Chapter Jump: 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Chapter 18
by
Runan

Mr. Hyatt Jamison was a patient man. He prided himself on his ability to think things through, clearly and calmly, without succumbing to impulsiveness. It had always given him an edge against opponents, whether he be playing go or making a business deal.

And he always got what he wanted--period. Considering the wealth he'd grown up with, it was something he'd gotten used to. Hyatt leaned back in his chair, stretching his long legs out under the desk. His office was huge, and done in a mix of grays that soothed the eye and helped him concentrate, or so he said.

"Shindou Hikaru." He voiced the name under his breath, narrowing his eyes. The boy had proven to be a better opponent than he'd expected, and he found himself regarding the young Japanese pro with a grudging respect. Never before had he been forced to back down like that. He thought wistfully about how Akira had looked in that shirt, and sighed. He had lost, and that was that. It was a new thing for him.

Unfortunately, it also left him with a very interesting problem...

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Hikaru woke, cold. Grumbling incoherently, he rolled over, flailing his arms and searching for that warm, soft...something...that his sleep-fogged mind told him should be there.

His waving arms smacked down on an empty bed, and the jolt woke him up a little. "Akira?" he called softly, the name bringing a small smile to his lips. It was still a bit strange to call his former rival by his first name, but he was enjoying it immensely.

There was no answer, but the sound of the shower running was enough to indicate where the missing boy was. And the Akira-shaped depression in the bed was still warm, so he hadn't been gone long. Hikaru yawned, stretching his arms above his head. He turned to look at the bedside clock, and sighed when he realized it was only 7:00 in the morning. "Jeez, why does he hafta get up so early..." he muttered, and was about to roll over and give in to his drooping eyelids when he was struck with an idea. Grinning wickedly, he rolled out of bed and stripped off his pajamas, leaving them in a crumpled heap on the floor. Tip-toeing across the room, he quietly slid open the closet door and pulled an extra towel down from the top shelf. Wrapping it around his waist, he crept back across the room to the bathroom door, which was slightly ajar. Peering inside, all he could see were clouds of steam.

"A~ki~ra...” he called in a sing-song voice, pushing the door open. There was a slight rustle of the shower curtain, and Akira poked his head out. His eyes widened when he saw Hikaru, and he blushed a little. He couldn’t help himself; Hikaru standing there in nothing but a towel filled his head with all sorts of interesting thoughts.


“Ah, Hikaru...why are you up so early?” Hikaru just grinned and dropped the towel, which made Akira blush even more. He wasn’t sure what was making him blush so much; he’d certainly had no inhibitions last night.

“Well, I heard you taking a shower and I figured I would too. I mean, why waste water?” Hikaru’s grin was positively evil. “Do you mind?”

Akira shook his head, feeling a small smile of his own beginning. Hikaru stepped forward and into the shower, sighing as the spray of warm water drenched him. The shower, being a hotel shower, was rather small, and Akira had pressed himself against the wall to give Hikaru space to get in. Hikaru took advantage of that immediately, putting both hands on the wall on either side of Akira and pressing close to the other boy. Akira tilted his head back with a soft moan, and Hikaru used the opportunity to attack his neck, tracing the counters with his tongue.

Akira had had his arms pressed against the wall, but now he ran his hands down Hikaru’s sides, glorying in the feel of the smooth, wet flesh beneath his hands. Hikaru dipped his head lower, running his tongue along Akira’s chest, making the long-haired boy shiver despite the warmth of the water.

“Hi...Hikaru...should we? I mean, so soon after...last night...”

Hikaru looked up and smiled impishly. “Well, do you really want me to stop?”

Akira didn’t voice his answer in words, but Hikaru got the message. For a while, the only sounds emanating from the shower were soft moans of pleasure.

Somehow, they both managed to get washed up, although Hikaru insisted that Akira needed help with the soap, and proceeded to administer his version of “help”. Akira agreed, and returned the favor.

When both boys were dressed, (which also took longer than absolutely necessary) they sat down on the bed to decide what to do for the day.

“I say we should go to an amusement park!” Hikaru waved his arms around to emphasize his point. Akira sighed.

“Hikaru, we already *went* to an amusement park. Remember how well that ended up?”

Hikaru looked a bit sheepish. “Well, yeah...fine then, what do *you* want to do?”

Akira shrugged. “Let’s just walk around and see the sights. Who knows, maybe we’ll find something interesting.”

Hikaru sighed. “Fine. But this time, we’re taking a map!”

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“Waya.” Poke.

Waya rolled on his side, steadfastly ignoring anything that wasn’t the nice, warm, soft bed.

“*Waya*.” Poke.

Waya muttered something under his breath and flailed one arm, trying to fend off whoever was poking him.

Isumi sighed. “Waya. I’m sure you’re very comfortable and all, but we really should get up now. It’s getting late.”

Waya turned to face Isumi, giving him his best puppy dog eyes. Whatever had been bothering him last night seemed to have vanished, or had at least been pushed to the back of his mind. Isumi could feel his resolve crumble, and he sighed again. “Alright, just a little longer...” Waya grinned and rolled over to face Isumi, throwing an arm around the older boy’s waist and burying his face in the soft cloth of Isumi’s night shirt. A sudden snore told Isumi that he was fast asleep again. Isumi smiled, and closed his eyes.

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It couldn’t be helped. Hyatt had been staring at the phone for an hour now, and had finally made his decision. He would call his father.

Picking up the receiver, he dialed. After what seemed like an eternity, he heard a click, and then his father’s voice. “Jamison here.”

“Father, it’s me.”

There was silence on the other end of the line for a moment, and then “What progress have you made?”

Hyatt winced. “There’s a small...problem.”

More silence. Finally his father replied. “Deal with it.”

Click.

Hyatt scowled at the phone. There were times when he really hated his father. Like now, for example.

There were probably some people who thought having a father who was the head of an underground gambling ring would be pretty neat, but Hyatt just found it annoying. Especially when said father had no problem using him as if he were just some tool.

And now, ever since that “Sai” incident on the internet, the newest gambling craze was go. Hyatt thought it was crazy, but as long as it was profitable, his father was all for it. And, since Hyatt had long been interested in go, he’d conned him into going along with it. Getting all those young Japanese pros to come to America had only been the first part.
Hyatt’s next task had been to seduce Touya Akira, the rising young go star of Japan. With him at their beck and call, profits would soar.

It all should have worked out nicely, but Hyatt had forgotten to take a few things into consideration. Namely, actually falling in love with Akira, which was *not* supposed to happen. And Shindou Hikaru, of course. Now he had a dilemma--he really held no malice towards either of the boys, and would be perfectly happy to leave them alone. But to defy his father...that wasn’t a pleasant option, either.

Hyatt sighed, and ran a hand through his long red hair. He was not having a good day.

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Dekita! Phew...I couldn’t help myself, I had to had the Wayasumi fluff^^.

Chapter 19 by Nawlins7

This is written in Akira's Pov, it is dedicated to my best friend Cherie, whom after over a year of my begging has watched her first episode of “Hikaru No Go” I added the hair pulling part in honor of her.

Possible unknown words - Jook is a Chinese breakfast made of rice that has been cooked so long that the consistency is broken down to almost a paste.

Warnings- nope don’t want to put any

This is Version 2.2 as my smuttier version was lost due to Word encountering a problem and closing without me saving it first ... so this is the quickly wrote watered down version.

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Hikaru Begged me to allow his friends to come sightseeing with us.
I smiled and said that I would perfer it to be just us two, the truth is that, I would rather asked almost anyone other than that Waya kid to go, I know doesn’t like me. Hikaru looked up at me with his green eyes and stated that hanging out with them was the first step in the joining of our lives, that once they got to know the real me that they would understand how important I was to him and how I could make him happier than anyone else. I knew in my heart that even if they accepted our relationship, which they do, it would not make them like me; they would only be nice to me because they wanted him to be happy. I knew if they could pretend to like me for his sake, that they must be good friends, I could not deny Hikaru anything when he looked at me , and his words made some sense, even if they rambled. so I agreed to invite the two of them by saying “ I know they are important to you, so I will try and make them important to me too.” His eyes lit up happily and he jumped up to give me a quick kiss.


We walked to the room that Isumi and Waya were sharing to ask if the other boys would like to join us. Hikaru knocked on the door but there was no answer. So he banged on the door as loud as he could, till he heard Waya yell “geez man I’m coming” When he opened the door He look very rumpled and slightly flushed. Hikaru excitedly told him of our plans to bum around and see the town. Isumi appeared behind Waya and said that neither of them were ready to go anywhere because they had not gotten much sleep last night as soon as I saw his face I realized that we had interrupted something and for a brief second I wondered if I too had that look when Hikaru and I were fooling around. I gave the older boy an embarrassed glance and began pulling Hikaru by his arm. I yelled that we would get some breakfast and that they could catch up with us later. Isumi yelled that they would be ready in a short while. Waya playfully added he would go too as long as he is not tied up or something. I was shocked and a tad bit envious over that statement. Hikaru was pissed at me for pulling him away when he wasn’t done talking yet, he really didn’t notice their expressions of embarrassment of being caught and their relief that we were leaving. Hikaru can be so naïve.

We had decided to take a cab to china town because I could not fathom eating a western breakfast for another day. I wanted to have a bowl of Miso soup and some natto, but if I couldn’t find any Japanese food, I would settle for an Asian Omelet and a large bowl of Jook like the kind you could buy in the Chinese restaurants at home.

When were waiting for the doorman to flag us a cab , Mr. Jamison appeared. He asked where we were off to "we're going to get something to eat because, We had heard, that San Francisco was renown for its cuisine. He gently placed his arm around my shoulder and in English (I think he spoke it so Hikaru couldn't understand) said that we didn't need to go out because the hotels chefs served 5 star room service. He purred that He would get me my hearts desire if I accompanied him to his suite.
I couldn't believe he was being so forward it almost seemed if he was desperate to spend some time with me.

I glanced over and saw Hikaru clench his fist. I politely thanked Mr. Jamison for the idea, "room service sounds great doesn't it Hikaru?" and pulled Hikaru back through the hotel's lobby so that he didn’t do something stupid and get arrested. I don’t know who Hikaru was madder at me for stopping him or Jamison. I hurried him back to our room, to calm him down. A few seconds later, there was a knock at the door and Ogata asked me to come to his room so that he could ask me a few questions. I looked at my lover, afraid to leave when Hikaru was this mad , he guessed why I hesistated, he smiled smuggly and he said "not to worry, that he would not to do anything stupid until after I got back".

When I returned, I didn’t see Hikaru at first, fear washed over me, but then I heard his grunting and heavy breathing next to the bed.



“I’m going to show that Damn Hyatt that he can’t touch you so easily, not with me in the way” Hikaru Mumbled as he continued with his stomach crunches. “I’ll get in shape and protect what is mine” “what is yours?” I questioned. I regarded the scene with a light chuckle.

"What did Mr. Ogata want to talk to you about?", Hikaru asked but I didn’t want to talk about it, it would just have made him madder or more suspicious of Mr. Jamison, so I told him I would tell him later, hoping he would forget to ask about it.

Watching Hikaru attempt to work out was arousing me because the shorter boy looked kind of sexy when he was slightly sweaty.

I could not help but notice Hikaru’s loose #5 Tee-shirt was riding up with every forward motion, giving me the rare opportunity to glance the flat stomach that was always hidden under too many layers of clothes. I moved in closer to my rival, just as Hikaru stopped his crunches and starting bitching about his stomach hurting. He is really cute when he is complaining like this; I couldn’t help but tease him …
“Of course because the only exercise you have ever given your stomach was how fast you could eat ramen”. He retorted that the only exercise I ever got was from lifting up go stones.

I sat down next to Hikaru and absentmindedly began running my hand up and down his front in slow twisting motions and with my fingertips tracing the faint line of hair that started out right below Hikaru’s belly button and continued into his shorts. “Mmm” was all Hikaru could manage to mumble and I thought that maybe I should stop but when I tried to pull my hand away, my lover, managed to say “ Please don’t. …Please don’t stop”. With that encouragement I continued with my explorations of his body.

Hikaru reached down and unbuttoned his baggy jean shorts and I could tell he was waiting for my reaction. “Who is being naughty now” I chided but instead of taking the bait of the opened zipper, I began to stoke Hikaru’s bulge from the outside of the material. I knew that my touch was sending tiny erotic shivers coursing through His body. His eyes were closed and his breathing was becoming more erratic. Hikaru arched his back upward trying desperately to put his bulge deeper in my hand but I pulled away slightly and kept lightly touching him through the material. I cupped the lump in his pants with my left hand and pressed my thumb upward to where I believed Hikaru’s most private opening was. I knew the pressure of my thumb through the material would increase his longing to be entered again.

