Shattered Illusions

Summary: Yamato ran away from a past full of pain and suffering. Then, he met Taichi- a stunning image of beauty. But then, any illusion, including the most stunning, can be shattered by the smallest whisper of emotion

D-Angel: Well, it took a while to find the motivation to write this chapter, but finally here it is :) Thanks for the reviews so far, I appreciate the feedback ;)

So here is chapter 6, just in time for Christmas! Enjoy!

Warnings: Sexual content, violence, strong language, homosexuality of course

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Chapter 6 Reminiscence

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James and Matt had spent most of the day preparing the food for their New Year Eves party, while Tai, Timmy and Marco tidied up the house. It had almost been a week since Timmy and Marco had found out about Tai and Matt being together, and needless to say neither of them had taken the news very well. Timmy had been avoiding Matt like the plague, whereas Marco had been trying to make Tai jealous by flirting with Matt full on.

"How's the food preparation going?" Marco purred as he ventured into the kitchen and purposely brushed himself against Matt from behind. Matt's eyebrows fell inwards as he stopped cutting up the fish that was in front of him. James sniped a warning look at Marco who glanced back over at the young English man with a fake innocent expression on his face. He was quick to shoo Marco out the kitchen.

"That kid will never learn," James sighed while Matt chuckled softly, he then watched as Matt continued to cut up the fish.

"You enjoy cooking, ne?" Matt blushed a light shade of pink.

"I used to cook a lot when I was younger," Matt admitted as he focused on the blade of the knife he was using to slice up the fish. His eyes abruptly widened while his pupils shrunk in shock. His dad's reflection was glaring back at him menacingly on the metallic sharp blade. Then he groaned in pain.

"Shit! Yamato, are you ok?" James instantly asked, his eyes filled with fear and concern as he rushed over to Matt's side. A deep cut ran across the back of his left hand with blood oozing out of the open wound. The blond gritted his teeth as James quickly acted and pressed a damp teacloth against his injured hand. He then shook his head slowly and shut his eyes partly.

"I shouldn't have put you off with my question," James sighed before reopening his eyes to find that Matt was staring at him seeming rather bemused. He blushed before he quickly stared down at the fish on the cutting board.

"My fault, I was being careless," Matt admitted uneasily. James let go off the teacloth when he realised that Matt had completely tensed up then immediately apologized. The blond used his other hand to press the cloth against his injured hand while he shut his eyes tightly.

"You may need stitches," James mentioned after catching a glance of the cut after Matt had quickly lifted the teacloth to take a peep. His blue eyes widened as James eyed the phone on the holder against the wall, besides the kitchen doorway.

"No!" Matt instantly snapped before pushing the cloth against his hurt hand again, "I can't stand hospitals."

James parted his lips, about to ask the question that Matt was dreading him to ask, but he soon closed them again and half smiled.

"Ok, I understand," James sighed running his fingers through his wild black hair as his eyes directly made contact with Matt's for a few seconds.

No he doesn't, Matt thought as James made his way towards one of the kitchen drawers to search for a medical kit. Matt knew that James was only being kind and polite, and the only thing he did understand was that he didn't want to speak about his past.

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The guests started to arrive at eight o'clock. James rushed into the hallway before he pulled the front door open as the doorbell chimed yet again.

Kari, Daisuke and a young woman who looked around the age of twenty, were all huddled on the doorstep shivering slightly despite they were wrapped up in layers of clothes. James allowed them to come in, then he called out Tai's name. The brunette came bounding into the hallway, his eyes filled with curiosity when he saw Kari, Daisuke and Jun, who was Daisuke's older sister, all standing in front of him.

"Mum wants you to come home," Kari announced, she shook her head as James offered her a glass of champagne. Daisuke placed his arm around Kari's waist while he nodded in confirmation.

"Our party will be so much more fun with you there!" Daisuke cheerfully informed. Taichi frowned and Daisuke instantly moved his arm away from Kari. He then shook his head firmly before placing an arm on his hip.

"I'm staying here for New Years," Tai explained feeling slightly guilty as Kari's face crumpled in disappointment, even though he knew that he had to stand his ground. He took a step forward before he placed an arm on Kari's shoulder.

"Tell her that I'll come home a few days before the end of the holiday," He sighed in a compromising tone of voice as Kari sadly eyed the doorway where Timmy was now standing. Daisuke pouted and glanced down at the floor for a few moments.

"Alright," Kari said before she hooked her arm around Daisuke's, "We'd better go back."

"Want me to give you a lift back?" Tai warmly offered after giving his sister a hug.

"It's ok, Jun drove us over here," Kari informed as she tilted her chin in the young woman's direction, who happened to be Daisuke's older sister. Jun smiled politely.

