When Rivals Become Friends And Friendship Becomes Something More Than Expected

Here is Chapter 4, like I said, I won't have that name and age list on but I will update it or add the other names and ages from the other DigiDestineds. That won't happen until I get to a certain chapter on the story. Enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 4: Hurtful Words From Friends

Yamato and his father finally came back to their apartment from the hospital. They came in and then Mr. Ishida closed the door from behind himself after Yamato and himself came in. They both took off their shoe and Yamato was heading for his room but he was stopped by his father's voice.

"Yamato, we still need to talk about earlier." said Mr. Ishida in a calm voice.

"There is nothing to talk about dad." coldly responded Yamato

"Son please, just talk for a while so I won't have to yell at you so that you tell me."

"Fine." said Yamato not pleased with his own answer and sat at a chair in the kitchen.

"What happen at school?" asked Mr. Ishida as he sits in front of his son.

"Well it happened at lunch and I saw Taichi playing with my guitar without asking me. So I yell at him and he dropped it."

"And then you two fought because of that?"

"Yes"

"Son, I know you didn't care about that guitar. You're only got anger because he took it without asking. You need to control your anger or something will happen one day." said Mr. Ishida look concern.

"I know dad, you told me a hundreds times before. I'm sorry for losing my cool." said Yamato sounded annoyed.

"There was that so hard? Ok time for bed, night Yamato." said Mr. Ishida as he rise and walks to his room

"Night dad." said Yamato as his father closes the door to his room.

After that talk with his father, Yamato got up and went to the computer that was near the kitchen. He turns it on and logged in to his Yahoo account. He then started to surf the net and then talk to himself.

"Why is dad telling me to control my anger when he doesn't control his? Some times he can be a big hypocrite when he tells me stuff like that." said Yamato as looks annoyed on talking to his father about anger problems.

After a couple of hours of surfing the net, Yamato looked at the time on his computer and saw it was 12:30 am. He sighed out of being board and logged off and then shut down his computer. He got up from his seat and headed to his room. He then give a big yawn before he entered his room, he closed his door and changed his clothes to something to sleep in. After changing, he dropped face first on his bed, he couldn't believe how tired he was and then thought about what he had been through today. He moved his left arm to under his pillow and his right hanging in front of him. His eyes couldn't stay open and so he drifted to sleep.

He was woken up by his phone that was next to, he slowly sit up and then answer the phone.

"Hello" groggily answered Yamato

"Hey Yamato, I had a feeling you would be up." said a familiar voice on the other end.

"Yawn Who ever said I was awake, Taichi?" replied Yamato still trying to wake up.

"Oh oops, I caught you sleeping sorry." said Tai

"It's..." Yamato looks at his clock "2 in the morning. TAICHI THIS HAS TO VERY IMPORTANT FOR CALL ME THIS LATE!" crankily shouted Yamato.

"Sorry dude, I just want to call you about Takeru."

"He's fine so there is no need to worry."

"That's good but that's not why I called you."

"Damnit Taichi get to the point you're slow when it comes to giving someone important information."

"Alright, alright sheesh. Well this information came from Hikari, you ready to hear it also stay calm after I tell you."

"I am as calm as I can be for you not getting to the point." said Yamato as he sound eradiated.

"Ok, well it happen after Takeru and Hikari were walking home from school. From the shadow of an ally two guys grabbed Hikari, Takeru rush after them. They wanted money but she told them she didn't have any and they wanted to beat her up. Takeru rush and stopped them and Hikari manage to flee only far enough so she could see what's going to happen. He tried reason with them by offer his money to leave them alone, after they got what ever money he had one of them punched him on the left cheek." explained Tai.

Yamato eyes widen on what was he hearing and said "But why? What else happen?"

"The other guy joined him and punched him in the stomach, they kept on beating him to the ground. He was getting up when..." paused Tai as he wonder if he should keep going.

Yamato was going into shock and shed some tears on what he is hear "Taichi, what happen next? TELL ME DAMNIT." shouted Yamato demanding to hear what happens even though it's to painful to hear.

"Ok, he was getting up when one of them knock him out with a pipe. Hikari was shocked on what she saw and what they did. The pipe had some blood and they left and walked pass Hikari leaving her in shock. She pulled herself together and called the police from her cell and they took him to the hospital."

'Those bastards, how could they do that to poor innocent Takeru?' Yamato thought to himself.

"Yamato, hey Yamato you still there."

"Sorry, I'm still here. The next time anyone hurts Takeru again I'll make them pay."

