Sillie: Here I am again… I finally found some time to type… I'm so lazy…

Yama: You sure took your time… I wanna know what you're going to do to my Taichi!

Taichi: Hmm? Did I hear my name?

Yama: No! It's nothing… really.. :: hugs Taichi ::

Taichi: Oh, okay…

Yama: :: glares at Sillie ::

Sillie: Alright, alright…

Disclaimer: I don't own digimon…

Ball Masque  (chapter 5)

Matt was getting worried. Tai was gone 5 minutes. He never took that long… "Guy's, I'm going to check what's taking Taichi so long…"

"He isn't gone that long, is he?" Joe asked. "He went to the toilet 5 minutes ago… He never takes this long. Something is wrong. I know there is…" Matt said.

"Aren't you overreacting?" Davis asked. He and Ken had joined the group not long after Tai and Matt. Matt glared at Davis.

"I'm not overreacting! Taichi is my soul mate, my other half! I know when something is wrong! You don't know what you're talking about, till you meet your soul mate!"

And with these words, Matt stood, and walked away. Davis swallowed, and gave a sidewise glance at Ken. "I do know what you're talking about…" He whispered.

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"You smell really nice…" The boy in front of Tai was nuzzling Tai's neck. Tai was still struggling to get away, but the other boys had an iron grip on his wrists and shoulders.

Suddenly, the boy stood up strait, and leaned in to Tai. He stopped when their noses where almost touching. Tai could feel his hot breath on his face, and smelled the alcohol…

Tai froze on his spot, and could only stare in the other boy's eyes… They where filled with lust, and made Tai even more scared.

"Please…" he whispered, "don't do this.. Let me go.." But it seemed like the boy didn't even hear him.

Suddenly, Tai felt something brush his tights, and he gasped. It seemed the other boy had been waiting for this, because he closed the gab and pressed his lips to Tai's, and he immediately slipped his tongue inside Tai's mouth.

Tai's eyes widened, and he wanted to pull away, but the other boy put his hand behind Tai's head, so Tai couldn't move. He felt how the other hand of the boy was wondering over his body…

Then the boy pulled back from the kiss, because he had breath. He was breathing heavily, and when he stepped closer, Tai could feel how aroused he was. "Pull him down." The boy panted to the other boys.

One word popped in Tai's mind, and wouldn't go away: 'rape'. He really started to panic now. He started struggling hard to get away, but the other two boys where to strong.

He was now lying on his back, the two boys holding his wrists, and the other boy straddling him. The boy began to kiss Tai's neck, and worked his way up to Tai's jaw line.

Tai turned his head away, and pleaded again: "Please stop… Don't do this, please…" But the other boy claimed his mouth again, and forced Tai to open it.

He was tugging Tai's dress up, and Tai felt how a tear escaped his eye, and rolled down to his ear…

'Yama… please save me.' He thought, while he felt how the boy on top of him was starting to tug his underwear down.

If on cue, Matt burst through the door. He looked around, and froze when he saw the four boys on the floor.

Various emotions flowed over his face. First surprise, quickly followed by horror. The three boys who where violating Tai hadn't noticed he had entered the room. The boy straddling Tai was still kissing him, and tugging down his underwear.

Another tear escaped Tai's eye, and he was pleadingly looking at Matt. Matt's horror quickly changed to complete rage. How dare they touch his Tai!? And make him cry!!

He stormed over to the boys, and hoisted the first boy off of Tai. Matt may look thin, but in fact he was really strong. And with the leather pants and the trench coat, he looked rather impressive…

His blue eyes where cold as ice, and blazing with rage. He tossed the boy to the ground, and growled: "Get away from him, now!! All three of you!" The boys looked at Matt, and considered their chances.

Matt growled again: "Don't you dare touch him again, ever… You touch him again, and I'll have to kill you…" They all could see Matt wasn't joking, and the three boys quickly left the toilet.

Matt turned to Tai, the ice in his eyes vanishing to make place for concern. Tai was still lying on the ground, eyes closed. Matt rushed to his side. "Taichi! Are you alright?"

Tai nodded. He didn't trust his voice, and he didn't want to sound to weak. When he thought he had his feelings under control, he opened his eyes.

He looked straight in Matt's concerned face, and Tai felt something brake inside. The tears welled up in his eyes, and he chocked back a sob. Matt pulled Tai on his lap, and hugged him close.

"Ssshht… hush baby… it's gonna be alright…" Matt mumbled in Tai's ear, and he gently rocked him. He silently thanked every god he knew of that he had trusted his instincts. He didn't want to think about what could have happened if he hadn't…

And he felt guilty… "Taichi… I'm so sorry…" he whispered. Tai lifted his head, and Matt looked in his wet brown eyes. "Sorry for what?" he asked. His voice sounded hoarse from crying.

