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This chapter's going to be serious. It will probably make some characters seem OOC.

Sai's Return

They walked in silence back to Hikaru's house, each pondering one thing, How would they change Sai back? This question ate at them for a while, but it was more painful for Sai himself.

'What will happen when I am changed back? Will I die? Or am I to stay this way forever?' This kept playing in his mind over, and over, and over. It was soon to drive him insane.

"Sai? Do you remember how this happened?" Asked Akira almost silently as he gave him a once-over. Sai shook his head.

The only thing he remembered for a long time was total blackness, unending darkness. The silence never ended. If he were to scream, no one would hear it, it probably wouldn't carry through. He remembered feeling like the darkness would eat him alive if he were to fall asleep, the only thing he did was try to find a way out. Nothing. He had found nothing. No doors, no windows. Just a bleak, eternal night.

A tear ran down his smooth face. He felt someone pulling him into a strong embrace. he quickly glanced and saw that it had been Hikaru. The boy must have seen his memory.

"I'm so sorry Sai. If only you could have stayed with me. Had I known that you would disappear, I...I" Tears welled up in Hikaru's eyes. He couldn't stop them from falling like the rain had earlier.

Akira stood, "I'll be right back. Your mom has been calling for quite some time." Akira walked out of the room and down the hallway.

Sai quickly dried his eyes and followed Akira, Hikaru did the same. "It's about time you boys heard me! I almost screamed!! Now that would have been awful."

"What do you want, mother?"

She thought for a moment, "Well, it seems I've forgotten. Oh, well." The buzzer on the stove wen toff, "Oh! I remember! I made cookies!! That's it!" She beamed at the boys, "So your going to stay the night with us, Akira?" Akira nodded. Her smile broadened.

"Mom, will you call us when the cookies cool?"

"Of course." With that the boys took off toward Hikaru's room.

After diner, the boys got ready for bed. Akira was sporting a t-shirt that happened to read "Go Champion" on it, with matching shorts. Sai was wearing a pair of Hikaru's, they cosisted of a t-shirt that said "Bow before me, peasant", with matching shorts. And Hikaru's was a t-shirt with Go stones on it, the shorts looked similar.

They each slept on Hikaru's futon, Sai happened to be in the middle. "Do we have any ideas to contribute to the quest?" Akira, again, asked quietly.

"Nope," Sai replied nonchalantly.

"Same here."

"We're bound to find some way to change him back." Akira stated. "But for now I think it's best that we go to sleep."

Hikaru was the first to fall asleep, Akira followed in suit. Sai stared at the ceiling, listening to the sound of the rain outside and the quiet breathing of Hikaru and Akira. "Will I ever change back?" he stated before slipping into a peaceful sleep himself.

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My muses are still not operating properly!! *glares at said muses* Well I want to say how happy I am to get a new reviewer!! * Huggles Little Rabbit f/LRPLI* Well, I do hope that this chapter fitted your needs for this story. ^^;;