You're in a bad mood.
Ryuuji suddenly said as he was worried about this for he observed along with Naruto how their friend was acting and
for the two of them she did seemed to be in a bad mood only that the two of them or more like him did not knew what the
problem was all about this being why he had even brought this subject up at the moment while they were finally back on their
way home as they took a cab and while being drive back home the topic had been brought up suddenly earning Taiga's
attention who simply looked like she did not wished to try talking about what was bothering her wanting to simply let
things be instead of trying to poke where it was not needed ,this being why she had replied right away hoping that
the whole subject would be dropped for she was tierd and did not saw a reason to start fighting again especially while being
in the cab that was trying to take them home having enough of fighting for one single night not wanting to argue for no reason
not only this but her other friend who was also her secret crush this not being a thing that was she about to try giving up
on just yet was with them and she did not wished to simply let this happen just so she could show him that she was an
unreasonable kind of girl and have a form of a chance were she could try to make something with him meaning Naruto
who was standing in betwin now really wanting to try something in case the duo were about to start fighting again
for no good reason when everything that had to be said had all ready been spoken out there being no reason to go again
at this when there was no reason since he had enough of this if he were to be honest but he was only hoping before he
would simply have enough of this and make the two to try stoping in his own ways if they were not going to listen and try
to keep fighting for no reason as this was simply just silly and nothing else .
No, I'm not.
Taiga replied wanting to simply try keeping things as they were meaning calm not wanting to give in to what would
happen just because of Ryuuji who seemed that he did not wished to try droping the matter this starting to annoy her if
she were honest giving a small tierd sigh she glanced towards Naruto who seeing the expresion she had he was a bit
puzzelled by why she was looking at him but he got what she was silently telling him a small smile being showed towards
her as a way to try reasuring her that the subject that was
brought up right now would be stopped since he agreed with Taiga regurding how Ryuuji was annoying about what was
happening he understood why he was acting like this for he wished to know what was really happening with Taiga as they
were friends for he did noticed that what had happen when he had been found out with Ami was not something he wished to
plan and that all was a joke this not being a thing that was simply going to just be let as it was nor was it something that
should be made a big case out of this but the thing that Ryuuji did not trully understood was that Taiga in her own way was
starting to get attached to him and also bought Inko and Yasuko and she did not wished to see this sudden
attachament or bond if Naruto were to be honest in some way being taken away by some one who would not even care
about their friend to him this was silly since Taiga did not had to try acting in such a way to just show that she cared about
Ryuuji and liked him as a friend at the very least but since she was similar to him meaning akward and not trully knew how to
express her own feelings about this and that she was worried her own rival was simply going to try taking something that
was important to her she was expresing her anger that she had towards the model on their friend since she could not try
doing this yet towards the very culprit who was behind the incident that had caused what had happen with them later in
the day as this keept going in to the night bringing things to how they were at the moment all three being tierd in their own
ways wanting things to just end and not try thinking about stuff that were silly .
Then why do you look so irritated?
at the words now Naruto simply groaned since it was obvious his new friend did not really knew the meaning of trying to let
things go wanting to simply poke around something that should not be it he knew that Taiga as tierd as she was
hearing this would simply show she was annoyied this being showed right away as she sighed wanting to not try talking
about this but would rather shut up or punch the heck out of Ryuuji so he could try to learn how to keep his mouth shut and
not talk about things that should be left as they were for the moment wanting to have some peace and quiet instead of
arguing for no reason but it seemed that this was not going to be so she simply replied annoyingly wanting to simply shut
her annoying neighborn and some what friend even if this was debatable and at the moment was thinking about this for she
was this close to just shout at him and perhaps tell him that she was having enough of this and wished to be left alone
meaning in her own angry words this would mean that they were or could be done as being friends if Ryuuji at the very
least was not going to shut up and simply wanted to know why she was this angry when even she did not trully understood
the reason why as she simply felt shocked surprised and iritated when she saw him being so close to Ami not trully
understanding what had happen or for what reason the two were in quite an intimate position even if nothing had happen
she realised after geting out of her shock and anger that Ryuuji did not instigate what had happen understanding this
for not only did he had a crush on her best friend but he was the kind of guy that was not going to just simply act like
regular guys who simply did not care about others liking this about him but seeing that moment even if it was short to her it
was not making sense she understood that Ami was behind this perhaps after what had happen this she got quite well but
what she did not understood and really got on her nerves grinding at the moment like an annoying splinter that was not
about to go out even if she tried to get it away so it would not be there was why did Ryuuji who simply proclaimed and also
showed to her a month or so back how he trully felt about Minori this being creepy and wierd but at the very least the
feelings he had towards her best friend were real there being no denying there for this was true but if this was as how
things were standing at the moment for her from what was seen then why she had seen something like that along with
his own mother none the less when he could had tried to push Ami away instead of standing in place like an idiot as herself
along with his mother and also not to mention Kitamura had seen the said scene when they had entered his house
reciving this shocking surprise this being why she was so annoyed for she felt as if Ryuuji was betraying his own words
and principals in a small way by acting like that when he was found out even if it was not his fault this not being the issue
for Taiga as it was understanding why he was shocked as he did not expected something like that especially coming from
Ami but at the very least she could had seen him trying to push her away in some way instead of standing around like
some sort of dazed idiot doing nothing she did not wished to imagine what could had happen if that moment would had not
been interupted for she knew very well what that so called girl would had done and thinking about that model who had a
twisted two timed face was simply making her angry as her blood was boiling since she did not liked how some one like
that simply thought that she had the right to act like she could come around and try taking something that did not belong to
her wanting to try keeping her friends as they were instead of having to see them being lost to that kind of girl who would not
even care but simply play around for no good reason and then simply throw her two friends or maybe at the very least one of them away as it was nothing and not her problem .
