Author's note: The second chapter is never as good as the first chapter.. I
speak from experience... ::sighs:: But I hope this chapter is somewhat
acceptable. Thanks to everyone who reviewed... HikaruAkari rules!!!!! And
yes, we need more HikaruAkari fics..
Please forgive any story mistakes I make... still doing what I can to follow the Hikaru No Go storyline as much as I can and still trying to understand character personalities... I'm really trying!!!!
Disclaimer: Please refer to first chapter..
Chapter 2- Surprises
At eight the next morning, Hikaru set out for the Go parlor he visited everyday. His other friends still went there often to play and Hikaru went whenever he wasn't with Akari. He was still pretty good.. A 4 Dan. Upon entering the parlor, he scanned around the room for his friends. Upon finding Waya and Akira playing Go at one of the boards towards the back, he walked over to where they were sitting. Waya waved as Hikaru approached.
"Hey Hikaru, where were you yesterday afternoon? We waited and waited.." He said as Akira made his next move.
Hikaru groaned. "Oh.. That.. I walked Akari home yesterday," he said, sinking his hands into his pockets.
Akira frowned. "You still bother to do that?"
Hikaru nodded. "And I stayed for dinner too. It was probably eleven by the time I left."
"The next time you come by here, you'll be saying you stayed at her house because you two slept together," Waya joked.
"As long as she doesn't get pregnant...." Hikaru said.
Akira looked at Hikaru alarmingly, as did Waya. "You're taking this seriously."
"I've been taking her seriously for a few years. I wouldn't do anything unless she were ready."
"And how do you know she's taking you seriously?" Akira challenged.
Hikaru shrugged. "Well... I knew.. By the way she was looking at me. It was unmistakable."
Waya grimaced. "Hikaru's got a girlfriend, Tsutsui's got a girlfriend.. life isn't fair," he complained in a whiny voice.
"Don't complain, Waya. I don't have one either." Akira answered.
Waya thought for a moment, then smiled.
"Girlfriends stay for a few years, but Go is for life," he pronounced.
Hikaru was about to agree, but stopped himself when Akari came into his thoughts. And she did so for a good long while, because the clicking of dozens of Go stones indicated the game was over and being cleaned up. Snapping out of his reverie, Hikaru helped Waya and Akira put the black and white stones away.
"Wait.. so who won?" Hikaru asked the two boys.
Waya looked at Hikaru in disbelief. "Akira won, of course. Like I'd be able to beat him," Waya said, nodding his head towards Akira. Akira was a 7 Dan, a bit ahead of Hikaru's 4 Dan.
After cleaning, the boys headed out of the Go parlor. Looking at his watch, Hikaru's eyes widened seeing it was 10:30.
"I'll meet up with you guys later, Akari asked me to come by her house at 11," he explained.
Akira frowned. "Fine. But don't visit her so much if you want to move up to 5 Dan," he warned.
Hikaru smirked. "I'm not worried," he replied as he waved and began making his way towards Akari's house.
"Don't get Akari pregnant, Hikaru!" Waya called out, causing Hikaru to sweatdrop.
Hikaru turned around and shouted back, "Get yourself a girlfriend, Waya!" And Hikaru ran off before Waya could do anything to him.
Several blocks later, Hikaru finally made his way to Akari's home. Mrs. Fujisaki opened the door before Hikaru could even ring the doorbell.
"Good morning, Mrs. Fujisaki," Hikaru greeted.
"Good morning, Hikaru. Akari's still sleeping, but feel free to go upstairs and wake her up. it is 11 after all."
Hikaru moved to walk inside the house, but thinking of something, stopped and made a face. "Is she decent?"
"Akari wears a shirt and sweatpants to bed. Yes, I'd say that's decent."
A minute later, Hikaru stuck his head through Akari's open doorway. Akari was indeed fast asleep, curled up under her blankets. Hikaru went over and pulled the blankets off a bit to see her face. She had explained her bad sleeping habits to him last night. Now looking at Akari, she definitely slept better overnight. He reached to move some strands of her hair from her face.
"Akari," he said gently, with the purpose of waking her up.
However, Akari didn't budge. After a few more attempts, Hikaru moved back towards the hallway. Suddenly, a tug on his arm sent him a few inches into the air and onto the bed, where Akari began hugging him.
