Hiya! Uwaa, my first actual fic. Wow, I didn't think I'd really write it. But this thing has sorta been churning around in my head for… hours and hours… I've probably spent 20-30 nights thinking this stuff up… ah, anyway, it's a tribute to Sai, 'cause he's the coolest chara in all of HikaGo. Oh, and don't read the fic unless you're finished with the Sai Saga, cause it's sort of spoiling… I wouldn't want crush people (I was totally crushed myself when Sai disappeared… cries).

Disclaimer (that I 'borrowed' from some fic): Roses are red, violets are blue. Me no own, so you no sue.

On to the story!

Chapter 1: Meetings, hamburgers and goddamn blushes

Hikaru looked around. As he did, he couldn't stop his heart from racing. This was it! This was the real thing. The real "Sai-dream". He'd only ever had one real one before, when he just started playing Go again after Sai's disappearance. But he'd had… Afterimages. Dreams about the dream. It was a sign of how much Hikaru missed him, he presumed. And he did miss him. A lot. Even though he swore to keep going, everything and everyone seemed to remind him of the time he'd spent together with the lively spirit. He simply couldn't think of Sai as a ghost. Sai was just… So much more..

"Hikaru" he heard that voice say. So much stronger than in the afterimage dreams. He turned around, and saw his spirit Go tutor.

"Sai! You're back! Geez, I missed you so much! I was afraid I'd never see you again! I have so much to tell you, you went so suddenly last time…" Hikaru said, ecstatic at first, but then more hesitant. Was it really true?

Sai smiled, and breathed a laugh. "I don't have much time now, but I'll be coming back. I didn't realize at first, but I still had some things to do in the world. It seems God has listened to my selfish wishes again, but I don't know how long his patience will last," he said, and turned his head a bit.

"Yeah, I bet you have lots of games you wanna play! There are loads of people who want to play you again. And it hurt so much each time I heard about it, and I knew you weren't there anymore…" Hikaru looked down, tears suddenly appearing at his eyes.

"That's not the only thing I have to do," murmured Sai silently, unheard by Hikaru. "Anyway," he said, louder now, "I don't know when I'll be coming, but it will probably be soon. And I don't know who I'll be possessing. It seems I may be given a real body of my own this time. It is, in a way, needed." …I hope…"And now, I have to go. See you soon, okay?"

Sai smiled down at Hikaru, before the dream dissolved and he woke up in his own room.

Sai's coming back! He's really coming back! He couldn't help the big grin on his face, as he jumped up from bed, an unusual occurrence for him on early mornings. A squeal of joy escaped him, seriously startling his mother downstairs, who hadn't expected a noise from him for at least half an hour, when his alarm clock would've been thrown across the room…

"What's with the big grin, Hikaru? Did'ya get yourself a girlfriend?" Waya grinned at him, as he put down his plate of food. WacDonalds definitely had the best burgers, which was why they ate there.

"WAYA!" Hikaru yelled, turning a rather insistent shade of pink. Waya just snickered.

"No, actually a good friend of mine is coming back, if you oh, so have to know," Hikaru retorted, after trying to will the blush away.

"Oh, a good friend, eh? So that's what they call it these days, " Waya winked at him, savoring every moment of teasing. He had accepted the fact that he was a sadist a long time ago. 1

"Oh, stop it, you," Hikaru said, while blushing some more. Damn him. Like I'd ever even want a girlfriend. "It's not even a 'she', so it couldn't be my girlfriend?"

Waya turned towards him, feigning seriousness. "Hikaru. You're gay?"

Hikaru blushed even more, something he hadn't really thought possible. He was now looking rather like a ripe tomato.

"Stop that, Waya! It's not funny!" he hissed at his friend, who was now munching hamburgers happily.

"So who is this friend of yours? Where's the guy coming back from? And why the big grin? Is he a crush of yours?"

"One question at the time was too much to ask for?" Hikaru said dryly, now finally managing to get rid of that darn blush. Well, partly managing, that is.

"I think you've heard of him as well, although I don't think you knew that I knew him. He's my… Go-sensei, I guess you could say. And where he's back from… Well, I don't really know that place. And even if I did, I couldn't tell you. Sorry." He thought about Waya's last question, and that damn blush (he was starting to hate his... whatever it was that made blushes. He hadn't paid too much attention in science class) started to rise to his cheeks again. Sai, a.. crush of mine…? Nah, couldn't be.

"Well, if I know the guy, tell me who he is! I'm really curious here! And I thought I was a sadist…" The last sentence Waya just muttered to himself. Even though he had acknowledged being a sadist didn't mean he wanted to flaunt that he had accepted the fact.

Hikaru just smiled brightly, stuffing the last piece of burger in his mouth. Yes, he had actually remembered to eat, even though Waya's questions and that stupid blush (stabstabstab! Hikaru thought at the back of his mind) were distracting. "It's a seceret!"

Waya glared at him. "Don't you dare!" he growled at Hikaru.

"Heh heh... I'm just.. jo…-king…" Hikaru said, around the straw while slurping the last of his soda. He picked up his tray, walking to the trash. Waya followed. He really didn't want to miss this. Ever so slowly (or so it seemed to Waya), Hikaru threw away the garbage, put his tray on the small stack of other used trays, turned to Waya and said:

"It's Sai." He flashed Waya a smile, said 'bye, and practically skipped out the door. He was gone before Waya had recovered from the shock enough to stop him and ask more questions.

Sai…? That Sai..? Damn that Hikaru for taking off so fast! Waya sighed, and then went back to the task of throwing the garbage, preparing to leave. He was gonna threaten some answers out of his friend the next time he saw him.

1 I have no idea why I turned Waya into a sadist and a tease, but I guess he just fits the part for me. Besides, I love teasing people myself (that stuff is things I could've said myself), so I guess I just had to have someone to tease Hikaru…

Well? How is it? You like? You don't like? Please review! I'm not sure if I should continue or not, seeing that I'll be an exchange student pretty soon. If I get enough reviews, I might manage to finish it before leaving, although I doubt it. But I will probably need the English practice while in Japan (yep, that's where I'm going), so I hope to be able to write every now and then.

Anyways, I'd love if you could give me advice on how to improve and so forth, seeing that this is my first fic (I'm more of a fic-reader, I think... ; ). But please, be nice. No flames! Constructive criticism is best. Glomps all her non-existent readers

… Ouch…! Memo to self: Do NOT try to glomp non-existent people…