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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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Prince of Tennis is not mine. Lots of thanks go to my friend Nicole for helping me with the ideas of this story and for helping me write when i get stuck.

Authors note: Day check!� It is
currently around 11:30 pm
Tuesday night, but this chapter carries on into Wednesday.� Also the chapters might be a little shorter
than previous depending on how well my mind kick starts.

That night Ryoma lay in his bed trying to sleep despite the
feeling of unease that had settled over him.�
Ever since he had returned from his run with Kaidoh earlier he�d felt
like someone was watching him.� Finally
he fell into a fitful sleep unknowingly playing into the hands of the red eyed
ghost who was just waiting for his chance.�

The ghost checked that his chosen tool was still where he
had left it in the teen�s room before going out into the hall to check for that
thrice damned feline.� He�d been trying
to slip the powder into one of the boy�s drinks all day but that cat had gone
nuts at the sight of him every time and knocked the poisoned liquid away from
the teen.� That bloody cat would not foil
him this time; he�d make sure of that.�
He found the animal in the room of the more serious looking seventeen
year old and before she could sense him he quietly shut the door, trapping her
inside the room.

The red eyed spirit smiled grimly as he reentered Echizen�s
room and picked up the vial of powder that he�d left earlier.� He would have to make this count since only
two doses remained.� Still that should be
plenty to finish this one off.� It had
been hard as hell to get his hands on when he was alive, he�d had to search and
cover his tracks for a week so as not to sully his family name, as well as pay
a small fortune to obtain this one vial.�
As far as he knew they still didn�t know how to trace the poison, even
if they did he would simply plant clues to lead the authorities towards those
two bastards that had tainted the boy�s purity and corrupted his mind.� They would pay, he would make sure of that,
but first he had to save this boy and that could only be done through his
death.

He drew near the sleeping teenager and reached to remove the
stopper.

�� No.� We won�t let you do this again.� Three voices
commanded as three 16 year old spirits appeared.

Before he could stop them the two girls grabbed him by the
arms causing him to drop the unopened vial which hit the floor and rolled to
the other side of the bed.� He wrenched
himself free and moved to strangle the living boy when he was stopped
again.� The spirit of the boy grabbed his
living look-alike by the right calf and pulled him off the bed.

Ryoma jolted awake with a yell as someone grabbed his right leg
and pulled him, blankets and all, off the bed.�
He sat on the floor trembling and watched, wide eyed, as the pictures,
statues, and most of the furniture all tipped over and hit the ground at the
same time.

CRASH!!!!

The eight other regulars shot out of their beds and into the
hallway to see what had happened.� Tezuka
and Fuji were the first to reach
Ryoma�s room with the rest of boys not far behind as they charged in.� Scanning the room for an intruder they
quickly made their way to Ryoma�s side.�
They found the sixteen year old pale white, shaking, and sitting on the
floor in a mess of blankets in the middle of what looked like a disaster area.

�� Ryoma are
you alright?� What happened?� Tezuka
asked as he knelt down and carefully placed a hand on his shoulder.

The boy jumped and looked at the tennis Captain with wide
frightened eyes before surprising them all by throwing his arms around him and
burying his face in the older boy�s shirt.�
He wasn�t crying but something had scared him badly.� Fuji
came and sat down by his lover.� He
reached out to caress Ryoma�s hair in an attempt to calm him only to have the
boy catch his hand and pull him closer.

Wanting to know what happened but not wanting to intrude
five of the other boys looked anywhere but at the three.� Momoshiro on the other hand chose to glare at
the older two, and only stopped when Fuji
returned it tenfold.

�� Ryoma
what�s going on?� Kaidoh asked forgetting the honorifics due to the situation.

This seemed to snap the boy out of his state of fear enough
for him to pull back and answer.

�� Something
grabbed me and pulled me out of bed.�
Then everything just crashed down.� Came the
strained reply.

The regulars looked at each other in confusion.� Between the time Ryoma had shouted, the
crash, and the time they had rushed in, there would have been little to no time
for someone to have exited the room and hide.�

Inui took note of the damage around the room (the bed was
the only piece of furniture still upright), the fact that the window was closed
and that it was strangely covered in a film of ice, and the 16 year olds
placement in the room.� The conclusion he
came too was more confusing than the questions that were filling his head.� Ryoma couldn�t possibly have done all this
and gotten to where he was without a lot more noise and faster speed than even
Fudomine�s Akira.� There was also no
conclusive sign that anyone else had been in the room.� On the other hand there were the mysterious
appearing and disappearing bruises on the boy and the fact that Echizen hated
tricks like this.� No he wouldn�t have
done this; but what did that leave?� As
his eyes examined the room something glinted from under the edge of the bed.� Stealthily he managed to pick it up and
pocket it without anyone noticing.

�� Kaidoh, Kawamura,
and Inui search the third floor and attic.�
Momoshiro, Oishi, and Kikumaru search the ground floor but don�t go
outside.� Yell and run if you find anyone
or call the police if they don�t notice you.�
Ryoma, Shusuke, and I will search this room, the washrooms, and keep an
eye on the hall until you get back.� Then
we search our own rooms with each other close by.� If there is someone else in this house they
won�t get far.� Tezuka said in a commanding voice.

