Obligatory Author's Note: This is simply the prologue, I'll be writing and uploading more later on. For right now, I've written up a starting point.
The sliding door heaved open, revealing the empty classroom of 2-C behind it.
Where he had expected a boisterous and abrasive greeting, he had gotten something entirely opposite. A silent room, only the muffled conversations from the graduation ceremony outside being heard. Ryuji was almost sure he had imagined it until a flowing white curtain revealed a rather familiar locker in the corner of the room. He ushered himself forwards, a smirk appearing on his face as his fingers gripped the handle of the cabinet and pulled back on the door.
"What? I wanted to surprise you," Taiga breathed nervously. She almost forgot how small she was in comparison to Ryuji as she gazed up into his smile. It was exhilarating seeing him for the first time in months, but her haughty personality kept her from showing her true excitement.
"Have you grown?"
"Not a single millimeter," she replied, stepping out of the locker in front of him. The warmth that radiated from him was inviting, making her feel enchanted with every step towards him. Admittedly, she felt a bit out-of-place - her contrasting uniform being the reason for that - but Ryuji had a good way of making her feel at home.
"Guess what," he murmured, leaning closer into her, "I love you."