By the way, if anybody's interested in What's Wrong With Being a Blonde, it's been updated. ^_^
Chapter 10 by Wormmonsoul
(Taichi's POV)
I lost all hope. I can't fight the cruel gods that won't let me kiss the prettiest boy in the world.
That's it, I give up. I won't think about him, won't look at his lips, won't listen to his songs. I will do what I'm supposed to do - be a Chosen one and fight for the Digital World.
It's just not my fault that my hands shake when I'm standing side by side with him. It's not my fault that I can't think clearly and I can't answer any damned question when I see him enter the room. And every time he exits that room I feel my heart break. It shouldn't matter by now but it does.
Today is just another day. The routine takes over me, and as I'm slowly poking at my lunch with Koushirou mumbling something about computers by my side, I let the noise absorb me. He appears behind the corner, looking so beautiful and surreal that I again plunge into my own world of nightmares. I can't kiss him.
He says hi and sits down next to me. I cast him a longing side-glance but there is no hope in it. He asks how the test was and Koushirou answers. I keep silent. I don't know what to say except that I still love him but I don't know if he believes me anymore. Yamato wants to meet me after school, and I nod my consent. He gets up and walks away, disappointed with the absence of reaction. The meeting after school will be another attempt to get close to him and I'm so tired of failing. It is frustrating.
Maybe he doesn't even love me anymore…
Koushirou says I don't look happy. I don't because I'm not.
I'm afraid of losing Yamato…
***
It seemed like a perfect day. Taichi and Yamato were sitting on the sofa in Ishida's apartment and Taichi was feeding him sweets. And no one a hundred miles around knew that they were in his apartment, so no one could call and ask stupid questions. That was such an opportunity.
Taichi basked in the thought for a while, secretly admiring his Yamato. It seemed he had always been his boyfriend and he got used to his lean graceful figure on his knees and his arms around his waist. Taichi thought he wouldn't be able to carry on without those trifles. The blonde was almost asleep in his lap.
Yamato is so beautiful when he is peaceful, Taichi gulped. I think if I could lean forward several inches and draw my knees with his head on them a bit up, I'll be able to kiss him. Not deep, perhaps, not frenching him - I lost all hope of kissing him like this after all those weeks - just a small friendly kiss. Can't I have that little?
The blonde opened his eyes with a question.
"No more bonbons?" he asked. Taichi fed him the next one.
I forgot I'm feeding him bonbons, being so fascinated with his lips... in particular... Against the skin of my fingers they feel so soft... And they burn me at the same time like hell's fire.
"Yamato," the brunet called softly. The lips released his fingers, the tip of his tongue washing them for the last time. Taichi's hand trembled.
"Yes?" the boy whispered back.
"Maybe we didn't try hard enough," Taichi said with a blush. "Maybe we should ignore everything and ... " he swiftly bent his neck aiming for Yamato's lips, intending to deceive fate and seal that kiss. The boy opened his eyes and straightened his back. As a result, their heads connected rather painfully, and Taichi rubbed his chin checking if it's okay. Yamato hissed and pressed his fingers to his forehead.
"Taichi, you're okay?" he said worriedly. The stronger boy took his face into his hands and stared down his eyes.
"It doesn't matter, Yamato," he said firmly. "I want to kiss you. Now, and nothing can stop me.."
"Okay," said the blonde.
Taichi leant forward. The phone started to ring shrilly and he started.
"Don't pick it," Yamato stared in the brown eyes. "They can wait."
"Yeah..."
"Taichi, please..." the blonde rose on his hands a bit, craning his neck.
A mighty bang sounded on the door and a frustrated voice shouted them to open it. Somebody started to kick the door to the apartment as if intending to break it.
Taichi breathed heavily and parted his lips carrying them to Yamato's. He felt his breath echo back to him, the moisture and the smell, there was hardly an inch between their lips.
What else can stop me? An earthquake?
The apartment shook as if the earthquake hit it. Taichi and Yamato tumbled down from the sofa and landed on the floor. The windows of the apartment exploded in a shower of shards and fell in the street.
