Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or any of its characters.

Notes: I like Kamatari, probably mostly because I'm an overly obsessed yaoi- fanatic. He's kind of fun, but also angsty, knowing he will never be together with Shishio the way Yumi is. But I will also admit that there are a lot of other characters I like a lot better than Kamatari. His situation, however, is rather unique.

Warning: *shrugs* Shounen ai themes. This *is* Kamatari we are talking about after all. ^_^ And we all know he loves Shishio. But there's some Kamatari/Soujiro *friendship* kind of thing here too. (Note; *friendship*)

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Odd One Out - A ficlet in Kamatari's POV by Maaya

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So - Soujiro is Shishio-sama's right hand and loyal fighter. Yumi is by his left and takes up the role as his lover, with all the right lines and words. And - I guess - beauty. Shishio-sama takes up the front proudly himself, which only leaves one other position for me to take.

The back.

I'm the third wheel in their little group. Or rather fourth. Whatever.

I really want to be a part of their little 'group' - the inner walls of the Juppongatana, but there's only room for those three. I'm left out in the less famous part of strong, but uninteresting part of the gang.

It's Shishio-sama and then me - but it's also Juppongatana and then me. Always the odd one out in everything. But I *am* odd too, so it shouldn't really come as a surprise.

"Kamatari-san?"

And I can't even hate one of the reasons for my misery. Soujiro is too polite, too pleasant and too cute for that. I look up and plaster a cheerful, flirting smile on my face.

"What, Sou-chan??"

He doesn't react to my nickname at all, even though he knows I am interested in males. People usually back off a few steps when they realize, but not Soujiro. I don't think he would react to anything that normal people find shocking though. If I began a strip-tease in front of him, he's probably just eye me in amusement and mildly remind me of that I wasn't acting decently.

But then again, he knows as well as everyone else that I am interested in Shishio-sama and in Shishio-sama only.

He tilts his head to the left just a little. "Thinking about something pleasant, Kamatari-san?"

"Very." I lie without shame.

"Strange." He replies and turns around, apparently done with the conversation. Either that, or he just found my mood wasn't 'right' for whatever he wanted me to do. "You didn't look like it."

I shrug at the disappearing back.

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The End

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