JyouraKoumi: Hmmm, sorry but I can't really understand what you're saying. Sorry, But I suppose you liked it. So, thanks for reviewing!

Even Gods Dream: Yay! You really thought it was fluffery? It was my very first attempt at this kind of scene and I wasn't sure it came out right. Oh well, from now on, this story is in for one hell of a ride…

kouji-cloud: I'm glad you enjoyed it. (Were you laughing because it was so bad or because you liked it? Lol…..) I was planning to continue a while longer on the last chapter but then that idea popped into my head and I decided to use it. And you can really look forward to this chapter's cliffhanger. It won't leave you like the last one… Evil smirk

Sharingan Kyuubi: I know it's a bit rushed. Thanks for telling me this, it's good to get some pointers to improve. Problem is, I have no idea HOW to improve the fact that the events are rushed. Please give me some tips if you can. Well, I'm glad you liked it!

taichis-girl208Yay! I'm so glad you reviewed. I was already starting to wonder… Anyway, you're review is what pushed me to finally finish this chapter. And…I didn't know I was doing a good job at portraying Yama and Taichi. Glad you like it! Anyway, enjoy this chapter! I know I did… evil smirk

AN/

There are two things I can say right now: I was originally planning on making this into 2 chapters but I really want to put in this particular cliffhanger. And the second thing is: reviewing will speed up the updating process. I'm not saying this because I feel like I don't get enough reviews, I'm saying this because you'll probably want me to update soon when you've finished reading. You'll understand soon enough… (Correct me if I'm starting to sound arrogant!)

"..." Talking

'….' Thinking (Yamato)

/….\ Thinking (Taichi)

…. Thinking (Takeru)

Sights

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Chapter 6

Innocence

Earlier that day…

"… I think it would be good for Yama to hang out with you some more…" Takeru then became silent. Could he do it? Would he…?

"…Taichi, would you do me a favour?" Takeru's expression had certainly changed in that short time.

"A favour? What kind? I'm not very good at things so I don't think I can be of much help…"

"No, actually, I think you're the only one who can do this. Especially you…" The brunette was now getting curious. It had to be something big, judging from the blonde's face.

The blonde seemed to collect his thoughts for a moment but then finally he spoke again, this time with a sudden small smirk on his face, which was completely opposite to his previous facial expression.

"Taichi, you like my brother, right?" It was silent for a little while.

"Sure, I think he can be really nice if he isn't grumpy. He's just a bit hard to get sometimes. But besides that he's…" Taichi was then cut of by Takeru: " But you do like him, right? As in, you 'like like' him?"

" 'Like like' him? What do you mea…" realization hit Taichi in the face, he finally knew what Takeru was getting at and Taichi was blushing like mad. "Oh… You mean that… I uh…Well, I… He's….I can… He'll…" Taichi began to struggle to maintain his posture. He felt very embarrassed to admit this. He'd never talked to anyone about this.

"…Yeah, I 'like like' him, you happy now?" He blurted out.

"Extremely" Takeru said with a grin on his face. I knew it; those two are so obvious. Hmmm, this might even work. "Then, Taichi, will you ask my brother out?"

"Wha…" Again he was cut off by the blonde, who continued as if he didn't hear him.

"Tell him that you like him. He likes you too. I'm very, very sure of it." Takeru noticed something in Taichi's eyes when he said this. They began to shine. The brunette seemed, relieved somehow. "Yama needs someone who he can talk and especially laugh with. Go cheer him up, go cry with him, do fun things or go snog in his room, whatever!" Takeru exclaimed, getting a bit too excited. However, all these comments made the brunette blush even more and had him shuffling in his seat. /Was I really that obvious? I thought I was pretty good at pretending… oh well, could Takeru really be right? Does Yamato like me too? I can always try… Oh my god, what am I saying? There's no way that someone like Yamato could like me. He hasn't even seen me. Nah, he'll never like me… But Takeru's ought to know his brother pretty well. What if there's a chance, even just a small one, that Yamato likes me too. Should I take it? Hell, yes! Of course I take it! Yagami Taichi! Don't be such a baby and ask the guy out!" After this small meeting with himself, he felt pumped with courage and excitement and he fiercely stood up, the chair almost falling backwards from the force.

