Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Time Alone ❯ Chapter 1

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Time Alone by Jingo






Time Alone

By Jingo-Jay-Byrd



This is a work of fan fiction. The characters of Digimon have
been used without permission. The dialogues and incidents are a product of the
author's imagination and may not reflect the views and opinions of Digimon's
creators. Any other resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead,
real or imagined, is entirely coincidental.







It was late afternoon in the Digiworld. The Digidestined and their
Digimon traveled through the strange wilderness. They were weary from the day, for
they had been walking for over eight hours. Izzy was at the rear of the
marching order of companions. He hadn't viewed his laptop since their last
rest, which was three hours ago. Joe walked ahead of Izzy. He and his Digimon
were thinking about food. The two girls traveled side-by-side talking quietly
between themselves. Also walking side by side was Mat and Tai. They were
silent, but they enjoyed the other's company all the same. Finally, there was
T.K. Much to Tai's disapproval, TK and his Patamon were far ahead of the group.
Mat tried to convince Tai that TK was just being a good scout. Even though Tai
respected Mat's opinions, he was still not comfortable with his decision.

Tai had lost sight of TK only a
few moments ago. Mat noticed that Tai was walking faster than usual. He caught
up to him and pressed his hand down on Tai's shoulder.

"What's the big rush?" Mat said.

"I can't see TK anymore. What if
he runs into trouble," Tai said.

"Look, I told you
not to worry about him. You worry about too many things." Mat said. "He may be
little, but give the guy some credit."

"Tai, Mat!" They heard TK yell.

He was actually not that far ahead
of them. Mat and Tai ran up a hill. Beyond the hill, TK was waiting for them.
Behind him was a very large house.

"It's a mansion," TK said
excitedly.

"Finally, maybe we can rest"
Agumon said.

"Yeah, I'm pretty
tired myself." Gabumon agreed.

Tai waited for
the rest of the party to come over the hill. Once they were all together, he
addressed his friends,

"Well, we know better than to
assume that anybody lives there. I say we just go inside and make ourselves at
home."

"At home, I like the sound of
that." Joe said with a depressing tone.

Everyone simply ignored the
remark. Going home had long since been an unrealistic option. The best thing to
do now was to find some food and get some rest. They were lucky enough to find
solid shelter instead of camping under the stars. Nobody complained further.
They followed Tai to the front of the house.

Tai knocked on the door. Sure enough,
it was indeed a door. Considering the last few places that they have been, this
was almost a surprise to them. There was no answer nor did they expect one.

"Gee, nobody home. Maybe we should
come back later" Mat joked mockingly.

"Well, I wasn't sure if it was
what it seemed. You never know in a place like this" Tai retorted.

Mat shrugged in agreement and opened the door.

As each of the Digidestined
entered the house, they looked around at the giant foyer. Seeing that everyone
was as curious as he was, he suggested that everyone split up.

"Search for anything that might be
useful." Tai said. "But don't hold your breath." He added with a cynical tone.

Mat stayed with Tai and the rest
of his friends went to explore different areas of the house. Gabumon was
spending an unusual amount of time looking at Agumon. This didn't puzzle Mat as
much as it did Tai. Tai appeared to be feeling overly stressed. Mat wanted some
time alone with him so that he could relieve that stress. This looked like the
perfect opportunity.

"Hey Gabumon." Mat said.

"Yes Mat?" His Digimon replied.

"Would it be alright if me and Tai
could have some time alone?" Mat asked.

Gabumon wondered why Mat would ask
this. He was however glad that he did, because this meant he could be alone
with Agumon.

"Sure Mat." Gabumon said.

Agumon looked up at Tai as if to
ask permission to do the same. Tai gave his Digimon an approving glance.

"Maybe we'll find some food."
Agumon said.

Gabumon just smiled at him. Tai and
Mat walked down a hallway and disappeared.

"They'll be fine without us won't
they?" Agumon asked his best friend.

"We won't be too far away if they
need us." Gabumon assured him. "C'mon let's go see what's up those stairs."

Gabumon and Agumon went up a flight of stairs. Nobody had gone this way,
and that is what Gabumon had planned. They came around a balcony over the foyer
and up some more stairs. The stairs twisted in a semi-circle and ended at a
short hallway. On either side of the hall way was a door and there was one door
at the end. Gabumon checked the door on the left but it would not open. He
figured that he could break it down but he decided not to waste his energy.
Agumon checked the right door and found a small storage closet. He looked carefully,
but he found nothing of interest. Gabumon pushed on the door at the end of the
hall, which opened easily. The two Digimon entered the room.

