To the Highest Bidder

By theladyknight

Disclaimer: Digimon and any song -except Tai's creation- are not mine!

A/N: Yay! Semester tests are over, and no school today! In celebration, here's chapter 12. Please R&R!

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Chapter 12: Revelations

"A surprise?" I questioned as he led me down the hall to an empty corridor.

Yamato beamed at me. "Yep, but it's a secret. So you can't tell anyone."

"It sounds big." I responded.

"Life altering, that's for sure." He finally stopped and turned around to face me.

"So what is it?"

The blond reached a hand into his tux and pulled out a folded piece of paper. He handed it to me. "Go on and read it."

I carefully unfolded it and began to read…

Dear Mr. Ishida,

I am very pleased to inform you, Akira, Takashi, and Yutaka that The Teen-Age Wolves are the newest members of the Elemental Records family. I was incredibly impressed with your performance and am certain you all are in for a long, successful career. In honor of this, we will be hosting a party at which time you and the band will be signing your contracts. The party is next Friday night, 8 p.m. at the studio. You may invite three guests, not including your parents, but do remind them this is a formal event. I will meet with you, the band, your guardian(s), manager, and any legal officials to go over your contracts and answer any questions prior to Friday. Again, Yamato, congratulations and I look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,
Takuya Tokuhira

The realization hit me. "You guys got the contracts!" I exclaimed, throwing my arms around Yamato's neck.

He pulled me to him. "No more recording our own cd's and burning hundreds of copies." He joked, but I knew this was just a cover-up. He was elated deep down, but Yama, while being in the spotlight, has grown accustomed to hiding his feelings.

"You guys totally deserve it! I'm so proud of you, Yama!"

"Thanks, Sor." He pulled away so he was looking at me but still holding me in his arms. "And thank you for being there for me. Is it safe to assume you'll be my date for the signing party?"

His blue eyes looked down into mine and I felt myself melting. "Do I get to see you in this again?" I whispered, gesturing to the tux.

Yamato grinned and our faces slowly inched together. "As long as you wear that."

Our lips brushed together lightly. "Then you assumed correctly." He smiled again and captured my lips once more. I couldn't stop myself from smiling or kissing him back.

There was no one around, but it's just so addicting to kiss him. One kiss, and I just can't stop. The kisses grew more passionate, and I gently ran a hand through his blond locks. "Yama!" I giggled at his softly kissed my neck. "There's no one out here. We don't have to act."

His eyes met mine. "I know that," he whispered before reclaiming my lips. Well, who was I to argue? I brushed my tongue against his lips, and he let it in. I moaned as his hands caressed my bare shoulders. Finally, after a few more minutes, he pulled away. "But once I start kissing you, it's not easy to stop."

I felt blood rush to my cheeks. "You're such a sweet talker. Can we go back in now, or are there more surprises for me?"

He put on a pensive look. "I'm saving them for some other time," the blond answered mysteriously. "But, for right now, we can go back inside."

Yamato started walking in, and I just stared after him. Another surprise? Could he possibly think of me the same way I think of him? At the beginning I would have brushed this feeling off but there are so many things pointing in that direction? Could he really love me? Is that what one of the surprises could be?

"Sor, are you coming?"

I shot out of my trance, but made a mental note to talk to someone I can trust about this soon. "Of course." I walked up and linked my hand through his so I wouldn't get lost as we entered the crowded room again.

Who could I talk to? I need to tell someone who knows we're not really going out. I gulped, that leaves Yamato or Taichi. I'm not quite ready to confront the rock star about it. I don't want to end our friendship on a mistaken impulse, but do I really want to talk to Taichi? I'm just going to forget about it for tonight and worry about it tomorrow. Tonight's supposed to be fun and I don't need to spend the time worrying.

Music was blaring as we set foot in the gym. It seemed everyone there was dancing or just hanging around with friends, having a blast. "There they are." I pointed to one of the tables set up against the wall. Taichi, Koushiro, Mimi, and Tracey were all sitting down, talking and laughing.

