A new relationship

His voice box had vibrated and a rush of air slid past it to make a sound that was expertly molded into different sounds with the use of his tongue and his lips helped him form the words.  Now that's how he said it, now all he had to know was why.  Why had he asked the blond to go out with him?  The thought never actually came to mind before.  Yeah, he thought the blond was kinda pretty but...  Okay, he also knew that he was attracted to the blond boy but…

            "W-What?"  Distracted from his thoughts, Taichi looked at the pale face with rosy cheeks and crystal blue eyes that were wide in shock with a lock of flaxen hair that fell over his right eye. 

            Taichi smiled, thinking that maybe that was exactly what he wanted.  "Will you go out with me?"  Taichi asked, softer then he did before. 

            The blond blinked innocently, embarrassed that he hadn't miss heard the brunette.  "I…"  Yamato flustered darker and turned his face away, not knowing what to say though knowing it was his turn to speak.  "I…"  Yamato tried again, the blush leaving his cheeks and just stared solemnly out the window.  "I… think we should get going now.  The storm's closer." 

            Taichi scowled.  "You didn't answer me.  I… I want to know." 

            The blond slumped over some and shook his head.  "No… I, I told you I don't want people to know about me… that I'm that way." 

            Taichi frowned.  "I know but we don't have to let them know.  It could be just our secret until your ready." 

            "Tai, I…"

            "I know your afraid but, just give me a chance.  I promise nothing bad will come out of it and if something bad does come then I'll make sure to correct him."  Yamato swept his hand through his hair, pulling it away from his face while in thought. 

            "You…" The blond started but realized he didn't have anything to say and sighed.  He gave Taichi a sidelong look, taking not of the hopeful look of the young man's face.  Sighing again he said, "Sure, why not." 

             A smile slowly grew on the brunette's face and he couldn't help himself from jumping the distance between the two and squeezing the blond in a grateful hug.  Yamato's blue eyes widened, not having expected such a show of affection, and blushed when he felt a kiss placed against his temple.  Taichi drew back and looked into the slightly reddened face of his friend. 

            Yamato coughed nervously and gestured to the steering wheel.  "Maybe we should get going."  Taichi chuckled at the others unease but didn't argue as he pulled out of the small alley he drove them into. 

            It took them fifteen minutes to get to Yamato's apartment where the two exchanged phone numbers.  "Call me later and I'll tell you how long I'm going to be grounded for, for taking Dad's van." 

            Yamato nodded and offered him a soft smile.  "Alright.  I'll see you at school?" 

            Taichi nodded as they exchanged phone numbers.  Yamato turned around to get out of the car but stopped when he heard Tai call his name. 

            "Yeah?"  He asked as he turned around just on time to feel a rather large hand cup the back of his neck and warm, moist lips against his own.  It lasted for only a second but caused a red tinge to tickle the blonde's cheeks.

            Taichi pulled away before the blonde could respond and placed his forehead against the blonde's.  "Good evening."  He said, letting go of Yamato's neck. 

            Yamato nodded in reply, not really sure what to say, and got out of the car but, as he walked towards the elevator of his apartment with brown eyes plastered to his back, he couldn't help a rather large smile from forming on his pale face. 

**

            Taichi, to say the least, had not gotten it easy when he had gotten home that night.  His parents had grounded him for taking their van, but were lucky they had two and Mr. Yagami could get to work on time.  Taichi was granted a list of chores to do for the next month and was forbidden to play on his Play Station as well, which hurt the brunette worst then the other punishments did. 

            To his luck, though, his sister had kept reminding his parents about how he had picked her up after school and how well he had driven.  It wasn't until the next day, after school, that his parents had said that if he ever had the need to borrow the van again that he would have to ask first and give a detailed reason… not to mention he'd only be allowed to take the old van, the one that was only a little younger then himself. 

            He was grateful, none the less, and had stated this while telling them why he had taken the van in the first place, while leaving out the part about dating Yamato since he didn't think the blonde would appreciate it if he told anyone. 

            He had called Yamato often, while he was grounded.  They'd talk for hours and even some times until the brake of dawn, only to fall to sleep in class.  Taichi had congratulated Yamato when the blonde had announced that he had a job at a tanning salon called 'On the Dark Side'.  Yamato also said he managed to pay his rent on time, barely, but wouldn't say how.  When the blonde said he didn't want to tell Taichi how he got that much money in such a short time, and how the blonde had sounded guilty when he had said this, Taichi didn't want to know how anymore. 

