When You Look At Me
By Quincy Burney

All was quiet in the digital world. The diminishing campfire had finally
gone out, and all but one Digidestined had fallen asleep. Matt was sitting
up in his sleeping bag, looking into space. Machinedramon had just been
defeated, and there was a celebration. Matt had a lot of things on his mind,
but there was one thing that had Matt in an emotional storm. He was in love.
He loved this person with all of his heart, but he was afraid that the
feeling wasn't mutual. Matt turned his head; he looked at the person he
loved so much. He looked at Tai - his love. Matt had tried to convince
himself that it couldn't be, but it was no use. He had denied his heart for
too long, and could no longer keep inside the feelings that he had for Tai.
He had to tell him. Even if it meant rejection. Matt lay down, and soon fell
asleep.

The next morning, Matt couldn't help but notice that whenever Tai looked at
him, he felt a rush of tingles up his spine. His hands were shivering.
"What's the matter Matt?" asked T.K. "Oh, I'm just a little cold. That's
all" Matt said. "Oh, OK!" said T.K. Matt couldn't even finish his breakfast
he was so flustered with emotion. A couple hours passed, and Matt and Tai
were on patrol with Gabumon and Agumon. Matt looked down while he walked.
Suddenly, there was a rustling through the trees. "What was that?" Matt
asked aloud "I heard it too." Tai said. They both spread out, ready for
action. The rustling was getting louder, "Gabumon, you better digivolve, in
case there's trouble." "Right!" Gabumon replied and digivolved into
Garurumon. "You better digivolve too Agumon." "No problem" Agumon said and
digivolved into Greymon. Suddenly, from out of the bushes popped out a
Tuskmon, and a Saimon. Greymon and Garurumon wasted no time and sprang into
action. The four Digimon grappled. The battle was fierce, but Greymon and
Garurumon took out the two evil Digimon with ease. "Good job Greymon!" Tai
complimented. "You too Garurumon. Great work" Said Matt. "Thanks!" they both
said, and turned back into Agumon and Gabumon.

Matt and Tai walked back to camp. "Tai?" "Yes Matt?" Matt was finally going
to tell him how he felt. "There's something I've been wanting to tell you
for a while now, but I never found the courage." Tai looked a little
intrigued. "What is it Matt?" Matt was struggling to maintain his composure,
"I...I..." Matt was cut off by Joe running up to them. "Hey guys!" Joe said.
"Hey Joe" Tai greeted him. Matt was considerably annoyed "SHIMATTA" he
thought to himself. "We're getting ready to go, and we weren't about to
leave you guys behind." They all hurried back to camp, and packed up. It
wasn't until after dark, that there would be peace for Matt. Everyone had
laid down sleep, except once again for Matt. He couldn't stay there, he need
to go for a walk. He got up and walked into the woods. Except this time,
when he got up, Tai heard him. He got up to follow him. Matt looked around
for a good place to sit down and think. And what he found was a cliff
overlooking a huge horizon of the digital world. There was a breeze that
accented the scenery in a most serene manner. He sat on the edge of the
cliff and stared at the big moon in the sky. He felt so helpless, that he
would never be able to tell Tai how he felt.

Tai found where Matt was, but noticed that Matt looked extremely sad. He hid
behind a nearby tree. He heard Matt start to talk to himself. "Oh God. I
feel so helpless. I love him so much, but I may never get to tell him." Tai
was a little surprised. "Who could he be talking about?" he thought to
himself. Matt continued, "I feel so at peace when I am with him, I've never
felt like this about anyone in my life, especially someone like Tai." Tai's
eyes went wide, and his jaw opened when he heard that. "He...he loves me."
He said to himself. He was amazed that someone could feel like that about
him. He then heard Matt continue. "I thought I could fool myself by trying
to keep girls on my mind. But I knew in my heart of hearts that Tai is the
one who I've always wanted to be with. He's so fearless, so brave, so
devoted to his mission, so... handsome. And his eyes, Oh how his eyes
captivate me. It's like they look right into my soul.

I'm surprised he hasn't figured it out yet. I love him so much, but... but
he doesn't love me back" Tai looked out from behind the tree. He saw the
moon sparkling on the tears that were forming in Matt's eyes. He saw the
tears roll down his face. "He doesn't love me." Matt said in tears. Tai soon
became tear filled himself. Tai took in a deep breath as he came to terms to
what he was feeling. Was this the true Yamato "Matt" Ishida that was hidden
from the Digidestined for so long? The cool, calm, don't-mess-my-hair Yamato
had been replaced by this pitiful, broken hearted young boy...who Tai
himself had fallen in love with. Just then, he heard Matt start to sing.
"Sing?... Matt?...Wow!" Tai said to himself as he listened up.

