"Shindo!"
Shindo Hikaru tried in vain to ignore the shouts behind him. "Argh," he moaned as he quickened his pace, trying to avoid the person chasing him. "Why is he here?"
"SHINDO!"
Waya Yoshitaka caught up with the hurrying boy and clapped him on his back. The shout drew the attention of half the school population to the two Go professionals standing at the gate.
Hikaru shifted uncomfortably as Waya steered him into the school building.
"I really didn't want to enter High school, but after my parent's threat I guess I had to!" Waya sighed, shaking his head.
"What threat?" Hikaru asked, brushing Waya's hand off his shoulder. "Hey, I know where to go, you know."
"That if I didn't enter high school they wouldn't let me continue playing Go." Waya replied, a rebellious scowl crossing his face.
"And thought you're a year older than me, you're starting year one in high school." Hikaru remarked cheekily. "What a shame."
"WHAT?! I'll get you for that!"
"Shhhh!" chorused a trio of teachers passing them.
Thus began Shindo Hikaru's high school life.
~~
"My name is Fujiaka Tetsuo, and I'll be your form teacher for this year. When I call your names, please stand up and say, 'Present'! Do it with ENERGY!" the teacher declared.
The classroom of students stared back at him as if he was crazy. The teacher looked around, coughed loudly and started the roll call.
Hikaru peered lazily at the enthusiastic teacher. "That's one weird guy," Waya whispered from the seat next to him.
"Agreed."
The teacher ran his finger down the register. "Wa-," he paused. Waya looked annoyed.
"Waya Yoshitaka?"
"Present," Waya said in a bored manner.
"Do it with ENERGY!"
"PRESENT!" Waya shouted, startling the class. The teacher nodded, grinning. "Good!
"Shindo Hikaru?"
"Present!" Hikaru called nervously. The teacher raised an eyebrow.
"I guess that's loud enough. Okay!" Mr Fujiaka clapped his hands together in a business-like manner. "For our first lesson, we shall…"
"Do nothing, do nothing…" Waya repeatedly hissed through gritted teeth, his fingers crossed.
"Not introductions, not introductions!" Hikaru thought desperately.
"Have each of you introduce yourself!"
"CRAP!" Hikaru and Waya burst out at the same time, taking care not to let their classmates hear them.
"What did you want to do?" Hikaru asked Waya.
"Nothing! In junior high, the teacher let us have FREE TIME on the first day of school!"
"Junior high is different from high school," Hikaru said.
"I know that! I was just… hoping that we could have free time here too!" Waya protested.
"Waya!"
"Huh?"
Hikaru jabbed him. "You're supposed to introduce yourself!"
"Oh!" Waya stood up abruptly.
Waya shuffled awkwardly for a second, then started hesitantly.
"My name's Waya Yoshitaka and…"
//What else do I say?!//
"I play Go."
"Pathetic," Hikaru muttered as Waya sat down, carefully avoiding the stares of their classmates. Someone asked in a loud voice. "Go where?"
Sniggers were heard from all around. Hikaru and Waya had to sit on their hands to stop them giving that person a good hard shake.
"Shindo, your turn." Mr Fujiaka prompted.
Shindo blinked, stood up and cleared his throat.
"My name's Shindo Hikaru and I… like playing Go too." He turned to glare at Waya who hastily changed his hoot of laughter into a cough.
"Go, eh?" Mr Fujiaka pondered. "I used to play Go when I was younger. Went for the Pro test but got kicked out in the prelims." Mr Fujiaka heaved a huge sigh. "So! You boys want to join our Go club? Was founded two years ago! Newest club we have!"
"No, we –," Waya stammered.
"Don't be shy, it'll be a fun experience!" Mr Fujiaka said encouragingly.
"We can't join the Go club!" Hikaru protested haltingly.
"Why not?" Before the two boys could reply, the bell rang, signaling lunchtime.
"Drat," Mr Fujiaka cursed. Shoving his books into a student's arms, "Deliver those to the teacher's room after lunch, kiddo." He left the room with a cheery wave.
~~
"Hikaru!"
Fujisaki Akari chased after her childhood friend, shouting as loudly as she could. "HIKARU!"
"Yeah?" Hikaru turned around to face her, annoyed. "No need to go shouting my name all through the corridors."
"Sorry," Akari apologized, smiling sheepishly. She showed him a plastic bag she had brought out of class with her. "I made lunch for you!"
"Wow! I want some!" Waya interjected. He grabbed the plastic bag and began rummaging inside it. "Could it be sushi?"
"No! It's ramen!" Hikaru argued, snatching the bag back from his friend.
"It's sushi," Akari informed them.
"I knew it! Lemme have it!"
"NO! I don't care if its sushi, I want to have my lunch!"
"I'm older than you, so you'll have to let me have it!"
"Over my dead body!"
Akari shook her head as she watched the squabbling boys. "What a bumpy start," she mused.
From behind a classroom door, two figures watched the noisy trio.
"They like playing Go," one muttered.
"Think we'd better tell him?" the second wondered.
"It's worth a try. But aren't pros not allowed to take part in amateur competitions?"
"You mean they're pros? Ow!" The second rubbed his forehead gingerly where the first had swatted him.
"Idiot! Don't you read Go Weekly?!"
"No?"
The first blew a strand of hair out of his face. "Idiot."
~tbc~
Author's Notes: Gwahahaha! ^^ My first Hikaru no Go fic! There seems to be a lack of HnG fics on the net so I decided to write one. It's my first attempt, so hopefully you'll go easy on me! [Grins nervously] Please Read and Review! Thanks all!