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Meanwhile, only moments earlier,
Tai and Mat were making their way through the house. Somehow, they had managed
their way to one of the upper levels. The boy with the dark brown hair and blue
goggles on top of his head entered a library. His friend with shorter golden
blonde hair followed him in. Most of the books were scattered on the floor,
part of books littered the whole room. There was not much else in the library.
Other than the many shelves, a wooden table was the only piece of furniture.

"This is such a strange house,
even for the Digiworld," said Tai.

"Hmm" Mat responded, "what a mess."

"It's worse than my room" Tai
admitted embarrassed "we could get lost in a place like this." He added.

There were no chairs, so Tai sat
down on the table in the center of the room. It was very sturdy; it must be
made of oak, Tai thought.

Mat gave Tai an affectionate grin
as if he was thinking of something naughty all of a sudden. He approached Tai
slowly in an alluring way.

"Well Tai" He said as he moved
closer. "I'd rather we not be found any time soon."

Mat was right up in front of Tai.
Tai's legs dangled over the edge of the low table; Mat stood between them. Tai
was beginning to feel turned on; he absolutely cherished these moments alone
with Mat. He playfully began swirling little circles with his index finger on
Mat's chest. Mat gave another smile to Tai; he could be so cute when he wanted
to be.

"Mat?" Tai said with sudden
nervousness.

"Yes Tai," Mat replied sweetly.

"Could we" His face flushed red
and he couldn't seem to make eye contact anymore. "Could we kiss, like we did
at camp?"

Mat lifted Tai's chin up to look
at him with a gentle touch.

"Tai, you don't need to ask," Mat
said softly.

Mat put his arms around Tai and
began to kiss him. Their mouths were half open as their lips connected
smoothly. Tai fell happily into Mat's firm embrace. Mat hungered for this
moment with this boy. Tai was the only one for whom Mat had feelings this
strong. Mat had kissed other guys, but nobody that he loved. Tai often thought
that his first kiss would be with a girl. Imagine his surprise, during the
summer camp BBQ, when he discovered that he was in love with a boy. At first,
he refused to believe it, but eventually Mat had won Tai's heart and his trust.
That was the beginning of a relationship that would meet no end. At least that
was their hope. During a moment such as this, Tai knew that Mat was the only
one for him. Tai was in love with Mat.

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The Digimon of Mat and Tai entered
a large bedroom. It was their guess that it was a bedroom, because in the
center was a king sized bed. How convenient, Gabumon thought.

"Let's sit down, Gabumon," said
Agumon.

He hopped up onto the bed. It was
very soft and comfortable. Anything soft at this time seemed more comfortable
then usual. The royal purple sheets were silk and satin, as were the pillows.
Everything in this room was clean and tidy, unlike the rest of the mansion. The
pinkish glow of a beginning sunset cast a gentle dreamy haze, giving the
Digimon an obliging romantic touch.

Gabumon sat on the bed with
Agumon. Anticipation was brilling inside him; he knew he must not waste this
chance. He wanted to show his affection for Agumon, but he didn't know how.
Gabumon sat in silence looking at Agumon. It wasn't long before he summoned the
courage to speak, but Agumon spoke first.

"Gabumon, I need to tell you
something, something important." Agumon said earnestly.

"What is it Aguchan?" Gabumon said
with warmth in his voice.

Agumon's heart skipped a beat.
Aguchan? Agumon repeated in his head. He liked that. Maybe this will be easier than
I thought, they both were thinking.

"I'm uh," He paused. He knew what
words he was going to say; he just had trouble making them come out.
Butterflies flittered in his stomach.

"I'm in love with you." Agumon
said turning very red in the face.

Gabumon was lit with joy. He was
so happy he almost couldn't speak distinctly.

"Aguchan!" Was all he could say.
He composed himself as best as someone with feelings like this could. "I was
about to tell you the same thing!"

Agumon let out an emotional sigh
of release. Somehow, he knew that Gabumon felt the same way for him. He could
see it in his eyes, and hear it in his voice.

"Oh, Gabumon! I'm so happy you
said that!" Agumon exclaimed and threw himself onto Gabumon.

Gabumon fell over, catching the
excited Agumon in his arms. At that moment, when they became sure of their
feelings, their Digimon instincts took over. Gabumon rolled over putting Agumon
beneath him and began to kiss him. The kissing only lasted a few seconds.
Gabumon looked down at the lovable orange dinosaur-like Agumon.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
Gabumon asked.