He opened his big green eyes that were partly shielded by a few strands of blonde bangs, looked directly at me and said, “Sex hurts so much, but it is a good kind of hurt, and when you’re not inside of me, I feel somehow incomplete and empty I miss the sweet pain, desperately and want us to be one again.” I was shocked by his words, not because I didn’t believe them to be true, but because they were coming from the one person, who never seemed to think before he spoke. How many times had he messed things up by saying the wrong stuff or by vocalizing the things that should only be thought? Now his words were perfect and exactly what I wanted to hear. I knew that he meant every word and that made the sentiment all the more special.



Leaning across I kissed him, it was a small kiss but the next kiss he parted his lips slightly, opening his mouth so that my tongue could slide in and invade the foreign territory. I flicked my tongue playfully across his and then gently began to suck as Hikaru responded to my tongue’s explorations by easing his tongue past mine to try and take control of the Kiss. Hikaru drew back and gently sucked and chewed on my bottom lip, he used his teeth just a little to hard and I cried out in mild pain, He apologized and placed a baby kiss on the spot to make it all better and I instantly forgave. The game of darting into each other’s mouth had just begun. His mouth was wet and inviting I pressed mine deeply into his and stopped thinking about anything but the intense pleasure of kissing him. The kisses grew more raw and savage. Our mutual desires were rising.

Hikaru reached his hand behind my head, grasping it firmly to deepen the kiss even more. He moved his body on top of me so that he was sitting astride my lap. Hikaru began to rock back and forth on my crotch. Our humping was getting faster. My penis was straining against the few layers of clothes that separated it from the one place it belonged. Hikaru was grinding his ass against me and all my rational thoughts were gone, I was thrusting against him instinctively with pure unadulterated lust.

Both of my hands reached into the back of Hikaru’s shorts slipping past the waistline of the boxers and began to cup His ass cheeks in a kneading motion forcing the boy to grind harder into my lap, The friction was unbearable and Hikaru mumbled that he didn’t want to wait anymore, He needed to be taken Now!!! I leaned him back so that his back was against the floor but his legs were still somewhat wrapped around my waist. I continued kissing him desperately, unwilling to stop even for a moment. With clumsy hands we began to remove the clothing that had been covering my prize. Hikaru lifted his hips off the floor to help me strip him easier. I slid his shorts and Boxers off together with only a few rough tugs. Unwilling to break the kiss he grabbed the material of his shirt and ripped it off, This aggressiveness from him scared me somewhat but made me want him all the more.

The sight of his bare skin excited me, his skin was slightly tanned, and
In sharp contrast to my own very pale skin. The view of his bare chest, gave me some evil ideas, and I leaned forward and began to suck on his nipple; I swirled my tongue around it and playfully chewed on the soft pink flesh. I was pinching the other nipple between my fingers and gently rolling it.. I moved my mouth higher to nibble on the waiting neck.

I sucked the tender flesh below the ear savagely; fully aware that I was leaving a noticeable kiss mark, which would be a reminder of our blissful experiences together.

I ran my hands lower, down his abdomen, over his hipbones, to his tangle of pubic hair at the base of his cock and then finally to Hikaru’s fully erect member. With my fingertips I began tracing the underneath of his shaft following the sensitive vein up to the small v just below the head. I closed my hand so that my fingers and thumb could form a semi-circle around his girth and began to stroke his length in a up and down twisting rhythm, after a few moments I removed my hand and licked it to lubricate it more than the precum had allowed. With my now moisten hand I went back to stroking it in a consistent pattern Hikaru was becoming impatient and began bucking his hips up trying desperately to fuck my hand. I thought to myself that is why he plays speed Go because he has no patience or self control. I told him that was not part of my plan and that I was in charge this time.

I decided to teach him a little lesson and so, I instructed the other boy to take off my clothes, he looked at me questioningly but obeyed quickly, and then I ordered him to lie down on one of the beds. Seeing him listen without argument, I said “I will reward your eagerness to follow directions with some pleasure” and after that remark I began to tease my lover by
Kissing and licking his skin with gentle strokes of my tongue. lowering my mouth every few seconds moving very slowly from his chest and down to stomach. I knew my pace was agony for him, but prolonging it would make it better. When I reached the belly button, I inserted my tongue in and out for a few seconds till the now giggling Hikaru, put his hands on my face gently pushing me lower.

I had tortured him long enough, so I complied and without hesitation I began to lick the head of his penis, after a few moments I opened my mouth fully and wrapped my lips around the tip working my way slowly down his thick shaft, It was now coated it in my saliva making it easier to move my hand up and down in perfect rhythm with my mouth, He moaned, I removed my mouth from his eager cock and I sucked on my index finger of my and slid it gently between his legs, just below his scrotem and inserted it into him passed his tight ring of anal muscles, I could feel them grasping onto my finger as I began to move it in and out, I repositioned my mouth, until His entire manhood was engulfed in my mouth’s warm dampness. I began to quickly suck him and stroke the base of his cock with my hand all the while finger fucking him. I almost chocked in a hurry to taste all of his flesh. Weird thoughts filled my brain, such as, that I wanted to eat his body so that he would always be inside of me, but I was snapped back to reality, by the very loud moans and the realization that he was about to climax and as much as I wanted to taste his release, I didn’t want our fun to come to an end, just yet.

I withdrew my mouth and finger and ordered him to face the headboard on his knees. He obeyed without any argument, for a change, I had never seen anything as beautiful as the naked form of the one I love, looking back at me in eagerness. I reached in the hotel’s nightstand drawer and took out the Astroglide that I had bought two days earlier and realized that we only had half a tube left.

The feel of being Inside Hikaru was truly an addiction. I began to work some into his waiting hole making sure that his discomfort would be kept to a minuim and I put a large portion on my much-neglected penis. Hikaru rested his arms on headboard bracing for the insertion, I used my thumbs to open him up a little and placed the head of my penis at the opening. I pushed about an inch into him when I heard his guttural moan and saw his grimaced face, I asked if he wanted me to stop and he gasped out no, that he was ok. I started to push more of my cock into the tight hole. He urged me to fill him with all of me; I did as he requested sliding the length of my shaft inside of him. He grabbed the headboard and made a small scream because of the pain. I stopped moving. He was so warm and tight it felt like heaven to me. My head was right next to his ear and I told him I loved him and that he would always be mine. He looked back and at me and said I know. This was his way of letting me know it was ok to start our sin.

I moved slowly, afraid that I would hurt him with my pent up lust but after a few minutes, he had become accustomed to the feel of my invasion of his body, he no longer want slow. My teasing from earlier had awakened his lust, and he needed to be fucked hard and he began to push back against me forcing me deeper into him. Our in and out rhythm began to speed up. I reached forward with my right hand that still had remnants of the lubricant on it and began to stroke his cock in the same motions as my cock was slipping into him. I could feel the tip of my cock pressing against his spongy prostate.

He was so warm and tight I knew that I could not last much longer so I grabbed onto his hair with my left hand, pulling his head back with such force that his body was arched in a bow. I furiously pumped my body into his, the slapping noise our bodies, and his moans filled my ears and I felt him release his Fluid into my hand and on his stomach. My mind was spinning …. I realized that the moans I heard were actually mine, a few more seconds of ramming into his amazing body and I lost all control, I filled my beautiful rival with all of my seed. I let go of the clump of his hair and withdrew my semi-hard penis and gently kissed the back of his neck. He twisted his head further over his shoulder toward me and awkwardly tried to kiss my mouth. The only thought in my mind was my eternal love for him, my eternal rival.

After a few minutes of waiting to catch our breath and for our heartbeats to slow down, he said, “I’m going to take a shower to clean OUR mess, off of me “. I joked that two showers in one day must be a record for him.
“We still need to meet Waya and Isumi so that we can explore other things on this trip besides each others bodies”
I decided to wait a few minutes join him , because I still needed some time as my body still was tingly and very sensitive to the touch. I heard the shower turn on. I could tell that my rival was just as much in love with me, as I was with him, because he was happily humming a familiar love song. I was just about to join him, when I heard a faint knock and the dor and then the door to out hotel room opened up and I saw Mr. Hyatt Jamison looking at a very naked me.


