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The Difference Between You and I

Chapter 2

It had been a while since their conversation on the rooftop. Yamato had gone home that night and he couldn't get what Taichi had said out of his mind. But what was with his attitude? The guy had practically molested him in the hallway and even had the nerve to give him a hiccy! What the hell? With that nasty memory coming back to haunt him Yamato felt more angry than enamored with Taichi's mysterious and rebellious demeanor.

His fingers in my hair…and his lips on my neck…

Instead of being repulsed Yamato found himself feeling rather excited, and embarrassed. Where had his anger gone? He was a guy for pete's sake! Guys doing that kind of stuff with each other was totally unnatural. Ugh, his head was starting to hurt now.

Yamato was standing in the locker hall completely lost in his thoughts. Someone came up beside him and lightly touched his shoulder. Yamato jumped from the sudden contact. "Easy." A redheaded boy held up his hands to show that he meant no harm. He was shorter than most high school students, but he was perhaps the smartest person in the school. Koushiro Izumi was his name. Koushiro was completely obsessed with computers and spent most of his free time either in the computer club he had founded or at home fixing them as a way to earn some extra cash. Yamato had first met Koushiro freshman year in biology class and despite having very little in common they formed an unlikely friendship. "Are you all right?" Koushiro seemed a bit worried, but that wasn't an uncommon occurrence. Yamato was becoming more of a space case lately. He just couldn't seem to focus on anything in particular. Not on homework, friendships, not even the band which was making him suffer all the more. What he couldn't figure out on top of everything was why he was making himself go crazy like this. So Taichi was ignoring him like he didn't exist, but that shouldn't bother him, right?

Koushiro was still waiting for an answer and Yamato snapped to attention. "Geez, earth to Yamato…where were you just now?" Koushiro asked. Yamato closed his locker and gave a nervous laugh. "Sorry, my mind is wandering today. I think I might be nervous about the test in our next class," he said, which was a lie. Lately he had become really good at telling lies. The only one who could still see right through him was Mimi, but she had an annoying talent for that. "I have eyes on the back of my head!" she had exclaimed one day when they were younger. "I can see everything! And I know you so don't try and hide things!" …Mimi had always been really bossy.

Yamato and Koushiro walked together to their next class where a test was waiting for them. Taichi was sure to be in class today too. The funny thing was that lately he hadn't been skipping school at all. He was still as cocky and defiant as ever, but despite the rumors Taichi wasn't as stupid as everyone assumed. His grades were actually above average and no one was shocked more than his teachers. During most of the lectures Taichi either appeared to be sleeping or daydreaming while he stared out the window the entire class time. He had been accused of cheating last week by his English teacher and had to retake his last test. Not only did he get a good score, but he scored even higher than last time.

As they approached the classroom both the boys stared in disbelief when they saw Taichi boldly standing outside the doorway with a lit cigarette between two fingers on his left hand. He took a long puff of it and exhaled a large cloud of smoke just as Yamato and Koushiro passed by him. Both Yamato and Taichi made eye contact for a brief moment then Taichi looked away from him. Yamato kept going and felt as if his heart had stopped for a split second. He let out an intense sigh and Koushiro followed up by saying: "I know! I can't believe it either," he said. Yamato stared at the other boy with a blank stare. "That guy, what is his problem anyway? I don't know why he's still here. If he keeps up this kind of…" the redheaded boy strained to think of a phrase appropriate enough. "…idiotic behavior he's going to have a lot more problems in his life!" in the end Koushiro couldn't think of much to describe what he was thinking at the moment, but it wasn't new for him to rant a bit when he saw someone behaving badly especially in school. For the most part Koushiro was what they call "articulate" but once he gets going even he can stumble over his words every now and then. Anyway, at least now Yamato knew what Koushiro was talking about. Koushiro seemed pleased that Yamato seemed distressed enough to sigh at Taichi's behavior.

Oddly enough, the teacher wasn't in the classroom yet and just before the bell rang Taichi strolled into the classroom, apparently he hadn't been caught smoking. There was no denying that lady luck was sure hanging out with him today. She probably had his smokes stuffed down the front of her dress. At that Yamato couldn't help but stifle a chuckle. Yamato took his seat and tried to act natural. If Taichi was going to ignore him then Yamato might as well return the favor. Koushiro went to take his usual seat next to Yamato when Taichi cut in front of him and plopped himself down into the desk chair. Koushiro stood frozen for a second before frowning. "That is my seat," he said calmly. Taichi, who was wearing headphones around his neck, put them over his ears. The blaring music was so loud that students in the very front of the class seemed to hear it clearly.