"I know how much you hate what happen to your little brother but you have to let him fight his own battles, he's not a kid any more."

"I know, but it doesn't mean I can't protect him. I swear that anyone that wants to hurt him for no good reason I will make them pay."

"Yamato, don't act like an idiot, no wait let me correct myself. Stop acting like an idiot."

"Taichi..."

"What I am saying is, I know it'll be hard for you to see the out come but don't get in the middle of anything like that. If you let Takeru fight his own battles then his confidence will grow and he will stand up to anyone that would want to bet him up. Just let him grow up already."

"Taichi, won't you feel the same if it was Hikari that was in the hospital instead of Takeru?"

"Yes, but I will protect her when she wants me to, not when I want to."

"You liar, you would do the same no matter what."

"I won't, I would let her learn from this but confer her when she needs it."

"Oh your sooo full of crap. Face it you would do the same thing."

"I would think the same but I wouldn't act the same way as you!"

"Well at less I treat him much better than what you are saying Taichi!"

"Give it up, his 13 years old. The way you treat him will only make him weak and spoil!"

"How dare you question the way I treat my brother. You're lucky I am not near you Taichi!"

"Same goes to you Yamato. The way I treat Hikari will make her like me more than Takeru likes you."

"You little prick, be thankful we aren't talking face to face right now."

"Same goes to you jerk!"

"You ass!" With those last words, Yamato slam the phone on the table instead of the hitting it on the cradle. The phone didn't break from the raging force that Yamato put on it. Yamato lay back down but still hear Tai talking and also hear Hikari as well. Without making any noise, he picks the phone back to his ear and listens.

"Taichi, why were you making noise at this hour?"

"Oh sorry Hikari, Yamato was just being a jerk as always."

"No surprise on that." said Hikari. With those words heard by Yamato, he was shock on her agreeing. He kept on listing without making any sound.

"You know how heartless and uncaring he can be. He is also over protective he is with Takeru." said Taichi.

"I know, with him being there all the time, he's becoming a little more of a wimp. I want Yamato to leave Takeru alone so he can be a strong person without relying on Yamato." coldly said Hikari

"That what I told him and let Takeru grow up."

"I even heard from Takeru that he doesn't need his big brother always look after him like a hawk. He wants him to back off."

With those last words, Yamato was shock to hear on what he just heard. The words started to bring tears out of his eyes. Taichi just remembered that he still had the phone in his and put it near his ear and heard silences. After a few minutes Taichi then hang up. After hearing the dial tone sound, Yamato sat up on his bed and slowly hand up the phone. He could not believe that his own brother had just turned on him. Repeating on what he heard in his head, he became sick in his stomach and started to become depressed about this. Only hatred and anger filled his hearts as he thinks about how much he despised Tai, Hikari, and he even has hatred over his little brother Takeru. Those words hurt so much that he didn't care if he never see them again. Yamato lay face down with his face covered by his pillow as he let out his tears but didn't let out his sorrow of this.

"Takeru has changed because of those two, I don't want them to be near his any more. I don't care what anyone said, Takeru is still my little brother no matter what. All I want is to protect my little brother, is that so wrong?" whimpered Yamato.

Yamato got up from his bed and quietly walk to his computer to get his mind off this. He manage to get there without waking his father, he turn on his computer and saw the clock and saw it was close to 3 o'clock. He logged in to his account and started to surf the net to get his mind off of the conversation, but then an instant message came up. Yamato knows who it was and looked annoyed about it.

"Hey Yamato Wassup?"

"Hey Taichi, not much. You?"

"Nothing much, just awake since we can't go to school for a few day. Why are you on this late?"

"Couldn't sleep."

"Lol, I remember when you always stay up in the Digital World."

"I had to, someone had to watch everyone. Besides, the group would be in trouble if I left everything up to you."

"Hey, who said I would get the group in trouble?"

"LOL. Just kidding Taichi."

"Hey Yamato, I know you were listening to the conversation that me and Hikari had."

"What makes you think that I was listening to what you and your sister's conversation?"

"I'm not an idiot, I didn't hear the dial tone from the phone."

"You could have fooled me Taichi."

"Yamato! Why were you listening to me and Hikari?"

"I didn't mean to."

"Yeah right."

"Really, I slammed the phone on the table instead of the cradle, so then I kinda heard both of you talk on the other end. I heard both of you talked about me and it's not nice to talk behind someone's back."

"Who said we were talk be hide you back anyway? We were only stating the face, nothing mean to talk about."

"OH YEAH!? It sounded pretty harsh to me. Does 'heartless and uncaring' ring any bells?"

