Okaaay. I swear I will get all of this done, seriously! I will. Eventually. I hope. I don't know. Enjoy.
This deff took way longer then it should've. I'm super sorry. I still hope you enjoy it, if anyone is still even following me.
Yamato
"Did I not already warn you about this kind of behaviour?" The principal snaps at me. I shrug.
"Did you?" I question. She looks like she wants to strangle me. Hell, I'd strangle me. And I'm even toning myself down, today, because Taichi is with me. How he managed to get blamed for being an accomplice, when he clearly didn't do anything, I don't understand. My father and Taichi's mother stroll into the room. She doesn't look amused, but she doesn't look angry either. My father just looks defeated.
"What did they do now?" Taichi's mom asked.
"Frogs."
"Yamato.." My father sighs.
"I only set them free," I whine.
"Not the point, Yamato." My dad seems annoyed.I say nothing. Really, the funs over. Not as awesome as it used to be.
"Take them home for today. Please. They can come back tomorrow." Taichi and I rise at the same time. We leave the building closely followed by our single parent. Taichi and I both get into my dads mini-van, because Taichi is still staying with me. My dad doesn't get in the car right away. I climb onto my knees and peer around the seat. He's talking to Taichi's mom. She looks kind of worried as she glances back at the car. I sit back down properly. Taichi ignores them completely. He stares out the window.
"I didn't mean to get you in trouble." I say.
"I know you didn't." He turns back to me, smile on his face.
"I was just thinking about something. Don't worry about it." His smile changes into his Taichi grin, and I give him a half-assed smile in comparison. I wait for my dad, looking out the other window, and to my surprise, Taichi's fingers find mine.
"I'm scared for her, Yama." He whispers. I turn to look at my friend, and secret love.
"Your mom? She'll be okay, Tai." I promise. He shrugs.
"What if she's not? Because of me?"
"I think she knows the risks Tai, you're her son, and she loves you. She wants you to be safe. But I don't think he'll hurt her." I say it much more firmly then I believe.
"I hope so." He says softly. I don't know what else to say to him, so I stay quiet. My dad climbs into the car, and Tai's mom waves at us as she leaves. She looks half-way defeated. Tai sighs softly.
"She's going to be alright. She's a bit upset. She's concidering a divorce." My father tells Taichi.
"Considering?" I ask.
"There's ways to help people. I don't know if they'll work, but there are ways. Of course, I'm sure she'll do what's best for Tai and Kari." he says. It sounds so firm and adult like. However, I know that doesn't always make it true. I chew on my lip on the way back to my house. I think it's all finally catching up to me, because all I want to do is sleep. We climb the stairs, and Taichi stops to wait for me more then once.
"Are you okay, Yamato?" My dad asks as we enter my apartment.
"I'm having a nap. On my bed." I announce. Taichi laughs.
"Floor that uncomfortable?" He asks.
"The floor was alright. I think everything's finally caught up, is all. My brain needs some down time." Taichi and my dad both smile as I head to my room, and do exactly what I said I was going to. Well, kinda. I don't sleep. I just relax. I can hear Taichi talking. The sound of his voice, not his words. What would I do if it was me? I'd never know. My father never got to be agressive towards me. I was never here. Until now. What if he does become nasty? Something in my just knows he won't. My mom could be nasty once in awhile, but she did it in a way that wasn't scary. I like to push buttons. I always have. Especially hers, because she always favored Takeru. Not that I minded now. He deserved everything he got. He was an awesome kid. Which made me excitied, because Takeru was going to be here soon. I sit up, and frown. So much for my nap. I climb to my feet, then out to the living room. Taichi is now sitting alone on my couch. The rest of the apartment is silent.
"Food run." The brunette says without looking at me, or hearing the unspoken question.
"Oh." I don't know what else to say. I stand awkwardly for a few minutes, but then remember this my house, and I don't need permission for anything. I sit next to Taichi. He hardly even glances at me.
"Everything will be okay." I try to reassure him. He nods his head, closing his lips into a tight line. He doesn't believe me. A gentle knock on the door makes us jump, but it opens before either of us can move.
"Taichi? Yamato?" It's Kari.
"Hi, Kari!" We call to her at the same time. I can hear her little laugh. The door closes behind her. A minute later, the young brunette appears. Her cheeks are still a little flushed. I must have been thinking in my room for longer then I thought.
"How're you guys?" Kari asks.
"We both got suspended for the day, thanks to Yamato." Taichi says, giving me a fake glare. I flash him my bestest smile.
"What did you do?" Kari asks, a small smile on her lips.
"I just released the frogs! It's kinda mean to keep 'em all locked up in a box like that.." I mumble in a shy voice. Kari and Taichi both laugh. I shrug.
"It's true, though." I add, in my normal voice.
"If you say so, Yamato." Taichi says, rolling his eyes.
"I do say so." The conversation dies out, and we sit in silence. Taichi is still thinking about his mother, Kari, is thinking about whatever girls think about, and me, well, Taichi. God, he's beautiful. I watch him, and notice for the first time ever, that we are complete opposites. He's got tanned skin, mine is almost white. He has dark chocolate eyes. Mine are brilliant sky blue. He has dark brown hair, I have golden blonde.
"Opposites really do attract." I mutter.
