DISCLAIMER: I do not own any rights to Toradora!, its characters or storylines. I am not earning any profits off of this fanfic. This is also mainly based off of the anime and some of it may sound familiar as some of it draws back directly to it. It is currently in-progress and I will update as time see's fit.
WARNING: I apologize in advance. Toradora! is also known for having a comedy aspect to it and thats not one of my strong suits. So this fanfic is based upon a Romance/Drama aspect. There are comedy moments thrown in sporadically, but it may not appeal to everyone. I will still try to stay true to the original feel of it.
Note: Even though it is marked as rated "M" (Mature), it will not be "sexually" focused every other chapter. You will most likely see sexual content every five to ten chapters, perhaps more if it draws the mood. I only have it marked as rated M to avoid any trouble among myself.
Prologue
You know Ryuji, my whole life, I never thought anyone was really going to love me.
I was probably just running away, cause I was scared.
"Thats weird, no stars out. Oh, theres one. You're all tiny and helpless, like me. Say cheese."
I blamed my loneliness on my parents, and how they raised me, but you loved me for who I am, didn't you Ryuji? Thats why I'm not gonna run away more. I'm gonna change, I'll accept who I am, and learn to be proud of myself, so I can love you, Ryuji.
As Taiga walked by Ryuji's apartment with her case and her bags around her shoulder's, she did her best to not drop a tear. She took a big breath, stood up straight, and walked past while taking a quick glance down the alley of his apartment. As she walked to the train station every moment when Ryuji stood out, stood up for her, or even did something nice to her flashed back.
She thought of the time he helped her when the pool opened with the breast pads and the time he helped her learn to swim to compete in the athletic festival. The time of the culture festival where he made the most beautiful dress for her in the pageant and afterwards when he ran as fast as he could through the Mr. Lucky Man competition to win, just to crown her and prove she wasn't alone. And the time during the ski trip where he risked his life to save her in the brisk cold blizzard.
She knew no matter what, he was the one for her. He always looked out for her best interest, even if meant he had to be a little stern at times. She thought back to the situation when her father tried to rekindle their relationship before his business went under and how he was very forceful . She then quickly forced that thought out of her head since it brought no good memories.
The train jerked back in forth, signaling to Taiga it was starting to leave. She then remembered how it did the same thing when they went to Ami's beach house with Ryuji, Ami, Kitamura, and Minori. She also- she paused for a moment in this thought. When she started to elope with Ryuji.
Tears started running down her cheeks to her chin, dripping onto her pearl white coat. She had tried her best to not cry, but at this point she couldn't hold it back. She let it go. She covered her eyes with her hands, doing her best to hold it back, while at the same time sobbing her heart out. Every time she thought about holding it back, it only made it worse, producing more tears than she did before and her cries became louder. When she soon realized this, she wiped her eyes and cheeks with her hands. She knew she had to pull it together. For Ryuji and, herself.
She picked her head back up, and turned towards the carriage window. Looking to the empty night sky having it remind her why she was doing this.
"Don't worry Ryuji, I'll come back. I promise," she whispered to herself, "And when I do, I'll be able to truly love you, Ryuji."
~ To be continued
Hey guys, thanks for reading the prologue. I know half of it is something we're all familiar with, but I wanted to bring it up again. It's an important part of the story. I hope you guys will understand.
I'm going to try and produce the first chapter. Its about halfway done at this point, but I still want to proofread it and read it myself a few times to make sure I have everything I want in it.
I want to make it clear that I will never try to make a time table for the chapters I will publish, but I will do my best. I prefer quality over something rushed. I hope the readers will understand. I'm sorry in advance if the wait is longer than some others.
With all this said, I'll try to have chapter one ready in the next couple of days, no promises though.
