Title: Stars and Stripes
Pairing: Jyoukeru
Based on: Anti-flag – Stars and Stripes
Notes: This one was tricky, but I got there in the end. I hope it's all right. Really; you try writing something vaguely couple-y to this song. It's a nightmare.
There are few things that can work Takeru up so badly that he becomes a human-shaped container for pent-up energy that desperately wants to be expressed. One of these things is the power of darkness. Ever since coming so close to losing Patamon all those years ago, even just mentioning the power of darkness is enough to send him flying off the handle, lashing out at anyone unlucky enough to be within hearing distance of him. He's not a violent or unreasonable person by nature; he just can't help it. That's how he gets when he feels passionate about something.
Jyou thought that nothing could ever rile Takeru up quite as much as this. But then they visited Mimi in America one year, and he found that his younger partner was simply full of surprises. Quite frightening surprises, at that; although, he managed to keep his cool in public. A raised eyebrow was the only indication Jyou and Mimi received that Takeru thought something was seriously off with the portion sizes in one of the restaurants they visited, and only when they'd been in the States for a good week did he mention being reminded of someone being caught in a pool drain when he saw the amount of plastic surgery people seemed to have.
Personally, Jyou found New York interesting, even if he couldn't cope very well with the endless crowds and constant noise; and he found it difficult to understand why Takeru had such a problem with it all. He was not, however, going to complain about it, as Takeru's preferred method of releasing all his excess vigour was through a rather pleasurable form of physical activity. And that's how he still is. One mention of or reference to the United States, and Takeru will be in Jyou's pants and clawing at his back as if he hasn't had sex for months.
Jyou certainly doesn't protest. In fact, he thinks he might even contact Mimi and arrange another visit.