"I was worried you didn't like me
that way. And we've never been alone like this." Agumon answered honestly.

"Do you mean that you have always
loved me?" Gabumon asked.

Agumon smiled and gave a Beguiling
nod. Gabumon felt something hard poking at his belly. He grinned lustily.
Gabumon rolled off of Agumon so that he was on his left side. Most of his body
was still touching him. Their special parts were now showing as if they used to
be invisible; essentially, they were naked. The small tyrannosaur-like Digimon
lay on his back in anticipation. Gabumon was so turned on at the sight of his
untouched lover that his own erection seemed to spring up from out of nowhere.

Agumon's penis wasn't fully erect
yet; Gabumon gripped his right paw around it with ginger affection and squeezed
slightly. Agumon groaned with delight.

"Does that feel good?" Gabumon
said passionately, with a slightly tighter squeeze. Another moan of pleasure
was the response from his lover. It was a good response he assumed, and began
to stroke Agumon's cock. Agumon squirmed with enjoyment as Gabumon rubbed his
hot and hard component. Just being touched by Gabumon made him want to cum.
Gabumon watched passionately his lover writhe and moan with the new feelings.
Agumon was quickly approaching the first climax of his little Digimon life. He
wanted to keep climbing; he wanted to preserve the moment. Try as he might, he
could not prolong the wonderful feeling that soon overcame him.

"Gabuchan!"

Agumon gasped as his orange cock
throbbed, pleasurably spurting out cum. It twitched and pulsated with a feeling
he had never felt before. A feeling so good, he could not have imagined it. The
white goo spouted into the air, most of which landed on Agumon's belly.

Gabumon stopped and saw the mess
he made. Some of the sperm was on his paw. He looked at it curiously. This was
also a first time for Gabumon. Gabumon licked his paw clean. The taste was
strange, but he liked it. As he let the unique taste of his lover's
cream-filling settle, he realized something rather interesting. Digimon sperm
was pure data, countless 1's and 0's in liquid form.

Gabumon wanted more of this, so he
bent down across the bed and began licking Agumon's belly. It made him giggle,
his warm tongue felt nice against his skin.

"What does it taste like?" Agumon
asked as he watched.

Gabumon licked the last of the
digi-cum into the lap of his tongue. Agumon opened his mouth and let his lover
drizzle the digi-cum into it. He shuddered at the almost indescribable bitter
taste. Apparently the taste of his own cum did not taste as good to him as it
did to Gabumon.

"Oh, don't you like it?" Gabumon
teased.

"It's weird" Agumon answered as
honestly as he could.

Agumon then decided, almost
without much forethought, that it was Gabumon's turn. Agumon turned over,
spread his legs wide, and curled his tail back. Gabumon's eyes widened and his
cock swelled and grew hard.

"Aguchan. Are you sure about
this?" Gabumon asked with genuine care.

He looked at the small reddish
starburst butt hole that was now visible to him. His cock grew even harder each
minute that he contemplated what might happen in only a few moments.

"Gabuchan," Agumon told his lover,
"I'm all yours if you want me."

Those words thrilled the wolf-like
Gabumon; he most definitely wanted Agumon.

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Tai's excitement grew as his
tongue danced with Mat's. Such a sweet taste was Mat, and sweeter still was Tai
for Mat. It was the taste of hours of longing, planning, and patience. Tai was
so hot for Mat; it felt as if his zipper was going to break. Mat was also
feeling tightness in his pants. He never thought he could get this horny just
from kissing. Only Tai could make him feel this way.

Tai stopped kissing Mat, and
gently pushed him away.

"Wait a minute Mat," Tai said.

"Why? What's wrong Tai?" Mat asked
concerned.

He scooted up onto the table again
and took off his belt. He leaned back on his hands, looked at mat, and gave him
an adorable "help me" kind of look. Mat couldn't help but smile again; Tai was
just too cute. He was more than happy to unbutton Tai's pants for him. He
pulled them off slowly as he watched Tai take off his own shirt. Tai was
wearing two shirts: a blue one with some yellow stars on it, and a yellow one.
The yellow shirt caused Mat to raise an eyebrow. In large black letters and a
heart shape it read, "I love mat." Tai's nipples on his flat and smooth chest
tightened in the cold air. Next, his black silk underwear came off. Mat put the
underpants to his face and smelled them. The sexy smell of his boyfriend turned
him on even more. This action intrigued Tai.