in a way she realised in some small form that she was angry at the moment not at or because of Ryuuji and what had
happen when he had been found in that embaresing situation with Ami but she was mad and annoyed at the model herself
since she simply tried to take advantage of her friend who simply was shocked not liking what she was doing perhaps
trying to get back at her for some reason understanding why this was perhaps happening scoffing lightly at how wierd and
petty the said model was doing something like this making a rift of sorts betwin herself and Ryuuji at the moment wanting
to break their friendship even if it was odd if nothing else because she was a petty horrible model of a woman who
belived that she had the right to try ruining other peoples lives just cause she thought it was something which could be some
sort of fun for her this being desagreable for this was not fun for Taiga as she scoffed twisting her expresion not really
carrying if she was seen by the duo who were her friends and also crush even if it was only one of the two instead of bought
since she was not that greedy but still she was thankfule at the very least that the said annoying model named Ami did not
tried to do something towards her friend and neighborn for if that were to happen then Taiga would had taken this in a very
bad way in trough she did not knew what she could do or how she would have act around the model but she knew this was
not going to be nice for at the very least one thing was certain that being that she was not going to just argue or use words
no since if her second friend were to be targeted by that twisted woman she was going to fight gloves being taken off
and no more miss nice Taiga would had been showed at the very least to some one like that not that she was nice or
wishd to be nice to any one for she wished to be independent and also mean to others using violence as a way to solve
things but as she meet Minori and also Naruto along with Ryuuji and his small familly she realised that violence was not
trully the only way as there were other paths but it did not meant she was not going to fight and punch breaking some
teeth out of some people she did not like if the people who were closest to her would be in danger in some way like how
it was happening at the moment when Ami dared to simply do something she did not liked but she did not went to far since if
that were to have happen then she would had puched her lights out and sent her in the hospital hoping to stay there on
an undetermined time period being placed in a body cast wanting to see the model looking like a mummy so she could
try learning her lesson about trying and darying to mess with her friends this being something she was going to take great
pleasure in hoping to see if the said girl who to her looked more like an annoying chiuaua as she had nicknamed her this
being funny but to Taiga at the moment the said nickname was apropriate as she thought of the twisted girl who was
acting like some sort of dog in heat wanting to go after her friend even if it was one of them thinking that she could have
some fresh meat or something like that the notion being simply desgusting to Taiga as she bleached wanting to hurl if
nothing else not wanting to think about that girl or she was going to be angry and iritated besides being nausiating not
needing this in any way if it was posible wanting to not get sick or at the very least a head ache because of some one
like that who would not even deserve the bother to begin with .
still as she heard the question that Ryuuji had brought up she decided to reply simply hoping that he would drop the matter
and she would be left alone not wanting to talk with him about what had happen when this was simply silly and had no point
but trying to humore him even if it was without point she replied hoping that this would placate him and apease his
curiosity that was to silly for him to try stoping when it was needed instead of trying to simply wish on pushing when there
was no reason wanting to end up in an unneded fight that had no reason to begin with as the matter was silly at best there
being no reason for what had happen to simply go on since this was without a point and silly but even so it was replied
none the less if everything would be over hopefully instead of dragged out for no good reason that being simply annoying
and with out a very good taste if there were to be an honest opinion regurding what had even happen and also why .
Because you're saying stupid things like "You're in a bad mood."
It was unknown how many times this loop had continued from its
beginning. Let's jump back five hours.
Basically, he was being teased by Ami.
Ryūji wasn't such a naive guy that he wouldn't understand that much at
the very least.
So, while he was surprised, he went along with it and the
scene which unfolded under the quietly encroaching twilight in the 2DK
apartment was a part of their bad joke.
Between Takasu Ryūji and Kawashima Ami, from the trifling sequence of
events, a little distance had closed between them... It might be from the
two holding each other, over by the window. To say more, it looked like a
position where one had been pushed down onto the tatami mats.
However, the first eyewitness was Ryūji's mother Yasuko, who hadn't
thought that it was a joke. Dropping the shopping bag she had been
holding in both hands, she lectured her son; however, most of it never
reached Ryūji's ears.
"...No way..."
It came from behind Yasuko.
From the doorway, supported by Ryūji's close friend Kitamura, who was
covered in mud, Taiga's clear voice showed her mind processing the
situation.
Taiga and Ami were natural enemies, so the combination of Ami and the
misunderstanding unalterably caused them to look bad, thought Ryūji. And
so the Tiger's wrath exploded.