"Can you please move? These seats were assigned," Koushiro was trying in vain to be polite. Despite his ranting spells Koushiro was an incredibly subdued kid who never lost his temper, but today seemed different. "Hey, I'm talking to you…!"

Yamato looked to the front of the class. The teacher was still nowhere to be found. Where on earth was she? "Taichi," Yamato began and reached out to touch the other boy's shoulder. Taichi jerked away from him and that was when Koushiro ripped off Taichi's headphones and threw them across the room. Taichi's reaction was instantaneous and before anyone else could react he grabbed Koushiro by the neck of his uniform, thrusting him up over his head. Koushiro made a choking sound and his feet were dangling above the ground as he tried to fight back. "Stop it! You're hurting him!" Yamato leapt out of his own seat and rushed over, grabbing Taichi's arm. "Let him go!"





Other students in the room either stood up or just watched the chaos from their desks. That was when their teacher finally made her appearance. Obviously, she had been running late because her hair and clothes were in disarray. She noticed with horror what was going on in her classroom after she entered the room. "Children! What's going on?" she exclaimed. Miss Noita was a timid middle aged woman would who always wore her hair up in a tight bun and also wore tiny black rimmed glasses. People said she looked more like a librarian than a teacher. She was never very good with confrontations, but she didn't seem to have a choice. She moved in on the opposite side of where Yamato stood and attempted to break up the fight. "Taichi!" Yamato yelled directly at the other boy, who in turn glanced at him. He didn't seem angry at all and wore an expression of mild disinterest. After a moment he looked up at the squirming Koushiro and released him. Koushiro fell onto the ground with a thud, coughing and sputtering as he tried to catch his breath. "Are you all right?" Yamato knelt down beside Koushiro just as Taichi turned to walk out of the classroom without so much as a word. Miss Noita made a small noise of surprise when her student suddenly approached her without signs of stopping. Taichi shoved the woman back and she fell into a row of desks to the left with a cry. "Miss Noita!" A handful of students rushed to the woman's side to see if she was all right. The woman seemed slightly frightened and dazed, but not hurt much to everyone's relief. Taichi had already disappeared.

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The school was in an uproar. Taichi had been taken to the principal's office and the rumors had already begun to fly. In the lunch hall, Yamato sat with Koushiro and a handful of friends including Mimi and his band mates. "I can't believe that punk," Daichi hissed. "Who does he think he is?"

Yamato said nothing.

"While I don't agree with him pushing a woman….I still think he's so cool!" Mimi sighed. Yuu made a face. "You've got to be joking…or you're sick in the head," he said. Mimi made a face. "I'm not sick! It was just a joke, dummy." Mimi frowned; she had never had the gift of cracking a good joke. "I think what he did was horrible, but there must be a reason why he acts the way he does," she said. Koushiro shook his head. "You're too kind hearted, Mimi. That guy is no good. Excuses won't help him at all; he's the way he is because he wants to be that way. Plain and simple."

"He's going to be expelled so why keep talking about him?" Ken said matter a factly. "He did push a teacher. He's as good as…" Ken made a motion as if to slice his neck with his fingers.

Mimi looked at Yamato, who had been silent since the incident in class. She was worried about him. She knew deep down there was something bothering him, but he had closed himself off recently. "Yamato, what do you think?" He blinked and looked at her. "What?"

Mimi sighed. "I wanted to know what you think about Taichi."

It was something he should have normally been able to answer without any hesitation if it was anyone else, but Yamato just wasn't sure what to think. "Yamato?" Mimi waved her hand in front of his face. "Uh, sorry. Listen, I've got a headache…I think I'll go to the nurse's office and get some aspirin," He got up and looked over at Koushiro. "Are you sure you're all right?" he asked. Koushiro nodded slowly. "Are you?"

Yamato seemed surprised by the question. "Yeah, just the headache. I'll see you guys later…" he trailed off and walked away from the table.

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Yamato felt better after he had taken the aspirin. Classes had been over for a while now. Yamato had accidently fallen asleep and the nurse had shaken him awake. The sun was starting to set as he made his 



way down one of the hallways on the second floor. He took a moment to glance out at the pink and orange sky, soon falling prey to his wandering thoughts. He turned back to his locker a moment later and grabbed one of his textbooks. He crammed it into his bag as he started to walk towards to stairs to head to the first floor. He paused momentarily with his hand on the railing. Suddenly, he began to wonder if perhaps…Taichi was on the rooftop. Yamato hadn't been up there since their last meeting. He was hesitating and he was getting frustrated with himself. Why was this such a big deal anyway? He was just curious. That's all! With a quick turn Yamato raced up the stairs all the way up to the roof. He threw the door open, breathless, and stepped out into the cool evening air. He glanced around and saw no one.

