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Yamato held Taichi in his arm, who was sleeping blissfully.
Daisukes' birthday party was still in full swing, loud music was playing and there were already some drunks, but Taichi must've been pretty tired. Yamato knew he was doing extra-shifts at his job.
As soon as him and Yamato had plopped down with their drinks on a sofa, he had tipped sideways and landed on Yamatos' lap with a unintelligible mumble.
In general, the owner of the crest of courage had been pretty clingy as of late, Yamato thought.
Not that he minded much... Carefully, he brushed a hair strand away from Taichis' forehead.
"Baka", he murmured fondly, when Taichi moved his head a bit and the strand slid back in place.
He just wanted to move it away a second time, when he saw a figure moving towards the sofa.
'Oh no'. Yamato involuntarily stiffened. Not that! Daisukes' annoying sister was just what he needed.
Promptly, Jun sat down next to him and shot virtually jealous looks at Taichi.
"Yamato, I have to tell you something. I think, you should really know this!"
The singer feared for the worst - most certainly a proposal! - and got ready to dig his heels in, when she mentioned Taichis' name and thus caught his attention once more. "What? Can you repeat that?"
Irritated, she stared at him for a moment, then she said urgently: "Taichi. He confessed to me yesterday. He was so distraught and crying, so I coaxed him until he came out with it. "
She smiled masterfully when she noticed she had Yamatos' full attention.
Since she found out that Shou had a fiancee and Sora and Yamato were not a couple, she once more stuck like wax to the latter. And what could be nicer, than claiming Yamato all for her own?
"So, I asked him, why he was so sad, and then he told me, that you had such little time for him and that he would really love to spend more time with you. When I asked him, why he would want to be with you more often, he asked me to not tell anybody ....Well, I promised him and he fell for it, because he probably thought I still had a crush on Shou and he could tell me anyway... He is totally nuts about you, Yamato!"
"What??" Yamatos' mouth remained open, and he didn't know himself if it was the surprise or the indignation against Juns' insincere, shameless and mean behaviour.
"Yeah, you're surprised, huh? Isn't that gross? Pretends to be your best friend, when in reality he just wants to make a pass at you!"
Yamato snorted. He had to pull himself together to not jump to his feet and wake up Taichi as a result.
"No, Jun, you are disgusting", he then said, "to stab Taichi in the back like that, when he told you that in confidence. Yes, we are best friends and nobody's gonna change that! Not even you! If it's true and Taichi loves me, I don't have anything against it. But to have you dog me all the time, that's annoying! And now get lost!"
His blue eyes glared at her wrathfully and Jun stared back, speechless. "Eh? But Yamato..."
"Shut up! Piss off!" he hissed back at her and continued staring furiously for a while until she finally got it and departed.
'Thank God. I'm rid of her.'
The blonde DigiDestined bent over Taichi and whispered: "So that's why you are so clingy, huh?"
When he caressed Taichis' cheek, his friend woke up. "Mmmmh...? Yama...?"
He looked at him sternly and asked, feigning seriousness: "Jun just told me, you have a crush on me, is that true?"
When Yamato continued staring at him with that grave look, tears came to his eyes.
"She told you?" he sobbed calmly. Yamato immediately dropped the acting at this sight: "Yeah, not very nice, hm?"
He wiped the tears off Taichis' cheeks. "Stop crying. I'm not mad at you."
"You aren't?" Taichi looked at him in surprise.
"Baka." His affectionate smile raised Taichis' spirits again.
"I think I should comfort you some more, since you were so 'distraught and crying' yesterday", Yamato piped with assumed voice and his friend sneered lopsided: "Don't remember me of that silly bitch."
Yamato didn't answer. He took Taichis' face into both hands, bent down and kissed him on the surprised, half-open mouth. "Well, how about that? Feel any better now?" A vigorous nod was the answer. The blonde laughed.
And after some more kisses, Taichi happily descended into dreamland again. Yamato was satisfied, too.
He had finally reckoned with Jun. And who could've known that something so beautiful would come out of it?
He would have to thank Jun for it on occasion....
Owari