A/N: Hi! I'm glad you guys like this story so far. I won't keep you all waiting, so here's the second chapter.
Disclaimer: Nope, still not mine…
Is it so hard? (chapter 2)
After an hour or so, they found the perfect place to stay. It was at a little pond close to the trees, which they could use as shelter. Not to far from the trees was a small cave, just big enough for two people, but a perfect place for Tai.
In the cave he would be sheltered from the wind and rain, and any Digimon that might pop up. It also provided a little privacy from the rest of the Digidestened.
Matt carefully lowered Tai to the ground, and pulled his sleeping bag over him. The others had made a campfire near the trees, and where now waiting for him to tell what was wrong with Tai.
He carefully sat down and sighed. Then he started to talk.
"Okay. As you all know, Joe examined Taichi. As far as he can see, Taichi is dehydrated and very thin. He also hasn't got enough sleep the last couple of days…" he trailed off.
"Very thin? What exactly do you mean?" Izzy asked.
Matt grimaced. "Thin as in, you can count his ribs…" he replied softly. He heard the others gasp.
It was silent for a while, then Sora asked: "What are we gonna do?"
"Well…" Joe replied, "Taichi needs lots of rest, and he needs to gain weight. So I suggest we stay here for a while… Yamato?"
Matt looked at Joe, and nodded. "Yeah, sounds like a plan to me."
Suddenly, a small voice got Matt's attention. Kari looked at him, a bit confused. "Yamato… how come my brother didn't get any sleep? And why didn't he eat and drink enough?"
"That's what I want to know too…" Matt answered.
"Well…" Mimi said slowly. She had a somewhat guilty expression on her face. "…after you two had that fight two weeks ago, I've missed a few watches…"
Matt looked at her, confusion on his face. "What do you mean?"
"If I had to stand watch after Taichi… I missed it. He normally comes and wakes me up, but now he didn't. So I missed it." Mimi sighed. "The first time I didn't give it any thought. But it happened again, and again… And when I wanted to ask about it, Taichi shrugged it off, or he didn't want to listen."
Sora nodded. "That happened to me too…" Joe and Izzy nodded too.
"Yeah… If I didn't wake up on my own… it happened once or twice…"
Matt sighed. "Why would he do that? And the eating thing…" He trailed off. The others stayed silent, and stared into the fire. After a few minutes, Matt stood.
"Well, let's get some sleep. I'll stand fist watch."
The others nodded, and went to their sleeping bags. When Matt was sure everyone was fast asleep, he walked over to Tai. He knelt down beside him and stared at him.
It was weird to see Tai this still… He was used to the hyper boy that couldn't sit still for over three seconds. He had never seen that Tai had such a pretty face… Cute little nose, very kissable lips…
Matt shook his head. Where did that came from? He shouldn't think like that… Tai was a boy! He didn't like boys…
But still… he couldn't help looking back, to the thick black lashes that rested on way to pale cheeks… Some strands of Tai's wild brown hair where hanging in his face. Matt reached over, and brushed them away. He was surprised at how soft they where.
Tai moved a little in his sleep, and the headband and goggles that he always whore shifted a bit. Matt suddenly had the intense desire to see Tai without them. He carefully removed them, and laid them at Tai's side.
Tai's hair dropped a little, curling in his neck and around his ears. Some more strands fell in his face, and Matt brushed them away again, loving the feeling of Tai's hair.
He didn't know exactly how long he sat there, trailing his fingers through Tai's hair, staring at him. But when he heard a sound, he snapped out of his trance, and stood to see where the sound was coming from. It turned out to be Izzy, to take over his watch.
As Matt crouched into his sleeping bag, he could still feel Tai's hair sliding between his fingers…
t.b.c.
A/N: Meh… sorry it's so short. I'll try to make longer chapters… Anyway….
kellyQ: How things are gonna work out… You'll find out more next chapter.
Redvind: Heh… yup. Don't we just all love concerned!Yamato?
LadyK Na-No-Da: Look, I continued!
PrincessSwifty: ::Looks at Matt chasing Tai:: Heh… I continued… Hope you liked it.
Agumon 2004: Hmm… looks like Tai isn't alright… but don't worry, Yama will make it all
better… :P
HIKED: I updated. I'm glad you like my stories. Hope you're enjoying this one too.
takuya: I'm glad you loved it. I hope you like this chapter too…
nEo-cHaN: Yeah… poor Tai… ::Huggles Taichi::
Jeweled Knife: Heh, don't worry. Yama will make sure Taichi'll be alright again. :P
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