So I would like to point out that I started writing this around...episode 4? of the new season. I think it was either just before or just after Damemon came back. So most of the stuff in this you will notice is completely different from where the season is heading up too. Concerning Ryouma, Ren and Airu everything is made up and I doubt I'll be changing it once their story/background is actually revealed. I have up to chapter four of this writen, I don't expect it to go past 10 chapters. I'll update a new chapter every week or so until I have to start writing again, but hopefully by the time chapter 4 goes up I'll have chapter five written anyway lol.
Another thing I would like to point out is this is a Yaoi. The pairing this leads up to is Taiki/Yuu (Taikyuu ^w^) but there will be also Ren/Yuu, KiriTai and a little bit of Ryouma/Tagiru for my own personal enjoyment.
Special thanks to Anime Master ZERO for Beta reading and for getting me into the Taikyuu pairing in the first place. Oh and for the discription, cause I'm pretty bad at those.
Disclaimer: I don't own digimon just this random story idea. Hope you all enjoy it.
They waved good bye to their Digimon friends, watching as they returned to their own world. The battle against Bagramon was won and peace was restored, not only to the Digital World but to the Human World as well. Taiki Kudou lowered his waving arm as the last of his friends and teammates disappeared. His smile slowly faded and a sad look replaced it.
"Taiki..?" Akari looked at her childhood friend in concern. Taiki's gaze remains on the sky and he made no indication that he had heard the girl. He finally registered the others when a hand was placed on his shoulder. Looking over at the owner of the hand, Kiriha smiled down at him. The blonde gave a small jerk of his head, indicating that Taiki follow him, before turning around and walking away from the group of friends.
Taiki stared at him in confusion at first before following leaving the rest of his friends watching after them in confusion. Kiriha finally stopped walking when the two of them were out of both hearing and eyesight of the others.
"What is it?" Taiki asked once they stopped. Kiriha looked at Taiki before leaning against the wall behind him, crossing his arms.
"Do you remember back when we first met, I was insistent on having you join me?" he asked. Taiki grinned a little at the memory and nodded.
"I didn't like you one bit back then." He answered. Kiriha let a smile creep onto his face as well.
"I still do," He stated causing a look of confusion to spread over Taiki's face. Kiriha laughed and looked down, the smile never leaving his face.
"In a different sense, Taiki."
"I don't understand…" Taiki muttered walking up to the blonde. Kiriha looked up at Taiki when the younger boy stood directly in front of him. He moved quickly so Taiki didn't have a chance to react, grabbing the goggle boy and spinning them around so that Taiki was pressed firmly against the wall. Taiki's eyes widened in surprise and he let out a gasp as his back hit the wall.
"Kiriha..!"
"You don't really get it, do you Taiki Kudou?" Kiriha asked in a low voice leaning in closer. Taiki felt his face get hot but didn't respond just stared up at Kiriha with wide yet anticipating eyes. Kiriha noticed that anticipation immediately and smirked before closing the gap between them.
The kiss was short and gentle compared to what Taiki would have thought coming from Kiriha. When it was over the tingling sensation on the younger's lips left him wanting more. Kiriha chuckled, seeing the look in the Taiki's eyes before giving him one more small peck and pulling away. Taiki gave a small sound of disappointment but made no attempt to bring Kiriha back to him.
"I guess you do get it." Kiriha stated. Taiki smiled before leaning forward and wrapping his arms around the older boy's waist, burying his head in his chest. Kiriha didn't hesitate to return the embrace and it wasn't long before Taiki's shoulders started to shake.
"I miss them," Taiki whispered, "Shoutmon…Dorurumon…Balistamon….everybody…I miss them already…"
"Shhh…." Kiriha whispered, pulling the goggle boy closer to him as he started to cry, "It will be alright. We're all still here…I'm still here."
School had ended for the day and Taiki, Yuu and Tagiru were all walking away from the school grounds. Tagiru had his hands behind his head and a disappointed pout was on his face.
"Stupid teacher…" He muttered. Yuu laughed into his fist knowing that Tagiru was just upset at the surprise test they had just had.
