Attention: Still nothing from my beta, so this is till un-betaed. I will fix this problem asap. If you notice any glaring mistakes don't hesitate to tell me. Remember, I only have me correcting them right now at 3 in the morning. I'm bound to miss a lot.

A/n: Here I am with the third chapter of Opposites. I can't believe how fast I'm getting these out. Usually it takes me MUCH longer to even start writing a chapter. Oh well. The song in this chapter is Dairy of Jane by Breaking Benjamin. Thank you to Beauty Rani, Annikyuu, and Akira Nishikawa for reviewing the last chapter, and thanks to Supernova300, BeautyRani, Annikyuu, and Akira Nishikawa for adding either my stories to favorites/ alert lists. It makes me happy inside. Also, thanks to anyone I might have missed. My e-mail's been a little hectic right now so I may have overlooked a notification.

Disclaimer: Don't own Digimon, and per usual neither Yamato nor myself own the song Dairy of Jane. It belongs to Braking Benjamin. I would be sad if they thought I took it. I love their music and wouldn't want to steal it.

When Taichi awoke the next morning he knew that the day was going to be a bad one. He sullenly got dressed and began to arrange everything for his day dreading going to school. He was sure that by now the incident that had happened yesterday had spread around the entire school, along with the knowledge that Daisuke hadn't been kicked off the team. Slowly he made his way out of the house and to his car wishing the short journey to the school would be longer. As expected as soon as he exited the car he was met by a mob of angry football players. Kazi was in the lead of all of them. He marched up to Taichi and pushed him against his car. Taichi winced a bit at the pain that went through his back.

"What the hell Yagami? Why is that little friend of fairies still on our team? You know the rules! He should be out." Kazi said the anger pouring off of him. Taichi's eyes darkened and he pushed back against the angry boy.

"I told you all when I became captain that you couldn't do this stuff anymore. We can get in serious trouble! Don't you understand that?"

"Oh what are you on their side now? Are you going to become a fag friend too? You can't keep that kid on this team Yagami. You know where he stands." Taichi looked around to the other members of the team. Most were nodding in agreement with Kazi. He groaned inwardly.

"No. Daisuke stays. I'm sorry but he's a damn good player. We can't just lose talent like that." Taichi said trying to push past his fellow teammates. "Now come on. It's time to practice. I expect you to all leave Daisuke alone today also. If I hear anything about any of you touching him or bullying him you'll have to answer to me. I want to win championships again this year and we can't do it without him, understood?" The team nodded at him- most of them angrily- all except for Kazi.

"I can't believe you."

"Kazi, c'mon man I don't need this right now just deal, okay?"

"Whatever." The younger boy mumbled moving away from Taichi and towards the locker rooms.

Taichi sighed as he watched his team go. They were going to be hard to control after this. There was no way they were going to just get over what Daisuke and he'd just done. He was in for one long season. He started after them watching his feet as he went. He suddenly found himself thrown against the school wall. "Oww. Okay seriously what is it today with people and solid objects? It hurts to be thrown into them!" he yelled.

"Good." His attacker spat. Taichi finally looked up to find blue eyes staring back at him. "What were you trying to pull yesterday? Attacking a kid from another school?" Yamato seethed pushing Taichi against the wall again. "I mean seriously what did that kid ever do to you? And Daisuke? Were you paying him back for speaking to me? That wasn't cool Taichi. Daisuke was almost too afraid to come to school today. Is that what you wanted?"

"What? No. I didn't have anything to do with yesterday! I told my teammates we couldn't pull pranks like that anymore. It isn't my fault they didn't listen. Now let me go. I have to get to practice." Taichi said pushing back against Yamato to get away. Yamato only shoved him against the wall harder (1). "Look. I'll talk to Daisuke and try to make things right alright? It's the least I could do. I can't stop them.

"Well if that isn't noble of you. Did you set this up specifically to look like the hero? You sicken me so much sometimes!" Yamato shouted letting go of the front of Taichi's shirt.

"Oh come on. Even if I had known what they were going to do why would I pull that? You know that's just stupid." Tai said rolling his eyes at Yamato. Icy blue eyes narrowed but he backed up from Taichi more.