            One night in late October, Taichi was on the phone telling Yamato how he and Akeno had gotten into a fight earlier that day over something about sports when Yamato had stated, "I hate that guy." 

            Taichi knew the bitter feelings the two held towards each other and had been trying to ignore it when ever one of them had declared their hatred towards the other, but that didn't mean he liked it. 

            "Taichi?"  Yamato asked, not liking the silence on the other end of the line. 

            "…Yeah?" 

            "You okay?" 

            Taichi sighed, hearing the concern in the other's voice.  "I'm fine Yama, it's just…"  Taichi paused, not sure if he wanted to continue… but the blonde pushed.

            "Just what?" 

            Tai sighed again and shook his head.  "Akeno isn't a bad guy…"  Yamato gave a bitter laugh which caused Taichi to become angered.  "… And you did steal from him."  Tai waited for a response, though he knew he hit a cord with the blonde and wasn't going to get one.  "I know you don't like being reminded of that but it's the cold truth.  He's not perfect and neither are you!  He went through hell when he was younger and he's the way he is because of it!  You're judging him without getting to know him and that's not right!"

            Tai breathed heavily, realizing how worked up he was getting over it, and waited for a response.  He knew Yamato wasn't the only one to blame for the bitter feelings the two held for each other and was starting to realize that maybe what he said wasn't exactly justifiable. 

            "Yama?"  Taichi said after he realized Yamato wasn't saying anything. 

            He waited again for a response but all he was granted with was the silence. He wondered briefly if the other had hung up on him and was about to call for the other's attention again when he heard the other say, empathetically, "I need to get going, Tai, okay?  I have to get ready for work."

            "Yama… wait a moment, I'm sorry.  I didn't…"

            "No Tai… you're right.  I was in the wrong.  I was being a hypocrite.  I hate people judging me before they know me and here I am doing the same.  I'm sorry.  I shouldn't have."  Another awkward silence fell but it didn't last as long this time.  "Tai?" 

            "… Yeah?"

            "What… What kind of troubles did he have when he was younger?"  Taichi knew that the blonde was probably biting his lip, wondering if that was an inconsiderate question to ask. 

            "Well… don't tell him I told you but… his old man used to hit him a few years back.  That's why he's seems violent.  It's also why I was worried about him knowing we were friends, before.  He has this thing where he's always worried about people turning on him.  If he walked in and saw me having a conversation with someone he considered his rival, then he'd feel betrayed and wouldn't listen to me when I would try to explain.  We'd just get into a round of fisticuffs and that would be that."

            "… Okay."  Is all the other said on the subject, "I'll talk to you tomorrow.  I really do have to get ready for work."

            "Alright, bye."  They both pause for a moment, neither of them hanging up right away until Tai said, "I love you…"

            "I love you, too."  And the phones were hung up.

**

            Taichi was glad that Yamato moved to the seat in front of him in his Japanese class for it was probably less obvious, though not by much, that the brunette was staring at the blonde in front of him instead of turning around in his seat to watch Yamato's every move if he had taken the seat behind him or beside him. 

His circle of friends probably didn't know what to think with the sudden closeness of the two when they first got together.  Even to him it seemed over night but, in all actuality, Yamato was still warming up to him.  The brunette had noticed Yamato seemed to have troubles getting close to people, he assumed it was because of, first, his parents splitting up when he was young, and then getting kicked out when they did get back together. 

Yamato had taken time, not that long ago, to explain why he was living on his own, which, Taichi assumed, was the blonde's mother's fault.  Apparently, he had told his parents he was gay and his mother didn't take it well.  He said it was because his mother hadn't raised him, therefore, never got attached to him as a parent. 

Neither of his parents thought too highly of homosexuals but his father had promised to try and support him while his mother went ballistic.  It caused a huge argument to take place.  She was trying to kick him out while his father was arguing about how that wasn't a way to treat their son.  Yamato had claimed he had never seen his father so angry and was afraid something bad would happen if he stayed.  So he had grabbed anything he could as fast as he could and ran out.  The blond hadn't been back home since.

Taichi was concerned about his boyfriend and wanted to help him.  He offered support and money, which was refused each time except when Yamato became desperate for the money and needed to eat. 

The brunette had learnt that the blonde hated feeling weak, feeling as if he needed someone other then himself to live.  Even living with his father before his parents got back together, Yamato had described once, made him feel as if he were living on his own, unlike Sundays when his father took a day off to be with his son. 