"Good morning, Hikaru," she said cheerfully as she moved to a sitting position.
Hikaru smiled. "You were feigning sleep, weren't you?"
"For the first time in a long time.. Just for you. Nobody in my family falls for it anymore."
"I'm going to have to remember that," Hikaru noted, looking down at her.
"I'll find another way to catch you by surprise, then," Akari replied, resting her head on his shoulder.
Hikaru laughed. "And I thought I had you figured out, after all these years."
"People change over time. You have... From a boy to a young man a lot goes with that," Akari answered.
"And the same with girls, I bet."
"I'm not the same person I was four years ago.. That's for sure."
"Same here.. I was a different person then."
"You discovered Go."
"And now I'm a 4 Dan.." Hikaru started, but Akari interrupted.
"You're only a 4 Dan? Honestly, I was expecting you to be a 7 Dan or something by now," she said surprisedly.
"Well, I took time from playing Go a while back. After that, of course I'd be a 4 Dan. I have an opportunity in a month though to rise up to 5 Dan," Hikaru said with confidence in his voice.
Akari looked sad as she lay back down.
"I don't want to get in the way of something you love, Hikaru."
Hikaru stayed where he was, sitting in hesitation. How was he supposed to answer that?
Hikaru turned to face her. "No.... Akari.. You're not getting in the way," he said quietly.
Akari smiled. "I'll be there for you," she assured him.
"Thanks, Akari," Hikaru said softly.
Then realizing how serious their conversation had become, Hikaru smiled, on the verge of laughing. Apparently, Akari was thinking the same thing, because she started laughing.
"Get over here," Akari said playfully, getting hold of Hikaru and pulling him towards her into a kiss.
Hikaru decided to get back at Akari for faking sleep and surprising him.... and indeed, Akari was surprised, but allowed his tongue to enter her mouth and played around with hers. After several minutes of further playing around with each other, Hikaru pulled back.
Akari raised her arm to let her hand go through her hair. "Is something wrong?" she asked.
Hikaru's head was turned away from her and towards the doorway.
"I think your mom's shrieking. But happily," he stated in curiosity.
Akari sprang out of bed and ran downstairs. As Hikaru had been on top of her, he landed down on the floor painfully.
"Akari!!!!" he complained as he got up and ran after her.
Akari stopped short at the front door, where her mother and Natsume, her older sister, were hugging each other. And she couldn't help but notice that Natsume was wearing a diamond ring...
"Miyuki! You're getting married!" she squealed as she joined the hugfest.
Hikaru stopped halfway down the stairs, seeing the three Fujisaki girls wrapped in a hug. Quickly and quietly, he retreated back to Akari's room.
Miyuki, 20 years old, had been dating her now fiancé Kagami for the past 3 years. Akari met him a couple of times and thought her sister had made a very good decision. Miyuki never looked happier. The wedding would be in six months' time, Miyuki announced.
"And Akari, you'll be a bridesmaid, won't you? I promised my best friend years ago that she would be the maid of honor," Miyuki asked her little sister pleadingly.
'At least I'm in it," she thought.
"Miyuki, of course I will. How could I say no to such an honor?" Akari replied happily.
Mrs. Fujisaki then came up with an idea. "How about Hikaru walks up and down the aisle with Akari? A little preview of a certain something to come in a couple more years."
"Hikaru Shindou? That idiot who was horrible to Akari?" Miyuki asked coldly.
"Although he was, you should see the two of them now," Mrs. Fujisaki said.
She turned to the stairway. "Hikaru!" she called out.
Hikaru stuck his head out Akari's doorway.
"Yes, Mrs. Fujisaki?"
She motioned for him to come down. Akari looked at her sister, who looked at Hikaru numbly.
"You remember Miyuki, don't you?" Akari asked Hikaru as he reached the bottom of the stairs.
Hikaru nodded. "Yeah, a bit. Hi Miyuki."
Miyuki examined Hikaru's appearance. She hadn't been home in a long time, and Hikaru had changed a lot since she last saw him. Now she almost regretted her engagement. Hikaru had become very good looking.
"Hello Hikaru. It's been a while," she replied, nodding her head politely.
Akari took hold of Hikaru's right hand firmly.
"Miyuki's getting married," she explained.
