Toradora: Unseen Connections

Billionaire Motives

Sunday rolls around. Taiga is at Ryūji's apartment. But Ryūji left to skate with Minori.

"That inbred bastard..." Taiga says. "He's probably driving this wedge between us. Once I get my hands on him the morgue is gonna deny him after I'm done!"

Taiga infuriated looks over for more clues on what Jax has done. Yasuko is still asleep but Taiga is in a mood. Taiga is looking for any leverage she can get on Jax for what he's done.

But to no avail Taiga finds nothing. She knows she'll have to track Ryūji.

Later on during the school day Taiga goes out and accidentally bumps into someone familiar.

"Well hello their little girl? Taiga Aisaka I presume?" He says. The man is someone Taiga has seen before.

"Oh? Who are you? I know we met before and it better not be creepy." Taiga says.

"Riku Tanaka. We met when Sumire tortured that poor soul. Poor bastard."

Taiga looks down. "I suppose so. But it's Sumire we're talking about. She's a bitch."

Riku smiles. "Oh yeah. But is she bitchy enough to know you're a fake plastic phony?"

Taiga looks up confused. "Huh? Phony? You better be making sense."

"Oh yeah. You are flatter than a board. I know you used implants during that pool thing. I saw the pictures."

Taiga looks freaked out. "Why I otta..."

"You're not otta anything." Riku interrupts. I can show the world your fake life. Well not that it's not tarnished enough. You let some inbred hick beat you."

Taiga looks shocked. "You... bastard."

Riku then says, "However you don't seem to know where I come from. I'm a billionaire. And I was an Ohashi graduate. Maybe you can prevent these photos from leaking by doing some dirty work?"

Taiga snaps. "HELLO NO!"

Riku smiles. "Suit yourself palmtop tiger."

Riku then leaves.

Suddenly a gang of mercenaries come fleeing towards Taiga beating her down almost to death.

Taiga however unleashes her prowess and takes them out by hand.

Taiga then yells. "IT IS NOT OVER TANAKA!!!"