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

"That's true but as long as it is on you or comes from you I'll eat it."

Fuji stared at him with his eyes open. This intense stare made Kikumaru blush. Fuji smiled. Kikumaru had his hand on his face still feeling the warm brush of Fuji's finger…

Kikumaru didn't sleep well that night. What happened in the ice-cream parlor kept repeating itself in his mind. The warm finger of Fuji on his jaw, the quick brush, his stare… It was really disturbing. Fuji was his best friend so why was he confused by his attitude?

Fuji wanted to bang his head on his room's walls. Why did he have to touch his friend's face and tell him this stupid sentence? He kept thinking about that, unaware that Kikumaru was doing the same thing at the other end of the town.

The next day both of them were tired. They slept through their lunch pause and nearly fell asleep during their tennis practice. It earned them some pissed glances from their captain with questioning looks from Inui and worried ones from Oishi.

Everybody wanted to know what happened to them. The hostile aura surrounding them had suddenly disappeared and was replaced by a tense one. The air around them was full of electricity.

They avoided being alone in the same room. Kikumaru was slightly afraid of Fuji, of him touching him. He was afraid of feeling that jolt of electricity whenever Fuji's skin brushed against his. It was Oishi he loved and not Fuji.

Teachers noticed this improvement in their relation and they thought it was due to their world history teacher. Said teacher was really happy and gave them a really good mark for their project on the French Revolution.

We could have said that all's well that ends well. But no, it would have been too easy.

The hatred between them disappeared but a feeling of uneasiness remained. Everybody thought it was normal because of what happened between them. Everybody except Oishi. He had known Kikumaru since the beginning of Junior High and thus was able to tell when something was wrong with him.

The way he changed his mind, going from hatred to a kind of fear in a few wasn't Eiji like. Yes something was wrong and Oishi decided to find the truth. He couldn't ask Fuji. In fact he tried to avoid him. He knew that Fuji was still having a grudge against him. And as it was Fuji it was better for his health and sanity to stay away from him.

He decided to talk to Kikumaru. It was easier to plan than to do. They were no longer friends but they still played tennis together so he used the excuse of a new tennis strategy to talk to him. He asked him to stay after practice saying that he wanted to add some changes to their I formation.

Of course Kikumaru accepted to stay for tennis' sake. They sat together in the clubroom, tennis magazines scattered around them. They began to talk about tennis about some variations for their formation. And when Kikumaru felt that the discussion over tennis was over and that Oishi wanted to talk about something else, he tried to escape. Unfortunately Oishi had locked the door.

"Eiji, why are you avoiding Fuji?"

"Mind your own business!"

Oishi was shocked but he didn't give up.

"We used to talk about everything. You know that our friendship was and still is dear to my heart. So please talk to me."

Kikumaru's expression softened. Something deep inside his heart told him that he could trust his old friend.

"I'm afraid of him."

"Did he hurt you or something?"

"Not at all. I'm afraid of what I feel when he touches me."

"He took advantage of you. You know you can trust me. If he did I will talk to sensei and he will be expelled from school."

"You don't understand. I blushed when he brushed my cheek. It was as if I was struck by a lightening."

"You love him."

"No!"

"Did you feel this jolt of electricity whenever I touched you or when we hugged each other?"

Kikumaru opened his mouth, started to say something, stopped mid-sentence and began to think.

"No."

"What you feel for me is brotherly love. No need to be afraid. Fuji really cares for you. He was the one who forced me to tell you about my feeling for Kaori. He threatened me to turn my life into hell had I let you suffer."

Kikumaru was silent. I wanted to say something but he couldn't.

"Yes he cares for you. He loves you. Everybody in the team knows it"

Oishi stood up, unlocked the door and waited for his double partner to leave before closing it again.

The next day Kikumaru was waiting for Fuji near the school gate. When he saw his friend coming he ran towards him and jumped in his arms. They both fell on the ground, Kikumaru on the top. He had a huge smile plastered on his face.

"Fuji I need to talk to you during lunch break. Meet me near the practice wall, nya!"

He stood up and helped Fuji to dust his school uniform before running.

Morning practice went well. Kikumaru and Fuji had to play against Inui and Kaidoh. They won really easily, surprising their dear Buchou. They even chatted happily in the club room. Their teammates were speechless. The day before they were avoiding each other and today they were laughing, touching each other. Everything was back to the state it used to be before Oishi's confession.

During morning classes they didn't talk to each other or let people know that they were again friends. Fuji wanted to but Kikumaru begged him to wait until the end of their lunch break. To be honest Kikumaru, in spite of what Oishi told him, wasn't sure of Fuji's feelings. One could never know what Seigaku's tensai really felt or thought unless he let people know.

Fuji was the first one to arrive near the practice wall. He left the classroom with Kikumaru but the red head told him that he had to pick up something in his locker. When he finally arrived to their meeting point, Fuji was leaning against the wall, eyes closed. He seemed to be napping, his usual smile not on his face.

Kikumaru crept closer till their heads were just some inches apart. He licked his lips not sure of what to do next. Finally he put his arms around his friend's waist and hugged him resting his head on his shoulder.

Fuji's eyes snapped open. He was surprise by this display of emotion but did nothing to break the contact. He put his arms around Kikumaru's waist and hugged him back

They stayed like that during a few minutes before Kikumaru decided to break the embrace.

He looked at Fuji with sparkly blue eyes.

"I need to tell you something really important. I hope you won't be mad at me."

"Why would I be mad at you?"

"Because I'm in love with you Fuji."

Fuji opened his eyes and kissed Kikumaru lightly on the lips.

"I love you too Eiji. I've loved you since the day you asked me to become your best friend."

"Everything you did, not telling me what you knew on Oishi and Kaori-chan, trying to cheer me up, hurting yourself with this wall, you did all that out of love?"

"Yes. But before we discuss our relation I've to apologize for my rude behavior. I shouldn't have ignored you when you needed me. I shouldn't have stopped talking to you because you were angry."

"Forget it. I should be the one to apologize. I shouldn't have treated you the way I did. I shouldn't have ignored you. I shouldn't have slapped you. I sh…."

Fuji silenced him with a kiss.

"Stop talking about the past. I forgave you the day you slapped me. This slap showed me that you cared…."

Kikumaru kissed him, pressing him against the wall. Fuji let go of everything and allowed himself to enjoy the kiss.

Fuji found the missing part of his heart and he wasn't about to let it go.

Kikumaru realized that he just had to look in front of him to find his soul mate.

Nothing would separate them. They wouldn't let it happen.

Last A/N: Well this was the last chapter of this fic. I really want to thank all the people who reviewed it and those who just read it.