"In Your Eyes"

By: sumi_kawaii

I feel so bad..I said I'd have this up three days ago, and I'm late as usual! But I got homework, and well…*shrugs* Had to leave Takeru and Ken hanging for awhile longer. But I've finally plotted out how this story is going to end, so hah1 Take that, Diamond-shi!! I'm not incredibly lazy. Okay, yeeeaaaah, I am.  And, there IS going to be a sequal (of sorts). It'll be a Taito, working out the stupid Sorato stuff I put in here. It's called "Struggle". But there'll also lots and lots of fluffy Kenkeru moments, and some angsty one-sided Daiken. O_o. Poor Daisuke! I really do love him, but I'm making him so misrable! I know! I'll find him a boyfriend for the next ficcie!!! Erm…who? Hehe he….Iori. Mwa!!!! Okay, on with the story…gezz, I talk too much.

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon.

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CHAPTER THREE

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Takeru's mind spun with the realization of what was happening. He had been comforting Ken…and now Ken was kissing him. He pushed Ken away, feeling confused, shocked and even a bit angry.

"Ken.." he said, trying to catch hold of his breath, "What the hell…"

Ken stumbled back, looking as if he might burst into tears again, but then simply looked down at the ground.  After a moment, he looked back at Takeru, drew a deep breath, and began to speak.

"I'm sorry Takeru…but I've loved you for as long as I've known you. I…I didn't want to hurt Daisuke, but I can't hide my feelings for you anymore."

Bloody hell. Takeru sat down hard on the ground, trying to absorb this new knowledge. Ken…loved him?

"You don't have feelings for Daisuke?" he asked, his voice a near whisper.

Ken bowed his head, almost ashamedly. "I do love him…but only as a friend" he confessed, "Anything beyond that, well….." He sat down beside Takeru and drew his knees up to his chin. "I was fooling myself."

Anger and shock were welling up in Takeru like a bomb waiting to detonate. The image of Daisuke's worried face kept playing over in his mind.

"Do you think you could talk to him?"

 "He won't tell me anything, and you guys have become really close friends, so maybe he might tell you.."

"But you're his boyfriend." Takeru pointed out. He silently winced. He hated to think that…that Ken was dating Daisuke while he…

Daisuke shook his head. "He won't say anything to me," he said softly, "He...he..." He sounded almost on the verge of tears.

He had been worried. Daisuke loved Ken, loved him with all his heart. He would do anything for him. And Ken….

Ken, Takeru thought grimly, was using Daisuke.

"Takeru?" Ken's voice broke into his thoughts. He glanced over to see his raven-haired friend looking anxiously at him, biting his lip.

"Do you think…do you think you could love me too?" He cautiously placed his hand over Takeru's.

In some far, desperate corner of Takeru's mind, a voice almost too silent to be heard and too loud to bear was screaming for Takeru to say yes, to take Ken into his arms, and be together, no matter what the world…

No.

Takeru quickly stood, pushing himself away from Ken in one smooth movement. He stood for a moment as if unsure of what to do or say, then spoke quickly.

"Ken, I'm sorry, but…I can't feel the same way about you. I…I'm really sorry." Then the jealousy, anger, and bitterness he had kept bottled inside for so long burst forth like a geyser of hate.

"But how could you treat Daisuke like that? He loves you for God's sake! How could you lie to him? He loves you with all his heart, and I love him, and I would never—"

What?" Ken whispered, in shock.

Takeru stopped dead. Hah…had he said that out loud?

"You love Daisuke?" Ken said, eyes widening.

Takeru did what he always he did when he felt he couldn't say anymore. He ran, blindly running as fast away from Ken as he could.

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ohh…Daikeru? This oughta be fun.  Chapter Four will be up…soon.