A/N : Well, dunno how are these things pulled up, but please enjoy! Hope that this will not ruin the friendship they have :D
Chapter 65
Triangle
"What is it, Daisuke?" Taichi, with his usual blue jacket with yellow bear's paw pattern went inside Daisuke's bedroom. The younger boy's face was seemingly flustered.
"T-taichi-senpai…" he began inarticulately, and this made Taichi more unsure of what the hell Daisuke had in his mind calling him here.
"Hey, just say it. You're denying your Crest of Courage, y' know?" Taichi sneered to his junior, a playful one. Even so, it got hit well inside Daisuke as he fixed his gaze up to his senior's face, who was standing in front of him.
"Well… I like Hikari. Can I be her boyfriend?" a rather innocent, easy-going, simple but breath-catching mere statement was out from Daisuke's mouth. Taichi blinked for a few times, before realizing what Daisuke had said.
"WHAT?" Daisuke whimpered silently when he earned the answer. Sure, he was unsure of how dumb he was when he had said that. But, everything that had done was done.
"Well… it's kinda a rejection, huh?" Daisuke said mournfully. It didn't take a long time for him to hang his head down in both shame and dissapointment.
Taichi eventually sat down beside him, gently poked the back of his junior's shoulder.
"Listen Daisuke. I want to ask you ; what is the difference between you are now as Hikari's friend, with you as Hikari's girlfriend?" Taichi asked sharply.
Daisuke lifted his head soundlessly, and buried it in his hand.
"I don't know… she is just so beautiful. I want to keep her safe, and spend my time more with her…" Taichi smiled when he heard the answer.
"… and when you do that, have you realized that you will do that without Takeru around?" he chuckled when he heard Daisuke's gasp.
"Daisuke, I believe Hikari in you and Takeru… you don't have to be her girlfriend to take her out… after all, it is more fun when Takeru is around than only you two, right?" Taichi asked. Daisuke nodded for the answer, but kept his silent.
"Have you, for a second, thought about Takeru? I'm sure he has the same feeling toward Hikari, Daisuke," the former leader made a point ; Takeru was together with Hikari ever since their first met.
"Sorry…" was all that Daisuke could say.
"It's okay. I know that you like Hikari, but you're still young to know what's the girlfriend, boyfriend, and love meant," Taichi said wisely.
"What about you, Taichi-senpai? What do you feel toward Sora-senpai?" Daisuke suddenly asked.
"Eh?" Taichi blinked again. He shrugged, but then chuckled.
"Well, I used to like her before… but…" he didn't continue. It was obvious that he knew everything about her, and so did what she really wanted. Taichi's coming over to Daisuke's apartment was one of his refusal when Yamato and Sora asked him to go out along with them. He was sure they needed more time together and he didn't want to interferre them, which often made both of them frustated and used force to pull him together with them.
Taichi knew. Taichi had known, and he had his own choice. He knew his position, so did he knew the exact time when he should go with them, and when he should not go with them.
"Yah, I can't answer your question, Daisuke," Taichi finally answered throughout the younger's boy puzzled look.
"But-
"Sssh," he shushed him from another question.
"Just spend more time with Hikari and Takeru," he smiled widely, and Daisuke had just realized that his senior, that was also his idol had a charming smile.
"See ya!" Taichi left the place without permission, leaving Daisuke with his own thought.
Daisuke eventually smiled.
"Taichi-senpai, you're right. There's no point to whether become or not become Hikari's boyfriend. I don't even know the difference," he laughed spite to himself, and then reached his phone and called both Hikari and Takeru to go out together.