NOTE: Huzzah! A long awaited request is now done...for the most part. ;) This is a DaisukeXKenXTakeru love triangle that will be in two parts (You hear that? Two!) Who knows how long I've been working on this...and who knows how long until it gets completely finished. ^_^;
Well, enough babbling! Enjoy the first part of "Mr. Brightside!" (Creative title...I know. XD )
WARNING: BoyXBoy pairing, swearing, bit of depressing moments, Takeru angst...and all that good stuff. :3
DISCLAIMER: "If I were a rich one! Yubba-dubba-dubba! Yubba-dubba-dubba-duh!"...Ok, shitty attempt at redoing that song to make it work...the point is! I don't own the Digimon characters. :P
MR. BRIGHTSIDE
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibis
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Do you know what sucks like none other? Being the nice guy! You're always the one to sit back while the person you hate totally makes you look like an ass. Or the one that isn't interested in doing something, but because no one else will do it, you do it out of guilt. Or the worst one is being the good friend to the person you've had a crush on for a long time, and watching them go off with someone else that isn't you.
Yep. That's me. Takeru Takaishi: 100% nice boy all around. My crush I was referring to? Daisuke Motomiya. I know, it's probably weird that I have a really bad crush on the air-headed soccer player, but I can't help it…There are just some times where I just want to kick his ass so hard that it'll hurt him to sit, and then the other times I just want to kiss him and tell him I love him. It's weird and sometimes I myself don't even understand it…
Well…I guess it's not so bad being the nice guy and just keeping quiet about my feelings for Daisuke sometimes. But other times, like right now where he's being oh-so public with his longtime boyfriend Ken Ichijouji, it just down right sucks and makes me want to scream.
I like Ken, I really do. But ever since we found out that we both liked Daisuke, it has been this silent rivalry thing between us. I guess because he's so used to getting everything he wants, him being the smart genius and everything, he saw me as a threat and quickly jumped on Daisuke. Hmm…maybe "jumped on" isn't the right saying…more like, "told-Daisuke-he-liked-him-and-it-turned-out-he-liked-him-back-so-they-became-a-couple." …No. He jumped at him when I was too cowardice to do it.
It's after school right now, and the gang is all chatting about what they were planning to do during the fall break. I was going to spend time with my brother Yamato, Hikari and Miyako were going out of town to go shopping, and Iori was going to one of his competitions. When Daisuke and Ken announced what they were going to be doing, they were greeted with mixed reactions.
"You're going up to a cabin by yourselves?" Miyako ask in disbelief. My heart lurches out of my chest as the couple nods.
"Yeah, you know my dad likes to go camping with the family," Daisuke explains to the group. "And we were planning on doing that this break. But it turns out he had work, and June had to go to this one club thing for the break. So I convinced my dad in letting me and Ken go up by ourselves."
"That's a lot of alone time for you too," Hikari says and glances at me. She knows about my longtime crush on Daisuke, and so she was checking to see if I was alright. I shrug and keep quiet.
"Yeah, it's going to be nice to have some one-on-one time with each other," Daisuke grinned at Ken. The indigo haired boy blushed and kissed his boyfriend on the cheek. Spite burns in my belly.
"You boys better not be doing any nasty-nasty up there!" Miyako joked. They look at each other and grin. "…I mean it guys." Everyone in the group laughed, except for me. I hadn't thought of that before. I mean, sure, having them spend the break together by themselves was bad enough…but what if they ended up having sex or something like that. I started imagining Ken and Daisuke all over each other and it made me sick to my stomach.
"Oi! Takeru!" I jumped and looked up at Daisuke, who was the only one left from our group.
"Where did everyone else go?" I asked and looked around.
"They left already," he chuckled. "Ken had to go to a math club meeting, Hikari and Miyako are leaving right now for their trip, and Iori had to pack."
"Oh," I mumbled and started to walk to my brother's apartment. Daisuke follows me because it's the same direction to his house. We walk in silence for a long while, and the whole time, I was trying to forget the fact that the boy that I loved the most was going to be alone with someone else, and probably end up doing stuff that would hurt like hell if I found out.
"So you're spending the break with Yamato?" he tries to strike up a conversation.
"Yeah, my mom is going off to a journalist convention," I shrug.
"That's fun. Spending some time with your brother and all." I shrug again and keep walking. "How it going with him and Taichi?"
"Perfect," I answered miserably. Yamato and Taichi, his boyfriend, had been together for about two years now and were happier than ever. Sure, they'd still have their arguments like all couples would, but they always managed to come back together in the end. It seems like everyone was having a perfect relationship and I was just stuck being single for the rest of my damn life.