Hikaru blinked. "Oh, congratulations. I'm sure you're very happy," he said almost lamely.
"Akari has agreed to be one of the bridesmaids. You'll be her escort up and down the aisle, won't you Hikaru?" Mrs. Fujisaki asked.
Hikaru looked down at Akari, her eyes shining. "Please, Hikaru?" she pleaded.
'Hopefully it won't be too bad,' he thought as he nodded.
"It's fine with me. And I'm sure my parents won't mind."
Akari laughed in delight and wrapped Hikaru in a tight hug. Hikaru forced a smile.
"Thanks Hikaru. I'll let Kagami know."
Mrs. Fujisaki turned to Miyuki, leaving Hikaru and Akari to their hugging. "Where is Kagami, anyway?"
"At the hotel.. Sleeping. But he promised to come by tonight for dinner with his parents."
Mrs. Fujisaki lit up. "We'll go out to eat! You, me, your father, Kagami and his parents. I'm sure Akari and Hikaru have other plans," she said, glancing at the couple making their way back upstairs.
Miyuki looked furious. "Yes, I'm sure they do," she said stonily.
Akari happily closed her bedroom door behind her. "Miyuki's getting married.." she sang.
"And I get to be there with you," Hikaru added, choosing not to sing. Akari had a much better voice than he did.
He took Akari's hand, despite her constant humming of the Wedding March.
"Listen, Akari, I was just thinking..." He started.
Akari immediately stopped humming and looked at Hikaru with questioning eyes. Those words.. it was hard to tell whether a good or bad thing was about to be said.
Hikaru noticed how much attention she was paying to him and took a deep breath before continuing.
"Well, your parents and sister are going somewhere tonight, as heard as we were coming up here. So do you want to go eat somewhere tonight or something.. A walk afterwards maybe?" he suggested.
Akari smiled widely. Hikaru had just asked her out!
"Of course!" she said happily, wrapping him in another hug.
~ End of Chapter 2!!!! Any opinions of Miyuki entering the picture would be very much appreciated.. Midterms start on Tuesday and go through to Friday, so I won't be able to write anything. Also, I'm writing two other stories which I haven't updated in ages and now want to update since I finished one of their chapters.. I probably won't update this until at least one of them get updated... until then... review!!!!
Please forgive any story mistakes I make... still doing what I can to follow the Hikaru No Go storyline as much as I can and still trying to understand character personalities... I'm really trying!!!!
Disclaimer: Please refer to first chapter..
Chapter 2- Surprises
At eight the next morning, Hikaru set out for the Go parlor he visited everyday. His other friends still went there often to play and Hikaru went whenever he wasn't with Akari. He was still pretty good.. A 4 Dan. Upon entering the parlor, he scanned around the room for his friends. Upon finding Waya and Akira playing Go at one of the boards towards the back, he walked over to where they were sitting. Waya waved as Hikaru approached.
"Hey Hikaru, where were you yesterday afternoon? We waited and waited.." He said as Akira made his next move.
Hikaru groaned. "Oh.. That.. I walked Akari home yesterday," he said, sinking his hands into his pockets.
Akira frowned. "You still bother to do that?"
Hikaru nodded. "And I stayed for dinner too. It was probably eleven by the time I left."
"The next time you come by here, you'll be saying you stayed at her house because you two slept together," Waya joked.
"As long as she doesn't get pregnant...." Hikaru said.
Akira looked at Hikaru alarmingly, as did Waya. "You're taking this seriously."
"I've been taking her seriously for a few years. I wouldn't do anything unless she were ready."
"And how do you know she's taking you seriously?" Akira challenged.
Hikaru shrugged. "Well... I knew.. By the way she was looking at me. It was unmistakable."
Waya grimaced. "Hikaru's got a girlfriend, Tsutsui's got a girlfriend.. life isn't fair," he complained in a whiny voice.
"Don't complain, Waya. I don't have one either." Akira answered.
Waya thought for a moment, then smiled.
"Girlfriends stay for a few years, but Go is for life," he pronounced.
Hikaru was about to agree, but stopped himself when Akari came into his thoughts. And she did so for a good long while, because the clicking of dozens of Go stones indicated the game was over and being cleaned up. Snapping out of his reverie, Hikaru helped Waya and Akira put the black and white stones away.
