For the love of Go
Here is a new chapter
Hikaru does no belong to me.
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I was not expecting as many reviews.
Also, about the questions asked:
How old is Hikaru? He was 8 when the accident happened and Sai stayed with him at least 2 years before disappearing. So in this chapter he is about 12.
Has Hikaru ever played anyone other than Sai? The answer is no. Hikaru pretty much lives in his own world so he is very ignorant things about the go world. He does not like talking to people (strangers) because of what happened as a child.
Who will Hikaru play? You will find out in this chapter.
Will the next chapters be more detailed? I will try to make it more detailed but I might not be able to. The first chapter was kind of a prologue of some sort. I started writing this story on my spare time.
Chapter 2
Hikaru put on the Kaiou uniform. It was his first day of school and he was nervous. He should have started two weeks ago but his health problem had prevented him form going at the start of school. This meant that everyone knew each other and had made friends except for him. Considering that he did not have many friends, he was probably going to be alone all day long.
He sighed feeling sad as he thought of Sai. When he had been with him, he always had someone to talk to. He hadn't felt alone but when he disappeared it had taken him a lot of time to get over emptiness he felt without him.
He grabbed his laptop his grandfather had for him last summer when he won their bet. His grandfather had told him that if he got the highest scores on the final exams he would buy him anything he wanted. He had asked for the laptop since he had heard from a friend that it was possible to play go with others on the internet. During the summer he hadn't been able to play much considering he had been working a summer job and the fact that he had been trying to figure out how to use the god damn thing. He was using the name Sai as nickname in honor of his friend and sensei.
He had played a couple of matches against certain people and found that they were nothing compared to Sai who could crush him with his eyes closed. He had all the games he has played so far.
He went downstairs quietly to the kitchen careful not to wake his mother up. It was only 7 a.m. which meant that his mother was asleep. He always woke up early out of habit because of Sai. After making his own breakfast, he wrote a note to his mother and stuck it on the fridge. He always did this after he had once gone to school before she had woken up and she had panicked thinking that he had disappeared. It was pretty funny now that he thought about it considering his mother had called the cops.
He arrived near the school and it was still too early for school to start so he went to a park nearby. He sat on one of the benches and opened his laptop. He opened found that there weren't many player online at this time. He decided to challenge Zelda who was Japanese. The person accepted and they started the game with Hikaru as white. He wasn't as good as Sai but he was better than the players he had played over the summer. Zelda wasn't very aggressive but he was too careful. He played in a way that made it impossible for him to evolve quickly in the game. He cut of all the possible escapes roots and deflected most of his attacks. He found that Zelda was very predictable. He won in the end by 3 moku since Zelda reseigned before the gap could widen.
He saw to his surprise that Zelda had written a message to him:
Who are you?
He replied grinning:
I'm strong aren't I?
Before looking if there was any reply, he realized that his class was starting in 10 minutes He snapped the computer shut and walked toward the exit while stuffing the laptop into his bag.
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He arrived in class right before the bell rang and after the students went to their seats, the teacher said:
-Everyone, allow me to introduce Shindo Hikaru your classmate. Due to unfortunate circumstances, he was unable to attend school until today. Touya-san, I would like you to guide Shindo-san through the school today.
A boy, in the back of the room, got out of his seat and said softly:
-Yes, sensei.
He wasn't the tallest boy in class but he was still taller than Hikaru. He had dark green eyes and smooth long hair. The boy had a face that would make girls swoon over him if he so much as smiled to them.
He must be popular with the ladies, he though amused.
He took a seat next to Touya and they shared books incase Hikaru had any problems.
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It had been a couple of days since he had meat Touya and he found that the boy was actually very interesting they never ran out of things to say or talk about. They seemed to have a lot in common. He was very happy that he had made his first friend since the accident.
One day, Hikaru had said at the of one of their long conversations
-See you tomorrow Touya!
-I won't be there tomorrow. I almost forgot to tell you.
-Why? Are you sick? He asked surprised.
-No, I have a pro match.
-A pro match?
-Well I am a go professional, he replied. You didn't know?
-What is a go professional?
From the look on Touyas face he knew that he had just said something stupid.
-A go pro is someone who plays go for a living, Touya explained slowly.
-I didn't know there was any such thing.
Sai didn't mention that, he thought.
-Well good luck then! I'll see you later then, he said before they parted ways leaving Touya staring thoughtfully after him.
END OF CHAPTER 2
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