Okay, let's start form the top, if you want a disclaimer, go read the first chapter. I'm
too lazy to write out every disclaimer for chapter.
Thanks to all of those who wish to read my fic. I probably should stick it in the
Hikaru no Go section, but I decided Gravitation because I want people to know more
about Hikaru no Go.
Let's see…oh yes, I'm going to need to put up summaries about the characters that
are going to be popping out.
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Waya Yoshitaka: He's about eighteen in this fic and a he is a pro in Igo. He became
pro at the same time as Hikaru. He's a pretty strong player and his sensei is a 9-dan
pro. Because of his sensei's ranting about beating Touya in Igo, it seems that Waya
does not like Touya Akira very much. Other then that, he is pretty bright and
watches over Hikaru in the series. Lives out on his own, but does tend to go back
home for meals and just mooches off of his sensei.
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Isumi Shinichiro: Isumi is about 21 here and is also a pro. However he did not
became pro until a year after Waya and Hikaru did. He is like the older brother
figure in Hikaru no Go. However he seems to have trouble in his emotions and
concentration. Good thing that he went to China to fix that and passed his pro exam.
Since I failed to give a description of what Isumi looks like, I'll give it to you. HE IS
A HOTTIE!!! Well, out of all of Hikaru's friends, he is the tallest and oldest. He has
black hair that is not boyishly cut but the bangs are a little long and sometimes get
in his eyes. If you download the manga, you know what I mean about him being a
hottie.
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Nase Asumi: She is nineteen, but I failed to know if she became a pro at any point
in time with the Hikaru no Go. In this fic, she is. And if she really is a pro in the
manga, that makes me one happy girl. Out of all the females in the manga, and
turst me there aren't very many, she has the most skill. Although she tried to quite
Igo, after a date she decided that normal people could not handle her world and
decides to stick with Igo. If you want a pic of her, go buy Vol 18 of Hikaru no Go.
She's the only girl who gets to be on the manga cover so far as I know.
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K: Bad Luck's manager. Gun crazy loving manager. He always seems to have an
idea on what could make Bad Luck even more famous, be it good publicity or bad.
He is from America and often says many English phrases around his charges. Loves
to have an excuse to shoot someone and always carries a gun despite the laws. Also
it seems like he once belong to the secret service before he became the manager for
Ryuichi and then to Bad Luck.
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Suguru: The keyboardist of Bad Luck. He is the youngest member in the band is
often compared to his cousin Seguichi Touma who is the keyboardist of Nittle
Grasper and the president of NG studios. Many people believe that Suguru will be
taking for NG due to the fact that Touma has no child despite the fact that he is
married. In this fic, he is about 17-18.
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Sorry about all of those spoilers and stuff…But I keep thinking about my experiences
with reading fanfics about series I barely even know and I thought about giving out
summaries.
Oh and I know some of you don't really care much about the songs, but I feel like
having opening themes and stuff. But don't worry! I do put up more time for the fic
then for the songs!
What else? I failed to do the ending theme. I might just leave it like that for a
while…
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Gravitational Go
Kimi ga ima boku wo sasaete, Boku ga ima kimi mo sasaeru
Dakara mayoi nagara mo tomo ni ikiteikouyo, mirai e to
You support me now, and I support you now
So let's wander and live towards the future together
[Opening starts out with Hikaru in a violet background turning and facing the camera.
Next is a shot of Shuichi in a green background turning to face the camera. Then
camera then switches to the two facing each other in a back ground of lavender and
lime. The camera takes a close up to their faces. They both close their eyes and
then start to fall. As the camera falls them falling, you can see that their bodies are
parallel to each other. The camera stops following them and they drop from the
screen.
At this the logo for Gravitational Go is up in both English and Kanji. Also, there are
credits that state that the characters and spoilers and the music clearly belong to the
creators of the series, but the story line to Gravitational Go belongs to one of Mei
Neko]
Namama to tawamure sore nanide itemo
mono tarinasa wo kanjite shimau
Sameta me de mirarete
Kawaita jidai no kaze ni fukareteiru
After fighting with friends, and being that way
I feel that something is missing
Looked at with dry eyes
And being blown by the dry wind of this time
[The scene opens to Hikaru waking up and looking out of the window that is next to
his bed. The wind is blowing and causes his bangs to move about. Then he quickly
gets and runs around the screen, each time he appears, piece by piece he's in some
street clothes. Then he runs down the stairs, grabbing something form the table to
eat and races off into the world.]
Akiramekireru MONO naraba, saijyou kara kyoumi motanai
Wasurerareru MONO nara, hitsuyousa mo kanjinai kara
Fuan na kokoro to yuuki ga senaka awase ni natteiru
dakedo ima nara yume wo kono te de kanaete miseru yo
If it can be given up, I won't hold interest from the beginning
If it can be forgotten, I won't feel the need for it
The unsure feeling and courage is standing back to back
But right now, I will make the dreams come true with these hands
[This time the scene changes to Shuichi who gets up from bed. He looks down to
see Yuki is still sleeping and he quietly dresses, but struggles not to laugh at the
sleeping Yuki. He quickly eats while packing everything he has. Then he goes back
to the bedroom and kisses Yuki on the forehead. He runs before Yuki could wake up
and leaves the apartment. As he enters the bright world of the living, he gives out a
yell and pumps up his arms.]
Kitzutsuite koware souna hi mo, namida shite komaraseru hi mo arukeredo
bokura ha(wa) sore wo koete ikunda, dare yori ue wo mezashite
There are days that I'm about to break after being hurt, and days when I
trouble you by crying but
We will over come that, reaching for top more than anyone
[The scene then changes to Hikaru running down to the station and getting into a
train. Then it switches to Shuichi who stops at a manga shop to buy something.
Then the screen splits in half to show the two running. Then the screen is whole as
the two run past each other. The camera then gets a close up at Hikaru's face and
then at Shuichi's. Then it slows to a pause as the two pass before returning to
normal speed.]
{music}
[While music is playing, various scenes of Hikaru no Go and Gravitation are flashed.
Mostly to introduce other characters of the other series. Some characters include
Akari, Akira, Waya, Isumi, Oichi, Fuku, Nase, Sakei, and many of the pros from
Hikaru no Go. Others would be members of Nittle Grasper, Hiro, Suguru, Sakano, K,
Yuki, Mika, Maiko, and members of ASK.]
Tanoshii koto dake, erande ikite mo
sono saki ni wa nanimo mienakute
dakara donna koto mo
genjitsu kara nigenaide uketomeru yo
Living by choosing fun things but
Nothing can be seen beyond that
So whatever it is,
I will never run away from the reality but instead will accept it
[The scene changes to Hikaru playing Igo against someone. While thinking, the
camera goes down to his lap where you can see that he is holding a white fan and
tapping it one his free hand. Then he picks up a stone and places it on the board.
As the stone falls to the board, it glows and the light explodes as it hits the board.]
daiji na MONO ga aru naraba, mamorinuite miseru kara
ushinaku shitakunai MONO ni, jibun no subete wo kakeru yo
kiyou ja nai kara toki ni kizutsuke, kizutsuiteiku
dakedo ima nara sukoshi jishin wo motte arukeru yo
If there's something important, I will protect it
At the thing I don't want to lose, I will put my everything into it
I'm not talented so we will hurt each others and ourselves
But I can walk with a little more faith now
[Then the screen changes to Shuichi singing in a recording room. Then camera
zooms out to see K, Sakano, Hiro, and Suguru are watching him from the recording
room. Sakano looks nervous while K is grinning and polishing his guns. The person
doing the circuit board looks over at K nervously. Then Shuichi stops which causes K
to grab a gun and starts shooting at Shuichi who is running around the room, trying
not to get shot. While thins happens everyone else just have sweatdrops on the
back of their heads while watching the show.]
kodoku da to kanjiru hi demo mijime da to kanjiru hi sae aru keredo
bokutachi wa kitto hitori ja nai to omou yo kimi ga iru
There are days when I feel lonly, and days when I feel miserable
But we're probably not alone, you're there
[The next scene is Hikaru walking in the streets with Waya, Isumi, Oichi, Nase, Fuku,
Komiya, and Honda. He's taking the lead talking excitedly about something. Then
the camera goes to Shuichi who is walking with Hiro and Suguru. Shuichi and
Suguru are arguing while Hiro is just ignoring them, but has a grin on his face that
hints he is amused by the two. The screen splits into two, one with Hikaru and
another with Shuichi. The screen then becomes whole then the two groups past
each other. As the motion is slowed; Shuichi and Hikaru turned their heads to look
at each.]
