Sai's Return
By: Mana-san
Pairings: AkiHikaSai
Disclaimer: Not mine, but will be own when the world is mine.

After putting their robes on, they headed to the festival. It was a beautiful thing that happened every year. Hikaru had always gone to such things as a kid, but since he became a professional in Go, he never had the time. And this time he was going to go with the two people he loved most.

Sai had clearly never been to such a thing in his time, so he just followed along behind the other two. "Hikaru?" The other boy turned to face him.

"Yes, Sai?" Sai's expression worried him. He had never looked this troubled, the last time he even looked remotely like this was when he had left him.

"What if there is no cure? What if I am to stay like this..." Sai paused, glancing around at his suroundings, "What if I am to stay like this, forever?"

This time it was Akira who comforted the former gjhost, "If you are to stay like this, you shall have us to be with you." He said as he trailed a hand down Sai's face.

Hikaru smiled at Akira's statement, "Exactly. We wont leave you, Sai." Sai nodded, still depressed at the thought of having to leave the two before him.

His thoughts traveled back to what Torajiro had told him. "The goban in which my blood had stained, in which your tears had fallen onto. It was there when you drowned yourself. It is special. Where it goes, we all shall go." Sai's expression turned from grim to somewhat better. "Yes, were it goes, we all shall go." He mumbled quietly. Hikaru and Akira turned to face their trouble friend,

"Did you say something, Sai?" Hikaru asked.

Sai shook his head, "No. Nothing at all, Hikaru." He replied, gracing his features with a fake smile. The pain was to great to produce a real one. Nothing at all could help him.

"Let's go see the koi pond!" Hikaru said, grabbing the darker haired boys' hands. Akira smiled slightly at Hikaru's outburst.

A slight chill crept through the air. Sai stared at the little fish in the pond, 'They would never be able to leave there, why would they want to?' Like he never was meant to leave here. But it appeared that he was indeed back for the forth time.

This plane he haunted, every year longer he stayed the more change took place. The more unformiliar it became. It was no longer the palace he had onced inhabited. It was no longer the era in which Torajiro had lived. It was not the time in which he was familiar with.

Hikaru nudged Akira, silently pointing at Sai. The other boy caught as to what he was refering. Sai was depressed, he knew he didn't fit in. That he might never come acustomed to their lifestyles.

Sai had the urge to throw himself into the pond, to drown himself all over again. It had been a painful thing, his death. The sensation of life slipping from his body, with every sharp intake of the water. The cool sensation it previded did not help him, it pained him ever more. Like needles, it was. Thrusting themselves into the pale substance that was his skin. Not stopping, his heart continued to beat. Slowly, it's pace dropping. Finally, it gave out. Sai's dead form floating in the pond, to be discovered by palace maids.

Tears began to run down his face. He was not meant for this world, he was never meant for it. He loved it with a passion, everything around him. He had found himself two boys that loved him, a love he wanted to return. But if he were not able to stay in this plane, why let them love him? Why torture them, as he was tortured in the past?

"Sai? Calm down." Came Akira's voice, Hikaru and Akira both had their arms around him. "You'll be fine. You can stay here forever, with us."

Hikaru continued Akira's statement, "To be loved, and cherished. It would make us happier than anything ever could."

Sai remained silent for a moment before saying what he felt for the boys, "Ai shiteru, Hikaru." He said facing Hikaru, then he turned to Akira. "Ai shiteru, Akira."

"We love you too, Sai." Akira replied, tears forming in his eyes. Hikaru nodded, burying his face into Sai's shoulder.

"We can just stay together forever. Each loving the others. I can't live with out either of you." Hikaru said, pulling the other boys closer to him.

A little while later, they ventured back into the crowd of people, the fireworks display had begun. Hikaru smiled as the two loves of his life stared at the show happily, "We really have to thank your mother for telling us about this." Sai mumbled slightly. Hikaru nodded and wrapped his arms around the other boys.

They returned the embrace, together they all watched on as the fireworks exploded into arrays of different colours.

END CHAPTER SEVEN

A/N. I'm sorry it took me so long to update.

Kute Anime Kitty: I must apoligize to you for actually taking time to read this and review. I have been having some troubles with my boyfriend. So my muses prohibited me from continueing this story. I really hope you like this chapter.

I MAY END IT HERE. I NEED IDEAS!!!!!! REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!