Here's the new chapter ~ I was chosen for English Exams, which was literally perfect, and it's in 2 weeks, so I basically don't even need to prepare.
So now, I have time to write. Yesterday was our Constitution Day, so I couldn't write anything then, but I'll get it down now.
Looking at some of the feedback, people didn't actually predict what had happened to Taiga in the latest chapter, and I'm kind of happy for that.
So yeah, enjoy, I hope. :3

'Palmtop Tiger?' Ryuuji thought. "Ah, Palmtop Tiger! I get it-" he was cut off as a fist slammed into the bottom of his face.
'Fits her perfectly.' He thought as he fell to the ground.

He looked up at the figure above him. She looked angry, but also..
'She might be scary.. but she looks so beautiful. Exactly like a tiger.'

…

Taiga in a swimsuit. Their school was having pool days, and therefore she had to wear one. She was utterly embarrassed by the fact that it didn't fit around her chest area.

'Flat chested or not, Taiga really looks cute in that.' Ryuuji had thought, not even realizing it. 'I guess being flat chested fits her, considering how she's built..' He shrugged, 'Why am I even thinking about this?'

…

That tiny, black dress. It made Taiga look even smaller than usual.
'Come to think of it, she's so tiny it's almost unbelievable,' Ryuuji thought to himself.

The past few weeks, he had slowly started realizing the fact that he was noticing Taiga so much more. How she looked, how she acted, everything.

'Am I..?

But he was never prepared for what he was going to see on that day. Valentine.

…

Ryuuji stared at the figure in front of him with surprise written all over his face.
He felt his heart flutter, and he even forgot to breathe for a while.
"Taiga.." He said with a low tone to his voice.

As he had pulled the door open and ran into the apartment, he had almost hit Taiga on his way in. She was standing right in front of the door.

Ryuuji gazed upon her. She was standing there with a gentle smile on her face, but it was obvious that she wasn't as secure as she looked, as her cheeks were flushed red.

She wore the same black dress as she did on that Christmas night, but there was something different this time. It wasn't the type of thing you'd wear to look beautiful, but Ryuuji knew exactly why she wore it.

Ryuuji's cheeks felt warm as he looked at her. On her slightly red cheeks, there were faintly painted whiskers.
He also looked up at her hair. It wasn't very different from her normal getup, but it was more ruffled, and she had tiny tiger ears attached at the top.

Ryuuji took a step closer, making Taiga's heart race faster.
"Taiga.." Ryuuji said. He dashed forwards and got onto his knees, hugging Taiga tightly.
"I was worried sick!" He stated, his voice shaking slightly with relief.

Taiga blushed as she put her hands on his shoulders and pushed him back.
"It was all part of my genius plan, silly." She said with a smirk.

"Plan?" Ryuuji asked, looking into her eyes. She smiled brightly.
"I wanted to make you happy, Ryuuji.. at least this once. So I wanted to give you a memorable evening." She answered.

"Idiot," Ryuuji said with slight seriousness on his face, "Just being with you is enough to make me happy."

Taiga looked down, almost a little sad.
"But.. I saw you with the stupid Chihuahua the other day, so I wondered if you were tired of me or something.."
Ryuuji looked at her with surprise on his face, but Taiga continued before he could say anything.

"But I knew that I had no right to say anything against it, because I never really deserved having you by my side, so I just.. wanted to make sure."

Ryuuji furrowed his brows before he picked Taiga up into his arms and walked into her living room. The lights were dimmed, and there were candles burning on the table, giving off a calm environment.

"You did a good job," Ryuuji said, smiling. Taiga didn't say anything.
Ryuuji sighed and put her down on the couch. He stood above her, looking down, before he sat down beside her.

"Taiga," he said. He lifted his feet onto the couch, turning sideways to face Taiga. "Come." He said with a monotone voice. Taiga was still silent, but she lifted her legs onto the couch.

Ryuuji's legs were crossed, and Taiga knew what he wanted her to do. She climbed into his lap, crossing her legs around his waist. They sat close to each other, almost as one person. Their faces were very closed to each other.