{music}
[As music is playing, the screen fades into black and then an image of Shuichi and
Hikaru falling, just like in the beginning. As their bodies fall parallel to each other, in
the space between them, There are scenes of what is to come in Gravitational Go.
Some would be Shuichi glomping Hikaru repeatedly. Jealous faces of Waya, Akira,
and Akari as they watch the touching scene. Isumi looking sad and frustrated. Yuki
glaring at Touma. Shuichi trying to play Igo and failing at it. And the last image
would be that of Hikaru hugging Shuichi from behind and Shuichi's eyes widen as
Hikaru shouts out something.]
naze hito wa toki ni ayamachi wo...
koukai wo shite mo shikirezu...
naze hito wa itsumo, soredemo to koeteikou to suru?
Why do people make mistakes at times...
Can't feel guilty enough...
Why do people always try to go beyond others?
[The screen turns to white and the camera zooms out to reveal Sai playing a wooden
flute beside the shore of a lake. The camera changes angels to reveal Hikaru facing
the screen while at his back at a lower corner of the screen is Sai's back. The angle
changes so we can see a close up of Hikaru's face to the side. He closes his eyes
and then turns around. He reaches out and shouts out, running towards Sai's back.
However as he tries to hug Sai, Sai burst into red maple leaves. Hikaru's eyes widen
as he feels himself passing through the mist of leaves and he is falling but a pair of
arms covered in white catches him. He looks up to see that it is Shuichi who catches
him.]
Kimi ga ima boku wo sasaete, Boku ga ima kimi mo sasaeru
Dakara mayoi nagara mo tomo ni ikiteikouyo, mirai e to
Kitzutsuite koware souna hi mo, namida shite komaraseru hi mo arukeredo
bokura ha(wa) sore wo koete ikunda, dare yori ue wo mezashite
You support me now, and I support you now
So let's wander and live towards the future together
There are days that I'm about to break after being hurt, and days when I
trouble you by crying but
We will over come that, reaching for top more than anyone
[Shuichi smiles and helps Hikaru to stand properly. The two smile at each other and
then look at the lake. The sun is now setting and the wind is blowing gently. Then
Shuichi grabs Hikaru's hand and starts to run. Hikaru then runs with him.
As they run, the back ground speeds up until it reach to the Go Instatution and that
it is now noon. In front of them are all of Hikaru's friends and some that are
Shuichi's. The two cousins give a big wave while everyone greeted them.
Then as the music ends, the screen freezes to Hikaru and Shuichi grinning up at their
friends.]
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Episode Two: Mixing Identities!
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Shuichi groaned as he turned over and patted at his side. His sleepy face turned into
a frown as he realized something was missing. Where was Yuki?
"Yuki?" he mumbled while rising his head up in confusion. Then he began to notice
the room that he was in. First of all, the light was coming from the wrong side. The
room was smaller then Yuki's bedroom and it was a whole lot brighter. There were
anime posters, something that Yuki would never allow on the white walls and the
room had more stuff to it then just a bed. Also the fact that he was sleeping on the
floor with a futon instead a bed like he usually did.
"Sai?"
Shuichi looked up and grumbled a bit.
"No Yuki, no Sai here. Just Shuichi." The older male grumbled as he yawned.
Hikaru blinked as he stared at his cousin and then shook his head. He had mistaken
his cousin for Sai. But it was only because of the coloring.
"Damn, I'm going to be late. Man, I'm tired." Hikaru yawned.
"We would have gotten to bed earlier if you just surrendered. I can't believe just
how many times I kicked your ass." Shuichi said as he got up and began to fold his
bedding.
Hikaru scowled at that and then stretched. He scratched his chest as he watched his
cousin put the futon away in his closet. Then Hikaru grabbed his stuff and went to
the bathroom. Shuichi sighed as he looked through his own bags to see what he was
planning to wear and laid out everything. Soon, he began to play a role-playing
game that he had no idea about. Damn, he really should start getting interested in
other things besides getting depressed.
After about half an hour, Hikaru came back, more awake and dressed.
"Bath's ready for you."
"Yes! Just give me ten minutes." Shuichi called as he raced down the hall with his
clothing. Hikaru blinked and shook his head.
"Ten minutes? How the hell can he wash up in ten minutes?" the teen grumbled as
he quickly stuffing his things in his bag. Then he went down to get something to eat
for him and his cousin.
Shindo was already up and cooing breakfast for her son and nephew. Hikaru's
mouth watered at the smell of fried fish. Maybe it would be okay just to be a little
bit late…ah! No! They might end up taking it as a forfeit or something!!
"If you're wondering about breakfast, I'm packing two bentos for the two of you.
Will you two be coming back for dinner?" Shindo asked in an amused tone. Hikaru
gave a sheepish laugh at that.
"Of course we will! Hell, I'll even try to drag Touya with me! His parents are in
China again."
"Ah, poor boy probably doesn't have anything proper to eat. Please do get him to
join us." Shindo said smiling as she finished off the last touches of the breakfast
bentos that she prepared for the younger men in her life. She had already made the
lunch bentos earlier, but had guessed that her son would be getting up late since his
cousin was here. She smiled as she thought that it was nice that Hikaru was getting
along with someone who did not play Igo.
Shuichi finally came down in loud foot steps. On his shoulders was a one strap
backpack. Shindo turned to greet him but stopped to adjust the sudden change in
colors.
"Ohayo!"
"Ohayo, Shuichi. You should keep that color. It suits you better." Shindo said
smiling as she put on the last touches of the bentos. Shuichi gave a laugh at that.
"Honto? I don't know. The fans might be mad about the no pink. I know for certain
Ryuichi would be pissed off for not keeping Kumo-chan's favorite color." Shuichi said
grinning. But he did have to admit that the color change made him look a bit more
mature then before. He briefly wondered if Yuki would welcome the change and
shook his head.
He was on vacation! So no Yuki thoughts!
As if he could even forget the gorgeous blond!
"Now now, here are your bentos! Quickly now! You two are going to be late for that
match! And remember, Hikaru. You have to invite Touya-kun for dinner! Make sure
not to ruin your appetite! Shuichi, you will watch Hikaru, right? That boy spends all
of his allowance on Ramen."
"Hai, hai! I'll watch over my little cousin!" Shuichi said smiling as he stuffed one of
the bentos into his bag and the other he held in his hand.
"Aw, mom! Come on, cousin! We're going to miss the train if we don't hurry!"
"Hai!"
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The two had to stop to catch their breath since they had barely caught the train
while running. Everyone around them blinked at the sight of two young men
breathing hard and leaning against the sliding door of the train be fore returning
back to whatever had occupied them before.
"Man! I thought we were going to miss it!" Shuichi said grinning as he finally found
strength to support himself. Hikaru gave a nod at that and sighed.
"Thank Kami we didn't. Or else I'll be giving up the match by forfeit! I can't have
that! If I win this match, I could qualify for a title match!"
"Sugoi! Wai! When I hear you talk about Igo like that, I can't help but feel excited!
I wanna watch!!!" Shuichi whined while his violet eyes got big and sparkly. Hikaru
grinned and thought how Shuichi definitely looked like Sai when such happiness
plaster on his face.
"Don't worry. You can watch. Just make sure you stay quiet. Or else you'll get
kicked out." Hikaru teased. Then he looked at the bento that was in his hand. He
really wanted to eat it, but it was going to be hard to eat and stand in a train at the
same time.
"Hey, sit down here. You need lots of energy if you're going to be playing a match!"
Shuichi said as he dragged his cousin to an empty chair. The dark haired male
pushed the bi colored hair teen into the chair and grinned.
"But what about you? You can't eat at the match." Hikaru said as he opened his
bento. Shuichi smirked at that.
"Hey, I use to eat in a tour bus and those things are more bumpy then a train!
Itadaimasu!" Shuichi cheered as he began to eat the delicious bento. He nearly cried
at the taste of it. It has been so long since he had a homemade bento! It almost
made him want to be a kid again.
"Itadaimasu." Hikaru mused as he ate his own bento. It was odd. Shuichi was like
Sai in so many ways. Well, at least how Sai would act if he were able to eat his
mother's cooing. And that whining was the same way as well. Suddenly, he just
wanted to know more about Shuichi, just to see if he could find more of Sai in him.
"So, just what do you do for your job?" Hikaru asked curiously. Shuichi paused in
his ravaging of rice with miso sauce.
