So, this is chapter 2 of this epic. Anyways, this is from Yamato's POV. Oh, if you're kind of squeamish, sorry about the following chapter. I don't own this digimon, but if I did, season 4 would never had happened! JK. It's not my cup of tea, but I'm not that cruel.

Chapter 2: For One Minute, I Forgot You

Sora… and I? That still sounds funny, even if it's just in my head… Taichi went through all that trouble, just to set her up with me. Why? It's not like he could hide his feelings for Sora. The way they're buddy-buddy all the time, you'd think they're happily married with children… The whole thing's confusing as it is. I remembered the day I told Taichi I wanted to ask Sora to the prom. I thought he would have killed me. He just stood there… and said 'ok.' Then, he insisted on helping me plan the whole date out. He was happy, but it was a façade. You can tell deep down, his heart was wrenching. I tried to confront him, but he kept saying that she liked me. Sora liked me. Sora was crazy for me. Sora and I? Really?

"Umm… Hello! Earth to Yamato! Yamato? Are you ok?"

"Oh… Sorry Koushiro… what were we talking about?"

"Well, as I recalled, you called me here to fix your computer. I started at it, and I asked you how your date with Sora 4 days ago went, and you didn't answer, and I was waiting for you… that was 20 minutes ago, and I'm still waiting…"

"It was… okay."

"Only… okay? Yamato, you should be jumping for joy! It's Sora Takenouchi! She's like… the hottest girl in our school! Man… just thinking about her…"

That little horny boy is right. It is Sora Takenouchi. She's the girl who's had the biggest crush on me since we first arrived in the digital world. Must have been my… my…Jeez, I don't know what she sees in me. I'm not even sure about this whole thing. I'm not sure of myself…

"Why does she like me?…"

"You mean… you don't know?"

Did I say that out loud? Man, I gotta play it cool…

"Yah… Do you know why? I mean, it's not like I don't know… It's just I'd like to be reminded once in a while… you know, to see how much a friend such as yourself knows me…"

Bravo, Yamato… Bravo…

"I'll give you the benefit of the doubt… Sora likes you because of what a great brother, great musician, great chef, and great friend you are. Plus, she knows you can appear cold on the outside, but she loves the sensitive side that you rarely show…"

"Oh… Really?"

I'm beginning to look good. Hehe… I should be proud of myself, but I still don't know why she would want to be with me… and another thing…

"Yah…"

"Koushiro, I was wondering… How did you know all that?"

"Someone… told me. Anyways, I got to go… I have… a… date."

"Ooh. Koushiro found love on the web? Who is she… or he?"

"She… is someone I've been talking to online… for a while…"

"Do I know her?"

"I don't… know. Gotta go! Your computer is all fixed. Bye!"

Koushiro made sure that I didn't ask him any more questions. He left in such a hurry. Sorta freaky knowing that this whole time Izzy wasn't articulate like he usually is. Something is probably on his mind. It's probably this mystery girl that I may or may not know. I wonder who she is. Anyways…

"I wonder… Why? This whole thing is making me…"

Blah. Maybe I should keep myself occupied, rather than dwelling on this shit. I still don't understand why Sora likes me. And why did I ask Sora out? And why Taichi isn't killing me, or let alone, why is he helping me get her? I always thought he like her… No. Enough of this. Maybe I should clean the apartment. It has been quite messy ever since Dai moved in. It's not like he's an inconvenience… he's just… messy. Besides, Takeru is supposed to help me, but he's been so damn busy. 'You expect me to clean, Yama? Sorry, but I can't. I have a date tonight.' Or, 'No can do, Yama… I don't want to…' What kind of fuckin' excuse is that? That's it.

"Oh, I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind right now! Even if he's fuckin' asleep. I'm gonna wake his lazy ass up!"

Should I knock? Nah!

"Takeru! Clean up this fuckin' mess! It's not like you do anything around here! All you do is sleep, eat, and have sex with your…"

Daisuke? Takeru, and Daisuke? Together? In bed? What the hell is happening today? Jeez, my life just gets more bizarre by the minute… I thought Takeru and Hikari were perfect together, but now I see him doing it with Daisuke… What's going on? He has a lot of explaining to do… Am I still staring at them, because now they're both staring at me… naked. Bah! Maybe I should stop staring, for once again, I'm stuck in another awkward situation…

"I guess I have a lot of explaining to do, Oniichan…'

"Not really me, but rather, Hikari…"

I could see the tears in both Takeru and Daisuke's eyes. The tears in Takeru's eyes were those of hatred for what he has done. The tears in Dai's eyes were those of concern for his newfound lover. The two tried to explain themselves, and I just stood there, and listened… this is gonna be good. I could always use more unnecessary drama in my life. I'm just glad that I'm not the center of it, this time…

"I'll come out and say it. Dai and I have always been great friends ever since that first day of middle school. Ever since then, I had this tiny crush on Dai that turned into a full-fledged infatuation. I was the first person he came out to. I remember that night. He came here, and he was crying. He was hysterical. I asked him what's wrong, and then he stared at me, with those puppy-dog eyes of his… and he said… 'I like boys…'"

"I was terrified of what you were gonna tell me next, but then you were like… 'I understand…' and you kissed me."

