Disclaimer : I own neither Hikaru no Go nor Whistle.
Chapter 12 : Meet another trio
Right now, Seiji tried to figure out where he was. In front of him was a kind of small football playing field fenced with high-chain-link fences.
But the field is too small to play football.
" Let's go," Hikaru leaded him to the gate and entered the court. The 10 Dans was getting more and more confused since there were so many various people here ; young male teenagers with deadlocks, adults, a middle-aged man with beard. Most of them put on a hood or a beanie so he couldn't tell how old they really were.
" Shindou-san," a very short boy that he hadn't met before called his trendy friend.
Shindou-san?
" Hey, guys, long time no see, huh?" the lively blond greeted.
" Yes, it's been a while, Shindou-san," the same short boy with black hair smiled back.
" Good timing, Shindou, Fuwa and Kawaii can't come today, wanna join us?" another short boy with red hair proposed.
Join what?
" Great! I bring a friend with me today," Hikaru turned to Seiji, " Seiji-san, this is Kazamatsuri, we call him ' Kaza'," the black-haired boy nodded politely, " Subaza," the red-haired boy waved carelessly, "And the last one is Mizuno," a good-looking tall boy with brown-haired lowered his head. Then he introduced his pro friend to the boys, " Guys, this is Seiji-san,"
" Nice to meet you, Seiji-san," Kaza and Mizuno bowed.
" Nice," Subaza waved.
" He'll be out GK, okay?" the sporty pro suggested.
EH?
" Good, he's tall, that can be the advantage," Subaza noted.
" Eh?" Apparently, the perplexed pro still didn't know what would happen next.
" I'll see if anyone wants to play with us," said Mizuno before he ran to another side of the field.
" Wait! Wait! Shi..Hikaru ! Play what! GK!" the Gosei exclaimed in alarm. What the hell they're talking about? Play what? Me? GK?
" You know how to play football, right?" Hikaru asked his startled friend. Geez! What's wrong with Touya group? Did Touya-Sensei forget to teach them how to live!
" Football?" Not understanding the situation yet, the man uttered confusingly.
" Yeah, you know, a game that 22 players try to get the ball and hit the goal," Subaza narrated in a very very annoying way.
Damn you! I know what football is! But what I want to know is what the hell is going on here! " Of course, I…."
" Good, you'll be the GK then," the 1 Dan cut in.
" GK?" Me? GK?
" Goalkeeper, Shindou, are you sure that this guy can play?" the center back questioned hesitatingly, he started losing his faith in his future GK.
" Of course, he can, he's my friend," Giving the most illogical answer, the blond asked his friend, " Right? Seiji-san,"
" Err..I…" I don't want to play, why don't you play? I'll watch.He was about to say that but he was cut off again.
" You don't have to worry, Seiji-san, Footsol is easier, the field is smaller, there're 5 players in each team only," Seeing the new comer's nervousness, Kaza tried to cheer him up.
Footsol? Are we going to play footsol?
" Yeah, you'll be fine," the hyper pro assured him.
Really? I'm not sure about that. Subaza sighed hopelessly.
" But I..I" the man in Armani white suit stammered. I don't want to play, Say it and leave this place! Damn it! " I.."
" Hey, guys!" Mizuno ran back with 5 young boys following him, " These kid from Keyo junior-high want to play with us,"
" Great! Let's go," Then Kaza and Subaza enthusiastically ran into the field while Seiji wondered if God really existed.
" Let's go, Seiji-san," Hikaru said as he dragged hisdisinterestfriend to the field.
" Hikaru, I..I don't want to play!" The Jyudan wanted to say it badly.
" Give it a try, Seiji-san," the active boy told him when they reached the goal, " Do it for me, Okay?" Grabbing Seiji's shoulder, he looked into those confused-grey eyes.
"……." Seeing those intense green eyes and hearing such a request, the unwilling man didn't know how to reject his friend.
" Good," the cheery pro grinned, " Subaza, Take care of him, Okay?" he yelled loudly before running to his position.
And so the game started, Kaza was a center forward with Hikaru and Mizuno by his sides, Subaza was a center back and, of course, the GK couldn't be anybody else but Ogata Seiji, a professional Go player with 2 titles to guarantee his talent.
Well…It couldn't be that hard, right? The field is smaller and less crowd, it should be easier than football. The most important thing is I got the most comfortable position. Yeah, I'm the GK, I don't have to run around like them, all I have to do is just standing here catching the ball from time to time. Yeah, I can do that, it's so easy. I'll show him that I can do that! Closing his eyes, the 27-year-old GK nodded, agreeing to his own idea.
Then…
" Seiji-san! What the seven hells are you doing!" Subaza shouted angrily.
" Eh?" Waking up from his world immediately, he opened his eyes.
" Don't ' Eh?' to me! You're the GK! How can you close you eyes!" the red-haired boy who looked like a girl exploded furiously.
" Eh?"
" Look at that!" he pointed at the goal, the ball was in there.
" Eh? Since when? I didn't see it coming," They just scored? When?
" How could you if you closed you damn eyes!" the center back cursed irately, " Pay attention!"
What! Who do you think you are! Ordering me like that! Freezing-Grey eyes blazed with wrath. See? My eyes open now! See?
Then…
" Seiji-san! What are you doing!" Subaza hollered at the top of his voice, " Just open your eyes isn't enough! You have to move too!" God! He's the worst GK I've ever seen!
" Seiji-san, are you alright?" Running to his inactive friend, Hikaru left his position.
" He is a Doom for us!" the center back retorted, " He can't play the game, man,"
" Shut up! Subaza!" the athletic blond shouted back before he turned to his friend again, " See? Do you gonna let him talk down to you like that? Huh?" he knew how a proud man his friend was, encouraging wouldn't work here, the titles holder wanted something stronger than that so he added some fire, " Do you gonna let him insult you like that?"
Insult? Me? The next Meijin? It worked efficiently.
" Pay attention, Seiji-san, Keep your eyes opened, look at the game all the time and move quickly," he instructed before he ran back to the left wing. What if… " Seiji-san," he shouted loud enough for everyone in the field could hear it, " I told them you could play, Don't make me lose my face!"
What! With his raising ego, the high and mighty 10 Dans took off his expensive Armani jacket and his Pierre Jardin silky tie. As he unbuttoned few buttons, his intense game face appeared, " Bring it on!" he declared. Don't make me lose my face! Damn you, Shindou Hikaru! Do you think that I'm your humiliation! And you? Short red punk! I'm a doom?1
I gonna show them! I swear I'm going to make you eat your words!
A/N : Go! Go! Seiji!
xiar : It's pleasure to know that at least I could cheer you up.
siobhn01 : Yeah! I wish to see their face too!
gravitation gig : Well, I guess that's because this Hikaru is less innocent..compare to my other fics, So he can get along with Ogata very well but he's still THICK. Hahaha.
kh : Yes, " Thick" can be " Dense" when we talk about people. I'm really glad to know that at least I can convince someone to like this pairing.