"Well, I just sing really. I also do the lyrics for all of the songs. Suguru does the
composition and Hiro helps him out at times, just to get the music right. We mostly
just practice or forced to do some sort of advertisement. Hee hee. I remember we
had to do a TV show before. Man, I tell ya. I was so glad Hiro passed High school
with honors! I couldn't get one question right! Well, there was the bonus round that
I got, but K told me later that my boss messed with the station to help me win. But
we end up playing in live TV! That was awesome!" Shuichi said grinning.
"That's weird. Just what kind of stuff did you have to go through in order to be
number one?" Hikaru asked curiously. He blinked as he saw a flash of emotion
through those violet eyes.
"A lot of stuff. Some of it good and some of it bad. But I'm lucky because I have
three drives that allow me to keep going. A dream to become the best, a promise to
reach number one, and a vow to prove that I am the best. Those are my drives. I
still have them despite how well Bad luck is doing." Shuichi mused. Hikaru blinked
at that.
"But didn't you want to sing just to sing?" He asked as he frowned a bit. Shuichi
looked at him in surprise.
"Of course! But I wanted to become a pop idol because I wanted everyone to listen
to my music. I want to inspire someone else to sing. That's what happened to me.
When I first heard Nittle Grasper's songs, I knew that was what I wanted to do. Just
sing." Shuichi said smiling. Hikaru blinked and smiled back.
He was right. Shuichi was like Sai. The two had the same sort of passionate love for
something simple. For Sai it was Igo; for Shuichi it was singing.
"That's amazing. You must really serious about having a band." Hikaru said looking
up at Shuichi. Then he had to hold back a laugh at the sight of his cousin licking the
bottom of his bento box. Looks like he had finished off the meal.
"Hai! Everyone says that I change when I sing. Kinda like Ryuichi. You never can
tell that he's a goofball like me when he sings. He's like a whole different person!"
Shuichi said excitedly.
"I know what you mean! Touya is like always friendly and polite, but you never ever
thought that if you play him in Igo! He's got this really scary game face! I
remember the second time I played him; he scared me because he had that scary
face on!" Hikaru said grinning.
"That's nothing compared to me boss! He's even worse! Sometimes I get the
feeling that he could even do murder smiling! I don't want to get on his bad side!!"
Shuichi whined. Hikaru was thoughtful for a moment.
"Nee, Shuichi."
"Hai?"
"Do you hate frogs?"
"Yes!! They're slimy and I don't like how they have that creepy smile!!"
Shuichi blinked in confusion as his cousin began to laugh like crazy.
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AN: In Vol 18 of Hikaru no Go, Hikaru and Sai go shopping to buy a cup for the
president of the Shougi club, Kaga, due to the fact that Hikaru broke his favorite tea
cup while trying to hit a homerun. With the threat of being beaten to a pulp if the
cup was crap, they go to the busy streets of Tokyo to find a decent cup. At one
store, they came across a customer and owner of a vase that was made by Yaemon,
a famous potter from the Edo period. However, Sai sees that the vase is a fake and
Hikaru tells the customer so. Anyway, the owner of the store is impressed with
Hikaru so called knowledge and smiles like crazy. This makes the owner look like a
frog and scares the shit out of Sai who hides behind Hikaru despite the fact that Sai
is a ghost.
The story is quite funny and I recommend for anyone to download Vol. 18 Chapter 6
to read it. Sai's reactions are great and cute!
Also, I don't know for a fact if Shuichi hates frogs, but I just want some similarities
between him and Sai. I can't help it. To me, they act alike in many ways.
Oh and if anyone wishes, I can write out the entire summary of what happened in
the end, but I think it's more enjoyable if you download the manga. Hmmm…I
wonder if they have this little story as an episode, it would be nice…
Oh yes, the link for the downloads are @
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Shuichi gulped at the tension he was feeling. This was amazing! Normally silence
would kill him, but this kind of silence, it was intoxicating! The sounds of the stones
hitting on the wooden board at different times. Plus the fierce concentration that
was coming from each player.
Of course the fact that he really was not allowed to watch them play was the
problem. But after the two cousins begged and whined, Shuichi was allowed to
watch on the condition that he remained quiet to the point where the players would
not even know that he existed. At least the players won't get thirsty. They even
provided tea for them!
Granted, Shuichi had no idea what was going on. He knew only a few basic things
about Igo. One was that there were black and white stones. Another is that the
stones are placed on a board. That was the extent of Shindo Shuichi's knowledge of
Igo.
But that did not mean he could not try to figure just what was going on. He found it
weird that the players would put stones on one side of the board and then complete
forget about them for a different side of the board. Then it would take at least half
an hour before they could go back to those lonely stones.
Then Shuichi tried to find his cousin from where he was standing. Hey, if his fans
could take standing line for hours for his concert, he could do the same for Hikaru!
He blinked as he could see his cousin facing towards him, it was still far away.
Maybe he could bring some binoculars with him next time.
Shuichi could feel a small smile on his lips. Hikaru looked like a different person
when he was playing Igo. He had a look of total concentration for a game. They had
more in common then he had hoped for.
Shuichi stared at several different games, and even tried to guess where they would
move next. It surprised him just how exciting it was compared to what he had
earlier thought would be a boring game. Maybe he should try Igo, just for fun.
Shuichi really doubt he could be a pro. Besides, it would be extremely
uncomfortable to be sitting like they were. Shuichi, himself could barely sit like that
for even ten minutes, unless it was an emergency.
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"SUGOII!!! HIKARU SUGOII!!" Shuichi cheered as he hugged his younger cousin.
Hikaru blushed at the stares that were given to them.
After his opponent resigned, Hikaru had left the match and declared his win.
However at the entrance to the hall, Shuichi had hugged him and cheered for him.
However, before Hikaru could pull the hyper cousin away, he saw several people in
front of him.
"Shindo-kun!"
Both cousins turned at the voice. Shuichi blinked at the group of people that looked
about Hikaru's age. Well, just a bit. A few looked to be around his age group. Hmm,
some of them were quite good looking.
"Shindo-kun, who is that?" Said an irritable male with brown wild looking hair and
glaring eyes. The two blinked at that; causing the only female of the group to giggle
at the sight.
"Kawaii, you two look good together. So Shino-kun, are you going to introduce the
cutie to us?" she asked as she ran a look over at Shuichi. Not bad. Not bad at all.
Although the guy does look a bit familiar.
"I'm Uegesai Shuichi! Yoroshiku!" Shuichi said pleasantly. He briefly had a moment
of joy at using his Yuki's real surname. It made him feel like he was married to the
man!
Hikaru blinked at that but kept silent. After spending two years of lying his ass off,
he knew when to keep his mouth shut. Hikaru hoped that Shuichi would explain why
he was lying about his last name later.
"Ah, nice to meet you, Uegesai-san. I am Isumi Shinichiro." Isumi said as he bowed.
Shuichi bowed as well and smiled.
"Don't call me that! You make me feel old, Isumi-san! Call me Shuichi! Shu-i-chi!"
Shuichi said cheerfully.
"And I'm Nase Asumi! It's a please to meet you Shuichi-kun!" Nase said as she
grabbed Shuichi's hands.
"Same to you! WAI! Are you all Hikaru's friends?" Shuichi asked eagerly. Then he
frowned for a second as he faced the last teen, the glaring one and then smiled. "I
get it! That makes you Touya! Right? Am I right?"
Isumi and Nase had to hold back their mirth while Hikaru gave a laugh at that.
Shuichi looked in confusion at the sudden rising color of red that was appearing on
the boy's skin. Was the kid embarrassed that he had figured out his name?
"NO! IT'S WAYA YOSHITAKA!!! HOW DARE YOU THINK OF ME AS TOUYA!!!" Waya
yelled. Shuichi blinked at that and then scratched the back of his head and gave a
laugh.
"Ah! Gomen nasai!! Forgive me back there! It's just that I've heard about Touya
and I wanted to meet him! So you're Waya. Okay! I won't forget!" Shuichi said
cheerfully. Then he blinked as he realized something.
"AH!! Hikaru-chan! We need to eat!! Come on!" Shuichi cried out as he glomped
Hikaru again.
"Hey! Why the hell are you so damn familiar with Shindo?!" Waya snapped as he
reached out to pull Shuichi from Hikaru who blushed and chuckled a bit.
"Huh? Why not? I'm staying with him for the next three months." Shuichi said
innocently.
"NANI?!"
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Nase Asumi giggled as she watched the interaction between the four guys. Well, she
did had to pity Isumi for having a crush on an idiot who could not see anything that
was in front of him unless it was Shindo. But she had to admit, it was funny to see
Waya being all riled up over a guy who seemed very close to Shindo-kun.
