[Chapter 5 / ?] Falling Snow
Title: Falling Snow
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Author: Saida
Pairing: TezuRyo
Notes: I wrote this last year and posted in www.fanfiction.net xD
Disclaimer: I don't own anything...xD
Summary: What will Tezuka and Ryoma do to handle his new life? How will they go through the hardships and and obstacles in their future?
Tezuka looked at the peacefully sleeping Ryoma. He smiled at his spouse and gently kissed him on the cheek. Ryoma stirred in his sleep.
“I’ll see you tonight, Ryoma,” Tezuka whispered in his spouse’s ear.
Tezuka went to the kitchen and made breakfast for Ryoma. After drinking a cup of coffee and toast, he went to work.
TIME ELAPSE
Yukimura was sitting in the hospital’s cafeteria, staring at nothing while holding his warm cup of coffee with two hands. ‘I still can’t solve anything,’ he thought. ‘How is it possible for Ryoma to get pregnant?’ Yukimura sighed.
From the seat near the door of the cafeteria, sat two nurses. “It’s rare to see Yukimura-san like that,” the nurse called Mina, said.
“I agree,” her friend, Shiha, replied.
At that moment, Tezuka entered the cafeteria.
“Ohayou, Tezuka-san,” Mina and Shiha greeted the doctor.
“Ohayou,” Tezuka replied. “Have you seen Yukimura?”
Both nurses pointed at the blue-haired doctor. He was once again, sighing.
“He’s been like that all morning,” Shiha said.
“Yeah, I wonder what’s wrong with him?”
Tezuka decided to leave the chattering nurses. After saying thank you, Tezuka went towards Yukimura.
“Yukimura,” Tezuka said, snapping the other doctor out of his thought.
“Tezuka,” Yukimura said, acknowledging his presence.
“Mind if I seat here?” Tezuka asked. Yukimura nodded. “So, the nurses said you’ve been sighing all morning. Want to talk about it?”
Yukimura looked at Tezuka. “Hmm, I didn’t know the stoic Tezuka Kunimitsu could bring up a conversation.”
Tezuka didn’t say anything.
After a few minutes of silence, Yukimura asked, “I assume you already know about Ryoma?”
Tezuka nodded his head. “Yes, he told me everything.”
There was silence again. “I still can’t figure out how this happened to Ryoma,” Yukimura said out of the blue, answering Tezuka’s unasked question.
“Just take your time,” Tezuka said. “Ryoma’s not going anywhere.”
Yukimura chuckled. “So, how are you taking this news?”
“I’m still a little surprised, but my love for Ryoma will never fade, no matter what happen.”
“How about your parents? How did they take it?”
Tezuka shook his head. “They were angry when I told them about Ryoma. My grandfather…he was about to hit him.”
Yukimura’s eyes went wide. “Is Ryoma okay?” Tezuka nodded his head. “Tezuka, do they know about Ryoma’s current condition?”
“No, they don’t,” Tezuka answered. “I can’t imagine what they’ll do if I drop the bomb all at once.” Yukimura nodded his head, understanding what Tezuka meant. Tezuka continued, “I don’t care about what they’ll do to me. It’s Ryoma I’m worried about.”
“Hmm, so are you just going to keep quiet about Ryoma?”
“No,” Tezuka answered. “I’m planning to tell them after my shift ended for the day.”
“That’s great,” Yukimura said. Suddenly, they heard a beeping sound. It was Tezuka’s beeper. “It looks like you’re called.”
Tezuka nodded his head. “I’ll go now.”
“I’ll call Ryoma for his next doctor’s appointment,” Yukimura told him. Tezuka nodded his head and he exited the cafeteria.
When Ryoma woke up, the sun has already shone brightly through the window. Ryoma rubbed his eyes, and saw the time shown on the clock at the side table. It was 11 a.m.
“If this is the time I wake up everyday, I won’t be able to see Mitsu off to work,” he said to himself.