"What the hell?!" Taichi said, rising on his knees when the horrible tremble of the walls stopped. "Yamato, are you okay?" he cried in concern. The blonde propped up on his elbows and coughed. He was lying by an upturned table and Taichi had an awful moment imagining that that table could have fallen on his beloved. He quickly reached him and pulled him into his arms.
"Do you think it's because we tried to kiss?" Yamato chuckled hysterically.
"I wonder what it was.."
Another rumble went through the building and a sound wave of big explosion deafened the boys for a while.
"What the hell..." Taichi pulled Yamato to his feet and they ran to the window and stared in awe down at the smoking Odaiba. The cloud of dust flew in the air as a huge chunk of the roof crushed below on the pavement.
"YAMATO!" Takeru's voice cried desperately behind them. The little blonde flew onto his brother and sobbed. "I thought you were hurt!"
Hikari hugged Taichi. Daisuke was also there, shock written on his face. Miyako was typing quickly something into her D-Terminal.
"It's Digimon, Taichi," Hikari said fearfully. "We tried to call you. It appeared somewhere in the area of the Rainbow Bridge. Koushirou-san thinks it's a Mega."
"I'm calling Ken-kun over now," Miyako said.
"Wait," Daisuke said, "I'll take Chibimon and Minomon and we digiport to Tamachi in no time. Yamato-sempai, you have a computer?"
Yamato jumped over the pile of fallen books and rushed into his room. The first leader of the Chosen children squinted trying to make out a digimon in the vast Odaiba.
"Daisuke, fetch Ken quickly. Where are Koushirou and Jyou?"
"Koushirou is trying to reach Gennai. He's home," Miyako said. "I called Jyou."
"Where is Sora and Mimi?"
"I don't know."
"Where is Iori?"
"I'm here," said the solemn boy upon coming into the room. "I've got a call from Koushirou. He said to come at once. Mimi and Sora are already there. We're going to the Digiworld. All of us. Gennai left an SOS message," he reported.
"Digiport open!" they heard from the bedroom as Daisuke vanished into another world. The blonde boy returned to the room. Taichi followed his movements warily and calmed down only when Yamato was standing again by his side.
"Daisuke plans to evolve the digimon to Imperialdramon and take the Mega out," he said.
Taichi was peering into the smoke and dust searching for any sign of digimon. Finally he saw it. "There is more than one digimon in Odaiba now," he said calmly. Everybody rushed to the window.
"What?!!" Miyako cried in disbelief. "I've got to warn Daisuke!"
"Quiet," Hikari clasped a hand over her mouth and pointed downward. People streamed away from the buildings and police sirens howled somewhere, but the street was occupied by a huge metal digimon who was clearly searching for something or someone. "Machinedramon," the Child of Light said and her voice quivered. "Taichi, it's one of the Dark Masters."
"And he's looking for us," Yamato said and frowned.
"There is LadyDevimon," Taichi pointed into the sky.
"On the roof of that building," Iori nodded at the opposite apartment complex. "There is a SkullSatamon."
The Chosen children froze in horror. There were too many. Taichi was chewing his lip. He turned to Miyako. "Report Ken about the digimon immediately. Imperialdramon will need help. We should all get our digimon, now."
Miyako started typing like mad.
Suddenly the building shook with another explosion and everybody fell down. Taichi raised his head and saw SkullSatamon sweep close by their window.
"Get back!" he shouted. "They know we're here! Get into the Digiworld NOW!"
Everybody jumped up and rushed to the computer. Taichi dragged Hikari with him and nearly flung her into the bedroom. He checked that everybody was in and held the door locked with his back. It wouldn't be much use against the attack of digimon, they wouldn't hold on long. Yamato appeared by his side and propped the door with his shoulder. He had a wry smile on his lips.
"Looks like we're in trouble, my intrepid leader," he teased.
"Hon, you're here, that's all that matters," Taichi teased back. He leant forward to kiss him lightly not sure if there would be another chance, but Yamato put out his hand.
"No."
"Hurry!" Iori shouted to them. The brunette stared at his beloved not sure how to take his refusal.
"I love you," Taichi said. He grabbed Yamato's hand and they ran to the computer before disappearing into the digital realm. Iori was the last one. A moment after he went through the port, LadyDevimon appeared behind the window of the bedroom. She hovered there for a while, realized she was late and stormed away.
