Title: Chance is a Fickle Friend

Author: FireDemon

E-mail: Ken_Dai_Love@hotmail.com

Rating: R

Category: Romance, Fluff, Humour.

Warnings: Shounen-ai (GAY PEOPLE) and prostitution (SEX in exchange for MONEY). Sorry, one of my reviews made me realise that I wasn't very clear, you were very nice, and I'm glad you didn't have a problem with it, but someone else might. And language... Bad language: Naughty Yamato.

Summary: Sort of AU, I guess. Matt's famous and lives in New York, Tai is a prostitute who is also living in New York. It's been 5 years since Matt left Japan and even longer since he and Tai were close. Taito.

Authors Notes: *jumps around* Reviews, reviews, reviews (and one from ice'is blue!!! *squeals happily* I love your fic!) Thanks a lot you guys - this chapter is for you - this fic is *so* fun to write!!!

Hikari smiled as she dropped her duffle bag on the marble floor at her feet and looked around the wood panelled room. Erotic pictures graced the walls of the 'establishment', and there was a long bar-type front desk.

"Can I help you?" A voice asked, in lazy seduction from behind the desk.

Long legs were propped up on the desk, and a copper-haired slut, for the air around her made known her profession, smiled at Hikari, dark jade green eyes half lidded.

"I'm looking for Ansette. I'm Tenshi - er Hikari."

The girl lazily let her eyes slide over Hikari's body, a slow sensual visual caress, "Mm, she's in the back room. Through that door," The girl indicated the door with a practised hand movement.

"Arigato" She smiled warmly.

"Mm, whatever you say Chickpea."

~~~

Takeru pulled a face as he dragged Iori onto the plane, "I already told you, if Matt's fallen in love then it's our duty to make sure he's found someone good enough for him. So we're going to America."

"What about your job?" Iori asked, struggling furiously as the blond gripped his wrist tighter.

"I quit it. Matt is more important."

"What about *my* job?" Iori asked plaintively.

"I quit that too. I always wanted to tell your manager what I thought about him. I mean honestly, what sort of person interrupts an employee while they're having sex during their lunch break?"

Iori stared at his boyfriend wide-eyed then sighed in defeat.

"I guess he was a bit of an asshole. So where in America are we going?"

"Uh, the capital?" Takeru suggested brightly.

"Washington D.C.?"

"Uh... New Washington D.C. I think." Takeru mused.

"New York?" Iori asked carefully.

"Yeah! Wow, you're so smart Iori-chan. I bet you're like a genius. You can do so much better then just being an employee at some stupid video store."

Iori sighed, "Yes dear."

~~~

Tai lazily separated the spun gold strands of Matt's hair as he ran his fingers through the silky mess affectionately,

"I love your hair, I used to fantasise-" Tai broke off blushing.

Matt tilted his head up, smiling, "Don't stop. I was kind of enjoying that."

Tai shifted nervously, "You were?"

"Mmm, I love it when you play with my hair. Even when we were just friends I loved it."

Tai returned his attention to Matt's hair, "Why did you leave Japan?"

"It's... er... it's kind of embarrassing." Matt enlightened Tai with a nervous smile.

"Yeah? Tell me anyway."

"Well, ah, you know how T.K. was totally digging on Dai?"

"...Yeah?" Tai drawled.

"And you know how he thought Ken was cute but way too straight?"

"...Yeah?" Tai repeated, a tinge of curious amusement in his voice.

"Well, um, they're both into, ah, guys, and, I, well, you see I-kind-of- slept-with-them." He let the words out in a rush.

Tai's hand froze in position, "What?!"

Matt's face turned bright red, "At a party, one of Mimi's I think."

"You slept with Ken *and* Dai? Like at the same time?"

Matt nodded, "We were all a little drunk, but..."

"How old were they?" Tai managed through his amused shock.

"14 and 15 respectively."

Tai let out a guffaw of laughter, "Oh my God. Did you ever tell T.K.?"

"No!" Matt hissed, "He'd kill me - well probably not any more, but he'd be very pissed off with me."

"I can't believe you slept with Ken and Dai," Tai let out another snicker.

"I can't believe you're taking this so well. I thought you'd be madder - or something."

"Yama, I love you. Are you in love with Ken or Daisuke?"

Matt shook his head, his eyes wide, "Hell no. I mean they're cute, but LOVE? It was a bloody one-night stand."

