Disclaimer: This is a Hikaru no Go fanfiction. Hikaru and company does not belong
to me but to Hotta Yumi, Obata Takeshi, Shueisha, Shonen Jump and TV Tokyo. Please
don't sue me, I'm just a poor college student. R/R! Spoilers for anything beyond
volume 17 of the manga up to chapter 174!
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The Shining Go
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Chapter One:
"Hikaru! You came!"
"Of course I did Akari! Geez, I did promise you." Hikaru looked around the campus of his old
friends' high school. "So this is your high school. Looks like a nice place. Where are the others?"
"In the Go Club room."
"Wow! There's actually one! OUCH!! What did you do that for Akari?"
"For being fresh. Believe it or not, Mukogaoka High has a great reputation in Go tournaments."
He rubbed the sore spot in his head. "Then why bring me in? If you already have Kaga and
Tsutsui-san, and Mitani in the club, then why do you need help?"
Akari sighed, grabbed Hikaru's hand and led him to the Go Club room. "Unfortunately for us, all
the best players were seniors who had just graduated. All that were left are lower-ranking
sophomores, Kaga-senpai and Tsutsui-senpai who are now in their final year and us freshmen.
So we really need all the help we can get."
"And maintain the school's reputation? I see."
"Yes. So, what days are you free?"
"I don't really know with all the matches and shidougo conventions. But Saturday afternoons I'm
usually free till 4 when I go play Touya at the Go Salon or with Kawai-san at the other place."
"Come over during lunch. I'll bring the bento boxes. You can eat with the club."
"Really? Thanks Akari! I'll think about the offer."
"You're really excited at the thought of a free meal aren't you."
"Absolutely. ITAI!! That hurts you know!"
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Hikaru was overjoyed at seeing his all of his old friends. Almost all anyway. Kaga grabbed him
and put him in a headlock as a way of greeting. Nobody dared question his methods. But before
he could teach them, he challenged Kaga to a game.
Kaga lost by 5 moku. He had a three stone handicap.
Hikaru was put into another headlock. This one more painful than the last.
"Kaga-senpai! That must really hurt!" Akari protested.
"Who cares," Mitani grumbled. That earned him a slap from Kaneko-san.
Hikaru was freed from Kaga's headlock. "How's the club by the way?" Silence greeted him.
Natsume-san scratched his head. Mitani tried to block Kaneko-san's blows unsuccessfully. Akari
turned red. Tsutsui-san finally spoke up.
"Horrible. We were totally beaten during the last tournament. We're hoping we could do better
in the winter tournament."
"Then I'd better pray." Hikaru said. Akari glanced at him suspiciously. "Pray for what?" she asked,
her eyes narrowing.
He continued, "Pray that Akari's bento will be edible."
"BAKA!! How could you be so inconsiderate after what I had done for you and you wouldn't even
acknowledge my strength as a player and you even insult my cooking since you only eat here on
Saturdays when you teach us... Wait." Akari stopped swatting at Hikaru with her notebook.
The shodan lay in a crumpled on the floor.
"Does that mean you agree to help us?"
Hikaru lifted himself off the floor. "Off course!" He said. "I'm not that cruel." Tsutsui's eyebrows
furrowed. "But Shindou-kun, pros get paid don't you?"
"Of course. But Akari's lunches will take care of that. I don't mind. Is that okay with you all?"
A chorus of agreement came from the assembled members. Except for Mitani who had resorted
to hiding under the table from Kaneko-san.
"Then lets start with shidougo today. Put in as many stones as you want."
"Oh, cocky aren't we." Mitani perked up. He placed nine stones. "This okay?"
"Not really. Let's start anyway."
15 minutes later...
"AGGH!" Mitani's yell of indignation could be heard from the other side of campus. "This many and
I still lose?"
"Why don't you just say 'I have lost'?"
"Never! I'll put down more stones!"
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That evening, Hikaru met Touya at their Go Salon. They nibbled on cake Ichikawa-san had made for
them. Then they proceeded to play. And to shout at each other.
"How could you totally miss my attack here!" Touya screamed. The other patrons started moving towards
the exit. Ichikawa-san winced. "Not another elementary-school fight." She moaned.
"I think they enjoy that." One of the customers pointed out. "They let off a bit of steam. They're just a
couple of 16 year old boys. Even though they are pros, nothing changes that fact."
"But I just wish they do it in another place." Another customer insisted. They covered their ears expectantly.
Hikaru's reply never came. His cell phone started ringing. He excused himself and took the call. He brushed
past the bewildered spectators and went to the lobby.
Touya Akira smiled at them. "Just letting off steam, eh?"
Ichikawa-san blushed. "Boys will be boys then." Hikaru re-entered the room. "Isn't that right Shindou-kun."
When he didn't reply, she started to worry. "Are you all right?" He turned to them, his face pale. He said,
"My bag please, I'm needed at home."
"Shindou." Touya made his way to the counter. "What's wrong?"
His face grim, Hikaru replied. "My parents are getting divorced."
to be continued...