A simple chastising was not enough as Taiga had reached the limit of her
outrage. There was no doubt the apartment would be destroyed. Rather, it
was quite possible that this time she really would kill. At any rate, Taiga
was the Palmtop Tiger, so something like that would be easy to
accomplish with her potential.
"T-This is...not what it looks like."
Pushing off Ami's body, he had detached himself and was sitting
Japanese style when his words had exited miserably from his throat. This
fickle guy however, shouldn't have spoken.
Taiga opened her eyes wide, taking in the sight of Ryūji and Ami. Of
course, at that time, rather than thinking up a good explanation on Ryūji's
behalf,
"Ara? Is something wrong? Ami-chan, could this be really bad timing?"
Ami whispered and went "hehe
" as if nothing was wrong... She was smiling.
"Uhhm, uhhm."
Desperately trying to understand the situation, Yasuko was continuously
twisting her fingers around,
"Uhhhmm."
She was still repeating this in confusion. Subconsciously scratching her
head, she still hadn't figured it out.
Kitamura shifted.
With an unreadable expression on his face, Kitamura backed away
without a word... He retreated just like that. Taiga let him carry her on his
back as he wished. He was dripping of mud from having fallen in the drain,
and his glasses were bent out of shape. Continuing to retreat, he emerged
outside, leaving Ryūji's field of vision and giving him only a moment to
think when,
"...Unme!"
Letting go of Kitamura's shoulders, Taiga grabbed the top of the entrance
hall doorway with both hands. With both feet entwined around his lower
back like the claw of a crane game machine, Kitamura's body was
suspended in order to stop his movement.
"A, Aisaka! What the...!"
"...Kitamura-kun, why are you trying to escape? You were going to borrow
Ryūji's shower, right? There's no need to run away."
Even so perhaps Taiga's greatest concern was that Kitamura's body
would twist out and seize the door frame, so Taiga was exhibiting inhuman
strength in holding onto the door frame and suspending Kitamura's body
in the air. Clamping with a great force, blood from the knees was pumping
through the two beautiful legs.
"...Uhm, excuse me, Taiga-chan, according to Ya-chan's calculations,
well, Ryū-chan, let me see...ah, ah, ah..."
Yasuko lightly shook her breasts, which were not contained in a bra,
unsure of what she wanted to say. Taiga quickly passed by Yasuko's side,
walking towards Ami and Ryūji who were seated next to each other. Ryūji
held his breath. The mud from the ditch was stuck all over her hair and
face, and from a crack in the mud, an eye peeked out like a glass sphere.
Surely, staring at Ryūji and Ami was the glare of a calm, robot murderer.
As Taiga stopped right in front of the two, Ryūji watched her face that
seemed to be stiffly shaking.
And then...
"Takasu Ryūji is mine! Don't touch as you please!"
The unbelievable outcry took everyone's breath away. However it was
only for a moment. Under the glass eye's scrutiny, everything seemed to
melt away.
"...Did you think I was going to say something like that?"
From beside the speechless Ryūji, maybe he should have expected it or
something, but,
"Hmm? You're not saying that~? How funny~, n-o-t."
Commenting as such in this circumstance, Ami pouted cutely while looking
genuinely unafraid.
"Hunn... I don't need to say anything like that, do I? You must be
disappointed, Ami Kawashima. Sorry, but I really don't care who this
perverted dog tries to get it on with."
Kukuku. ...She turned a bitter smile in Ami's direction but wasn't willing to
turn her contemptuous glance towards Ryūji. Taiga turned her body
around,
"By all means proceed at your leisure. Because I'm going back home.
Kitamura-kun, I wasn't able to tell you earlier, but my apartment is very
close to here. Even though you took the trouble to bring me here, I'm
going to go take a shower at my house and also by the way you were very lucky you know since whiskers wasn't around
since if he were to be not that he was around but if he were to then i would have simply told you to back off so let me say
one single thing to you Ami try going any were near or closer to whiskers or even think of trying something like this with him
and i will beat the crap out of you no i will kill you if i might be honest so you should watch what you are doing if you don't
wish to end up in the hospital or worst this is the only warning you will be geting from me and nothing more well go on and
enjoy spending your time with that perverted dog over then or what ever i don't care what he dose any way for it is not my
problem as he can do what ever he wants so this is not something i should be bothered with any way so good bye you two .''
After speaking in such a relaxed and disinterested manner to Kitamura,
Taiga briskly headed out of the Takasu residence.
even if she had left behind quite an ominous threat that had chilled the duo if not Ami as she heard the cold words that had
stopped her from acting like this was a game she wished to try saying something wanting to tease the smaller girl but
even she did not found the strengh as Taiga spoke being dead serios about this making the model actually sweat and glup lighting even if she did not like being or showing
weakness she understood that the smaller girl was meaning
her words and the threat that was carried within this was wierd if not creepy seeing if not hearing such words from
Taiga but the model smirked lightly realising that Taiga was showing something quite interesting when she said those
words acting like at the very least her second friend was more than this or she wished for him to perhaps be now this
to her being something amusing that she wished to try taking advantage off just to observe what might happen since it
could be amusing for her but she was not stupid knowing that she had to pick her battles instead of trying to simply go head
strong in to any fight and argument she was having with Taiga as this was something dangerous that could back fier if she
was not carfule with how she wished to try doing things like what had happen just before the two saw Taiga leaving along
with Kitamura who was still out of it as he had seen and also heard what was said this being hard to belive and take after
what they had just been through not to long ago when they have been separated as they tried to cath up to the stalker
that was after Ami not knowing what had happen being better to not really ask as things had happen that should be better to
be forgoten since that was a scary experiance when bought Ami and Ryuuji saw Naruto who leting out his ancient half
simply wanted to litterally get rid of the stalker that was bothering Ami using his chakra and ancient jutsu to try
harming a person intentionally showing no ounce of remorse or care as this had happen before their very eyes even if
nothing bad had happen as in things going way to far than they should .