Chapter 20 by Lina Yuy Maxwell

“Blah Blah” = Conversation
/Blah Blah/ = Thoughts

/Oh, my God! This is better than I could ever imagined./ The man’s eyes were roaming over all the perfect nakedness that Touya Akira was in that moment.
He was like a model in a picture enticing you to the more sinful thoughts you could ever consider in all your life. The bed sheets were rumpled and they did nothing to cover him, but a lot to present him like a forbidden fruit in a plate and Hyatt felt he was ready to eat it completely. All the skin that was at sight was covered in a thin layer of transpiration and Akira’s expression was sated and content behind the shock the eyes were showing when he saw the last person he could expect in his room.
“H…Hyatt-san! What are you doing here?” The boy sat and hurried to cover as much of him as he could with the bedclothes.
Akira’s face was red in embarrassment and he didn’t like it. He hated to be seen like that by that man and averted his eyes because he didn’t want the read-head to know the deep dislike that was evident in his depth and he couldn’t hide.
In his heart he had got the feeling of belonging to Hikaru only and that Hikaru was solely his. This felling had been growing unknown since the first time he met him at the Go salon, but now it was stronger than ever because they had deepened in their relationship and they had confessed their true feeling towards each other.
/This is wrong! What’s this man doing in our room?/ Wondered the longhaired boy in his disadvantaged position in the bed.
The time extended by and neither one of them said something, but Touya knew that it was better to get that man off before Hikaru went off the shower. But that thought came a little too late because he didn’t count with the eagerness of his lover.
“Hoe, Akira, why are ya taking so much to get here?” Hikaru’s voice came from the other side of the bathroom door, but right after that the door opened and Touya could see his very wet rival dripping water from his hair and, as a matter of fact, from his entire body, since he hadn’t bothered to dry himself before getting off.
Touya’s mind blacked out and a surge of desire crossed through his body. His eyes took in each drop of water that was advancing downward in Hikaru’s chest ‘till they got absorbed in the dangerously loose towel at his hips. He wanted badly to get off the bed and lick each of them off and reduce his lover to a whimpering mass again, but his rational self managed to get in charge at least for the moment, though his instinctual self made a mental note to get his way when they got off this situation.
The American man had turned his head towards the bathroom door as soon as he heard the voice and was greatly surprised when he saw Shindou there. When he first saw the boy at the park he knew that he wasn’t his type, but see the boy like that moved a fiber deep into his body.
/This is ridiculous! Why am I lusting over that boy? He’s not my type!/ But even when this thought was going on and on in his mind he wasn’t able to turn his eyes away.
/What the heck? Why is that damned man seeing MY Hikaru like that?/ Akira was having huge problems trying to control his jealousy and not throw himself at the man to get him off the room.
Hikaru had entered the room smiling with his eyes closed, but when he heard nothing he opened slowly his eyes and took in the scene. Touya wrapped in bed sheets and an assassin glare towards Hyatt, while the mentioned man was eyeing him with his lips a bit opened. His mouth opened in surprise, but he couldn’t utter a single sound. The bleached banged boy closed his eyes, breathed deeply and opened them again, but all surprise was erased in them and a steeled look was in place.
Shindou walked towards the bed and sat at the border in front of Akira
“What do you want Hyatt-san?” Asked the olive green eyed boy as politely as the rage inside him could let him.
Akira was utterly surprised with Hikaru’s attitude but he was happy that he could act so calm when he knew he was boiling inside. As his lover’s body hid Akira’s actions, he sneaked a hand off the bed sheets and placed it at Hikaru’s back soothing him. The effect was immediate and the muscles loosen a bit.
The older man got over the undesired and new feeling towards the bleached boy and over the ones inspired by Touya Akira and placed a knowing smile in his face.
“Oh, my! It seems I got here in a bad moment, ne? My apologies to you my little boys, I didn’t mean to get into the privacy of your actions. I’m really sorry. I’m off, but I came here to ask for your presence at a little party I’m organizing in my house.”  Hyatt did a pause and continues when he saw the negative in both sets of eyes. “You have to accept, please. Also you’re not the only guests, I already talked with all your friends and Ogata-sensei so you don’t have to take me wrong. It’s a simple party with a few Go personalities.” He paused again and saw Akira then Shindou in the eyes, showing the sincerity he had mastered from a long time ago. “I’m counting on you then!” Stated the older man knowing that he had won this little battle. Hyatt turned around, began his way out the room and grabbed the doorknob when he was beside it. “See you later, my little friends.” Said the man without turning around and closed the door.
Hikaru left the air go out of his lungs and relaxed against Akira’s waiting body, getting embraced by his arms.
“What are we gonna do, koi?” Shindou’s voice was a whisper, but very audible in the silence of the room.
Akira began to pet Hikaru’s hair with one of his hands getting the bangs off the face. “I don’t know… Uh?! What did you call me?”
“Uh?! Koi?” The bleached boy turned his body a bit and locked his eyes with the ones of his companion.
“Un-hu.” One of the longhaired boy’s hand began to roam over the chest at its reach and traced the path a drop had made moments ago.
“Did it bother you that I call you like that?” Hikaru was still whispering as if the magic would break if they talked in loud voices. The sole touching of Akira’s hand was overloading his senses again and he was more than ready to succumb to the passion one more time.
Akira denied with his head and a sweet smile adorned his lips. He leaned forward and touched Shindou’s mouth in a light kiss that was a slow exploration of lips and teeth without deepening it. They were like that for a long moment and as they separated his eyes came into contact again.
“I like it. You can call me like that as much as you feel like it.” The taller boy kissed him in the nose and the forehead bringing a little flush over his rival face.
“As much as I want? Then you’ve to be around me for the rest of my life… and in the afterlife too.” Hikaru eyed him with happiness, contentment, satisfaction and a lot of emotions in his face, being all this caused for the intense love he felt in his heart.
“I intend to do so.” Pledged Akira with a serious look in his face.
Hikaru’s eyes opened widely, but the words failed him and he hugged the other boy tightly against his bare chest. They stayed like that for a long moment and without separating Touya talked in the shorter boy’s ear.
“Thanks, Hikaru.”
“Why?” Responded the boy in the same embraced position.
“For be in my life. For finding me four years ago. For be you. For all the thinks and emotions you had made me feel and live.” Akira confessed with a hoarse voice and tightened his arms around the boy.
/I’ll do whatever is in my hands to make you happy, Hikaru. To see you well./ Vowed the green eyed boy in his mind.
The taller boy placed his lips in the offering neck and dropped a lot of tiny kisses following the path of imaginary drops that dried moments ago. He continued his advance over Shindou’s chest giving special attention to the hardened numbs, lapping at them and biting slightly. The teasing was a thing Hikaru was beginning to understand and arced his back to give his lover the message that he was enjoying immensely those attentions.
Touya was lost in the pleasure he was giving and began to work his way to lower and begging parts in his lover’s body, but before he could reach it, said lover got in his elbows and positioned a hand in his face.
“Wait.” Breathed Shindou and got off the bed.
Akira’s confusion was evident in his face, but he understood the other boy’s actions when he saw him walking towards the door and locking it. Touya lay sprawled in the bed and drank in the sight of the other boy’s body.
“Just in case.” Winked the two toned haired boy when he turned around and walked towards the bed, touching his body in a very sinful and sensual kind of way.
The longhaired boy groaned as he saw that, but stayed in the same position at the bed.
The short haired boy got to the border of the bed and climbed it; he straddled the waiting boy and sat lightly in his upper legs, then he put his hands over Akira’s chest and massaged the flesh in slow motion.
“Ya know Akira, what if I’m in charge this time? You’ve been having your way all this time.” He said all that without seeing his lover’s face and the flush crept in his face.
The request took Touya aback and he didn’t answer right away, but he accepted it even before he consciously acknowledges it. He considered Hikaru his equal in all the aspect of life and this was another thing he wanted and needed to share with him.
Hikaru didn’t dare to lift his eyes and maintain them seeing his hands, now motionless, over the chest of his lover. He knew he wanted to be Akira’s equal in all, but he wasn’t absolutely sure of what the longhaired boy wanted. He was lost in his thoughts when he heard the other’s voice and saw him in the eye.
“All right.” Whispered the green-eyed boy, locking his eyes with the boy’s over him. “I trust you.”
If he had known that love felt this good he’d succumb to it a long time ago. Hikaru launched himself towards Akira and kissed him deeply fueling the passion in both their bodies.
The shorter boy separated and cupped the flushed face of the boy beneath him. He lowered his face and kissed the torso while massaging Akira’s shoulders. When he reached the place in which he was more interested he bypassed it and kissed the soft skin in the inner thigh, scratching lightly with his fingernails Touya’s chest.
The longhaired boy was writhing in the bed and he knew he was receiving a payback for his early teasing, but that didn’t make it better. He was desperate and wanted to feel that warm mouth right now.
“Hikaru!” Pleaded Akira in a strangled voice that hardly could be recognized as his.
“I know how I taste thanks to you.” A wicked smile was playing in the corner of Shindou’s mouth. “Want me to show you your taste?”
Right after he said that he lowered his head and took a small portion of the excited flesh. Akira was mesmerized with the sight of his hard flesh disappearing into Shindou’s mouth and he wanted to close his eyes and be ridden by the waves of his desire, but he forced himself to see. Hikaru was aware of the eyes on him and he took more of it into his warm and waiting mouth, bobbing up and down, then he felt like moaning and hummed deeply in his throat. The next thing he knew was that Akira was moving uncontrollably beneath him, biting a mouthful of bed sheets to stifle a scream and grabbed his head and tried to make him take more than he already had in his mouth.
The olive-eyed boy gagged a little with the sudden motion and draws back a little. He waited patiently lapping at the whole surface until he saw that Akira had calmed a little, then he grabbed his hips to prevent another sudden movement and drawing in as much as he could, he hummed again and noticed the same uncontrollable reaction.
“Hikaru! Please… no more…” The taller boy’s voice was almost sobbing and the shorthaired boy decided that it was enough of that teasing so he withdraws and dropped a little kiss at the tip.
“Open more your legs, koi.” Asked Shindou while coating his fingers with saliva and the boy sprawled them wider.
Hikaru knew exactly what was going on inside Akira’s body because he had felt it each time he had been with him, so he positioned himself between the legs began to insert one finger. At first he felt a little resistance, but Touya was trying hard to relax so he wrapped a hand around his excitement and caressed it. When he felt that it was time he added a second finger and then a third loosening the tight ring of muscle as much as he could in order to not hurt his lover. The olive green eyed boy tried to not touch the soft spot he knew could push Akira over the edge and also he wanted to try something more before they would be united one more time.
Shindou withdraw his fingers, put a pillow under the lower part of Touya’s body and leaned himself in a semi-lay down position between the legs. The taller boy had his eyes clouded with desire, but he was curious of his lover’s actions and he was eyeing him without missing anything. When Hikaru ended the preparations he saw the other boy and an impish grin showed in his lips, sending jolts of pleasure though Akira’s spine. Without warning the boy lowered his head, opened widely the butt cheeks and inserted his tongue in the hole.
“Ah!” Akira opened his eyes in shock when he felt Shindou’s tongue in that secret part of him and whimpered helplessly. /This isn’t fair! He’s playing with me./ Akira thought feeling the sweet intrusion of the soft muscle into him. “Ah! Hikaru! Please, please… Ah!” Begged the boy.
Hikaru felt that it was enough for now and besides he was having problems to control his body. He put both legs around his waist and positioned himself against the puckered entrance that was begging to be filled. He leaned forward and kissed Akira with all his soul and then they were one.
“Hikaru, Hikaru!” Akira broke the kiss when he felt his body being filled in such a lovely way. It was really good and the little pain at the beginning was fast forgotten when the tip of Hikaru’s member hit his soft spot.
Shindou was having problem to control himself because he wanted to let his instinct take over, but the fear of hurting Touya won him and he continued the steady pace he had marked since the beginning. All was in slow motion for long moments, but Akira felt daring and moved his inner muscles squeezing Hikaru and that was the trigger that unleashed the least rational part in the boy’s mind and they actions became frenzied and desperate.
When they were very close to the end Hikaru grabbed Touya’s member and caressed it with the rhythm of their bodies sending the boy over the edge and following him right away, filling the air with their screamed names.
Both boys were hugging very tightly with their senses filled and a little sleepy for all the action they had had and then they heard the telephone ringing furiously.
“Oh, my. I think that I know who’s at the other end of the line.” Said Hikaru with a guilty smile.
“Your friend?” Responded Akira, smiling a little too carefree, don’t caring really if the other boy wanted to sacrifice him to a pagan god for stealing his friend off him.
“Yup. I better pick it up.” Shindou rolled in the bed and picked up the receiver. “Hi, Waya!” The next thing Touya saw was his lover separating the phone receiver from his ear and grimacing at the loud voice coming from it. “I know, Waya! Give us twenty minutes and we’ll be at the lobby, ne? Then we can go for something to eat. Now I remember I hadn’t eat anything since yesterday. See ya, Waya. Twenty minutes. Hai, Waya. This time is for serious. Bye.”
“Angry?” Asked Akira feeling that he had to ask.
“You can’t imagine how much. When he’s like that I could tell that he’s suffering the PMS or something like that. Oh, well, let’s get a shower and we’ve to hurry or he’s gonna kill me.”
Hikaru grabbed Akira’s hand and dragged him to the shower.


