A/N : Really didn't know how to apologize regarding the slow progress of this story. Oh my dear readers, I'm so sorry. Anyway thanks for all of you that has been reading this story until this part, please enjoy, this is the next chap.

DISCLAIMER :Ugh -.-"

"Uhh, hello ," Tai said, grinning sheepishly while rubbing his now sore butt because the impact of the fall.

Yamato offered his hand to help him up. Tai hesitantly grabbed his hand and get up.

"Thanks," Tai said, now standing in front of Yamato.

"Hey, do you have any time, I need to talk with you," Yamato asked out of the blue, looking very serious.

"Well, I'm sorry, I have to go home soon, I uhh- I have to feed my cat," Tai stuttered, looking for a good reason to get out of this situation. He didn't really want to talk with Yamato, and he's not ready for this. It's because he haven't even figured out how his feelings for the man in front of him. He always thought that he hated him, what he has done wasn't what Tai could forget so easily. But when he came back after the long time, Tai started to doubt his feelings again. He wouldn't admit it but the thought of getting back like how they used to be seems very tempting.

Tai turn around and prepared to run away, but Yamato grabbed his wrist and won't let him go. Tai looked back to Yamato who's holding his wrist with a questioning but panicking look. 'Shit! What should I do?' he thought.

Before Tai could say something "Please, this is . . . important. I need to talk about . . . something," Yamato pleaded, seems very hard to express himself.

"Uhh, okay," Tai gave up. On the outside he looked rather calm, but inside he's screaming to himself 'Oh God. Don't say that he's gonna talk about that'.

They went to the swing that Yamato previously sat on. The sun was getting very low and starting to disappear, the air got a bit colder because of the approaching night. They sat side by side on the swing, nobody talked a word with each other.

The silence was really making Tai uncomfortable. He's still panicking inside, unsure of what Yamato's going to talk about. 'If he really is going to talk about that… I'll pretend that I don't know a single things. Playing dumb sounds like a good idea' He thought, coming up with the best way he could think of in the situation.

Yamato himself seems unsure of what he's going to say, he didn't really prepared to talk about this. But something in his mind kept on telling him to whether end it now, or repair their relationship and starting from the beginning again. And presented with the situation, he couldn't hold himself back and let the rare chance passed by.

"Well…" Yamato started, Tai mentally tensed.

"Firstly I want to apologize, Tai"

'God, he's really going to talk about that, relax Tai, just play it safely and you'll get out of this quick,' he took a deep breath "F-for what Mr. Ishida?" 'Shit, did I stuttered?' Tai mentally sapped himself for being so careless.

But Yamato didn't seem to notice, he's too busy thinking of what he should say for the next.

"On the past, for doing… 'that' to you" Yamato continued slowly.

"Doing what?" Tai asked, pushing his luck.

"Dammit, for betraying you Tai!" Yamato's tone raised. He's frustrated with himself, he didn't know how to make things good again.

"What? I don't understand what you're talking about?" Tai asked, creating the best confused face he could.

"Come on Tai, don't play dumb with me," exasperatedly Yamato said, looking in Tai's eyes.

"Excuse me Mr. Ishida. I really have no idea of what you're referring to,"

"What the hell Tai? Stop playing with me, don't you know how difficult this is for me!" Yamato said getting angry with Tai that seems to be playing with him.

"What? How's that difficult on you?" Tai asked, smiling bitterly. "Don't give me that you bastard! 'Don't you know how difficult this is for me'. That what I should say to you! Do you know how do I feel when you did that thing to me? You cheated on me!" Tai exploded, losing his composure hearing Yamato talk like that. He's been kind enough to let the matter pass by and gave the chance for them to move on with their life, but Yamato just have to keep on pushing himself. Like what he's doing with Tai's life now.

Yamato was taken aback by Tai's reaction "W-well, that's what I wanted to talk about. You have to hear my explanation!" He defended himself, not getting himself to let this chance passed away without him doing anything to make it better.

"I don't need your explanation! Now I have my own life, and there's no place for you in it. not anymore!" Tai was on his end limit. He couldn't hold his tears and the burst of emotions that came from the past memories. If Yamato will still going on with all of this, Tai didn't know what he would do.

"But Tai! Won't you give me another chance. To make up for my mistakes, to pay for your suffering, to .. to be like how we used to be," he pleaded. With all of his heart, the sincerity that radiated from his eyes and his words.

"For what? What's good about all of that? That doesn't mean anything, it doesn't mean anything when you'll be betrayed in the end!" Tai frustratingly shouted at Yamato, the silent park was now filled with a tense air. The two man with their own frustration, the one that's desperate to apologize and make it up for the other, and the other one who was unsure of himself, of his feelings.

"Please believe in me Tai, just believe in me. I wouldn't do something like that anymore, I never wanted to do that to you. To brought so much pain for you,"

"B-but-" Tai said but was cut shortly by Yamato who suddenly hugged him.

"Please, let's start it over again. This time let me make it up to you."

Tai felt really strange, it's been a long time since he felt Yamato, his scent, his touch and his warmth. It's unpleasantly relaxing for Tai, he hugged Yamato back. Not paying any care for his feelings, even if he's not sure anymore of how he's feeling or how he should really feel, he just want to enjoy this, enjoying the lost moment with his beloved.

