Argh! I hate to start school again….. (Just a little bit of craziness happen before I start to write…please forgive for my disturbance…--lll)

They finally got into the train and after that, they fell sound asleep because of the hard work to take the pictures. (Bad Sai:P)

The train went to Shinjuku and they went to the place as soon as possible for there are late already. They took a bus and within minutes, they were there already. They stepped out from the bus and there it is. The house that they are supposes to go too. They cannot see the view inside. Their vision was blocked by a very big wooden door. It is quite big. Almost 7 feet tall and 5 feet wide. Sai stood there like an idiot. He was shocked by the greatness of the door.

"I thought that only in the castle we can see this kind of big doors…there are patterns on the door! It is so cool! Just like the door in those China castles where there were dragons and birds were carved on it!" Sai said.

"Baka! It is not a bird! It is a phoenix which represent as long life!" Hikaru corrected Sai's point of view and went to the speaker where he pushed the little button and suddenly, the camera at the top of the door moved. This made Sai a big jump because he never saw a camera moving by itself.

"What is it Hikaru? It looks funny! It looks just like the camera that just now the guy was holding. Is it going to suck our soul also?" Sai asked Hikaru which was preparing to tell the butler that they have arrived. But before Hikaru can answer, there was a voice that have answered Sai's question.

"Yes we are going to suck your soul out and present it to the death god so that He will be happy. He will eat you and make you suffer! Mwhahahaha!"

"What?" Sai's voice was trembling already and before he can cry, the door was soon opened and made a loud noise.

"Come, let's go in. we are late already." Hikaru pulled Sai's hand and dragged the tall man in.

"But, it says that it is going to eat us! Aren't you afraid? I don't want to meet the Death God again! He stinks! He is just so grumpy! I didn't even know that he eats people's soul!" Sai was yelling all the way and his sound was so loud and almost everyone can hear him.

"Shh! Do you want everyone to know that you were a ghost before?" Hikaru lowered down his voice and warned Sai.

"Sorry…I just can't help it! I just hate to see that Death God again…he gives me the creeps." Sai apologize and unwillingly let Hikaru dragged him all the way.

"Well, doesn't Death God give peoples creeps? If it doesn't, then I am very sure that it is a loser Death God." Hikaru commented.

"You have a point also. But the voice…" Sai was still concerned about the voice he had just heard.

"It's just Minoru-kun. I can recognize his voice. Just don't show that you are afraid, and then he won't make fun of you again." Hikaru explained.

"Oh…it's just a boy that is same age like you right? Phew! I thought that he was real!" Sai gave a relieved sigh and started to walk by his own and start to have a clear look of this house.

There were many kinds of flower and trees by the side of this pavement. There were Sakura flying around and the leaves on the trees were waving happily as if were welcoming the guest. But wait…sakura in the summer? Did he saw Sakura just now? Sai was confused and took another look on those big trees with pink colour flowers.

"Ano…Hikaru…why are the flowers bloom at this season? I thought they only bloom in spring." Sai finally asked Hikaru.

"Because these trees were experimented by the owner's eldest daughter of this mansion. And it is a break through to have these flowers to bloom in summer. It's amazing right? At first I was also shocked by it. It even blooms in autumn! This makes that autumn isn't that sad anyway!"

"But why does she want to experiment these things? Especially Sakura? I didn't see other kind of flowers at here that bloom like these Sakura trees."

"I heard that the old man said that his daughter loved and respect her mother very much. His wife loved Sakura when she was still alive. So, for remembrance, she started to do experiment and after 5 years of hard work, she finally succeeds. She was quite proud of it though." Hikaru explained.

"Wow…then she must be very clever to do this."

"Yeah…no doubt about it."

They continued to walk at the stone pavement. The petals of the Sakura dropped down like the stars on the sky, making the view more beautiful and breath taking.

After ten minutes of walking, they finally arrived to the big mansion. The house was build with woods, making the place looked more like a historical house then a house that are used to live in. The door was open and there was a boy standing at there with a turtle- neck dark green t-shirt and a jean that looks like it has been in the sun for a long time-the colour were totally dull. He saw Hikaru and waved to the both of them.

He greet them with a big, bright smile and gave Sai a very good impression. He is just like an angel! Sai thought. But the thought didn't last long enough for him to get into the living room.

Before they can get into there, the little boy about 12 years old suddenly said "I am going to suck your soul" and gave Sai a big shock but he then tried to calm down and look straight into the boy's eyes.

"Are you trying to scare me? My dear little boy?" there was coldness in Sai's voice. Just like when he was playing Go.

