Warning: Dai isn't in this chapter. Yaoi, yuri, and lotsa fun stuff. BTW, Joe was just really tired in the last part, that's why he was acting the way he was at the end.
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Monday rolled through, and the digi-destined each went through their morning routine, except for Tai, who didn't wake up until noon. At lunch time, Miyako, Takeru, and Hikari got together worriedly.
"I haven't seen Dai at all today." Hikari was the first to say it, her eyes concerned.
"Neither have I." The purple-haired girl next to her put a reassuring arm around her shoulder. "But don't worry. He was fine the other day after we had our talk. He'll be okay, I promise."
Takeru sat a little away from them, his blue eyes searching through the crowd of lunch-goers for a pair of goggles nestled in auburn hair. He hadn't spoken during their little exchange, and neither girl knew the events of the day before.
"Takeru?" He snapped back to attention, and realized that they'd been trying to get his attention.
"Sorry. What?"
"I asked what that message was about yesterday." Hikari frowned at him, brown eyes intense. "What's the matter?" She and Miyako were holding hands, looking at him and waiting for his answer.
"Dai and I spent the morning together, yesterday, before he blew up at me. I was talking to him, and had almost calmed him down, when I screwed up, and did something I shouldn't have." He didn't elaborate, just went back to his search of the cafeteria.
Miyako waited patiently for three seconds, then persisted. "What did you do?" Blue slid to violet, guilt and pain mingling. She drew back in sudden understanding, and put a hand on his arm. "Why?"
"I didn't think about it, didn't question if it was the right thing. It was intuition. The situation was perfect, like a setup." He snorted. "A setup for me to take a dive. He didn't do anything until I stopped, and then he ran away from me for all that he was worth."
She tilted her head, and studied him, eyes questioning. "Did he seem offended, or just confused?" It was a difficult question.
He looked up at her, and paused, unable to respond to that. Then, he shrugged, and looked away. "I'm pretty sure that his feelings lie elsewhere."
"Oh, Takeru! Why didn't you talk to me before you did that? Dai and I talked about it the night before." Miyako asked.
"Talked about what?" Tai and Matt sauntered up, attached at the hip and grinning like fools. They were disheveled, and happy, which meant that they had been 'fighting' again.
"That Daisuke's in love, and he was about ready to face that on top of everything else, and then Takeru kissed him, and probably set us back at least a week!" Miyako told them, before the other two could stop her.
"Go, Takeru!" Tai slapped him on the back, and winked at his boyfriend. "It looks like it runs in the family, after all, Yama."
"Shove off, lover." Matt pushed him aside to sit beside his brother. "Did he tell you that he liked you?" The younger blonde shook his head. "Do you like him?"
"You should take your own advice, sweets." Tai pushed between the two blondes, and stopped Takeru from saying anything. He looked at Miyako. "So, does Dai have a thing for our little Takeru?"
"Wouldn't you like to know."She smiled secretively, and everyone looked at her. The smile widened, until her grin resembled that of the cheshire cat.
"Well?" Tai was the first to grow impatient. She merely giggled, and nestled against Hikari, who shook her head at her in reprimand. He glared at her, then leaned against Matt's side. "This is why I don't date girls. They keep secrets, and think they know everything."
"And you're the reason that I don't date boys. They have no patience, or common sense. Think about it for a moment, and maybe it will come to you." Kari looked at him pointedly, willing him to figure it out.
Miyako chortled, and shook her head. "Boys are so brainless. He's really quite obvious with it, when he's not thinking about it. It's easy to see how much in love he is."
"Love, huh? As in, well and truly taken?" Matt questioned. She nodded at him. "I thought it'd be a while before he moved beyond infatuation with anyone."
"Another Daisuke-misconception." Takeru looked thoughtful.
"There seem to be a lot of them." Hikari sighed, leaning her head on Miyako's shoulder.
"And they all come from his 'friends'." Tai pointed out.
"The ones he helped save the world." Miyako rested her cheek against her girlfriend's.
Takeru looked at them each in turn, and then looked up at the ceiling. "I got mad when I realized that he was keeping all those secrets to himself, but there are so many things that I never told him, things that I didn't think I should tell him. I blamed his distance on him, but that's not true."
"None of us have extended ourselves to be an integral part of his life." Matt sighed. "We have to fix this guys. Before something happens, and we lose our chance to make it right."
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End note: Foreshadowing? Maybe. Maybe not. I'm not putting all the junk at the top, unless there's something new. Just apply all disclaimers and warnings to every chapter.
