Chapter 2

-- Basketball court near Hanamichi's house --

Hanamichi sat under the hoop with his best friend thinking about what happened just now. [Wow… he kissed me… but…well…at least my plan works, hehehe]. He started day dreaming about him and Haruko doing all the things a couple do with a goofy grin plastered on his face.

Youhei looked at his friend and sweatdrop.

"Hanamichi, Oi, Earth to Hanamichi"

He jerked his head to Youhei "WHAT?"

"Man cool down… lets talk before you day dream again with your Haruko."

"That dream of mine is going to come true"

Sighing "You're not going to let that idiotic plan of yours go on right?"

Turning his head looking at Youhei, "Yes I am, I mean why not? He crashed into me almost every morning lets me think that he is interested in me and I saw him smirking during practice before the kiss and well…"

He blushed at this. "He kissed me. That baka kitsune has been stealing my Haruko-chan from me and well…."

"Well?"

"I must take her back from him. And in order to do that, I must make him fall in love with me and when he is madly in love with me, I will dump him! Isn't that idea of mine so fooled proof? Nyahahaha! I am a genius!" Youhei looked at his laughing madly friend and sweatdropped again.

Sighing…"No you are not"

"Nani??"

Youhei ducked as his friend's fist. "Maa maa… let me tell you…"

"No Youhei, I think it will work. Because I am a tensai!"

Three large drops sweat flow down Youhei's neck.

"But I still think that it's not good to toy with other people's feeling Hanamichi. Besides he is also a human, fire melts ice. You might be the one who melt his ice but what do you think will happen to him if you break his heart? Won't he be devastated?"

"Nah! That fox is a walking block of ice… although he is handsome…"

"You? Thinking that he is handsome? Man are you in love with him?"

"Why you Youhei?" He growled

"All right all right." Youhei moved three steps away from Hanamichi. "Then why do you say he's handsome? Well is he more handsome than this genius beside me?" Youhei nudged as he teased his friend who is now going to headbutt him if he does not get away immediately.

"Why… you… Youhei! I haven't finished my sentence. What I wanted to say was that he is handsome but not any handsomer than me." He pouted "Hmpf." He turned around and headbutt Youhei but only to find his head on the floor with a crack on it. [Eh? Youhei that brat…]

At this time, Rukawa heard a earth shattering bang as he reached the same basketball court that Hanamichi was in. [Where's that banging coming from?]

Hanamichi lifted his head to see who was coming at such a late time. "Rukawa?" [Eh? He's here too? Good then I can take this chance to confess! Nyahaha!]

Rukawa looked up to see Hanamichi moving towards him and himself moving towards Hanamichi, smiling.

Hanamichi was stunned by his smile. [Oh my god Rukawa is smiling? How the hell did he do that?] He too was smiling back at him.

Rukawa smile even wider [He likes me? He likes me not?]

The two of them walking towards each other, then suddenly Hanamichi ran and hug Rukawa.

Rukawa was shocked at the outburst of he feelings the ahou had. Wrapping and pressing Hanamichi's body to himself, one hand on his head another on his back soothing him.

"Sniff… sniff … did … did … you do that on purpose, Rukawa?"

"Do what?"

Hugging Rukawa, Hanamichi quickly stick his forefinger into his mouth and slide them from both his eyes to his cheek taking them as his tears. "Y…you kissed me… "

"…"

"Say something…"

"…Yes, it was on purpose…I'm… sorry…I understand if you don't like it… or… even hate me more but I really lovvvvmmpfff!?!?!"

Rukawa's eyes widen on the sudden move of his ahou and pulled apart.

"?!?!"

"Kaede. I like you too."

"Really?"

"Yes"

"Since when?"

[Think fast, Hanamichi, think] "Since the day on the roof where we first met" He quickly said so as to avoid suspicion.

" Yeah me too." Rukawa said as he hugged Hanamichi again and took his hand. " Do you want to live with me?"

His eyes widened. [I just confess and he want me to live with him already? Oh my…] "Can I?"

"Yes you can."

Hanamichi nodded as Rukawa take his hand and pulled him. "Come on lets run to my house"

"Wait! What about my clothes?"

"You can wear mine!" He turns around and smiled at Hanamichi.

[And how does he know that it will fit? Never mind!] "Ok!" Hanamichi smiled back, mesmerized by his smile.

From behind the trees, Youhei looked at his best friend with his 'lover'. [He's in deep shit… he will be…] He sighed. [What a best friend I am…]

TBC