DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HIKARU NO GO.
This is a reprint of Chapter 3, as it was bugging me a bit, but Crawler's review really got me off my butt to change it.
It's not much changes, but I think it's more believable, I apologize once again.
In Hikaru's POV, however, he will still refer to HeiHachi as Grandpa or Grandfather, not because I'm lazy, but he never calls him by anything else as far as I know.
TOTALLY edited the police, they aren't stupid now.
Oh yes, and in this AU Akari is his GF. Don't worry, they'll split.
Alright, this is a BIG apology to all of you. I've made mistakes, can you forgive me?
First of all, this is AU, and Hikaru doesn't get 'possessed' ,so to speak, by Sai until Middle School.
Sorry about making the elder Touya seem 'evil' but I needed someone, and he struck me as the kind of father who would want to have a legacy so bad he would do something like what's happening here.
Sorry, this chapter is non-Akira, but I have to get around to Hikaru sometime.
And since I have no idea of Hikaru's Grandfather's name, he is Grandpa. Sorry, again.
As much as I hate bold writing, Sai's speech will be in bold, and as always a character's thoughts will be in italics.
Enjoy!
NUGATORY
Chapter 2 – Eboshi Hat
Hikaru's POV
It all started in his Grandpa's attic...
Hikaru had to stay at his Grandpa's house the entire weekend, a fact he wasn't too pleased about. His grandfather was grumpy, and if you ever got on the subject of Go he would ramble on and on like he was some pro. To say it annoyed Hikaru would be an understatement. It also happened to bore him extensively.
And that was one of the numerous reasons Hikaru had chosen that moment to dig through the endless piles of junk in his Grandfather's attic. Not because he was so desperate for fun, he would never resort to such measures, but he was after money. Yep, it seemed as if almost everything he did revolved around money. Even soccer. Ok, not entirely, but the money he could gain if he became professional was a definite perk.
One could perhaps describe Hikaru as a jock. He was at least relatively popular, and had a good number of girls that fancied him.
As of now, his girlfriend was Akari, one of his old friends. But let's not wander off to a tangent.
"There must be something of value in this freak attic," Hikaru grumbled under his breath.
It wasn't until about five minutes later until something caught his eye.
It was a Go board. It looked antique, and could probably be worth a good bit. And it was also at the bottom of the pile.
Against all better judgment and common sense, and perhaps blinded a bit by his desire to make a few bucks, Hikaru reached for the Go board, causing an avalanche. Probably an overstatement, but it seemed like one to Hikaru. He massaged the minor bump on his head with his hand, but took the Go board with the other.
He admired it for a moment, but then realized the faded blood stain in the right corner. He studied it for a moment then voiced his thoughts aloud.
"Who bothers keeping an old Go board but doesn't even try to clean it up a little?" his voice resounded in the cluttered attic.
You...see it? You see the stains?
"Whoa!" Hikaru jumped back, "Who's there?" He searched frantically around the attic, but his search was futile.
You can hear my voice?
"Darn right I can, now show yourself!"
As you wish, young one...
Hikaru regretted saying that.
From the Go board arose a figure in traditional Japanese clothes and a black eboshi hat. At first, Hikaru wasn't sure whether it was a man or a woman, but the refined contours of the face seemed to point more towards the gender of a male.
Finally...I can return...
That was the last thing Hikaru heard before blacking out.
HeiHachi's (Hikaru's Grandpa) POV
He was a proud man.
HeiHachi knew he was good at Go, but for some reason, Hikaru never seemed to grasp that. Or Go for that matter.
Hikaru never really spent time with him, so when HeiHachi didn't see Hikaru for about an hour, he didn't worry.
"He's probably just moping in the spare room," he would console himself, and then his thoughts would revert away from Hikaru.
But now two hours had passed. I better go check on him, HeiHachi finally decided. Of course, HeiHachi was assured Hikaru would be there, but he figured it was best to check. As he gradually opened the sliding door he spoke, "Hey Hikaru, is there anything I can ge--"
It was empty.
He panicked. HeiHachi started to jog around the house. "Hikaru? HIKARU! HIKARU WHERE ARE YOU?" And of course there was no answer.
HeiHachi searched for about ten minutes or so, and then decided it was best to call the police and let them handle it.
As soon as the police arrived and had heard Heihachi's story, they gave the house a quick search, the sent some into the close vicinity, but they still couldn't find him. They asked HeiHachi if there was anywhere, anywhere, that they might not have checked. At first HeiHachi shook his head, but then he remembered something.
The attic.
He hadn't thought to look there, as the last time heentered the attic was about two months ago. But maybe…just maybe…Hikaru was there.
HeiHachi and some of the police ventured up the stairway to the attic, HeiHachi afraid of what he might find.
Hope that's better. Thank's Crawler!
I hope you're not disappointed with the long wait and short update. I started a new fic, so it took some time too.
Sorry if Hikaru seemed like some money-freak, I tried to tone it down, but in the early manga before Sai started to influence him, Hikaru seemed to like money a good bit.
Sorry if I forgot to mention anything, just tell me to and I promise I won't forget next time to answer!
Please give me your thoughts, as they are greatly appreciated!