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Hey thanks for reviewing Kari55, I actually kind of wondered how they will be like together whenI saw the ending of the anime when they met again so that is how this came up and I always like Touya and there is hardly any Touya fic around unless its yaoi and I am not exactly a yaoi fan, thanks again for reviewing.

Glad u like this fic Feely, thank you so much. Well if you are looking for those fics I had mention you can always find them in my favourites. You click onto my nick and got to my profile where they is a catogory for favourites and click there. I have a variety of fics there but you won't miss them. There are very limited Hikaru No Go in my fav list. If you like a love triangle relationship read One Fatal Choice by Blue Mountain.She just started of with her fic but there is a interesting pairing to this fic KagaAkariTouya. Loveling and Ladylark hardly update their stories often but I always look out for their updates.

Hope everyone enjoy this chapter...

Chapter 3

It was a warm evening in the middle of July, leafs sway softly in the warm summer breeze. The sun was setting creating streaks of orange, yellow and red designs in the darkening sky. In the three stories high flat, Akari stood before the mirror of her dressing table checking on her kimono she was dressed in. It was a white coloured kimono her mother had sewn for her with a red sash and small sakura blossom embroidery on the edge of the sleeves and edge of the skirt.

"Akari-chan are you ready?" Someone called from the living room.

"Hai I am almost done!" Akari replied pinning the sides of her hair back with two matching pins with tiny flowers embroidery and leaving the rest of her hair cascading on her shoulders.

"Well, it's about time we head out for the festival." A girl with short bob cut hair said standing by the door impatiently wearing a blue kimono with white tiger lilies designed all over her kimono when Akari appeared from her room. "Kaneko-san said she will meet us there and I think Kaga-san and Tsutsui-san are meeting us there too."

Akari smiled at her ex-schoolmate and a member of the GO club Kuniko. Kuniko had been her schoolmate since Haze Junior High and they went to high school together. As for Kaneko their captain of the girls' GO team, she went to a different school. However, Kuniko and Akari went their separate ways after graduating from high school but they kept their contact with the rest of the other students in the GO club in Junior High except for Kaga who was from Shogi Club but they knew him because he came over to the school lab during their GO practice sections occasionally until he and Tsutsui graduated. It was their best times they had together. How Akari missed those times when she was in school.

"Gomen, come on let's go." Akari exclaimed excitedly.

"Well, I should be going." Hikaru said looking at his watch. "I promise my son that I will bring him to the festival."

Hikaru quickly collected all his stones from the GO board. He was playing Go with Touya in his salon like always during his free time until his shop closes but today he had promised to return home early to take his son to the summer festival.

"Is Natsume-san going along?" Touya asked cleaning up his own stones. "I hadn't seen her for a long time. How is she?"

"She is doing fine. She went back to Nagoya for a week because her mother had fallen ill. I would have gone with her if I don't have to bring Hatori to the festival." Hikaru placed the GO-ke on the board after he cleaned up. "So are you going to stay here the whole night?"

"Maybe," Touya said indifferently. That was what he usually did, practice GO by himself when Hikaru wasn't around and when he wasn't playing shidago with his guests. "I don't exactly like going to places where it's crowded."

"Do you know what Touya?" Hikaru looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "You are boring."

"Shut up and go Shindo."

Hikaru watched his long time rival wonderingly before a cheeky grinned appeared on his face. He stood up and grabbed Touya's arm after he placed his GO-ke on the board. Touya looked up at him surprised.

"What are doing Shindo?" Touya frowned.

"Showing you how to have fun!" Hikaru replied pulling him up to his feet. "Come on!"

"I said I don't…" Touya stuttered slightly when Hikaru pulled him to the exit.

"I heard you the first time." Hikaru cut him off walking passed Ichikawa who had been working in Touya's salon for as long as he could remember. "Ja Ichikawa-san."

"Have a great time!" Ichikawa grinned waving at the two of them but Touya could only shoot her an angry frown.

The door slid shut again after the two young men went through and Ichikawa giggled to herself. It was the first time anyone dragged Touya out this salon without his consent.

The sun had totally set and the festival had started full swing. Food stalls and game stalls were arranged in rows at the Tokyo Park and lanterns hung everywhere giving out a fairy tale effect. The joyous chattering and laughter were in the air as family and friends joined.

"Akari-chan you should try the takoyaki it's really tasty!" Kuniko cried popping the octopus ball into her mouth. "Want one? It is really delicious!"