"I'll do it! I'm asking him out, right now!" he was already walking towards Yamato's door but Takeru grabbed his arm, stopping him in his tracks.

"Whoa man, hold your horses! Yama's in a really down mood right now. He won't go with you the second you tell him to. You gotta get him somewhere else, somewhere outta here and tell him then. And I know just the two things that'll get him out of the house, even in this weather." Takeru's eyes shone with… Happiness. And so the two boys took their seats again. And Taichi was thoroughly informed on Yamato Ishida's likes and hates…

Later that day…

"So umm, Yamato. How would I express my feelings to this person? How do I find out if he feels the same?"

'Wow! Wait a second! Did he just say 'he'? Could he really be…'

"Well, does this person know who you are?"

"Yes, kinda."

"Then, ask this person out. Nothing fancy in the beginning, of course. Just buy this person a drink. Then make some small talk and try to find out if this person fancies anyone. If this is the case, then you can find out if it's you. If not, then… It's either a lie or you should do something to impress this person."

/Okay. That's my cue. Here goes nothing!\

"Well then, ummm, Yamato," Taichi was beat-red by now, "Yamato, can I buy you a drink?"

Right now…

'… This is coincidence… It has to be. Does he know what he's saying, right now, with this exact timing? It's gotta be coincidence… But, Taichi can't be that naïve… Is he really implying…? Could he…?'

"Taichi, is this coincidence? Probably. You know Taichi, you gotta practice your timing. You almost gave me the wrong idea… You're practising this one on me, right? Well, I gotta say, that was pretty smooth, next time say it with more power, you sounded a bit unsure this time. You can try it again if you wa…"

/Taking too damn long…\ And with that thought, Taichi bended over, reaching for Yamato and then finally pressed his lips to Yamato's, interrupting the blonde's sentence. They remained still for a while. Thoughts were racing through both boys' heads. Neither moved a muscle, their lips smoothly pressing together, almost perfectly fitting together.

'Oh.My.God… This… Is this really happening?'

/Oh.My.God… He isn't pulling away. That's a good sign. Oh my god, his lips… They're so.. Oh screw thoughts, I'm enjoying this…\

They remained like this for a little while longer until both the lack of air and the growing pain in Taichi's back pulled them apart. Both boys were flustered, completely speechless. The silence was almost deafening. It felt as if all the people in the café had stopped talking and were watching them. This of course wasn't the case. Some people were indeed looking at them, either interested or disgusted, but Taichi couldn't care less.

/Screw them…\ Taichi watched Yamato intently, waiting for a reply to come from the boy. The blonde seemed speechless; thoughts were crossing his mind, creating a huge chaos inside his head. However, these thoughts were instantly cleared when those same lips pressed against his again. And again, neither could move. They remained perfectly still, and even though this kiss itself wasn't really heated, both boys were sweating a bit and blushing fiercely.

/I'm not pushing him too much, am I? Does he really want this? But, wouldn't he have said so if he didn't want this?\

'I got to do something… Or maybe, doing nothing would be better at this moment… Oh god, he's so…intoxicating… So this is why people say that you can be addicted to kissing someone.'

They parted again, both panting slightly. Yamato rubbed his forehead with the sleeve of his sweater, messing up his sunglasses. He tried to say something but he couldn't find any appropriate words.

'Damnit Ishida! Say something to him. The guy just kissed you twice and you can't even say you liked it? Pull yourself together!' After this brief talk with himself Yamato could finally mutter: "T-Taichi… I… You really were… I didn't think you too were…"

/Oh damn, I just want to kiss him again. But, damnit Yagami! Listen to the guy, he's going to say what you wanted to hear for a while now!\

At that moment, Yamato could finally regain some self-control and speak normally.

