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Chapter 8 : Sometimes it'd better to keep quiet

May, at the hotel, after the closing ceremony

After the closing ceremony wasover, the guest, the press, and the player unhurriedly went to their separate ways. Some directly headed back home, some went for a drink.

What about Yashiro Kiyoharu? He went straight to his room on the 6th floor. Right now, he had just finished bathing.

" Arrz…" Dropping himself on his single bed, he stretched out his arms idly. I didn't expect Dad to actually come here… " Great, now he witnesses my defeat!" he grumbled moodily.

/Tack Tack/

" Eh?"

/Tack Tack/

It's coming from the outside. Getting up, he tiptoed noiselessly to the door. He slowly opened the door quietly like a ghost, he craned his neck and sneaked a look.

" Touya?" He uttered as he saw the team leader pacing up and down in front of the room next to his, Hikaru's room.

" ! Yashiro-kun," Turning back in surprise to see his teammate staring at him with a confused look, Akira blushed. This is so embarrassing.

" What are you doing?" the Kansai boy asked inquiringly.

" Err…I…," the Future Meijin stammered, " I…" What should I say to him?

" Don't tell me you're waiting for Shindou," Yashiro teased humorously.

"………." Akira blushed even harder.

" You gotta be kidding," the white-haired boy said in disbelief.

"……….."

Holy Shit! I'm only joking! Man, he's acting like a crazy worried wife waiting for her husband to come back home!

It was then Yashiro remembered what had happened after his loud-mouthed friend had left with another Touya Akira. Both Touyas had been acting weird, the father seemed distracted, every time people asked him something, he was like " Sorry, what did you just say?". The son was even worse, he kept shooting hid murderous glare at everyone.

They say it's because Touya is angry at Kurata-san for switching the position and at Shindou for stealing his place but…judging from his character, I don't think he's that kind of man who gets mad at this kind of stuff.

"………."

"………." Geeez, Damn it!

As he saw the other boy stepping out the room, Akira questioned, " What are you doing?"

" Isn't it clear to you?" Yashiro retorted irritably, " I'm waiting here with you,"

" Oh! Don't!" the celebrated 3-Dans cried in alarm, " I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me,"

Once Yashiro Kiyoharu decided to do something, he didn't back down. He pretended not to hear the other pro and simply walked toward him. With a wet towel hanging around his neck, he leaned against the door of Hikaru's room.

Knowing that his friend had already made up his mind, the Meijin's heir sighed in defeat. Since he knew he couldn't do anything with it, he decided to let his stubborn friend wait with him, he drew closer to the Kansai star and stood next to him.

………..

………..

10 minutes passed without a word, Yashiro couldn't take it anymore.

" So, how long do you know each other?" he spoke out breaking the awkward silence. God! He's so damn quiet! I know that he isn't a talkative type but I don't know he's this quiet! Is he mute? Geez, he's driving me nuts! How come Shindou be friend with him?

" For 3 years now," Akira replied composedly.

" 3 years," Trying to make a conversation, the taller boy chatted casually, " You two must be pretty close, huh?"

"….Umm,I guess so,"

/ Ding/ The elevator opened. Finally, the guy they were waiting for arrived.

" Touya? Yashiro too?" Hikaru exclaimed, " What are you guys doing here? Wait a minute, I'm not interrupting you guys, aren't I?" he teased playfully.

" Baka! Are you blind?" Yashiro countered harshly, " We're waiting for you to drag you lazy back back here,"

" You're waiting for me?" Blinking in surprise, the golden haired pro laughed cheerfully, " Do you guys worry about me that much?...You guys are so cute...Thanks," He tapped Yashiro on the shoulder, " But you know, well, I'm not a kid anymore, you don't have to…"

" Don't you dare tell me not to worry!" Akira burst out angrily. Didn't Hikaru understand how much he was worried about him?

" Tou…" The blond jumped backward in panic. Is he angry at me?

" You just… left without telling us anything!" the blue-eyed boy exploded heatedly, " So, don't you dare tell me not to worry!"

" Touya…I," Wow, I didn't know he would be this worried. " I'm sorr…"

" Where have you been?" Akira interrogated irately, " Do you have any idea what time is it now? The ceremony has been over for 2 hours!"