Shindo Hikaru tried in vain to ignore the shouts behind him. "Argh," he moaned as he quickened his pace, trying to avoid the person chasing him. "Why is he here?"
"SHINDO!"
Waya Yoshitaka caught up with the hurrying boy and clapped him on his back. The shout drew the attention of half the school population to the two Go professionals standing at the gate.
Hikaru shifted uncomfortably as Waya steered him into the school building.
"I really didn't want to enter High school, but after my parent's threat I guess I had to!" Waya sighed, shaking his head.
"What threat?" Hikaru asked, brushing Waya's hand off his shoulder. "Hey, I know where to go, you know."
"That if I didn't enter high school they wouldn't let me continue playing Go." Waya replied, a rebellious scowl crossing his face.
"And thought you're a year older than me, you're starting year one in high school." Hikaru remarked cheekily. "What a shame."
"WHAT?! I'll get you for that!"
"Shhhh!" chorused a trio of teachers passing them.
Thus began Shindo Hikaru's high school life.
~~
"My name is Fujiaka Tetsuo, and I'll be your form teacher for this year. When I call your names, please stand up and say, 'Present'! Do it with ENERGY!" the teacher declared.
The classroom of students stared back at him as if he was crazy. The teacher looked around, coughed loudly and started the roll call.
Hikaru peered lazily at the enthusiastic teacher. "That's one weird guy," Waya whispered from the seat next to him.
"Agreed."
The teacher ran his finger down the register. "Wa-," he paused. Waya looked annoyed.
"Waya Yoshitaka?"
"Present," Waya said in a bored manner.
"Do it with ENERGY!"
"PRESENT!" Waya shouted, startling the class. The teacher nodded, grinning. "Good!
"Shindo Hikaru?"
"Present!" Hikaru called nervously. The teacher raised an eyebrow.
"I guess that's loud enough. Okay!" Mr Fujiaka clapped his hands together in a business-like manner. "For our first lesson, we shall…"
"Do nothing, do nothing…" Waya repeatedly hissed through gritted teeth, his fingers crossed.
"Not introductions, not introductions!" Hikaru thought desperately.
"Have each of you introduce yourself!"
"CRAP!" Hikaru and Waya burst out at the same time, taking care not to let their classmates hear them.
"What did you want to do?" Hikaru asked Waya.
"Nothing! In junior high, the teacher let us have FREE TIME on the first day of school!"
"Junior high is different from high school," Hikaru said.
"I know that! I was just… hoping that we could have free time here too!" Waya protested.
"Waya!"
"Huh?"
Hikaru jabbed him. "You're supposed to introduce yourself!"
"Oh!" Waya stood up abruptly.
Waya shuffled awkwardly for a second, then started hesitantly.
"My name's Waya Yoshitaka and…"
//What else do I say?!//
"I play Go."
"Pathetic," Hikaru muttered as Waya sat down, carefully avoiding the stares of their classmates. Someone asked in a loud voice. "Go where?"
Sniggers were heard from all around. Hikaru and Waya had to sit on their hands to stop them giving that person a good hard shake.
"Shindo, your turn." Mr Fujiaka prompted.
Shindo blinked, stood up and cleared his throat.
"My name's Shindo Hikaru and I… like playing Go too." He turned to glare at Waya who hastily changed his hoot of laughter into a cough.
"Go, eh?" Mr Fujiaka pondered. "I used to play Go when I was younger. Went for the Pro test but got kicked out in the prelims." Mr Fujiaka heaved a huge sigh. "So! You boys want to join our Go club? Was founded two years ago! Newest club we have!"
"No, we –," Waya stammered.
"Don't be shy, it'll be a fun experience!" Mr Fujiaka said encouragingly.
"We can't join the Go club!" Hikaru protested haltingly.
"Why not?" Before the two boys could reply, the bell rang, signaling lunchtime.
"Drat," Mr Fujiaka cursed. Shoving his books into a student's arms, "Deliver those to the teacher's room after lunch, kiddo." He left the room with a cheery wave.
~~
"Hikaru!"
Fujisaki Akari chased after her childhood friend, shouting as loudly as she could. "HIKARU!"
"Yeah?" Hikaru turned around to face her, annoyed. "No need to go shouting my name all through the corridors."
"Sorry," Akari apologized, smiling sheepishly. She showed him a plastic bag she had brought out of class with her. "I made lunch for you!"
"Wow! I want some!" Waya interjected. He grabbed the plastic bag and began rummaging inside it. "Could it be sushi?"
"No! It's ramen!" Hikaru argued, snatching the bag back from his friend.
"It's sushi," Akari informed them.
"I knew it! Lemme have it!"
"NO! I don't care if its sushi, I want to have my lunch!"
"I'm older than you, so you'll have to let me have it!"
"Over my dead body!"
Akari shook her head as she watched the squabbling boys. "What a bumpy start," she mused.
From behind a classroom door, two figures watched the noisy trio.
"They like playing Go," one muttered.
"Think we'd better tell him?" the second wondered.
"It's worth a try. But aren't pros not allowed to take part in amateur competitions?"
"You mean they're pros? Ow!" The second rubbed his forehead gingerly where the first had swatted him.
"Idiot! Don't you read Go Weekly?!"
"No?"
The first blew a strand of hair out of his face. "Idiot."
~tbc~
Author's Notes: Gwahahaha! ^^ My first Hikaru no Go fic! There seems to be a lack of HnG fics on the net so I decided to write one. It's my first attempt, so hopefully you'll go easy on me! [Grins nervously] Please Read and Review! Thanks all!