I probably mentioned this earlier, but I really didn't like the last chapter.
I didn't even get any reviews, so I already know it must have been bad.
So, although this might not make it any better for everyone, I need to compensate by writing some fluff.
Good old fluff. So yeah, this chapter is not to move the story forward this is just.. Fluff.

Ryuuji yawned and stretched one arm in the air, the other one stirring around in the pan. Tiny sunbeams came through the windows and put a mellow warmth on Ryuuji's back.

It was good to know that springtime was coming, Ryuuji thought.
He was in a good mood today, and he mostly blamed the weather, but somehow he felt there was something else too.
'Never mind that,' Ryuuji thought to himself, humming to a known tune.

He put the finished breakfast on plates on the table, and wrapped the last portion down and put it in the freezer with Yasuko's name on it. Ryuuji walked over to the veranda and used a broom to knock on Taiga's window.

"Oy, Taiga, breakfast's ready! Come over!" He said loudly, trying to make sure she would hear him.
While Ryuuji waited, he decided to finish preparing his bag for school.
After a good ten minutes, Ryuuji checked his watch and sighed.

"That girl.. at this rate, we'll be late." He said to himself. He slipped on his shoes and hurriedly walked out the door and into the slightly cold spring morning.
The air was light, and it had a certain smell to it that Ryuuji couldn't really put his finger on.

He walked over to Taiga's apartment building and up the stairs. He knocked the door, but got no answer.

"Did she fall back asleep..?" Ryuuji asked himself. He tried to push the door, and it opened. He sighed.
As he walked in, he couldn't hear a sound. It was quiet. Ryuuji suddenly felt a little worried.

He ran to Taiga's room, hurriedly swinging the door open. He looked over to the bed, and sure enough, there she was.
Ryuuji sighed a little playfully before he walked over to the bed and put his hand on Taiga's shoulder.

"Hey, Taiga, get u-" he stopped midsentence. He opened his eyes in surprise when he saw Taiga's red face, droplets of sweat running down. He quickly put his hand to her forehead.

"You have a fever.." He said, carefully. Taiga opened her eyes.
"O-oh, sorry, Ryuuji.. I'll get up at once." She said with a weak voice.
Ryuuji glared at her.

"Get up? What are you talking about?" He looked at her with slight despair.
"I don't want to be a nuisance to you, so I shouldn't drag you down like this." Taiga said.

Ryuuji just shook his head and pressed at her shoulders firmly, but still carefully. Almost as if he was afraid to damage her petite body just by touching her.
"You're staying in bed. I'll make sure you're taken care of." Ryuuji said, strictly.

Taiga sighed and let her head drop back on her pillow. She was panting heavily from her fever.

"T-then, you should head to school.. unless you want to be late." Taiga said, forcing a smile. Ryuuji looked at her, dumbfounded.
"No way. I'm staying here, there's no way I'm leaving you alone like this." He said, looking into her eyes.

Before Taiga could protest, Ryuuji had picked up his cellphone and started typing a message, probably to Kitamura.
Ryuuji stood up and opened the window.

"You're burning up, so you should get some fresh air." He said as he headed out of the room. Minutes later he returned with a bucket of cold water, a towel and some fever medicine.

"Here," he said as he handed her a pill and a glass of water. He supported her back as she sat up to swallow the medicine.
"T-thanks." She said as she laid back down.

Ryuuji looked at her with a worried face before he drenched the towel in cold water and wrung it out over the bucket. He folded it and wiped Taiga's face with it.

"Geez, you're sweating all over." He said. Taiga forced on a small grin, teasingly. Ryuuji shrugged and started wiping the sweat of her neck and exposed arms.

After he was done, he carefully put Taiga back down on the bed. He put a thin blanket over her.
"Try to get some sleep, ok?" He said with a gentle voice. Taiga only nodded shakily and closed her eyes. In not long, she was sleeping.

…

It was already sunset. The room was bathed in an orange light coming through the curtains, hitting Ryuuji's sleeping face.
He was sitting with his back towards the side of the bed, one knee under his chest, the other leg straightened out on the floor.

His head hung slightly downwards, and he had a calm expression on his face.
He could sense something in his dream, something soft brushing against his arm, and then a warm feeling on his lips.

Ryuuji opened his eyes, only to see Taiga sitting on her knees over his legs, her lips gently pushed towards his. He pulled back, a little surprised, and she smiled at him.

"There's no helping it.. I felt so bad about being a nuisance, but when I woke up, you were by my side, and my chest tightened." Taiga said with a soft, almost sad voice.

Ryuuji looked at her with big eyes. "Taiga.." He said.
"I love you, Ryuuji." She said, leaning closer onto him, holding her hands on his shoulders.

"I really do." She said again, right before leaning in and kissing Ryuuji with an open mouth.
Ryuuji hesitantly leaned into the kiss, and he slowly wrapped his arms around Taiga's shoulders, pulling her closer to him.

Their heads moved back and forth, their tongues fighting for dominance before Ryuuji pulled back, his breath ragged.

"I'm sorry, Taiga.. you have a fever, and still.." He said, sounding slightly worried.
"Don't worry," Taiga said calmly, "the fever's gone now, right? So go ahead, Ryuuji.. I love you."

"Me too." Ryuuji said back hurriedly before leaning in to kiss her again.
Her hips were slightly moving back and forth as they kissed, her chest feeling warmer.

Ryuuji slowly lifted her off the floor and placed her on the bed, her feet dangling over the edge. He pushed her a little backwards as he leaned over her and kissed her again.

He lets his hand carefully strike through her long hair, keeping her close to him.
Ryuuji felt his cheeks turn warm as Taiga started letting out cute whimpers in the kiss.
"N-nh.." Her breath tickled his lips. Taiga suddenly put her small hands on Ryuuji's shoulders, pushing him a little back.
She looked him deeply in the eyes, her cheeks flushed red.

Suddenly, she smirked and grabbed him by his collar. She slowly pushed him down onto his back on the bed and lay over him.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, clinging to him as she kissed him again.

After going at it for a while, Taiga broke the kiss and leaned into Ryuuji's shoulder.
Her breath was ragged, and her cheeks were flushed.
"I lo-.. I love you." She managed to say through her pants.

Ryuuji wrapped his arms around her tightly, pulling her even closer.
"I love you too, Taiga." He said with a gentle voice. Taiga smiled a little before she felt her eyelids getting heavy.

In a couple of minutes, Taiga was fast asleep on Ryuuji's chest, her breath synched with Ryuuji's sleeping puffs.

Okay, so this chapter was very fluffy. Before you ask, yes, this chapter was inspired by something I saw in an anime once.
I just felt like putting that situation with Taiga and Ryuuji. And wow, I almost went a little too far with this scene.
I do not intend to have Ryuuji and Taiga go all the way in this fanfic, as I really don't find that sort of thing fitting for this couple.
But yeah, I really enjoyed writing this chapter, and I hope you guys don't mind some fluff ~