Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters. And it's incredibly unlikely that I ever will. But I can dream, can't I?
Summary: Tai decides to take revenge after Matt's shameless flirting.
Warnings: Sexual situations/ language
A/N: This is the sequel of one-shot 'The Name of the Game' - don't need to read it to understand what's happening in this fic though.
Day One -
Sight for Sore Eyes
"Izzy, help me!"
The red head rolled his eyes, tapping away quickly at his laptop. "What is it now, Tai?"
"Matt is going to kill me!" the brunette yelped, collapsing dramatically onto his friend's bed.
Izzy raised his eyebrows, looking over at the bushy-haired boy expectantly.
"Not intentionally," Tai added hastily, shaking his head in disbelief. "Well, maybe intentionally. But only because he keeps stripping in front of me!"
"Stripping?" Izzy questioned, eyebrows creased in confusion. "But he's your boyfriend; I would have thought you'd be thrilled that he strips in front of you."
Tai groaned, burying his face in his arms. "I'm trying to punish him, and he's being all sexy with me! He's making it impossible!"
"Punish him?"
"After Matt flirted with Ken and Daisuke, I decided to ban sex as a punishment," Tai explained, as Izzy nodded slightly in understanding. "Did you hear about it?"
"Tai, everyone heard about it!"
"Oh brilliant!" the brunette moaned, making a mental note to smack both Daisuke and Ken. It was all their fault.
He kicked his legs out in anger and pounded the bed, like a small child having a tantrum. Izzy however, remained impassive, seemingly oblivious to the strop his friend was throwing with increasing vigour. He continued to tap away at his laptop, ignoring the small cries of frustration.
However, after several moments, the red head finally spoke.
"By the way, Dai said that Matt has a tattoo just below his hip, on the inside of his pelvis, which you can only see if his pants come down. Is that true?" he asked mildly, eyes remaining glued to his computer, apparently unconcerned by the fact that Tai had sprung straight to his feet, horror evident on his features.
"What?!" the brunette hissed, face glowing neon red. "Daisuke seen that!"
Izzy finally looked up with an expression of mild surprise, eyebrows raised once more. "That's actually true? I just thought it was Daisuke making things up."
"The little ass!" Tai hissed, crossing his arms and grumbling under his breath. "I'm going to fucking kill him."
Izzy blinked.
"Anyway… what are you here for?" he interrupted, feeling it would be safer to just change the subject before the brunette got too worked up.
"Oh," Tai muttered, roused from his cursing. "Well now I've got a bit of a problem. I've told Matt that he can't have sex, but that means I can't have sex either. No sex! No fucking sex!"
Izzy blinked, slightly taken back by the desperation and sudden hysteria present in the brunette's voice. "I see. And how long since you last… you know?"
"Two days."
Izzy snorted. "Your obviously handling it well."
"It's not funny! He started getting undressed to have a bath yesterday, and I completely freaked out," Tai admitted, hanging his head and shaking his bushy hair in disbelief.
"What did you do?" the red head asked warily, raising an eyebrow.
"Well I stuttered a bit, and then I ran for it. I practically dived out of Matt's apartment and haven't spoken to him since," the brunette replied, chewing uncertainly on his sleeve.
"When was this?"
"Last night. Should I just ignore him until I think he's suffered enough?" Tai suggested, stroking his chin thoughtfully.
"Tai, I think your going to be suffering more than Matt. This is only the first day of the punishment and your already bordering on hysteria," Izzy pointed out, ignoring the brunette's slight grunt of disapproval. "Besides, we have school tomorrow, and your in most of Matt's classes. Sat next to him, I might add."
Tai groaned, clapping his hand over his face. "I know! And I've already said I'll go shopping with him today. What the hell am I going to do? Izzy, help me!"
The red head shrugged, expression sympathetic. "Sorry Tai. You need more than my help… you need a miracle!"
"Thanks, Izzy. Thanks a lot."
