Short recap:
"Tai, you're acting really weird. What is it?" Matt's persistent voice questioned.
"God, I love you, damn it!"
That did not just escape his lips. Tai felt his face heat up. That did not just come out as a yell.
Opening his eyes and seeing a pair of shocked azure eyes, Tai drew yet another deep breath.
Oops.
Tai's Birthday by ThatGirl
~chapter three~
Silence. A very awkward and long silence too.
I. Love. You. It's funny how three little words could have such an effect.
"Matt?" Tai's voice was a bit shaky and uncertain. The other boy didn't react. "Matt," Tai repeated, a bit louder this time. He let go of one of Matt's hands, which he still held firmly in his own ones, and put his free hand on Matt's shoulder. Then he got a response. A literally painful one.
Smack!
A stinging slap. Tai pulled away from Matt and touched his tender cheek. He felt tears prick in his eyes, but the sorrow was also mixed with anger. He had just overcome his greatest fear and told Matt that he loved him, and this was what he got?
"What did you do that for!?" Tai shouted.
"Don't you ever just say that to someone, Tai!" Matt growled. "You have no idea what that…" He didn't get further, because he was cut off. By the heavier body of Tai, lunging at him and pinning him to the ground.
"I just overcame my biggest fear here, and you slapped me!"
"You don't love me, Tai," Matt yelled. "You can't!"
Tai suddenly stopped trying to hold Matt down. Surprised by this, Matt ceased his struggling too.
"Why not?" Tai asked.
"Because… I dunno… You're Tai, I'm Matt,"
"And what, can that stop us?"
Matt averted his gaze from Tai, seemingly mulling things over.
"Nooo…" he said slowly. And then, almost to quietly to hear, he asked, "Did you mean that?"
"What?"
"'I love you'. Did you mean it?"
"Yeah, I guess I did…" Tai's stomach was doing somersaults.
"Then, only if you really meant it, though… I kind of love you too,"
A/N: Oki, that was a bit short… Or very short, but I hope you liked it! And remember: REVIEW, PLEASE!