Disclaimer: see chapter one.
Sai's Return Ch. 2
After the rain stopped Hikaru decided to ask; "Hey, Sai?" Sai turned and looked at his blushing friend. "Yes, Hikaru?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to take a walk with me," Sai jumped up happilly. "Sure, Hikaru!" He stoped when he saw Hikaru eyeing him. "What is it?"
"We're gonna have to find you some different clothers."
"Why? My clothes are just fine."
"People aren't used to your clothes. I'll lend you some of mine." Hikaru turned away from Sai and dug through his dresser. He threw Sai a shirt and a pair of shorts. Ths shirt was blue with a red stripe running down each side and it read "I love Go," the shorts were just plain red. Sai changed into the "strange" clothes. Or atleast they were strange to Sai.
"Can we go to the Go Salon?" Sai asked. Hikaru nodded, "Sure, why not?" Sai latched onto Hikaru again. "Yay!! I get to play Go some more!"
"May be we'll run into Akira." Hikaru stated.
"I hope so, I want a rematch!" Sai chirped happily.
"But you won!"
"I know," he chirped. "I still want to play him again!!"
They walked to the salon, talking about random things. Upon reaching the salon, they were greeted by several elderly people, all of which loved Go. They both signed in and paid the lady at the counter. "Hello, Hikaru!" She said once she noticed Hikaru. "Back again? Who's your friend?"
"Oh, him? That's Sai." Sai beamed at the friendly lady. "Well, boys. Have fun!!"
They walked to an empty table and sat down on opposite sides. "Looks like Akira's not here. Oh well, want to play again?" Hikaru asked hopefully. Sai was looking in an opposite direction, Hikaru followed his gaze. He was looking at Toya-meijin. "I want to play him again." Sai said longingly. Without warning Sai stood up and walked over to his table. He waited politely for the game to finish. Toya-meijin had won easily.
"What do you want?" He said icily. "I wanted to challenge you." Hikaru ran up to them.
"Sai? What are you doing?" Toya-meijin stared at Sai. "This is Sai? As in Fujiwara-no-Sai? Your Go instructor had told me that you asked him if he had heard of him." Hikaru nodded nervously. Sai sat down opposite of him.
"Alright, kid. I'll play you. You need a handicap? I suggest you put a few stones down. Or you'll have no chance against me." Sai smiled. From out of nowhere, he had pulled his fan out. His sly smile returned. "I think it is you who needs the handicap." Hikaru looked at Sai, his expression shown only one thing: his victory.
"I like you, kid. You've got an air about you that reads only one thing: you'll stop at nothing until you win. I too am like that. But, I will not go easy on you. Lets play."
HIkaru watch them play move by move. They had attracted a crowd. Sai was leading the game, Toya-meijin couldn't help but smile. 'He is as good as Akira. No,' Toya-meijin corrected himself, 'better than Akira.'
As the game went on Sai continued to have the upper hand. Toya-meijin was apparently aware of this. His face held an emotion that Hikaru couldn't place. Then it hit him: he had the same face when Hikaru had beaten him! He knew he was going to lose.
Sai maintanded his sly face as he place another stone, the final stone. He had won the game. Toya-meijin stared at the board. Then he stood up, Sai rose from his seat also. Toya-meijin held out his hand, "You are a formidable opponent! I would be happy to play you again sometime!" Akira pushed through the crowd. He looked from Hikaru to Sai to his father. "What happened?"
"This child, I mean Sai, beat me at Go," Toya-meijin stated. Akira stared at his father. He looked to Hikaru for answers, "Is this true, Hikaru?" Hikaru nodded. 'Just like the time you beat me!' he added silently.
"Hikaru, let's go. This is getting boring." Sai whined. Hikaru couldn't help but laugh. "What's so funny? Tell me!!" Hikaru kept laughing, "Hikaru Shindou!!!!! Tell me!!" Hikaru raised his hands in defeat.
"What's so funny is that you suggested that we come here!! You wanted to play Akira, remember? But instead you played his father!" Sai looked confused. "What's so funny about that?" Hikaru stopped laughing and shrugged. "I dunno, it just struck me funny."
"Hikaru, Sai, come with me." Akira said quickly and quietly before entering the crowd. Hikaru and Sai reluctantly followed.
Akira led them to a Sakura tree at the park. Nearby was a set of swings and a junglejim. Hikaru and Sai sat on either side of Akira. He had chosen to sit under the Sakura tree. "Is this the person you mentioned many times Hikaru?" Akira asked while looking at Sai.
"Hikaru mentions me?" Sai asked happiliy. Akira looked at Sai and gave him one of his rare smiles. Hikaru blushed, "yes, this is Sai."
"Funny, I pictured him older..."
"He was older.." Hikaru glanced at Sai. "I think he might be able to help you, Sai."
Sai nodded, much to Akira's confusion. "Help with what?"
Hikaru took a deep breath, "It's a long story..to start: Sai was a ghost, he came to me through a stained goban." Akira gave Sai and HIkaru questionable looks. "Just listen, about a year ago he left me, I searched everywhere. I almost was too the point of suicide, we had after all been together for nearly three years."
