Yeah, yeah, I know I said I'd do weekly updates. But you guys sounded so needy! Be warned though, that chapter three hasn't even been planned out yet, so don't expect it until the end of the week or even later……….

Itsumo

By Rachiru Rebonu

Chapter Two: The Morning After

~*~ Yamato's Point of View ~*~

Yamato Ishida sat up and gracefully stretched his lithe body as he yawned. He grimaced at the sour taste of liquor in his mouth. 'Mental Note: Never party with the band again. Especially not if Atsuya recommends the party,' Yamato thought as he trudged to the bathroom at the end of the hall, a wry grin on his face at the thought of the party-crazed keyboardist. 'At least I don't have a hangover. This time,' Yamato thought as he picked up his toothbrush and smeared toothpaste on it. He then proceeded to brush is teeth for a full five minutes in a failed attempt to rid his mouth of the evil taste. Opening the cabinet above the sink, Yamato reached for the bottle of mouthwash. Frowning, he downed the mouthwash and gargled. As much as he hated putting that over-powering liquid in his mouth, he had to admit it did replace the sourness with the refreshing taste of mint. Yamato grimaced as he glanced in the mirror. 'I sound like a TV commercial, but I sure as hell don't look like one,' he thought as he took in his wrinkled clothing, tousled hair and the bags under his eyes.

Turning on the shower full blast, Yamato pulled the grungy tee shirt over his head and tossed it into the hamper, where it was followed by his jeans, boxers, and socks. He slipped into the shower where the pounding hot water soothed his tired muscles. Being a rock-star involved many unglamorous things, namely a lot of running around and jumping during performances. Glancing at the bottle of shampoo, Yamato grinned at the label that read 'Sun kissed Raspberry Herbal Shampoo, with Juniper, Chamomile, and Henna Extracts'. Most boys would die before they would admit to putting that on their hair, but he adored the scent of raspberries.

Water from the showerhead sluiced down Yamato's slender, handsome, wet body as his thoughts turned from shampoo to his best friend. 'Why do I love him? I can't. Oh, Hell,' Yamato thought as he angrily swiped soap over his rippling abdomen. Pouring a handful of his favorite shampoo into his hand, he rubbed it furiously into his scalp, trying to resign himself to the fact that he would always be in love with Taichi, no matter how much he didn't want to be. 'Tai should never love me back, not like that. Never like that. He can't. I'm not good enough for him. It's not possible. I'll never be good enough for him.' Yamato rinsed the shampoo from his hair and reached for a towel as he stepped out of the shower. Wrapping it around his waist, Yamato headed back to his bedroom.

He dressed in a black turtleneck and jeans that hugged the subtle curves of his muscles. Un-gelled, waves of soft golden hair gently framed his strikingly handsome face. Yamato glanced at himself in the mirror and grinned, showing off his thousand-watt smile that caused fan-girls to swoon. He headed down the hall to the kitchen, where there was yet another note on the refrigerator. 'This is the only way we communicate,' he thought sadly as he read the note.

'Matt

I have to go to a conference in Kyoto. I'll be back by next Tuesday at the latest. I would have told you earlier, but I didn't know until this morning. Wish me luck with my speech!

Ja,

Dad

P.S.: That friend of yours Yagami Taichi called at about ten o'clock this morning. He sounded like he really wanted to speak with you. I told him you'd call him back.'

'Tai, up before noon on a Saturday?' thought Yamato as he swiped a juice from the 'fridge, 'Why on Earth…………………..' A thunk echoed around the apartment and the normally beige rug was now a not-so-lovely shade of red. An 'Oh. My. God.' was uttered as Matt thought back to the night before. The poor, newly red kitchen rug suffered more abuse as Yamato fell to the floor in a dead faint.

~*~ End of Chapter ~*~

Mmmmmmm, Yama angst. ^_^

Review.

-Makes chibi eyes-

Pretty please with Yama and Tai on top? Or it could be Tai and Yama on top……..*hentai grin*

Author's Note:

To the reviewers:

Thanks for giving me some new ideas! You're the reason this story will actually have an ending!