Disclaimer: I'm not going to repeat myself… I do that enough in my stories… the disclaimer is on the porlogue chap…
Shades of GrayTaichi closed his locker, having just thrown all his books into it and taken out what was needed to be taken home for the night, slightly angered by the fact that all his classes had given him homework. He was lucky he was used to staying up late because this was going to take him forever. He turned to look at Maro who was a few lockers away from him.
Maro closed his locker and picked his backpack off the floor. He turned to Taichi and grinned as he tried to converse with sign language that he had been taught to through his whole life. Taichi, though, didn't know it as well as Maro did and was dumbfounded as Maro worked his hands quickly in the form of letters and shapes before stopping at the vacant look upon his friends face.
Taichi knew some sign language if Maro did it slow enough but Maro didn't have time at the moment. Maro took a pad of paper out of his pocket, that he always put there whenever he had something lengthy to say, He also always kept a handy pencil with him. He used the locker as a support for the pad and started writing with it. When finished he handed it to Taichi who red it aloud.
"I have to go to my math class because I stuck my finger up at the teacher for something. Don't wait up. I think I'll be taking awhile." Taichi chucked at this. Maro was always getting in trouble for this stuff. More trouble then someone else, lets say Akeno, would get into because of his innocent complexion. The teachers gets caught off guard by his rude demeanor and feels angrier by this then if some large tough guy did the same thing.
Taichi nodded and spoke slowly enough for Maro to read his lips. "Alright. See you tomorrow." Maro focused his attention on Taichi's lips until he completed his sentences and nodded, giving Taichi a grin before walking away down the corridor. Maro could work his lips in the form of words from watching how lips move for so long but he could never get the words to leave his lips correctly. Usually his tongue didn't do what he wanted it to do or he didn't now how to make his voice work correctly. Either way, he didn't speak.
Taichi turned on his heel and walked in the opposite direction towards the front exit. The halls were clear and he assumed the front to be as well for it was the end of the first day of school, the worst day of school, and everyone, undoubtedly, were eager to return to their homes or hang out with friends anywhere else but school.
Taichi, for one, had to go home. He had to baby-sit his little sister, who, by the way, was old enough to look after herself. After all she was only fourteen but their parents were overprotective and wanted to go out that night so he had to 'baby-sit' his sister. In all actuality, they were going to wait for their parents to leave before Kari was going to go to her friends house and be back by eight for when there parents will call and want to speak with her. The 'babysitting' has been the same for the past two years, if not, more.
He reached the doors in which he would be granted his freedom from the building he had spent his day in so far and pushed through it. On the other side, down the steps, five or so meters from him were Akeno was pushing a blond that Taichi recognized from a few classes of his. Joben and Toshiro tried to talk Akeno out of beating the frightened blond to a pulp while not getting into a fight with the enraged brunette.
I quickly walked over to the seen. "You lying son of a bitch." Akeno raised his fist up as the blond's eyes widened from his sitting position he was just forced into on the ground.
The fist went flying and the blond eyes tightened in anticipation of the blow to come. Taichi caught the fist just before it hit.
Akeno looked at him with a glare. "Taichi… Fuck off." He said to Tai as he wrenched his arm away from the other boys grasp. The blond, which Taichi remembered as Yamato, opened his eyes and looked up into the scene above that would decide his fate.
"What's up Akeno?" Taichi asked, while keeping them fixed on the other boys enflamed ones.
"Someone said they saw this ass steal my phone. I heard it from a reliable source too."
Taichi gave Akeno a skeptical look. "I'd believe that more if it came from Maro." Taichi said. "When talking about rumors, there are not reliable sources."
Akeno looked down at the blond that was giving him a pleading look, hoping against hope that he would believe Taichi. Akeno looked up at Taichi and said; now more level headed, "I still think he did it."
"Listen to Taichi." Toshiro said, finally. "The guy could be mistaken?"
