Summary: Arrange marriages suck, especially if you're a guy and your fiancée happens to be also a guy. (Akira X Hikaru) Alternate Universe
Disclaimer: I don't own Hikaru no Go.
Hikaru gave a giant yawn and a stretch of his arms awakeing his body for a new day. He growled as the night's talk rushed inside his mind. The meeting with his parents wasn't pretty. Not pretty at all.
Flashback-
Hikaru moved toward his 2 story, 17 master suites with adjoining restrooms house. His clothes, which were drenched from the rain, were now dried from the two hour ride. He removed his shoes and waited for Steve to open the two redwood doors.
"Young Master, you shouldn't remove your shoes before entering."
"Steve, believe me, there is nothing wrong with me touching the floor in my socks."
"It's unsanitary."
"I have socks, Steve, socks. My actual skin isn't touching the floor and even if my feet are touching the floor, I won't die because of it."
Hikaru placed his over-used trainees beside a potted fern. "Steve, really, you should know that I'm not so sensitive. I'm a soccer star if you haven't noticed for the last two years. Also, I'm a model – I've kissed much more unsanitary girls than this floor." Of course this was a lie, but Steve didn't need to that.
The servant scowled not liking the latter explanation. "Really, young
Master, you shouldn't spread yourself too thin toward the ladies. We don't want you causing a lady to bearing a child."
Hikaru smiled, "I haven't been serious with any girls. I just like kissing; I don't do sex with strangers — I've only had sex once." Hikaru inwardly chuckled at the situation he had placed his servant.
"Young Master, understand that this conversation ends here. I am not conversing in the lines of…sex."
"Really Steve, you're twenty. Sex with young beautiful ladies should be the only thing in your mind or maybe you prefer the other gender?" Hikaru smirked at him and turning to the now unlocked redwood door, he walked in, leaving a fuming Steve behind, and closed the door.
Entering, another servant, this one a young maid, greeted Hikaru with a smile. "Young Master, your parents are lounging by the indoor pool. They demand your presence the instance you return and since…"
"Yes, yes, I understand. You may go now." He waved off the young maid and ventured toward the west wing, where their indoor pool was located. He stopped at an oak door and, turning its brass knobs, entered the room.
Inside the room, he found a large pool, warm from the heater. A small bar, occupied by his mother and father, lied at the west and a snack bar at the east. He, of course, ventured toward the east because of his grumbling stomach.
"Hey!" He shouted towards his chatting parents. "Did you guys call for me?"
His father smiled, slightly yellow teeth showing. His mother frowned, wrinkles forming near her lips. He greeted them with a smile as he placed himself into one of the metallic stools.
"So?" Hikaru asked, knowing already the reason of the meeting.
"Well, it's about the Touya Corporation."
"What about it? What, planning another virus attack on their computer system?" He joked, but knowing full well that such a thing had been done before.
"Well, in some sorts, it does have to do with our rivalries." This was his father, a martini in hand. His mother busied herself with her own drink, not acknowledging his presence. He didn't blame her; she never liked the idea of arranged marriages, but couldn't for the life of her object the decisions of her husband; she loved him too much.
His father continued his explanation. "Hikaru, son, you see, we decided to form an alliance or a merge in better terms. We decided, the president of the Akira Corporation and I, that a piece of paper wouldn't be enough to tie our rivalries together and so, the only choice we had was a marriage between our two families."
"And you expect me to cooperate nicely and agree to marry some stranger who I don't give a damn about."
"Now, Hikaru-dear," his mother soothed, "I know that you don't
particularly like marrying a stranger, but you'll learn to love your spouse through time."
"Bullshit and you know it. You shouldn't talk about things you don't know. You got to choose your husband!"
"Hikaru, you have no voice into this. You will marry the only child of the Touya family and join our companies," ordered his father.
"But... she…"
"Oh, I forgot about her and...," he smirked, "so will you."
