Notes: I wasn't happy with this chapter so I updated it. It's now a part 1, part 2 will be Hikari & Taichi. Let me know what you think! I think I'm almost done with this story... maybe just a few more chapters.

Takeru laid on the sofa bed at his Dad and Yamato's apartment and scrolled through his phone. He thought of calling Hikari to say goodnight as their night was pretty rushed on account of Taichi staring him down.

Hearing the apartment door close, Takeru got up to check on his brother, suspecting he was gone.

He yawned and decided to walk around the apartment looking for him. Their Dad's place wasn't too big, so he was surprised that he didn't notice Yamato leaving.

Takeru made his way to the balcony and shivered as he stepped outside. They had only been home for a few hours, but the night had already gotten much colder.

The balcony was where he last saw Yamato, but as Takeru expected, he wasn't there. Takeru leaned over the railing and smiled as he discovered where he brother had gone to. He closed his eyes and shook his head. He should've known. In the distance, he could make out the faint, but all too familiar sounds of Taichi's and Yamato's voices. Some things never changed.

He took out his phone and immediately dialed Hikari, knowing she would find this amusing. As the phone rang, Takeru's heart raced a bit. For a moment he almost forgot that his best friend was also now his girlfriend.

"Hello?" Hikari answered.

"Why hello, Miss Yagami," Takeru responded, smiling to himself.

"Hello there, Takeru. To what do I owe the pleasure of this phone call?" Hikari giggled.

"What are you doing right now?" He asked.

"Oh, nothing... just laying on my bed thinking of a certain someone." She responded playfully.

"Is that so?" Takeru smiled wider.

"It is in fact, but don't let that go to your head." Hikari teased.

"Wouldn't dream of it." Takeru responded.

"So, what's up? I know I'm cute, but I assume you didn't call to just say hello."

Takeru laughed. Hikari was always so perceptive.
"Well you are cute," he began, "but you're right. Guess who's outside talking to Yamato?"

"No way!" Hikari got up out of her bed at once and ran over to Taichi's room. She knocked and opened the door. Sure enough, he wasn't in there.
"Oh my god," she exclaimed.

"How funny is that?" Takeru laughed into the phone, knowing she had caught on.

"The two of them are so ridiculous, aren't they? I didn't even hear him leave! " Hikari shook her head, "and it's so late!"

"I know. This brings me back to when we were little and the two of them would sneak out and go on adventures." Takeru smiled as he recalled some past memories.

"Well," Hikari started, "we can't say too much about that can we?"

Takeru blushed when he realized, "Ah - that's right, we did the same thing."

Hikari laughed, "I guess we really are our brother's siblings aren't we?"

"You got that right, but..." Takeru stopped, unsure of how to phrase what he was about to say.

"But what?" Hikari asked.

"But, I had a crush on you... back then," Takeru said a bit shakily.

"Even back then?" Hikari grinned.

"Yea, even back then," Takeru answered.

"Ok," Hikari giggled. "So, you think that our brothers have crushes on each other? That's silly, Takeru."

"Is it, though?" He pressed, serious now. "I can see it."

"You're serious?" Hikari asked.

"Yeah, I've never been more serious about this. Think about it. Am I crazy?"

"Well...," Hikari thought on this for a moment. She knew her brother preferred men but, Yamato? Was he really his type? He always seemed to be mad at Taichi all the time. There's no way that could work, could it? Hikari's eyes widened as she remembered the realization she came to the night before. "Maybe, it isn't so crazy," she answered.

"Hikari, I know it sounds ridiculous but I've actually been thinking a lot about the two of them together." Takeru leaned further over the railing, making sure that Taichi and Yamato were still off in the distance and couldn't hear him.

"You have?" Hikari asked curiously.

"Yeah, I have," Takeru took a deep breath, "Hear me out, ok? Earlier today, I swore I caught my brother checking out Taichi"

This made Hikari laugh and roll her eyes.