This also proved that Yamato was still warming up the brunette.  The fact that Yamato didn't feel comfortable enough to feel weak in front of Taichi showed that Yamato was still wary around the taller boy but he was much better then he used to be.  It's been weeks since Yamato stiffened when receiving a hug and Yamato no longer hesitated in a kiss.  Slowly but surely the blonde was coming around.    

Taichi sighed as his teacher told everyone to take out a paper and pencil and, as Ms. O'Brien pulled down the over head, told them to take down the note.  Taichi knew they'd be taking another note that day so he had already been prepared for one when they entered the class, unfortunately, Taichi noted grimly as he stared down at his paper, he had drawn all over it with pictures of his boyfriend.

He looked over the pictures, there were three.  The first one was a contour drawing where the only identifiable point on it that would direct you to the one it was made of was the hair, which brushed the blonde's shoulders lightly.  The other two were more detailed, though the third one was the best of them which even portrayed the soft texture of the other's skin.  Taichi smiled at the images and turned to another paper in the book to write on.

When class ended Yamato turned around and smiled at him sweetly.  "Bored yet?" 

Taichi and Yamato ignored Akeno as he walked by, snorting as he did.  The smile left Yamato's face as the tall and dark haired boy passed.  "Don't worry about him."  Tai gathered his things and stood up, ushering the other to do the same.  "Come on.  Let's get out of here."  Yamato gathered his things as well and followed Taichi out of the class and down the hall as the other beckoned him to follow.  "Come on.'  Tai said again, smiling at his confused boyfriend.

At the men's bathroom, Taichi opened the door and held it open for the blonde behind him.  "What's up Tai?  We're going to be late if we don't go soon." 

The door closed behind them and Tai looked around the room.  The stall doors were all open and empty.  He smiled to the other and surprised Yamato as he crushed his lips to the blonde's, dropping his things to the floor with a sound that rang through the room.   

Yamato responded instantly, dropping his heavy load to the floor and wrapped his arms around the other's neck.  His lips parted when Taichi's tongue probed for an entrance.  Taichi's hands went from the blonde's waist to the small of his back, pulling Yamato closer still.  His tongue roamed in the knew mouth and explored as Yamato's eyes slid closed like Tai's were. 

Yamato felt Tai's hands rub his back in small circles that caused him to relax to his fullest and melt into the brunette's frame. 

The sound of someone running in the hall hit a cord on the Blonde's nerves as he remembered they were in a public building, no less school.  Yamato pulled back for a breather and said with raging breathes, "Tai… we shouldn't… Not here…" 

"Why?"  Taichi asked, mind muddled with raging hormones. 

"Someone could walk in." 

Taichi smiled.  "I know.  Isn't it exciting?"  He captured the blonde's lips with his own and tried to deepen the kiss again. 

Yamato moved his hands away from Tai's neck and down to his chest, pushing him away with flat palms.  "Tai, I'm serious.  We need to stop." 

Tai sighed "Alright." He said and let go of his boyfriend.  He kissed the blonde's cheek before the other could step away.  "To be continued?" 

Yamato smiled and nodded.  They picked up there things and headed, separate ways, towards their next classes.

**

"It's devils night."  Akeno stated through the phone to Taichi.

Tai smirked.  "I've noticed.  Got plans?"  Tai asked, already knowing the answer 

"Me, you, the gang, a bottle of vodka and a couple dozen eggs."  He could hear the smile in his friend's voice.  "You game?"

"Only a bottle of vodka?" 

"That I have, but Suzi said she was going to bring a bottle of Bailey's.  Tomeo and Nyoko are bringing a bottle of vodka.  Joben's supplying the eggs.  Ichiro and Rei will be there as well, though, Ichiro said he didn't have enough money to bring either.  Though, knowing Ichiro, he's probably too cheap to spend a few dollars for it even if he has the money.  And since Rei lives with him, don't expect a bottle from him either and I'm about to call Mai in a moment.  The others couldn't come."

Tai nodded, "Well, I'm game.  When?"

"An hour.  The usual spot." 

"Great.  I'll be there." 

**

The dial tone on the phone buzzed in his ear as he held it there, breathing with forced even breaths as he started dialing the number for the fifteenth time. 

"5… 5…"  He paused again and forced his finger to press the '5' button again as he heard the phone beep each time he did.  "…5" He paused again before pressing the six.  "…6…" he felt his breath quicken up again and hung up. 

