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Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis (Tennis no Ohjisama), nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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I don�t own Prince of Tennis, but I do own the
plot/words written in the story which means no plagiarizing.� Many, many, thanks to Nicole who helped me immensely on this fic, and many thanks to all my reviewers and people
actually following this fic.

Also the stuff in bold that is italicized is past speech from
other chapters. Regular italics that are not bold are ghost speech and normal
stuff is living human speech.

Ok, there will be a prologue to this, which might hold
the second lemon I got a request for but if it does the lemon will be written
by my friend Nicole as I long ago came to the conclusion that I just can�t
write a sex scene to save my life.� I
can�t believe I�m damn near finished.�
This chapter took me way to long to write and actually wasn�t planned
out ahead of time.� To think this whole
bloody fic was written around two scenes that were in
way earlier chapter� the scene where Ryoma nearly got hit by the car (though
that was originally written slightly different) and the scene where the ghost
pulls Ryoma out of bed.� Who knew it
would turn into this� but I�m ranting so I�ll shut up now.

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Is this too sappy or weak???

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Ryoma�s vision came back into focus just in time to see
Kaidoh slip out the door.� He couldn�t
help but wonder why the boy, his close friend, would leave him to the mercy of
this monster.� Were the others just
waiting for their chances to leave without the ghost noticing them?� Not that he could really blame them, after
all he didn�t want them to get hurt.� It
hurt him though, to think that they might actually leave him.�

The way he was laying he could see Inui, Momoshiro,
Kawamura, and Kikumaru lying on the floor with Oishi crouched over Eiji in the
corner whispering something.� There were
also two females that Ryoma didn�t recognize bent over the three other prone
figures.� Looking closer Ryoma realized
the two girls were ghosts as well and that Inui, who was clutching his head,
was speaking with one of them.

Tezuka and Fuji
were clutching him to them telling him that they would not leave as two ghosts,
his tormentor Kiyoshi and another that strangely looked like him from behind,
were facing each other in silence.� The
smaller ghost in the blue kimono turned slightly and Ryoma saw that the spirit
was identical to him which triggered a memory that he had thought was no more
than a strange dream.� The hideous face
in the mirror, realizing it was his own covered bruises and scars, turning
around to find a ghostly look-alike staring back at him; and that strange, strange, conversation.

�Tezuka-san and Fuji-san, do they want you sincerely?� Would they protect you with their lives and
stay by your side through anything?�

�They will protect me, but I don�t know if they are serious in the way
they want me.�

�I�ll repair the damage he did to you tonight Echizen, but I won�t
always be able to protect you.� You need
to figure things out.� I�m sorry, but you
won�t remember any of what has happened here tonight.�

He knew the real answer to that now.� Tezuka and Fuji
truly did love him and they would protect him.�
Just as the others would, there had to be some reason that Kaidoh
left.� Ryoma suddenly understood just
what he was seeing before him.� Echizen
Kiyoshi and Echizen Ryoma father and son facing off in a battle of wills alone,
the result of which couldn�t possibly be predicted; but what could have made
Kiyoshi do this in the first place?�
Ryoma thought hard as he held his lovers� arms close to him, letting
them know that he was awake and aware that they were with him.� The journal, what had the journal been
hinting at?� Dammit
if only he�d read the other two as well, but he didn�t have time now.�

Ryoma searched his brain for some clue as to why this man
was so enraged.� It seemed to have
something to do with his descendants� choices in men but as far as he could see
there was nothing the same about them.�
What had he said earlier?

�As if it wasn�t bad enough when my son found that coward to carry on
with in the middle of a business crisis, the next generation had to fawn all
over a rapist!� And that last girl, a
spineless piece of fluff that insisted on taking back that bastard when he was
engaged to another woman!�

It seemed to have something to do with betrayal or cowardice
in some form or another. Neither of which Tezuka and Fuji
had shown; so why come after them?� Why
was this man so against his son�s choice in lover?� It hadn�t been a public thing but it was done
in their time as well as now.� As for the
other two he spoke of he�d mentioned a type of betrayal.�

�What do you know of love?� You
claim to love him, claim that you will protect him, but I know better.� You are no better than those that have hurt
my family before.�

