The Love that Transcends a Thousand Years
--By sukishippo
Disclaimer: I do not own Hikaru no Go (sadcrying), Yumi Hotta does. But I wish I do own Akira, hehehe…
This is the revised version. 14/09/07
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Prologue:
"Sai! Sai! SAI ONII SAN!"
A girl who was about 9 years of age, was running frantically along the dirt path of the main road, that leads to the Capital. The hem of her silk kimono was stained with the mud from the path, which was due to a shower of rain that morning.
"SAI! Sai Onii san! Where are you?!"
The girl cried out between her breaths as she continued running down the path. She kept on running through the winding path, looking out for a wisp of long black hair or the swish of a sleeve of the white uniform of the Heian Empire Court.
"Aiii!!!"
The girl cried out in pain as she tripped over a rock and fell over. Quickly, she picked herself up and started running again, not caring that her kimono was torn or that her knee was bleeding, hoping to catch up with the person she had wanted to find.
She did not know how long she had been running since this morning; only knowing that she had to find the only person in the world that had treated her like a real sister. When she had known that Sai had left the Capital, leaving everything including her behind, she was much traumatised, not knowing what to do. And without much thinking, she grabbed her necessities and started chasing after her Sai big brother.
She had heard about the news of her big brother cheating in the match against the Emperor's other Go master. She had chose not to believe that story, as she knew that her big brother loves Go so much that he would not do such a disrespectful act as to cheat in the game that he had put his life and soul into. She had chased after Sai to make sure that he is alright as she does not trust Sai with himself after what had happened to him.
She kept on running until she had reached a lake. The lake was a beautiful scene. The water surface sparkled as the sunlight played across the water. The birds chirped as they danced across the surface of the lake. This place was the place where she had the best of her memories, the place that she had first met Sai, and the place that her big brother had occasionally brought her to.
She looked around, trying to catch a glimpse of her beloved brother, when she suddenly saw the sight that had caused her blood to turn cold in a split second.
She ran, quickly, to the rock in front of the lake and picked up a fan that was on top of it. That fan was the fan that Sai had always brought with him wherever he goes. There was a letter underneath the fan. The girl stared at it for a moment before she raised her shaking hands to pick the letter up. She tore open the letter with trembling hands and started to read;
My dearest Hikaru Chan,
Although we had not known each other for long, I am very glad that I had the honour of knowing you and to be able to become your big brother. I remembered all the beautiful times that we had together, all the fun and laughter, tears and joy, and the frustrations that I had to undergo to teach you how to play Go, the game that I loved. I remembered the times when you pouted your lips when you kept losing to me, you were so adorable then.
My dearest Hikaru chan, please do not hate me, when you read this letter, I will be long gone. You know that I could not live on when I am deprived of Go. It is my life, my soul, if it is gone, I will be too.
It is just fated that we could only know each other for a short two years. I hope that we can meet each other again in our afterlife, where we can share our joys and laughter or maybe even a game of Go.
Please do not hate me, or Go, I cannot bear it. Please carry on living your life in happiness and like your name, in the light, where darkness and sadness cannot reach you. I will always remember you.
Your ever loving brother,
Sai..
Hikaru slumped onto the ground and let the letter fluttered slowly down to the grass. She tightly hugged her knees together.
'Sai, how could you do this to me?'
She thought as she slowly rocked herself with tears silently slides down her cheek. She does not know how long she had stayed in that position, until someone put a hand on her shoulder.
"Hikaru,"
A gentle voice broke the silence.
"Do not cry anymore, this will make Sai Onii san even sadder."
The owner of the hand said, as he hugged Hikaru and tried to comfort her.
Hikaru looked up to the newcomer with tears in her eyes, and cried out:
"Sai Onii san is gone! He is gone forever! There will be no one else to teach us how to play Go, no one to joke and have fun with…Our brother is gone! Whatever should we do!"
Hikaru sobbed with great pain, and buried her face into the boy's chest.
"Tell me what to do…
AKIRA!!!"
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Author's Note:
Hope you enjoy the starting, there's more on the way. Please help to review (and no flame plz this is the first time I am writing a fanfic, plz be easy on me.). Thanks