LUCID: Ahhhhh…..the next update -.- uuurrrmmm….theirs going to be a pause in the story while I update my other one….yea….gatta' do that….hehehe….I'll go faster if I get enough reviews, ofcourse hehe

WARNING: boy on boy luv'n, read or leave!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Digimon. Darn…

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Start-

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"Well, there you are."

Taichi stopped cold in his doorway to see his fiancé lounging languidly on one of his twin black leather couches his mother had picked out, each costing enough to feed the Local Poor for months.

"Ah, hey." He finally mumbled, unable to put too much enthusiasm into the greeting, his heart heavy with disappointment that he couldn't just stumble into bed and crash for the rest of the day.

Pushing that aside, he methodically slipped off his shoes and pulled off his jacket, hanging it on the coat hanger placed conveniently next to the door and padding into the kitchen.

"Your lesson was supposed to have lasted from three to five. It's almost six." The words drifted carelessly into the kitchen as Taichi moved to poor the water into the coffee maker and fill the paper holder with the strong smelling coffee grounds. Ahhh…Dark Midnight Rainforest….Starbux must save a million sane minds a day at least.

He leaned against the counter as it started to gurgle and drip a steady stream of dark brown liquid, not feeling like waiting in the living room with said company.

"I took a drive." He answered carelessly, taking an appreciative sniff as the air started to fill with the tantalizing aroma of freshly brewed coffee.

"I had an appointment with your mother at the Beje' Conte, to go over the wedding preparations."

She was standing in the door way now, watching with cool eyes as he stood turned away, pouring the now completed black elixir into a white mug and adding in the essential five tons of cream, and of course a little sugar on the side.

Raising the steaming cup to his lips, he took a long sip, sucking the smoky sweet liquid between his lips and letting it burn his tongue for a moment as he savored the taste. Finally he swallowed it down, smacking his lips in satisfaction as he felt it burn his stomach.

Finally, knowing he couldn't hold it off any longer, he turned, trying not to sigh as he saw that familiar look of annoyed contempt in those painfully sharp icy-blue eyes.

"You never told me…" He started slowly, the mug burning the flesh of his hand as he refused to set it down.

"I didn't think I had to." She broke in, the blood red cashmere sweater she wore slipping lower than appropriate in front. "Who thought my fiancé' would just randomly and for no good reason decide to drive around wasting gas for an hour."

He fought to keep his mouth shut, thinking how hypocritically she was when they both knew she didn't give a damn f oney. She burned the green stuff like firewood.

And since nothing he felt like saying was polite, he didn't answer.

She stared at him coldly, waiting one last moment for a reply, and when getting none turning with a sharp flick of her three-inch high-heel and walked, or more like clicked smoothly away.

"Fine, I'm leaving. Tomorrow I'll expect you to be at home when you're supposed to be. Don't think of doing anything else stupid." With those loving words of farewell, she opened the door stepped through and shut it with a slam.

Taichi winced as his picture's shook on their nails, then just stood in the dead silence that always seemed to take over after Sora left his presence.

A sigh escaped his lips and he suddenly sagged against the counter, eyes falling tiredly to stare blankly into the calm brown liquid in his mug.

After a long moment he closed his eyes and took a long drag, ignoring the fact that it was till piping hot and letting it burn straight down his throat and simmer in his stomach, then set it down with a slam.

Eyes hardened into slabs of cement, he stalked from the kitchen, through the living room and down the hall where he opened a pearl-black painted door and stepped into a nice-sized room with maroon rug & mint green walls. A huge king-sized bed fitted with navy blue covers and creamy white pillows plump as a thanksgiving turkey accented it all. A fancily engraved Armour stood in all its cherry wood glory in one corner, A large white desk in another and one wall held a large bookcase filled with, well, books.

