CHAPTER 11
It was certainly very satisfying for them to be able to have matches with China's kishi. They are very worthy opponents and learnt a lot from them. In fact Akira made some friends since he's able to converse in Chinese.
After dinner, everyone went back to their room. It was a tiring day and all could just collapse on their bed. But Hikaru... he refuses to stay in a room with Akira.
"Yashiro, can I go over to your place for a while?" Hikaru asks while they are all walking together towards their room.
"Ha?" Yashiro is blur.
"You have a travel pack Go right? Let's have a match."
"Aren't you tired?" Waya asks curiously. He thought he saw Hikaru yawning during dinner time.
"Haha not really. I feel as if I could play a few more rounds."
"I don't feel like playing Go... I am tired. I need to rest." Yashiro is being straight forward. He knew Waya is looking at him right now.
"One game! Just one match please!"
"But..." Yashiro was about to reject him when he saw those pleading eyes. Then he looks at Akira who had his head hung low and walking like a corpse. 'Something must have happened' Yashiro sighed and finally agreed.
Waya wanted to join in but Isumi pulls him away. Honda couldn't understand what's between them but can't be bothered. He enters his room and wishes them good night. Yashiro opens the door and Hikaru disappeared in the room. Ochi offers to stay company with Akira and when he did not object, Ochi's heart does a happy flip.
"Here, this is the Go. Let's start. The faster we finish the better... I am so tired."
"Em... sorry for bothering..." Hikaru looks motionless, troubled and tired. Yashiro kept his travel pack Go.
"What? Aren't we having a match?"
"Shouldn't I be asking you that?"
"... ... ... ..."
"You are not here for a game." Yashiro told him.
"Of course I am..." he flashes a fake smile.
"No you are not."
"... ... ... ..."
"You are running away aren't you?"
Hikaru did not speak nor look at him.
"Is there something troubling you? ... Why are you running from Touya?"
"I AM NOT!!!" the words just slip from his mouth. He didn't mean to shout like that. Yashiro got a shock but cool off soon. He knows that Hikaru didn't mean it.
"I... I'm sorry..." he looks down at the floor.
"It's fine... "Yashiro took out a can of cold juice from the mini bar and hand it to Hikaru.
Hikaru took it and drank the juice in a gulp. Yashiro sat beside him.
"I don't know what's wrong with me... when I see him, I'll move away... I know it's mean to do this but ... but I can't control myself..."
"Then? How do you feel about him?" ('Uwaaaaa why am I having this conversation with him? didn't I said earlier I don't want to get involved in anything? But this is too late... that silly boy (Waya) had completely misunderstood me and didn't give me a chance to explain!' Yashiro is screaming in his head)
"I... I don't know..."
"Relax and loosen up... you don't act like yourself lately."
"I know... not that I want to cause any problem but sometimes... certain emotions ... certain things you can't control them..."
('oh god, I am no love expert, nor am I a counselor!!! I have my own problems too! Would you like to listen how my parents treat me at home???' Yashiro continues to combat with his own mind despite listening to Hikaru's confession. Seems like Hikaru went to the wrong guy... did he not? grins)
"Just admit your own feelings. Isn't that much easier?"
"What feelings?"
('There you go, lying again! LIAR!!! Isn't it obvious you like him? Why don't you just admit it and leave me alone!!! Both of you can live happily ever after and I too, can rest in peace... NO!!! rest in peace sounds like as if they are for dead people... well, I can have peace then.')
"Whatever you say..."
"... ... ... ..."
There was a moment of silence.
"Can I stay here tonight?"
"WHAT!?"
('Enough of being your counselor! Now you want to SLEEP here tonight? No way!!! What will that porcupine head (Waya) says when he hears about it? You guys will be shipping my dead body back to kansai! And I'm still in sho-dan!!!')
"I don't think you should run away from your problems or Touya. Face it like a man."
('yea... it's better this way... if I let you stay here one night, you'll come back here again tomorrow and the next day and the following day. Before you knew it, you are running away for the whole two weeks! I only have one life! How many times do you want me to die!?')...
"I... It's just that..."
CRACK. The wooden door opens. Ochi came in looking sulky. Akira had totally ignored him in the next door.
"I thought both of you are having a match."
"Yeah... just finished... I'll... I'll go back to my room now." and flash Yashiro a nervous look.
"What's up with him?" Ochi asks curiously after Hikaru left.
"Nothing." Yashiro threw away the empty can.
"Isumi, I want to go with Hikaru!"
"Waya, aren't you tired? Get some rest."
"But—"
"Don't we have one whole day free tomorrow? You can see him tomorrow."
"Huh..." Waya grunts silently. Although he don't like Isumi's suggestion but he never fail to follow what he says.
"Good boy." Isumi pats Waya affectionately with a smile.
sho-dan: Dan level one.
Yuii-chan: gomen Yashiro sounded a little mean in this chapter
Yashiro: you did it on purpose didn't you?
Yuii-chan: What? How can you say that! You are my favourite character (so that I can torture you)...
Yashiro: L-I-A-R!!! What is this evil grin supposed to mean!? Return me to my innocence!!!
Yuii-chan: Please—since when are you innocent?
Yashiro: $$%&%
Yuii-chan: There you go Yashiro is no innocent boy grins
Ochi: Coming up next chapter—Touya and Shindo's relationship takes a bad twist. Isn't it happening to my advantage?
Yashiro: yes, it is... except that you are coming with us—to explore Beijing in chapter 13.
Yuii-chan: Minna-san, O-tanoshimine!!! And thank you for all the reviews! Yosh, ganbatte, ganbatte!!!
