A/N: this is getting longer and longer... How long is this story going to be?! How much longer can I go? I'm going to go mad soon... recently I'm crazy about Inuyasha...and Hikaru no Go...is so interesting and funny well; do enjoy this chapter as well...

Chapter 17: Pt. 3

It was a beautiful early morning. Hikaru, who just woke up from the dream she had, was eating breakfast. Hikaru was still thinking about the dream and why did she suddenly recalled these things? What was she going to do? What is going to happen?

'Ding-Dong!' Hikaru's doorbell rang.

"Huh? It is still early... who it could be?" said Hikaru as she opens the door.

The person standing in front of her was Lantis still in his pajamas. (This is getting weird... what am I doing?!)

"Lantis?" said Hikaru, shocked.

Lantis, without any warning or notice, embraced Hikaru. Lantis was breathing difficulty. It seem like he had a nightmare or anything.

"Lantis? What's wrong?" asked Hikaru, still very shocked.

"Thanks goodness... nothing happened to you..." said Lantis.

"You had a nightmare?" asked Hikaru after she invited the already calm Lantis into the house and sat down on the dinning chair.

"Yeah... I was really afraid..." said Lantis. (He really loves Hikaru a lot...)

"I'm fine! Don't worry so much!" said Hikaru smiling.

'Wow! This is the first time I see him in pajamas. He looks good in anything...' thought Hikaru.

"I'm so stupid. Aren't you just right in front of me?" said Lantis, feeling he is so out of image and stupid.

Hikaru was touched by his moves that she stood up from her seat and hug Lantis from his seat.

"Hikaru?" asked Lantis, feeling weird his heart was beating madly.

"Don't worry. I'm here. Nothing is going to happen!" said Hikaru, calming Lantis down.

"Thank you." Said Lantis, finally feeling better. "Erm...Hikaru...is enough already. I'm fine now." said Lantis feeling shy.

"It feels good to hug Lantis this way. Let's do it often!" said Hikaru smiling.

"NO!" said Lantis, embarrassed.

"Why not?" said Hikaru, confused with her cat ears poking out from the head.

"I'm heading home to change. I'll meet you in 30 minutes, okay?" said Lantis, trying to changed the subject.

But it failed!

"Why not, Lantis?" Hikaru kept on asking Lantis and refused to let him go.

"Just no reason, okay?" said Lantis, blushing.

"Why?"

"Let me go, Hikaru! We'll be late!" said Lantis as he rushed out of the door.

"Mmmmmmm" said Hikaru, angry.

30 minutes later

"Are you still mad why I did not tell you the reason?" asked Lantis while the couple was walking to school. Hikaru, still refused to talk to Lantis after he just walk off.

"..." no reply from Hikaru.

'She is still angry at me. But what am I going to tell her?' thought Lantis. Then Lantis noticed something. Hikaru was holding onto a bag of stuffs. Curious he was, he asked.

"Hikaru, what's in the bag?" asked Lantis.

"Nothing much... it is just the Gymnastic stuff." Said Hikaru, not looking at Lantis at all.

'She's still angry.' Thought Lantis.

"Gymnastic stuff? That's for Maki and Primera challenge right?" said Lantis.

"Yeah!" said Hikaru, still not looking at Lantis.

'She's still angry at me!' thought Lantis.

"Because of some dork, I'm doing this." Said Hikaru.

"Huh?" asked Lantis, when he heard what Hikaru said. He stopped walking and stood there.

"If I'm the dork, then you can choose not to go along with the challenge as well right!?" said Lantis, now angry.

"Of course I can choose! But it is because I like that dork so I got to go along with the challenge!" said Hikaru, still walking, not looking at Lantis.

"Huh?" said Lantis.

"Hurry up! We're going to be late for school!" said Hikaru as she turns around and look at Lantis, smiling.

Lantis, blushing after looking at Hikaru's smile, quickly ran towards Hikaru and held her hand.

School had just ended

There is only 1 more day left before the challenge begin. Hikaru, now with Umi and Fu's help, is training very well at the dance studio where no one is there. But not as well she had done during junior high.

"You sure you're all right, Hikaru?" asked Umi, seeing Hikaru puffing in air so difficulty.

"Yeah! I'm fine! Let's continue with it!" said Hikaru.

"It seem like Hikaru is more suitable with ribbon." A voice was heard as the door open.

It was a guy with white hair and orange eyes. (Guess who?)

"Eek!" said Umi.

