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When they say you're
not that strong
Well you're not that weak
It's not your fault
When you climb up to your hill
Up to your place
I hope you're well
There's nothing left to prove
Nothing I won't do
Nothing like the pain
I feel for you
Nothing left to hide
Nothing left to fear
I am always here
-"Not Enough," Our Lady Peace

Not Enough
Chapter Twenty-Four

Work was hell for him.

His overly obnoxious boss was continually in his face for as the tyrant dubbed it, "his utter lack of work ethic". He subsequently fought the vicious urge to plant his fist between the troll's eyes. His co-workers conversed about him behind his back and Jun was growing increasingly worried about him.

His appetite had decreased over the last month and his skin had become paler.

He had grown withdrawn from his friends. The one he spoke the most to was Yamato and that was rare and he was making it a personal rule to put as much distance between himself and Takeru was humanly possible. His friend had become increasingly smug over the few weeks he had been back and more often than not they ended up arguing over the smallest of reasons.

And if any of that wasn't bad enough, he also had to deal with Catherine on a regular basis. The blonde woman was still friendly towards him despite his colder manner and tried to spend time with him as much as possible. This unfortunately included lunch breaks.

These meetings explained his depleted appetite.

This day was no exception to this routine. She slipped inside his office, beaming, and positioned herself in the chair across his desk. He mentally groaned but forced himself to be as civil as possible during their conversation.

"So how was your trip?"

He bit his bottom lip to stem the flow of words he wanted to say to her and instead replied, "Fine. Ken was a good guy and we had some fun."

She nodded. "Ken was always nice. It's good to see he hasn't changed at all." She frowned. "Unlike Mimi."

He couldn't stop himself from saying something this time.

"Actually Mimi's really not that bad. I think you just have to get to know her more."

Catherine blanched at his words, a slight panic sliding over her features for a moment. But as soon as it appeared it was gone once again and her face was a mask of pleasant blankness.

"Really? That's doubtful."

That was the last straw. He would not sit here and listen to her bash Mimi.

"No, really. And because she and I were able to get closer, she told me some things about you."

This time Catherine couldn't hide the panic that was threatening to take her over. "Oh?"

"Yeah, just some of the reasons you lost the fortune." His eyes met hers head on and she had to look away. "Your teacher huh?"

Her lips pulled back into a snarl. "That's none of your business!"

"Well since you're dating one of my friends, yeah, it kinda is."

She stood and glared down at him. "I'll stay away from Takeru when he tells me to. Not before and not because of you." She turned on her heel and stalked out of the office, slamming the door behind her.

He sighed and rested his forehead on the cool surface of his desk. The days of insomnia and hardly eating were catching up to him. But before his eyes could close in rest his door was wrenched open and without looking up he could tell it was his boss by the sound of disapproval the other man made.

"Sleeping on the job, Yagami? How do you think this business was run if we all just decided to sleep in our offices whenever we felt like it?"

And he launched into a tirade about laziness that Taichi just didn't have the patience for. Why should he be stuck here listening to this uptight and difficult man all the time? He could just find a job somewhere else; he did have credentials after al.

As the man took a breath he said, "I quit."

His former boss paled. "What?"

"I quit."

And he walked out of the building before the man could say one word to delay him. As the fresh air hit him he dimly realized that he was now unemployed and would soon have no money in his pocket if he didn't find another job soon.

Despite this, he smiled.

Author's Notes: I've been planning to have Taichi quit his job for the beginning. I wasn't going to keep him working somewhere he didn't like after all. Please read and review.