Sillie:  Yeah!! I'm back!!  :: does happy dance ::

Taichi: * groans * Oh no….

Yamato: :: hugs Taichi :: Ah come on Tai… It isn't that bad…

Sillie: * smiles * Thanks Yama… Okay, let's start!

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon, or it's characters… * sobs *

Ball Masque

"Taichi… Please?" Matt pleaded. "No! I'm not going to wear a dress!!" Tai said sternly, and looked away from Matt. "Tai-chan… please? Just for me? Do it for me!" Tai didn't respond.

Tai and Matt where in there last year of school, and they where lovers. A week from now, there was going to be a ball. And it was a very special ball… It was fancy-dressed. They whole school was coming.

There also would be rewarded prices to the best-clothed couple, and the whole school tried to look at their best.

Tai and Matt had been thinking for weeks for a good costume, but hadn't come up with anything yet. But last night, Matt had watched TV, and had come a cross a movie about vampires, and an idea struck him.

The only thing he had to do now was convince Tai… and he knew just the way to do it…

Tai was still facing away from him. Matt silently walked up to him, and wrapped his arm around Tai, pulling him close. Tai squeaked in surprise, but that squeak turned into a moan as Matt began to nibble at his earlobe.

"Please….Tai?"

He put a trail of kisses down Tai's neck.

"Just for me? Please?"

And he nibbled softly at Tai's skin, where he knew Tai was the most sensitive. He felt Tai shudder, and heard the whispered reply: "Alright… but just for you…"

Matt smiled. 'Victory!!' He turned Tai around, and kissed him deeply. "Thanks Tai" he said, slightly out of breath.

"We have to think about our costumes now… I think it's best if we go shopping tomorrow… We'll call the other digidestened, that could be fun!"

"Yeah… fun…" Tai said, but Matt didn't hear him. He was already phoning the others. 15 minutes later, he came back.

"Okay, that's settled. We'll meet tomorrow at the mall. We divide into groups. The guys go look for their costumes together, and the girls go together." A grin came to Matt's face. "And you're going with the girls…"

"Wha…?!" Tai choked. "Hehe…well, you have to buy a dress… You're going to be my victim virgin, remember?" Tai looked at him with big eyes. 'What have I gotten myself into..?' he thought…

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Next day, they all met in the mall. "So," Matt said, "do you all know what you're gonna be?" The others nodded. Matt smiled. "Okay… shall we meet here again in about 2 hours?"

"yeah, that's fine with me…." Sora said. The others also nodded. "Okay, let's go guys!" He walked to Tai, and gave him a peck on the cheek. "See you later…"

"Hee…" Davis said, "why isn't Taichi coming with us? He's a guy to, right?" Matt grinned. "You'll see why soon enough, Daisuke…" Davis looked strangely at him, then shrugged.

"All right…let's go."

When the guys where gone, all the girls looked at Tai. He felt how a blush crept on his cheeks. "Tai?" Kari asked, "Why aren't you going with the guys?"

Tai turned even redder, but Mimi came to his rescue. Apparently, Matt had told her what the intention was. "Oh… that's not important Hikari… lets go."

Then she hooked her arm with Tai's, and smiled at him. "So…" she whispered in his ear. "we have to turn you into a pretty lady…" She smiled even brighter. "Just let me handle it!"

Tai swallowed. He didn't like the sound of that…..

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Two hours later, they had al gathered at the meeting point. They all had bags hanging at their arms, and everybody looked satisfied. All, except for Tai. He was looking dead tired, like he had run 100 miles.

Mimi had dragged him from one shop to the other, and had let him try on hundreds of dresses…

He slumbered on a bench. "I think I never can move again.." he groaned. Matt snickered, and sat next to him. "Ah…poor baby… shall I carry you home than?"

Tai grinned. "No, that won't be necessary… but you owe me at home…" He wiggled suggestively with his eyebrows. Matt laughed. "It's an honour!"

He stood, and pulled Tai with him. He hooked his arm with Tai's. "Hee…? Don't you have any bags?"

"No, Mimi had them… on the night of the ball, she's gonna 'help' me…" Matt felt Tai shiver a bit. "Ah Taichi…. She's not that bad…"

"You didn't see the glitter in her eyes when she let me try on all those dresses…" Matt looked at Mimi. She looked back, and winked at him.

Matt grinned. "Ah well… don't worry about it…. Let's go home."

TBC….

Taichi: What!! You're gonna let me wear a dress!!

Yamato:  * mumbles * I think it's cute…

Sillie: Hee hee… I thought so too…

Taichi: * glares at Sillie and Yamato *