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Chapter 2 : His Birth

Kenji became their target now. Father and son looked at him seriously; they wanted some explanations. Finally, Kouyo asked Kenji.

"Could you tell us what's going on?"

"It's between my and my patient. I can't tell you anything. I'm sorry."

"But I have the right to know!" Akira raised his voice. Actually, he didn't have any rights, and he knew that too. But he wanted to know. The boy who has just walked out the room wasn't the same Shindou that he knew so well. He was very confused and slightly terrified.

"May I ask, who you are?"

"My name is Touya Akira and this is my father, Touya Kouyo." The ex-Meijin nodded.

Kenji froze after hearing their names. He was uncomfortable by this dilemma. First, he didn't say a word but Akira kept staring at him, pressuring him. In the end, he gave up. "May-maybe, the two of you should know," he hesitated. " I'm telling you this because I'm Hikaru's friend, not his doctor."

"Please," Akira pushed him.

Kenji took a deep breath. "I've known Hikaru since we were little, Hikaru, Akari and I grew up together," he began the story. "Has he ever told you why he started to play Go?"

Neither of the Touyas knew.

"When he was 12, his grandfather told him that he would give him 1000 Yen if Hikaru could beat him in a game of Go." Kenji laughed a bit. " Yeah, that was the reason. After that, he read many books about Go. Until one day….he met you." he turned to Akira.

"Me?" Akira asked, stunned. He was pretending to be surprised; he already knew that he was the first one Hikaru had played Go with.

"Yeah, I still remember it, like it happened only yesterday…."

Kenji's Flashback ...

"Ken-chan,Ken-chan"

"What is it now? Hikaru"

"Today I met a boy at the Go salon near the station," Hikaru jumped into Kenji's bed.

"And?"

"Don't you get it? This is so cool! I thought only old people played Go. But now I have a friend who's the same age!"

"Congratulations, then."

"Thanks."

"Who is he anyway?"

"Touya, Touya Akira"

...End of Flashback...

Akira remembered well what had happened that day. It was the first day that the blond boy had come into his life, turning his whole world upside down. That evening he had returned home and locked himself in his bedroom to recreate that game.

"That's what he told me when he first met you. But then…"

Kenji's Flashback…

"Please ,Kenji-kun, Please talk to him!" Shindou Mitsuko begged him, crying. "He won't tell me anything!"

"I'll talk to him."

"Hikaru?" Kenji knocked on the door. "Hikaru, it's me, Ken-chan, Can I come in?" Hikaru didn't answer so he went in. "Hikaru, what happened?"

"I met Touya again." Hikaru has been crying. His voice was still shaking and his eyes hurt.

" And?" Kenji sat next to him.

" We played Go together."

"I see. And then?"

"I won. I slaughtered him. He lost completely."

"You won. And what's wrong with that?"

"Don't you get it! I crushed him! I ruined his pride!" Hikaru grabbed him tightly.

"Hikaru…"

"You have to see him by yourself, he was so sad, I could feel it. I caused him great pain. I've never seen anyone that sad before!" Hikaru's eyes were haunted. He was so horrified.

"Hikaru!" Kenji was starting to panic. Hikaru couldn't control himself anymore.

"It's my fault! My fault! Mine! I shouldn't have won! Yeah, if I hadn't won, he wouldn't have been that sad. Yeah , that's right. I just shouldn't win...." Then Hikaru lost his consciousness.

...Flashback ended...

"Sai was born that day," Kenji said stiffly. "I haven't told this anyone before, not even his parents or Akari."

" I don't understand," Akira said dazedly.

Unlike him, his father understood clearly but was wishing he was wrong. Unfortunately, he wasn't.

"Touya-kun, Sai is another Hikaru," Kenji said slowly.


A/N: Poor Hikaru

Special Thank: rebecca-chan, thank for your beta-ing

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