"Fine. But I swear I will find out who started this. If I find out you're lying to me…"

"Yamato. I know we aren't friends anymore but look at me. Do I look like I'm lying? We knew each other well enough to know. Tell me. Am I lying?"

Yamato opened his mouth to speak, but before a word could come out of his mouth a shout made him look the other way. The principal of the school was headed their way, yelling their names. They looked at each other. "What do you think he wants?" Tai asked.

"If I had to, I would put myself right beside you.So let me ask. Would you like that?
Would you like that?"

Taichi and Yamato sat side by side in the principal's office looking at the sullen faced man. "I assume you both are aware that you're here because of the incident yesterday?" Yamato nodded and Taichi looked off in the distance out the window. The last thing he needed was a lecture about everything that had happened from this man. He wished he could just be practicing right now. "It has come to my attention that yesterday a student from a different school was dragged here and tied to the flag pole by our football team. Although you children may not have the tolerance to deal with kids who are different from you I'm afraid that the school feels very different. We will have to lay down some sort of punishment to the football team, Taichi."

That got his attention. Taichi's head shot up. "What? That's totally not fair. Why are you punishing us? It's not like all of us were in on it!"

"Mr. Yagami. I never said all of you will be punished. Mr. Motomiya and Mr. Greenwold will not be punished. They did nothing but try and stop what was going on. However; the rest of the team actively participated in this event and I'm afraid that the punishment for this will be suspension for the remainder of the year, and immediate dismissal from the varsity football team. You and your fellow teammates will be escorted off of the premises as soon as we have informed your parents."

"But you can't-

"I'm afraid I have to Mr. Yagami. You got off last time only because Mr. Ishida here refused to press charges against you. This is not the case with Mr. Ichijouji however the only way to avoid the lawsuit is this course of action. I'm truly sorry Mr. Yagami, but these are the consequences and you are old enough to face them." The principal got up to open the door for the two boys, Taichi hung his head and looked at his feet trying not to let any tears fall in front of his current company.

"If I may say something?" Yamato questioned standing up to look at the principal. The older man nodded his head in approval. "Taichi wasn't present yesterday and I know for a fact that he didn't know what the others were planning. Don't punish him too. He had no idea." Yamato said crossing his arms over his chest.

"Can you prove this?" the principal asked closing the door and moving back around the desk.

"I overhear the team talking about their plans. That's why I was at the school when I was. I wanted to help. I know Taichi wasn't there. We share the same last period and he got called away early because of his sister." Taichi looked over at Yamato in amazement. He was lying for him. Well not totally. He was actually called out of the school a few days back because Hikari had become very ill.

"Very well, Mr. Yagami, you will not be punished. You will report back to practice now to try and work the junior varsity team up to the quality of our varsity. Have a good day." And with that the two boys were ushered out of the room. Quietly they walked side by side to their lockers. Taichi didn't know what to say. He turned to face the blonde, but while he'd been contemplating his next move, Yamato had disappeared somewhere around the corner.

Taichi moved to the field trying to forget about Yamato for the time being, as he approached he watched his fellow team members vacate the field. They all glared at him but he stood his ground and pushed past them to locate his new team. Daisuke and Tevin sat in front of a bunch of very scared looking freshman. Both boys looked as if they wanted to question Taichi and ask what had happened. However he just shook his head and moved to begin practice.

"And I don't mind, if you say this love is the last time. So now I'll ask, do you like that?Do you like that? ...No"
Once again Yamato found himself out on the fire escape with Taichi standing next to him. Neither had spoken yet but Yamato got the feeling that Taichi would eventually open his mouth and say something to ruin the peaceful evening. Yamato took another drag of his cigarette and waited for Taichi to speak. It didn't take long.

"Why did you stand up for me today?" Taichi asked leaning back against the cool bricks of the building behind him. Yamato didn't answer instead he leaned foreward onto the metal bars of the fire escape and looked out over the glowing city. Why had he defended Taichi? He didn't really have a reason besides the fact he knew Taichi wasn't lying. Even with all of the anger that Yamato held at the boy he still couldn't face letting him take the blame for something that was out of his control. He knew what Taichi's parent's were like and if he would have been suspended Yamato could only imagine what Taichi's dad would say. He could still remember what it was like meeting Taichi's dad. He'd been terrified that day.

