A/N: Because I will never get tired of making these two dorks share a first kiss over and over again in all different kinds of AUs.

7:47am. When he woke up this morning, he had told himself he would start early, so he was sure to leave Hikari and Sora's apartment on time for a change. But it had already been eight whole minutes since he had started fighting the tie around his neck in front of the mirror.

Frustrated with himself and that stupid string of fabric around his neck, Taichi growled. "I have this very important meeting at work I cannot mess up," he said to no one in particular.

"You good?"

The female voice came from the kitchen and belonged to Sora, since Hikari had already left the house for her internship at the kindergarten. From the corner of his eyes, Taichi could see her peeking.

"Yes." Taichi said, but didn't sound to convincing. He decided to switch his answer. "No. This tie, I swear, these should be forbidden!"

Sora grinned, with her elbows she nonchalantly leant on the kitchen counter. "You'd think as someone working in suit and tie every day, you're good at tying it by now." She teased him.

"Except I'm not." He was fully aware of his tone sounding annoyed. And he was, because somewhere deep down in him, he knew he would always struggle with it. "And never will be. Sor, can you help me one more time, please?"

He definitely needed her help. Like he had needed it all the other times he had stayed over these past couple of weeks.

Sora chuckled as she made her way over to him. "Come here."

"Good thing I'm staying over."

"You're practically living here by now," Sora joked while her hands prepared the two sides of the tie around his neck for the actual tying. Her eyes fixated on the accessory.

Sora's joke was one with truth though. The girls' apartment was closer to Taichi's work than the loft where he lived with the three boys, plus, it had a more cozy atmosphere compared to the messy boys' energy. He had lived with Yamato, Koushiro and Jyou during his entire time at university, but now that Taichi had started working, he was ready to go a different direction regarding his living space.

"I don't want to be near Yamato and my cousin getting it on constantly." Which was another big reason why he wasn't at home right. He watched a blush forming on Sora's cheeks, her hands still working on his tie, softly and with care.

"Too much information," she said. "How about Koushiro-kun and Jyou-senpai?"

"Ugh, Jyou's never at home, either in the hospital or with his girlfriend, and Koushiro is busy most of the time, hidden behind his desk and wall of computers. Different from me, the boy is resistant to Yamato and all of his bedroom shenanigans."

Sora laughed. She spent a lot of time with Koushiro, her being one of those rare friends who could talk to him without any form of technology between them, and she was very much aware of Koushiro's ability of radiating the 'I'm not giving a shit' energy.

"Jealous?"

"Please," was Taichi's answer.

He wasn't jealous, it was just him being ready for a change of pace. And so he found himself crashing on the girls' couch quite a few days per week. He had to admit though, it also came in very handy that Hikari or Sora –but mostly Sora—were always available to help him out with his daily outfit struggles.

Maybe he was in need of a life partner to settle down with, who could match his changed needs and wants, Taichi thought to himself, knowing he couldn't keep crashing the girls' couch forever.

"I much rather stay here with my lovely little sister and incredible friend who is—"

Sora patted his chest lightly and Taichi shifted his attention towards her hands after returning from his thoughts.

"… great at tying your ties." Sora finished for him. Her feminine fingers worked their magic once more and a perfectly knotted tie hung loosely around his neck. She carefully adjusted his collar and the tie itself, making it look sharp. "There, you're all set."

The softness and collected happiness in her voice made Taichi smile. He showed her his signature grin before turning himself to the mirror to look at himself. Behind him he saw Sora look at him too and his own heart weirdly skipped a beat.

"Thanks," he quickly said to cover himself, still genuinely happy with Sora's fashion knowledge and friendly help. He walked past her to get to his jacket and coat.

"Oh! There's this dinner thing at my place tonight, will you be there too?" Taichi remembered as he put the jacket and coat on.

"Sure will be," Sora answered while on her way back to the kitchen. Again, he felt a bolt of luck going through his body and warming his chest.

"Great! Looking forward to it." He hastily slid into his shoes, his eyes checking out the time on the watch around his wrist. "Shit! Okay, gotta rush, see you toni—"

"Wait! Not yet." Sora shouted from the kitchen. Taichi already had the door opened, doorknob in his hand, as he turned his head around to see Sora crossing the small living room towards in a rushed pace. In her hand she held his lunchbox and he instantly remembered it was what he not only forgot to grab, but forgot to prep and pack as well…

"You left this," she said it as if he hadn't seen what she was bringing him. He took the box from her, immediately feeling it wasn't empty, meaning she had not only noticed he forgot, but had actually prepped and packed it for him. The heat from his chest slowly rose to his cheeks. "Have a good day at work."

She smiled at him with her kindest and most genuine smile. It made him smile in return and for just the briefest of moments, time stood still.

"Thank you, you too," he said, suddenly realizing he was in a hurry. With the lack of air between the two of them, he swiftly close the gap and planted a quick kiss on her lip—

Wait.

He did what? When— how?

Time seemed to stand still once more.

"Erm… sorry," Sora spoke first, face completely red, chest high from all the gathered air inside of it. "That wasn't supposed to happen…"

Taichi shook his head, with that trying to get him out of his daze. "Right… So much for all the accusations of us looking like a married couple huh?" He joked, automatically resolving to comedy to cover up his own redness.

"Y-yeah, hehe…" Sora nodded as one hand moved itself nervously to her lips, her fingers touching the spot where he had pecked her like a husband kissing his spouse goodbye for the day.

Even though he had been unaware of his own feelings at first, apparently, his body had known what to do. The kiss blissfully happened by itself, showcasing both him and her what sparks had been exchanged. Not only during the time spent in this apartment together, but during their entire life by now.

It occurred to him that, rather than searching for someone to settle down with, perhaps he had already found that someone. Sleeping underneath the same roof, she tying his ties, bickering like only lovers could.

That it was just one simple kiss turning the ignorance into awareness.

The smile on his face grew bigger. As much as Taichi wanted to stay, especially now –to reflect a bit longer, to talk about his newfound excitement— he had to run.

"See you tonight, Sora." Taichi said emphasizing her name as he took off.

He looked over his shoulder one more time, just to be met with the view of Sora waving him goodbye like they had indeed been married forever. To that, Taichi snickered to himself, in his securing Sora would be the one to untie his tie at the end of at least today.

Perhaps he could even steal another kiss from her…