Tai watched with extreme interest as the slightly older boy began to
undress. Tai's heart beat a hundred miles per second. Mat started with his
shirt, revealing a handsome chest with a faint amount of light brown hair. Tai
almost couldn't bare the suspense as he saw Mat's pants touch the floor.
Finally the last and best part, his briefs came off. Tai reached out, grabbed
the briefs, and sniffed them just as Mat had done. It smelled of boy-smell and
nice cologne. It was the smell of Mat, such a sexy smell; pre-cum glistened at
the tip of Tai's cock. He was more then ready to go to the next step now.

The two young Digidestined were naked. Not completely though, Tai still
wore his special goggles on top of his head, and they both still wore socks.
Everything else however, was on the floor lying wherever it happened to land.

"What happens now?" Tai asked innocently.

"Now?" mat said incredulously. " You silly boy, you know what
happens now!" He finished with a tone of desire.

Tai was just playing dumb; he knew quite well, what happened next. Mat
got up onto the table with Tai. As soon as Mat was in position in front of Tai,
he beckoned for him. Tai knew what Mat wanted, and he almost couldn't control
his excitement. He wrapped his legs around Mat's waist and positioned his butt
above Mat's rock hard cock. The underside of Tai's dick slid down Mat's chest.
Mat's cock slid in easily, wetting Tai's hot and tight hole with pre-cum.

"Oh!!!" They both moaned in unison.

Mat took over and began to thrust his cock up and down inside Tai's ass.
After a few minutes in this position, Mat gently pushed Tai onto his back. Now
Tai had his legs back, spread half way with his knees bent. This was only Tai's
second time having anal sex. He was still not used to the feeling of having a
dick in him. As strange as it felt, it felt good too.

Each passing moment was bliss; Tai was so warm and tight. Mat's cock was
big, at least it seemed that way to Tai. He felt it rub against his insides,
thoroughly stimulating his whole being. Tai thought, several times, he was
cumming, this is how good it felt to be making love to Mat. It was just pre-cum
though, a lot of it too. The crystal clear pre-cum oozed out in a tiny stream
and ran slowly down the length of his cock.

Mat pumped Tai with a steady rhythm, thrusting slow and then fast. Tai
whimpered in ecstasy as he felt his true climax approaching. Mat kept going,
fighting the urge to cum. His cock felt as if it was going to burst. He cared
about Tai immensely and didn't let himself cum until his lover did.

The two boys continued. Their bodies became slippery with sweat, and
their cheeks flushed red. Tears of joy streamed down Tai's face. Tai was
impatient now and he rubbed the pre-cum
all over his cock and masturbated wildly. It only took a few strokes,
because he was ready to cum before he even started that.

"Oh Mat!" Tai exclaimed.

"Tai!" Mat returned.

At the sound of his name Tai gasped and ejaculated. His penis throbbed
ferociously, his vision blurred, as his orgasm was felt all over his body. Now
Mat's body gave up; the sight of his lover spurting cum all over, and the feel
of Tai's orgasm squeezing his moving cock was too much. With a sudden tingling
spasm, a massive load spooged from Mat's cock, soaking the inside of Tai's
bowels. Mat seemed to be paralyzed with absolute pleasure as his cock surged
out love juice over and over. Tai smiled knowing that his lover had been
satisfied.

"Mat, I love you" Tai said with sincerity.

"Tai, I love you" Mat echoed back with just as much sincerity.

Tai was covered in his own sperm.

"What a mess you are" Mat teased.

"You helped me make this mess" Tai said cheerfully.

Mat slowly pulled his cock out of Tai. As he did, cum dripped out of
Tai's hole.

"I wonder what our Digimon are doing," Tai mused.

He jumped off the table after Mat. Mat pulled down one of the curtains
and brought it to Tai.

"Let's go find them and find out." Mat said and began to wipe up his
messy lover.

"I wouldn't want to walk in on them" Tai paused "doing anything."

"You wouldn't?" Mat said raising an inquisitive eyebrow at Tai.

"Well, it would be interesting to see how Digimon do it," said Tai. " Do
you think Agumon and Gabumon feel that way for each other?" Tai wondered out
loud.

Mat nodded as if he knew for sure. Tai was clean now. They put their
cloths back on as they spoke.

"Gabumon told me that he likes your Agumon." Mat said.

"Hmm Agumon never said anything to me," Tai said.

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"What are you waiting for, Gabuchan" Agumon teased.

"Are you sure you want this? I hope we're not rushing things." Gabumon
said.

