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Chapter 8 : A Miracle
" Shindou! Shindou!" Trying to wake his rival, Akira shook Hikara's corpse with all his force.
" Akira, Akira, Stop that!" Catching Akira's hand, The renowned player ordered his son with a hard tone, " You have to let him go,Son,"
" NO, NO,"
" He's in peace now," he said softly.
" No, no,"
" …Dr. Tenma," the young nurse handed a clipboard to her superior.
"…Thank you, Kitano-san," Tenma took the clipboard and brought out his pen, "…00:10, 20th of November…Shindou Hikaru..Heart Failure..stopped beating…attempt to bring him back…failed…is gone in peace," Writing on the paper, he declared the death of Shindou Hikaru, the new star in the Go world, "….I…I'll call his parents," This was the hardest task for every doctor.
" I'll come with you," Kouyo spoke up, " I promise Shindou-san to call her if..anything happens to her son," Touya Kouya was a man of his word indeed, "Anything," he sighed sorrowfully.
The doctor nodded understandingly, " If you say so, please follow me," Kouyo gave him a silent nod in return and went to toward to the door, it would be better to leave his despairing son and Hikaru's miserable friend alone.
" I'll be right back…Take your time..say goodbye to him," he told the boys but no one said anything back to him.
" This way, sir," Tenma called him as he and the nurses had already been waiting for him at the door.
…Beep…Beep
" !"
Beep…Beep The vital sign monitor sent out a strange high sound again.
" Shindou!" the young pros cried out…happily with hope in their broken hearts.
" What!" Tenma and the nurses raced into the room without delay. They knew their job very well, the nurses checked the monitor while Tenma placed his stethoscope on the dead boy's chest listening to his heart, " !"
" Doctor! His vital sign!" Nanahara, the skillful nurse shouted in excitement, " 60…75…85…95! He's back!"
" Impossible," Looking at the boy who had already passed away for at least 3 minutes, the young doctor murmured noiselessly.
" Shindou!" Akira almost jumped to the trendy pro, " Shindou!"
" Isumi-san, this is happening, right?" Waya asked his friend in disbelief, " I'm not dreaming, right?"
"…Miracle," That was all Isumi could say in this circumstances. ' Miracle', Yes, it was a right word, unlike his young friends, Isumi Shinichiro was always reasonable and correct. It couldn't be anything else but a miracle.
" Shindou-kun," Touya-Senior uttered quietly.
" Shindou! Shindou!" Quite the opposite, Touya-Junoir was crying out for his golden hair friend nosily, he hoped that the 1 Dan would wake up. It seemed that Shindou Hikaru didn't want to disappoint Touya Akira, his lifetime rival, again, he did wake up.
"…ya…," Looking at the blue-eyed pro with his blurry eyes, Hikaru tried to call his rival, " Touya," finally he said it.
" Shindou! Shindou!" Grabbing Hikaru's hand firmly, Akira beamed with happiness, " Shindou! I'm here! We're here!"
Blinking wearily, the blond replied, " Touya,"
" Yes! Shindou! I'm here!" Akira assured his rival, he burst out in tears again. Shindou is back! He's back!
" You…you're such a bastard,"
" Eh?" That wasn't what he expected to hear from his most important friend, his only true friend who just returned back from the world of the death to the world of the living.
" You can't even let me rest in peace," Hikaru complained, " What an annoying snobbish loud-mouth you are," Sighed boringly, he said in sarcastic tone.
" Shindou!You!" The Meijin's inheritor felt like an idiot now to waste his priceless tear for this irritating annoying boy. He's just came back! Is that the first thing he wanted to say! Calling me as an annoying snobbish loud-mouth! Ha! Look who's talking! " You!"
" That's why I'm back," Hikaru smiled kindly, " I heard your call so I'm back,"
" Shindou," Akira's voice obviously grew soft in second.
" I'm back," Feeling so tired, the new raising star said softly.
" Welcome back, Shindou," Lying his head next to Hikaru's hand, Akira whispered, " Welcome back,"
Stroking Akira's velvety hair lazily, Hikaru replied, " Aaa," then the two fated rivals…no the two best friends fell asleep.
Fin
Extra info :
Stethoscope : the equipment that doctors use to listen to patient's heartbeat or breathing.
A/N : finally! It ends! Love it? Hate it? Don't forget to leave the review. Right now, I think it's ok to tell you that this fic…originally comes from kathystgqvk's review in Turn back time.
Once she asked me if I could write about Sai, I told her that I didn't have a good reason to drag Sai out from his tomb. Then she said "What's about a proper goodbye? 'Coz Sai and Hikaru didn't have a chance to say goodbye," ( She did say it, you can check in Turn back time review list)
That's why I write this fic. If you like it, don't forget to thank Kathy, she inspired me. If you want me to write about…I don't know. Why don't you give me the theme? If my muse like it, maybe I'll write it.
I've givenyou guys a clue about this fic in Behind the scene : The making of Finding Seiji, still remember? Amano read Hikaru a letter from a fan named K. Remember?
I myself like the scene that Hikaru fight with Sai in the middle of Sanzu river 'coz it is the 1st time that they have a Physically fight..I means 'coz now they're both in a spiritual form. About my next fic, I think I'll try to write something..a bit..Sci-fi.
PS. I can't believe that some of you guys really think that I'll leave Hikaru die! I'm not that cold!
Kat : I hope you like the ending.
Tinanit : Well, how about this? Is this still sad for you?
gravitation gig : If he dies now, who will be my leading actor in my next fic :)
Kari : This is the real ending.
pure reflection : Sorry but this is the last chapter.
xiar : "...you make Akira so "human and passionate" and..." Well, I think actually Akira is a good guy, he just doesn't how to express his feeling.
siobhn01 : I didn't trick you. Still remember what Hikaru said in Behind the scene: The making of Seiji? He said he would talk to me about the theme A Proper Goodbye. That's a hint, it means this story is about a goodbye only, no one is dead.