"I think this is the last of it."
Hikaru sat back wiping the sweat away from his forehead. His igo board sat in the middle of the room as he thought of his passed on friend Sai.
"Sai," Hikaru whispered, "I'm going to keep on playing. I'm going to master 'the move of god' and one day we will play again in heaven." That thought rang through his heart, as well as his mind. Playing his teacher, that dream drove him to far greater heights than he ever dreamed he would soar.
"Touya, let's play a game!"
Getting stronger was etched into Hikaru. Nothing else really mattered right now to him. At least Touya thought the same way. Playing each other they would both become stronger. Maybe by playing each other they could one day master 'the move of god'.
Touya came into the room with two cups of tea.
"Alright."
Touya knelt down beside the igo board. After deciding the stones, they began to play.
To Hikaru there was nothing but the board. Akira couldn't help but to notice, and that was alright. They were together in the game. Both minds were functioning together, trying to best the other, with nothing else in the universe. Here they were definitely together.
A knocking sound came from the door in the main room.
"I'll get that." Hikaru stood and headed toward the door.
Akira couldn't stop thinking about how now they were living under the same room together. Pure joy radiated through his every bone. A flash of that woman across his mind though made his blood turn cold. Akira's fingernails bite into the palms of his hands. If only Akari would crawl under a rock and just disappear.
"Sorry it took me so long. I brought dinner." She held up a packed obento filled with rice balls and various other foods. "You guys have been working so hard today, moving in and all that I thought you might like a bite to eat." Akari's smile was bright and Hikaru couldn't help but feel warmed by it.
Akira though just wanted to slam the door shut in her face. That stupid woman.
Akari came in with Hikaru following behind him. They looked so happy, and so much like a cute couple, that Akira could hear his teeth grinding together.
"Fujisaki-san," Akira had to stand up to that woman. Hikaru, after all was his! "The food smells delicious, but we were in the middle..."
"Akari-chan you're the best! Neither of us has eaten all day, and I'm starving!"
"Hikaru-kun eat as much as you like, you too Touya-san."
"But,"
"Don't worry. Akari-chan is a really good cook." Akari spread the boxes out across the table, and poured tea for Hikaru and Akira.
"Let's eat!"
Hikaru began digging in like there was no tomorrow. Akira had never seen anyone eat so quickly. Still that was cute about him too. He just had to get rid of her quickly. Those two may have been childhood friends, but that didn't matter, Hikaru was after all his.
"What are you doing, Touya, eat up!"
Akira set himself next to Hikaru, and took a sip of his tea.
"How is it?" Akari sat across the table from the two of them eagerly waiting for the verdict on the meal.
"We're eating it aren't we?" Hikaru's mouth was filled with food so nobody could really understand what he was saying.
"It's alright." Akira mumbled. "Hikaru what about our game?"
"Was I interrupting something? I'm sorry. I thought you both would be hungry." Akari just sat with a depressed expression across her face. "I don't mean to be any trouble."
"What are you saying Akari-chan? You brought us a wonderful meal. We should be..."
"You may not want to be a burden, Fujisaki-san, but right now..."
"Touya-kun!" Hikaru was appalled. "Its fine you guys really!
"No it's not!" Akira just couldn't take it anymore. "Fujisaki-san, may I have a few words with you."
"Touya!"
Hikaru was left alone in the room. Something inside of him told him that this was important but the meaning eluded him. His heart was torn between going and staying.
Akira was dragging Akari down the street when they reached an alley, he dragged her in there.
"Let go of me!" Akari's voice wasn't panicky but she was still pretty distressed. Akari felt her body slam against the bricks of the wall, and Akira's arms had pinned her, leaving to place to run to. Akira leaned in close and hissed violently in her ear.
"Hikaru is mine!"
"Huh?" Akari was too stunned to speak.
"Hikaru, Shindou Hikaru-kun, he's mine and you can't have him."
"I don't..."
"You heard me. Leave him alone. His heart is mine."
"Touya?"
Akira felt a shiver rundown his back at the voice coming from the opening of the ally. Hikaru had followed them.
"Touya, I... sorry I didn't know that you two were, hmmm, sorry."
They could only watch dumbfounded as Hikaru ran down the street.