Finally after everything had ended, Ami said, "My contact lens came off
but Takasu-kun found it."
Lying, Ami blinked her eyes, and Yasuko and
Kitamura came to an understanding. After finishing his shower, Kitamura
took Ami back home, and somehow, a peaceful mood had been restored.
Taiga had "as always," returned to pick up a meal, which was when the
situation began to fall apart at the seams dragging Naruto along since he did not understood what had happen but he
had observed as the duo spend some of their time toghether seeing that Taiga for some strainge reason was in a bad
mood but he did not understood what was the reason nor did he wished to try pressuring her if she did not wished to try
talking about this problem that she perhaps was having wanting to wait for her to try talking to him so that things could
be solved instead of being prelonged and then made worst than they should for no good reason to bad that he was
about to witness how things were going to go bad and worst instead of this being calmed not having to escalate when
there was no reason in the first place and a victime was going to be made because this whole thing that was happening
betwin Taiga and Ryuuji at the moment as all was because of what Ami had done showing she did not care wanting to simply let things unfold in such a wierd annoying way .
This was Yasuko's chance.
"This is great, Taiga-chan! Just now, I was wondering if you were still
bothered and not coming over for dinner."
Yasuko gave a small smile as
she chatted while preparing to go to work, like she usually did. Taiga
laughed. Except that she laughed while facing only the TV. "Of course I'd
come over. Why would you think I wasn't coming? That's too strange,
that's so funny, this joke's really not bad. What would anyone think I would
be bothered by?"
She held her temper while she talked to Yasuko, on account of her being
the head of the house.
However... "Oh, that's right. How annoying, I totally
forgot! Ryūji, looks like you got all horny today? Haha! Do whatever you
want. By the way, what are we eating tonight? Jambalaya? Why not red
bean rice? Ohohohoho!" Taiga laughed with one hand on her waist and
the other by her mouth. There was no laughter in her eyes, however. They
were opened wide, killing intent emanating impatiently.
This meant, after all, that some explanation had to be given. This was
what Ryūji thought while preparing dinner in the kitchen. Of course,
somewhere in his head, he was thinking, Why do I have to explain myself
to her? Taiga doesn't need a reason to run off. As this ran through his
head,
"Umm...Taiga?"
This and that were two different things.
Taiga was a girl under normal circumstances, but when she turned into
the Palmtop Tiger, the majority of this world wouldn't be able to stand up
to her anger. Loathing having to make friends with
Kawashima Ami, she
was probably feeling guilty. She could see her appearance best.
"Ah... Ah... Ah, you seem rather relaxed. Don'tcha, you ugly
bird! Hohoho!"
having enough of what was happening at the moment since the atmosphere around the small apartament was not simply
gloomy but worst than this and it was obvious that Yasuko was not feeling well and also Ryuuji was acting very strainge
Naruto being worried about his friend and neighborn seeing how she was holding the cage were Inko was being almost
about to crush it for some reason he did not understood observing how she was leaking killing intent and rage for
some reason wanting to try stoping this not carying that she would react in a violent way even if he was around Naruto
decided to take the hit if Taiga was this mad wanting to try understanding what was happening to her that had made her
act this angry for no reason that he at the very least was not understanding wanting to hear what had happen so he could
try helping if he was able so this strainge air that was around would not hold since it was enough seeing what was
happening and also how Taiga was treating Ryuuji for some reason even scarying Yasuko at the moment with her
behavior he was used to the two of them being more like an arguing duo who would not really get along as this was seen
but this at the moment was to strainge even for him so wanting to know what was happening he replied not carying
about what might happen as he knew he could defend himself in front of Taiga with no problem so nothing was to bad for him if he were to be honest .
''ok Taiga i know that something is bothering you and i don't want to make you more annoyed than you are but can you
please tell me what is happening here for you are scarying Inko acting like you want to kill her for some reason if you
don't want to talk i understand but i think you should at the very least with me since well i can see that something is
annoying you for some reason and if you want i can help you if you want but if you don't then i will understand but still if you
feel like talking at the very least i will be willing to listen you know .''
Naruto said as he tried to at least convince Taiga to try talking to him over what was bothering her since unlike Ryuuji
despite being annoying with people he also was
understanding wanting to hear what could be said so he could at the very least try to find a way to help even if it was not
much this was not something that he was doing as a way to simply show that he was some sort of nice person or that he
simply wished to care about other people for he knew that he was not so noble and also some one who was this carying as
he was not perfect but he did not wished to simply let those who were close to him to simply be upset if he was able to try
helping in some way despite this not being much though he just wished in some small way to show that he was there for
his friends and that they should not go alone through the
problems they had even if he had to go alone throug his own wanting to face his path without any sort of help since he
was some what understanding what he had to do having to face this even if he did not liked what might happen and how it
could end after everything would be finished not wanting to think about this as it was not needed at the moment at the
very least he wanted to not let his new friends be upset or in a bad mood without understanding why this was happening .
