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All the digidestined got together to celebrate the day they save the world. Yamato and Sora announced that they are now dating, same with Koushiro and Mimi.

Jou POV

I hope you are happy

Trying desperately to smile, mouth twitching up and down as if a kid was jumping on a trampoline, I should be happy for them. Yet, the tears couldn't stop coming.

"Jou, are you okay?"

Startled with a mini heart-attack, I gingerly turned to see who it was.

Taichi....

"Y-yeah I'm fine just stressed from school"

Taichi POV

Everyone seems happy for them...well almost everyone. Jou seems....distant. Catching a glimpse of an ocean blue tuff of hair slightly shifting in the breeze, his glasses gleaming a blinding glare as he walked along, I ran over to Jou.

"Joe, are you okay?"

"Y-yeah I'm fine just stressed from school"

I squinted at him. There were soft puffy shades of red under his eyes as he wiped away what he claimed as "dust" from underneath his glasses, being careful that my eyes didn't meet his.

Jou...You're not okay ....If only you would just go back to freaking out like normal instead of crying....

Reaching out gently, as if it were second nature, I wiped Joe's tears away.

"....does it have to do with Sora?"

Jou POV

I flinched back.

N-nani? How did he know?

I stared into his hazy hazelnut eyes, its innocence luring me closer into his eyeful embrace, yet underneath hiding a perceptive boy who knows more than any other.

"How..."

Taichi POV

"You look a bit heartbroken about Sora and Yama being together"

"W-what about you? ...Don't you like Sora?"

Sora? Pfft....SORA????!!! No way in heck am I gonna go out with "Her"

Snorts.

Jou POV

Did he just-

"Taichi, that's not very nice"

Taichi splayed out his arms in frustration.

"Why does everyone think I have a thing for Sora? I mean she's nice and all plus we've known each since we were kids but----we're just friends. We're too close to be anything but friends. If I had a say, we have more of a sibling relationship than a (bleh) "romantic" relationship. I mean, look at how much she nags on me, like yeah, I know I have to wake up for school and comb my hair and----dude I'm a big boy! I can do that myself without any of her yap."

A deep sigh from a long but satisfying rant escaped from Taichi's mouth.

"Dude, I feel like she's my mom-----but DON'T tell her I said ANY OF THIS," pointing a very accusing finger towards me, "Cuz if you do I will deny it to my grave."

I cracked a nervous but small smile.

"I won't"

Taichi POV

"So what is it Jou? Do you have feelings for Sora?"

I saw Jou shift a bit, cherishing memories of Sora floating up into his mind and welling him up with another wave of tears.

"...Yeah. She was nice and didn't bully me. She was caring as well as mature for her age. She was someone I could be with in my life with but...I guess she chose another...." He began picking at the grass.

"I want to be happy for her but...."

"....it hurts doesn't it...unrequited love is never easy but that can't stop you, Jou,...even if she doesn't feel the same way, you can still be there for her"

I reached out, patting his thin, tall, back.

"It's okay to cry...I'm here for you"

Jou POV

Tears flow freely, I leaned closer to Taichi.

Taichi POV

Jou...

"Jou, why don't we leave? I doubt anyone will notice"

I feel his head nod yes.

"Let's go then" grabbing his hand as I lead him away from the others...

I squeezed his delicate hands, hoping to God. Jou...everything will work out in the end.

Jou POV

Feeling the warm hand brush against my skin and then its firm grasp enveloping my body with its engulfing warmth, I watched the small back leading me past the crowd.

Thank you Taichi

A few months went by and, true to Taichi's words, things got better. We spent more time together. You kept your word and were there for me when I needed support. And lately, I've been feeling less sad about Sora, as if my love for her has slowly vanished into the passing breeze. And instead, a new love began to grow. I didn't notice it at first, but I was falling again.

Tai walked in and sat beside me on the sofa, arm hanging behind the chair, our shoulders touching. My heart rate went up, my cheeks flustered a deep crimson red. A flash of courage overwhelmed me, as if Tai's ambience rubbed off on me. Should I risk it, or stay by his side and keep being his friend?

Tai glanced over at me deep in thought.

"Jou, why are you so quiet? Is there something wrong?"

"No, I'm fine just caught up in my thoughts." I felt his stare.

"...alright, let's say I believe that for now"

I stared down at my lap and curled my fingers into the wrinkles of my pants.

F---- it.

"Tai! I have something important to say to you."

"That you secretly like My Little Pony but oh so desperately want to hide it?"

"No! Well, yes that's true, but--- i-it's not about that! I – I" shoot, of all times why am I stumbling now! The words I want to say, please let them reach you.

Please don't let this be a mistake.

"Taichi, I really like you!"

Red in the face, gasping from the sudden burst of words, I stared back down at my lap, unable to face Taichi.

What have I done...

"I like you too, Jou"

"I mean as more than a friend

"...Jou..."

"I-I....this was a mistake. Forget I ever said anything." Stop by a hand on my wrist.

Taichi POV

So many things went through my mind when Jou confessed. I began having a crush on him not too long ago. He is still talking, wait what was that...oh hell no, I am not losing this chance.

"No, I refuse to forget especially if it is a confession that you feel the same way as me...I want to try."

Taking Jou's hand in mine, I lean in, kissing Jou chastely on the lip.

Perfect.