Yay! My favourite chapter! *big grin* You guys should definitely enjoy this one, I know I loved writing it. So, read on and enjoy.

Campfire Secrets

"I'm glad the rain let up enough finally to let us have our campfire."

"Yeah." Taichi helped built the fire with Yamato. "I seriously thought it was going to keep going like that forever." He looked up curiously. "Hey, where are Daisuke and Takeru?"

"I sent them for fresh water just a few minutes ago. Didn't you hear me?"

"Guess not. I think I was still trying to get this stupid thing lit." Taichi glared at the pathetic bundle of wet sticks he had to work with. "What I wouldn't give to have Augumon here with me."

"Or Gabumon," Yamato agreed. "I never really was cut out for nature stuff, but it's good to get back to it once in a blue moon."

"Yeah." Taichi was distracted from answering by the amazing unlightable fire. Yamato sighed. Knowing Taichi and his stubbourn ways, he'd be at this for a very long time.

"I'm going to get our food from the van."

"Sure." Taichi was still concentrating on the fire. Yamato smiled to himself as he watched Taichi for a moment. He had puckered his eyebrows together in concentration and had stuck his tongue out the side of his mouth slightly. He always did that when he was focused hard on something. It was a rather cute image.

Cute? Where did that come from?

Yamato shook himself and walked over to the van to get some food, trying hard to concentrate on anything besides how adorable Taichi looked right now.

* * *

It was almost two hours past dusk and the boys had finally managed to light the fire. After eating a rather scrumptious meal cooked by Yamato, they were content now to sit around the fire and talk.

Or laugh, as Daisuke seemed to be doing right now.

"Man, Takeru I cannot believe you did that!"

Daisuke was laughing so hard he didn't see the warning signs of a very angry Takeru.

"I mean seriously, even I have never humiliated myself that badly for a girl."

"You must admit baby bro, he is right." Yamato was grinning and Taichi was trying as hard as he could not to burst out like Daisuke had and roll around on the floor.

"Yeah," Taichi agreed, wiping tears from his eyes. "It must have been so funny. What I wouldn't have given to be a fly on the wall when you pranced around in tights singing old English ballads to your ex-girlfriend's window while both her parents and new boyfriend were there."

That did it, Taichi couldn't hold it in any longer. He cracked up and started rolling around on his back on the leaf covered ground.

Takeru snapped. "Fine laugh if you want, but I'm sure that you have quite a few secrets just as humiliating."

"Maybe not humiliating, but I do have secrets," Taichi said after finally getting his breath back and sitting back on a log beside Yamato.

"Really?" The older blond raised an eyebrow. "You've kept secrets from me?"

"Just one."

"Oh?"

Damn, he'd not going to let this go. Taichi grinned. "Yep, just one. So anyway Takeru —"

"Hold on a second, I didn't think we kept any secrets from each other." Yamato looked really hurt.

Taichi couldn't stand the hurt look on his face. "Yama, I'm sorry, it's just … well … I didn't know how you'd react."

"React? Did you sleep with an ex-girlfriend or something?"

"No, nothing like that."

"One of my ex-girlfriends?"

"No."

"Well, what is it then? It can't be that bad."

"Define bad."

"Taichi, we spend months in a parallel dimension with talking monsters trying to fulfil a very obscure and perilous destiny while at the same time saving two dimensions from being taken over by evil monsters. I'd say that's pretty bad."

"Well, okay, it's not as life threatening as that, but it might come close."

Yamato frowned. Why is he avoiding this? What could he possibly have to hide from me? I'm his best friend, nothing he tells me can change that. Can it? "Taichi? Please, can't you tell me?"

Taichi looked nervous then sighed. "Fine. I guess you have the right to know. I did want to tell you this in a different way, and I did plan on telling everyone, just not right now."

"Cut the theatrics and tell us already."

Taichi took a deep breath and looked Yamato in the eye. "Yama, I'm gay."

Yamato looked at him for a second. "Oh, is that all?"