Yamato closed his eyes and leveled his breathing.  He wanted to call his parents… his father… maybe even his brother.  Tell them that he was fine or maybe, if he found the courage, he could ask to go home again.  He wanted that.  To go home.  But first he would need to make a phone call.  A single phone call…

He picked the phone up again and placed it to his ear.  "555-"he pressed quickly, trying to keep his mind off what he was doing, with no such luck.  He slammed the phone down again and growled at his own fear.  It shouldn't be this hard to call your own parents, he told himself.  Not parents as in plural.  Parent.  He didn't want to talk to his mother at all. 

He sighed and picked up the phone again but not before glancing at the clock.  He sighed as he realized that he had to get to work.  He didn't know if he should feel relieved or angered that he wouldn't have enough time to call his father. 

He decided not to think much about it and got up to grab his coat.  He smiled at the new blue coat Tai had gotten him.  Tai insisted on him having it and Yamato had to admit, it was getting to cold for his rag jacket he had before.  Last year he nearly froze with it.  Slipping on the jacket that complemented his eyes nicely, as Taichi put it; he smiled while he headed out into the cool air that alerted everyone to the up coming winter.

**

"Wow.  He made it."  Akeno alerted to the new comer. 

"I'm not that late."  Taichi defended.   

"Yeah, only late by thirty minutes." 

"Better then last time."  He glared at Mai who had said the last part while Joben laughed, already having a couple of gulps of vodka. 

Tai raised an eyebrow as Joben took another gulp of alcohol.  "Hey, you started without me?" 

Akeno smirked as he walked towards his friend with a lit cigarette.  "You don't actually think we'd wait for your lazy ass, did you?"  Tai slugged him playfully in the arm as he took a puff of the cigarette he was just handed. 

He breathed in the smoke that flooded his system with its toxic fumes and breathed out slowly, letting the small white stick rest in his fingers.  "You have no idea how long I went without one of these."  Akeno took his cigarette back and handed Taichi a new one along with a lighter. 

Tai lit up and took another puff before regarding his friends and returning the lighter.  "So how's everyone?" 

Most of them shrugged and some said 'fine'.  "And how are you, Player?"  Suzi asked, walking towards him and swaying her hips.  She wore black short shorts and a black midriff lacy top that aloud you to see through to her black braw.  She also wore a long black jacket that would have done a better job at keeping her warm if she closed it.  "Anything new?"  She asked as if trying to coax an answer she already knew.    

"No.  Not really.  Why?"  He asked while raising an eyebrow to her, questioning her motives.

"Oh, no reasons.  Just wondering."  She said, keeping a knowing smile upon her face.  She brought up a bottle of Bailey's, which he hadn't realized she was holding, and held it out in an offering gesture. 

Still confused by her queer behavior, he took the bottle and opened it, also realizing that that bottle had yet been used. 

"So, what should we do first?"  Ichiro asked, as he gazed over the lake in the center of the park they were in.  The water sparkled in the moon light, the clear surface reflecting the night sky perfectly.  The wind rustled the leafs lightly in the secluded area of the park and birds rested their tired wings for the night, pausing their journey for the south. 

"Let's start by getting plastered."  Tomeo said opening the other bottle of vodka.

"Then we go egg this lady-I-know's car."  Akeno added.  "She gives me the evil eye every time I step outside.  There was this time she called the police on me for standing in front of her door."

Rei stared at him for a moment, then asked, "Why were you standing in front of her place?"

Akeno sighed in exasperation, as if the reason should have already been known.  "I live in an apartment building.  She's my next door neighbor." 

Nyoko laughed.  "I live next to a bitch like that, too." 

"I hope we have enough eggs." Tomeo stated with a chuckle.  "'Cause there are a lot of people I don't like."  Ichiro chuckled. 

Having opened the bottle of Bailey's, Taichi took a swig of it before the bottle was grabbed away from him.  Suzi through back her head and gulped a mouth full of it down, while Taichi exclaimed a rather loud 'hey' for her efforts, which she ignored.  After swallowing, she stated.  "I have this ex who never called me after a night in the sack.  Let's egg him, too."

"Don't you mean his house, Suz?"  Rei questioned. 

"I said what I mean."  

Suzi handed the bottle of Bailey's back to Taichi who eyed the neck of the bottle disgustingly, knowing her lips had just been sucking on it.  "Why you handing it back to me?  You think I want your germs?"  Tai stated, though the act was just a jest. 