"No. Just having fun." The boy wasn't afraid of him. Instead, he gave Sai a smile and lead them into the house. Looks like the boy kind of like Sai for his braveness and the intelligence that were shimmering in his eyes. After all, Sai is a professional in Go. He couldn't be too stupid. He always plan on how to attack people's territory. If he was born in the era of war, I bet that he will be a very successful strategy planner.

After getting into the house, they were served by green tea and Hikaru went off with Minoru to do something with his I/C. He was asked to stay at there to wait for the old man to come and take him to the Igo room. A special room for the old man to concentrate when playing Igo. Within minutes after Hikaru left, Sai was then led to the room by a servant and the paper door was open and what he saw took his breath away.

It was a big room with a scroll writing "Patient." That was hanging at the opposite side of the door, so that when people come in, can see the writing and gives them that kind of feeling that the master of this room is not easy to be bullied.

Then, at the floor lies an Igo board that is polished beautifully and the stones in the wooden box were glittering brightly as if they were saying they were used to fight each other and became their master's favorite stones. And he is the old man that Sai longing to see. He was sitting at there with his both eyes closed. The old man got winter-liked eye brows, his hair were also almost all white but still, shine like sliver. He must be a very great opponent. Sai thought. He then went to the Go board and sat in front of the old man.

He then patiently waited for the old man to open his eyes and start to play. After half an hour, only then the old man was willing to open his eyes and the first sentence he spoke was "You are a very clever person who will never rush in an attack. But when you attack, you will strike fast and quickly like the eagles in the sky."

"Thank you for your compliment. But you haven't play with me. How can you know whether a snake can fight with an eagle?" Sai smiled and teased him back.

"Oh then you are saying that I am as slick as a snake?" the old man didn't get angry. He just looked straight into Sai's eyes and trying to scare Sai with his sharp eye sight.

"No. I am just praising your intelligence. I just can't find the suitable animal to compare with your intelligence."

"Well, let's get started. I am so curious whether I can win you or not."

"Ok."

And so, the both of them start to play after a long conversation.

On the other hand…

"Are you done with it yet?" Hikaru lean on the window side and asked the 12 year old boy.

"Just a little bit more. Be patient! I wonder how you become so patient in Go but not in the reality." Minoru mumbled.

"Stop talking and do it…I need to go home before lunch. My mum is going to make ramen for me." Hikaru gave Minoru a great, big, happy smile and turn to the window, looking at the beautiful scenery.

"Ok. It's done already. Except for his finger print. Can you get it for me? After this, he can have this hot crunchy identification card."

"Sure, let's go and find him. I bet that his is now having fun playing Igo with your grandfather."

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Pachi. Silent. Pachi.

The two men were concentrating very hard on the game. They now cannot put anything in their eyes except for the opponent's stone and the situation on the board. They didn't even notice that when Hikaru and Minoru came in, they broke the paper door because both of them tripped and there goes the beautifully painted paper door.

Hikaru sat beside Sai while Minoru when straight outside after he saw the Go board. He couldn't help himself. The Go board just gives him the thrills.

"Wow, this game is so interesting! Both of them were quite equally great. I think this old man have the talent as well as Sai. He can compare with Toya Koyo!" Hikaru thought while he followed the game. But after all, the old man doesn't have the experience as much as Sai and the skills like Toya Koyo. After a long while, only then he gave up to Sai. Sai was happy to have an opponent like this old man. This can be seen when Hikaru saw the bright smile that Sai was having after winning a worthy opponent.

They then went to Minoru's room and finished the last procedure. They bid farewell to both of them. The old man even asked Sai to come over to his house more often and have a few games. Sai agreed and they went back to Tokyo with a good mood.

"Say, Hikaru. We didn't get to see the old man's eldest daughter right?" Sai asked while they were on their way to the train station.

"Yeah I also didn't get to meet her every time I come to here. She seems to disappear when people comes. Or maybe she barely comes out from her laboratory."

"Maybe. It's just too bad that we didn't get to meet her."

"Yeahanyway, don't worry about that! We have to go home and have ramen! Yeah! Come on! Let's rush home!"

"OK!" Sai and Hikaru then happily hop onto the train.

Looks like they had a good day. Isn't it just great?

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Ahfinally…finished! Sobbing…I won't mind if you guys say that this chapter sucks…because I was not in a good mood while finishing this fan fic… many things happen. I got transfer but cannot get use to the new school and the stress at the school was numerous! Just hope that I can get through it. Yet again, I appreciate the review that you guys gave me…it really kept me going on. :D I am also in a holiday now. Wish that I will have great time! Hopefully won't be drowned by the stress…--lll Sorry if I have mistaken all those place's name…I don't know is Tokyo near with Shinjuku also…lack of knowledge…