Usual d & w

"What's Touya Akira doing here? I never thought I'd see you two hanging out together. Is he going to help out also? If he does well we'll have two of the hottest young go pros." Akari jumped Hikaru as soon as Akira left to the restroom.

"Yes He'll help. We are… friends. Good friends." Hikaru felt himself blush slightly.

"As good a friend as me? Or better?" Akari glared at her childhood friend.

"Not better just different. You'll always be my oldest friend. No one can replace you."

"Good just remember that when I work you to death today. First we have to build the booth. Actually all we have to do is put it together and fill it."

"Fill it? I thought you said you were doing a ball throwing game."

"Well it is. it's a dunking booth." Akari braced herself for his reaction. "I'm so glad you agreed to help, and with Touya you'll have someone to switch off with."

"Please tell me you don't expect me to let people try and drown me." Hikaru said. "You purposefully led me to believe I'd just be setting up targets or chasing stray balls didn't you?"

"I knew you'd say no if you knew that's why I made you promise to help and didn't tell you so I knew you'd show up."

"Akari is it true did Touya Akira come too? Is he going to help us? Wow we can use the dual side booth. That way people can pick who to dunk."

"So are you going to introduce me?" Akira said from behind Hikaru.

Hikaru turned to face Akira. " I'd like you to meet Akari we've been friends since preschool."

"This is my senpai Kurasawa Rika. She's the woman's go team captain.'

"Hajimemashite." They all said in unison.

"Dozo yoroshiku." They all started laughing.

"Can you two change into the club T-shirt? Then you can help Mitani and the others set up."

Akari smiled sweetly and headed off with Rika.

"So is Shindo your boyfriend?" Rika asked. "They both are cuter than I thought."

"No we are still just friends." Akari blushed then sighed. " We've drifted apart. By the time I realized I love him, he was already on his way to being famous. Now we only see each other a few times a month."

"Why don't you just confess? If you don't someone else will and you'll miss your chance."

"I've almost told him so many times but then I chicken out. I'm such a coward, but I'm afraid I'll lose him."

"I wouldn't mind getting to know Touya. He's much cuter in person. He always looks so cold and serious in his newspaper pictures." Rika giggled. "Wouldn't it be great if we could double date?"

"What did you get me into? Please tell me I didn't hear right. Is this really going to be a dunking booth?"

"Yeah. I just found out myself." Hikaru cast pleading eyes on his lover. "Please don't make me do this alone."

"Damn." Akira sighed. "I hate when you give me that look. You know I can't resist it."

"I know that's why I use it."

"You owe me big for this. How are you going to make it up to me?" Akira, a sly look on his face edged closer to Hikaru as they made their way to the locker room to change."

"Do you have any ideas? Maybe I could make you dinner or buy you a thank you gift."

"I was thinking something a little more immediate." Akira glanced around the empty locker room then slid his arm around Hikaru's waist and tugged him in close. "I think a kiss would be a good down payment."

Their lips met and Hikaru sighed blissfully. The tender kiss quickly heated up. Finally a panting Akira pulled back. Smiling he brushed the hair out of Hikaru's closed eyes.

"You are so mean." Hikaru opened his eyes slowly. "I think I need that cold dunking now."

"I make you too hot?" Akira grinned.

Hikaru narrowed his eyes evilly and bent in to nibble Akira's ear.

"Do I make you too hot?" Hikaru shot back as he blew across the damp earlobe.

"Now who's being mean."

~"If you two don't stop you're going to get caught."~ Sai sighed. ~I don't know why I bother he's not going to listen.~

"Hurry and change. We have to go help." Hikaru tossed Akira the black and white shirt.

Shut up Sai. We weren't really going to do anything.

"Spoilsport."

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"Damn." Hikaru said a split second before he hit the water. Sputtering he reset the platform and climbed back up. "Lucky shot."

Akira leaned over and whispered "You look good wet."

Suddenly Akira disappeared. Hikaru saw a hand push the other platform up. A dripping Akira hauled himself up onto his seat.

"You look better." Hikaru started laughing.

Touya flipped his wet hair off his face and quirked an eyebrow.

"I don't know why you are laughing. See that guy second in your line. He's captain of the baseball team."

"Yeah right. How would you know? You don't even go to this school."

Clang. Sploosh.

"True but he's the oldest son of one of my father's disciples. I've known him for years." Touya said looking down into the water.

Clang. Sploosh.

"Looks like he bought three balls. Is it nice to know how many times you are…"

Clang. Sploosh.

"Looks like he saved the last one for you." Hikaru brushed Akira's hand as they both reached up to grab the bench.

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