Digimon belongs to Toei! *sob*

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Shi-chan: Somebody (several somebodys!) knew the GW fic in question, it's 'Rules' by Rose Argent. If you like Gundam Wing, please give it a read! Sankyuu!
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Tomodachi ~By Shimegami-chan
Warnings: Kensuke! Yay!

Athena: *grins* Well, I can't force you to like it, of course...but worry not, this story is still a romance, and the romance shall come. (Chapter 3, to be exact.) I wanted to experiment a little with some lime in later chapters, but most of my stories tend to be fluff. ^^;; This one'll shape up, I'm sure. Thanks for the review though! Please let me know if this chapter's any better.

Quick summary: Daisuke goes after the mysterious Ken, and 'claims' him--at least for the moment. He meets with Takeru's brother Yamato and his Pet Taichi--but the relationship between the two seem a little bit more than it should. What are Taichi and Yamato hiding? Other students appear--Osamu and Michael, two boys who warn Daisuke that he can't have Ken for keeps. Fortunately, Daisuke's not so quickly deterred...



Daisuke heard Takeru calling him name as he approached the older boys, but he didn't look back. One of the group looked up. "Ooh, a new one."

A blonde boy licked his lips. "He's cute."

"I'm not for the taking," Daisuke informed them, his voice laced with steel. "What I am taking, however, is that Pet."

"You've got to be kidding." Another blonde teen with curly hair and an American accent laughed. "Ken's the school whore, aren't you, Ken? He's nobody's."

The first blonde grinned. "I like your style, kid. Maybe you won't end up as a Pet after all." Daisuke's returned smile was grim. The boy extended a hand. "I'm Ishida Yamato."

"Michael," the other blonde growled. "And that's Osamu." He gestured at the third teen, indigo-haired; who was still holding Ken down.

Daisuke shook Yamato's offered hand. "I'm Motomiya Daisuke."

Takeru and Iori dashed up behind him, grabbing Dai's arm. "Just ignore him, he's new, he doesn't know all the rules!"

"Hey, otouto." Yamato waved at the younger boy. "Don't worry, we're not going to kill him. I was just thinking he had a little spunk."

Takeru blushed. "Daisuke, this is my older brother, Yamato. Matt, this is Dai, he just came in this morning."

"This morning?" Yamato looked surprised. "And he's already got his eye on Ken-chan?"

"He what?" Daisuke felt the grip on his shoulder become tense.

Michael nodded in comfirmation.

Dai shrugged. "Why not? He's unclaimed, you say."

The brothers looked at each other. "It's not that...it's just that Ken is kind of...off0limits. It's like an unwritten rule that you can only keep him for a night."

Daisuke crossed his arms. "We'll see. I'm taking him tonight, then."

Osamu grinned, elbowing Michael in the ribs. "Kid mustn't have gotten any while he was living at home." Takeru turned purple.

Yamato still looked unsure. "Well..."

"Is he yours?" Daisuke asked suddenly.

"What, my Pet? No, no." Yamato gestured at a brown-haired boy sitting quietly against the wall. "That's my Taichi over there, and Michael's pet Wallace, and Osamu's Pet Jyou. We were just playing around with Ken-chan."

"Not making Taichi jealous?" Takeru murmured. Yamato turned red and hushed his brother. Daisuke noted that the wild-haired boy called Taichi was watching the scene intently, even though Takeru had told Dai that Pets were never supposed to meet their Master's or anyone else's eyes without being told. Taichi wasn't as severely disciplined as Jyou and Wallace, who kept their eyes downcast and pretended not to hear the conversation. Taichi's brown eyes sparkled at the mention of his name.

Osamu gave Ken one last cuff on the side of the head and got to his feet, combing his spiked hair with his fingers. "He wants Ken-chan, he can have him."

Ken did not move, his eyes blank and staring.

Daisuke walked slowly to his side, Takeru trailing behind. Iori spoke quietly. "Tell him to get up. He's used to being commanded."

Takeru glared at his Pet for speaking out of turn, but said nothing.

"Get up," Daisuke said quietly.

Slowly Ken got to his feet, his vivid violet eyes defiantly meeting Daisuke's. Michael saw the movement and slapped him hard. Ken looked at the ground again.

"I don't think I'm hungry any more, Takeru-kun." Daisuke murmured. "I'll take my food up to my room and crash awhile, okay?"

"He needs to play with his new Pet," Osamu whispered a little too loudly.

"Sure...I'll catch you before classes tomorrow," Takeru replied softly.
Taichi grinned at Daisuke and gave him a little wave, unnoticed to the three senior students. Daisuke grabbed his tray and nudged Ken forward. "Go upstairs, Ken. Catch you guys later, nice meeting you, Yamato." Osamu glared at the mahogany-haired teen before turning to take his annoyance out on Jyou.

The two brothers stared after him.

Yamato smiled sadly. "That's guy's gonna be trouble."






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Shi-chan: ^_^ Hope that was to everybody's liking!