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PART 2: ISHIDA YAMATO
A suspicious Yagami Taichi was walking in front the other two boys, talking to himself aloud and trying to make Yamato and Daisuke join the conversation. Yamato just shrugged and Daisuke scratched his head. That awkward situation was making them uncomfortable:
First of all, why is Taichi wanting to spend time with them? Why not spend with one or the other? He could just go and pick or Daisuke and spend time having soccer shenanigans (or joking) or invite Yamato to talk about some school stuff, Digital World business… Maybe soccer.
But no, Taichi decided that they wanted to check the Digital World together.
"What do you think? We could have launch here!" - Taichi waved to Yamato and Daisuke, who weren't talking to each other yet - "Agumon, Gabumon and V-mon can help us to find some fruits!"
"Taichi," - Yamato stared at the Chosen of Courage - "Tell us why you want to spend time with us. Do you think we're stupid enough to believe that there's no other reason than 'spending time with our pupil'?"
Taichi remained silence, Daisuke just nodded his head. The plan wasn't working…
"G-Gabumon!" - Taichi looked at the digimon - "How about you and Daisuke and V-mon go get some food?"
"Don't give orders to Gabumon!" - hissed Yamato.
"Are you two fighting?" - Daisuke blinked, stepping back from Yamato like if he were predicting the older guys starting a fight there - "In this case Vee and I were going to get food!" - he looked at the blue digimon (who was still confused about that trip) - "Let's go V-mon!" - they left, leaving Taichi, Yamato and their partners alone.
"That's fine, Yamato" - Gabumon interrupted - "I don't mind helping them to get fruits, seems Taichi wants to talk to you"
"That's what I meant!" - Yagami agreed - "Agumon, could you go too?" - and the orange dinosaur went with them, accompanied by Gabumon. When they disappeared through the bushes, Taichi approached from Yamato - "I'm sorry, I need to tell you something… Really important."
Yamato frowned.
"Yesterday, I went to watch the Soccer team training, and later Daisuke and I went home chatting… He accidentally said something that made me a bit… Worried?
"What do you want?" - Yamato put his hand on his hips, still frowning at Taichi.
"He said he thinks you hate him and that's why he was… Un… Surprised with you and Sora's relationship" - Taichi felt a bit unsure if Yamato would understand, but he continued - "I told him that you didn't hate him, and that Sora and I are only friends. So I thought if you two could get along with each other…"
"So you planned to make this trip and make Daisuke and I become closer, right?" - The expressionless Yamato finally reached his point.
"That's all" - Taichi rolled his eyes - "You two have a lot in common, but you don't talk too much and Daisuke is dramatic as hell… He will keep thinking you hate him until you finally say something that could change his mind."
Yamato sighed. Ah yes, Motomiya Daisuke is really a dramatic kid and exaggerates about everything. He will never understand how Taichi can get along with someone like Daisuke. Well, he never understood how on Earth he ended up befriending someone like Taichi.
Maybe because Taichi is an idiot needing someone to prevent him from being killed.
Or maybe Taichi had been someone who was stupid enough to face him when everyone had been scared to disagree with him.
"Can you please help me to change his mind, Yamato?" - Taichi put a hand on Yamato's shoulder - "Think of how Daisuke will be happy to finally understand that you love him and wouldn't smack his head for no reason."
"Why do you think I'd smack his head for no reason?!" - Yamato shouted, Taichi held his laugh - "Why are you making a fuss just because of what that idiot thinks about me?!"
"Because…"
"Taichi-senpai! Yamato-san!" - Daisuke called them, carrying some fruits on his arms.
"'Because' of what?" - Yamato muttered in Taichi's ear.
"Ah? Are you guys going to kiss or something?"
Daisuke's question made both guys glance at the young kid with a confused gaze. Where did he get that idea of kissing?!
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"Everything is fine" - Daisuke commented with the others - "We saw a village and they allowed us get some fruits. The Labramon village has nice digimon!"