He got a few more chuckles then he thought he would at that comment and briefly wondered why, before Akeno asked.  "What?  You being spoiled?  Is Ishida's germs more high class then ours or some'em?"

"W-What?  Taichi stuttered. 

"Come on, Tai.  Did you actually think you could keep something like that hidden?  Everyone knows about you and Ishida." 

Tai's face paled and his breathing stopped entirely.  He could remember his words, his own words, in which he said, he promised, that no one would know of Yamato's sexual preference.  And now they knew.  His own words circled his head and grew louder each time they were repeated to the point in which he hadn't known anyone was talking to him until he felt someone punch his shoulder lightly.

"Why didn't you tell us?  You could have, you know.  This group isn't exactly known for our homophobia, ya know."  Suzi said as she looked over to Ichiro and Rei where were holding each other in a comfortable embrace, then to Mai who was most likely thinking of her girlfriend right then. 

"Well, at least most of us.  Right Akeno?"  Ichiro questioned.

"Shut up.  I fucking apologized, didn't I?"

"Once.  Because Taichi wasn't there." 

"Yeah, Tai.  Why didn't you tell us?"  Mai asked, bring everyone's attention to Taichi again. 

Tai looked around at his friends who were looking at him, patiently waiting for a response.  "How … who kn…"  Taichi closed his eyes and took a drag of his cigarette while holding it in between his forefinger and thumb.  He kept the smoke inside his lungs for a moment before slowly letting it out of his mouth.  More calmly he asked, "How long have you known about Yamato and me…" Then he asked the question he feared most… "And who else knows?"

"Well…" started Mai… "I think that by tomorrow everyone will know though I don't think anyone has known for too long.  Maybe only for a day or so… if that long.  But you didn't answer our question yet."

"Who found out first and how?" 

"Stop avoiding the question!"  Mai demanded, putting her hands on her hips. 

"I'm not!  I…He… I didn't tell anyone because he didn't, and still doesn't, want anyone to know." 

Mai huffed.  "Well, that's not nice.  Not wanting people to know you're his boyfriend."

Tai shook his head, stuffing his one hand into the pocket of his jacket and letting the other hand, which still held his cigarette, drape along his side.  "No.  He doesn't want people to know he's gay."

Mai's mouth opened, ready to reply, but closed it quickly upon hearing Taichi's explanation.  She stared at him, watching as his brown eyes scanned over his speechless friends.  "…Oh."  She managed to say as she fell into thought.   As Taichi's eyes rested back on her, she knew she had to say something better then that.  "But why?  He shouldn't be ashamed of it.  I mean… be happy with who you are, fuck what everyone else thinks."

"People can't always be as open about their sexuality as you can, you know Mai?"  Everyone turned their attention to Rei as he spoke, for the boy rarely added his thoughts on spoken matters amongst the group.  "Just look at me.  When I started letting people know I was gay, I lost my home and nearly my life.  I was lucky to have Ichiro." 

"Something like that happened to Yamato, too." Taichi started, bringing the attention back to him.  "I promised him no one would know he was gay if he went out with me.  He's going to be pissed when he finds out people know."  

Taichi looked up at his friends as he took a drag of his cigarette.  His eyes shifted to Akeno who was leaning against a tree with a far away look on his face while his eyes showed a million dire thoughts.

"Akeno?"  He said, in a warning voice that changed the entire atmosphere of the group.

His friend blinked a few times and turned his gaze to the brunette.  "What?" 

"You will not use this against him."  He warned.

"Of course I won't."

Taichi gave him a skeptical look.  "Yes you would and don't forget how you promised me you'd lay off him.  I want you to keep that promise.  Especially now.  " 

Akeno snorted.  "Of course I'm keeping it.  When I make promises I stick to it." 

Tai rolled his eyes.  "Fine, whatever.  Let's just drop it.  I want to get drunk."  He took a last drag of his cigarette, as he heard his friends agree, and flung the bud out into the grass.

**

            "Night Yamato."  Yamato looked up from the front desk of the tanning salon to see his twenty-year-old female co-worker pulling on her coat as she opened the door to leave the salon.  "Don't forget to turn out the lights before you leave."

            He gave her a smile.  "Alright, as long as you turn off the 'open' sign."  He gestured to the red glowing sign out side the building that he could see through the dark windows. 

            "I will."  She smiled her farewell and left.  He watched as she unplugged the open sign and waved to him.  He waved back as she turned to walk home though the dark. 

