Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me. I am BROKE.
Summary: Matt is an escort. An ESCORT! Not a hooker, as most people choose to believe. That is until he meets Taichi Yagami and his remaining morals seem to desert him. Taito!
Warnings: Slash, language and SEXUAL SITUATIONS, especially in this chapter! Ye be warned!
Chapter 8 - A Fine Line: Love and Hate
It was one week after Tai had found Matt with his client at his apartment, and they both still refused to make the first move and speak to the other.
They had only crossed paths once since the whole incident, when they literally ran into each other at the supermarket. Averting their eyes and cursing silently, both ignored the other, desperate to escape the uncomfortable silence.
Tai knew that he shouldn't really feel so hurt by Matt's actions, but he couldn't stop himself. Watching a guy he really cared about to have sex with someone else was about as painful as he could manage, especially when the said guy had actually refused to sleep with him. Underneath his anger, he admittedly felt quite rejected. He just couldn't quite comprehend why Matt would want to sleep with a creepy thirty year old client, when he could of just slept with him. Surely a twenty year old athlete was the better option?
However after spending a whole three days after the incident complaining to Daisuke, the brunette finally decided to give up trying to understand, and to just let it go. He was still bitter - well seething actually - but no longer had the energy to deal with the blond. He promised himself that he'd banish Matt from his mind and move on, much to Daisuke's disappointment.
Tai obviously cared about Matt a lot if he was so bothered by what happened, and his friend thought it was a shame that the brunette was choosing to ignore the obvious connection he had with the blond, just because of his wounded pride.
It was at that moment that Daisuke decided to take drastic action and sort the mess out himself, regardless of whether Matt and Tai liked it or not….
Over a week later, Matt was stood waiting impatiently on a local sidewalk, clutching his jacket around himself as he tried to shield himself from the icy wind. Grumbling in annoyance, he checked his watch, scowling unhappily when he realised that his newest client was already ten minutes late.
Squinting through the dark night, the blond attempted to spot anyone who could resemble the man he had spoken to on the phone the previous day. But considering Matt had no idea what the client actually looked like, it was proving to be quite difficult.
Growling in irritation when he realised it was getting him nowhere, Matt rechecked his watch, wondering when would be an appropriate time to just give up and leave. After all it wasn't like the client could get too mad, considering he was the one who was late. And what annoyed Matt the most, was that when the client had called him the day before, he had sounded eager for the soonest appointment possible, and yet he hadn't even bothered to turn up!
Rolling his eyes at the unreliability of his customers, Matt took another quick look around and then glanced down at his watch, becoming even more impatient.
After sighing in annoyance the blond looked up once more, almost choking on his own spit as a spiky flash of dark hair caught his eye, bounding towards him. Matt blinked, praying that the image was just a figure of his overactive imagination.
Unfortunately, that didn't seem to be the case.
"Daisuke!" Matt yelped, eyes widening in surprise. "What?! What are you doing here?"
"Picking you up," Dai replied with a slight grin, clearly enjoying Matt's shock. "How are you, Blondie?"
Waving off the mahogany-haired boy's question with a shrug of his shoulders, Matt refocused on the situation at hand, determined to get a proper answer. "What do you mean picking me up?! You're the client that called yesterday? The one that wants a pretend boyfriend?"
"Um… not exactly. Come on, we're going to be late."
Grabbing Matt's pale wrist in a firm grip, Daisuke tugged sharply, jolting the blond into obediently following him.
Pulling him to a dark blue car he had parked next to the curb, Dai swung open the door and ushered the startled blond inside, face breaking into an evil grin. He had a feeling that the night was going to be very eventful, at least in one way or another.
Climbing into the front seat of the car and strapping himself in, Dai glanced at the blond in his mirror, who was currently staring at him in complete bewilderment. Not that Daisuke could blame him. After all, the last time Matt had seen him they'd been making out in the back room of a party, which Tai had happened to walk in on, face fuming.
"Soooo… how you been?" Daisuke asked, trying to break through the deafening silence as he started the car and pulled away, eager to sort everything out as soon as possible.
Matt shrugged, unsure of what to say. "Ok, I guess."
"Seen any clients lately?" Daisuke asked casually, trying to look like he was concentrating solely on driving.
Matt narrowed his eyes, staring suspiciously at the back of Daisuke's head. "Tai's told you hasn't he?"
The mahogany haired boy laughed, amused that his cover had been blown so quickly. "Yea, maybe a little."
"How much has he told you?"
"He just said that he liked you and you disappointed him," Daisuke replied, deciding to give the blond the cliff-notes version. In all honestly, Tai had said a whole lot more.
