Bandpractise

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. Hope you like this part.



Only fifteen minutes after Tai phoned he stood in front of Matts door. Tai took one deep breath and knocked at the door. Nothing. He knocked again. Shortly after that Matt stood with a smile on his face in the open door. Tai could see that this grin wasn't real. When Matt smiled the smile reached his eyes and they lit up. But know he looked sad even if he grinned like a madman.

"Tai!", greeted Matt and made room for Tai to enter. Tai stepped inside, but he didn't say anything. "We have to talk", Tai said finally. He stood in the small flat, his back turned to Matt. He couldn't see what happened, be he knew that the faked grin disappeared from Matts face. "About what?", Matt asked and tried to force his voice to sound normal. "About you!", Tai raised his voice a little. "Me!?", Matt was shocked. 'He knows something, he knows something. Shit! Shit! Shit!' "Yes, about you!", snapped Tai back. 'Come on, talk to me, Matt', Tai pleaded. "I don't know what you want to talk about", Matt gave him an innocent look. "You know pretty well what I want to talk about!" "No! I don't", Matt said back. "Oh yes, you know!", Tai snapped again. 'Damn I only want to help you.' "Tai? What is your problem?!", Matt couldn't control his anger. He knew that Tai only wanted to help him, but he couldn't let someone know what was going on. Who knows what would happen to Tai. "YOU! YOU ARE MY PROBLEM, MATT!", shouted Tai. "I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!" "NO, THAT'S THE POINT! Why were you so distant in the last couple of days?! You didn't let anyone come close to you! NOT even ME!", Tai saw red and at the moment he didn't care how Matt felt. He didn't want to shout at Matt in the first place, but this was the only way for him to make clear that he was angry and concerned about his friend at the same time. "Maybe I should stop doing anything", snapped Matt back. "Maybe you SHOUD DO THIS", Tai screamed the last words. "Good." "Good! You know something, Matt? I DON"T CARE ANYMORE! I came only because I wanted to help you, but if you don't want my or any help you have to deal with this problem of yours alone. I have no problem with that. Maybe we shouldn't see each other anymore. You don't want me to touch you and I don't want to deal with this any longer!", cursed Tai in his rage. "GOOD!", Matt shouted back. "GOOD!!", Tai turned around and walked to the door. The door slammed shut. For a moment Matt only stood there and starred at the door, then he let himself sink to the ground. He couldn't think straight. Matt understood what Tai had said and he knew that it was over. Tai had just broken up with him. Small drops of salty water stared to run down his cheek.

Tai ran as fast as possible back home. In the moment Tai walked out of the door he regretted what he had said to the one person he cared most about. He didn't knew that he could be so cruel. To hurt Matt was the last thing he wanted to do, but it was the only thing he had done. But he couldn't control himself. What had he done? He destroyed their relationship. On the one hand Tai felt sorry for what he did. But on the other hand he was glad that he had done it. If Matt couldn't bring himself to trust him, it would be the best for both of them if they wouldn't see each other for some time. Tai didn't knew why Matt acted so strangely during the last days. Couldn't he see that Tai only wanted to help him? But it looked as if Matt didn't want any help, at least not from Tai.

Tai knew how stupid he had acted, but he couldn't just walk back to him and say that he was sorry. He knew that it wasn't his fault. And to pretend that nothing had happened was something the brunet didn't want to do. He had done that in the last couple of days often enough. The truth was the only thing Tai wanted at the moment and if Matt didn't want to talk to him it was his own fault that Tai had left.

Still angry Tai stood in front of a traffic light and waited for it to change from red to green. While he stood there he didn't notice the other person who came to a stop next o him. Tai starred straight ahead across the street. The other person cleared his throat and said: "You want to stand here all day? It's green." Tai looked up at the traffic light and noticed the change in color. Then he turned to look at the other person, who still stood next to him. When Tai saw the others face he was surprised to look right into a well known face. He tried to smile, but he failed. "We should go", the other said. Tai wanted to smile again, but he wasn't in the mood. So he didn't even try it again. He started to walk and the other person followed him. They walked in silence for a minute or so. "What are you doing out here so late, Sean?", Tai finally asked. "Oh, I just wanted to go home, and I saw you standing there and I thought that I could keep you company until we separate. All alone walking is only half as funny as it could be, you never have someone that can tell you stupid stories", responded the youth Tai could identify as Sean. "Okay, you can come if you want to. Do you have to go in that direction?", Tai asked and pointed his finger in the direction he had to go. "It's a small detour, but it's not that far away from where I live. We haven't talk for some time, Tai. We haven't even seen each other", Sean said. "If you don't care to walk more than you have to, then you are welcome to keep me company", added Tai. "You still play soccer?", Sean asked to start a conversation. "Yes", the answer was very short. Sean knew Tai and he knew that the boy could talk and talk and talk without even breathing and he wouldn't stop until someone would interrupt him. Sean often talked to Tai and when he asked a simple question Tai would tell him a novel while he answered. Sean wanted to know what was wrong, maybe it had something to do with Matt.

