AFTER SCHOOL (II)

Not long to go, now Ryuuji was arrived in front of his house. He released Taiga calmly, then sighed. He walked through stairs, then open the door. When he was already inside, he released his shoes and walked toward living room. But at a moment, he was stopped. His face looked not good. He looked at behind, and go back. Without his shoes, he opened the door again and walked through stairs. When he just arrived in a last stair above the ground, he stopped. he looked to a figure in front of him with astonished face.

"... Why ? What's happen, Taiga ?"

"..."

"Hhh..."

"hm ?"

"...just ... never think to came ..."

"What ?"

"Ryuuji..."

For a moment, the girl looked on a structure beside of Ryuuji home. Her eyes looked to that structure without moved at all. Yeah, that's the building. Now, it's demolitioned step by step. Although that building had been empty about one year ago, but likely demolition of this building still in arrangement. So even for now, that building still had some structure. However it's just more ptofitable for him. Since that, no many mold ever come in some wallside of his house. And now when he was drying clothes, it's more faster dried.

"Oh..." Ryuuji was looked toward that structure.

"Well... even since one year ago... when there was something i want to forget, but... even so ... that something was appeared ...again.."

Said the girl. Her face became more sadly.

"..you know..."

"... ?"

"Actually... that something you wanna forget... actually there was something that no need to forget at all ..."

"?"

"Do you know ? when I just remembered about that in my days, everytimes I looked to that structure... I just think that was very important ... in my life... "

" ... so delirious..."

"?"

"What was you mean ? it's not act..."

"..."

"Since you're leaved this place... many things that changed..."

"..." the girl with reddish brown hair now looked toward Ryuuji.

"Friends... teachers... my mother... my self..."

"...!"

"So... Taiga..."

"?"

"... even your past had many things that make you restless... but... for me... even with your past... and you now... you still remarkable ..."

"... !?"

"Ryuuji..."

Her face slowly started to relieved. And the now had a smile. And at same time her tears was came out from her eyes.

"So... Now... let's go inside... OK..." said Ryuuji while walked toward Taiga. His hand reached and held her hand, then calmly he lead her to walked through stairs step by step, go through door, and finally they arrived inside that home again.


After around one hour later...

"..."

"eh ? ... waahh..."

"Sorry for waiting..."

A moment later, a dark blue haired guy was come out from behind room curtain. two big plates was in his hands. No, but one plate. Other plate was still inside. In this plate, there was some dishes. When he just store the plate in table, he was back again to borrow other plate. This plate had same dish. So from this, it was two plate for two people after all. Then he store ricecooker and tableware in table. After all done, They was sitting on table side by side, but separated by a corner of table.

"?"

Ryuuji face looked toward Taiga. He was bit wondered with figure in leftside of him. Even all was ready, but this girl still not moved to put a food.

"What's wrong ?"

"... Why... it's like this food... similar like... that time ..?"

"Oh..."

"Well... I just think... EH..?"

"You're right...eh ? Wait ! This was... ?!"

"Ryuuji, Do you remember what was you just say in school when we went to back home ?"

"..."

Ryuuji only make small smile. His eyes was closed.

"What ? What's funny ?"

"Yeah... I was forget this day nothing meat in refrigerator... sorry... "

"But...you know, It was reminded me about when we just made some approach to them... remember right ?"

"eehhhh... Wh...WHAT ?! SO... YOU'RE STILL REMEMBERED ABOUT THAT ?!"

"heh ? WH...WHAT'S HAPPEN ?! WHERE'RE YOUR MIND ALL THIS TIME ?! WHY SOMETHING LIKE THAT CAN'T REMEMBERED ?! IS JUST BECAUSE I WAS LEAVED FROM THIS PLACE MADE ALL OF YOUR MIND WAS GONE ?! OF COURSE HUH ?! EVEN ONE YEAR WAS PASSED BUT YOU STILL LIKE THAT, YOU STUPID DOG ! "

"N...No... Not like that... I mean... EH TAIGA ?!"

"HM! HM! HM! HM! HM! HM!..."

With lighting move she ate all of her food in her plate. And without long time, she just made all her plate cleaned. He just finished her lunch, no, her afternoon meal exactly. Otherwise, Ryuuji only can looked toward Taiga and fixated. He suddenly conscious when Taiga said to him.

"Hey ? What's wrong ? If you just like that, I ate all of your food, you know ?!"

"!"

Without say anymore, Ryuuji immediately ate all his food. He strove to ate all food without hesitation. Likely he worried if Taiga can ate all food again like when it was one year ago in school. When looked at Ryuuji, Taiga made small smiling.