Woohoo! Last chappie! Last chappie! LAST CHAPPIE~!!!!!! *dances around for joy*

This might be extremely short (in my standards). ~You have been warned~ (You may consider this as just an epilogue ^_^) But there is a looooooong author's notes in the end so it looks longer than what it really is.

To those who are reading this crappy fic, thanks. Thank you for sticking with this garbage to the end. Arigatou gozaimashita minna-san desu!!!!!!

Special thanks to HanaTenshiHimeko-san and Cheska-san. You guys are my saviors!!!! If it weren't for your reviews, this fic would've rotted here for ages!!!! I bow before your presence!!! *kneels down and does a knight-like pose*

Also to cocacat15-san, you pointed a couple of things or so in the original chapter. Arigatou gozaimashita desu. *bows in Japanese manner*

Now, I can go do a Touya-centered fic!

Disclaimer: Go is a great game; it ain't a wonder why Touya and Hikaru loved the game (I love it too!!! ^_^) ! Alas…what cruel fate has befallen upon thee! For thou dost own not these two peasants who liveth in the wonderful series knoweth as Hikaru no Go.

*laughs at the disclaimer while pointing with a shaking finger* BWUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! *rolls over on stomach* That disclaimer was the most pathetic one I've made!!! Woohoo!!!! AND I CALLED TOUYA AND HIKARU PEASANTS!!!!!!!! *dies of shock*

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CHAPTER SIX

            Sayonara tomodachi

Hikaru turned on his back and…

"OOF!!!!" he fell on the floor with half the blanket along with him. He sat up; hair frazzled, and looked at his surroundings with half-asleep eyes. He rubbed his head and stood up, pulling his blanket and lulling himself to sleep once again.

At that exact moment he closed his eyes, his clock alarmed.

The young – and lazy, if you would like to add – pro grabbed one pillow and covered his head, mumbling about making the clock shut up. But the pillow did not penetrate the sound.

"K'so!!!" he cursed, throwing his pillow at the clock but it did nothing but make the device fall on his bed. Irritated and well out of patience, he pulled his blanket over his head and shouted, "SAI! Turn that damn thing off!!!!!" and expected to hear a response like, "But I can't touch that! I'm a ghost remember!" but…only silence answered him. He sat up, throwing the blanket off him, "SAI?!?!" he demanded, looking at his side.

"Hikaru? Who are you shouting at?" his mother's voice called from downstairs.

But, her voice didn't reach Hikaru. He just sat there, staring at nothing but air.

"Where am I supposed to find you, Sai?" he muttered. Sai loves go so…he should be going to places that go exists. , He rushed outside, searching the town for the third time, but in this round, he asked everyone if they sighted someone that fitted his description of Sai. More than once, he was mislead to another person but no matter what he did there was no such sign of his friend.

Hikaru dropped on the bench near him. After going through all the places he knew and even entering stores buildings that he never knew existed, he dropped on the bench near him, tired, with the heat of the sun overshadowing him like fire.

He dropped his head low, looking at the ground in dismay. Where could Sai have gone? If he isn't here then…., the young pro felt his body go stiff. No, I shouldn't. , He shook his head. I shouldn't be thinking like this. What if he just went sightseeing? Yes, he might've gone and visited Torajiro. He always liked him so he might want to pay tribute to him. , he clapped his hands on his knees and stood up, filling himself with useless determination.

Exhausted and losing hope, Kawai-san passed by him in his taxi, "Hey, Shindo, what are you doing here?" he asked, seeing that the young pro was walking towards the sea port.

But Hikaru took no notice of him and just walked on.

"Shindo!" he shouted this time.

"What?" Hikaru snapped back with irritation at his voice. He didn't even care to look at Kawai.

"I said: what are you doing here?!?!?!" the taxi driver yelled, getting annoyed with the way the blonde was acting.

Hikaru stopped and looked at his friend. "None of your business!"

At that point, Kawai had jumped out of his car and approached Hikaru, ruffling his hair as he always did. "You insolent little brat! Haven't you learned to respect your elders?!?!" he scolded, giving the go pro's head a big push.

Hikaru threw Kawai's hand away and shouted, "Yeah! Old men like you!!!" he shouted.