Ryoma had been just awake enough to listen to everything
that had been going on after his friends had barged in.� That sentence had bothered him.� It almost seemed as though something had been
left unsaid.�

�No Ryoma, they will abandon him as Yori abandoned you.� They seek to shame us and use the boy.� I will not let this happen.�

Ryoma knew better than to believe that.� Tezuka and Fuji
had their own money and were not the type to date someone for that.� As for bringing shame to the family there was
no shame in love.� Still there was
something in the way the ghost had been saying these things that made Ryoma
wonder.� Something in his ancestor�s
journal that had been mentioned several times and something the ghost had
mentioned himself not so long ago.

�� Yukito.� Ryoma suddenly said loudly.

�� What?!�
How do you know that name?� Kiyoshi seemed startled at the name.

�� It was
Yukito wasn�t it?� Did you abandon
him?� Or was it the other way
around?� You were in love ne?� Ryoma said almost positive he was right.

�� What could you possibly know of that?�
The ghost said as his eyes burned red.

�� Father?� Is
it true?� I overheard you speaking with
him at the office a few times.� Were you
and he together once?� the spirit Ryoma asked in confusion.

�� Your son
mentioned it in his journal.� Yukito
accused you of abandoning him.� Did
you?� Is that why you think Kunimitsu and
Shusuke will abandon me?� the living Ryoma persisted.

�� That�s none of your concern.� Even if it was, what evidence do I have that
would prove me wrong? �After all that
I�ve seen?� Yori abandoning my son and
selling him out to our company�s rival.�
Ken�ichi abandoned Aya the minute he was confronted and in public as
well then trying to lure her away.� I
found him on the edge of the property after I saved her; he and his friends
were going to take what was left of her purity and kill her.� Then there was Sho.� He abandoned Mai after leading her on for
quite a bit.� Giving her gifts and
shamefully taking her out with no chaperone.�
Did he chase after her when she discovered his fianc�?� No!�
The bastard waited until the next day to trick her into taking him back
despite his upcoming marriage.� Tell me
how I can be wrong when I say that you will be abandoned?� This path will bring you nothing but disgrace
and pain.� Even your supposed friend has
abandoned you.� What makes you think that
the ones that are left here will not?� Kiyoshi said harshly.

�� Kaidoh-sempai
would not abandon me.� You didn�t answer
me.� Did you abandon Yukito?� Or did he abandon you?� Ryoma insisted,
stubbornly attempting to get to his feet.

�� Father please.� I need to understand.� The spirit Ryoma
said stepping closer to the ghostly man in front of him.

�� Yes I was in love with him� that was before
I knew of my own arranged marriage.� Yukito
didn�t understand that I had a duty to my family when I told him about it.� He told me I was making a mistake that I
would regret no matter that I promised him that I would not touch my wife past
the point of ensuring she gave me two sons.�
He left the day I told him and I had not seen him again until the day he
came to my office and insisted I sell him my company.� I did not want to abandon him, but I did not
fight for him.� So in that way I did
abandon him.� Just as they others
abandoned my descendants.� Kiyoshi explained wearily.

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Even years later when Kaidoh looked back on this day he
would never understand just how he got down the stairs and into this room so fast
without injuring himself.� All he knew
was that he�d started sprinting the second the door had closed behind him
trying to get to the tea set they had so foolishly left behind.� He should have just let the powerhouse smash
the room and everything in it to pieces.�
Snatching up the box containing the blue and white tea set Kaidoh turned
and raced back up the stairs.� Just
before he�d left Inui had told him to bring the tea set back up to them so that
the ghost could see it smash.� They
weren�t sure if it just needed to be destroyed or if the ghost needed to see it
destroyed.� Again he managed the stairs
without a thought but when he got to the room and tried to open the door� it
was locked.