Ryoma went out of bed, and into the shower. He felt a sudden pain in his abdomen. But it went as fast as it came. So, Ryoma didn’t pay any attention to it. After his shower, Ryoma went to the kitchen for breakfast. He smiled at the food on the table as he thought, ‘Someday, I want to make Mitsu breakfast too.’
After finishing his breakfast, Ryoma stood up and that’s when he felt the same sharp pain that he felt earlier. Trying not to panic, Ryoma went to the bathroom, and pulled down his boxers. When he saw a little spotting on his boxers, he thought, ‘Oh god, no!’ Not knowing what to do, Ryoma called his mother.
Rinko was about to go for a meeting when her cell phone rang. “Konnichiwa, this is Echizen Rinko,” she answered cheerfully.
“Hello, oba-san, this is Nanako,” said the caller.
“Nanako, how are you?” Rinko asked, locking the door at the same time.
“I’m fine,” Nanako answered. “I was wondering if I could ask a favor.”
“Sure,” Rinko said. Before Nanako could say anything, Rinko said, “Hold on a sec.” Rinko unlocked the car and put in her briefcase. Rinko put on her earphone. As she drove down the road, she said, “Okay, so what is it, Nanako-chan?”
“Could you pick me up this evening at Niigata airport?” Nanako asked. “Something unexpected happen at the office in Japan, so Ozawa-san asked me to deal with things in there.”
“Sure,” Rinko replied.
“I owe you so much, oba-san,” she said. “Oh, I’ll have to go now. Ja ne.”
“Ja,” Rinko said, and after that, there was the beeping sound, indicating the end of the call. She was a notice on her cell phone. “Ara,” she said to herself, “there’s one missed call from Ryoma.”
“The number you have dialed can’t be reached. Please leave a messa-”
Ryoma immediately ended the call. ‘Why doesn’t okaa-san answer when I need her?’ The pain attacked again. Ryoma, slowly, walked out of the bathroom. But, before he could walk out of the apartment, he went unconscious.
“Hey, Tezuka,” Oishi called out when he saw his best friend in the hospital’s lobby. Tezuka turned around upon hearing his name. “I heard Ryoma’s in Japan,” Oishi said when he caught up with Tezuka.
“Yes,” Tezuka answered.
Oishi noticed Tezuka is wearing his scarf. “Going out?” Oishi asked.
Tezuka nodded his head. “I’m going to see Ryoma,” he answered.
“Oh, well, I guess I’ll see you later,” Oishi said. “Tell Ryoma I said hi.”
Tezuka nodded his head, agreeing to pass on the message.
15 minutes later, Tezuka arrived at his apartment. He was surprised when he opened the door and saw his spouse lying on the floor, unconscious. Immediately, Tezuka went to Ryoma’s side.
‘Thank god, he’s still breathing,’ Tezuka thought. Tezuka carried Ryoma bridal style down the apartment, and fortunately, there was a taxi on the street.
Once there were inside the taxi, the driver asked, “Where to sir?”
“Kantou General Hospital,” was Tezuka’s short answer. As the taxi started to move, Tezuka took out his cell phone and dialed Yukimura’s number.
Yukimura just finished his lunch in the hospital’s cafeteria. He was about to take a sip of his orange juice when his cell phone
rang. “Hello, Yukimura speaking,” he answered the phone.
“Yukimura, this is Tezuka,” said the other caller.
“Tezuka, how can I help you?”
“I need you to prepare a stretcher. I found Ryoma unconscious at the apartment, and I’m bringing him to the hospital now. We’ll arrive shortly.”
“I understand,” Yukimura said and Tezuka ended the call.
“What happened to him?” Yukimura asked as he and Tezuka pushed the stretcher to a private room that Yukimura had prepared for Ryoma.
“I’m not sure,” answered Tezuka.
Once they’ve safely put Ryoma on the bed, Yukimura said, “Tezuka, I need you to wait outside.”
