Fujisaki Akari
The Reason
"Mitani, why don't you go back to the go club?"
The boy in question spared a glare for Kaneko, but didn't say anything out loud. Mitani just continued walking, wondering why the hell she had to follow him.
...Right. They lived in the same direction from the school. Damn.
The volleyball-come-go player wasn't giving up. "Hey, Mitani. Are you deaf?"
"No," he replied waspishly. "You're just annoying."
Kaneko ignored the remark. "The go club could really use another player. They're just one man short of competing in the tournament next month. You sure you can't come back just this once to help them out?"
"Why are you so interested in the club?"
"Shindou-kun asked me to help out," Kaneko said, shrugging. "Since volleyball ended, I decided it would be fun. Don't you like go, too?"
Mitani bit down on an instinctive "yes" and just glared again. "None of your business."
Kaneko took the direct approach. "I heard you were swindling old timers at a go salon. Shindou-kun was the one who helped you out when they finally retaliated, right? I think you owe him that much."
"I don't owe him anything," Mitani snapped.
"Is it just because there aren't any pretty girls in the club to attract your attention? You're so shallow, Mitani."
He glared at her again, but couldn't find anything to say.
Notes...
This piece could have been much longer, but I decided to leave it short and sweet, in the spirit of the character.
The idea? It was about a much greater impact that Akari had on the rest of the cast. Involving Hikaru. And the Haze school fair. And the go club. And insei--
Anyway, that particular AU piece will come later, under the heading for Tsutsui Kimihiro (because he deserves more love).
Thanks to...
Everyone who reviewed! Some of you didn't leave signed reviews, so I was unable to reply, but if you'd like a reply, just prod me and I'll have them up on Livejournal before you can say "Hikaru no Go is the best manga ever!"
Now I'd better stop before these notes end up longer than the fic itself...