The school day seemed to last forever, Ryuuji just couldn't keep himself focused on the class. His mind was too busy racing with a million pointless thoughts.
Everything with Taiga IS better. Even the time in class without her seems to slowly drag him to his grave.
He sat, impatiently waiting for the lunch break. When it finally arrived; he handed Taiga her lunch and the two sat down to enjoy the short amount of time they had together. Taiga jabbbed at Ryuuji with her chopsticks, which caught him off guard. He looked down at her, who looked up at him with a blushing face, and said "Thank you," for once.
The words still seemed to ring throughout Ryuuji's head durning dinner.
Thank you.
Taiga eyed him up and down, he was staring off in to space and had barely touched his food. She finally barked "Are you gonna eat that?"
Ryuuji snapped back in to reality, a little stunned, he was estatic to have Taiga's appreciation. Although he knew she was always thankful for what he'd done for her, she'd never quite shown it before. He knew she had always joked when she called him a dog, but the idea doesn't sound horrible to him. The idea of always being beside Taiga, and make use of his caring, cooking, and cleaning skills, it didn't sound half bad.
Taiga finally sighed "I'm going to eat your food if you keep staring in to space like that."
Ryuuji shook his head with a small chuckle, something about the way she commanded things with an iron fist... He always admired that about Taiga. She had the ability to make commands and take initiative, but he also knew that she had a very fragile inside. He liked being able to see that gentle side of her.
Maybe being stuck with her isn't a curse after all.