A/N: Hope this is just as good as my prolog. –crosses fingers- really hope. I haven't figured out a plot yet so I'm still working on it but the story may just write itself. Tell me in reviews if you think this should be yaoi. I personally would like a little romance in the story to spice it up but it doesn't necessarily have to be there. Thanks a whole bunch to De Luna. I hope I don't disappoint you with this chapter. big thanks and lots of hugs. Any mistakes are mine. I still don't have a beta reader.

Disclaimer: Hikaru no Go is not mine nor ever will be. Darn. I'm just borrowing the characters for a little bit of fun.

The New God of Go

Chapter 2

Shindou Hikaru woke to the light dancing inside his eyelids. He groaned and threw the covers over his head to block the harsh light. He sighed lightly when he noticed that even though the light wasn't bothering him anymore, he now couldn't breathe. Just wonderful. He threw back the covers with more energy then was needed and sat up with a flourish.

He sat there for a few minutes to contemplate the nightmare he had. It was of Fujiwara no Sai. Sai was his best friend who also happened to be a ghost. His mentor had vanished when he was 15 years old. He'd had dreams of his missing mentor but never had he felt like the ghost was so close. It was an odd dream.

He got out of bed after shaking himself awake. It was no use thinking about dreams. He quickly shed his night clothes and put on a pair of jeans and a nice green shirt. He'd grown out of t-shirts when he was around sixteen. Touya Akira, his best friend and rival, once said that he was Pro Go player and should dress like it. Much as Hikaru had hated it, he'd known that his friend was right.

He glanced at the clock on his nightstand and saw that it was 10:50. He had about an hour before he was supposed to meet up with Touya. He unhurriedly walked into his bathroom and grabbed his toothbrush. He squirted some toothpaste onto the brush and wetted it. He was about to put it in his mouth when he looked into the mirror. He screamed when a pair of violet eyes blinked at him from the other side.

Hikaru's mother was nearby and walked in to see if he was alright. He was laying on the floor of the bathroom so he couldn't see into the mirror. He rushed his mom out of the bathroom telling her he was fine and closed the door behind her.

Carefully, he crept back to the mirror. He peeked back into it and was rewarded the same view. Sai's purple eyes glazed back at him. Hikaru fully stood in front of the mirror and so did Sai.

"Sai!" Hikaru yelled at the mirror.

Those full purple lips smiled in amusement. Hai. The voice sounded from deep within Hikaru's mind.

"Sai, it's really you." His lower lip trembled with the effort it took to keep from crying. "Why don't you come out? I've missed having you near me." He asked the ghost.

Sai's image shook his head sadly. Unfortunately I can't do that anymore. You will only be able to see my reflection.

"Why?" Hikaru asked a bit panicked.

Sai sighed. It's a bit of a long story. He brightened. But look at you, you've grown since I've been gone.

Hikaru laughed dryly. "After you left, I was forced to grow up." He informed the ghost. "You leaving was like tearing my heart out, Sai. I nearly quite Go."

Sai's eyes crinkled in sadness. I'm sorry Hikaru. I wouldn't have left if I could have helped it. I wanted to stay. I really did.

"Then why did you leave!" Hikaru yelled gripping the mirror with his hands. Sai looked ready to cry so Hikaru back off. "Why Sai?"

That last game with Touya Meijin, do you remember it?

"Like it was yesterday."

The gods were watching me that day. My death wasn't a punishment for me killing myself. The gods had to follow certain rules. They saw my promise even when I was a child. But there are loopholes in the system so they told me. They allowed me to become a ghost and to play my beloved game so I could become better at this game. They also wanted me to teach and to pass on my abilities in this era.

"I can understand that." Hikaru said when Sai paused.

Sai nodded. When they thought the time was right, they took me away from you so I could play against the God of Go.

Hikaru gapped. "You played against the God of Go? Really?" He was torn between amazement and excitement.

Yes, I did. I won the game. It took us this many years to play one game.

"Wow! Sugoi, that's incredible Sai! My mentor and best friend beat the God of Go." He eyed his mentor. "Is there something else you're not telling me?"

Sai laughed. Yes, I was getting to that. Remember what I said about rules? Hikaru nodded. Well I found out that gods aren't eternal beings like I thought. They're just really long lived. Immortals. When someone is born that is destined to take over their jobs, that person is born with a blessed/cursed life. Blessed with amazing abilities but cursed in the most horrible way. I was blessed with my abilities with Go and that took me many places. But, I was also born cursed to kill myself. It was decided when I was born that that would happen.

Hikaru's eyes turned serious. "That's not fair deciding something important like that before you're born."

Sai shook his head in agreement. No, it's not fair but it's the way they do things. When I won that game against the God of Go, I became the God of Go.

"You…" Hikaru's mouth gapped open. "You…" he tried again with the same outcome.

Sai found that remarkably amusing. I became the God of Go. He finished Hikaru's sentence with an amused smirk.

Hikaru flopped onto the floor, his head resting on the sink. "You're the God of Go." He repeated.

Hikaru? Hikaru? Hikaru! Are you alright? Sai's worried voice rang through his head.

Hikaru drew in a breath. "Yeah, I'm ok. I'm just a bit surprised is all."

I know. So was I. Sai said seriously.

"Why did you come back if you're now the new God of Go?"

I came back because I talked with the other gods. They were disappointed that not everyone on Earth was at the level that I was. Hikaru? They all play Go! This seemed to really excited the ghost in his head because Hikaru could feel his excitement rising. They told me that it would be nice if I could come down here and train the humans up to my level. They even told me how. There was something in Sai's voice that worried Hikaru.

"Well that's great. You can be back down here with me and all." He felt the ghost wilt in his mind. "What's wrong?

They didn't mean to do this Hikaru. Sai said desperately, willing Hikaru to believe him. When Hikaru nodded hesitantly, Sai went on. When they brought me into Heaven to have that match with the previous God of Go, they never expected me to be bonded. When you were 12, you signed a contract with me giving me part of your heart to dwell in. It's an unbreakable contract, only breakable through death. When I won against the God of Go, I became the new God of Go but so did you. He waited for that to penetrate Hikaru's mind.

"I… what?" Hikaru asked baffled.

It's the only way I'm able to return here Hikaru. I was made immortal when I was transformed into the God of Go. Part of my heart was also yours as yours is mine. When I was made immortal, so were you. When I came back, they told me that I would have to merge with someone, that someone being you. They said that, eventually, you would become me and I would become you. That's why they called it merging. All of my experiences, you will be able to see with just a mere thought.

"I will become you?" Hikaru started breathing hard.

Sai nodded. Every time you look in a mirror, I will be there. You won't be able to see your own reflection anymore.

Hikaru didn't know if he was hyperventilating or having hysterics but he did know that it was getting harder to breathe in there.

"Sai? This is too much too fast. Please, I need time to think about this."

Hai. The ghost replied.

Hikaru felt Sai move a bit back, giving him some time. He looked at his wrist watch and groaned. He only had about ten minutes to get to the Go center to meet Touya. This was going to be a long day.