"Now for the fun part."
"What do you mean Waya?"
Waya had his scary 'I've got a fun idea' grin spread all across his face.
He motioned to Hikaru to come closer and he outlined his plan.
"Got it?"
Hikaru wasn't sure if this was a good idea or not, but he knew he had to do something to stop Akira from hurting Akari, but this plan...
"Don't worry so much! Nobody is dumb enough not to understand with this."
"What if he doesn't follow me?" That would mean going through everything would be for nothing, and that everything would only be infinitely more complicated.
"Akira? Not follow you? That's impossible. It's hard to decide what he is your friend or your stalker." Waya could only shake his head in admiration. That guy has got some serious guts. "Anyway were going to have to make sure word of this gets through to Akira. Isumi-kun can probably handle that the best. Sunday would probably be the best time to do it. None of us have any matches that day, so it won't interfere with anything. There won't be anything to stop Akira from following you."
Waya leaned over and grabbed the cell phone sitting on the table and handed it to Hikaru.
"Do it."
Hikaru's fingers were shaking as he dialed Akari's phone number.
"Hello."
"Can I speak with Akari-chan, please? It's Hikaru."
"Oh Hikaru-kun. Just a minute. I'll get her for you." Hikaru just sat there and waited his hands were already damp from the sweat. Would she forgive him for this afternoon? He hoped so.
"Hello?"
"Hmm... Akari-chan. I..." Hikaru couldn't get himself under control; he took a deep breath before trying again. "Akari about this afternoon, I.... I wanted to apologize."
"No, I should be the one apologizing; I never realized that the two of you... were... hmmm..."
"It's not like that!" Hikaru didn't know how to explain the situation. He wasn't completely sure he understood it himself. The only thing he really knew was that no matter what he didn't want to have Akari hurt. Even a little bit was too much. "Touya's my rival. That's it; I swear to it. When I saw the two of you together like that today..."
"You thought Touya-san was hitting on me and you were jealous because Akira liked someone other than you. He only likes you Hikaru-kun. He cares for you very deeply." Akari couldn't keep the tears out of her voice as she spoke on the phone. Hikaru heard them clearly, and it was tearing him apart.
"You're wrong. I was mad at Akira not at you! I..." What was he saying? Was there something inside of him that he'd never noticed before? Something that wanted to come out from hiding. Something with Akari. They had always been together, but what he was saying right now, it wasn't because of Waya's plan. It was because he actually wanted to say it. He wanted to make Akari understand that Akira meant nothing to him that way.
"Akari-chan I swear I'm telling the truth. Please, let me make it up to you. There was a movie you wanted to go see wasn't there? I'll take you. My treat. I don't have any games this Sunday so we can go. It'll be fun."
Akari was more than just a little surprised. A movie? Just the two of them alone. It sounded almost like, no, exactly like a date!!!
"I'll even buy you something to eat. Please! We can meet at the theatre at 1 o'clock that's just before the movie." He couldn't allow her a chance to object or ask any questions. "I'll be waiting there so please come." Hikaru disconnected before Akari had a chance to respond.
"Is she coming?"
Hikaru glanced across at Waya. Not knowing how to answer that question he just left it at, "Probably."
"Probably, what kind of answer is that?"
"The only one I have. I didn't have the nerve to stay and let her say she'd come or not. It's too embarrassing."
"Embarrassing? No wonder you're in this predicament. Well, anyway, once Isumi gets here well get Touya notified." Waya sat back in his chair; this was definitely going to be fun. Not just cleaning up for his pal Hikaru, but revenge for that nasty attitude Touya had treated every Insei to every day for six months.
"What do you mean Waya?"
Waya had his scary 'I've got a fun idea' grin spread all across his face.
He motioned to Hikaru to come closer and he outlined his plan.
"Got it?"
Hikaru wasn't sure if this was a good idea or not, but he knew he had to do something to stop Akira from hurting Akari, but this plan...
"Don't worry so much! Nobody is dumb enough not to understand with this."
"What if he doesn't follow me?" That would mean going through everything would be for nothing, and that everything would only be infinitely more complicated.
"Akira? Not follow you? That's impossible. It's hard to decide what he is your friend or your stalker." Waya could only shake his head in admiration. That guy has got some serious guts. "Anyway were going to have to make sure word of this gets through to Akira. Isumi-kun can probably handle that the best. Sunday would probably be the best time to do it. None of us have any matches that day, so it won't interfere with anything. There won't be anything to stop Akira from following you."
Waya leaned over and grabbed the cell phone sitting on the table and handed it to Hikaru.
"Do it."
Hikaru's fingers were shaking as he dialed Akari's phone number.
"Hello."
"Can I speak with Akari-chan, please? It's Hikaru."
"Oh Hikaru-kun. Just a minute. I'll get her for you." Hikaru just sat there and waited his hands were already damp from the sweat. Would she forgive him for this afternoon? He hoped so.
"Hello?"
"Hmm... Akari-chan. I..." Hikaru couldn't get himself under control; he took a deep breath before trying again. "Akari about this afternoon, I.... I wanted to apologize."
"No, I should be the one apologizing; I never realized that the two of you... were... hmmm..."
"It's not like that!" Hikaru didn't know how to explain the situation. He wasn't completely sure he understood it himself. The only thing he really knew was that no matter what he didn't want to have Akari hurt. Even a little bit was too much. "Touya's my rival. That's it; I swear to it. When I saw the two of you together like that today..."
"You thought Touya-san was hitting on me and you were jealous because Akira liked someone other than you. He only likes you Hikaru-kun. He cares for you very deeply." Akari couldn't keep the tears out of her voice as she spoke on the phone. Hikaru heard them clearly, and it was tearing him apart.
"You're wrong. I was mad at Akira not at you! I..." What was he saying? Was there something inside of him that he'd never noticed before? Something that wanted to come out from hiding. Something with Akari. They had always been together, but what he was saying right now, it wasn't because of Waya's plan. It was because he actually wanted to say it. He wanted to make Akari understand that Akira meant nothing to him that way.
"Akari-chan I swear I'm telling the truth. Please, let me make it up to you. There was a movie you wanted to go see wasn't there? I'll take you. My treat. I don't have any games this Sunday so we can go. It'll be fun."
Akari was more than just a little surprised. A movie? Just the two of them alone. It sounded almost like, no, exactly like a date!!!
"I'll even buy you something to eat. Please! We can meet at the theatre at 1 o'clock that's just before the movie." He couldn't allow her a chance to object or ask any questions. "I'll be waiting there so please come." Hikaru disconnected before Akari had a chance to respond.
"Is she coming?"
Hikaru glanced across at Waya. Not knowing how to answer that question he just left it at, "Probably."
"Probably, what kind of answer is that?"
"The only one I have. I didn't have the nerve to stay and let her say she'd come or not. It's too embarrassing."
"Embarrassing? No wonder you're in this predicament. Well, anyway, once Isumi gets here well get Touya notified." Waya sat back in his chair; this was definitely going to be fun. Not just cleaning up for his pal Hikaru, but revenge for that nasty attitude Touya had treated every Insei to every day for six months.