            He glanced at his watch and sighed when he saw it was ten.  He turned back to the computer that was on the desk and shut down.  He waited, for a moment, to make sure the computer would follow through with his instruction and, when it did, all he had left to do was shut off the lights. 

He moved out from behind the desk and paced to the hall that held all the tanning rooms.  He started with the end room and turned the lights off one room at a time.  After the tanning rooms were all dark he moved onto the others. 

It took him ten minutes to plunge the place into darkness.  The last place was, obviously, the front room.  He went behind the desk and knelt down to retrieve his coat from the lower cabinet. 

He heard the bells jingle like it often did when a customer walked through the door, and without looking he said, "Sorry, we're closed."  He grabbed his coat and stood up to look at the one that just entered.  His eyes widened. 

"I've noticed."  Bobby said.

**

"Bulls eye!"  Tomeo laughed as they ran from the car carrying half a dozen eggs.  Sirens were heard in the distance, though they were sure it wasn't for them.  The police were always on extra duty on devil's night

The nine of then ran into a near by alley and peered out as they saw Akeno's neighbor look out of her window on the second floor where Tomeo had been able to throw an egg. 

She saw the egg slide down the glass and they could see her turn red from the distance they were at.  She left the window and a moment later she was on the porch, in housecoat, looking over the balcony at her egged car.  The nine laughed in there drunken stupor, falling over with stitches in their sides. 

"Oh, man.  I wish I had my camera."  Akeno chuckled. 

"How many eggs do we have left?"  Joben asked. 

"Six."  Tomeo supplied helpfully. 

"Man, that's not enough." 

"Yeah, and we didn't even start on the people I don't like."  Tomeo complained half-heartedly.

"At least we got my ex."  Suzi chipped. 

"The lady's gone."  Taichi alerted as he saw Akeno's neighbor leave the balcony. 

"Let's go."  They walked out of the alley and down the road.  Taichi through back his head to swallowed as much of the toxins from the vodka as he could.  He handed it to Akeno beside him who finished the bottle and throw it aside, having it hit the ground and shatter into a million pieces.

"Where are we going?"  Taichi thought to ask. 

They all stopped when they realized that they didn't have a place to go as of yet.  "Well, we could go to the store and pick up more eggs."  They all agreed to this and headed in the general direction of the closest convenient store.

Thirty minutes later they had their eggs in hand and were heading down a residential street with houses on it.  They were heading in the general direction of a guy named Benjiro, someone Tomeo didn't like. 

"There it is."  Tomeo pointed to a small house with blue siding.  They nodded but stayed quiet in the silent neighborhood.  They stopped in front of the house and stood.  Nyoko handed the second bottle of Vodka to her boyfriend who took a swig.  A wicked smile crossed his face as he handed the bottle back to his girlfriend and took out two eggs.  He handed the rest to Nyoko and brought back his hand, then throw.  The eggs soared through the air and landed on the porch, just shy of the door.  A moment later four more eggs were thrown at random. 

They were about to open another container of eggs but were startled when they heard sirens at a closer distance then they would have expected

They turned there heads and saw a cop care driving at a steady pace their way. 

"Aw, shit."  Taichi said.

"Should we run?"  Mai asked as the car slowed down beside them.  The cop pulled to a stop and opened his door. 

"Yes."  And Taichi bolted.  They all ditched there stuff and hit the sidewalk.  The police men were caught off guard.  He shouted for them to stop before jumping out of the car and having his partner do the same. 

The nine split up, heading in different directions.  Many headed across the street and hopped fences, clumsily, because of the alcohol in their system.  Taichi and Suzi stayed straight, a mistake they knew they were making but knew if they turned they would stumble, them having drunk more vodka and Bailey's then the rest of them.  Taichi felt a hand press hard on the center of his back and tumbled forward onto the ground. 

He hit the pavement with a hiss and spun his head around as his arms were roughly grabbed and clamped behind his back with a pair of handcuffs.  Taichi spun his head to see Suzi being cuffed to, though she was still standing.  As he was hauled to his feet he wondered what kind of trouble he'd be in.

Disclaimer: I don't own 'On the Dark Side'… oh yeah, and Digimon (though I said that in the prologue)

A/N: Okay, I got this out earlier then I thought I would.  The only problem being is that now, today, I have to finish off my two major math assignments by tomorrow and go pick up the prom shoes I ordered a few days ago since proms on Friday.  Oh well, it's only 11:00 am.  I can get it all done if I try...  I really have to get my priorities straight. *sigh*