Epilogue
By: ChaoticSpecter
Disclaimer: I have never, nor will I ever own the rights to anything having to do with Digimon.
A/N: This fic contains Shonen Ai. If you are uncomfortable with male/male relationships, please hit the back button on your browser. Those of you that remain, enjoy. This chapter is a little different than all the others. It will be done in Yamato's POV. I figure it will be a nice change of pace from Taichi's POV--Not that I don't love writing the world through his eyes. I just think that everyone wants to know what's going on in Yama's head when he thinks about Taichi. I hope that you enjoy the ending of this little fic and get the satisfactory ending that you may or may not have been looking for. I would also like to thank all of you that reviewed. Your feedback was very encouraging and greatly appreciated.
Taichi and I have been living together for six months now, which means I have been dating him for one year and three months. That is such a short amount of time in relative terms, but it felt and still feels like years have gone by. I can't believe that this time last year, Taichi was just moving in next door; I never thought that my new neighbor would have such an affect on me and my life in general. And it scares me to think of the possibility, but if Takeru had not gone over and introduced himself, constantly pestered Tai whenever he got the chance, and then set us up, I would not have met my soul mate. Or it would have taken a very long time before either of us talked to each other and knowing the way Tai feels about people in general, he would not have spoken to me at all. So in the end, it would have all been up to me.
But that is a moot point because 'Keru did do all of those things and I am extremely grateful that he did, although I wanted to choke the life out of him when I came home and he told me that he had set me up. This was largely because of the fact that I had not seen Taichi before the night that I picked him up for our date. The only thing I knew about him before that was that he was moving into the building after Mr. Tachikawa moved out and I only knew that much because the manager came by and told me and I told 'Keru.
The first time I laid eyes on Taichi, his beauty astounded me. He was wearing a baggy pair of sweatpants and an overly large t-shirt that slid off of one of his shoulders tempting me to focus my eyes on the exposed flesh. His hair was in disarray sticking out at all angles, but looked like the softest silk, and there was nothing I wanted to do more than touch it. But his eyes drew my attention more than anything else. Those chocolate brown depths, swirling with concealed emotion and the stubborn set of his jaw, his mouth held in his ever-present bitter sneer.
I doubted that I would get along with the gorgeous man I beheld, that was until he spoke. I will never forget Tai's first words to me. 'Who the hell are you?' a simple question with an important message. I was shocked when he asked that, he was the only person that I had come across in the last five years who did not know who the hell I was. Most people knew my name, but he didn't even know that. Not only that, but Tai was not afraid to speak his mind, he did not hide his feelings. His personality was as sarcastic and biting as my own. I knew that we would be good together, I just never anticipated that it would be for this long, or that I would come to care for him this much.
To say that I loved Taichi would be an understatement. It goes beyond love. The word just doesn't seem to convey everything I feel when I think about him, when I see him, when I touch him. It's not a strong enough word. I love Taichi's soul, his essence--Whatever the fuck you want to call it. I love everything about him. I love the way his fluffy hair sways in the wind, the way his eyes light up when he sees me, that big cheesy smile he gives when he's happy as hell about something, and although it took some time for him to do this, I love the way he curls up in my arms after a bad dream, the way he sighs my name when we make love, the way he trusts me enough to tell me about his past.
These are only a few of the reasons that I love him so much. I know now that I want to spend my life with him; that I could never be with anyone else. Either I'm with Taichi, or I'm alone for the rest of my life. I am fully prepared to pledge my life to him, the only thing that's stopping me is the fear of Taichi's reaction. He's so fucking skittish over things like this--You would get a calmer reaction if you tried to kill him. Tai can be such a head case sometimes, but that's just a part of his charm.
I don't know how long I stared into this drawer before Taichi showed up, but I do know that he scared the hell out of me when he just popped up out of nowhere. "What are you doing, Yama?" he asked head cocked to the side in inquiry.
I had to restrain the surprised yelp that wanted to escape while I closed the drawer as inconspicuously as I could before turning my full attention to him. "Nothing."
"Then you won't mind taking me to the movies," he replied grinning.
I smiled in response. I love his smile, it touches me in a way nothing ever has-- Just like everything else about him. "I wouldn't mind doing anything with you, beautiful," I said easily prompting a blush to rise on his cheeks--Adorable. Even after all this time, Taichi still blushes whenever I compliment him.
Taichi fidgeted uncomfortably in the doorway for a moment longer before he finally responded. "The movie I want to see starts in a couple hours. I'm going to get ready."
I watched him walk away before I shifted my attention back to the drawer. After staring at it for a while longer, I had made my decision. I'm not going to let fear hold me back any longer, I'm going to do this--I can do this. God, please don't let Taichi freak out.
I put the box I've been toying with all day on the table in front of Taichi and he just gazed at it for a while before pinning me with a blank stare. "What the hell is that supposed to be?" he asked finally. Man I swear he makes me want to drop dead for all of the stress he can put me through in such a short amount of time.
I just shook my head at him. "Why don't you try opening the box to find out like a normal person?" I said while leveling him with a mildly irritated glare. Sometimes I don't know whether I want to punch him or kiss him. He just so damn….Taichi. God I love him, annoyances and all.
