Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Hidden Knowledge ❯ Confession Of Love ( Chapter 2 )

And again, me = not owning Digimon.

 

Hidden Knowledge

 

Chapter 2 - Confession Of Love

 

Joe sat with a nervous and trembling Izzy on the couch, Tentomon sitting on the floor near Izzy's feet. Joe was trying to get him ready to face his secret love, patting his back and soothing him when the doorbell rang.

 

Izzy watched, scared as Joe got up and Tai was let into the apartment. He wasn't sure he could do this, but it was way too late now.

 

Joe motioned for Tai to have a seat next to Izzy on the sofa while he sat in a different chair in the same room. Tentomon migrated over to sit near Joe's feet.

 

“Hey guys, you said you had something important to tell me?” Tai chirped in a cheerful tone, completely oblivious to what was going on.

 

“Well, actually, Izzy does,” said Joe. Tai looked a bit confused as he raised an eyebrow. Joe nodded and Tai turned to face Izzy.

 

“So, what is it?” he said a little more serious now, but still cheerful and happy, as he always was. Izzy looked over at Joe, begging him with his eyes to not make him do this, but soon saw that Joe was going to make him, no matter what. Izzy sighed, giving up, and turned to face Tai.

 

Izzy looked up at Tai and blushed gently. He looked sad, hurt, confused and worried all at once.

 

Izzy's expressions worried Tai, making his smile disappear. “Izzy?”

 

Izzy sighed and looked down at his hands, trying to gain some kind of confidence.

 

“Tai, there's a few things I need to tell you,” he said in a hushed voice, looking up at Tai for a confirmation that he understood. Tai nodded and Izzy continued. “Well… I… uhh…” he paused and swallowed hard. “… I'm gay.” A huge blush covered his face like a thick blanket.

 

Tai blinked a few times, shocked. “Uh… okay. I don't care if you're gay or not, you're still my friend.”

 

Izzy looked up at him, a huge wave of relief washing over him. “Really?!” he said almost too excitedly.

 

Tai looked confused, a small blush creeping onto his face. “Sure.” He cocked his head to one side like a curious cat. “What else did you need to tell me?”

 

Izzy looked down at his arms, his eyes filling with tears and hurt again. Tai's brow creased in worry. “Izzy? Are you okay?”

 

Without any words, Izzy lifted up his left sleeve and shoved his mutilated arm before Tai. His eyes were pinched tight, desperately fighting back tears.

 

Tai stared at his arm, realizing there were several large, deep, red scratches on the smooth skin. He blinked a few times, confused, then his eyes grew wide.

 

“WHAT?!” he shouted, grasping at Izzy's arm and looking closer, running his fingers over the marks to try and prove that what he saw was not true. He looked up at Izzy with panic.

 

“Izzy, wha… what?! Why?!” he cried out. “Did you do these?! WHY IZZY?!” It was all he could do to not grab Izzy's shirt collar and shake answers out of him.

 

Izzy slowly moved his gaze to meet Tai's upset face.

 

“Tai…” he said softly, swallowing thickly again. “I'm afraid… I'm so scared of what my parents might say… because I like guys.” His blush returned, lightly gracing his gentle features.

 

Tai looked upset and angry. “That doesn't mean you have to go and do THIS!” he practically flailed in the chair. Izzy looked over at the coffee table without answering.

 

Tai was obviously flustered. “Are you suicidal now?! What is wrong with you?!” he nearly yelled. He was going to go off on a screaming rampage but was distracted by Joe's grip on his shoulder, squeezing gently. Tai looked up at him in panic and Joe gently shook his head no, sympathy on his face, signaling for Tai to cool it.

 

Tai wanted to throw Joe's hand off of him, but he somehow managed to calm himself down. He looked back at Izzy just in time to see tears travel down his face.

 

Tai gasped lightly and reached out to touch Izzy's arm. Izzy looked up at him, eyes a light shade of red and spilling out tears in a frenzy.

 

“Izzy, I…” he wasn't sure what he was even going to say. “…I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you,” he concluded.

 

Joe left Tai's side briefly and came back over and offered Izzy a tissue, to which he gladly accepted with a trembling hand. He clutched the tissue in one hand, wiping his eyes as if he could stop the flow that way.

 

After Izzy had a moment to collect himself, he looked up at Tai again.

 

“There's something else, too…” he said, his voice barely audible.

 

Tai looked distressed. What could POSSIBLY be worse than THAT?! he thought to himself.

 

Izzy cleared his throat. His mouth suddenly felt dry and he was sure he was going to be sick as his stomach twisted into an unholy knot.

 

“Tai…” he began, blushing harder than ever. “I don't know… I don't know how to… to say this… but…” he held his head low, eyes shut so tight they hurt.

 

Tai waited impatiently. “What is it?”

 

Izzy's voice became ridiculously small then. “I… I l-love… you.”

 

Tai was positive he was hearing things. He blushed, matching Izzy's face. “You … what?”

 

“I love you,” he repeated again a little louder. He glanced up at Tai before he tore his eyes away to look back down. “I've loved you for as long as I can remember. I've always wished that we could be together, but I know that is foolish of me,” he blurted out.

 

He looked up to gaze at Tai, his lovely chocolate eyes looked softer than velvet. Tai blushed intensely and looked amazed.

 

“I'm so sorry…”

 

Izzy buried his face into his hands and sobbed brokenly.

 

Tai could barely breathe. Izzy… loves ME?!

 

Without thinking, he reached out, embracing Izzy and squeezing him tight.

 

“I love you, too.”

 

Izzy stopped crying so suddenly that he flinched slightly. He stared up at Tai, finding Tai to be smiling with a blush.

 

Izzy looked confused, unsure of if Tai was joking or not. His answer was given by Tai leaning down and grazing his lips over the younger boy's, Tai pushing against them delicately.

 

It took Izzy a few seconds to realize what was going on before he pushed his lips back.

 

Tai darted out the tip of his tongue to tickle Izzy's lips, making him gasp. Tai took this opportunity to dive his tongue in and discover what Izzy tasted like.

 

Izzy whimpered very gently and was forced to break the kiss when Tai pulled back.

 

Izzy's eyes slid open dreamily, just then realizing that he has closed them. Tai smiled cheerfully at him before leaning forward to kiss his forehead.

 

Izzy shivered slightly in Tai's strong grasp, almost positive that he was in heaven. Tai let go of him gradually. They looked at each other for a few moments before Joe spoke up.

 

“We need to figure out how you are going to tell your parents, Izzy,” he said calmly.

 

Izzy snapped back to reality and looked over at Joe, then looked down at his arms again. He looked scared again when Tai distracted the younger boy by running the back of his hand over one of his cheeks.

 

“Don't worry, I'll be here for you when you tell them,” he said soothingly. Izzy looked hopeful.

 

“I know I'll be here,” Joe said, suddenly standing next to Izzy, leaning down and patting his shoulder.

 

“Me too!” said the all too familiar voice of Tentomon.

 

Izzy smiled and giggled lightly.

 

“Thank you so much you guys.”