Maybe he could use it against the blond. "I see", Sean said carefully. He didn't want to screw things up. "You want to talk about it?", he asked. He could tell that Tai was confused. "About what?" "Tai, I see that there is something on your mind. You don't want to tell good old Sean?" "No..", Tai answered. But Tai wanted to talk to someone, normally it would be Matt, but know it wasn't possible for him to go and talk to him. Not after what he had done. Sean was still looking at him and Tai wanted to talk about everything that bothered him. Maybe it would help him to understand things better. "Yes..", Tai admitted. "Yes what?", Sean asked. "I have a problem", Tai added. "So? What is it?", slowly Sean started to get to Tai. Maybe this problem was something very important to both of them. "I... I had a fight with someone", Tai stared. "Someone you like?" "Yes.." "Girlfriend?", Sean asked, though he knew that Matt was Tais 'girlfriend'. "Yes.. he- she and I had a big argument and I broke up with her", Tai hoped that Sean hadn't noticed his slip. The grin that crossed Seans face was obviously, but Tai starred at his hands while he told Sean his problem. "I see", Sean said, "Maybe it is better for you.." Tai looked at him. He was confused. "...Yes... maybe you're right. Maybe it is better...", Tai said thoughtfully. "Of course I'm right", Sean demanded and he pretended that he was hurt by Tais answer. Tai couldn't suppress a smile to cross his face. After this Sean changed the subject and they both talked for some time until Sean and Tai had to separate. "I have to go home now. Mom's waiting", Tai said and stood up. He and Sean sat on a bench. "Yes, sometimes mothers can be really mean when you come home too late", Sean grinned. "Was good to talk to you again. See you at school", Tai said and walked away. "Anytime", Sean shouted after him. After Tai left Sean reached in his pocket to get his mobile. He punched a few buttons and waited for the other person to pick up the phone. Sean let it ring a few times, but after he tried it at least ten times he gave up and hung up. He dialed another number and waited again. After only a few seconds someone picked up. "Hello?", a voice asked. "Hello, Dean. You know where Kev is?" "He's sitting on the couch. Why?" "I have to tell you something." "What is it?", Dean asked. "You'll see soon enough", Sean said. Dean knew that it had to be something very important if Sean didn't want to talk about it over the phone. "Okay, you want to come over?", Dean asked. "I'm there in ten minutes", Sean said and hung up.

After fifteen minutes Sean stood in front of Deans door. He wanted to ring the doorbell when someone opened the door. Sean looked at Dean and Kev and both boys looked very exited. "We thought that you would never show up. What took you so long?", Dean asked. "I had to wait in front of at least every traffic light in this damn city and I met Parker", explained Sean. "What is this all about? You said that you wanted to tell us something very important", Kev asked while he walked nervous around the place. "Let me in and I'll tell you", Sean said and waited for them to step aside and let him in. Dean and Kev followed Seans request and let him inside. After Sean passed Dean and Kev he sat down in an armchair. Dean sat on the couch and Kev sat down next to him. "And?", he asked again. Sean looked from Dean to Kev and back to Dean. "You'll never guess to whom I just talked to", Sean stared. "No clue, to whom?", Dean asked, he couldn't take much more of this game. It had to be something very big, `cause Sean made such a big secret about the whole story. And normally he never did things like that. "Tell us", Kev urged him to speak. "Well, I was walking down the street with nothing important on my mind or to do and I just wanted to go home, when I saw Tai standing all alone in front of a traffic light", Sean explained. "Tai?" "Matts Tai?", Kev added to Deans question. "No, not Matts Tai anymore", Sean grinned. "Hu? I don't understand! Why isn't it Matts Tai anymore?", Dean asked and you could tell by the looks of him that he was confused. "Let me explain", Sean said, "Well, he stood there and I thought that I could go and talk to him. You know I tried to be his friend and stuff. He was different, not that talkative...", Dean and Kev groaned when they heard this. Both boys knew how talkative Tai could be when he is in the right mood. "Like I said, he was silent and I asked him what is wrong.." "And?" "Okay, at first he didn't want to tell me and when I asked him if had an argument with his ^ girlfriend ^ he said yes!! And you know what's best? He also said that he broke up with ^ her ^!!! You understand? They broke up!!!", Sean jumped up and down like a small kid. Dean and Kev couldn't believe what they just heard. "You know what that means, right?", Sean asked. "Oh yes! Matty can't go to someone and tell them what we did. I'm sure that he trusts no one like Tai", grinned Dean. "That's good.... they broke up....", Kev still couldn't believe it. He thought that they fit perfectly together and now this, not that he didn't like the things he had done with Matt... No nobody could take Matt away from them. He belongs to them. During the rest of the evening the three tried to decide what they should do next with Matt. Later Sean and Kev went home. But before they left they decided that they would pay Matt a visit the next day. They didn't want Matt to get lonely...

AN: Oh, I'm so mean. Poor Yama. But what is Tai going to do? Will he ever find out what Sean, Dean and Kev did to his Yama?