Yeah, right…why would he be here? For all I know he's already gone and I'll never see him again.

Yamato felt a slight twinge of pain and the overwhelming feeling of confusion flooded him.

"Oh." The voice sounded just a bit surprised, but ultimately detached.

Yamato's eyes widened slightly and he turned his head to see Taichi standing just inside the doorway. He had a lollipop in his mouth and rolled it with his tongue as his eyes pierced right through Yamato. "What are you doing up here?" Taichi walked over and stood almost directly in front of Yamato. Their noses were only inches apart and Yamato had to pull away because he felt uncomfortable. "No reason, I just needed some air…"

"Why come here?"

Yamato put his hand on the strap of his bag and squeezed it slightly. "Why do you care? And besides, why are you still here? After that stunt you pulled I'm surprised you didn't leave here in handcuffs." It was an extreme statement, but he was angry and didn't really know what he was saying. Taichi frowned and it seemed it was also beginning to get upset. "What did you say?" his voice had an edge to it and he spit the candy from his mouth.

Yamato felt himself tremble slightly, and felt mortified. He was a guy…but why was he acting this way? Every time he was around Taichi he began acting differently. He wasn't afraid of him though. No way in hell. "Why did you provoke Koushiro? Better yet, why did you have to go so far and attack him! I know he shouldn't have grabbed your headphones like that, but you shouldn't have acted that way. And Miss Noita…" Yamato originally had been staring Taichi in the face, but with those eyes glaring at him like that he found his gaze drop to the ground. By the time he looked up Taichi was in front of him again. "What I do is no business of yours…but you know what? I wanted to teach that smug little bastard a lesson, that's why I did what I did." Taichi kept moving forward and backed Yamato up against the fence surrounding the roof. "I do what I want when I want and if someone gets on my nerves…I deal with them." Taichi put his arms on either side of Yamato's head so there was no escape. Yamato braced himself, thinking at any moment he was going to get punched, but to his surprise he felt Taichi's lips suddenly and violently press up against his own. Yamato made a sound he didn't recognize as his own and moved to shove Taichi away, but he felt his body begin to melt. The odd taste of tobacco and the lingering taste of the lollipop made for an interesting combination to say the least. Yamato's senses were almost overwhelmed when he felt Taichi's tongue slip into his mouth. The kiss lasted only for a brief moment, but to Yamato it had lasted for ages. He felt his knees start to buckle beneath him, but to his surprise Taichi grabbed him and kept him upright.

This time Yamato found the strength to push Taichi at away. He grabbed a hold of the fence with his other hand and glared at Taichi. After he regained his composure he began to rub his mouth angrily with the back of his hand while Taichi watched him with an odd little grin. "What the hell is wrong with you?" Yamato demanded, but his breathlessness betrayed him.





"I felt like it." It was the same response as last time when Yamato asked about the incident in the hall. Yamato shrugged and began to walk towards the doorway. He had had enough. Taichi grabbed his wrist before he could get very far and when Yamato turned his head to yell at the other boy Taichi put his finger to Yamato's lips. "By the way, I'm not going anywhere." Yamato seemed surprised and Taichi laughed. Was this the first time he had heard him laugh? "That teacher told the principle she wasn't hurt and that she didn't want to be responsible for destroying a student's bright future…and so on and so forth. Basically a lot of bullshit, but the principle listened to her crap and gave me a slap on the wrist. Detention for the next six months and suspended for a week, but I'm not going to be expelled." Taichi began to grin again. "Are you happy?"

Yamato pulled away, seeming all the more furious. "Are you kidding? I couldn't care less," he said. "And stop touching me and--"

"Kissing you?"

Yamato couldn't help but blush. "Y-yes!"

"I can't," Taichi said and pulled out a cigarette from his pocket. He proceeded to light it and take a puff.

"What the hell does that mean?" Yamato demanded. Okay, he had once had confusing feelings about this guy in front of him, but now he felt they had been all cleared up. Taichi was nothing more than a douchebag. A lying, violent, molester of a douchebag. Nothing he could say would make him feel any different.

"I want you," Taichi said very plainly.

…Nothing could make him feel any different…right?

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