Blind Date Disaster
Summary: There are two kinds of blind dates. One is where you hit off perfectly, get hitched and ride away to the sunset. The other is when you end up hating each other's guts and pray never to see each other again. Guess what? My blind date was the latter. Daikeru, Taito
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Chapter Two: Discovery
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"Dai?" Taichi started hesitantly. It had been a day after their big fight over his blind date, which Tai had promised never to mention again. Daisuke had relaxed a bit, seeing that he was actually cooking breakfast for both of them. Still, the tension was there. And he wanted to get rid of that. Desperately.
"Yes?" Daisuke's voice was still a little miffed. "What, the pancakes aren't hot enough for you?"
…Yup. Daisuke was still mad. "…You still want me to help you around the school, right?"
"Well, I could always get Hikari to do it, if you're planning on having me meet some other blond boy who would ruin my life forever," was the very clever response.
Tai sighed. "I already said sorry, Dai. What else do you want me to do, crawl over broken glass?"
"That sounds like a great idea, Taichi. When do you want me to buy the mirror I'm going to break?" Daisuke snapped.
Taichi lowered his head. Since none of his futile attempts to apologize weren't working, he decided that acting subjugated and not saying anything in his defense would be the next best approach.
There was uncomfortable silence as they both ate their breakfast—Daisuke eating faster than normal. Then he stood up. "I'm going to school already, Tai. See you there." And his roommate left the apartment hurriedly.
The taller boy sighed. Now how—and when—was he going to explain to Daisuke that his blind date was also going to the same school as he was?
VVV
Yamato walked alongside his younger brother, who was walking far too briskly than normal. They were on the way to their school. "I never thought I'd see the day when you'd be excited to go to school," he joked. The younger boy glared at him. "C'mon, Keru. You can't stay mad at me forever."
Takeru scowled. "Wanna bet?"
"It can't have been that bad," Yamato nagged. "The date, I mean. Besides—" he cut himself off when Takeru gave him his most frightening glare yet. Time for a subject change. Even Yamato knew when to keep his mouth shut, especially about particularly touchy subjects. "…Hikari is probably going to be your classmate. That's good, right?"
His brother stopped glaring, and was able to form a small smile. "Yeah…I haven't seen her all throughout summer. What's she busy with?"
"Tai said she's been busy getting ready for the tryout of the school paper," Matt replied, glad they had gotten off the touchy subject. "She wants to be the newspaper photographer."
TK nodded. "That sounds…" he hesitated, then continued, "…great."
"What about you? Don't you want to try a hand at writing too?" Yamato grinned. "You're pretty good at it."
Takeru blushed. "I don't know, Oni-chan…I've never been too confident about my writing skills."
"That's because you don't let anybody else know about it," Matt admonished. "Well, except me, anyway."
"Right…" He shrugged, and quickly changed the subject. "Hey, we're here!"
"Right…" Matt found himself imitating his brother's hesitant tone of voice. Unwilling as he was to change the subject, that tone meant that the conversation was closed. "You've gotten your schedule already, right?"
Takeru nodded. "A week ago."
"Okay then. Let's go see if we can see Tai and the others before the bell rings."
VVV
As his brother led him through the hallways of his new school, Takeru felt his curiosity and excitement mounting. He had a very good feeling that this was going to be a great new year. And he was going to be with Hikari again.
Yagami Hikari was Tai's younger sister, and was also his closest friend. They had known each other since they were kids; mainly because of the fact that their brothers were the best of friends back then. Naturally, they introduced Hikari and him to one another, and they had hit it off very well.
When his brother and Tai reached high school, they moved to a new school, and Hikari also decided to move to an elementary school closer to her brother's new school. Takeru wanted to move too, but his parents—or should he say his mom—decided that moving in the middle of elementary was pointless, so he remained in his old school. He still kept contact with Kari, of course, but it had gotten a little harder to do so over the years. But now they were going to be schoolmates again, and that made it so much better.
"Matt!" Takeru looked up to see his brother's friends enthusiastically waving at them. "TK!"