"The culprit is blond, the guy said. How many blonds are exactly in our school. No… scratch that, in Japan." Yamato quickly stood up, his eyes wide as he stared at the larger boy.
"I didn't. I don't even know you. Why would I steal your phone?" He tried.
Akeno regarded him with a glare and said, "Because you don't even know me, bitch." He then turned his full attention back to the blond boy. "And, I swear, if you don't return my phone then I will make you hurt so bad you'll be cussing because you're alive."
Yamato took a step back, knowing he wouldn't be able to out run this boy if he tried, and brought his hands up in defense. "I didn't! I didn't steal anything. You have to believe me. I didn't, I didn't, I didn't!"
"I don't have to believe nothing, short shit." Yamato winced.
"Akeno, give him a break." Taichi said as Akeno pushed Yamato again and the blond toppled onto the ground. Taichi ran out in front of Akeno. "Did you even check with the office first? Maybe someone saw it and returned it to the office for the lost 'n' found." Taichi said in a last ditch attempt.
Akeno stopped and thought about this. "Hmmm…" He said thoughtfully. "I didn't. I'll do that now…" He then glared at the blond. "And if it's not there, be prepared to have proof you didn't steal my phone." With that Akeno turned started jogging back into the school. The other two said their good byes and followed Akeno into the school, probably curious about if the phones there too.
He turned to see Yamato clumsily get to his feet and dust himself off. He looked up at Taichi with a frown, eyes holding something that resembled guilt. Without saying a word he turned around and started walking away from the school.
"Hey!" Taichi shouted and he jogged to walk beside the blond. "Shouldn't I get a thanks or something? I just saved you big time, knowing Akeno."
"Thanks…" the blond mumbled under his breath yet he was pretty sure the brunette had heard. He avoided eye contact and said in a more open voice. "I didn't really need the help. I could have done it on my own."
Taichi put his hands into the pockets of his open jacket that covered his blazer. "You obviously don't know Akeno."
Taichi didn't notice as Yamato's eyes narrowed as they got to the side walk and walked off the school grounds. "Don't you have some other place to be?" Yamato asked, rudely.
Taichi was caught off guard by the rude comment. It was the same with Maro. Yamato looked innocent enough but had bite, that was for sure. Taichi stopped and glared at Yamato. "Hey, I just saved …"
"I didn't need it!" Yamato barked as he spun around, hair twirling as he did. He spread his arms apart and said, "When you look at me you see some scrawny ass, no good kid. Well, guess what. I'm stronger then you think and could probably take you down in a sec… so don't make me embarrass you." With that he turned back around and started walking away, leaving Taichi to think of what had just happened.
As Yamato walked down the road, his hand went unconsciously into his pocket and felt the stolen phone in there that he made sure was off.
The school days went by, days turned to night and nights to days. The sun rose and set six times and began to set again as the day slowly started to turn to night over the city of Odiaba. Younger children were in as the older ones went out. Civilization of humans seemed to always be separated by age. While the younger ones were diurnal and went in at night the older strayed out, into the night air for whatever reason they could think of.
Taichi and his friends were of no exception. Him, Akeno, Mina, Chico, Joben, Kado, Maro, Rei, Ichiro, Tameo, Toshiro, Mai, Suki and Tami were all in the great Odiaba park. The group came to this part of Odiaba's on regular occasions. It was actually quiet beautiful they would notice if someone other then Rei and Mai would actually look at it.
It was half surrounded by foliage but the trees were far enough away that whoever kept the grass cut had an easy time mowing there. A paved sidewalk outlined the fencing that separated a small cliff with a sandy three-foot shore at the bottom that seemed to only be on that part of the lake that spread out over the distance. The moon seemed to pour over it with it's light, reflecting beautifully off the surface.
Akeno took a slow drag out of his cigarette, it's end glowing red in the night, before taking it away from his mouth with his index and thumb, enjoying how the stuff flowed down his throat and polluted his lungs. He slowly exhaled the smoke into the light breeze and let it get swept away in the chilling air.