She was no fool to see that the guys she hanged with were interested in each other.
Well, except for Shindo. That poor boy seemed to be oblivious about the word
attraction much less even know what it meant. It seems like people fall in love the
guy.
Nase had to admit that Shindo was cute and loveable. While magazines have
covered on Touya Akira as the Prince of Igo, Shindo was pretty close to beating him
at that title. However, she personally thought it would be cute if Shindo was the
Princess of Igo. Then he could have to wear a dress of something. The boy would
look cute if he did.
Then she looked over at the source of Waya's problems. Uegesai Shuichi. There
was something about that guy that made Nase feel like she should know him. In a
way, he was like Hikaru. He could even be the perfect match for Hikaru. And Hikaru
seemed to be acting more interested in Shuichi then he had ever been with anyone
else. She was no fool when she saw how Hikaru looked at Shuichi. Those looks
seem like longing ones.
Poor Waya, it looks like Shindo is in love with his house guest. And poor Touya Akira.
Nase smirked as she remembered how she watched Touya glancing over at Shindo
form time to time at the Young Lion Tournaments. At first it had surprised her, but
then she thought more on why Touya was chasing after Shindo. And although she
was supportive with Waya's feeling for Shindo, she personally hoped that Shindo
would fall for Touya. Maybe that way Isumi would get rid of that sad look in his eyes.
Of course, she needed to find herself a decent boyfriend! Maybe she should be
checking out guys while the others are busy…huh?
Nase blinked as she watched Shuichi posed for a moment. She had no idea why he
did, must be something that the guys were talking about, but just for a moment she
saw a flash of something before it disappeared. It was like she was seeing another
person in Shuichi. Then she looked up and blinked again. It was an old poster for
Bad Luck.
Whil the poster was ripped and dirty, Nase's eyes widen at the sight of the pink
haired lead singer of the band. He looked exactly like Uegesai Shuichi. Then her
eyes narrowed in thought.
Or could it be that Uegesai Shuichi is the lead singer?
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Shuichi gulped as he felt eyes staring at him. All five of them were at a McDonalds
(No, peoples, that fast food chain ain't mine.). Although Hikaru and Shuichi had
been given bentos, the two ate them during the matches. So now they were eating
the greasy food, although Hikaru complained about wanting Ramen.
However, right now, Shuichi felt like an insect. He looked at Hikaru's friends and
winced a bit. Waya was giving him a nasty look every now and then while talking
with Hikaru and Isumi. What was that guy's problem anyway? It's not like he did
anything to offend him right? Oh wait, there was that Touya mix up thing and Isumi
was kind enough to say that Waya did not like Touya. Maybe that was where the
problem was. He would have to make it up to the guy.
The other gaze was from Nase. She had the quite pensive gaze and it reminded
Shuichi of K before the American revealed one of his insane ideas for Bad Luck's
popularity. Shuichi briefly wondered if this girl was some sort of stalker who picks
up on pretty boys and watches them. Hmm…too bad Yuki couldn't be like that really.
It would be a nice change…Ah! What was he thinking about Yuki again! NO! No
thinking of Yuki at all!
Everyone stared in surprise as Shuichi began to bang his head on the table over and
over again.
"Shuichi?! Stop that! You're going to hurt yourself!" Hikaru said as he tried to stop
his cousin from getting himself brain damage.
Waya scowled at Shuichi who was being held back by Hikaru. How dare that guy!
Waya was pretty sure that the bastard started the commotion just to get Shindo's
attention! How childish! NO! There was no way in hell he was going to lose to this
pathetic loser of a man!
"Ah, I'm okay. I'm going to the restroom for a moment." Shuichi said as he got up.
Nase got up as well.
"I might as well." She said smiling as the two walked towards the restrooms. Then
before Shuichi could even tough the door, Nase stopped him.
"You seem pretty close to Shindo-kun." She said. Shuichi blinked at that.
"Hai!"
"You do know there is a guy who looks quite like you with the name Shuichi. But his
surname is Shindo." Nase mused as she tapped her chin with a finger.
"Honto?" Shuichi asked nervously. No way! No way he could be caught this fast! K
was going to kill him!
"Hai! And the most interesting thing is that you are hanging out with Shindo Hikaru.
Don't you find it odd that you are visiting Shindo-san when you look so much like
Shindo Shuichi, Ue-ge-sai-san?" Nase said with flase cheerfulness.
Shuichi gulped. Nase had that crazy look in her eyes. It was the kind that he had
often seen from all of his fans who chase him from the train station to the studio. It
was the kind of look K had when he wanted a new song recorded or just plain
wanted to shoot someone. It was the kind of look that his boss had for his boyfriend.
It was the kind of look that he had when he wanted pocky.
"WAI!! You lucky bitch! I can't believe you got a kiss from! I wish I could get a kiss
from Shuichi!"
Shuichi and Nase blinked and turned to see a group of giggling girls walking towards
the restrooms.
"I know! He was visiting at my uncle's hotel and he's suppose to be on some
vacation, but he's staying for the week until then. Ah! He was so nice and tonight I
have to take him out to dinner! It's so going to be cool!"
Shuichi looked over at Nase who seemed to frown and sigh. She gave a small smile
at his.
"Well, it looks like I was wrong. Please, accept my apologies for confronting you like
that." Nase said as she bowed. Shuichi gave a laugh at that.
"It's okay! Some people do mix me up with that singer." Shuichi said weakly before
he quickly went into the men's room for safety. He leaned against the door and
sighed. That was a close one. That girl was just a bit too sharp for his tastes.
Thank Kami for sending weird fans to cover his story. Then he paused. Just what
the hell was K planning?
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K was laughing his ass off. His plan had worked and he was enjoying at a stay of
one of the finest hotels in Tokyo. And he owed all of his thanks to Shindo Shuichi for
begging the boss for a vacation.
The blond smirked as he had spied on Shuichi before hand and decided that a
vacation from Yuki was a good thing. It would mean the lead singer could get some
rest and will be able to write some good lyrics without that boyfriend of his to put
him down. He would have done it earlier, but he knew that it would only work only if
the pink haired idiot thought it up himself.
Of course, he did not know if he wanted to thank Yuki Eiri or shoot him. That man
was the bane of his job. Anything that happens to the lead singer was always the
fault of the romance writer. If K had it his way, he would have paired up Shuichi
with someone else, but he had to admit that Shuichi could only do his best if he felt
the love of Yuki.
However he then frowned. Right now he really had no idea on where Shuichi was.
Hiro had called earlier saying that Shuichi was not at his parents' home. Hiro had
gone to Kyoto to visit his girlfriend. Not wanting to ruin his vacation, K promised to
check it out and call him once something came up. Then he asked to talk to Ayako
and told then girl to distract his guitarist from worrying about Shuichi.
"DAMN IT K! I DON'T SEE WHAT I HAVE TO DRESS UP AS SHINDO-SAN!!!"
Ah yes, another problem. The keyboardist of Bad Luck was now currently pissed off
at him. Reasons for this are that he knocked the poor boy out and dressed him up
as Shuichi to help the singer leave without making a fuss.
"Well, you were the only one without any decent plans for the vacation that your
cousin had given and I thought that it would be nice for you to help your lead
singer."
"Getting kissed by some wench was not in the damn job description!"
K blinked as an idea came to mind. Bad Luck Kissing booth. Pay 500 yen for a nice
long smooch with your favorite Bad Luck idol. Of course there was going to be some
handling with security since there are those rabid fans and guns would be necessary
and…
Suguru slowly backed away as a creepy grin began to widen on the blond's mouth
and he shivered as the American began to laugh.
"WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! BAD LUCK KISSING BOOTH WILL BE
OUR NEXT PROJECT!!!"
"NANI?!"
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In the far distance, a red head sneezed.
And in a McDonalds, a recently violated dyed head sneezed.
"Someone must be talking about me." The two muttered.
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Next time on Gravitational Go!
Eto, eto…oh! Hey everyone! This is Shindo Hikaru! Looks like we finished off with
the second episode right now. Anyway, it seems like Waya has a lost of anger. He
needs more calcium in him. Oh, Shuichi? You want to play Igo? That's cool, but
you got to watch out for some of those guys in Touya's Igo salon. They can be like
bullies in a way. I don't think they like that much. Anyway, why is Touya acting
colder then usual? I haven't seen him act like that since I started chasing him in Igo.
Next time on Gravitational Go Episode Three: Dance Dance Igo! I Won't Let You
Chase Him!
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Well, I finished episode two. Once again I failed to do the ending theme…I'm not
quite sure if I want to put up the ending theme at all…I figure that part out later.
too lazy to write out every disclaimer for chapter.