"Hey," Yamato greeted them.
Takenouchi Sora, Koushiro Izumi and Kido Jyou motioned for both of them to come over, which they both did. Sora patted TK's hair fondly, then she turned Matt.
"Hey! How have you been guys doing?" Sora asked. "Wasn't summer just fantastic?"
Takeru grinned. "Ok, I guess. It wasn't soo bad." Unless if we count that stupid blind date… he thought silently.
"Takeru was so excited to go to high school," Yamato teased. Everyone laughed. "I mean, I'm actually in school thirty minutes before the bell rings. That's a major sign." TK blushed and hit his brother lightly to make him stop.
"Well, I used to feel the same way, back when we first moved here," Koushiro admitted. "And I still do, I guess."
"Gee, just because we're not a genius like you are doesn't mean you have to rub it in," Sora said, rolling her eyes. "Some people don't exactly enjoy school, you know." She smirked. "And Jyou's going to college next year, too!"
"And so will we in two years," Yamato reminded her.
"Anyway, enjoy freshman year," Jyou told Takeru, returning to the former subject. "Teachers tend to give you an easy time while you're still there."
Yamato looked around. "By the way…where's Mimi?" he asked, referring to his ex-girlfriend.
"Right here!" Tachikawa Mimi announced, running up to them. Everyone stopped to stare at their cheerful friend. Her originally brown hair was now pink. "So? Do you like my hair?" She modeled around for a few minutes.
"You…you dyed your hair pink!" Koushiro gasped, open-mouthed.
"Why? Don't you like it?" Mimi asked worriedly, touching her hair. "Does it look bad? I thought it looked good…"
Sora managed to snap out of her daze. "It looks great!" She gushed. "You look like a movie star, Mimi, it's amazing!" She touched Mimi's hair. "I love what you did to it!"
"Regret breaking up with me now, Ishida?" Mimi teased, winking at Yamato.
Yamato rolled his eyes. "Keep it up, Tachikawa, and I might go back being heterosexual."
The five of them started laughing and joking about one another. Takeru tuned out of their conversation, losing himself in his own thoughts.
His brother and Tai only started dating the past year. Before that, Taichi was with Sora, and Yamato was with Mimi. It wasn't long before they realized they had feelings for one another, though they tried to deny it. Typical.
Strangle, Sora and Mimi were very understanding about it. In fact, they were the one who—subtly—plotted getting them together. And also, so Tai and Oni-chan wouldn't get discriminated in school, they kept up the façade that they were still with their respective ex-boyfriends. Takeru didn't know if he would ever be able to find a friend as nice and wonderful as that, except maybe Hikari-chan.
Koushiro and Jyou were also a little shocked by the discovery, but later on got used to the idea. Takeru couldn't imagine having such supportive friends, especially over his sexuality. Takeru found out he was also inclined to guys when Yamato began crushing on Tai. He hadn't told anyone, except his brother. Eventually, all of his brother's friends found out, but they were also okay about it. But still—they weren't his friends, and he desperately wanted to find someone whom he could trust enough to tell such an important secret. Hikari, of course, knew about it, but since it had been so long since they've hung out with one another, Takeru was getting lonely for another confidante.
"Hmm…so where's your boyfriend, Matt?" Koushiro asked.
"Yeah…I thought Tai would be all excited for today because he gets to help Dai…su…" Jyou cut himself off as Yamato started making frantic gestures. "Uh…"
"What?" Takeru questioned. They all shot Yamato puzzled looks.
"Ah…hahaha…it's nothing…Takeru, you should get going to class already!" Yamato said hastily. "Off you go then!" With that his brother, nearly pushed him out of the hallway.
Takeru blinked. What was wrong with his brother?
VVV"What the hell was that about?" Mimi asked when Yamato returned. "Spill."
"Uh…Tai and I had TK and Dai go out on a blind date…" Yamato winced. "Let's just say it didn't go too well."