It was certainly very satisfying for them to be able to have matches with China's kishi. They are very worthy opponents and learnt a lot from them. In fact Akira made some friends since he's able to converse in Chinese.
After dinner, everyone went back to their room. It was a tiring day and all could just collapse on their bed. But Hikaru... he refuses to stay in a room with Akira.
"Yashiro, can I go over to your place for a while?" Hikaru asks while they are all walking together towards their room.
"Ha?" Yashiro is blur.
"You have a travel pack Go right? Let's have a match."
"Aren't you tired?" Waya asks curiously. He thought he saw Hikaru yawning during dinner time.
"Haha not really. I feel as if I could play a few more rounds."
"I don't feel like playing Go... I am tired. I need to rest." Yashiro is being straight forward. He knew Waya is looking at him right now.
"One game! Just one match please!"
"But..." Yashiro was about to reject him when he saw those pleading eyes. Then he looks at Akira who had his head hung low and walking like a corpse. 'Something must have happened' Yashiro sighed and finally agreed.
Waya wanted to join in but Isumi pulls him away. Honda couldn't understand what's between them but can't be bothered. He enters his room and wishes them good night. Yashiro opens the door and Hikaru disappeared in the room. Ochi offers to stay company with Akira and when he did not object, Ochi's heart does a happy flip.
"Here, this is the Go. Let's start. The faster we finish the better... I am so tired."
"Em... sorry for bothering..." Hikaru looks motionless, troubled and tired. Yashiro kept his travel pack Go.
"What? Aren't we having a match?"
"Shouldn't I be asking you that?"
"... ... ... ..."
"You are not here for a game." Yashiro told him.
"Of course I am..." he flashes a fake smile.
"No you are not."
"... ... ... ..."
"You are running away aren't you?"
Hikaru did not speak nor look at him.
"Is there something troubling you? ... Why are you running from Touya?"
"I AM NOT!!!" the words just slip from his mouth. He didn't mean to shout like that. Yashiro got a shock but cool off soon. He knows that Hikaru didn't mean it.
"I... I'm sorry..." he looks down at the floor.
"It's fine... "Yashiro took out a can of cold juice from the mini bar and hand it to Hikaru.
Hikaru took it and drank the juice in a gulp. Yashiro sat beside him.
"I don't know what's wrong with me... when I see him, I'll move away... I know it's mean to do this but ... but I can't control myself..."
"Then? How do you feel about him?" ('Uwaaaaa why am I having this conversation with him? didn't I said earlier I don't want to get involved in anything? But this is too late... that silly boy (Waya) had completely misunderstood me and didn't give me a chance to explain!' Yashiro is screaming in his head)
"I... I don't know..."
"Relax and loosen up... you don't act like yourself lately."
"I know... not that I want to cause any problem but sometimes... certain emotions ... certain things you can't control them..."
('oh god, I am no love expert, nor am I a counselor!!! I have my own problems too! Would you like to listen how my parents treat me at home???' Yashiro continues to combat with his own mind despite listening to Hikaru's confession. Seems like Hikaru went to the wrong guy... did he not? grins)
"Just admit your own feelings. Isn't that much easier?"
"What feelings?"
('There you go, lying again! LIAR!!! Isn't it obvious you like him? Why don't you just admit it and leave me alone!!! Both of you can live happily ever after and I too, can rest in peace... NO!!! rest in peace sounds like as if they are for dead people... well, I can have peace then.')
"Whatever you say..."
"... ... ... ..."
There was a moment of silence.
"Can I stay here tonight?"
"WHAT!?"
('Enough of being your counselor! Now you want to SLEEP here tonight? No way!!! What will that porcupine head (Waya) says when he hears about it? You guys will be shipping my dead body back to kansai! And I'm still in sho-dan!!!')
"I don't think you should run away from your problems or Touya. Face it like a man."
('yea... it's better this way... if I let you stay here one night, you'll come back here again tomorrow and the next day and the following day. Before you knew it, you are running away for the whole two weeks! I only have one life! How many times do you want me to die!?')...
"I... It's just that..."
CRACK. The wooden door opens. Ochi came in looking sulky. Akira had totally ignored him in the next door.
"I thought both of you are having a match."
"Yeah... just finished... I'll... I'll go back to my room now." and flash Yashiro a nervous look.
"What's up with him?" Ochi asks curiously after Hikaru left.
"Nothing." Yashiro threw away the empty can.
"Isumi, I want to go with Hikaru!"
"Waya, aren't you tired? Get some rest."
"But—"
"Don't we have one whole day free tomorrow? You can see him tomorrow."
"Huh..." Waya grunts silently. Although he don't like Isumi's suggestion but he never fail to follow what he says.
"Good boy." Isumi pats Waya affectionately with a smile.
sho-dan: Dan level one.
Yuii-chan: gomen Yashiro sounded a little mean in this chapter
Yashiro: you did it on purpose didn't you?
Yuii-chan: What? How can you say that! You are my favourite character (so that I can torture you)...
Yashiro: L-I-A-R!!! What is this evil grin supposed to mean!? Return me to my innocence!!!
Yuii-chan: Please—since when are you innocent?
Yashiro: $$%&%
Yuii-chan: There you go Yashiro is no innocent boy grins
Ochi: Coming up next chapter—Touya and Shindo's relationship takes a bad twist. Isn't it happening to my advantage?
Yashiro: yes, it is... except that you are coming with us—to explore Beijing in chapter 13.
Yuii-chan: Minna-san, O-tanoshimine!!! And thank you for all the reviews! Yosh, ganbatte, ganbatte!!!