So, here's chapter 3. I'll probably post chapters very often, if I have inspiration enough to write some. I have a lot of free time, so writing is no problem for me. I'd gladly take requests on other stories too ~

After having dinner together that Saturday, Taiga didn't come over again for the weekend. After being away from Ryuuji for no more than one day, Taiga already felt a little anxious, and she was also nervous about meeting him again.

'Why am I nervous? I've kissed him several times already, so it shouldn't be scary, should it?' She blushed by the thought.

It was Monday, and she was getting ready for school. She wouldn't be walking with Ryuuji that day, seeing as he had cleaning duty early in the morning and left before her.

Suddenly, Taiga was a lot more conscious about how she looked before going to school. She made sure her hair didn't look too messy, and that she didn't have any unwanted spots on her face.

She stressed around a little before stopping. 'This is Ryuuji we're thinking about, there's no way he'd care how I looked because..' Taiga blushed again. 'He's just too kind for those kinds of things.'

As she started getting close to school, she realized she'd forgotten to bring any lunch. "Damn it.."

"So basically, you didn't return to the party because you were afraid of Taiga catching a cold, is that it?" Kitamura asked Ryuuji just as Taiga walked in.

They had both decided not to tell anyone about their relationship yet, but they weren't sure how long it would take for one of them to break.

Taiga walked into the classroom together with Minori, Taiga feeling a little nervous.

"Oooy, Takasu! ~" Minori stated as she saw Ryuuji. He turned towards her and blushed a little as he saw Taiga.

"O-oh, good morning Kushieda.. Taiga." He said, stuttering a little, and he managed to press out an awkward smile.

Taiga greeted him silently and the two girls walked towards the group to join their conversation. As Taiga approached, Ryuuji's eyes lit up.

"Ah, Taiga." He said as he pulled out a little lunchbox and passed it to her.

"I didn't really count on you fixing one by yourself."

Taiga blushed at his statement. "Stupid dog.." She said, calmly.

As she reached out to grab the lunchbox, their fingers slightly brushed against each other, making Taiga jump a little. Ryuuji blushed.

"Really, what is it with you two?" Ami asked and looked at them with a confused expression written on her face.

They both looked over at Ami quickly and started interrupting each other.

"It's nothi-"

"What are you talking abo-"

They looked back at each other and blushed like crazy once more.

'Why can't I even look at him without getting embarrassed? Damn it!'

Suddenly, a thought struck Taiga's mind. Something was missing. Something she had barely gotten used to, which she hadn't gotten yet. She suddenly grabbed onto Ryuuji's sleeve and pulled him out of the classroom, faking a mad voice.

"Come with me for a second, stupid dog!" She said as she pulled him with her. Ryuuji looked confused.

"T-taiga!" He said, wondering what she wanted. Taiga pulled him all the way over to the vending machines and pushed Ryuuji in between the little opening which Ami always sat in.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to murder me or something?" Ryuuji shouted at her. Taiga checked both sides to make sure no one had followed them outside. There was still 10 minutes left until classes begun.

Taiga suddenly blushed a lot. "I just.. I don't want to feel so embarrassed around you, so I thought maybe releasing a little pressure might help.." She said with a low tone to her voice.

"What are you talking about?" Ryuuji said, not fully grasping the situation. Before he could say anything more, Taiga stood on her toes and put her hands on Ryuuji's shoulders as she planted a kiss on his lips.

Ryuuji stepped back, hitting the wall behind him. He blushed, a little surprised, before he put his arms around Taiga. He broke the kiss.

"Isn't it tiresome to always stand like that when kissing me?" He asked her. Before she could say anything, he lifted her up into his arms, and she wrapped her legs around his waist, and her arms around his neck. Ryuuji had his back up against the wall.

Taiga blushed as she looked into his eyes, and he pulled her in for another kiss. She felt that she was a lot more relaxed about their kisses now, as they had kissed a couple of times already.

Also, after kissing Ryuuji the first time, Taiga felt that it was something she needed. Human contact was good once in a while, she thought.

Ryuuji tightened his grip around her a little as Taiga also wrapped her legs tighter around his waist. They both started breathing heavier as they opened their mouths a little more in the kiss.