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Unbeknownst to the teenagers and the ghosts Karupin had
watched the entire procedure from the doorway to the first room she and her boy
had occupied.� She had seen her boy
unlock and open the door that felt dangerous; she had also seen him drop the
key in the hallway before he was pushed into the room.� So she had retrieved the piece of metal as
she always had when her boy left them on the floor for her to play with.� When the other boys had come and tried to
open the door she had just about brought it out to them when the two girls had
shown up.� She knew her boy was in danger
in danger in their but she hadn�t been able to get in.� Every time she approached the door, if it was
open, it would slam shut in her face.�

As Karupin weighed her options of what to do, there really
weren�t that many, her other favorite boy came running back up the stairs with
something in his hands.� Whatever it was
it had the same feeling that the dangerous ghost gave off and she definitely
didn�t like it.� The boy was struggling
with the door now letting out many hisses and words that generally got her own boy yelled at back home if one of the older females
heard him.� Understanding dawned on her
suddenly and she quickly picked up the key and ran out to him.� After all if she was with him when he opened
the door she could get in to her Ryoma.

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Kaidoh growled, hissed and swore as he continued to try the
doorknob.� Just as he was about to give
up and attempt to slam the door open as Momoshiro had tried earlier Ryoma�s cat
attached herself to his leg.� Looking
down at her he noticed something glinting in her mouth.

�� Karupin
what do you have there?� It could hurt
you if you swallow it.� He said despite himself.

He was more worried about the others in the room right now,
but he couldn�t help but worry over the cat as well.� He bent to take whatever it was from her and
was slightly surprised when she placed a key in his hand.

�� This can�t
be� is it the key to the door?� Kaidoh asked the cat and received an
affirmative sounding purr in response.

Deciding to trust his instincts, and Karupin, he picked the
box back up and placed the key in the lock.�
With some disbelief he turned it expecting it to barely move only to
find that it turned easily and the door swung open.� Kaidoh and Karupin both ran into the room,
the feline heading for her owner and Kaidoh heading for Inui.

�� Kaoru, if
you can get over to Echizen, Tezuka, and Fuji
before you smash it I think that would be better.� If you meet any resistance then just break
it.� Inui said as he placed a hand on the 17 year olds arm.

The younger boy just nodded and on complete adrenaline
induced impulse he leaned over and kissed the data player full on the lips
before turning and running towards the three lone figures.� Inui meanwhile put a hand up to his lips in
wonder.

�� Note to
self, situations creating extreme amounts of adrenaline could possibly induce
mind blowing sexual experiences between Kaoru and me.� He mumbled.

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�� You didn�t
abandon him.� Yes he used you and that
situation to make you feel guilty, but that is not your fault.� Not everyone is like that.� Kunimitsu and Shusuke are fighting for me,
doesn�t that show you anything?� Ryoma countered as Kaidoh slipped back into
the room carrying something.

Had he gone for the first aid box or something?� That seemed more like something Oishi would
do, but what mattered to Ryoma was that his friend was back.� Ryoma was distracted slightly when Karupin came racing up to him and jumped in his lap meowing her
distress at the situation.� Now if only
he could get rid of this ghost they could get out of this bloody house.� It had been several hours he was sure.� He�d been unconscious for some time and it
had taken quite a while for his teammates to burst in.�

�� Father you can�t possibly believe that you
abandoned Yukito-san.� He betrayed the
memories you two made when he asked for our business.� Not everyone is like that though.� Yori did not sell me out, I checked on him
several times after I died.� Yukito-san
approached him for information but Yori refused to tell him anything.� Yori thought he was making things easier for
my and you by leaving when you confronted us, he did not believe in physically
fighting.� He did not abandon me, he kept
trying to insist that we speak to you about our relationship but he knew as I
did that you would not listen when you were angry.� The spirit Ryoma said
as he approached his father�s ghost attempting to make him understand.

�� Sho did not abandon me either.� That was not his fianc� that I met.� She misunderstood that she was to be engaged
to Sho�s older brother, but she had only met Sho and thought he was the one she
was betrothed to.� He asked me to marry
him the day we died.� Mai added tearfully as she looked up from where she
was.

�� Not all
men will seek to hurt or leave the one they love.� I love Kunimitsu, and I love Ryoma.� I would never hurt them and I would never
leave them.� If they ever choose to marry
a woman or find someone they think is a better match for them, Kami-sama
forbid, then that is their choice and I must accept that.� I won�t allow you to hurt them anymore.� Fuji
added holding his two lovers.