"Out here in the quiet of the night,
Beneath the stars, and moon.
We both know we've got something on our mind, we won't admit.
But it's true.
You look at me, I look away.
I wanna tell you what I'm feelin' but I don't know how to start.
I wanna tell you but now I'm afraid that you might break my heart.
Oh why should anything so easy have to be so hard to do?
I wanna tell you what I'm feelin' and to say that...
I love you!
I think of all the things that I could say, line by line, every word.
I tell myself today could be the day, but every time, I lose my nerve.
I look at you, You look away.
I wanna tell you what I'm feelin' but I don't know how to start.
I wanna tell you but now I'm afraid that you might break my heart.
Oh why should anything so easy have to be so hard to do?
I wanna tell you what I'm feelin and to day that...
I love you!
Why? Why do you turn away?
It must be, you're afraid like me.
I try. But I can't pretend that I...
Don't feel for you, the way I do,
Can't you see?
I wanna tell you what I'm feelin' but I don't know how to start.
I wanna tell you but now I'm afraid that you might break my heart.
Oh why should anything so easy have to be so hard to do?
I wanna tell you what I'm feelin' and to say that...
I love you!"

When Matt stopped singing, Tai was silently sobbing while at the same time,
in utter amazement. If I had only known...... He thought. He then stepped
out from behind the tree and revealed himself. "Matt..." Tai said.

"Huh?...who's there?" Matt turned around to see Tai, the moonlight
illuminating his whole body, and his tears.

Matt was glad he was here. Matt stood up, "W... What are you doing here?" he
asked. "I followed you when I saw walk from the campsite. I... I heard what
you said." Matt started to sweat. "Do you really love me?" Tai asked.
"Yes... With all of my heart" Matt turned around and looked up at the moon.
He heard Tai speak, "I had noticed you've been acting a little strange
lately, but I would never have guessed that... You were in love with me. And
what is so cool about it is... that... I feel the same way too." Matt's eyes
went wide. He heard Tai walk up to him and felt him hug him from behind. Tai
rested his head on the back of Matt's shoulder "I've fought against it for
so long" Tai said in between tears. Matt turned around "Then I guess it's
time we stop fighting" he said. Matt tilted his head, and pressed his lips
to Tai's.

Tai felt so strange. This had never happened to him before, especially with
another boy. But somewhere in the back of his mind, he knew this was right.
Tai wrapped his arms around Matt, and pressed lips harder against Matt's.
Fireworks went off in Matt's mind. He was finally where so longed so much to
be. He suddenly felt Tai's tongue slip into his mouth. He let loose, and let
his tongue dance with Tai's and tightened his embrace with him. Tai reached
down and pulled Matt's shirt off. Matt did the same with Tai, and kissed him
again. Tai ran his hands down Matt's back, giving Matt goosebumbs. He
brought Tai to the ground with him. Tai lay atop of Matt kissing him long
and passionately. Tai broke the kiss and laid his head on Matt's chest. "Oh
Matt." Tai said in a sigh, "I've always wanted this to happen. And I'm so
happy it did." "Me too." Matt said. "I love you Matt." Tai said, "I love you
too" Matt replied. "Kiss me again." Tai said "Gladly" Matt replied. Matt
turned Tai over so the he was on the bottom. Matt took Tai into a deep and
passionate french kiss. Tai caressed Matt's soft skin, he ran his fingers
through Matt's golden hair. Moment after moment, which seemed like an
eternity, the kiss became more intense and more fierce. Both Matt and Tai
were panting heavily as the kiss became so fierce that it could officially
be called savagely animalistic. Matt and Tai literally wrestled on the
ground as the moaning, groaning, and heavy breathing became louder. When
they had finally stopped rolling around over each other, Matt ended up on
top of Tai. Matt slowly pulled back from his unforgettable kiss, and spoke
to Tai in the sweetest voice Tai had ever heard. (mixed in with some panting
^_~), "Oh Tai, I love you so much, you've been in my dreams forever, I
dreamt I would hold you in my arms, and kiss your soft lips. But when I
awoke from them, it made me hurt because it wasn't real. When you look at
me, I feel like I cold just run up to you, take you into my arms and never
let you go." Matt's started to flood with tears again. They dropped onto
Tai's face.