Taiga despite not wanting to talk sighed in a way understanding that Naruto in his own way wanted to just trying
to understand what had happen before she came back with him none the less at the moment showing she was simply
gloomy angry and wrathfule at the moment towards Ryuuji without saying what was the problem acting like she had the
right to behave in such a spoiled way she placed the cage down and glanced towards Naruto seeing that he really just
wished to try helping her so she would not be so angry at the moment in a strainge way she was thankfule that he wanted
to try doing something like this even if she did not really had much of a reason to trully act like she had been hurt or
annoyed when what had happen did not or should had not affect her for no good reason understanding that she was
irational for no good reason .still she did not trully wished to talk about what had happen since it was embaresing if she
were to be honest but as she was behaving like this at the moment there was no reason to simply try acting like nothing
was not wrong since she wished to as he had told her try acting like she wished to try killing Inko who was innocent in
what had happen there being no reason for her to be dragged in to what was happening betwin the duo at the moment .
''whiskers you are to kind for your own good but i guess this could be a good thing since you might be like this as you want
to help even if it is not needed .well sorry for what you had to see but well how should i try puting this you know after we
were separate trying to find that stalker guy i think you guys might had find that creep well i guess after you were done
with him you at the very least whiskers went home since you might not had much of a reason to stick around since this is
how you do things in a wierd way not that it is this bad or something like that anyway as me and Kitamura were trying to
go to Ryuuji's house he well he ugh this is to annoying to even say but that perverted dog over there was with that two
twisted face of a person i mean i don't know what had happen but when me along with Kitamura had arrived at the
apartament we bought saw Ya-chan being shocked staring at that drooling dog standing in place while that stupid chiuaua
who was in heat i bet there being no doubt since she was trying to simply perhaps jump that drooling annoying dog of
mine as i called a friend even if he is no friend of mine after what he tried to do since he is a traitor if nothing else but any
way he was simply standing on the floor stunned while that annoying brat was over him i don't know if she tried to kiss
him but i think that dog tried to do this since dogs attract others like them so they do go after their own kind when the
need to go in heat is arising since they want to simply mate not that i care or wish to since it is not my problem but still
after what happen before after we agreed to help that annoying brat of a twisted person after spliting up and me
along with Kitamura ending in a very embaresing situation this was what we arrived at seeing that uselles mut not doing a
thing to stop that twisted brat from trying to go all over him so how the heck can i not be annoyed at the moment i mean
what the heck just what the hell is so good about that brat any way huh ? i guess it's how she looks isn't it this is why
Ryuuji simply decided to go after some one like that acting like a drooling starving dog who could not try doing a thing to
push that girl out so that things would not be this bad but no he did not do this and he has the gal to call himself our friend
and even try to say that he likes Minori ? ha ha ha ha ha what a funny joke wouldn't you think so whiskers cause i sure do
think that this is a funny joke very funny that i don't think it is anything funny about this in any sort of way as this is the
oposite of this if i were to be honest about what had happen .''
Taiga explained leting Naruto understand as he was surprised though he did agreed with her on the fact that they had split
after they had found the guy and it was their group that had found the said stalker having dealt with him after that being
over he had simply split after he had showed the two
something that should had not been deciding to walk or more like ran away so he could try cooling off and think about what
had happen realising that he had went some what far for no
reason terrifying the stalker who wished to live and nothing else this being allowed after he had stopped from trying to
finish the said guy off but now hearing what happen after he was surprised not beliving that Ryuuji was the sort of guy who
would had ended in such a situation this was amusing to him even if he was not there he understood that with some one
like Ami things would had ended in such a way for even himself despite how he was since he was a shinobi would had
been placed in a situation like this and perhaps if he would had been found by his friends from the curent dimension and
also his home world things would had been akward and some what hard to understand but he would had made it clear like
perhaps how Ryuuji was trying even if he did not knew how to really say the words that were needed to some one like Taiga
who simply was disliking the girl in question as they were rivals this being obvious that being the reason from what he
had seen and realised regurding why she was feeling annoyed at the moment even if she did not had to be in the
first place as she should had tried to let things be and just not be bothered but she was since she did wished to care about
her friends since she was some one who did showed that her friends were important despite how things were happening or
how she was showing this at the moment instead of being indiferent like any normal person would especially in a
situation like this as it had happen now behing being left quite the problem that the group had to solve before things would
be bad ending in a worst situation for no good reason .
''uh ok you have to be kidding me i mean you are saying that Ryuuji here ended up after perhaps having brought Ami to the
apartament in that kind of situation and Yasuko along with yourself and Kitamura had seen this ? ouch that must had
been something but come on Taiga you know that this was perhaps done out of a joke from Ami sure that girl might had
meant what she had said and tried to do to Ryuuji for some wierd reason but still it's not like he really dose like her so
there is no reason for you or him to try acting like this is there ?''
