Disclaimer: Pot doesn't belong to me. Too sad, isn't it?

Rating: T

Summary: Eiji loves Oishi but Oishi loves someone else. Fuji is the middle… GP Fuji/Eiji

A/N: English is not my first language; feel free to point out the mistakes I made.

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FEELINGS

"I should have known that he would leave me for this girl. Everybody told me that I shouldn't hope that he would love me."

"Don't say that. It can't be that serious with this girl. Inui would have predicted it and he wouldn't have let you suffer. That means that he will come back. Everybody on the team is thinking that you are meant to be together."

"Don't say that because I won't believe you."

Cerulean eyes opened and stared at the man sitting opposite to them.

"Stop looking at me like that Fuji, you're giving me goose bumps. He left me for Kaori-chan, his childhood friend who came back from China."

"So what? Didn't he tell you that nothing would separate you, that the Golden Pair will last forever?"

"Yes but…"

"No buts, if he hurts you I'll destroy him Eiji and you know I will."

Fuji stood up and left the ice cream parlor after having paid the bill. He threw Kikumaru a last glance before going out.

Kikumaru was still sitting at the table he shared with his best friend. The last sentence he said kept echoing in his mind. Fuji never broke a promise. Knowing that, he took his cell phone and began to dial a number. Oishi's number.

After some ringing someone picked up the phone. The voice of a girl was the first thing he heard.

"I'm sorry I must have dialed a wrong number."

"Oh Kikumaru-kun it's you. Syuichiroh isn't available at the moment. He is taking a shower. You can leave a message if you want."

"I'll call him back. Thanks for your proposition Kaori-chan."

Kikumaru left the restaurant, his heart sinking deeper and deeper in his chest. He went home and directly headed for his room.

He knew that his best friend was spending the afternoon with his childhood friend but he didn't expect him to invite her to his room and leaver her alone while taking a shower. Oishi never let Kikumaru alone in his room. That made him sad.

He stared at a photo Fuji took sometimes ago. Oishi and he were reading under a tree and he had his head on his double partner's lap. A single tear fell on the glass of the frame.

At the other side of the town, Fuji was watching all the photos he took during team outings. Strangely enough most of them were about Kikumaru: Kikumaru smiling, hugging their Ochibi, talking to Oishi, sleeping under a tree…

Truth was that he really cared for his friend. He was the only one who saw the true personality of Seigaku's genius. He was the only who really cared for Fuji, who never took advantage of his abilities.

For all these things Fuji liked him. He swore to protect him and to make people who bother him pay. While remembering this promise he found a photo of Oishi smiling at this Hasegawa Kaori.

He opened his eyes and tore this photo. He took his phone and dialed Oishi's number.

"Oh good evening Fuji, what can I do for you?"

"Oishi you'd better stop hurting Eiji or it will be painful for you."

"I don't understand. Please explain me the situation."

"You know pretty well what I am talking about. You know that Eiji loves you and you, you just say nothing and let him hope you'll be together before running in Hasegawa's arms. You'd better tell him how you feel about him."

Fuji put his phone down and went to bed, a little smile plastered on his face.

On the next morning Fuji kept staring at the vice captain, making him feel uneasy. Wherever Oishi went Fuji wasn't far.

At the end of the day Fuji was still following Oishi. He cornered him in the clubroom out of exasperation. He opened his eyes and glared at his vice captain.

"I thought I told you to tell Eiji how you feel about him."

"But I don't…"

"Don't play with me. I'm not in the mood for that type of game. You will talk to him today if you don't want to have some little problems with your dear girlfriend."

"You won't do that Fuji. A true friend wouldn't blackmail his friend or make him suffer."

"Make him suffer. Don't make me laugh! You're the one making him suffer. I'm the one trying to cheer him up. How many times did he phone you in the middle of the night because he was afraid of a thunderstorm and you didn't pick up? How many times did you forget the training sessions you planned? How many times did you let him wait for you after practice?"

"I don't know."

"You don't know? Well I'm going to tell you : 20 times. Eiji is really important to me. You go and talk to him or…."

"I'll do it but please don't drag Kaori in this."

Oishi came out of the clubroom. He started looking for Kikumaru. He spotted him near the gate, waiting. He ran towards him, took him by the shoulder and led to the nearest coffee shop.

They waited for their drink to arrive. As soon as they had them Oishi took a deep breathing.

"Eiji I've something important to tell you."

"Oishi seems so serious nya."

"Please don't interrupt me."

Kikumaru was puzzled. Oishi never acted that strange with him before. He shrugged.

"As you want."

"Okay. We have always been friend. You are the person I like the most on the team. You are my double partner and thus we are sharing a strong link. Without you I wouldn't be part of the Regulars. Thank you for all that. I hope that what I'm going to tell you won't change anything between us..."

Kikumaru stared at him; his dark blue eyes were full of hope.

"I really like you, don't ever question that. But…"

Hope was slowly leaving these lively blue eyes.

"I love Kaori. She is my girlfriend. We have been going out for 2 months now and I didn't know how to tell you about this relation. I did'nt want to hurt you because I know that I was more than a friend for you. Please forgive me Eiji. I hope we'll remain friend and…."

Kikumaru stood up. He was crying, tears were rolling along his cheeks. He ran out of the shop leaving a surprised Oishi.

Fuji saw everything from outside, the change in Kikumaru's expression, the water from his glass landing on Oishi and finally Kikumaru's escape.

A single tear fell on the ground when he left the scene….

End of part one