�� I feel the
same.� I love both Shusuke and
Ryoma.� I will protect them with
everything I have and I do not care if I get hurt in the process of protecting
them.� I will not hinder them in their
choices for the future, even if that means I am not always a part of their
lives.� Tezuka added as he pulled the two even closer.

�� They won�t
abandon me or hurt me and I won�t leave or hurt them.� I love Shusuke and Kunimitsu.� They are my choice and you can�t take that
from me.� Ryoma said as he clung to them.

The rest of the team, now awake and lucid, moved to stand in
front of the three.

�� We won�t
abandon our friends.� They managed to say in unison.

The silence that followed those declarations hung in the air
like a dense fog as everyone waited with baited breath for the ghost to
react.� Kaidoh stood several steps in
front of the three boys and was hoping that what he had in his hands wouldn�t
be noticed when the ghost turned towards him frightening him even more.�

�� You have my anchor don�t you?� the now
hazel eyed ghost asked.

Kaidoh, while still scared, sensed a change in the
spirit.� He still did not answer him but
he also made no attempt to hide what he held.�
The ghost nodded sadly and turned back to the two Ryoma�s, Tezuka, and Fuji.� The two girls had also joined the 16 year old
boy spirit where he stood, so it was three living boys and three teenaged
ghosts that the adult faced with a regretful look on his face.

�� I�m sorry.�
I thought I was protecting all of you, even to the point of removing you
from where you could be hurt further by those men, but I was wrong.� Ryoma, Aya, Mai� I am sorry for the pain I
have caused you.� Ryoma, my son, I doubt
very much that you could ever forgive me so I will not ask it of you.� The
ghost said addressing the other ghosts at the end.

�� Father��

He next turned to the living Ryoma.

�� I believe you two will take care of my
descendant.� Forgive me for the wrongs I
have dealt you.� For the injuries and
fear I have given you.� I was wrong in
believing I could protect my family in this way.� I truly loved Yukito and it hurt me very much
that he would seek to destroy me as he did.�
I realize now that it was his way of revenge, and that he won the day I
took my dear son�s life, and again when I killed myself.� He won every time I took the life of one of
my descendants.� I will never forgive
myself for any of that and I am truly sorry.�
Boy, please give me the tea set to break so that I may be se free from
this place.� I will face my punishment.�
Kiyoshi said as he slowly drifted closer to Kaidoh.

The mournful ghost took the set from his hands and before
anyone could say a word he smashed it, box and all, on the ground.� Echizen Kiyoshi bowed to the teenagers, both
living and dead, as he slowly disappeared.

The three teenaged spirits looked around the room at the
living boys.� The two girls had tears in
their eyes and the remaining male spirit looked close to it as well.� They looked at each other before coming to a
silent agreement and facing the living boys all of whom were huddled together
as if unsure of what had just happened or what to do next.

�� We can heal most of your injuries.� Not all, but we can at least remove the worst
and speed the healing of the lighter ones.� The spirit Ryoma said as he
bowed his head.

�� We�re sorry you had to go through this.�
Aya added.

�� We have just one request.� We plan to pass on, but we would like it if
you could possibly keep our journals Ryoma-san.�
We won�t ever bring you or your family pain, but if you have our anchors
we might be able to return to protect you if we�re needed.� It�s up to you.� Mai said with a hopeful
look in her eyes.

The three ghosts joined their powers together and warmth
spread through all nine of the tennis players, healing fractures in the case of
Ryoma, Tezuka, and Fuji, and
concussions in all but Oishi and Kaidoh who had not been hurt to begin
with.� The three that had been thrown
around the room still had bruises and a few shallow cuts that had closed over
but there was only minor pain left to them.�

The three teenaged ghosts bowed to the living boys as they
began to disappear.

�� Inui-san please don�t
forget my story.� Thank you for the tears
you shed for me.� Aya called out as she faded from sight.

�� Kaidoh-san, Inui-san, be happy together as
my brother and Saburo could not be.� You
two are meant to be together.� Thank you
for listening to my past.� Mai whispered as she gently kissed both on the
cheek before also fading away.

�� Ryoma, be safe.� Take care of each other and don�t doubt them.�
The last spirit said to his look-alike descendant before giving one final bow
and a gentle stroke to Karupin who purred her own goodbye.
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