They were having a great time together despite the angry looks Waya shot towards Akira as soon as they appeared at the lobby fifteen minutes later. Waya was eyeing them with a mix of jealousy and happiness for Shindou. It was lucky that them could work their way towards each other, now Shindou couldn’t sulk at Touya’s indifference because it was obvious that the taller boy had eyes only for him.
If only he could be like that with Isumi it should be really good, but for some reason he felt responsible now of the relationship between them. He always liked Isumi and he wanted to be with him, but it was a crush, no something that he could hope to be repaid, so it was a great surprise when Isumi confessed his feelings towards him in the evening they had that party. It was silly, but when the desire to have something with him disappeared and was replaced with the serious prospect of having a serious relationship, he felt insecure and wanted to come back to the irresponsible relation in which they had said nothing. He knew it was his fault and that he had to get over that or he would lose Isumi to someone.
/Why am I scared of a relationship with Isumi? He’s responsible, serious, reliable, and funny and he let me get my way in most things. Why? It’s as if I fear to lose my freedom./ Waya opened wide his eyes when he thought that and saw the happy faces Hikaru and Akira were wearing. /Could that be the thing that’s bothering me? I fought to get off my house because I didn’t want to be in check anymore. I wanted my own life and then I found a place. If I deepen my relationship with Isumi I know he’d want to be with me all the time. He’s that kind of person./ The auburn haired boy chuckled a little with that thought, realizing how much he knew the taller boy. /That must be my problem, ne? I fear to lose my freedom, but if I see them… / He saw the younger boys again. /They are happy to belong to someone. You can tell that they feel complete around the other, they don’t fear to lose any freedom ‘coz they consider that be one without the other is something that must be evaded. Why not be a little like them?/ Then he remembered that time in which he wasn’t able to see Isumi because he was in China. He remembered the hollow feeling that he felt all those nights, lying alone in his small room, knowing that he couldn’t see him even if he wanted. /I already know what’s the feeling of be without him. Could I bear to feel it again once we get back home? I already know that he love me. It’s stupid of me to let my fears to take over me in this matter. And I was the one thinking that Touya was really dense and no fun at all. I’m the one that has to be pitied./
Hikaru wasn’t unaware of the state of mind of his friend and he had caught the glimpses he had shot in his and Akira’s direction and he decided to talk with him, but before he did so he turned towards his lover and told him to walk in the front with Isumi at some distance because he needed to settle something with Waya and Akira understood immediately and began to chat with Isumi getting the attention of the older boy.
When they were at some distance Hikaru turned to Waya and asked without preamble “What’s the matter, Waya?”
“Uh?!” The older boy was startled to have Shindou beside him without him noticing, and then he smiled in a bittersweet way. “I treat you something if you guess right.”
“Isumi confessed to you and you don’t know a good enough hiding place to hide from your own feelings.” Stated the shorter boy. The silence extended by and then Hikaru turned towards Waya to see his friend with a stunned expression over his face. Then grinned widely and patted him in the shoulder. “Ya owe me anything I want.”
“How… How did you know? I didn’t tell anything to anyone and I know Isumi didn’t too.”
“The misery in both their faces is so evident that a blind man could figure it out.” The shorter boy knitted his brows. “Geez man, what da ya want? He confessed! Did ya know how difficult that is?”
“I know Shindou, but you can’t expect me to be like you.” Defended himself the golden-eyed boy.
“Then you must try!” Spat harshly the boy, but soften his expression when he saw the helplessness in his friend face. “Do you love him?”
“Hai.” Said Waya and dropped his head in a defeated manner.
“Then why put you and him through this pain? When two persons love each other the better thing to them is to be together, then you get to know them in a deep way that wouldn’t be possible if they’re separated. Did you follow me?”
“Uh-hu!” Nodded Waya hiding his face, he didn’t trust his voice. Shindou was telling him things he already knew and he was feeling bad for not been able to realize them early.
“I’m telling you something, if I see Isumi depressed or something like that that’ll tell me that you’re doubting again and ya know what I’m gonna do?” Hikaru had a wicked smile when Waya lift his eyes to see him. “I’m gonna pick him up and entertain myself and Akira with him. Ya know he’s handsome and that serious look, I’m weak with serious guys.”
“Shindou! Don’t you dare!” Waya’s face was flustered and he couldn’t believe his ears.
“Ha Ha Ha… Got ya.” Hikaru was laughing so hard that he was grabbing his stomach.
The two boys at the front had halted their movement and were eyeing them with confusion in their faces, but Akira saw that Waya’s expression had changed.
“Thanks!” Said the auburn haired boy hardly containing his emotions.
“Nah! Always there if ya need me.” The bleached banged boy put a hand in one of Waya’s arms and squeeze it lightly. “Be happy, that’s the only thing that we have in this life because we can’t count with the afterlife. The afterlife can come, but what if it doesn’t and you didn’t do all the things you wanted in ‘this’ life? We’re lucky to be alive and to have people that love us.” He turned towards Akira and the longhaired boy smiled in reassurance though he couldn’t hear what was Hikaru talking about.
Waya eyed the shorter boy don’t believing that so mature words could have come from him, but he understood and felt happy to be friends with him.
“Aa.” The gold-eyed boy walked towards the other two boys and tangled an arm with one of Isumi’s surprising him.
“Waya?” Asked the black haired boy with concern.
“All it’s fine now.” Said the boy and smiled brightly to the taller boy. Then he turned towards Akira and saw him. “Hope you never make him suffer or I’m gonna pick him up.”
The longhaired boy was utterly surprised with this statement and was about to respond when Hikaru screamed.
“Waya! Don’t steal words from me!” The shorter boy draped his arms around Akira and stuck out his tongue to Waya.
“Ha Ha Ha…” The auburn haired boy began to walk again and dragged Isumi with him.
Akira put a hand on Shindou’s head and pets the hair a little. “What was that?”
“A friend helping another friend to see how lucky he was.” Grinned Hikaru and taking advantage of his position he brushed Akira’s lips in a soft and quick kiss and then he leaned his head on the shoulder.
Touya closed his eyes and hugged him tightly unaware of the eyes that could see them like that.
“Hey, guys, I know that you love each other, but could you take that to your room?” Yelled Waya, attracting the attention of the two boys to the real world.
Both boys walked towards the other two and they resumed their walk through the park*.


“All is set to this night, father. All of them are going to come here to the ‘party’.” Hyatt voice was heard in the office he was sitting in.
“It’s good that you know how to do things when you get the presence of mind to do as asked.” Came the cold voice at the other end of the line.
“I’m your son, after all.” Added the young man. “Are you coming here? At least you must know them.”
“Yes, I will be there.” After this the older man canceled the communication.
The redhead put the receiver in its place and took the glass at his desk. He made the chair swirl around and now he was facing a big window that shown the gardens and the bright sun playing with the trees leaves.
“What am I getting into?” He sipped in his drink and leaned his head in the high back of the chair. He remembered the two boys that were doing his life miserable and cursed his father for force him do things he didn’t want.
/Touya Akira… Shindou Hikaru… Two names that didn’t mean anything to me a month ago. And now I’m stuck with feelings for the both of them./
“What can I do?” Wondered the redhead and closed his eyes.


Notes:

Koi = Love, lover. It’s an endearment.
Aa = It’s an affirmation

* Don’t know if there is a park in San Francisco, but I put one there ^_^ It’s not a mechanic park; it’s the kind of park ponds and animals to feed.


Chapter 21 by Sil


Two boys, no, young men were standing in the hotel room ready to go. The slightly taller one wore a dark grey suit with a clashing green silk shirt, but no tie. He felt obviously a little uneasy.

“Are you sure I shouldn’t wear a tie, too? I feel kind of stupid without.” The younger one smiled reassuringly but said nothing. He checked his outfit one last time, a blue suit with clashing yellow shirt, and said, more to himself than to his companion: “This should do.”

He looked a little uneasy himself but his reasons were slightly different. He looked up to the green-haired boy named Touya Akira, trying his best to look content, but then his head dropped and he stared at his shoes. “Do we really have to wear suits?” he asked, “I hate them and you know that. You are not just doing this to make me suffer even more during this evening?”

A hand gently touched his cheek and then slowly lifted his head up till he could not help but stare into the remarkable eyes of his rival, friend and... lover. “This is an official invitation, not like last time. We should try our best to be as official as possible and head out as soon as this party starts drifting into another direction or do you want to stay longer than strictly necessary?”

Shindou Hikaru raised his hand to take the one of his friend and gently placed a kiss in its palm. “During the pro exam I used to stamp my hand with a win to win and it worked. Let’s hope it works this time too.” They embraced and kissed, but soon enough there was a knock on the door and the familiar voice of their pro colleague and supervisor on this journey boomed through the door:” I sure as hell hope you are ready!”

The two lovers quickly fixed their hair again and took a look at their outfits before nodding at each other approvingly. Hikaru started to head for the door when his rival’s hand grapped his. He raised it to his lips and kissed the palm. “For luck”, he said and smiled. Hidden in that smile was a turmoil of feelings, but one was prevalent: fear. When Hikaru realized that, an uneasy feeling started to make itself comfortable in his stomach. He swallowed and took Akira’s hand. Still holding it he opened the door to join Ogata-sensei and the others.

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Akira and Hikaru weren’t the only ones who decided on wearing something formal. Ogata-sensei seemed more than comfortable though in his usual outfit that consisted of a bright white suit, yellow shirt and blue tie. This time he was wearing a pair of semi-reflecting sunglasses too which made him look like some kind of movie star or a vampire.

Next to him was the youngest of the group: Ochi was wearing the same brown suit that he had been wearing during most of their stay here. It took the two boys some time till they noticed the difference. “You are not wearing your glasses, Ochi!” exclaimed Akira surprised. It was hard to tell what made the young boy feel more uneasy, not wearing his glasses or seeing Touya Akira show his emotions so openly.

Ogata-sensei answered for both of them:” While you were out in town doing things I don’t want to even think about we two decided to take a look at the opticians here.” Ochi just nodded, he had regained his composure and the usual look of superiority graced his face again.

Hikaru couldn’t stop himself any longer and started giggling, turning his face towards Akira’s shoulder who seemed a little perplexed at that open sign of their closeness. Ogata-sensei shot the bleached boy a warning look, but due to the sunglasses it lost most of its impact. “You look like a vampire with those sunglasses, Ogata-sensei!” was what Hikaru finally managed to get out between laughs.

The arrival of Waya and Isumi saved him from a lecture or worse as it was still hard to tell what the older pro thought behind those sunglasses.

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Waya and Isumi had decided on a partner look that corresponded with their new found trust in their relationship. They both wore black pants and black silk shirts with a white tie. Without a doubt they won the best dressed award for the evening.

Waya shot a surprised look at his friend Hikaru who was still leaning on Akira’s shoulder, his face red from laughing. “We thought that you might be here. We have been waiting in the lobby for the last 15 minutes already, but no one came.” Isumi said. “Seems that we are ready to go now if Shindou-kun over there can stop laughing for a moment.”

Ogata-sensei was still trying to shoot looks in the direction of the younger pro but failed miserably of course. “But what about the others?!” Waya exclaimed. “That’s it. The others found an excuse or another for not going, so it’s just us. Please try to behave yourself during this party. It might seem like a casual meeting, but we are still working for Jamison-san.”

The pro turned around and headed for the elevator. After a short moment Ochi followed and then the others. Hikaru took hold of Akira’s hand again as he entered the elevator behind Isumi and Waya. He finally started hoping that they could make it through this evening unscathed.

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The group of go-players left the hotel and looked around for someone to tell them what to do or where to go, but no one came. Instead a black limousine appeared out of nowhere and the doors opened on their own to let them in. With only the barest reserve Ogata entered first and the others followed.

The inside of the car was as luxurious as one could imagine, including leather seats, a mahogany table, TV, and of course a mini-bar that wasn’t mini in even one way. When the last of them took place the door closed again and the car started moving though it felt more like it was floating above the ground.

No one said anything during the ride which took more than an hour and brought them out of the city till they reached their final destination: a large villa located on a cliff above, what looked like, a beautiful sand beach. An elevator seemed to be the only way to reach that secluded place on the beach.

The building itself seemed in no way out of the ordinary, that is, if you were used to the lush luxurious style that seemed to be so prevalent among the rich on the Californian coast. The car stopped at the main entrance and the doors opened again.

Hyatt Jamison was already waiting for them. He had chosen a James Bondish outfit for himself which suited him well. “I am pleased to welcome you at my humble home” he said, making a gesture that included the house and the surroundings.

It was then that Hikaru noticed that there was no other building anywhere close. The Milky Way shone on the sky with unbroken brilliance that was only rivaled by the red moon setting towards the west, covering the sea in color that reminded of blood. Without themselves noticing it, the group of go-players moved closer to each other like a pack of sheep surrounded by wolves.

“I have a bad feeling about this.” Akira whispered. Outside he seemed composed and his usual self but Hikaru saw something in his eyes that mirrored his own feelings and he could do nothing else but nod and squeeze his lover’s hand a bit tighter.

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Jamison led them inside and Hikaru noticed how the car left and headed back the way they had come. He had seen no other cars, but now he started to hear the music. An orchestra was playing somewhere and a woman was singing a happy and upbeat song that didn’t seem to fit his mood at all.

Ignoring the fact that his target was holding hands with Shindou Hikaru Jamison led them through the house until they reached a veranda that led into a garden that had been completely hidden from view when they arrived.

Around 50 people were enjoying themselves, drinking champagne, eating tiny ou d’ouevres, dancing or just sitting and talking. It seemed normal enough. The orchestra was situated to their right making place for a generous dancing platform with tables placed strategically around it. Waiters were walking around and offering drinks and food to the guests.

Jamison waved one of them towards the group and personally gave each of them a glass of champagne. As he turned his back on them for a second Ogata-sensei took a glass of what looked like orange juice from the waiter’s plate and exchanged Ochi’s drink. The boy smelled the fluid and noticed instantly that this was orange juice mixed with some kind of alcohol but said nothing.

Jamison turned his attention back to them and raised his glass: “To Go! May it become as popular in the U.S. as it is in your country. Kanpai!” The others followed suit and an echo of Kanpai’s made some of the other guests turn towards them. With a swift and trained move Jamison emptied his glass. Ogata did the same but the others only took a sip except for Waya and Ochi, who downed theirs with a look of determination.

Jamison smiled slyly. “This will work out nicely”, he thought, but then he caught Shindou Hikaru staring at him mercilessly. When the young man was sure that Jamison was looking at him he smiled and spit the champagne that he hadn’t really drunk in the grass. A sudden surge of fear hit the red-haired American, but then he noticed Touya Akira slowly sipping his drink, oblivious to what had just happened and his smile returned. He wouldn’t loose this fight so easily, not with his father watching him.

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During the evening Hikaru’s resolution not to touch any food or drink offered here slowly started to crumble. He had only allowed himself to drink some water when he had to go to the toilet, but that had not been an option for the last hour since Akira was already drunk and he did not want to leave him alone for even a second. With the alcohol breaking down the walls that the green-haired pro usually erected around himself it was hard for Hikaru to stay cool, but he tried his best.

Jamison was making his rounds all the time bringing new people to talk to them and had successfully split them up in smaller groups. Ogata-sensei and Ochi were talking agitatedly to a group of women, Waya and Isumi were discussing one thing or the other with the corresponding group of men or rather Isumi was talking while Waya seemed to have had too much alcohol to follow the conversation anymore.

