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Yamato

I struggle more, and the arms tighten.

"Let me go! Get off!" I scream. I'm hoping I can gain enough attention for him to let me go. Taichi's gone. I can't find him. Oh, please have let him run. I hope he could still hear me, and get help. I scream more, and a fist connects with my jaw. I'm silent instantly.

"Thought you could run from me, eh? Thought putting a restraining order on me could keep me away from you? You're fucking pathetic. Worthless." I'm thrown to the side, my body connects with the sidewalk. We have gained attention from some people around us. Something tells me Taichi is coming back. He wouldn't just leave me, would he? No, he wouldn't. Especially not if what Billy had said was true. I watch Andrew pace.

"What to do with you?"

"There's nothing you can do." I spit.

"And why not?"

"I'm an Ishida now." He pales at the name.

"What?"

"I-S-H-I-D-A." I spell out for him. Although it's a lie, he doesn't need to know that, does he? He glares at me.

"How'd you find me?"

"You're little shit friend Billy isn't as loyal as you think." It hits me as a shock. Billy? But then I realize that I've never told Billy I'm in Obedia. He doesn't even know I'm in Japan, yet.

"Liar." My tone is hard. He knows I've caught him, and he doesn't deny it. We hear the sirens at the same time, he lunges at me. I dodge. Eventually though, he grabs me. I scream on the top of my lungs. People are on him in an instant. I'm shifted from person to person. The police arrive, and Taichi leaps out of the car and rushes to me.

"Who is he! Are you okay?" I go through my bag, ignoring Taichi. The paper I need is there, just like it always should be. The police come over to me, Andrew is put in the back of a car, handcuffed. I can't help but smile at him.

"Do you know him, sir?"

"Uh, yea, I do. He was my father for 14 years." The police officers mouth drops.

"Then wh-"

"Because." I give him the restraining order, which states very clearly on it, he's not to be within 10 feet of me, due to abuse charges back in America.

"This is the guy we're supposed to be looking for?" The cop asks no one. My eyebrow shoots up.

"Oh, uh, private matters. Are you gonna press charges?"

"Uh. Lookit my jaw. What do you think?" Taichi and the cop both notice my red, puffy jaw.

"He hit you?"

"Cause I screamed." I answer Taichi without looking at him. The police have a few more questions. Where we came from, why I was here, who was I staying with and why. I answer them, getting more and more annoyed. When they finally feel they have enough information, they leave me, and begin asking some of the people who saw some of what happened. No one saw the punch, but I overheard five different people tell them about the aggression with which I was thrown to the cement. Taichi did, too.

"Come on, let's go to my place. My parent's aren't home, and Kari's in school."

"Yea, okay.." I had always had a strict 'stay away from other's places' rule, because that meant we were friends. I didn't want friends. But, as mean as I was to Taichi, I kind of realized I liked being around him. I followed a step behind him to his house. Behind seemed to be my place in life, and that's where I normally was. Taichi led me up the steps to his apartment.

"It's smaller then your house, so.."

"That's fine." He unlocked the door, and slid his shoes off right inside. I copied him, not wanting to be rude. The first place we went was the kitchen. The way to Taichi was his stomach, for sure. Taichi dug something out for him to snack on, then looked at me.

"Want something? We don't got much, but.."

"No, I'm okay. Ice would be wonderful." I saw the look on his face.

"My face hurts, and I need this gone before Natsuko and Hiroaki get home. They're gone for the night, but.." Taichi went and got a towel, and put some ice in bag, and wrapped the towel around it. He pushed it against my sore jaw gently, and oh my, did it feel good. I let Taichi hold the towel to my face, but we switched when his phone rang. He went to answer it.

"Tai!" I snapped as his hand touched it. He looked at me, eyes wide.

"We're skipping. It's probably the school." Taichi jumped away from the phone. Then something crossed his face that I couldn't place. Something like smug.

"You called me Tai." He sang.

"Don't sing, your voice is terrible." It was only a half lie. I didn't want him to sing, it made my jaw hurt. His voice? It was beautiful. He frowned at me, then sulked away into a mystery room. I got up, and followed him down the hall. He was right, his place is small. He's bending down in front of the T.V.

"Wanna watch a movie? We can invite Takeru over later."

"Sure.." I've never really liked movies, but I think I've been enough of an asshole for one day, considering if he hadn't run, we'd probably both be dead right now. My body still hadn't quite relaxed, but the shock of actually seeing him hadn't hit me yet. That was to come later.

