Disclaimer : I don't own Hikaru no Go but Obata and Hotta Yumi do.
Chapter 4: His Love for him
"If you keep chasing my shadow, I'll catch you instead." Akira just realized the true meaning of Hikaru's word.
"That's why Sai knows Touya-san even though you've never met …not physically, anyway."
"But you mentioned something about sleeping." Kouyo had a good memory indeed.
"Well, sometimes one of them will sleep. Just like today, Hikaru fainted so Sai come out taking over. In this case, Hikaru, who is now sleeping, won't be able to know what Sai said to you." Kenji explained.
"From what I've seen, Sai isn't the only genius; Hikaru is too. He's fast learner. Plus, Sai taught him well. Hikaru's always thankful for that. He felt guilty that Sai didn't play Go as much as him." Kenji continued the story. "But to tell you the truth, Sai didn't mind at all."
…Kenji's Flashback…
"Aren't you mad at him? He always the one in control." Kenji asked Sai when Hikaru was sleeping.
"Never, I love Go, but I love Hikaru more. In fact, I love him more than anything in this world. Nothing can compare my love for him. If he wants to be the one in control, so be it. I don't mind if I can't play Go ever again. I'll play when he wants me to. I just want him to be happy. Hikaru is all that matters to me." Sai wasn't a talkative guy...except when he talked about Hikaru.
…End of Flashback…
"But Hikaru still felt guilty so he tried very hard to find a way for Sai to play Go."
"Net-Go." Things became clearer in Akira's mind.
"Yes, it seemed fair enough back then. Hikaru played with his friends and Sai played on the net. Until, he met you again," Kenji sighed tiredly.
"Me?" Akira didn't remember what he had done. He was very confident that he hadn't done anything that would've hurt Hikaru.
"Yes. You insulted him, didn't you? Something along the line of 'You're not worthy' or something like that. He hated being insulted. So, he became an insei to prove to you that he was worthy of being your rival and your friend." Kenji stated firmly.
"Friend?" Akira said dumpily. At the time, he had really hated Hikaru. Why would he want to be his friend?
"Surprised? He thought as you as a friend, always friend."
"Being an insei was good for them. They have never been happier. Hikaru was surrounded by his insei friends with Sai by his side. Hikaru was happy, and so Sai was. Days went by, he became a pro…and then he met you." This time Kenji glanced at Kouyo.
"Me?" Kouyo had thought he didn't have anything to do with this story.
My confession : Writing this fic is harder than "I'll be back", I accept. Because it's a flashback, I'm so confused with the grammar and Tenses. I know that there're many mistakes. You're free to correct me, send me an e-mail , I'm all ears. I told my friend that I had a problem with grammar, Do you know what she said? She laughed and said, " I'm not surprise, you can't even speak your own language!"
Special Thank: rebecca, my beta
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Ice-Ari : If you have ever read " I'll be back" ,you'll know what I mean.
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