"Let's go then." We worked our way through the crowd and finally made it to the table.

Taichi smiled when he saw us. "Where have you two been? Or should I ask, what have you been doing?"

"Hentai." He stuck his tongue out at me and I responded the same way.

"We were talking." Yamato replied, folding his arms.

Tracey snickered. "With what, your tongues?"

Koushiro laughed and turned to Tai. "So that's what they call it these days!"

"You all are hilarious." My eyes flashed dangerously in their direction as they all cracked up.

"Oh leave them alone, guys." Mimi faced Yamato and me. "Just ignore them. But I do have to tell you, Yamato, you have great fashion sense!"

"What are you talking about?" he wondered.

She gave a sly grin. "That shade of lipstick you're wearing is very in right now. I think Sora uses the same brand…"


"Are you ladies having a good time?" Mimi asked as we entered the bathroom. We'd been dancing with the guys and having a great time all night. But now it was time for a little girl talk. Tracey had announced she needed to use the bathroom, and Mimi and I had both followed. The guys had all given us strange looks, and Tai made some comment about girls always needing to use the bathroom in groups. Men…they'll never understand us women and vice versa. I have no idea what goes on inside their mind, and quite frankly, I'm not too sure I want to know what goes on inside Tai's mind.

"Of course!" Tracey and I responded in unison, both of us then laughing.

Mimi grinned. "I knew this was a good idea! By the way, Sora, I didn't get a chance to tell you congratulations for winning Queen and that I love your dress."

Tracey interrupted me before I could tell them I still didn't feel like I deserved the title or crown. "And to think she wanted to wear a kimono instead of this fabulous looking thing!"

The younger girl gasped. "Sora, why would you do that?"

I shrugged. "Nothing wrong with being conventional and traditional, right?" they both stared at me. "Okay, okay, this is an American tradition so I guess it does fit to dress the part. And I have to say I really like this dress."

Tracey beamed at me. "It looks great on you. Thank you so much, Sor, for inviting me here and introducing me to Taichi." She said as we gathered our purses and in Mimi's case, helped her gather up her cosmetics and put them in her purse. We walked back to the gym and saw the guys sitting down while the sounds of the Black Eyed Peas "Hey Mama" sounded in the background.

"What's Taichi doing?" Mimi stated, looking at the brunette. "He looks like a monkey."

"A cute monkey." Tracey answered, and I laughed at her comment.

We slowly approached, watching as the brunette jumped around in front of Yamato and Koushiro…singing along to the song?

"Hey Yama, tell the girl you love her, Yama! Get off your ass and let her know, Yama! We all know you love her Yama, please tell her soon, Yama!"

"What the hell are you going on about now, Taichi?" Tracey bluntly put it.

I sat down next to Yamato and raised an eyebrow. "I heard the song, now tell me what he was getting at."

The blond ran a hand through his hair. "It's nothing, Sor…"

"Nothing my ass, Yamato. Tell me. I won't take no for an answer."

He was cut off as Mr. Honda picked up the mike, and we all heard a loud screech. "Sorry about that everyone," the music ended, and he faced the crowd of teenagers, all of whom were wondering why he stopped. "I would like our King and Queen to come up here right now. Yamato, Sora, if you would please."

The blond looked at me, and we both stoodup, walkingto the front stage where Mr. Honda was standing. "What's this about?" the blond whispered.

"I think we're supposed to dance together or something. I'm really not too sure."

We reached the front, and Mr. Honda grinned at both of us. "Okay, it's now the time for the King and Queen's dance. But first, I'd like to give you both your crowns. You would have gotten them when you were announced earlier," he flushed, "but they weren't quite done."

Yamato and I exchanged a look and were both trying not to laugh. We had had Mr. Honda a few years ago and knew he wasn't the most organized teacher. "But now that that's taken care of…" Mimi came up onto the stage, obviously knowing what had been going on. She took the tiara Mr. Honda had and placed it on my head, and then put the large crown on Yamato's head.