"Eagle!" said Hikaru.

"Good afternoon, Eagle." Said Fu.

"What's that eek, Umi Ryuzaki?" said Eagle as he pinches Umi's face.

"Stop pinching me!" said Umi.

"What kind of a lady are you?" asked Eagle, releasing his pinch.

"None of your business!" said Umi.

"Sorry to interrupt. But you just Hikaru is more suitable to ribbon?" asked Fu.

"Yeah! Hikaru's control of the ribbon is better." Said Eagle, smiling.

"Oh!" said Fu.

"What brings you here, Eagle?" asked Hikaru.

"Oh! I was supposed to ask if you seen Lantis anywhere?" asked Eagle.

"Nope." Said Hikaru, shaking her head.

"Oh... then it is fine. I'll go now. See you." Said Eagle as he goes off.

"What's up with him?" asked Umi, rubbing her face.

Hikaru look worried by the way Eagle asked that question and his reply.

'What happened?' thought Hikaru.

"Anyway, let's continue, Hikaru!" said Umi, happily.

"Hai!" said Hikaru and Fu.

The Day of the challenge! (Finally!)

The 3 friends were in the resting room, preparing for the challenge. Umi and Fu are worried about Hikaru a lot. And Lantis is no where to be seen.

"Are you sure you will be okay, Hikaru?" asked Fu.

"Yup!" said Hikaru but she was afraid of what happened to Lantis.

The 3 went out of the resting room and to the hall. There were lots of people there to see the match. Maki had somehow got her school and Cephiro High gymnastic teachers to be the judges.

"All right! The match you had been waiting for! The match between Haruka Maki, Takashi Primera and Shido Hikaru!" said the MC for the match. "First, Maki will bring you the dance accompany by the song, Ocean." Said the MC as Maki, wearing a black leopard and holding onto a purple gymnastic ball, started walking into the stage.

The song started. Hikaru was watching carefully. But Maki seem like a fairy as she danced. She seems to be controlling the gymnastic ball well enough.

"She looks like a fairy whose playing with a fairy at the beach." Said Umi, shocked.

"Yeah!" said Fu, agreeing with Umi.

The song ended. Everyone applauded,

"Haruka Maki, score 9.70." said the MC.

"What?! 9.70? Hikaru, you sure you're going to be okay?" asked Umi, worry.

"Yeah. I'm fine. Don't worry too much." Said Hikaru.

'Sure is a high score.' Thought Hikaru, getting worried.

"Next we had Takashi Primera! Bringing us the dance accompany by the song, Heaven!" said the MC as Primera, wearing a green leopard with a yellow hoop in hand, walks into the hall.

Hikaru was getting nervous. She was afraid. She was afraid she might lose Lantis forever. Primera was smiling and posed her position, waiting for her song to begin. The song finally began.

"This time, she looks like one of the angels who is dancing happily in the heaven." Said Umi, very shocked.

"What's going on? Am I dreaming?" asked Fu as she looks at Primera.

'They are very good. Very good.' Thought Hikaru.

"But Primera seem to be having trouble with controlling the hoop well." Said Fu.

"I agree!" said Umi.

Hikaru who was busy thinking others thing, quickly look at Primera. Indeed, Primera was having trouble. The hoop seems to be going another direction Primera wants it to be.

The song ended. Primera's dance was not very well done.

"Takashi Primera. Score 9.65!" announced the MC.

Hikaru was getting more nervous.

"Last and not least, Shido Hikaru! Bringing us the dance accompany by the song Moon Child." Said The MC.

Hikaru, wearing a dark blue leopard and a pink ribbon, walks up to the hall, still very nervous as this is her first performance since junior high. She look up to the audiences who were cheering at her. And she saw Lantis, smiling at her. Beside him was Eagle. Hikaru was happy. She look at the judges and bow to them. She smiled and did her pose, ready to dance as soon as the song starts.

'She won't be able to win me. My score is 9.70! Even Primera lost! Hehe! Lantis is mine soon!' thought Maki.

"Give your best Hikaru!" said Umi and Fu.

"Don't give up!" said Lantis.

"Go for it, Hikaru!" said Eagle.

'All right, I'm ready and set to go! I've got to win this for Lantis and... our future!' thought Hikaru as the song starts.

A/N: That's all, Folks! I'm really evil right! Stop at where Hikaru is going to start her dance. Hahahahaha! Sorry, I don't really know about Gymnastic so forgive me for any mistake! Stay tune for the next Chapter!