A/N: Here we go again. Hmm, not much to say really except the usual. All mistakes are mine. Hope you enjoy it. Have fun.

Disclaimer: Not mine. The anime is not mine nor ever will be. –pout-

The New God of Go

Chapter 3

Hikaru stepped off the train and took a look around at where he was. The tall glass buildings weren't of any help because other buildings obscured the signs.

Hikaru? Where are we going? This isn't the stop for home. Sai asked, confusion hanging heavy on his mind.

Hikaru grinned. "Nope. We're going someplace else."

Are we going to someplace to play Go? The excited god asked. Already the excitement was threatening to unbalance Hikaru.

"No." Sai's excitement disappeared so fast that Hikaru was reeling. "We're going someplace else. Don't worry. I think you'll like it."

Sai tried prying into Hikaru's mind with no luck. He sighed his defeat. Just because they were merged didn't mean he'd have access to everything like Hikaru had with him.

They walked out of the train station and Hikaru kept glancing up at all the signs. Finally, he nodded his head at a particular sign and walked in. There was a woman there to greet him.

"Hello. May I be of assistance?" She asked politely.

"I heard that you can make an outfit by just seeing it drawn. Is that right?"

She looked startled. "Yes, we can."

Hikaru nodded his head. "Good."

He took out a pencil and paper from his bag and set everything on the desk in front of the woman. He then drew what he wanted on the paper. It wasn't very good but it was the best he could do. He handed her the paper when he was done.

"Can you make that?"

She stared at it, contemplating. "I think we can. We'll just need your measurements or the person this is for." She called to another woman who produced a measuring tape. "Here. Lift your arms." They went through several measurements before she seemed satisfied.

"How much will this cost me?" Hikaru asked dubiously.

She rattled off a price and Hikaru nearly gasped. It would cost him a whole paycheck. "If you want this done fast, though, it will cost you more."

"How long will it take without the extra?" Hikaru asked.

"Around ten days. Maybe more if we get swamped."

He sighed. "And how long will it take if I give you extra." This was turning out being a really big expense. Bigger than he'd planned.

"It'd be ready tomorrow." She looked at the clock. "Around four-ish. We'd call you when it was done so you could come in for a fitting."

"Done." He grinned. "I'll pay the extra for that." She thanked him as he walked out the door. "Now," he stretched his arms behind his head, "let's go do the other thing I had in mind."

Hikaru? What was that? I couldn't see because you somehow blocked me. What'd we just pay a lot for?

Hikaru grinned. "You'll see tomorrow. It's my surprise for you." He felt Sai sulk. "Now, onto this store." He looked up at the sign and grinned.

He walked in and his eyes grew large. Lots and lots of electronics. Ceiling to floor electronics. A man greeted him but then went about his business. Hikaru walked over to where the computers were and blinked when he saw the specs. What the heck was a Pentium 4 processor? Hmm, maybe he couldn't just guess on the computer he wanted. He looked around the store and nabbed someone who looked like they knew about this stuff.

The guy nodded when Hikaru explained. "I see. You want a computer for playing on the internet and to keep records of kifu. Do you want to keep it at home? Or do you want to be able to take it anywhere with you?"

Hikaru thought about it for a second. "I think I'd like a laptop so I can record my kifu's even when I'm out of the country."

"Ah, then let's go over here to the laptops." The man gently guided Hikaru to the laptops. Again, the computers all looked the same to Hikaru. "I think this one would be perfect for you. It doesn't have the highest end specs but it's good for roaming around on the net and keeping accounts of things like kifus. Take a look."

Hikaru nodded to show the man that he was looking but he didn't have the slightest what he was supposed to do. He gently shut the laptop and started when he saw the top of it. It was fashioned like a goban. He lifted up the top to look elsewhere for other Go related signs and found a tiny five dotted die on the lower right hand corner.

The man chuckled. "The person who ordered this before had a real thing for Go and everything was specifically made for that game. That's why I said it was perfect for you. They had to return it because they were low on money and couldn't afford it."

Hikaru nodded gleefully. Yes, this was perfect. "I'll take it!"