But deep inside, there's something that make him feel uncomfortable. There's a desire, a dark desire that formed by the years of loathing and the running he spent. A feeling that made him feel uneasy. Even though he has reunited with his beloved, but this desire, he couldn't erase it.

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Everything went better after that, Tai got back to his family, rejoined with the group. He really missed many things, but the other seems more than happy to get him back to the group. And the most of all, Tai and Yamato got back together, even if now they have another member in their relationship. But Tai and Yamato was happy to start it again, from the new beginning.

And today was supposed to be one of their best day. Today Tai and Yamato decided to go on a date, just the two of them. It's also to celebrate Tai's team victory in the tournament. Yamato has left Tora with his uncles, Takeru and Daisuke, and they're more than happy to have him over. And tonight, they'll have a great time together.

Yamato was walking home from his work when he received a text message 'Can't wait to see you tonite. Be sure to prepare urself, okay ;) –Tai-' He smiled, and continued his walk home. 'I need to get home fast and be prepared for our date' Yamato thought happily.

On the way, though he saw a young woman walk from the opposite direction. She was beautiful with a long brown hair and simple clothes. Nothing seems unusual, but suddenly she hold her head and fall down due to lost balance. Yamato, a little surprised, rushed to her side and helped her. "Are you okay?" he asked. "My head … hurts" she answered slowly. "Do you have any medicine with you?" he asked again. "No.. forget t-to bring it" Yamato cursed 'Shit, I'm a doctor and I didn't bring any medicine with me. And now of all the other time'.

"Okay, let me help you. The clinic is close by" well the closest one Yamato knew is his clinic and it's a couple blocks away. Then the woman weakly said "My apartment is over there. The medicine's there" she pointed to a building on the corner of the block.

"Well then, let me help you there" Yamato helped her get up. 'I think Tai could wait for a little while, and I still got some time anyway'

Yamato got the woman to her apartment and gave her the medicine. Yamato waited until she recovered. Fortunately the woman recovered quickly after given the medicine, so Yamato didn't have to stay long. He was about to go home but the woman insist that he stayed for a tea, as a thanks for helping her. Yamato looked at his watch 'Well, I still have time before our date' he accepted the offer. He didn't want to be impolite to refuse her symbol of gratitude like that.

So he sat at the woman's living room sipping the tea while chatting with the woman for a while. He looked again at his watch to see that it was getting late, he was taking his leave when he felt dizzy and everything went black instantly.

The woman smirked while she saw Yamato passed out on the floor. "Finally, I got you Yamato Ihida"

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Tai was waiting, he was waiting for Yamato, he waited at the café where they promised to meet. Tai looked at his watch, two more hours until midnight, Yamato's two hours late. Tai tried to call Yamato's cell but didn't get an answer. 'What's wrong with him? Did something happened?'

8 an a half cups of coffee later Tai still waited on the same spot at the café which slowly lost it's customer one by one. Only him, the last customer there. The sky became darker each passing hour he waited there. Finally checking his cell the last time, he got up and left the café without the promised person. Of course he was pissed off at his boyfriend that didn't show up without any notice. But more than that he was worried, worried that something might happen with Yamato.

He walked back alone on the deserted street. Constantly sending a jealous looks to a couple tangled in a corner or walking hand in hand on the street. It was as though only the two of them owned the whole world, that everyone was just renting the place. It made Tai feel lonely, feel envious because he should be one of those happy couples tonight, but sometimes it didn't go as we planned. Silently he hoped that when he got back home, Yamato would be there preparing some kind of surprise for him.

When he walked though, his cell phone vibrated. 'Who would text me in the middle of the night like this' he thought, reaching inside his pocket for the cell phone. His mood instantly brighten up when he saw the sender's name. 'It's Yamato!'

Then he began to read the text 'Fuji Apartment Complex number 236. –Yamato' 'Only that' he thought. 'What do you mean?' Tai quickly typed his reply, confused with the very short message he received. 'And not even a single apology for making me wait this long?'

He waited for Yamato's reply but he didn't get any. So he decided to went to the address Yamato sent. 'It better be good enough to pay for making me wait alone at the café' he thought making his way to the apartment complex.

After going around for a while, finally he found the apartment complex, he got into the elevator and went straight for room 236. He pressed the bell but no one he tried to knock on the door, unpredictably the door opened when he knocked on it, it appears that the doors wasn't closed properly. And so he went inside the dark entrance of the apartment.

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Yamato woke up when he heard a sound of a bell ringing from outside. His mind was a little hazy and he was a little dizzy. He rubbed his head and his eyes. He looked around and got a surprise of his life when he saw a woman sleeping beside him. And the worst, he realized that he's shirtless! 'What the hell is th-?'

His thought was cut when he heard the door to the room opened, and there stood the person he wouldn't wish for in a situation like this.

TBC

A/N : That's it, didn't know if it worth the wait though. Well, things will move on quickly from this chapter onward. So I wish you'll stay with me because only a few chapter remaining. Anyway, please review and review :D