Ryuuji kept a serious face as he grabbed the bag in his hand and pulled out a tiny box.
"I was with Kawashima-san because I needed help with this.. but in the end, she said it would be better if I found something myself. But she was there to help me out just a little." He said.

Taiga still looked slightly sad.
"But I've never seen her look that happy before.. she was really smiling."
She said, looking up at Ryuuji. He smiled at her.

"She told me that she was glad someone was finally able to make her friend happy." He said straight forward. Taiga looked up with surprise in her face.

"Friend.." she said, shaking a little. Ryuuji shrugged.
"Yeah, and she told me she'd kill me if I wasn't able to, so I did my best.." He said.

He opened the box slowly as he spoke.
"I had to buy two necklaces, and I used some tools I bought to modify them a little and.." He lifted the necklace out of the box and slowly slid it around Taiga's neck, putting it on.

Taiga blushed a little as she lifted the necklace pendant to her face, looking at it.
It was two silver figures, shining brightly. It was a tiny tiger, looking perfect to detail, with something slithering around it. The creature was wrapped tightly around the tiger, but not in a hurting way, it looked more protective, somehow.

Taiga stroke her finger over the other creature surrounding the tiger.
"This is.." She said, and Ryuuji finished her sentence.
"A dragon." He said with a gentle smile, but he was blushing a little.

"I'm sorry I couldn't get any better, but this was all I could come up with," Ryuuji said. Taiga stared at him with red cheeks.

"It's perfect." She said as she wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tightly.
"Jeez, I was going to be the one to make you happy, and then.."

"I made some chocolate too, but there's nothing special about them, so we could take that later. Taiga sighed.

"Now I feel that my gift is boring." She said, looking down.
Ryuuji shook his head slightly.

"Don't think like that. As long as it's you." He said. Taiga's face lit up a little as she stood up and ran into her room. She came back quickly with a box in her hands, and she instantly jumped back into Ryuuji's lap, acting like a child.

She gave him the box and looked at him with an impatient look on her face.
"Open it!" She stated, practically shoving it in his face. Her cheeks were even redder now.

Ryuuji opened the box and looked at the tiny chocolates inside. They had colours, especially orange and a blue-green colour. There were two different shapes, and all in all there were about 20 chocolates.

"Taiga, this is.. I don't understand how you could have made them in such detail." Ryuuji said with a blush on his face.
The chocolates were shaped and dyed as Dragons and Tigers.

Taiga smiled at him.
"I did my best." She said. Ryuuji closed the box and put it on the table before turning back to Taiga, leaving a tiny kiss on her lips.

"I have something else for you.. I might not have gotten you anything especially nice, but.." Taiga said as she reached for something under the table.
"I even washed it," She smiled as she reached him the red scarf.

Ryuuji looked a little surprised at her.
"Silly tiger," he said, smiling a little. Taiga smiled back and put the scarf around the back of his neck, using it to pull him closer.

"Stay with me.." She said with a sudden, serious voice. Ryuuji wrapped his arms around her, nuzzling his nose on hers.

"Always," he answered, holding her closely. Taiga looked like she suddenly remembered something.

"Ah, the last gift!" she stated, standing up. She ran into the kitchen and came back with two plates in her hands, placing it on the table.

"I've been o-observing you the last couple of times you've made pork cutlets, and I figured I wanted to s-surprise you." She said, looking at him expectantly.
Ryuuji swallowed heavily, looking at the food.

'At least it looks good,' Ryuuji thought, shrugging. He picked up his chopsticks and took a bite, literally shaking.

"Don't look so nervous, idiot! It can't be that bad, can it?" Taiga said, glaring at him. Ryuuji put the bite in his mouth slowly.

"MH!" He stated. Taiga widened her eyes.
"Was it really that bad?" She asked, looking nervous.

Ryuuji stared at his hands, then down on the plate.
"I-it's actually good!" He almost shouted in surprise.

Taiga blushed by his words, even though they were just complimenting the food.
"E-eh?"

Done with that chapter. I ended it here, but the next chapter will be the rest of their evening. I'm thinking of having them do some fun stuff or something together, maybe go out, we'll see.
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