For the Love of Go

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About what Hikaru does when they have P.E, no he doesn't play Internet go. He has lessons to make up for when he is ill. Though, he would rather play go then make up for tests and such.

Chapter 4

His father wasn't coming to watch his game against Zama Ouza. He had hoped he would but you can't get everything you want. At least, Ogata was going to be watching. He was on his way to the go institute and he was very excited at the prospect of playing the man with the Ouza title not to mention it was going to be his first game in the Room of Profound Darkness.

From what I have seen of the mans kifu, he was a talented player though of course not as good as my father who was the Meijin, thought Akira. Then again, I would be surprised if I found someone who could beat him.

Before he could continue on this train of thought, the car had pulled to a stop in front of the Go Institute. He took a deep breath and got out of the car.

Here we go, was Akiras last thought as he went into the building for his first pro match against someone who was decidedly stronger than he was.

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Zama Ouza was waiting for the brat to show up. He had decided to go easy brat since he was the Meijins son. He didn't want to have the man out for revenge on him for beating the boy too badly.

He looked towards the door as he answered another of the Go Weekly reporters question and felt his impatience grow. Where the hell is that brat, he thought as he scowled deeply.

Just at that moment, the longhaired young man came in and apologized for his lateness smiling gently, and bowed deeply in respect. How cute, he thought sarcastically.

After they asked the boy questions, the cameraman turned to them and asked:

"Could you look at each other and talk."

The boy turned and boy saying that he was going to do his best and he thanked him. He replied smiling:

"Same here. Don't get too nervous because of my title. All pro are on the same field. If you lose focus, you can't win. Just think that we are on the same level."

"That is my intention" the boy replied.

Your intention? He thought seething, the little brat! Change of plans, I'll crush him!

(A.N. This conversation with Zama Ouza is taken from the manga since I don't know much about the character and how he acts.)

After the pictures were taken, they went into the room. It was just as he had last seen it. Elegantly decorated with the goban sitting in the middle with cushions for each the player to sit on. There was the examiners table on the side.

He sat down as the boy took a seat in front of him barely paying attention to the boys answers as he answered when asked if it was his first game in this room.

They did nigiri and he ended up as white. The boy placed his first stone and the game began.

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Waya stared at the screen waiting for the game to begin as he sat with Isumi and Ochi at one of the tables. Once in a while, he would glance briefly at Ogata-10-dan before quickly looking away. He had never seen the man this close up before.

His thoughts wandered to the pro exam that was not so far away now. It made him so nervous.

I have to pass this time, he thought desperately. If I don't pass, Morishita Sensei is going to stop being his sensei. I can't disappoint him this time.

At that instant, he saw on the screen that the players were getting seated and perked up. The game was beginning. He turned to Isumi and said:

"Come on, let's recreate the game and analyze it as it continues."

Isumi nodded in agreement. Ochi just pushed his glasses back without commenting but gave him that superior look he always did since he had never beaten the other boy although he had once come close to doing so.

He was glad that at least Isumi had beaten him many times over. He loved it when that happened because the boy always locked himself in the bathroom when he lost so he didn't have to see his ugly face for hours to come.

Smirking at the thought, he looked at the board to see what he had missed because of his daydreaming. He shook his head at the board and thought:

He's going to lose. The difference of power between them is too large for Touya to overcome but I have to admit the guy sure is putting one hell of a fight.

He watched as the pieces fit together and as Touya tried to find and escape root that permit the right side to win. It was no time before the other boy had ran out of options. Touya paused a long time before finally he saw that the boys head come up on the screen as he bowed and resigned.

He looked up from the screen and saw that it was snowing. It was the first snow of the year. He nudged Isumi and said:

"Look Isumi, it's snowing!

Before Isumi could reply, Ochi said glaring at him.

"So what"

"What do you mean so what!!" he yelled before he could stop himself and blushed in embarrassment as the other people in the room stared at him in disapproval.

He glared at Ochi. This is all his fault. Damn him!

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Hikaru was uncomfortable. He hadn't noticed how much Touya had become a part of his life until now. He had never been in school without the boy being by his side talking to him softly. He felt incredibly lonely for the first time in a while.

It was lunch break and for the first time since the start of school he was actually playing Internet go in school.

He was currently playing someone Chinese who had challenged him. For some reason, over the past week, he was constantly being challenged the moment he went online. Many people would actually watch his games with the challenger.

It's so strange why are they so interested in my matches, he thought. It's probably nothing of importance.

His opponent was pretty strong but not enough they were never really strong enough. They were never as strong as Sai had been.

Sai, why did you have to leave me, he thought sadly.

He pushed any more thoughts of Sai aside since they only made him want to cry and opted to concentrate on the game he was playing.

The players style was different. When he had started playing go on the Internet, he had found that none of them played like Sai had taught him. Their hands were considerably different. They would place their stones at one place when he would have thought they would put it somewhere else.

After analysing and studying their style, he found it easier to predict ahead of time where they would place their stones.

When he saw that his opponent had resigned, he looked at the time and found that he had better get to class he logged of quickly. As he went through the empty hallways of the big school, he suddenly felt his breath come more shallowly. He stopped trying to draw in breath desperately.

No! Not now, he thought desperately as he felt his vision blur. He tried to call out for help but found that he had no voice.

He fell on his knees as his bag dropped to the floor. Trying desperately to remain conscious, as sweat ran down his face, he went on hands and knees but his arm quickly lost strength. After that everything went black.

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Kenichi-sensei was heading down the hall toward his class. He turned left started down the hall but stopped when he saw a student lying face down on the floor. He froze before running over and turning the person over.

His eyes widened when he saw that it was Shindo one of his students. Because of the boys health condition he knew that this couldn't be good.

He took out his cell phone quickly and called and an ambulance when he saw that the boy was barely breathing.

He just hopped they got here in time. The boy was a brilliant student and it would be a shame for him to die in this manner.

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Hikarus mother was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper waiting for the food to be ready when the phone suddenly rang. She felt dread fill her as she picked up the phone. Panicked filled as she heard the news on the phone and within moment she was out the door on her way to the hospital.

She just hoped her little boy would be all right.

END OF CHAPTER 4

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P.S. Don't worry Hikaru won't die. I'm not that mean so I won't kill him YET….Just kidding.