2 years later and I have revived! muahaha. These 2 years had been one hell of a ride but I glad i survived it and here i am! I reread through my old fics and was quite.. idk how to put into words... basically i felt that with my current standard of language I could do better. And since this is my favourite fanfic so far, i decided to rewrite the entire whole thing. Hence, this is the first rewritten chapter. Hope you will enjoy reading this as much as i had fun writing it ;) Lastly, dont forget to R&R. I always enjoy reading your reviews and tbh, they are what keeps me going.

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"And now, close your eyes and make a wish!" Syuusuke said to the 5-year-old.

"I wish..I wish I will always be together with nii-chan, Syuusuke nii-chan, playing, having fun every single day!"

Ryoma exclaimed his wish out loud, before blowing out all the candles on the cake, leaving a few still lighted.

"Good boy!" Fuji smiled, ruffling Ryoma's messy green hair. "Now, it seems like nii-chan have something for you, right, onii-chan?"

Syuusuke gestured to the silent Kunimitsu. Kunimitsu is grinning from ear to ear, a rare sight to many, except for his Ryoma. He then earnestly handed over his gift to Ryoma. "Open up and see if you like it," Kunimitsu said softly to Ryoma.

Ryoma excitedly tore open the decorated green paper, and loudly exclaimed: "Tennis!".

The glistening necklace, consisting of a pair of tennis rackets, intertwined by a tennis ball, shone beautifully under the sunlight.

Tezuka smiled, knowing how much Ryoma loved tennis. Both Ryoma and Kunimitsu loved Tennis. From young, they will always watch tennis matches on the TV, and hoped to be able to play as soon as their bodies are more developed. Kunimitsu, being the older one, starts to play the sport before Ryoma, much to Ryoma's jealousy. However, Mitsu-nii did not forget about Ryoma's passion for tennis and give him this beautiful necklace. Ryoma is so touched.

"Arigato! Mitsu-nii!" Ryoma shouted while eyeing at the silvery necklace with his bright, shimmering cat-eyes. He then held onto the necklace and holds it up to Kunimitsu, with his clear eyes boring into his Mitsu-nii's eyes.

"Mitsu-nii, can you help me wear this?" His soft, baby voice, as appealing and pleading as always, strikes Kunimitsu's heart hard. There is no way he could reject his little brother's request, not when he is showing his puppy eyes(or should I say cat eyes:D?), with his red puffing cheeks to him. His looks can literally melt people's heart, and Kunimitsu's stony heart is no exception. Kunimitsu hurriedly held the necklace with his shivering hands-wait, why were his hands shivering?-and knelt down, bringing his face closer to Ryoma's neck. He can literally feel Ryoma breathing-wait, why is he caring about such unimportant stuff?- and with blushing cheek-why the blush?-he struggled to put on the necklace for the hyperactive child.

"Give me a moment, and stay still!" Kunimitsu commanded.

"But then..it is so hard to stay still when you are breathing against my neck! It's so itchy!" Ryoma innocently replied. Kunimitsu blushed even more.

It is so difficult to put on a necklace on the fidgeting child. But he was glad that Ryoma liked his present. All the time he spent making it during classes paid off. He had remade the necklace more than 3 times, trying to get the shape of the pendant right. It is indeed troublesome and it does take a lot of effort and time, however, all the tiredness dissipates at the touch of the light of the smiling angel. Ryoma's smile is like the sweetest and brightest things that could ever exist in Kunimitsu's world.

Looking at the usually stoic Kunimitsu smiling with such tenderness on his face, Syuusuke is glad that Kunimitsu is happy. He is even more surprised to see the usual stone face being so endearing, sweet and sensitive. It seems like, besides the times spent with Ryoma, Kunimitsu is just a stoned face. He is thankful for Ryoma, constantly being the sunshine, bringing smiles to Kunimitsu's expressionless face. How he wish such times will last forever.

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After the little dramatic prize presentation ceremony, Ryoma wanted to play hide and seek. Despite having tons of homework to do, Tezuka and Fuji still agreed anyways. They only get to celebrate this precious darling's birthday once a year after all.

"So you will be the catcher and Fuji and I will be the 'hider'! I know of a good hiding spot and I bet that you wont be able to find me!" The small chibisuke issued a challenge to Tezuka.

Tezuka affectionately pinched his cheeks, "Haha, we shall see about that."

He then closed his eyes and started counting to 10.

Never would he expect that that would be the last time he will ever get to see his Ryoma again.

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"Ryoma! Ryoma, I acknowledge that you are good at hide and seek, so come out now!"

Tezuka shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Ryoma! Where are you? Come back to us Ryoma! We are going to have the birthday cake and dinner soon, aren't you hungry too? The game is already over and you have won!" Fuji was about to cry too.

No matter how mischievous Ryoma is, he is never the type that will intentionally worry someone. If he had seen the tears in Tezuka or Fuji's eyes, he would definitely stop hiding and appear.

But he never did.

Tezuka's voice is already strained. There is a limit to what the small 7-year-old body could do anyway. It was already night time by the time both Fuji and Tezuka returned back to the Tezuka household. None of them dared to look up to the Tezuka parents.

Ayano Tezuka fainted upon receiving the news, while the husband, Kuniharu Tezuka was grief-stricken. They immediately called the police (and an ambulance for Ayano). For the remaining days, the Tezuka household was in a wreck. Fuji's heart was in pieces too. They all loved Ryoma too much and could not tolerate his absence. However the impact, without a doubt, was the heaviest on Kunimitsu. He seemed to be living on an autopilot and his mind is barely present at all. Fuji had become very worried for Kunimitsu and tried his best to help him. However, he knew, that there is a gap in Kunimitsu's heart that only Ryoma can fill.