"I made to dress like a girl…" "Yama…this is not your fault!" Tai said. "But…"  "No, no buts… Listen. When these boys attacked me, they thought I was a girl, that's true. But I said something, and they could hear I wasn't a girl… They boy even recognised who I was Yama!"

Tears started to run down Tai's cheeks again. "He always came to my soccer matches… He thought I looked graceful on the field. But then, he walked passed me once, and he realised, and I'm quoting his exact words, he thought I was beautiful, and he started to wonder what it would be like to kiss me…"

Matt let out a low growl at that, and pulled Tai closer to him. "But he never got a chance, because I was never alone… Till now…" Matt sighted. He still felt a little guilty.

"Oh Yama… It was so awful.. I fought back, but they where to strong…" "Oh… poor baby.." Matt said, and he hugged Tai close. Tai cried some more, but after a while, he only sniffled.

"Are you alright, Tai-chan?" "Yeah…" He looked up, and Matt could see that Tai's make up was ruined. Black stripes where running down his cheeks.

Matt helped Tai to stand. Then he got a tissue from his pocket, and started to clean Tai's face. But after a few seconds, Matt realised they needed an expert to clean this up… They needed Mimi.

Tai was looking at himself in the mirror. "I look awful… I don't want to go back in like this, Yama…" He looked at Matt with pleading eyes. "Tai… we need to get Mimi… she'll help you."

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Davis was getting a bit nervous. He wasn't paying attention to the conversation, and was glancing in the direction of the toilets.

"What's taking Yamato so long? He should be back by now… Maybe he was right. Maybe something did happen to Taichi, and they need help…"

He was jolted out of his thoughts when someone tapped him on the shoulder. When he looked up, he looked straight in the concerned eyes of Ken. "Dai… what's wrong? You're so quiet…"

Davis flashed Ken a smile. "Nothing's wrong Ken." Ken looked unconvinced. "Daisuke, take that fake smile of your face, and tell me what's wrong." When Ken saw Davis' surprised face, he grinned.

"Dai… you can't lie to me. I can see it in your eyes. Something is bothering you…" Davis sighted, and decided to tell Ken. When he was finished, Ken looked a bit nervous too.

"Maybe we should take a look…" Davis nodded in agreement. They stood and walked to the toilets. They stopped at the door to listen. They didn't hear sound of fighting, so that was good…

Suddenly, they heard Tai's voice. It sounded strange, a bit hoarse, like he had been crying… "Yama… you're not leaving me alone here, are you?" Then Matt's voice. "No… I won't leave you alone."

Davis and Ken looked at each other, surprised. Tai… afraid to be alone? Then Ken shrugged, and pushed the door open. Tai and Matt where standing at the sinks, hugging. Ken cleared his throat, and they both looked up.

When Tai saw who it was, he quickly turned his head away, but it was to late. He heard Davis and Ken gasp. "Taichi!" Davis asked "What's wrong? What happened?" Tai didn't react, so Davis turned his look to Matt.

Matt nudged Tai, and said softly: "Come on Tai… You can tell them…"  Then Tai turned, and they could see his face clearly now. They had seen it right. Tai had been crying.

Then he started to tell what had happened. Matt hugged Tai from behind, and Davis could clearly see the anger flashing in his blue eyes.

He wished a certain someone would do that for him… He quickly shrugged of that thought and continued to listen. When Tai was finished, he looked like he was going to cry again, and Matt looked ready to kill.

Tai noticed Matt's tenseness, and turned to hug him. Matt's expression softened instantly. He hugged back. "Oh Tai… I love you so much… If they ever come near you again, I'll kill them…"

Tai didn't say anything, and only hugged Matt closer. Ken and Davis felt a bit uncomfortable. Matt noticed, and let go of Tai. "Sorry.." he mumbled. "No, it doesn't matter.." Ken said. "But is there anything we can do?"

"In fact, there is." Matt said. "Tai's make up is ruined, and we need Mimi to fix it…Could you get her?" "Of course!" Davis said.

Then he grabbed Ken's hand, and dragged him along. "Come on Ken. Let's get Mimi!" Davis didn't notice the blush that crept on Ken's cheeks…

TBC…

Sillie: :: looks at Yama :: And?

Yama: It's all right… I got to save Tai…

Sillie: Uhuh…

Taichi: 0_o

Sillie : Oh oh… Taichi ? Did you read the story?

Taichi: 0_o

Sillie: Euh… Yama !

Yama : Oh oh… :: hugs Taichi ::

Sillie: …