***
The children got up and brushed the digital grass from their clothes. They were alone in the forest. Miyako was typing into her D-terminal.
"Koushirou, Jyou, Mimi and Sora will be here in a few minutes. Koushirou said there is a lake with Gennai's hideout half a mile to the East. There is no news from Ken," her lip trembled. "Daisuke's D-Terminal doesn't respond."
Hikari squeezed her arm.
"It's because Daisuke took the batteries out and donated them to his tamagochi," said a familiar smooth voice from the forest.
Takeru gave a happy shout and darted to the two boys that appeared on the clearing. "KEN! DAISUKE!!" he threw his arms around the two of them and then pushed them to the rest of the company. Everybody sighed with relief.
"You stupid gogglehead, you got us all damn WORRIED!!" Miyako cried and punched his shoulder. Daisuke grinned.
"I'm a big boy already, mama," he said, giggling.
"Where are the digimon?" Taichi asked. "How did you get here?"
"Daisuke couldn't get his Chibimon," Ken explained. "He called me and said he was going to beat the lights out of the digimon that was destroying Odaiba. I came over and calmed him down. But we can't find our digimon..."
At this a bright light from the television spurted out Jyou, Koushirou, Mimi and Sora.
"We nearly got killed!!" wailed Mimi as soon as Jyou helped her from the ground. "If Koushirou didn't use his Digibarrier, Piedmon would have seen us!!!"
Sora drew the distressed girl into her arms.
"You said PIEDMON?!" Takeru asked sharply. "THE Piedmon? The last Dark Master?!"
"Yes," Koushirou said and opened his laptop.
"I can't believe it!" groaned the Child of Hope. "We must find our digimon and get his ass kicked from Odaiba!"
"We must find Gennai," Koushirou said evenly. "He asked for help in his message. And he must know where our digimon are."
"Who's the leader of the Chosen?!" Daisuke cried. "I agree with Takeru here, let's save Odaiba first!"
Taichi put his hand on his shoulder. "This is not a mission for Younger Generation, it's for everyone. And as I am the original leader, you'll listen to me. If you want to keep the goggles," he added wickedly. Daisuke protectively clasped the goggles.
"Everyone do as Koushirou says. We will find Gennai and the sooner the better."
Taichi glanced at Yamato, turned and walked into the forest. Everyone followed him. The brunette led them along the path that the computer boy pointed out to them. The blonde easily caught up with him.
"Do you trust me, Yama?" Taichi asked. The teenager held his hand.
"I always trust you, Tai. We'll get out of this mess," he smiled at him with Mona Lisa's smile, and Taichi felt warm inside. "You will get us out," the blonde added. The Chosen children leader glowed bright red.
"Yama, you're such a tease."
***
Ken fell behind and Daisuke rushed to him.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
Ken shook his head and looked away.
"C'mon, Ken, tell me?" Daisuke said. The indigo haired gave a smile.
"Nothing... I just hope I will never see Kimeramon again," he said quietly. Daisuke's head swam when he understood that the insane digimon wasn't what Ken was really worried about. "Old enemies return," Ken muttered.
The gogglehead threw his arm over his shoulders and pulled him into the forest.
"Don't worry, Ken, it's okay! We'll find Wormmon and V-mon, they digivolve to Imperialdramon Paladin Mode and kick everyone's ass!"
Ken gave a smirk. Daisuke jerked from him.
"Don't smirk," he said suspiciously. "Don't go bwahaha. Don't say clever words."
Ken nodded. His hand clenched around the air as if he was trying to grip something, which wasn't there.
***
Gennai's underwater house was a trap and the Chosen children were shortly captured and shipped to one of the remaining stadiums where the former Kaiser used to watch his blackringed digimon fight.
I'm going to continue later. ^_^ Part Two before the fanfic ends. Would Taichi kiss Yamato or would he not? Laters!
Somebody, please explain what are D-Terminals, D-Arcs, D-whatever-it-is... because I don't remember it!!! *growls at her memory until it scatters under the table in a hurry* Please?