He knew it was a little unfair to the other two teams but he
and Shusuke needed to calm Ryoma down; though he had moved his face away from
Tezuka�s shirt he still had a hold of both of them.� Despite the fact that Momo didn�t seem to pleased the rest of them nodded, understanding.�

Tezuka and Fuji
slowly stood up drawing the still frightened boy with them.

�� FSSHH!� Ryoma what the hell?!� Kaidoh exclaimed as he stared
intensely at his Kouhai�s right leg.

There was a dark bruise clearly in the shape of a right hand
wrapped around his lower calf just above his ankle.

�� Echizen
are you alright?� Oishi asked as he knelt to check the injury.

�� Shuichiro, leave Ochibi to Tezuka
and Fuji.� We need to find whoever did this to our baby
boy!� Eiji cried out as he dragged his lover and Momo out of the room.

The other team followed soon after to head to their search
assigned area.

Once they were gone Tezuka and Fuji
sat down on the bed, still holding Ryoma in between them.� Fuji
stroked his hair again as Tezuka whispered reassurances in his ear.

�� Ryoma, did
you see anything when you woke up?� Fuji
asked glancing around the room as though expecting an attack.

�� I did,
but� I couldn�t have seen what I think I saw.�
I don�t know what�s going on but it�s not possible.� Ryoma responded now
that he was calmer.

�� What did
you see?� Tezuka asked.

�� It sounds
crazy but I know I was awake.� I saw red
eyes to my left and there was a shadowy figure about my height right in front
of me pulling me off the bed.� The sixteen year old sounded as confused as the
other two looked.

None of them were sure what to think of this.� It just seemed more and more impossible as
the nine finished searching the house.�
No one had found anything to imply that anyone had broken in and there
seemed to be nobody else in the house.�
They re-gathered in the second floor hallway when they had finished
searching their rooms.

�� It seems
impractical for someone to have gotten in and out of the house without our
noticing; however it is also impossible for Echizen to have done all this.� One possible explanation is that there may be
a secret passage connecting the locked room to this room through the
bathroom.� This would allow them to
escape to an unlikely location.� Another
is that the house is haunted.� Inui stated confidently.

Kaidoh paled but held his ground.� He hated ghosts and haunted houses but his
loyalty towards the other boys overcame his urge to run.

�� Either way
we shouldn�t simply ignore the possibilities.�
None of us should sleep alone, just to be safe.� Inui continued.

�� Ryoma
should sleep with m�� Momo was interrupted by both Fuji
and Tezuka before he could finish.

�� Us.� The two said in unison.

�� But��

�� That�s a
good idea.� Echizen seems to be the main
target, so it is better to have him with two people.� Oishi added.

Ryoma simply shrugged.�
He hadn�t let the two get more than ten feet away since they�d entered
his room earlier but he was still apprehensive about sleeping with them.� It was then decided that Kaidoh and Inui
would be on the same side of the hall as the three of them in Kaidoh�s room
which was on the other side of the stairs.�
Across the hall Kawamura moved into Momo�s
room while Oishi and Eiji kept the room they�d had to begin with.� It was 03:00am
by the time they all settled in to sleep again.

Upon entering the room Ryoma looked around before moving
towards the couch to set up his blanket and pillows.� A hand caught at his elbow and tugged him
towards the bed where Tezuka was already climbing under the blankets.� The bed was large enough to easily hold six
adults but still Ryoma hesitated.

�� Ryoma, the
couch is no good for you to sleep on.�
Nothing is going to happen unless you want it to.� We promise to behave.� Fuji
said honestly.

It was obvious to them now that they had pushed too far and
they had to let Ryoma take the next step.

�� Ryoma, we
won�t hurt you, and we could never force you.�
You�re safe with us.� Tezuka said soothingly.

Sensing their sincerity Ryoma relaxed a little.� He climbed onto the middle of the bed when it
became apparent that Fuji wouldn�t get
in until Ryoma did.� Fuji
went back to shut the door and watched in amusement as Ryoma�s cat sprinted
inside just in time.� When he turned
around his fingers itched for his camera but he knew it was a bad time to take
pictures tonight.� The scene was tempting
though.

Tezuka was sitting up in bed, without his glasses, and was
getting the fingers of his right hand licked by Karupin.� Ryoma was also sitting up but he was leaning
back against Tezuka, holding the cat against his chest and burying his face in
her fur.

Promising himself that he would someday photograph this
scene and have a painting of it commissioned he joined them.� He was more than compensated for his lack of
picture when Ryoma�s head rested on his shoulder after his hand found his
lovers behind the younger boy.� Karupin
regarded him with a purr when he scratched her behind the ears.� This felt right, somehow, and he could see
the echo of that in the faces of the other two.

Ryoma put Karupin down on the bed as the three of them
settled down to sleep.� Reminding himself that they wouldn�t try anything yet he made his body
loosen up when Tezuka spooned up behind him, resting an arm over him so that
his hand was on Fuji�s hip.� Fuji
was facing him and had rested an arm on top of Tezuka�s but let his hand splay
on Ryoma�s side.� Taking a deep breath
Ryoma melted back into the tennis Captain and shyly reached a hand out to
tangle in the tensai�s shirt bringing a smile to the lips of both 18 year olds.�

After the three humans fell asleep Karupin gently crept her
way onto Tezuka�s hip and curled up to fall asleep herself.

I know it�s shorter and a hell of a lot fluffier at the end but please
don�t shoot me.� Did I make Ryoma too
wimpy???
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