1 The emotion

Warning: this fic contains a boy+ boy relationship and much Sora bashing.

Tash: Hey me again along with Tai and Mat who are * ahem* busy at the moment. Again with the disclaimer, I don't own Digi if I did Mat would have been naked in every five out of six episodes. I was going to wait a day to post this chapter but I got bored, I suspect that this will be a short chapter but the next will be long I promise. After a brief pause Tash kicks Yama on the shin. Yama disentangles himself from Tai and blushes.

Mat: I wish to apologise in advance for any moments where Tash writes me out of character but she's owned my soul since last week and she likes me to have angst. As promised this chapter contains Tito goodness and many and varied comments about the stupidity of Sora's helmet.

Tai: we wish to also apologise for all spelling and grammar mistakes but Tash has a hatred for the English language. No ages or writing of thoughts, flashbacks etcetera has changed since the last chapter.

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I don't know when started falling in love with Tai but I'd liked him in a non-friend way since the first day of high school.

~ At 8.00 sharp (A/n I don't know when they go to school in Japan so this is the time that I set off to catch my bus.) he appeared on my doorstep the green of the uniform emphasising the gentle brown tinge to his skin. I caught myself staring at how good he looked and quickly moved my eyes away from him.

"Hey Yama." He said smiling gently. God he's got such a cute smile and beautiful chocolate eyes as well. ^Stop starring and say something!!!^

"Hey." ^Yeh smooth^. I cursed my virulent inner voice as I closed my door behind me. As we walked to school Tai prattled on about how great high school was going to be while I battled raging hormones. Somehow some of Tai's banter entered into my private thoughts and I learned enough to know that Sora was going to be in our class. Great. Don't get me wrong, Sora's an absolutely lovely person in tiny amounts. If I'm near her for more than an hour I start to get sick of her `more motherly then thou` attitude. After two hours I get the overwhelming need to insult her helmet and after three I get the overwhelming urge to kill myself. And from what Tai was saying she was taking the same subjects as me, which meant almost seven hours (A/n again this is how long my day in sixth form is I suspect that Japanese school is much, much longer, poor Yama!) straight in her company. Just great. Tai stopped mid way through the litany and I realised that he had posed me a question.

"Huh, what was that?" I asked as my inner voice snickered.

"I asked if you think Sora's cute. God Yama you're a mile off." He quipped.

"I know, just thinking."

"Uh hu, who's it now then Yama?" He enquired. I blushed greatly as my inner voice said ^busted.^

"N…no one." I said suddenly very flustered. Tai chuckled deeply and I felt my heart turn summersaults.

"Yeh whatever Yama." He'd said as a smile flicked across his lips. #

That had been a month ago. I spent the rest of that walk to school denying that I liked someone to Tai until I eventual admitted that I liked someone but refused to tell Tai who. Sora spent the day talking about how she'd helped her mother in the flower shop during the holidays and about how Mimi's hair was now pink. During lunch she helped Tai try and figure out who I liked much to my increasing embracement. I realised that how strong my feelings for Tai were about a week later. I was sat in art where the teacher was currently telling the class why the flowers on the slide projected behind him had been composed in a very clever way. I glanced beside me and was amused to see that Tai was trying not to fall asleep. I remember thinking how fragile he looked and that I wished to protect him from the dangers of the world. And then I realised that I loved him. It was a completely unbidden thought but once it was in my mind it wrote its self in white fire across my mind. My original lust for Tai was easy enough to deal with because all I had to do was battle away the hormones but love was harder to ignore, much harder. At lunch I sat quietly and picked at my food while Tai explained what he'd been doing in the holidays with vast hand gestures that fitted his hyperactive mood. He stopped very suddenly and tilted his head to one side as he examined my face. I felt his eyes on me and I felt a blush colour my cheek then I flicked my eyes upward. ^Big mistake ^ my inner voice said as I caught the worry in those deep chocolate eyes.

"You ok Yama?" He asked simply.

"I'm fine why?" I asked my voice just a little bit too cold. I caught the hurt in Tai's eyes and I quickly apologised. He smiled slightly and shook his hand as if to dismiss it from memory.

"You've gone all spaced out again." He said simply.

"I'm thinking."

"Mystery girl again huh? Hey Sora who'd we decide it was?" He asked his eyes flicking to the girl next to him. Sora's brow creased for a moment as she tried to recall the decision they'd come to.

"I don't think we ever agreed. You thought it could be Mimi but then I reminded you that she's going steady with Joe. I thought it might be that Jun girl who's always at Mat's concerts then you told me that Mat had already told you what he thought of Jun and that you weren't going to repeat it to me."

"Oh yeh. I suppose he could always have the hots for you." Tai said simply. I literally had to fight back laughter as the image of Sora as a dutiful housewife entered my head. Sora seemed to have gone very quiet (A/n how unusual () and a blush was painting her cheeks. ^Uh oh, I think Sora likes you ^ my inner voice supplied. Great.

"No it's not Sora." I supplied as I watched Sora's reaction. She looked at me for a moment then she looked to Tai. I was suddenly very aware of where her train of thought was going and so I grabbed her wrist and pulled her out into the hallway.

"You like Tai don't you?" She said simply.

"Likes not really the right word Sora."

"You mean you're in love with him."

"Yeh, but let me tell him in my own time, ok?" I enquired. She seemed deep in thought then nodded.

"If I were you I'd have a proper talk with someone about these feelings. I'd offer but I don't think you trust me enough to be honest." She said gently. How very true my inner voice supplied.

"Ok, I think I know the ideal person." I said simply. Sora nodded and followed me back into the dining room. Tai gave her a questioning glance and she smiled.

"I found out who he likes but he's told me not to say."

"But that's not fair, you'll be able to make fun of him and I won't" He said as he pouted. ^Maybe it's a good thing that he doesn't know if he's going to make fun^ my inner voice supplied. I allowed myself to think about what I would do if he rejected me then I shivered, Sora was right I really should talk to someone I trusted about how I felt for Tai.

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Mat: Yet another chapter finished. Tash is currently in the clouds as she thinks about me in 02 so I'm left to inform you about the next chapter.

Tai: Don't forget about me Yama-Chan.

Mat: Ok my angel and me are here to tell you about the next chapter. Better?

Tai: Much.

Mat: the next chapter will actually be smaller than this one whatever Tash says, there's about two more chapters on their way, which will contain much Tito goodness.

Tai: However Tash refuses to a lemon because even though her brain is worse than most of the lemon's here she wants to keep the naivety of the show.

Mat: If you wish to add a lemon chapter feel free, Tai and I would be very appreciative.

Tai: flames are now being used to burn Sora and Biomon so more would be welcome.

Mat: however for the sake of me remaining alive and not married to Sora please send constructive reviews also. Tash is well aware that you won't review and thanks you for reading this far. Now if you'll excuse us, Tai and me have some unfinished business.