Akira was talking to a couple of people about Go trying to explain passionately what he liked so much about it and making them laugh from time to time, either because he had mistaken an expression in English or because he was actually making jokes. Hikaru couldn’t really tell since his English was more than just mediocre so instead he kept an eye on Jamison and tried to wave the waiters approaching Akira like birds of prey away from him.

It was getting late already and he sincerely hoped that this would be all over soon when the orchestra suddenly stopped and their sponsor thanked them all for coming today. Hikaru didn’t understand the rest of the speech but he was grateful that this was over... or so he thought.

The people slowly started drifting towards the house and waved or shouted their farewells towards them. In no time at all the go-players and Jamison were the only ones left. He joined their group and led them back in but instead of heading out through the front door again they started up the stairs leading to the first floor.

Hikaru stopped dead in his tracks and grabbed Akira on his shoulders to make him stop too. “What’s the meaning of this.” he shouted upstairs towards Jamison. The red-head smiled like the wolf in the fairytale must have smiled before eating Red Riding Hood’s grandma: “Oh my, how impolite of me. Of course you do not speak English so you could not understand what I said earlier. I invited you all to stay here for the night since it is already so late and Ogata-san gratefully accepted on your behalf.”

Jamison was having trouble to cover his amusement about Shindou Hikaru’s obvious distress, so he just turned around and continued up. After a few seconds the bleached boy followed holding the drunken Akira possessively close to himself.

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One after another the go-players disappeared into luxoursly furnished rooms until only Hikaru and Akira were left. Jamison opened the next door and gestured for Akira to enter. When his friend tried to follow he stepped in the way. “There is no need to share rooms here. We have enough rooms for everyone.” he said. “Besides it would be indecent to let you two share a room now that I know of your relationship. As your sponsor I do have to keep an eye on you too. You are my responsibility.”

Hikaru thought for a second and decided not to argue. As soon as Jamison was gone he intended to go to Akira’s room anyway. Jamison ignored the next few doors and finally opened one that seemed to lead into a room identical to the others. “Good Night and sweet dreams”, Jamison said and then he closed the door.

Hikaru could hear a key turn and realized his mistake. He hit the door first with his fists and then with his feet but it did not budge. He took a closer look and noticed that though it looked like a normal wooden door it was made of some kind of material that not only was stronger but also absorbed the sounds he made.

Hikaru turned around and headed for the window. He pushed the curtains aside with one angry motion, ripping the fabric in the process and then he stared at the metal bars before him. He was trapped.

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Akira fell into his bed without even trying to get undressed. He was sure that he would fall asleep within seconds but sleep would not come. Instead he felt a wave of warmth go through his body and linger in the middle. A silent moan escaped his lips when he tried to change his position on the bed to ease the tension that his pants were creating.

Still unsatisfied with the result he grapped the blanket as if it were a huge plush bear. He took a fold of it between his legs and started to rub unconsciously. With a sudden shock he realized what he was doing but it was already too late. His mind was swept away by the wave of pleasure that surged through his body and he could feel a warm wetness between his legs.

Akira laid on his back for a while panting hard. Now there was no way around getting undressed. As his feet touched the ground a wave of nausea hit him but it soon was replaced by another wave of warmth as he pushed his soiled shorts down and they touched his member, which was already hard again.

It was only then that Akira noticed that Hikaru wasn’t there. For a moment he felt scared and out of place but his throbbing member was aching and he had to release the pressure before another accident happened. When he was done he slipped under the covers of his bed and hopped to succumb to sleep, but after only a short time it became unbearably hot. He kicked the sheets away but that did not help much.

He was aching again. Where was Hikaru when he needed him so much? He closed his eyes and imagined the door opening. He could hear the footsteps and Hikaru’s voice saying his name softly: “Akira.” A moan, this time louder and less restrained escaped as he imagined his lovers hot breath on his face.

When he felt lips on his own he did not open his eyes. Without his doing Akira’s body arched towards his lovers and soon he was lost in the pleasure, only moans and Hikaru’s name came over his lips over and over again till his mind finally fell into warm and welcoming darkness.

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Jamison kissed the figure on the bed one last time and then he stood there delving in the sheer beauty of Touya Akira’s naked body which was still glowing from the passion it had experienced. As his eyes got accustomed to the dark he noticed the marks that he had left and smiled.

He turned his head toward the camera which was hidden in a corner of the room and his eyes turned hard as steel: “What do you say now, Shindou Hikaru?” Without a second look he left.

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Not far away a young man with bleached bangs was sitting in the middle of a completely demolished room. The only thing still intact was a TV Screen placed decoratively on the wall and showing the naked body of Touya Akira in as much detail as only a night vision device could show in the dark.

Hikaru’s fists were covered in blood which seeped out off the wounds all over his knuckles and the inside of his palms were his nails repeatedly cut into the flesh. His bangs covered his eyes, but after a while he moved his head to look up to the screen again. His face was stained with tears but he wasn’t crying anymore. A spark of insanity shone in his eyes but it was soon extinguished by something else: determination.

When he lowered his head again a low cackle escaped his lips. Jamison would pay for this, oh yes, he would. Hikaru would make him go through the same pain he had and more. Oh no, he wouldn’t kill him, at least not right away. An eerie smiled appeared on his lips.

End of my chapter :) I hope you enjoyed it even though it was a bit too long.

Sil :)

P.S. Edit: changed the infrared camera into a night vision device...
P.S. Edit: noticed some strange typos and eradicated them. E.g.: hopped instead of hoped... ^-^'


Chapter 22 by Kami-chan


Akira groggily opened his eyes, cursing himself for doing so as the light blinded him. He tried to close his eyes again and ignore annoying sunlight, but after awhile, he gave up. Slowly, he rolled on his back and stared at the ceiling. /Just where the hell am I?/ The room was neat and luxurious, that was for sure... And bed was comfy, too... Akira blinked twice and tried hard to concentrate.

/Jamison's invitation.../

/...party.../

/...drinks.../

/...spiked...?/

Akira sat up so suddenly that his bangs fell all over his face. Cold air hit him like a tidal wave. Touya looked down, only to find out that he was completely naked. /Where are my clothes..?/ He looked around the room. The first thing he saw was his green silk shirt, and when he reached for it he found the rest of his clothes. And, just when he was putting them on, he noticed something that made his heart stop. Next to bed, on nice, fluffy carpet, was lying elegant, silky tie. Akira didn't wear a tie yesterday. Neither did Hikaru.

/Speaking of Hikaru, where the hell is he..?/

/And that tie../

Akira picked it up and examined it carefully. He recognized it instantly.

/Holy shit./ It was Jamison's tie.

Dark haired boy dropped the tie as if it could bite, then forced himself to calm down. However, the more he could remember from the night before, the more he wanted to just broke down, then find Jamison and tear his legs out of his ass.

/Calm down./

/Calm down./

/Calm down...!!/

Akira, even mad, was clever enough to know that beating Jamison into a pulp of meat and broken bones wasn't a good idea. Forcing himself to take a deep breath he looked around. /Was I drunk?/ It was certainly the easiest explanation, but something wasn't right. Primo, Touya had a really strong head for alcohol. There was no way that just a few glasses of spiked juice could make him totally lose his control. Secondly, IF he WAS drunk yesterday, where was his hangover? True, he felt a little light-headed, but if he had been drunk enough to lose control he should be rolling on the floor moaning in severe pain. But...

...if it wasn't alcohol...

...then what it was...?...

Just then Akira's eyes fell on a still half-full glass of grapefruit juice.

Akira didn't like grapefruits that much. He remembered that yesterday he was drinking mainly orange juice and punch...

..spiked?...

Yes, that was possible. After emptying a few glasses of punch he probably was slightly drunk...

...and thirsty...

...and just then he realized that they had run out of orange juice...

...so he asked a waiter for a glass of some kind of drink...

Akira's eyes snapped open. He couldn't remember much after drinking that damn grapefruit juice. Was it possible that /someone/ had slipped /something/ in Touya's glass..? Touya suspiciously eyed half-full glass. Carefully, he picked it and examined its content. The juice had strange, sweet, a bit chemical smell.

/Certainly not alcohol.../

/...then.../

/...aphrodisiac..?/

/...or, even worse, drug..?/

Akira cursed and squeezed the glass so hard it almost broken into pieces. Almost. /I need to find Hikaru/, thought Akira, and with that conclusion, he made a beeline for the door. Or at least tried to, because after a few steps he tripped over something and almost fell on the floor. /What the hell?/ It was a cable. Thin, black, innocent-looking cable. And it was attached to... ...a camera...? ...which was... ...pointed... ...straight at... ...a bed...? Akira clenched his teeth, restraining himself from demolishing the room in sudden fit of madness. Cursing inwardly, he grabbed the knob and opened the door. Someone was standing outside. Shindou Hikaru. Their eyes met.

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A few hours later...

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Hyatt Jamison smiled and sipped his drink unhurriedly. It was a juice from yesterday and he probably should order someone to bring him a new one, but right now he didn't care. Everything went accordingly to his plans.

/Well, I bet that Shindou won't be so cocky now. Pity, he was kind of cute, even if he wasn't my type.../ Jamison shook his head to get rid of some evil thoughts, mostly including half-naked, dripping wet Hikaru, clad only in a short towel wrapped around his hips. /Huh, I think that I should release him from my 'trap'... Poor thing, he has to be pretty shaken right now.../

However, when Hyatt opened the door to Hikaru's room, he saw something he wasn't prepared to see. The room was completely, absolutely demolished. It would be hard to find any thing intact. /Shit./ cursed Jamison. And then he cursed again, when he noticed that the room was empty. Apparently Shindou managed somehow to tear a few metal bars out of their sockets, then broke the window glass and escaped. Before he knew what he was doing, Hyatt jumped out of the window and went searching for insane young pro.

/What if he tells someone that I locked him in that room? I can be in some serious trouble!!/ thought Jamison nervously. And then he noticed footprints on the ground. Just a few steps more and he saw familiar bleached-banged boy sitting on the ground and staring into nothingness.

"What's wrong, boy?" mocked Jamison. For a second he was afraid that this insane (but handsome) prat could cause some problems, but it seemed that it wasn't the case.

"Sorry for demolishing your room." whispered Hikaru slowly. If he suddenly started singing "God, save the king" at the top of his lungs he wouldn't surprise Hyatt more.

"What?" said finally Hyatt, feeling kinda silly.

"Sorry for demolishing your room." repeated patiently Hikaru., slowly turning his head to look at Jamison. "I shouldn't have done it. It's not your room that should be demolished... unfortunately, the one that should have had his room totally turned upside-down lives too far away." Hikaru chuckled dryly.

Hyatt blinked twice. Was Shindou stupid enough to put the blame on Akira? Well, if that was the case, Jamison certainly wasn't in the position to complain. More so, Hyatt found this resigned, helpless, sad-eyed boy almost unbearingly attractive. There was something in those dark, shiny pupils, long lashes and pouty lips...

"There, there. You shouldn't sit outside in such weather. You'll catch a cold." American pro decided to play a Good Uncle. He extended a hand toward younger pro and Hikaru hesitantly took it, allowing Jamison to pull him up. And then Hikaru withdrew his hand, blushing slightly and lowering his eyes. His lips parted shyly, slowly. /He really is something.../ almost gasped Hyatt.

He couldn't tell what was going inside Hikaru's head anymore. He just didn't know how to deal with this calm, subdued, seductive boy. Was Shindou trying to get back at Akira for his betrayal..? Once again, if that was the case, Jamison certainly wasn't in the position to complain. Older pro looked at the blushing boy again. Hikaru was stepping nervously from one foot to another, casting quick glances at red-haired man. Finally, he seemed to make up his mind and locked his eyes with Hyatt's.

"Shall we go? Back to your house, I mean..." said Hikaru, his voice somehow low and husky. Jamison noticed that younger pro's shirt was unbuttoned, revealing a fair amount of lightly tanned skin. Hyatt gulped. But Hikaru was already turning around, heading back...

/Not so fast/

Hyatt took three fast steps and wrapped his arms around Hikaru's smaller frame, pushing his hand under already unbuttoned shirt.

/What the hell is happening to me?/

Someone moaned, Jamison wasn't able to tell who it was. Pushing Hikaru against nearby tree, trying to taste as much of the soft, salty skin as it was possible...