Taichi and Yamato didn't talk, they were very busy eating, just like their partners. Daisuke was the only one to keep talking instead of eating, he ate only two apples. Or they didn't want to talk after that 'Are you guys kissing?' line.
"You know, I'm happy that we're spending this morning together" - the happy face Daisuke made caught Taichi's attention - "Because I like to spend my time with you, Taichi-senpai!"
"And now Sora is disappointed because you changed your plans" - an innocent V-mon added, making Yamato glare at Daisuke.
"What did you want with Sora?!" - Yamato's voice scared the poor boy.
"Geez Yamato" - Taichi shrugged - "Sora is Daisuke's friend too, come on."
"Yeah, I had a crush on Sora-san when she was a soccer player" - Daisuke confessed, making Yamato drop the apple on the ground - "I asked her to teach me how to bake a cake so I could make one to Hikari-chan" - and now it was Taichi who dropped the fruit.
"You had a crush on Sora?!" - Yamato exclaimed
"You're planning to bake a cake for MY SISTER?!" - same goes to Taichi.
"And what's wrong about having a crush on Sora-san or giving a cake to Hikari-chan?" - Daisuke tilted his head, confused.
"There's nothing wrong but" - the seniors said together, and then dropped the phrase.
"Sora-san was the best soccer player and I wanted to befriend her!" - he smiled - "And when Taichi-san introduced her to me I was so happy! She likes me and I like her, we're friends!"
Taichi noticed Yamato was about to explode, but then the Chosen of Courage put an apple on Yamato's mouth when he opened it to say something to Daisuke. Yamato choked and took the apple from his mouth, coughing. Daisuke was so silent that he didn't dare to comment or ask if Ishida was okay.
"You idiot!" - Yamato said after coughing - "You almost killed me!"
"A-ah, it slipped from my hand!" - Taichi rolled his eyes, a sweat-drop fell from his face.
"But do you guys know… The 'Snow White' story?" - Daisuke interrupted them, raising his forefinger - "Apples can be creepy too! Poor Snow White ate one and fell asleep for a long time until a prince appeared and saved her."
"Daisuke, you're mixing 'Sleeping Beauty' with 'Snow White'!" - Taichi sighed.
"No, no! I don't believe she died and a kiss brought her back to life, that's stupid!" - the goggle boy crossed his arms - "I believe that she was sleeping, and then the charming prince woke her up."
"But what's your point?!" - Yamato was impatient with that babbling - "Do you think apples are the devil?!"
"You know, if you get poisoned by an apple, only a kiss would save you" - he smiled, Taichi almost choked with the apple now - "And you know, we couldn't call Sora-san to save you so one of us would… Kiss you."
Both Taichi and Yamato stopped eating and stared at Daisuke. That was the second time he was saying nonsense stuff! What's his point?! The digimon just glanced at Daisuke, unsure if Daisuke was really stupid to tease these two or… Or if Daisuke was really serious about that!
"Say that again and I will throw you in the first lake we find!" - Yamato snorted, pointing at Daisuke. he was angry now, feeling insulted! First he discovered Daisuke had a crush on his girlfriend, now he was…
"Daisuke, what the heck?!" - Taichi interrupted Yamato's thoughts - "We weren't kissing. I wouldn't kiss him because I wouldn't hurt Sora!"
"And who would try to poison us?!" - Yamato added, blushing - "Don't you think you're watching too much TV?!"
"I wouldn't mind to kiss someone to save them" - Daisuke continued - "because there's nothing saying it must be the kiss of love. It can be a kiss of friendship too. So if one of the dwarfs kissed her, she would wake up, but no one tried that."
"Why are you guys talking about kissing?" - Agumon asked, looking from Daisuke to Taichi and Yamato.
"Because Daisuke is an idiot" - Taichi and Yamato responded, in an annoyed voice.
"Because I looked at the apple Yamato-san was eating and I thought it would be interesting to discuss about it" - the young kid explained, and started to eat his third apple.
"Or because you're an idiot" - Yamato hissed.