"Hey Tai!" Matt exclaimed brightly, licking his lips in excitement. He resisted the urge to hug the brunette out of habit, knowing it wasn't allowed during the punishment, but grinned instead, flashing his rows of shiny white teeth.
Tai however, did not look impressed. Upon setting his eyes on the blond, he groaned audibly, mouth instantly dry. "You are not going out like that!"
Frowning slightly, Matt looked down, rechecking his clothes. "Why not?"
"You look like a hooker," Tai replied bluntly, desperately attempting to resist looking at his boyfriend's ass. Once he had a peek, he doubted very much that he would be able to contain himself.
"Tai, this is how I normally dress," Matt said, looking at the brunette in confusion.
Tai frowned, surveying his blond boyfriend once more. The brunette had certainly never realised that Matt had such a sexy dress sense before, despite knowing that he did sometimes wear tight clothes. Sighing distractedly, he realised it must have been his growing sexual frustrations that were heightening his awareness of how attractive Matt was, without the blond even having to do a thing.
Izzy was right: he was doomed.
"Well, shall we go?" the blond prompted a moment later, raising his eyebrows inquisitively.
Tai flushed, nodding his head briefly. "Yea."
They both clambered into Tai's car, setting off to the mall quietly, the brunette glancing at his blue-eyed passenger every few moments, frustration and lust clouding his features. However Tai was so preoccupied by glimpsing his blond boyfriend, that he couldn't even bring himself to start up a conversation, despite his well-known hate of silences.
Matt on the other hand, either didn't notice, or didn't care. He sat slumped against the door, gazing out of the window, humming softly to himself. The sun was illuminating his golden hair and casting a flattering glow on his pale skin, causing Tai to stare slightly, attention not entirely fixed on the road.
"God Tai! Watch where your going!" Matt said loudly, awakening the brunette from his not so subtle daydreams, clearly having realised that his boyfriend's attention was not particularly focused on driving.
Tai grinned sheepishly. "Sorry."
"Doesn't matter, we're here now." The blond hopped out the car as it ground to a halt and shook his hair out of his eyes sexily, apparently unaware of the deep brown eyes that were following him.
Tai groaned softly, trying with increasing difficulty to ignore his raging hormones. Usually he wasn't so sexually charged, but the punishment meant he now had sex constantly on the mind. And it was driving him absolutely insane.
It was lucky the blond was so preoccupied with his private thoughts, that he hadn't noticed his boyfriend's own internal struggles.
"Right, I need to buy an outfit for my next concert," Matt said in a business like tone, pushing straight towards a clothes store through the throng of people, mentally listing what he needed to purchase.
The brunette merely trailed unenthusiastically behind him, eyes glued unwillingly to his boyfriend's swaying hips. He couldn't help but stare; the sight was hypnotising him.
However Tai was too busy focused on his boyfriend's behind, that he completely missed what was coming out of his boyfriend's mouth.
"Tai! Hello?!" Matt cried, waving his hands in front of the brunette's face dramatically. "I'm trying to talk to you!"
Tai blinked confusedly. "Uh, what?"
"I asked if you were coming to my concert. This Tuesday?"
"Oh. Um yea. It's Sunday today right?"
Matt nodded, eyebrows raised slightly.
"Yea then I'll definitely be there," the brunette grinned sheepishly, unable to meet his boyfriend's curious gaze. He felt embarrassed about being caught daydreaming again, and couldn't being himself to explain why. The last thing he needed was Matt knowing that he was constantly ogling him, even though it was the truth. Tai didn't think he'd be able to stand the gloating.
"Right, well you can come and help me pick out an outfit," the blond replied uncertainly, suspicion evident on his features.
"Yes. Let's get going," Tai exclaimed brightly, pleased to have an excuse to escape Matt's searching gaze.
He marched determinedly into the clothes store, burying himself instantly into a rack of t-shirts, knowing that the blond would follow him.
And sure enough, Matt was soon shuffling through various outfits himself, hanging the stuff to try on over his arm.
