The Tiger of Happiness (Taiga Aisaka x Male Reader)

Chapter 12

"What was that all about?" Minori demanded.

"Come on, we both know that we weren't supposed to interrupt them. Anyway, we should get back to Kawashima."

"You know they're a thing for certain?"

"We walked in on them cuddling up; if that's not a sign that something is up, then I don't know what is."

"Taiga and Y/N..."

"Yeah, what about them?"

She smiled.

"Nothing; let's head back."

I hope it works out for them. Who knows? This might give me the courage to ask out Kushieda.

With that thought in his head, he followed Minori back to classroom 2-C, where Ami had been waiting for them.

"Let me guess, they were together on the roof, away from everyone else. Then, Kushieda somehow ruined the moment?" She said, twirling her blue hair.

"Wow, that's exactly right." Ryuji said.

Kushieda just sat down at her desk.

"Well, complaining won't solve anything. Now, we just let them do the rest on their own.

"Hey, Kushieda and Takasu. Have either of you guys ever had crushes on other students before?"

They both shook their heads instantly. Kawashima then squinted her eyes in doubt.

They both keep sneaking looks at each other; I'm not that stupid. Honestly, Takasu is missing his chance; now, or at least today, would be the perfect time to tell her what's going on.

Ami sighed as she rolled her eyes.

"Hey, Kawashima?" Ryuji asked.

"What?" She groaned

"Have you ever dated anyone? I mean, since you're a model, I'd expect you to have lots of fans that would love to go out with you."

It was like she forgot how to breathe. Both of her friends watched as her face seemingly contorted as she started to sweat. Eventually catching herself, she looked away from their glances.

"No, I'm not really interested in that sorta stuff." She said, coldly.

Deciding it would be best to drop it, they didn't ask her anything else; that being said, they had a feeling that something else was gnawing at her.

The rest of the day dragged on as classes took forever to come to an end. Eventually they did, and the trio met up with Taiga and Y/N in the hallway. There, they decided to walk home together as a group.

Everyone immediately noticed that Taiga and Y/N were standing much closer to each other than usual; they all understood what happened, and there was no sense in teasing them about it.

"Hey, you all want to go somewhere?" Taiga asked out of nowhere.

"Sure; you've got anything in mind?" Ryuji asked.

"Well, I was actually thinking about going to-"

FLASH

"What the..."

The group blinked twice as the world became slightly blurry for a second. Someone had taken their picture using an old, flashy camera. The individual in question was a young adult with regular clothes on. He didn't seem to notice that he just inconvenienced five people.

"Oh boy! This'll get me at least fifty bucks online!"

"Wait, what are you-" Ryuji tried to ask, only to be grabbed by Kawashima.