"Wait.. so who won?" Hikaru asked the two boys.
Waya looked at Hikaru in disbelief. "Akira won, of course. Like I'd be able to beat him," Waya said, nodding his head towards Akira. Akira was a 7 Dan, a bit ahead of Hikaru's 4 Dan.
After cleaning, the boys headed out of the Go parlor. Looking at his watch, Hikaru's eyes widened seeing it was 10:30.
"I'll meet up with you guys later, Akari asked me to come by her house at 11," he explained.
Akira frowned. "Fine. But don't visit her so much if you want to move up to 5 Dan," he warned.
Hikaru smirked. "I'm not worried," he replied as he waved and began making his way towards Akari's house.
"Don't get Akari pregnant, Hikaru!" Waya called out, causing Hikaru to sweatdrop.
Hikaru turned around and shouted back, "Get yourself a girlfriend, Waya!" And Hikaru ran off before Waya could do anything to him.
Several blocks later, Hikaru finally made his way to Akari's home. Mrs. Fujisaki opened the door before Hikaru could even ring the doorbell.
"Good morning, Mrs. Fujisaki," Hikaru greeted.
"Good morning, Hikaru. Akari's still sleeping, but feel free to go upstairs and wake her up. it is 11 after all."
Hikaru moved to walk inside the house, but thinking of something, stopped and made a face. "Is she decent?"
"Akari wears a shirt and sweatpants to bed. Yes, I'd say that's decent."
A minute later, Hikaru stuck his head through Akari's open doorway. Akari was indeed fast asleep, curled up under her blankets. Hikaru went over and pulled the blankets off a bit to see her face. She had explained her bad sleeping habits to him last night. Now looking at Akari, she definitely slept better overnight. He reached to move some strands of her hair from her face.
"Akari," he said gently, with the purpose of waking her up.
However, Akari didn't budge. After a few more attempts, Hikaru moved back towards the hallway. Suddenly, a tug on his arm sent him a few inches into the air and onto the bed, where Akari began hugging him.
"Good morning, Hikaru," she said cheerfully as she moved to a sitting position.
Hikaru smiled. "You were feigning sleep, weren't you?"
"For the first time in a long time.. Just for you. Nobody in my family falls for it anymore."
"I'm going to have to remember that," Hikaru noted, looking down at her.
"I'll find another way to catch you by surprise, then," Akari replied, resting her head on his shoulder.
Hikaru laughed. "And I thought I had you figured out, after all these years."
"People change over time. You have... From a boy to a young man a lot goes with that," Akari answered.
"And the same with girls, I bet."
"I'm not the same person I was four years ago.. That's for sure."
"Same here.. I was a different person then."
"You discovered Go."
"And now I'm a 4 Dan.." Hikaru started, but Akari interrupted.
"You're only a 4 Dan? Honestly, I was expecting you to be a 7 Dan or something by now," she said surprisedly.
"Well, I took time from playing Go a while back. After that, of course I'd be a 4 Dan. I have an opportunity in a month though to rise up to 5 Dan," Hikaru said with confidence in his voice.
Akari looked sad as she lay back down.
"I don't want to get in the way of something you love, Hikaru."
Hikaru stayed where he was, sitting in hesitation. How was he supposed to answer that?
Hikaru turned to face her. "No.... Akari.. You're not getting in the way," he said quietly.
Akari smiled. "I'll be there for you," she assured him.
"Thanks, Akari," Hikaru said softly.
Then realizing how serious their conversation had become, Hikaru smiled, on the verge of laughing. Apparently, Akari was thinking the same thing, because she started laughing.
"Get over here," Akari said playfully, getting hold of Hikaru and pulling him towards her into a kiss.
Hikaru decided to get back at Akari for faking sleep and surprising him.... and indeed, Akari was surprised, but allowed his tongue to enter her mouth and played around with hers. After several minutes of further playing around with each other, Hikaru pulled back.
Akari raised her arm to let her hand go through her hair. "Is something wrong?" she asked.
Hikaru's head was turned away from her and towards the doorway.
"I think your mom's shrieking. But happily," he stated in curiosity.
Akari sprang out of bed and ran downstairs. As Hikaru had been on top of her, he landed down on the floor painfully.