"Taichi, I-I never thought you'd also be gay. Of course, I'm overjoyed that you are but… How can you like me? I'm a freakin' blind. Sure, someone like you could get someone much better. I'm just a…" Taichi couldn't contain himself any longer. He was getting a bit mad at Yamato, something that really felt out of place after what just happened.

"Yamato! Listen to yourself! How can you say that? I should be the one saying those things! I mean, you're the one who's never see…" Taichi noticed he was raising his voice and abruptly stopped, collecting his thoughts and regaining control over his temper. He then, slowly, asked this one question:

"Yamato, you said it yourself. You're a blind. And that's why I want to ask you one single thing: Even though you have never seen me, do you think you can like me? Even up to the point of… love?" Taichi felt strange. Relieved and yet… afraid. Afraid of being rejected. The one burning question that he held in his heart for the past few days, he finally asked it. And now was the moment he'd receive his answer.

/I should prepare myself for the worst. I mean, what would I do in his place? Can you really fall in love with someone you've never seen? It should be obvious if he decides to say no. I can't expect him to immediately fall into my arms… But… is it possible..?\

'Taichi, does he really like me? Is he really willing to go through all the hardships of having a relationship with a blind, really willing to do all that, if I just say yes? If that's the case, then he's the best person someone like me could ever dream of. I…'

"…Yes."

That single word seemed to break the deafening silence in the café. However, for Taichi, it felt as if he was now in some kind of trance. Sound would reach his ears, but he couldn't register anything of it. He couldn't look away from this blonde's face. No other person in the café could get his attention. His mind was giving everything it had to process this single word. This single answer proved all his thoughts wrong.

"Taichi… If you are willing to go through the hardships of having a relationship with a blind, then you're the one person I could never hope to dream of. The one person… I…" And then, suddenly, tears were flowing down the blonde's face. All the worries, stress, frustrations and fears that had been building up in these past few days finally erupted. His shoulders began to shake slightly.

"Yamato…" Taichi stood up and took the seat next to Yamato. He wrapped his arms around his shoulders and pulled him close.

"Take it easy, Yamato. Don't worry, I'm here now and I'm not going anywhere. It's just you and me…" He closed his eyes and tried to hold back the tears that had been forming in his eyes. And in that pose, the two remained for a long time. Comforted by the other's presence, they let their emotions flow, finally being able to release all the tension of the past few days…

Two weeks later

Finally, the sun was shining again. The temperature was rising and no cloud could be seen in the sky. The park was filled with laughing children, couples walking around and families picnicking. And in that park, on a bench beside the water, two persons were sitting. They sat closely together, enjoying some ice cream. Nothing seemed out of place. It was all… Perfect…

"Okay Yama, open up." The brunette said, smiling. Yamato opened his mouth and shivered at the cold ice cream that filled his mouth. He swallowed it, moaned from slight brain freeze and then sought to warm his mouth with the lips of his love beside him. However, this small kiss soon turned into a make out session… Which turned into a very heated make out session which turned into… Gasping little girls and disapproving looks from other people walking by. However, this didn't seem to faze the two as they continued their not so little make out session. However, this was soon interrupted when the cup of ice cream that was dangerously balancing on Taichi's chest finally decided to give into gravity and spill all its goods on Taichi's shirt. The sudden coldness on his chest had Taichi squirming and he finally broke away from the blonde. Yamato noticed what was going on and bursted out into laughter.

"Yeah yeah, laugh while you can…" Taichi said with an evil smirk on his face.

"Oh you wouldn't dare…" Yamato said in between his laughs, tears forming in his eyes.

"Oh yes I do!" Taichi exclaimed grabbing the cup of remaining ice cream. However, the brunette was laughing so much that he couldn't aim at all and the cup landed one feet away from its target: a laughing blonde that was stretched out on the bench.

"Oh man, Yama, you're one lucky guy."

"I know. 'Cause I got you." Yamato said, whipping away his tears while trying to sit up straight again. "Now, come on, come sit next to me again." Yamato said, pretending to be very lonely.