The students, particularly, the female population began cheering and yelling. "Mr. DJ, would you please start the music. This is the dance for the King and Queen alone…" He motioned for us to walk down the steps and onto the middle of the dance floor. Yamato offered me his hand and together we walked down. The music started, and I wrapped my arms around his neck while he placed his around my waist. The music to the song "Eighth World Wonder" by Kimberley Locke began to play. (Not mine!)

"Well, this is a bit nerve-racking." Yamato joked as it seemed everyone was watching us and many of the people held their cameras up.

"You're telling me." I replied. I bit my lip before plunging ahead recklessly. "Yamato, tell me what Taichi was going on about before. I know it was about me."

He sighed. "Sora, it's nothing bad, I swear."

"Yamato, you gave me that last time he said something like that, but I know it's not the truth. I know you're keeping something from me, and it really hurts knowing you're not being honest. You can tell me anything, you know that."

"Of course I do. He was just talking about our little faux relationship."

"What about it?" I questioned, not letting him drop the topic.

"He just wanted to know how long it's going to last and just told me to be careful."

"Why would he tell you that?"

"Sor, I don't know how long this could get, but I don't want to do anything that'll seriously hurt the two of us. The paparazziis going to have a field day after the prom and want to know everything about our relationship."

"He doesn't want us to get in so deep that we end up doing something we regret." He paused. "But can we just stop talking about this? We're supposed to be enjoying ourselves, not bickering. All I can think about is the fact I'm here with a beautiful women, and we're arguing about stuff."

I blushed. "I'm not beautiful."

His deep eyes looked into mine. "Don't say that. You are too modest for your own good. Sora, you are the most beautiful woman I've ever met. Sure, others may be prettier or gorgeous, but you're beautiful on the inside and outside. I know you don't believe you should've won Queen, but believe me, people chose you for more reasons than the fact you and I are dating."

His eyes told me he wouldn't argue anymore, and he had me somewhat convinced.

"Fine, I don't agree with you about the Queen thing, but I agree we should stop arguing about something stupid like that."

He grinned at me. "Well that's a step I guess." The music stopped, and people began clapping and cheering.

"Yes, let's give King Yamato Ishida, and Queen Sora Takenouchi one last round of applause. Congratulations you two." Mr. Honda announced.

"I LOVE you, Yama!" a voice shouted out followed by "Marry me Yama-kun!" "I'm your number one fan!"

"We love you, Sora!" Yamato and I looked at each other and cracked up as we saw Taichi, Tracey, Mimi, and Koushiro all shouting.

Yamato shook his head. "We have very odd friends."

"You're telling me."

"Attention everyone," Mr. Honda called out, "the dance will be ending in half an hour, at which time you can make your way to the recreational center for the after prom."

Murmurs rose up through the crowd, and I could tell everyone was wondering what exactly this after prom would be like. "Let's get back to the peanut gallery." The blond mumbled, causing me to laugh.

"You two looked so cute out there." Tracey squealed.

Mimi nodded her head. "And I got pictures!"

I rolled my eyes. "Whatever you two say. Now come on guys, we've only got a few more dances left, let's get out there…"


"You tired?" a husky voice whispered in my ear.

I smiled at Yamato, resting my head against his shoulder. "A bit. But I had fun tonight."

"I'm glad. I did too."

We were sitting at one of the tables in the center watching the hypnotist work his magic. Taichi was up there and so was Tracey. Mimi had given me her camera while she went off to play some slot machine games the class had set up, telling me to use as many pictures as I wanted.

That was exactly what I did.

Taichi and Tracey had been two of the first people to volunteer to be hypnotized. Yamato and I both continually told them no when they asked us to join them, and finally they left us alone. Koushiro and Mimi on the other hand were busy playing a bunch of the different games.

So the blond and I grabbed some of the food that was supplied and sat down to watch what funny things our friends would do. "This is going to be good," Yamato said as he slipped off his tux jacket and wrapped it around my shivering arms.

