To the Highest Bidder

By theladyknight

Disclaimer: Digimon—not mine!

A/N: The auction…please r&r and thanks to everyone who does and everyone who suggested prices for Yama to be sold at, there were some pretty good ones that unfortunately were a little too high for Sora to afford. Enjoy!

Kaellia: It has been a long time since it's been on! Glad you like it!

Aino Yuy aka Usagi-Hater: Thanks! As to your idea, it's something along those lines!

Ishidas girl: James Lafferty is hot…but so is Chad Michael Murray. I don't know where Sora would get 800 dollars from, but it sounds good!

Young.but.not.hopeless: Nice guesses…don't worry it's 100 percent Sorato! Thanks for reviewing!

Yamato Fangirl: That is a lot of yen. Thanks for the review.

Trio Wing: Please don't steal Yama! I have a feeling people would stalk you until you gave him back!

i'M-A-ReBeL: Things like that don't happen around here either. Oh well, we can all wish. 457 dollars, yeah Yama's definitely worth that much but unfortunately I have to make it reasonable…

insaneinsane: Thanks! You could buy Yama…but there'd be a lotta angry people I bet LoL!

Sorato4eva: 1000 dollars, that's a lot of money!

Armitage: Yeah, I'm gonna stick under 200, though Yama deserves to go for more than that.

blondie121147:I love the idea! I could see it happening very much!

Crazyamzy: I left a clue in the last chapter…

Chapter 3: SOLD!

I climbed into my car and spent the whole drive to school trying to figure out a way to tell Yamato I didn't have a solution to his problem. I already know he won't be too mad at me or anything; Yama's just not like that, but he and I both know what's going to happen because of it. I only hope he doesn't end up with Jun.

Finding a parking spot was difficult; it seemed like everyone in the school was there, even those who don't usually come to school events. Finally, I settled on the first place I could find. As I was getting out of the car, I noticed my purse sitting on the floor of the front seat. I guess I may as well take it with me. I could at least try to make one bid on Yamato. Unfortunately, twenty bucks or whatever's in there won't be enough. Unzipping my purse, I put in my car keys and stuff mom left for me inside before heading into the gym.

It came as no surprise to see the gym packed full of people, most I assumed were waiting for this big auction to take place. The cheerleaders had been very secretive about the whole thing, announcing there would be a "Buy a Guy Auction" but not informing the student population who the seniors up for grabs were. I was one of only a few who knew, I'm sure, thanks to my two best friends. I knew plenty of girls would bring their money anyway, but I was afraid to see how much each guy would go for, especially Yamato. My gut was telling me some of his biggest fans would have brought plenty of money just in case their idol was placed on the auction stand.

I glanced at the school clock and realized I only had fifteen minutes to find Yamato before the auction, which was slated to begin at 7:00 sharp, took place. Mimi's pink hair caught my eyes, and I saw her talking to two guys:Taichi and Yamato. After splitting through the large crowd, I had to stop before I approached them. It seems each of the guys up for auction had their shirt off and a pair of jeans on.

Though these two were my best friends, their bodies were those one had to stop and admire. It was obvious Taichi would be built; I mean he is the captain of the soccer team. Yamato on the other hand just plays in a band, and there's nothing too physical about that. But he somehow has one freaking killer body that I don't know how I seemed to ignore. Until now. Now I cannot take my eyes off it. Oh my God, what's happening to me? I've seen Yamato with his shirt off plenty of times before and never felt this way…have I? What I do know is I don't have time to stand here and argue with myself.

I walked over to them and tapped Yamato on the shoulder. "Hey, Sor." He grinned. "Did you find a way to free me?"

My head dropped, and I shookmy head, not wanting to meet his eyes. "I'm sorry, Yama." I answered.

I felt my chin being lifted, and suddenly I was looking into two deep sapphire pools. "Hey, it's okay. You tried, well I think you did." He answered trying to get me to crack a grin. I have absolutely no idea how he is able to keep his humor ina situation like this.

"I should have tried harder." I answered, trying to keep my eyes away from his own blue orbs and incredibly hot body.

"Don't worry about it; I'll be okay. Hopefully." He responded.

Taichi, who had been silently listening to our conversation, a first if I must say, finally decided to let his opinion be known. I'm surprised he lasted that long. "Oh, everything will just be peachy keen." He announced, wrapping an arm around both Yamato and me. We looked at each other and then at Taichi as he decided to continue his speech. "You'll have a good time, Yamato. Maybe you'll get lucky and some hot girl will choose you. Well," he paused, "that is if she has more money than Jun…"

"Please don't remind me." Yamato said glumly.

