Who would have known
A Taito Fan Fiction by Cakes and Carpets
School just ended as the most students rushed out of the building. I kept sitting inside the music room for a while listening to a voice I admire so much. It belongs to no one else but my best friend Yamato. He wasn't only my best friend. He was my biggest crush. No, he was my first true love.
But there wasn't just the voice I admire. I really liked him as a whole being. Though, I wasn't the only one. Matt was pretty popular on our school. Not only girls liked him even guys wrote him love letters often. It's not really odd that Matt had so many 'fans' he could sing, play guitar and harmonica, he was the friendliest person I've ever met, and he was really good-looking not to mention that he was really smart.
"Aren't you bored yet, Tai?" I was put out of my daydreams of him by his voice. He spoke to me. It took me a moment to realize he meant me, even though he said my name clearly. "Nah, I'm fine. Continue!" I answered as soon as I realized he was looking at me for a while now. Man I really shouldn't stare at him like that. Did I even stare? I'm not really sure, but as I finished my sentence he already began to put his guitar inside its case. "Why are you packing your stuff already?" "We have been here for almost an hour, Tai. I think it's time to head home don't you think?" I looked at the clock. He was right time sure passed fast. I didn't even notice it has been an hour. "Are we gonna go to you place?" "Yea sure" His voice almost sounded exhausted. No wonder, he's been singing for me, and practice of course, a whole hour already. "Do you have plans on what we could do today?" he looked at me with his bright blue eyes. Oh my, I lost myself countless of times inside of this eyes. A colour like that isn't common where I come from. And again I kind of forgot he talked to me. "Earth to Taichi? Are you even listening to me?" he snapped me out of my thoughts. I'm pretty sure he sounded a bit annoyed. "Uh no, well I think there might be a game on TV?" "I'm not going to watch soccer with you…" Now even more annoyed he began to walk towards the door to leave the room. Another thing I can tell you about him is that, he's the exact opposite of me. He didn't like sports as much as I did. In fact, He really hated me for wanting to watch almost every game on TV. "Well, I don't need you to watch it... I'm just gonna watch it with your dad. I'm sure HE will enjoy watching it with me" "Urgh. Whatever watch it with him then." I followed him in peace. I have to admit I really, really liked it when he was a bit grumpy with me. Just a bit so that he won't hate me for long but enough so that he won't look at me whenever I look at him. I knew he did that on purpose but I bet he didn't know that I did it also. Whenever he was grumpy with me he bit his lower lip as soon as I began to stare at him. He thought I want him to start talking with me again. But, to be honest, I just wanted to look at him that's all.
We didn't talk the whole way home. Some people might think we really are mad at each other or something. But we weren't. I stopped to look at him after I almost hit a traffic light I hadn't seen. This on the other hand, made him giggle a bit.
As soon as we arrived at his door I took the keys out of my pocket and opened the front door. There was a reason why I had the keys for his front door. Not a good one, but there was one. Ok no, there wasn't a reason at all but, well at least I can explain why I have them.
As soon as Matt and his dad moved over we started to visit each other almost everyday. One day his dad jokingly said Matt should just give me the keys for the apartment so I wouldn't have to ring or knock all the time. Since it would be unfair for me to have the keys for his apartment without him having the keys to mine I asked my mother if I could give him a set of keys too. She was really confused but somehow I made her to say yes. I still don't know how I did it. We exchanged keys. Hiro, who's his father by the way, was really surprised that we really would do what he told us.
"I'm home!" Matt yelled into the empty flat. "Seems like he's not" I said almost jokingly. "Well, yea I guess." He put his guitar inside of his room while I threw my school stuff on his bed. "Tai please don't make a mess again" he tried to look serious while he took my bag off of his bed and put it down beside his desk. I laughed and went back into the main room to throw myself onto the couch. Matt quietly sat down beside me as I swung my arm around his shoulder. He leaned in to get comfortable "So what are we going to do now?" He asked while switching the television on. "I don't know. We could just watch cartoons or something until Hiro gets home and I'll finally be able to watch soccer." He sat up and looked at me. "I am not going to watch soccer with you" he threw the remote at my chest and stood up. I twitched as the remote hit me hard. "Where are you going?" I put the remote aside and turned around to see him walk into the kitchen. "I'm getting myself a drink want one too?" he opened the fridge and took out a can of Pepsi, which he held into my direction for me to see. "Yeah sure." I turned around again as he took another one out and closed the door. "Cartoons sound good" he sat down again and leaned against my chest to get comfortable again. I picked the remote up again and switched channels.
After a while Hiro arrived home too. "Hey dad" "evening Hiro" Matt and me greeted him as he walked through the door and put his jacket over a chair. "Hey you two, how has your day been?" he said exhausted and sat down next to Matt. "It was ok" Matt answered for the both of us "How has your day been?" he gave his father a quick look. "Urgh. Don't ask. I am just hungry and tired. That's all. Today has been horrible…" he sighed. Matt stood up again. "Well, I guess I'm gonna make dinner then huh?" he said while walking towards the kitchen once again. "Thank you Matt I really could use something good today." He answered at his son and turned towards me. "Tai why don't you go get me a beer to relax?" "Can I have one too?" I asked as I stood up to get him his beer, he deserved it after all and hey asking wouldn't hurt right? "Don't tell your mom." He said and switched to the sports channel where they were talking about the soccer game which would start in a few minutes. "Nice! Thanks Hiro I won't let her know" I was surprised he didn't say no but then again, it was Hiro I was talking about. He was a really cool dad if you ask me. "Dad how can you let him have beer?" Matt yelled at his father. You could see he was more then shocked. He ignored his son "Are you sleeping over Tai?" I gave him the bottle he wanted and sit down with my own. "I don't know" I looked over my shoulder to look at Matt. Damn, he really was angry right now. "You are NOT sleeping in my room when you drink that junk Tai" he glared at me. I put the bottle away. "Well I guess I am sleeping over then." I glanced over my shoulder once again to see Matt smile a bit before he turned around to cut the vegetables into small pieces. It made me smile too. Doesn't matter how much I loved the look of him when he bites his lower lip because he was angry. I still loved his smile much more. I felt my heart melting a bit inside.
