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A/N: Okay, here's another chapter! This story should be wrapping up soon... I'm thinking, roughly, about five or six more chapters. ::deep evil voice:: The end is near!! ::coughcough:: Right, well, thanks for all the wonderful reviews! And, Redrum, I sprained my wrist by... Falling out of bed. ^^;; I landed on it wrong when I tried to keep myself from breaking my face on my floor... The doctor even laughed at me. I'm a big klutz. Enjoy guys!
Crossing Paths - Chapter Ten
"Oh, fuck you, man. What the hell is your problem?" I spit out at him. He shrugs. "The fuck, you're not getting away with that shit. What the hell is going on? You've had a problem since yesterday when I was talking with your mother about shit I don't even know about. Seems to me you know more shit than you're leading me to believe."
I stare at him, waiting for him to respond, but nothing ever leaves his mouth. He doesn't even look up at me, doesn't do anything! I think he's fallen asleep. "What is going on?" I say. I surprise myself with how calm my voice sounds now, just after screaming and being angry. "I feel like I'm repeating myself." I mutter lightly.
He finally glances up at me, and I'm glad to see some movement from him. "Don't you wonder why our parents know us? I mean, I don't know." He sits back with a sigh. I stare at him, contemplating what I'm going to say.
"Of course I wonder. I mean, it's a little odd that your mom was talking to me like I was a long lost son or something. But, that makes you attack me?" I question. Maybe he's psychotic or something. "I think we should just talk to your mom about it, find out some information."
He looks up at me, his brow furrows. "What about your mom? She was talking to me like she knew me too."
I nod. "Sure, we can talk to her too."
There's silence after my statement. I shift from foot to foot. I don't know what to say. Again, another uncomfortable situation. Those seem to happen a lot when I'm around Taichi. "Why don't I take you home." I say, finally breaking the silence. He nods, and gets up off the couch.
I don't know what to think now. I told him to chill after I dropped him off. I didn't go into his house or anything. He confuses me a lot. And, I've realized that there's a lot of awkward moments between us. Well, at least they're awkward to me. Some of the things he says, I just don't get it. Sometimes he acts half way normal, and other times it's almost like he's hinting at something. Sometimes I think that he knows more than he's letting me believe. I don't know what that is exactly, but he has to know something.
I can't believe that six months ago, I couldn't even stand him. Actually, let me correct myself, it's probably only been a few weeks since I started to actually like him. As a friend. How ironic. And there's still some things that just aggravates the hell out of me. Like his stupidity, or his stupid facial expressions. He can be loud at times too. He's so childish, and I want to punch him in the eye because of it. I still can't figure out what made him lash out like that. It wasn't anything to get mad about either.
Never in my entire life have I been so embarrassed though. I can't believe I even said that me giving head comment. But, what would you have thought if he said it to you? Well, I could have probably said something worse. That's another thing, he gives off all these vibes that I don't understand. The way he smiles sometimes, or the way he says something gives the smile or comment more meaning than it should actually have. Is he trying to give me the wrong idea? Or is he trying to get me to question myself...? Well, if he is, it's starting to work.
"Hey, Yamato!" Takeru says walking into the apartment, snapping me out of my thoughts.
"What do you want?" I ask, the coldness in my voice surprises us both.
He ignores the question entirely though. "Where's Tai?" He asks back.
I stand up from my position on the couch. "Tai is at his house." I spit out at him. Why am I so angry all of a sudden? I have no reason to be angry, and I have no right to take it out on Takeru. "What is it that you want?" I ask again.
He shrugs. "Nothing really," He hesitates, and for some reason I cringe. I don't even want to know what he's going to say. "Mom's been asking about him, you know."
I look at him confused. "Him who?"
"Tai."
Why did I even ask? I already knew the answer. Even when he's nowhere in sight, I still can't get away from him. He's everywhere. "Well, good for her." I mutter coldly. I really didn't want to deal with this right now. I took Tai home for a reason, to be at home with peace and quiet. "Is that all?"
He stares at him, his eyes kind of hazy. "I want to know too." He says. Okay, now I have no clue what he's talking about.
Ah, hell, who am I kidding. I know exactly what he's talking about. "Takeru, go home." I state simply. "If I knew what the hell was going on, I wouldn't be sitting here trying to figure it out."
He finally leaves after I have to tell him ten times. What is it that people want from me? I'm just as confused as everyone else. Actually, I'm getting the feeling I'm the only one who's confused. Everyone seems to know what's going on except me. I need to get drunk or something.
The next day, after school, I go to talk to my mom. Taichi wasn't in school, but I'm not even going to worry about that. Even though I've been worrying all day. I walk into her apartment and call out for her, "Mom!?" My voice echoes throughout the apartment. She walks out of the bathroom, and I tell her to sit down. She does so at the kitchen table. I sit down across from her, and the questioning begins.
"Where's Taichi?" She asks.
I shrug. "I don't know. He wasn't at school today."
"What's he been up to all this time?" She asks again, staring at me expectantly.
"Mom, I didn't come here to talk about Tai," I pause to think about what I just said, then correct myself, "I mean, I did. But, I want to ask the questions, not the other way around."
She nods, then gestures with her hands for me to continue.
I open my mouth to begin, when I'm interrupted by the door flying open. I groan when Takeru, Hikari, and Daisuke walk in. Why is this shit always happening to me? Someone upstairs hates me with a passion. "Hey mom." Takeru greets, then he sees me. "Hey Yamato."
"Where's Tai?" Daisuke asks. My forehead hits the table before I can even stop it. "Are you okay?" He asks again. I lift my head up some and then hit it on the table again. I'm going to go insane. I think I already am. "Um..." He stutters.
I hit my head on the table one last time, then look up at my mother. "We'll do this another time." I say simply before rising from my spot and making my way to the exit.
I open the door, and my mom says, "Honey, are you sure you're okay?"
I shake my head. "I never said I was. And you people are the one's making me insane... I think I need some kind of drug." I mutter.
"Honey, maybe you shouldn't be alone." She adds as if I hadn't said anything at all.
I don't even respond, just walk out the door. You know, I didn't want to hear what my mom had to say about Taichi anyway. I think I'm going to go get drunk. It'll make me feel better... At least until morning.
I walk into the apartment, and find Taichi sitting on my couch. I groan. "What the hell do you want from me!?"
He stares at me, confused. "Your dad let me in." He says slowly.
"Get the hell out of my house." I growl.
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Aero-Grrl: Well, there you have it. I want to wish everyone a Happy Easter... Because I don't have a clue if I'll get another chapter posted before then! ^^;; But, please review! Next chapter Yama finds out a lot of things... And there's possible going to be some Taito/Yamachi, so look for that! ^^ -Ciao