"Akari!!!!" he complained as he got up and ran after her.
Akari stopped short at the front door, where her mother and Natsume, her older sister, were hugging each other. And she couldn't help but notice that Natsume was wearing a diamond ring...
"Miyuki! You're getting married!" she squealed as she joined the hugfest.
Hikaru stopped halfway down the stairs, seeing the three Fujisaki girls wrapped in a hug. Quickly and quietly, he retreated back to Akari's room.
Miyuki, 20 years old, had been dating her now fiancé Kagami for the past 3 years. Akari met him a couple of times and thought her sister had made a very good decision. Miyuki never looked happier. The wedding would be in six months' time, Miyuki announced.
"And Akari, you'll be a bridesmaid, won't you? I promised my best friend years ago that she would be the maid of honor," Miyuki asked her little sister pleadingly.
'At least I'm in it," she thought.
"Miyuki, of course I will. How could I say no to such an honor?" Akari replied happily.
Mrs. Fujisaki then came up with an idea. "How about Hikaru walks up and down the aisle with Akari? A little preview of a certain something to come in a couple more years."
"Hikaru Shindou? That idiot who was horrible to Akari?" Miyuki asked coldly.
"Although he was, you should see the two of them now," Mrs. Fujisaki said.
She turned to the stairway. "Hikaru!" she called out.
Hikaru stuck his head out Akari's doorway.
"Yes, Mrs. Fujisaki?"
She motioned for him to come down. Akari looked at her sister, who looked at Hikaru numbly.
"You remember Miyuki, don't you?" Akari asked Hikaru as he reached the bottom of the stairs.
Hikaru nodded. "Yeah, a bit. Hi Miyuki."
Miyuki examined Hikaru's appearance. She hadn't been home in a long time, and Hikaru had changed a lot since she last saw him. Now she almost regretted her engagement. Hikaru had become very good looking.
"Hello Hikaru. It's been a while," she replied, nodding her head politely.
Akari took hold of Hikaru's right hand firmly.
"Miyuki's getting married," she explained.
Hikaru blinked. "Oh, congratulations. I'm sure you're very happy," he said almost lamely.
"Akari has agreed to be one of the bridesmaids. You'll be her escort up and down the aisle, won't you Hikaru?" Mrs. Fujisaki asked.
Hikaru looked down at Akari, her eyes shining. "Please, Hikaru?" she pleaded.
'Hopefully it won't be too bad,' he thought as he nodded.
"It's fine with me. And I'm sure my parents won't mind."
Akari laughed in delight and wrapped Hikaru in a tight hug. Hikaru forced a smile.
"Thanks Hikaru. I'll let Kagami know."
Mrs. Fujisaki turned to Miyuki, leaving Hikaru and Akari to their hugging. "Where is Kagami, anyway?"
"At the hotel.. Sleeping. But he promised to come by tonight for dinner with his parents."
Mrs. Fujisaki lit up. "We'll go out to eat! You, me, your father, Kagami and his parents. I'm sure Akari and Hikaru have other plans," she said, glancing at the couple making their way back upstairs.
Miyuki looked furious. "Yes, I'm sure they do," she said stonily.
Akari happily closed her bedroom door behind her. "Miyuki's getting married.." she sang.
"And I get to be there with you," Hikaru added, choosing not to sing. Akari had a much better voice than he did.
He took Akari's hand, despite her constant humming of the Wedding March.
"Listen, Akari, I was just thinking..." He started.
Akari immediately stopped humming and looked at Hikaru with questioning eyes. Those words.. it was hard to tell whether a good or bad thing was about to be said.
Hikaru noticed how much attention she was paying to him and took a deep breath before continuing.
"Well, your parents and sister are going somewhere tonight, as heard as we were coming up here. So do you want to go eat somewhere tonight or something.. A walk afterwards maybe?" he suggested.
Akari smiled widely. Hikaru had just asked her out!
"Of course!" she said happily, wrapping him in another hug.
~ End of Chapter 2!!!! Any opinions of Miyuki entering the picture would be very much appreciated.. Midterms start on Tuesday and go through to Friday, so I won't be able to write anything. Also, I'm writing two other stories which I haven't updated in ages and now want to update since I finished one of their chapters.. I probably won't update this until at least one of them get updated... until then... review!!!!