"Hmm?" Taichi asks, looking over at me. My voice clearly breaking his thought pattern.
"Nothing." I say, standing to move away from him. Kari watches me, but says nothing. I don't think she heard me from the look on her face, but you never know. She always was a good secret keeper. I move to the kitchen, and with nothing better to do, begin cleaning while my thoughts drift. At least I can pretend I'm busy.
Taichi
"Opposites really do attract." Yamato says. I look at him, his voice completely shattering the memory of last night when he'd kissed me. I don't think I heard him right, though.
"Hmm?" I ask, hoping he hadn't actually been speaking to me.
"Nothing." he says a little too quickly, before standing and leaving the room. Kari's eyes follow him, too. Neither of us say anything. Kari's eyes come back to meet me, and she smiles. She had heard him, too.
"Don't. You know that's not what he meant." I say, suddenly defensive. Yes, he had kissed me, but that didn't actually mean he liked me, did it? It couldn't. Right? I don't know.
"I don't know Taichi. I've never met anyone as opposite as you two."
"What do you mean?" I ask, hurt by her words.
"You have brown eyes, he has blue. You have darker skin, he has pale skin, you have dark brown hair, he has blonde." I huff at her.
"Blonde and blue are deffinately not the words I'd use for Yamato's features." I mutter, defending him. Kari laughs.
"See, Taichi? Why deny it. I bet there's been more, too. You just aren't telling me." I frown at her.
"Even if he did like me, I couldn't." How to I make her understand the sudden fear that's filled my chest?
"Why? Because of Justin. Taichi, Yamato's not like him."
"I know that..but..It's still scary." I whisper the last three words. Kari nods, like she understands and doesn't pressure me about it, but I can see that it still doesn't make sense to her. I chew on my lip, trying to decide how to actually tell her what I'm feeling. How even though when he kissed me, I thought I was in heaven, the thought of him ever doing it again repells me and makes me want to hide. Maybe I just need time. Maybe I'll never get over the abuse and pain from Justin. Or my father. Who knows? I don't. I jump as my sisters arms wrap around my neck.
"You know I love you, right Taichi?"
"Of course. I love you too, Kari." I say, kind of surprised by her actions. She hides her face against me.
"I'm sorry." I can hear her fighting back tears.
"For what?" I am so lost and confused now.
"Not saying anything about daddy." Oh. Oh. No, no. This isin't right.
"You didn't do anything, Kari. I made you promise, remember? It's my fault. You just did what I asked." She nods her head, but it's not very convincing. The front door opens, and Kari lets me go as she hears our moms voice.
"Kari? Taichi?" She asks.
"Living room." Kari answers her. I expect her to appear immediately. She doesn't. Kari and I look at each other, and wait.
"Gah!" I shout in surprise as arms appear around my neck. Kari and my mother laugh. I pout. I turn to look at my mother, who has recently been crying, and force a smile.
"That wasn't very nice." I mutter. This time I get an angelic giggle from the direction of the kitchen. Yamato. Stupid golden blonde. My mom's face goes all serious. Her 'We need to talk' face. I sigh, not really wanting to hear what's coming. My mother moves around the couch and sits beside me. Kari watches from her place across from me in a chair.
"Your father is being difficult. I need you guys to stay here for a few more days. I'm going to pack up some stuff, and we're going to move." That's it? That's all she has to say. Yamato and his father were right, I guess. If he didn't want to get help, we'd leave. My mom gives me a gentle pat.
"Tomorrow, we're going out. We have appointments and things. No school."
"Okay." I say. What else can I say? I know what 'appointments' she's talking about. I don't want to go. However, at some point, I'm sure I'll want to talk to someone..The angel residing in the house chooses then to walk through the living room, and to his bedroom, completely distracting me from my thoughts. Kari laughs.
"Geez, Tai." She teases. Yamato doesn't act like he's heard her, and just continues. He dissappears for a few seconds, then reappears, and goes back to the kitchen. And then he does it again. His phone is infront of his face.
"What're you doing?" I ask on his third time back to the kitchen.
"Pacing." He says, without looking at me.
"Why?" Kari asks the word before I can.
"Why not?" He counters.
"I thought you wrote when you were nervous or thinking." I say. Which is what I do remember about him. He stops pacing, and shows me his phone. On the screen is the beginning of what I assume, knowing the blonde, is a song.
She always takes it with a heart of stone,
'Cause all she does is throw it back at me,
I've spent a life time looking for someone..
"Oh." Yamato shrugs.
"Don't know who it's about, 'cause girls are icky, no offence." He adds, glancing at my mother and sister, before resuming his pacing.
"That's going to get annoying." I hear Yamato's father mutter as he enters the room. He watches his son pace. Suddenly Yamato dashes into his room. A second later, I can hear his guitar quietly from the room.
"At least he's not frog hunting anymore.." I mutter. The room explodes in laughter, making me flinch at the suddeness of it. I choose to follow Yamato into his room. I enter cautiously, not wanting to disrupt him. He gives me a grin, and then turns his attention to a peice of paper, where he's scribbling something down. I sit on the end of his bed slowly, and try not to move it. He basically ignores me, which is fine. I listen as the basics of a song come together. I wonder if I'll ever be that good at anything...