"Ouch…" Sora nodded sympathetically. "So you'd rather not mention him while TK's around?"
"Well, Dai's going to this school too, so we'll have a big problem in our hands, shall we?" Koushiro reminded him.
Yamato nodded. "I know! I just have a very strange feeling something's going to happen…and it involves explosives, for some strange reason," he added grimly. "I know I shouldn't be so pessimistic, but…"
Jyou looked around. "Hey…Tai's here." They all turned to see the brown-haired idiot running up to them, looking out of breath.
"Hi, guys," he greeted, panting. "Oh man…I wasn't able to catch up with him…"
"Him who?" Sora questioned.
"Daisuke." Tai cringed. "He was still mad at me because of that blind date…and I bet he'll be madder when he finds out Takeru's in this school too."
"Tsk, tsk." Mimi shook her head. "Guys, haven't you learned? Matchmaking is our specialty, not yours! Unless we planned it, it'll never go well."
Jyou looked at his watch. "Class begins in fifteen minutes…gotta go. See you guys at lunch!" And the senior of the group waved goodbye to the mass of juniors, and took off.
Yamato sighed. "We are so screwed, aren't we?"
"Yeah. I was thinking of hiding inside your house from Dai's protection after today, seeing as he'll want to skin me alive…but as Takeru will be there…" Tai shook his head. "Say, want to pass by a funeral home and buy a coffin?"
Mimi, Sora and Koushiro exchanged glances. "Good luck to both of you," was the only thing the three was able to say sympathetically.
VVVDaisuke had arrived at school early, and he was the first in their classroom. He sat there silently. He felt a little guilty about treating Taichi like he did. After all, it wasn't exactly his fault. Tai was just trying to help him. He didn't deserve the moody treatment—a little, yes, but he was getting far too harsh for his own liking. He decided that he would make up with Tai later. Unless the brunette made yet another unforgivable blunder, but it didn't seem likely.
Besides, Tai was practically his brother, and he had even gone through all the trouble to get him a blind date. It wasn't the smartest thing he had ever done, but it was the thought that counted, right? He couldn't help but feel so grateful to Hikari-chan for introducing them. In fact, Hikari often jokingly commented that ever since he and Tai became best of friends, she practically got another brother. Even Mrs. Yagami treated him like a surrogate son.
Speaking of Hikari…he wondered how she was doing. Hikari was the younger sister of Tai. When she had moved to their school, he instantly became infatuated with her. However, she only liked him as a friend, and eventually his ardor cooled down, and they became great friends. In fact, she was practically his best friend—next to Taichi, of course.
He wondered how she was doing. Ever since he had moved to Tai's apartment in preparation for high school, he hardly had time to see her. He sort of missed her. Kari was one of the few people whom he could talk his problems over—and be accepted and understood. Truth be told, he had told her the huge secret about his sexuality before anybody else. And she was great about it.
"Dai!" Daisuke looked up at the sound of his nickname. His eyes widened. Speak of the devil…
"Kari-chan!" He greeted enthusiastically, and running up to hug the brown-haired girl. "How are you doing?"
"Great!" Hikari answered cheerfully. "I've been so busy over the summer taking photographs—I have a great feeling I'll pass this time!"
Daisuke smiled encouragingly at her. "Of course you will!" He knew that it had been Hikari's dream for a very long time to become the newspaper photographer for the high school paper. And he had great confidence in Hikari's skills. He let go of her. "You're the best photographer I've known."
Hikari blushed. "Oh, stop it. You're embarrassing me." She grabbed a seat and plopped down on it; Daisuke pulled another chair and sat next to her.
"You've gotten so pretty over the summer…do you have a boyfriend yet?" He winked teasingly at her.
She laughed. "Haha, Dai…very funny. Been busy, remember?" Hikari pushed her hair back. "And what about you? Got a boyfriend already?"
Daisuke rolled his eyes. "Yeah right, Kari-chan…I just had a recent run-in with a certain guy, and that particular incident seems enough to turn me off from guys permanently."
