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TaiYama week

Prompt 2: Bonds

This one gave me lots of trouble. Not only was the prompt hard, but I'm visiting my aunt and writing on her laptop, which is slow af. Honestly did not re-read this, but don't have the time or the patience right now.

Basically, I don't like this, but I'm posting it anyway. Will probably re-write it someday.

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"Taichi, where are you taking me?"

"Just come on and you'll see."

Yamato dug his heels slightly into the ground, trying to prevent the excited brunet from dragging him further into the woods.

"You know I don't like surprises." The blond complained.

Grinning wider and pulling harder, Taichi replied: "Then you're really going to hate this."

Defeated, Yamato let himself be pulled into the depths of the Digital forest that Taichi had insisted they visit that day. Why? Apparently that was a surprise.

Their near-run through the forest ended in a clearing. A clearing filled with their Chosen friends—both the younger and older generations–as well as their Digimon.

Yamato gave the brunet a confused look, "What's going on?"

"Well," Taichi started, "it's kind of our five-year anniversary today…"

Blue eyes blinked in astonishment. "Taichi," the eyes flickered to their friends, all of whom were smiling broadly, knowing looks on their faces. "We've never bothered celebrating anniversaries; we decided not to five years ago."

Taichi looked sheepish, "Yeah, but I wanted to do something special and Hikari brought up anniversaries a few weeks ago, so I figured I'd just combine the two and have this event."

"You're not making much sense, you know."

"Sorry." Taichi let go of Yamato's paler hand, moving to stand in front of their friends, all facing the blond. "We've been together for five years, now."

"So we established." Yamato crossed his arms over his chest, not seeming too impressed with the whole setup.

Taichi gave him a bored look. "Just let me finish." A fine eyebrow rose, but its owner remained quiet, as per the request. "I also wanted to do something special for you. I was going to keep it more private–but since Hikari brought up anniversaries and you said, some time ago, that we haven't all gotten together in a long time–I thought that I would put this thing together."

"You still haven't told me what this 'thing' is."

"I'm getting to it! Just give me a sec; this is kinda nerve-wracking."

Yamato uncrossed his arms, looking slightly worried.

Taichi lifted his gaze, all uncertainty gone. "I love you. I will keep loving you for as long as I live. I know you don't really believe me, since you say–and rightly so–that we can't predict the future, but I know this as a fact. Loving you is my choice and it's a choice I will keep making for the rest of my life. There is nothing you can do to make me stop loving you." Here, Taichi took a deep breath, hand going into his pocket, the determined look still in place. "I promise here–in front of all our friends and Digimon partners–that I will never stop loving you." He brought his fisted hand out of his pocket, extending it toward Yamato, and opening his hand.

There, on his open palm, glittering in the Digital sunshine, was a thick, silver ring. It was plain and probably not very expensive, but, to Yamato, it was the most amazing thing in the world at that moment.

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