Tai laughed, "As long as you don't leave me for your one-night stands then I'm not mad at you. What's past is past, alright Yama?"

"Thanks Tai."

Tai pressed a chaste kiss to the blonds lips, "No problem."

"So why did you leave Odaiba?" Matt asked after a short pause.

Tai took a deep breath, "You knew about me and Sora, right?"

"...No?" Matt replied, his heart racing.

Tai stared down at his fingers, which were still nervously playing with the blonds hair, "Oh. Sora and I were dating."

"Oh," Matt replied feeling a twinge of hurt.

"I loved her Matt, and I probably still do-"

Matt made an indignant sound and Tai giggled,

"Not like I love you silly, just, because she's Sora - you know?"

"Yeah. I guess I do - and you're right, I think I'll probably always love her too."

"You liked Sora?" Tai asked in surprise.

"Of course!" Matt stared at Tai, "God you two were blind. I was completely in love with both of you when we were younger."

"You're not going to leave me for her are you?" Tai asked.

Matt rolled his eyes and kissed Tai's nose affectionately, "Leave you for *her*? Tai, I love her the way you love her, she's just, Sora."

Tai smiled, "Yeah. We used to fight over you. She could never decide which one of us she liked better, she loved us exactly the same, but she always accused me of loving you more."

"If she liked me then why didn't she ever say anything?"

"Sex." Tai said simply.

"Oh."

Tai smiled, "Yeah. And that was what caused our break up."

"What? Sex?"

Tai shrugged, thinly veiled pain visible in his eyes, "She found out I was a 'prostitute'."

"Oh Tai!"

"And I found out Sora-chan doesn't believe in pre-marital sex. She'd wanted us to share our first time - on our wedding night. Sora and I were engaged."

Matt stared at Tai, "She dumped you because you'd had sex?"

Tai shrugged, "She tried to talk to me, I got defensive, she started yelling back. I told her I wouldn't have had to sell my body if she'd put out-"

Matt let out a choked sound of shock.

"She called me a dirty whore and told me she didn't want to be engaged to someone who was willing to spread their legs for anything, so I told her I didn't want to be engaged to someone who didn't love me enough to cater to my needs as well. She told me I was going to end up running some cheap brothel, and paying my own whores to pleasure me..." Tai choked off his eyes going misty, "And then I slapped her and she told me she never wanted to see me again."

Matt shifted so that he could enfold the brunette in his arms, "Oh Tai, I'm so sorry."

Tai looked up, eyes watery, "It wouldn't have worked out with her Yama. You and I were meant to be together."

"So you left after you broke up with Sora-chan?"

"Kind of. Her words really got to me. I know she didn't mean them any more then I meant anything I said, but I realised she was right. As long as I was working for my father I would have to spread my legs for anyone who asked; and I probably would end up becoming a pimp just like him. I realised I didn't want that - not ever."

"So you came to America," Matt surmised.

"So I came to America," Tai repeated, "And I found you."

~~~

Hikari smiled at the woman, taking in the gleaming gold-tinged dark skin and the barely there outfit without comment.

The woman smiled back, her predatory grin showing teeth,

"Can I help you?"

Her eyes traced the curves of Hikari's body as if they could see through the tight blue form-fitting jeans that clung to Hikari's long slender legs and the crimson halter neck top Hikari had tossed on.

Hikari let her smile widen, drawing confidence from the stare rather than alarm, and offered her hand in a western handshake,

"Hi I'm Hikari. I called about a week ago, you said you could offer me a job."

The woman accepted her hand and finally met her eyes,

"Hikari, of course. I'm Ansette, owner of The Fluffy Duck."

"So..." Hikari began a little nervously.

The woman laughed, "Hours are fairly relaxed. I like my girls - and my boys - to be comfortable with who they are and what they do. And that's one of the reasons I hired you, that and you're cute." She winked, "I'll need you to sit desk-duty about once or twice a week, I'm sure you saw Jade doing that when you came in. I know my institution is a little... unusual, but I've been a prostitute, well I still am, and the comfort of my sluts is the most important thing to me. I'll make sure I give you your appointments as much in advance as possible. If you can't do it, I can try to switch around, but keep in mind that I might have to ask you to take a client rather unexpectedly. I also want you to remember that I want explanations for absences from your post, and I want you to tell me if you have a problem. Are we clear Hikari?"

Hikari grinned, "Crystal."

Ansette ruffled her hair affectionately, "Perfect." Her eyes slid to the doorway, "Ah, Sedi, I want you to meet someone."

Hikari turned to the door, the girl resting against the door frame was... well she was hot. Her pale-golden skinned slender figure was clad in black, tight black pleather bum-pants, which clung to the girls shapely posterior, black mesh semi-transparent shirt, the long sleeves coming to point at the knuckles of her middle fingers. Her shoulders and neck were bared as the top of the shirt rested just below her shoulders and her well-shaped legs ended in black combat boots.

The girl reached up to tug one of the platinum blond locks that framed her face, and smirked, "Mmm, is this her?"

"Yes. Sedra, this is Hikari, I just decided to take her on, and I want you to look after her. Hikari, this is one of my girls, Sedra - don't let the black fool you, she's not actually goth at all."

"I think she looks... very good."

"Well thank you Kitty-cat. You're not half bad yourself."

"Stop flirting you two," Ansette reprimanded, "A jealous whore is bad for business. You really should know better Sedi."

"Sorry Aunty." The girl apologised, "So Kitty, how do you feel about... milkshakes?"

