The hallway was empty as Taichi made his way to class. One of the freshmen had knocked over a shelving unit while putting away the equipment from that mornings soccer practice, and it had taken the team longer than expected to clean up the mess. Now Taichi was rushing to his classroom in hopes of still making it on time. Suddenly, strong arms wrapped themselves around Taichi's waist, stopping him in his tracks, and he felt a face being buried into the back of his neck between his shoulder blades.

"Morning", he said, as Yamato squeezed just a little tighter and breathed in Taichi's scent. It had been a while since they had been alone together, on account of both being busy with their extracurricular activities. Taichi threw his arms behind him, and wrapped them around Yamato in return. "I don't have soccer after school today, if you want to do something".

In response, he felt Yamato's head tilt downwards and his shoulders sag. "Band practice again?" Taichi inquired. The faint rubbing up and down against his back told him Yamato was nodding. "Oh", he replied, a bit disappointed.

There was a moment of silence between the two before Taichi spoke. "Want me to come watch your band practice tonight?"

Yamato's head lifted slightly, and then Taichi could feel rabid nodding, followed by gentle nuzzles. "Okay" Taichi smiled.

Taichi's arms fell back to his side, but he stayed where he was a few seconds longer, enjoying the soft caresses Yamato was placing on his neck. Reluctantly, but with a hint of amusement, he told Yamato they had to get to class, before freeing himself from Yamato's grip. He proceeded down the hall with Yamato in tow and wished, not for the first time, that they had been placed in the same class.