Kado hit Akeno's shoulder as if to say that he wanted a drag. Akeno deciphered the hit correctly as he handed the cigarette to his friend who took a drag and handed it back.
"I know the kid stole my phone, Taichi." Akeno said, continuing the conversation that the two obviously were having.
"The same way you were sure that Rei stole your phone. Mimi told me 'bout how you acted on the first day. Might I mention just how stupid it was?" Taichi said quiet calmly while leaning his back on a tree, his hands in the pockets of his open coat. The thing was pretty warm, despite it's appearance. It was made of a thick material that could easily be mistaken for leather; his sleeves were a dark blue that nearly matched the black the rest of his coat was made out of.
"He's been avoiding me all week. He's been at school and I've seen him in our Japanese class…"
"I've seen him there too and in my nutrition's class." Suki added in her soft voice.
"… But every time the class ends he's gone before I have the chance to pack my things away. He stole it." Akeno continued.
"Now, don't get me wrong, Akeno." Taichi said, while pushing himself up from the leaning position against the tree and walked to the two-foot, green fence that separated the green foliage from the blue water. He rested his arms on it, beside Akeno, his hands together, and looked at Akeno with composed eyes. "I don't really like the guy. He didn't even thank me when I helped him, in fact he just shoved me off, but I don't think you letting your anger and pride rule your judgment all the time is, exactly, helpful. You could be making a big mistake."
Akeno narrowed his eyes, taking offence to what Taichi had said, "Well, now let me give you some advice, Tai. Stay out of it. This is my buzz and I'll deal with it on my own."
Taichi shrugged indifferently as he turned his body to lean against the green fence in the same style Akeno was with Kade. "Fine, but when you realize you were wrong after killing the blond, remember this one phrase… 'Taichi was right'."
Akeno laughed and shoved the brunette's shoulder slightly. "Yeah right. I'd love to see a time when you're right." Taichi shrugged as well as he took out a pack of cigarettes as well.
"Well," Came Mina's voice. "Now that that's settled, lets do something fun." Mai, who was in Mina's arms looking out over the water, turned her head to look up at her.
"Aw, I was enjoying it here. It's so calm…" she then smiled and closed her eyes, letting the wind pass through her short dark purple hair.
"Yeah… but you'll have more fun at the mall or arcade." Mina said wistfully. Mai nodded, showing her agreement, knowing she would have fun as long as Mina was there.
"Sure, but what's opened at this time. It's after eleven." Taichi said. Usually it would have been earlier before they decided what they wanted to do but with all the homework they all got, they had to leave a bit later.
"How 'bout The Axis?" Chico suggests. The Axis is a club not that far from Odiaba park. It was a good club, not the best, but good… not to mention they didn't ask for ID to enter. It was a shame they asked for it for alcohol. They were just lucky that Tomeo looked about twenty three and Toshiro was always thought to be twenty. Akeno could pass as nineteen but he'd still need some ID with him.
Taichi shrugged indifferently as others showed that they were game. Decided, they headed back through the greenery and to the nightclub as mentioned.
The bass was heavy. It vibrated through the floors and everything on it. People used it to help guard their body through a rhythm called dance. Black lights caused the place to alight in a multitude of colours. Some people sat at tables drinking, while ignoring how there drinks flowed with ripples from the same pounding that was causing the table to lightly shake. Some group of teens just stood by a corner of the bar that was to there far right, talking to one an other.
Taichi was the first to walk through the doors of The Axes. Giving it a quick look around as he traveled further into it's domain. Akeno came in next, looking over the crowd as well and stood beside Taichi waiting for the rest to enter. Each came in and checked their surrounding which clashed drastically with the calm empty streets they just walked in from.
"Lets split up." Toshiro suggested as he looked at Tami.
"Yeah…" Tami said as Toshiro led them to the dance floor.