Again, Kawai proceeded to ruffle his friend's hair. "What the heck happened to you?! Why are you so hot-headed today?!" he shouted in a voice with both anger and concern inflicted.

The blonde stopped, looked at the ground and muttered. "Hiroshima."

"What?"

"I said I'm going to Hiroshima!!!!" he shouted then left Kawai, running away as fast as possible.

Hikaru had reached Hiroshima with Kawai's help, who tagged along with him. His presence was fortunate because the young one didn't bring his wallet, saying that he forgot it even though, in truth, Sai had all his money.

They went to all sites possible – even staying overnight without informing his parents – but none of them had what he was looking for. He described Sai with the tiniest detail he could think of but no one had passed any of the places he went to. At that point, he had lost all optimism he possessed. He just came to a pathetic conclusion: Sai left because he was weak.

"Finish that now and we'll go back home." Kawai pointed with hi chopsticks. "I'm just gonna go to the go salon and earn some money." He muttered with a weird smile on his face and while rubbing his hands together.

Hikaru practically didn't care. He didn't find Sai anywhere. He just wasted his time going there and his energy jumping from one site to another. He put down his utensils and left the store, going to the go salon where Kawai was.

He could hear Kawai's voice as he shouted in anger.

"HOW COULD I LOSE?!?!?!?!" he exclaimed, stomping outside in anger.

"Kawai-san, what happened?" Hikaru asked with an unusual monotonous tone. He looked inside and saw a man with a stature much like Tsubaki. With the look on that guy's face, it was obvious that it was he who made a big win on Kawai's bet. "Let's go, Kawai-san. I wanna go home."

"Sure, sure." Kawai answered with impatience. "I can't do anything about it anyway. A loss is a loss." They turned away and started leave but the challenger didn't let them go that easily.

"You!" he called.

Hikaru turned around and pointed a finger to himself. "Me?" he asked, eyes wide open.

"Yes, you're Shindo Hikaru, right? The beginner dan that played such a bad game against the Meijin!" he insulted, "How could you call yourself a pro?!"

It was Sai who played that game…not me! , Hikaru thought, clenching his fists. So, you have no right insulting him like this! He was playing with a handicap!!!! , "What did you say?!" he shouted, trying to protect the honor of his friend.

"I bet you can't even defeat an amateur like me!" he challenged.

Hikaru approached and sat in front of him, cross-legged, "Prove it!" he dug his hands in the goke of black stones.

The challenger smiled in content.

"Who is this guy, anyway?" Kawai asked a nearby customer.

"He's Shuhei-san and he has been an amateur representative in Hiroshima. He even played some kansai pros." The man answered back at him. "You? What are you guys doing here? It's normal for a pro to go to places like these without a reason."

"No, we're just sightseeing, looking at Shuusaku's sites." Kawai answered back.

"But isn't there a shrine in Tokyo too?"

Hikaru froze and looked at the man. "A shrine in Tokyo?" he asked and was answered by a nod. "Where?! Where in Tokyo?!" he insisted, lifting his attention from the game to the conversation.

"Hey, kid, focus on this game first. If you don't, you'll really lose." Said Shuhei, who has already placed his stone on the board.

Recoiling back, the blonde looked at the goban. Of course Sai wouldn't go to a place as far as this! How could I have been so stupid?!?!?! , he took hold of one stone and lifted it. But…I need to go back as soon as possible! , he turned to the board, eyes completely serious that he looked a little scary. This game needs to be finished…NOW! , he placed the stone on one line intersection.

Kawai, Shuhei and the other audience looked at the board in disbelief. Hikaru had been increasing his speed by every hand and by the end of the game; he had completely dominated over Shuhei.

Hikaru stood up and looked at the one who informed them of the existence of Shuusaku's grave in Tokyo. "Where is the shrine?" he asked in a voice deeper than his own.

The man gave them the coordinates of the site. The blonde pro turned around and went out of the salon.

"Wait! Let me drive you there! You're in a hurry, right?" Shuhei offered.

Finally, they had reached the shrine. Hikaru described Sai but again, his search was fruitless.

The young pro sat beside Shuusaku's tombstone and looked down on the ground, filled with disappointment. Sai…where are you? , he clenched his fists.

