"Yama-, it's Tai. I stay the night?"
"'Kay then, have fun." Kari hung up. Tai put his cell away and strolled into the apartment building. He approached the elevator and jabbed the "up" button. The elevator doors slid open, and Tai e, hitting the button for the third floor. The elevator reached its destination, and Tai walked down the hall to Matt's apartment. He fumbled in his pocket for his key when he reached the door and slid it into the lock. He opehe door, letting himself in. He heard water running, and realized Matt was in the shower. He kicked his shoes off aered the bathroom.
"I dunno," Matt said, "Dad's been really cheap about renovating this place, so it'll be a tight fit."
"Hey Kari, I'm staying at Matt's tonight. Tell mom."
"Yagami residence, Hikari speaking."
Yamato's face widened in a smile. "You don't have to ask, cuz you know the answer's always gonna be yes."
"Yamato…" he sighed. He hadn't realized where his feet were taking him, and when he looked at the building before him, he found they had brought him not to his oartment, but Matt's. Tai thought sure, what the hell, I'll just stay here for the night. He pulled out his cell phone and punched in his home phone number. It rang twice before someone answered.
Tai smiled too. "Any room in there for one more?"
Tai was walking down the busy street, as he had left Izzy and Joe at the theatre. His stature was slouched and he held his hands in his pockets as he walked down the sidewalk. The movie hadn't been that fun, and Tai desperately wished Yamato was there with him. He hated being with the two geeks, as they chatted excitedly about geeky things, and watched their geeky sci-fi flick. He knew what he needed. He knew what would make him happy.
it, spraying water all over the walls. Leaning on the side, he stood uhe hot shower. He knew his dad would tweak when his heating bill came, but he didn't care. That was a worry for another day.