Rivalry has its benefits.

Note: My friend the online translator and I tried our best to make this ficlet grammarly accurate, but please if you find any kind of mistake e-mail me (not it in the review please x.x), I will be more than happy to correct this. Hope you like it anyway :o)

Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis is not mine.

Pairings: Momoshiro Takeshi/Kaidoh Kaoru

Rating: T

Summary: Momo knows how to convince.

"Ok, then let's re-see the terms" Kaidoh Kaoru indicated to his team-mate. Both were hidden behind a few shelves in the building of the dressing-rooms.

"Do not make it a big deal Mamushi, it is only practice" Momoshiro Takeshi answered, rolling eyes in boredom. They had been standing there for half an hour and they were still not coming to any point. "Besides, if we keep wasting time someone might find us, the break is almost finishing"

"No tongue, no hugging..." mentioned the Viper. Sincerely he didn't want any surprise that could generate more tension than the one that existed already. Only that he didn't understand why there was tension in the first place... and why he had agreed to do such a ridiculous thing,...and why he couldn't deny any of that idiot of Momoshiro's challenges. He was just his rival, and he had to demonstrate to him that he was strong.

" ...and two feet distance. I already know". Momo was anxious. It had been kind of difficult to convince Kaidoh and the waiting was killing him.

"I just wanted to be sure"

"That is not true. You are nervous" Teased Momo. He knew the Viper. He knew how to make him angry, and because of that Kaidoh would agree just to not lose against him.

"I am not! Why should I? I do not feel anything for you, idiot."

"Then why don't you just kiss me?" Momo defied.

"You first" Kaidoh answered sheepishly. Every minute that passed he tried to convince himself that he was only exploring his body and there wasn't anyting to worry about, that it didn't have any meaning, that every teenager faced this kind of situation. But his blushed cheeks were denouncing him, and they practically were shouting how nervous he was.

"Alright, close your eyes then"

"No, Wait!" Said Kaidoh "What must I do, again?" He knew that his attempts to gain time were ridiculous. Perhaps if he waited, the other boy would get tired and might go away. Was that really what he wanted? Probably not, but the idea of having to face this, the idea of getting near Momo was giving him a stomachache.

"Move your mouth as if you were eating ice cream, Mamushi"

"But we had agreed that there wouldn't be any tongue!" shouted Kaidoh indignated.

"Geez" Sighed Momo. This was going to take a long, long time.

"Do we have to revise the terms again, idiot?" Kaidoh said.

"I hate you, Mamushi" Momo said, stepping forward.

"I hate you too" Kaidoh Answered. And he realised that it was not a stomachache, there were the Butterflies.

Then the two boyspressed their lips in a kiss.

Momo laughed on the inside. It was going to be difficult to find a new excuse, but if he found one he was sure that it would be a success. It was so easy to manipulate Kaidoh.