Koushirou rolled on his back and shifted his phone to the other ear. "You have a plan, TK? Should I expect anything about speedos and horseback riding?"

"Oh no, Koushirou, this is a good idea."

"Oh, sure," Koushirou said, not quite believing TK for the moment. "Go on, do tell."

"Okay, this is the plan. All right, first off, we're going to see a movie today."

"Who is 'we'?"

"You, me, and Tai, of course. Who'd you expect? The Easter bunny?"

Koushirou's mind raced for a second, jumping to conclusions. "Tell me that you didn't tell Tai already. Please tell me that, TK."

"No, I didn't Kou-chan. That isn't for me to do. What I did was get us together for the afternoon and then the night."

"Just exactly how long is this movie, anyway?"

"Oh, only about two hours. After that, we're going to have a sleepover at my house. Then you can do what you need to do."

"I don't know if I can do it that quickly, TK, seriously."

"I'll be there to help you along."

"Great." Koushirou was nonplussed about TK 'helping'. "So I guess that Tai already agreed to this, right?"

"He sure did, last night, to be exact. He seems really excited about it."

"Last night?!? You called him last night?"

"Sure did. About five minutes after I got home. We talked for a while about all sorts of things and then I asked him."

"What if I said that I couldn't make it?"

"Oh please, Koushirou. I knew that you wouldn't miss this for the world. Besides, there is no school today or tomorrow and I know for a fact you've already finished your homework, so there is no reason for you not to come."

"It's a good thing you're a friend, TK, or else I might have to kill you."

"I know. The movie is at three, so you have a while to get some more beauty sleep if you need it, Kou-chan." Koushirou put a hand to his forehead and shook his head, grinning like the Cheshire cat all the while.

"What are we seeing? Did Arnold Swartzenegger put out another Rambo movie?"

"First off, Sylvester Stallone was Rambo and Arnold was the Terminator, and second we are seeing the new Star Wars." Koushirou was now excited, as he had been anticipating the new movie for about three years, more precisely since he walked out of Episode One.

"I hope you already got tickets, because it's supposed to be sold out, being opening week and all."

"Yep. I ordered tickets last night as well. It's all taken care of. All you have to do is show up at the theatre at about two thirty. Can you handle that, Kou-chan?"

"I guess I don't have much choice do I, TK?"

"Not really. Just don't be late. I don't want to sit all the way in the front."

"I'll be there. Can I hang up now, or are there more surprises that you plan on dropping on me?"

"Oh, that's all for now. Just wait for tonight. I'll see you later, Koushirou." with that TK hung and Koushirou did the same, grinning and debating between killing and thanking TK. It was a toss up, that was for sure.

He decided that it would be best if he went back to sleep for a few more hours since he might be up for a while tonight. He knocked on wood, hoping that he would be up 'very' late. He set his alarm for noon and rolled back over into slumber.

Noon came around quickly and Koushirou jumped out of bed. He had to get ready for the movie! He hesitated to call it a date for two reasons, one, because TK would be there, and two, because Tai might not see things like Koushirou did. He took a quick shower and then spent the next hour agonizing over what to wear. Should he dress up and look really good? No! that might give it away. Koushirou was throwing clothes everywhere, burying Tentomon who was trying his hardest to give good fashion advice.

"You know, Tentomon, I never thought I would ever actually say these words, but I wish Mimi were here now."

"I know, Koushirou, she does have such a vast fashion knowledge, far superior to my own. And yours, I guess."

"Tell me about it." He dug into the pile of clothes and uncovered Tentomon. Finally Koushirou decided on an orange shirt and a pair of khaki pants. He also decided that his yellow gloves would complete the perfect outfit. The next Herculean task was trying to do something with his hair. Koushirou finally settled on the topiary look and took a deep breath, trying to comprehend how it had taken him nearly two hours to get ready to go see a movie. Well, it was with Tai, but two hours? He felt like a girl, taking that long. [[[don't hit me, please!!! I'm sure that not ALL girls take two hours to get ready!!!]]]

It was time to leave for the theatre, so Koushirou bundled up and was wished luck by Tentomon as he headed for the door.

"Thanks Tentomon, I think I'll need it." Koushirou nearly tripped out the door in his haste.