"Yeah, just a sec." Taichi said, finally fully regaining his balance. Then, he pulled of his shirt and let it fall down on the ground.

"Oh my god, you didn't just pull of your shirt, did you?" Yamato said. Taichi smirked.

"Oh you bet I did…"

"Damn, this is one of those times I really wish I could see you." Yamato said, feeling a slight stinging feeling inside of him. Taichi noticed this and decided to quickly cheer the blonde up.

"Oh, well, I guess… What ya can't see, ya gotta feel…" Taichi said with a huge smile on his face. He gently pushed the blonde back on the bench again, lying on top of him…

"Hmm, I think I rather like what I feel…" Yamato said with a smirk… And after that, no words were left exchanged as an intense make out session ensued. Hands started out on the chest but gradually journeyed lower and lower until… Things were getting a little heated and something interrupted the boys again. This time however, it certainly wasn't ice cream.

"Ahum! Boys? Could you please continue this somewhere else" A female voice said. Taichi moaned and opened his eyes, pulling away from the blonde to look at the one who dared to interrupt them. He was however faced with a female police officer.

/Oh damn!\ Taichi almost jumped up, leaving a confused Yamato lying on the bench.

"Umm.. Yama, I think we gotta leave." Taichi said, a little scared of the female officer… However, a few seconds later he could finally see the irony of it all and bursted out into laughter. Yamato was very confused, a little flushed and tried to straighten his shirt a bit while sitting up straight again. However, hearing Taichi laugh relieved him a lot.

"Tai? What's up?"

"Boys, I'm very sorry but you're causing to feel other people a little uncomfortable with your… behaviour… So I'll ask you again, kindly. Could you please take this somewhere else?" Taichi tried to contain himself, but it just wouldn't work.

"Y-Yes Ma'…ma'am!" Taichi said in between his laughs. He bent to down to grab his forgotten shirt from the ground and then reached out his hand to Yamato. He pulled the blonde up and together the walked away, occasionally stealing a kiss from each other. The female police officer sighed as she watched the two walk away.

"Damn those other people… This round just might've gotten… interesting for a change…"

1 week later…

It was Wednesday evening. Eight pm. The doorbell rang in the Ishida residence. Takeru sighed and got up from the couch, being pulled away from his favourite tv show. He quickly opened the door and without even seeing who it was, he sprinted back and jumped back on the couch.

"Well, hi to you to" Taichi said, a bit surprised. Taichi entered the house, closed the door behind him and took of his jacket and shoes. He entered the living room and saw the blonde's eyes practically glued to the tv screen. He finally seated himself on a chair, which ironically was the same chair he once sat on while being taught all of Yamato Ishida's likes and hates…

/Funny, that seems such a long time ago…Only three weeks have passed...\

"So…Um…Takeru?" No answer… "Is Yamato home?"

"No." Was the only answer. Taichi was a bit taken back by this answer… Yamato was always home…

"So… Do you know where he is?" Again there was silence… Taichi was about to get up when Takeru suddenly turned around, ripping his eyes away from the tv. It seemed as though he finally realized something.

" Hmm? Yama's gone… Alone… He even took his walking stick with him… He said he wanted to be alone for a while, I think… Hmmm? That's strange… He never walks with his walking stick… Not since…" Takeru was cut off by the telephone ringing… Takeru got up and answered.

"Takeru."

……………

"Ummm….No, my dad's got a meeting. He'll be back in about two hours."

……………

"Yes, he is, but why do you need to know that?"

……………

Suddenly, Takeru's face turned as white as blanket. He looked like he was about to drop the phone. Taichi looked at the younger blonde, confused by the sudden change.

"Wow man, Takeru! Who died?" Taichi jokingly said. Deadly silence again… Takeru remained as white as a blanket, as if he had seen a ghost. Taichi looked at him, now very confused. Then, suddenly, realization hit him hard with a baseball bat in his face. Suddenly, Taichi also turned as white as a blanket…Suddenly, Taichi knew…

/Oh... Crap…\

To be continued