"It's your own fault," I said looking at his classmate, "You really should study more."
"But if I waste time studying I'll never surpass Taiki as a Hunter!" Tagiru complained spinning on his heals so he was walking backwards. Yuu smirked at that comment
"Like that will ever happen."
"What was that?"
Taiki watched his two Juniors argue and couldn't help but laugh. It didn't matter how long they had been Hunting together Yuu just seemed to get a kick out of riling Tagiru up the wrong way. Personally Taiki didn't mind since it provided a source of entertainment. He turned his gaze from the two of them back to the school gates, only to stop. Tagiru and Yuu stopped there arguing when they noticed their idol suddenly stop in his tracks.
"Taiki-san..?" Yuu asked in concern. Taiki didn't take his eyes off the school gates.
"Kiri…ha..?" He finally spoke up, voice barely above a whisper. Tagiru's face scrunched up in confusion and Yuu looked surprised before turning his attention to the school gates. Standing against the wall, arms crossed with one leg propped up was a boy just older than Taiki, his blonde hair pulled back into a pony, but his bangs still falling into his face. Yuu smiled before breaking into a run.
"Kiriha-san!" He exclaimed stopping in front of him. Kiriha smiled and pushed off the wall.
"Hey Yuu, how's it been?" He asked. By this point in time Taiki and Tagiru had both made it over to Kiriha's side as well. Kiriha looked over at Taiki before Yuu could respond and smiled at him fondly. Taiki gave a small laugh before returning the smile.
"Pretty good," Yuu answered not really noticing the exchange between the two, "It's been a while since we've seen you though." Kiriha nodded in response to the statement.
"I heard something about Digimon Hunting, and a new member of the Team." He said looking over at Tagiru, "I take it that's you?" Tagiru looked at Kiriha in confusion before over at Taiki while pointing at the blonde.
"So who is this guy?" he asked.
"You idiot!" Yuu snapped. Taiki just laughed before placing a hand on his hips.
"That's Kiriha. He was the General of Blue Flare and one of my strongest allies." Taiki explained.
"What!" Tagiru exclaimed in shock. Taiki laughed once more before looking at Kiriha.
"This is Tagiru Akashi," He introduced.
"He's reckless to the extreme…" Yuu muttered.
"Do you ever not insult me!" Tagiru complained. Yuu smirked and looked away.
"Nope."
"Well you know what that say," Kiriha started with a smirk of his own, "You only tease those you like." Yuu faulted and looked at Kiriha in horror.
"Who'd like that idiot!" He snapped. Tagiru gave a disgusted look of his own and the two older boys just laughed.
"Well," Kiriha said once he was done laughing, "I wanted to hang out with Taiki for a bit and catch up, if you two don't mind."
"Catch up?" Yuu inquired before shrugging, "I suppose but wouldn't it be okay if I joined as well?"
"Maybe tomorrow, Yuu." Taiki answered walking to stand next to Kiriha, "I see you almost all the time. The three of us can hang out another time."
"Four!" Tagiru cut in causing the others to look at him in confusion, "I wanna hear about all the cool things you did back in Xros Heart!" Taiki laughed while Yuu simply pouted.
"Alright, four of us then," Taiki agreed before turning around, "And Yuu, if you're done reading it can you drop off the book I leant you tonight? Akari wanted to borrow it tomorrow."
"Uh…sure…" Yuu muttered. Taiki said his thanks and waved to the younger boys as he left with Kiriha. Yuu watched as they left, a small frown crossing his face as he noticed how close they stood together, their hands practically touching.
They never stood that close before…
"Hey Yuu!" Tagiru interrupted the boys musing causing him to look over at him, "We should go Hunting."
"No." Yuu turned down the suggestion immediately.
"What? Oh come on Yuu!" Tagiru whined, "We haven't been hunting in a while and I need to-"
"To surpass Taiki-san right?" Yuu finished boredly, "I've heard that about a million times and I've told you time and time again, that's impossible for you. Besides," He looked pointedly at the goggle boy, "If you have so much time to go Hunting you should use that time to study so you're not off caught off guard when Sensei gives us a pop quiz again." Tagiru cringed at the jab before responding.