"Dude, 'Mato so I was looking through a bunch of my old things and guess what I ran across?" Taichi said as he climbed over the fire escape to get closer to his best friend. The blonde rolled his eyes but let Taichi in through the window.

"Why can't you just use the door like a normal person?" Yamato asked falling onto his bed and looking up at his friend. The bouncing ball of perpetual energy never seemed to stop within Taichi. Yamato sighed and rubbed his eyes waiting for whatever stupid thing that Taichi had found.

"My dad's aleep. He didn't want anyone disturbing his nap so I had to sneak through my room. You aren't guessing!" Taichi scrutinized glaring at his best friend. Yamato chuckled but sat up and scratched his head in thought.

"I don't know, an old sandwich?" He said lamely, full expecting that to be the answer. Taichi shook his head. "Your gym socks from 5th grade?" Another shake. "I don't know, your sister's camera?"

"Nope. I found that birthday present that I never got to give you. Come over?" He asked still bouncing on his heels.

"Alright, but we have to be quick. I was sleeping you know." Yamato said smiling at the triumphant look on Taichi's face. They both made their way out of Yamato's window and into Taichi's. Taichi handed the present to Yamato.

He carefully opened the box and extracted a necklace with a shark's tooth hanging off of it little blue and black beads were surrounding the tooth. Yamato smiled and fastened it around his neck. "This is awesome Taichi! I can't believe you got me this." Just as he put the necklace on, the door banged open causing both boys to jump.

"Dad." Taichi said in surprise scrambling to hide the wrappings of the present.

"Taichi I thought I told you to get rid of that stupid present. Only a fag would want that sort of shit." His dad said growling at his son. Taichi looked speechless and didn't know what to say.

"I like it." Yamato said glaring at the older man. Although he was frightened at how Taichi's dad would react, he couldn't believe that a man was actually yelling at Taichi while he was still here.

"You must be a fag then." His dad sneered. "I'm leaving for work. We'll talk about this when I get back Taichi." And with that the man was gone. (2)

"I am so-

"No, don't worry about it 'Chi. I have to go though. Thanks again for the necklace. I'll wear it always."

"Promise you won't take it off?" Taichi said smiling slightly. He was truly glad Yamato liked his gift.

"Promise." Yamato said disappearing out of the window.

"Yamato?" Taichi questioned looking at the blonde. He seemed to be lost in his own thoughts. "Please, just answer."

Yamato pulled out the necklace absentmindedly and played with it. Taichi watched in amazement. "I guess… I don't really know why." Yamato said disappearing through his window. Taichi watched the spot that Yamato had been surprised at the necklace. Even after everything that Taichi had done, Yamato kept the necklace.

"Something's getting in the way. Something's just about to break; I will try to find my place in the diary of Jane. So tell me how it should be. Try to find out what makes you tick. As I lie down,sore and sickDo you like that?Do you like that?"

Taichi stood out on his fire escape wondering why the blonde had kept his present. The promise they had made circled his head but that couldn't be why. Yamato had said himself that they were no longer friends. So why keep a ten dollar necklace? Taichi sighed in frustration and scrubbed at his face. He was never going to figure out how Yamato worked. One minute the blonde seemed to hate him and in the next minute it was almost like the two were friends again. He sighed and made his way back into the house. There wasn't anything he could do about Yamato tonight.

The next morning found him back at the school again. He moved through the hallways as silently as he could not answering any of the questions thrown at him about his team and why they'd all been suspended. It dawnd on him for the first time how nosey this school could actually be. As he was walking with his head down, he really didn't know where he was going. He ran right into somebody. He looked up almost ready to stutter an apology when he realized who was standing in front of him.

Akira glared down at him along with the other two members of Yamato's band. He glared right back and tried to ignore the looks of wonder that surrounded the two all of the sudden. "Taichi, how wonderful to see you, over by the music hallway, again. Gee you sure are hanging out here a lot."