"Ok, we might have gone a little far. But I was angry at you and didn't think about it."

"Whatever, I also heard what your sister said and I want to know. What she said about Takeru, was that true?"

"I am not sure, that's what Hikari said. I didn't hear anything from him."

"Well that really got to me more than anything. I've been called many names before in the past but having you own brother stabbed you in the back like that. That really hurts."

"Sorry that you had to hear that dude but it's the truth."

"WHAT THE HELL YOU MEAN 'IT'S THE TRUTH'!?"

"Come on Yamato, you know how much protection you give to Takeru."

"I'll treat him how I want, you have no right to say anything about that."

"Whatever you say Yamato, but he will never grow up like that."

"He will if I teach him."

"Keep telling yourself that."

"Hey I don't tell you how to treat your sister."

"Hey stop being so offended on what I am saying."

"Sorry, you just getting me more pissed off today."

"Whatever."

"Besides, why don't you mind your own business when it comes to me and Takeru?"

"Sorry, but you must face this part of life when someone need some space."

"Oh yeah what about when Hikari got sick and you were going to bet up Koushiro."

"Hey how did you know about that?"

"Both Tentomon and Koushiro told me the whole story."

"Hey that was different!"

"Oh yeah how was it different, huh Taichi!?"

"She was sick and need help."

"Oh sure she did, face it we are the same."

"We are not the same, the way I acted was in the pass. I have confidents in her."

"Keep telling yourself that. You have to admit that you are as protective with your sister as I am with my brother."

"I am not like you, I give my sister space as for you. You only smother Takeru."

"How dare you say that I smother him you jerk!?"

"Hey if the shoe fits."

"Ooooh, your sooo luck that I'm not there right now you asshole."

"Hey!"

"What don't like it, oh about I call you a jackass?"

"You'll be sorry for calling me names Yamato." with those last words Tai signed off.

'Good, I did really like that bastrad's attitude anyway. I don't need to be bothered with a sonuvabitch like that any longer.' said Yamato as he thought to himself.

Yamato sighed off and turned his computer off and went back to his room and sat at his bed and think to himself. He thinks about how embarrassing it was to his friends that both he and Taichi fought over a little thing like a broken guitar. He thinks about how much trouble he caused, it's like he wants something that would just push people away. An excuse for being left alone, he hates himself for have a sort temper. He is harsh and defensive to everyone, why can't he relax and keep his cool more. He thinks more on how much he push everyone away out of his life and could this be "Too cool" attitude be a front for something me deep? He would like it, for once, if he was able to show some kindness and some compassion instead of being mean to everyone. "What can I do?" is all that Yamato said before laying on his bed with his arms behind his head and look at the ceiling. He was very tired and just relax and let his eyelids full. He then fell asleep and stopped worrying about what happened.

Tai was having trouble on fall asleep after he turned off his computer and went to bed. After fight with Yamato online, he kept on think about what Yamato said and wonders if Yamato was right about them being the same. 'We are not the same, we have different way to take care of our siblings. But why do I feel that he's speaking the truth?' asked Tai in his thought. He thought for a while and realized how much they are the same in the situations, he realized how much of a jerk he is for what has happen. He understands how much alike they are but he need to know from someone else's point of view. He thought about and finally thought of a way to see if they are truly equals, Tai thought about going to the digital world and talk to his good old friend Agumon. 'Ok all I have to is go and talk to Agumon and see what he thinks about this.' planed Tai in his mind. Once he planed everything he decided on looking at a few picture that he has under his bed. They were in a box and he look through some of him and Agumon, there were some group picture of the team, and found one last picture where they came back to the digital world after defeating Apocalymon.

He remembers that their family were rush to them and hugging them for being worry and proud of them. Everyone's parents were there and were happy that they came home safe. Hikari came up with the idea of all 8 of them would stand in front of the trolley cart. He looked at how everyone looked in that picture, Hikari next to Takeru, himself behind Hikari, next to him on his left was Sora and on his right was Yamato, next to Yamato was Joe, next to Joe was Mimi and front of her was Koushiro next to Hikari. Everyone looked so happy in the picture but Tai closely look at it and see Yamato smiling but his eyes tells other wise. His eyes look like he was worry or maybe depressed, it was probably thinking about Gabumon. But to Tai it seemed something more than Gabumon in his mind, 'Something is making Yamato worry about something but what?' thought Tai. He couldn't figure it out right away but maybe Agumon could help figure this out for him. Tai put the pictures back and put the box away and try to relax and finally fell to sleep.