"Coming to the changing room with me?" the blond asked about half an hour later, having successfully searched the store. Numerous pants and shirts were pilled up high in his arms, almost obscuring the whole of his torso.
Tai raised his eyebrows. "I thought you were getting an outfit for one concert, not the whole wardrobe for a six month holiday," he said impatiently, aware that he was going to have to spend hours waiting for Matt try all the clothes on. Usually he would have no problem with watching the blond change, but with the punishment on his mind, he doubted he would be able to control himself.
"I want to look good Tai," Matt explained, somewhat irritably, unhappy that the brunette seemed so unenthusiastic about helping him.
"Fine. Just hurry will you," Tai said edgily, shaking his head in disbelief. With an annoyed sigh, he shoved his protesting boyfriend into a changing room and collapsed ungracefully onto the seat in front of it.
He watched the blond draw the curtain to conceal himself and almost groaned, relieved and yet disappointed that he would not be able to watch his boyfriend strip.
"What the hell is wrong with you Tai?" came Matt's voice a moment later, slightly muffled as he tried to wrestle a shirt over his head.
"Nothing. Why?" Tai answered distractedly, listening intently to the rustle of clothes. Despite his better judgement, he soon found himself bending over in an attempt to see under the curtain, knowing that the blond had begun to shed his pants.
"You've been really distant," Matt replied, unaware that the brunette was watching the bottom on his legs rather than listening to him.
"Have I?" Tai replied dreamily, bent so low he was practically falling off his seat.
"Your doing it now!"
"Doing what?"
"Being distant! Your not even listening to me, are you?"
"Yea I am," the brunette insisted, albeit with little conviction.
Matt merely rolled his eyes doubtfully, pulling back the curtain to showcase his new outfit.
Squeaking in surprise, Tai instantly shot upwards, head colliding painfully on the wall behind him. He cringed in agony but tried to remain composed, as though he had been sat there casually all along.
But unfortunately, Matt didn't seem to buy it.
The blond crossed his arms, cocking his hip slightly to the side. "What the hell are you doing?"
"Uh nothing. Just dozed off for a bit." Tai laughed uneasily, gaze instantly drawn down to his boyfriend's body. He choked, eyes widening.
Matt was dressed in tight black pants that clung to his long legs and hips, leaving little to the imagination. A few chains dangled from a side pocket, giving the pants an edgy (but incredibly sexy) appearance. They were also so low-cut, Tai thought that he could see a glimpse of Matt's personal tattoo, but only when the tight blue shirt raised slightly.
"Well, what do you think?" the blond asked, swivelling around on the spot.
With great difficulty, Tai tore his gaze away and opted to look at the floor instead, finding it much safer. His heart had already begun to hammer into his throat, and he could feel his own pants tightening uncomfortably.
"Uh…I don't like it," he said, after finally regaining the power of speech.
Matt looked down, surveying the outfit in confusion. "Why not?"
"Just don't," Tai replied, speaking to the floor. He was desperate to get the blond out of the outfit as soon as possible, as he was getting painfully aroused.
"Oh OK." Shaking his head, the blond went back into the changing room, slightly hurt by his boyfriend's less than enthusiastic reaction. He shifted through the remaining clothes, hoping to find something that would please the brunette.
However, despite Matt's best efforts, all the other outfits received the same reaction as the first.
Tai merely looked distractedly in the other direction, occasionally commenting on how much he didn't like each item of clothing.
It was so frustrating that within half an hour, the blond was on the verge of strangling him, despite his best attempts to remain calm.
"What's wrong with you Tai? Are you purposely trying to wind me up?" he cried, whacking Tai upside the head when the brunette refused to look at him once more.
"No not at all," Tai replied, glancing down the corridor for an escape route. Matt was now in such close range that the brunette was using every ounce of willpower not to jump him, which was diminishing with each passing second. The blond just looked too damn good in everything.
"What's going on Tai?" Matt asked quietly, levelling the brunette with an intense stare. "Are you just not interested in me anymore or something?"