~~~

Iori stumbled off of the plane, blearily trying to read the address Takeru had given him for their hotel.

The blond had vanished in an attempt to collect their luggage and had left Iori to interpret the address.

Noticing that his lover was struggling with the luggage Iori plucked his own bag out of Takeru's hand and slung it over his shoulder,

"I've worked out where we need to go. Now, we go to the hotel-"

"And have sex?" Takeru suggested brightly.

Iori, being male, nodded amiably, "And then tomorrow we go and visit your brother."

Takeru melted, drawing his lover into his embrace and kissing the brunette on his entirely too-kissable lips.

A little girl in the airport with her mother pointed, "Mama look, 'thesbians."

"No Katia, those are gays."

The little girls lip trembled, "No, they're 'thesbians, like Uncle Jack an' Daddy."

Takeru pulled away to look at the girl and her mother.

The woman gave him an apologetic smile, "I'm sorry, I really can't take her anywhere."

The little girl gave him a stern look, "Tell Mama you're 'thesbians."

"Ah..." Takeru looked confused.

"We're exhibitionists," Iori said in his lightly accented English, "How's that?"

The woman smiled and the girl beamed in delight, "We're having a picnic, want to come?"

"Ah, I don't think that's a good idea," Takeru replied, and his gaze flickered to the woman who looked slightly mortified,

"I'm *so* sorry," She said.

Iori smiled, "It's okay. I'm sorry we kissed in front of your daughter, 'Keru-chan," Iori indicated to his boyfriend, "has absolutely no discretion."

The woman laughed, "Oh, don't worry about that, Piedro, my ex-husband is always kissing his boyfriend in front of her. I'm just sorry that we interrupted you. Katia's very... outgoing."

Takeru smiled lightly, "No harm done. I'm Takaishi Takeru, and this is my boyfriend Hida Iori."

The woman smiled back, "I'm Maria Diansen, and this is my daughter Katia."

The little black haired girl smiled, "Do you want to come on a picnic with us?"

Maria looked slightly abashed, "You can if you like...? Unless you're busy of course."

"Actually we were just going to book into the hotel and have-" Takeru broke off quickly amending his statement, "-lunch."

"Have lunch with us!" Katia chirped, "Please?"

Iori looked at Maria helplessly, "If your mother wants us to come."

Maria smiled back weakly, "Oh why not."

Takeru shrugged, "A picnic in New York. I'm sure it will be memorable."

Katia giggled, "Yay."