"It's ok Kuniko-chan," Akari smiled helplessly at her friend enjoying her food. "I think I will go get one myself. It does smell good!"

"I'll wait for you here!" Kuniko said looking around. "By the way, I wonder why we haven't met up with Kaneko-san, Mitani-kun and the rest! They say that they will be here."

"I am sure they will come." Akari said walking away. "I'll be right back."

"Don't take too long!" Kuniko called after her.

Akari walked back to the stalls where Kuniko and she had passed earlier. She remembered that the takoyaki stall should be around that area. While in her quest on looking for her takoyaki something else caught her attention and it was a little boy crying in the mist of people and they all ignored him.

Adults could be so mean sometimes! Akari thought furiously and walked up to the little boy. Maybe he's lost.

"Hey there, why are you crying?" Akari asked and knelt down so that she could be the same height as the younger boy.

"I can't find otosan!" The boy wept his face in his hands.

"Can you remember where you saw him last?" Akari asked gently.

"I was so engrossed with looking at the kids holding onto the bag of goldfishes I lost sight of him."

"Don't worry we will find him." Akari smiled gently and the boy looked up at her in his teary eyes. Akari stared at the boy her heart stopped. One name came into her head, 'Hikaru'?

"Akari?"

She almost fell at the voice. Slowly she looked up at a person she hadn't seen for almost five years.

Hikaru stared down at her with the same shock expression on his face. He had lost contact with Akari ever since he has gotten married. He knew she moved out from her parent's house after college and there was no news from her ever since.

"Papa!" The boy cried running towards Hikaru and he picked his son up into his arms.

Akari stood up gradually a small smile appeared on her face and noticed someone else behind him. When the person came to view she blinked and her smile widened.

"Touya-kun?"

"Fujisaki-san kombawa." Touya smiled kindly.

"Kombawa," Akari replied softly and looked back at Hikaru. "Sashiburida-ne Hikaru." (Long time no see)

"Sashiburi Akari," Hikaru grinned happy to see his long time best friend not to mention ex neighbour. "How have you been? What happened to you? I hadn't heard from you like what decades? Hey have you met my son? His name is Hatori."

Akari giggled softly. Hikaru never change much though of course he looked much older compared to the last time she saw him. The boy in his arms smile at Akari softly and she returned the smile with a cheerful one before she turned back to Hikaru.

"You're still the same Hikaru," Akari replied. "Your son looks very much like you."

She had never thought she would be seeing Hikaru again but this is a festival where family would like to hang out, so she had no right to be that surprise.

"You are here alone?" Hikaru asked. "Hey why don't you join us? I brought Touya with me because I think he had never been to a festival before so…."

"Shindo if you speak another word I will…" Touya flushed and whispered threatening not daring to look at Akari.

"Never been…." Akari's eyes widened staring at Touya's embarrassed one. "Oh, there is always the first time for everything. Don't mind Hikaru he is always teasing others."

Touya looked up and saw Akari smiling understanding his situation.

"It must be very busy being a professional Go player." She continued. "I'm sure you hardly had time for anything Touya-kun."

"What are you talking about?" Hikaru protested. "I am a professional Go player too."

"You are different from Touya-kun." Akari grinned feeling mischievous suddenly.

"Different as in….?" Hikaru frowned slightly watching Akari's cheeky smile and suspected what was actually coming and he was sure it wouldn't be something good for him.

"Touya-kun still kick your butt in GO." Akari grinned happily as she said that.

"WHAT!" Hikaru exclaimed. "Hey, I do win matches with him!"

Touya almost laughed. He never knew that was coming besides it was the first time he saw Akari in her mischievous mood and the first time he saw anyone could make Hikaru looking so flustered.

"Akari… I can't believe you are helping someone you barely know than your old friend." Hikaru said in a pretend hurt voice. "How could you?"

"Right," Akari inclined her head still smiling cheekily. "You deserve it. Besides Touya-kun doesn't deserve being tease by someone like you always."

"Hey, I brightened his day." Hikaru grinned.

Touya almost rolled his eyes at his statement but remained as composed as possible. He was nearly taken off guard by Akari's cheek earlier. Though he was already surprised at how well she was holding herself in front of Hikaru. Something he could never do in front of… he pushed that thought away quickly. It would be the last thing now to think about her.

"So you want to join us?" Hikaru asked her again.