Sai's Return Ch. 2
After the rain stopped Hikaru decided to ask; "Hey, Sai?" Sai turned and looked at his blushing friend. "Yes, Hikaru?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to take a walk with me," Sai jumped up happilly. "Sure, Hikaru!" He stoped when he saw Hikaru eyeing him. "What is it?"
"We're gonna have to find you some different clothers."
"Why? My clothes are just fine."
"People aren't used to your clothes. I'll lend you some of mine." Hikaru turned away from Sai and dug through his dresser. He threw Sai a shirt and a pair of shorts. Ths shirt was blue with a red stripe running down each side and it read "I love Go," the shorts were just plain red. Sai changed into the "strange" clothes. Or atleast they were strange to Sai.
"Can we go to the Go Salon?" Sai asked. Hikaru nodded, "Sure, why not?" Sai latched onto Hikaru again. "Yay!! I get to play Go some more!"
"May be we'll run into Akira." Hikaru stated.
"I hope so, I want a rematch!" Sai chirped happily.
"But you won!"
"I know," he chirped. "I still want to play him again!!"
They walked to the salon, talking about random things. Upon reaching the salon, they were greeted by several elderly people, all of which loved Go. They both signed in and paid the lady at the counter. "Hello, Hikaru!" She said once she noticed Hikaru. "Back again? Who's your friend?"
"Oh, him? That's Sai." Sai beamed at the friendly lady. "Well, boys. Have fun!!"
They walked to an empty table and sat down on opposite sides. "Looks like Akira's not here. Oh well, want to play again?" Hikaru asked hopefully. Sai was looking in an opposite direction, Hikaru followed his gaze. He was looking at Toya-meijin. "I want to play him again." Sai said longingly. Without warning Sai stood up and walked over to his table. He waited politely for the game to finish. Toya-meijin had won easily.
"What do you want?" He said icily. "I wanted to challenge you." Hikaru ran up to them.
"Sai? What are you doing?" Toya-meijin stared at Sai. "This is Sai? As in Fujiwara-no-Sai? Your Go instructor had told me that you asked him if he had heard of him." Hikaru nodded nervously. Sai sat down opposite of him.
"Alright, kid. I'll play you. You need a handicap? I suggest you put a few stones down. Or you'll have no chance against me." Sai smiled. From out of nowhere, he had pulled his fan out. His sly smile returned. "I think it is you who needs the handicap." Hikaru looked at Sai, his expression shown only one thing: his victory.
"I like you, kid. You've got an air about you that reads only one thing: you'll stop at nothing until you win. I too am like that. But, I will not go easy on you. Lets play."
HIkaru watch them play move by move. They had attracted a crowd. Sai was leading the game, Toya-meijin couldn't help but smile. 'He is as good as Akira. No,' Toya-meijin corrected himself, 'better than Akira.'
As the game went on Sai continued to have the upper hand. Toya-meijin was apparently aware of this. His face held an emotion that Hikaru couldn't place. Then it hit him: he had the same face when Hikaru had beaten him! He knew he was going to lose.
Sai maintanded his sly face as he place another stone, the final stone. He had won the game. Toya-meijin stared at the board. Then he stood up, Sai rose from his seat also. Toya-meijin held out his hand, "You are a formidable opponent! I would be happy to play you again sometime!" Akira pushed through the crowd. He looked from Hikaru to Sai to his father. "What happened?"
"This child, I mean Sai, beat me at Go," Toya-meijin stated. Akira stared at his father. He looked to Hikaru for answers, "Is this true, Hikaru?" Hikaru nodded. 'Just like the time you beat me!' he added silently.
"Hikaru, let's go. This is getting boring." Sai whined. Hikaru couldn't help but laugh. "What's so funny? Tell me!!" Hikaru kept laughing, "Hikaru Shindou!!!!! Tell me!!" Hikaru raised his hands in defeat.
"What's so funny is that you suggested that we come here!! You wanted to play Akira, remember? But instead you played his father!" Sai looked confused. "What's so funny about that?" Hikaru stopped laughing and shrugged. "I dunno, it just struck me funny."
"Hikaru, Sai, come with me." Akira said quickly and quietly before entering the crowd. Hikaru and Sai reluctantly followed.
Akira led them to a Sakura tree at the park. Nearby was a set of swings and a junglejim. Hikaru and Sai sat on either side of Akira. He had chosen to sit under the Sakura tree. "Is this the person you mentioned many times Hikaru?" Akira asked while looking at Sai.
"Hikaru mentions me?" Sai asked happiliy. Akira looked at Sai and gave him one of his rare smiles. Hikaru blushed, "yes, this is Sai."
"Funny, I pictured him older..."
"He was older.." Hikaru glanced at Sai. "I think he might be able to help you, Sai."
Sai nodded, much to Akira's confusion. "Help with what?"
Hikaru took a deep breath, "It's a long story..to start: Sai was a ghost, he came to me through a stained goban." Akira gave Sai and HIkaru questionable looks. "Just listen, about a year ago he left me, I searched everywhere. I almost was too the point of suicide, we had after all been together for nearly three years."