Disclaimer: Of course Hikaru No Go is not mine.  I can only wish

Repost ... so I had a very long writer's block and my computer crashed. I had to reread my own story and print it out to see where I want to go with it. I'm going to be revamping the whole story and hopefully making it even better. If its marked June 09 than you know its brand new. Thank you for being so kind and keeping with my story. :)

One year later

"I'm late!" A 15-year-old screamed, as she ran down the busy street. Zig zagging through the crowd, she rushed towards her school. Turning the last corner towards her school, she wiped her blonde bangs from her tired eyes. 'I knew I should have slept earlier.' She thought to herself. 'But that player was my first challenge in a while.' Deep in thought, she didn't notice a similar aged boy until it was too late.

"Aooo," she fell over, knocking the other boy's books across the ground. "I'm so sorry." She rushed out, quickly picking up his books.

"It's fine," a gentle voice said. Looking up, she saw calm black eyes on a fairly attractive boy. "Hikaru" her named called, causing her to remember her tardiness. With a quick smile, she ran across the school, hoping to reach the far end in time.

"Toya-kun, you just get all the girls attention." A rowdy student stated towards the serene boy. Shaking his head, Toya continued walking towards the courtyard.

"She ran into me." Trying his best to escape the intruder, he quickened his pace.

"You need to relax. High school is a time to flirt and have fun. Go isn't everything." Shrugging the arm that was wrapped around his shoulder, Toya kept his silence. "Seriously man, you need a girlfriend or something. Go isn't all what's meant to be."

"It's what I do." Toya replied, changing his street shoes for slippers. " I suggest you get to class before you're late." Pausing to pick up his bag, he finished with a slight bow. "Have a good day."

Walking away, Toya could hear the whispers that followed.

"Why do you even bother?"

"That was cold."

"He's weird."

"Seriously who devotes their life to Go."

"What a waste of good looks."

"He would be cute, if he didn't stick his noise in a book all day."

Ignoring the slight tug in his heart, Toya walked on. They didn't understand him. They didn't understand Go. He didn't need them. Go was all he needed.


Across the school

"Shindo Hikaru, it has only been the second week of school. And you have been late four times." A portly man said as he lectured his student in front of his homeroom. "And why is your hair still blonde? I told you to dye it black. What are you doing with your uniform? How many times do I need to repeat myself?"

Mentally sighing from the reprimand, Hikaru glazed up with pleading eyes.

"Sorry Honda-sensei for being late. I promise to be on time tomorrow. Besides you know my bangs are naturally blonde from lack of pigmentation." She watered her eyes for good measure. "Also I checked with the hand book and it doesn't state I can't add things to my uniform." Face full of innocence, Honda could only sigh with annoyance.

The tradition uniform was a standard white blouse and pleated white skirt with the school's color tie and vest. But Hikaru was far from standard. On the edge of her sleeves and collar were bright orange and red colors. Around her waist, was a deep blue belt, snuggly wrapped her slim figure. Followed by an attention calling yellow knee-high socks. Many girls eyed her enviously, while boys eyed her short skirt.

Secretly enjoying her style, Honda-sensei ignored the heated stares from the male students. Clearing his throat he continued, "We'll discuss this after class, Shindo-san. Hurry up and sit down." Blushing from the smile he received, he turned back to his black board. Adding an extra bounce in her step, she happily sat down in her desk. Arranging her books, Hikaru noticed an extra book that didn't belong to her. Amazed by the well played kifus, she ignored her neighbor asking to borrow a pencil. As the class continued on with lecture, Hikaru immersed herself over the Go games.


It wasn't until a week later that Hikaru found the owner of kifus book. He was by himself under a large Sakura tree in the courtyard. Bento and school bag ignored, he was found reading a thick book. Slowly walking up to him, Hikaru observed the mysterious young boy. He looked to be her age, but had a certain air of being a lot older. He had shoulder length hair and bangs hanging dangerously close to his eyes. His tie was perfectly straight, pants without a wrinkle, and white shirt tucked evenly in. He looked perfect, too perfect. Grinning rather evilly she sat herself down next to him.

Startled from the sudden noise, Toya looked up to see a strange girl with blonde bangs. Bewildered by the sudden appearance, he was caught unaware by her rapid speech.