"Iie, I am with Kuniko-chan and Yuuki will be coming too." Akari replied apologetically. "Nearly the whole Haze Junior High GO club will be meeting up today. Except for Kaga-san of course, if you remember he is from Shogi."

"Yuuki?" Hikaru found the name sounded familiar. "Mitani you mean?" There was a pause before he suddenly shouted. "MITANI!"

Both Akari and Touya jumped, even his son who was very quiet in Hikaru's arms looked like he nearly had a heart attack. It took sometime for Akari to realized that Hikaru was actually looking behind her. She turned to see Yuuki staring at them in disbelieve.

"Yo, Mitani how have you been?" Hikaru called.

Yuuki advanced towards them closing their distance standing very close next to Akari, too close much to Akari's discomfort.

"What are you doing Shindo?" Yuuki asked his voice laced with controlled anger.

"I just met up with Akari." Shindo wondered why Yuuki was looking at him as if shooting daggers at him with his eyes. He remembered Yuuki had a temper but throwing temper at him for no reason he was confused and his question was even more confusing. They hadn't met for years and the first thing he said to him was what was he doing?

"I bump into Hikaru on my way to get some…." Akari explained but her voice trailed off. "Ah!" She yelled so suddenly that everyone jumped.

"What is it Akari?" Yuuki asked worriedly.

"I left Kuniko-chan by herself for a very long time!" Akari cried finally remembering. "She will kill me when I get back. I have to go. I mean we have to go. Nice talking to you again Hikaru. I'll see you Touya-kun."

She said that in a rush and without waiting for anyone to answer she fled with Yuuki behind her.

"What was that all about?" Hikaru wondered out loud watching Akari and Yuuki disappearing into the crowd.

Touya watched silently as Akari dashed off with her friend. He was slightly surprised to meet her here and not to mention in a white kimono with sakura blossom embroidery which made her look really captivating. Something different from the waitress uniform or a pair of jeans he had always seen her in. Touya noticed that Akari was a very attractive young lady even in her normal clothing but today her appearance caught him off guard. She was beautiful like an angel in the mist of human beings.

"And by the way…" Hikaru's voice snapped Touya out of his thoughts.

"What?" Touya turned to Hikaru his face slightly flushed thinking about Akari.

He had no idea what came over him to think of another girl that way. He had promised himself he wouldn't let another girl capture his heart again.

"The way you and Akari spoke earlier, it's like you know each other as friends rather than acquaintances." Hikaru said suspiciously. "Are you hiding something from me?"

"No…" Touya answered shortly turning away from him quickly.

He was relieved when his son started making a fuss that he wanted a goldfish taking Hikaru's attention off him.

Touya followed Hikaru and his son everywhere they went looking slightly bored. He looked around the festival with wonder. The decoration of lanterns made the place looked really mysterious and delightful. It looked like it wasn't such a bad idea to be here. Somehow a voice in the crowd caught his attention.

"Ah, I am really bad at this!"

Touya turned to see Akari and two other girls at one of the game stores. Beside the girls Yuuki and another guy with red hair who looked familiar to him were standing with them.

"Try again Akari-chan!" Kuniko said passing her another hoop.

"Yeah don't give up." Kaneko said in her expressionless voice.

They were at a soft toy game store. The bottles were arranged in rows on a long table. To get the soft toy Akari has to get the hoop hook to the bottle.

"You really suck." Kaga said getting bored for having to wait such a long time with them. "Just let me do it for you it will take only seconds."

"Take that back!" Yuuki shouted at him angrily.

"Mya, mya… don't start a fight here!" Kuniko said slightly flustered.

Kaneko could only roll her eyes.

Akari somehow ignored them her concentration on the bottle she was aiming for. She watched the bottle carefully aiming it slowly unaware someone's eyes were on her.

Touya watched Akari with mild interest at how serious she was trying to get the hoop to hook into the bottle. After a few seconds of aiming, her hand tossed outwards letting the hoop free. It flew in the air towards the bottle touching its nozzle turned a full circle around it and settle down in the bottle.

"Yatta!" Akari threw both her hands up happily with a slight jump.

Her friends finally turned their attention back to her.

"Yokata Akari, so what are going to choose?" Kuniko asked.

"Good question." Akari frowned staring at the variety of soft toys.

Kaga groaned. "Oh no, don't tell me, I still have to wait. Hurry up twerp!"

"Who are you calling twerp?" Yuuki shouted angrily.

"Both of you can't you quit it for once?" Kuniko cried exasperatedly.