"Thanks, you're right though. They tend to do some crazy things when they're not hypnotized."

Taichi and Tracey were joined up on the stage by fifteen other people, and it seemed most of the students there were eager to see this. We all watched as the hypnotist slowly put them to sleep and began announcing the things to do. The first person up was convinced he was a sumo wrestler, and he and another guy started setting up to fight.

Next came a girl and the hypnotist made her sing "I'm a Little Teapot" and do the actions along with it. There were a few more odd tasks, and then it was Tracey's turn.

"You are a mother duck, and someone is after your ducklings…" the hypnotist told her. Tracey immediately jumped up from the seat she was sitting in and flapped her arms around, making weird noises.

Yamato and I were doubled over in laughter, leaning up against each other for support. "Oh my God!" I exclaimed as I began to take pictures of her. "She's going to die when she finds out what she ended up doing!"

"You're telling me. It looks like Taichi's next. Get the camera ready, Sor."

The hypnotist cleared his throat. "You, sir, are a mother, breastfeeding your new born baby and trying to get her to go to sleep."

Taichi immediately stood up and unbuttoned his shirt. He cradled his arms as if he had a baby in them. He held his arms up to his chest and began rocking them back and forth, mumbling little things.

"Hahahahaha!" the blond next to me was beside himself. I was crackling up as well, taking picture after picture. I'm so glad I didn't volunteer for this. Yama and I looked at each other, than back up at the stage where the people were, and Tai was still rocking his pretend baby.

"Hold it together, Ishida." A voice said, and I recognized the three other members of The Teen-Age Wolves approaching. "We're going to be needing your voice in the future apparently."

They sat down next to us and while Yamato tried to wipe the tears out of his eyes, I answered for him. "It appears that way. Congratulations you guys, I'm so glad you got—" Akira held up a hand.

"Thanks," he smiled at me, "we're trying to keep it on the down low though. We don't want many people to know about it yet. Besides our parents and siblings, I think you're the only person we agreed we could trust."

I looked up at the stage. "I'm glad you guys can trust me. I can see why you didn't choose Taichi, though."

Yutaka laughed. "Yeah, it is pretty apparent." He faced Yamato. "Dude, I talked to Makoto today…"

The blond finally was able to control his laughter and groaned. "He called me like, five times, but every time I saw his number, I let the phone ring."

Takaishi gave him a high-five. "That's exactly what I did. I'm so sick and tired of his crap. We've got to get rid of him."

"You're telling me." Akira answered. "He told me that because we got the deal and all, we're going to have to focus everything on the band now and remove all distractions."

Yamato's eyes grew dark. "That's what I thought he was going to tell me and one of the reasons why I didn't answer my phone."

Yutaka's face fell. "You should have heard what he told me…"

"Sora? Yamato? Can I talk to you two for a moment?" Our group looked up to see Jun standing in front of us.

"Go right ahead," Takashi said, "we were just getting ready to leave. We'll talk to you tomorrow, Yama."

"K, later." He replied. Jun sat down where Takashi had been sitting and took a deep breath.

"Guys, I was wrong."

"Huh?" Yamato and I replied in unison. "What are you getting at?"

"I want to apologize again." She paused. "I'll start at the beginning because I'm obviously confusing you. From the time Taichi told me you two were a couple, I haven't believed it. I've been trying to prove your relationship isn't true and that it was all fabricated. But after what Mizuki told me happened at rehearsal the other day and after just watching the two of you together, especially after tonight, I want to say I was wrong. You two do really love each other, and this relationship isn't faux. You guys really are going out, and I think it's about high time I admitted it."

Yamato and I both stared at her. I looked at her face and from the look, this time, could tell she truly meant every word. Sadly, what she's apologizing for is not right. Our relationship is fabricated, but I guess in the end, we did do a good job acting.