"Well sorry!" He snapped, "Not all of us can be top students like you!"
Yuu just shrugged, not really paying attention to Tagiru's outbursts anymore. He only tolerated them when Taiki was around but other than that he didn't bother with them.
"So why do they have to catch up anyway?" Tagiru asked as the two started to walk away from the school, "I mean your sister was apart of Xros Heart too right? Why does it make a difference with him?" Yuu shrugged before answering.
"Kiriha doesn't live in the Koto district," He explained, "He did before the Digital World incident I think but after his parents died he moved in with his aunt and uncle in a different district. Usually because of school we only see him every once in a while. Other than that it's just emails and phone calls."
"So then how did he find out about me?" Tagiru asked, "Am I becoming a famous Hunter or something?" Yuu scoffed before giving a mocking laugh.
"Hardly," He stated, "Taiki probably told you about him in one of their emails…" He trailed off at that realizing that it probably was true. Taiki seemed to have gotten even closer to Tagiru since the younger goggle boy had gotten his own Digimon partner. Yuu felt the jealousy return at that thought but kept it inside, not wanting to let Tagiru in on his feelings. Even thought Yuu had finally gotten Damemon back he still felt like the third wheel in their group.
"Anyway I'm going home," Yuu said interrupting whatever complaint that Tagiru was about to give, "See you tomorrow."
"Welcome home Yuu," A voice called out as he entered his home. Yuu froze in surprise before walked into the living room to find his sister sitting in front of the coffee table, a book in her hand. She had changed her pink outfit from back in the digital world to a light purple dress, the top half being rather formfitting with short sleeves while the skirt flared out around her thighs. She also had a white belt and wristband while her hair remained in her trademark ponytail.
"Ne…Nee-san?" Yuu exclaimed in shock. Nene giggled, closing the book and placing it on the table.
"Long time no see," She greeted, "Hope you don't mind I decided to drop by." Yuu grinned and shook his head before sitting down in front of the couch next to his sister.
"Of course not," He answered, "Looks like two surprise visits in one day."
"Really?" Nene asked, "Who what's the other one?"
"Kiriha-san. He dropped by the school to see Taiki-san." Nene looked at him in mild shock before smiling.
"Really?" She asked, "I didn't know he was coming to visit." Yuu smiled and nodded his head.
"He's with Taiki-san right now though, said he wanted to catch up," He explained, "But tomorrow we're supposed to all hang out. You're gonna come too right?" Nene nodded her head.
"Of course. I wouldn't want to miss seeing Kiriha again," She answered, "And I'm guessing that Tagiru will be joining us?" Yuu scowled and fell down onto his back, looking up at the ceiling.
"Unfortunately." He muttered.
"You really don't like him do you?" Nene stated more than asked.
"He's annoying!" Yuu complained, "Always going on about surpassing Taiki-san! I mean up until recently he didn't even know that Digimon existed let alone what they were and now he goes on and on about becoming the best and it's irritating. I didn't like him before and I don't like him now! Doubt I ever will."
Nene laughed before returning to her book. She was aware of Yuu's admiration for Taiki but what Yuu hadn't realized was that she also knew exactly how much Taiki actually meant to him.
"Anyway," Yuu said getting up, "I'm gonna go find the book I borrowed from Taiki. I need to drop it off later tonight."
"Going to study in the meantime?" Nene asked. Yuu nodded as he picked up his school bag.
"I'm gonna let Damemon out also," He answered as he walked to the stairs.
"Mind if I join you?" Nene asked. Yuu shrugged in response before heading to the stairs, Nene close behind him.
Yuu had finished his homework with the help of his sister while Damemon had found Taiki's book so the three of them just hung out in his room for a while. Since he had started Hunting on top of basketball he hadn't had much time to just relax and with his sister away in Hong Kong they had a lot of catching up to do, so the time they spent chatting up in his room went by real quick and the next thing he knew it was already six o'clock.
