Disclaimers: I don't own Digimon; I'm simply using the characters for my and my muses' entertainment…

A/N: Make sure you read chapter 17 if you haven't already! I originally had an announcement up where chapter 17 was supposed to be, then I overwrote it.

It's Not That Bad by Yaoi Girl

Hikari still stood just inside the living room door, biting her lip as she stared sadly at her crying brother before hesitantly walking over to him.

"Taichi…I'm sorry, I really am. I was just teasing you about going out with Yamato, but I thought you two really were going out with the way you two were in here a little bit ago. You and Yamato make such a cute couple. I wouldn't have said anything if I knew that you were still working on him and not actually going out."

The boy's sobs had dwindled away somewhat by now. He pulled his face away from the pillows and rested is weight on his elbows, staring with teary eyes at his sister.

"I know you're sorry, and I'm sorry for yelling at you. It's just…" he sighed, laying back into the couch, resting his head on the pillow, his arms folded beneath it. "I love him…I never wanted to make him mad at me, especially today after all the good things we've been through. Sure, we had a couple of bad moments today too, but not once did I yell at him until a few minutes ago. I don't want to be with anyone but Yamato; I don't want to be with any girl…I don't want to have any kids unless I have them with Yamato, and that's not possible…"

"I can't believe you waited so long to admit your love for him…you're such an idiot," Hikari said, smiling warmly at her brother. "Now go kiss and make-up!"

Glaring playfully at her, he said, "I don't want to hear the word 'make-up' from you ever again." With that said, he stood and walked past his sister, ruffling her hair on the way.

"By the way," she started, Taichi stopping in the doorway, turning to face her. "Mom and dad left to go on a date while you and Yamato were asleep, and I'm going to Miyako's to spend the night. Just don't wake the neighbors…" she laughed as she elbowed him in the side and walked to her room to grab her stuff. "See you in the morning. Night, and good luck with him."

"Night…" he said as she closed the door to their apartment. 'How in the world am I gonna make this up to him?'

Standing in the hallway, Taichi didn't hear the water running in the shower. 'Where could he be…?' As he continued to listen, he heard sobbing coming from his room, quickly giving him the answer to his question.

"Can I come in?" the brunette softly asked as he stood in the bedroom doorway, shifting his weight nervously from foot to foot as Yamato looked up at him, glaring before returning to staring at the floor from his seat on the edge of Taichi's bed.

"Do what you want; it's your house."

Taichi slowly walked in, sitting next to the teary-eyed blonde, also staring at the floor, his hands fidgeting with the other as he began to speak. "Look, Yama…"

"No, you look, Yagami," Yamato angrily cut in, standing up and glaring down at Taichi. "If you think you can just come in here and patch things up like any other time, you're wrong. Any other time I can get over what you say and do, but when you go and play with my feelings all day, then turn into a total jerk just because I say you'd make a good dad one day doesn't mean that…why are you looking at me like that?"

Yamato backed away from Taichi as he looked up at him, his chocolate eyes more expressive than Yamato had ever seen them before, scaring him.

"No reason; I'm listening, so continue."

Yamato gulped as he stared into Taichi's eyes before turning around, lowering his head, and clenching his fists at his sides, turning his head around when he felt a pair of warm arms encircle his waist and a warm cheek nuzzling against his back, his eyes widening even more in shock as he heard Taichi's softly spoken words.

"Why…why do you keep leading me on like this, Yama? All day, you've tried to hide from me, lock yourself up and deny what you felt, and now that you know, you're angry about it… Don't be, just accept it like I have; you can't run forever…"

Wrenching away from the brunette, Yamato simply stared at him. "What do you mean I'm angry about the way I feel?! I'm not angry that I'm in love, I'm angry that you jump to conclusions then take your anger out on me, then turn back around and just want to make everything right again! And I'm not running away…"

"You're hiding behind your anger…"

"I am not!"

Taichi simply stared at him, as if to say, 'yes, you are' then walked slowly up to the blonde and embraced him once again.

As he held the slowly relenting blonde, he whispered into his ear, "By the way, you'll make a great father someday too, if you're up to it…" He then pulled his head back slightly, staring into Yamato's eyes.

The instant Yamato had blinked his shock away, Taichi was across the room and half way out the bedroom door, in the process of removing his shirt with a goofy grin. "You still up for that shower? Cause I sure am!"

The blonde just stared after him for a moment, confused about the sudden change in behavior, then stepped around the discarded T-shirt in the hallway on his way to the bathroom.

TBC

It was late at night when I wrote this, so if it's confusing, leave a message in a review and I'll try and explain it in the shower chapter! ^_^

BTW, I HATE SNOW!!!!!!!

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