The walls were bare, even at his mother's constant filling of his house with strange, expensive pictures of flowers and modern art. Some of them were just plain scary, like that one painted in all black and white with people drawn misshapen and without head or arms, walking casually around in an airport of a plane with no wings. What the HELL was that about? Anyway, to his mother, all that counted was if it was expensive. That seemed to mean it was worth something.

Oh yea, it was worth something, Taichi thought as he unbuttoned his shirt; (He had buttoned it up when the lesson was over) worth a whole load of money better used for other things.

With a long, heart felt sigh he fell backwards onto the bed and felt his body bounce once and then sink into the heavenly softness. Ahhhhhhhh….

It felt so good to just relax….

Sure, his body ached, his heart hurt and his head was more confused than a chicken who had just had its own lopped off, but for now, just this moment, he could just forget it all and just 'stop'.

Yea…. just pause it all…leave it to the birds for now, he was ganna' get a nice long nap…And maybe, when he woke up he would find that it had all been a dream and he had actually been born into a warm, kind averagely paid family who didn't care who he dated or married.

But hey, Lady Fate decided to take the time and remind him that this WAS his life and brought it in the sudden, painfully irritating, ring of a phone.

For a moment he didn't move, just lay stiff on his back, eyes glaring blankly at the ceiling.

It rang again.

He lifting one fist and brought it down on the bed with a muffled thud, shoving off the bed and stomping down the hall with a stormy expression.

In one end of the hall, below a silver rimmed mirror a phone sat on short-boxy table. It was in the middle of its third obnoxious scream w chi snatched it off its hook and yelled "What!" in the receiver.

The person on the other line was silent a moment, then spoke in a superior, tone, "That is not the way to greet people in polite society, son."

Taichi moaned inwardly and dragged a hand through his messy locks, eyes rolling heavenward. Anybody but his FATHER.

He sighed softly, then tried his best to calm down as he answered softly." I'm sorry dad, it won't happen again."

"I should think not. It shouldn't happen in the first place."

Taichi gritted his teeth and leaned against the wall, trying not to slam the phone down and scream his frustrations at the world.

"What do you want?" Was all he was able to manage, and even that wasn't very polite.

Their was another pause, then it seemed his father was going to ignore his behavior for the moment as he said," I want to talk to you about stranding your mother and fiancé' yesterday. You're mother is very disappointed, she was looking forward to making the plans."

Taichi's eyes narrowed and he silently cursed Sora. So she made it seem like it was his fault? He wasn't the one who assumed that he would just suddenly be there, without any early notice. She hadn't even told him and here it was suddenly all his fault!

"I didn't know they had plans." He said truthfully, trying to calm his seething insides.

"I can understand forgoing a meeting about women talking about planning and such, I know its not our type of interest. But I do not take your lying, as something a man of pride should lower himself to. I'm very disappointed in you right now son."

Taichi opened his mouth to scream into the phone that he was NOT lying and they were NOT the same type of people, and perhaps a few other choice things, when he barely got himself back under control.

He held the phone away from his mouth for a moment, trying to keep his anger intact and not act irrationally. Finally he put it back to his face, eyes closed as he answered carefully.

"I'm sorry father, but I have to go. I need to get some things for the lessons Sora wants me to take. Goodbye."

He set the phone down with a soft click, stepped back slowly, and stared at it for a long moment. A second later it rang shrilly.

He turned away and walked slowly down the hall, ignoring the second, third, fourth and finally silence that fallowed.

With a deep sigh he sat himself down on one of the couches and let himself sink a few inches into the leather, the couch answering his sigh with its own.

He had been lying their, dead to there world his head thrown back eyes closed for a good ten minutes before he felt something soft brush against his arm and a throaty purring.

He opened his eyes just as he felt a sudden extra weight, coincidence of the large, furry white ball now settled on his lap.

He couldn't help smiling softly at the huge, twin yellow orbs staring up innocently at his own, long fluffy white tail flicking back and forth contently.

"Hey Princess." He said softly, gently reach out to scratch her around the ears, the contended feline tilting her head into the action and heightening her motor a notch.

