This chapter is going to be the continuation of Valentines Day, I think.
I hope this will be an enjoyable chapter for everyone who reads it ~

Taiga stared at Ryuuji in disbelief. Her jaw was literally close to unhinging.
'Did Ryuuji just approve of my cooking?' She thought to herself.
'There's no way.'

"This is actually good.. It's not just edible, it's good!" Ryuuji stated with surprise in his face. Taiga blushed.
"Y-you're talking as if you've seen a ghost or something, stupid dog!" Taiga said.

Ryuuji looked at her, then back at the food.
"Well, it's not a weird thing that I'm surprised. I thought it was going to be poisonous." He said.

Taiga lifted a fist towards him and started yelling with a flustered voice.
"A-are you insulting me? You should show some appreciation, stupid dog!"
Ryuuji started flailing his hands frantically.

"N-no! I'm just saying I'm surprised! Positively surprised, of course!"
He stuttered his words. Taiga calmed down a little.

"Ah.. Anyways, I'm g-glad you like it." Taiga suddenly looked embarrassed and innocent. Ryuuji smiled a little nervously.
"Y-yeah." He said, looking back down at the food, taking small bites.

When he was finished, he put his chopsticks down on his plate and leaned back on the couch.
"Thank you for the meal." He said with a pleased voice.

Taiga turned her face to the side.
"Hmpf!" She stated with her arms crossed.

Ryuuji sighed. 'Seems like she's back to the way she used to be. Even calling me a dog.'

"You're such a child," Ryuuji said with a tiny smile on his face.
Taiga looked at him with annoyance in his face.
"I don't want to hear that from a stupid dog!" She said to him.

Ryuuji grabbed her wrist carefully and pulled her so that she sat next to him.
He put his fingers on the necklace she wore.
"If I'm a dog, is there any need for you to wear this?" He asked.

Taiga suddenly widened her eyes and pulled his hand away from the necklace.
"Don't!" She shouted with an almost scared voice. She was shaking, and her face was red.

Ryuuji pulled his arm to his chest and looked at her with surprise in his eyes.
"Taiga.." He said, concerned.

Taiga didn't say anything, she just clasped her hands around the necklace and stared at her feet. Ryuuji sighed and took the red scarf off from around his neck.

"Here," he said as he wrapped it carefully around Taiga's neck.
"I'm sorry," Taiga mumbled. She still looked down.

"Don't be," Ryuuji said, "it was my fault."
Taiga shook her head and started fiddling with her fingers.
"No, it's not.. I don't mean to call you a dog, it's just that I get embarrassed, and I try to hide it by playing mean, but I shouldn't.. not with you.." She said.

Ryuuji smiled a little. He pulled her a little closer.
"You really are silly," he said with a gentle voice. Taiga suddenly wrapped her arms around Ryuuji's neck and put her lips close to his ear.

"Thank you, Ryuuji. Thank you for always staying by my side, even when I acted like an idiot towards you," she said with an almost sad voice.

"Even that day when I confessed to Kitamura, I was thinking about you. The day before, I'd told you that I wouldn't bother you anymore. Just the thought of not being by your side was tearing me apart," she continued. Ryuuji was completely silent.

"The feeling of not having you by my side.. It was the worst feeling ever."
She held her arms more tightly around him.
"That's why this necklace is so precious to me now.. Knowing that you are my Dragon."

"And that way, we will always be equals, right?" Ryuuji smiled.
Taiga buried her face in Ryuuji's neck as he started to strike her hair with his fingers.

"We will never look down on each other, we will always be on the same level."
Ryuuji continued with a gentle voice.
"I might not have wide eyes, but there is one thing I am able to see."

Taiga looked up at him with questioning eyes as he smiled down at her.
"I will always be able to see you walking by my side," He said.
"And I will always be able to see how much I love you."

…

"Ryuuji," Taiga said after a while. "Let's do something fun."
She suddenly sounded more cheerful. She lifted her face away from his neck and looked into his eyes.

"Like what?" Ryuuji asked, looking back at her. "What time is it anyway?"
He checked his watch. "4 pm.. we still have a lot of time."

"Let's go for a walk!" Taiga suddenly stated with joy in her voice.
Ryuuji looked at her with a questioning expression.

"A walk? That's not very alike you." He said with a teasing voice.
Taiga frowned at him.
"Whatever, I just want to walk!" She said.

"Very well," Ryuuji said and stood up. They walked into the hallway and put on their shoes.
"I'm glad I'd already put on my jacket when you called me earlier.. it's not too warm outside," Ryuuji shrugged.

