Summer Lover
Part 2: The Prince of Tide
by YYY

After they finish surfing, Hikaru and Akira head to the bar on the beach to have lunch. They are trying to order they food when the surfers they met out on the sea walk in. The surfers see Hikaru and calls out to him, "Dude!"

"Hey! you guys! Having lunch?" Hikaru waves at them. The surfers walk up to Hikaru and sits down next to him. They then says to the waiter, "Hey, buddy. Get these two little men here two mango smoothie and put it on our check."

"You don't have to treat us for the drinks. That's too kind of you!" Hikaru says.

"You rocked out there, little man! I'm totally impressed!" The surfers says.

Akira wants to spend some time alone with Hikaru during lunch, but the surfers are being friendly and Akira doesn't want to tell the surfers to go away. "Listen, little man. We're having a competition this afternoon, you wanna be on our team?" The surfers ask Hikaru.

"I don't know. What do you think, Akira? Should I go?" Hikaru asks. Akira really wishes to spend the afternoon with Hikaru, but he can tell Hikaru wants to go onto the competition..

"Yes, of course." Akira says. Hikaru is a little scare about entering the competition. If Akira says 'No' then Hikaru will stay on the beach and Akira can spends some time with Hikaru. Akira really wishes to spend the afternoon alone with Hikaru; but Akira doesn't want to take advantage of Hikaru's fear.

"I have seen you surf. You are great. You can certainly do it." Akira encourages.

"Okay! I will enter the competition!" Hikaru beams.

Hikaru's smiles is so bright. It is obvious that Hikaru loves to surf, and if a little encouragement can get Hikaru to go out there and surf in the competition, then why not?

"Great! Lunch is on us! You two have to try the beef tenderloin kabobs! it got pepper, onions and pineapples on it! with a spicy BBQ sause that is so yummy you will want to buy a whole jar and bring it home!" The surfers say.

Everyone starts drinking mango smooties and eating beef tenderloin. After they finish eating, they start talking about what surfboards are the best, which wax smells the best, where is the best tides, etc, etc, etc. Hikaru is having a great time listening to all the surfers while Akira is totally lost. Akira tries really hard to concentrate and follow the conversation but there are just too many informations that are foreign to Akira.

"Are you okay, Akira?" Hikaru asks. "You're very quiet. You aren't not playing GO in your head, are you?"

"No, I'm just admiring the tides. It look so strong and powerful." Akira points out to the window.

"Wow! you're right! Look at that one that is coming from the south!" Hikaru says.

Akira smiles. He is glad that there is a tide coming in, or Hikaru will knows he is lying. Akira is playing GO in his head.

"Come on! Let's go out there and meet them!" The surfers put the money on the table and rushes out there.

"Yay!" Hikaru runs out. "Come on, Akira!"

Akira smiles and follow him.

The surfing competition soon begin. Akira stands on the beach and watches Hikaru surfs. Hikaru looks amazing. Everyone is impressed by the things that Hikaru can do on the waves. Hikaru's end up coming in second. "Akira! Looks at my trophie!" Hikaru waves.

Akira was going to go up to Hikaru, but a whole bunch of girls rush up to Hikaru and blocks Akira's path. "You're so cute! Can I take a picture with you? Will you sign my surf board?" All the girls are going crazy trying to get Hikaru's attention.

Akira smiles and sits down at the shade of the tree to wait for Hikaru. After Hikaru gets all the fan girls taken care of, he walks up to Akira and says, "sorry, I don't mean to make you wait for me."

"Don't worry about it." Akira says. He is about to ask if Hikaru like to have dinner with him when a coconut falls right next to them.

"Hikaru! Look what we found!" Someone shouts. Hikaru looks up and sees his surfer friends climbing with one hand while pointing to the ripe coconuts on the tree with another.

"Look delicious!" Hikaru cheers. He picks up a coconut and pokes a hole on it. After taking a sip to make sure it's sweet, he gives it to Akira. "Here!"

Akira starts drinking to coconut juice. After that, Hikaru breaks the coconut and they eats the coconut.

A surfer runs up to the two of them and says, "We catch a whole bunch of fishes from the sea. Come on! let's eat!"

The surfers are all gathering around a fire where a whole bunch of seafood is being roasted. Akira never eats so many seafood before. There are at least 10 different kind of fishes. There are also roast clams, mussles, lobsters and tons of other seafood that he never seen before.

The surfers starts playing quitar and banding drum. Hikaru sings and dances to the island music happily. "This has got to be one of the best day of my life, Akira, thank you!"

"Look! the night tide is coming in!" A surfer shouts.

"Nothing beat surfing under the moonlight." Hikaru grins.

Akira shakes his head and says, "you go. I ate too much. I'm too full to surf right now."

"Come on, little man! The sea is calling you!" The surfer says to Hikaru.

Hikaru looks at the sea, and then look at Akira.

TBC...