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Chapter 4 : Morning talk

The following morning,

This morning Yongha woke up with a refreshing mind. He came to Japan for the 2nd Hokuto Cup. Yesterday, he met Shindou Hikaru who he had considered as his true rival and his friend. They had had a private talk together before the other pros had interrupted them. But it was fine, he still had had a chance to have dinner with his favorite Japanese player…and the third wheel party. He took a bath, dressed up and went to the lobby without waiting for his friends.Maybe I can have breakfast with him this morning.

Hikaru was having his breakfast with Akira and Yashiro when the 17 year-old Baduk player arrived at the restaurant.

" Hell no! I am not going to waste my free time practicing all day long!" That was the first thing Yongha heard.

" Shindou, we have to be prepared for the tournament," Akira told his friend in a steady manner. And there's no time to lose.

" I know but we have already done that, For Christ's sake! I need to rest!" Hikaru blurted out. I can't believe this guy! What planet are you from ?Touya!

" Yeah, Touya, It has been three longest days of my life, Let's have a break," Yashiro supported Hikaru's idea.

" Look, I think…"

" Good morning!" Yongha cut in.

" Hey, ' morning, Ko," Hikaru greeted in a good mood. Yashiro raised his eyebrow. He wondered why this Korean kept wandering around his Tokyo friend.

" Good morning, Ko-Yongha-san, where're your friends?" Leave us alone!

Not in a thousand year! " Well, he's right here," Yongha placed his hand on Hikaru's shoulder.

Okay, something is very very wrong here. , thought the third board player of Team Japan.

" May I?" Yongha moved a chair and sat down without waiting for an answer, " So, what are you going to do today?"

" We haven't decided yet," Hikaru replied.

" No, Shindou, we have already decided," Akira glared at the red earrings boy, " We will play a game together, remember?"

" No! I'm sick of practicing, I have done that enough during my stay!" Hikaru fought for his thought.

My stay? " Your stay?" Yongha repeated.

" Yeah, we have spent 3 days 3 nights playing speed Go at Touya's house," Hikaru informed him.

" Just like last year," Yashiro added.

What! At his house!

Yes, we were under the same roof for 3 days 3 nights, you know.

" Oh, that should be fun. I wish I had been there too," Yongha was smiling but in his mind he started wondering if it was possible to kill someone by a butter knife. Yashiro almost choked on his tea.

" Believe me, you're so lucky not to be there," Yashiro stated in a solemn voice. Very lucky

" Hey, what that suppose to mean?" Hikaru raised his voice.

" Com'on, man, living with two of you is like watching " Newly Wed" on MTV," the Kansai boy smirked.

" WHAT! We aren't…" the Tokyo pros shouted on the top of their voice, their faces turned to a tomato.

" One minute you fight against each other arguing about your clothes, next minute you're just like.." Shindou, are you alright, the noodle is still hot, here, have some ice tea," " Yashiro faked his voice. " If this isn't a Newly Wed, so what is it?"

Newly Wed, Newly wed!

" We're not a Newly wed, Yashiro," Akira gave him a warning look.

" Maybe, you're right. You two are like an old couple,"

" What! What the hell are you talking about!" Hikaru yelled at him.

" I've never seen rivals like you guys before. Yon know everything about the other…favorite dish, favorite drink, favorite place, favorite color, favorite manga for Shindou's case and favorite book for Touya's case," Yashiro narrated.

" We are friends!" Hikaru declared.

" Yeah, right. Don't forget to send me a wedding card," Yashiro teased.

" Yashiro!" Akira and Hikaru should quit playing Go and become a duet, they blew out embarrassingly in the same second.

To know that didn't make Yongha laughed like the way Yashiro did. It wasn't that he didn't know about their friendship but when the white-haired boy gave him a full description, he became uncomfortable and frustrated.

" So, what're you going to do, Ko-Yongha-san?" inquired Akira. To be honest, he wasn't interested in Yongha's business but he just tried to be polite. He was a host after all.

" Well, I heard that Team China would go downtown today. But for my team, Sensei let us decide what to do by ourselves. I think I'll stay here..swimming, playing snooker..some kind like that,"

" You play snooker?" Hikaru asked him with admiration.

" I can teach you if you want," Yongha winked.

" Really?"

" Why not?" Oh God, he's so damn cute, Look at him, he looks like a little kitten.

" That's great! Ne, Touya, let's play snooker together, Yashiro too, Okay?"

What! No!

" I'm not a sport man but I think I can handle a game of snooker," See? Unlike you, I don't even have to try.

I have a bad feeling about this, a very bad one. Yashiro did have a great instinct.


Liliath : :D

kathy : Oops, I forgot Akari --"

Legit : It's easy to update so fast when you've already finished the story.

crazian42 : I totally agree with you...but this fic is kindda long..I don't want it to be too long. This one will focus on Yongha-Hikaru-Touya and Yashiro. Maybe someday I'll write a side-story about other characters. By the way, How should Hikaru call Yongha? In this fic, they're quite close. Haha, about Songkim? I don't know any real korean name except se7en.