochibi, Momo mentioned something about someone coming to stay with you while your family is gone." Echizen nodded. "You don't know who it is at all?"
He thought for a second. "No- they never ended up telling me who was coming but they seemed happy about it." Just then Momo came back into the room with a bothered look. "What's that about?"
"That was Oishi-sempai. The driver that crashed into you woke up."
Eeeeeeeeh. I really don't like the ending but you guys can deal with it.
So there it is. I really didn't know how to end it and it's bugging be to hurry and get it out to you guys because you deserve it.
Please forgive spelling and grammar and stupidness and laziness and lateness and corniness and I'm sorry.
Hope ya liked it. See ya later!