"Why are you crying Matt?" "'Cause I'm so happy. I'm finally where I wanna
be. And I don't ever wanna leave." Tai smiled softly and said,!
"I never wanna leave either. And I'm not gonna. That's a promise." Matt
sighed, and closed his eyes. They both soon fell asleep in each other's
arms.
Back at the camp, Izzy woke up to find that Matt and Tai had gone. He got up
and looked around, to find not a sign of them anywhere. Izzy then woke
everyone up. "Hey you guys, wake up! Matt and Tai are missing!" Everyone
rose from their slumber. They all got up and started to look for the two
missing Digidestined. About ten minutes passed when Tentomon approached the
group announcing he had found Matt and Tai. "You might want to be quiet when
you see them." Tentomon said "Why?" They all asked, "Well... you'll see." He
said. They all followed Tentomon to the cliff. They all looked at Matt and
Tai with amazement. "What's going on here Tentomon? Why are Matt and Tai
laying like that?" asked Joe. "Maybe they got into a fight, and fought SO
hard that they wore each other out completely." Suggested Gabumon. "I don't
think so. If they had gotten into such a fight, they'd be bruised all over.
And it looks to me like they're pretty spotless" Said Agumon. "One thing is
for certain, they must have patched things up between them. And in a really
good way too!" said Tentomon. "Aaaaaaaaaawwww! Don't they look cute
together?" Mimi said "I think they're in love." Sora said, "Really? Do ya
think?" asked Biyomon "Sure! Why else would they lay like that?" said Palmon
"My brother is in love with Tai? But I thought guys were supposed to fall in
love with girls." T.K. said innocently. "Love can be a pretty weird feeling
sometimes. Maybe it doesn't matter who you fall in love with, it matters
that you love them." said Kari. This is all pretty weird..." said Gomamon
"... But if they're in love, than I guess I should be happy for them". "Look
at them. They're so peaceful underneath the moonlight. I think we should
leave them alone." Said Mimi "I agree." Said Sora. "Then let's go. Before we
wake them." Said Izzy. They all turned around and very quietly walked back
to camp.

The next morning, Tai woke up to see the warm bright sun beating down on his
shirtless chest. He looked at Matt, who was still sleeping, and laid a soft
kiss on his lips to wake him up. Matt opened his big blue eyes, and saw Tai
leaning over him. He smiled. "Good morning." Tai said. Matt sat up and
looked up as the morning sun greeted him with a blinding flash "Ouch!" Matt
said. "Hey, I think we better head back to camp, the other's may be getting
worried about us." Tai suggested. Matt agreed. He picked up his shirt and
slipped it over his head. Tai did the same, and they both returned to the
camp - hand in hand. "Hi Matt, Tai. Good Morning!" Sora greeted them. "Hi!"
The both said, and sat down to breakfast. After a couple minutes, Tai piped
up, "Listen everybody, Matt and I have been doing a lot of thinking, and we
have decided that there is something we want to tell all of you!" he began
"We know Tai!" Izzy said in a soft voice. "Huh?... You... Know?" "Yes!" said
Mimi "We all know that you two are in love." She continued. Matt and Tai
were a little surprised at this. They both blushed a deep pink.

Izzy then explained how him and the others had found them on the cliff,
sleeping in each other's arms. "I thought you two looked soooooooo cute
together underneath the moonlight." Mimi said with a smile. Then, T.K.
walked up to Matt "Kari said the it doesn't matter who you love, but only
that you love them. Is that true Matt?" he asked. "Yes, T.K. that's true" A
smile came across T.K.'s face "Then would it be all right if I said I love
you?" T.K. asked in such a cute and total innocence, that it brought tears
to Matt's eyes "Yes... Yes it would" Matt said. T.K. hugged Matt tightly "I
love you Matt." T.K. said. "I love you too T.K." Matt replied.

Tai smiled at this truly adorable sight. "So, you guys aren't grossed out or
disgusted or anything?" Tai asked "Not at all" They all said simultaneously.
Matt and Tai let out a sigh of relief. A couple hours passed, and Matt and
Tai had gone to the same place where they had slept together. They both
stood at the edge of the cliff, staring out into the horizon. They held each
other's hand.

"Matt?" "Yes Tai?" "Let's make a promise. That when the time comes to do
battle with Piedmon, we will stay by each other's side no matter what
happens." Tai looked serious. "Right!" Matt said "No matter what, we'll
always be there for each other." Matt said softly. They turned towards one
another, and kissed. No matter what happened from then on, Matt and Tai
would always be there for one another. They would do battle with the last
remaining Dark Master, and face destiny - together.

THE END