Naruto said as he was about to laugh at this situation and what was happening at the moment betwin the quariling duo
for this was simply silly but he had decided to try saying this to her since he knew that his friend was not the type of guy
who would try to simply let some one like Ami despite how she was looking trying to get under his skin like this for no
good reason this being why he had said the said words to her hoping that she would understand that this had no reason to
try making the situation end like this was something bad when it was simply an accident that was misfortunate and nothing
more or less than something like this for Ryuuji was not going to be confused by some one like Ami after seeing how she
trully was despite what she was trying to do and for what reason this being a trying prank of hers if nothing more or less
that was not really a good one nor did it had the effect that was needed if this was what the model trully wished meaning
she had some screwes loose and she had to go to a shrink so she could try solving the problems that she might have in
her mind he was one to talk since he was worst than her but at the very least he was not about to try creating some
missunderstanding based on something that was more like an accident just to see two people that were his good and close
friends now having to fight for no good reason over her and something so small since this was simply twisted if this was
her goal understanding in a small way why Taiga was this annoyed but she was simply leting some one like Ami win as
the two were making her sick game what ever this was to begin with not wanting to try thinking about it for it was not
worth if it was making things like this for no good reason .
''i know that ok i understand that what had happen was perhaps an accident or something that was set by that annoying chiuaua since
i m not stupid but after what had happen to us before all this after having been hurt and fell in to a ditch wanting to go home or at the
very least wanted to make sure that idiot was fine along with Ryuuji since you were fine and would not let a guy like that get to
you since you are not that kind of person after this when we reached the apartament we had to see something like that i mean i
was worried about Ryuuji and that moron in some way but no the two of them were about to simply act like dogs going in heat
showing that our worry especially mine was not needed as if this was simply said like 'well don't worry guys we are greatfule for
what you have done but me and Ami are fine and we are having quite the fun at the moment thanks any way for trying to drop by
seeing if we were doing fine 'please as if our worry was nothing to the two well fine if he dose not care about what i've tried to do for
some one like him then fine so be it i won't bother any more if he wants to wag his tail at that annoying brat then ok i won't stand in
the way but he should not expect any sort of simpathy or any kind of help any more after something like that since he likes waging his
tail at other girls especially some one who i hate since she is a twisted two faced person that should not even be around or try to meddle in what is not even hers stupid annoying brat .''
Taiga explained her side and why she was annoyed at the moment as Naruto listen to her simply being about to laugh seeing how she
was behaving since she did not liked what was happening for Ami was trying to take away the friends she had made meaning Ryuuji
and perhaps himself but she did not had to worry about something like this for he was not that shallow or silly to simply try going after
some one like that he surely had done some wierd things and meet diferent kind of girls in the past before being sent to this curent
dimension but despite what had happen he had chosen his home and friends instead of something new and other people sure this
was happening but the duo meaning Ryuuji and Taiga also were the two people that he was closer to so this was something diferent
since through them he had meet the others who were some what friends with but this did not meant that he was going to simply just
try to leave them and especially what he had with his closest friends in this world he was curently in behind for some one who
was simply preaty on the outside but acted and looked like a twisted person on the inside he did not trully knew or felt that the
girl was trully like this but she sure acted in such a way instead of being honest and not try to make things be so wierd just to sate
her twisted form of fun that she might seem to get from what she was doing for some reason that was not understood .
even so he hoped that the girl could chainge some what and not try to show this twisted side as that said side was not even her true self
but the mask this was the twisted side that she was having and showing to others her pretense when it came to people and
diferent situations instead of trying to just say what she was meaning along with the reason she was trying to do this so things
could be understood and not having to be guessed and simply make others feel like they might not understand what was
happening like what was happening right now with Ryuuji and Taiga who were fighting for no reason over something pointless if
Naruto were to be honest not really seeing what the whole big deal behind this even was since he was not involved in this and even if
he were he would had not care nor try to make light or fun of those that could care about their own feelings simply being and trying to
be understanding of what might happen instead of trying to assume for no good reason thinking he could know better than
how things might be or the reason behind the actions that could be taken .
''you really are wierd and silly acting all strainge and being worked up over this so what if something like that happen i kind of get it
since it was not really something that Ryuuji should had expected or perhaps allow to happen but even so you don't have to be so
angry with him over what had happen since if you have a problem don't take what you feel on him but take this with Ami since she is
the one you have a problem with and also don't be so silly to try falling for her provocations all the time i get how this feels trust me
for i do act almost the same since i don't like when other people are trying to get on my nerves or if i don't like others but perhaps
this was what she might wished to do meaning seeing the two of you having to fight for no good reason so wouldn't it be better to
try doing something else instead and take the arguments you have with her so that this could be solved in some way instead of being
angry for no good reason especially over something silly like what had happen before returning here to have dinner .''