Maria, caught up in her daughters mood, smiled as she led the group to her car.

~~~

Sedra smiled as she sipped her milkshake through the straw,

"Okay, my question, what's the stupidest thing you've ever done?"

Hikari stared at her own strawberry milkshake for a second before answering, "I slept with my best friend..."

"That's not so bad," Sedra exclaimed.

"And then I told her she had to pay me for the sex."

The colour disappeared from Sedra's cheeks, "You didn't?"

Hikari swirled the straw, her cheeks an embarrassed pink, "Yep. Let's just say we weren't friends after I explained why she had to pay me. She was head-over-heels in love with me and I'd never even told her I wasn't a virgin."

Sedra stared at her companion in shock, "Man. That really sucks."

Hikari shrugged, "Yeah, but it happened awhile ago. So, what about you?"

"Stupidest thing I've ever done?" Sedra asked, licking the chocolate froth from her milkshake off her fingers, "Hmm, either sleeping with Kaiyu-"

"Kaiyu?" Hikari questioned.

"My brother's boyfriend." Sedra flushed, "I was a virgin and he was absolutely gorgeous. Will was completely in love with him, and because I was close to Will I was rather enamoured of him as well."

Hikari's beautiful crimson eyes stared at her in shock, "You slept with your brothers boyfriend?"

Sedra's cheeks flushed even pinker, "Oh god, yes, and it was best sex I have *ever* had, that guy was a fucking talented bastard." She let out a tinkling embarrassed giggle.

"So what happened?" Hikari asked, intrigued despite herself.

"Oh yes, make me prove my stupidity. I told Will I thought Kaiyu was pretty, and that I hoped he and Kaiyu stayed together forever because I loved them both so much." Sedra stopped to smile wryly at herself, "Will, being Will, decided to tell Kaiyu, and the two of them decided it would be fun to make their 'little angel' into a woman."

Hikari stared at Sedra, "Please tell me you're joking!"

Sedra shook her head, "Nope. I lost my virginity to my brothers boyfriend, on his bed, while he watched, occasionally fondling his boyfriend."

Hikari's jaw dropped open, "Oh. My. God."

"And that was the stupidest thing I've ever done. Well, that, or giving Lee a business card for The Fluffy Duck."

"Lee?" Hikari questioned.

"My best friend. And the girl I've been in love with since the day we met. She actually came to see me and I was... uh... with a customer."

"Ouch. And I thought *I* made stupid mistakes," Hikari said light- heartedly, throwing a smile at the girl across the table.

Sedra smiled back, "You know what I just realised?"

"What?"

Sedra grinned at the girl, "You're cute Kitty."

"And you're only just realising this now? You're slow."

Sedra leaned over the table and brushed a kiss across the other girls lips, "You're *very* cute. Wanna head back to the Fluffy Duck now?"

Hikari nodded, "Yeah. Let's blow this joint."

"How do you blow a building?" Sedra asked curiously, a twinkle of amusement glinting in her eyes.

"Pervert," Hikari giggled, slinging an arm around the slightly smaller girls shoulders in a casual gesture of affection.

Neither of the two noticed the livid blond girl who stared after them, still fuming at the kiss she'd witnessed.

As the door jingled shut behind them the blond, better known as Yaleea Ishida threw a plate as hard as she could against the door, furious tears glistening in the corners of her eyes,

"Stupid slutty Sedra." She cursed, forcing herself not to follow the two. She stalked into the backroom. "Stupid little slut can't keep her legs closed for anyone, if she loved me she would. Not that it matters, it's not like I have feelings for the little tart."

Angrily Lee pushed the incident to the back of her mind, making it just another reason why she would never hook up with the alluring brunette.

To Be Continued...

Authors Notes: Angst... *blinks* it just came out of nowhere. Oh well, it's only Original Character angst, my Taito and Takori is still going strong. Oh and the Sorachi/Taiora and Sorato/Yamora, heh, there is um a reason... sort of. Don't hate me - I'm being nice to Sora. Everyone bashes her, and apart from the whole screwing with my two favourite porn-stars - I mean characters damnit - she never did anything wrong.

Also, a quick note, *please* don't flame me and tell me I know nothing about brothels/prostitution. I know that I know nothing, that's why this is fiction. Also, I wouldn't have a clue about Japanese or even American prostitution laws, so I'm taking the Australian laws and playing with them until they fit my story. If anything seems implausible, tell me how I can fix it, just keep in mind that I'm making this all up as I go along.

I would also like to point out that Takeru and Iori and complete idiots for climbing in a car with a complete stranger in a completely strange country, but it was fun to write.

*Gigglz* By the way, um, my last authors notes, with the drinking. Technically I *am* underage, but I'll be legal my next b-day, cos thankfully I don't live in America (this is the only time you'll ever hear me say that) and I don't have to wait till I'm 21 to legally drink. God would that ever suck. Hehe.

I keep making up more original characters - but they're really helping the plot along, so I'm going to beg for forgiveness. Next chapter I will have Take-chan, Iori, Hika, Lee and Sed wreaking havoc on Matt and Tai's sex- life I mean lives... heh heh.