It has been days after Sai was known to the neighborhood. Sai was having all the attention from all of those middle-age wives and also young, pretty girls. They all were amused by his beautifulness and some of the girls also bake lovely cookies to Sai. They all hoped that this tall guy will turn around and looked at them for at least one time. For Sai, this is not difficult. He always gives them a very sweet and warm smile and made them swoon. While Sai was having a good time having cookies everyday, Hikaru was in deep trouble. His examination was going to be started one more week. So, in the bright morning, you can see Sai handling a broom, happily sweeping the floor while Hikaru seats at the front door, head deep inside the thick book that can knock you out when the book just drop on to your head. Why Hikaru seats on the front door to study? Well, this is one of his 'tutor's request. Sai told his parent that Hikaru should wake up early more often and have some fresh air before his exam. This will ensure his health, and he can also remember the content better. That is why since the day Sai discuss with his parents, Hikaru was always pulled out from his warm and comfy bed by his mother or Sai early five in the morning and dragged him to the outside with a book stuffed inside his arm and demand him to study until it is time for breakfast. It was autumn and it was freezing cold. Hikaru have to endure with the coldness while flipping through the book. Sai and his mother never worried that he will get sick because Sai said that Hikaru is a strong boy and have to be trained to be a man by letting him suffer the coldness. It is a bit crazy, but Hikaru's mother believes in Sai and let her precious son to be suffered in the cold breeze. This day like usual, Sai took his breakfast and went out with a broom on his hand. He opened the door and saw Hikaru sitting on the cold steps. Hikaru turned around and gave Sai a very sad face.

"Why do you do this to me?" Hikaru asked.

"Why?" Sai gave him a very innocent look.

"Yes. Why?" Hikaru is sure that he had done something to Sai until Sai take revenge from him.

"Hehe…this is the punishment for you for not appreciating me while I was still by your side." Sai gave Hikaru a big grin and walked away.

"What?" Hikaru was stunned for a moment. But then he recovered conscious and ran towards Sai that was sweeping the floor.

"I am so sorry for what I did! I am so, so, so sorry! Please forgive me! Don't let me stay outside here! I will be freeze to death!" Hikaru's two hand clasp together and hope for Sai's mercy. He cannot stay like this forever! He will get sick! And by the time of his examination, if he didn't do it well, he will never touch go again! NO! This cannot happen!

"Ok, I will forgive you if you promise me to do one thing." Sai turned and looked at the blond hair boy.

"What?" why is he having a very bad feeling about this?

"I want you to recognized me as your Igo teacher and let me have the chance to play with Touya Koyo."

"Hey! That is two!" Hikaru quickly rebelled.

"So what? You still have to do it for me!" Sai gave Hikaru a big, bright smile that makes Hikaru wanted to give him a big punch on his beautiful face.

"All right. I promise you that I will try my best to do it. But you must now go inside and persuade my mum to let me in!"

"Alright! Geez man, you are so mumble-ish." Sai then went inside the house and finally, the door was open and Hikaru was let inside to have his warm breakfast.

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There is five more days to the exam. Hikaru goes to everywhere with a note book on his hand. He got every note that he need to study. He takes the note book to the toilet when he needs to do the big business, he takes the note book to the diner table when he is going to have his dinner, he plays go with Sai with the notebook on his hand (secretly playing…), he stands outside the classroom when he is been punished with a note book on his hand, he argues with people with a note book on his hand, he says hi to everyone with a note book on his hand, he tried to be friendly with Mitani with a note book on his hand (cause Mitani nearly beat the hell out of him…because the note book nearly make both of them to fall down.), talk with his friend with a notebook on his hand…the conclusion is that, Hikaru never leaves the note book behind him.

"Ooi! Hikaru! Can't you just put the book down and talk to us face to face?" Akari shouted at him.

"No. we can still have conversation like this." Hikaru replied her with the note book on the tip of his nose.

"Why you…you now look like Tsutsui-san that never leaves the Go book! But at least Tsutsui-san is reading Go book! But what are you reading? We never get to look at it! You treated it as if it is your precious little girlfriend! Further more, you didn't talk to me much this few days…" At the end of her sentence, Akari blushed and looked at Hikaru hoped that he will notice the weirdness of her tone. But, today is not her lucky day. Hikaru was still stick to the book and looked very concentrated.

Akari shouted. Then she stormed out from the classroom and went straight to the canteen.

"What?" the slow Hikaru finally raise his head up and look at the seat that was already empty and there was nobody sitting at there already. But he didn't care about it. He just stand up and mumbled to himself that "Oh, it's time to have my lunch. Man! Reading is so suffering! Not like playing Go. At least playing Go I have some satisfaction…but reading? Huh!" clearly that he have forgot that he had a 'conversation' with Akari earlier. Poor Akari…

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"I'm back!" Hikaru shouted and went straight up to his room. When he opened the door, he got a surprise. Sai was not inside there playing with his Go board. But there was another person inside his room. To be precise, it was three people sitting at there staring at his Go board. It was Toya Akira, Waya and Isumi.

