Yeah, okay, so it's been like, FOREVER since I last wrote in here…..I can't help it; I'M LAZY! Anyway, I'm kind of not in the mood to write more of Beach Party! 'cause the show ended on TV, so I started looking up some other shows and I found this one: Hikaru No Go. I find the show very entertaining and that's why I want to write about it. This fic is mostly about Akira and a character I made up ('cause Akira doesn't like anyone in the show.) So yeah. Please R&R and enjoy!
A New Game: Chapter 1
It was a wonderful day outside. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping and everything around seemed to be full of life. Everything was peaceful.
sigh
A young girl, about 14 years old stood outside the Go Salon.
"I really wish I knew how to play… What the-"
BANG!
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT! YOU CAN'T MAKE THAT MOVE THERE! THAT MESSES UP THE WHOLE GAME!" someone screamed.
"WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT! YOU'RE THE ONE THAT DOESN'T UNDERSTAND MY STRATEGY! AND WHO SAYS I'M MESSING UP THE WHOLE GAME!" someone screamed back.
"OH, YEAH? WELL, YOU'RE STARTING TO PISS ME OFF!"
"REALLY? WELL, I'M GETTING PISSED OFF TOO!"
"NOT AS MUCH AS I AM!"
"REALLY, WELL, THEN WHY DON'T I JUST GO?"
"FINE!"
"FINE!"
The young boy; Hikaru Shindou stormed off, but not before throwing all of his Go pieces at his opponent; Akira Touya. The pieces scattered. Hikaru didn't even make a backward glance as he left the mess there for Akira to clean up. Hikaru grabbed his backpack from the cashier; Harumi Ichikawa, and pushed his way passed the young girl entering the salon.
"Won't those two ever grow up? They fight like kindergarteners!" Harumi sighed and turned to the girl that was entering.
The girl stared at the mess before her, "Do those two always fight like that?" she asked politely.
"Yep. Not a day goes by when they don't fight. The funny thing is, and you might not believe me when I say this but, those two are best friends." Harumi smiled at the girl. The girl smiled back and then turned to look at Akira. You could tell he was still really pissed off. He didn't bother to pick up any of the Go pieces yet. He stood there staring at the Go board, trying to figure out Hikaru's strategy.
The girl slowly walked up to Akira, "Umm, excuse me but….." Akira didn't bother to look up, "Umm excuse me…." The girl lightly tapped his shoulder. This time he did look up. There in front of him stood a girl with long brown hair that fell down to her waist, wearing a yellow spaghetti strap shirt and a white skirt that came up to her knees. She had gorgeous hazel eyes and long eyelashes, a cute nose and thin lips. All of this was put together on her petite form. (She's only about 5' 2") In other words, she was pretty cute.
Akira blushed a little. He never really experienced this kind of feeling before. It felt like his stomach had knots and his mouth was full of peanut butter. His mouth refused to say anything his brain told him to.
"Uhh…..uhh…." Akira looked like a dear in headlights.
The girl smiled a little, "Would you like me to help clean this up?" she motioned to the Go pieces that were still scattered all over the desk and floor.
Akira paused for a second, "….uhh….," Then he finally managed to get the words out, "Uh…sure…….thanks."
The girl giggled, "It's no problem." She bent down and started picking up the Go pieces. After looking at her one more time, Akira started cleaning up the mess as well.
Harumi watched them both clean up. She didn't bother to go over and help them. It would ruin the moment. Besides, it was fun to see Akira so flabbergasted. (a/n: I love that word!) She had never seen Akira so flustered in her life. She finally came to a conclusion: Akira had a crush. 'This is going to be interesting' She thought.
Meanwhile, Akira and the girl were still tidying up.
"Um, I didn't catch your name….?" the girl asked.
Akira continued to pick up the Go pieces, "Oh, I'm Akira Touya." He gave her a shy smile and asked for her name.
She smiled back, "I'm Sora Cline." (a/n: I just totally made that up!)
"Sora…." Akira repeated softly, "I-It's nice to meet you."
"Likewise." She agreed happily, "So, how did this mess happen in the first place? I heard some screaming from outside the salon….Was that you?"
Akira sighed. He was a little embarrassed, "Yes, that was me. I was playing Go with one of my friends and we had an argument…"
"AGAIN!" Harumi shouted over her shoulder from her desk.
"I KNOW!" Akira shouted back. He returned to cleaning up the Go pieces, "Anyway, it's not a big deal. We get into fights like this all the time."
Sora looked back up at Akira, "So I take it the boy with the blonde bangs was your friend?"
"That would be correct." Akira answered.
"You know, he looked an awful lot like my cousin…..What's your friends name?" She pushed on with more questions.
"His name? He's Hikaru Shindou." By this time the mess was already cleaned up.
"Hikaru Shindou! Then that is my cousin. How wonderful!" she clapped her hands together and smiled, "I'm glad to meet one of my cousin's new friends. It's too bad he never wrote to me about it…."
"Write to you about it?" Akira looked confused, "What are you talking about?"