He arrived at the theatre just after two thirty, and was surprised to see both TK and Tai standing outside. He ran over to them.

"You finally made it, Koushirou. I was getting a little worried."

"Hey Koushirou, are you ready for the movie?" Tai asked him.

Koushirou felt like his knees turned into a strange putty-like substance, making him nearly incapable of standing upright. "Oh yeah, I'm ready," he somehow managed to say. He then turned to TK, "I'm sorry TK, did you say something?"

"No, not a word." He motioned Tai in and as he fell in line with Koushirou, he whispered, "Easy lover-boy. Don't drool on the merchandise." he grinned at Koushirou and they walked through the door.

They found their seats, right in the middle, right behind the foot rail [[[the absolute perfect place to see a movie]]] and TK made sure that Koushirou sat between him and Tai. After nearly half an hour of previews, which they did a great running commentary on, the movie started. The fans all cheered as the words began scrolling along the screen [[[I got goosebumps when that happened. Does that make me a loser? Anyway…]]]

Try as he might, Koushirou couldn't pay attention to the movie. Unless there were lightsabres on the screen, he kept glancing at Tai. He stole a peek here and there, always looking away whenever Tai would start to glance his way. And the best part of it all, in Koushirou's mind anyway, was the fact that Tai put his leg next to Koushirou's. He wasn't sure if it was an intentional thing or not, but Koushirou put his a bit closer.

The movie ended and they were left feeling stunned, having to wait another three years for the next part. They got up and Koushirou was sad to see the warmth from Tai's leg go. Once they were out in the lot, Tai started swinging an imaginary lightsabre around, battling TK. Koushirou grinned at the two of them, acting like five year olds.

"Alright, Darth TK, surrender and let's get lunch," Tai said, swinging high.

"Never, Obi-Tai Kenobi, I'll never surrender," TK answered, blocking Tai's thrust.

"You two aren't Jedi yet, so let's eat," Koushirou said after his stomach rumbled. He realized that he'd spent all day getting ready and skipped breakfast and lunch.

"Fine, I give up, for now," TK said, shutting down his lightsabre. "Come on, lunch is this way." The three boys took off for a quick burger.

All during lunch the boys discussed the movie, TK wisely being quiet and letting the other two do most of the talking. Every time Tai was talking TK watched Koushirou focus on him like he was the only thing in the entire world. It was really kind of cute, he decided. "May the Force be with Koushirou tonight," he thought. The way things were looking, he might not need it. TK was pretty sure he saw Tai glancing at Koushirou almost as much as the other way around.

"Alright guys, now I guess we go by your places and grab your overnight stuff. Tai, you live closer, so we'll go there first," TK said and the three got up and headed for the door. The trip to the Kamiya's took little time, as Tai just tossed any old thing in a bag. they were there for maybe ten minutes and they were off to the Izumi's.

They stepped inside and were greeted by Koushirou's mother, who of course offered them snacks. Tai took a handful, TK took two and Koushirou politely turned them down. They walked back to his room and the first thing that Tai said was "Jeez, Koushirou, did everything come out of your closet?" Tai turned a light shade of pink and immediately followed that up with "It looks like your closet exploded." TK was almost rolling with laughter on the inside.

"Oh yeah, tonight will be fun," he told himself. Tai and Koushirou traded guilty looks, ones that read I-shouldn't-think-about-it-like-that.

"Okay, Koushirou, this is the part where you grab your pj's and we leave," TK said as the two boys looked embarrassedly at each other.

"Right. Just give me one minute." Koushirou grabbed his pack and dug in the pile of clothes for the right set of pajamas. He stuffed them into the bag and they were off.

They arrived at TK's in about fifteen minutes and by that time the sun was going down and it was starting to get chilly. As they walked in, the only sound they heard was Patamon coming to greet them. After they said hello to the Digimon, Koushirou asked TK, "Hey TK, where's your mother at?"

"Oh, she is working out of town tonight. She'll be back sometime tomorrow afternoon."

"Oh, well that's nice," Tai said. "No adults around tonight. Not that we'd be doing anything that they'd frown upon or anything," Tai said, getting flustered. TK's eyes were grinning widely.

"Oh yeah, I think I need to give only a small push and this ball will be rolling along smoothly.