Naruto said simply smirking as he thought about the matter as it was simply silly to him if nothing else at the words Taiga simply
reacted wanting to and starting to complain showing she was pouting as this was funny from what was seen by Naruto at the
moment after saying the words towards her still she sighed lightly perhaps realising that she had been acting un necesary and being
angry for no good reason when she should had tried to act like this towards Ami since she was the one who simply did all this ruining
the mood that was around the small residance at the moment because she wanted to perhaps try doing something she did not
understood for she did not liked what she had seen this being why she was mad at the moment wanting to simply try taking her anger
on something else instead of Ryuuji for she knew this was not good enough even if this were to happen wanting to not let him take the
blame and fall but something else so that he could be some what spared it was at this time after he had heard the duo talking that he
finally after making the courage to ask about what had happen actually to try solving this as Naruto had said so this could be put
behind for he did not liked what was going on betwin him and Taiga at the moment since this was stupid if he were to be honest
wanting for this to stop since there was no reason to try continuing when it was no point to begin with wanting things to be in their
usual way instead of having to fight like right now with no point .
"Taiga..."
"...What do you want?"
Ryūji walked up to her and lightly poked her back. Taiga's
"Hohoho"
'laughter' immediately stopped, and the only sound left in the
Takasu
residence was the hair dryer that Yasuko was using.
"How should I say this? About the situation this afternoon..."
"'Situation?' What situation? I have no idea what you're talking about."
Taiga coldly stood with her back towards him. Confronted with this, Ryūji
seemed to back away a little.
"I was mocked by Kawashima. I'm sure you could tell, it's just that... How
should I say this, for putting you in a bad mood, I am sorry."
"Hiiii..."
Inko-chan suddenly whimpered. He lifted his head and stared at that
which Ryūji could not see – Taiga's expression. He started to back away,
only to lose his grip and fall from his wooden perch.
"Why do you need to apologize? Oh, that's right! Today I'm going to eat
while watching this ugly bird. Hand me my rice bowl."
With her back still towards Ryūji, Taiga stretched out a hand, asking for
her bowl. Her expression only visible to Inko-chan.
"What about the side dishes...? We have roast fish today... Alfonsino ..."
"Put them on the rice. Don't use a normal rice bowl. Use an extra large
one. Also sprinkle some vinegar on it."
Thus Taiga silently ate with her back facing towards the dining table.
Yasuko and Ryūji didn't dare to speak, and so just ate quietly.
"Ya, Ya-chan, needs to go to work now~"
Today, Yasuko left earlier than normal. That was to say, she ran away.
Left behind was Ryūji, and one who planned to act as if
"everything was
normal" and lazily kill time in the Takasu's residence, Taiga. Inside the
house, the only sound was the empty echo from the television. Taiga
stared at Inko-chan, still as a statue.
Ryūji grit his teeth and stood up, lightly picking up the birdcage from the
side into his arms.
"..."
Flash! Taiga's beautiful eyes glinted, and stared silently at Ryūji.
"I think... it's almost time to cover up Inko-chan's cage, to let him sleep."
"Why? Don't you usually do it later?"
"No reason... just... look, Inko-chan looks really tired."
"I want to keep watching him, put him down here."
Taiga extended her snow white hand and grabbed the birdcage from
below. The birdcage swayed a bit and the water inside spilled a little.
"Why? You don't usually have special interest in Inko-chan, right?"
"Why can't I? Is it bad? Strange? Or bothersome?"
Neither of them spoke, each trying to pull the birdcage towards
themselves.
"Fine! I get it. I understand what you mean, just give Inko-chan to me first!"
Taiga's eyes narrowed even further.
"Get what? What do you mean you 'understand'? What have you
understood? What exactly are you trying to say?"
Inko-chan's birdcage was still stuck between them, and the air in the
house swiftly fell to the freezing point.
"Um, that is... I already know you're angry..."
"I'm angry? You're talking about me? Do I look angry? Why would I be
angry!? Probably because you think I saw you and Kawashima Ami
flirting, and so as a result, I became irritated, jealous, angry, and so you
wanted to apologize. Was that what you wanted to say? That I'm a tragic
girl, and you're extremely popular among the ladies, worthy of my
jealousy. Was that what you wanted to say?"
Taiga said all she wanted to say in one breath, then slowly stood up and
stepped forward. Ryūji hugged the birdcage to his chest and
subconsciously stepped back, but behind him was the wall... This was the
trouble of 38 square meters.
"C-calm down, that wasn't what I meant. I just wanted a peaceful, tranquil
life..."
"Didn't you say it just now, that I was angry? You said I was 'unhappy'?
That's what you've been saying all this time, right? I'm obviously the same
as usual. It's just that you keep saying I must be angry, right? If you want
me to be angry so much, then I'll show you angry! It's not easy to be
angry! Because I fell in a ditch, injured my knee, wanted to cry my heart
out and also stank so badly, and then my horrible appearance was seen
by Kitamura-kun, and I even had him carry me on his back... and in the
end, when I was like this, you were actually f-f-flirting with that repugnant
female...!"
Taiga stepped forward again, wrinkled up her nose, and stared at Ryūji
fiercely, like a bloodthirsty predator. A pair of eyes shone with the light of
anger, and the corner of her pale lips twisted in such a way that it seemed
to be smiling sweetly.
"But the thing that angers me the most, is that you thought so highly of
yourself as to imagine that you could form conclusions on what I was
thinking! You've insulted me! Hey, are you listening?!"
