The Freedom to be who you are, and the right to Love

A/N: Hello potential readers of this fanfic, this is my first digimon fanfiction and I hope you enjoy reading it, I decided to write a few weeks back. This is a yaoi fanfiction, rated T, this is a boyxboy story, trigger warnings: self harm, mild-violence and language, and suicide mention. Disclaimer – I don't any rights to the characters of the digimon tamers and frontier series, this is just a fan story.

Prologue: Takato Matsuki is high school freshmen struggling to cope in his life, from coming to terms and then rejecting his sexuality, the loss of his first love, from being tormented and bullied. He tries to start anew at another high school and their destiny takes over as he meets Takuya Kanbara as Takato's broken heart begins to process to heal in this teenage dilemma...

Chapter 1: Blissful memories of a happy time, the fading truth of it

The sky was a red and orange as the sun was beginning to set over the city of Shinjuku, the streets were busy with cars going in different directions. There were people walking along the streets heading to different places, and in a large park that was almost empty with a handful of kids playing with their parents nearby. Elsewhere in a more secluded area of the large park with the more trees a pair of teenage boys were sitting under a tree, one had short brown hair, light tanned skin, faint red eyes, he had a pair of yellow goggles around his neck, he was wearing a black t-shirt, a yellow wristband on his right arm, grey shorts, white socks and yellow trainers.

The boy next to him had slightly dark skin, greyish blue eyes, dark blue hair, he was wearing a gray t-shirt, a pair of wristbands, brown pants and gray and yellow shoes. These youths were best friends Takato Matsuki, and Henry Wong, they had been friends since they were little kids, they spent most of their time together, both were 15 and they were the at end of their final year at junior high school once they graduated and after summer vacation they would start their first year of high school, Takato's family owns the city's most popular bakery while Henry's father was in charge of a massive video game and computer development company.

Takato was sketching something in his drawing pad, he was a very creative boy who enjoyed art and drawing, he was usually cheerful and carefree person, but at the same time he was quite a shy and quiet boy. Henry studied the martial arts of Tai-Chi, he was a calm and collective boy who was quite mature for his age, it was a Friday afternoon and the boys came to the park after school. While Takato was drawing Henry was smiling faintly as he was just staring at his friend, carefully watching him, he and Takato had always been close but in the last year Henry has been developing new feelings for him, it only crossed his mind when they were alone.

"So it's just one more month huh... Then will graduate from junior high" Henry suddenly said breaking the silence as Takato smiled and looked at him as he nodded in response to what his friend said

"Yeah, and then will be high school boys... So do you think will be in the same class when we start after summer vacation?" Takato asked as Henry's expression changed to a curious one as he wondered about it

"Hopefully we will, I guess it depends on the subjects that were taking after all, but we probably will... After all we've always been together" Henry said as he sat back on the tree as Takato's cheeks suddenly went pink with blush as he slightly looked at Henry

"Y... Yeah, were always together" Takato said in an awkward manner as he stopped his sketching as Henry looked over at him as he then noticed him blushing as he smirked slightly

"Ah what's the matter Takato, your cheeks are all pink" Henry playfully asked as he placed his arm around Takato's neck which made the boy fluster with embarrassment, as Henry pressed his cheek against Takato's which made the young artist blush even more

"Oh, I... Umm..." Takato started stuttering as he then looked down slightly while Henry was teased him, but then Henry just smiled at Takato and then out of nowhere he kissed Takato's cheek

Takato's cheeks deepen with a shade of red as he just sat there while Henry just looked at him as he slowly looked at his friend he had a confused look on his face as Henry then stroked Takato's hair. Takato was still in slight shock as the two boys were facing each other as Henry's hand was now on Takato's face, everything was quiet, Takato's cheeks were red while Henry's cheek were blushing faint lines of pink. The dark skinned boy started to lean towards Takato as he eyes started to close while Takato just sat there, now inches away from each others, Takato didn't try and pull away or even move as Henry's lips were pressed against his.

Takato was in even more shock but at the same time he seemed to be a dazed state, but then he placed his hands on Henry's shoulders as he finally started to kiss Henry back. Henry had only started to develop these feelings for Takato within the last year, but Takato had already felt this way about Henry much longer, since they started junior high, he was really confused at first as he had never thought about another boy in that way. It began more frustrating for him after he hit puberty, as he started to his body started to 'react' to his feelings, but he was afraid of what his friends and family would think of him if they learned that he was gay.

(A few weeks later)

It was another Friday night, and Takato was at Henry's place, he was getting tutoring from Henry for their final exam next week before their graduation. He was going to stay over at his friend's for the night until Saturday afternoon, after their kiss it seemed that things between two had become a little awkward especially for Takato, he was always blushing, trying to avoid the subject about it. But whenever Henry touched him, or kissed him when there was no one around, he couldn't keep his feelings hidden. Right now the boys were in Henry's room, while his mother was in the kitchen, and his little sister was playing in her room.

Henry was wearing a green sweater, cream trousers, and white socks, while Takato was wearing a white shirt with a red and blue logo on it, blue shorts that went down to his knees, and yellow socks. They were sitting at Henry's desk with his computer on one side, they were sitting closely as Takato was writing mathematics equations while Henry was monitoring Takato as he was having Takato write up the equations as he explained it to him, he was struggling a bit but Henry was helping him. They had been studying this for nearly three hours, Takato was a little tired but he didn't mind as he liked being with his friend.