"I'll get them home safely," She promised, Tai smiled feeling reassured that his sister was in safe hands. Jun was a very careful diver, and Daisuke was very protective over Kari. He was actually rather glad that she had a boyfriend like Daisuke.

"Take care and be safe," Tai said in a stern tone after giving his sister another hug, she smiled before playfully punching him in the arm as she told him that they would be fine.

A few of Tai's friends arrived after Kari, Daisuke and Jun had left. Koushiro arrived with his girlfriend, Mimi Tachikawa. How they had become a couple was mystery that would probably never be solved, after all they were like chalk and cheese. Mimi was far more irrational and laid back than Koushiro, but somehow their personalities failed to clash.

"Oh, Mimi, Iz, this is Yama," Taichi introduced as he slipped an arm around Matt's waist. Mimi grinned in excitement when she rested her eyes on the couple, while Koushiro smiled politely while he extended his arm out towards Matt.

"I'm Koushiro 'Izzy' Izumi," Koushiro said as Matt shook his hand firmly.

"You two make such a cute couple!" Mimi cooed as her eyes darted back and forth between Matt and Tai, like a swaying pendulum. Tai blushed as Matt chuckled uneasily.

"Beer anyone?" James asked.

By one a.m. Tai's pupils were extremely dilated and as he spoke to Koushiro, about how amazing soccer was, he was clearly slurring his words. Out of the corner of his eye, Tai saw Matt leave the room. His body tingled with excitement when Matt's blue eyes made brief contact with his own eyes, before a seductive glimmer appeared in the depths of them.

"Excuse me for a few minutes," Tai said to Koushiro, who seemed relieved that the drunken brunette had walked out off the room.

Tai staggered down the corridor with a can of beer clasped in his hand, wondering where Matt had disappeared. He froze in fear when the hallway light suddenly flickered out, his eyes started to nervously dart around the pitch-black corridor. Suddenly two arms flung around his waist from behind.

"Bedroom," Matt whispered into his ear as one of his hands fell towards the bulge in his jeans. Tai gasped out in a mixture of surprise and pleasure as his beer slipped out off his hand. He tilted back his head as Matt traced his lips against the sensitive skin of his neck before they stumbled into the moonlit bedroom they were sharing. Matt immediately shoved Tai onto his bed before he joined him, instantly straddling him while his fingers started to unbutton his shirt, which was soon hanging halfway off one of his arms. He then undid the buttons on his shirt before he leant over and caught Tai's lips with his own.

Matt's fingers glided across Tai's hip as he started to sweep his tongue across the brunette's collarbone, causing him to sigh out gently. He then moved his lips near to Tai's ear before he whispered, "You're so beautiful."

Taichi shivered as Matt's breath tickled his ear, the alcohol in his blood had increased his sensitivity of his receptors though his thought process had slowed evidently. Before he didn't feel ready to do anything sexual with Matt, now he didn't care. His mind was clouded and he felt as if he was dangerously freefalling; and he loved it.

Matt unzipped Tai's trousers before he placed his hand on the bulge in his tight briefs, causing a small desperate sigh to escape from the brunette's lips. Tai withered as the blond haired teenager bit lightly down on his right nipple, then his left, before he slid his tongue down to Tai's bellybutton leaving a trail of glittering saliva in its wake. Tai's trousers were soon round his ankles and Matt was admiring the impressive lump in the brunette's underwear.

"Touch," Tai breathed as he managed to shake his jeans off his ankles, so that they fell onto the floor, before he raised his knees and split his legs apart slightly. Matt smirked. His finger then teasingly traced itself across Tai's cloth covered erection as he leant forwards and brushed their lips together once again. Their tongues started to dance like hot flames of passion as Matt's un-bandaged hand slipped beneath the elastic of his briefs before his fingers started to massage his penis.

"You're burning hot down there," Matt soon whispered once their kiss had ended. Tai sighed out gently, then he watched in anticipation as Matt's hand started to tug down his briefs exposing the most private part of his body. The blond immediately pressed his hand against it smirking as Tai shuddered in obvious pleasure.

"Ya…Yama," He whispered softly as Matt started to rub him teasingly, his hands tightly gripped the bedcovers as the bed started to slowly rock back in forth in rhythm to his gyrating hips and the movement of Matt's hand. He was now in a trance, unable to say anything but Matt's name while the very same blond continued to satisfy him. His orgasm was slowly building; he could feel toes and fingers tingle like they always did when he was sexually excited.

Tai then curiously wondered for a few moments if he'd be any good at pleasuring Matt. He had never touched another guy down there before, so the only experience he actually had was from touching himself.

"You're swelling up beneath my fingers," Matt purred as he swept his tongue across the brunette's collarbone, before giving him another love bite.