Taichi smirked. "But while we're on the subject of money, I can't wait to see how much I go for. Who do you think will make more money, Sora, Yamato or I?"

I smirked back at Taichi. That was like asking what the color of the sky is. "Yamato."

"What!" Taichi exclaimed in an exasperated voice. "You think he'll bring in more money than me? What are you thinking?"

"She unlike you, moron, is thinking." Yamato countered. Taichi stuck his tongue out at us and headed over to where Mimi and the other cheerleaders were currently rounding up the boys up for auction. "I guess it's time."

I smiled sympathetically. "I'm sorry, Yama. I'll be cheering that you don't end up with someone too crazy or annoying."

"Stop apologizing." He told me turning to leave. "Thanks for trying at least, Sor. It meant a lot. I hope you're right…" My face turned red. Why am I blushing? Yamato gave me a wave before he joined the others, though he looked as if he was walking to his death.

Noticing the auction was about ready to start; I headed off trying to get a decent spot in the crowd. I saw Koushiro standing alone and decided to join him.

"Hey!" I greeted. "Ready for the auction to start?" Then I saw the digital camera in his hands. "What's that for?"

"Hey, Sora. I'm taking pictures to go up on the school web page." That's right, Koushiro the computer genius, well not just computer but also every subject, was in charge of the school's site.

"This should draw some readers and web surfers." I answered.

"Yeah, you're telling me. Especially when The Teen-Age Wolves are each put up for auction." I nodded. That was a pretty big understatement.

"Attention everyone!" Mimi's voice cut through. "It's time for the first annual Buy A Guy Auction. Ladies get your money ready as we bring you twenty of the hottest senior guys…" Mimi gave the head cheerleader, Lindsey, a nod and Lindsey cranked up some music as the twenty guys were paraded out to the opening sounds of Britney Spears' "Toxic". ( Not mine!)

I watched as one by one the half-naked guys were flaunted off in front of the large, large crowd. There were the jocks, the class president, the rebels, and, of course, everyone's favorite musicians. Leave it to the cheerleaders to come up with something like this…

I could see Yamato and Taichi standing next to each other, both with very different expressions on their faces. Taichi's was one of enthusiasm and joy while Yamato looked like he was attending his own funeral. God, I feel so bad.

Yamato was fourth in line while Taichi was number five. The guys in front of us, well, with the exception of Yamato, were all winking, smiling, and trying to put on the charm, hoping to be bought for a good amount. It wasn't working. Yamato stood there with his arms crossed, staring out into the crowd.

Mimi signaled for the music to shut off and shouted into her microphone, "Do you ladies think these guys are "toxic"?" A large shout echoed through the gym as many girls began jumping up and down and applauding. "That's what I thought! Let's get this auction underway with bachelor number one, Akira!" The cheers grew louder as the first member of The Teen-Age Wolves was up for grabs.

I looked around as Lindsey took the microphone from Mimi. "Let's start the bidding off at, I don't know, fifteen dollars?"

"Fifteen!" a voice yelled followed closely by a shout of "Twenty!" On and on the bidding went. I assumed the girls who were bidding on him most likely had conceded they didn't have enough money for Yamato so another member of his band would be the next best thing.

"Sold!" Lindsey's voice brought me out of my daydream, "For the price of eighty-eight dollars, Akira is the first one to go. Let's let the lucky lady who bought this guy come claim him and pay her money to Mimi."

I watched as a junior dashed up the stage and handed the money over to Mimi gratefully. Akira held out her arm and the girl nearly swooned on stage. Beside me, Koushiro snapped a picture. "Doesn't it make you a little jealous knowing your girlfriend is up there in the heat of things?" I wondered.

"No," he responded, putting the camera down and smiling at me. "I trust Meems. She and I have been together for awhile, and I know she would not do something like that." I smiled at him. They were so cute together.

Lindsey motioned for the next guy to step forward, Takashi. The second of the four Teen-Age Wolves went for the price of eighty-five dollars to some "lucky lady". Yutaka, the one who had gotten Yamato into the mess in the first place went for eighty-six dollars. Finally it was the time every girl, including me, was waiting for. Yamato.

Yamato stepped, well stepped is putting it too lightly…trudged over to the edge of the stage with Lindsey and Mimi each on one side of him. "Okay, ladies, here's Yamato…" Mimi exclaimed. "We'll start this bidding at twenty, though that's relatively low for a guy like him." Yamato glared at Mimi and then looked out into the crowd.

