Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Romanced ❯ Eleven ( Chapter 11 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. I don't want to. There are too many wannabes. I fear of competition.This is yaoi (boyxboy), Taito, Kensuke (sort of), Yamaken and Taisuke.

Romanced by Wormmonsoul

part 2 Christmas
chapter 11

Sora hoped to see Yamato in the break between his rehearsal and the actual performance. Deep inside, she cherished a hope that Yamato still belonged to her and she still dreamed to celebrate their first anniversary.
He was half an hour late. He gave her a quick peck on the cheek and ran away, saying that his hands were full with the new song and the band was tearing him apart, so sorry.
Damn!
Sora sighed. Her watch indicated it was forty minutes to the beginning of the gig. A crowd was gathering in the rows before the scene.
A familiar mop of brown hair caught her eye. Taichi. Who was so hopelessly in love with Yamato that he couldn't remain standing patiently. Daisuke, his page, by his side, was looking similarly excited. Sora pressed her lips together. She was by no means a cruel girl. If Yamato loved him back, Sora would step away. If...
"Hey, over here, Taichi!" she called.
Taichi ran up to her. His first question was, "Where's Yamato?"
*I can't stop thinking they're in love..*
Sora's heart chilled at the irony of it. A year ago, last Christmas, on this very spot, Taichi gave her up to Yamato. Was she, likewise, to give her boyfriend to Taichi?
Sora smiled kindly. "He's still practising, I'm afraid."
*Taichi has the Crest of Courage, I don't. I don't have the heart to do it. I don't have a heart... Only Love... Oh, Yamato...*
Taichi impatiently turned to the mahogany-haired boy, "So, what'd we do, Daisuke? Nobody's here yet."
Daisuke jumped in ecstasy. "Let's go see Yamato! I'm dying to see the backstage. It's like TV!!" And Daisuke WINKED.
Sora's heart shattered. *He knows... Who else? First dumb Daisuke... Then the whole Tokyo?!*
"Taichi, can I talk to you?" she heard herself saying. *What, already?* her heart sank hopelessly.
The brown-haired leader took her to a quiet corner.
"It may be... strange," Sora looked down and it tipped Taichi's mind that something was surely wrong. "You know.."
"Yeah?" Taichi asked carefully.
"It's been a year since... Well, when I chose Yamato... Taichi, I don't know what to do! When I chose Yamato... I never expected you to fall in love with him... Taichi..." Sora blushed. "I guess I was kind of a trouble. But it's okay. If you love each other...?"
The girl raised her eyes and Taichi nodded.
"If you want to be together... Just go to him, Taichi!" She pushed him in the direction of the backstage area. "Make him happy."
Taichi stopped shocked. "Sora... thanks," he said awkwardly. The girl excused herself for a minute. When she reappeared, her eyes were trimmed with red but she was beaming and for the first time in weeks there was no shadow on her face. The rest of the Chosen Children came up.
Miyako announced, "Look, who's here!" and dragged poor Ken from behind. "You don't have to blush, Ken! Everything's under control!" she shouted.
Ken blushed right away.
"You must have heard the song, ne?" asked Iori with a gleam in his eyes. "So?"
Ken looked around and found that he was trapped in the circle of his friends.
"I haven't even touched the tape," he confessed.
"No way!!!" That was Miyako.
"Now, Miyako, if you would kindly let go of my sleeve..?" Ken got away from the over-eager girl and straightened his jacket. Miyako laughed and joined Sora and Hikari (brought here by Takeru). Koshiro and Jyou arrived the last and now were discussing something in low voices.
Takeru stood by Iori's side.
"Are you going somewhere after the gig?" the blonde boy asked.
"Grandpa's taking me to the temple, then to the family dinner," Iori answered honestly.
"I was wondering, if Hikari and me could come with you to the temple?"
Iori nodded. "That would be fine. But why wouldn't Taichi and Yamato take you somewhere?"
Takeru made a surprised face. "I suppose they have some other things to do.."
Miyako's shrill laugh made everyone look at her. Daisuke accepted the bag she gave him and winked at Ken, who nervously pushed his fists into his pockets and made a grimace to no one in particular.
*What are they planning for me?*
"I'm going to see Yamato," said Taichi. Then he wickedly turned to the indigo-haired boy who was trying to sneak away. "You wanna come along, Ken?"
Ken shook his head and blushed. Taichi was having fun. Everyone laughed. Ken knew it was only the beginning and he didn't like it in the least.
"Come, Daisuke," Taichi strode away.