Taichi fell over then jumped back, fuming. "What do you mean, is that all? It's fairly important to me. Everyone else I've told has reacted strangely."

"You've told someone before me?" That sparked a reaction in Yamato. "I don't care that you like guys, but you told someone else before me?"

"Well, only my family, and Koushiro and Dais—" Taichi was cut off by Yamato's indignant yell.

"What?"

"Yama calm down, it's not that big a deal."

"Not that big a deal?" Yamato looked furious. "Tai, I'm your best friend, why couldn't you tell me? Do you really think I'd reject you for that?"

Taichi's eyes narrowed in anger. "Well how the hell would I know? Yama, you get upset over the strangest things, I wouldn't know how this would have affected you. I mean seriously, how many guys have all of you kissed?"

The awkward silence that followed that statement shocked Taichi. "Well, that's a surprise."

"Well, probably not for Yamato," Takeru smirked. "Considering the kind of people he hangs out with I'd say he's probably gay or bi himself. I know some of the band members are."

"Takeru!"

"What? 'Fess up, you know you've kissed dozens of guys before."

"Well the first time wasn't with any of the guys I hang with now."

Taichi grinned. "Who was it with?"

Yamato hesitated and blushed. "Jyou."

Taichi whooped with laughter. "Jyou? Are you serious? I never would have thought it of the guy. I mean, he's dating Sora isn't he?"

"Yeah actually, I don't think he's gay. It's actually rather funny how it happened. I was over his place getting help for this biology quiz I had to do. Being a Med. Student I figured he'd be the best person to talk to. So I went over. After a while I got bored and he was blabbing on about something that actually had nothing to do with my test and I couldn't shut him up. So I kissed him. The look on his face was priceless."

"I'll bet," Takeru grinned.

"I don't think he's ever looked at me the same again." There was a chorus of laughter and Yamato looked over at his little brother. "I noticed that you had a bit of a blush on your cheek Teeks. Seems you're not as innocent as we thought either."

"Well, I never thought you were innocent in the first place," Takeru retorted, sticking his tongue out. "But seeing as you asked I'll tell you anyway. Mine was as unexpected as 'Mato's and you will not believe with who and where it happened."

"Come on," Taichi hurried him. "Enough with the suspense, get to the good stuff."

Takeru smirked. "Patience is a virtue Tai."

"Yeah, and we all know how virtuous you are," he muttered smiling.

"If you're going to be like that, then no story."

"Come on Teeks, just hurry up will ya?"

"Fine. Dai actually knows part of this story." Daisuke looked up at the mention of his name. "Do you remember when we all went searching for the Kaiser's base and we finally found it over that whirlpool? You know how I said that I confronted Ken when I was really pissed and managed to take him down a peg or two?" Daisuke nodded, a puzzled look on his face. "Well, that's not totally how it happened."

Daisuke's eyes widened in amazement. "Do you mean … you and Ken? Dude, that's just freaky, you're like my two best friends. And I thought Ken was straight!"

"He probably is. What actually happened was the he was gaining the upper hand over me, so I decided to put him off guard, but I didn't know how. So I just did it, it was the only thing I could think of."

Taichi smirked. "Hmm, the only thing you could think of. Sounds like our innocent little Takeru has a dirty mind."

Takeru glared. "All right, seeing as you're the one who probably has the most experience with all of this, it's your turn to enlighten us."

"Fine, since you're all so eager to hear my little tale, I will." Taichi stood up on the log and cleared his throat dramatically, then with a flick of his hair he began his tale, reciting it as though it were an epic.

"'Twas a dark and stormy winters eve, when tragedy struck me down. I had a problem of dire proportions that could not be averted. So off I went to yon Izumi household to receive some worthy advice on my dreadful predicament —"

"Tai, what did I tell you about theatrics," Yamato cut in.

