Warning: I dunno about update schedule for this one. It will end when it ends. _
Disclaimer: I don't own Hikaru no Go or make money off it, yo
Summary: Ko Yeongha causes troubles, even when he's not present.

Whoops! Apologies if you got many update notices. I forgot to correct Nase's name! Sorry about that!

Reuse grovelling scene: I'm also sorry about not updating Every Season in this World. Yes, you can throw rotten tomatoes at me now.


3rd story: Ko Yeongha causes troubles, even when he's not present.

Nase sighed as she once again was swamped by the new members of the insei, their eyes brighter and more eager than she would like.

"No, for the last time, I don't know if it's real or not that Shindo and Ko Yeongha are going out!"

One of the inseis murmured a protest, and the others followed suite. Nase was thisclose to tearing out her hair. There really was no end to their questions.

"I really DON'T know!"

With the last word angrily muttered, Nase stomped her way out of the practice room, only pausing long enough to let the sensei know that she would be studying kifus downstairs. It was becoming a routine now, after that accursed article got circle around. Sure, there was an uproar amongst female fans of the Korean Go prodigy at first that Shindou didn't deserve him, but everything changed after the two was photographed together.

Nase snorted. Even *she* could see why the fans would go crazy all over that picture. Ko Yeongha and Shindou Hikaru were at a beach. They were actually hiding behind a crop of trees and a rock boulder, bodies pressing together. One of Yeongha's hand disappeared inside Shindou's swimming trunk, the other clutched at Shindou's jaw, forcing his mouth open. It looked like Shindou was putting up a good fight though. His small hands pushing — apparently without success — at Yeongha's shoulders, his eyes so tightly shut that the tears were pooling just behind his lashes. The delicate pink on his cheeks so indescribably cute that Nase found herself wanting to kiss it off him...or make it spread even further. His nip—

Ahem. Anyway. Shindou insisted that it was photoshopped. Right.

Putting down her bag, Nase squirmed into a chair and opened the kifu she was carrying. Only to be interrupted a few minutes later.

"Why are you down here, Nase?"

The familiar voice was from none other than Shindou Hikaru. She was about to reply when someone standing behind him shifted into view. "Oh. Shindou. Touya."

"Well?"

Nase pursed her lips. "You fans kept pestering me about that Korean guy."

She saw him visibly flinched. Behind him, Touya's expression turned carefully blank, and he made another shift to come up beside Shindou. It was just a coincidence that Nase noticed his fists trembled slightly. Interesting.

"That again?" Shindou sighed dramatically, turning as if he was about to storm out of the Go institute. He was stopped by a hand on his upper arm.

"What about?" Touya addressed this to her, and Nase was tempted to raise an eyebrow then demand why he needed to know. "I said—"

By now, Shindou had shook off Touya's hand and he was walking to the door. Touya looked torn, but eventually he chose to run after Shindou.

"Wait, Shindou, I said wait! What does that mean!?"

Nase did cock her eyebrow now.

Interesting, indeed.