The Tiger of Happiness (Taiga Aisaka x Male Reader)

Chapter 9

Instead of meeting up with the girls, Y/N waited for Taiga to get ready.

"Oh, I'm surprised that you aren't walking with Kihara and her friend."

"Didn't want to leave you alone again." He said as they walked.

"I'm not some little kid, you know! I'm perfectly capable of walking myself to school. So, you don't have to waste your time being around me when there are plenty of other people out there."

"Who says that I don't want to be with you?"

They both looked away as they kept walking down the street. There had been so many moments where he could feel like she was trying to tell him something, but each time it happened, he would get too scared to question her about it.

I really wish there was a way for me to figure out how she felt. I mean, she obviously has the hots for Kitamura, so I shouldn't be thinking like this; but still, there's a large part of me that wishes she didn't like him. Am I being selfish?

"Hey, did you figure out how to combine our two plans?" Aisaka asked as they entered past the gate.

"You should team up with Kitamura, you know with the whole Kawashima thing. That way, you can make small talk with him, while improvising out a way to deal with her."

"Any suggestions?"

"You can talk with him after school, or maybe at lunch time. Oh, I know! You can invite him to go to Johnny's with us, and then I'll make some excuse to leave, giving you a chance to swoop in and talk to him."

"I like it; that just might work. Although, he did reject me, remember?"

"Yeah, I remember."

Does she want to stop pursuing him? I mean, I'm down with that; it'll give me a much needed break from whatever drama this is.

"What are we going to do?"

"There it is! Again with that we business."

He stopped walking, causing her to come to a screeching halt.

"Why did you stop moving?"

"Do you want my help or not?" He sighed.

...

"I'm being serious. Every time I try to help you, it's always 'why are you talking like that?' or 'why are you talking with that girl over there?' It's getting annoying because I don't know what you want from me. If you're just going to keep pushing me away whenever things get a little difficult, then, well, you're on your own."

"Sorry, I just got a little confused when you said 'we'. I didn't mean to upset you. You're right; I have been acting a little selfish, and I have been a little pushy."

"Well, what is it that you want from me?"

"I don't know, okay? I've got no idea what's going on here! I realize that this whole Kitamura thing might just be a fool's errand, but... but... I don't ...I just don't want this to end! Shut up, don't laugh at me; I- you know what, I just need to be alone for a while."

And with that, she ran inside, beating him to what he had planned to do.

Well, at least this can't get any worse.

"Hi, Y/N!" A girl's voice sang from a short distance behind him.

Just his luck. Kawashima quickly closed the gap and soon appeared on his left side. She had a big, cheerful smile on her face as they started walking inside.

"Of all the people, why did it have to be you?" He sighed.

"Because everyone else is too slow?"

She saw that his countenance was downcast, so she brought him into an empty classroom.