He quickly returned Damemon to his Xros Loader and excused himself from his sister before running out the house and heading to Taiki's. It was a short walk since the lived fairly close to each other which he was glad for since it had started getting dark out already. As Taiki's house finally showed up in his line of vision he noticed another figure standing outside the house.
He stopped for a moment watching as the figure moved from the front of the house towards the back. That gave Yuu an uneasy feeling so he ran after him, following the person around to the back fence. Once there he recognized the person as Ren Tobari, one of the other Hunters in the group against his.
"Hey!" he called out catching Ren's attention. Yuu ran up to him ready to ask what he was up to only to have Ren jump up and cover his mouth, pulling him down next to the fence.
"Shhhh." he whispered. Yuu looked at him in confusion before Taiki's voice caught his attention.
"Did you here something?" came Taiki's distant question.
"No, why?" Kiriha's voice was heard next and Yuu's eyes widened ever so slightly. Why was Kiriha at Taiki's house at this hour? By this point in time Ren had released Yuu from his grip and both boys peeked over the fence. Taiki and Kiriha were sitting on the back porch, Taiki's head resting against Kiriha's shoulders with Kiriha's arms around him.
Yuu held back a gasp at the sight, feeling his chest knot up as a flood of different emotions ran through him.
"It's nothing," Taiki responded to Kiriha's question, "I guess I'm just wondering where Yuu is. He said he'd stop by."
"He should be here soon then," Kiriha said before looking down at Taiki, "Are you still scared about letting other people know?"
"Well…Nene knows but she found out by accident," Taiki responded before taking a deep breath, "It's just…Yuu and Tagiru look up to me you know. I'm just scared that…that if they found out I'm with another guy that, well…"
"They wouldn't like you as much?" Kiriha suggested.
Together…? Yuu thought in shock as he listened, Taiki-san…andKiriha-sanare…
"Yeah I guess." Taiki agreed. Kiriha smiled fondly at Taiki before leaning down and giving him a peck on the lips. Yuu's breath hitched in his throat before dropping down to the ground once more, back against the fence. One of his hands gripped the fabric of his shirt in front of his chest and he clenched his teeth together.
Ithurts..! he thought.
"You worry too much," Yuu vaguely heard Kiriha say to Taiki before completely blocking out the rest of the conversation. He squeezed his eyes shut and covered his ears, while the knot in his chest tightened.
"Well I guess it's true then," Ren stated sitting down next to Yuu. Yuu looked over at him, mild confusion written over his face.
"What…?" he asked. Ren shrugged his shoulders before responding.
"I heard a rumor that Taiki had hooked up with the General of Blue Flare," He answered, "I think this confirms it."
"What are you going to do with that information?" Yuu asked suddenly fearing blackmail to Taiki. Ren shrugged his shoulders before giving a side glance over at Yuu.
"Nothing really," He stated, "The most I'd do is tell Ryouma and Airu and even then it's just another piece of random info that doesn't matter much."
"Then why did you bother finding out if it was true or not?" Yuu demanded. Ren sighed before looking down at Yuu.
"Instead of worrying about what we're going to do with the information, shouldn't you be trying to figure out what you're going to do now?" he asked. Yuu blinked at him in confusion not fully understanding what he was trying to say. Ren sighed before continuing, "I'm not blind you know, I saw how you reacted to that kiss…to the whole scene in general. You like him don't you? Taiki I mean."
Yuu was silent for a moment before a small blush covered his face and he looked down in embarrassment. That was one of his most well kept hidden secrets, his feelings for Taiki. The Red General had, after all, saved him not just physically but emotionally as well. What started off as simple admiration turned into a strong love that, at time, Yuu himself had a hard time hiding. So seeing Taiki like this with Kiriha….
He bit his lip as feelings of jealousy, betrayal, and sadness all flooded through him at the same time, twisting inside of him. It was taking everything he had not to start crying, and the last thing he wanted to do was let Ren see that side of weakness.