"I want this! Gabuchan!" Agumon exclaimed impatiently.

Gabumon had fantasies about this moment. Other than Agumon and sometimes Leomon, Gabumon didn't have
these kinds of thoughts. Why can't I just do him, what's wrong with me, Gabumon
thought. He saw how patiently Agumon was waiting, and decided that he could not
resist any longer.

"Okay, Aguchan" Gabumon said nervously yet lovingly. "Here I go."

Gabumon inserted his thick Digimon cock into Agumon's smooth virgin
asshole. It did not go in as easily as he imagined. Agumon gasped and jerked as
he was penetrated by the large, hot, and hard male organ. It felt really good,
but it didn't go in as easily as Gabumon imagined. He noticed that Agumon
seemed a little uncomfortable. He stopped pushing; his dick was only half way
in at this point.

"Does it hurt?" Gabumon asked feeling worried.

Agumon was very nervous and very horny, all at once. It made for one
tight hole, but if Agumon was in pain, then Gabumon did not want to continue.

Agumon shook his head "Only - a - little - bit, just keep going"

"No Agumon. I can't. You're not ready for this." Gabumon regretted to
say. He pulled out as gently as he could, "Please forgive me. You are so
attractive, but I can't make love to you if it hurts you." He explained sensitively.

Agumon turned over and looked at Gabumon with tears welling up in his
eyes.

"I understand." He said trying real hard not to cry. "I guess we aren't
ready after all."

Agumon blinked and a single tear from each beautiful eye ran down his
face. The room was almost dark, but Gabumon could see the tears. Gabumon lay
down with Agumon and gently wiped the two tears away with the edge of his
finger.

"Now, now." He comforted "There'll be other times. We don't have to have
sex to love each other."

Gabumon pulled Agumon closer and put his arms around him. Agumon put his
free arm over Gabumon and turned towards him. They cuddled together peacefully
and quietly until the last bit of sunlight faded away. Gabumon was content on
just being this close to Agumon. The warmth and soft touch of his lover soothed
Agumon into blissful relaxation. He was
so comfortable in Gabumon's embrace.

Now it was completely dark. The two Digimon's natural infravision took
effect and they could see more or less as well as before.

"They'll probably find us pretty soon. It's been a while already."
Gabumon said.

"What do you think they'll say when they find us this way?" Agumon
asked.

"They'll probably be happy for us." Gabumon said. He remembered the way
Mat always looked at Tai.

Agumon agreed, but said nothing for a while.

"Gabuchan? Can I ask you kind of a personal question?" Agumon asked.

"Aguchan, you can ask me anything you want." Gabumon replied.

"Do you love Mat? I love Tai." Agumon said.

Gabumon didn't need to think about this, he felt a special bond with Mat
the moment they met. "Yes I do, I love him. Not the same way I love you though.
It's a different kind of love. If you love Tai then you must know what I mean."
Gabumon answered.

"I know what you mean. Even if Tai wasn't my Digidestined I'm sure I
would still love him." Agumon said.

Both Digimon couldn't explain themselves verbally, but they understood
what the other meant. Time passed, and Agumon and Gabumon almost fell asleep,
but they heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Soon they heard familiar voices;
it was Mat and Tai. The two Digimon were not surprised when Tai and Mat came
through the door saying,

"Hey you naughty Digimon are you in here"

When both Tai and Mat entered the room Gabumon answered, "How did you
know we were naughty?"

"Oh!" Tai said surprised. He didn't know they were in here. "I was just
joking. Hey where are you?"

The room was pitch black, only the Digimon could see clearly. Before
Gabumon or Agumon, answered Mat gave Tai a flashlight. The flashlight revealed
their Digimon; Tai and Mat found the scene quite amusing.

"Did you two love-dovemon have fun?" Tai teased

"Not as much fun as we did" Mat joked and patted Tai on the butt.

Tai's face went rose colored and he gave a silly smile as he yelled, "Oh
Mat!"

"Oh Tai!" Mat repeated back in fun. He then tickled Tai until he
submitted into laughter onto the floor.

The two Digimon didn't know what to think of this, they were quite
amused by it though. They had never seen their Digidestined behave this way.
They decided that they liked it and went for a closer view. Mat stopped
tickling Tai when he noticed Gabumon. Tai looked up in exasperated
lightheartedness and said,

"Hey what's up guys?" and then giggled.

"We'll uhmm," The humans on the floor were very distracting. "We'll just
wait down stairs." Gabumon said.

Gabumon took Agumon by the hand and led the way out.