While Matt has been in the kitchen the Game started and Hiro and I began to cheer for our Team. A few minutes later Matt already began to clean the table. I got up over to ask if I could help him. He waved me off and let me know that he didn't need any help but it was nice for me to offer it anyway. I smiled again. Another reason why I love him so deeply is just because, I can picture him being the perfect wife for some reason. I know he's not a woman so he would, technically speaking, be my husband but. Just look at him.
He put the plates on the table and said something. I didn't hear him. Once again, I was captured in my thoughts, which were all about him. "Taichi?" He looked at me with those bright blue eyes. Oh wait he even said my full name right there! That's unusual. "Yea?" "Are you just going to stand there or are you continue watching you're game until dinner is ready?" he said while placing on of his hands on his hip. It made him look really feminine if you ask me. "Oh you know… I think I'm just going to watch you until you are finished." I grinned at him. He smiled and faced another direction "You're unbelievable" he went into the kitchen again as I followed him. I knew Hiro turned around slightly to check where I went off to. But he didn't seem to care much about it anyway and continued watching the game and opened the second bottle of beer.
A few seconds later Yamato already put a wok full of vegetables, rice and chicken onto the table. I sat down on my usual place. A few seconds later Hiro also took a seat right in front of me. After Matt placed the last dish onto the table he sat down next to me.
"So do you want to talk about what happened?" Matt asked his father while putting some of the food onto Hiros plate. "Ah, no. Just let it be. I don't even want to think about it anymore to be honest." He took his plate back and began to eat like he hasn't got food in a while.
Matt looked at me with asking if he should put some food onto my plate too. I nodded and thankfully reached my plate over. Yamato was the best cook I know. That's why I really enjoy being over at his place while dinnertime. My mom can't cook for the hell of it.
"It's amazing like always" Hiro murmured as he took another plate full of food. And he was right. "Thanks. I know it's your favourite I thought it would lighten up your mood a bit." Matt smiled and continued to eat. Seeing how he eats and how his dad eats sure makes you wonder if Hiro really is his dad. Matt usually eats well mannered while Hiro tends to just throw the food down his throat. If I wouldn't know better I would think that he's my dad and Yamato is the quest. After all I don't really eat differently. But that might just be because it is really delicious.
After we finished the dinner Matt and I cleaned the dishes. Usually I would smash a plate or two during that, which is why I am not allowed to do it at home anymore, but luckily it didn't happen today. Not a single glass was shattered. He just let's me help because if he asks his father it would end up in a discussion, yelling and in the end he would do it himself anyway. He stopped to even ask him if he would help.
"We're going in my room now. Doing our homework and play some videogames. Let me know if you need anything" The blonde one told his father while I already entered his room. He closed the door "Homework? Are you serious?" I collapsed on his bed and closed my eyes waiting for a reply. "Yes Tai I am serious. You need to do you're homework too you know?" He sat down at his desk and put some books out of his bag followed by some sheets of paper and a few pens. Turning around once more he said "You're not going to do it, am I right?" I nodded and smiled a bit "Will you do my homework too, Matt?" I sat up and looked at him with a cheeky smile on my lips. "You are unbelievable." He faced his desk once more just to turn around again "It's the last time I'm going to do you're homework. You're getting really lazy, Taichi" With his last words he already turned again and started to scribble onto the paper sheets. I couldn't help but smiled even more at his actions.
Another reason why I love him. Doesn't matter what I ask him to do, he usually says yes. Actually sometimes I don't even have to ask. All in all he really cares for the people he likes which, luckily, would be me and of course his father and his brother. Well ok maybe his band. But that's about it.
"You can play some games while I finish our homework if you want to." Again he snapped me out of my thoughts. I don't really want to play video games. I like watching him much more.
He didn't even raise his head as he offered his idea. "Ah don't worry I am fine of here." I closed my eyes and leaned back down into his pillow. I could hear the chair as he turned around to look for me but didn't react. By the second sound of the chair wheels I could feel my eyelids getting heavy. Right at this moment all I could think about was him. The deepness of his eyes whenever he looks straight into mine. The scent of his hair inside of my nose. His tender touches you could barely notice. His lovely voice singing a lullaby. And all the reasons why I loved him so much.
I could feel a light touch on my forehead. Someone carefully stroke the hair out of my face. I opened my eyes to meet with his. "Good morning sunshine" He smiled at me. It was still dark outside or at least I couldn't see any light. "You fell asleep but I guess you figured that out by yourself." He strokes my forehead once more. A soft moan escaped my lips with the touch which made him smile even more. "Your mother called I told her you'd sleep over tonight." I didn't really care nor did I really get what he talked about but it's not like it matters. The soft touches on my face didn't really help me to wake up. "You know Tai." He continued "After making all of our homework I would love to sleep too. Sadly there is this monster in my bed and no space for me." I rolled over to the wall so that he could easily lie down. He didn't say anything for a moment but then smiled. "That's not really what I meant but it will do it." He got himself undressed, sadly since I was still half asleep I didn't really notice, and soon lied down right beside me. "Sleep well, Tai" he muttered through a soft yawn.
I don't really remember anything after his last words but I guess we both fell asleep for the night.