As much as Tezuka doesn’t want to leave Ryoma’s side, he knew Yukimura was right. So, Tezuka nodded his head and exited the room.
While Yukimura was checking Ryoma’s heartbeat, the younger boy regained consciousness.
“Y-Yukimura-senpai?” he said.
“Konnichiwa, Ryo-chan,” Yukimura greeted. “You gave us quite a scare.”
“How did I-” Ryoma didn’t finished what he wanted to say when he remembered what happened. Immediately, he put his hand on his abdomen. “My baby?”
“That’s what we’re going to find out now, Ryoma,” Yukimura said. “Now, why don’t you tell me what happen while I apply this gel on you?”
Ryoma nodded his head. While putting the gel on Ryoma’s abdomen, Ryoma told his tale.
“This morning, I felt my stomach cramp when I woke up, but it was only a short while, so I didn’t pay much attention to it.”
“Go on,” Yukimura said as he took the tools needed for the ultrasound.
“After breakfast, the cramp came again, and this time, it was longer,” Ryoma said. “So, I went to the bathroom and opened my boxers. There was- there was some spotting.”
“I see,” Yukimura said.
With a worried look, an expression that Ryoma rarely shows, Ryoma asked, “Will my baby be alright?”
“We’ll see,” Yukimura said. After awhile, with a relieved look, he pointed at the screen. “Look there, Ryoma,” he said, and Ryoma did look. “That’s your baby.”
Ryoma smiled at the image.
“Well, why don’t I call Tezuka now,” Yukimura told Ryoma. “I know he’s worried as hell outside.” Ryoma nodded his head and Yukimura went to the door.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Tezuka immediately stood up and asked, “How is he?”
Yukimura, with his trademark smile, answered, “He’s fine. Why don’t you join him inside?” Tezuka nodded, and followed Yukimura inside the room.
“Mitsu,” Ryoma said when he saw his spouse.
“Ryoma, I was worried,” he said, giving Ryoma a kiss on the forehead.
“Gomen,” Ryoma said, and Tezuka kissed Ryoma again on the forehead. “Look,” Ryoma said, pointing at the screen. “That’s our baby.”
Tezuka looked at the screen. When he saw it, a smile appeared on his face. He kissed Ryoma on the lips, and he said, “I love you.”
Ryoma smiled. “If you do, then kiss me again.”
Before Tezuka could, Yukimura cleared his throat. “I don’t mind watching this loving scene, but Tezuka, I believe your shift is starting.”
Tezuka sighed. “Yukimura’s right,” he said. He gave Ryoma a peck on the nose. “I’ll see you when my shift ended.”
“Un,” Ryoma replied.
“I’ll check on you later, Ryoma,” Yukimura said and then, he left with Tezuka. In a serious tone, Yukimura said, “Tezuka, I need to talk to you about something. Could you come with me to my office?”
“Sure,” Tezuka said. He could feel that this has something to do with Ryoma.
Once they’re in Yukimura’s office, Tezuka sat in front of Yukimura. Yukimura started by saying, “Tezuka, I feared that this might happen.”
“It’s about Ryoma, isn’t it?”
Yukimura nodded his head. “It seems like he has a weak womb.”
“W-Weak womb?” Tezuka repeated. “Then, that means-”
Yukimura nodded his head, confirming Tezuka’s fears. “Yes, this will be a risky pregnancy for him. Ryoma might not make it through till the third trimester.” Tezuka was too surprised to say anything. “But things might not turn out that way, and I certainly hope that it won’t,” he added in.
“So, what do you propose me to do?”
“I’ll be keeping Ryoma here for a night,” Yukimura said. “Also, Ryoma needs to be monitored so I think it’s better for him to stay at his own house for the time being, and I know that he hate this but please keep Ryoma off his feet as much as possible. He’s still in his first trimester so the risk of him having miscarriage is higher.”
“I understand,” Tezuka answered.