I'm evil, and sadistic. Ask me if I care. raegan_1@hotmail.com
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Monday rolled through, and the digi-destined each went through their morning routine, except for Tai, who didn't wake up until noon. At lunch time, Miyako, Takeru, and Hikari got together worriedly.
"I haven't seen Dai at all today." Hikari was the first to say it, her eyes concerned.
"Neither have I." The purple-haired girl next to her put a reassuring arm around her shoulder. "But don't worry. He was fine the other day after we had our talk. He'll be okay, I promise."
Takeru sat a little away from them, his blue eyes searching through the crowd of lunch-goers for a pair of goggles nestled in auburn hair. He hadn't spoken during their little exchange, and neither girl knew the events of the day before.
"Takeru?" He snapped back to attention, and realized that they'd been trying to get his attention.
"Sorry. What?"
"I asked what that message was about yesterday." Hikari frowned at him, brown eyes intense. "What's the matter?" She and Miyako were holding hands, looking at him and waiting for his answer.
"Dai and I spent the morning together, yesterday, before he blew up at me. I was talking to him, and had almost calmed him down, when I screwed up, and did something I shouldn't have." He didn't elaborate, just went back to his search of the cafeteria.
Miyako waited patiently for three seconds, then persisted. "What did you do?" Blue slid to violet, guilt and pain mingling. She drew back in sudden understanding, and put a hand on his arm. "Why?"
"I didn't think about it, didn't question if it was the right thing. It was intuition. The situation was perfect, like a setup." He snorted. "A setup for me to take a dive. He didn't do anything until I stopped, and then he ran away from me for all that he was worth."
She tilted her head, and studied him, eyes questioning. "Did he seem offended, or just confused?" It was a difficult question.
He looked up at her, and paused, unable to respond to that. Then, he shrugged, and looked away. "I'm pretty sure that his feelings lie elsewhere."
"Oh, Takeru! Why didn't you talk to me before you did that? Dai and I talked about it the night before." Miyako asked.
"Talked about what?" Tai and Matt sauntered up, attached at the hip and grinning like fools. They were disheveled, and happy, which meant that they had been 'fighting' again.
"That Daisuke's in love, and he was about ready to face that on top of everything else, and then Takeru kissed him, and probably set us back at least a week!" Miyako told them, before the other two could stop her.
"Go, Takeru!" Tai slapped him on the back, and winked at his boyfriend. "It looks like it runs in the family, after all, Yama."
"Shove off, lover." Matt pushed him aside to sit beside his brother. "Did he tell you that he liked you?" The younger blonde shook his head. "Do you like him?"
"You should take your own advice, sweets." Tai pushed between the two blondes, and stopped Takeru from saying anything. He looked at Miyako. "So, does Dai have a thing for our little Takeru?"
"Wouldn't you like to know."She smiled secretively, and everyone looked at her. The smile widened, until her grin resembled that of the cheshire cat.
"Well?" Tai was the first to grow impatient. She merely giggled, and nestled against Hikari, who shook her head at her in reprimand. He glared at her, then leaned against Matt's side. "This is why I don't date girls. They keep secrets, and think they know everything."
"And you're the reason that I don't date boys. They have no patience, or common sense. Think about it for a moment, and maybe it will come to you." Kari looked at him pointedly, willing him to figure it out.
Miyako chortled, and shook her head. "Boys are so brainless. He's really quite obvious with it, when he's not thinking about it. It's easy to see how much in love he is."
"Love, huh? As in, well and truly taken?" Matt questioned. She nodded at him. "I thought it'd be a while before he moved beyond infatuation with anyone."
"Another Daisuke-misconception." Takeru looked thoughtful.
"There seem to be a lot of them." Hikari sighed, leaning her head on Miyako's shoulder.
"And they all come from his 'friends'." Tai pointed out.
"The ones he helped save the world." Miyako rested her cheek against her girlfriend's.
Takeru looked at them each in turn, and then looked up at the ceiling. "I got mad when I realized that he was keeping all those secrets to himself, but there are so many things that I never told him, things that I didn't think I should tell him. I blamed his distance on him, but that's not true."
"None of us have extended ourselves to be an integral part of his life." Matt sighed. "We have to fix this guys. Before something happens, and we lose our chance to make it right."
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End note: Foreshadowing? Maybe. Maybe not. I'm not putting all the junk at the top, unless there's something new. Just apply all disclaimers and warnings to every chapter.
I'm evil, and sadistic. Ask me if I care. raegan_1@hotmail.com