"Maybe because I want you to tell me," he responded defiantly. "If you're going to give me something, you might as well be the one to open it."
"How the hell does that make any sense?" I asked baffled. Sometimes he makes no sense at all--Like now, but I know he's just doing it to be annoying.
"It just does. Now hurry up and open the box, Yama."
"No. Opening the box myself defeats the purpose of my giving it to you in the first place-- It's a gift. Now stop being difficult and open the fucking box, Chi."
Taichi huffed indignantly before tearing the paper off of the box. "Who the hell puts a box inside of a box? Is this some kind of joke? You're making me open a bunch of empty boxes until there aren't any more to open…?"
"Just open the fucking box, Taichi. Not everything is a joke." How is it that he has managed to make a declaration of love into such a frustrating experience? I would choke him, but it would prevent him from doing what I want.
Taichi opened the box and pulled an inconspicuous black velvet box out of it. "What is this…?" he asked staring intently at the box he held.
"Just open the box, baby. Please."
Taichi finally opened the box and stared at the silver band within. "Why are you giving me a ring, Yama?" he asked uncertainly.
I closed the space between us, kneeling in front of him and clasping his hands within my own. "Yagami Taichi, will you do me the honor of marrying me?"
Taichi stared at me in shock; his mouth opening and closing repeatedly, while I tightened my grip on his hands praying to whatever God was listening that he would say yes.Taichi finally responded after what seemed like an eternity. I never knew that a few minutes could seem so long, that they could hold so much significance. "I…I…" he slid his gaze from the box holding the ring to lock eyes with me. He just stared at me emotion swarming in his chocolate eyes, too many to decipher. And he smiled, a soft smile, one not holding any traces of the usual cynical bitterness he has toward the world. "Of course I'll marry you, Yama, you're the best thing that ever happened to me…" his voice was strained and tears filled his eyes.
After hearing Taichi's response, I felt an uncontrollable happiness and I was compelled to touch him, to have him as close to me as physically possible. I grabbed the sides of Tai's face and kissed him for all I was worth, pouring all of my love and feelings of gratitude into the kiss. When I finally pulled away I could not do more than hold Taichi within my arms, bestowing kisses upon his face, neck, shoulders, whatever I could reach with him tucked in my arms the way he was, and whispering my happiness over his answer.
"I was so scared that you wouldn't accept me," I said after I was finally able to control my happiness.
Tai's face was a mask of confusion after hearing me say this. "Why would you be afraid, Yama?" He asked his gaze intent on mine. "I thought you knew how I felt about you…have I done something to cause you to doubt me….?"
"I don't doubt your feelings for me, Chi. I know how you feel for me and I am eternally grateful that you want to be with me."
"Then why were you afraid that I would say no? I am honored to have the heart of someone as wonderful as you…I am happy that you choose to be with me even though I am so undeserving of you. I would never do anything to intentionally cause you pain. I only want you to be happy because when you are happy, I am happy."
"Taichi…." I said as I grabbed his chin forcing him to look at me as I spoke. "You are not undeserving of my love, we are fortunate to have each others love. No one is perfect, and I sure as hell don't expect you to be. I love you because of who you are, because you make each day of my life special, you give my life meaning. If I never do anything else with my life, I could die happy just because I had the chance to know you. I don't doubt you, Taichi, I never will. I was afraid that you would say no because of the way you tend to react to things even remotely serious relationship wise. Remember how you reacted when I told you that I loved you….?" Tai nodded and I continued. "I just didn't want a repeat performance, I just wanted to do this in a way that wouldn't cause you to freak out."
Tai was silent after I stopped speaking, staring at the far wall, his fingers running through my hair. "I guess you have a point." He said after a while. "I do tend to over react whenever you want to make changes within our relationship. I'll give you that….this time. Just know that I'm agreeing to marry you under duress. I mean who in their right mind would want to marry someone as retarded as you? Everyone who sees us together will be thinking 'look there's that poor boy who was forced to marry that Ishida kid. It's a damn shame what he has to go through every day'. And they'll be thinking this oblivious to the fact that I'm slowly poisoning you to death each day, with every meal that you eat. The stupid fucks."
I burst out laughing after he finished speaking, I couldn't help it. Taichi is so hilarious; the shit that comes out of his mouth is priceless. "You know, each time you go off on one of your tangents, I'm surprised at how much thought you put into your scenarios. It's like you stay up nights and think of this shit."
"Said the intended victim of said poisoning. Such confidence you have in the fact that I'm not poisoning you."
"You can't cook, babe, so you can't poison me."
"Maybe in another life." He shrugged.
"Your such an idiot, Chi. But that can obviously be overlooked as I'm marrying your dumbass." I said as I leaned over him and took possession of his lips once again.
Taichi giggled when the kiss ended, "I can't believe we're getting married!" he squealed. "I'm calling 'Keru!!" he said as he jumped up and ran over to the phone. I watched as the man I loved more than anything in the world talked about our engagement with my younger brother completely content with the way my life was going and looking forward to spending my life with, Taichi. He is not the easiest person in the world to deal with and he makes life as difficult for me as humanly possible just because it amuses him, but there is no one I'd rather spend my life with but him. He is my most precious possession, and I'll cherish him for the rest of my life.
End
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