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Japanese terms:
senpai (sempai) - honorific for upperclassmen
bento - boxed lunches
itai - general exclamation for pain
shidougo - tutoring Go
to me but to Hotta Yumi, Obata Takeshi, Shueisha, Shonen Jump and TV Tokyo. Please
don't sue me, I'm just a poor college student. R/R! Spoilers for anything beyond
volume 17 of the manga up to chapter 174!
_______________________________________________________________________
The Shining Go
_______________________________________________________________________
Chapter One:
"Hikaru! You came!"
"Of course I did Akari! Geez, I did promise you." Hikaru looked around the campus of his old
friends' high school. "So this is your high school. Looks like a nice place. Where are the others?"
"In the Go Club room."
"Wow! There's actually one! OUCH!! What did you do that for Akari?"
"For being fresh. Believe it or not, Mukogaoka High has a great reputation in Go tournaments."
He rubbed the sore spot in his head. "Then why bring me in? If you already have Kaga and
Tsutsui-san, and Mitani in the club, then why do you need help?"
Akari sighed, grabbed Hikaru's hand and led him to the Go Club room. "Unfortunately for us, all
the best players were seniors who had just graduated. All that were left are lower-ranking
sophomores, Kaga-senpai and Tsutsui-senpai who are now in their final year and us freshmen.
So we really need all the help we can get."
"And maintain the school's reputation? I see."
"Yes. So, what days are you free?"
"I don't really know with all the matches and shidougo conventions. But Saturday afternoons I'm
usually free till 4 when I go play Touya at the Go Salon or with Kawai-san at the other place."
"Come over during lunch. I'll bring the bento boxes. You can eat with the club."
"Really? Thanks Akari! I'll think about the offer."
"You're really excited at the thought of a free meal aren't you."
"Absolutely. ITAI!! That hurts you know!"
_______________________________________________________________________
Hikaru was overjoyed at seeing his all of his old friends. Almost all anyway. Kaga grabbed him
and put him in a headlock as a way of greeting. Nobody dared question his methods. But before
he could teach them, he challenged Kaga to a game.
Kaga lost by 5 moku. He had a three stone handicap.
Hikaru was put into another headlock. This one more painful than the last.
"Kaga-senpai! That must really hurt!" Akari protested.
"Who cares," Mitani grumbled. That earned him a slap from Kaneko-san.
Hikaru was freed from Kaga's headlock. "How's the club by the way?" Silence greeted him.
Natsume-san scratched his head. Mitani tried to block Kaneko-san's blows unsuccessfully. Akari
turned red. Tsutsui-san finally spoke up.
"Horrible. We were totally beaten during the last tournament. We're hoping we could do better
in the winter tournament."
"Then I'd better pray." Hikaru said. Akari glanced at him suspiciously. "Pray for what?" she asked,
her eyes narrowing.
He continued, "Pray that Akari's bento will be edible."
"BAKA!! How could you be so inconsiderate after what I had done for you and you wouldn't even
acknowledge my strength as a player and you even insult my cooking since you only eat here on
Saturdays when you teach us... Wait." Akari stopped swatting at Hikaru with her notebook.
The shodan lay in a crumpled on the floor.
"Does that mean you agree to help us?"
Hikaru lifted himself off the floor. "Off course!" He said. "I'm not that cruel." Tsutsui's eyebrows
furrowed. "But Shindou-kun, pros get paid don't you?"
"Of course. But Akari's lunches will take care of that. I don't mind. Is that okay with you all?"
A chorus of agreement came from the assembled members. Except for Mitani who had resorted
to hiding under the table from Kaneko-san.
"Then lets start with shidougo today. Put in as many stones as you want."
"Oh, cocky aren't we." Mitani perked up. He placed nine stones. "This okay?"
"Not really. Let's start anyway."
15 minutes later...
"AGGH!" Mitani's yell of indignation could be heard from the other side of campus. "This many and
I still lose?"
"Why don't you just say 'I have lost'?"
"Never! I'll put down more stones!"
_______________________________________________________________________
That evening, Hikaru met Touya at their Go Salon. They nibbled on cake Ichikawa-san had made for
them. Then they proceeded to play. And to shout at each other.
"How could you totally miss my attack here!" Touya screamed. The other patrons started moving towards
the exit. Ichikawa-san winced. "Not another elementary-school fight." She moaned.
"I think they enjoy that." One of the customers pointed out. "They let off a bit of steam. They're just a
couple of 16 year old boys. Even though they are pros, nothing changes that fact."
"But I just wish they do it in another place." Another customer insisted. They covered their ears expectantly.
Hikaru's reply never came. His cell phone started ringing. He excused himself and took the call. He brushed
past the bewildered spectators and went to the lobby.
Touya Akira smiled at them. "Just letting off steam, eh?"
Ichikawa-san blushed. "Boys will be boys then." Hikaru re-entered the room. "Isn't that right Shindou-kun."
When he didn't reply, she started to worry. "Are you all right?" He turned to them, his face pale. He said,
"My bag please, I'm needed at home."
"Shindou." Touya made his way to the counter. "What's wrong?"
His face grim, Hikaru replied. "My parents are getting divorced."
to be continued...
_______________________________________________________________________
Japanese terms:
senpai (sempai) - honorific for upperclassmen
bento - boxed lunches
itai - general exclamation for pain
shidougo - tutoring Go