"You came here for a reason though right?" Ren asked standing up, "Better go do what you started before you're unable to stop yourself from breaking down." Yuu looked up in shock at Ren who had just opened a portal into the DigiQuartz. Said boy waved back at Yuu before the portal closed, leaving him sitting there alone. Yuu felt a little uneasy about Ren now, considering how perceptive he was.
He sat by the fence a little while longer, calming himself so he could face Taiki as normally as possible before standing up and walking back to the front of the house. He rang the doorbell and it took a few moments before Taiki opened it.
"Hey Yuu!" he greeted with a smile. Yuu suddenly felt nervousness creep into the emotional turmoil he was feeling. That smile was one of the many things he loved about Taiki.
"I was wondering what was taking you so long," Taiki continued. It took Yuu a moment to get his wits back together. He laughed nervously before handing the book to Taiki.
"Y-Yeah, sorry about that…" He muttered, "Nee-san and I were hanging out and I got sidetracked."
"Oh," Taiki smiled as he took the book, "Nene's back?" Yuu forced a smile onto his face and nodded.
"Yeah, funny isn't it?" He asked, "Kiriha-san and Nee-san in one day."
"yeah no kidding," Taiki agreed, "Well Tagiru is also on his way over so why don't you come in for a bit?" Yuu's eyes widened ever so slightly. There was no way he could spend time with Tagiru, Taiki and Kiriha with the way his feelings were right now.
"N-No that's ok!" He said shaking his head, "I still have tones of homework to do and I haven't even found out how long Nee-san is going to be here for." Yuu quickly lied taking a few steps back.
"Oh…okay," Taiki said, "Well tell her I said hi."
"Y-Yeah, see you." Yuu said before turning on his heals and running back towards his house. Once he got far enough away from Taiki's house he slowed down his pace to a walk, his gaze on his feet.
That was too close… he thought realizing that his control nearly slipped. The last thing he needed was to break down in front of Taiki and have him wonder what was wrong. There was no way he could tell him that he was the reason he was so upset.
"Yuu? You're going home already?" Yuu looked up at the sound of Tagiru's voice. Said boy was standing just in front of him, staring at Yuu in confusion. Yuu quickly forced a smile onto his face, not wanting to let Tagiru see these emotions either.
"Yeah, I need to finish my homework," He gave the same lie to Tagiru that he did to Taiki, "Besides it looks like Taiki-san and Kiriha-san are still catching up."
"Heh?" Tagiru muttered scratching the back of his head absentmindedly, "But he told me to come on over since you were coming anyway."
"Yeah well, I honestly think they just want to be alone right now…" Yuu said, his voice starting to shake. He needed to find a way to get away from Tagiru and fast or else he wouldn't be able to hold out any longer.
"Ne Yuu…" Tagiru walked closer to Yuu a look of concern on his face, "Are you…crying?" Yuu's eyes widened in shock before he reached up and touched his cheek feeling wet tears on what should have been a dry face. Yuu's breath hitched and he quickly wiped the tears away with the back of his hand, only to have more replace them almost immediately.
"I-I'm not..! I…!" Yuu stuttered out before chocking out a sob. Realizing it was useless to try and stop the tears he pushed past Tagiru and ran the rest of the way home. He slammed the door open when he got there and ran up to his room, past Nene who called out to him in concern, before throwing himself onto his bed and sobbing.
"Yuu..?" Nene whispered peeking into his room, concern lacing her voice.
"G-Go…away..!" Yuu snapped through his sobs. Nene chose to do the exact opposite, walking into her younger brothers' room and closing the door behind her. She sat down on his bed next to him, placing her hand on his back and rubbing soothing circles on in. It didn't take long for Yuu to sit up and wrap his arms around her, crying into his chest. Nene returned the embrace and gently rocked him.
"There, there," she whispered, "It's alright. Everything's going to be okay." Yuu just continued to cry and eventually Nene caught onto what was wrong. Through his sobs she heard Taiki's name a few times. She frowned and pulled him closer to her, opting to call Taiki once he had settled down.
so there's chapter 1, I'll update chapter 2 next week, lets aim for monday though. hope you all liked it, R&R please
