+raped faith+ : Hey Yo

+raped faith+ : Hey Yo! Wanna know wuts ironic??

No Angel: not now…

+raped faith+ : ::puppy eyes::

No Angel: Fine… what?

+raped faith+: my dog is reading these stories I post

No Angel: Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!! I laugh at you…

+raped faith+: Just had to inform the world… and also we're coming out wit a new story about our soccer game. It's hilarious.

No Angel: riigghhttt.. hey! Ou est la fille de Orange x Peel?

+raped faith+: je ne sais pas. Me thinks she's at the bibliotheque

No Angel: most likely… hahahaha!! The third part of Turning Points!!

+raped faith+: Before we go on, I want to say that it is perfectly wonderful for you to call us sick monkey bastards since we wrote this. Heehee. I think someone did.

No Angel: And low and behold, Turning Points, Part Three… ONWARD HO!!!!!!!!!

Turning Points

Part 3

Irises

Taichi POV (mainly):

Taichi gently picked up his battered friend, trying to ignore the fact that he was naked. It took all of my courage to stop from murdering Mr. Ishida. How dare he do this to Matt!! Frantically I searched for something to cover Matt in. I found a blanket in the hall closet and wrapped it around his almost limp body. My tears washed slowly down his cheek, stinging the open wound there. Matt's whimpers increased as his bleeding increased.

" Man, we gotta get you to a hospital,"

" He'll come after me there. Please, you hafta hide me,"

" Don't worry, I'll kill him before he ever hurts you again,"

"…"

" Matt… what happened? What did that bastard do to you?" I pleaded with him.

" I don't want to talk about it now," he whispered, sobs racking his battered body.

" Okay. I know a place where we can go," I held onto him, hugging him tightly around the shoulders.

Gently I picked him up and carried him towards the doorway. Thankfully Matt lived in an un-crowded part of Odiba, so there was no one around to witness Matt's shaking figure in Taichi arms. Taichi walked at a brisk pace, his beautiful eyes gleaming in the now fading sunlight. Our escape route went on for two hours, until we reached the very outskirts of the town. My Uncle Fred had an old house up here, that he passed on to me after he died in a drive by shooting. He had been the only one in his family who appreciated Fred and what he did. He had been a gunman who used to risk his life to protect innocents who had been falsely accused of crime. Yup, he had one of the world's rarest jobs. Tai thought it was a very heroic thing to do, especially with all the danger. However, his parents didn't share the same view. In fact they hated him because Fred's job didn't always agree with the law. His house was perfect for hiding. There were all sorts of secret passages and hidden chambers that could hide many people.

There, on top of the hill was the house. Several windows creaked open and shut, giving off an eerie aura that a vampire would welcome. The main part of the house was made out of thick, grey slabs of granite, which were pushed together to make walls. The roof used to be made of wood, but was now plastered with tin to keep the wood from rotting.

By now Yama had fallen into a trouble sleep, squirming from time to time from a nightmare. Taichi tried his best to comfort the raped teenager, but with no avail. Finally, Taichi kicked open the front door, breathing in the familiar scent. Swiftly Tai laid his friend down on the couch, rewrapping the soaked blanket around Yama's trembling body. He then left in search of fresh clothing for Matt.

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( )= what's going on outside of Yama-chan's 'mare….

Yamato felt his body thrown against a wall. He let out a deadly scream, but it was only silenced by a rough kiss, given by a shadowed figure: his father. Again he felt the dread take hold of his body, his muscles tensed. Then the thrusts. Repeatedly they came, never stopping. His cries were silenced by brutal slaps and deadly punches. There was now blood and tears everywhere. His carpet was stained deeply with deep red blood that seemed to never stop flowing. His once flawless skin was now covered in black and blue bruises, which would not fade for some time. Yamato felt his entire soul being sucked away, as if down a drain of eternal black. His heartbeat slowed down rapidly, as if wishing to die. The darkness around Matt now reached out a long, ghostly finger, which was followed by a hand with parts of skin hanging off of it. Matt's eyes were strangely calm, as though accepting his fate.

(Tensely Matt arouse off the couch, his pupils hidden behind a misted wall, distorting the blue gems. With one purpose, Matt slowly began to make his way to the washroom, still inside the horrid nightmare.)

Matt's deathlike finger immediately wrapped around the distorted, mutated finger, drawing in a sharp breath as pain pierced his body like a thousand needles. His body temperature rose, quickly passing the line of death. Then, the pain stopped coming. With a sigh of release and pure ecstasy, Matt fell finally into death's awaiting arms.

(Taichi returned to the living room, his clammy hands firmly gripping a black button down shirt with hiragana on it, underwear and baggy blue pants. Taichi gasped in fright we he realized his crush wasn't there anymore.

" MATT!!! MATT!!!! WHERE ARE YOU??" Taichi cried out, the clothes falling to the ground. Taichi began racing from room to room, searching for his friend. Finally, he found him sprawled on the washroom floor, almost dead.)

Dimly Matt thought he heard a frantic voice call out to him. Could it be…? No, no way. Instead he shrugged it off and headed back to his peacefully sleep, away from pain.

(Tai rushed to his friend's side and groped him at the wrists, trying to stop the blood flow.

" Why? Why did you do this to yourself Matt? Please let me help you, " Tai whispered, fear sweeping his mind. Subconsciously he reached for the medicine cabinet and found gauze. Quickly he tied the gauze around his wrists, stopping the red river. Luckily the cuts weren't deep enough to cause real damage.)

But there it was again, someone's voice calling out to him. Annoyed as he was, Matt couldn't help but wonder who was calling. Dejectedly he swung around to meet the most magnificent light that man has ever seen. It's rays burst out at Matt, washing over his pale skin, softly kissing his pains away. And there, in the center of the light stood Taichi, holding out an iris bulb.

(Taichi held Yama as close to him as was possible, not wanting to ever let go.

" Yama-chan, please come with me! I love you Yama, and I don't want you to die like this. Please let me be the one to dry your tears and to comfort you. Please Yama, wake up! I love you…"

Taichi realized with horror what he had just said.)

Matt watched in amazement as the iris bulb Tai was holding bloomed, into the most incredible flower. Curiously, Matt stepped forward to see it.

" See Matt? Isn't it wonderful? Please come back with me. You can't go like this, I don't want you to. I love you, and I need you, Yama…" Taichi pleaded, looking deeply into Matt's eyes, seeping through every crevice of his heart. That was when he felt it: Love. That was what the fast heartbeat was from. Love was what made Yamato blush whenever he saw Tai. Love, true love. The kind that was forever, that could never fade. The kind of love that is only found in the darkening void. The kind of love that blooms, like an iris.

" I love you too. Please take me home Tai," Matt replied, and clung onto his lover's shirt.

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++ Dedicated lovingly to Miki Bara, who escaped child abuse by way of suicide in 2000++

soooo… what will happen in the next part of our joyous tale of caring fathers? Welp, be prepared fo Tai smashing!! ::teehee::