Disclaimer : I don't own Hikaru no Go.


Chapter 3: A short morning talk

After that they didn't talk much, just enjoyed a sweet music and a beautiful view of Tokyo nightlife.

" It's getting late, I gotta go now, I've a study session tomorrow," Suddenly standing up, Hikaru told the older pro.

" See you later then," Ogata lifted up his beer.

" See you later," Before he walked away, the chic boy just remembered something, " Ah! I almost forget to tell you this,"

" Tell me what?" the Gosei raised his questioning eyebrow.

" I really enjoy talking to you, Ogata-Sensei," the 15-year-old boy smiled sincerely.

" You mean Seiji-san," the man in a classy suit corrected him.

Blinking in surprise, Hikaru grinned widely, " Yeah, I really enjoy talking to you, Seiji-san," then he turned away and left Seiji alone.

" Hey!" Rapidly standing up, the glacial pro shouted loudly before the young boy was out of hearing, " I want to tell you something too,"

" What is it?"

" Seiji maybe like you a lot but it doesn't mean that Ogata will let you take away his titles,"

Smirking annoyingly, the blond retorted arrogantly, " Don't worry, Shindou wants to be the Honinbo only. I'm sure he'll let you keep your Jyudan and Gosei titles," Walking out of the park, he left Seiji laughing out of breath alone.

" Let me keep my titles? Hahaha, What a cocky punk!" Now I know why Akira's interested in him so much!


The next day, at the Japanese Go Association

" Stop yawning, Shindou, we've not even reached the room yet," Waya instructed his friend.

" I can't help it, I went to bed late last night," Hikaru got defensive.

" Don't do that in the class, Morishita-Sensei will give you another lecture," Saeki warned his underclassman since he had experience it before but the 1 Dan gave him another lazily yawn in return.

" Shindou, we just…" Waya himself was about to give him a lecture but when he saw who was approaching them, he quickly straightened his shoulders like a soldier.

" Ogata-Sensei," Addressing modestly, two young pro bowed respectfully.

" Morning, Seiji-san," the youngest pro greeted Ogata-Sensei , the Jyudan and the Gosei, intimately.

" Shindou!" his older friends shouted in horror.

Shindou! You idiot! This is Ogata-Sensei! How dare you!

This boy doesn't love his life!

" It's 3 p.m, Hikaru" Seiji stated calmly. Oh boy, this is getting fun.

" Eh?" As he expected, the boys gasped with astonishment.

Did Ogata-Sensei just call Shindou " Hikaru"?

Eh? Ogata-Sensei called Shindou by his given name?

" It's still morning to me,' the thick boy insisted.

Well how about… Ruffling Hikaru's hair gently, he told him cheerfully," Fine, Fine, Study hard, Okay? The Honinbo-wannabe," he smirked before he walked away.

" Hai hai, See you later," Walking to the study room, the lighthearted boy noticed that his friends didn't follow him, " Waya, Saeki-san, What you guys arewaiting for? Hurry up! Or we'll be late,"

" ..Ah, yes," Saeki had just woke up from his stupor, Waya still got a panic attack, he couldn't blame him for that.

" Guys!" the blond urged them, " Hurry up!"

" Shi..Shindou!" Waya, the 2 Dans, grabbed his hand hastily and didn't let it go, " Y..You," he stuttered.

" What?" We'll be late! Hikaru asked frustratingly.

" Since when you become close to Ogata-Senseil?" Ashiwara's rival questioned.

"…Umm, I'm not close to Ogata-Sensei," Taking his shoes off, he denied.

" But you just called him by his given name!" the 2 Dans protested noisily, " An..And he calls you ' Hikaru'! Even I don't call you that!" It was true, except from his family, only Akari called him by his first name.

" I'm not close to Ogata-Sensei but I'm quite close to Seiji-san,"Hikaru said boringly as he entered the room.

" What!" Waya cried out at full volume.

" Waya!" Morishita exploded his legendary thunder angrily, " What's that all about? How dare you get noisy in my class!"

" Sensei, I…"

" I don't want to hear any excuse! Come here, sit down!" Not wanting to hear anything, the Sensei ordered his unlucky student piercingly, " How many times I have to tell you to respect the elder? I've told you hundreds of time, haven't I? Is it that hard to listen for what I say? For god's sake, Waya, you….."

Shindou! It's your fault! Waya sighed heavily as his Sensei still carried on his lecture.