"Actually, that's a good idea. Right Rei?" Rei nodded as they walked to the dance floor too. Akeno eyed some girls and took off without a word. Suzi
Taichi turned to Maro and spoke slow enough for Maro to read his lips. "Wanna go to the bar?" Maro nodded and Taichi turned to Tomeo as if to give the same offer to him.
Tomeo shrugged. "Sure, I'll come." The three then left, leaving the rest to figure out what to do. They got to the bar and sat on the stools that had black leather seats. Tomeo grabbed a handful of peanuts in a nearby glass container and started eating them. Maro started looking around for the bartender while Taichi pulled out his pack of cigarettes and lighter. He put a cig to his lips and went to light it when he was startled to a thud in front of him.
He looked up at saw the blond, Yamato, standing on the other side of the bar. "No smoking." He said.
Taichi took his cigarette out of his mouth and put it in between his forefinger and middle finger as he rested his forearm on the counter that was labeled the bar. "Why are you here?" Taichi asked. Yamato took a towel was on the counter beside Taichi.
"I work here, what do you think?" He said with a glare.
"Kinda young aren't ya." Taichi said. He saw Maro out of the corner of his eye trying to read their lips to understand what was going on. Tomeo was watching but only with half of his attention as he grabbed another handful of peanuts.
"So are you considering in this club your supposed to be nineteen or older." Taichi took the cigarette in his fingers and put it too his lips again.
"I said no smoking." Taichi just seemed to ignore him as he lit it and inhaled deeply. He then looked back up and blew it into the blonds face.
Yamato, held his breath while closing his eyes and batting at the smoke around his face. He opened his eyes again and said, just as calm as he was before. "Don't make me kick you out because I will be more then willing to do that." Yamato warned.
"I don't see a 'no smoking' sign." Taichi responded. Yamato turned around and picked up a marker then drew a cigarette with an X on it onto the mirror that was beside the glasses Maro's direct view. He then turned around and looked at Taichi with his cool eyes.
Taichi sighed and put the cigarette out on the counter, leaving a black burn mark on the dark wooden surface, while its ashes were scattered causing a mess.
Yamato glared at the brunette but kept his cool complexion as the brunette did the same. Yamato turned to Maro then and asked, "What would you like to have?"
Maro made some quick hand gestures, when he was done Taichi was smirking knowing the blond wouldn't understand but was surprised when Yamato nodded and turned around to fix a drink. A moment later Maro had what he asked for and smiled. Taichi gaped. "You know hand language?"
Yamato acknowledged him with a glare and said shortly, "Yeah, and two other languages. What's the point?" Taichi shrugged and looked down at the burnt cedar.
"I'll have a Rye and water." Taichi said.
"I'll have to see some ID."
Taichi looked up, "You didn't ask Maro for ID!" He glared.
"Yeah, well, Maro didn't piss me off… yet…" Yamato added through slanted eyes.
Tomeo chuckled, "That's why you never piss a women off." Yamato gave him a glare as well.
"I'll also need ID from you."
Tomeo looked up sharply and glared, "Fuck you!" He barked. He then stood up and stomped away.
Yamato then turned back to Taichi and said, "Now would you like something, and possibly a sippy cup with that."
The brunette stood up, "Fuck you." He said more calmly then Tomeo before following Tomeo off into the rest of the club, leaving a happy Maro who was growing happier by the minute.
Taichi was sitting at the far end of the club talking to Mina at a round table that wobbled slightly. Mai and Suzi were trying to talk Toshiro into buying them a drink while Toshiro kept saying no for the reason of 'I don't want to' as Toshiro kept explaining.
Taichi was trying to have a good time, which seemed impossible for the blond had gotten under his skin and for some reason he couldn't shake it. Yamato's just lucky Akeno didn't notice he was here, Taichi thought as he half listened to Mina talk about a new bad that was coming their way.
Taichi had considered going to Akeno and telling him about the blond's presence but decided against it since he didn't want to be band from that place over Akeno getting into a fight. By the way, most likely when they leave Akeno will have already made a confrontation with the blond that night.
