"Now is the time for drama and misunderstandings" was one of the reviews I got on the latest chapter, and I think I'll try to do that.
I'm not sure how, yet, but I'll try to figure something out.
On with the story ~
Ryuuji paced around his room, seeming a little stressed.
"Damn it.. Valentine's day is in 1 day, and I have no idea what to do," he said to himself, scratching his head.
He'd almost forgotten the fact that you're supposed to do something nice for your partner on Valentine, and it stressed him a lot when he finally remembered.
"Maybe I should get her some jewelry? Or maybe.."
His eyes lit up a little. "Well, let's start with the chocolate."
Taiga spaced around her apartment, scratching her chin.
"I've got most of the stuff I wanted to do done, but it feels like something is missing.." She said to herself, looking at the roof.
"I feel like this will go well, but I'm sure something is.. Chocolate!"
She walked into the hallway and pulled on her jacket, seemingly pleased with herself.
As Ryuuji was about to go into the convenience store, he spotted a blue haired girl further down the street. He suddenly had an idea.
"Kawashima-san!"
Taiga smiled as she left the convenience store with a bag in her hand. She looked at it. 'I hope this goes well!' She thought to herself. She looked quickly from side to side before stepping into the streets.
As she was about to head towards her apartment, she threw a quick glance through the window of a jewelry store on the other side of the streets. She saw a boy with dark blue hair, and her face lit up.
'What's Ryuuji doing in there? Is he..?' Taiga smiled a little by the thought of Ryuuji getting her a gift, but her happy expression dropped once she saw a blue haired girl coming up beside him.
'The stupid Chi.. and she's smiling.. She never smiles like that.' Taiga turned around and walked quickly towards her apartment, a feeling of concern washing over her.
'Doesn't Ryuuji like me? Does he like that girl..?' Taiga shook her head. 'It's probably nothing, but..'
Taiga hurried back to her apartment. She wasn't sure what was going on, but she was sure about one thing : She wasn't going to quit there, and she would do her best to make Ryuuji happy.
Ryuuji smiled at Ami as they parted ways, and he looked down at the tiny plastic bag in his hand. He smiled a little by the thought of it.
'Time to go to the convenience store.' Ryuuji thought.
Ryuuji hummed on a tune as he shuffled through the isles at the store, grabbing all he needed for tonight's dinner and some other important stuff.
He picked up what seemed to be different shape tools.
"Perfect." He said as he got an idea from looking at it. He put it in his basket and kept scanning the isles. After 30 minutes he was on his way home, several bags in his hands.
As Ryuuji entered his house, he sat down by the table and brought up some of the stuff he'd bought.
"Time to get to work," he said to himself with enthusiasm in his voice.
He brought up the tiny bag and pulled out two necklaces. He smiled at the two shapes before he took out the shapes he had bought at the store.
"If I bend this, using this.." He mumbled to himself as he started fiddling with the figures.
After about 30 minutes, he held the finished product in front of him, uttering a smile.
"Done!"
Taiga dragged the back of her palm against her forehead, sighing.
"This was a lot more work than I'd imagined.." She said to herself, looking down at the work she had done.
"Almost finished now." Taiga uttered as she started fiddling with the tiny pieces.
After tying a ribbon around the little box, she put her hands on her hips and looked around the apartment.
"I must say I've done a good job, wahahaha ~" Taiga laughed to herself, but she suddenly put on a serious face.
'I just hope he likes it.'
Ryuuji tied the ribbon around the heart-shaped box, smiling at himself, seeming satisfied.
"Finally done." He said to himself.
'You better not complain, Kawashima-san.' He thought.
He put all the gifts down next to each other on his nightstand before laying down on the futon.
Taiga double-checked the apartment to make sure that everything was in place, and she readied her clothes for the upcoming day. She sighed as she lay down on her futon, another feeling of concern washing over her.
'How will it go tomorrow?' She thought to herself before silently drifting into a restless slumber.
Ryuuji got up early the next morning, washing his hair and getting dressed. He wore pretty casual clothes, just a white shirt with a blue, slightly open shirt over it.
Ryuuji felt that it was pretty early, so he was certain he would have time to get over and surprise his date a little.
'How do I give her the gifts, though? How do I talk to her, what do I say?' He asked himself a lot of questions, seeming unsure of the entire situation.
Ryuuji checked the time once more and decided he should get going. He went into the hallways and slipped on his shoes and jacket. He put the gifts in a small plastic bag, and just as he was about to open the door, his phone rang. He put it to his ear.
".." No one said anything on the other line, but he heard what could sound like sniffling.
"H-hello?" He asked, a little confused. He heard a fragile, crying voice at the other line. It was low, and he could only barely hear it.
"R-ryuuji.." The voice muttered. Ryuuji widened his eyes.
"T-taiga, are you okay?" He almost shouted into his phone.
"I was about to prepare for today, and then.. and then.. I need your help."
Her voice sounded more and more desperate, and she suddenly hung up. Ryuuji almost panicked as he bolted through the door, bag still in hand.
He ran down the stairs and into the streets, headed for Taiga's apartment.
'Taiga!' He ran all he could up the stairs to her apartment, and he saw that her door was slightly open. He ran to it and pulled it open.
"Tai-" He stopped himself mid-sentence, gaping at what he saw. His eyes widened, and he looked completely shocked.
"T-Taiga.."
Sorry about the short chapter. I know, I know, the 'drama' wasn't very dramatic, and I tried to make some sort of a misunderstanding too, even at the things Ryuuji thought about.
And ooooh, cliffhanger ending! The worst thing is, it might take a while for me to post a new chapter now, because of the exams, so you might have to wait for a week or so.
Until then ~