Hikaru sat back wiping the sweat away from his forehead. His igo board sat in the middle of the room as he thought of his passed on friend Sai.
"Sai," Hikaru whispered, "I'm going to keep on playing. I'm going to master 'the move of god' and one day we will play again in heaven." That thought rang through his heart, as well as his mind. Playing his teacher, that dream drove him to far greater heights than he ever dreamed he would soar.
"Touya, let's play a game!"
Getting stronger was etched into Hikaru. Nothing else really mattered right now to him. At least Touya thought the same way. Playing each other they would both become stronger. Maybe by playing each other they could one day master 'the move of god'.
Touya came into the room with two cups of tea.
"Alright."
Touya knelt down beside the igo board. After deciding the stones, they began to play.
To Hikaru there was nothing but the board. Akira couldn't help but to notice, and that was alright. They were together in the game. Both minds were functioning together, trying to best the other, with nothing else in the universe. Here they were definitely together.
A knocking sound came from the door in the main room.
"I'll get that." Hikaru stood and headed toward the door.
Akira couldn't stop thinking about how now they were living under the same room together. Pure joy radiated through his every bone. A flash of that woman across his mind though made his blood turn cold. Akira's fingernails bite into the palms of his hands. If only Akari would crawl under a rock and just disappear.
"Sorry it took me so long. I brought dinner." She held up a packed obento filled with rice balls and various other foods. "You guys have been working so hard today, moving in and all that I thought you might like a bite to eat." Akari's smile was bright and Hikaru couldn't help but feel warmed by it.
Akira though just wanted to slam the door shut in her face. That stupid woman.
Akari came in with Hikaru following behind him. They looked so happy, and so much like a cute couple, that Akira could hear his teeth grinding together.
"Fujisaki-san," Akira had to stand up to that woman. Hikaru, after all was his! "The food smells delicious, but we were in the middle..."
"Akari-chan you're the best! Neither of us has eaten all day, and I'm starving!"
"Hikaru-kun eat as much as you like, you too Touya-san."
"But,"
"Don't worry. Akari-chan is a really good cook." Akari spread the boxes out across the table, and poured tea for Hikaru and Akira.
"Let's eat!"
Hikaru began digging in like there was no tomorrow. Akira had never seen anyone eat so quickly. Still that was cute about him too. He just had to get rid of her quickly. Those two may have been childhood friends, but that didn't matter, Hikaru was after all his.
"What are you doing, Touya, eat up!"
Akira set himself next to Hikaru, and took a sip of his tea.
"How is it?" Akari sat across the table from the two of them eagerly waiting for the verdict on the meal.
"We're eating it aren't we?" Hikaru's mouth was filled with food so nobody could really understand what he was saying.
"It's alright." Akira mumbled. "Hikaru what about our game?"
"Was I interrupting something? I'm sorry. I thought you both would be hungry." Akari just sat with a depressed expression across her face. "I don't mean to be any trouble."
"What are you saying Akari-chan? You brought us a wonderful meal. We should be..."
"You may not want to be a burden, Fujisaki-san, but right now..."
"Touya-kun!" Hikaru was appalled. "Its fine you guys really!
"No it's not!" Akira just couldn't take it anymore. "Fujisaki-san, may I have a few words with you."
"Touya!"
Hikaru was left alone in the room. Something inside of him told him that this was important but the meaning eluded him. His heart was torn between going and staying.
Akira was dragging Akari down the street when they reached an alley, he dragged her in there.
"Let go of me!" Akari's voice wasn't panicky but she was still pretty distressed. Akari felt her body slam against the bricks of the wall, and Akira's arms had pinned her, leaving to place to run to. Akira leaned in close and hissed violently in her ear.
"Hikaru is mine!"
"Huh?" Akari was too stunned to speak.
"Hikaru, Shindou Hikaru-kun, he's mine and you can't have him."
"I don't..."
"You heard me. Leave him alone. His heart is mine."
"Touya?"
Akira felt a shiver rundown his back at the voice coming from the opening of the ally. Hikaru had followed them.
"Touya, I... sorry I didn't know that you two were, hmmm, sorry."
They could only watch dumbfounded as Hikaru ran down the street.