"That's right don't you get tired fighting all the time?" Kaneko asked.

Akari somehow was scanning around the store for the soft toy that appeals her ignoring those boys totally. A small funny looking white dog with its tongue sticking out and its eyes looked liked it had been punched caught her attention. She laughed at the sight but her laughter took everyone by surprised.

"Akari-chan are you alright?" Kuniko asked worriedly.

"Hai," Akari replied between her laughter wiping her tears away. "It's just that I think I know what I want. Ano, I will have that dog at the back!"

"You got some weird taste." Kaga said when the man behind the store passed her the bizarre looking toy dog.

"You know Kaga, if it wasn't for Akari here I will have wring your neck." Yuuki said in a control voice. He knew that Akari will be angry if he started a fight.

"Why is that?" Kaga said slyly. "You can still do it unless you are a coward."

"That's it!" Yuuki shouted grabbing his collar.

"Yuuki, you don't have to stand up for me whenever Kaga-san says something." Akari said happily holding the dog close to her. She was so used to their quarrels. "Besides I like this one because it made me laugh."

Yuuki let Kaga go reluctantly.

"Like when I do this!" Akari cried and without warning she pushed the soft toy so close towards Kaga's face nearly touching his nose giving him the full view of the dog's comical appearance.

Kaga took a step back but the rest of the group started laughing at his startled expression except Yuuki who was still fuming.

"Neh…" Akari inclined her head grinning at him.

"I get it! I get it!" Kaga exclaimed angrily pushing the dog away from him but slowly he started laughing too. "Tage…." He touched his head watching Akari laughing along with him hugging the toy close again. "You are one peculiar girl… you know that."

"Hai," Akari replied buoyantly before Yuuki could come to her defense again.

Touya watched the laughing group walked off. He turned back to Hikaru and saw him still helping his son catching gold fish into the bowl. When he looked back at Akari and her group again they had already blended into the crowd. Her smile doesn't only effects him in a strange way it affects everyone around her making them smile and laugh along with her. Gradually a small smile appeared on Touya's face.

"What are you smiling about?" Hikaru asked.

"Nothing, I am going for a walk by myself." Touya said without looking at Hikaru. "I will meet you back at where we started off after the fireworks."

"Alright," Hikaru shrugged.

Touya walked off slowly in a carefree way shoving his hands in his pockets looking around the festival surroundings. Since Yuii left him, he hadn't seen so many happy faces for a long time. Everyone around him kept showing sympathy and feeling sorry for him that he was getting tired of all those affections thrown towards him. After keeping himself in the shadows for a long time the first sincere cheerful face that had greeted him was Akari. Without meaning to his mind unconsciously wondered off thinking about her again.

Akari finally broke away from her friends wanting to be alone. She still had not tasted that takoyaki Kuniko had told her about. Besides takoyaki was also one of her favourite food. It will be a waste to miss it.

After passing endless of stores Touya came across a small bridge that leads to a small shed with green Chinese looking roof and red wooden rails surrounding it in the middle of the huge pond and spotted a familiar person in the shed sitting alone on the rail not afraid that it was a risk of falling into the pond. He walked up towards the person slowly.

Akari found a quiet shed to enjoy her takoyaki. She always liked this place. It is in the middle of Tokyo Park. She was glad and also to her surprise there wasn't any love couples accommodating the area when she arrived. The dimly lit and quiet surroundings give out a romantic atmosphere. But for Akari it gives her a peaceful and calm environment.

Touya watched Akari enjoying her takoyaki by herself, her little toy dog placed on her lap. Even in the dimly lit place she seemed to stand out in her white kimono. She looked like an angel glowing in the night.

Akari heard footsteps coming her way and her heart sank looking down the ground not caring to see who came. She knew that she wouldn't be here alone for long. Once love couples start coming she will feel very out of place being in this shed by herself and she will have to leave. Slowly she was about to get off the rail when the footsteps stopped right in front of her. She could even see the person's feet. She looked up with surprised and met with a pair of amazing glittering emerald green eyes twinkling back at her. She blinked.

"Touya-kun?"

"Why aren't you with your friends?" Touya asked smiling gently at her astonished expression.

"I was thinking of having sometime alone." Akari smiled back after getting over her surprise. She realized that her night was just full of surprises. "I don't usually like crowded places but I don't mind having a little fun sometimes."