Ryuuji made sure to tie his scarf properly around Taiga's neck.
"Jeez, even after I just returned it to you," She said, frowning a little.
Ryuuji furrowed his brow. "It would be a total drag if you were to catch a cold", he said with a firm voice.

Taiga shrugged and looked up at him.
"What about you, then? Won't you get cold?"
Ryuuji smirked.

"No, I'll be fine," he said. Taiga shrugged again and opened the door, heading into the hallway of the apartment.

…

After walking around in the streets for about 15 minutes, Taiga looked up at Ryuuji. She tightened the hold on his hand a little.
"Ryuuji! I want something tasty!" She said with a child-like expression.

Ryuuji looked down at her with a questioning expression.
"What do you want, then?" He asked.
"Cake!"

…

Taiga held the doughnut with the paper bag and nibbled at it with a cheerful face.
"So this is how it is to spend valentines with someone! Having a partner that can buy you sweets! Amazing!" She said with a playful voice.

Ryuuji shrugged. "It's my money, you know.." He said with a slightly grumpy face.
"You bought one yourself too, though." Taiga said with a smirk.

Ryuuji sighed. "Yeah, you're right. I don't mind buying it for you anyways."
Taiga smiled as she took a big bite from the doughnut, seeming pleased.

"What should we do now? I don't want this evening to be a waste, you know."
She said as she had finished her treat. Ryuuji scratched his head a little.
"I'm really not sure.." He said.

Taiga sighed and ran up behind him, jumping onto his back. Wrapping an arm around his neck, she pointed forwards.
"Then, to the movies!" She shouted with joy.

Ryuuji started walking as he was told, holding Taiga on his back.
"What movie do you want to see anyway?" He asked as they arrived outside the movies.

"That one!" Taiga stated, pointing at a poster. Ryuuji glared.
"Eh.. What does that say? Night of the li-living.. dead? Are you sure you can handle this, Taiga?" He asked.

Taiga smirked and gripped Ryuuji tightly around his neck, still sitting on his back, almost strangling him.
"Of course I can! I'm not a weakling!"

...

"I don't care what you say, you're sleeping with me tonight!" Taiga said with a shaky voice, holding a wooden stick in front of her.
Ryuuji sighed and shook his head a little.

"I thought you said you'd handle this." He said with an almost annoyed voice.
"I do, I just.. eh.." Taiga said. Ryuuji just waved her off.
'It's not like I want to sleep alone myself after watching that movie,' Ryuuji thought to himself.

"Damn zombies," he mumbled without Taiga paying any attention.

When they arrived at Taiga's apartment, the girl ran in and turned on all the lights, flailing the wooden stick in front of her like crazy.
"Calm down a little, will you?" Ryuuji glared at her.

Taiga shook her head frantically.
"There might be zombies," She muttered.

Ryuuji sighed and walked towards her quickly.
"That's it," he said as he picked her up and carried her into the bedroom, Taiga flailing her arms, "you're going to bed."

He lay Taiga down on the bed. She made a grumpy face towards him.
"I'll go get you some blankets, so stay here," he said pointing at her before leaving the room. Before he went back to the bedroom with the blankets, he noticed that the chocolate box Taiga had given him was gone from where he had put it.

"Hm.." He shook his head and returned to the bedroom, putting a blanket over Taiga. Just as he was about to leave, he felt something grab his wrist roughly.
"Stay! There might be zombies!" he heard as he was pulled backwards.

He rolled around like crazy, being almost attacked by a blanket and a tiny tiger.
After striving to find a comfortable spot, Ryuuji found himself under a blanket, placed over Taiga. She looked up at him with red cheeks, and he saw a tiger shaped chocolate between her teeth.

"Hey, you gave those to me, remember?" he said with a sigh.
Taiga suddenly wrapped her arms around Ryuuji's neck, pulling his face closer as she moved the chocolate to his lips. Ryuuji looked at her for a while before biting of half the piece.

Taiga smiled as she happily ate her piece, hurriedly kissing Ryuuji afterwards.
"You have better protect me against zombies, okay? I'll let you stay like this, so they'll take you first, since you're on top." She said with a frown.

Ryuuji sighed, hiding a little smile.
"Yeah, yeah," he said. Taiga smiled and pulled Ryuuji closer into a hug, settling down for sleep.
"Promise?"

"Promise."

Phew, finally done with this chapter. This actually took me two days, as I had a horrible writers block.
I think it turned out okay, and I'm going to try and add some more drama in the future, making it a little more exiting.

Do you want more drama? Leave a review ~