What the… " Don't talk to me like that" Hikaru's blood was up now, he didn't like when anyone butted in his private life, " I'm not a child anymore! Definitely not yours! You're not my mom! You have no right to treat me this way!" Even mom's never yelled at me like this!

" No right? I've no right?" Akira laughed mockingly, " Who have then? Tell me?Or is it that Ichinomiya guy?"

" Geez! Touya! What's wrong with you?" the notorious 1-Dan cursed, " Haku has nothing to do with this! Leave him out of this!"

" Oh! Now you're protecting him? Great! What a loyal friend you are! He's so lucky to have you as a friend!"

This is just me or there's something wrong about this conversation, Yashiro raised his eyebrow questioningly.

" What? Do you hear what you're saying? What possessed you to say such a thing? " Hikaru blew off madly, "It's not you at all! You're so irrational!"

" Irrational? I'm irrational? If there's someone who is irrational around here, it's you!" the famous 3-Dans snapped back instantly. No one ever calls me irrational!

" What? What is your problem?"

" What is my problem? What is my problem?" He stepped closer to his rival and poked him at the chest, " You is my problem,"

" What?" the loud-mouthed boy cried, he went confused, " What the hell are you talking about?"

" You left me!" Akira exploded impulsively, " I..I..I mean, you left the ceremony," Realizing what he had just said, he tried to cover it, "Where have you been anyway?" he changed the subject.

Okay, something's definitely wrong here…

" It's none of your business," Hikaru said dryly. Who does he think he is? My mom?

" What? Shindou! You!" Shaking, the son of the ex-Meijin was speechless with rage, " I can't believe I'm this stupid! After all these years, I thought we were friends!"

" Damn it! Touya! We Are friends!"

" Oh! Really?"

" Hell Yeah!"

" That's why you told him about Sai but not me?"

Sai? The tall witness wondered. Who is Sai?

" ! How did you…"

" You did tell him,"

" …So, that is what it all about, huh?" Hikaru misread, he thought he understood everything but he didn't, " Sai," It's always about Sai.

" It's not about Sai!"

" Then tell me! What this shit is all about?"

" It's about us!" Akira burst out crazily.

" What?" the exhausted GSG agent was taken aback by the pronoun "us".

Ah-ha, so, this is what it's all about, huh. Yashiro finally got everything.

" us! us! us! US!" the calm pro repeated like a madman, " You, me, US! Our friendship! Our trust!"

" Touya…"

" Tell me about Sai," he ordered with his darkest tone, " Tell me now,"

" I…I…," Looking away to avoid eyes contact, Hikaru stuttered, " I can't…not now,"

" You trust him but not me?"

" It's not like that, I just…" the blond tried to find an excuse, " I promise to tell you someday, don't you remember? I'll tell you one day, I promise, don't you trust my words? Don't you believe in me?
"……….."

Boy, that's deep. Shindou is smarter than I thought. The white-haired pro mentally critiqued.

" Just…wait a bit longer,"

Stepping aside, Akira walked back to his room, " I've waited for so long, too long, I don't want to wait anymore," Opening the door, he spoke gloomily, " I don't know what to believe anymore,"

/ Click/ He closed the door quietly.

" Damn you, damn you, Touya," Hikaru cursed through clenched teeth before he stormed into his room.

/ Bang/ He slammed the door and left Yashiro alone, Yashiro who remained silent through the whole argument.

………

………

" Wow," That was all he could come out.

A/N : I don't know who's the victim here? Hikaru who just came back from work and found the angry Akira, Akira who went crazy because he didn't gain Hikaru's trust, or it was Yashiro who was in the middle? By the way, what's wrong with me? This fic is supposed to be about Hikaru-Haku and the ghosts!

xiar : Yeah, just like they say, " Answer brings more questions," Right?

Kathy : Oh! It's a manga? At first, I thought it's a book, a novel.

Kagomegirl : Well, sometime I just feel a bit sleepy. Besides,...I don't know why sometimes I can'tnoticemy gramma mistake :(

Firehedgehog : Gotta keep reading :)