/I can't even control myself!!/

With closed eyes Jamison pressed his face against Shindou's slender neck, unable to see anything, reduced to nothing but pulp of hormones. And then he heard...

...someone...

...chuckling.

He forced himself to tear himself off from Hikaru's neck and looked around...

...only to notice Touya Akira standing there...

...with a camera in his hand.

"What the heck..?!!" Hyatt managed to gasp, turning pale. He fully expected Akira to throw a fit, scream, try to kill him... But Akira was just standing there, grinning coldly. Slowly Jamison turned around to face Hikaru...

...Who grinned evilly and shoved older pro away with disgust on his face.

"Well, well, well..." drawled Akira. "Why you look so surprised, mister? I just took a leaf out of your book... I must admit I enjoyed the show you put for us... Would you like to take a look..?" Akira pointed to a mini-screen attached to his camera. Jamison looked at it before he could stop himself...

He gasped in shock. On the screen he saw himself, pushing Hikaru against the tree. Hikaru was trashing around desperately, with a look of utter horror on his face. It looked like a...

"It's called a rape, mister." smiled sweetly Akira. "And, just to remind you, Shindou is underaged... Even if he was a willing participant, you could be charged for statutory rape... Unfortunately for you, Hikaru made clear that he wasn't willing in the least." Touya grinned.

"H... how...?"

"Oh, you probably are wondering why are you feeling so... confused?" Akira took something out of his pocket. "Well, I decided you needed a taste of your own medicine..." Jamison looked at the thing Touya was holding...

...and turned so pale that his face was almost white.

"Correct me if I'm wrong, mister, but I think that feeding innocent teenagers with a drugs without their knowledge is a bit illegal, to say the very least." Hyatt moaned slightly.

"Oh yes, it works really great..." Akira pocketed the tiny vial again. "Well, there's only one more thing I want to say..." Suddenly Akira's friendly facial expression disappeared without a trace and his eyes turned harder than steel. It wasn't cute young man whom Hyatt fancied so much, nor it was calm and collected genius pro player. He looked like a madman. "Try, just try to do something like this again, and I personally make sure to make your live a living hell." he hissed through his teeth. "Drugs, rape, illegal gambling... if you want to find out how much WE found out about you... go ahead." With last, full of venom glare, he grasped Hikaru's hand, dragging him toward Jamison's house, eager to left this place as soon as possible.

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"I'm afraid we won't have any good memories from this place..." sighed Hikaru. They were sitting on bed in Hikaru's demolished room. Maybe right now it wasn't the most neat and luxurious place to be, but they didn't care in the slightest.

"Then we could make some..." whispered Akira against Shindou's ear.

"Hn..?"

"Good memories. We could make some good memories..."

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"I can't find them anywhere, either!" gasped Yashiro, trying to catch his breath.

"Me either! Where the hell are they? When I checked one hour ago, Hikaru's room looked like in a middle of the III World War!" Waya was panting loudly, forcing himself to stay calm.

"Hyatt Jamison is absent, too." whispered Isumi. Ogata cursed inwardly. If something happened to Touya and Shindou, it was entirely his fault. He should have known better...

"We should call the police." muttered Ochi. And just when they were about to call the cops, they heard loud footsteps coming from the staircase.

"Touya!! Shindou!! Just what the hell were you doing?!" screamed Yashiro.

"Each other..." squeaked Hikaru before he could stop himself. Akira smacked across the head.

Yashiro gagged.

Ogata took a deep breath and forced himself not to strangle Shindou then and there.

"We turned entire house upside down and we couldn't find you. Shindou, your room looks terrible. We thought you were murdered, kidnapped or raped, not necessarily in that order. Just where the fuck were you, boys?"

"Ugh... in my room..?" said Hikaru nervously.

"Bullshit!! I was there almost one hour ago and the room was empty!" screamed Waya. Akira suddenly regained his self-control.

"Yes, it was. What's your problem? We were outside." he said calmly.

"Outside? Outside you say?! Just take a look at Shindou's room! What..." Waya was screaming again, but Akira interrupted him before he could finish.

"We had a little problem... But it won't bug us any more." he said simply. Ogata raised his brows.

"Problem? And what had happened with this 'problem'?"

"It had been taken care of."

Both of the boys grinned evilly.

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"I didn't lose it this time! I swear!" Waya was screaming his head off, but Isumi wasn't paying any attention.

"Sixth! Sixth one! Do you think I'm pulling those Gobans out of magical hat or something?! How many times I have to tell you that you should buy one for yourself?!" It was hard to make Isumi lose his self-control, but it seemed that Waya successfully managed to do it /again/.

"Anou... guys..?" Shindou peeked into their room. "Sorry for interrupting, but Ogata-sensei asked me to tell you something..."

"Go ahead." grumbled Isumi, still in sour mood.

"Well..." The young Shodan stepped inside the room. "We have final day of presentations today, so you should put on your best suits... Don't forget your tie again, Waya... And don't be late like yesterday."

"Fine, fine." Yoshitaka waved his hand. "Just go away already, I need to change, and I don't want you to make any perverted comments..."

"You wish." mumbled Hikaru, turning around and accidentally stepping on pile of clothes. CRACK. Shindou looked down slowly.

"Anou... Had by any chance one of you left magnetic Goban lying on the floor..?" Isumi turned pale.

"WAYA!!!!"

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Hikaru looked around searching for Akira. Unfortunately, there was so many people in there that young pro probably wouldn't be able to notice Touya even if he started dancing in the middle of the room. Okay, maybe in that case he would.

It was their last working day and Ogata-sensei wanted everything to be perfect. This time, they would not only play shidougo and discuss Tsumego problems, but also play against a few top American pros. Hikaru was looking forward to it.

/Akira, where are you?/ thought Shindou absently. And then he noticed him. Unlike the rest of the pros, he was wearing traditional Japanese clothes in beautiful, dark green shade, bringing out the colour of his eyes... His shirt was rather loose and Hikaru could see his collarbone and slender neck...

In Shindou's humble opinion, he looked breathtaking. And before Hikaru could stop himself he was holding Akira's hand, forcefully dragging him outside.

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"Oow!", yelled Touya when Hikaru dragged him inside dark and (thankfully) empty room. He didn't even have time to blink when Shindou pressed him against the wall and sealed his lips in a hungry kiss. About three seconds later Akira felt something tugging at the belt of his hakama.

"Stop it!", hissed taller boy, trying to push Hikaru away. "Someone's going to hear us, and my game is about to..." he wasn't able to finish his sentence as Shindou muffled his protests with a kiss. Again.

"Have I ever told you..." started in a husky tone Hikaru, finally breaking the kiss but not moving away, "...that you look gorgeous in traditional clothes..?" he finished, in the meantime doing his best to get /under/ said clothes.

"Ow... Let me go..! If you have a thing for guys in hakama, maybe you should go after my father..!" hissed Akira trying to wiggle away. "Have you lost your mind?! Let me go, I said!! Not there!!"

"I won't let you go..." Shindou wrapped his arms around older pro's waist to prove his point. "...unless you put on hakama next time you'll be visiting me."

"I'll put on hakama, I'll even put on a pink kimono, just, for God sake, let me go, don't give my opponent a default win!" screamed Akira in exasperation, then finally managed to push Hikaru away. Exactly thirty two seconds later he ran into game room, blushing, panting, and vowing to never, ever wear hakama on his game day again.

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Hikaru was sulking. Well, maybe 'sulking' wasn't the best word to describe his mood, but, in a lack of better term, it will have to do. Not only was Ogata-sensei ordering him around all day, not only was Akira absent all day because he was busy inviting American pros, not only had he managed to escape when Hikaru finally cornered him in a dark room, not only did Hikaru's opponent turned out to be irritating, snotty and skill lacking...

Just remembering those things was making Hikaru's head ache. And there he was, sitting just one seat apart from Touya and trying to play (the key word is "trying"). The young Shodan just couldn't stop himself from stealing glances at Akira's slender figure. He was shifting in his seat like a nervous child.

/Why Touya is smiling so seductively?/

/Why couldn't I get drawn against him?/

/Why his outfit affects me in that way? For God sake, I've seen him naked!/ Uh oh. Not the mental image Hikaru needed at the moment...

His mouth began to water and he reached his left hand down, squeezing himself slightly in a poor attempt to make his erection go away, but pressure only seemed to make it harden more. Just how much pathetic he could become? Here he was, sitting in a room with a bunch of people crowding behind him and masturbating under a table just because his so called rival decided to look too sexy for any human health. Damn it, damn his opponent for not playing good enough to take his mind off dirty thoughts, damn Akira for wearing hakama and sitting so close and so far at the same time, and damn it once again.

Akira finally noticed that something was wrong and took a quick look over Hikaru's Goban.

"It seems you have a small problem there..." Touya frowned. Shindou's opponent was on amateur level, why was Hikaru fooling around?

"I have a very /BIG/ problem!" flustered pro tried to muffle his moan and failed miserably. Akira finally understood.

"You are hopeless, you know that?" he sighed.

"Just concentrate on the board. It's not that hard."

"It /is/ hard!" moaned Hikaru again. Touya sweatdropped.

"Somehow I doubt we are talking about the same thing..." Once again, Akira was really glad that no one around seemed to understand Japanese.

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Fortune smiled to Hikaru exactly twenty-two second later. Loud ringing could be heard, and then something grasped his hand tightly. "Come on, we have fifteen minutes... and I'm planning to use every second of it." murmured Akira just behind shorter pro's ear.

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"I'm gonna ruin my pants..." gasped Hikaru when Akira was dragging him across dark corridors. Akira just grinned evilly. Or perhaps more evilly than he was grinning before? Finally, taller pro found what he was looking for.

"Touya!" squealed Hikaru when he was pulled into a dark room and pushed against the door. Akira dropped to his knees and pressed his face to shorter pro's belly, hiding his grin.

"Akira... those doors... are glass doors" for Hikaru it was hard to even voice his thoughts properly. Akira just grinned wider.

"Just the way I like them."

"Someone... oh... can see us..!" By now Akira was grinning so wide it was a wonder that his face didn't split in half.

"Turn around." Hikaru obliged, unable to protest. They changed positions, so now Akira was kneeling on the ground, leaning against door, with Hikaru standing before him. Shindou braced himself against the glass part of the door, moaning slightly. He could see his own reflection, flushed face, parted lips, dilated pupils...

He hoped no one would pass the corridor now...

He almost could feel Akira's grin against his own erection. Touya started bobbing his head up and down, and Hikaru pressed his face against cool glass, moaning. He never knew he could get off over something so kinky. Now he knew better.

"Akira..." he moaned weakly, then bit his lip on attempt to stop himself from screaming when Akira redoubled his efforts. He could feel the bastard was grinning again.

"Wouldn't you just love me to take you now and here..?" murmured Akira against Hikaru's member, sending thrills down his spine. "I could tie your hands with my hakama's belt, then press your face against the glass... So anyone could see just how much you are enjoying yourself..." Touya chuckled, then quickened his pace, using his left hand to caress Hikaru's body, his belly, thighs, buttocks. Hikaru screamed loudly, unable to restrain himself any more...

...then he came.

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"I think... we should get back to the main room." gasped finally Hikaru.

"Mhm..." murmured taller pro, looking smug.

"You still have some... left on your lips..." giggled bleached boy and opened the door. He bumped straight into someone. Akira's eyes widened slightly.

"Konbanwa... father."

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AN:

Konbanwa = Good Evening

Big, BIG thanks for my beta-reader, Erin (A.K.A. Tara Lee)!

I think this chapter wasn't evil enough...


Chapter 23 by veatariel

Yashiro twitched in his seat. He was getting all fidgety and his eyes were scanning the room. The American across the dining table left hurredly, hoping that whatever the Kansai pro had wasn't catching. The white-haired shodan spotted Waya who was trying to hide behind a pillar.

"Oi! Waya!" he called. "You seen Shindou and Touya?"

Much to his surprise, Waya fled without answering. Isumi spotted him trying to leave and chased after him. "Waya! There you are!" he yelled. "About the magnetic goban..."

Isumi stopped and waved at Yashiro. "Thanks for giving away his hiding
spot! Waya! We need to talk...!" He resumed chase.

"Idiots." Yashiro muttered. "Couldn't even do something normal for a change." He stood and went to the hall. And heard voices from around a corner. He peered around it and his eyebrows nearly reached his hairline in surprise. His earlier intentions forgotten, he thought to himself, 'Touya Kouyo? What the hell is he doing here?'

