KG: here's the second chapter of Takuya in the middle! I was gonna upload it sooner, but my computer messed up my files. Waaah! T—T so I had to type it all over again..... Anyway some notes here:
To Animegirl8(): No I'm not trying to torture Takuya, I just wanted to do a sort of love triangle fanfic.
To everyone who reviewed: I'll try my best to keep updating, but I think my chapters might get shorter....
I don't own digimon or anyone from the series
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--Takuya in the Middle-- Not what it seems
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I still couldn't get over the previous day's events. I knew that was stuck in the middle of a rivalry of love between my two closest friends, and I would eventually be forced to choose between them. I got to school on time the next morning, no klutzy maneuvers, no uproars of laughter and no more extra detentions. I just walked in and sat at my desk quietly all day.
Was I finally becoming responsible? Hardly, I just didn't feel like playing my video games last night after what happened, and I didn't really want to think about it anymore so I turned to my only other available option: sleep. I also didn't want to draw any attention to myself in class, so I just sat quietly.
I mean, like Kouji and Kouichi and it doesn't bother me that they like me, it's just that I never expected both of them to like me back simultaneously. Now I wished that neither of them did.
After school I headed towards the cabinets, after all, I had clean-up duty for the week. I had just finished getting the supplies out of the cabinet and was about to head back towards the chalkboards when I found myself face-to-face with Kouji.
"Whaa!" I practically threw the supplies into the air out of surprise and they came down with a loud "crash!!"
"What are you doing here!?" I had obviously not expected Kouji to stay and help out again.
"Helping," he answered calmly while shrugging like it was obvious. It was.
I quickly bent down and began to pick up the items I had dropped. Kouji did too. I reached for the rags, only to find Kouji had too. His hand was resting on mine. I blushed at this and was about to jerk my hand away when Kouichi came bursting in again... talk about bad timing...
"Takuya I came to he--" he quickly stopped talking as soon as he saw Kouji's hand on mine. Now I jerked my hand away, I certainly didn't' want to be the cause of any arguments. I finished picking up the items and quickly stood up.
"Arigatou, Kouichi. I sure could use the extra help. I'll clean the windows today, okay?"
"Sure," he responded. He then grabbed the broom, which left Kouji cleaning the chalkboards.
After cleaning, we walked towards our houses together. We reached my house first. "Sayonara guys. Thanks again for the help, I really appreciate it. See you tomorrow!"
"Ja ne," responded Kouji.
"Um, Takuya?" asked Kouichi meekly.
"Eh?" oh boy, what now?
"Well, I was wondering, if you aren't busy this Saturday... I have two tickets to that concert you've been wanting to go to and I'd like for you to come with me."
"Um..." What do I do now!? I really did want to go to the concert but I didn't want to upset Kouji or make him jealous of Kouichi. Arrg! Why did this have to happen to me?
"Arigatou, Kouichi of course I'll go!" Baka! I mentally scolded myself for saying that without thinking, and for grinning while I did.
Kouichi absolutely beamed at my response, I had never seen him so happy...
"All right then! I'll come by for you on Saturday at 5:00, okay?"
"Sure..." what else could I say? What's done is done. Kouichi was being really nice to me, I know Kouji can be too, it just isn't as easy for him sometimes. As they left, I could see that Kouji was looking a little upset. So much for trying to keep neutral... I just hoped he wouldn't act on his feelings of jealousy because of my reply.
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The rest of the week seemed to drag on by. Kouji still helped me after school, but he seemed sullen now and Kouichi of course, was happy about today. I knew that I had already told Kouichi that I would go, but I still kept trying to think of ways to stay home. I came up with a few, but I would think about Kouichi and realize that I couldn't do that to him. He was so happy now, I couldn't stand to say no now, and he would be terribly upset.
"Takuya, Kouichi's here!" oh boy...
"Okay, I'm coming!!" I ran down the stairs to see Kouichi standing in the doorway, smiling.... he looked so cute when he did.
"Sayonara Kassan! I'll be back before midnight!" I closed the door behind me and began walking with Kouichi down the street. I knew I shouldn't really ask but I had to know....
"Um, Kouichi... I was wondering... how has Kouji been today?"
"Well, he was just fine yesterday, and I'm sure he is today... why?" I picked up a hint of worry in his voice as he said that.
"Just wondering." Maybe I should just shut up now....
I looked back towards the direction of Kouji's house, but I quickly shifted my gaze forward again. I hoped I was seeing things, but I could've sworn that I saw a brown and blue striped fabric sticking out of the corner of a nearby bush.
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The music was playing full-blast, fans were screaming and cheering and Kouichi and I were right up in front. I was enjoying myself and moving to the music. I glanced over at Kouichi and for the first time, noticed that he was wearing earplugs. I though that maybe he liked rock and roll too, but now I realized that he did this for me... he just wanted to be with me and make me happy....
My eyes widened as the earplugs weren't the only things I barely noticed. A familiar bandanna stood out from the crowd.
"Kouji!?" he must have been spying on us the whole time....
"Wha-!"
Kouichi suddenly collapsed onto me. It looks like those earplugs weren't enough. Kouichi seemed dizzy and looked like he couldn't take much more. I looked around for the nearest exit and quickly began to drag him towards it. I placed him on a chair sitting outside. He looked really dizzy now. I quickly went to a vendor's cart and bought a water bottle. I poured some water onto my hand and sprinkled it on his face. He stirred a little and held his head in his hands, he must have gotten a big headache because he was groaning now.
I was feeling thankful to him though, I realized how he really must have tried hard to hold out through the noise so I wouldn't worry about him and have fun. I did the only thing I could think of, I hugged him. Kouichi seemed surprised at my reaction but he soon hugged me back as well. I pulled away slowly after a while.
"Arigatou, Kouichi. But don't do
that to me again! Kouichi?"
Kouichi didn't seem to hear me;
his eyes were focused on something behind me. I turned around and realized that
it was actually a someone. I saw Kouji, running away from us, tears flowing
from his eyes.
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KG: Sorry if I seemed a bit abstract in this chapter. I really don't know the names of any rock and roll groups so I left the concert as just a concert. Well, I sort of have an idea for chapter three, but I'm still deciding on whether to use it or not. I'm also probably gonna start taking longer to update for the next few chapters due to a sudden load of projects and homework. I apologize, but as I've said, I'll do my best! Oh, and I never say no to constructive criticism or suggestions for this story, so if you have any, feel free to tell me!