Forgetting The Past
By: sendoh11
Disclaimer: I do not own HNG or Gravitation.
Summary: What if Hikaru never play go again after Sai left? What if Akira found him two years later, completely different? HNG and gravitation xover.
Chapter 1
To Link The Far Past With The Far Future
"Gomen, Yuki. I promised I wouldn't do it again. I really won't. I promised." Shuichi begged. He had once again managed to burn the stove while trying to cook that night while Yuki was away.
Yuki's face turned a nasty shade of red at hearing his words. "That's what you always say brat. The last time you nearly burned down the kitchen, now are you trying to burn down the whole house?"
"But Yuki, I didn't. I was just…" Before Shuichi could finish his sentence, he was thrown out of the house by Yuki and his head hit the floor with a resounding 'thump'. Shuichi quickly scrambled to his feet, trying to get back into the house when Yuki slammed the door shut.
"Yuki, please listen to me. I really didn't mean it. Yuki!"
After several minutes of pounding and begging, Shuichi finally gave up. He turned to leave. He had nowhere to go. Hiro had gone back to his hometown to visit his family, since Mr. K had given them a week of holiday. While walking around aimlessly, it started drizzling, before becoming heavier.
"Damn!" Shuichi cursed, 'why is it always me?' he thought bitterly.
Seeing there's a building just around the corner, Shuichi decided to make a beeline for it. He froze upon reaching the building, the building that he had been trying to avoid for the past two years, the Go Institute. His heart clenched painfully at the sight of it. Without knowing it, he started to walk into the institute. His eyes were focused yet unfocused at the same time as if drawing his long buried memories into his mind. Everything here reminded Shuichi of him.
His best friend…
His mentor…
His everything…
Shuichi did not notice that his eyes started to water, nor did he notice that a tear had trickled down his face since he was too absorbed in his thoughts. If only he had listened to him, if only he had believed what he said, if only he was not so selfish, if only…if only…but it was too late now. What had happened had happened, and he could do nothing about it. No matter how regret he was, his best friend would not come back anymore. He had left him…forever.
Shuichi thought he had long forgotten that pain, a pain so cold that numbs his soul. He could not take it any more. Just as he was about to turn back to leave the institute, he heard a voice, a voice he thought he would never hear again.
"Shindou!"
Well, this is my first fic. Actually I planned on writing a one-short, but I was kind of lazy to type so many words at one go, so instead, I made it a story. Though, it will be a short story. Anyway, please review.
