AUTHOR : sara-chan

PAIRING : Aki/Hika

DISCLAIMERS: Hikaru no Go belongs to Hotta Yumi, Obata Takeshi and Studio Pierrot. Not mine!

WARNINGS: shonen ai, sap, humor

NOTES: Here is the 4th chapter. Thank you for your reviews. I'm so happy to know you like my fic. Thanks guys!

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KISS HIM !

Chapter 4: About that kiss…

"Shindou!"

The younger teen jumped, startled by Waya's angry call. He blinked at him with wide green eyes, then grinned sheepishly at his friend.

"Oops! Sorry," Hikaru said and moved a stone on the Go board.

The redhead frowned at him, though Shindou didn't see his friend's face. He was back to daydreaming. Waya wanted to know what was going on inside the younger teen's head. He had been like this all day. He had worn this frown when Waya had seen him this morning: sometimes he'd sigh, then he'd stare at the Go board, but Waya was sure the boy wasn't even seeing the stones.

Waya could only remember one time when Shindou had acted that way. That was two years ago, when Shindou had stopped coming to the Go institute. But the difference between that time and now, was that the blonde teen didn't actually look depressed and sad. He seemed rather confused and a bit frustrated.

Waya glared at Shindou when the latter moved a stone one last time and won the game. Whatever the boy was thinking, it didn't ruin his game. Damn him! Waya thought with a smirk.

The redhead was going to tease his friend when suddenly, the latter froze, looking up at something behind Waya's back. The redhead turned around, but the only thing – or rather person – he saw, was Touya Akira entering the Go Salon. Waya's feelings toward the 3-dan pro hadn't changed with the years, but he had decided to tolerate him for Shindou's sake. So when he saw the longhaired teen looking at them and coming toward them, he didn't start a fight with Touya. See? He knew when to back off.

"Good afternoon Yoshitaka," Touya said to him with his usual cold voice. The redhead tried not to glare and nodded politely. Touya looked down at Shindou. "Hello Shindou."

Waya's brows rose up when he didn't hear his friend's answer. Usually the boy would be talking to the 3-dan pro and chattering 'til Touya would glare at him and say to shut up. Waya had been the first person to be surprised by the two teens' friendship. They were rivals; they were as different as the sun and the moon, one always cheerful and happy while the other was cold. But that didn't seem to stop Shindou from seeking his rival's attention.

So when Waya didn't hear the usual babbling, he looked at his friend.

He blinked and stared when he saw Shindou's red face. The boy was looking back at Touya, but for some strange reason unknown to the redhead, Shindou was blushing red crimson.

What?

Waya looked from Shindou to Touya, then back from Touya to Shindou.

What the hell?

"Touya, can I speak with you… alone?" Shindou finally said.

The latter nodded silently and both teens left the room and Waya, who looked like he had swallowed something he couldn't digest.


Shindou headed for a room where they could be alone, but didn't find one. Damn! He didn't want to talk where everyone could hear them. He needed some privacy. His hand clutching around the soda he had just bought, he nearly jumped when he heard Touya at his side. The teen was waiting patiently, back against the wall. Hikaru shifted on his feet, looking dawn at his can then back at the taller boy. He had to know, but he didn't dare to ask.

/Dammit! Get a grip Hikaru! /His mind scolded at him. When he looked back at Touya for the tenth time, he nearly chocked as he met Touya's amused eyes.

"What did you want to tell me Shindou?" the dark-haired teen asked.

Hikaru felt more and more nervous under Touya's amused gaze. He had always been nervous around him. Touya was after all his rival and Hikaru had always been a bit intimidated by his "friend"'s cold attitude. But now, it was a different kind of nervousness. He couldn't explain why his heart was beating so fast. He couldn't say why he felt like he was burning when Touya's eyes would fall upon him. He didn't know why he felt so different since that last meeting in the park with Touya.

So he wanted to know, to ask. He had always been that way. When something disturbed him, he had to find the reason and fight it. He didn't like to be 'defeated' by an unknown factor. Well…. He wasn't sure if the actual situation had anything to do with fighting, but that was why he was there, right?

"I want to know what you meant when you said I had won my first victory," and Hikaru raised his eyes without flinching.

Touya's eyes hardened as his lips formed a thin line. He didn't say anything for a moment, then he shrugged. "Forget what I said. It's not important."

Hikaru turned angry. He had been thinking about these strange words for a week. He knew that there was something else behind them, and he was not going to accept Touya's answer so easily!

"Liar! Are you afraid of me?" Hikaru shouted. Dammit, why didn't Touya want to tell him? Why?

Touya turned back and glared at him. "Don't be ridiculous, Shindou. Why would I be afraid of you?"

"I don't know, but it seems you are backing away from whatever you don't want to tell me. You are just a coward! You don't want to face the truth!" Hikaru smirked when he saw Touya's back stiffened. Got you! He knew he'd get an answer if the taller teen was angry and feeling challenged. What Hikaru didn't expect was to see Touya coming toward him in two strides and slamming him against the wall behind him.

Hikaru gasped and looked up at his rival with shocked green eyes.

"T… Touya?"

"Dammit Shindou! Don't you dare tell me you don't deserve it. You asked for it!" And with these words, Touya grabbed the smaller teen's chin and kissed him hard.

TBC…