"Or because he's too innocent" - Taichi sighed.
"Or because he wants you two to kiss?" - commented V-mon.
"Taichi wouldn't kiss Yamato" - said Agumon and Gabumon, then they looked at the said boy - "Would you?"
Taichi had no idea what to do, he just blushed and bit another apple to fill his mouth to make an excuse that he was eating. The Chosen of Friendship stopped eating, because that convo was so weird… So weird that he had lost his appetite.
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After returning to the human world, Yamato took the bass to write a new music. While playing some chords, he thought about the strange convo about the kiss and how Taichi reacted. It was so freaking strange, it was like his friend was trying to deny something.
What if Daisuke were right about Snow White story? No, wait. WHAT?! Why was he thinking about that?!
"Goddammit Daisuke!" - Yamato put the bass on the bed and left the room, going to watch TV.
Now knowing Daisuke had a crush on Sora and that he thought Taichi and Sora could be a better couple… The Chosen of Friendship was very confused about his feelings for Sora, for Taichi, for Daisuke. He got the Crest of Friendship, he was supposed to know what friendship means and yet he was in doubt about everything, about having friends.
Sora had been the only one who had understood his pain, his feelings, his wishes, his life.
Taichi came later, and then Joe, Mimi, Koushirou, Hikari, Miyako, Daisuke, Iori, Ken…
So why was he thinking of Snow White story's theory?!
And he was sure that he weren't the only one thinking of that. Probably Taichi's thoughts are busy trying to understand that nonsense… Kiss of Love, Kiss of Friendship.
"Yamato-san"
And that idiot's voice was… out of his head? Yamato got up from the couch and opened the door, meeting Daisuke there, blushing.
"What do you want now?!" - Yamato wasn't in a good mood about that story of Snow White.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" - the young guy bowed his head - "Taichi-san suggested me to apologize for that weird subject about kissing and I think I could… Apologize?"
"Right, you're forgiven" - he was closing the door when Daisuke stopped him. Wow, Daisuke is tough and he never knew that - "What now?!"
"And about Sora-san… It's true. I had a crush on her BUT now it's in the past! You know I love Hikari-chan more than anything in my life! I don't want you to hate me for… For that! I respect Sora-san and you so much, she's like an older sister to me."
"Oh, you too?" - Yamato frowned.
"'too'? Who's the other?" - Daisuke blinked.
"Isn't it obvious? Taichi."
"I didn't know Taichi-san treated Sora-san as his sister, I thought—"
"No, Daisuke. They weren't a couple" - he clenched his fist - "And I'd like if you don't keep talking about this around Taichi, Sora and me."
"I'm sorry, I didn't want you to hate me more and—"
"Daisuke, for god sake I DON'T HATE YOU" - he shouted, making the poor goggle boy put his hands on his head, afraid of Yamato smacking him. Daisuke left quickly, like a scared puppy.
Yamato sighed, he didn't want to yell at Daisuke. Now he will hear Taichi saying "Why did you yell at him?!" and "Couldn't you chill, Yamato?!" at school.
If there's something he dislikes more than fighting Sora is Taichi annoying him because of Daisuke.
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A writer's thoughts:
So there's chapter two of this madness. Yes, madness. Daisuke is a funny character to write because he's very nonsense even in the canon. If you don't believe me, check episode 22 and the Drama "Michi e no Armor Shinka". Daisuke has weird ideas, theories and sometimes plays dumb... Or he's very naive and innocent. You can't tell which one he is! Also he deserves the Digimental of Courage for teasing Taichi and Yamato with no fear of dying.
Yes, I'm aware kissing in Japan is romantic, but the story behind this theory is that he uses the internet to talk with friends around the world and practice his English, so yeah. The kid is having too much internet.
Please don't mind Yamato, he's just confused about why on Earth Daisuke came with kissing theories.
And I wrote this chapter before watching "Maleficent" movie. When I finally watched it I thought just about Daisuke's reaction of this movie. yes, his theory was right about kisses.