HikaGo ficbit
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sakon76Shortish, again, and mostly based on the image I was searching for earlier. It's Hikaru in below-described outfit playing Touya in a yukata, Isumi in the background, and Akari and Nase also in kimono. Summery, and feels like they're either going to or have gotten back from a festival. And, of course, where Isumi goes, Waya must follow, so he got written in as well. For ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
luidaeg, who pointed out that it's "not in as big and splashy obvious a way, but Touya completely changes how he interacts with the world and the people in it after he meets Hikaru... he comes out of his shell... and maybe that's to chase Sai originally, but he stays out for Hikaru. You see him starting to socialize with the other young pros."
"C'mon, Akari," Hikaru said. "We're going to be late."
"You try crossing the city in geta!" she retorted. The wooden shoes clattered down the steps as they tried to make the train.
"You didn't *have* to wear a kimono!"
She sniffed primly and caught herself on the door handle, swinging inside the car just ahead of Hikaru. "It's a festival. One wears traditional clothing to festivals."
Hikaru, who was wearing a Hawaiian shirt and board shorts, rolled his eyes.
The door slid closed behind them and the train hummed to life, moving out of the station.
Akari held on to a support bar, swaying slightly with the motion of the train. "I've never been to Touya-kun's home before. You're sure it's all right that I'm coming too?"
"He said to bring you," Hikaru answered. "Isumi-san and Waya are going to be there too, and some of the other Go players we hang out with."
"I'm going to be the only girl, aren't I?" Akari muttered. One hand touched the drape of her kimono, white with red and blue flowers spilling over it. "Maybe I overdressed," she worried.
"You look fine, Akari."
*
Akira knew better than to expect Shindou would be decently dressed for the temple festival, but he was still slightly irritated at just how casually his rival had dressed for the occasion. "Shindou, Fujisaki-san," he greeted, opening the door wider to let them in. "Did you find the way all right?"
"Unlike last time," Shindou replied, and his tone was airy enough that Akira *knew* Shindou was trying to get under his skin. He ignored the attempt.
"Thank you for inviting me, Touya-kun," Fujisaki said, slipping out of her geta.
"Not at all," he replied. "Some of Shindou's other friends are already here. I don't know if you know them...."
"Some," she replied. "I've met Waya-kun and Isumi-san."
"Waya-san hasn't arrived yet. Nase-san is also here," Akira told Shindou, "as well as most of the members of my father's study group. I was thinking we should wait until Waya-san arrives, then head over to the temple."
"Sounds good to me." Shindou grinned. "Time enough for a quick game?"
Akira smiled back. "Certainly. I'd be honored to give Fujisaki-san a game of shidou-go."
Shindou laughed at being out-maneuvered. Fujisaki blushed and stammered and said she was honored and not worthy. Akira just smiled at her. He liked her perhaps the best of Shindou's friends. "Come with me," he invited. "There's a Go board out on the patio that's not being used."
*
It was half an hour before Waya arrived and Akari enjoyed the time thoroughly. Hikaru was a good teacher whenever he came to the high school she attended and played games of shidou-go with the Go club, but she seldom had his attention all to herself, and certainly never the advantage of other pros offering their insights on her play as well. And she wasn't the only one in kimono, though neither was Hikaru the only one in casual Western wear.
"Let me see," Waya said immediately upon arrival, dropping to one knee to study the board. "Hey, not too bad, Akari-chan."
Akari blushed, though she knew that the compliments she'd been getting from all these pros were just nice words. The most honest had been Hikaru's "You've gotten better. Now, if you'd only placed your stone here...." Still, she liked these people and the atmosphere was good. She wondered what she'd done in a past life to end up surrounded by Go. Of course, following on that thought was wondering what *Hikaru* had done to get sucked into it so completely.
The girl Waya had brought with him was looking around. "Dad's going to hit the roof when he hears you brought me to Touya-sensei's home," she remarked. "Hi, Shindou-san."