"Yah. And ever since then, we've had this secret relationship, and we've been in love ever since."

I see… good point. But poor Hikari. Or, as a matter of fact, poor Daisuke. How can he just sit there idly by and watch the love of his life have some out-in-the-open relationship?

"You're probably wondering why I let Takeru go out with Hikari. She'd always tell me how in love she was with him. She'd go on and on for hours about him. Yah, it hurted so much to hear her talk about my guy, but I couldn't let her be crushed like that. It wasn't fair to her because this silly crush developed months after they've been together. I loved her too much."

"You loved her so much, you would be willing the pawn out your boyfriend, my brother, to some girl?"

"Yah. Takeru was happy with it in the beginning. He hid it so well. Just seeing my two best friends happy made me happy."

"Oniichan, we both love Hikari… But, lately, she doesn't seem like herself. She seems bored with me. I talked to Dai about it, and he comforted me… and things developed…"

"And that's what brings us here today, right, you two?"

Oh, brother…

"Anyways, we'll both make you breakfast, Oniichan. Isn't that right, Dai?"

"Sure… I'm surprised you still had an appetite after what you saw…"

Suddenly Dai was blushing. He never ceases to amaze me. You can tell he's really in love with my brother…

"Nah. Us boys gotta eat sometimes, right? Now get some clothes on and make me some breakfast… ok?"

Look at them. They're so happy together. Takeru and Daisuke seem like they don't have a care in the world when they're together. They're just laughing and making a mess in the kitchen. That's true love right there. But I still don't get it. Why do I still have this nagging feeling inside me? What is it? Sora may be happy with me, but am I happy with her? Takeru went at it the wrong way. He's deceiving Hikari…

"Takeru, don't you feel like you're deceiving Hikari? You're messing around with Daisuke, while at the same time trying to be deeply in love with Hikari, even though you're not…"

He froze there, while his love was caressing him from behind. Both had failed to notice that the pan was smoking. Despite that, Takeru and Daisuke began to get teary-eyed again. Again, Takeru had a look of guilt, and Daisuke, a look of concern. Finally, Takeru spoke words I would never forget...

"I have been. I'm going to tell her. I shouldn't have deceived her the way that I did. I guess I shouldn't have listened to Taichi…"

"Taichi? What does he have to do with this?"

"He told me the best way to love someone is to make them happy, regardless of what you felt. I wanted Hikari happy, not heartbroken. I didn't want to hurt her for such selfish reasons. But I guess I have to listen to my own feelings…"

Listen to my own feelings? Maybe they'll know what to do if they were in my situation…

"Hey guys… I have… I mean, my friend that you don't know has a problem. Yah! He isn't sure if he should go to the prom with this one girl. He wanted to for a long time, but when he finally got the chance and she said yes, he felt… different… what should I… I mean, what should he do?"

"Yamato, sounds like this guy's pretty messed up…"

"Dai, that's not nice…"

"Hehe… You know me… Anyways, I don't wanna interrupt a conversation between two loving brothers such as yourself… I'm gonna take a shower… I'll be waiting for you, Takeru…"

And with a gentle kiss, that little punk Daisuke went off to shower, leaving my brother blushing, and God knows what below the waist, which is something I didn't want to know what was happening. Damn, that's love.

"Uhh… Oniichan, where were we?"

"We were talking about my… friend's problem."

"Oh, right… Your friend's problem… I know your situation. Taichi talked to me about the whole thing. He didn't want me to tell you this, but hearing from Dai how down he was, I think you're the only one who could help… Yamato… Taichi loves Sora so much, you don't even know."

Literally, I was speechless. Taichi loves Sora. I didn't know that… did I?

"What? What are you talking about?"

"One time I went to Hikari's house to work with her for a science project. So, I rang the doorbell, but Taichi answered. He was crying, and I asked him what was wrong. Apparently, he just went on a double date with Sora…"

"This was back in middle school, right?"

"Yah. I asked him how it went. He said that he had a great time. He truly thought that this was the day he would profess his love for her. After Mimi had to calm you down because you didn't wanna ride some 'fuckin' dinky roller coaster,' Sora and him ran off to be alone. Taichi told me that something happened that night that devastated him ever since. His kissed Sora."

What? Why has he never told me this? Why hasn't Sora?

"Oh. What happened?"

"When Taichi was about to tell her how much she loved her, she told him that she only liked him as a friend. Ever since then, they've been best friends. But, inside, it was tearing him apart. He's still madly in love with Sora, even when she would talk about how much she likes you…"

I see.

"Ever since then, he's been trying to get you two together, for the sake of Sora's happiness…"

That explains everything.

"I see. My best friend was willing to sacrifice so much for Sora… I have a lot of thinking to do."

"Whacha gonna do, Oniichan?"

"I don't know, but I gotta fix this mess. Takeru, can you get me my phone book? I gotta call in a favor…"

"Sounds sweet, Oniichan! But, I can't help you. I have to take a shower…"

Uggh. I forgot all about that. Thanks, Takeru.

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