"You could try asking someone out then," Daisuke says. It takes me a minute to realize that I had vocalized my singleness instead of keeping it in my head…oops. "I mean, I'm sure Hikari or Miyako would love to go out with you. Or how about that one Mitzi girl? She's pretty cute." I shake my head. "No? Ok…how about—"
"I'm not interested in girls," I blurted out.
"Well then why were you complaining about—" He stops and then stares at me. "…are you…" I nod and watch him as, slowly, it clicks in his mind. "…Oh…Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because you're always so busy sucking Ken's face off that you never gave me the chance," I grumble at him.
"Wow, a little touchy aren't we?" Daisuke raised an eye brow at me. I hate it when he does that…because it makes him look so damn irresistible. "What's the deal?"
"Nothing," I sigh and start walking again. "Nothing at all."
"Something is wrong Takeru," he argues and follows me. "You're just not telling me!"
"If I wanted to tell you, I would have told you already."
"So there is something wrong!"
"No! There is not!" I suddenly felt a yank on my arm and then was standing face to face with a rather annoyed brunette. I felt my face heat up as I looked into his dark brown eyes.
"Keru," he said. "Do you really expect me to believe that there's nothing wrong with you right now? You're obviously upset about something." I watched his lips move. They looked so soft. "So you're either going to tell me, or I'm going to have to force it out of you." I've always wondered what his lips would feel like…since I've never really kissed anyone. "Well? What will it be?"
I leaned forward and press my mouth against his slightly opened one. He didn't move away, nor did he move in to deepen it. He just stood there as I kissed him. Finally, I pulled away and stared at him. His facial expression was…blank.
"…I…have a boyfriend you know," he finally mutters.
"I know…And I hate it…"
"What?"
"Ever since you found out that Ken liked you, you've been with him. Well what if I said that I liked you first?"
"What are you talking about?"
"I told Ken that I liked you, then all the sudden, he decided to admit that he liked you too."
"So? What does that have to do with anything?"
"I love you Daisuke."
"And I love Ken. So I'd appreciate it if you'd stop hatting on him!"
"I don't hate Ken, honest I don't…I just hate that you're with him!"
"I can't help but to feel this way for him."
"Daisuke," I whispered. "Please…I'm begging you…please don't do anything with Ken this weekend. Like…the stuff that Miyako was teasing about…"
"That's what's bothering you?"
"Please?"
"Why shouldn't I?" he challenged. I tried my best to come up with a valid answer.
"Because…You have feelings for me too…"
"Huh?"
"I think you have feelings for me too, Daisuke."
"…Ok, now I think you've gone crazy."
"If you didn't, then why didn't you push me away?"
"It was only a kiss."
"I don't believe it. I think it meant just as much to you as it did to me."
"…No…it didn't." And just to prove it, he wiped his mouth off with the back side of his hand. I felt my heart sink as he then wiped his hands on his jeans and starts walking away. Suddenly, he stops and turns back, though I'm not facing him. "Takeru, will you…do something for me?"
"What?" I answer slowly, my back still towards him. He pauses for a moment.
"…Will you let me do what I want to do?" I bit my bottom lip and nodded. Daisuke stands there for a moment, and then continues walking away. As soon as I was sure that he was gone, I ran all the way to Yamato's apartment. Once I reached the familiar door frame, I threw it open and slammed the door hard behind me. Had I not made such a loud entrance, I might have been able to slide by my brother and his boyfriend.
I don't even know what they were doing before I came in…maybe simply talking to one another or dancing along to the radio that was playing. Either way, Taichi was gently holding Yamato by both his hands and resting his forehead against my brother's. They seemed a little embarrassed to have been caught doing something so innocent as holding hands. Finally Taichi broke the tension.
"Well, well, well," Taichi grinned. "Somebody is a little P.O-ed today."
"What's going on Takeru?" Yamato gave me a questioning look.
"It's nothing," I grumble and head over to the spare room in the apartment. I threw my bag down on the ground and plopped myself down on the bed, trying so hard not to cry.
"Takeru?" Yamato gently called out.
"Go away!" I snapped. Yamato sighed and closed the door behind him. I heard him walk over to the bed and sit down. He must have been staring at me for a while, because it went quiet.
"This isn't like you," he finally said. "I'm usually the one who keeps things bottled up inside."
"I don't care," I grumbled.
"Takeru—"
"Just leave me alone Yamato!" Yamato stared at me for a moment, sighed and left the room. Once I heard the door shut, I buried my face into the pillow and started to cry.
Being the nice guy really does suck.
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But it's just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
'Cause I'm Mr Brightside
-The Killers
Ah...yep. That's the end of it. Part 1 that is. ^_^ I'll be sure to start working on the next part soon...right after I finish my finals...and the other chapter I'm working on...and hopefully before Christmas... -_-
Please let me know what you think (especially you Kerukeru)!