"What are you guys doing at here?" Hikaru sat right beside them and asked.

"Well, your good old Insei friend don't believe that you have an examination coming and have to study hard to play Go again. He said that I maybe envy your talent and finally decided to kill you. So, he drags me to your house." Akira gave Waya a very unpleasant stare and it was very clear that it was Waya that thinks that Hikaru was murdered and drag Toya to his house. But as for Isumi…Hikaru looked at the tall, black-haired handsome 18 year old teenager.

Isumi gave him an 'I have no idea why I am here' smile and Hikaru quickly know why Isumi is at here with them. He was also dragged to here by the active-mode Waya. Hikaru smiled. At least there is somebody caring for him. Hikaru thought. But this thought was then shattered to pieces when Waya ignore him and turned his head back onto the Go board.

"I am going to win this game Toya Akira! I will win!" Waya shouted loudly as if this will help him to win this game.

"Try it if you can." Akira gave Waya a very cold smile and says those words lazily. He is declaring war to Waya.

"Why you…" Waya gritted his teeth and try to be calm and analyze the whole game. But he cannot pay attention! He keep on seeing that Akira giving those looks! Those looks that people want to beat on his face! The look that writes 'Dare if you can, ROOKIE!'

Well, after 10 minutes of trying to get back on track, Waya finally lost to Akira. And finally willing to look at Hikaru. As for Hikaru, he tried to hide his face into the note book. But the sound of the stones dropping on the board makes his blood to flow furiously and wanted to watch the whole game. He finally put down the note book and watched the whole game.

"Ne Hikaru…are you alright? You didn't come to the Go institution for a very long time already. Are you Ok?" Waya asked. "You are not abused right?" Waya added and looked at Akira.

"No. I'm fine. Just like Toya say, I need to cope this exam or else I am not going to see anything related to go. My mother will do anything to prevent me from touching those things." Hikaru sighed

"But, Hikaru, I don't think that your mother is that kind of person. She looks nice. She treated us very good. She even gives us some desserts while waiting for you." Isumi quickly help Mrs. Shindou to say a few words.

"That is the first impression. Isumi, nobody would like other people see the bad side of you right?" Hikaru said

"Erm…you are quite right…but she is your mother. How could you say this about her?" Akira nodded his head then shakes his head to object Hikaru's conclusion.

"Haih woman…Akira, you just don't know what there are thinking." Hikaru tapped Akira's shoulder and sighed.

"Anyway, do you have problem in your studies? I can try to help you." Waya stated out his kindness. Before Hikaru can say yes, Akira coldly cut in, "You stopped school when you became a pro. Do you think that you still remember all the algebras and facts?"

"Well, cool guy. Although me, Waya, is not as clever as you, at least I am willing to help Hikaru to go through this test. Not like you. You let him to go through all these things by himself! You should know that exam is a nightmare for all of us! We don't have the so good brain of yours. I am going to help Hikaru with all my strength!" Hikaru keep on nodding his head when Waya was saying those words.

"Studying is a path that everybody has to go through. You cannot always help him to get good result. He will have to face all kinds of spectacles in the future. You are planning to help him until he becomes an old man or maybe are you planning to help him until he gets into the grave?" Hikaru shake his head. "NO!" he shouted inside his heart.

"But at least we have to help him to get through this one first! If he doesn't get the goal that his mother request, he will never have the chance to play go again and you will lost a good rival." Hikaru nodded and looked at Akira. Hoping that he will help him.

Akira seems to be a bit affected by these words. Finally, he sighed. "What do you want me to help him?"

"Easy! You just picked up all the points that maybe will come out from the exam and drop it down." Waya said.

"Why do I have to drop it down? Can't he read it inside the book?" Akira asked.

"Well, my pretty little Go pro. We are going to cheat." Waya gave them a big, bright smile and all of them have a very unpleasant feeling about his smile.

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Gomen! I am so, so, so sorry that I updated this chapter so late! I am so sorry! Because it was Chinese New Year…so I was having a good time of my life, having a trip at Hong Kong. But then when I came back, I was stucked! I don't know what I should write after Sai was known by all the people. After a few weeks of thinking… (Actually are a few minutes…I always day dream to other places when I was thinking the idea)I finally know what kind of ending I want. Just hope that others of you will like the ending. I still don't know when the ending will happen but I will try hard to make it short and sweet. That is if I have no other problems…thank you for Moonraker one's review. I actually don't know whether this time did I do it correctly. But I think that I am still doing the same wrong grammar mistakes! Very sorry! I will try harder to cope with this grammar thing!