The man quickly wrapped it up while Hikaru was filling out thing for a credit card from the store. He knew he didn't have that much money left in the bank so he needed the credit card to slowly pay it off.

When he was done, he pocketed his new credit card and put the laptop under his arm. He happily whistled to himself as he walked down to the train station.

"See, that's what I wanted to do." Hikaru told Sai.

It's one of those funny little boxes we used to play Go on a while ago. Right?

Hikaru nodded. "Yup."

But this one is one of those thin little funny boxes. What are you planning on doing with it? Sai asked, curiosity heavy in his voice.

"What else? I'm going to let you play Go as much as you want. This time at home where no one will be able to tell where or who you are." He grinned cheekily.

Really! Sai's excitement made Hikaru grin more. Some of the excitement even leaked to Hikaru.

"Yup." He frowned when he thought of something. "But, before we do that, I want you to show me exactly what you mean by you being able to control my body. I've been upset about it ever since you told me that."

Sai nodded. Ok. We can do it here if you like.

Hikaru shook his head. "No. We'll do it at home so no one sees us."

The trip home was uneventful. He kept getting curious glances because of the large box he was carrying around but he ignored them. He walked into the house and gave his mom a quick greeting and then hurried up the stairs. He lightly tossed the laptop onto his bed and took off his coat.

"Ok!" He lifted up a sleeve as if to do battle. "Now tell me what to do."

Go into the bathroom first. Sai commanded.

Hikaru obeyed. This was where he first found Sai that morning. Had it only been that morning? Time sure flew by. He stood in front of the sink and grinned.

"Ok. Now what?"

Close your eyes and empty your mind. Don't be afraid if you feel anything odd. If you frighten then I won't be able to take control.

Hikaru nodded and tried to calm his already frantic mind. He didn't really like the thought of someone else possessing his mind but this was Sai he was talking about. He trusted Sai. He knew the moment his mind went blank because he felt a sort of mental push. He allowed the push and soon found himself in darkness.

"There."

The voice he heard wasn't his voice at all. It was more masculine and lighter. He started to panic. The never ending darkness was starting to unnerve him. Then light flooded in and he could see out but he didn't remember commanding his eyes to open. It was then that he saw it. He saw himself in the mirror but it wasn't himself. He still looked nearly the same but the eyes that stared into the mirror were deep blue almost purple.

What? He started when he heard his voice. That type of voice he usually associated with Sai not him.

"We switched. I'm now in control of your body." Sai's soothing voice calmed some of Hikaru's frazzled nerves.

This is what happens when you take control of me? Hikaru asked.

Sai nodded which was odd considering it was Hikaru's body's head that nodded. "Yes. It's not like most multiple personality people. We're two different souls inhabiting a single body. The MPD people have different personalities but not different souls."

This is really, really weird. Hikaru stated.

Sai's lips quirked in a smile. "Yes, it is really weird."

Sai flexed his fingers and grinned. He hopped on his feet and seemed to get more excited. He twirled in front of the mirror. He ran out of the bathroom and into Hikaru's room. He threw himself onto the floor in front of the goban and grabbed a stone. Hikaru felt the tears leaking out of Sai's eyes, his eyes, as he cried his joy at being able to touch a stone.

"Finally. I can…" He was too overcome by happiness to go on. He hiccupped. "Hikaru? Can we play a game by switching? I want to be able to play you."

Hikaru cocked his head in thought. It may take a while because I'm not used to this whole clear-the-mind thing.

Sai smiled. "I don't mind. I don't care how long it takes us."

Hikaru grinned. Ok. I'll let you be black because I don't want to have to go back and forth that much.

Sai nodded and placed a stone. "You know, Hikaru, this may not be such a bad thing." He remarked.

Maybe, we'll have to see. Hikaru said dubiously.

It took a couple of minutes to switch. "We'll have to see. This could get irritating if it always takes this much time." He informed the god.

He felt Sai smile. You'll see. This will be fun. Now place a stone Hikaru. I want to play!

Hikaru laughed. Things were getting very interesting.