The boys settled into a couple of hours of Playstationing and then Tai's stomach announced that it was dinner time.

"I agree with your stomach, Tai. I'm starving," TK said. "I'll order the pizza."

"Pizza?" Koushirou asked.

"Oh yeah, whenever my mom is out of town, I get pizza. Her treat for making me stay home alone." There were no arguments and the pizza was there before another game could be completed. The pizza was gone in almost no time, too. They relaxed on the couch and flipped the tv on, settling on sports for the moment. Tai was engrossed in the hockey game and TK spoke to Koushirou.

"Hey Koushirou, I think this is going to work."

"Really?" Koushirou answered, not quite sure. They turned their attention back to the game, where they watched the Red Wings defeat the Avalanche in overtime [[[GO Wings!!]]] It was late when the game was over, and they all were sitting on the couch in silence.

"Hey Koushirou, why don't you come in the kitchen with me and help me make some ice cream sundaes for dessert."

"Um, okay." They headed off for the kitchen and began the creation of sundaes.

"Hey Tai, do you want chocolate syrup on yours?" TK called, enjoying the blush on Koushirou as he obviously thought about a few of TK's wilder plans. An affirmative answered and they set to work.

"Kou-chan, would you want me in there with you, or should I take an extended bathroom break?"

"Honestly TK, I don't know if I'd have the courage if you weren't in there."

"Well then, I'll sit in the corner and be your moral support."

"Thanks. I think I'll need it."

"I don't know, I think it'll go better than you expect. And besides, if you get frightened, just imagine Tai in his underpants."

Koushirou grinned so broadly that it had to have hurt. "I don't think that will help me to focus on the matter at hand, TK," he said, blushing profusely.

They finished the desserts and took them back in the living room, Koushirou giving Tai his sundae. They devoured them while watching the ending of some horrible chick flick. TK refused to change it, claiming that he liked that one. Tai and Koushirou gave him bemused glances.

"Alright, I'm getting out of these clothes," TK said, getting up to change. "Both of you can take a room and change if you like." he motioned to the bathroom and a spare room as he went back to his bedroom. Shortly all three boys were in their pajamas and sitting around the living room.

Koushirou was dreading the coming moments, all that he knew and trusted was on the line here. Everything. They sat around chit chatting idly for a little while when TK threw Koushirou 'the glance'. Koushirou swallowed hard and nodded back. TK tried to sink as far back into the chair as he could and be unobservable.

"Hey Tai?" Koushirou said to Tai.

"Yeah, Koushirou? What is it?"

Koushirou pulled at the neck of his shirt as if it had suddenly gotten about forty degrees warmer in the room. A quick glance to TK and then he continued. "Can I tell you something, Tai?"

"Sure, I don't see why not, Koushirou. Go ahead." TK wasn't sure, but he thought he heard a bit of anticipation in Tai's voice.

"Um, well, I don't know exactly how to say this,"

"Just move your mouth and make the words fall out, Koushirou," Tai told him.

"Well, it's not that I can't say it, it's just that I can't say it."

"Huh?" Tai replied. Koushirou glanced TK's way and read his eyes. "go on, dammit," they read.

"What I mean is that, well, I guess there is no simple way to say this, so I'll just say it." Another pull at the collar. "Tai, I like you. I've liked you now for a long time. I just had to tell you. I hope you're not mad at me or hate me or anything like that."

Tai sat there with his mouth open, looking like a fish out of water. His mind was reeling.

"Oh, I knew I shouldn't have done this. I'm sorry Tai, you hate me." Koushirou started to get up. "I'll just pack my things and I'll be out of here in five minutes."

"Now wait just a minute, Koushirou, I don't remember ever saying I hate you. So why don't you sit back down for a while." Tai was smiling warmly at him. Koushirou did just that, and as unobtrusively as possible, TK raised his fist and pumped it twice.



Yeah!!!!!! They're together!!! I was going to be mean and have Tai be a jackass, but I couldn't do it. I love Kou too much to do that. Hope you all enjoyed this. It's far from over, so don't go away. And queenrandom, you need to stay out of my head. Quit reading my mind. Don't get your hopes up for a lemon, because I don't write those. I find they sully the story. I do hope you'll keep reading and reviewing tho!!!!

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