Shrugging his shoulders helplessly and looking out the window, Matt decided to change the subject. "So, tell me about this client then."
Daisuke gave a small smile and paused for a minute, as though contemplating what to say. "Well, he needs you to act like his boyfriend, and considering you did such a good job last time, I decided to call you."
Matt nodded, mind flashing back to the last time he had posed as someone's boyfriend. It had been Tai, using him to make an ex-boyfriend jealous, which had resulted in Matt getting completely drunk and making out with Daisuke.
Jolting the blond out of his memories, the mahogany haired boy stopped the car outside some apartment buildings, similar to the previous ones. "Come on. We're here!"
Sighing slightly, Matt undid his seatbelt and stepped out the car door, waiting patiently for Daisuke to lock the car.
"Follow me," the mahogany haired boy ordered, leading the blond up he nearest staircase and down a hallway, hands placed casually in his pockets.
Matt followed obediently, a strange sense of deju vu rise in his stomach. He didn't know why, but it was making him feel very unnerved. He was suddenly getting a very bad feeling about the whole night.
"So who's the client?" the blond asked, looking for reassurance.
Looking back at the blond, Daisuke finally stopped in front of a closed apartment door, where a party was obviously raging on the inside.
"Your about to find out," he replied, ringing the doorbell and ignoring Matt's incredulous look.
'So much for reassurance,' Matt thought, the uncomfortable feeling in the pit of his stomach becoming even stronger. His instincts were practically screaming at him to turn around and run home, but as an escort he knew he couldn't just bail on a client, especially considering it was Daisuke.
Swallowing a lump is in throat and attempting to compose himself, Matt pasted on a friendly smile as the apartment door swung open, revealing the one person that had haunted his nightmare's for the last two weeks.
"Matt!" Tai cried in astonishment, glancing from the gaping blond to a smirking Daisuke. "What the hell are you doing here?!"
Taking a deep breath, Matt turned to Daisuke, eyes narrowing dangerously.
"He's the client?!" The blond hissed, stabbing a finger in the brunette's direction and advancing on a cowering Daisuke.
"Client?!" Tai retorted indigently, raising his eyebrows. "No, I'm not! What the hell would I hire you for?!"
Matt flinched slightly at the brunette's harsh words but didn't bother to dignify them with a response, choosing instead to round on Daisuke. "What's going on Dai?!"
"Well basically, I hired you."
"So you're the client?" Matt asked in confusion,
"No. I hired you…but for Tai," Daisuke replied, shrugging his shoulders and giving the blond and brunette a sheepish grin.
"Oh god. Not again, " Matt muttered, closing his eyes in frustration and praying that it was all just a bad dream. He was hoping that he was going to wake up at any minute, warm and comfy at home in bed, but somehow thought it unlikely.
"You hired him! After everything I told you!" Tai exploded, not seeming to care that Matt was standing right in front of him.
"Well yes, you do still need someone to be your boyfriend so Ikato will leave you alone, right?" Daisuke said, referring to Tai's ex-boyfriend, who just so happened to be the biggest bastard on the entire planet.
"Yes! But not him!" Tai cried, waving an arm in Matt's direction.
"Look, I'm just going to go," the blond interrupted, eager to escape Tai's stinging words. He really didn't have the energy to deal with it. He had hoped that when he next met Tai, he would be able to uphold an image of sophistication and dignity in front of him, but needless to say he was failing miserably.
"No, you can't leave!" Daisuke said desperately, clutching onto Matt's arm in a crushing grip. "I've hired you!"
Opening his mouth to form some sort of response, the blond was cut off by the arrival of the one person who could make the situation even worse. Appearing behind Tai in the doorway was Ikato, a large mocking grin adorning his face.
"What's all this commotion about?" he asked snidely, causing Tai to roll his eyes in aggravation.
"None of your business," Daisuke replied, evidently annoyed by the interruption.
Ikato laughed, looking from Tai's scowling face to Matt and Daisuke, who were throwing each other tired glances. "Trouble in paradise?"
"No!" Daisuke snapped immediately. "They're still together."
"Really?" Ikato asked doubtfully, eyebrows raised as he watched the blond and brunette determinedly look away from each other. "They don't look like a couple to me."
"Like you know anything about being a couple," Tai hissed, moving out of the doorway and to Matt's side. As much as he disliked the blond after what had happened, he hated Ikato more and was prepared to do anything to get back at him, even if it meant pretending to be Matt's boyfriend once more.
"Still bitter about our break-up are you Tai?" Ikato sneered, causing Tai, Matt and Daisuke to all glare at him in resentment.
