Last Time: Hikari sees why Yamato is different
To Hold the Crest of Friendship by Sentra Yamato's always had some problems. When Taichi and he fight, Taichi says something that brings horrible memories to the surface. Rape references, no romance. R.
Jou's PoV Chapter Trowa
* Taichi launched himself at the boy, but Yamato was to terrified to move. He knew that she knew.
"Oni-san! Stop!"
Hikari stood up, and faced her brother, who was ready to pummel Yamato.
"Wha? Kari, what's going on?"
She ignored him, and turned to Yamato. "Matt? Matt, why didn't you ever tell us?"
Behind me, Mimi spoke up, "Tell us what?"
Yamato stepped away from us, still pale. "Oh yea," he said, " 'hi, I'm Matt. I was abused by my school teacher, so I've got problems. You wanna be friends?' Yeah 'Kari, that'll do me great globs o' good, huh?!"
The others gasped at his statement, and Taichi looked a little sick. Suddenly, Yamato turned and ran.
"Matt, wait!" I took off after him, but Gabumon digivolved, and Garurumon passed me easily. By the time I caught up with them, Yamato had broken down and was sobbing into Garurumon's fur.
Garurumon looked at me distrustfully. A low growl rose from the wolf's throat, and I shot my hands up. Yamato looked at me wearily. "No, Garu- no. J-Jou already knows."
"Matt? Are you gonna be okay?"
He gave me a disheartened laugh, "Yeah right"
Garurumon stretched a bit, and Yamato ran his knuckles along the being's nose. "Jou-kun? I can't go back, now."
"Maybe if you just told them-"
"Jou, look at the way that act around me now! If I tell them they'll -"
"Matt, you kinda gave them enough to figure it out."
He shivered and turned to slide down to sit next to Garurumon. He drew his knees up, and curled into a ball. I walked over and sat next to him.
"Come on, I know we aren't a great team, but we still are. And you are just as important as Taichi. Think about it Matt. We wouldn't function as a team without you. *Friendship*, Matt. That's what keeps us together. Other than being here, we have nothing else in common."
He looked at me like I was crazy. Well, I think to be a chosen child, you kinda have to be.
Gomomon came up behind us. "Matt, we don't care if you're different then us, 'cause we still like you." Gomomon clambered into my lap, smiling at the boy. It wasn't anything special, but I think it helped. He gave us a watery smile, and I watched him continue to cry silently.
"Yama, don't worry about the others. Me and you, and Gomomon, and Garurumon are still friends. If the others don't understand., than it doesn't matter."
A voice spoke up from the side, "What about Gatomon and me?"
Hikari came out of the shadows and walked right up to Yamato. She knelt down to him, and gave him a hug.
Mimi and Palmon came next and repeated the gesture.
Koushiro and Tentomon lead the way for Takeru and Patamon. Takeru threw himself at his brother, wailing "Mato'ni-san! Don't leave again!" while the others sat next to them.
Sora and Biyomon and Agumon came lastly, dragging a Taichi with them. Once there, Sora shoved Taichi in front of her. The other spoke up finally, "Eh, Matt....I uh, I'm sorry for getting mad, and uh, I uh, I wanna make sure you're okay."
Yamato looked at him in disbelief.
I smiled briefly. Yamato might have problems, but with us, he might be okay.
To Hold the Crest of Friendship by Sentra Yamato's always had some problems. When Taichi and he fight, Taichi says something that brings horrible memories to the surface. Rape references, no romance. R.
Jou's PoV Chapter Trowa
* Taichi launched himself at the boy, but Yamato was to terrified to move. He knew that she knew.
"Oni-san! Stop!"
Hikari stood up, and faced her brother, who was ready to pummel Yamato.
"Wha? Kari, what's going on?"
She ignored him, and turned to Yamato. "Matt? Matt, why didn't you ever tell us?"
Behind me, Mimi spoke up, "Tell us what?"
Yamato stepped away from us, still pale. "Oh yea," he said, " 'hi, I'm Matt. I was abused by my school teacher, so I've got problems. You wanna be friends?' Yeah 'Kari, that'll do me great globs o' good, huh?!"
The others gasped at his statement, and Taichi looked a little sick. Suddenly, Yamato turned and ran.
"Matt, wait!" I took off after him, but Gabumon digivolved, and Garurumon passed me easily. By the time I caught up with them, Yamato had broken down and was sobbing into Garurumon's fur.
Garurumon looked at me distrustfully. A low growl rose from the wolf's throat, and I shot my hands up. Yamato looked at me wearily. "No, Garu- no. J-Jou already knows."
"Matt? Are you gonna be okay?"
He gave me a disheartened laugh, "Yeah right"
Garurumon stretched a bit, and Yamato ran his knuckles along the being's nose. "Jou-kun? I can't go back, now."
"Maybe if you just told them-"
"Jou, look at the way that act around me now! If I tell them they'll -"
"Matt, you kinda gave them enough to figure it out."
He shivered and turned to slide down to sit next to Garurumon. He drew his knees up, and curled into a ball. I walked over and sat next to him.
"Come on, I know we aren't a great team, but we still are. And you are just as important as Taichi. Think about it Matt. We wouldn't function as a team without you. *Friendship*, Matt. That's what keeps us together. Other than being here, we have nothing else in common."
He looked at me like I was crazy. Well, I think to be a chosen child, you kinda have to be.
Gomomon came up behind us. "Matt, we don't care if you're different then us, 'cause we still like you." Gomomon clambered into my lap, smiling at the boy. It wasn't anything special, but I think it helped. He gave us a watery smile, and I watched him continue to cry silently.
"Yama, don't worry about the others. Me and you, and Gomomon, and Garurumon are still friends. If the others don't understand., than it doesn't matter."
A voice spoke up from the side, "What about Gatomon and me?"
Hikari came out of the shadows and walked right up to Yamato. She knelt down to him, and gave him a hug.
Mimi and Palmon came next and repeated the gesture.
Koushiro and Tentomon lead the way for Takeru and Patamon. Takeru threw himself at his brother, wailing "Mato'ni-san! Don't leave again!" while the others sat next to them.
Sora and Biyomon and Agumon came lastly, dragging a Taichi with them. Once there, Sora shoved Taichi in front of her. The other spoke up finally, "Eh, Matt....I uh, I'm sorry for getting mad, and uh, I uh, I wanna make sure you're okay."
Yamato looked at him in disbelief.
I smiled briefly. Yamato might have problems, but with us, he might be okay.