Okay the fic is gonna be from Tai's point of view mostly, although I might do Yama's point of view once in a while.

Sighing in frustration I brushed my wild bangs out of my eyes. I was on my way to the park to see all of my friends. Sighing again I let my shoulders slump as I trudged down the street.

'I don't know why I keep going, I always just end up getting hurt by going.'

/It's cause you want to see your Yama-chan./ Said the ever present annoying voice in my head.

'Oh shut up! And he's not my Yama-chan; he's Sora's.' I thought miserably as the park came into view. 'Why me!?' I looked up and noticed that Yamato, TK, and Hikari were already there. Plastering on my usual goofy grin I jogged up to them and waved. "Hey guys wassup?"

"Hey Tai. What took you so long?" Yamato asked looking straight at me. My heart must've skipped a few beats upon hearing Yamato's voice, cause I had a slightly hard time getting my breath back.

"I... I took the scenic route." I laughed nervously as I noticed TK smile and Yamato mumble something that sounded like same old Tai.

"Tai..." I stopped laughing and looked at Hikari, she looked concerned about something. "Are you alright?"

I couldn't help but blink in confusion. "Uh... Yeah I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be Kari?" I forced the grin onto my face again.

"Are you sure? You don't look so good." Hikari was right. In my mind I knew she was right to be blunt I looked like shit. My skin wasn't it's normal tan color instead it looked pretty pale, and my eyes were dull not as full of life as they used to be. And then the clothes I was wearing were rumpled, since I just grabbed something that was on the floor and threw it on.

"Yeah Tai, Kari's right you don't look very good." Yamato said as he took in my appearance. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong, So uh... Where are the others?" I asked hoping that the subject would change.

~ Yamato ~

I shrugged when Taichi didn't answer my question. 'If you wont tell me now Tai, I'll make you tell me later.'

~ Taichi ~

"Well Joe had to go to a class, Sora has to help out with the shop, and Izzy's got the flu or something like that." TK supplied well he narrowed his eyes at me. I fidgeted slightly as I started to get nervous from the stares that I was receiving from the others.

"Well um... I... I've got something I've got to take care of. I'll see you guys later." I said as I spun around and ran back towards the apartment where I lived with my family.

~ Other ~

"Tai!" Hikari was going to run after her brother but stopped when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Looking over her shoulder she noticed it was Yamato's hand.

"Don't worry Kari, I'll check on him." Yamato gave Hikari a small smile and took off after his best friend. //Tai what's wrong with you?//

~ Taichi~

'Dammit! Why do I always do this to myself? God Damnit Tai, you're so fucking stupid. Of course they'd notice you don't look well, but no you went anyway.' I thought bitterly as I ran around a corner the apartment building coming into view. 'No duh Kari would notice right away. But then who wouldn't?' I was thinking as I shut the door to the apartment.

"I'm home." I called out while taking my shoes and jacket off. I then walked into the kitchen to get a soda to drink when I noticed a note on the counter.

Tai,

Your father and I went to visit your grandma for a while, since she's sick again. So take care of your sister and yourself.

Love,

Mom.

'Take care of myself, Yeah right.' I thought venomously. 'I'd rather be died right now.' Grabbing my soda I walked to my room.

*okay let's say Tai and Kari have separate rooms*

Laying down on my bed I thought about the past few weeks. 'Surprised nobody said anything to me sooner. Hn, I haven't been eating a whole lot lately, haven't gone outside to play soccer, hell it's summer, and I rarely come out of my room. Or as Kari likes to call it, my dungeon.' I let a small chuckle escape when I thought of that.

I was going to continue drowning in my self-loathing or would it be pity, when I heard the doorbell ring. 'Dammit I thought the doorbell was broken.' Growling I got up and opened the door to find Yamato standing there slightly out of breath. I completely froze up when I saw the glare that was in Yamato's eyes, I then knew there wasn't anyway I was gonna get out of this situation with out a long explanation. A very loooooong explanation.

Uh oh, looks like Taichi's in trouble. And I want to thank the people that reviewed the first part of this fic. I had only planned on a one shot, but you guys convinced me to continue on. And yes this is gonna be a Yamachi or Taito fic. I just love that couple!