"Come on," the brunette said calmly, pulling on Matt's arm violently. "Let's go inside."
Trying to pull his arm out of Tai's pincer like grip as subtlety as he could, the blond followed the brunette inside obediently, unsure of what to say. It looked as though he was going to have to pretend to be Tai's boyfriend once again, despite the never-ending issues they were currently having.
Although Matt knew that he could just walk away and refuse the job, he didn't want to give Tai the satisfaction of victory. Leaving would just prove that the blond was still bothered by Tai's presence, and would just completely undermine the cool and collected visage he had displayed so far.
Sighing in frustration that he'd managed to get himself in such a stupid situation, Matt let Tai lead him into the lounge of the apartment, where people were drinking and dancing to the music.
Pulling Matt over into a corner, Tai looked down on him in irritation, silently cursing how much he was enjoying touching the blond again.
"Look, I don't like this anymore than you do, but now Ikato knows were still together, we have to pretend," the brunette said over the music, rolling his eyes slightly.
"That's fine," Matt replied calmly, crossing his arms over his chest and cocking his hip in his best professional pose. "But that means you have to be affectionate, if you can manage it."
"I can manage it," Tai snapped before stopping himself. If he and the blond started arguing, they weren't going to fool anybody, including Ikato.
Wrapping an arm around Matt's waist and pulling him into his body aggressively, Tai started towards the drink table, dragging the blond with him.
Gritting his teeth and pasting on a happy smile, Matt cursed silently. There was no doubt left now that the night was going to really put his professionalism to the test, but he was determined - no matter what - to be a proper escort and show Tai what he could do.
Pouring himself a small cup of punch, Matt edged closer to the brunette, who was watching the crowd of people pound to the music. He curled a hand around Tai's waist and leant into him, despite the brunette freezing instantly at his touch.
Leaning closer, Matt placed his head on his 'boyfriend's' broad shoulder, before muttering softly in his ear. "You've got to be affectionate, remember?"
"I know," Tai replied through gritted teeth, trying to ignore the way Matt's soft hair was tickling his neck.
"Do it then," the blond prompted, smiling despite himself as the brunette brought him closer, hands stroking his sides somewhat stiffly. Although the tension between them was making him somewhat uncomfortable, Matt couldn't deny how good it felt to be close to Tai once more.
However, the angry bitterness left from their last encounter was still hovering at the back of Matt's mind, refusing to go away. Even though Tai's touch made him feel warm and tingly, just the thought of the brunette's previous words conjured no emotion but anger. Tai had been so hurtful.
"So…did you finish the deed with your client in the end, after my little interruption?" Tai sniped a second later, giving Matt's waist a painful squeeze.
The blond looked up, anger clouding his features. Did the brunette actually believe that he would just go back and have sex with Tanaka after their confrontation?
"None of your business," Matt replied coldly, too angry to even dignify Tai with an answer. The brunette didn't deserve to know. He could come to his own conclusion.
Tai scowled, evidently taking Matt's response for a 'yes'. "Yea, just as I thought."
Pulling away and slamming his cup down on the side, Matt looked towards the dance floor, eager to get as far away from Tai as possible, before he had no choice but to beat him to death.
"I'm going to dance!"
"No, your not," Tai cried, grabbing Matt's arm and pulling him back.
"Get off of me!" Matt hissed quietly, trying not to draw any unwanted attention.
"No! Not until you give me some answers," the brunette replied angrily. Squeezing Matt's wrist in an even tighter grip, he pulled him in the direction of a back room, away from the hustle and bustle of the partiers. Tai was absolutely determined to sort things out once and for all.
"Tai!" Matt yelped as he was pushed forcefully into a dark room, away from the festivities.
Clicking on the light and locking the door, Tai turned to face the blond, who had now been released from his deathly grip.
Rubbing his wrist lightly, Matt glared at the brunette with increasing resentment, flicking his hair out of his eyes with a jerk of his head. "What do you think your doing?"
"I'm trying to understand what the hell is going on in that head of yours!" Tai cried in frustration, waving his hands around angrily. "First you tell me that you like me and said that you don't sleep with clients, but then I find you in bed with what's-his-name!"
"It was for the money Tai!"
"I was giving you money for dates too!"
"Yes, but I couldn't rely on you forever," Matt shrugged, shaking his head sadly. "And yea, I did like you, but when I told you that, you told me to go find another toy boy!"
Tai sighed, closing his eyes briefly. "Because you were going on dates with other people!"
"It's my job!" Matt cried.