Thanks to all of those who wish to read my fic. I probably should stick it in the
Hikaru no Go section, but I decided Gravitation because I want people to know more
about Hikaru no Go.
Let's see…oh yes, I'm going to need to put up summaries about the characters that
are going to be popping out.
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Waya Yoshitaka: He's about eighteen in this fic and a he is a pro in Igo. He became
pro at the same time as Hikaru. He's a pretty strong player and his sensei is a 9-dan
pro. Because of his sensei's ranting about beating Touya in Igo, it seems that Waya
does not like Touya Akira very much. Other then that, he is pretty bright and
watches over Hikaru in the series. Lives out on his own, but does tend to go back
home for meals and just mooches off of his sensei.
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Isumi Shinichiro: Isumi is about 21 here and is also a pro. However he did not
became pro until a year after Waya and Hikaru did. He is like the older brother
figure in Hikaru no Go. However he seems to have trouble in his emotions and
concentration. Good thing that he went to China to fix that and passed his pro exam.
Since I failed to give a description of what Isumi looks like, I'll give it to you. HE IS
A HOTTIE!!! Well, out of all of Hikaru's friends, he is the tallest and oldest. He has
black hair that is not boyishly cut but the bangs are a little long and sometimes get
in his eyes. If you download the manga, you know what I mean about him being a
hottie.
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Nase Asumi: She is nineteen, but I failed to know if she became a pro at any point
in time with the Hikaru no Go. In this fic, she is. And if she really is a pro in the
manga, that makes me one happy girl. Out of all the females in the manga, and
turst me there aren't very many, she has the most skill. Although she tried to quite
Igo, after a date she decided that normal people could not handle her world and
decides to stick with Igo. If you want a pic of her, go buy Vol 18 of Hikaru no Go.
She's the only girl who gets to be on the manga cover so far as I know.
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K: Bad Luck's manager. Gun crazy loving manager. He always seems to have an
idea on what could make Bad Luck even more famous, be it good publicity or bad.
He is from America and often says many English phrases around his charges. Loves
to have an excuse to shoot someone and always carries a gun despite the laws. Also
it seems like he once belong to the secret service before he became the manager for
Ryuichi and then to Bad Luck.
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Suguru: The keyboardist of Bad Luck. He is the youngest member in the band is
often compared to his cousin Seguichi Touma who is the keyboardist of Nittle
Grasper and the president of NG studios. Many people believe that Suguru will be
taking for NG due to the fact that Touma has no child despite the fact that he is
married. In this fic, he is about 17-18.
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Sorry about all of those spoilers and stuff…But I keep thinking about my experiences
with reading fanfics about series I barely even know and I thought about giving out
summaries.
Oh and I know some of you don't really care much about the songs, but I feel like
having opening themes and stuff. But don't worry! I do put up more time for the fic
then for the songs!
What else? I failed to do the ending theme. I might just leave it like that for a
while…
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Gravitational Go
Kimi ga ima boku wo sasaete, Boku ga ima kimi mo sasaeru
Dakara mayoi nagara mo tomo ni ikiteikouyo, mirai e to
You support me now, and I support you now
So let's wander and live towards the future together
[Opening starts out with Hikaru in a violet background turning and facing the camera.
Next is a shot of Shuichi in a green background turning to face the camera. Then
camera then switches to the two facing each other in a back ground of lavender and
lime. The camera takes a close up to their faces. They both close their eyes and
then start to fall. As the camera falls them falling, you can see that their bodies are
parallel to each other. The camera stops following them and they drop from the
screen.
At this the logo for Gravitational Go is up in both English and Kanji. Also, there are
credits that state that the characters and spoilers and the music clearly belong to the
creators of the series, but the story line to Gravitational Go belongs to one of Mei
Neko]
Namama to tawamure sore nanide itemo
mono tarinasa wo kanjite shimau
Sameta me de mirarete
Kawaita jidai no kaze ni fukareteiru
After fighting with friends, and being that way
I feel that something is missing
Looked at with dry eyes
And being blown by the dry wind of this time
[The scene opens to Hikaru waking up and looking out of the window that is next to
his bed. The wind is blowing and causes his bangs to move about. Then he quickly
gets and runs around the screen, each time he appears, piece by piece he's in some
street clothes. Then he runs down the stairs, grabbing something form the table to
eat and races off into the world.]
Akiramekireru MONO naraba, saijyou kara kyoumi motanai
Wasurerareru MONO nara, hitsuyousa mo kanjinai kara
Fuan na kokoro to yuuki ga senaka awase ni natteiru
dakedo ima nara yume wo kono te de kanaete miseru yo
If it can be given up, I won't hold interest from the beginning
If it can be forgotten, I won't feel the need for it
The unsure feeling and courage is standing back to back
But right now, I will make the dreams come true with these hands
[This time the scene changes to Shuichi who gets up from bed. He looks down to
see Yuki is still sleeping and he quietly dresses, but struggles not to laugh at the
sleeping Yuki. He quickly eats while packing everything he has. Then he goes back
to the bedroom and kisses Yuki on the forehead. He runs before Yuki could wake up
and leaves the apartment. As he enters the bright world of the living, he gives out a
yell and pumps up his arms.]
Kitzutsuite koware souna hi mo, namida shite komaraseru hi mo arukeredo
bokura ha(wa) sore wo koete ikunda, dare yori ue wo mezashite
There are days that I'm about to break after being hurt, and days when I
trouble you by crying but
We will over come that, reaching for top more than anyone
[The scene then changes to Hikaru running down to the station and getting into a
train. Then it switches to Shuichi who stops at a manga shop to buy something.
Then the screen splits in half to show the two running. Then the screen is whole as
the two run past each other. The camera then gets a close up at Hikaru's face and
then at Shuichi's. Then it slows to a pause as the two pass before returning to
normal speed.]
{music}
[While music is playing, various scenes of Hikaru no Go and Gravitation are flashed.
Mostly to introduce other characters of the other series. Some characters include
Akari, Akira, Waya, Isumi, Oichi, Fuku, Nase, Sakei, and many of the pros from
Hikaru no Go. Others would be members of Nittle Grasper, Hiro, Suguru, Sakano, K,
Yuki, Mika, Maiko, and members of ASK.]
Tanoshii koto dake, erande ikite mo
sono saki ni wa nanimo mienakute
dakara donna koto mo
genjitsu kara nigenaide uketomeru yo
Living by choosing fun things but
Nothing can be seen beyond that
So whatever it is,
I will never run away from the reality but instead will accept it
[The scene changes to Hikaru playing Igo against someone. While thinking, the
camera goes down to his lap where you can see that he is holding a white fan and
tapping it one his free hand. Then he picks up a stone and places it on the board.
As the stone falls to the board, it glows and the light explodes as it hits the board.]
daiji na MONO ga aru naraba, mamorinuite miseru kara
ushinaku shitakunai MONO ni, jibun no subete wo kakeru yo
kiyou ja nai kara toki ni kizutsuke, kizutsuiteiku
dakedo ima nara sukoshi jishin wo motte arukeru yo
If there's something important, I will protect it
At the thing I don't want to lose, I will put my everything into it
I'm not talented so we will hurt each others and ourselves
But I can walk with a little more faith now
[Then the screen changes to Shuichi singing in a recording room. Then camera
zooms out to see K, Sakano, Hiro, and Suguru are watching him from the recording
room. Sakano looks nervous while K is grinning and polishing his guns. The person
doing the circuit board looks over at K nervously. Then Shuichi stops which causes K
to grab a gun and starts shooting at Shuichi who is running around the room, trying
not to get shot. While thins happens everyone else just have sweatdrops on the
back of their heads while watching the show.]
kodoku da to kanjiru hi demo mijime da to kanjiru hi sae aru keredo
bokutachi wa kitto hitori ja nai to omou yo kimi ga iru
There are days when I feel lonly, and days when I feel miserable
But we're probably not alone, you're there
[The next scene is Hikaru walking in the streets with Waya, Isumi, Oichi, Nase, Fuku,
Komiya, and Honda. He's taking the lead talking excitedly about something. Then
the camera goes to Shuichi who is walking with Hiro and Suguru. Shuichi and
Suguru are arguing while Hiro is just ignoring them, but has a grin on his face that
hints he is amused by the two. The screen splits into two, one with Hikaru and
another with Shuichi. The screen then becomes whole then the two groups past
each other. As the motion is slowed; Shuichi and Hikaru turned their heads to look
at each.]
