And I started another new story, because I am still in Digimon hell! I never really considered this ship, until I read a story where it was mentioned, and then I was intrigued. So I had my fun with it! I don't know how long this will be, and I am not entirely sure about the rating yet... So maybe smut, maybe no smut... Anyway hope you enjoy the first bit!

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"Will you go out with us?"

Tai's day had started out quite normal. He had snoozed his alarm two times, then was woken by Kari, because the third time he had accidentally turned his alarm of. There was no time left for a shower, but it's not like that hadn't happened before. His breakfast consisted of stuffing a bread roll between his lips as he waved a goodbye to his mother, before hurrying out the door. Really the most normal, or let's say afternoon Tai could have.

And it didn't immediately go down hill from there. He wasn't late for school, he was only a little bit late in meeting his friends. Those friends were very much used to it, and only gave him a little bit of a hard time. Nothing Tai couldn't handle though. It really was the most normal day Tai could've hoped for.

Of course it is a little weird to hang out with a couple, but Tai has known Sora for the longest time, and Matt really was his best friend. They both were. And thankfully they weren't overly clingy to one another whenever they were together, so Tai hardly noticed they were a couple to begin with. At least this was the case during their usual meet-ups. They'd go to a movie, have a bite to eat, go for a walk. All in good fun. They shared laughs, and little anecdotes of things that happened in their lives. It was just nice to be this close with friends.

But this, this was usually the case. This was how a normal meet-up would have gone. Apparently this was not a normal meet-up. It all started with Sora hugging him just a bit too long in greeting, and then even Matt going in for a hug. They never hugged! And then Sora decided it was a good idea to hold Tai's arm as they walked to their usual spot at the pier. Wasn't she supposed to be doing this with Matt? And why was Matt just giving him a soft smile like it was the most normal thing in the world. This was anything besides normal.

The breaking point though, the breaking point. The moment where Tai really could not rationalize it all away and pretend this was normal, was when he was looking out over the water, and he felt an arm wrap around his shoulder. That arm belonged to Matt, who even pulled Tai closer to him, as he stared at a passing boat, pretending that they had done this all the time. Okay, Tai will admit they had held hands when they were children, and had been very close when they were about to die?! But this moment, right here, was not a life or death kind of thing. This was not how they usually behaved around one another.

This was not normal.

Pushing Matt's arm off Tai created some distance between himself and the couple, shooting them a defiant glare. "Okay, what the hell is going on? You are acting really weird!" he accused. Perhaps not the most tactful thing to do, but no one had ever claimed he possessed tact anyway.

Guiltily Sora and Matt looked at each other, a cute blush spreading on Sora's cheeks, and a very dark flush appearing on Matt's neck. Eventually they nodded at one another, making this situation even more abnormal than it already was, and turned back to Tai. "So, you know we care a lot about you, right?" Sora started.

"And you are very important to us," Matt added to that.

A bit confused Tai moved his gaze from Sora to Matt, and then back to Sora. Of course he knew he was important to them. They were best friends. And then it dawned on him what they could be asking for. "Are you two getting married and want my blessing or something? Because you got it," Tai replied, throwing his arms out as emphasizes. They could get married tomorrow for all he cared, as long as he was the best man of either of them. He better be someone's best man.

"Ah, n-no, not quite." Sora hesitated, glancing down at the pavement. A stab in the side of Sora's elbow, delivered to Matt, told him he needed to step in again.

For a moment Tai thought normalcy had returned, after he had figured out what it was what they wanted. Now that he was wrong, and they were acting even stranger, normalcy was something that would never return again. If they were going to keep acting this way, Tai was just going to go home, dive back into his bed, and pretend Kari had never woken him up. Honestly seemed like the safest option at this point.

"So we've been talking," Matt started, after being silent far too long, worrying his lip. Sora nodded at that line, muttering a quick "yes, yes" as if that had made sense. "We really like you, and love to spend time with you. We just feel like when you are around, we feel better as well, and uh… Sora?"

Warily Tai followed Matt's gaze back to Sora, the last few lines really freaking him out a little bit. Was one of them dying? And did they just want to make sure when one gone, the other was still being taken care of? Oh god, Matt was not going to ask Tai if he would take Matt's place when he died, right?

The desperate look Sora was shooting Tai said something different though. What it was, Tai had no clue, but it was scary. What the hell was wrong with these people?! Tai found out as soon as Sora blurted the words, practically yelling at Tai to make it come across.

