Disclaimer: It is obvious that none of the HNG's characters belonged to me, only the plot of this story does .
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I guessed this chapter maybe wouldn't be as good as those previous ones. But anyway, hope you will like it.
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After having their lunch, Hikaru and Akari spent the whole of the afternoon playing Go, pushing all other thoughts out of their mind, fully concentrating on the game.
"Well, that move could have been improved if you have placed it further by a point. Not only will it expand your territory, it also makes it more difficult for me to surround your stones." Hikaru explained, seeing that Akari looked in doubt.
"Oh, I understand it now..." Akari said, getting what Hikaru had meant. "I certainly learnt much today!"
Akari stretched and looked around Hikaru's room. Her eyes stopped at the alarm clock, gasped, then said in quite a shocked tone, "Look at the time! Well, time sure flies, I didn't notice it's already so late!"
"Oh sure, time flies..." Hikaru looked dully around, suddenly feeling disappointed and hoping that he could turn back time to just few hours ago when he would be playing Go with Akari. He didn't realize his own thoughts as he continued to stare blankly into the air.
"I guessed I should be going home," Akari bent over the board and started packing.
"Oh right, I guessed so...erm...I walk you home." suggested Hikaru.
"Huh?" Akari looked up quickly at Hikaru on hearing these words. He had never offered to walk her home before, unless you count the times when they passed by her house and she went home first. She blushed at the thought of this. "Are you sure?"
"Sure, come on," Hikaru got to his feet, feeling a bit weird but some tiny bit of satisfaction deep within him.
They walked down the stairs, "Mum, I'm going out for a stroll, as well as accompanying Akari on her way home."
"Okay." his mother replied from the kitchen.
They closed the front door behind them and walked down the porch.
"It really was a great afternoon," said Akari with pleasure, "but I know there's still much more that I have to learn, but I really gained much today. Thanks anyway, I must say, for teaching me so many new things."
"No problem. But I guessed I should also thank you actually," Hikaru smiled at Akari, who blushed a deep shade of red at the sight of him smiling at her. "Because you somehow helped me relaxed and I managed to get rid of all my worries that were around for the past few days."
"Really? Well, I'm honoured that I did." Akari responded truthfully.
They walked and came to a stop outside Akari's gate.
"See you then." Even though Hikaru was the one to say this first, he felt as though there was something holding him back. There was something that he had to say.
"Bye, Hikaru." Akari turned and pushed opened the gate.
"Hold on, Akari!" Hikaru called immediately.
"Yes?" Akari turned back to face him.
"Since tomorrow is not a school day, are you free tomorrow?"
"Huh?" Akari's mind raced as the question finally hit her. "Oh! Erm...I-I guess so...a-afternoon most p-probably, a-anything else?" She stammered terribly and feeling her heart beat so fast she hoped it slow down or she thought it might fell out.
"No, so see you tomorrow at 2 in the afternoon. Okay?"
"O-okay!"
"Bye," Hikaru turned and went back the way to his house, smiling to himself, feeling that the satisfaction level in him had risen quite a lot from just now.
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Well, so how's this chapter? I hope it appeal to the way you all like it to be. The next chapter would be taking a much longer time because I have got lots of homework. .