"Is sleeping with client's your job too? Because you slept with that twat, but you wouldn't sleep with me?! You said no because I was a client!" Tai spat angrily, eyes narrowed as he surveyed the blond carefully.
"Wait! What?!" Matt yelped, surprise flashing across his face before his expression become one of accusation and anger. "Is that what this is all about?! Your pissed off because I wouldn't sleep with you?!"
Folding his arms across his chest and levelling the blond with an insulting look, Tai raised his eyebrows, desperate to keep his anger under control. "No! I'm pissed off because you said you wouldn't sleep with me because I was a client, then went and slept with what must have been your creepiest customer ever!"
"His name is Mr Tanaka and yes, he is kind of creepy, but he was willing to pay me a lot," Matt replied calmly, his tone sharp and dangerous.
"Right, of course. As soon as money's involved, all morals go flying out the window," Tai hissed, giving a careless shrug.
"Not usually!" Matt cried, unsure as to why he was bothering to defend himself. It wasn't like he even cared what Tai thought of him…much. "I needed the money Tai, and I'm fed up of explaining that to you! The only reason I became an escort in the first place was to pay for my school fees and apartment!"
"Oh, so if I offered you lots of money you'd sleep with me too?"
"No! And do you know why?!" Matt cried, answering his own question before Tai even had a chance to respond. "Because you are a possessive, unfeeling bastard!"
"Oh really?" Tai hissed, eyes narrowed so much now that it was a wonder he could even see. He advanced on the blond threateningly, watching in satisfaction as Matt retreated against a wall, watching the brunette's movements with suspicion and increasing panic. "So you would say no if I offered you a hundred dollars to do this?"
The brunette placed a hand against Matt's waist, edging it under his shirt and gently caressing the smooth skin of his pale hip.
The blond froze at the touch, his breath becoming short and shallow.
"Get off," Matt said weakly, his voice lacking conviction even to his own ears.
"No, I want to know," Tai replied, hand travelling further up Matt's body, eagerly exploring the skin that had been off limits until now. "Would you say no if I offered you money to do this?"
"No-o," Matt stuttered as the brunette's fingers tweaked his nipples, sending a jolt of pleasure down his spine.
"I'm sorry, I didn't quite get that," Tai smirked, dipping his head forwards and nipping at Matt's neck sharply, causing the blond to let out a surprised yelp. "I said, would you say no if I offered you money to do this?"
Tai wrapped his arm around Matt's waist quickly and pulled the blond towards him, grinding their hips together desperately. The blond breathed in deeply, tilting his head back in pleasure as their arousals were pressed together.
"No," came Matt's shaky reply.
Tai grinned, enjoying having the blond at his mercy. He was definitely going to make the most out of it, regardless of the consequences. He had waited so long for the blond to respond to him.
Pressing his lips against Matt's exposed neck, the brunette sucked painfully at the white skin, watching in satisfaction as it turned red under his ministrations. His hand dipped down Matt's back, finger's groping frantically at his tight ass, hearing the blond moan loudly in response.
Pressing him harder against the wall, Tai jerked at Matt's thighs, silently ordering them to clamp around his waist. He ground his hips brutally against the blond, enjoying the throaty moans and gasps Matt was rewarding him with. It was making him grow impossibly hard, and he desperately needed some sort of release.
Ripping at the buttons of Matt's shirt hastily, the brunette revealed the pale skin to his hungry gaze, licking at the salty skin with a renewed vigour.
The blond clutched at Tai's messy hair for support, practically gasping for breath. He moved his hips against the brunette's in frustration, irritated by the denim that was separating them. In the back of his mind Matt knew what he was doing was wrong, especially considering it seemed that Tai was only doing it to prove a point, but he just couldn't help himself. The brunette was making him feel so good.
Pulling at Tai's head to gain his attention, Matt levelled him with a passionate stare. "Pants!" he gasped, jerking his hips against the brunette's to illustrate his point.
Smirking in satisfaction, Tai moved his hands to Matt's zipper, leaning towards the blond to engage in a frantic kiss. Thrusting his tongue into Matt's mouth impatiently, he pulled at the tight black pants the blond was wearing, inching them down his long slender legs eagerly.
Raising his eyebrows in amused surprise as he discovered Matt had failed to put on underwear, Tai's eyes surveyed the lithe form of the blond passionately, pleased that the escort was now naked under his stare.
Hands clamped painfully on Matt's pale thighs, holding them against his waist, Tai grinned gleefully, pleased that the blond had begun to blush under his heavy gaze. Pulling him into another deep kiss, Tai nipped at his swollen lips, trying to contain his victorious grin as the blond tugged impatiently at his own shirt, evidently annoyed that he was naked and Tai was not.