"…Yeah, at first I thought it was funny too, but then… then I looked closer. The way he was looking at him, Hikari, was different. Yamato was in another mood, as you saw, and it wasn't me or Sora who got him out of it. It was Taichi. Yamato actually smiles and relaxes around him. I know in the past we've joked about the two of them getting together, but it just makes so much sense to me now. I think he's his best and happiest when he's with your brother."

"Hmm," Hikari thought on this. "It makes sense, Takeru, I'll give you that. But they could just be really close friends. I don't know Yamato as well as you do, but isn't the kind of dating Sora?"

"I mean if you can even call it that," Takeru answered dismissively.

"Has Yamato…" Hikari paused, wanting to be careful how she phrased her question, "been with a guy before?"

"Not that I know of. But at his concerts, all these girls throw themselves at him and he truly could care less."

"Takeru, that doesn't mean he's gay," Hikari laughed at his logic.

"Um, if you saw these girls… you would come to the same conclusion." Takeru answered laughing into the phone.

"Oh is that so?" Hikari responded pretending to be annoyed. "How many of these girls throw themselves at you?"

"Only a few," Takeru laughed into the phone, he figured he probably shouldn't have brought this up, but he wanted to make a point."

"A few?!" Hikari exclaimed.

"Yes…a few, but I never did anything with anyone because there was someone else was in my heart, Miss Yagami." Takeru said fondly, "a very special someone," he added for good measure.

"Uh huh, sure Takeru." Hikari teased, but she wasn't mad, she always knew when Takeru was telling the truth.

"So, that's how I know." Takeru finished.

"And you're sure this special someone on Yamato's heart isn't Sora?" Hikari asked.

"Positive," Takeru stated, "…so what do you think?"

"I don't know," Hikari answered honestly.

"Do you think Taichi would be interested in him?"

"Oh definitely, Yamato is pretty attractive," Hikari grinned. She knew Takeru didn't know about Taichi's sexual orientation and she couldn't be the one to tell him. That was Taichi's business to share, not hers. She felt happy though knowing Takeru was so okay and open to talking about their brothers like this.

"Oh, really Miss Yagami?" Takeru laughed.

"But I don't know." Hikari took another deep breath. This was definitely something she wasn't planning on thinking about tonight. But if she had to think about it, she wasn't sold on the idea of Taichi and Yamato being together. She wanted Taichi to find someone who would love him with all his heart. She liked Yamato, but she couldn't picture him really loving her brother. Maybe that's because she saw how he was when he was with Sora. Suddenly she agreed with Takeru. There was no way that Sora was his special someone.

"I wish I could ask Taichi about this," she finally responded.

"Would Taichi tell you, if there was anything going on with him and Yamato?" Takeru asked curiously

"Maybe," Hikari tried to think, "I don't know if he'd be offended if I asked him. Would Yamato tell you?"

"Probably not," Takeru said in a lower tone, "He knows he can trust me and that I'd never judge him, but he's a very private person. I'd be afraid of offending him too."

"I think you should talk to him, Takeru. Aren't you staying with him for a few days? I'm sure if there is anything going on, he'll tell you." Hikari assured him, "Also if he's interested in my brother, I'm sure both of them have a lot to figure out."

"Yeah," Takeru agreed, "thanks, Hikari."

"Don't mention it. And I'll talk to Taichi. I'm sure we can get to the bottom of this.".

Takeru felt better hearing the calmness in Hikari's voice. He wasn't sure what exactly he was expecting from his brother, but at least Hikari didn't think he was crazy.

"Thanks for hearing me out tonight. This was weighing on me."

"Of course, Takeru, any time you know that." Hikari smiled.

Takeru nodded fondly into the night sky.

"Alright, well I'm beat," Hikari yawned into the phone, "If you see Taichi, tell him he's got some explaining to do." She grinned.

"Yeah... no. I'm pretty sure your brother already wants to kill me." Takeru laughed.

"He doesn't, I promise." Hikari rolled her eyes again.

"Well if you say so, Miss Yagami, then it must be true."

"I do say so!" Hikari pressed, "Now goodnight Takeru, don't miss me too much."