"Hi," Hikaru adjusted herself to sit in front of him. "I've been looking for you all week. Did you know that this school has five people with shoulder length hair? And three of them were caught by Ono-sensei yesterday. They have very odd shape heads." She continued, while taking out her bento. "So be on guard from having your head shaved, oh tuna!" Hikaru squealed with joy. "Mom makes the best tuna. Aren't you going to eat? We only have 30 minutes before lunch ends. Is that why you're so skinny?" She continued without caring for his reply. "Skipping lunch is a bad thing. My cousin's boyfriend skips meals too. He's a writer. But he smokes like a chimney." Pausing to chew her tuna, Toya was finally able to get a word in.

"Who are you?" He asked directly. Usually he was polite towards his fellow classmates, but he never quite knew how to handle girls. The few that he did interact with him were either very reserve or too nervous to say anything at all. This girl was like a storm just suddenly falling on him. Finishing her tuna with a happy smile, Hikaru jutted her hand out.

"Please to meet you, I'm Shindo Hikaru."

Falling back on years of manners, Toya returned the gesture with an indifferent stare. "Toya Akira, nice to meet you too." Pulling his hand back, Toya couldn't help but blush from the smooth soft contact. Oblivious to the boy's sudden change, Hikaru pulled out a crumpled kifus book.

"You dropped this last week, when I ran you over." Laughing at herself, Hikaru handed the book back. "I haven't meant anyone that plays Go so far. Most of my classmate are more into sports."

"There is a Go club if you are interested. They take all levels." Toya replied placing his book back into his bag. "Though it is rather hard to get in to," he stated highly doubting that the girl could get in. Like middle school, Kaio High School was famous for its elite Go club memebers. She looked to be the type to hang out at the mall then siting in front of a goban for hours. Before she could reply, fellow classmates called her name across the yard, waving back she dusted off a few loose flower petals.

"Thanks for the idea, I'll see you later," she smiled at Toya, only noticing that he had his nose back in his book. Only hearing a curt reply, she walked away with annoyance.


A few days later, Toya saw her again. And to his amazement, she was speaking with Yun-sensei. Walking closer he noticed that she was oddly dress compared to the other students. Her blouse was untuck with a matching orange belt and knee high socks. Her long hair was pulled back, only loose blonde bangs hanging in front. With a bright smile, she was receiving several books from Yun-sensei. Spotting Toya from down the hall Yun-sensei waved towards the Go-genius.

"Toya-san what a nice surprise. Have you met Shindo-san?" Returning a slight bow, Toya nodded towards the pair.

"Good afternoon, I met Shindo-san a few days ago. I didn't think you would have met before, since you only teach middle school."

Smiling at Toya's reserved behavior, Yun thought how little he had changed. "Shindo-san and I met a few years ago. She played in an opposing team school tournament. And would play a few times at one of my friend's Go salon."

Surprised at the new knowledge, Toya looked on with new interest towards the cheerful girl. "I didn't know you played go."

Cheekily Hikaru replied, "you didn't ask."

Laughing from their antics, Yun placed his hand on Toya's shoulder. "You should play Shindo-san sometime." Before Toya could reply, Shindo smugly replied.

"Are you strong? I'm pretty good." Staring with willful eyes, Toya blinked in shock. 'Did she not know who he was. Hadn't she heard of him.' Staring back with a confident grin, Toya evenly said. "Don't worry, I'm stronger then you."

Smiling nervously, Yun-sensei had no idea how quickly tension could build between students. He knew of Toya Akira since he arrived in Japan from Korea. Not only was he the son of Toya Mejin, but he was a well-recognized Go player in his own right. But Shindo Hikaru was a puzzle. She did things that were unexpected. She so far had only shown half of what she could truly do. Before any real challenge was issued, Shindo's name was once again called down the hall.

"Hikaru-chan," several girls pouted. "Let's go before the café is too crowd." Once hearing her name, Hikaru's care free smile returned. Giving a big wave towards Yun-sensei and her new rival, she skipped towards her friends.

"Good bye Yun-sensei," she added a wink towards Toya. "Bye bye Go-kun, be prepared next time." Missing the dark blush on Toya face, she continued chatting happily with her friends.

'Well this will be interesting.' Yun-sensei thought to himself.