"So I just divide that 9, and then add it to the next decimal point..." Takato paused as he looked at Henry to see if he done the question the correctly as Henry just smiled at him

"Very good, see your getting it Takato! At this rate you'll pass the test with flying colours" Henry told Takato as he playfully patted Takato's head making the boy blush slightly as the two smiled at each other

"Well I think we can stop for the night... How about we get something to eat?" Henry asked his friend who just nodded with a smile as he was quite hungry

After he put away his books and equipment Takato joined Henry in the kitchen, his father had just headed out to office and his mother and sister had gone to collect his older brother and sister from a concert they were attending. So it was just Henry and Takato alone in his home, they were sitting opposite to each other at the table, in front of them was a bowl of rice, a small tray of tamagoyaki grilled eggs, fried shrimps. Henry had a bottle of water with his meal while Takato had a small cup of green tea, as they were eating Takato kept glancing back at Henry blushing slightly and when Henry caught him glancing he just smiled at him.

"Are you alright Takato, is your food okay?" Henry asked Takato who then just looked at him with a slight awkward expression as he just smiled at Henry and then nodded in response

"Yeah my food's okay thanks, and thanks again for tutoring me... It's really helping me a lot" Takato thankfully said as he then took a grilled egg with his chopstick placing into his mouth

"Ah you don't have to thank me Takato, I'm more than happy to help you study... I like it when it's just you and me you know?" Henry said as he ate some rice while Takato's face started to light up a pink tone

"Y... You do?" Takato slightly looked at Henry who then started to drink his water as Takato stared at his food and then smiled as Henry slightly looked at his friend

"Well, I like it when it's just the two of us too..." Takato had a small smile on his face, a line of red blush across his face as he just looked at his food and started to eat again while Henry smiled at Takato

The two friends continued eating and eventually finished their meals, Takato offered to clean their dishes while Henry went and took a bath. As the young teen sat there in the tub of warm water, he couldn't get Takato out of his mind, he didn't know what the status of their relationship. It seemed more questions came into his head than answers, a few more minutes later he came out of the bathroom and called Takato from the kitchen letting him that the bathroom was free for him. A little later Henry now dressed in his night clothing as he was standing outside on the balcony from his room.

"I guess mom must be in traffic on their way back... Dad's probably still at the office working" Henry told himself as he could the traffic in the distance, just then Takato came into his room dressed in a white shirt, a blue shorts with a towel around his neck

"Hey you, was everything okay in there?" Henry asked as he looked back to see his friend as he then returned inside to his room closing the balcony door behind him

"Yeah, thanks... So um, is there a sleeping bag I can use or something?" Takato asked as Henry had a slight confused look on his face as he then just smiled

"Ah I don't have a sleeping bag right now, you can just bunk with me Takato" Henry said as Takato immediately blushed red as he then stared at the bed and then at Henry

"Oh, uh... That's okay you don't have to..." before Takato could continue Henry took his hand as Takato stopped in mid-sentence as he then turned off his bedroom's light as he then pulled Takato onto his bed with him, then he pulled the thick quilt over them

"There's nothing wrong..." Henry paused as he had a bright smile on face which then changed to a seductive expression on his face while Takato's expression was a combination of embarrassment and confusion

"With lovers sharing a bed together after all..." Henry said as Takato's face seemed to brighten from hearing Henry's words as the dark skin teen placed his hand on Takato's cheek and pulled him close with Takato's head resting on Henry's chest as the smallest of smiles formed on his face as Henry just wrapped his arms around Takato, eventually both boys had fallen asleep...

There's nothing wrong... With lovers sharing a bed together after all...

Those two days, it seemed like I always dreamt about them, Henry and I were always so close, but after he said to me, I became closer to him than ever before. I didn't know if what we had was normal, but I didn't care because it was special to us...

That's how I used to think... I was wrong, I thought he cared about me, that we were 'lovers' after all, we were friends but that was just a distance memory now. So why was it that I was still dreaming about that time in my life, I've moved on haven't I?

Sometimes I wondered if I was right? Was something really wrong with me? For having these feelings... For being this... This freak!? My last few weeks on junior high became a living nightmare, people found out what I was, I was constantly bullied, attacked and judged, some of my friends stopped talking to me...

People glanced at me, looking at me with such hate, and disgust because I was... Even teachers started to speak and say things about me, my parents supported me and defended me, my friends Rika, Ryo and Jeri stood by me, but it still got worse, I was just glad graduation came and went...

I didn't want that for my friends and family... By the time high school started it became hell for me, more people, people who I didn't even started tormenting me, I was getting beaten up every time I was on my own, Ryo and Rika were at a different high school, and Jeri couldn't always be there for me... And neither could my parents, I could hear my mom crying after I came home with a black eye, or bruises.

I was still able to get through the first term, but Summer vacation wasn't that good, I barely left my house, every time I went out with Jeri and the others we would run into people from school who would just start. I was causing trouble for them and my family's shop too, they lost customers, some of the bullies would graffiti and throw stuff at the shop...

But about two weeks before summer break ended my parents asked me if I wanted to start the second semester at another school instead of returning to Shinjuku High. There weren't that many public schools in our town, and my parents didn't want me to go that far. So my Dad suggested that I should go to his own high school over in Shibuya, it was only an hour away from Shinjuku and it could be a fresh start for me...

Frontier high school would be the school I would be going to when the second semester began, and that was okay... I just wanted to be free from all of this... All this torture, this pain, this suffering... But sometimes I just wished... I could just end it... Forever...

End of Chapter 1

Well, what did you guys think of my first digimon fanfic? I've been thinking writing this for the last month now, but I think it's a pretty good start to the first chapter, I gonna work on the next chapter today and hopefully it'll be up by tomorrow morning or tonight. Please leave your reviews on this story and I'll update as soon as possible, next time Takato starts his first day at Frontier high and immediately catches the attention of a upperclassmen student...

Bye for now!