Epilogue

"Can you hear me? Hikaru?"

Eyes slowly opened. "Sai?"

"Yes, Hikaru, it's me."

Hikaru opened his eyes, and saw the figure that had practically been his shadow for the past two years.

"SAI!" Hikaru exclaimed. "I missed you so much, where did you go? So much has happened since you left! I told Touya, Akari and Waya about you, and guess what. They believed me! I finally have someone to talk to that knows about us! It took a little time and counseling, but they finally released me from that institution. After my release, I won all my games so I'm already a 2-dan!"

Sai simply smiled, a simple gesture that said so much without saying anything.

Hikaru broke off from his excited explanation, "Sai, why did you leave me?"

Sai turned to Hikaru and smiled sadly, "There are some things that cannot be helped or changed. My time was done. I was fortunate to be given an additional thousand years beyond my time. I do not regret one moment of it."

Hikaru's face dropped, "You're going to leave me again? No! Don't go! Don't disappear again!"

Sai smiled mysteriously, "For every introduction, there is a parting. All things must end Hikaru. But although we will never meet like this again, take comfort that we will see each other sooner than you think." Sai extended his hand, pointing his fan at Hikaru. Puzzled Hikaru took the fan and gazed at it, fascinated. Sai looked away from Hikaru with a distant expression, almost as if he was hearing something from somewhere far away. Smiling sadly he breathed a final "Goodbye, Hikaru." And faded away like the morning mist.

Hikaru cried softly, "Sai.." and yet there was a glimmer of a smile upon his face.

"SAI!" Hikaru woke up. The events of the dream slowly dawning on him. I saw him again, I wonder what he meant…

"Hikaru!" His father called to him.

Hikaru had dozed off, in the waiting room. He was waiting for his new sibling to be born. Shortly after his "nervous breakdown" his parents announced that he was going to be a big brother. Apparently the family crisis had brought his parents closer together, rather than tearing the family apart. Hikaru was alternately excited and nervous about the new development. He was thinking of all the things he could teach his new sibling, maybe he would even teach him to play Go.

"Hikaru, come and see your new brother." His mother beckoned.

Hikaru hurried over to his mother's side. Eyes widened as they took in the scene, cradled in his mother's arms was a baby had a soft tuff of purple hair, and amethyst eyes.

"Sai." He breathed.

"Sai?" His mother looked at him, puzzled. Then her expression changed, and she smiled. "Sai, that's a good name."

"Hikaru, say hello to your new brother, Shindo Sai."
Author's note: When I wrote this chapter, I was setting myself up for a sequel. I kind of thought that it was a little too cliche, but my friends said that it was quite a suprise. Well, either way, when I start the sequel, this is a nice lead in. The sequel should be alot happier, I keep on envisioning a chibi Sai tugging at Hikaru's sleeve and saying "Hikaru! I want to play!". Well I guess, Sai will either call him Hikaru-nichan, or just Nichan