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"Good evening." The older Touya replied. He brushed past them and went into an elevator.

"That was weird." Hikaru said. His eyes met his lover's. "Do you think he's mad about...us together?"

"I don't know anymore." Akira narrowed his eyes. "We should really get back now. You should be ashamed of yourself. You are playing against a really crappy player and losing!"

Hikaru laughed and grabbed Akira's hand. "Just watch me crush him." His voice turned serious. He pecked at his boyfriend's cheek. "Don't worry about your father. I bet he has a lot of things to think about."

"I guess you're right. But you'd better win that game!"

"Oh really?!? What if I lose?"

"You won't get any."

"..."

Laughter escaped from Akira's lips and kissed Hikaru firmly on the lips. They walked hand in hand down the corridors. "Ne, Akira. Next time, I wear the gi and hakama."

"But you won't look half as good as me."

"Idiot!" Hikaru exclaimed. Their chuckles faded as they walked farther away. Yashiro peeked from his hiding place.

"And the plot thickens." He smirked.

"Oh, really?" a voice came from behind him.

"Eh?!?" Yashiro tried to slow his pounding heart. "Ogata-san! You're gonna give me a heart attack one of these days!"

"That's what I intended to do." Ogata took a drag in his cigarette. "Old man Kuwabara is also here with Touya Kouyo."

"EHHH?!?" The teen's voice grew louder. "Wait, don't tell me. The other pros are also here right?"

"Yes. Kurata-kun, Zama-sensei, Ashiwara-kun, Saeki-kun, Morishita-sensei... and some others as well. They're here because of reports of an illegal Go gambling syndicate in San Francisco. They're here to check these reports and investigate the situation."

"Gambling? About Go? That's ridiculous!" I've never heard of a crazier thing."

Ogata 10-dan sighed. "Crazier things have happened."

"Like what?"

"Touya-kun and Shindou-kun together. Isumi and Waya as well."

"WHHHAATT!!"

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"AACHHOOO!!"

"Are you all right Isumi-san."

"Yeah. Sorry about the interruption."

Sounds of a scuffle (or what seems to be one) and the rustle of clothing.

"Isumi-san.."

"Yes, Waya?"

"We're in a broom closet."

"And?"

"The others might be looking for us."

"So? This is punshiment for destroying the magnetic goban."

"Darn good punishment if you ask me."

Isumi grinned. "Shut up." he said and lowered his lips to the younger pro's.

"WAYA! ISUMI-SAN! ARE YOU IN HERE? THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED SO...WHAT THE HELL!!!!"

"Ack! Ochi!"

(somewhere up in the heavens, an omnipotent presence cackles and continues typing, tormenting the lesser beings...)

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Hikaru grinned widely. "Yatta! a 40.5-moku win!"

"No way..." His astonished opponent said in English. "I was winning."

"Coming from behind is Shindou's specialty, indeed."

The bleached-banged boy looked over his shoulder, win largely ignored. "Kurata-san?!? What are you guys doing here?"

The older pro let out a laugh. "Why, to sightsee of course! Can't let you guys have all the fun! San Francisco is great this time of the year. Of course, the Chinese restaurants aren't half bad either."

'Something's up.' Hikaru thought. But he did not let what he was thinking show. "Great! I know some nice ones! Yang Hai and Lei Ping were nice enough to show us around the ..."

"WHAT!" Kurata fumed. "They're here?!?"

"Anou, Kurata-san. The Hokuto cup was ages ago... Don't tell me you still have a grudge against Yang Hai?!?"

"Of course! Teaming up with An Ten Soong behind my back."

"He was translating." Hikaru raised an eyebrow, a habit from Akira.

"HAH! Just because I couldn't understand what they were saying doesn't mean they have to laugh at me behind my back."

The eyebrow raised even higher. "Yeah right."

"Good to know you're on my side, Shindou." Kurata slapped Hikaru in the back, almost knocking him out of the seat. He went to look at the other matches, laughing like mad.

"Crazy guy," Hikaru muttered, checking his shoulders if they were still functioning. He left his fuming opponent still looking in disbelief at the board. He heard interesting cuss words in English float over to him and mumblings of "No way, after the way I was leading in the beginning..."

'Of course,' Hikaru thought. 'I would play like that especially if something as important as my sex life is at stake.' He looked around the game hall, looking for a familiar face (besides Kurata-san who was speaking in bad english to a Norwegian female player, trying to impress her. She was listening with a sour look in her face). Then he spotted Ochi. "Ochi, did you see Waya and Isumi-san?"

"Did I see Waya and Isumi-san? DID I SEE WAYA AND ISUMI-SAN!"

"Eh, Ochi. Calm down!"

"YES I SAW THE TWO OF THEM ALL RIGHT! MAKING OUT IN A BROOM CLOSET OF ALL PLACES!"

Hikaru thanked the heavens that only two of them knew Japanese (Kurata-san was oggling some random woman's game ^_~).

"So?" he replied.

Ochi looked like he wanted to cry. "Not Waya... my Waya....CURSE YOU ISUMI-SAN! NOBODY STEALS WAYA FROM ME AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!" And with that, the younger pro stomped away.

Hikaru nearly died of laughter at the spot where Ochi left him.

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"So you've seen them." Kuwabara Honinbou said loudly as Touya Kouyo entered their shared suite.

The former meijin said nothing. Kuwabara-sensei sighed and returned reading Weekly Go. His peace was interrupted when the older Touya said something. "Speak up Touya-san. I can't hear you."

"I've never seen him so animated before. He truly is in love. He was like me when I was with Akiko long ago."

"Glad you realized that." Kuwabara-sensei lit a cigarette. "Times are changing Touya-san. Your boy is changing as well. And not all changes are bad. You do realize that don't you?"

"Yes, I just wanted him to be happy. It's just that Akira had never been so motivated before. Chasing after a rival, delaying being pro for a year because he wanted to play Shindou. I do not know my own son anymore."

"It seems that way." Both men sat in comfortable silence. This time Kuwabara broke the comfortable air. "What do you think of the situation here in rice country*?"

The younger man sighed. "It's dangerous here. The younger pros must leave tomorrow. The situation is getting out of hand. I do not completely trust this Hyatt Jamison."

"Neither do I. Best you'd better have a long talk with your son and Shindou of course. Must be hard on them with a different sort of relationship and all."

"For once Kuwabara Honinbou, your wisdom surprises me."

"He he, I may be old but nothing get pasts me."

"Tell me, why were you interested in Shindou in the first place?"

The old man chuckled and flicked the ashes from his cigarette. "My sixth sense acted up when I go near him. It's as if something supernatural is protecting him, guiding him. Nowadays, remnants are still there in his aura, molding him to be more and more like his protector everyday."

"Protector?"

"Yes, guardian spirit if you may call it. Guardian angel, conscience, whatever you call it. Personally I think something possessed him, but not completely. The spirit didn't mean any harm, just had some unfinished business."

"I do feel something intense in the air around young Shindou, especially when he played me in the Room of Profound Darkness."

"Correct. And you know what's funny? That spirit has the aura and intensity of an Igo player."

"Igo player?"

"Yes, you did tell me about the aura when you played that Internet game, right? Seems like the mystery of the famous 'Sai' is about to unravel."

Before the ex-pro could respond, Ogata came bursting in, with Kurata in tow. "Touya-sensei, Kuwabara-san. We have a problem."

"And what's that?" Touya's voice had a steel edge in it.

"Him." Ogata promptly pulled a disheveled Hyatt Jamison into the room. "Sit." He ordered. "And you will tell us everything."

The American swallowed. He had a lot of explaining to do.

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*a pun on the kanji characters for America. The two Chinese characters mean "beautiful" and "country". But replace "beautiful" with the character with "rice" and the pronunciation is still the same. Crazy.

Sorry, I like to tie up lose ends in this story. Again the magnetic goban makes its appearance. ^o^



Chapter 24 by sakka.chan


Akira took a sip of soda and sank into the soft leather chair with a contented sigh. Straight cola was fine with him -- he'd had enough of alcohol and its potentially dangerous consequences to last him a lifetime.Though if it wasn't for alcohol, Hikaru and I might never have admitted our feelings for each other...

The thought made his lips curl into a faint, feline smile as he scanned the crowded club, catching sight of his fellow go pros as they bobbed among the dancing patrons. As usual, Hikaru was the center of attention, bouncing and gyrating to the pounding dance music with more enthusiasm than rhythm. Akira's smile deepened at the glimpses of taut, bare midriff revealed by Hikaru's short, tight black T-shirt every time he lifted his arms, and the dark-haired boy unconsciously licked his lips as he admired the way Hikaru filled out the faded, low-slung jeans he'd borrowed from Waya. The shorter boy had to roll them up, of course, but they suited him well in every other way. Very well indeed...

Maybe this wasn't such a bad idea, Akira thought slyly, remembering his initial resistance to the idea of clubbing after such a long work day. When Ogata told the younger pros they would be flying back to Japan the following morning, Yashiro and Waya had begged for permission to celebrate their last night in San Francisco at an underaged dance club in Chinatown that Yang Hai had offered to take them to. After Isumi promised to take responsibility for everyone, Ogata relented, and Hikaru had in turn pleaded with Akira to go out with them instead of holing up in his hotel room. Akira opened his mouth to refuse, but one look into those gorgeous dark eyes and his resolve crumbled. He smiled again, remembering what he'd said to Hikaru then --

"All right, I'll go. But you'd better make it up to me later."

Akira returned his attention to his dancing lover, one finger tracing the rim of his soda cup as he imagined running his hands over that band of skin Hikaru kept baring. Just then, Waya noticed Akira staring at Hikaru, and with a wicked grin, shouted something to Hikaru. Everyone in their group doubled over with laughter. Hikaru caught Akira's eye, winked and smirked as he made his retort. Akira couldn't help chuckling at the flush that spread across Waya's face as he sputtered in protest. The auburn-haired pro lunged for Hikaru, but the laughing boy dodged Waya easily, making a face at him before heading toward the group of seats where Akira had taken refuge.

"So this is where you're hiding," Hikaru said cheerfully, plopping into a chair next to Akira. "Is there any booze in that?"

"No. Underaged club, remember?" Akira said primly, taking another sip before handing it to Hikaru.

"Well, good. Damn, I'm thirsty!" Hikaru threw back the cup and drained its contents.

"Hey! I didn't say you could have the whole thing!" Akira tried to pull the cup away from him.

"Calm down, I'll get us some more. Geez!" Hikaru jumped up and wormed his way to the front of the bar, waving frantically until he caught the attention of one of the young women working there. The petite redhead giggled as Hikaru loudly stumbled over the word "co~ra" and held up two fingers. She grabbed the drink hose and dribbled a bit of cola into a clear cup, holding it up with a questioning quirk of one eyebrow. Hikaru nodded eagerly, and she giggled some more as she filled two cups with ice and beverage.

Akira's eyes narrowed as he watched the barmaid hand the cups to Hikaru, her neatly manicured fingers brushing deliberately against his as she took the proffered cash. She stood on tiptoe and tugged on a lock of his bleached bangs, whispering something into his ear that made him blush deeply. With a blurted "Eeto... no sankyuu," Hikaru fled back to Akira, taking care not to spill their drinks.

"What did that girl say to you?" Akira asked cooly as Hikaru handed him a cola.

Hikaru grimaced. "You don't wanna know," he said with a shudder, taking a huge gulp of his drink. "Man, these American girls are bold." He paused thoughtfully. "Maybe I should introduce her to Yashiro..."

"How will they communicate? His English is worse than yours," Akira pointed out.

An evil grin spread across Hikaru's face. "Believe me, I knew enough English to get her gist," he said after another swig of cola. "She's not looking for conversation."

Akira gritted his teeth. "Bitch," he muttered under his breath, and Hikaru nearly choked on a mouthful of drink.

"You're jealous!" he exclaimed after he managed to swallow. "Calm, cool Touya Akira is jealous of some American bar-girl!" He laughed with delight as his red-faced companion retorted -

"I am NOT jealous. I'm just... giving my opinion."

"Suuure you are." Hikaru set his empty cup down and leaned over to stroke Akira's flushed cheek. "You know, you're really cute when you're possessive."

"Shut up," Akira growled, batting Hikaru's hand away. "If all you're going to do is make fun of me, you should go back to your friends."

"Okay." Hikaru rose and grabbed Akira's hand and tugged him out of his chair. "But I'm not going back out there without you."

