Chapter 12: Goodbye Matsumoto

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Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon.

Warning: This is shounen-ai aka male/male so if you're offended/disgusted/plain hate it, leave now!

A/N: I know this took forever. I'm sooooooooooo sorry! Really, I am. I'm such a lazy bum. And sorry to disappoint anyone but...this is NOT the last chapter. I know. Sad. T-T. Actually I'm working on the next chapter but it's driving me crazy. I'll talk more about that in the A/N that comes at the end of this chapter. ANYWAYS...please R&R! And as usual...no flames :P . Hope you like it!

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-----Tai's POV-----

I pinched myself. No, it wasn't a dream. We were sitting in a restaurant like newlyweds, staring into each other's eyes. The world seemed to stop spinning. We were actually and truly together. I never would've thought. After the food arrived, I just started gobbling down food and talking while Yama looked at me. I really didn't mind. Sometimes when Kotsuki looked at me, it made me nervous. When Yama looked at me, I felt honored that such an angel would look at me.

After finishing dinner, I suggested going back to Yama's hotel room. I didn't want to face that lying scum Kotsuki. We were in the hotel elevator when my cell phone rang. Kotsuki.

"Hello?" I answered as nicely as possible.

"Hi koi!" Yama made a face. Obviously he had heard that.

"Hey Kotsuki."

"I've been so worried! We all have! Has anything happened?"

"No no. Nothing to worry about. I'll be back soon!" Not wanting to hear more, I hung up. Matt laughed.

"Let's go pay a visit to Kotsuki," he said.

"Do we really have to?" I whined, giving him puppy eyes. He kissed me lightly.

"C'mon. I'd like to catch the two doing something. Anyways, my hands are itching to punch someone."

"I'm sure they'd love to see you too," I smiled.

At Kotsuki's

-----Narrator-----

"Mother, I'm sure he'll be here very soon. He said so himself."

"I know Kotsuki. It's just that it's so dark."

"Maybe Daddy's lost," Suto suggested. He was sitting at the window looking out.

"Well, Motawa and I will be in my room," Kotsuki informed. The two then rushed into Kotsuki's room.

"Are you sure this is fine?" Motawa asked as Kotsuki locked the door.

"Relax. Even if Tai comes, he'll make an entrance at the door. We'll know. You know Tai."

"That I do," Motawa sighed.

They started making out when suddenly they heard Suto shouting, "Daddy's home! Daddy's home!" The two immediately pulled apart. When they got to the front door, they were surprised to see Matt standing right next to Tai.

"Hi Matt!" Suto was saying happily.

"Hey Suto. How have you been, man?"

"Great! Where's Akina and Yoshi?" asked Suto eagerly, looking around for his friends. Just then, Kostuki interrupted.

"Tai! You're finally back! How'd it go at with your tuxedo?" He walked towards Tai, but Matt stepped forward.

"Hey Motawa! You're here too! Long time no see. Haven't seen you since you took Tai away to the U.S. And you guys aren't even together now. How funny," Matt laughed as good-naturedly as he could.

"Huh yeah. What do you know Matt. I guess things didn't turn out the way we planned," Motawa smiled.

"You could say that again," Tai said softly.

"Oh come on Tai. Lighten up. It's not like you still like Motawa, right?" Kotsuki joked. Matt tightened his hands as anger surged through him.

"You picked the wrong guy to manipulate," Matt said under his breath.

"Excuse me?" Kotsuki asked, shocked. Matt sent him a death glare. Kotsuki matched it.

"So you must be Tai's best man. Nice to meet you Matt," Kotsuki's mom said, trying to lighten up the atmosphere. "Have you two had dinner yet? We saved some for you, Tai, but we didn't know you would bring a guest."

"It's fine Mrs. Yatamara. We ate at a restaurant, but thanks anyways," Tai smiled. He didn't want to burden the Yatamaras (Kotsuki's family) with Kotsuki's affair. Or at least not now. He looked at Matt. He was still glaring at Kotsuki. "If you'll excuse us, Mrs. Yatamara," Tai nodded, leading the way into Kotsuki's room. The other three followed. When they shut the door, Kotsuki burst out.

"What the hell is going on? You come home with Matt here. I thought you two were fighting! And not only that, he's been giving me death glares the whole time. Tai?"

"Well Kotsuki…" Tai started, but before he could finish Matt had already delivered a punch on Kotsuki's face.

"Matt! What are you thinking?" Motawa asked, helping Kotsuki up.

"Isn't it odd how Tai isn't the one who's helping you up, Kotsuki? And now why is that?"

"I don't know what you're talking about Matt, but you're sick. There must have been a misunderstanding or something," Kotsuki gasped, wiping a bit of blood off his lips. "Now you've been going crazy this whole day. Why don't you let Tai talk for once, huh?" He smiled at Tai, but was only met another death glare. Before he knew it, Kotsuki was lying sprawled on the ground again.

"Whew, that felt good," Tai smiled, rubbing his knuckles a bit.

"Tai! And your fiancé too!" Motawa said in surprise.

"Oh I'm sorry Motawa. I thought fiancés don't go and sleep with their best men. Just feel lucky that you're not lying next to Kotsuki right now. C'mon Matt. Let's go home." Motawa and Kotsuki stared, shocked.

"Tai, koi, please. It's not what you think!" Kotsuki pleaded right before Tai was going to open the door.

"Don't ever call me that. Ever. You hear?"

"Tai, I love you!"

"Yeah, my money. We're off Kotsuki. And I'm taking Suto with me. I won't let him live with a greedy liar like you. And this is actually better. Since you and Motawa love each other so much, you two could get married and start a new life. Goodbye." With that, Tai left the room. Matt followed silently, but he didn't forget to glare at the two one last time.

"Mr. and Mrs. Yatamara," Tai nodded.

"Tai? We heard some crashing noises. Is everything ok?"

"I'm leaving now. You could ask Kotsuki yourself why this happened. Suto, come here. We're leaving."

"For home? With Akina and Yoshi and Davis Jr. and everyone else?" Suto asked as he obediently followed Tai.

"Yeah. Home." Mr. and Mrs. Yatamara gaped at Tai, Mat, and Suto as stepped outside the house.

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Yes, I know. It was short. No, it was VERY VERY short. And yet again I'm sorry. But anyways the next chapter deals with Sora's reaction. It's driving me crazy. I've gone through sooo many different versions... Sora gets mad, Sora doesn't...she's understanding or not... And Akina. Her reactions. OMG that's even worse. What should a 6 year-old feel? I've gone through many versions of that too. She's frightened, she's angry, she's depressed, she's understanding, she's calm, she's ignorant, she's indifferent... GAH. Okay, so...suggestions anyone? Heh... I think I'm probably going to stick to the fairy-tale versions (the calmer, everything-works-out versions) because it just makes the whole story simpler. So ideas anyone? Help please. Lol. But even if you really don't care about Sora and Akina, REVIEW! Thanks a bunch!

And no guarantees on when the next chapter will be out... -ducks under table-. Sorry guys. BUT I promise it won't take more than half a year again. Hopefully I can get it out before the year is over. If not, I'll definitely update after college apps are due (so...January-ish). Yup. Again, sorry. I seriously thank you all for sticking through the story.