Akari left because Kaga and Yuuki were quarreling again and it was getting harder and harder to ignore them. Moreover it was starting to give Akari a headache. It was a lucky thing Tsutsui came in to stop them. He came back with his wife and son after a stroll by themselves and quickly stopped the dispute when he saw Kaga and Yuuki was in the edge of their tempers.

"Don't mind if I join you?" Touya asked. "I see you are doing pretty well by yourself. So if…."

"Don't mind at all!" Akari grinned cutting him off. As long Touya was not going to give her a headache she was fine with anything. "Here have some takoyaki. It's really tasty."

With wide eyes Touya looked down at the box of takoyaki she offered close under his nose and then back at Akari cheerful face and relaxed slightly taking one from the box.

"Arigatou…"

"No problem…" Akari replied and pop another octopus ball into her mouth. "So let me guess Hikaru dragged you here today."

"Yeah…" Touya laughed softly and put the octopus ball into his mouth too.

"His son really looks like him." Akari said softly looking down at her lap where she had placed the toy dog. "That is how Hikaru looks like when he was younger."

"Really," Touya watched Akari carefully. He couldn't see how she was feeling at the moment because her fringe was covering her eyes but he could see that she wasn't smiling. "Fujisaki-san, are you alright…?"

"Of course," Akari looked up again with a small painful smile. "It's such a long time ago and I had already learned to let go but it was a shock I met him today. I didn't expect it. That's when something caught off guard you suddenly feel weird. Sometimes it is just so hard to be strong all the time."

Touya remained silent watching her. She paused looking at the toy dog on her lap. She placed the takoyaki box down on the rail next to her and picked up the toy dog her smile widening.

"And that's when I came across this dog." Akari said turning to Touya with a truly cheerful smile. "All weird feelings just disappeared. Its face is really funny you know. I wonder if I should name it. What do you think about Buffoon?"

Touya raised an eyebrow.

"Ula, look," Akari said showing Touya its face. "Isn't it funny?"

Touya smiled at Akari's enthusiasm and nod once agreeing that the dog really look comical.

A loud bang in the air caught their attention and the dark sky glittered up with colours. Akari and Touya turned their heads up to see the fireworks had started. Akari began laughing softly.

"It's beautiful!" She exclaimed hugging the toy dog, stood up and bent out towards the rail to get a better look of the fireworks that were shooting up the dark sky brightening it with splendid colours.

Touya turned his attention back to Akari who had her interest only up the sky watching the unique pyrotechnics her face brightened joyously and glowing by the colourful light in the sky. Out of a sudden, Akari turned to him grinning happily surprising him.

"Touya-kun look its beautiful!" Akari said excitedly. "You are going to miss it!"

He was even more astounded when Akari grabbed his hand gently and pulled him towards the rail to stand next to her. Staring wide eye at her, he blushed slightly. She let him go when she got him closer to the rail.

"You will see them better here!" Akari said turning her attention back to the sky.

Touya was still staring at her slightly shocked but soon it wore off and he begin smiling gradually watching Akari's divine looks momentarily before turning to the sky watching the fireworks with her. It was the first time he ever watched fireworks with anyone and he was really glad he came tonight. He never knew he could enjoy just standing and watching the fireworks changing its colours and shapes for the whole half an hour. Or maybe because he was sharing his time with someone that he truly felt comfortable with that was why the fireworks looked so exquisite to him.

Side by side anyone could have mistaken them for a couple. They stood together watching the pyrotechnics unaware that they looked so compatible under the brightly lit colourful sky that their silhouette carved an unforgettable portrait into the festival scenery.

TBC

I know this chapter is very long. There were 8 pages much to my surprised after I finish typing. I just wanted to write the whole festival thing in one chapter instead of splitting it. Hope I didn't bore anyone to death.

BTW I included some OC in the fic. I just couldn't think of any other girls in the anime that will marry Hikaru besides Akari but this is an AkariTouya pairing so I can't make her marry Hikaru. (So sorry to Hikaru Akari fan or HikaruTouya fan out there) and an OC(girlfriend) for Touya. There is just lack of girls in the anime and I just couldn't imagine any characters from Hikaru No Go is as mean as the girl I had created for Touya ;P so pls forgive me. However, this oc will not have many chances to be in this fic, though their names will be mentioned occationally, like Hikaru's wife Natsume. As for Yuii Touya's ex girlfriend. She will have a small scene in the following chapter or maybe a few small scenes as the fic goes on. I will see how the story flow goes as I write.