"Will you go out with us?"

Wait.

Did she just?

Two pairs of eyes were looking at him expectantly, waiting on some kind of answer. What kind of answer was Tai supposed to give here? What the hell kind of question was that anyway? Going out, with them? Both of them? At the same time? Is that a thing? What does that mean? See, he could not give an answer, he could only give more questions.

"You don't have to reply right away. You can think about it a little before you decide," Sora spoke softly.

Tai only lifted his forefinger to silence them. Perhaps he looked quite cool and collected, just standing there processing everything. He was everything but though. It was as if his brain had exploded and he was not trying to piece it back together, in search of something to say. Anything really. As long as words were able to come out of his mouth, that was fine.

In the end he could only reply with throwing his arms out, and motioning at them how they must've lost their mind, while saying "what?"

They looked at each other again, this time sharing a confused moment. "We, uh, you know. We want to take you out on a date," Matt elaborated, as if Tai had not gotten that. As if he really was that dense. Tai knew what asking someone out meant. Tai had tried it before. Had even succeeded a few times. He really was not that dim-witted.

"I got that," Tai said, picking up the sarcastic tone Kari tended to use. "I meant," he said calmly. "What the hell are you thinking? Why the hell do you even want to? What is this? Is this some kind of joke?" he said not so calmly.

A bit taken aback by Tai's sudden outburst the couple just stared at him for a moment, until it finally dawned on them what Tai was getting at. Matt took a step forward, wanting to give some comfort to his friend, but Tai didn't really appreciate the gesture. Instantly he threw his hands up in defence, telling Matt he did not want him to come any closer.

Rubbing his face in frustration Matt tried to come up with something to say. They had hoped this would've gone easy. That Tai would've been thinking the same as them, with them hanging out as much as they did lately. Unfortunately for them that was not the case. They couldn't really blame him though. Why would someone even think of dating a couple? "We just…"

"For the love of everything that is holy, could you please stop talking with 'we', as in you and Sora?" Tai interrupted, forcing Matt to reconsider what he was about to say.

"Alright," he started, shifting from one foot to the other. "Ever since you started hanging out with his more, I've started noticing something in myself. I noticed how I loved how you could make Sora smile. And I noticed how much I like it when you challenge my beliefs, as you've always done, but this time on a more personal level. I've noticed that you have elevated our relationship ever since you started accompanying us on our dates."

"And I really love how passionately you and Matt can bicker, showing off how much you both really care. But most of all I love how you have remained my best friend through it all, and I realised I wanted to have you around even more often," Sora added.

Those really were some amazing speeches, and Tai had to admit he felt quite flattered. He just didn't get it. What did they actually want from him? Wasn't this all a sign that they maybe didn't work as well as they once thought? Adding a third person to the mix was not going to fix the problems they may already have.

As Tai anticipated this all, he hadn't noticed how they had silently stepped closer to him, right until Sora grabbed his hand and squeezed it softly. "Don't get us wrong, Tai. We're not unhappy together. We both separately realised, that we would simply be even happier with you added to our relationship."

A hand landed on his shoulder, Matt bringing his face a little closer, trying to put Tai a bit more at ease. Not that something like that was going to happen now. "And if it doesn't work out, that's okay. There will be no hard feelings, and we'll still remain friends. No matter what, we don't want to lose you as a part of our lives," Matt said.

It was all almost poetic, as if they had rehearsed saying all this. Maybe they had. Maybe they had planned this moment far ahead of time, figuring out how to tell Tai, so they would get the best outcome.

The warmth their bodies were emitting made Tai shiver strangely enough. He wanted to step away from them, distance himself from this entire situation, and forget about the whole ordeal. But on the other he wanted to relish in their words, in their company, and experience the feelings they have had for a little while already. Part of him really wanted to find out what it would be like.

"Damnit," he exclaimed. "Fine. But I do expect to be swept off my feet and have the best date I've ever had. I mean you both know me really well, so I think you can pull of an amazing date for me. I want to be pampered!"

The soft chuckle that left Matt's lips, accompanied by Sora's sweet smile made a lump form in Tai's throat. Seeing how happy his answer made them seemed strange, but Tai had already established that nothing was normal about all this.

"We'll take you on the best date you've ever had," Matt said, squeezing his shoulder.

The hug Sora then pulled Tai in was not entirely expected, but he hugged her back nonetheless. "Thank you for going out with us, Tai. You have no idea how much it means to us."

Maybe he liked things not being normal.

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