"Hey, Yamato, you son of a dog, look who's here for you!" one of his bandmates called irritably, still angry at Yamato for that new song they had to practise all day.
Yamato stuck his head of his dressing room expecting it to be Sora but actually..
"Taichi?.."
Daisuke gave him a V-sign and turned away inspecting a drum set, pretending to be interested.
Taichi slipped into the dressing room and took Yamato in his arms.
"I missed you..." he said, making eyes at him.
"Me too. What is Daisuke doing here?" Yamato asked. He pried Taichi's hands off himself and wearily collapsed on the sofa. Taichi kneeled before him. "It's that stupid..."
"Bet!" they said in unison.
"Yeah..." The brunette dreamily brushed the strands of hair from Yamato's face. "You look tired.."
"Believe me, I am." Yamato answered with his eyes closed. "This song is eating me alive.."
"Did you tell your band it's about a guy? Yamato's a bad bad boy!"
The blonde pushed the chuckling Taichi slightly away. "Oh, shut up!"
"What, you are going to sing something we aren't supposed to hear yet? About Ken?" Taichi teased him.
The blonde frowned but his eyes stayed shut. "Don't talk about him like that!.. I'm gonna screw up, I know.. Ken is above that. He means a lot to me.."
"Sorry. What about me?" Taichi dropped his voice to a whisper.
Yamato let out a long sigh. "I'm still not sure," he murmured back.
"If I ask you out, will it help?" the brunette said nervously. He brushed the side of his face with his lips. "Can I ask you out?"
Yamato's blood rushed first to his head then to his feet in a huge wave. He stirred on the sofa. *It feels wrong.*
Taichi put his hands around the blonde's waist.
*But why, he's Taichi.. he's my best friend... He's the one I had a crush on so long..*
"I can get rid of Daisuke.." Taichi kept on leaning towards his face. Yamato's chest heaved, he breathed unevenly while his feelings were in turmoil, and he sat up, brushing Taichi aside.
"Taichi, there is something... I need to talk about."
Taichi nodded distractedly, charmed by the closeness between them. He glanced at his lips. "Yeah, so much to talk about..." Then he pressed his lips to his half-opened mouth and Yamato again had a minor shock - he wasn't used to those sudden attacks. Taichi sighed in satisfaction in Yamato's mouth and let his tongue brush the row of his teeth before sealing a French - that was interrupted by an enormously loud crashing sound in the hall. Yamato jumped up and flew to the door behind which a very embarrassed very miserable Daisuke was sitting in the middle of a ruined drum set.
Taichi broke into a laughter and held Yamato back from tearing the poor Daisuke apart.
"Get OUTTA here!" Yamato shouted to the mahogany-haired boy.
"Now there is no need to pick on Daisuke!" Taichi reasoned pulling Yamato back into the dressing room. The blonde turned furiously to him.
"Your Daisuke is a total jerk!"
"Yeah, right," Taichi chuckled then landed another kiss to quiet him down. "Meet you later... after hearing your new song loud and clear!" the brunette reminded cunningly. Yamato groaned and pushed him out of his dressing room.
"Bite your tongue!" he informed him.
"More like your tongue," Taichi said with a grin. Yamato aimed a friendly blow in his jaw but the brunette ducked it. "Hey, learn to compromise!" he advised and closed the door.
"I'll kill you, Yagami! Don't get on my nerves! You can forget about that date! You heard me?!"
"Yeah, yeah... Who will ask you out then? Ken? I'll tell him you're interested!" Taichi joked then quickly grabbed Daisuke and bolted away before things started to fly out of Yamato's dressing room.
Yamato shook his head and punched the door. Still full of aggression, he slid to the floor and stared into space.
"The world is going crazy..." he sniffed. "When boys are going out with their best friends..." He buried his hand in his fringe. "I can't think of Taichi as my boyfriend.. or a lover... I should have said 'no'... I need to talk to him... God... And why did I EVER write this song?!!"
He bit his lip, which was still glowing with Taichi's kiss. Too many emotions for one day.
*No good cracking down, Yamato!* he tried to cheer himself up.
"What if I rewrite the words? What if I have a heart attack or go into coma? .. No chance of that. I'm a pretty healthy idiot. And I can't freak out right now, I promised to sing that song, I can't betray Ken."
One of his bandmates banged on the door. "Are you seriously talking to yourself, Yamato?"
"Just memorising the lyrics to new song!" Yamato shouted sarcastically.
"Fifteen minutes left!" came the answer. "You'd better know the lyrics, you brat! It's a very pretty love song!"
"It's NOT!!!" Yamato jumped to his feet, a sinking feeling gripping his stomach.
"Punch me!"

tsuzuku...