'I'm getting carried away.' Taiga thought.

'We really shouldn't be doing this in school.' Ryuuji thought.

Even so, they kept kissing each other as if their lives depended on it. After a good 8 minutes, Ryuuji put Taiga back down.

Taiga blushed extremely. "T-t-that should do it, right?" She managed to get out a little smirk. Ryuuji just blushed and smiled a little back. They ran back to their classroom, just making it on time.

When they came back, they both put on a fake, annoyed expression as they got to each their desks. Kitamura turned to Ryuuji just before class started.

"Did you guys have a fight or something?" He asked, sounding a little concerned.

Ryuuji did his best to keep his mask. "Something like that." He said, baldly.

As lunch arrived, as hoped for, Ryuuji and Taiga acted completely normal around one another. Ami still seemed a little suspicious, though.

"You guys are acting weird. I mean it." She said as she glared at Ryuuji and Taiga while they ate their lunch.

Ryuuji looked up at her. "What do you mean?" He asked, managing to suppress the slight nervousness he felt. Ami just shrugged.

"I don't know, something just seems off about you two." She stated.

Minori hadn't said anything about it, nor had she asked any questions about the night of the Christmas party.

"The two of you had a fight, isn't that right, Takasu-kun?" Kitamura asked, wondering.

"As I said.. S-something like that." Ryuuji answered him. Taiga looked at Ryuuji with a slightly weird expression, but she didn't ask any questions.

"Can we just forget about that for now and eat our lunch, please?" Taiga said. They all nodded in agreement.

'I don't even know why we decided to hide this.' Both Ryuuji and Taiga thought to themselves. As they ate, Ami still threw them a suspicious glance now and then.

When Taiga had finished her lunch and there was 10 minutes left of lunch break, Taiga stood up. She whispered in Minori's ear that she'd be going to the bathroom, and she intentionally bumped Ryuuji's shoulder on the way out.

Ryuuji waited for one minute before he left too. He went over to the vending machines where he found Taiga standing in the little opening.

"This whole day has just been embarrassing. There's no way we can hide this for long." Taiga said. Ryuuji smiled a little nervously and scratched his hair.

"Yeah, you're right about that.. This is kind of hard." He answered.

"They'll definitely find out by the end of the week. Maybe even by the end of the day," Taiga said "Though there's really no big reason to even hide it."

"Well, we'll see how it goes, and we'll let them know once we feel like it, right?" Ryuuji said back to her.

"Yeah."

"Anyways, we have 5 minutes to get back to class, so maybe we should get going." Ryuuji said and was just about to turn around, when Taiga grabbed his sleeve and looked him in the eyes.

Ryuuji sighed, smiling a little. "Guess I have no choice." He said as he picked Taiga up and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and Ryuuji noticed how much she actually enjoyed these things.

They kissed for a while, and then Taiga went back. Ryuuji waited a minute before he bought himself a drink and returned to the classroom. He was met by Ami's evil smirk as he entered.

The last class was nearing its end, and their teacher tried to get everyone's attention.

"As some of you might know, the teachers will go on a strike tomorrow, so there will be no school for you. I've assigned your homework on the blackboard. I'll just be home, enjoying my single life tomorrow, so you kids try to do something fun, while you're still young and in love." The teacher shrugged.

"Just don't forget your homework. Class dismissed."

As Ryuuji grabbed his bag and walked towards the door, he was approached by Kitamura.

"Yo, Takasu. I've talked with Kawashima-san and Kushieda-san, and we agreed to go to the public pools tomorrow. Why don't you talk with Aisaka, and we could all go?" He smiled.

Ryuuji nodded his head and looked over at Taiga who had already heard what Kitamura had said. She was blushing.

'I somehow have a feeling that showing myself for Ryuuji in a swimsuit will be a lot more embarrassing now than it was last time.'

Sorry about my chapters being a little short, but this is all I can manage at the moment. Yes, I know this fanfic is very straight-forward and happy and everything. I don't feel like adding any drama or like.. "Obstacles to their love" in this one yet. This story is more like a way of testing my abilities, I guess, but I will probably make some serious fanfics sometime too.