I am Right Here (a Hikaru no Go fanfiction)
Match One: Disappearance
A/N: Whenever the font hasItalic it means either Sai is talking but Hikaru can't hear, or it is thoughts of either Sai or Hikaru.
This is a fan fiction on Hikaru no Go. I love this manga so I decided to write a story on it. This is my first fan fiction and I hope you would like it. I would love if you would comment on my story. This story I based completely on the scene where Sai disappears (dialogue and all), but the parts about Sai is my own idea.
Anyways, please enjoy A
The open window brought in a cool morning breeze causing the curtains to flip gently with the wind. Hikaru and Sai had just returned home from the pro Kishi and the boy was sleepy from playing through the night with Ogata. Sai knew this, but he felt that he needed to play one more match with Hikaru before he disappeared.
"Hikaru," Sai said in a serious tone, "lets play one match."
"No way," Hikaru rejected as he sat on his bed while feeling the cool breeze on his face, "I'm already tired. Come on, think about my health a bit will you?"
Sai made a sad face.
When Hikaru saw this, he brushed his fingers through his blond bangs while slipping off the bed and said reluctantly, "Fine, but right after we play I'm going to sleep."
The teen sat crisscross across the go board and took the two go bowls.
"What are you doing? Sit down."
The ghost sat down as Hikaru clacked the first stone down.
Sai pointed his move with his white fan as he began to feel the time coming closer and closer. He was going to disappear.
Sai was sad. He didn't want his final match to be a drag.
The ghost sadly watched the teen fighting back the urge to sleep, and was obviously not trying to play very hard.
Sai sat silently with his hands on his lap as he raised his hand once again to point his next move. Hikaru clacked his stone down then yawned. Sai then began to contemplate over his whole existence.
One-hundred-and-forty years ago I appeared before Torajiro. If one would say Torajiro existed for me, then perhaps I exist for Hikaru.
And Hikaru will also exist for someone else.
And that someone will exist for another person.
And like that one thousand years become two thousand years and accumulates.
My job for the long road to the Hand of God is finished.
Sai then remembered that he had something to say to Hikaru.
"That's right,"Sai called, "Hikaru."
The teen stared in a daze still trying not to fall asleep. He didn't even look up at Sai. It seemed as though he didn't even hear him.
"Hikaru?"
There was no reaction from the boy.
"Hey, you know, Hikaru..."Sai tried to communicate.
The boy stayed in a daze.
"Eh?"Sai said confusedly, "Can you hear me?"
The boy seemed to ignore him.
"Hikaru. It was fun being with yo-"
Suddenly everything became a haze.
Oh, I must be disappearing. That must be it.
Sai closed his eyes expecting to be in the heavens when he opened them; however, he was mistaken. When the ghost opened his eyes he saw the same scenery. Nothing different.
The same boy, the same bed, the same window, the same breeze, the same curtain.
The same go board.
The same pieces.
Sai watched Hikaru as the he yawned.
"Hey Sai, it's your turn."
There was no reply.
Hikaru repeated in a harsher tone, "I said it's your turn."
The boy then looked up annoyed while yelling, "Sai!"
"H-hai!" Sai replied a bit startled with the tone.
Hikaru looked at the direction of Sai's face; however, it was strange. He wasn't really looking at Sai. It seemed as though the teen was looking right through him.
Sai stuttered, "S-sorry...Hikaru," he pointed his next move with the fan, "this is my next move..."
"Sai?" Hikaru said as he looked around the room.
"Yes?"
Hikaru then turns his head quickly while calling Sai's name a few more times. Then he looks under the Go board and yells out in complaint, "Sai~ I'm only playing because you wanted to!"
"Hikaru?" Sai called out again wondering why Hikaru didn't hear him, "I'm right here."
"SAI!"
The loud voice of frustration coming from the boy shocked Sai. Sai was right in front of the boy, but Hikaru couldn't see him. The ghost didn't understand what was going on.
"Hikar-"
"Mou! I'm going to sleep!" Hikaru abruptly stood up and marched to the bed and flopped under the covers.
Sai didn't understand Hikaru's sudden actions. All he new was that the teen was angry with him.
There was a moment of silence until Sai made a chibi face and nudged Hikaru, "Lets play~ Hikaru~ Stop ignoring me."
"HEY!" Hikaru yelled as he suddenly sat up causing Sai to jump, "Stop it already. Come out!"
"H-hai..." Sai saluted.
Hikaru stared at the room, and quickly ran out and looked through every room in the house from bathrooms to closets.
"What are you looking for, Hikaru?"
Hikaru didn't answer.
Sai could then hear Hikaru's thoughts being transmitted to him.
Maybe he flew out of the window?
Sai jumped and waved his hands around Hikaru and desperately told him, "No, I didn't. See, I'm standing right in front of you!"
So maybe he flew to the Go Institute...
Sai felt a pang of sadness from not being heard as Hikaru ran out of the house to go to the Go Institute.
After arriving, Hikaru saw that Sai wasn't there, and tried to think of other places Sai would go to.
I'm sure Sai is at Grandpa's attic by the Go board!
"No Hikaru! Listen to me! I'm standing right next to you!"
Hikaru held no reaction to the poor ghost. He simply ran as fast as he could to go to his grandpa's house.
When he arrived, the first thing he did was run up to the attic. Hikaru peaked at the room. His heart was shattered into pieces when he saw Sai was not there.
Hikaru's voice whimpered as he said, "He isn't here..."
"No. I'm right here, Hikaru..." tears came to Sai's eyes,"Stop acting like I disappeared."
Disappeared?
Suddenly everything came to place in Sai's mind.
That's right. Hikaru can't see me anymore. At that time when I felt the haziness, I disappeared. From that point on he couldn't see me and that's why he was 'ignoring' me.
It was because he couldn't see me.
So,Sai thought, the bloodstains are probably...
"Gone." Hikaru whispered, "The bloodstains...are gone."
A/N: I forgot to tell you before but If you see any grammatical mistake please tell me. I want to fix it and make sure it doesn't happen again.