Tai blinked, completely thrown by the question. "What? What do you mean?"
"You haven't said a word to me all day, except to dismiss every outfit that I've tried on. You've obviously been thinking about other things, which are apparently a lot more fascinating than me. At first I thought it was all part of your punishment, but you can't even seem to talk to me," Matt explained, crossing his arms over his chest defensively, attempting to appear more calm and collected than he actually felt.
Tai merely gaped, eyes wide with shock.
"No…I just…I…uh…" the brunette trailed off pathetically, so stunned that he had absolutely no idea what to say.
Unfortunately, his complete lack of response only seemed to confirm Matt's suspicions further. The blond stared at his boyfriend with a wounded expression, eyebrows creased in growing anger.
"So you don't like me anymore then?" Matt spoke calmly, but with an icy coldness Tai had not heard in years, that instantly sent shivers down his spine. "Is that why you'd rather watch the soccer than spend time with me? Or why you've made up this punishment?"
"NO!" Tai jumped forward, absolutely horrified by what the blond was suggesting. For a moment the punishment completely vanished from his mind and he embraced his boyfriend tightly, despite feeling him stiffen in response.
"What's going on Tai?" the blond prompted, voice muffled in Tai's shirt.
"It's just me being sexually frustrated, that's all," the brunette replied, pulling away so he could survey the blond closely. "Of course I like you Matt. Don't be stupid. I'm sorry about ignoring you during the soccer, but it was an important match. And as for today, I'm just trying to get through this punishment without jumping you."
Despite the playful glare he received in response, Tai could see a hint of relief on his boyfriend's features, and found himself smiling warmly.
"So you want to jump me, huh?" Matt asked mischievously after a pause, chuckling lightly as Tai flushed in response.
"Uh no."
Matt licked his lips, looking at the brunette seductively from under his eyelashes. "It can be arranged."
Tai laughed uneasily, suddenly aware of how close the blond was to him. He could smell the strawberry scent of his boyfriend's hair, and feel his heavy breath on his face. It was making him slightly woozy.
"The punishment Matt!" the brunette exclaimed, ignoring the uncharacteristic pout that formed on his lover's face. "I haven't forgotten!"
"Come on Tai! It's cruel!" The brunette inwardly agreed, although he daren't say it out loud.
"You've got to finish the punishment Matt," Tai insisted, despite the loud groan of disapproval.
"Don't I even get a kiss?!"
"No!"
"Fine!" Matt cried, folding his arms and sulking slightly. "If you want to play it like that, I can to."
"Yama!" Tai whined, instantly knowing that if the blond did try something, he would never be able to resist. He really didn't need Matt making it even more difficult for him; he was suffering enough already.
The blond rolled his eyes. "Relax Tai! Enjoy the weekend. We have school tomorrow."
However, to Matt's immense surprise, Tai smiled, eyes glinting mischievously. "Oh good," he replied, mind flashing back to his earlier conversation with Izzy. "I need to have a little chat with Daisuke."
"Dai? Why?" Matt raised his eyebrows, looking at his boyfriend inquisitively.
"To talk about a certain tattoo," Tai explained, gaze flitting quickly towards Matt's hip. The blond looked confused for a moment, but didn't press the matter, knowing better than to get involved with the weirdness that was Tai and Daisuke's relationship.
"Well I'm actually looking forward to school too," Matt said, lips twisted into an evil smirk.
Tai gulped. "Why's that?"
"Oh, you'll see tomorrow," the blond replied, patting his boyfriend comfortingly on the back.
Needless to say, Tai didn't feel very comforted.
To be continued...
A/N I've had lots of inspiration for this story, but I had to get this chapter out of the way first. I really like my ideas for the next chapter, so it shouldn't take me long to write. The rating may also go up.
Next chapter is 'Think Ugly Thoughts.' I'll let your imaginations decide what that means.
Thanks for all the reviews! Please continue! Your opinions on different things really help me to decide what to write next! So tell me what you like and what you don't :D