Here's a new chapter! :) Thanks to everyone who reviewed and things!


*Touya Koyo didn't remember much about April 4th.*

He woke up early, earlier than his wife that day so he slid carefully out of their bed as not to wake her. Then he walked slowly through the garden, the crisp morning air felt good to his still-waking mind. Following his morning tradition he went to his study to meditate and review games, finding variations on hands both he and his opponent could have used.

Recently he'd been studying his game against Shindo Hikaru, the way the boy had played was… interesting to say the least. To impose a handicap on one's self against the Meijin title holder when one's self was only a beginner-dan was very interesting indeed.

He remembered hearing his wife rising and making breakfast, she came to check on him, or rather to call him to breakfast, just while he was in the middle of a particularly interesting hand.

Soon after she left he felt the first twinges of pain flutter across his chest.

From there, as the pain increased, his memory steadily decreases. The last thing he can recall before he blacked out was Akiko's worried voice and her supporting presence in his pain-filled silence.


Yeah, this one's short. But don't worry! Another one is soon to come out on Akkiko's point of view with a healthy dose of Akira in it! :) Also, don't hesitate to mention a scene you would like to see, I'm always welcoming of ideas!