"Oh, well, you see, I used to live the whole way across Japan and the only way we could stay in contact was through email and regular mail. We couldn't even see each other on holidays! But now I can see him everyday because my dad got a new job and we're moving up here!" Sora smiled.
Akira smiled back, "That's great."
Just as Akira was about to continue the conversation, Harumi interrupted.
"Hey, Akira! It's 4:00. You gotta head home!"
"Oh, alright!" Akira responded. He turned back to Sora, "Sorry I can't talk to you any longer. I have to be home before my parents get back from work."
"That's fine. Maybe I'll see you here again sometime." Sora responded.
"You probably will. I come here often." He said, walking over and grabbing his things.
"Great. I'll see you around then!" she waved goodbye.
"Bye," he also waved goodbye, "Nice meeting you." Akira blushed a little more before quickly exiting the salon.
"Wow. He was a lot nicer than I expected." Sora said, still watching him walk down the street.
Harumi smiled, "Yeah, he's a good kid," She watched as Akira turned around the corner and then was out of sight, "Anyway, is there anything I can do for you?"
Sora turned to her, "No, I just passed by and thought I'd stop in. After I heard all the commotion from their argument, I wanted to see what was happening."
Harumi laughed, "Okay. Well, we're about ready to close, so I guess I wouldn't have been able to help you anyway. Haha."
Sora smiled, "Okay, then I'll see you later," she turned to leave, "Goodnight."
"Goodnight"
Sora pushed through the exit and entered the street. A slight breeze brushed some of her bangs away from her eyes.
sigh
She couldn't wait to go and see what her new house was like. Her parents had arrived a little earlier then expected that morning, so she had some free time to kill before she could go into her new house. She decided that she wanted to look around town. That's when she heard the argument.
'I hope I can see Akira again. He was nice…" she thought. Before she knew it, she was almost at her new house. Ahead of her were moving vans and people all around helping to carry all of the furniture inside.
'There it is," she thought, 'My new home. Wow! It's a lot older than I expected …just as long as the pluming works' She glanced up. A young boy was sticking his head out of a window, 'What? Who's that?'
Meanwhile…….with Akira……
"Man, what is all that racket outside?" Akira glanced over his computer screen to see what was going on. There were moving vans and furniture everywhere.
"What the heck-" He stood up from his chair and walked over to open his window. As he poked his head outside, he saw people standing around trying to help, workers carrying things that look too heavy for them to hold, and Sora…..Wait- SORA!
'What in the world?' Akira thought, 'Is that Sora? That can't be Sora! Can it? But why would she be here?' Then it all came back to him, 'That's right she said she was moving…but there's no way she could be moving in next to me.'
As Akira stared at her, he hardly noticed that she was staring right back at him.
"What am I doing?" he said to himself. After that he ducked back into his house and closed the window, "I should go talk to her." He quickly ran downstairs and almost made his way out the front door, but his mother stopped him.
"Honey, where are you going? Dinners almost ready." She yelled from the kitchen.
Akira pulled the door half-way open and yelled back, "I'm just going to see what all the commotion is about outside." He quickly went outside and slammed the door shut before his mother could protest. He knew if he waited for his mom's response, he would never be able to go out.
Meanwhile……with Sora……
She saw the boy staring at her. She didn't know what else to do, so she just stared right back.
'I wonder what he's looking at. Do I look that funny?' she thought. She looked down at her clothes, 'My clothes are matching…he must've just thought I was someone else.' After she came up with that very wrong conclusion, she shrugged it off and continued on her way to her new house. Little did she know, someone would be waiting for her when she got there.
As she got closer to her house, she noticed that their neighbor's houses were very close to each other. They were only about 2 feet apart!
'Hopefully we have some nice neighbors, otherwise, this may be a little too close for comfort.' She thought as she passed her neighbors house.
When she finally got to her house she could see that it was VERY busy. Movers were everywhere and it looked like there was still a lot to be done. When she saw her parents she noticed they were busy too. They were signing papers and telling the movers where to put stuff.
'They look kind of busy…maybe I should have stayed at that Go salon a little longer' she thought. Just as she was about to turn around, she saw one of her neighbors come out their front door. It was the boy that was staring at her from his window. Only this time she knew who the boy was.
"Akira!" she exclaimed. Akira ran over to her.
"Sora!" he stopped in front of her, "What are you doing here?"
Sora smiled, "I should be asking you the same thing. I'm moving in here."
Akira's mouth dropped, "No way! You mean this is your house?" he pointed in the direction of her home.
Sora clapped her hands together, "Yep! It's pretty cool isn't it?"
Akira looked over at her new house, "Yeah, it is."
"Hey! You still haven't answered my question; what are you doing here?" she asked.
Akira turned back to her, "Oh, well, I live here." He pointed at the house next to hers.
Sora's eyes nearly popped out of her head, "Really!" she exclaimed, "Dude, that's so cool! I guess that means we're neighbors then."
"Yeah, I guess so."
Okay, that's the end of chapter 1! PLEASE R&R! I BEG OF YOU! (Okay, begging is going a little overboard….) Anyway, I'll try to get chapter 2 done soon, hopefully it'll be a little longer. Suggestions for chapter 2 are welcome. Thanks!