Takeru laughed as his heart smiled, "goodnight Hikari, I'll try."

[call ended]

Takeru took one last deep breath of the cold night air and then bid it farewell. He walked back inside and put his phone on the charger. He thought about turning off the light, but he didn't. He sat back down on the sofa and debated whether or not to call it a night or wait for his brother. Takeru laughed to himself as he realized their night had started with a heart to heart conversation. He wondered if it would end with one too.

Turning over and looking at the clock, he realized it was almost midnight. Takeru was grateful that it was summer break, and he had nowhere important to be in the morning. The more he sat on the sofa, the heavier his eyelids became. At this rate, he'd be asleep before his brother got back. Thinking their next conversation could wait until morning, Takeru stood up and walked over towards the light. At that moment, he heard the door open and Yamato walked in wearing a silly grin and a red face.

"Uh, hi," Takeru said, now smiling at his brother's look of bewilderment. "Where were you just now?" He teased him.

"Takeru, I thought you were sleeping!"

Yamato felt embarrassed. He walked inside, averting his brother's gaze and walked into the kitchen. "I just went out for a second, that's all." He tried to say in a cool voice as he grabbed some water from the fridge.

"Sure." Takeru smiled as he followed his brother to the kitchen. "So, what did Taichi want?"

Yamato caught completely off guard, spit out his water as he choked on it and began coughing for air. He put the water down and stared at it. He took a deep breath in and let it out slowly before turning to face his brother.

"We just talked," Yamato said softly.

"About?" Takeru hoped his voice sounded curious and not too prying.

"About..." Yamato looked down and rubbed the back of his neck. If anyone else had asked him, he'd probably just tell them to shove it. But this was his little brother and he clearly suspected that something was up. He could withhold the truth from Takeru, but he couldn't lie to him. "...about me and Sora."

"You and Sora?" Takeru was puzzled.

"Yeah. I'm going to end our... relationship thing." Yamato answered.

"Relationship thing?" Takeru smiled. He found his brother hilarious.

"Hey, you're the one who's good with words, not me." Yamato gave him brother a sly grin.

"Fair enough," Takeru said, seeing how content Yamato was with the decision, he figured it was an easy one to make.
"I think that's a good idea, Yamato," he added.

"You do?" Yamato asked.

"Yeah, I do. I think you two work better as friends, but that's just my opinion."

Yamato nodded, feeling satisfied he wasn't the only one who thought that.

Takeru thought of mentioning that Sora wasn't his special person, but he figured his brother wouldn't get it. Still, he looked at his brother and longed for him to tell him what else was on his mind. Especially, what the heck was going on with him and Taichi. Takeru knew something was up, all he needed was Yamato to confirm it.

"Yamato, you know you can tell me anything right?" Takeru said, "I'm always here for you. I just want you to know that."

Yamato smiled and thought back to his conversation with his brother earlier. He put his hand on his brother's shoulder. "I know little brother, thank you. But really, stop worrying about me. I'm fine."

"Yeah, you seem fine," Takeru said inquisitively. "Maybe a little too fine..." he squinted his eyes.

Yamato stepped back, "What's that supposed to mean?"

"I mean for a guy about to break up with someone you seem awfully happy." Takeru laughed and crossed his arms. He knew he should be sensitive to this topic, but he couldn't resist having some fun with his brother.

Yamato just shook his head in response and drank more water. He eyed his grinning brother carefully. He knew he'd tell his brother, eventually. He first had a lot to figure out. Too much had happened, it was time their night finally ended.
"Goodnight, Takeru." He said, sternly.

"Ah, fine," Takeru felt defeated. "Goodnight, Yamato."

With that, Yamato walked into his bedroom and closed the door. He jumped into his bed and laid there staring at the ceiling. He felt his phone vibrate on the floor and picked it up.

Message from Taichi: Goodnight Yamato

Yamato laughed and put his phone down, he didn't respond just yet. Instead, he just smiled and surveyed the ceiling, trying to plan out how exactly this summer was going to go. He picked up his phone, see you tomorrow, he typed out.