"Hey, Shigeko-san," he replied. "Shigeko-san is Morishita-sensei's daughter," he explained to Akari. "This is my friend Fujisaki Akari."
"Nice to meet you," Shigeko said, bowing. She wore a pretty kimono in a pale blue with water and morning glories on it. Akari responded in kind.
Touya began clearing the stones off the board. "Now that we're all here, shall we head up to the temple?" he asked.
"Food and games!" Hikaru bounced straight to his feet.
"Bet I can beat you in catching fish," Waya said.
"You're on. Loser buys drinks for everyone."
*
Looking at Shindou, Shinichirou thought, you would never notice anything different. No paleness, no abnormally long eyeteeth, no aversion to sunlight--though he had confessed to using high SPF sunblock these days. The only difference, really, was in what he ate.
The thought of drinking blood was faintly disturbing, but Shinichirou guessed he could get used to it, given some time. The sexual aspect of it that Shindou had confessed to, though... that he wasn't as sure of.
Part of Shinichirou wanted to step up and join the fish-catching contest between his two friends, but he held back when Touya did it instead, catching one easily with the paper net while Waya's broke.
Touya had become a lot more approachable these days. There had been a time when Shinichirou wouldn't have thought the young genius would have noticed any of them to ask the time of day. Since Shindou had appeared, though, entering the insei class and announcing he was Touya's rival... well, there had been a lot of changes.
Even if Waya, spitting and cursing like a wet cat, still didn't quite get along with Touya.
"Pay up, Waya," Shindou, laughing, instructed. He stood and handed the fish he'd won (one gold, one black, swimming around in a clear plastic bag) to Fujisaki. "Here, Akari. What are you going to name them?"
She held the bag up to eye level, then looked beyond it at Hikaru and Touya, who was just standing up. "The yellow one is Hikaru and the black one is Akira," she declared mischievously.
Touya actually *blushed* at that. "What will you name this one?" he asked, stepping forward and handing her the single fish he'd won.
She took a moment to think about it, then answered "Yuuki." It seemed to be a joke between the two of them given the way Shindou burst out laughing.
luidaeg, who pointed out that it's "not in as big and splashy obvious a way, but Touya completely changes how he interacts with the world and the people in it after he meets Hikaru... he comes out of his shell... and maybe that's to chase Sai originally, but he stays out for Hikaru. You see him starting to socialize with the other young pros.""C'mon, Akari," Hikaru said. "We're going to be late."
"You try crossing the city in geta!" she retorted. The wooden shoes clattered down the steps as they tried to make the train.
"You didn't *have* to wear a kimono!"
She sniffed primly and caught herself on the door handle, swinging inside the car just ahead of Hikaru. "It's a festival. One wears traditional clothing to festivals."
Hikaru, who was wearing a Hawaiian shirt and board shorts, rolled his eyes.
The door slid closed behind them and the train hummed to life, moving out of the station.
Akari held on to a support bar, swaying slightly with the motion of the train. "I've never been to Touya-kun's home before. You're sure it's all right that I'm coming too?"
"He said to bring you," Hikaru answered. "Isumi-san and Waya are going to be there too, and some of the other Go players we hang out with."
"I'm going to be the only girl, aren't I?" Akari muttered. One hand touched the drape of her kimono, white with red and blue flowers spilling over it. "Maybe I overdressed," she worried.
"You look fine, Akari."
Akira knew better than to expect Shindou would be decently dressed for the temple festival, but he was still slightly irritated at just how casually his rival had dressed for the occasion. "Shindou, Fujisaki-san," he greeted, opening the door wider to let them in. "Did you find the way all right?"
"Unlike last time," Shindou replied, and his tone was airy enough that Akira *knew* Shindou was trying to get under his skin. He ignored the attempt.
"Thank you for inviting me, Touya-kun," Fujisaki said, slipping out of her geta.
"Not at all," he replied. "Some of Shindou's other friends are already here. I don't know if you know them...."
"Some," she replied. "I've met Waya-kun and Isumi-san."