"So, what's the band's name?" I ask as she takes a sip of the water she had got since Tomeo couldn't get an alcoholic drink and Toshiro was being stubborn.
She shrugged, "I don't know. It's some French or English, or Spanish, or… Greek name… what do you think, that I'm good at my multi languages class. I barely passed my Japanese class last year. All I know is that the name is spelt with a lot of weird shapes that I think are called… letters? I don't know." She shrugged, "Whatever." She took another sip.
Taichi shrugged too and looked at the table that his arms lay across on. Mina looked up at him. She knew he was upset and she was trying to cheer him up but she didn't know how to.
Finally she decided to just be blunt. "Taichi, what's up?" He looked up at her and sighed.
"Nothing… well… You know Yamato?" Taichi asked before continuing.
"The one Akeno thinks stole his phone?" She asked as she tilted her head ever so slightly.
He nodded. "Yeah, well, he's here." Her eyes widened with this.
"He is? Does Akeno know?" Taichi shook his head. She sighed in relief and he nearly chuckled at this. Everyone knows how Akeno can get when he places blames and its never pretty. "Where is he?"
"By the bar. He's the bar tender."
She tilted her head again. "Doesn't he go to our school?" Taichi nodded again. "Then isn't he too young to work here. It's one think to be in this club but to work. I thought you needed a license or something."
"You do." He stated. "He probably has a fake one or something. Whatever. It doesn't matter. Just earlier he pissed me off and I can't shake it. Fuck." Taichi mumbled as he combed his fingers through his hair. "There has been no one that can get under my skin like that and I don't even know him… well I know him. I know his name and that he's a jerk but that's it. And yet I can't shake him. It pissed me off but I've had people bitch me out more then he did and I could always deal with that easily."
Taichi put his head down on the small round table as Mina turned her head towards the bar to see who Taichi was referring to. She heard of Yamato and maybe she would remember if she's ever met him before if she saw him. When she spotted the bar tender attending Toshiro who looked unhappy as Mai and Suki giggled behind him, she asked, "The blond?"
Taichi looked up and followed the pointing finger that Mina had held up. He nodded.
"He's cute… for a guy. Maybe you like him." She suggested.
He looks at her skeptically, "Are your ears clean? Did you just miss the part where I said he's a jerk?"
She shrugged. "I've heard you call people ten times worse then that. Maybe you love him… maybe it was love at first sight?" She clasped her hands together as she mocked him. "Oooooo. How cute! You're in love! Young love. Can I be the maid of honor? Who's going to where the dress?"
Taichi chuckled, "Him. And in his bouquet I'll plant a bomb."
"Your weddings not going to be too successful." She said dully.
"It'll save on the divorce lawyer."
"And the money you save can be put on the defense lawyer. What a triumph?" He laughed. He then reached across the table and took her water. He took a sip, ignoring her 'hey' as he did.
He put down the glass and was surprised to see Akeno running up to the table from behind Mina. "Guess what, Tai?" He said, sounding and looking worried.
Mina and Taichi exchanged a look before both of us looking back up at him. "What?" Taichi asked. But Akeno didn't answer. He just turned his body slightly to look towards the door that they had entered in from when we first got here and pointed.
Standing two feet away from the door was the infamous Bobby. His name is actually Botan but he went to America for a year and when he came back he was deemed Bobby. Taichi thought the name sounded weird and didn't really understand why he'd want people to call him that but didn't argue. Him and his friends argued enough with Bobby with out bringing up the name change.
Though Taichi nor Akeno considered his group of friends a gang other people did. Though Taichi, Akeno and them did spend there time together and did some not-so-nice things together, (like braking into Radio Shack though they didn't steal anything since the alarm came on before they could) they didn't think of them selves as a gang. But Bobby was very happy to consider his group of friends and himself a gang. He would be considered the leader. And since both were considered gangs and the two were known for their quarrels, whenever the two were in the same room as one another it seemed to grow quieter and people tried to leave without being noticed to avoid the 'Gang's Clashes'.