"Shindo, what in the world are you looking for?!" Kawai asked for the last time.

Hikaru shook his head, "It doesn't matter, its not here."

"What?"

He stood up and left. "I'm going home."

Hikaru fell on his bed, ignoring the worried calls of his mother.

"Hikaru!" his mother called once again but this time, her voice was louder. The door opened slowly and Shindo-san peeked at her son with anxious eyes. "Hikaru, your grandpa called. He said he wants you to bring back the goban." Then she slowly closed the door, trying to make as little noise as possible.

The young pro stood up and stared at the goban. Now, even he can't see the stain.

Damn this goban. If it weren't for this, then I wouldn't be sulking like this. If only you didn't show me Sai, I would've lived a better life! , He thought accusingly, pulling the goban close to him in a rough manner. But he knew that wasn't true. He knew he like his life now better than his lazy and nothing-happens-or-goes-around life.

"It was the stain. It was the stain that showed me Sai." He muttered. He recalled his current words once again and his eyes grew big in shock. He lifted his palms in front of him and looked at his shaking hands. "I removed the stain! It was the stain that made him alive and I…I…I killed him!" he breathed.

His eyes started to overflow with tears that he could not contain. Teardrops fell on the goban, sliding on the smooth surface. He put one hand over his face, covering those signs of sorrow.

"I won't play go anymore."

~+FINN+~

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Before you start reading these notes…BIG TAKE NOTE: Not shounen-ai, okay? I don't think it looks like that but…I know the minds of those yaoi people out there (because my friends are two of those yaoi people).

Gomen, cocacat15-san. I didn't take your suggestion because I wanted the ending to be left hanging like that ^_^. You could add that if you want. It's up to you to decide what will happen (even though I know the true ending anyway but I won't tell P). Yes, I'm an evil author (I like to be called a misanthropist – but that refers only to fictional characters!!! ^_^); I want my readers to be puzzled. Besides, I don't like happy endings in my stories, except for my one-shots (a.k.a. 'character explorations').

My only nihon-titled chappie...FYI "Sayonara tomodachi" means "Goodbye, my friend" – at least I think it does. Please tell me if I'm wrong. I'm not good with nihon T_T but I wanna be.

Gomen nasai minna-san desu. I just didn't bother to put up the details of Hikaru's search because it's similar with the manga/series (never really watched the series so I don't know about this). I just put up a summary of the events there to keep you guys on track. And is the Shuusaku shrine in Tokyo???

Awww…Ogata never got the chance to get his game with Sai…~silence~…WHO CARES????

Notice one thing? I always include the sleeping and waking of Hikaru in every chappie. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Please correct any mistakes you can find – that is, if you'd care to take the time to review. Information about the OOCness is a must!

Now…time for the awarding! *clears throat and grabs a cordless microphone* Testing…testing…

Okay! Let's start!!!

Thank you for those that reviewed my other fics. They also gave me inspiration to write this crap.

Thank you to Shaman King (care of Hiroyuki Takei ^_^) especially to Hao and Yoh because if it weren't for them, I wouldn't have thought about Sai having short hair.

Thanks to my Math notebook who kept me in the spirit of go (no goban literally existing here) even though my teacher confiscated it once already.

Thanks to "The Prince and The Pauper" by Mark Twain who gifted me with the Old English tongue and let me made that pathetic disclaimer.

Thanks to this ANNOYING computer that kept hanging and restarting while I was making my fics. You made me go into a habit of saving my document every five seconds. But unfortunately, I'm gonna send a million assassins to destroy you. In pace requiescat *kneels down and assumes a praying position* (In pace requiescat: May you rest in peace)

AND, most important of all! Thank YOU!!!!!!

*applause in the background*

*the applause stops then starts repeating like a broken record*

AH~!!!!! CRAP!!!! *kicks the stereo*

*sigh* This is what you get when you are using low technology. Yare yare desu ne -_-;;

Seriously, arigatou gozaimashita to everyone who read this.

Fair thee well, my reviewers and readers…*waves a white handkerchief and gets carried away by an unknown species*

HEY~!!!!

Okay! This time it's for real!

~+OWARI+~

Mind you guys, owari means end.

Gomen if I used 'pathetic' too much. I just love that word ^_~