"Why? What happened?" Hikari asked curiously, and with a hint of worry in her voice.
He waved it away. "It's not really important. Forget about it."
Hikari bit her lip, but let it go. She didn't want to force him to tell her. "Okay. So, have you seen Miyako already?"
Inoue Miyako was Hikari's best friend. Well, maybe closest friend. She was a year older than her and Daisuke, but she and Hikari got along very well. Daisuke didn't know how the two met, but after Hikari introduced them to one another, life had never been the same. Anyway, Miyako had also moved to this school, and she was now a sophomore while they were freshmen.
Daisuke shot her a look. "I'll live for the rest of my life happily without ever seeing again…she is so annoying!" He whined.
It was a bit of an understatement they didn't get along too well. It wasn't as if they were really fighting…more like constant bickering. Daisuke liked having her around sometimes, because Hikari could get too perfect at times. He needed someone who could balance the scale. However, Miyako was obsessed with guys. She was really scary when it came to that. She was also extremely smart, especially when it came to computers.
"Oh, you," Kari remarked, laughing. "She's not that bad…though I have to say every time you encountered one another violence would ensue."
"Got that right," Daisuke said, nodding. They always ended arguing about petty things. Hikari was used to them doing that, though, so she hardly minded anymore.
Hikari rolled her eyes. "You are being such a drama queen. Miyako's one of my closest girl friends."
"Choose your friends wisely, Kari-chan."
The girl shook her head. "Hmph…we're having a sarcasm attack, aren't we…how about Iori?"
Hida Iori was another one of their friends. He was younger by one year, though. Next year he was also going to move to their school. Hikari and Miyako had gotten to know him when they tutored several younger students. The four of them used to hang out a lot, until Miyako moved to a new school. Iori also got caught up with his kendo. Hikari went crazy with photographing, and he had ended up hanging around Tai.
"I haven't seen him for a while," he admitted. "In fact, I'm always with Tai nowadays."
Hikari giggled. "I hope Oni-chan hasn't gotten you in trouble."
Oh, he has… Daisuke thought grimly. But he promised himself he would let it go, so he didn't comment anymore.
"Kari?" Their conversation was suddenly interrupted by a male voice. They both looked up.
Hikari's eyes widened, and she went up to hug the newcomer. "TK!" she shouted, running into his arms.
"Ohmigod! You're here! We're going to be classmates again! This is so cool!"
Daisuke sat there, frozen. What the hell was he doing here! And how the hell did he know Hikari?
He noticed the fact that Takeru didn't seem to notice him. So far, so good…
Hikari let go of him. "I'm so happy! This is just so great!" she babbled cheerfully. "I really missed you over the years!"
Daisuke felt himself get a little jealous. Just how far was his relationship with Kari-chan? Especially since Kari was practically his best friend.
Takeru smiled at her. "I've been doing okay, Kari…" his eyes suddenly turned to met Daisuke's, and they considerably widened.
Hikari suddenly turned to Daisuke. "Ohmigod! I haven't introduced you yet, haven't I?" She grabbed Daisuke by the arm forcefully, almost pushing him to Takeru.
"Easy, Kari!" he protested. " I might need this arm someday."
She rolled her eyes. "Takeru, this is my classmate and close friend, Motomiya Daisuke. He's best friends with Taichi. Dai, this is Takaishi Takeru, my previous best friend from my old school. He's Yamato-kun's little brother."
Takeru managed to make a small forced smile. "Hikari? We've met."
She blinked. "Y-you have?"
Daisuke pulled away. "Uh, yeah."
I'd rather not talk about it… was the exact same thought that ran in their mind. I am so going to kill someone.
In the third floor, in a junior classroom, Taichi felt himself get tense all of the sudden. Yamato gripped his hand. "Why am I getting this horrible feeling?" He whispered to his boyfriend.
Yamato nodded. "This is bad. Real bad."
VVVEnd of 2nd Chappie! Did I get the last names right? Please feel free to correct me and any of my grammatical mistakes (no one's perfect!)
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