The three watched as Bobby looked over the bar. Even from where he stood, Taichi could see Bobby's eyes brighten as he walked towards the bar and took a seat.
"That bitch." He heard Akeno hiss as he caught sight of the blond bartender. Angrily, Akeno walked towards Bobby and a few of his guys that sat on the stools. Taichi was about to follow before he stopped himself and turned back to Mina.
She was already standing up, eyes narrowed, ready to attend the to-be-fight that was going to occur between Akeno and Taichi friends and Bobby and his gang. "Mina, stay." He said sternly.
She rolled her eyes as her hands landed on her hips. "Tai, I'm not a dog."
"That doesn't mean your coming. If Bobby starts a fight I want us to have surprise on our side. If he knows everyone that will be fighting against him then he'll be able to win that much easier." She sighed as one of her hands fell limply to her side.
"Fine… but careful, Taichi." Taichi nodded. He walked quickly through the crowds of people and to the bar just as Akeno sat down beside Bobby as if they were old friends. Taichi sat beside Akeno.
Silence reigned between the rival gangs for a time as both stared forward at nothing. The bartender, Yamato, was on the other side of the bar helping some of the crowd that had come in just before Bobby. Yamato hadn't even noticed Taichi and the others at the opposite side of the bar from him.
Finally, the silence was broken. "What are you all doing in this neighborhood? Even more," Bobby paused a moment then turned to look at Akeno and Tai. "What are you doing in The Axis?"
"Why would that matter?" Akeno asked cooler, returning the gaze that the older boy had on him.
"Because I own these parts."
Taichi now turned to the brunette, Bobby. "Since when?"
"Since ever…" He then chuckled. "Well not really but it's been a while now." Everyone went quiet again as Yamato came within hearing distance of the group. The blond didn't even notice them, probably tired from the long shift he has and the late hour happened to be. The group watched him as he put a glass under a thin black hose that spit out a gold-ish brown liquid before stopping it and switching hose for a blue one and squirted out a clear liquid. He did the same for another glass, added ice cubes, mixed it with a straw and taking it back to the far end. "The bartender's kind of young but he seems to know what he's doing." Bobby analyzed.
Akeno snorted. "The bartender owes me a phone." Taichi elbowed him in the side and glared at him as if to say, 'leave it be' but Akeno didn't acknowledge it.
Bobby raised his hand over his head, leaning a bit over the counter; he tried to get Yamato's attention. Yamato saw the older boy and sighed. He was really tired and wished he could just go home. He walked towards the one who wanted something all while his head down for he was too tired too raise it until he had too.
When he was almost in front of Bobby he glanced up and froze upon seeing Akeno, Taichi and now recognizing Bobby. He cursed under his breath as he forced himself to keep walking. Giving Taichi a quick glare and ignoring Akeno completely, he asked, "What would you like?"
"Alabama Slammer." Yamato nodded and, though he played it cool, they could still see how nervous he was from how his skin stayed the same sheet white even after he turned around and walked to the small, multi-coloured hoses to make up the drink. "So, how long do you plan to stay at The Axis since it's my territory?"
Taichi snorted, "As long as we want because The Axis happens to be for the public, not just you and some locals."
Bobby sent a glare to Taichi who returned it with the same ferocity but before Bobby could retort anything, Yamato came back with the drink and placed it in front of Bobby but before he had a chance to pull his arm away, Akeno grabbed his wrist. "Don't I get to order?" He said as Yamato met his eyes with a more collected look then he had before. "After all I just want a beer with a side of 'my phone'."
"Fuck off." Yamato answered icily. "Get a life and stop accusing me for stealing your phone when you probably just misplaced it." Yamato's eyes were cold enough to chill a penguin but Akeno's matched those ice ones with ones of fire.
Bobby chuckled. "You just go told, Ake-y."