"Fine." Taichi pouted and sat back down. "Ruin all my fun why don't you Yama." He cleared his throat again. "Anyway, I went over to Kou's one day because I'd just received a letter saying I was failing maths, who would have ever guessed. At the time I was still figuring things out about my sexuality as well, not to mention I was having weird thoughts about everyone, our friend Koushiro included, so I was feeling a bit nervous about going there, but I really needed help. So anyhoo, I got there and he had to quickly finish something before he could help me, so I waited in his lounge room.

"His mother, like quite a few mothers, likes to read those weird girly magazines. Out of boredom I picked one up and lo and behold, I come across one of those weird quizzes. One perfect for me as it was titled: 'How to know if your son is gay'."

The other three around the campfire started laughing at this.

"So anyway, I decided to read it, being confused myself and guess what I discover when I finish — I'm gay. Totally freaked out by this stunning revelation, I'm about to leave Kou's house when he comes out of his room and tells me he's ready to help me now.

"I'm still stuck in my weird little mind-frame when he comes in, so I say to myself 'hey there's only one way to find out for sure if I'm gay'. So I walk up to Kou and kiss him full on the lips, scaring the shit out of him and making him freak out and run into his room and lock the door. Of course I didn't care seeing as I finally discovered one thing about myself that was certain: I really liked kissing boys."

Takeru and Daisuke clapped at the end of the story and Yamato grinned wryly. "You always did have a flair for drama, Tai."

"I know, it's just one of my many talents."

"Probably your only talent."

"You wouldn't be saying that if you ever dated me." Taichi winked seductively.

Yamato shook his head at his friend and grinned, turning to the last member of the group who had yet to contribute a story. "So Daisuke, tell us a story."

Daisuke blushed slightly and glanced over at Taichi who was still grinning at Yamato. "Well, unlike you three, I've only been kissed buy a guy, I've never actually kissed a boy first. Actually, I've only ever been kissed by one guy. Ever. No one else."

Taichi looked at him strangely. "Are you talking about …" Daisuke nodded. Taichi's eyes widened. "Oh. Right."

The two brothers felt like they were missing out on something, which they were, but decided not to comment on it as it was soon to be resolved.

"Right," Daisuke took a deep breath then exhaled loudly. "Well, this was actually my first kiss ever. Last year there was a party being held after the soccer awards ceremony. Everyone from the club went, it was supposed to be fun I guess, but I didn't enjoy it much."

"Were you there Taichi?" Takeru asked curiously.

Taichi nodded, feeling it was probably safer if he didn't say anything right now. Daisuke continued. "Anyway I was getting really bored by everything when this older soccer player I knew well came over to ask what was up. I told him and he made it his goal to try and keep me entertained, or at least occupied. It was working at first, but I guess I was just stuck in a sour mood. So he did the only thing he could think of to keep me entertained: he kissed me."

"Was it good?" Takeru asked with a grin, seeing how happy Daisuke looked as he retold the story. He had a few suspicions about his friend, but decided to keep them to himself for now.

Daisuke grinned and blushed. "Yeah it was."

Taichi looked over at Daisuke with a thoughtful gaze. "I didn't know that was your first ever kiss."

"Doesn't matter. What more could anyone ask for? How many people can boast their first kiss was with the one person they looked up to the most, their idol, and still say it was completely breathtakingly perfect." Daisuke grinned at Taichi. "Of course that's when I realised I probably liked guys more than girls and realised that I'd harboured a huge crush on you for quite a while."

"Was it only a crush?"

"Oh yeah. After a while I was getting bored with everything, I'm kind of glad you broke up with me then. It obviously wasn't love or anything like that."

Taichi looked over at the two speechless brothers and grinned. "Now you know why Kou and Dai-chan here knew about my preferences before you did Yamato. And I guess you both figured out Daisuke's as well."

AN: So what did you think? Personally, I loved the Taisuke part. It was so sweet. Don't worry though, this still remains a Taito and Daikeru fic. It's just now I can go off and write my Taisuke and Taishiro side fics. Yay! Until next time. Laters.