"No!" Akira tried to pull away, his voice rising desperately. "I told you, Shindou - I don't dance. At all. Ever."

"Details, details," Hikaru replied airily. "I can't dance, either, but you didn't see that stopping me, right?" He squeezed Akira's hand. "C'mon, Touya... it'll be fun!"

"Fun for who?" Akira managed to squeak. But just as they reached the dance floor, the pulsating techno faded, replaced by a soft ballad in Cantonese. Hikaru turned to Akira and held his hand out palm upward with a radiant smile.

"Changed your mind yet?" he asked Akira.

"You talk too much, Shindou," Akira said gruffly as he grabbed Hikaru's hand and pulled him close.



Chapter 25 by Kal Kally

Warning: Violence. Rape. Death. Heavy angst. Suffering of main characters.

This is for the ones who don't want to read NC 17 content, cannot stand the things mention in the warning.

Summary: Someone sent the Japanese pros proof of Jamison's illegal activities including the photos of him & Hikaru/Akira. The Japanese pros thought they have the upper hand but Ogata was stabbed. Kurata was poisoned. Kuwabara was shot. Touya was knock out.
On the way out. Jamison shot Waya & came to a club to meet his father.
Hikaru spied on him & get kidnapped & raped.
After four day, Waya still didn't wake up. Isumi was depressed. Ochi gave him comfort.
Ogata was hospitalized but his wound was not life-threatening. Kuwabara still struggled at the thin line between death and life. Kurata's state wasn't announced.
Akira and his father got closer to each other because of this. His father regretted not allowing the 2 boys' love and said they would find Hikaru, and something about the guardian spirit.
Jamison wanted to kidnap Akira as well. His father denied him as a son. He showed Hikaru a newspaper that gave news about his parents' death, claiming he had ordered it.
Hikaru was devastated. He wished for death. Sai appeared, looking sad. Hikaru asked if Sai came to take him to the ghost's world. Sai shook his head and said 'Hikaru'.

And this is the fic...

***


“I can’t believe he of all people is the one behind all of this.” Ogata paced around, looking about to explode with rage while Hyatt Jamison stood nervously before the four men.

“Calm down, Ogata-san. What happen?” Kuwabara Honinbou, forever being a calm person, asked calmly.

Kurata shoved a bunch of documents, photos and even some tapes into his hand angrily; some of them slipped out of his hands and fell to the floor. Kurata must be very angry to act like that towards Kuwabara. “We’ve just received the proof. We didn’t have time to investigate all of them but what we read are far more than enough. Head of a huge gambling system, not only Go. Money washing. He even uses the Go exhibition as a cover to hide his trading illegal stuff activities.”

Both Kuwabara and Touya widen his eyes in belief. Jamison seemed to be shaken. He spoke up with a trembling voice. “Don’t report me. I think we could negotiate a deal. How much do you want? Or how much do you want each?”

Ogata spit at the man in disgust. “Not every one is as low as you. Don’t dream of walking away using your wealth.”

“Right.” Touya nodded solemnly. “We won’t let this end that easily.”

Meanwhile, Kurata’s eyes caught the sight of some photos on the floor, the ones in it looked so familiar. He picked two different photos up, stared at it and paled. “Oh my God.” He gasped, and merely a second after, his fist connected with Jamison’s jaw, sending the man crash to the opposite wall. His sudden out burst startled even Ogata in his wrath. “How could you do that? Those two are only kids for God’s damn sake.” He accused through clenched teeth, his hands curled and uncurled in an attempt to control himself not to kill Jamison.

The rest looked at the photos, which was crumbled by Kurata and fell to the floor again. One by one, they gasped in surprise mixed with anger. One photo showed Jamison on a bed with a naked Akira Touya, who didn’t open his eyes as if he was drugged. On one another, there was Shindou Hikaru, who was trapped between Jamison and a tree, a sheer look of horror on his face.

Jamison braced himself up, leaning to the wall for support, the scared look in his eyes turned into an enraged one. “Who sent them?” He wiped blood away from his split lips with the back of his right hand. “Oh, don’t bother to give me the answer. I already know it.”

Touya, now fully pissed off seeing his son in such a position, took a hold of Jamison’s clothes, nearly lifted him off the ground. “You...” He was unable to finish his sentence due to being overloaded with anger.

“Enough of it.” Ogata turned to open the door. “I’ll call the poli...” Eventually, he didn’t even have time to end what he wanted to say. A knife was stabbed deep into his right side. At the same time, a large hand clasped over his mouth, preventing any sound he could make. Another hand pushed him roughly into the room. The door was slammed shut.

Kurata and Kuwabara froze. A gun aimed at them from one of the two men who had just stepped into the room, each one clad in black. The other man still hold Ogata tightly, half of his face was hidden behind the man’s hand but it was not very difficult to see he was twisting in pain. The clothes at his side were already soaked red.

Touya Kouyo also froze. Jamison’s eyes had turned cold, and the cold metal of a gun was pressing to his stomach. “Take your fucking hand off me.” Jamison said calmly. Touya’s hands slowly left Jamison as he backed off a few step.

“Yes. I’m the one behind all those things.” Jamison straightened up. The last trace of fear left him, replaced by perfect confidence. The Japanese Go players had a feeling that the trembling man they had just seen a moment before was only one of Jamison’s many masks, and now, all the masks had dropt, revealing a sheer diabolic symbol of hell. “But it’s so stupid of you all to think people like me go alone, unarmed. Let me enlighten you. Those are my bodyguards.” Jamison said with an icy smile. The gun still pointed at Touya.

“Don’t do that.” Kuwabara said, he took a step forward, one of his hand raised up as if wanting to stop the armed man. “This is wrong. Don’t step further into sin. You won’t get away...” The old man too couldn’t finished his words as something slammed hard to his chest. Something that went right through it.

There was a gunshot, and both Touya and Kurata watched in shock as Kuwabara coughed up blood. Blood splashed out from the wound on his chest as well and dropped to the floor. He swayed on his feet, staggered a few step back and fell down. Blood soaked the floor under him, and much to the other Japanese men’s horror, he didn’t move.

“And don’t bother to scream. Walls of best rooms of this hotel are soundproofed.” Jamison said mockingly, waving his gun. The smirk never left his face. “But to tell the truth. Your whines hurt my ears.”

Behind him, there was a sound of another fall. Jamison’s men finally decided that it was a pain in the ass to continue holding a struggling Ogata. A blow to the neck, and then he too was still on the floor.

Jamison turned his head to the source of the sound slightly, then his attention shifted to Kurata. “You punched me.” He said expressionlessly. “I think I must reward you for it. Do you want to know what kind of illegal stuff I’m selling?” He took out a white pill from his pocket and tossed it to the man who had held Ogata. It was caught easily. “Help him drink it.”

Kurata’s arms were wrenched back. He cried in pain as Jamison’s bodyguard surely didn’t mean to be gentle. He struggled, but his jaw was forced open and the pill was stuffed into his mouth.

Touya flung himself at the man holding Kurata, determined to help his friend. But a Go player was no match for a trained bodyguard. A fist sank deep into his stomach, followed by two more punches. He slumped down, a thin line of blood trickled down his chin.

Kurata was released. He staggered, his hands flew up to his throat. His breath quickened and sweat started to wet his face. The first thing he noticed was a heat not came from the outside but generated from his own body. It started as warmth, but soon turned into burning. The heat overwhelmed all his senses. Soon it was quickly followed by pain. “What’s this?” He stammered, hugging himself.

Vaguely, he heard Touya’s cries and Jamison’s laugh. But he couldn’t concentrate. Something tasted salty in his mouth. Blood, he froze with shock as the realization struck him. That was blood. His vision started to blur. His feet couldn’t support him anymore and he crumbled to the ground. Thousands of invisible knives tore his skin, stabbed into his head. Thousands of kisses of fire seemed to burn him into ashes.

The world faded into agony.

“What did... you do to him?” Touya asked painfully, hugging his stomach.

“He won’t die yet. Not now.” Jamison laughed, though there was no humor in the terrible sound, there was only satisfaction. “But the drug does really terrible things to the brain. I doubt there would be much of his mind left once the drug wears off.”

“You... You bastard.” Touya cursed.

Jamison only smirked.

“Shall we kill them, boss?” One of his men asked. “No one will know about this. They would just disappear as if vapor into the air.”

“No. Just shut them up.” Jamison said. His smirked now disappeared, leaving only a look of determination. “There’s no point in doing that. There are too many people see me going into this room with them. And whoever sent the proof to them would sure send it again to the authorities.” He passed Touya a disgusted look, a gleam of malice flickered in his eyes. “And I don’t want to let them die so easily. Once I get out of this, I’ll make sure they’ll want to die.”

“You will not get out of this.” Touya growled. Someone hit his head hard, a second later, he was knocked out.

Jamison kicked the fallen man side disgustingly. “Such big words, old man. But words are only words. It would neither kill me nor do you any good.”

Jamison took out a phone and phoned to a number he knew too well. “Father, meet me at the same club.” A pause, then he continued. “No. Immediately.”

***

“Why must I come back so easily?” Waya whined. “Why can Touya and Shindou stay and I not?” He was supported by Isumi to go back to the hotel. Ochi was going behind them, mumbling something under his breath.

“Because you’re drunk. And they are not.” Isumi explained, though it looked more like that he was scolding at his lover.

As they came near the hotel, Ochi suddenly spoke up. “Look. Mr. Jamison.”

Waya and Isumi both turned and saw Jamison going to a big, expensive car between two men in black.

“Just ignore him.” Waya turned away sharply and immediately regretted his movement as a wave of vertigo hit him. His hand instantly flew up to clasp over his mouth. “Urgh... I want to vomit.”

Isumi was about to turn away as well, but just before he could do it, one of Jamison’s men pulled his hand out of his black coat to open the door for the rich man. Isumi blinked, and blinked again. He couldn’t believe in his eyes, the man’s hand was red, crimson fluid seemed to smear on the car door.

“His hand. Blood.” Isumi cried, which was a fatal move as Jamison turned to them, and quicklier than one could imagine, a gun was pointed directly at the speaker.

“Isumi. Be careful.” Ochi screamed.

A flash. A sound that was much like a thundering.

Isumi couldn’t react in time, but the bullet never hit him. Instead, he received a blow to the side. Someone had pushed him out of the way. Isumi turned his head to his side while falling, just in time to see blood splashed out like water from Waya’s chest.

Time stretched and slowed. Waya fell down and lay still, blood started to form a small pool under him.

Ochi and Isumi’s screams seemed to melt into one. “WAYA!”

Sound of a car running away.

Ochi didn’t care.

Isumi didn’t care.

Waya, sadly, couldn’t care, even if he wanted to...

***

Isumi didn’t know the world could be so red, or so blurry.

All he could see was his Waya, bathed in red. Blood was everywhere. The clothes of his friend were bloodied. Blood smeared to him as he crawled to Waya and gathered the still body into his arms. Even the ground was blood-soaked.

Why was it blood soaked? Why was there so much blood? Waya, look at me, his thought was wildly, Why do you lie there so still? Why don’t you open your eyes? So many questions swirling inside his mind, though he didn’t want to find out the answer.

“Waya, don’t die on me.” His voice was weak and broken as he clutched the wounded boy to him tightly. He had a feeling that Waya would dissolve into bubbles if he let him go. Something hot burning on his cheeks. Tears? “Waya, look at me.”

Someone was trying to pull, to rob Waya from him. “No.” He cried and tightened his hold on the boy. “No, don’t take him away.”

Someone was shaking him. It took him more than one minute to realize it was Ochi. “Snap out of it, Isumi. Waya is still alive. Let go. Let they help him.”

“No, they would take him away from me forever.” He looked up at the younger boy, his lips trembling. “They would let him die.”

“Nonsense. If you don’t let him go, he would surely die.” Ochi was on the verge of crying now, he tried desperately to hold back his tears. He too was soaked with blood. Waya’s blood. “Look, you’re hurting him even more.”

“No.” Isumi’s hold on Waya didn’t loosen a bit.

I would beg for your forgiveness later, Ochi thought. He raised his hand and slapped Isumi hard, the impact made his head snap to a side. Taking a deep breath, Ochi clasped his hands on both of Isumi’s shoulders. “Waya will survive. Just let him be saved. Just let go. Let him go Isumi.”

“But...”

“Waya will be fine, if you just let go.”

And Isumi let go...

***

“Where are you going, koibito?” Akira asked, tugging on