Moving back slightly to free himself of his top, the brunette looked at the blond with a feral grin, shedding himself of his shirt.
Pressing himself back against the blond eagerly, Tai's hands explored Matt's now exposed body, running tanned fingers over his flat stomach, the curve of his hip and finally the roundness of his ass.
Matt retuned the favour, his mouth descending the brunette's toned chest, teasing a nipple and nipping at his collar bone.
Jolting in surprise as Tai pressed a finger at his entrance, Matt wiggled frantically, desperate for more contact.
Abandoning his exploration of the brunette's chest, the blond turned his attention to Tai's jeans, the only item of clothing he was still wearing. Undoing the zipper with shaky hands, Matt pressed his ass closer to Tai's arousal, causing the brunette to groan in response.
Suddenly too impatient to wait for the blond, Tai grabbed his hands and pushed them back against the wall, rendering him completely immobile. Pressing his arousal against Matt's entrance, he thrust forward with a cry, burying himself in the blond with one feral move.
The blond gasped in pain, eyes widening.
Gripping Matt's thighs in a tight grip, the brunette used them as leverage, pushing himself slowly out of the escort to help reduce the pain.
Matt groaned, head falling forward to rest on Tai's shoulder as he thrust again, feeling Matt's tight muscles envelop him. Smirking slightly as the blond let out a cry of pleasure instead one of pain, the brunette pounded him against the wall hungrily, all inhibitions having vanished.
The blond arched his back, adjusted the angle and causing them both to moan in ecstasy. Tai's fingers were digging into Matt's soft thighs, only heightening the feeling of pleasure, as Matt gripped the brunette's messy hair in support, almost tearing strands off the top of his head.
Both men were gasping and moaning, feeling their climaxes build inside of them.
Tai buried his head in Matt's shoulder, feeling the escort's muscles contract tightly around him, signalling his climax. With a breathless moan, the blond exploded over the brunette's stomach a second later, causing Tai to come too, deep inside the escort.
The brunette collapsed against the blond, both breathing raggedly as they tried to regain their composures.
A minute later, Tai pulled back, turning away from Matt and proceeding to pick up this discarded shirt. He took a deep breath and cleaned himself up, without so much as looking at the blond.
Matt followed the brunette's movements with blinking eyes, making no move to cover himself. He was still leant tiredly against the wall, eyes lidded and face flushed. His skin was slick with sweat and cum, clothes scattered around himself.
"Do I have to pay extra for that privilege then?" Tai asked, buttoning his pants and throwing on a top carelessly, without so much as looking at the blond.
Matt blinked from his place against the wall, a little hurt by the comment. "No, of course not."
"Thanks, how charitable of you," Tai said sarcastically, smoothing the collar on his shirt and checking himself in a mirror. "Looks like you've slept with another client now. Just like Tanaka. Guess it's becoming a habit."
Matt recoiled slightly at the venom in the brunette's voice, wounded by the way Tai was treating him. Even after what had happened, the brunette was still regarding him with disdain and dislike. He took a deep breath, trying to calm his racing heart and prevent tears welling in his eyes. "Not really, considering this is the first time."
Scrambling to his feet shakily and gathering up his clothes, Matt ignored the way Tai had finally turned back to face him, surprise evident on his features.
"Wait, you didn't sleep with Tanaka?" the brunette asked sharply, eyebrows creased in confusion.
Matt slipped his clothes back on quickly, looking desperately at the floor, willing himself not to cry. On some level he knew he deserved Tai's comments, but the way the brunette had been acting towards him only seconds before had been just downright spiteful.
The sex had obviously just been a way for Tai to channel his anger, and that thought alone was what hurt the blond the most. The brunette had completely used him, and even worse, Matt had let him.
Swallowing his tears and refusing to look in the brunette's direction, Matt finally replied to Tai's question in the clearest coldest voice he could muster. "No I didn't sleep with Tanaka, and if you'd actually cared enough to ask properly, I would have told you that!"
Without so much as glancing back to see the brunette's reaction, Mat unlocked the door and walked out, slamming it loudly behind him, a twisted sense of satisfaction rising in his stomach as he realised that for the first time, he had walked out on Tai…
To be continued…
A/N I made Matt and Tai argue again! But this time, at least it had a different outcome. Things will get better in the next chapter I promise! Thanks for everyone that reviewed! As it was an extra long chapter (although it was a slow update) please review and let me know what you think! I'm curious to know whether people are sympathizing with Matt or Tai now. I'm hoping that the sex scene was not what people were expecting!