"I didn't realize where I was. Usually I try to avoid this place. Don't want to catch anything." Taichi said trying to make his voice as scathing as possible. However the three boys just laughed at him.

"Dude. Yamato isn't here. Why don't you just scurry along and forget that this encounter even happened." Yukata piped up from the other side of Akira.

"Look, I was just going to my locker. I'm sorry I didn't mean to come down here." Taichi said turning away to walk away from the situation before something bad happened.

"I'm sure. You've been down here an awful lot lately Yagami. I'm beginning to thin you've started playing kissy face with Yamato." Takashi said finally entering the conversation. Taichi whipped around angrily.

"I would never do that. He's a discustin-

"A discusting what? You might want to be careful. I'm quite fond of Yamato." Akira said his eyes narrowing. "We've been getting closer and I wouldn't want you to say anything you regret." The black haired boy advanced on Taichi using his hight advantage to try and phase Taichi.

"Akira." The sharp call rang out, and Akira backed off. "What are you doing? He was walking down a hallway. Leave him be." Yamato said appearing from behind Taichi. He gave the black haired boy a quick kiss before continuing. "seriously, I'm sure he didn't mean anything. Right Taichi?"

"Yamato, you know he was involve-

"He had nothing to do with yesterday. Lay off." Yamato said, shooing his friends away. Akira shot Taichi a dagger filled glare before heading off. "I'll catch up later!" Yamato called. He turned back to Taichi and smirked. "My, my, I've started a habbit of saving you. Does this make you my damsel in distress?" Yamato asked wiggiling his eyebrows.

The confusion and anger build up within Taichi. "I don't need your protection." He seethed storming away from Yamato.
"There's a fine line between love and hate. And I don't mindjust let me say that I like that
I like that Something's getting in the way, something's just about to breakI will try to find my place in the diary of Jane"

Yamato watched Taichi walk away from him with a blank expression. He had no idea why that kid had to be such a jerk. Yamato sighed and shook his head. "When did he start to matter to me again anyway?" He asked no one, turning on his heels and walking off toward his friends. "We aren't friends I shouldn't be trying to run interference with him and everyone else. I have got to get focused again. It's not like I fit anywhere in his life."

"Talking to yourself again Yami?" Tevin asked appearing from around the corner. "You know that's the first sign of insanity."

"Yeah, and the second is answering myself. I just don't understand why I have this sudden urge to help out Taichi. I just-

"Well isn't it obvious? You like him. That's why." Tevin said noting in mild amusement how fast Yamato whipped around and growled at him.

"I do not like him. He's arrogant, conceded, stuck up, and a jerk. I've hated him for a long time. Don't ever say that!" Yamato said trying to get his best glare to work on the multi colored hair boy. Tevin remained unphased by his actions.

"Well if you don't like him, then why are you still wearing his necklace? Not to mention acting as the buffer for him?" Tevin asked smirking in triumph. "It seems to me like you like him.

"You don't understand Tevin. Neither of us have a place in the others life anymore. Taichi and I gave up on that path a long time ago. There isn't a place we can find mutually to be all our own. Taichi and I can't be friends. Ever." Yamato said turning away from the boy again and walking briskly down the hall.

"I wasn't talking about being friends!" Tevin called after him. Yamato turned sharply around but kept moving away.

"There are still two problems with what you're suggesting." He said, then turned back around and disappeared out onto the court yard.

"He's not gay, and you hate him." Tevin mumbled to himself, standing in the middle of the hallway. "The only question is, how to fix those problems?" (3)

"As I burn another page, As I look the other way. I still try to find my place in the diary of Jane
So tell me how it should be Desperate, I will crawl waiting for so long. No love, there is no love
Die for anyone what have I become… Something's getting in the way, something's just about to break. I will try to find my place in the diary of Jane As I burn another page. As I look the other way. I still try to find my place in the diary of Jane"

1: Haha. Yamato is stronger. Bet that makes Taichi feel just awesome.

2: Not abusive if anyone is leaning down that path. Taichi's dad's just kind of a jerk.

3: Well… that should turn out to be fun.

A/n: Well that's it for now. Exciting news. I got into Pottermore early. I'm so excited! Anywho see you next chapter.