Disclaimer: don't own digimon, characters from digimon, or any digimon.

I was gonna do a part two, but if no one reviews I'll just take it as my writing is crap and leave it. oh yeah. SHONEN AI- ness all the way, watch out. btw, thanx for reading.





"Tai? Hey Tai, snap out if it! Have you been listening to a word we've been saying?" asked Sora impatiently, giving Tai a little shove.

A blurry-eyed Tai who was slouching on the cafeteria table drooling sat up with a start. He looked around to see a few of his friends glaring at him. "EH? Sorry, I was thinking of Ferrero Rocher~ ~" Tai trailed off, getting a dreamy eyed expression on his face again.

"Ew, gross Tai, stop drooling over the table already!" squealed Mimi. "Make him stop, Joe!" she whined, tugging on her boyfriends arm.

"It isn't a pretty sight, really, Tai," Joe said in a slightly embarrassed voice.

Taichi ignored Joe and rested his head in his best friend Matt's shoulder. Matt turned a pretty shade of pink.

"Oooh, Matt, if only I could buy blush in that shade of pink," giggled Mimi, in a teasing voice.

"What, Matt's blushing? Why?" asked an overexcited Tai, "you HAVE been blushing an awful lot recently, Matt. Care to tell us why?"

"What is it about Ferrero Rocher, Tai?" asked Matt in a loud voice, giving Mimi a death glare. Tai's short attention span was diverted straightaway.

"I didn't get any Ferrero Rocher at all this year!" complained Tai. "Last year we got loads, boxes and boxes of it. But this year I didn't get any, NOT EVEN ONE BOX!" declared Tai loudly, standing up and slamming his fist on the table.

"Tai, sit down you idiot!" hissed Sora.

"Yeah, it's only Ferrero Rocher. I've got plenty at home, you can come round anytime you want, if you want," offered Mimi. Tai turned to Mimi with bright eyes and drool. "Thank you, Mi, I love you soooo much!" he tried to grab her hand and kiss it, but Mimi snatched it away and clung onto Joe.

"Joe! Get him off me~~~!" wailed Mimi.

Joe gave a big sigh. "Tai, leave Meems alone."

"Yeah, Joe's the only one who can kiss me!" declared Mimi, covering and embarrassed Joe with kisses.

"Tai has just gone bonkers since he hasn't tasted Ferrero this Christmas," Kari told the group, "And since he's splurged all his money on presents for Christmas he doesn't have any money left to be a pig with."

"Yeah, but you certainly showed us how to be a pig, eh, Kari?" Tai said, glaring at Kari.

Kari only giggled. TK put his arm around her in response to Tai's accusation. "I don't mind having a pig for a girlfriend, but only if its Kari," said TK.

"The both of them had one whole box of Ferroro Rocher all to themselves, and what do they do? They just sit on the sofa and pig out!" complained Tai.

"Tai was BEGGING us for some," grinned Kari.

Before Tai had a chance to respond, the bell for class rang. The group said their goodbyes and headed off for their own classes. only Matt still sat there, thinking to himself. "Ferrero Rocher eh~~"

"Hey Matt!" shouted Tai "Stop daydreaming, you wanna be late for class?"

"Yeah, coming!" replied Matt, standing up. Ferrero Rocher~~

**

Matt closed the door, threw his bag on the floor and flopped onto the sofa. He lay there for a few minutes, thinking of random stuff that happened on school, and of Tai. God, he HAD to do something about his crush on Tai, or it would drive him crazy.

But how? How was he supposed to let Tai know how he felt? He could totally imagine Tai slugging him on the spot, then all he would be left with is a broken heart and a bleeding nose.

Heaving a great sigh Yamato banged his head against a cushion. As much as he feared Tai's reaction, he couldn't just ignore his own feelings. His heart threatened to go into override every time he was in close contact with Tai. Every time Tai glanced his way with those warm brown eyes, or when he laughed that rich laugh of his.

The worse thing was, Tai was his best friend, and treated him like that. His best friend, nothing more, and nothing less. What if he lost his best friend just because he had some silly crush on him? Matt groaned in despair.

Suddenly the phone rang. Matt was gonna ignore it, but it juist didn't stop. After forever Matt gave a strangled yell and answered.

"Hello??!" he said impatiently.

"Matt?" came a muffled voice on the other side. A muffled MALE voice.

Wild hope arouse in Matt's heart. Could it be~

"Tai?" he whispered into the phone.

The voice on the other side burst into laughter. "In your dreams, bro. In your wildest dreams."

Matt's heart plummeted back to the pit of his stomach, where it normally resided.

"So what's up TK?" said Matt trying to keep his voice steady.

"Why so bitter Matt?" asked TK, hearing the disappointment in Matt's voice. "Hoping that it was someone else? Someone with big, bushy brown ha-"

"Shut up TK!" Matt half shouted into the phone. Did he-could he know?

"Ok ok, chill," came TK's voice, more seriously. "we need to have a serious conversation."

"Ok." Replied Matt, uncertainly.

"About your crush on Tai."

"T.K.How do you know about-" stuttered Matt into the phone.

A snort sounded on the other side. "Come on, I'm not blind. And neither are the rest of our friends. Anyway," continued TK, "I'm here to help."

"How?" asked Matt in a desperate voice.

"Well, Kari and I have been talking-"

"What, Kari knows too??! Oh my god." Matt was close to tears.

"Relax, of course she does. Anyway, I've talked to her, and she figures Tai loves you too, but still doesn't realize it. You might have to push him in the right direction"

"Really? He~ Tai~ loves me? ME?" Matt couldn't believe his ears.

"Trust us," TK said confidently. "This is what you do~~~"

**

"God, it's cold here," muttered Tai to himself as he watched the storm raging outside. It had been raining he whole day, and even now, into the night. Rain was pounding against the window relentlessly and the strong wind blew into the treetops as lightning ripped the dark night sky in two.

Lightning~ it reminded him of Matt. Matt was like the storm, wild and uncontrollable and beautiful.

Matt~~ beautiful? Where did that come from?

Tai shivered as he watched the rain pour from the sky outside. "Matt~" he sighed.

Just then his call phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Tai. It's Matt."

Tai skipped a heartbeat.

"Matt? ~~ Yeah what's up?"

Silence for a moment.

"Tai could you please come to the gate? I've got something to tell you."



"It's pouring outside!"



"It wont take long."



"O~Okay. I'll be right there. Are you outside already?"



"Yes."



**



"Tai grabbed an umbrella and rushed outside. A figure in a dark raincoat was standing there, motionless.





"Matt, what is it? You wanna come in?" asked Tai, concerned.



Matt pushed something into Tai's palm, and reached through the grill to pull Tai close through. "Tai. I love you."

Matt stood back and looked at an awestruck Tai.



Tai's eyes widened, and he dropped his umbrella.



The two boys stood looking at each other in the rain.

The only thing going through Matt's head was: "He doesn't love me."



"It's alright, I never expected anything in return," Matt whispered, stepping backwards, "I just wanted you to know. Please don't hate me," saying this, he turned and ran, into the night and the rain.



**



Too late did Tai react. "Matt!! Come back!"



Did Matt just say-



"Tai. I love you."



Tai looked into his hand and saw a slightly wet Ferrero Rocher.



"Come back." Tai said weakly, collapsing against the grill, drenched to the bone.



"I love you too."







A/N: Tai lived in a block of apartments doesn't he? Not in this fic. He lives in a house. With a gate. There you go, things make sense now, ne? if you've read this far, THANK YOU!! Bye~~~~