{music}
[As music is playing, the screen fades into black and then an image of Shuichi and
Hikaru falling, just like in the beginning. As their bodies fall parallel to each other, in
the space between them, There are scenes of what is to come in Gravitational Go.
Some would be Shuichi glomping Hikaru repeatedly. Jealous faces of Waya, Akira,
and Akari as they watch the touching scene. Isumi looking sad and frustrated. Yuki
glaring at Touma. Shuichi trying to play Igo and failing at it. And the last image
would be that of Hikaru hugging Shuichi from behind and Shuichi's eyes widen as
Hikaru shouts out something.]
naze hito wa toki ni ayamachi wo...
koukai wo shite mo shikirezu...
naze hito wa itsumo, soredemo to koeteikou to suru?
Why do people make mistakes at times...
Can't feel guilty enough...
Why do people always try to go beyond others?
[The screen turns to white and the camera zooms out to reveal Sai playing a wooden
flute beside the shore of a lake. The camera changes angels to reveal Hikaru facing
the screen while at his back at a lower corner of the screen is Sai's back. The angle
changes so we can see a close up of Hikaru's face to the side. He closes his eyes
and then turns around. He reaches out and shouts out, running towards Sai's back.
However as he tries to hug Sai, Sai burst into red maple leaves. Hikaru's eyes widen
as he feels himself passing through the mist of leaves and he is falling but a pair of
arms covered in white catches him. He looks up to see that it is Shuichi who catches
him.]
Kimi ga ima boku wo sasaete, Boku ga ima kimi mo sasaeru
Dakara mayoi nagara mo tomo ni ikiteikouyo, mirai e to
Kitzutsuite koware souna hi mo, namida shite komaraseru hi mo arukeredo
bokura ha(wa) sore wo koete ikunda, dare yori ue wo mezashite
You support me now, and I support you now
So let's wander and live towards the future together
There are days that I'm about to break after being hurt, and days when I
trouble you by crying but
We will over come that, reaching for top more than anyone
[Shuichi smiles and helps Hikaru to stand properly. The two smile at each other and
then look at the lake. The sun is now setting and the wind is blowing gently. Then
Shuichi grabs Hikaru's hand and starts to run. Hikaru then runs with him.
As they run, the back ground speeds up until it reach to the Go Instatution and that
it is now noon. In front of them are all of Hikaru's friends and some that are
Shuichi's. The two cousins give a big wave while everyone greeted them.
Then as the music ends, the screen freezes to Hikaru and Shuichi grinning up at their
friends.]
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Episode Two: Mixing Identities!
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Shuichi groaned as he turned over and patted at his side. His sleepy face turned into
a frown as he realized something was missing. Where was Yuki?
"Yuki?" he mumbled while rising his head up in confusion. Then he began to notice
the room that he was in. First of all, the light was coming from the wrong side. The
room was smaller then Yuki's bedroom and it was a whole lot brighter. There were
anime posters, something that Yuki would never allow on the white walls and the
room had more stuff to it then just a bed. Also the fact that he was sleeping on the
floor with a futon instead a bed like he usually did.
"Sai?"
Shuichi looked up and grumbled a bit.
"No Yuki, no Sai here. Just Shuichi." The older male grumbled as he yawned.
Hikaru blinked as he stared at his cousin and then shook his head. He had mistaken
his cousin for Sai. But it was only because of the coloring.
"Damn, I'm going to be late. Man, I'm tired." Hikaru yawned.
"We would have gotten to bed earlier if you just surrendered. I can't believe just
how many times I kicked your ass." Shuichi said as he got up and began to fold his
bedding.
Hikaru scowled at that and then stretched. He scratched his chest as he watched his
cousin put the futon away in his closet. Then Hikaru grabbed his stuff and went to
the bathroom. Shuichi sighed as he looked through his own bags to see what he was
planning to wear and laid out everything. Soon, he began to play a role-playing
game that he had no idea about. Damn, he really should start getting interested in
other things besides getting depressed.
After about half an hour, Hikaru came back, more awake and dressed.
"Bath's ready for you."
"Yes! Just give me ten minutes." Shuichi called as he raced down the hall with his
clothing. Hikaru blinked and shook his head.
"Ten minutes? How the hell can he wash up in ten minutes?" the teen grumbled as
he quickly stuffing his things in his bag. Then he went down to get something to eat
for him and his cousin.
Shindo was already up and cooing breakfast for her son and nephew. Hikaru's
mouth watered at the smell of fried fish. Maybe it would be okay just to be a little
bit late…ah! No! They might end up taking it as a forfeit or something!!
"If you're wondering about breakfast, I'm packing two bentos for the two of you.
Will you two be coming back for dinner?" Shindo asked in an amused tone. Hikaru
gave a sheepish laugh at that.
"Of course we will! Hell, I'll even try to drag Touya with me! His parents are in
China again."
"Ah, poor boy probably doesn't have anything proper to eat. Please do get him to
join us." Shindo said smiling as she finished off the last touches of the breakfast
bentos that she prepared for the younger men in her life. She had already made the
lunch bentos earlier, but had guessed that her son would be getting up late since his
cousin was here. She smiled as she thought that it was nice that Hikaru was getting
along with someone who did not play Igo.
Shuichi finally came down in loud foot steps. On his shoulders was a one strap
backpack. Shindo turned to greet him but stopped to adjust the sudden change in
colors.
"Ohayo!"
"Ohayo, Shuichi. You should keep that color. It suits you better." Shindo said
smiling as she put on the last touches of the bentos. Shuichi gave a laugh at that.
"Honto? I don't know. The fans might be mad about the no pink. I know for certain
Ryuichi would be pissed off for not keeping Kumo-chan's favorite color." Shuichi said
grinning. But he did have to admit that the color change made him look a bit more
mature then before. He briefly wondered if Yuki would welcome the change and
shook his head.
He was on vacation! So no Yuki thoughts!
As if he could even forget the gorgeous blond!
"Now now, here are your bentos! Quickly now! You two are going to be late for that
match! And remember, Hikaru. You have to invite Touya-kun for dinner! Make sure
not to ruin your appetite! Shuichi, you will watch Hikaru, right? That boy spends all
of his allowance on Ramen."
"Hai, hai! I'll watch over my little cousin!" Shuichi said smiling as he stuffed one of
the bentos into his bag and the other he held in his hand.
"Aw, mom! Come on, cousin! We're going to miss the train if we don't hurry!"
"Hai!"
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The two had to stop to catch their breath since they had barely caught the train
while running. Everyone around them blinked at the sight of two young men
breathing hard and leaning against the sliding door of the train be fore returning
back to whatever had occupied them before.
"Man! I thought we were going to miss it!" Shuichi said grinning as he finally found
strength to support himself. Hikaru gave a nod at that and sighed.
"Thank Kami we didn't. Or else I'll be giving up the match by forfeit! I can't have
that! If I win this match, I could qualify for a title match!"
"Sugoi! Wai! When I hear you talk about Igo like that, I can't help but feel excited!
I wanna watch!!!" Shuichi whined while his violet eyes got big and sparkly. Hikaru
grinned and thought how Shuichi definitely looked like Sai when such happiness
plaster on his face.
"Don't worry. You can watch. Just make sure you stay quiet. Or else you'll get
kicked out." Hikaru teased. Then he looked at the bento that was in his hand. He
really wanted to eat it, but it was going to be hard to eat and stand in a train at the
same time.
"Hey, sit down here. You need lots of energy if you're going to be playing a match!"
Shuichi said as he dragged his cousin to an empty chair. The dark haired male
pushed the bi colored hair teen into the chair and grinned.
"But what about you? You can't eat at the match." Hikaru said as he opened his
bento. Shuichi smirked at that.
"Hey, I use to eat in a tour bus and those things are more bumpy then a train!
Itadaimasu!" Shuichi cheered as he began to eat the delicious bento. He nearly cried
at the taste of it. It has been so long since he had a homemade bento! It almost
made him want to be a kid again.
"Itadaimasu." Hikaru mused as he ate his own bento. It was odd. Shuichi was like
Sai in so many ways. Well, at least how Sai would act if he were able to eat his
mother's cooing. And that whining was the same way as well. Suddenly, he just
wanted to know more about Shuichi, just to see if he could find more of Sai in him.
"So, just what do you do for your job?" Hikaru asked curiously. Shuichi paused in
his ravaging of rice with miso sauce.