"Waya-san hasn't arrived yet. Nase-san is also here," Akira told Shindou, "as well as most of the members of my father's study group. I was thinking we should wait until Waya-san arrives, then head over to the temple."
"Sounds good to me." Shindou grinned. "Time enough for a quick game?"
Akira smiled back. "Certainly. I'd be honored to give Fujisaki-san a game of shidou-go."
Shindou laughed at being out-maneuvered. Fujisaki blushed and stammered and said she was honored and not worthy. Akira just smiled at her. He liked her perhaps the best of Shindou's friends. "Come with me," he invited. "There's a Go board out on the patio that's not being used."
It was half an hour before Waya arrived and Akari enjoyed the time thoroughly. Hikaru was a good teacher whenever he came to the high school she attended and played games of shidou-go with the Go club, but she seldom had his attention all to herself, and certainly never the advantage of other pros offering their insights on her play as well. And she wasn't the only one in kimono, though neither was Hikaru the only one in casual Western wear.
"Let me see," Waya said immediately upon arrival, dropping to one knee to study the board. "Hey, not too bad, Akari-chan."
Akari blushed, though she knew that the compliments she'd been getting from all these pros were just nice words. The most honest had been Hikaru's "You've gotten better. Now, if you'd only placed your stone here...." Still, she liked these people and the atmosphere was good. She wondered what she'd done in a past life to end up surrounded by Go. Of course, following on that thought was wondering what *Hikaru* had done to get sucked into it so completely.
The girl Waya had brought with him was looking around. "Dad's going to hit the roof when he hears you brought me to Touya-sensei's home," she remarked. "Hi, Shindou-san."
"Hey, Shigeko-san," he replied. "Shigeko-san is Morishita-sensei's daughter," he explained to Akari. "This is my friend Fujisaki Akari."
"Nice to meet you," Shigeko said, bowing. She wore a pretty kimono in a pale blue with water and morning glories on it. Akari responded in kind.
Touya began clearing the stones off the board. "Now that we're all here, shall we head up to the temple?" he asked.
"Food and games!" Hikaru bounced straight to his feet.
"Bet I can beat you in catching fish," Waya said.
"You're on. Loser buys drinks for everyone."
Looking at Shindou, Shinichirou thought, you would never notice anything different. No paleness, no abnormally long eyeteeth, no aversion to sunlight--though he had confessed to using high SPF sunblock these days. The only difference, really, was in what he ate.
The thought of drinking blood was faintly disturbing, but Shinichirou guessed he could get used to it, given some time. The sexual aspect of it that Shindou had confessed to, though... that he wasn't as sure of.
Part of Shinichirou wanted to step up and join the fish-catching contest between his two friends, but he held back when Touya did it instead, catching one easily with the paper net while Waya's broke.
Touya had become a lot more approachable these days. There had been a time when Shinichirou wouldn't have thought the young genius would have noticed any of them to ask the time of day. Since Shindou had appeared, though, entering the insei class and announcing he was Touya's rival... well, there had been a lot of changes.
Even if Waya, spitting and cursing like a wet cat, still didn't quite get along with Touya.
"Pay up, Waya," Shindou, laughing, instructed. He stood and handed the fish he'd won (one gold, one black, swimming around in a clear plastic bag) to Fujisaki. "Here, Akari. What are you going to name them?"
She held the bag up to eye level, then looked beyond it at Hikaru and Touya, who was just standing up. "The yellow one is Hikaru and the black one is Akira," she declared mischievously.
Touya actually *blushed* at that. "What will you name this one?" he asked, stepping forward and handing her the single fish he'd won.
She took a moment to think about it, then answered "Yuuki." It seemed to be a joke between the two of them given the way Shindou burst out laughing.
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Date: 2005-08-02 01:48 pm (UTC)(I had been wondering about Hikaru going to a festival, considering his bad case of sunburn prior, but if the sunblock is working for him, that's cool. And I guess his fangs only come out when he actually feeds?)
Driveby commenting on the way to the airport...
Date: 2005-08-03 02:00 am (UTC)I love the bit with the goldfish!