Well I am back sorry about the long wait I been having a hard time keeping up with life. As for this being my last chapter I thought it be too hasty to me finish it this fast so I will add another to make sense of what happens afterwords, the last two chapters will be in Taiga's point of view.

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Just let me go

I stood there eyes open wide as Ryuji ran out of the door, I must confess I wanted to follow him to see exactly what he would say to Minori but then again I didn't want to end in pain again. I sat there on his bed awhile laying down on it off and on I wanted to rest my head on where he slept I could still smell the shampoo from his hair on the pillow he slept on, it was weird yet comforting to be attracted to his scent it was sad to know that I loved him this much to think even of his scent as comforting.

I got bored pretty easy so I tried keeping my time to trying to sleep but it did no good finally I found some magazines under his bed, stuff you would find in a waiting room I guess Yasuko must have been reading them when Ryuji was brought in. I stared at the pictures of all the couples in the magazine, there was one in particular where there was a red head female and a black haired male. My hand clenched as I saw them, they looked so much like Minori and Ryuji…so happy looking as the girl reached up her hands around the guy.

As I was about to throw the magazine against the wall full of sadness and rage I hear foot steps coming from the hall way outside of this rooms door I put the magazine back on the floor as if I was reading it and changed the picture quickly, I didn't want anyone to get any ideas. As I sat there waiting for them to enter, I saw him slowly come in my heart ached as I saw the small smile on his face.

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

As I heard that my heart ached again, he must be here to tell me we no longer can be together I started to cry a bit…he promised he said that him as a dragon will always be with next to the tigers side no matter what, I couldn't take it the rejection felt to much.

"What are you saying…y-you can't do this to me I wont let you!" I said screaming as I turned red and tried running out the door.

He grabbed my hand clutching it hard in his grip I couldn't look up at his face right now all I can feel even if I couldn't see him under my hair is his intense stare as if he was wondering what I was doing, why I was resisting so much. Truth be told I didn't want to hear him say it's over, I knew I did this to myself…I tried to be too nice to Minori at my expense. I tried with all my might to get out of his grip but couldn't I finally fell on the floor.

"What's the matter with you just listen to me for a second will you?!" he said as he picked me up slowly from the floor.

"I don't want to hear it please…I don't want you to say it, please…please just let me go" I said as I almost fell down again crying my eyes out. He then did something unexpected he pulled me into a hug.

"Just listen to me ok" he said softly holding me tight against his chest.

"I don't want you to please" I said softly sobbing into his chest being this close to him was oddly comforting even though I knew he was going to leave me for her any minute now.

"Ugh…here you'll understand what this is about after this" he grabbed my head pulled it up making me look up into his face…

I never thought he looked scary or that his eyes where creepy, right now his face looked sweet and gentle soft and loving I could see the deep shade of red it carried it matched my face perfectly at this point. I relaxed in his hands and slowly I felt it…his face press against mine, his lips on my lips and in that same slow yet loving second he was back to just holding me.

" I love you Taiga…I just went to talk to Minori to tell her that I no longer was going to chase her" he said as he pulled a string of hair out of my shocked face.

"B-but but…you and Minori and I …what" I said completely baffled by the kiss it felt so right to get kissed by him like that.

"I know Taiga it's confusing but I guess I always loved you in one way or another after you confessed I only had to think about it for an hour before I realized that I love you more than I could ever love Minori, so I went to talk to her about it and she wasn't surprised at all by it…please Taiga tell me how you feel about me I need to hear it from you again"

"….I love you too Ryuji…but why didn't you tell me you heard me why did you make me suffer" I said I couldn't deny him any longer so I told him the truth even though I was hurt by his actions.

"Forgive me Taiga I didn't know you were that much in pain besides I wanted to make sure I wasn't going to make you suffer more than what I already done" he said as he pulled me up and kissed me again this time a little stronger.

"Again" I said simply as he finished kissing me he leaned in to me both of us blushing madly and we kissed longer as he pulled me up more and held my chin.

From now on life will be sweeter I mentioned to myself then we heard a loud crash…

Ok now seriously last chapter is the next one sorry to of confused you all last time hehe I did a little bit of mixing from the last episode there if you saw that good that means you paid good attention to the anime. Please read and Review I need more reviews!!!