"Well, I just sing really. I also do the lyrics for all of the songs. Suguru does the
composition and Hiro helps him out at times, just to get the music right. We mostly
just practice or forced to do some sort of advertisement. Hee hee. I remember we
had to do a TV show before. Man, I tell ya. I was so glad Hiro passed High school
with honors! I couldn't get one question right! Well, there was the bonus round that
I got, but K told me later that my boss messed with the station to help me win. But
we end up playing in live TV! That was awesome!" Shuichi said grinning.
"That's weird. Just what kind of stuff did you have to go through in order to be
number one?" Hikaru asked curiously. He blinked as he saw a flash of emotion
through those violet eyes.
"A lot of stuff. Some of it good and some of it bad. But I'm lucky because I have
three drives that allow me to keep going. A dream to become the best, a promise to
reach number one, and a vow to prove that I am the best. Those are my drives. I
still have them despite how well Bad luck is doing." Shuichi mused. Hikaru blinked
at that.
"But didn't you want to sing just to sing?" He asked as he frowned a bit. Shuichi
looked at him in surprise.
"Of course! But I wanted to become a pop idol because I wanted everyone to listen
to my music. I want to inspire someone else to sing. That's what happened to me.
When I first heard Nittle Grasper's songs, I knew that was what I wanted to do. Just
sing." Shuichi said smiling. Hikaru blinked and smiled back.
He was right. Shuichi was like Sai. The two had the same sort of passionate love for
something simple. For Sai it was Igo; for Shuichi it was singing.
"That's amazing. You must really serious about having a band." Hikaru said looking
up at Shuichi. Then he had to hold back a laugh at the sight of his cousin licking the
bottom of his bento box. Looks like he had finished off the meal.
"Hai! Everyone says that I change when I sing. Kinda like Ryuichi. You never can
tell that he's a goofball like me when he sings. He's like a whole different person!"
Shuichi said excitedly.
"I know what you mean! Touya is like always friendly and polite, but you never ever
thought that if you play him in Igo! He's got this really scary game face! I
remember the second time I played him; he scared me because he had that scary
face on!" Hikaru said grinning.
"That's nothing compared to me boss! He's even worse! Sometimes I get the
feeling that he could even do murder smiling! I don't want to get on his bad side!!"
Shuichi whined. Hikaru was thoughtful for a moment.
"Nee, Shuichi."
"Hai?"
"Do you hate frogs?"
"Yes!! They're slimy and I don't like how they have that creepy smile!!"
Shuichi blinked in confusion as his cousin began to laugh like crazy.
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AN: In Vol 18 of Hikaru no Go, Hikaru and Sai go shopping to buy a cup for the
president of the Shougi club, Kaga, due to the fact that Hikaru broke his favorite tea
cup while trying to hit a homerun. With the threat of being beaten to a pulp if the
cup was crap, they go to the busy streets of Tokyo to find a decent cup. At one
store, they came across a customer and owner of a vase that was made by Yaemon,
a famous potter from the Edo period. However, Sai sees that the vase is a fake and
Hikaru tells the customer so. Anyway, the owner of the store is impressed with
Hikaru so called knowledge and smiles like crazy. This makes the owner look like a
frog and scares the shit out of Sai who hides behind Hikaru despite the fact that Sai
is a ghost.
The story is quite funny and I recommend for anyone to download Vol. 18 Chapter 6
to read it. Sai's reactions are great and cute!
Also, I don't know for a fact if Shuichi hates frogs, but I just want some similarities
between him and Sai. I can't help it. To me, they act alike in many ways.
Oh and if anyone wishes, I can write out the entire summary of what happened in
the end, but I think it's more enjoyable if you download the manga. Hmmm…I
wonder if they have this little story as an episode, it would be nice…
Oh yes, the link for the downloads are @
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Shuichi gulped at the tension he was feeling. This was amazing! Normally silence
would kill him, but this kind of silence, it was intoxicating! The sounds of the stones
hitting on the wooden board at different times. Plus the fierce concentration that
was coming from each player.
Of course the fact that he really was not allowed to watch them play was the
problem. But after the two cousins begged and whined, Shuichi was allowed to
watch on the condition that he remained quiet to the point where the players would
not even know that he existed. At least the players won't get thirsty. They even
provided tea for them!
Granted, Shuichi had no idea what was going on. He knew only a few basic things
about Igo. One was that there were black and white stones. Another is that the
stones are placed on a board. That was the extent of Shindo Shuichi's knowledge of
Igo.
But that did not mean he could not try to figure just what was going on. He found it
weird that the players would put stones on one side of the board and then complete
forget about them for a different side of the board. Then it would take at least half
an hour before they could go back to those lonely stones.
Then Shuichi tried to find his cousin from where he was standing. Hey, if his fans
could take standing line for hours for his concert, he could do the same for Hikaru!
He blinked as he could see his cousin facing towards him, it was still far away.
Maybe he could bring some binoculars with him next time.
Shuichi could feel a small smile on his lips. Hikaru looked like a different person
when he was playing Igo. He had a look of total concentration for a game. They had
more in common then he had hoped for.
Shuichi stared at several different games, and even tried to guess where they would
move next. It surprised him just how exciting it was compared to what he had
earlier thought would be a boring game. Maybe he should try Igo, just for fun.
Shuichi really doubt he could be a pro. Besides, it would be extremely
uncomfortable to be sitting like they were. Shuichi, himself could barely sit like that
for even ten minutes, unless it was an emergency.
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"SUGOII!!! HIKARU SUGOII!!" Shuichi cheered as he hugged his younger cousin.
Hikaru blushed at the stares that were given to them.
After his opponent resigned, Hikaru had left the match and declared his win.
However at the entrance to the hall, Shuichi had hugged him and cheered for him.
However, before Hikaru could pull the hyper cousin away, he saw several people in
front of him.
"Shindo-kun!"
Both cousins turned at the voice. Shuichi blinked at the group of people that looked
about Hikaru's age. Well, just a bit. A few looked to be around his age group. Hmm,
some of them were quite good looking.
"Shindo-kun, who is that?" Said an irritable male with brown wild looking hair and
glaring eyes. The two blinked at that; causing the only female of the group to giggle
at the sight.
"Kawaii, you two look good together. So Shino-kun, are you going to introduce the
cutie to us?" she asked as she ran a look over at Shuichi. Not bad. Not bad at all.
Although the guy does look a bit familiar.
"I'm Uegesai Shuichi! Yoroshiku!" Shuichi said pleasantly. He briefly had a moment
of joy at using his Yuki's real surname. It made him feel like he was married to the
man!
Hikaru blinked at that but kept silent. After spending two years of lying his ass off,
he knew when to keep his mouth shut. Hikaru hoped that Shuichi would explain why
he was lying about his last name later.
"Ah, nice to meet you, Uegesai-san. I am Isumi Shinichiro." Isumi said as he bowed.
Shuichi bowed as well and smiled.
"Don't call me that! You make me feel old, Isumi-san! Call me Shuichi! Shu-i-chi!"
Shuichi said cheerfully.
"And I'm Nase Asumi! It's a please to meet you Shuichi-kun!" Nase said as she
grabbed Shuichi's hands.
"Same to you! WAI! Are you all Hikaru's friends?" Shuichi asked eagerly. Then he
frowned for a second as he faced the last teen, the glaring one and then smiled. "I
get it! That makes you Touya! Right? Am I right?"
Isumi and Nase had to hold back their mirth while Hikaru gave a laugh at that.
Shuichi looked in confusion at the sudden rising color of red that was appearing on
the boy's skin. Was the kid embarrassed that he had figured out his name?
"NO! IT'S WAYA YOSHITAKA!!! HOW DARE YOU THINK OF ME AS TOUYA!!!" Waya
yelled. Shuichi blinked at that and then scratched the back of his head and gave a
laugh.
"Ah! Gomen nasai!! Forgive me back there! It's just that I've heard about Touya
and I wanted to meet him! So you're Waya. Okay! I won't forget!" Shuichi said
cheerfully. Then he blinked as he realized something.
"AH!! Hikaru-chan! We need to eat!! Come on!" Shuichi cried out as he glomped
Hikaru again.
"Hey! Why the hell are you so damn familiar with Shindo?!" Waya snapped as he
reached out to pull Shuichi from Hikaru who blushed and chuckled a bit.
"Huh? Why not? I'm staying with him for the next three months." Shuichi said
innocently.
"NANI?!"
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Nase Asumi giggled as she watched the interaction between the four guys. Well, she
did had to pity Isumi for having a crush on an idiot who could not see anything that
was in front of him unless it was Shindo. But she had to admit, it was funny to see
Waya being all riled up over a guy who seemed very close to Shindo-kun.
She was no fool to see that the guys she hanged with were interested in each other.