"You're asking the impossible, Father. I will never forget about her. I love her." Hikaru moved his eyes toward his mother, "Mother, you can't expect me to forget about her. Even you can see how perfect we are for each other; you adore her."
"Hikaru...I can't risk the lives of thousands of people just for the sake of your own love life," answered his mother.
"What do you mean? How is it that me, not marrying some stranger cause the lives of thousands of people."
"If you haven't notice, the Shindou Corporation is the target of many corporations and we are not strong enough to stop all of them. If we don't stop these attacks soon, expect the Shindou Corporation to go bankrupt and if we fall, expect our workers to go without jobs and without jobs, they will become homeless. Luckily for us, the Touya family is in the same situation and thus agreed whole heartedly for an alliance."
"Why would the alliance stop the attacks? If we joined, won't we be better targets for the other corporations."
"No, Hikaru, don't you understand why they can attack us? They can attack us because our company still has its weak points. If two very powerful corporations joined, we won't have a weak point."
"So, you're saying, if I don't agree to this alliance, thousands of people will be without work. You must be joking."
"Hikaru-dear, you know how much I love you," replied his mother, "but we're talking about the lives of thousands here, Hikaru, and I'm not agreeing to this just because I love your father so much and adore every idea of his. I mean, come on, this is your Father were talking about; he have had some pretty dumb ideas."
"HEY!" exclaimed the said spouse at the directed offence toward his male pride.
"Oh hush, dear, it's true. You've had some pretty dumb ideas and I've voiced exactly how dumb they were." She turned motherly eyes towards
Hikaru, "Son, you know pretty well how I loath the idea of arranged marriages, but Hikaru-dear, we are talking about the lives of thousands here. We have to do something to save them and you are this something…you and your to be spouse. Please, cooperate."
He never thought that he would be agreeing to this. He prepared himself hours of speeches why he shouldn't be marrying a stranger, but he never thought that the reason why he was marrying some stranger was to save the lives of thousands of people. He had thought that the alliance was only to grow stronger in power, nothing else. Hikaru resigned. He sighed and nodded his head.
"Mother, Father, I'll do what you wish me to do. I will marry, but don't expect me to let go of the person I love."
"Hikaru…"
"I know you pretty much don't approve of affairs, but–"
"Of course not!" replied his mother, "Hikaru, you can't possibly be still thinking of going out with that girl after this news."
"'That girl'? 'That girl'! Mother, she is not just 'that girl' and you bloody hell know she isn't just 'that girl'. More than half of the
Tokyo populations know she is not just 'that girl' and I'm part of that majority!"
"Hikaru, an affair is not an option," said his father.
"I doubt my new wife will object us seeing other people; we just keep our affairs discreet and not in public's eyes," Hikaru answered back.
"Do you think she, the love of your life, would willingly become your
Mistress, Hikaru?" asked his red faced mother.
He answered with a firm "yes".
Sad eyes looked upon Hikaru. "That's cruel, son, you can't just play with her heart. She deserves to be better than a paramour."
"Don't you think I know that, Mother? I know she deserves to be loved.
I know she deserves to be happy."
"Then how will she ever be happy if she becomes your concubine? Son, give her the freedom she needs to find someone else to love. Let her go. Let her find a new love other than you," advised his all-too-wise mother.
"I…Mother…she…but I love Sai so much, Mother."
"I know son and that's reason enough that you should let her go."
End of Flashback
Hikaru furiously wiped away the cascade of bitterly-salted-tears. He stomped out of bed and with a scowl unclothed himself. He ventured into the shower and freely let the cold water slid down his bare body. He hated his life and he hated his new wife.
"Today will just be a blast," sarcasm dripping from his every word, "First, I get to meet my oh-so-beautiful soon-to-be wife." His voice dropped to a mere whisper, "And second, I'll have to tell Sai..."
Author's Note: This chapter has been beta-ed by rebecca-chan! I want to thank her very much for takingtime from her lifeto edit my story. Everyone please thank her! Also, I hope that the people reading this story is enjoying it and review please.