"Ahh… Yama, please don't stop!" Tai whimpered as he suddenly gripped onto the loose material of Matt's unfastened shirt. The blond smirked before he kindly fastened the pace of his wrist as he allowed his fingers to wrap around Tai's erection. A pleasant intense feeling was building in his lower abdomen, he started to gasp rapidly as he felt hips buckling as they gave way to the strong waves of pleasure that were gently washing over him.

"Come as hard as you need to, Taichi," Matt murmured as he brushed his unoccupied hand across Tai's hip.

"Ah… Ah…" Tai continued to groan as his orgasm started to reach its peak; he stretched his entire body out then tightly wrapped his arms around Matt's waist as he tightly shut his eyes. A powerful feeling of bliss suddenly enveloped his very being, he felt so happy, so comfortable, so… free.

Matt grinned as he felt the wetness and warmth of Tai's seed cover his hand, the brunette twitched underneath him and moaned out loudly in his soft sweet voice. He then smiled as Matt's lips started to attack his own again while his hand started to slide round to his bare backside.

"Would you like an orgasm ten times more pleasurable than that?" Matt then breathed into Tai's ear. The brunette could feel himself become hard yet again as the blond's gentle breath tickled his sensitive earlobes. Tai opened his eyes and nodded greedily, he was desperate to have Matt's lips and tongue consume his manhood, in fact he wanted Matt inside of him because he was too drunk and too sexually aroused to even muse over the possibly consequences.

Matt brushed a hand across Tai's sweaty forehead while they quietly stared at each other. There was definitely a connection between them now, despite Matt not wanting it to be there.

"Get the fuck off him, Ishida!" A drunken voice spat from the doorway. It was Timmy and he was trembling with pure fury, as was his voice.

"You're a fucking user!" Timmy hissed.

Matt gritted his teeth and Tai's lips parted in shock.

The blond quickly hopped off the bed while he did his shirt back up incorrectly before rushing out the room to confront Timmy, only to have the angry brunette roughly grab him by his arm before swinging him round, slamming him against the wall harshly. Before Matt could say anything Timmy's fist made contact with his left cheekbone, his head jolted back and painfully smashed against the wall. He barely had time to recover from the previous blow when Timmy punched him again, only this time in the stomach. He doubled over in agony as Timmy took a couple of steps back, an enraged expression was apparent on his face though it was difficult to see in the almost pitch-black corridor.

"Not so tough now," Timmy scowled as Matt pressed his injured hand against his stomach before he managed to stand up straight. Unknown to Timmy, a dangerous glimmer had appeared in the depths of Matt's eyes- an intense glimmer of anger. His right hand gradually tightened into a fist as he curled his fingers in towards his palm, then he swung his arm forwards. Timmy grunted in a mixture of shock and pain as his head jolted back violently, he placed a hand on his jaw, where Matt had hit him, before he glared at the blond who was breathing heavily.

"Bastard!" Timmy hissed before he threw another punch towards Matt's unguarded face. Matt effortlessly raised his arm to block his blow before he grabbed Timmy's wrist and roughly twisted his arm back immediately causing him to bend forwards while he cried out in pain.

"Stop it guys!" Tai shouted as he stumbled out into the hallway clearly swaying unsteadily on his legs. His eyes widened in fear when Timmy managed to punch Matt in the stomach again with his free hand. He wanted to go and help Matt but he was hopelessly frozen to the spot, resembling a rabbit that had just been memorised by the bright headlights of an oncoming car.

Now, Timmy and Matt were crashing from wall to wall as they continued to fight. Tai started to shiver violently as Timmy's fist mercilessly collided with Matt's left eye socket.

"Shit! Calm it you two!" James exclaimed as he heroically made his entrance, after managing to hear all the commotion over the loud music that was playing in the living room. He tried his best to pull the two enraged young men apart once he had switched on the hallway light. Most the guests were now gathered in the narrow corridor as they watched in horror as Timmy accidentally punched James in his drunken rage.

Matt finally found the opportunity to escape once James had managed to pin Timmy to the floor. He quickly darted off down the corridor, carelessly pushing a few people out the way.

There was total silence, apart from Timmy's rapid breathing as he desperately attempted to wiggle away from James. His body soon went limp as he gave up the struggle, though he continued to breath heavily.

James flinched when he heard the front door slam shut. He, and everyone else knew Matt had left. Tai slumped against the wall and instantly buried his face in his hands as he sobbed quietly.

"I'm so sorry, Yama."

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D-Angel: Hmm, well not so sure what to say XD. I was going to add an extra scene at the end, but I've decided to save that for next chapter. I doubt chapter 7 will be up until the new year, perhaps in February… I have a lot of stress right now, so don't get mad at me! Oo

Please review anyways and tell me what you thought of this dramatic chapter.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and I'll see you next chapter ;)

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-D-Angel-

24/12/05 (Tis Christmas Eve!)