"Like scary movies?" I shrug. He chooses a movie. The opening scene is a girl getting beaten and raped.

"Turn it off." I say looking away. My tone got him up and moving. He picks a different one. The Grudge. I've seen this one more then enough that it doesn't bother me.

"This one okay?" He asks.

"Yea, I've seen this one already." Taichi sits back down against the couch, I've taken up my usual spot on the floor.

"Does rape bother you?"

"A lot."

"Sorry."

"It's okay."

"Why?" The question sits. And goes unanswered. An hour later, I get up and call Takeru, just to tell him where I am. I don't tell him what happened, just let him know we'll talk later. I go back to my spot on the floor. Kari shows up at the end of the movie.

"Skipping Taichi?" Her tone is disapproving.

"Yamato was assaulted, so yes." It takes a few minutes for what he said to kick in.

"Yama...WHAT?" She shouts, her eyes dart from him to me, and back. I move the ice to show her my bruising cheek. She pretty much tackles me, and touches it, and then she's up and bouncing around.

"Chill," I say. She stops dead and looks at me.

"But yo-"

"Fine. I'm fine." She's not sure, and her eyes drift to Taichi, who shrugs.

"I better go, I gotta make Takeru dinner." I get up.

"I wanna come for dinner!" Taichi says, leaping up. I frown, but don't protest, he'd come anyway, I was sure. Kari tags along as well. I don't really want to cook though, so after the twenty minute, silent walk, I spent 10 in my room to get high, and I drink the rest of the vodka sitting under my bed. I dance down the steps, and almost slip on the last one. It's right to the kitchen. Takeru might not notice, my mood swings becoming normal, I would assume, by now. Taichi, however would notice. So I cook without telling them I'm cooking. Taichi comes in when it's almost done.

"Oh my God, it smells good in here." He sits at the table and watches me. I don't look back at him, just focus. It's not much. Rice and fried vegetables. Food I can eat. As long as I don't add butter to the rice. Takeru and Kari come in as I place their plates on the table.

"It smells good." Kari says. She's venturing.

"He's a great cook." Takeru tells her.

"That's good." She's still unsure, and the glance that passes between her and Taichi tells me someone that cooks for them is not a very good chef. I notice that they're waiting for me.

"I'm not hungry, yet." I tell them. Takeru starts eating right away. Kari and Taichi pick for a minute, before Taichi tries it first. I can't help but laugh at both of their faces. Takeru smiles a bit.

"Promise, it's good." He tells Kari. She takes a bite. I guess they like it, because they both eat the whole plate, as does Takeru. I pick at some of the rice, but eating will destroy my high. Baby sits at my feet. It's almost time for her walk. Actually, it's past.

"Taichi.." I whine. He looks over at me from his spot at the sink where he's cleaning his dishes.

"Come walk Baby with me."

"Uh. Okay." While I got Baby ready, he finished the dishes for Kari and Takeru. I sat outside and waited for him to come outside, it took a few minutes. I'm sweating, and bouncy, and my hearts beating a million pumps a second. I feel good. It's almost normal. I know it's cold outside, but I'm warm. Which is why I never have a jacket. I'm always warm. I'm always high. Sometimes The whole day flies by, and there's certain parts that stand out. This walk is one of them. Both Taichi and I are completely silent. Baby does her dog thing. Taichi watches her just like I do. He knows why I asked him to come. I can feel the tension from him. He has questions. He won't ask them though. We go to the doggy park down the street. We sit, and let Baby run around, and play with the three other dogs that are there. She never strays far, and eventually we're the only two left. Taichi leans against me.

"Hey, Yamato?"

"What?" It's the first thing he's said in nearly two hours. I'm curious.

"I..never mind." I shrug. Even though I'm curious, if he doesn't want to tell me, he doesn't have to. Eventually Taichi stands. I can see he wants to go. It's dark. Almost eight now. I stand too, and Baby automatically follows me. We walk back, and at the door steps, Taichi stops. He's unsure. I look at him. He leans forward ever so slightly and...I shove him away. My body tenses, but I don't hit him. I flee to the house, the door slamming behind me and Baby. I'm shaking, and I ignore Takeru's question of 'what's wrong?' Straight to my room, before the shaking really hits. I am scared, and I shiver. I hide against the corner of my bed. Asshole. I can't believe it. I don't want to. That kind of touch is wrong. Even from a girl. I'm not straight, but I'm not gay. Or even Bi. I am nothing. There's nothing there. Intimacy is bad. Even if it was only a kiss on the cheek from Taichi.