Same disclaimer and warning as chapter1
Sai I haven't played this bad since I first started. Touya is just as awful. What's wrong with us? Hikaru silently asked his personal ghost. You usually have good advice what should I do?
~"Take a break. Talk to each other. Maybe you will be able to relax then"~
Hikaru turned to the crowd intently watching every move the two boys made. "Ladies and gentleman we will be taking a fifteen minute break. Please help yourself to refreshments until we return." Hikaru turned back to Touya and grabbed his arm. "Let's go to the break room they set up for us."
"Shindo, what? We have only been playing for a half hour, it's not time for a break yet." Touya protested as the slender youth drug him towards a room marked players only.
"Touya, what's wrong? You haven't played this bad since you were what four? I can feel something's wrong. It's making it impossible for me to play well either. At this rate all the pro's would laugh at seeing this game." Hikaru grabbed Touya by his shoulder and glared at him. "This is pathetic."
"I'm pathetic? I knew you hated me, but I didn't know you thought I was pathetic." Touya tried to hide the flash of pain in his eyes by turning his head.
"I didn't say you are pathetic I was talking about the game." Hikaru couldn't help but wonder why the pain in Touya's eyes was hurting his chest. "I don't hate you."
"You always look so angry and cold, when I catch your eye. I thought you hated me." Hikaru said so softly Touya had to strain to hear.
"I don't believe you." Touya turned away and headed for the door.
~"Hikaru stop him. I don't like the look in his eye's he might hurt himself."~
"Wait." Hikaru rushed over and grabbed the taller boy and spun him around. "I really don't hate you."
Hikaru stretched himself up those few inches to lay his lips against the frozen boy's. Touya was so shocked he couldn't move. Slowly he felt himself relax and his lips parted. He felt a shy flick of a tongue against his own. He wrapped his arms around Hikaru and pulled him closer. They both started to pant as their tongues entwined and the kiss deepened
~"That wasn't what I had in mind, but it sure was effective."~ Sai said from behind his fan.
Hikaru jumped as if he had been slapped. Touya stepped back when he felt Hikaru withdraw. The two stared at each other in surprise. Just then an administrator walked into the room.
~"I didn't think you heard him coming."~
"Administrator, good morning. Thank you for inviting us to your seminar." Touya said calmly as if nothing had happened.
"Hello, boys. I just forgot my briefcase. I know the crowd was very excited to watch the two rising stars of the go world. Thank you for agreeing to attend." The administrator said as he left the room again.
"I have an idea tomorrow is Sunday. So who ever wins gets to choose what we do all day long. Sound good to you?" Touya asked casually.
"You're on. But I'm not going to loose. You'd probably make us practice go all day." Shindo agreed with out hesitation.
I just asked Shindo out and he didn't say no. He kissed me. I never thought this day would happen it doesn't seem real. Maybe I'm still asleep and when I wake up this will all have been a dream. Touya pinched the inside of his palm. No that hurt I must be awake.
They took their seats at the goban. They both looked at the moves they had made up to now. Both boys wore identical looks of disgust.
This is horrible. How am I going to turn this mess around. Fortunately Shindo is in as bad a shape as I am. Touya glanced out at the crowd and tried not to laugh as he heard one woman say she wished she could play as well as they do. What we consider horrible she considers excellent.
Sai. Did I really just kiss Touya Akira? Hikaru glanced up at his companion. I don't even know how it happened one moment I was reaching out for him and the next we were trying to melt into each other.
~"Hikaru, concentrate on the game. It's your turn. If you loose to Touya you will probably end up studying at the library or playing go. I get the feeling he doesn't really know how to have fun. You'll have to teach him."~
Why am I spending Sunday with him anyway? Me and my big mouth. I should have said no I already have plans. But then he would have gotten that sad lost puppy look again. Hikaru shuddered as he felt a twinge of pain in his chest.
"I can't believe you won by half a moku. Ugh. Where are we going tomorrow?" Hikaru stuck his tongue out at Touya. "I thought I had you but you slipped out of the trap."
"You slipped past me a couple of times." Touya smiled. "I'm not telling you where we are going just meet me in front of the Go center at ten am. Dress casually. My ride is here I'll see you tomorrow."
Sai am I way in over my head? Hikaru jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to find Waya grinning at him.
"So how was your game with Touya?" Waya whipped Hikaru into a choke hold. "And what's with meeting him at ten tomorrow? Since when have you guys been friends?"
"It was a bet. Whoever won gets to pick what we do tomorrow. I lost by half a point. He's not a bad guy he just needs to loosen up."
"Well if anyone can make him have fun it's you." Waya grinned. "You don't have a serious bone in your body when it comes to anything other than go."
Sai grinned as he watched Hikaru chase the older boy threatening him with his backpack. ~I wonder if Hikaru realizes what's in store. That is one determined young man. If he sets his mind to it Hikaru won't even now what hit him.~
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"Where is he? He told me ten am. He should be here by now."
~"Hikaru it's only 9:50. He still has ten minutes until he's late."~
"Sai be quite If I'm here early he should be too. I'm so nervous where are we going. Please don't let it be someplace boring."
"There he is." Hikaru looked down the street and saw a figure walking towards him. "Sai have I changed as much as Touya has in the last few years."
Where Touya had been a delicate child , at eighteen he was whipcord thin still but very strong. His shoulders had filled out and he no longer appeared to be delicate.
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~"Hikaru has changed just as much. You used to be smaller than every one your age. Even the girls were taller. Now you are the same height as your friends. You are almost as tall as Touya."~
Waya and Isumi watched Hikaru's antics from the side of the building. They looked at each other and shrugged.
"Is it just me or does Shindo seem nervous. He hasn't stopped pacing and he's talking to himself." Waya asked his best friend. "You'd think it was a first date or something."
"Can't be.." The two observers locked eyes and then blushed. "Waya you're just imagining things."
"Touya, what took you so long? Where are we going?" Shindo asked.
"I hope you haven't been waiting long." Touya said. "All right I'll tell you where we're going. My father got some free tickets to Wonderland from the sponsors of his last match."
"An amusement park? Why didn't you say so? You made me worry." Shindo pouted. "Jerk I thought you were going to make me play go all day."
"But Shindo, it's cute when you worry you chew your lip." Touya said with a half smile.
"Cute?" Waya met Isumi's disbelieving eyes. "Did he just say Hikaru's cute?"
"Maybe it really is there first date. But I thought he was dating that girl Akari." Isumi stared after the couple as the walked toward the train station.
"No. I heard from Shindo that she's dating one of the members of his go club. Mitani I think Shindo said his name is."
"Did he agree to date Touya on the rebound. Because his girlfriend left him?"
"No, he and Akari never really dated. Besides she got with that other guy over a year ago." Waya shook his head. "I just don't believe it. Shindo and Touya. Isumi you up for a day at Wonderland? This I have to see."
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