Title: Rivalry
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: NAKIE, cursing
Words: 456
Series: Katekyo Hitman Reborn! (set in Pokémon SoulSilver/HeartGold-verse)
Pairings/Characters: Yamamoto x Gokudera (8059)
"Hey--where're you going, Gokudera?"
Gokudera didn't look at him, focusing on the buttons of his shirt. "Away from you, stupid," he spat before slinging his short-sleeved jacket on. Yamamoto propped himself up on one arm, laying on his side, and stared at him from the bed they had shared just the night prior.
He cocked his head. "You're not gonna stay a little longer? It's only," he stretched backward to peer at the clock, "woah, it's not even tomorrow, yet!"
"The sooner the better!"
Yamamoto crawled out from under the sheets, stark naked, and picked up Gokudera's discarded backpack from beside the door. "You sure? I mean...we can go eat breakfast in the morning, I'll pay."
Gokudera scoffed. "What, with the money I gave you for beating me in a battle? I don't think so," he snapped and finished putting on his bracelets, rings and necklace. His black-haired companion couldn't help but smile at the meticulous placement of every bangle, always in a set, defined order on Gokudera's thin wrists. However, he sighed and dropped the red backpack on the bed.
"Can't we pause the game for a while or something? It's no fun if we have to keep doing this like we don't like each other," he whined, staring up at Gokudera.
"No! This is a rivalry, you idiot! We don't like each other, and we never--"
"But I do like you!"
Gokudera flushed and turned on the naked boy, fists clenched at his side. For a moment, he looked as if he were going to jump into Yamamoto's arms and shower him with kisses, but the next, in an instant, he reached out and slapped him across the face. "Don't say stupid shit like that!"
Yamamoto held his cheek in his hand, shocked into silence. He stared up at Gokudera with a gaze of betrayal, but knew fare well what was going on in his friend's head. Gokudera's expression held a quick flash of regret, disappearing quicker than it had surfaced. He snatched up his bag, slung it over his shoulder, and stomped toward the door.
"I don't like you, and if I see you in Blackthorn I will defeat you once and for all. I'm going to be the one to challenge the Tenth, not you!" he shouted before exiting the hotel room, slamming the door shut.
Half an hour passed before Yamamoto lifted himself from the bed, adorned his body with a fresh pair of underwear, and released his baby Wooper from its PokéBall. It leapt atop the bed happily, beckoning its caretaker to play with it. He flopped onto the mattress with a large, dorky grin on his face, and sighed when the Wooper nuzzled his stinging red cheek with concern.
"It's alright, little guy. He'll come around eventually, I know he will."