Thank you all for reviewing I am so happy that you did keep it up! As some of you kindly pointed out I am not up to date on the episodes, well just so you know I am just that when I wrote the story episode 19 just came out and for the second chapter of my story episode 20 came out now we are on episode 21 but I already seen the raw of 22. When I write these things down know that when you read them they might be a tiny bit behind.

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Good Bye Minori

Ryuji thought about it all night in his hospital bed he felt a slight blush as he looked down to were Taiga was last time he looked, now her hands were rapped around his legs. He smiled he always thought she looked like a doll when she was sleeping and now she looked more like an angel. He sighed he had no heart to wake her up so he sat there motionless waiting for her to wake up, he looked over his shoulder to see if his mother was sleeping and she wasn't even there. His mother must have seen Taiga there curled up on his legs and decided to go off to work or sleep at home.

Taiga suddenly started stretching in her sleep Ryuji knew she wake up soon so he laid down and pretended to be asleep. Taiga woke up finding her self on his body she blushed madly and made a hefty retreat towards the floor.

"I can't believe I was on top of him glad he didn't wake up or else I would be dead from embarrassment" she said to her self as she composed her self and stepped towards Ryuji.

She slowly nudged him again trying to wake up, he decided to pretend to wake up he slowly stretched and made noise so he would be believable. He slowly rose up to find that she was staring at him. He tried not to blush as much as possible and as soon as he couldn't help it more he turned his face quickly and made the bed so Taiga wouldn't be able to see him blush.

"Stupid dog why are you making your own hospital bed right now you should be laying down and resting" Taiga said as she crossed her arm up to her chest and taping her foot on the ground.

"Because I am going out of here I feel ok now besides I need to chat with Minori about yesterday" Ryuji said feeling a bit of guilt as he said it knowing Taiga would cringe at that.

"Oh I see…" was all Taiga could say as her head dropped.

He saw the disappointment in her eyes but he had to do this if he wants to be fair with Taiga.

"Stay here will you Taiga I will be back ok?" Ryuji said softly smiling at her and stepping out the door.

"O…k…" was all Taiga could respond to as Ryuji left her standing by the hospital bed.

Ryuji walked out making sure none of the nurses saw him leaving his room he didn't want to have them bring him back to his room. He sees an exit and walks out of the hospital onto the streets. He slowly walks towards were Minori lives and sighs heavily.

'I really don't want to do this but I guess I have no choice I have to talk to Minori about Taiga' he thought to him self as he knocked on her door.

"Coming" he hears from inside the apartment "Ryuji what are you doing here I thought we talked about everything yesterday?" Minori said slowly trying to close the door on her face.

"I came to talk to you about Taiga..." Ryuji said as he looked up at the shocked expression on her and then sees the door open completely as she steps out.

"So you found out huh?" Minori said softly as she sits on the door step.

"Yeah…how long have you known" Ryuji said softly looking her in the eyes and feeling no blush come onto his face this time.

"Just awhile not much but…she really cares about you Ryuji and I know you care about her just as much you just don't realize it" Minori said smiling softly as she looked down.

"I can't be yours ever even if it wasn't for Taiga, I mean I like you but your too much like me…it would be a boring relationship you know" she said as she felt a bit of shame.

"I guess I realized that yesterday…you know I don't feel the same towards you ever since I found out about Taiga…I just don't know if I love her" Ryuji said being completely honest.

"Ok…I guess that's fair…let me see if I can help you figure it out…what comes to your mind when you hear her name" Minori said as she put her index finger up to her lip.

Ryuji thought about it for awhile all he could think about was her smile, her eyes and how she blushed. All this made him blush automatically.

"I thought so…you do love her Ryuji and by the fact that you had to think hard makes me realize that this has to be good bye for us" Minori said looking down in sadness knowing it be the only way to save Taiga from loneliness.

"But Minori….your her friend you cant leave us" Ryuji said trying to hold her back from bolting to her apartment.

"That's not what I meant Ryuji I mean…we can't be alone together anymore not even as friends got that? That's my own good bye I guess I will miss those times." Minori said

"Oh...then good bye I guess thanks for talking me straight Minori" Ryuji said as he got up and headed toward the hospital.

He slowly got to his room and found Taiga on the floor reading a magazine.

"Taiga I need to talk to you about something…it's about me and you" Ryuji said as he looked at her blushing a bit.

Last chapter will definably be the next I will make it extra long and extra sweet until the please read and review!