Akeno turned his gaze to Bobby for a second, "Shut up." Then back to Yamato. "I know you did. You can't lie to me."
"Yeah, and I heard that you 'knew' Rei stole it too and he's supposed to be your friend."
Akeno laughed and swiped the side of his nose with his thumb. "Yeah, yeah that means a lot coming from you, who has no friends." He said. He let go of the blonds wrists as the blue eyes narrowed and through them you could see him searching for a response but all he could come up with was…
"Fuck you." With that he turned around and started walking away and out from behind the counter for it was now approximately two o'clock and his shift was over.
"Heh, told off again." Bobby muttered.
"I said, 'shut the fuck up'." Akeno barely managed to keep in his frustration and didn't mind showing it.
Bobby, though, didn't even try to detain his anger and stood up to tower over Akeno. "Watch what you say to me!"
Akeno stood to match his height, "Fuck off!" Taichi rushed to his feet and stood just behind Akeno. He gave a quick glance to the dance floor to see a number of people just watching. Mina started to walk their way and so did Ichiro but he raised his hand just enough to form a flat palm and push outwards to tell them to stop. He kept his hand low so that Bobby didn't pick up on it.
Taichi returned his gaze to the two angered teens to see Bobby shoving Akeno. "Would you like to repeat that, bitch?" Bobby asked with narrowed eyes.
Akeno shoved back. His hand quickly went to his pocket and he grabbed onto a switchblade… the switchblade… everyone knew of it. It was gold; Akeno called it lucky and never lost a match with it. It was reasonably small and the blade was just as long as the handle. It was strong and he had kept it for years and in the best condition. Of course it's not real gold, just plated.
Taichi jumped forward and grabbed onto Akeno's arm, the one that held the knife, and said, "Akeno, if you're going to get into a fight, give me the blade." Akeno didn't stop glaring at Bobby as he nodded and handed it over.
"Alright, Tai. I didn't really feel like getting into a fight now anyways." Akeno said as he turned around but couldn't go any further for a hand was placed on his shoulder and Bobby's deep voice said…
"Maybe you don't want to fight but what makes you think I don't?" Akeno was spun around and came face to face with the rock hard surface of Bobby's fist. He stumbled back and fell, banging his head on the hard floor.
Taichi gasped upon this but didn't hesitate to charge at Bobby and hit his midsection with a painful blow of the fist. Bobby fell back and clutched his stomach that's when a few of Bobby's friends came in from the crowd and started to fight. Ichiro, Tameo, Chico, Mina, Toshiro, Joben, Kado and Rei came out from the crowd and started to get involved in the brawl. The crowd started to dissipate and as Taichi punched some guy in the face he saw Yamato standing at the far side of the room, watching, and, if Taichi didn't know better, he'd even say that the blond showed signs of fear. He almost looked lost like he was supposed to do something to stop the fight but didn't know what.
Taichi couldn't analyze it anymore as some big block came up from behind him and gamed their knuckles into his spin causing him to fall to his knees. He turned around and stood up; bringing his knee up in the process he kneed the guy in the stomach and ducked as the guy tried to punch him. He swiped at the older one's head but the guy maneuvered it as well and beat Taichi in the face with his fist. Taichi felt blood start to drip from his nose and but his adrenalin didn't let him feel what he knew he'd feel later.
He heard someone shout as he was punched again he swiped back and when he expected another blow it didn't come. He looked around and noticed that the fight has stopped and Akeno along with Bobby were being pushed towards the main doors by two big guys which were probably the guards or bouncers. Taichi looked around and saw Yamato walking out from behind a swinging doors looking more relieved. He was probably the one who got the two guys.
He's really not as tough as he plays to be, Taichi realized just then before the shouting of the guards demanded them to leave before the police got there.
A/N: Guess what? I chose to continue this… How'd you guess? Anyways, I'm really enjoying this story a lot and… sorry for making Yamato the one who stole the phone but he has reason and if things go as planned he should explain it in the next chapter.