"I'm sorry, you must have been lonely today." The cat didn't answer, just started to knead his legs affectionately, not taking her eyes off her beloved masters face as he spoke.

"And I know you always have to hide when Sora comes, since she doesn't like cats….Sigh….I don't know how things are going to work out when we have to move in together. I don't want to give you up…"

He suddenly picked her up and gently held her soft, warm body to his chest, his chin resting on her furry head as she nuzzled into his collar affectionately.

He clenched his eyes shut and hugged her tighter; her response only to purr harder as drop of salty liquid fell onto her head.

After a few moments he pulled away and set the cat gently back down on the couch beside him, giving her a shaky pet and clearing his throat.

"Sorry girl, I seem to be getting soft." He said in a raspy voice, cracking a weak smile.

With a sigh, he stood up and as was his nervous habit dragged a hand through his increasingly messy locks, blinking his eyes a few times to clear away any remaining sting and walking tiredly into the kitchen.

The longhaired white cat stared after her master with great amber eyes, sitting regally on the couch with tail twitching irritable.

After a moment she gave a bored yawn and jumped off the couch lightly, trotting over to the heater in the corner and curling up for a long nap.

Taichi, in the kitchen was downing the last of his now cold coffee and picking up the phone to dial a familiar number.

A moment later he held it to his ear and waited as it rang once, then again. At the last second of the second ring someone snatched up the phone and voiced a breathless "Moshi moshi" into the receiver.

Taichi smiled slightly leaning a shoulder against the fridge and muttering a "Hello yourself " back.

"Tai! Is that you?"

"Yea, its me Kari." His grin grew wider, his eyes losing some of their dull shadows.

"Tai! I haven't heard from you in forever! Not since you…" She trailed off uncertainly.

"Got engaged?" He finished lightly, knowing the fact that Kari did more than disapprove of his fiancé'.

"Yea…" She answered softly, almost apologetically.

"Hey, its ok. And I've been busy."

He could just picture her twirling the cord around her finger and staring into space absentmindedly.

"Well, then what's this about?"

"What, can't a guy just call to check up on his sister for no reason?" He said jokingly, starting to feel more chipper.

She laughed, making him smile softly at the silvery sound.

"Sorry Tai, but your not known for your chivalrous acts. Come on, what is it really?"

He dropped all joking and sighed, for the millionth time raking his hand through his hair and sighing.

"I need a favor."

She didn't say anything, so he guessed it was his cue to continue.

"Sora's making me take….dancing lessons….so I need some clothes-"

He couldn't finish his sentence as a high-pitched squeal rattled his brain and made him hold the phone away for a few seconds till the static died down.

"Oh my gosh! YOU take dancing lessons! It's like something out of the twilight zone!" She laughed hard for a few more minutes, him letting her get it all out with a silent, wry looking expression.

"Yes. Haha. So can you help me? I need some clothes with more…flexibility." He had a hard time not remembering a certain sensei's suggestive moves at that word.

She giggled, obviously enjoying herself. "You mean like tights?"

"No!"

She just laughed again, him answering it with a sigh.

"Listen, I just need some clothes that I can move around in more easily than what I usually wear. So can you help me?"

"What, you mean right now?"

"That would be best, I have…plans for tomorrow."

"Ummm….let me see…I don't think I have anything today, actually. Classes are already over sooo…. I'm all yours! Where should we meet?"

"The mall. The big one. I'll see you their in say, an hour?"

"Deal! See ya then!" She hung up with another trilling laugh and the answering click, as he set his down more carefully, shaking his head with a small smile, thinking, Maybe…. maybe that wasn't such a good idea.

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OWARI

LUCID: weeeell…..that was a boring chapter?hmmm? actually….-cough- I made this chapter like two weeks ago….er….I don't know why I didn't put it up ummmm….anyways…I don't like it cause Yama isn't there –sniffle- he will be again soon though….anyways! review?

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