Taiga stood on tiptoe, and lifted her chin, almost as if she was kissing with
her lover. Her voice however, was filled with previously unknown cold
malice.
"Why do I have to be angry over who you get together with? Whoever you
choose to wag your tail to doesn't concern me one bit!"
You really are angry. If he said that, he'd most likely have been killed. So
even if he had more things he wanted to say, Ryūji kept his mouth shut.
This choice was probably best.
"..."
"Starting from now, you're not allowed to say these meaningless things.
This is also for your own good!"
Taiga once again looked at Ryūji with contempt in her eyes, drew back
from him, and said while turning around,
"Originally I didn't really care about what happened today, but because of
your idiotic words, I am now irritated. I'm going home."
Just when she had put on her socks and stepped across the tatami mats
towards to entrance,
"...119..."
Who said that? 119... Shibuya? No, that's 109... Actually, whose voice
was that...? Could it possibly be, Inko-chan? In a tear-jerking bid to
escape from this painful reality, Ryūji quickly looked at the birdcage in his
hands.
"Woah!"
Ryūji couldn't help yelling, and at the same time realized 119, that's the
emergency ambulance number!
Hearing Ryūji's holler, Taiga, who had jumped and turned round abruptly
also released a surprised sound.
"Yiyi!?"
She quickly ran to Ryūji to look at the birdcage.
"No way! It couldn't be because of the shaking earlier, could it?"
Inside the birdcage, the pitiable victim earlier used as an arguing tool had
already started shedding feathers. It was unclear if the reason was
because its whole body had seized up and fell off its perch, or if it was
because of a sudden lapse in judgment. Anyway, Inko-chan's head was
now stuck in between the bars of the cage.
Taiga's nearly sobbing sounds of "It's over, it's over, what do we do?!" and
Ryūji's stricken shrieking of "Call an ambulance! No wait, a vet!" mixed to
form a funeral march.
Takasu Inko, lived a full 6 years... It can't be, right?
"Hey! What the hell... That taxi just now was obviously empty..."
Ryūji stared menacingly at the taillights of the taxi that had failed to stop,
and before he realized it, he had made a gesture saying "You bastard!".
That was already the second taxi that didn't pick them up
Since the three of them left the animal hospital and reached the taxi-void
main road, it had already been 10 minutes.
"It's not because we're high school students, right?
"Wouldn't it be because your face is too scary?"
Taiga sat on the safety railings while holding Inko-chan, who had just
returned from a near-death experience. She watched with boredom at the
speeding traffic.
"Forget it. Let's just walk a little until we get to the crossroads over there! I
think there should be more taxis over there just leaving the train station..."
"Fuh..." After Taiga gloomily exhaled a puff of air and prepared to jump off,
she unexpectedly let out a startled sound. "Uwah!" It turns out that a frill
from her one-piece dress had gotten caught in the crevice of the railings.
"Really... What are you doing?!"
Taiga frowned, and seemed ready to rip the dress away. Ryūji from the
side yelled out frantically,
"Hey hey, the dress will tear! Pull lightly!"
Ryūji knelt at the roadside, and prepared to gently pull out the frill of the
100,000 yen dress when,
"How annoying!"
Accompanied by a sharp ripping sound, the thin fabric of the dress tore in
the direction of Taiga's yanking. She then stuffed the box holding the
birdcage into Ryūji's hands, and turned her angry face away.
"I can't stand this..."
"Hm... Certainly, there are a few points that deserve our reflection... In the
end, it was all because of our pointless argument that Inko-chan became
like this. Hey, Ryūji, it's partly your fault as well. It's all because of your
wild imagination, thinking stupid things like 'Taiga is angry' and whatnot."
"Huh?"
Taiga hadn't turned round, so her self-mumbling wasn't understandable.
Ryūji ran up and walked parallel to her, stealing glances at Taiga's facial
expressions.
Taiga continued,
"It's true I haven't been compassionate..."
Hear hear, Ryūji nodded.
"I just thought it was funny, and definitely didn't lose my temper. I'm
serious here, from the bottom of my hea~rt! Since your business has
nothing to do with me."
"..."
At that moment in Ryūji's heart, weariness presided over anger; he had no
more strength to complain, and just gazed at Taiga's face. Taiga brushed
away the hair in her way and smiled faintly at Ryūji.
"Then I'll be leaving first. I, for one, don't want to walk shoulder-to-shoulder
with a perverted dog!"
... That was a cruel thing to say...
That most probably phony smile turned away, and Taiga
silently walked
slowly into the dark night's mist. Her retreating back's body language sent
a clear message - whoever dares to block me, I'll stare him to death.
In the end, Taiga did manage to flag down a taxi. Even though they were
neighbors, Ryūji didn't want to sit in the same car, but a loud "Stop
dawdling and get in the taxi!" swiftly dashed his hopes. With heavy
footsteps, as if he was walking towards his execution, Ryūji uneasily sat
beside Taiga. Taiga kept silent the whole drive, until the taxi arrived
exactly between the Takasu residence and the Taiga residence.
Taiga automatically paid the fare without even a glance at Ryūji, and
walked into the apartment building's entrance. Ryūji had planned to pay
himself...
It had already been 5 hours since that incident, and the situation was
getting worse and worse.