"Twenty!" came the first bid. "Twenty five." Another voice piped up. "Thirty!" The bids came flying in. Yamato looks so sad and nervous. I have to do something.

I unzipped my purse and decided at least I could make a bid on him before the price got too astronomical. "Hold this please, Koushiro." I said, handing him my keys. I dug through the purse and counted up the money. I found fifty-eight bucks. Where'd that come from? Who cares.

"Sixty!" a voice yelled. Damn it, there went my chance. If only I had some more money. Something in my purse caught my eye and caused me to gasp. I couldn't. It would be too bad. I'd get into so much trouble and grounded for life. My eyes stayed stuck on the envelope my mother had given me, filled with an undisclosed amount of money. May as well check how much she left me. I could always take a little of it and pay her back.

I opened the envelope and nearly dropped it in surprise. You've gotta be freaking kidding me! My mom had told me a lot of the family, my very large family, was coming, and we'd need to get all the essentials: soda, potato chips, salad ingredients, and meat, lots of meat. I never expected her to leave this amount.

"One hundred and ten!" the voice of Jun Motamiya rang out. Hardly anyone was left bidding by now. They had all run out of money.

"One hundred and thirty!" a voice suddenly challenged. Jun looked outraged.

I bit my lip. I was locked in an internal struggle like the ones they always have in those fast food or clothing store commercials. It felt like there was a devil on one shoulder and angel on the other. "Do it!" shouted one while the other yelled. "No, you can't!" I kept shaking my head trying to persuade myself why each reason was the best. Koushiro was giving me strange glances, thinking I had lost my mind or something like that.

"One hundred and seventy-five dollars!"Jun shouted. "He's mine!"

Everyone was silent. Yamato was cringing up on the stage. "One hundred and seventy-five dollars," Mimi started, feeling bad for Yamato. She knew how much he didn't want Jun to be his date. "Going once, going twice…"

"One hundred and seventy-eight dollars!" Can you figure out what I decided to do. All at once every body in the gym turned to face and gawk at me, and I felt my face turn crimson. Yamato looked down from his perch on the auction block, and I don't think I've ever seen him that happy in the almost fourteen years I've known him."

"Wait! Ahhh!" Jun let out a blood-curling scream. "I don't have anymore money! Will you take credit cards? I have plenty of those, every type in fact!"

Mimi conferred with the other cheerleaders. "Credit cards are NOT accepted. Anyone else like to take a bid." She looked out into the sea of people. No one had that much money on them. "Well if that's the case; going once, going twice, SOLD!" Mimi yelled. "Come claim your prize!" she exclaimed gesturing to me.

I stood there in shock. "I cannot believe I just did that." I managed to get out.

Koushiro laughed. "I can't believe you did it either." He pushed me ahead. "What are you waiting for, go claim your prize." I somehow, though very shakily, was able to reach the stage. Mimi winked at me as I carelessly put all the money into her hands. Yamato bounded toward me and picked me up when he hugged me.

"Oh my God, Sora, you just saved my life! You are the greatest." He exclaimed hugging me tightly. "Did you have that up your sleeve?" He asked until reading the look on my face. "You pulled it out of your butt, didn't you."

I nodded. "You could say that." Yamato led me down to the platform bearing the rest of his band mates and their purchasers.

"I have never been so relieved in my life to hear your voice." Yamato said as he wrapped an arm around me, and we watched our other best friend get sold. As Mimi announced Taichi was sold, we both gasped when his buyer came forward: Jun. "How much did she pay for him?"

"Seventy, I think, but I'm really not too sure."

"Guess he owes me some money then." Yamato answered slyly. I raised my eyebrow, and he continued. "We put a bet on who would go for the most money. I just made twenty bucks, but I could have told you that before the bidding even started." I rolled my eyes. My two best friends, like the majority of the male population, have very large egos.

Taichi, with Jun in tow, walked over to us. "Sora, where'd you get that kind of money?" our bushy haired friend asked.

"It's a long story." I sighed. I felt Yamato's arm wrap tighter around me as Jun approached us. However, for the first time in four years, she, upon seeing him, did not say a word. The rest of the auction went rather fast. By eight thirty, Mimi had yelled sold for the last time. The grand total of the auction, 1,168 dollars, was announced. I was very ready to go home.

As the crowd became fewer and fewer, Lindsey stepped over to us and asked for the guys to come forward to pick where their date would be. "I'll be right back." Yamato smiled at me, finally taking his arm away. I wonder why he wrapped it around me the whole time? Probably in an attempt to keep Jun at bay. Someone tapped on my shoulder, and I turned around. Speak of the devil…

"Sora, I want to tell you…oh this is so hard…congratulations."