"Jun, I don't know what to say." Yama suddenly answered. "Sora thought you were up to something, sorry to say, but…"

She held up a hand. "I wouldn't try to intentionally break you to up. That's just stupid. That's something she would do." Jun pointed to Mizuki and rolled her eyes. "She's driving me absolutely insane. I'm going to try to get her to understand you two really are a couple, but I can't guarantee anything. But most of all I want to apologize and just try and start a friendship with you two."

"Jun…thanks. I'm sorry for doubting you before." I answered.

She smiled. "Sora, you had every right to doubt me. I haven't exactly made some of the best decisions regarding pursuing band members…" she trailed off and earned a light chuckle from Yamato. "But the point is, I know I've been an idiot and would just like to start out on a new foot with you two."

This time, I really did know she was telling the truth. It was women's intuition. Jun can be a good actress, but this time it was authentic, I'm sure of it. "I forgive you Jun, and I really do hope we can be friends."

The blond extended a hand to her. "Me too. But, Jun, if any funny business comes from you, or we found out you are lying to us…" he didn't need to finish his sentence because she understood.

"Of course. Well, I'll see you two later. And congratulations to both of you for winning." She pointed at our crowns, which we had been allowed to keep and were surprisingly still wearing.

She left and Yamato, and I looked at each other. "Now that probably took a lot for her to say." I murmured as Yamato wrapped and arm around me, and we faced the stage again, where people were starting to return to normal.

"I think Jun has finally matured and understood," he kissed my cheek. "We did it."

"What?"

"We were able to convince Jun we are a couple." Yamato replied.

I grinned. "Yeah, I guess we really did. Who would have thought?"

"I agree. But it definitely took a lot." Yama looked at his watch. "It's 3:35. I think I'm going to call the limo driver and tell him to pick us up cause it looks like Tracey and Taichi are back to their normal selves, well as normal as they get."

I laughed at his comment and nodded. "I think that's a good idea." Catching Mimi's eye, I mouthed that we were going to leave soon. She and Koushiro finished up their game and joined us while Tai and Tracey approached from the other side."

"That was definitely a fun night." Taichi stated, holding my cousin's hand in his.

"Prodigious, that's for sure." Koushiro mused and we all laughed.

"I called the limo and it should be here soon." Yama replied. "So I take it everyone had fun tonight?" we all nodded or answered in little statements. "That's good. And by the way, Tracey, Taichi, I loved your duck and new mother actions. They were pretty darn good. You're some good actors."

Tracey rose an eyebrow. "What are you talking about?" Mimi and I filled them in, and they both turned bright red.

"Wait till you see the pictures!" Yamato goaded. "You two should really take up acting!"

Taichi smirked. "I'd say you and Sora are much better actors than we are, Yamato. You have quite a few people convinced…"

Yamato and my face's both blanched. "What are you talking about?" Koushiro wondered.

"Nothing, he's just being stupid." I replied. "Come on guys, the limo should be here soon." I glared at the brunette and he gulped, knowing his big mouth had nearly blown it.

As we walked toward the door, Tracey revealed she would be leaving tomorrow, and I knew it would be a sad time. She and Taichi had grown pretty close over the past two weeks, and I was going to miss seeing her everyday.

"You okay?" Yamato whispered as we approached the door.

"Yeah, I'll be okay." I forced a smile. There are so many things going on in my head. Yamato, the band's contract, Yamato, Taichi and Tracey, Yamato, Tracey leaving, Jun's confession, Yamato, and Mizuki. I caught the girl's glance before I walked out the door and could see her glaring at me.

I have a very strong feeling we're going to have some sort of confrontation in the next few days. And I have a feeling the next week is going to be full of all sorts of surprises and revelations, hopefully including Yamato and my future. Next week…it's definitely going to be interesting…

A/N: Please review. This chapter, yeah, wasn't one of my better ones but I was trying to build up a lot of the stuff and leave a lot of clues for what's going to happen next chapter. I can promise next chapter will be BIG, and everything will start to be revealed…on that note, please review, and I hope you enjoyed the chapter!