Well, except for Shindo. That poor boy seemed to be oblivious about the word
attraction much less even know what it meant. It seems like people fall in love the
guy.
Nase had to admit that Shindo was cute and loveable. While magazines have
covered on Touya Akira as the Prince of Igo, Shindo was pretty close to beating him
at that title. However, she personally thought it would be cute if Shindo was the
Princess of Igo. Then he could have to wear a dress of something. The boy would
look cute if he did.
Then she looked over at the source of Waya's problems. Uegesai Shuichi. There
was something about that guy that made Nase feel like she should know him. In a
way, he was like Hikaru. He could even be the perfect match for Hikaru. And Hikaru
seemed to be acting more interested in Shuichi then he had ever been with anyone
else. She was no fool when she saw how Hikaru looked at Shuichi. Those looks
seem like longing ones.
Poor Waya, it looks like Shindo is in love with his house guest. And poor Touya Akira.
Nase smirked as she remembered how she watched Touya glancing over at Shindo
form time to time at the Young Lion Tournaments. At first it had surprised her, but
then she thought more on why Touya was chasing after Shindo. And although she
was supportive with Waya's feeling for Shindo, she personally hoped that Shindo
would fall for Touya. Maybe that way Isumi would get rid of that sad look in his eyes.
Of course, she needed to find herself a decent boyfriend! Maybe she should be
checking out guys while the others are busy…huh?
Nase blinked as she watched Shuichi posed for a moment. She had no idea why he
did, must be something that the guys were talking about, but just for a moment she
saw a flash of something before it disappeared. It was like she was seeing another
person in Shuichi. Then she looked up and blinked again. It was an old poster for
Bad Luck.
Whil the poster was ripped and dirty, Nase's eyes widen at the sight of the pink
haired lead singer of the band. He looked exactly like Uegesai Shuichi. Then her
eyes narrowed in thought.
Or could it be that Uegesai Shuichi is the lead singer?
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Shuichi gulped as he felt eyes staring at him. All five of them were at a McDonalds
(No, peoples, that fast food chain ain't mine.). Although Hikaru and Shuichi had
been given bentos, the two ate them during the matches. So now they were eating
the greasy food, although Hikaru complained about wanting Ramen.
However, right now, Shuichi felt like an insect. He looked at Hikaru's friends and
winced a bit. Waya was giving him a nasty look every now and then while talking
with Hikaru and Isumi. What was that guy's problem anyway? It's not like he did
anything to offend him right? Oh wait, there was that Touya mix up thing and Isumi
was kind enough to say that Waya did not like Touya. Maybe that was where the
problem was. He would have to make it up to the guy.
The other gaze was from Nase. She had the quite pensive gaze and it reminded
Shuichi of K before the American revealed one of his insane ideas for Bad Luck's
popularity. Shuichi briefly wondered if this girl was some sort of stalker who picks
up on pretty boys and watches them. Hmm…too bad Yuki couldn't be like that really.
It would be a nice change…Ah! What was he thinking about Yuki again! NO! No
thinking of Yuki at all!
Everyone stared in surprise as Shuichi began to bang his head on the table over and
over again.
"Shuichi?! Stop that! You're going to hurt yourself!" Hikaru said as he tried to stop
his cousin from getting himself brain damage.
Waya scowled at Shuichi who was being held back by Hikaru. How dare that guy!
Waya was pretty sure that the bastard started the commotion just to get Shindo's
attention! How childish! NO! There was no way in hell he was going to lose to this
pathetic loser of a man!
"Ah, I'm okay. I'm going to the restroom for a moment." Shuichi said as he got up.
Nase got up as well.
"I might as well." She said smiling as the two walked towards the restrooms. Then
before Shuichi could even tough the door, Nase stopped him.
"You seem pretty close to Shindo-kun." She said. Shuichi blinked at that.
"Hai!"
"You do know there is a guy who looks quite like you with the name Shuichi. But his
surname is Shindo." Nase mused as she tapped her chin with a finger.
"Honto?" Shuichi asked nervously. No way! No way he could be caught this fast! K
was going to kill him!
"Hai! And the most interesting thing is that you are hanging out with Shindo Hikaru.
Don't you find it odd that you are visiting Shindo-san when you look so much like
Shindo Shuichi, Ue-ge-sai-san?" Nase said with flase cheerfulness.
Shuichi gulped. Nase had that crazy look in her eyes. It was the kind that he had
often seen from all of his fans who chase him from the train station to the studio. It
was the kind of look K had when he wanted a new song recorded or just plain
wanted to shoot someone. It was the kind of look that his boss had for his boyfriend.
It was the kind of look that he had when he wanted pocky.
"WAI!! You lucky bitch! I can't believe you got a kiss from! I wish I could get a kiss
from Shuichi!"
Shuichi and Nase blinked and turned to see a group of giggling girls walking towards
the restrooms.
"I know! He was visiting at my uncle's hotel and he's suppose to be on some
vacation, but he's staying for the week until then. Ah! He was so nice and tonight I
have to take him out to dinner! It's so going to be cool!"
Shuichi looked over at Nase who seemed to frown and sigh. She gave a small smile
at his.
"Well, it looks like I was wrong. Please, accept my apologies for confronting you like
that." Nase said as she bowed. Shuichi gave a laugh at that.
"It's okay! Some people do mix me up with that singer." Shuichi said weakly before
he quickly went into the men's room for safety. He leaned against the door and
sighed. That was a close one. That girl was just a bit too sharp for his tastes.
Thank Kami for sending weird fans to cover his story. Then he paused. Just what
the hell was K planning?
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K was laughing his ass off. His plan had worked and he was enjoying at a stay of
one of the finest hotels in Tokyo. And he owed all of his thanks to Shindo Shuichi for
begging the boss for a vacation.
The blond smirked as he had spied on Shuichi before hand and decided that a
vacation from Yuki was a good thing. It would mean the lead singer could get some
rest and will be able to write some good lyrics without that boyfriend of his to put
him down. He would have done it earlier, but he knew that it would only work only if
the pink haired idiot thought it up himself.
Of course, he did not know if he wanted to thank Yuki Eiri or shoot him. That man
was the bane of his job. Anything that happens to the lead singer was always the
fault of the romance writer. If K had it his way, he would have paired up Shuichi
with someone else, but he had to admit that Shuichi could only do his best if he felt
the love of Yuki.
However he then frowned. Right now he really had no idea on where Shuichi was.
Hiro had called earlier saying that Shuichi was not at his parents' home. Hiro had
gone to Kyoto to visit his girlfriend. Not wanting to ruin his vacation, K promised to
check it out and call him once something came up. Then he asked to talk to Ayako
and told then girl to distract his guitarist from worrying about Shuichi.
"DAMN IT K! I DON'T SEE WHAT I HAVE TO DRESS UP AS SHINDO-SAN!!!"
Ah yes, another problem. The keyboardist of Bad Luck was now currently pissed off
at him. Reasons for this are that he knocked the poor boy out and dressed him up
as Shuichi to help the singer leave without making a fuss.
"Well, you were the only one without any decent plans for the vacation that your
cousin had given and I thought that it would be nice for you to help your lead
singer."
"Getting kissed by some wench was not in the damn job description!"
K blinked as an idea came to mind. Bad Luck Kissing booth. Pay 500 yen for a nice
long smooch with your favorite Bad Luck idol. Of course there was going to be some
handling with security since there are those rabid fans and guns would be necessary
and…
Suguru slowly backed away as a creepy grin began to widen on the blond's mouth
and he shivered as the American began to laugh.
"WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! BAD LUCK KISSING BOOTH WILL BE
OUR NEXT PROJECT!!!"
"NANI?!"
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In the far distance, a red head sneezed.
And in a McDonalds, a recently violated dyed head sneezed.
"Someone must be talking about me." The two muttered.
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Next time on Gravitational Go!
Eto, eto…oh! Hey everyone! This is Shindo Hikaru! Looks like we finished off with
the second episode right now. Anyway, it seems like Waya has a lost of anger. He
needs more calcium in him. Oh, Shuichi? You want to play Igo? That's cool, but
you got to watch out for some of those guys in Touya's Igo salon. They can be like
bullies in a way. I don't think they like that much. Anyway, why is Touya acting
colder then usual? I haven't seen him act like that since I started chasing him in Igo.
Next time on Gravitational Go Episode Three: Dance Dance Igo! I Won't Let You
Chase Him!
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Well, I finished episode two. Once again I failed to do the ending theme…I'm not
quite sure if I want to put up the ending theme at all…I figure that part out later.