"What?" I exclaimed. That was something I definitely was not expecting to hear from Jun.

Jun hung her head. "You and Yamato go well together. I guess I've always known that and have always been jealous of you because of that. But now that I know you'd bid all that money just to buy him for one date, considering you hang out with him every weekend, I understand how much you two care about each other. I only wish you the best and hope we can be friends and talk more often." I felt my mouth drop open. My habit of being blunt came through again.

"Is this a trick?"

"No!" Jun exclaimed, holding up her hands in defense. "Really, I'm happy for the two of you and glad you finally decided to make your relationship known to everyone else."

"But…" I started. Did she think Yamato and I were an item?

"No buts!" Jun exclaimed. "Oh, there's my prize. How'd you get to be so lucky, Sora? You've got the two hottest guys at your fingertips, one is your boyfriend and the other is your best friend. I've gotta go! Talk to you later."

I stood there still standing as Jun ran over to Taichi. "What was that all about? Was she harassing you?" Yamato's deep voice questioned as he led me out the door, pulling a black shirt over his head in the process. "I'll walk you to your car."

"No," I answered in a small voice, "she was congratulating me on buying you and finally making our relationship public." Yamato looked at me with wide eyes.

"I can't believe she actually said that." He started. "She thinks we're a couple?"

I nodded again. "Yes to both questions." We reached my car, and I opened up my purse to grab the car keys to unlock the door.

"Thank you again, Sora. You don't know how much I appreciate this. Tomorrow ni…" he was interrupted when I yelled out a curse.

"Damn it! Koushiro has my keys! I'm locked out." Why me? First I go and spend all my money buying my best friend from annoying, crazy fan girls, now I'm locked out of my car, and after this, I have to tell my mom where I blew all her grocery money at.

Yamato chuckled. "I'll drive you home. It's no biggie."

"Actually, I really don't want to go home. I was supposed to buy a bunch of groceries for my birthday party with my family this weekend but the money kind of, um, vanished." I supplied.

Grinning at me, Yamato took my hand. "So that's where the money came from. Come with me, I've got an idea." He led me to his 2004 Silver Ford Mustang and opened the door for me. "Our first stop is going to be the nearest ATM machine. How much did your mom give you for grocery money?"

"One hundred and twenty dollars." I answered.

Yamato whistled. "Guess I'll need to take out a hundred then. I can use my other money Taichi paid me for the last twenty bucks." He started his car and drove off before laughing, "You know, we could have avoided this whole mess if I would have just given you some money to buy me in the first place. Why didn't I think of that?" he asked, hitting himself on the head and pulling up at the grocery store.

We were about to leave the care when Yamato reached inside and pulled out a hat and sunglasses. "You do realize you're paying for yourself, Yama." I muttered before turning around and giggling at his new outfit.

"I'm going incognito." He explained. "Yeah, I do realize I'm paying for myself, but oh well, money goes to a good cause, doesn't it? And the name is not Yama, it's George."

"George?" I asked stifling a laugh.

"Do you have a problem with the name George?" he questioned, heading over to the ATM machine and taking out the needed dollar amount.

I smiled at him. "Of course not, George." He smirked back at me, and we headed into the store. Thirty minutes later our shopping was done. The funniest part of the whole trip was when I had to make a pit stop to buy some feminine supplies. Yamato, sorry, George's face was to die for. He was so embarrassed to be in the aisle even if he was in disguise. But after reminding him that I saved him from Jun and things could be far worse, he finally calmed down.

We reached my place, and after helping me put the groceries away, Yamato told me where our date would be. "Tomorrow night, seven o'clock at the Villa Restaurant." Yamato saw me gasp and grinned. "Yeah, no jeans and t-shirts. That was the place we're stuck at. I'll pick you up at six forty." He said before walking over and hugging me again. "I don't know how many more times I'm going to tell you thanks, but believe me, you'll be sick of it by then."

That caused me to giggle at him. He could be too sweet sometimes. "Whatever you say, George."

He mock glared at me. "I really wished I had chosen a different name." He mused then surprised me by kissing me on the cheek. "See you tomorrow, Sora."

My face, yet again, turned red. How is he doing this? "Bye Yama." I shut the door and finished putting the last of the groceries away. Right now, I can definitely say he was the best thing I purchased today, and that date of ours tomorow night was sounding like a good idea with each passing second…

A/N:That was long. Sorry, once I started writing I couldn't stop! Hope you all enjoyed it! Please review and tell me your thoughts!