"Hey, where are their you know" Tai began to ask. He had noticed from
his position on the floor that the Digimon didn't seem to have any private
parts.

"Packages" Tai finished with another pointless giggle.

"It's hard to explain" Mat answered as if he knew.

Tai looked up to see the playful, yet lustful look in Mat's eyes. "Don't
tickle me again!" Tai demanded without much effect.

"Oh? Don't tickle you like THIS!" Mat said and started tickling Tai once
again.

Tai broke into laughter the second Mat touched him. He tried to roll
away, but Mat had him pinned between his knees. Tai had dropped flashlight and
they were just barley illuminated to see each other. Mat stopped suddenly and
looked down adoringly at his ticklish lover.

"God I love you Tai" Mat said with much feeling.

"I love you too Mat. Just don't tickle me anymore." Tai said.

"Okay you baby," Mat conceded "but I will do this."

Mat leaned down and kissed Tai on the lips. It was a simple kiss this
time, but a good kiss nonetheless. They began kissing some more with full
expression and passion.

"Are you two ready to eat or" Sora was stopped cold in her tracks as she
caught sight of Tai and Mat. "what" she finished, but it was more in the tone
of 'What in the hell?'

Mimi walked up from behind her with a flashlight of her own. She saw Tai
and Mat on the floor. Mat was on top of Tai with his knees holding Tai in place
at the hips. They were still kissing and the paid no attention to the two girls
that gawked in the hallway.

"Awwwwwwww" Mimi sighed adoringly. "So sweet!" She folded her hands next
to one side of her face, and tilted her head to that side.

"They're adorable together!" Mimi continued with an excessive amount of
glee.

Sora was not amused, she found herself becoming jealous; a feeling which
she despised. She pushed the feeling away, she didn't want to feel jealous of
Tai. She tried to make light of the situation. Sora loved both Mat and Tai, and
she knew she couldn't let the ruin it.

"Well, well, well. Who would have thought this." Sora said trying her
damnedest to sound cheerful.

"To tell you the truth, I had my suspicions." Mimi answered Sora. She
didn't realize that Sora had asked a rhetorical question.

'Shut up Mimi.' Sora almost said, but she didn't. Instead, she stood
silently staring.

Tai and Mat eventually stopped kissing, they needed to breath after all.
Both of the boys pretended that they had no idea the girls were watching. They
faked a look of surprise.

"What's the matter?" Mat said. "Haven't you ever seen two people kiss
before?"

"Yeah, but never two guys!" Sora exclaimed.

"Well actually, when I was at the mall this one time" Mimi began.

"Mimi! Please!" Sora yelled.

Mimi stopped, her eyes felt watery and she realized what Sora was going
through.

"Oh Sora" Mimi sympathized.

Mat stood up, and politely offered his hand to help Tai. Before the
awkward moment of silence could take effect, Tai said,

"Didn't you say it was time to eat?"

"Um yeah. Joe found a kitchen and Izzy helped him make some dinner for
all of us." Sora answered wryly.

"I really hope Joe didn't try to cook anything." Mat commented with a
slight tone of sarcasm.

Tai laughed, but it wasn't really a joke. Mat was referring to the time
when he and Joe spent more than a week at a Digimon restaurant being forced to
do kitchen work. It wasn't that Joe did bad kitchen work; it was the fact that
he was clumsy in the kitchen. Half of what Mat cooked ended up on Joe's cloths
and the other half on the floor. That ordeal ended only three days ago. It was
still heavy in his mind.

Sora and Mimi left first. Mat didn't let Tai go until he fixed his
crooked goggles for him.

"I hope this doesn't change the way they think of us." Tai said as they
walked down the stairs.

"They'll get used to it." Mat said coolly. He had a feeling that Tai
wasn't satisfied with that answer. "Besides, if they are truly our friends and
if they care for us, they'll accept us for who we are. Real friends don't pass
judgment on each other."

That was a genuine pearl of wisdom from a genuine friend, Tai thought.
Mat was truly deserving of the friendship crest.

Mat and Tai entered the kitchen, which was well lit by several
flashlights. The couple exchanged glances with everyone else. Without anyone
saying a word, it was clear that Sora kept no secrets from the others. No one
seemed bothered by Mat and Tai's special relationship. In fact, they supported
them; across the table from Agumon and Gabumon were two empty chairs. Mat and
Tai took a seat realizing yet again how much they all meant to each other. The
seven Digidestined and their Digimon took comfort in the fact that they shared
a bond that would never be broken.



The End